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Because Lu Zhongqian, as a prince of the dynasty and a member of the military cabinet, had a prominent status, in order to avoid causing panic in the court and the people, he was overthrown by Xuande when he left the capital, and announced to the public that he was ill and recuperating at home.

With Li Jun's denunciation and the official document of the Shandong political envoy reporting to the Han King conniving at his subordinates to loot everywhere, the rebellion of the Han King has been undoubted, and at the same time as the government and the opposition are shaken, many ministers have written to Emperor Xuande, asking Emperor Xuande to send troops to quell the rebellion.

To everyone's surprise, Emperor Xuande did not send an army, but asked Hou Tai, a lieutenant in the chamberlain, to bring a letter from him.

Li Yuntian knew very well that the battle between Emperor Xuande and the King of Han could not be avoided, and the reason why Emperor Xuande wrote a letter to the King of Han was to persuade the King of Han to make the final persuasion and try to avoid the war and chaos, and secondly, to stand at the height of righteousness and do his duty to the King of Han.

Therefore, Li Yuntian had already begun to prepare for war, and had helmets and armor transported from the military department and distributed them to the students and martial arts instructors of the martial arts hall.

Once Emperor Xuande sent troops to quell the rebellion, then the students and martial arts instructors of the martial arts hall will go out with the army, this kind of actual combat experience is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, which can make everyone learn a lot of things that the martial arts hall cannot teach.

The armor that Li Yuntian transferred this time was mainly scale armor, that is, armor decorated with iron pieces on his clothes, which was not only cheap in cost, simple in making zuò, but also very good in terms of protection.

Most importantly, the weight of the scale armor is only more than 20 catties, which can not only protect the body, but also do not affect the battle, killing two birds with one stone.

In fact, Li Yuntian prefers chain mail, chain mail is also called chain mail, sometimes referred to as chain mail, with small iron rings to form a long coat with a hood, put on the outside of the clothes, the weight is almost borne by the shoulder, can protect against the attack of sharp weapons such as knives, guns, swords and spears, and can also effectively defend against bows and crossbows. [32615671 Ruling the Ming Dynasty Ruling the Ming Dynasty] 326 Ruling the Ming Dynasty 329

Unfortunately, chain mail is expensive to build, the process of making zuò is complicated, it is not suitable for large-scale implementation in the army, and the maintenance is very troublesome, and those iron rings will rust once they encounter water or in the "damp" humid air.

During the Crusades, the heavy armor worn by the nobles and knights had to be protected by a layer of chain mail with a hood, and the heavy armor and chain mail had to be maintained by special servants, which was very troublesome.

In addition to the scale armor, Jiangwutang also got several fish scale armors from the military department this time.

Although there is only one word difference between scale armor and fish scale armor, in reality there is a world of difference: scale armor is a light armor with iron plates on clothing, while fish scale armor is a heavy armor wrapped in iron armor with scales, which has strong protective "sexual" ability.

Due to factors such as the high cost of construction and the complexity of the system, only high-ranking military attachés could be equipped with fish scale armor, and the rest of the military attachés and soldiers could only be equipped with armor such as scale armor.

As the chief instructor of the Lecture Martial Arts Hall, Li Yuntian was assigned a brand-new fish scale armor, and the two deputy chief instructors also got one each, and only three people in the entire Lecture Martial Arts Hall were qualified to wear the fish scale armor.

In order to clarify the identity and rank between the trainees and the instructors, Li Yuntian had epaulettes, armbands, and seniority cards added to the armor, so that everyone could know their rank while wearing armor, so that they could easily command in battle.

The students of the lecture hall had already heard that the king of Han was going to rebel, and now that Li Yuntian had issued helmets and armor, he immediately realized that the lecture hall would participate in the war to quell the rebellion of the king of Han, so they were full of enthusiasm and ambition, and they all wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to make contributions like their ancestors.

However, contrary to the expectations of the students of the martial arts hall, the people of the capital were panicked because of the rebellion of the Han king, and an atmosphere of panic hung over the city.

More than 20 years ago, the Yan army of Emperor Yongle and the southern army of Emperor Jianwen fought a tug-of-war for three years in Beizhili and Shandong, killing and wounding millions of people, causing hundreds of people to die and their wives to be separated.

To this day, those elderly people in the capital still remember the scene when Li Jinglong led hundreds of thousands of troops to besiege Beijing.

If it weren't for Emperor Hong Xi's proper command, coupled with the cold weather, and the people in the city were united, then the city of Beijing, which had only more than 10,000 defenders, would have been breached, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The King of Han is famous, and has made countless great contributions in Jingjing, which is far from being comparable to Li Jinglong, and although Emperor Xuande has played hundreds of thousands of Beijing troops, it is still unknown whether he can be his opponent.

And once the King of Han besieges the capital, then the capital will be broken by it, don't forget that the King of Han was born and raised in the capital, and he knows the defense of the capital well.

If the capital is breached, it will be followed by the looting of the "rebellious" soldiers, and not only those big families will be unlucky, but the common people will also suffer. [32615671 Ruling the Ming Dynasty Ruling the Ming Dynasty] 326 Ruling the Ming Dynasty 329

Therefore, since the news that the king of Han was going to rebel, many high-ranking officials and dignitaries and famous businessmen in the capital began to arrange for their wives and children to leave the capital and take refuge in the south.

