Wang Bi's rebellion caught Zhu Yunwen and his staff a little off guard, although Zhu Yunwen had imagined that Wang Bi would rebel, but his staff did not think so. It is safe to say that Wang Bi's rebellion could not have succeeded, and it was only a matter of time before this rebellion was put down. Maybe Wang Bi was also very clear about this, so he pulled King Zhou, but it was not clear whether King Zhou was voluntary or forced.

Zhu Yunwen immediately ordered the arrest of the subordinates of the Kaifeng Zhou Palace, investigated the truth, put the children and princesses of the King of Zhou under house arrest, deprived the King of Zhou's guards, and the commander of Henan Commander Qu Neng was responsible for the execution.

As for Wang Bi, he was also treated in the same way, depriving him of the title of Marquis of Dingyuan, arresting his family in Beijing, and waiting for disposal.

He also ordered Henan and Shandong to enter a state of emergency, and sent reinforcements north at any time, and strictly ordered Datong, Beiping, and Guangning along the Great Wall to be carefully defended and fortified to clear the wilderness, so as not to let the rebels of King Zhou get any grain. Daning is located outside the fortress, and there must be insufficient food, so Zhu Yunwen wants to curb the development of the rebels in this way.

In the end, the Imperial Court of the Imperial Prefecture was sent to the north to investigate the truth of Wang Bi's rebellion, and to appease the rebels, and the deceived Ming army, as long as they laid down their arms, they could not be held responsible.

After these holy decrees were issued, Zhu Yunwen had the heart to deal with the affairs of the Beijing Division, set up a military aircraft department in the Wuying Palace, and transferred Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, Chang Sheng, the founding prince Changsheng, Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, Li Jinglong, the Marquis of Changxing, Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, and Zhuo Jing, the squire of the household department, into the military aircraft department as the command center of the counterinsurgency.

On 15 September, Zhu Yunwen convened the first military meeting, which was attended by personnel from the Military Aircraft Department, as well as Wang Du, Huang Zicheng, He Fu, Gu Cheng, and others.

Zhu Yunwen looked at the crowd gathered together, and felt the lack of talents in his hands, those who could fight were old, the second generation was too young and had little combat experience, Li Jinglong was a straw bag, Xu Huizu was inexperienced, and Chang Sheng's ability could not be seen; The rest of the people are scholars, and they talk about it in the first place, but only God knows how practical it is.

First of all, Zhu Yunwen ordered Qi Tai to introduce the situation, and Qi Tai received the order, put a map on the table, and pointed to the explanation with a baton.

According to the report of Geng Xuan, the commander of the Liaodong Metropolitan Command, Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, and Wu Jie, the Marquis of Anlu, Fu Rang and Wang De of the Qin Mission, set out from Guangning on August 17, but there was no news after that. Because Geng Xuan and others tightened their vigilance according to the emperor's secret order, on August 26, the Guangning army discovered the abnormal movement of the Daning army, Guo Ying, Geng Xuan and others defended closely and sent an alarm to Beiping. ”

On August 27, Wang Bi issued a letter to the Quartet in Daning, asking for Lan Yu's rehabilitation in the name of the King of Zhou. He rushed to Beijing with 600 li, and Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, committed suicide when he heard the news. ”

"On September 10, Wang Bi's army feinted to attack Beiping, and actually raided Kaiping, and the Kaiping defender Xu Zhong was caught off guard, abandoned the city and retreated into Xifengkou, Wang Bi did not try to attack Xifengkou, but slowly withdrew."

"That's pretty much it."

After Qi Tai finished speaking, everyone was not surprised, because all the news had been announced before, but it was not so systematic and detailed.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "You are all the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, let's discuss it together." General Geng, come first. ”

Geng Bingwen was the oldest, sixty-four years old, he stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister has a few questions to ask. First, how many troops and grain and grass did Wang Bi have? If my army is strong, how long will they be able to hold out? ”

"Second, what is the loss of Xu Zhong in Kaiping?"

