Zhu Di, the king of Yan, had made up his mind and took a small boat, accompanied by Liu Rong, to Chen Xuan in Guazhou

On top of the big ship. I saw that the boat was full of swords and guns, the flags were flying, and the southern soldiers and soldiers looked at Zhu Di and Liu Rong angrily, Liu Rong saw it, and secretly frightened: "If Chen Xuan has the intention of harming King Yan, I will fight for my own life, and I will protect His Royal Highness." ”

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, looked calm, walked through the crowd, looked around and said, "Where is Chen Xuan?" Lonely has come to this point, and you haven't come out to greet it? ”

Chen Xuan, who was hiding in the cabin and peeping secretly, saw that King Yan was so bold, and his heart was impressed, and he hurriedly walked out, walked to King Yan, bowed his head, and said: "The last general Chen Xuan is late to welcome him, please forgive His Royal Highness King Yan." ”

King Yan helped him up, looked him up and down for a long time, and said, "Chen Dudu, you and I seem to know each other." ”

Chen Xuan smiled embarrassedly: "The last general was captured by His Royal Highness, and I have always been grateful to him, so when Commander Liu came to persuade him to surrender, I promised to surrender sincerely." ”

King Yan sighed and said, "No wonder I'm familiar, when did this happen?" ”

Chen Xuan said: "This is the thirty-first year of Hongwu, and the last general once marched into Xiongxian with Pan Zhong and Yang Song, and was captured by His Royal Highness. I changed my name to Zhang Wu, saying that I had an old mother to support me at home, and His Royal Highness read my filial piety and let me go. Because I was familiar with water warfare, I was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of the right army and the commander-in-chief of the river defense. Today, it is the will of heaven to meet Your Highness, I am willing to surrender and carry the army across the river. ”

King Yan was overjoyed, held Chen Xuan's hand and said, "If you can enter the side of the Qing Jun in Beijing this time, Qinggong will be the first." ”

Chen Xuan then summoned all the generals to come, pointed to King Yan, and announced loudly: "His Royal Highness King Yan is the son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and now he has started to fight and lead his army into Beijing, in order to be on the side of the Qing monarch, except for the traitorous ministers, I have returned to His Royal Highness, and those who wish to surrender together will be promoted to three levels, and those who do not want to follow, please do it yourself." ”

Chen Xuan's generals were all drawn by him, all of whom were cronies, so they knelt down together and shouted to King Yan's kowtow mountain: "The ministers are willing to surrender, His Royal Highness King Yan, Chitose Chitose, Chitose Chitose, Chitose Chitose." ”

Chen Xuan ordered the ship to sail to Puzikou and carry a large group of Yan troops on board.

King Yan ordered people to put down three animals by the river, and personally sacrificed to the god of the river: "I am Zhu Di, the fourth son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and I am forced by traitorous ministers, so I have to raise troops to make it difficult, and I vow to clear the evil of the monarch and calm the society." If the gods are disgusted, they will not be able to cross this great river, and the miracles will be revealed, and they will be made clear. ”

The sacrifice has ended, and Zhu Di swore with the army: "The traitorous ministers have caused chaos, brought disaster to my family and state, incited poison and murder, and recklessly fought endlessly." I raised troops to defend against difficulties, and I took the Sect Society. With the army, the association is united, loyal and courageous, and the battle is destroyed. Cut the flag, as a stone, ten thousand deaths, and in the past few years, Mao Gong has gathered. Strive to cross the river and cut off the wicked. The husband of the world, my emperor is the world. The husband of the common people, the son of my emperor. Therefore, the army crossed the river into Beijing, and Xu Qiu did not commit any crimes, and those who violated military law were engaged! ”

When the generals heard the words, they all called a thousand years old.

The ships of the Yan army are linked to each other, the flags cover the sky, and the golden drums shake the sky, heading towards the south bank. At this moment, the breeze is light, the Yangtze River is not waves, and it seems to be protected by the gods.

Sheng Yong was shocked when he saw it in Gaozi Town on the other side, and said to Zhang Shixing: "The boat division has now returned to the Yan army, and the Yangtze River moat has changed its path, so what can I do?" ”

Zhang Shixing said: "It is better for our army to retreat to the Beijing Division, defend the capital, wait for the fourth episode of the Qin Wang's division, and then fight a decisive battle with the Yan army." ”

Sheng Yong shook his head and said: "The general trend has gone, and the people are not there." I'm afraid that it will be difficult for the Jingshi to defend it. You used to be a fellow of the Jinyi Guard, and you are familiar with the situation in the capital, so you immediately rushed to the Beijing to protect the emperor and wait for the dispatch. ”

Zhang Shixing wanted to say something more, but Sheng Yong pushed him away and said, "It's urgent, go quickly." ”

Zhang Shixing had to say goodbye to Sheng Yong with tears and galloped towards the capital.

