In Yang Chengzu's memory, King Ning's rebellion was not a great rebellion in the history of the Ming Dynasty. It's nothing more than a rebellion that doesn't know whether it's alive or dead, and it's just a rebellion that jumps over the wall. From beginning to end, it was the word death, and in front of the imperial army, there was no effective resistance at all, and it was beaten to the ground.

So in his mind, he didn't take this rebellion seriously, and he never thought about the direction of the war. Come to think of it, this is a war that is won, what is there to worry about. But listening to Zhang Rong's words, why does this battle situation seem to be not very beneficial to the imperial court?

Because the difference between the two levels is too much, the information he is in contact with is not the same level, and Zhang Rong does not hide it, and tells him what he knows. "I can't believe the things in the Tang newspaper. It was written for the following and used to calm people's hearts. It is said that you are a hundred households, and you shouldn't know this, but this official believes you and knows that you will not be a rebel against the court, so I dare to tell you these things. Listen to me, the battle in the court is not very good now. In Jiangxi, several battles were lost in a row, and now the officers and troops are either unable to mobilize or have been dispersed. Only a few cities such as Anqing and Yuanzhou have not been lost, and the rest have fallen in large areas. The rebels recruited troops and bought horses, and their momentum is growing stronger, and now they have claimed to have 300,000 soldiers, and they will sweep through Zhejiang and attack Nanzhili, as if they are going to become a trend. ”

At the beginning, everyone would think that King Ning was a rabble, and he was not able to fight against the imperial army, and at this time, there was nothing to worry about in public opinion. But now that King Ning has won one victory after another, he has repeatedly defeated the official army, and public opinion has become a little unreliable. Many people began to say that there were a few auspicious places in Nanchang, or that Jiangxi was kingly.

This kind of thing can only be regarded as a joke to Yang Chengzu's ears, and the Son of Heaven has a strong horse and a strong horse, what does it have to do with auspicious and ominous. But the problem is that this era is an era of collective belief in the occult, and an earthquake may also lead to the resignation of a senior official, spreading such rumors, obviously fighting for the legitimacy of King Ning.

"Thousands of households in Jiangxi brocade have been thieves, and there are thieves in our brocade. In the court, there are also spies who secretly communicate with the vassal king. There are some court arrangements, and the thieves already know about it. Moreover, there are some instruments made by the imperial court, and the thieves also have them, and some Tang reports even say that the instruments in the hands of the thieves are sharper than those of the officials and soldiers. ”

"The Heavenly Family now wants to take the royal expedition in person, and all the ministers in the court are admonishing him, and there is a lack of money and food, so he has not been able to make the trip. But I don't think it will take too long, and it will be time for the Heavenly Family to leave Beijing. First, we must do our duty, and secondly, we must come up with our own means, if the heavenly family passes through Henan, we must let Banzai see the brilliance of our brocade clothes. ”

When he said this, his eyes became more and more bright, "This official sits in this position, in fact, it is difficult to be promoted." I was born in the regimental camp, and I am not very suitable to be in charge of Jinyi, but I want to take advantage of the time when I am a thousand households in Henan to build the Henan Jinyi Guard into the first guard in the Ming Dynasty, Beijing, and thirteen provinces. In front of Banzai's eyes, a name can be left. In the future, I can go back to Beijing to retire, but in the Henan Thousand Households, there should be a few talents to contribute to the imperial court. ”

"Chengzu, you are the first person that the old man values, otherwise, I won't say these words to you. You also have to do my errand for me beautifully, and in the future, I will protect you in front of Banzai, and it will not be difficult for me to go to Beijing to be an official in the court. Henan's industry, I will let people help you watch it, and ensure that no one can take it away. ”

His words can be called heart-to-heart, Yang Chengzu was moved in his heart, and knelt down on the ground for the second time and said: "Thank you for the cultivation of Chitose, Yang Chengzu has been doing his best since he died." ”

His remarks are basically equivalent to taking refuge in Zhang Rong's door and claiming to be Zhang Rong's doorman. Although this old man may not have any future from the perspective of the future, but if there is no such expression of this cultivation, it will be too chilling.

