Surprise!

Although the city wall of Daozhou is low, but the Chu army only has more than 1,000 cavalry, and there is no certainty of breaking through the city, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong originally planned to trap Emperor Longwu in the city, and wait for the follow-up troops to follow up before launching an attack, but now since someone has dedicated the city gate, of course, it is disrespectful.

The soldiers were bloodless, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong led the army into the city, and then folded up to ask to see the Son of Heaven.

"Nope!"

Emperor Longwu was indignant, and hated the Qinwang army that dedicated the city gate to the bones, and what made him feel powerless was that although he had ordered the capture of the main general of the Qinwang army, Jinyiwei could not enter the barracks of others, and was directly driven out by the big stick several times, and if he wanted to arrest people, he had to call the army, but at this cusp, it was difficult to say what the consequences would be.

Even the first assistant of the cabinet, He Wuyu, persuaded him to make a big plan if he couldn't bear it, so as not to make things bigger and couldn't be cleaned up, as for the mastermind behind this matter, now he can't care about pursuing it, Emperor Longwu has received the rumors, there must be princes and ministers involved in this matter, these guys can't wait to lose their sincerity to the Chu army in order to keep their glory and wealth, Emperor Longwu pretended to be confused in order to take care of the overall situation, but Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong swaggered into Daozhou City, but it is a reality that must be faced.

Zhou Guodong and Tan Xiao said nicely, they had already led troops into the city, and they pretended to ask for an audience, they were just riding on their necks and, and they borrowed paper from you when they were done, of course Emperor Longwu couldn't bear this humiliation, he tore the song to pieces, and scolded the messenger who sent the letter, asking him to go back and tell Zhou Guodong and Tan Xiao that the two traitors, do you want to see you? Even if you lead your army to attack the imperial camp and attack the palace, I'm waiting for them here!

Come on, it's a big deal to fight with you, can you two bear the charge of forcing the emperor to death?

Such a pale and powerless threat could not guarantee the safety of Emperor Longwu, Tang Laihe, Ma Jixiang and Wang Kun and others were prepared for the worst, there were more than 2,000 soldiers and horses in Daozhou City, and the Junzi Battalion and other departments were still stationed outside the city, once the matter was urgent, they would protect Emperor Longwu to break through.

"Wechen has summoned three hundred dead soldiers to escort them, all of whom are strong in martial arts, and they are willing to go to the soup for Your Majesty!"

"Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong only brought 500 people into the city, and they couldn't make any waves."

"Please give an order to your majesty to pass the gentleman's camp into the city to escort you."

This is a big mistake! The Junzi camp is from Huguang and has a lot of connections with the Chu army, so it is not suitable to enter the city at this time. Chen Zizhuang came out of the crowd and said loudly to Emperor Longwu: "The old minister has a strategy, which can be worth tens of thousands of elite soldiers, so that Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong can withdraw from Daozhou City on their own. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Longwu's eyes lit up: "May I ask Mr. Qiu Tao what good strategy to teach me?" How many soldiers and horses are needed? ”

"You don't need a single soldier." Chen Zizhuang smiled coldly and arrogantly: "The old minister is willing to go alone, in a righteous way, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong will not dare to commit a crime if they still have a little shame and a little loyalty!" ”

"How can this be? It's too dangerous! ”

"Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong are kingless and fatherless, please think twice about Mr. Qiu Tao, don't send sheep into the tiger's mouth!"

A group of civil and military ministers exclaimed in unison, Chen Zizhuang is a cabinet elder, a pivotal figure in the imperial court, if he falls into the hands of the Chu army, the situation will become even more chaotic.

"It doesn't matter! The old man is in heaven

The will of the son acts, the righteousness is in hand, and the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty are protected, and the national fortune is protected for three hundred years, how dare Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong harm me? Taking a step back, even if the two of them are mad and harm the old man, the old man will give up his white head and axe, and let the people of the world know that the court has loyal and righteous people, and they should not be humiliated! ”

Wang Kun and Ma Jixiang glanced at each other, both secretly smacked their tongues, and said that they were sixty ears smooth, but this old man's temper became more and more hot, obviously his hair and beard were white, but he had to play with his life at every turn. But don't say it, he really has the spirit of thousands of people, no matter whether this trip is life or death, the good story of "giving up this white head will be a knife and axe" will definitely praise Shilin.

The faces of many civil officials were full of admiration, emotion, excitement and shame...... Chen Zizhuang is worthy of being one of the leaders of the Southern Party, and when he was in danger, he saw the wind and bones, and his righteous and awe-inspiring words really had the style of Yang Shen's "one hundred and fifty years of national cultivation, fighting and dying at this time", and the civil officials were all enthusiastic.

"The students are willing to follow Mr. Qiu Tao with him!" Yushi Wang Fuzhi stepped forward and stood up.

"The students would like to go with them." Liu Xiangke stood up in the matter.

"And me!"

"Go together, go together! Today, there are those who do not fight, and they will fight together......"

For a while, the crowd was indignant, and there were thirty or forty people who volunteered to stand up, most of them were middle-level civil officials below the fifth grade, with most of them being the imperial historians, Wang Fuzhi and Liu Xiangke as the two leaders, and everyone was headed by the two of them.

