If there is no official in the court, there is treachery in it, and he will raise troops to punish him, and he will clear the king's side!

This is what the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang said personally, perhaps he originally meant to establish an eight-hundred-year-old country like Zhou Tianzi, and even the ambition is a thousand-year-old empire.

However, it was useless, and he didn't wait for a thousand years at all, Zhu Yuanzhang had just been in the ground for a year, and the beacon fire was ignited again, and it quickly burned from Yanwang's Mansion to Siye.

Beiping officials Zhang Yu and Xie Gui were lured and beheaded. That night, Zhu Neng, the deputy Qianhu, led hundreds of people, shouting the slogan of Taizu, and seized the nine gates of the important town of Beiping! The whole battle ended quickly at the cost of one wounded, killing nine enemy soldiers.

The only difference between King Yan and other vassal kings is not how strong he is in actual moderation, but that he has led troops in the north all the year round and has established a deep army.

The banner tree of "Fengtian is quiet and difficult" went to the city towers in Beiping, and from the perspective of the legal principle of Taizu's "ancestral teachings" and the righteousness and morality, the text denouncing the traitorous ministers in power was also quickly posted. King Yan integrated the army, boosted morale, and the whole of Beiping was shrouded in frenzy.

Within two days, King Yan led his people out of the city to meet Song Zhong's army of 30,000. Song Zhong spread rumors in his army that "King Yan killed the family members of the forbidden army" to boost morale, but when the two armies faced each other, the family members of the forbidden army appeared in front of the battle array. Song Zhong's army quickly collapsed, and King Yan won a great victory.

In less than a month, Tongzhou, Jizhou, Zunhua, Miyun, Juyongguan, Huailai, Yongpingfu, Songtingguan...... Successively included in the bag of King Yan, the king of the valley abandoned the fiefdom and fled, and the banner of "Fengtian Jingjing" spread like wildfire in the North China Plain, which has become a prairie fire.

The precursor of the war has been quickly opened, all other ways to solve the problem have come to naught, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, an unprecedented war is inevitable.

Zhu Gaoxu saw King Yan's methods with his own eyes, and he only had one feeling in his heart: In the world, people can't do without routines, and King Yan's rebellion routines are very stable and orderly.

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The sky in Jingshi was not yet bright, and the sky was dark. But outside the Donghua Gate, there were already civil officials of all colors, waiting to open the door and go to court at the closed city gate.

Countless lanterns and torches illuminated the surrounding ground, and the faces of the officials were very solemn in the firelight, and the news of the war in the north had already spread throughout the entire capital division.

Every day, the newspapers from various places flew into the official mansion of the Beijing Division like snowflakes, and everyone knew that the situation was not very good, and most of them were reports of surrender and rebellion.

The hour has not yet come, and everyone can't get in. However, by this time, several people had already been brought into Miyagi from other gates.

"The emperor didn't close his eyes all night." Eunuch Wu Zhong said softly.

At this moment, Huang Zicheng inadvertently found that Qi Tai's face was pale, his steps were not very steady, and even his hands in his sleeves were still a little shaky. Huang Zicheng suddenly felt unhappy, and said in his heart: You are still in charge of the military department, so bold?

"Qi Butang, Butang ......" Huang Zicheng called softly twice.

Qi Tai came back to his senses and turned his head to look at Huang Zicheng: "What?" ”

"What are you thinking about Qi Butang?" Huang Zicheng asked casually.

Qi Tai muttered, "I don't want things to really become like this...... Maybe our strategy is not safe, or maybe there is something that is not thorough or a little wrong in timing......"

Huang Zicheng "reprimanded" a voice from the tip of his tongue, and said: "King Yan has long been ambitious and full of resentment, he wants to rebel, you and I can stop it?" Qi Butang don't think about the past anymore, now is the whole world to attack, and it is the right thing to think about the candidate for the general of the counterinsurgency. ”

Fang Xiaoru, who was walking behind, said: "As a courtier, if you are disloyal to the monarch, your crime should be destroyed!" ”

After a while, they entered the royal gate, but when they saw that between the candles, the Holy One was already sitting on the throne and waiting. The saint was motionless, as if he had been sitting there all the time.

