The winter of the political envoy in Peiping was dry and cold. The grass and trees are all withered, and at first glance in the city, there is not a single green leaf to be seen; The whole city was full of houses, as if it had been built on the desert.

Only on the palace in King Zhao's mansion, the colorful lacquer paintings add a little color to the heaven and earth.

Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, liked to sit on the throne in the front hall, warmly burn a whole row of smokeless charcoal on the main hall, and then listen to the ministers of civil and military affairs say such and such things in a condescending manner.

Wang Mansion Changshi's face was very red, and he was trying to explain some complicated things clearly, "There are roughly three major forces in the north. Although it is biased to say this, and it is difficult to distinguish between those who are fighting with each other, only in this way can it be roughly explained......

After the Northern Yuan Khan Tagus Timur was killed, the tribes proclaimed themselves Mongols; And my Ming court called it Tatar...... In addition, the western provinces located in the Tatar pastoral area were called tile thorns by the imperial court. To the east there are the tribes of Uliangha.

The Mongol Khan was actually a puppet, and the Tatar headquarters had long since fallen apart, including the Chahar tribes, Korqin, Azot and other ministries, which were good and bad. ”

Changshi thought for a while and said, "The Wuliangha tribes, or Duoyan Sanwei, are probably the tribes that are subordinate to our Ming court. Before the first emperor's 'Jingnan', the Mongol cavalry hired by King Ning mainly recruited the Uliangha people; At the beginning of Yongle, the Tainingwei in the Uliangha region rebelled, but most of the time they obeyed the orders of the imperial court and received official positions.

In addition, there were two tribal leaders who were mainly friendly with the Ming court, one was Mahamu in the Tile Tribes, and the other was Arutai in the Tatar Asute Department. And the relationship between these tribes is very complicated, both marriage and perennial attack on each other.

The Mahami of the Watts grew stronger, first supporting a Mongol khan among the Varspur tribes, and then preparing to attack the Tatar Benyasuri Khan and supporting another khan. Benjamin Khan was in fact a puppet, protected by the Tatar powers.

Recently, Mahamu was actively preparing to march eastward to attack Benjamin Khan, asking for weapons and armor from the imperial court. But Imajo refused, and instead sent an envoy to contact Arutai, intending to use the Tatar Asuth Department to counterbalance Mahamu; Mahamu sent an envoy to Beiping to complain of his dissatisfaction ......"

Zhu Gaosui said unhappily: "They made a pot of porridge, but they asked us to send out weapons, why are they dissatisfied?" ”

Changshi said: "Tatar claims to be Mongolia, but in fact it is the old department of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Mahamu of Waspur believes that the Ming Dynasty has an old feud with the Northern Yuan; Therefore, he wanted to form an alliance with the Ming court and destroy the Tatars together. ”

Zhu Gaosui sneered: "And my eldest brother hurriedly contacted Arutai in Tatar, just to bite each other?" ”

Changshi cautiously replied: "Probably as the prince said, the Tatar and Tile Thorn tribes, no matter which tribe is strong, are not good for the imperial court. ”

At this time, the eunuch Huang Yan whispered next to Zhu Gaosui: "If the military weapons are given to Mahamu, they must be dispatched by Beiping." I'm afraid that the saint is also guarding against the prince in his heart! ”

Zhu Gaosui used to be as thin as a bamboo pole, but he is twenty-one years old this year, and he has finally begun to grow flesh and become a lot richer. Of course, compared with his eldest brother Gao Chi, his body size is still far from the same, and in fact, it is difficult to find a fatter person in the whole world.

When Gao Sui heard Huang Yan's whisper, he only turned his head to look at it, and continued to speak to Changshi: "In this way, this king is relieved." The Mongols were busy fighting in their nests, and it seemed that they would not threaten Beiping for a while? ”

Changshi said: "In the past two or three years, they definitely don't have time to be enemies of the imperial court, and they all want to get the goods and military supplies of the Ming Dynasty; Those places that did not get the goods of the Ming Dynasty lacked food and clothing, and there was no iron pot, and it was very miserable to be thin, hungry and poor. But if you sit back and watch the Maham dominate, it will be difficult to say in a few years; That Arutai is not a good stubble, it seems that he is looking forward to the imperial court now, and it is difficult to say if the situation changes in the future......"

Zhu Gaosui first breathed a sigh of relief, and now waved his hand unhappily: "That's it." ”

He can understand the most critical question, that is: if Mongolia fights, what will he do in Beiping? Gao Sui must not be like his father, leading the army to fight against the Mongols; And when the imperial army comes, will they take advantage of the situation to take him too?

Changshi and other officials retreated with their fists and walked out of the front hall.

Huang Yan immediately muttered in a low voice: "The slave maid just got some news from the eunuch on the Jingshi's side. Zhang Fu has been edicted, and he also captured the Zuo Changshi of the King of Han and sent him to Beijing; And the king of Han seems to be marching on Sichuan. ”

Zhu Gaosui was silent for a while, pondering something.

He was quite dissatisfied with his eldest brother Zhu Gaochi, and the strange death of the first emperor made Zhu Gaosui angry, because the first emperor loved him very much. But as soon as the eldest brother ascended the throne, Zhu Gaosui was edicted...... Gao Sui does not have the title of eldest son, and he is not as capable of fighting as the second brother, what can he do if he does not obey the edict at this time?

Fortunately, the eldest brother also sent a peach to Li and immediately sent someone to bring a batch of treasures to the younger brother, and also comforted him, telling him to rest assured. Zhu Gaosui's situation is quite stable compared to that of the second brother for the time being.

