Zhu Zhi stood up and said to Yang Wen, the second military commander in the western Liaoning region in front of him, second only to himself: "Yang Wen, do you know that King Yan sent troops to control Shanhaiguan?" ”

Yang Wen said: "Your Highness, the minister doesn't know. www.biquge.info Then he said suspiciously: "Your Highness, are there Mongols who are guilty of it?" Otherwise, why would His Royal Highness King Yan send troops to occupy Shanhaiguan? ”

Zhu Zhi said: "There are no Mongols who have invaded the border. On the grounds that he went south to pacify the rebellion, King Yan sent troops to take over Shanhaiguan. ”

Yang Wen said: "What does Shanhaiguan have to do with the rebellion? Could it be that the rebellious soldiers can still grow wings and suddenly occupy Shanhaiguan? Then Yang Wen seemed to realize something, and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that His Royal Highness King Yan wants to ......"

Then he immediately raised his head and looked at Zhu Zhi. This is also a vassal king with a heavy army.

Zhu Zhi continued as if he didn't see his gaze: "This king's guess is similar to yours. Now you must stop the Yan King! ”

Zhu Zhi has no rebellious heart, let alone follow Zhu Di to rebel, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't want to be the monarch of a semi-independent feudal country. But if Zhu Di rebels like this, it is difficult to say whether Yun Xi's mind will change. About one-third of Yunnan Yunxi in the east of Zhu Yang's seal may not care, but even the King of Qin or the King of Ying may withdraw the seal, not to mention that they are only half-sealed princes.

Therefore, Zhu Zhi felt that even if he couldn't stop Zhu Di from rebelling, he must make efforts to pacify it, and he must let the court see that the vassal kings are not only a threat to the court, but also a help.

So Zhu Zhi said: "This king has already sent someone to persuade King Yan to stop." Although his troops occupied the Shanhai Pass, they did not let even a single messenger pass. But this is not necessarily useful. ”

"Most of the time we still have to base ourselves on fighting. However, Yang Wen, you should also be able to guess that after King Yan officially raised his banner to rebel, the imperial court would inevitably be suspicious of us vassal kings, and the best way for us was to stay put. ”

"But the closest army to Beiping is the three guards of me and the king of the valley, if we don't move, the king of Yan can gallop on the land of Yan Zhao, once it is connected with Cheng Rebellion, then the court wants to calm down, it will be implicated for a long time."

"I, Zhu Zhi, as the son of Emperor Taizu and the prince of the Ming Dynasty, how can I let such a thing happen! So I must send troops to stop them before they merge! ”

Yang Wen heard what Zhu Zhi meant, but he looked at Zhu Zhi with some doubts: he himself had already said before, at this time, without an order from the imperial court, it is estimated that the imperial court may suspect him of rebellion, and when his own people fight, it will be broken, so what does Zhu Zhi plan to do?

Zhu Zhi didn't let Yang Wen doubt for too long, and then said: "In order to prevent the court from doubting, this king has decided to give up the management power of the three guards of the Liao king. ”

"Moreover, at the same time, this king gave up all the palace guards, blocked all the gates of the palace, and forbade himself in the palace, so as to show that this king has no intention of rebelling."

Yang Wen was taken aback, he didn't expect Zhu Zhi to make such a decision.

However, after thinking carefully for a while, Yang Wen said: "Your Highness, what Your Highness has done can indeed dispel the doubts of the imperial court, but the imperial court is far away in the capital, even if the minister drafts a fold and sends it to the capital, His Majesty may have doubts in the name of His Royal Highness, and when the imperial court sends an envoy to find out all this, I am afraid that they will already be connected." ”

Zhu Zhi thought about it and felt that Yang Wen's words were right, so he said, "Then what do you think can do to dispel the doubts of the imperial court as quickly as possible?" ”

Yang Wen thought about it carefully, and after a long while, he said: "Your Highness, the best way now is for Your Highness to leave Liaoxi and take a boat to Dengzhou or Laizhou, so that the officials of Dengzhou and Laizhou can say that Your Highness is not in Liaoxi in Dengzhou, so that the imperial court will never think that Your Highness wants to rebel." ”

Zhu Zhi's eyes lit up. Indeed, Yang Wen's method is the best, if he does not leave his lair with the army, no one will think that he is going to rebel.

Zhu Zhi then said: "Okay, just do it, this king will clean up, and leave Guangning tomorrow and go to the Shandong Peninsula." ”

Zhu Zhi, who had solved a problem, seemed a little more relaxed, he sat down again, patted the chair beside him and said, "Yang Wen, you also come and sit down, this king wants to talk to you about how to enter the army." ”

Yang Wen didn't suspect that Zhu Zhi was trying to trick him into killing him, and everything he said just now was relaxing his vigilance. This is the Liao Wang's Mansion, most of the guards Zhu Zhi can be absolutely controlled, if Zhu Zhi wants to get rid of him, he doesn't need so many fancy things, he can capture him or kill him immediately after he enters the mansion. So Yang Wen walked up to Zhu Zhi's side, and after saluting, he sat down.

