Princess Ningguo's lungs are about to explode, she feels that this Tyrant Zhao doesn't enter the oil and salt, she doesn't know the current affairs, and the atmosphere is very stiff when she announces the decree, she thinks that King Yan didn't accept the decree in the end, most of the reason is because Tyrant Zhao is too domineering, and now she sees Tyrant Zhao leaving without saying hello, which strengthens the idea in her heart, hum, this Tyrant Zhao, when you get to the Jingshi, report to the emperor, you are good-looking, but you are just a slave of our Zhu family, what is the spirit?

Therefore, Princess Ningguo ignored the violent Zhao, but ordered Zhang Fudao: "General Zhang, immediately send the palace and General Xu to Dezhou, and the palace should enter the capital as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess."

Zhang Fu immediately received the order and escorted the princess and Xu Zengshou to the south. It's just that he still divided a part of the people to follow and protect Tyrant Zhao, and now there are a lot of chaotic soldiers on the ground in Beiping, and he is afraid that there will be unsightly rebels who rob and kill Qincha, and the prince will lose more support from public opinion.

Princess Ningguo traveled south day and night, in addition to replying to the emperor's decree, there was another reason, that is, it was too cold here in Beiping, but fortunately, King Yan gave them a mink coat, so they felt a little better; In addition, the wind here is much stronger than that of Jingshi, and her face is peeled, which makes her more depressed and more eager to return south.

Xu Zengshou is okay, with rough skin and thick meat, not afraid of wind and rain, he rode on a horse, looked back at Beiping, and remembered what his brother-in-law finally told him: "Zengshou, you must be careful when you arrive in Beijing, don't do it yourself when you pass on the news, just let the next person deal with it; And don't anger the emperor, don't defend your sister publicly, he is not a soft-hearted person, don't be deceived by his superficial benevolence. ”

Yes, the emperor is not benevolent, the real benevolent is the brother-in-law, although he needs the news of Jingshi very much, and he also told him to pay attention to his safety. Xu Zengshou secretly decided that he must find out the good news for his brother-in-law and help his brother-in-law become the master of Beijing.

Zhang De followed Storm Zhao to Xiongxian County, and watched Storm Zhao enter the city before turning around and returning north. It's just that after Storm Zhao entered the city, he immediately ordered Yang Song, who was stationed in Xiongxian County, to send troops to arrest Zhang De, but unfortunately Zhang De was prepared and ran relatively fast and did not catch up. Tyrant Zhao didn't care very much, so Yang Song sent someone to quickly send someone to send the pre-written memo to the Geng Bingwen Department of Jingshi and Zhending, and at the same time spread the word that the Hebei army was about to attack.

At this moment, in addition to the normal government affairs, Zhu Yunwen put all his energy on military affairs, except for regularly inspecting the First Army and the Second Army of the Guards, the rest of the time stayed at the military aircraft department, studying the battle situation with Wang Du, Zhuo Jing, Qi Tai and others, and at the same time ordered the staff officers of the General Staff Department to conduct a war situation deduction.

On October 27, Xu Huizu and Tyrant Zhao's performance arrived in Beijing at the same time, and after Zhu Yunwen saw it, he immediately summoned Wang Du, Zhuo Jing, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai, and Huang Zicheng to discuss countermeasures.

Huang Zicheng stood up first and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, this matter has already been carefully thought out, the northern army is strong, and now it is closer to 200,000, but it is a new set of soldiers, the army is not even, and the grain and grass are insufficient, the imperial court should be a large army, with the momentum of Mount Tai to suppress the top, quickly exterminated, otherwise it will be protracted when it stabilizes the army's heart." Therefore, the minister suggested raising an army of 500,000 and mobilizing heavy troops from Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong provinces to encircle and suppress them, and exterminate the rebels. ”

Huang Zicheng's words were reasonable and well-founded, and seemed to resonate with everyone, Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru nodded frequently, but Wang Du and Zhuo Jing did not nod. The two glanced at each other, Zhuo Jing stood up, and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have different opinions. ”

"But please speak."

"It has been a whole month since Yan rebelled against the army, and the surrounding areas of Beiping have already fallen into his hands, although there is Jizhou Ma Xuanli who died in battle, but most of the cities are surrendered without a fight, which shows that its heart is against Yan, and there is no problem of unstable military morale."

"In addition, in the first battle of Juyong Pass, Yan Cheng collected and surrendered nearly 100,000 troops, except for the Henan Army, most of them were Daning Army and Huailai Zhuwei, these troops were not disgusted with Yan Rebellion, so their addition had little impact on Yan Rebellion's military morale."

"On the contrary, our army is drawn from various places, and they are not familiar with each other, and coordination and command are problems, and it is easier to defeat the battle if there are more troops."

"In the end, now that it has entered winter, the north is bitterly cold, and our army's cold resistance and tenacity are not as good as the rebels, and it is likely to be defeated in a hasty decisive battle."

"Therefore, the minister does not recommend a decisive battle at this time."

"Nonsense, how can there be a defeat in the army?" Huang Zicheng sneered.