After a while, Zhu Gaosui said: "I didn't understand, it seems that the matter is very unfavorable to the second brother, and it seems that the second brother is attacking the official army instead?" ”

Huang Yan hurriedly said: "The prince is right, but it is very unfavorable!" Of course, the king of Han must be in a hurry to attack the official army, otherwise Xue Lu in Sichuan, Gu Cheng in Guizhou, and Zhang Fu in Annan have deployed the army properly, and the imperial court will have more reinforcements to reinforce the southwest, and the king of Han will be surrounded and killed on three sides, and it will be over at that time! ”

Zhu Gaosui has never led the army to fight alone, nor has he had the opportunity to supervise the country to deal with the chapters, and he is not very proficient in military and political affairs, but he always seems to be able to ask questions in a clear and understandable way, and then said, "Then can my second brother win?" ”

Huang Yan said: "Now everyone is quietly talking about this matter all over the world, if there is a definite number, there is no need for so many people to say it." The slave doesn't know......"

He thought for a moment and bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, wait and see." At this time, it depends on one thing, whether the King of Han can destroy Xue Lu happily in Sichuan! ”

…… The King of Han is indeed a figure of interest in the whole world, and countless people are trying to inquire about the movement in the southwest direction. After all, there are not many people in the world who act like King Han.

When the people of the world heard that the southwest was raising troops, there were people who were worried about the country and the people, cynics, or cynics.

However, when many people talk about who is right and who is wrong, their faces are full of interest, and they are obviously treated as fun after cooking. And the anecdotes of the king of Han's liking for beautiful nuns, nuns, Taoist priests, and using lambskin to pad their feet are becoming more and more famous.

In the secret gambling house opposite the Jingshi Fuller Academy, there is a dark village that quietly opens a gambling game, betting on whether the King of Han can capture Chengdu City. After the rake, so far the bet is about the same, the bet is consistent, and if you win, you can receive a consistent 900 Wen. In this gambling game, it is not only the Marquis of Yangwu and the King of Han who are betting, but the key is the existence of Gu Cheng and Zhang Fu to affect the victory or loss.

This matter can quickly spread to the Jingshi market, also because the movement is too big.

In places such as Longjiang Port and Gaozi Port near Jingshi, a large number of ships were transporting firearms, military supplies and sergeants, and there were even more groups of troops on the official road to the west. It is rumored that the imperial court is mobilizing 100,000 people from Beijing to the Jingzhou Mansion in Huguang, and requisitioning a total of 300,000 troops from several provinces in the north and south of the Great River, a total of 400,000 troops, to march to Sichuan in batches!

If the Han army could not capture Sichuan within two to three months, the deployment of the imperial court officers and troops in the three southwestern provinces would total more than 100 battalions (each battalion had more than 5,000 infantry cavalry) and 700,000 infantry cavalry.

The court seems to be sparing no effort to deal with the king of Han, after all, the king of Han "slandered" him for killing the king and killing his father; If you don't destroy the King of Han, I'm afraid that the current throne will not be able to sit on forever!

…… During the reign of the first emperor for six years (including the fourth year of Jianwen), he built hundreds of large sea ships, overhauled the imperial city of Beiping to prepare for the relocation of the capital, and used troops against Annan, spending money like water. The head of the household is still tightly gripping the treasury and is famous for picking at the top, so he has offended countless people. As soon as he ascended the throne, there was an impeachment of righteousness.

When the Jingnan army entered the city, Jian Yi hid at home and did not surrender, and was forced to surrender only after being caught in front of the first emperor. When he ascended the throne today, he hid at home and did not come out, let alone persuade him to enter, and his sin was added to the second degree.

There are also Jianyi's own subordinates and household departments, and the new salt law of impeachment is to drink water to quench thirst, which will bring disaster to the country and the people.

For such a person, the saint Zhu Gaochi also appeased and gave preferential treatment, and still let him take full charge of the household department, because quelling the rebellion of the Han King was still a major matter of spending money. Even if he wants to rebel, the saint probably intends to forgive him, and quickly tell him to find a way to enrich the military expenses before plotting against him......

However, in recent months, more and more students in the Gyeonggi area have written articles to justify the name of the saint. scolded the Han Wang for being arrogant, extravagant, lewd, absurd, and extravagant, and rebellious against his father and brother, acting perversely; Because of his ambition, he slandered his brother and saint, and he was rebellious, and people and gods were angry! This is a rebel who is rare to see in 500 years, and everyone will be punished!

The three judicial yamen of the imperial court are also using more confessions and evidence to discuss the "facts" of the first emperor's mistaken belief and slander and the death of Hongmaru.

So under such public opinion, the text from the hand of the new cabinet minister Yang Rong was published and announced to the world for a long time.

I am a close relative, a contributor to the country, and always have a heart to protect and shelter. However, Gao Xu was often proud of his achievements, and repeatedly begged the prince to be located in the first emperor's father, but his father reprimanded him; When my father died and I ascended the throne as the crown prince, Gao Xu was indignant and raised an army, and I was deeply saddened by the misfortune of this country and the rebellion of my brothers......

The 22 guards of the pro-army and the 48 guards of the Beijing camp jointly signed a letter, saying that the saint is benevolent and cannot feel the rebellious ministers, and only by using the army to kill his crimes can he quell the rebellion and uphold the people's hearts.

However, it is difficult for the movement of Gyeonggi to affect Sichuan immediately, and the distance of 3,000 miles is only the transportation of fast horses and messengers, and the army is beyond the reach of the whip. The first major battle between the imperial court and the Han rebels will inevitably break out in Sichuan, and no one can stop them or save them.