The decision to let Wang return to Datong and restore Wang Bi's title was suggested by Wang Du, and it was also the result of Zhu Yunwen's careful consideration. However, there are not many people who support him. Most of the courtiers thought that the assassination of the king's subordinates had not yet been investigated, and that the king was at least guilty of negligence, and should be handed over to the Zongren Mansion and the Three Law Divisions for adjudication, and the emperor should not let him go without saying a word, and there was a suspicion of appeasement and adultery. This incident aroused the dissatisfaction of the criminal department's Shangshu, and Shang Song accused Zhu Yunwen of not distinguishing between black and white; In addition, the restoration of Wang Bi's title also made people feel that the emperor was suspected of unclear rewards and punishments, and the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also impeached him.

In short, Zhu Yunwen's actions disappointed the courtiers, but he won the appreciation of the vassal kings and nobles, who wrote to express their support for the return of the vassal king, and the court nobles also debated with the courtiers about Wang Bi.

However, Zhu Yunwen didn't pay attention to these, because he did these two things for a special purpose, but it was not enough for outsiders.

At first, Wang Bi thought that he would definitely die, but when he learned that the punishment was to deprive him of his title, he breathed a sigh of relief and was a little happy; But it didn't take long for me to feel wronged again, and the title I won in a hundred battles was gone because of a failure? So when the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's death reached Daning, Wang Bi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he finally survived. The new emperor ascended the throne, looking at the north, there is no older general than him, like a tiger that has lost its shackles, looking forward to life. Today, Zhu Yunwen sent someone to send a decree to restore his title of Marquis of Dingyuan and give the earl a hereditary coupon, he was happy, but he also had some regrets and dissatisfaction.

In order to get a better understanding of the situation in the world, Zhu Yunwen sent political envoys and departments throughout the country to supervise the imperial history, inspect the flood and drought situation in various localities, inspect the reserves of the regular liquidation in various localities, depose some officials who deceived their superiors and subordinates, and promoted some officials who were loyal to their work and cared about the people's weal and woe. At the same time, the Governor's Office, the Military Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the five armed forces were sent to various garrisons to inspect the living conditions of the soldiers and the situation of deserters, so as to coordinate and solve such problems and effectively ensure the livelihood of the soldiers in the border areas.

In order to develop Liaodong, Zhu Yunwen appointed Zheng Gaowei, the pastor of Liaodong Horse Farm, as a pacification envoy to inspect the land and people's conditions north of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, and Geng Xuan, the commander of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, sent troops to protect it.

After Qu Neng recovered from his injuries, he was arranged to serve as a commander in the Henan Metropolitan Division, and Zhang Lun, the former commander of the Taisun Zuowei, served as his deputy and served as the commander of Tongzhi. Qu Neng and Sheng Yong formed the outer defense line of the Beijing Division, which is also Zhu Yunwen's practice just in case, he hopes that once something happens, they can block Zhu Di, the king of Yan, north of the Yellow River, as long as it drags on, Zhu Di will undoubtedly be defeated, after all, according to the statistics of the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the population of Beiping Dusi is less than two million, and one out of ten is only more than 200,000, and there is not enough food, so it is impossible to fight for a long time. This is Zhu Di's biggest disadvantage.

At the same time, Zhu Yunwen adjusted the commander of the Beiping capital and the political envoy of the Beiping capital, first of all, Zhu Yunwen asked the courtiers to recommend, and the courtiers recommended Zhang Yu, the squire of the Ministry of Works, to be the political envoy of Beiping, Xie Gui, the commander of Henan, as the commander of Beiping, and Zhang Xin, the commander of Fujian, to be the commander of Beiping. Zhu Yunwen looked at these names and was silent for a long time, he knew that this Zhang Xin was the No. 1 traitor who told King Yan, and he couldn't use it. Zhang Yu is just a civil official, how can he be the opponent of King Yan? He doesn't know Xie Gui either, and he probably isn't the opponent of King Yan.

But who will be the opponent of King Yan? This made Zhu Yunwen very difficult, and finally he decided to transfer Song Zhong as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Xie Gui as the commander of the Tongzhi, as Song Zhong's deputy. Song Zhong was born as a Jinyi guard, and he should be much stronger than ordinary people in terms of intrigue and trickery, and it is still good to rely on intrigue and trickery to deal with King Yan. As for the political envoy of Beiping, Zhu Yunwen thought about it for a long time and decided to transfer Ru Chang, the political envoy of Henan, to serve as the political envoy of Beiping.

