After Zhu Youxiao appeared, the rumors of Jingshi were already self-defeating. By the fourth day, the lockdown had been completely lifted, and everything seemed to have returned to normal. However, everyone in the court knew that this matter had just begun, and now everyone was staring at Zhu Youxiao, and they were all paying attention to Zhu Youxiao's next move.

"I have confirmed that this matter was committed by the vassal king, and I can not blame it in the past, but after the vassal kings of all regions receive the holy decree, they must leave for Jingshi in three days to prove their innocence." Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"Your Majesty, is it a bit inappropriate to make the vassal king have to enter Beijing within the specified time limit just by the words of Jinyiwei and Dongchang?" Gao Panlong dissuaded.

"The vassal kings of Shanxi and Shandong have already set off for Beijing, while the vassal kings of other places have not set off for a long time, why is this? Is my will worthless in their eyes? What's more, now that someone is involved in assassination, isn't it okay to summon the vassal king into Beijing at this time? In the two hundred and sixty years since the founding of the empire, no one has ever dared to risk the disapproval of the world to assassinate the Son of Heaven. If that's it, I'm sure there will be more of these things to come. Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister has no such intention, the minister means to wait until the matter is clarified, and then make a decision." Gao Panlong said.

"I'm not going to wait any longer, someone has already stood on my head and, do you want me to endure it?" Zhu Youxiao refused.

"Your Majesty, if this matter is not handled properly, it will endanger the empire." Gao Panlong insisted.

"My injuries have not healed, I feel tired, and I retreat." Zhu Youxiao was too lazy to take care of Gao Panlong.

……

In the eighth year of the Apocalypse, on the fifth day of the sixth month, Zhu Zhihong, the king of Su, once again rebelled in Lanzhou in the name of "Fengtian Jingjing", and there were many followers for a while. Qing King Zhu Shuaizin and Han King Zhu Kangyan both responded to King Su's call to rebel in Yinchuan Mansion and Pingliang Mansion respectively, and for a time nearly half of Shaanxi had fallen into the hands of rebels. In the whole of Shaanxi, only Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, and Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui, did not rebel.

On the tenth day of the first month of June, the three kings gathered in Lanzhou, claiming to have one million soldiers, but in fact there were only 100,000. At the end of June, the rebels converged with 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Erdos minister and marched together in Xi'an.

The Qin king Zhu Cunshu had no children, and he did not support either King Su's rebellion or Zhu Youxiao's reduction of the domain. Regarding the rebels' attack on Xi'an, he maintained a neutral attitude. Although Zuo Guangdou was determined to defend the city desperately, but the people in Xi'an Mansion were all old troops, and they were already dissatisfied with Zhu Youxiao's army restructuring, and now King Su rebelled, so they simply tied up Zuo Guangdou and surrendered to King Su. Zuo Guangdou would rather die than surrender to the anti-king, and King Su had no choice but to imprison him in a prison for the time being.

Within a month, the whole territory of Shaanxi fell into the hands of the rebels. The news of the rebels' capture of Xi'an Province shook the government and the public.

In mid-June, Zhu Youxiao received the news of the rebellion of the Three Kings, but he did not expect that the entire territory of Shaanxi would be captured by the rebels so soon. After discussing with the generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Beijing Division, Zhu Youxiao decided that Mangui's army should be mainly defensive, and the rebels could not be allowed to enter Shanxi. The terrain of Shaanxi was dangerous, and it was extremely difficult to attack Shaanxi from Shanxi, and Mangui's 100,000-strong army had to defend not only the rebels from the west, but also the Western Tumuts.

"The decree ordered Chen Si to hold Kaipingwei and Xinghe, and he must not have a chance with Lin Dan Khan." Zhu Youxiao ordered. The addition of the Eluchen made Zhu Youxiao realize that the Mongols had joined in this rebellion, and Zhu Youxiao had to divide his troops to defend the Mongols, especially Lin Dan Khan.

"Your Majesty, after the anti-king Zhu Zhihong occupies Xi'an Mansion, the next direction is very likely to be Shanxi and Henan, there are many vassal kings in Henan, and it is also a weak place for the empire's defense, and the anti-king Zhu Zhihong is very likely to take Henan in order to strengthen his own power." Xiong Tingbi said.

"I am ready to lead 50,000 beggars and 50,000 royal forest troops to march in person." Zhu Youxiao said. The 50,000 beggar army led by Ma Shilong was expanded to 50,000 again, but Ma Shilong's position was still that of deputy admiral.

"Your Majesty, although the rebels claim to be million, but they are actually only 200,000, why not go on the expedition, Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the army to go." Xiong Tingbi said.

"This is the rebellion of the vassal kings, I must personally defeat these rebel kings, and the reduction of the vassal can succeed, I have already decided to drive the expedition in person." Zhu Youxiao said.

Xiong Tingbi saw that Zhu Youxiao had already decided, so he didn't say much.

……

Back in the palace, Zhang Yan saw that Zhu Youxiao was full of thoughts, and she didn't speak, just sat there quietly with Zhu Youxiao.

"I've decided to go on a personal expedition." Zhu Youxiao said suddenly.

"The concubine knows that His Majesty has long been preparing to deal with the rebellion of the vassal king, and the concubine believes that His Majesty will definitely succeed this time." Zhang Yan said.

"Although I have been preparing for a long time, there are some situations that I did not expect, such as the addition of Elu Chen, which I did not expect, but it doesn't matter, if I can defeat Lin Dan Khan, I will definitely be able to defeat other tribes in Mongolia." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is the lord of the world, the supreme of the Ninety-Five, these clowns will naturally not take it to heart, but the concubine thinks that His Majesty should sit in the capital division, and the matter of countering the rebellion should be handed over to the future of the court." Zhang Yan said euphemistically.

"My new policy has offended many people, but I am the Son of Heaven, these people dare not say anything on the surface, but secretly they oppose me, no matter who goes to put down the rebellion, if it is defeated, the result will be the same. If my side loses, then these people will jump out to support the rebels, and if I win, then these people will naturally not dare to say anything. I must defeat the rebels in front of the rest of the world and prove that I am the true destiny of heaven. Zhu Youxiao explained.

"Your Majesty will win this battle." Zhang Yan said confidently.

"Of course, I'll win." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

……

This time, Zhu Youxiao wanted to take the imperial conquest in person, but the opposition of the imperial court was not loud, compared with the previous two inspections, this time the opposition was a little smaller. At this time, everyone was staring at the outcome of this battle.

On June 28, Shunyi King Bu Lost Rabbit led an army of 30,000 out of Kuku and Tuncheng, approaching Datong. The rebel soldiers were divided into two routes, one was led by King Su to send troops to Henan, and the other was led by King Qing, preparing to go out of Tongguan and go to Fenglingdu to take Shanxi. On the first day of the seventh month, Man Gui led 10,000 dragoons and 5,000 infantry out of the pass to meet the army of Situmut.

On the third day of the seventh month, Zhu Youxiao ordered 100,000 troops in Beijing to drive a personal expedition. Zhu Youxiao was the commander-in-chief, Ma Shilong and Lu Xiangsheng were the deputy commanders, and Zhao Shuijiao was the vanguard to send troops to Henan, preparing for a decisive battle with the rebels in Henan.

(End of chapter)