Chapter 203: The Wolf Smoke Rises
Mei Yin waited all morning in the southern suburbs of Yingtian City.
Afternoon.
It was Zhu Di's turn to wait at the Dusk Mansion.
In the study, there were only a few people left, Zhu Di sat at the desk at dusk, drinking tea comfortably, sitting on one side at dusk, Zheng He was also given a seat, pressing the long sword at his waist to close his eyes and recuperate.
The dog eunuch stood at the door.
There was another person in the house, after the meal, Zhu Di asked the dog eunuch to run away in person, and went to Jianchu Temple to pick up Daoyan, and at this moment the old monk randomly drew a book on the bookshelf to read.
After Huang Guan ate, he went out of the city to sacrifice his wife and daughter.
Queen Xu has already gone to the wedding room to chat with her sister Xu Miaojin.
I can't let my sister sit alone with Xipa all afternoon.
Xu Huizu, Ji Gang, Sai Hazhi, Wang Shun, Zhuang Jing, and some other high-ranking leaders of the pro-guard army waited in the courtyard and outside the gate of the mansion, waiting for news from a certain city gate.
At dusk, Nanzhen Fu Si's henchmen, Du Jinming, Zhang Liang and other seven people were scattered in the mansion, responsible for part of the security, beware of the assassins laid by Mei Yin in advance.
And beware of someone setting fires - this is absolutely unbearable at dusk.
Lao Tzu spent a lot of money to build the mansion, if it is burned by you, who will I cry to.
The wait is long.
Fortunately, Zhu Di has long been used to it, since the death of Prince Yiwen, he has been waiting, waiting to see if there is a chance to become the prince, but his father prefers Zhu Yunwen.
So he waited for Emperor Jianwen to ascend the throne.
After Emperor Jianwen began to cut the domain, Zhu Di was waiting again.
Zhu Yunwen wants to cut the domain, and he is the first to bear the brunt.
But Zhu Di was unwilling to die.
So he waited for his chance and ended up being the biggest winner.
Now he's waiting again.
Wait for Mei Yin to enter the city.
In fact, there is no need to wait, there must be an abnormal transfer of troops in the Beijing camp outside the city now, as long as he returns to the Forbidden City at this moment and lets the Son of Heaven's personal guards defend him, Mei Yin has nothing to do with him.
But Zhu Di didn't want to do that.
In doing so, the history books of thousands of years later may praise him for his resourcefulness to win Mei Yin.
But he will seem to be afraid of Mei Yin.
Zhu Di is not afraid of anyone - except for his father Zhu Yuanzhang in martial arts.
So he is even more afraid of Mei Yin.
What if I let Mei Yin enter the city, what if I fight with you, I just want to defeat you in the open, and the history books of thousands of years later will not only record my wisdom, but also praise my bravery.
Ming, the concubine Mei Yin conspired against him, instigated the rebellion in Beijing, and the Yongle Emperor planned to settle Jinggi, and the iron horse raised his sword to behead Mei Yin under the horse.
Wouldn't it be nice to have this line of words in the history books?
It was quiet in the study.
Zhu Di put down the teacup, glanced sideways at the dusk looking out the window at the withered willows in a daze, and said happily: "Your house is actually very good, the location is excellent, and it is quiet in the middle of noisy, but it is a bit clichΓ© to call Huangfu." β
Dusk snorted, "Your Majesty gives you a name?" β
Zhu Di was choked.
Secretly said that I am asking for hardship, and it is just an inscription for the business house of his time, and now I want to give your mansion a name?
After thinking about it, he said casually: "Actually, it's better to call it Huangfu, follow the trend, and have discernment, someone will look for you in the future, and everyone will know about Huangfu." β
Dusk rolled her eyes, not paying attention to it.
Zhu Di continued: "Having said that, the house is a good house, but it lacks a bit of heritage, there are many halls, pavilions, ponds, and corridors, and the rockery stones are quite thin. β
Dusk bowed, "No money." β
Zhu Di sighed, "Then you can also add color to your study and buy more ancient books." β
Dusk bowed his head again, "Still no money." β
Zhu Di: "......"