Before leaving, Zhu Yunwen personally summoned Ru Yu and Song Zhong, and he asked Ru Chang to take good care of the civil affairs of Beiping, and at the same time surveyed the situation of the silted Tonghui River (the canal from Jishuitan to Tongzhou) with the Ministry of Industry, and the imperial court would dredge the Tonghui River at an appropriate time to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass to Beiping. In addition, it is necessary to cooperate closely with Song Zhong to ensure that the soldiers at the passes and Kaiping along the Great Wall do not have to worry about hunger and cold, so that they can defend the northern frontier with peace of mind. If the expiration of his term of office is good, he will be transferred to the capital to take up a post. Ru Chang was grateful and retreated.

For Song Zhong, Zhu Yunwen promised him that he could choose any man from the Jinyi Guard and take him to Beiping, but Zhu Yunwen reminded him that he must beware of Yanwang Dog jumping over the wall in a hurry, pay attention to his own safety, and not blame him even if there is a problem. In the end, Zhu Yunwen confessed to him that if King Yan rebelled, he would be killed, and as long as this task was completed, it would be okay to be a marquis. Song Zhong was very grateful and promised that he would definitely complete the task and not let the emperor worry.

After sending the two away, Zhu Yunwen was still worried, afraid that something would happen, but there was no better way, if Qu Neng, Sheng Yong, and Ping'an were sent to go, maybe it would be better, but because of their identity, I am afraid they are not Yan Wang's opponents.

Beiping, Yanwangfu.

In the first year of Jianwen, King Yan's body has basically recovered, but he is no longer as high-spirited as usual, his face is a little haggard, and there is even some melancholy and tiredness between his eyebrows. At this time, he was studying the map in the side hall, and there were two people sitting next to the table behind him, it was Master Daoyan and Zhang Yu, the commander of the left guard.

Zhang Yu gradually entered the core of Zhu Di's conspiracy, although it was still far from Master Daoyan, but this already made Zhang Yu very happy.

King Yan looked at it for a long time, sighed, returned to the main seat and sat down, and looked at the two people in front of him. Zhang Yu was a little nervous, staring closely at Zhu Di's pace and demeanor, it seemed that he was not very suitable for this kind of meeting.

Zhu Di leaned forward, put his hands flat on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Master, Shimei, what do you think of the current situation?" ”

Zhang Yu glanced at Dao Yan and found that the other party had no intention of opening his mouth, so he said: "Since Jinshang ascended the throne, Beiping has been surrounded by the imperial court, and Liaodong in the east, the commander Geng Xuan is Jinshang's henchman and brother-in-law, and it can be said that he has completely controlled Liaodong. ”

"The Acropolis of Zhigu has been completed at present, it chokes the grain route of Beiping's shipping, and now most of the grain needed by Beiping is piled up in Zhigu, and it is allocated according to the orders of the political envoy and the commander of the capital, which makes it impossible for Beiping to carry out large-scale military mobilization, otherwise it can be fully detected through the transfer of grain."

"Coupled with Chen Xuan of Shanxi Xingdu Division, the imperial court has formed a three-sided encirclement of Beiping. Recently, Sheng Yong and Qu Neng were appointed as commanders of Shandong and Henan, and the imperial court's defense line against Beiping has been completed. ”

"At present, the imperial court has been very wary of the prince, and the last general suggested that the incident should be started as soon as possible, and the longer it drags on, the more troublesome it will be."

"Once the imperial court strikes first, it will order the Liaodong soldiers to enter the Shanhaiguan Pass and control Yongping; The Datong army went south and controlled Juyong Pass; Coupled with Zhigu City, our army could not move even if there were thousands of troops, and the general trend would go at that time. ”

After listening to Zhang Yu's words, Zhu Di's face twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything, and after Zhang Yu finished speaking, he nodded slightly, then turned to Dao Yan and said, "Master, what do you think?" ”

Dao Yan opened his eyes and clasped his hands together: "Amitabha!" Lord Wang, what General Zhang said is very true, and I hope that Lord Wang will make up his mind as soon as possible. ”