Zhang Rong also laughed and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this, get up and talk." He also instructed: "Those things I just said, even if it is your wife and concubine, you should not say it, it will have too much impact." Although we in Henan are far away from the war, it is difficult to say where we will go in the future. If Ning Fan really seized the source of money like Zhejiang, this battle would have been fought. We are in Henan, we don't have to go into battle to tear up, as long as we do one thing, that is, to stabilize people's hearts and stabilize the overall situation. To make the people firmly believe that the court will win, and the Ning clan will die, what they are most afraid of now is that someone will follow and cause chaos, then the court will really be passive. ”

"Chitose rest assured, the subordinates should handle this matter properly. Speaking of which, the imperial court and the Ning Domain, after all, are in the same corner of the overall situation, even if there is a small setback at the beginning, they will be able to win in the future. It's like two people betting against each other, our gambling book is much more generous than his, and he can bet on a number of wrong treasures, but he can't bet on one wrong treasure. As long as he is wrong once, it is a situation that cannot be turned over. No matter how you look at it, we have won. ”

"That's what I said, but whether that's the case or not, that's only to be known after fighting. If Ning Fan really went down to the capital, it would be hard to say. But I only say this kind of thing to you, and I have never mentioned it to others, so don't talk nonsense. We can't manage these things in Henan, so we can only hope that Anqing will stay a little longer and buy a little more time for the imperial court. ”

The capital he said refers to Nanjing, where the Ming Dynasty accompanies the capital. If King Ning conquered Nanjing, his integrity would have a much greater impact than the question of the ownership of Nanjing.

Once he ascended the throne in Nanjing, he was likely to have the righteous name of confronting Zhengde, and at that time, no one would say that the position of the provinces was good, and if a few provinces were attached to King Ning, no one could say the direction of this war.

Yang Chengzu determined that the history of this time and space has undergone major changes. For example, Zhengde's royal driving expedition was originally very easy, but now it was actually dragged and could not be made. For example, it was less than two months before and after the rebellion of King Ning in history, and now it seems that I don't know how long it will take, and it seems that it is not very beneficial to me to continue to develop like this.

But the war is not something he can control, he can only take care of himself. Li Jiyin's attack on the lord, he mentioned it to Zhang Rong, and Zhang Rong naturally supported Li Jiyin

"When you are doing something, the old man personally goes to support the scene for you, and asks Li Jiyin to wear linen and filial piety for his father, and to bear the mourning spirit. The old man has the final say in the matter here, and if I give this attitude, the people below should know what to do. No matter whose path the Jiao family takes, he should also know that whoever the old man supports, who can take the post, I will see who can change this matter. ”

He called Qin Youlu again, and ordered in front of Yang Chengzu: "The old man asked you to make this general banner to watch this foundation for Yang Baihu, you have to know what to do and what not to do." I'll send you a word, Xiao Gui Cao Sui, don't move the law casually, and don't move people casually. If you do it well, the old man will give you a good future, if you don't do it well, be careful about the old man's military law. ”

Qin Youlu understands that this is to make himself a nominal seal protector. But the old uncle has this attitude, and Yang Chengzu is his top boss, what can he say? I had no choice but to say yes.

Yang Chengzu pretended to greet him a few words, thanked Zhang Rong for his kindness, and left another 300 taels of red gold as his subordinates' filial piety to the benefactor. When I returned home, I went to prepare for Li Xiong's funeral.

But as soon as the person entered the door, he saw Feng Jianhou looking left and right at the head of the door, as if he was waiting for someone. She is already a person in Yang Chengzu's room, and she doesn't shy away from it, Yang Chengzu pinched her face, "What a bold girl, what are you looking at here, is it waiting for the next generation?" ”

Feng Jian's face flushed, "The master bullies people...... It was my old lady who came, and the young lady was talking. Tell the slave and maid to wait for the master here, and let the master come back and speak. You better hurry up and invite over, the old lady may have something to do. ”