"Third, how is the defense along the Great Wall?"

"Fourth, can we find out the main reason for Wang Bi's rebellion as soon as possible?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Qi Tai, Qi Tai stood up, arched his hand towards Zhu Yunwen, and said: "Old General Geng, Daning originally had 80,000 troops, and 40,000 people were transferred to attack Mobei, and the remaining 40,000 people were under the command of Wang Bi, and King Zhou reinforced Daning and brought 40,000 people, so the strength is still 80,000. At present, Daning's grain is mainly transported by Beiping and Quang Ninh, while Daning City will keep grain in stock for three months, and then deliver it every two months. Therefore, the stock of Daning is five months at most and three months at least. ”

"According to the archives of the Ministry of War, the last shipment was on August 1, so by now, the stock of Guards and Daning should be enough for three and a half months."

"Xu Zhong's losses are not large, according to the report, about five thousand people."

"There shouldn't be much of a problem with the defense along the Great Wall, the equipment of the Daning army is mainly cavalry and chariots, and without siege equipment, it should be safe in a short time."

As for the reason for Wang Bi's rebellion, it is not clear. I'm afraid this needs to rely on Jinyiwei. ”

Everyone then looked at a middle-aged man sitting under Zhu Yunwen, who was Feng Xingjian, the envoy of Jinyi Weibei Town. Hearing Qi Tai's words, he stood up and bowed his hand to everyone, and then said: "The last general must first ask the emperor to ask for guilt, and did not find out Wang Bi's rebellion in time, I will report the information from Daning below." ”

"On August 20, the messenger sent Fu Rang and Wang De into Daning. After entering the city, they went directly to see Wang Bi, and there was nothing unusual at that time, because Wang Bi also left Fu Rang to have a meal. The next day, that is, on the 21st, Fu Rang went to see the king of Zhou, which seemed to be a normal audience. ”

"For the next two days, Fu Rang and Wang De were wandering around Daning City, and the main focus of Jinyiwei at that time was Wang Bi and King Zhou, so I didn't know where Fu Rang and Wang De went."

"On the evening of the 23rd, Wang De went home to see Wang Bi, the time was about Hai Shi, this was the second time he went home, he used to go home for dinner, Fu Rang did not go."

After a quarter of an hour, Wang Bi's guards were dispatched, heading towards the west of Daning City. The Jinyi guards didn't dare to approach, so they didn't know what Wang Bi's guards had done. ”

"When Wang Bi's guards returned, it was almost time. Jin Yiwei felt that something was wrong, so he kept an eye outside Wang Bi's mansion, but it was calm all night. ”

"In the next few days, everything was normal, but on the 27th, Wang Bi's army suddenly surrounded the Zhou Palace, and then there was a mutiny, and everyone knew what happened next."

Looking at everyone's confused and nervous expressions, Feng Xingjian did not look proud, and said: "Jinyiwei later went to investigate the whereabouts of Wang Bi's guards that day, but unfortunately that Jinyiwei never came back, so no one knows what Wang Bi's guards did now." ”

"Because the Jinyi Guard is not manpowered, he can't control the situation in Daning City, and he didn't think that such a thing would happen before, so the last general has to ask the emperor for guilt, and ask the emperor to allow the Jinyi Guard to increase manpower to prevent this kind of thing from happening."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present turned pale, and they looked at Feng Xingjian, Jinyiwei plus the personnel stationed in various places are close to 20,000, this is still on the surface, I don't know how many dark piles there are, but they still need to increase? couldn't help but look back at Zhu Yunwen.

Looking at everyone's eyes, Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Let's talk about the expansion of manpower, let's talk about it later, now let's talk about your Jinyiwei's conclusion." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jin Yiwei believes that the key to the matter lies with Fu Rang, because since the 23rd, Fu Rang has never appeared again, and the last general estimates that he may be more than lucky. When he was wandering around the city, something must have happened, and this matter was extremely unfavorable to Wang Bi, Wang De found out and reported to Wang Bi, Wang Bi sent someone to kill Fu Rang, and murdered Qin Cha as an accomplice, so he had to raise troops in a hurry, as for whether the king of Zhou was forced or voluntary, Jinyiwei has not yet concluded. ”

"Could it be that the evidence of Wang Bi's rebellion was discovered by Fu Rang?" Wang Du asked.