The Yan army gradually approached the river bank, and Sheng Yong lined up to wait. Chen Xuan ordered the ship to open fire, the cannon rumbled, the fire flashed, the arrows and stones flew horizontally, and the southern army on the shore was beaten to the ground, and the formation was chaotic.

King Yan ordered the generals to clamo for the first time, Zhu Gaoxu and Qiu Fu led hundreds of elite cavalry to rush straight to the Shengyong army, the Shengyong army was defeated in a row, the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and when they saw the Yan army rushing, they abandoned Ge and left, scattered and fled, the Yan army chased for dozens of miles, the southern army collapsed, Sheng Yong fled alone, and the rest of the soldiers were disarmed and surrendered.

The generals asked to take advantage of the victory and go straight to the capital, but Zhu Di, the king of Yan, calmly analyzed: "Zhenjiang is the throat of the place, if this city is not down, it is not convenient to go back and forth." Now we should take Zhenjiang first, cut off the enemy's arm, and I have no worries about the future, then the situation is more dangerous. ”

So the king of Yan ordered Chen Xuan to hang the yellow flag of the Yan army on his warships to and from the river, and the Zhenjiang guard commander Tong Jun saw it in the city and exclaimed: "Chen Xuan's warships have all surrendered, what will I do?" Then he led the crowd down.

King Yan was overjoyed and promoted Tong Jun and others to the next level.

The next day, King Yan led a large army into Longtan. Zhu Di, the king of Yan, looked up at Zhongshan and burst into tears.

Seeing this, the generals on the left and right asked in surprise: "Now that the great work is done, you should rejoice, why is Your Highness so sad?" ”

King Yan said with infinite emotion: "On a lonely day, I crossed this river into Beijing and visited the imperial examination. Later, because of the traitorous ministers, he did not cross this river for several years, and now he is lonely here, and the sound is like that, only the filial piety is left. Looking at the clouds, I miss Kaoyan, and I can't help myself, so I cry. ”

Smell it left and right, and everyone will cry.

Zhang Shixing quickly returned to Beijing, entered the palace to see Emperor Jianwen, surrendered Chen Xuanzhou's division, and told the news that the Yan army had crossed the river one by one.

Emperor Jianwen was shocked when he heard this, and at this time, the news of Zhenjiang's surrender had also come, and Emperor Jianwen was even more worried, wandering around the room, a little unable to believe that this was the truth, and muttered to himself: "I am a country against a corner, why is it here?" ”

Zhang Shixing took a step forward and said, "In all fairness, if you are bad for Your Majesty, Li Jinglong is also." Zhengcunba, Baigou, and Jinan were defeated in three battles, and they were humiliated by their teachers and humiliated the country, and the Yan army did not copy it after that. ”

When the ministers were on the side, Huang Zicheng cried and worshipped: "The big thing is gone, I recommend Jinglong to mislead the country, and ten thousand deaths are not enough to forgive this crime." ”

Fang Xiaoru pulled out Li Jinglong, a lieutenant general of the military minister on the right, and said angrily: "Your Majesty should behead Li Jinglong to boost the morale of the army." ”

Li Jinglong fell to his knees, trembling, and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Emperor Jianwen saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't bear it, after all, he was his cousin, and he said to Fang Xiaoru and others: "Although Cao Guogong is guilty, but today's soldiers are in the city, and it is not appropriate to kill the general." In vain destroy their own prestige, and grow the enemy's morale. I thought it would be better to make Cao Guogong guilty and make meritorious contributions, and rushed to Yanying with the king of Zhou to negotiate peace, promising to cut the land, divide the river and rule, and then make plans. ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "I sent Princess Ningguo to negotiate peace before, but King Yan did not allow it, and now I send Jinglong and King Zhou, I am afraid that things will not be harmonious." ”

Emperor Jianwen said: "The right is a dead horse and a live horse doctor." In addition, King Zhou is the same mother and brother of King Yan, and his affection is not as good as others, which may be effective. ”

The ministers were silent, and at this moment everyone knew that the capital was not guaranteed, and they all thought of retreating.

Li Jinglong kowtowed and thanked him, and hurriedly went down to the palace.

