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Chapter 331 - The Fourth Watch of the Imperial Driver's Expedition)

"Minister, Tiance Wei Baihu Chen Gang knocked on the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." About half a cup of tea later, under the gaze of the ministers of the Taihe Palace, a man in a six-rank military attache robe strode into the hall and knelt down to salute Emperor Xuande.

Tiance Wei was originally a garrison in the capital, and was later asked by the Han King from the Yongle Emperor to protect his palace, and it was the most powerful force in the hands of the Han King.

Chen Gang and Hou Tai entered the capital together, and then entered the Daming Gate together, but he was strictly inspected at the Chengtian Gate, so he was one step slower than Hou Tai and fell behind.

"Chen Baihu, what is the so-called matter that the King of Han sent you?" Emperor Xuande leaned upwards at Chen Gang's void, motioned for him to get up, and then asked silently.

"Your Majesty, the King of Han asked his ministers to bring a letter." Hearing this, Chen Gang took out an envelope from his arms, held it in both hands and said.

Emperor Xuande bowed slightly to Jin Ying, the eunuch who was standing in front of the dragon chair, and Jin Ying walked down quickly, took the letter from Chen Gang's hand, and then walked back to the dragon chair, ready to hand over the letter to Emperor Xuande.

"Read!" Seeing this, Emperor Xuande waved his hand at Jin Yingyi, signaling that he didn't need to take it, and at the same time said loudly, he knew that the ministers present must want to know what King Han said in the letter.

"Yes!" Jin Ying bowed to Emperor Xuande when he heard this, then took out a piece of paper from the envelope, opened it and read it in a frustrated manner. [32815671 ruling the Ming Dynasty ruling the Ming Dynasty] 328 ruling the Ming Dynasty 331

In the letter, the Han king not only claimed that Emperor Hongxi had violated the old system of the Hongwu and Yongle periods by awarding edicts and gifts to Wenchen, but also accused Emperor Xuande of not repairing the palace of the Southern Tour and wasting the people's fat and ointment, and blamed the matter on the fact that the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court did not assist Emperor Xuande.

At the same time, the king of Han also rebuked several ministers in the court as "traitors", the leader of which was Xia Yuanji, a veteran of the Five Dynasties and a scholar of the household department, and demanded that Emperor Xuande hand over these people to kill them, and threatened to send troops to guard the main road to Beizhili to prevent those "traitor" ministers from escaping.

Otherwise, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the King of Han will raise troops to the capital "Qingjun side" in accordance with the ancestral system customized by Emperor Hongwu.

Listening to it, the corners of Li Yuntian's mouth showed a trace of disdain, this letter from the King of Han was just an imitation of Emperor Yongle's "Jing Nan" army, but the reason was too far-fetched, and his spearhead was wrong, and Xia Yuanji should not be attacked.

Xia Yuanji went through the five dynasties of Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi and Xuande, served as the head of the household for many years, dedicated to the public, deeply loved by the ministers, and was once imprisoned by the Yongle Emperor because of the empty treasury against the Yongle Emperor's northern expedition, and was not released until the Hongxi Emperor ascended the throne.

Therefore, it is quite unwise for King Han to point the finger at Xia Yuanji, it is better to replace it with someone else, such as Lu Zhen, which may be more convincing.

In fact, the King of Han originally wanted to regard Lu Zhen as the thief leader of the court's "traitorous" ministers, but it is a pity that Lu Zhen died of drunkenness when presiding over the sacrifice to the Taimiao in July.

I have to say that the situation faced by the Han King and the Yongle Emperor was very similar, both of them rose to seize the throne at the beginning of their nephew's accession to the throne, but the opponents were completely different, the Yongle Emperor faced the indecisive Emperor Jianwen, and the Xuande Emperor was decisive.

"Alas, it seems that the King of Han is really the opposite, what are the countermeasures of all Aiqing?" After Jin Ying finished reading the letter, Emperor Xuande sighed helplessly, looked at the civil and military ministers in the main hall worriedly, and set the tone of the rebellion of the Han king, and then how to send troops to quell the rebellion.

"The minister recommended the crown prince Taibao and Yangwu Marquis Xue Lu to go to quell the rebellion." As soon as Emperor Xuande's words fell, Zhang Ben, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, came out of the ranks and sang loudly.