After thinking about it, he asked the old monk, "I remember that you have a lot of ancient books over there, why don't you wait a few days to send him some?" β
Dao Yan's inverted triangular eyes were full of urgency, "It's all Buddhist scriptures, presumably the pacification envoy will not dare to be interested, besides, Your Majesty has more books." β
Zhu Di's face was black.
But when it came to this point, he could only consider himself unlucky, who told himself to lift a stone and hit himself in the foot, and sighed: "Okay, I'll give you hundreds of books in a few days." β
Dusk was not very happy with thanks.
He really didn't have any interest in collecting books.
If you don't take the reading route, no matter how many books you have, it will add a little style and heritage, and you will have the capital to brag with others, and the only benefit will be beneficial to future generations who will take the reading route.
It's too early to think about that.
I am alive, and future generations should be gracious, so why do you need to read those dull books.
Enough gossip has been foreshadowed.
Zhu Di asked, "Do you think Mei Yin will enter the city through which gate?" β
Dusk didn't know Zhu Di's arrangement in the city, and he didn't know how to answer, Zhu Di didn't ask him what he said, sure enough, the old monk Daoyan put down the book, "It's either Zhengyangmen or Qingliangmen." β
Zhu Di knocked on the desk with his hand and muttered: "Actually, I think he will go to Zhengyangmen." β
Dusk cooperated: "What do you say? β
Zhu Di said: "On the side of Qingliangmen, it seems that there is no defense, it seems to be a trap, Mei Yin must have thought of it, I will not be so hasty, so he will definitely go to Zhengyangmen, but he doesn't know that there is really no defense on the side of Qingliangmen, and it seems to be heavily defended on the side of Zhengyangmen, but it is really heavily defended." β
Dusk thoughtfully, "Do you all think Mei Yin will go to Qingliangmen and Zhengyangmen?" β
Dao Yan nodded, "Indeed, you can advance or retreat." β
Entering the city through these two gates, if you can't win, you can quickly withdraw from Yingtian City, and then go all the way south into Fujian, and then it will be a different situation.
Dusk asked rhetorically, "He won't enter the city through two gates?" β
Zhu Di said with a smile: "He doesn't have many troops, at most the strength of the three guards in Beijing, if he divides his troops, he will have to fight in the streets, and he will be wiped out if he can't come to the vicinity of Guozijian." β
Dusk thought thoughtfully, "Will it be a surprise to come in from places like Jinchuan Gate and Taiping Gate?" β
Zhu Di was stunned, "But the news that came back, his troops gathered in the southern suburbs, and if he detoured from Jinchuan Gate and Taipingmen, the troops in the city could react, and the troops from other guards in Beijing also arrived, so he didn't have a chance." β
This is a decisive battle deliberately created by Zhu Di.
There are the guards of the Son of Heaven in the city, and among the five guards in the Beijing camp outside the city, except for the troops controlled by Mei Yin, the rest of the troops are reserved for backup, in Zhu Di's imagination, it is the strength of the closed door.
Twilight thought for a moment, "That's just waiting." β
Before the words fell, Wang Shun entered the door and said, "Your Majesty, Mei Yin has entered the city." β
Zhu Di stood up suddenly.
"Which door?"
"Cool Gate."
Zhu Di's face changed greatly, and he thought for a while, "Lead the horse, prepare the sword!" β
The worst came to pass.
Unexpectedly, Mei Yin actually saw through Zhu Di's layout, and chose Qingliangmen, which seemed to have traps but was actually not fortified, and now on the side of Qingliangmen, there is only a force of 1,000 people hidden behind Qingliang Mountain.
Can't resist Mei Yin.
But Zhu Di was not afraid.
Winning more with less and defeating the strong with the weak, Zhu Di has not experienced it.
War is.
There is only the great emperor who died in battle, and there is no Yongle Emperor who escaped.