After a few people saluted, the voice of the superior Zhu Yunwen asked directly: "Who can be the boss?" ”

Huang Zicheng turned his head to look at Qi Tai, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Qi Tai didn't mean to say anything, so Huang Zicheng stood up first and said: "The minister recommends Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo." ”

Zhu Yunwen did not answer.

At this time, Qi Tai finally spoke: "Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen." ”

There were only a few people in the imperial gate that could have accommodated civil and military officials, and it seemed empty, and at this time, only a few people spoke, and it was suddenly very lonely.

Zhu Yunwen's voice said: "The Marquis of Changxing is in his sixties, can he still lead the troops?" The Manchu Dynasty has thousands of civil and military plans, and there is no one to use? ”

Qi Tai hurriedly bowed: "Of course there are a lot of people, in the temple, the ministers can count dozens or hundreds of talented people casually, but the Marquis of Changxing is famous, and it is easier to order all the people." ”

Qi Tai paused for a moment, and then said: "Holy Lord, the ministers have been looking at the reports of the Northern Equality Zhudi Tang, and found that Yan Rebellion occupied the cities almost without a single arrow, and there were many people who surrendered. Just because Yan Shun is also Taizu, the officials are wavering and have no heart to fight.

At this time, the imperial court ruled the eight directions of the country and controlled millions of strings; And Yan Wei is only in Beiping, and there are only tens of thousands of coercions. The officials and troops of the imperial court only need to attack head-on, and with the power of dozens of times stronger, with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, they can be pacified...... As long as the officers and soldiers do not surrender, it will be a battle to win! ”

Several people around nodded their heads, agreeing with Qi Tai's judgment.

Seeing this, Qi Tai said eloquently: "Therefore, the counterinsurgency general does not need to be talented, but only loyal to the saint." The loyal general is the most important person at this time.

The eldest son of the Marquis of Changxing, married to the sister of the saint and the princess of Jiangdu, and is the in-law of the saint. Now Yan rebelled against the saint, the two sides were at war, and as the Marquis of Changxing, he would be loyal to the saint, and there was no reason to take refuge in Yan. ”

At this time, Huang Zicheng also said: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Zhu Yunwen listened to the words of the two, and quickly agreed: "Good! ”

Zhu Yunwen asked Wu Zhong again: "Has the Marquis of Changxing come to the court?" ”

Eunuch Wu Zhong said: "Back to the emperor, the Marquis of Changxing came early in the morning, and now outside the Xihua Gate, waiting to open the door." ”

At this time, the sky was still not bright, and it was not yet the hour of the last dynasty, and Zhu Yunwen and his ministers had been discussing for a long time. Zhu Yunwen said: "Xuanchang Xinghou will meet first. ”

"The slave obeys."

After waiting for a while, I saw a burly old man striding out of the imperial gate, his hair and beard under his black gauze official hat were almost completely white, and he had a face with Chinese characters, and his steps were steady, and he walked steadily.

Who is Geng Bingwen, who is not the Marquis of Changxing?

Geng Bingwen strode into the royal gate, knelt down, and said with a full of anger: "The old minister knocks on the saint, long live the saint!" ”

"Old general, don't kneel." Zhu Yunwen's voice said.

Geng Bingwen easily retracted his body, hugged his fists and said, "Old minister, thank you for your grace." ”

At this time, Qi Tai's voice said: "Lian Po is old, can you still eat?" ”

Geng Bingwen's long white eyebrows raised, "Qi Butang is not convinced?" Why don't we go outside the royal gate now and practice? ”

Qi Tai was not angry, waved his hand and smiled: "I admit defeat!" I'm a civil official, how can I fight with an old general? ”

"Humph!" Geng Bingwen made a sound.