However, Jianwen did not have anything to blame, he put the acting king back, calmed the hearts of many vassal kings, restored Wang Bi's title, and won over the nobles, plus the heavy use of the nobles' children, lightly punished the meager endowment, and won the hearts of the people and the army. I have only more than 100,000 soldiers in Beiping, and not necessarily all of them will follow this king, how can I win? ”

"Lord Wang, that's not how things go." Dao Yan said with a smile: "Lao Wei has been thinking about it for a long time recently, the prince is ten victories, and the court has ten defeats. ”

"First, I don't understand military affairs today, and I mostly talk about it on paper, but the prince has led the troops for many years and won many battles. This commander is not as good as that. ”

"Second, although there are many generals in the imperial court, there is a lack of talents to command, and the only one available is Geng Bingwen, but he is far from the prince. This Lord will not be as good as it. ”

"Third, the imperial court controls the generals with great righteousness, but the prince shares weal and woe with the generals, and makes friends with him, and this army is not as good as it."

"Fourth, now all the kings are the sons of the first emperor, and now they are indeed the grandsons of the first emperor, and it is contrary to ethics to kill uncles with nephews, and this ethics is not as good as it."

"Fifth, today is mean and unkind, the prince is open-minded and tolerant, in comparison, the kings trust the prince more, and this magnanimity is not as good."

"Sixth, the relationship between the kings and the prince is closer, and it is only the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers to the present, and this closeness is not as close."

"Seventh, although the imperial court has many soldiers, it has many infantry, and our army has many cavalry, so this type of army is not as good as it."

"Eighth, the soldiers of the imperial court are called from the south of the Yangtze River, and the elite of our army originates from the north, the southern army is weak, and the northern army is good at fighting, and this good war is not as good as it."

"Nine, the soldiers of the imperial court are full of food all day long, and our army is waiting for the day, and there is no battle every day, so it is better to prepare for war."

"Ten, now I live in the deep palace, and the prince personally destroys the soldiers, this courage is not as good."

"Therefore, the court has ten defeats, and our army has ten victories, what is there to worry about?"

As soon as Dao Yan's words fell, Zhang Yu stood up, knelt down on his knees, and said: "Lord Wang, what Master Dao Yan said is very true, and I also ask the prince to make up his mind as soon as possible, and the last general is willing to charge into battle, and I wish the prince to achieve immortal achievements." ”

Zhu Di was also very happy, but it was only a flash, he picked up Zhang Yu with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder, and nodded. Then he looked at Dao Yan and said: "Although this is the case, this king is currently trapped in Beiping, and the imperial court has decreed that the vassal king will no longer control the civil and military officials, and this king has no right to mobilize a single soldier, only a few hundred guards in the palace, how can he defeat Song Zhong and control Beiping?" ”

"As long as he can control Beiping City, this king is confident that he can recruit tens of thousands of elite soldiers within ten days. In this way, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and the king is allowed to swim. ”

Zhang Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "Lord Wang, most of the last general's subordinates are Wuliangha, and they can already be used, but they care about their families, and their military morale is still a little unstable. However, the last general heard the news that the three tribes of Uliangha had migrated to the Horqin steppe, which was the pasture of Genghis Khan's second brother Hesar, in the northern part of the fishing sea. ”

Dao Yan thought for a while: "No wonder the prince traveled to Liaodong, but Geng Xuan did not find the subordinates of the three tribes of Wuliangha, it turned out that he went to Horqin, this matter must be resolved, these Mongols have just been annexed, and they have not yet had a sense of awe for the imperial court, if the prince gives them a heavy reward, they will inevitably die." ”

Zhu Di was also a little moved, looked at Dao Yan, and said, "Master, is there a way?" ”

Dao Yan said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, we can do this, so, and ...... like this."

Zhu Di nodded again and again, raised his head and said to Zhang Yu: "Shimei, you can do this matter, you must do it well." ”

"Yes, lord."

"Alright, there you go."

"Yes."

After Zhang Yu left, Zhu Di looked at Dao Yan suspiciously, and said, "Master, Shimei can be trusted, why do you want him to leave?" ”

"Lord Wang, the old man has a confidential report, which is not suitable for too many people to know."

"Well, please."

......

An hour later, Zhu Di sent Dao Yan away with a spring breeze on his face, and then called Jin Zhong and ordered him to act according to the plan.