Chapter 140: Finally Made This Decision (Third Watch)
In the middle of winter, the weather is cold.
A piece of news spread from the south to the capital.
The logistics grain and grass of the Northern Army were burned by the enemy army.
Because the grain and grass were burned, the offensive that originally destroyed the ancient decay slowed down in an instant.
The princes, kings, soldiers and horses, who had reached the end of their rope, were able to breathe.
When the news reached the court, the court was shocked and the whole court was in an uproar.
What do the soldiers and horses responsible for logistics food and grass do?
It was able to make people feel around them, and they also burned the grain and grass.
The most hateful thing is that not even a single shadow of the arson was caught.
The grain and grass were burned, and the already clear war, and even the war that was about to end, suddenly became more variable.
In the past six months, Emperor Yongtai, who is accustomed to smooth sailing, is even more pale.
"Jin Wuwei listened to the order, took my edict, went to the army, and sent all the officials in charge of grain and grass to prison."
Jin Wuwei was overjoyed.
This is a big case!
What is the value of Jin Wuwei's existence?
Leave a name in history?
Wrong!
Instead, as a cool official, he set off a big case, killed the officials, princes and nobles of the world into a river of blood, and cast the name of Jin Wuwei Hehe.
As for his life and death, whether he will be cooked by the emperor's rabbit and dog, he doesn't care at all.
Leave a life, kill officials, kill nobles, and kill the royal family. Even if he was finally divided by five horses, he would have died well.
Behind the infamy, don't care.
It can be said that Jin Wuwei is a group of crazy people from top to bottom, and there are few normal people.
The vast majority of Jin Wuwei will take it as their responsibility to kill officials, princes and nobles, and handle big cases.
Generational succession.
Basically, no Kim Wuwei can get a good death.
But it can't scare generations of Jin Wuwei, let alone stop their enthusiasm.
This is a group of fanatics who are desperate for the sake of the prestige of Kim Wuwei, a group of beings who are more terrifying than terror and molecules.
was targeted by Jin Wuwei, and he really could only consider himself unlucky.
But......
Immediately, some courtiers stood up against it.
"Your Majesty think twice!"
"The war is at a critical moment of victory or defeat, and substitutions are a big taboo."
"It's better to write down their charges first, and then settle them one by one when the war is over."
"Your Majesty did not give an order, ordering them to make meritorious contributions, raise grain and grass as soon as possible, and solve the problem of insufficient grain and grass."
"The princes and kings are already at the end of their rope, and the northern army only needs to fight with one blow. Your Majesty, what matters now is to end the protracted war as soon as possible, and to strive for a tax collection in the south next year. As for the logistical baggage officials, they can be investigated at any time, but they are not in a hurry at this moment. ”
Wenchen military generals, all courtiers opposed the emperor sending Jin Wuwei.
Jin Wuwei, a vicious dog, is still tightly chained and put in a cage is more reassuring.
Once this vicious dog is released, who knows how big an earthquake it will cause, and maybe it will implicate the bigwigs in the court.
Many of the army's logistical and heavy officials are civil servants, and some of the military generals' family members.
This is a fat difference, so naturally you have to install your own people to serve it, and make a fortune by the way.
Now that something has happened, the emperor wants to ask for the guilt, and it is very likely that he will be implicated.
In any case, Jin Wuwei must be prevented from leaving Beijing.
The military generals of Wenchen were bitter and serious, so they almost cried bitterly, pulling and pulling, they must stop the emperor and not allow the emperor to go his own way.
Emperor: "......"
I feel so hard to be an emperor!
Kim Wuwei: MMP.
This group of courtiers wanted to prevent Jin Wuwei from making great achievements.
They are the enemies of the Golden Guard.
In Jin Wuwei's lifetime, he must overthrow this group of courtiers.
In the end, under the pressure of the court, Emperor Yongtai withdrew his life and continued to tie Jin Wuwei to prevent them from going out of Beijing to handle the case.
The army's logistics were heavy, and Emperor Yongtai issued a decree to reprimand them, ordering them to make meritorious contributions.
If there is another situation where the grain and grass are burned, one will be counted as one, and all of them will come to see each other.
Emperor Yongtai made a step, and the courtiers were also very interested.
After the court meeting, the courtiers mobilized their families or made friends to seize the time to gather food.
Hurry up and settle this matter, and let the northern army quickly overthrow the princes and kings, this is the big thing!
Overturning the princes and kings, the benefits are great.
A little bit of food is nothing compared to the benefits in hand.
In this world, the court is poor, the emperor is rich, and the family is richer.
Usually, from the emperor to the family, all are iron roosters who do not pull out a hair.
It is only when the interests are at stake that they will be generous.
……
A fire burned all the grain and grass, and also burned the courage of the princes and kings to start over.
However, not every prince had the courage to start over.
The king of Dongping was terrified.
The army was stationed on the riverside, and the cold wind was bleak, and he felt cold, and the cold in his bones was cold.
He said to Mr. Ji: "If it weren't for this fire, this king would probably have become a prisoner of the Northern Army." ”
Mr. Ji comforted him, "Lord Wang is calm!" Things are not as serious as the prince expected. ”
"The Northern Army is about to hit the doorstep, and it is not serious. Mr. Ji, you don't speak rigorously! What the king needs now is not comfort, but a way to escape. ”
Mr. Ji frowned, "Did the prince admit defeat?" Willingly? ”
King Dongping looked at the surging river, "There's nothing unwilling." Admitting defeat is not what the king wants. However, the war was unfavorable, and the king only followed the trend. You quickly think of a way for this king, how can you save your life and preserve your strength? ”
Mr. Ji was worried.
