Chapter 528: The Alliance Under the City One

"Canal?" Zhu Houhuang seemed to wake up all of a sudden.

As the Grand Canal connecting the north and south of China, it has completely declined in modern times. But in the Ming Dynasty, the canal was a first-class important place, if the most prosperous place north of the Yangtze River is what? Needless to say, in addition to the Jingshi, it must be along the canal.

When Zhu Houhuang went south from Beijing, he observed the canal along the way.

Zhu Houhuang immediately ordered: "Transfer the boat from the coastal river upstream." and ordered Dongyong to send two more battalions north. ”

For a while, Zhu Houhuang felt that the mobile troops that could be drawn from Dongyong were only three battalions and 167 men. No matter how much Dongyong has, many places are difficult to control.

Zhu Houhuang has been running Dongyong for three years, and he is just running Dongyong out of a familiar place, and in Luzon, Kuching, Da Nang, Star City, Malacca and other places, if there is no heavy garrison, in an instant, I am afraid it will not be owned by Zhu Houhuang.

Therefore, even if you want to transfer troops from these places, you need to think in the long run. It's not like you can tune it.

Zhu Houhuang has a very clear estimate of his strength, and when the arrangements are made here and the troops are deployed, I am afraid that the dust in the Gyeonggi area will have already settled.

Just when Zhu Houhuang was here to deploy troops. Prepare to go north along the canal, when the land and water are flanked. Yang Shen looked at the Tianjin Acropolis from afar, and was stunned and didn't speak.

Left and right said: "Young master, go back and report to the master." ”

Yang Shen pondered for a long time, and finally let out a long breath and said, "No, I won't go back, you hurry up, go back, and report the matter here to your father." ”

"Young Master, what are you going to do?" The cronies around Yang Shen are all around, and the old men of the Yang family have watched Yang Shen grow up and care about Yang Shen.

Yang Shen said: "I want to go back and visit His Royal Highness King Yong." ”

"What? The young master must not, once the young master makes a mistake, how can the old slave explain to the master? ”

"I have made up my mind, and I don't need to say more, tell my father what I said, and he will naturally know what I mean." Yang Shen said.

What does Yang Shen mean? At all, he wanted to negotiate conditions with Zhu Houhuang and let Zhu Houhuang withdraw from the army.

No, Yang Shen showed weakness. Rather, Yang Shen knew that it was the Beijing regime now, and it was when Yang Tinghe was at his weakest.

Although Zhengde is not very serious as the emperor, there is one thing that he has not done wrong, that is, the power of the world's soldiers and horses is all in the hands of Zhengde, whether it is the Beijing camp or the border army, Zhengde's words are far more effective than the words of the cabinet bosses.

Yang Tinghe's wanton purge of Zhengde's cronies seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp, even so, Yang Tinghe's loyalty to the Beijing camp is not much believed, let alone the border army.

Moreover, since He Jin, a stupid man, when he was fighting for power and profit, he rashly led foreign troops into Beijing. Everyone has learned a lesson, and they will not summon foreign troops into Gyeonggi without authorization.

Yang Shen was also very worried, it would not be fun for these foreign troops to mutiny under the Jingshi City.

Therefore, Yang Shen estimated that the Jing Division was not capable of fighting recently, that is, before Yang Tinghe completed the integration of the Jing Division, because it was one thing to control the army in the camp, and it was another thing to control the army in the camp.

Yang Tinghe definitely did not dare to risk a mutiny in the army and send people to fight. Of course, there is no problem in defending the city. It's just that Jingshi is the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

There is no news here, it does not need to be a moment and a half. can spread the word to the world. If Yang Tinghe had just ascended the throne, he would have been beaten to the city of Beijing by the army, even though he could not break through the city. also slapped Yang Tinghe twice, seriously affecting Yang Tinghe's political prestige.

Therefore, Yang Shen still thought about it for a long time and persuaded Zhu Houhuang to withdraw from the army.

Yang Shen is not unsure of doing this, after all, Yang Shen's grasp of Zhu Houhuang's character and Dongyong's strength is still relatively accurate.

"Report to His Highness, someone claiming to be Yang Shen asking to see him."

"Yang Shen?" Zhu Houhuang repeated. I only felt a rush of anger rising to the sky, and said, "He still dares to come to see Lone?" Bring it on. ”

"Yes." The two guards listened to Zhu Houhuang's bad tone, and naturally changed their attitude towards Yang Shen.