Zhang Ben was originally the right attendant of the Criminal Department, and had a very good personal relationship with Emperor Hong Xi, so after Emperor Hong Xi succeeded to the throne, he was promoted to the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and the head of the Nanjing Metropolitan Inspection Institute, and then stayed in the Beijing Division and Military Department to assist Chen Qia in handling the affairs of the Military Department.

When Chen Qia followed Chengshan Bowang Tongping to rebel, Zhang Ben actually acted as Chen Qia's authority and entered the military cabinet to participate in the relevant matters of the military cabinet.

Originally, among the nobles in the capital, the British Duke Zhang Fu and the Loyal Duke Zhou Zheng were the most suitable people to lead the army to quell the rebellion.

However, Zhou Zheng didn't know what was going on these days, and he was not in the military pavilion, and Zhang Fu had a close relationship with the King of Han, so Zhang Ben recommended Xue Lu, the Marquis of Yangwu.

Xue Lu had outstanding achievements and fought bravely during the Jingjing Dynasty, and because he had fought side by side with the King of Han many times, he knew the tactics of the King of Han in detail, and was the most suitable candidate for counterinsurgency among the nobles of the capital. [32815671 ruling the Ming Dynasty ruling the Ming Dynasty] 328 ruling the Ming Dynasty 331

In the queue of nobles on the right side of the main hall, Xue Lu's face couldn't help but change greatly when he heard this, and his eyes showed a look of embarrassment, although he did not agree with the Han King raising troops to rebel, but he had a friendship with the Han King in life and death, and it was really difficult for him to quell the rebellion.

"Your Majesty, the King of Han is fierce, you have to be the Emperor of the Imperial Palace!" At this time, a person walked out of the front end of the queue on the left side of the big point, it was Yang Rong, the second assistant of the cabinet, who said to Emperor Xuande in a deep voice.

To tell the truth, Yang Rong did not trust Xue Lu, in case Xue Lu defected, then the Ming Dynasty would be in danger, so it was the safest move for Emperor Xuande to go to quell the rebellion in person.

"Your Majesty is the king of a country, how can you be in danger." Subsequently, there was also a person in front of the queue on the right side of the main hall who walked out of the queue, it was the Taishi and the British Duke Zhang Fu, who arched his hand at Emperor Xuande and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead an army of 100,000 to crusade against the King of Han, and he will capture the King of Han and present it to His Majesty." ”

"Your Majesty, although the Taishi is brave and good at fighting, but this matter is related to the Ming Dynasty and the society, and His Majesty should still be recruited in person." When Yang Rong heard this, his eyes couldn't help but show a vigilant look, the relationship between Zhang Fu and the King of Han was well known, if he was used to lead the army, God knows what would happen.

Although Zhang Fu captured Mei Qing and gave it to Emperor Xuande, it can be guaranteed that this is not a bitter trick made by the King of Han and Zhang Fu, once Zhang Fu leads the 100,000 elites to the King of Han, the consequences are not conceivable.

"The road to quell the rebellion is difficult and dangerous, and the war is changing rapidly, and there may be a surprise attack by the enemy army at any time, if there is an accident in your majesty, how can you and I bear it?" Zhang Fu didn't know Yang Rong's thoughts, so he sneered and asked in a deep voice.

"If the king of Han cannot be pacified in a battle, and there will be small people who take refuge, then the king of Han will inevitably rise to a big position, and no one will be able to bear this heavy responsibility at that time." Yang Rong was naturally not to be outdone, and retorted coldly.

The more Zhang Fu wanted to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, the more Yang Rong doubted his motives, so the more he would not let him take charge of the army, just in case.

Seeing that the two were arguing, the Wenchen and the nobles in the main hall immediately joined the battle, and the Wenchen overwhelmingly supported Yang Rong, while the nobles all supported Zhang Fu, which evolved into a contest between the civil official group and the Xungui group.

Emperor Xuande saw that the two factions were arguing in the Taihe Palace, and they both had some reason, so after a deep sigh, he couldn't help but look at Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, Jin Youzi, Huang Huai and others, and several of them never opened their mouths to express their opinions.