He was really worried.
"Students don't dare to deceive the prince, it's easy to save their lives, but it's difficult to protect their strength. Why did the emperor kill the princes and kings of the world, it was nothing more than to recover the fiefdom. The loss of fiefdom means that the prince has no taxes, no land and financial resources to raise soldiers. In the end, the prince was left with an empty title and no real power. Like pigs and dogs, they are slaughtered by the emperor. ”
Yes?
King Dongping was frightened by Mr. Ji's words.
The slightly obese body, at this moment, is so weak and helpless.
King Dongping grabbed Mr. Ji's hand, "Mr. save this king." ”
"Don't worry, the students will do their best to plan for the prince. The students thought that if the prince didn't want to fight, he would decisively withdraw from the war. ”
King Dongping asked eagerly: "How can this king withdraw so that he can retreat beautifully?" ”
The corners of Mr. Ji's mouth twitched.
He wanted to say, don't think about it if you retire beautifully, you should be thankful if you can save your life.
But looking at the eager and pitiful eyes of King Dongping, Mr. Ji couldn't bear to hit the other party.
He only said: "The prince wants to withdraw from this war, and the only way now is to surrender and surrender to the northern army." Let the northern army tie up the prince and enter Beijing to ask for guilt. In this way, the prince is an example, and the emperor will definitely not kill the prince. ”
King Dongping was stunned, his lips trembled a few times, "You actually let this king surrender?" ”
Mr. Ji stomped his feet, anxious, "Lord Wang, when is this?" I didn't want to be settled by the emperor, so I beheaded the public, and surrender was the only way out. Unless, the prince is determined to fight to the end, take his subordinates, give up his fiefdom, and continue to go south. Tossing deep into the mountains and dense forests, recuperating, and perhaps still having a chance to survive. ”
King Dongping's face changed, and he hesitated and struggled in his heart.
Give up the fiefdom, go south, live in the mountains and dense forests, be a figure like a toast, and live in the world.
Is this the life he wants?
King Dongping did not have grand ambitions in his heart, nor did he have the perseverance and ambition to try his courage.
He was born rich and enjoyed for decades, and now let him go into the mountains to endure hardships and live a life like a savage, which makes people shudder just thinking about it.
On the contrary, he is a prisoner of the emperor's ranks, with food and drink, except that there is no freedom, and the glory and wealth should probably be kept.
"You make this king think again!"
"The prince must make a decision as soon as possible, if it is too late, I am afraid that someone will take the lead."
"What do you mean, there will be other princes and kings who choose to surrender."
Mr. Ji said solemnly: "Looking at the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the princes and kings surrender. It's not the prince, it's someone else. If it weren't for that fire, which burned too quickly, the war would have entered the final stage. ”
King Dongping nodded, "What you say is reasonable. I don't know who burned the fire, but I asked several people, but they neither admitted nor denied it. None of these treacherous villains are trustworthy. ”
"No matter who set the fire, it always gave the prince a chance to breathe. The prince must make up his mind as soon as possible and don't miss the opportunity. ”
Mr. Ji tried hard to persuade him.
The king of Dongping thought about it, and finally summoned his sons to discuss together.
The battle, fought until now, not surprisingly, they were defeated.
They were no match for the Northern Army.
The Northern Army is also worthy of the title of the strongest army in the world.
In front of the northern army, the princes and kings really have no chance of winning except for the large number of people.
It's infuriating, but it's helpless.
"The son listened to his father, and the father said to surrender, and the son led his army to surrender."
The second son, Xiao Xun, spoke very opportunistically, did not take ideas, and only listened to orders.
The eldest son, Xiao Guo, said: "My son thinks Mr. Ji's words are reasonable. Either fight to the death and enter the high mountains and dense forests to preserve your strength. Either we will surrender before the other princes and kings can react.
The battle has been fought until now, and the initiative is no longer in our hands. It's no longer that we say we can fight when we want to fight and stop when we stop. The initiative in the war has fallen into the hands of the Northern Army.
The son heard that the family was raising grain and grass to help the northern army win the princes and kings of the world. Once the food and grass are ready, the northern army will break through our defense line with the momentum of destroying the ancient and decaying. Moreover, the Northern Army is adapted to fighting in winter, and our soldiers lack drills and lack combat strength in winter. The defensive line, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold it for three days. ”
Mr. Ji added: "The morale is insufficient, and when the northern army comes, I'm afraid it won't take three days, but one or two days will be enough to break through our defensive line." The prince should make up his mind as soon as possible! ”
Everyone waited for the king of Dongping to come up with an idea.
King Dongping took a deep breath, "You all agree to surrender, since this is the case, we will surrender to the northern army." ”
The decision was finally made, and everyone's hearts were finally put into practice.
King Dongping sighed tiredly, he was a little unwilling.
I always feel that maybe I can struggle again.
But reason told him that if he struggled, he might not even be able to save his life.
That's it, that's it.
The battle, fought until now, there is nothing unwilling.