After a while, Yang Shen was pushed down under the hall.

Yang Shen looked up and saw Zhu Houhuang and said, "His Royal Highness King Yong, is this the attitude towards the old man?" ”

Zhu Houhuang said coldly: "There are only enemies in front of you, and there are no old people." ”

The throne was missed, and Zhu Houhuang was angry and remorseful, but he didn't have much to complain about Yang Shen. Even if Yang Shen wanted to kill him, Zhu Houhuang had nothing to complain about.

Just like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were small at the beginning, but in the end, when the swords and soldiers met, I am afraid that there was not much resentment in their hearts. thought that political disputes were like this, but there was one thing that made Zhu Houhuang unable to let go for a long time.

That is the death of Zhengde.

How is Zhengde to Yang Tinghe? Zhu Houhuang understands very well, although he can't say that he is obedient, but he can be called the grace of knowing things. It's just how Yang Tinghe repaid him.

When Zhengde's bones were not cold, he destroyed all of Zhengde's hard work. Yang Tinghe's blow to the Ming Dynasty's military strength was better than that of Dayan Khan combined.

Yang Tinghe's actions reached Zhu Houhuang's ears, and Zhu Houhuang clearly judged that as a military force, the Beijing camp could be removed from the Ming Dynasty's armed sequence.

Maybe in the past year or two, there is still some combat effectiveness, but as the veterans who follow Zhengde grow old, the Beijing camp definitely doesn't even have the courage to fight.

Losing Jingying, the Ming Dynasty's rule over the world is the loss of an important link. led to a series of changes, such as the later generations of places to sit large, has been laid foreshadowing.

If this only makes Zhu Houhuang feel resentful, but the loss of another thing makes Zhu Houhuang even more unable to forgive the Yang father and son, that is, how did Zhengde die.

Yang Tinghe's statement that he had died of illness in the world was not convincing to Zhu Houhuang at all. Not only Zhu Houhuang, but also many people feel that Zhengde's death is too normal, and it is absolutely abnormal. The brain made up a lot of plots, and the rumors were flying all over the sky, and Zhu Houhuang was also suspicious.

Yang Shen said: "Okay, then the lower official will visit His Highness as a messenger, and the two armies will fight, and they will not be killed." Is this the hospitality of His Highness? ”

Zhu Houhuang was silent for a while and said, "Sit down." What's there to say? ”

Yang Shen got up and flicked the dust off his body, and sat down under Zhu Houhuang's head. said: "Congratulations to the lower officials, Your Highness has conquered Tianjin Wei and won the victory." ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Don't talk nonsense. Get to the point. ”

Yang Shen said: "It has been more than ten days since His Royal Highness left the capital division, and King Xing has been enthroned as the emperor and renamed Jiajing a few days ago, but I don't know if His Highness knows it?" ”

Zhu Houhuang snorted coldly and said, "I know." ”

How could Zhu Houhuang not know about such a major event as changing the yuan?

Yang Shen said: "The new emperor has already sacrificed to the ancestral gods, and the status of the monarch and the minister has been decided, so why should His Highness do useless struggles." Let's withdraw our troops and go back to Dongyong. ”

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the current Xingwang Zhu Houxi, no, Emperor Jiajing, is already the legitimate monarch of the Ming Dynasty. The status of the monarch and the minister is certain, and it will be extremely difficult to change it.

Of course, Zhu Houhuang now has the strength of Zhu Di at the beginning, and he doesn't care about this direct attack. It's a pity that Zhu Houhuang doesn't have this strength now.

How much strength and how much meat to eat, Zhu Houhuang is very sober. If this were not the case, Zhu Houhuang would give Yang Shen a big blow when he met.

It was precisely because Zhu Houhuang clearly realized the direct limitations that he left Yang Shen. He needed someone who could communicate with Yang Tinghe. If you can't knock a stroke in Daming, how can you face the hard work in the future.

Zhu Houhuang snorted coldly and said: "Becoming a king and defeating Kou, what's the big deal, Lone only needs to capture the Jingshi, how can they ascend the throne Lone can come again." ”

Yang Shen said: "It took more than 30 years for Chengzu to repair the city of Beijing, but it has not been completely perfected, and the city wall is extremely hard, even if it is Dongyong's artillery, it cannot be penetrated. It can be described as the solidity of a rock, and the lower official only asked His Highness, how sure are you of conquering Beijing City? ”

"This ---" Zhu Houhuang was speechless for a while.