In July of the second year of Tianyou, the army of the three feudatories began to attack Jinling.

Before the attack began, the 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed here did not put up any resistance. Of these, 12,000 took refuge in the three feudatories, while the rest retreated north.

Most of the officials of the six ministries of Jinling and the officials of the Yingtianfu and other yamen fled, leaving only Liu Changfeng, the political envoy of Jiangsu, to lead more than 2,000 salt inspectors to resist.

Due to the outnumbered enemy and the huge disparity in strength, the entire army was wiped out in less than half a day.

Liu Changfeng was killed in battle, and the rest of the soldiers were also killed.

On July 18, the three feudal clans issued a proclamation to the world. Since the Emperor of Yuanheng, the Dade Dynasty has been accused of various crimes such as cruelty to loyalty and poisoning the people. accused Yuan Heng and the Son of Heaven today as a traitor, stealing the throne and becoming the lord of the world in vain.

Now the three feudatories are fighting against each other, just to support orthodoxy and save the people of the world from fire and water.

Call on people of insight in the world to rise up and follow suit, overthrow the Dade Dynasty, and establish a new unification.

The occupation of Jinling by the three feudatories and the issuance of this document are of great symbolic significance.

Militarily, it marked that the three feudatories had occupied half of the country.

Politically, it marked that the three feudatories had completely broken with the imperial court, publicly turned their faces, and officially declared a rebellion.

At the end of the article, three demands were put forward.

The first is to demand that the imperial court hand over the imprisoned family members of the three feudal clans.

The second is to demand that the imperial court hand over the murderers who framed and killed Zhongliang.

In the list of loyal and virtuous people they listed, there are six of the four kings and eight princes who were raided, that is, the Duke of Rongguo, the Duke of Ningguo, the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke of Zhiguo, the Duke of Liguo, the Duke of Qi and some other noble families.

Among them, the first is Wang Ziteng, in addition to Xiu Tonggui, Jia Yuanchun, the great eunuch Qiu Shi'an, Xia Bingzhong, Yang Kui and others.

Even Jia Min was included in the list of loyal and good by the three feudatories.

In the text, he praised the deeds of Wang Ziteng and Jia Min in pacifying Wendula and building Bukui, and complained about the unfair treatment they suffered.

accused Yuan Heng and Tianyou of being mediocre, and the traitors in the court.

As soon as this reason came out, many people were surprised.

If you look at it from this text, the three feudal clans and Wang Ziteng, Jia Min and others are simply a group.

The third and most central requirement of the text is to ask Tianyou to take the initiative to abdicate and follow Yao Shun. Zen gives the emperor the throne and lets the virtuous live there.

Otherwise, the soldiers will be pointed to the imperial capital and the puppet emperor will be captured.

At this time, the imperial capital had fallen into a state of panic and unease.

The people who fled back from the south regarded the imperial capital as their last hope of living in peace at this time, and poured into the imperial capital one after another.

Three days after the city gate was opened, it was found that more and more people were pouring into the imperial capital, and there was no sign of stopping, so the city gate was closed, and no new homeless people were allowed to enter the city.

Some residents of the imperial capital also tried to escape. However, after the city gate was closed, I couldn't walk if I wanted to.

So this strange scene was formed.

Those who fled from outside wanted to enter the city, and those who were in the city wanted to flee outside.

At the same time that the army of the three feudatories occupied Jinling, Han Tiankui raised troops in Ningguta and soon occupied most of the northeast. Half a month later, Shengjing was occupied.

Occupied Shengjing in half a month, and according to the itinerary, Han Tiankui raised troops from Ningguta, and almost did not encounter any strong resistance along the way.

Otherwise, he would not have arrived in Shengjing in such a short period of time.

Ten days later, some of Han Tiankui's men and horses attacked Shanhaiguan and faced the 20,000 troops of the imperial court in Shanhaiguan.

Since the accession of the Son of Heaven to the throne, the early dynasty has gradually faded down after a short period of excitement. Almost every day, there are ministers who suddenly do not come to the court.

However, since the capture of Jinling by the three feudatories, the early dynasty suddenly became lively.

The reason why it is lively is naturally because there are too many people.

There are suddenly more people for two reasons.

First, the ministers of the six ministries of Jinling came to the imperial capital, and many of them were qualified to go to the court.

Second, it can be ranked at the level of ministers of the court, which is lower than before.

The six servants who were not qualified to rank in the court class before can now go to the court to talk about things.

In the past, as soon as the emperor came in, the ministers immediately became silent.

Today, the Son of Heaven has already sat on the dragon chair, and the hall is still in chaos, and the emperor who used to be infinitely majestic now seems to have become dispensable.

"Silence, silence, silence."

Eunuch Zhou shouted three times before his voice gradually calmed down.

"Zhong Aiqing, what is the best plan for the traitors of the three feudatories?"

Tianyou said lazily.

In this way, in the past few days, he has been tired of talking. But now he had nothing else to say.

At this time, the ministers became like wooden men, expressionless and silent.

"Xiao Daozong, you have always loved to talk, tell me, what is the best plan now?"

"Back to the emperor, the world is peaceful, and the first thing to recommend is the rule of officials. If the officials in various places can keep in mind the responsibility of guarding the land and shepherding one side, then the trouble of the three feudatories can be naturally solved. I thought it was ....... ”

"Xiao Daozong, I remember what you said yesterday, right? The rule of officials should be rectified, but now that many magistrates can't even find people, who are you going to rectify? ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because of this that it needs to be rectified. These are extraordinary times, and the emperor ......,"

"Tobe, let's talk about it."