In Emperor Xuande's view, although it was routine to send the nobles of the court to lead troops to quell the rebellion, there was no guarantee that the rebellion of the Han king could be quelled, so it brought an unimaginable and strict ending.

Although the imperial expedition increased the chances of victory, it could not guarantee his safety, and there was no guarantee that the King of Han would send people to carry out a surprise attack, which made Emperor Xuande in a dilemma.

"The minister is not talented, the prince of the sect is radically changed, and the crime deserves death!" Seeing that Emperor Xuande was looking at him, Xia Yuanji hurriedly took off the black gauze hat on his head, knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty to Zhanji.

"Aiqing has worked hard for Daming, what is the crime? What the King of Han said is just using you as an excuse, whether it is a blessing or a curse, and I am willing to share it with you. Emperor Xuande shook his head when he heard this, and ordered Jin Ying to help Xia Yuanji up

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what happened to Li Jinglong back then? If you want to deal with the King of Han, you have to go to the Imperial Palace! After Xia Yuanji got up, he groaned for a while, looked at Emperor Xuande and said loudly.

Xia Yuanji's words not only made Emperor Xuande's face change, but also made a "commotion" in the Taihe Palace.

More than 20 years ago, when Emperor Yongle was martyred in Tianjing, Emperor Jianwen sent the crown prince Taifu and Li Jinglong, the prince of Caoguo, to lead 500,000 southern troops to quell the rebellion, but they were killed by the Yan army and were defeated, and the guide zhì and the Yan army fell into a protracted war.

Not only that, when Emperor Yongle led his army to raid Nanjing City, Li Jinglong surrendered Kaicheng, so that Emperor Jianwen did not wait for the arrival of the army of King Qin from all over the country, and then lost the throne.

Li Yuntian heard the words and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, it seemed that Jiang was still old and spicy, and he hit the crux of the problem as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, the past can be learned, the rebellion can not be defeated, now the Han King is not stable, if His Majesty Xià royal drive to conquer in person, roll Jia Taoge to go, a drum can be pacified, this is the first sound has the heart to win people. If you order the generals to go on the expedition, I am afraid it will not be good. ”

Xia Yuanji saw that Emperor Xuande seemed to be hesitant, so he said in an orderly manner, clearly expressing his attitude and supporting Yang Rong's decision.

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" Xia Yuanji's voice lagged behind, Yang Shiqi stood up and said with his hand.

Subsequently, Jian Yi, Jin Youzi and others also went out to support Yang Rong.

With Yang Shiqi and others supporting Yang Rong, Emperor Xuande couldn't help but look at Li Yuntian in the crowd, Li Yuntian hurriedly bowed his head slightly when he saw this, in his opinion, Xia Yuanji was reasonable, if Emperor Xuande wanted to win this battle with the King of Han, he must drive the expedition in person, otherwise the consequences of sending those nobles would be unpredictable.

"In that case, I am determined to take the expedition in person!" Seeing Li Yuntian nodding, Emperor Xuande finally stopped hesitating and announced in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty, the King of Han is brave and unscrupulous, arrogant and unscrupulous, although there are a large number of people under his command, but they are the people who are temporarily forcibly recruited, and they are just a group of rabble that have been put together temporarily, His Majesty is the body of ten thousand gold, and he must not be in danger, and the minister can capture the King of Han as long as he leads 100,000 troops."

Zhang Fu couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, and hurriedly said to Emperor Xuande, "As a military general, if we can't share the worries of Your Majesty, we are really ashamed." ”

"Your Majesty thinks twice!" Hearing this, the nobles on the right side of the hall couldn't help but bow to Emperor Xuande and said in unison.

"The Taishi's good intentions have been understood, although you are enough to quell the rebellion, but since I have decided to conquer the rebellion in person, how can I go back on my word."

Emperor Xuande's brows furrowed slightly, and then said to Zhang Fu in a deep voice, it is related to the Jiangshan Sheji of the Ming Dynasty, how dare he have the slightest slackness.

Moreover, Emperor Xuande did not trust Zhang Fu in his heart now, and the more Zhang Fu wanted to lead troops to quell the rebellion, the more he would naturally not agree