These civil officials have already figured out that the weapons of scholars are not knives and guns, but pens and mouths, but they are a hundred times more powerful than knives and guns. Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong committed a crime, but they did not raise the flag to rebel after all, which shows that they also recognized the status of Emperor Longwu and admitted that they were the courtiers of the Longwu court.

If Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong refuse to repent, they must rob Emperor Longwu, and everyone has fulfilled their duties as courtiers, and they can still be famous in the world in the future, so that they will be famous in history, and it is worth taking a little risk.

Wang Fuzhi looked left and right, found his friend Meng Zhengfa, and urged him to hurry up and ask for his life with his eyes.

"......" to go or not, Meng Zhengfa hesitated.

Yang Shen slapped Emperor Jiajing in the face back then, Emperor Jiajing followed the Taoist etiquette law, no matter how fierce the civil officials were, at most they were spanked with a court cane, but Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong were military leaders who killed people without blinking, these civil officials didn't understand this layer, and ran to them to chirp crookedly, in case they annoyed each other, they would immediately fall to the ground.

"Wechen is willing to go with Mr. Qiu Tao to strengthen his momentum."

At this time, two important ministers of the imperial court also stood up, Wen Anzhi and Tang Laihe.

Meng Zhengfa's eyes lit up, and he was about to step forward to keep up at that time, with these two bigwigs going together, the situation immediately changed again, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong were crazy, and they would not kill these prestigious old ministers of several dynasties, and the safety factor of this trip was greatly increased.

"No, neither of you can go. Mr. Tie'an is old, let you take such a risk, how can I bear it? Hearing that Emperor Longwu disagreed, Meng Zhengfa retracted his feet at the last moment.

"The lord humiliated the ministers to death, and the old man also has a white head, and he is unwilling to live behind the Duke of Qiutao, so please fulfill Your Majesty!" Wen Anzhi was different from other impassioned civil officials, the expression on his face was very calm, and he casually joked with Chen Zizhuang, but his tone was firm and his mind had been decided.

“…… In that case, I will work hard for Mr. Tie'an to make a trip. Emperor Longwu sighed softly. is different from Chen Zizhuang, who is as hot as fire, Wen Anzhi is pragmatic and low-key, impartial in the court, not party or group, and Chu Xun is not too stiff, with him mediating and persuading in the middle, he is a little more sure that he can persuade Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong and stabilize the Chu army.

We must stabilize the Chu army!

Emperor Longwu now has no choice but to pin his hopes on Chen Zizhuang and Wen Anzhi, no matter what method they use, as long as they can delay for a few days, Liu Fangliang's Qin Wang army will arrive.

With Tang Laihe and Wen Anzhi taking the lead, other important ministers of the court also stepped forward one after another, asking to go with Chen Zizhuang, and even He Wuyu, who had other considerations at the beginning, also stood up, there was no way, if he was still shrinking back at this time, he would be regarded as a cowardly and cowardly person by others, and he would become the target of "those who do not fight today, and they will fight together".

Emperor Longwu thought twice and agreed to He Wuyu's request.

He knew very well that no matter how righteous and awe-inspiring these civilian officials were, they looked like they were sacrificing their lives for righteousness, but in essence, this was a negotiation with the rebels, and it was an unequal negotiation between the soldiers and the soldiers.

To put it bluntly, Chen Zizhuang is relying on his status and reputation, selling an old face and talking to Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong about conditions, in case the other party does not give him face, all plans will be in vain, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, simply add He Wuyu, the weighty cabinet chief, so that Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong have to have scruples, put away their knives and guns, and sit down to reason.

As for Tang Laihe, the leader of the imperial party, he was the most trusted civil official of Emperor Longwu, and he still needed to keep him by his side and preside over the situation.

Seeing that the lineup of the "envoy group" is getting stronger and stronger, the other civil officials no longer hesitate, and they stepped forward to ask for their orders together, and went to help several bigwigs wave their flags and shout, standing and cheering, Emperor Longwu selected more than a dozen people to join, including many high-ranking officials such as Liubu Jiuqing, Meng Zhengfa finally took the last train under the strong recommendation of several friends.

This feeling is really refreshing!

After Meng Zhengfa took this step, all his worries and worries were left behind, and he only felt full of pride and ambition, no wonder the predecessors of the Donglin Party liked to be spanked by the emperor's court staff so much, it turned out that this feeling of not being afraid of violence and challenging power was the way of the sage's disciples, and suddenly, Meng Zhengfa felt that he had become more powerful than ever, and his whole body was full of strength.

"Tan Xiao, Zhou Guodong, you two rebels are waiting, a certain Meng Zheng sent it!"

Now that it has reached this point, Emperor Longwu simply did it to the extreme, and ordered someone to invite the white-haired King Zhou and his fellow brother Tang Wang to add two more bargaining chips to the envoy group, so that a group of bigwigs came to the door, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong couldn't fight or scold, and they would definitely be messed up.

Everything was arranged, King Zhou, King Tang and He Wusu and others left, and Emperor Longwu ordered someone to secretly summon Yin Xi and personally hand over the young prince to him.

"If I fall in the chaos of the army, I should escort the prince to Nanjing and leave Wang Kefan alone."

Wonderful!