Tianyou interrupted Xiao Daozong.

"Your Majesty, the household department has nothing to do today."

Luo Musheng said, and kept muttering in his heart.

What else is there to play, now the treasury has long been empty. The officials' salaries are gone, and the military salaries are gone.

The taxes in various places are no longer paid, so what do you want me to tell you? If you don't like to hear it, why bother to be boring.

"When will the taxes be paid?"

"We are stepping up the collection, but it is difficult to raise all of them for a while, and I am afraid it will take some time."

"After I go back, step up the urging and make sure to raise the military salary."

"Obey."

Alas, it's all this time, who will pay you?

"Li Yuan of the Ministry of War, when will the divisions of the Qin Kings from all over the country arrive in the imperial capital?"

"It's a day and night journey, and it will be there in a few days."

"You said that ten days ago, even if you are traveling day and night, it should have arrived a long time ago, right? Why hasn't anyone come yet? ”

"Back to the emperor, it is the rainy season now, the roads are muddy, the bridges are mostly washed out, the rivers are rising, and the river cannot be crossed for a while, and the road may be delayed."

"How many people can come this time?"

"About 300,000."

"You said yesterday that you could come with 500,000, why is there less than 200,000 today?"

"There are bandits in various places, and in order to maintain the local situation, it is difficult to mobilize so many troops and horses. Don't worry about the emperor, as long as there are 300,000, it is enough to guard the imperial capital. In time, the traitors of the three feudatories will be wiped out. ”

"Li Yuan, do you have any good strategy for retreating from the enemy?"

"Your Majesty, a soldier, and a treacherous. The division is famous, the benevolent are invincible, the soldiers are impermanent, the water is impermanent, one is prosperous, then it declines, and the third is exhausted. Pay attention to the right time, place and people. The three feudatories will kill themselves if they do many injustices, please don't worry, your majesty. ”

"According to what you mean, if you don't need to fight, the three feudatories will naturally die down and Mingjin will withdraw its troops?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister didn't mean that. When the time comes, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and the ministers will personally go into battle to kill the enemy and repay the emperor's kindness with death. ”

Li Yuan behaved impassionedly and regarded death as home.

As for how to resist the attack of the three feudatories, I didn't say anything about it.

"Hou Xiaolian, tell me, how are the soldiers and horses doing?"

Tianyou turned to Hou Xiaolian.

Hou Xiaolian is currently serving as the right attendant of the military department, responsible for the training of the new army.

This position is the position that Yuan Heng Tianzi had to recall Jia Min before his death.

"Your Majesty, the 500,000 new army is already waiting for the day, and they will come as soon as they are called."

"You said it was 500,000 before, but now that Jiangnan has lost half of the country, will there be 500,000? Before, he ordered Shui Rong to inspect the training of soldiers, and he replied that in military training in various places, there are many false reports and false claims, empty salaries, and empty salaries abound, and the so-called military training is just taking the opportunity to ask the court for silver, what is your explanation for this? ”

"Back to the emperor, Shui Rong exaggerated and confused the public. As a matter of fact, there are more than 500,000 troops trained in various localities, and in the past month, the number of people reported by various localities has increased by another 200,000. ”

"Another 200,000? Where did so many soldiers come from? ”

"Back to the emperor, the three feudatories have acted perversely, and people and gods have been angry. The righteous people of the world have risen up one after another. The heroes of the rivers and lakes, the heroes of the green forests, the squires from all over the country, and the wealthy businessmen and giants have formed regiments and exercises, determined to fight to the death with the three feudatories. The best thing is that they train their troops, and they all pay their own money, without the salary of the imperial court. ”

"You really don't want the court to pay for it?"

"Yes, the minister has told them that they should raise their own money."

"Okay, it's good not to ask the court to pay for it. Zhong Aiqing, what do you think of what the three feudatories said, the cruelty of loyalty and goodness? ”

The ministers also understood the previous topics, but they were all empty talk. Speaking of which, it is just a matter of discussing but not deciding, and never doing it. Arrogantly discuss, and obediently listen.

Regarding the cruelty of the faithful, it is more sensitive.

The six princes who were confiscated, including Wang Ziteng, basically belonged to the Xungui group.

Everyone actually has their own opinion on the eradication of these people.

Although there will be some lawlessness in each family, it is really not the right time to raid them at this time.

What's more, it is particularly ironic that this matter was brought up by the three feudatories.

Wang Ziteng has always been an enemy of the three feudatories, and Jia Min has never had anything to do with the three feudatories. Now that Sanban is actually complaining about them, how can it not be strange?

However, many people who are currently in the court have always had close contacts with the three feudatories. Now to ask these people to discuss how to deal with the three feudal clans is ridiculous to think about.

In the text, the three feudatories accused the court of being traitors, and it happened to be these people who were currently in power in the imperial court.

What is the intent? What exactly does San Francisco want to do?

At this time, you should be careful when you speak, otherwise, you may offend someone.

"Your Majesty, the so-called cruelty of the three feudatories is purely reversing black and white, and wantonly slandering the emperor and the ministers of the court."

Sun Tongren came out of class to speak.