Zhu Yunwen's voice said: "Old general, don't get me wrong, it was Qi Shangshu who recommended you and asked you to take command of the rebellion." At first, I was worried that the old general was getting older, but now it seems that he is getting stronger when he gets older. ”

"The Northern Expedition Yan King?" Geng Bingwen said and pondered for a moment, "Holy Lord, the old minister has a word. ”

"Old general, please speak." Zhu Yunwen said.

Geng Bingwen said: "The old minister's old bones can still be used in battle. However, the old minister is self-aware, and he followed the emperor to fight in the south and the north, and there were hundreds of battles of all sizes, but the old minister did not dare to boast of himself, and most of them had mediocre achievements...... The proudest person in this life, with thousands of men and horses, guarded Chang'an Prefecture and resisted more than 100,000 troops besieging for more than a month!

Therefore, the ministers thought that they were good at defending but not good at attacking. Now the king of Yan is rebelling, and the saint wants to transfer troops to attack, but the old minister is not a good choice. ”

Qi Tai hurriedly said: "The old general must not shirk and live up to the high hopes of the saints. In that battle, the old general only needed to use ordinary troops, and he would be defeated. ”

Geng Bingwen shook his head, hugged his fists and said: "The emperor has established the foundation for more than 30 years, although there is no one in the old man, but the Ming Dynasty subjects are billions of trillions, and there are talents from all generations, such as Sheng Yong, the old ministers please recommend." ”

The superior asked, "Sheng Yong?" What is the official position? ”

Qi Tai replied: "Back to the saint, the official is in command." ”

Geng Bingwen hurriedly said: "Although Sheng Yong is not in a high position, this person has a clear understanding of the situation, and is calm and calm, not greedy for merit, not rash, not rash, is really a general!" ”

The superior said: "I'm afraid I can't order the generals." ”

Qi Tai also persuaded: "Don't shirk the old general!" ”

Geng Bingwen was stunned for a while, so he had to clench his fists and say, "The old minister is ordered!" ”

In a short time, the sky was getting brighter. The gate of the imperial city was opened, and hundreds of civil and military officials entered from the east and west gates, and they all came to worship and worship.

Fang Xiaoru came out first, and scolded King Yan and other thieves for being bloody. He also criticized the texts passed down by King Yan one by one, quoted scriptures and quoted Taizu's precepts, and scolded King Yan for being bloody. From the height of law and morality, let King Yan be nailed to the shame of disloyalty, moral turpitude, wolf ambition, and evil!

As a result, the central court of the Ming Dynasty regained the righteousness of light, and the official army once again became the army of justice.

With great righteousness, the emperor worshiped Geng Bingwen as the "General of Zhengyan", specially ordered Sheng Yong and other generals to follow, and immediately mobilized the army. Swear an oath on the next day, and go north to quell the rebellion with a dignified and righteous official army!

Geng Bingwen hurriedly said goodbye to his family, prepared all the official documents of the military department, the handsome seal, the king's order, the holy decree and other things, and prepared to leave Beijing.

The deputy general, Sheng Yong and other generals came to Geng Bingwen's mansion before the expedition, said goodbye to the dock, and went to the battlefield to cooperate. followed the future visits, as well as the irrelevant Xu Huizu.

Geng Bingwen saw Xu Huizu, but he didn't know why, and he couldn't figure out what it meant. Geng Bingwen knew in his heart that in front of the emperor, he had thought about promoting Xu Huizu, who was much more prestigious than Sheng Yong's identity; But thinking that his sister-in-law was the wife of King Yan, Geng Bingwen quickly gave up, so as not to find himself bored.

In the house, Geng Bingwen saluted everyone, retreated to the courtyard behind, and met Xu Huizu and Sheng Yong again. After all, Xu Huizu is the prince of the country, and Geng Bingwen can't rely on the old and sell the old, he is too contemptuous.