The people in the city also wanted to leave, but because they did not have the guidance of the government, they could not move an inch, so they could only stay in the capital and wait for the future fate, secretly praying that Emperor Xuande could win the war.

On the evening of August 12, Li Yuntian returned home, and Chen Ningning gave birth to a big fat son in the afternoon, so he had to rush back no matter what.

Due to the arrival of a new little life, the Li Mansion was full of joy and laughter.

In the next two years, the Li Mansion will add a few people one after another, becoming an out-and-out big family: Zheng Wanrou's day of giving birth is also in August, a few days later than Chen Ningning; Zhou Yuting, Lu Cao and Xue'er are also pregnant, and they will give birth next year.

After dinner, in the study.

"Master, do you know what my father did? My mother has been restless these days, and she doesn't think about tea and dinner. ”

Chen Ningning peeled an apple for Li Yuntian, who was flipping through the account books in the account room, hesitated after handing it to him, and asked with a worried expression.

When Zhou Zheng left, he didn't tell anyone that he was going there, and now that the rebellion of King Han has been confirmed, Li Yuntian's mother-in-law is naturally worried about Zhou Zheng's safety.

Zhou Yuting also cares about Zhou Zheng, after all, the King of Han is menacing this time, and if Zhou Zheng is sent by Emperor Xuande to fight against the King of Han, it will undoubtedly be very dangerous.

However, Zhou Yuting knew that what Zhou Zheng was going to do must be a military secret, otherwise it would be impossible not to tell her mother, so she hesitated just now, not knowing whether to ask Li Yuntian so as not to make Li Yuntian embarrassed, but she was really relieved not to go down to Zhou Zheng, and she was very conflicted in her heart.

"Lord Yuezhang has gone to chase after Wei Guogong." Li Yuntian could understand Zhou Yuting's mood at this time, took a bite of the apple in his hand, and said to Zhou Yuting with a smile while chewing, "Duke Wei Guo went to Taiyuan, and Lord Yuezhang was ordered by the emperor to serve as the commander-in-chief of Beizhili and sit in Zhending City. ”

"Wei Guogong went to Taiyuan?" Zhou Yuting was taken aback when she heard this, she thought like everyone else that Lu Zhongqian had gone to Le'an to defect to the King of Han.

"There are 100,000 defenders in Zhending City, as long as Lord Yuezhang can't hold out, Wei Guogong will be helpless." Li Yuntian nodded, and comforted Zhou Yuting with a smile, "Lord Yuezhang knows the importance of Zhending City, and he will definitely not fight hard with Wei Guogong." ”

"Master, is the martial arts also going to participate in this counterinsurgency?" Zhou Yuting breathed a sigh of relief, a hanging heart finally let go, defending the city is far safer than attacking the city, and then she thought of something and looked up at Li Yuntian.

"This is a rare opportunity to counterinsurgency, and I want them to learn from it what the martial arts hall can't teach them." Li Yuntian laughed when he heard this, "Don't worry, lady, it's not your turn to be a husband yet." ”

"My mother came to visit the fourth sister when she gave birth in the afternoon, and she told me privately that several aunts hoped that their son would stay in the capital this time." Zhou Yuting looked at Li Yuntian helplessly when she heard this, and the aunt in her mouth naturally referred to the noble wife who had a close relationship with Zhou Zheng in Beijing.

In order to show their support for Li Yuntian's martial arts hall, the nobles who were good friends with Zhou Zheng let their sons-in-law enter the hall one after another.

Now that the war with the King of Han is imminent, and Jiangwutang has put on a posture of going to war, several noble wives are reluctant to let their sons go to the battlefield, so they find Li Yuntian's mother-in-law, wanting Li Yuntian to be accommodating and avoid their sons from going to the battlefield.

"The people who can stay in the martial arts hall now are all good, I'm afraid that even if I want them to stay in the capital at that time, they won't want to do it." Li Yuntian laughed when he heard this, and took a bite of the apple in his hand fiercely, with a little smug in his smile.

He can fully understand the feelings of those noble wives, this favor can be given to them, but those students will not appreciate it, otherwise they will not only lose an excellent opportunity to study, but also will have a reputation for cowardice in the future and become a stain for a lifetime.

"Master, what method did you use to make them obedient, it is like a different person, those uncles and uncles in the capital are full of praise for you." Zhou Yuting also laughed, flashed her long eyelashes, and asked curiously.

Since the nobles in Beijing sent the children of their families to the martial arts hall, those children have gradually completed the transformation from a gentleman to a military attaché, not only with the basic qualities of a military attaché, but also become mature and sensible, eager to learn and progress, to the surprise of those nobles.

"Honor!" Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, and explained methodically:

"In the past, their lives were too comfortable, and they could be superior to others everywhere, and they treated them equally in the martial arts hall, and when they lost the privileges of the past, they would find that they were actually not better than those students who passed the martial arts examination, or even inferior to them, which had a kind of stimulation for them, so that they had to improve themselves and change themselves for the sake of honor."

"To tell the truth, looking at the capital, you are the only one who dares to drive those relatives and clan disciples out of the martial arts hall." Zhou Yuting nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Li Yuntian with a smile, Li Yuntian's toughness in the martial arts hall was shocking.

"It's a last resort for a husband, if you don't do that, what's the difference with the country's eunuch?" Li Yuntian smiled bitterly and shook his head, he didn't want to talk about Wutang like the Guozijian, a place where the children of the powerful in the capital mixed their qualifications