"'There are not many soldiers, but they are all properly deployed!' The Battle of Chibi, the Battle of Weishui, the Battle of Guandu, etc., are all examples of defeats with many soldiers, how can they be taken lightly? ”

"Well," Huang Zicheng said, "Then what is your suggestion?" ”

Zhuo Jing walked to the map and said, "The minister thinks that we should stick to the line of Zhending and Dezhou, prevent the rebels from entering Henan and Shandong, and do not fight with the rebels." ”

At the same time, the brave men were dispatched to reinforce Wei Guogong, capture Juyong Pass, and threaten the flank of Beiping; In addition, the Liaodong army was newly defeated, but the main force still existed, and the imperial court should reinforce Liaodong, threaten and even capture Yongping, and threaten the right flank of Beiping. ”

"After Juyong Pass and Yongping are conquered, the rebels will not dare to leave Beiping for half a step, and can only fight a decisive battle with our army near Beiping, when our army is gathered, and it will be easy to quell the rebellion."

Huang Zicheng said with some unconvincing: "Once Juyongguan and Yongping attack and fail to conquer, the rebels will drive south, what can they do?" ”

"Is there a city on earth that is not conquered? As long as the imperial court makes up its mind, it will definitely be able to conquer it. ”

"And what about the rebels going south?"

"If the rebels don't conquer Zhending, how can they go south? Even if it is desperate, our army can reach Beiping from Dezhou and Zhigu in two or three days, and the rebels will return to their homeland, and the stars will naturally disperse, wouldn't it be better? ”

Huang Zicheng was speechless, and finally said: "I am afraid that it will be protracted and suffer the people of Beiping." Moreover, if it cannot be overcome in one fell swoop, what if the rebels lead the Mongol army south? ”

Qi Tai, Fang Xiaoru, Wang Du and others also joined the controversy, each holding their own opinions, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru advocated a large army to quell the rebellion, Wang Du and Zhuo Jing advocated taking the camp step by step, first going to its wings, and then encircling Beiping, which can be completely planned.

After arguing for a long time, no one could convince anyone, and finally had to respectfully ask the Holy Judge.

Zhu Yunwen pondered slightly, stood up and walked to the map, picked up the baton, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I think that Beiping is not suitable to be attacked, and the rebellion cannot be put down suddenly, I think it should be planned for the long term." ”

"First of all, I plan to transfer the elite soldiers of Suiyuan and Shaanxi to reinforce Xu Huizu, so that he can break through the Juyong Pass, even if it cannot be conquered, it will make Yan Rebellion unpeaceful."

"Liaodong was newly defeated, but the main force still existed, and I decided to attack Yongping with Geng Xuan Tunshan Pass; Guo Yingtun Guangning, guarding against Mongolia; Yang Wentun Shenyang, concise sergeant, reinforcement of the front line. ”

"Set up the Liaodong General Tuntian Envoy, with Cheng Benli as the envoy, separate the elite soldiers of Liaodong Wei and the Tuntian soldiers, and select the elite who dare to die, so as to have a decisive battle with Yan Rebellion."

"Order Yang Wen to reward the Jurchens and make them exchange the heads of the Mongols for gold and silver to make up for the lack of our army."

"Order Suiyuan's deputy general to lead the Third Guards Cavalry Corps to garrison Zijing Pass, and send people who dare to die to fight and obey it, waiting for the opportunity to attack Beiping, or attack Juyong Pass from the flank."

"Ling'an Luhou Wu Jie was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Henan to provide support for Geng Bingwen."

"Order Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, to be stationed in Xuanfu, pay close attention to the movements of the Mongolian army, and prevent the Mongols from smuggling into Yehuling."

"Order the commander of the Henan Metropolitan Division to lead Qu Neng to lead an army of 30,000 to the north to reinforce Zhending and prevent the Yan army from going south."

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With Zhu Yunwen's words, everyone's expressions were different, Wang Du and Zhuo Jingxi were overjoyed, while Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru were a little depressed, and some were disapproving.

After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, when he asked for his opinion, Huang Zicheng said with some doubts: "Your Majesty, do you attach too much importance to the rebels?" So cautious, completely on the defensive, and the army you just mobilized was no less than half a million, plus it was protracted, and it cost more money and food. The minister thought that the emperor should consider it carefully. ”

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In the end, on the basis of his own opinions and comprehensive consideration, Zhu Yunwen issued a holy decree to all parties to mobilize the army to deploy defenses.

At the same time, Zhu Yunwen determined the final disposition of King Zhou and King Yan, and announced it to the world.

First of all, the crimes of the two kings were determined, namely rebellion and treason, that is, rebellion against the imperial court and Litong Mongolia, and also listed the king of Yan to redeem the relatives of the Uliangha tribe and provide the Mongol army with sophisticated weapons and armor; King Zhou colluded with Mahamu to kill the soldiers of the Liaodong Army and slaughter the people of Daning.

Secondly, it was announced that the kings of Zhou, the kings of Yan and their children would be expelled, and they would be abolished as concubines, and those who killed them would be rewarded heavily.

Finally, he called on the people of insight in the rebels to repent and return to the imperial court, and the imperial court will not blame the past.

At the same time, he also pointed out that King Yan has lost his heart, and he can move it without words, so that loyal and righteous people should not make senseless sacrifices.

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