"It's possible."

After Feng Xingjian finished speaking, everyone also discussed for a while, but there was no result, and there was too little information.

Zhu Yunwen sighed, Fu Rang, this beloved son entrusted to him by Fu Youde, just disappeared, alas.

In the end, Zhu Yunwen concluded: "Wang Bi's rebellion, Jinyiwei must verify it as soon as possible, and Fu Rang's whereabouts, I ask to see people alive and corpses when dead, understand?" ”

"The last general's decree." Feng Xingjian knelt on the ground to receive the order, full of joy.

After explaining the matter of Jinyiwei, Zhu Yunwen turned his head and said: "The reason for Wang Bi's rebellion is discussed here, let's discuss it now, how to deal with it?" Who says first? ”

Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, stood up this time and said: "Your Majesty, although Wang Bi is now confined outside the Great Wall, Wang Bi is a meritorious general, once he is allowed to break through the Great Wall, I am afraid it will cause a catastrophe, so the minister suggested sending heavy generals to garrison Beiping, one is to strengthen the defense line of the Great Wall, and the other is to appease the place. ”

Looking at Li Jinglong's appearance, Qi Tai was a little unhappy, so he said, "Isn't there already a governor Yang Wen in Beiping?" Yang Dudu is also a general, and he pressed the place to deal with Wang Bi, and the official thought it was enough. ”

Qi Tai's words have come to this point, and everyone doesn't dare to openly say that Yang Wen's ability is not good, maybe some people think so in their hearts, but this kind of offending thing, on this occasion, everyone is reluctant to say it, so it is a little cold.

In the end, he could only rely on Zhu Yunwen to make his own decision, he made a compromise, appointed Geng Bingwen as the general of the conquest, went to Beiping to supervise the war, unified command of the Datong, Beiping, and Guangning armies, and exterminated Wang Bi within a deadline of March. Among them, Yang Wen, Geng Xuan, and Chen Xuan are deputy generals, all under the command of Geng Bingwen.

After the meeting, Zhu Yunwen left Geng Bingwen behind, asking him to focus on defense, not to fight easily, drag Wang Bi to death, and pay attention to the situation of the Beiping garrison, and if there is any abnormality, suppress it in time.

In the end, Zhu Yunwen gave Geng Bingwen a promise that if something could not be done, he would immediately flee back to Zhending, and Qu Neng would be responsible for answering.

Geng Bingwen was a little inexplicable about Zhu Yunwen's last promise, but he still bowed down to express his gratitude.

In the next few days, Zhu Yunwen reorganized Jinyiwei and set up a new investigation department, headed by Feng Xingjian, responsible for investigating domestic corruption, rebellion and other affairs; In addition, there is an intelligence department, the director of which is Tie Wuchen, who was selected from the staff of Wuxue, and is 25 years old this year, who is good at intelligence analysis, and whose duties are mainly to obtain information on domestic rebel forces and enemy countries. Both of these are directly under the emperor and can arrest criminals according to the emperor's order, but they do not have the power of interrogation, and the interrogation is in charge of the criminal department and the Dali Temple, and they can provide testimony and observe. In addition, the Nanzhen Fu Division was reorganized into the Military Police Department, which was responsible for supervising the illegal acts of the Investigation Department and the Intelligence Department, and the director was Jiang Bohan. At this point, the brocade guards set up by Zhu Yuanzhang only had the work of relying on and guarding, and the number of people was greatly reduced.

When Feng Xingjian, Tie Wuchen, and Jiang Bohan went to work in the new department with complicated feelings, Geng Bingwen and his party went north along the canal and arrived in Xuyi, Shandong.