Huang Zicheng looked at Li Jinglong's distant back, and was full of emotion, and recited a poem on the spot:

"Zhan Yue once ascended the altar of the general, and Mink Qiu Yuan gave Shuo Fang Han. The teacher is really child's play, and the whole body of the country is alone. On the will be sad every time, and when to see Qi Huan. Shang Fang has a sword to borrow from whom, crying to the sky and falling to the crown. ”

So the imperial court released the king of Zhou from the Zongren mansion, restored his prince, and went to the Longtan camp with Li Jinglong to negotiate peace with the king of Yan.

As soon as King Yan saw his own brother King Zhou, he couldn't help but burst into tears, held King Zhou's hands tightly, and said, "I don't want you and my brother to see each other one day." ”

King Zhou also cried and said: "If my brother doesn't come, my brother will die in the Zongren Mansion." ”

The two brothers hugged their heads and cried.

After crying, King Yan saw Li Jinglong kneeling beside him for a long time, and pretended to be surprised: "Why Lao Cao Guogong is here, there is still something to say?" ”

Li Jinglong kowtowed again and said, "On the orders of His Majesty, the minister came to negotiate peace with King Yan." ”

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, snorted and said: "Back then, Cao Guogong went to the altar here to worship the generals, the young lord and courtiers performed the gift of pushing, the public had an army of 500,000, and Huang Yue's guard of honor accompanied him, what a majesty, and now he wags his tail and begs to surrender, how embarrassed, it can be seen that God has eyes, and evil is invincible." ”

Li Jinglong's face turned red, and he hurriedly defended: "Your Majesty and King Yan belong to each other after all, and they are in the same room, laughing for the world. Now the traitorous ministers are deposed, and they also invite King Yan to return to their teacher, and His Majesty is willing to cut the land of Jiangbei and His Royal Highness, and always be friendly. ”

King Yan ignored Li Jinglong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said to King Zhou: "The fifth brother tries to say that his words are sincere. ”

King Zhou snorted and said: "Do you think that Li Jinglong pretended to be Beibian, raided the palace, and captured me, can he believe his words today?" The fourth brother has deep insight and should know the truth and falsehood. ”

King Yan pointed at Li Jinglong and said, "The public is a lobbyist today!" The kings of the beginning were not at fault, and the court was bent on cutting down the feudal domain, and often added a big crime, cut it into a concubine, and surrounded it with soldiers. I will want to destroy my relatives with righteousness and destroy my heirs. I was forced to raise troops, so that today, I can't save the dead, what to do! Our emperor decided the world, split the soil, and passed on the descendants, so there is a land. What is the name of the land that is being ceded today? This is also a traitorous minister's scheme. Whoever comes, for this reason, desires to gain the ears of traitors. The public will return to the saint, but if the traitorous ministers come, I will relieve my armor and apologize for my sins, pay homage to the tomb of filial piety, return to the Northern Domain, and always keep the minister's festival, the gods of heaven and earth are above, and there is no lie. ”

Li Jinglong prostrate on the ground, not daring to say more.

King Yan said: "Calm down, Cao Guogong." Then he set up a banquet in the camp to invite the king of Zhou and Li Jinglong, and then handed over a list of traitors to Li Jinglong, and sent the two back to the city.

After Li Jinglong returned to the palace, he returned what King Yan said to Emperor Jianwen and submitted the list.

Emperor Jianwen looked at it and said angrily: "How can this be reasonable, King Yan wants to wipe out all my Wenchen, it seems that there is no hope for peace." ”

Fang Xiaoru comforted Emperor Jianwen on the side and said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, there are still more than 200,000 guards in the city, the city is high and the pool is deep, and the food is sufficient. When the residents outside the city are evacuated into the city, the walls are clear, and they have no basis, and they can stay for a long time! ”

Emperor Jianwen ordered the military and civilian merchants outside the city to evacuate the house and transport wood day and night, and carry grain and grass into the city. In the middle of the heat, hunger, thirst and toil, the dead lay on each other's back. Most of the officers and soldiers set fire to the houses in order to save trouble, so that the fires in the villages outside the city continued for days, and the people were miserable.

Fang Xiaoru asked Emperor Jianwen for instructions and ordered the kings in Beijing to guard the city gates in various places to prevent the Yan army from attacking the city.

Zhang Shixing advised Emperor Jianwen: "Your Majesty, there is still one person in the capital, who can be described as a general, why not use it?" If this person is used, the Yan army will be defeated. ”