Zhu Zhi pointed to the map spread on the table and said: "Shanhaiguan guards the throat passage from the eastern part of the Guandong, the terrain is dangerous, and at this time, the troops sent by King Yan to take over Shanhaiguan must be his most trusted and one of the strongest combat power, if you follow the general method, I am afraid that you will have to pay a huge price, and it will take a short time to be able to defeat Shanhaiguan, and I am afraid it will be too late at that time." ”

Yang Wen listened to Zhu Zhi's words, and also realized how difficult it was for them to enter the customs after the Shanhaiguan was occupied. Of course, entering the customs from outside the customs is not only Shanhaiguan, the Xifeng Pass in the north of Yongping Mansion and Ma Lanyu in the north of Zunhua are all channels that can enter the customs, but that is a long detour, and the other party's purpose of delaying time can still be achieved.

Yang Wen looked at the map and was also thinking of a way, but he thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with any good way to enter the customs.

At this time, Zhu Zhi continued: "However, we don't necessarily have to pass through Shanhaiguan by land. ”

"The vassal kings of various places do not manage civil affairs in peacetime, and the several guards in Yongping Mansion are not among the few guards that King Yan can control in wartime."

"The soldiers of Shanhaiguan will be easily taken down because they did not expect King Yan's actions, but because the goal of King Yan must be to go south to meet Chengyi, not to pacify the places near Beiping Mansion, most places in Yongping Mansion should not be controlled by King Yan yet. This gives us an opportunity. ”

"Because we are close to the sea, we have a lot of ships in our hands, and we can use these ships to transport the army to land from the coastal area of Yongping Mansion by water, and surround Shanhaiguan from behind."

Yang Wen was stunned at this time, just like the generals who had just heard Yun Xi order to transport the troops to land from Laizhou. They never thought of transporting troops by sea.

However, Yang Wen also immediately felt that it was a good idea, just like them. And the Bohai Sea is not as good as the East China Sea, because the Bohai Sea is an inland sea, the wind and waves are very small, and there is basically no risk at all. Don't say that the route they sail will not be too far from the land, even if it is a direct flight from Liaodong to Shandong, there will be basically no accidents.

So Yang Wen immediately said: "Your Highness is really a wonderful idea. Landing from behind Shanhaiguan, when the time comes, it will be able to quickly defeat Shanhaiguan by attacking the guard station arranged in the north of Shanhaiguan. ”

Zhu Zhi looked at Yang Wen with some hatred. In his opinion, Yang Wen's ability to use troops to fight is not very good, and he has never led troops alone to fight a major battle of more than 10,000 people before, so he is actually not an ideal candidate to lead the three guards and horses of the Liao King.

But Yang Wen is a military general sent by the imperial court to assist him, and it is most appropriate for Yang Wen to lead the troops if he does not personally lead the troops, if he forcibly does not let Yang Wen lead the troops, the court does not know what anyone will think, so he can only let Yang Wen lead the troops.

Zhu Zhi said to him: "There is no need to attack Shanhaiguan. I have already investigated clearly, the army sent by King Yan to Shanhaiguan is only a thousand households, and it is still a little troublesome to defend the city, and if you go out of the city to fight, you can quickly eliminate it. ”

"And the most important thing now is to prevent them from converging, so after the army lands, send two or three thousand households to defend the landing site, and the army will go south with all its might."

Yang Wen said again: "But the supply ......"

Zhu Zhi interrupted him and said, "Supplies can also be transported by boat. ”

Then Zhu Zhi pointed to a place on the map and said: "This place is called Caofeidian, and according to legend, a concubine surnamed Cao died here when Tang Taizong went east to Goguryeo, so it got its name." ”

"This place is a natural harbor, almost the best port in the entire Bohai Bay. Your army landed here. ”

Yang Wen looked at the location of Cao Feidian, and then said, "This place is in Yongping Mansion (now the eastern part of Tangshan and Qinhuangdao in northern Hebei). Since the aim was to prevent them from confluencing, why not land at Dagukou (today's Haibin New Area), which is further south, or Huanghua? Wouldn't that be more sure to stop them from merging? ”

Zhu Zhi said: "The two places you mentioned are indeed more sure to prevent them from converging. But what if their army was nearby at the time of the landing? So what to do? ”

"They have cavalry and can pounce quickly, but most of the trees on the seashore are very difficult to set up camp, and even more troops will probably be crushed."

"It's also not okay to return to the ship, and it is impossible for the army to return safely in a panic."

"So for the sake of safety, land from Caofeidian."

Zhu Zhi then instructed Yang Wen a lot of words, and finally said: "You must be careful, although it is important to stop the confluence, it is more important not to waste the army in vain." ”

Although Yang Wen didn't quite understand Zhu Zhi's order, he didn't dare to question Zhu Zhi's order now, and after nodding in agreement, he bowed and retreated.

Zhu Zhi looked at his back, sighed, sat down on the table and wrote a letter and asked him to send it out immediately and then went back to the backyard.