After entering the capital.

Du Bian found that he was much more prosperous than the last time he left.

Although Liaodong is now in a big war, and it is a decisive battle of fate, so the capital has definitely entered the wartime economy, but the market is not depressed.

Not only that, but the mood of the population is very good, and it does not appear depressed and hopeless.

This is completely different from what Du Bian imagined.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose, Chitose!"

"Marquis Du Chang is waiting for Bandai!"

"Marquis Du Bian, Princess Ning Xue gave birth to a noble son early. ”

Along the way, when the patrolling army saw the prince and Du Yan, they immediately saluted neatly, and then looked at the prince with admiration and reverence.

The people on both sides of the street also chanted when they saw the prince and Du Chang.

Everything is the same as before, and the attitude of the military and civilians in the capital towards Du Bian is even more enthusiastic than before, as if Du Bian's killing of Wang Jianshu, the governor of Huguang, has not happened, as if Du Bian's killing of officials who went to the capital has not happened.

Not only that, but the prince's mental state has also changed a lot, he is full of self-confidence, and he is also heroic when he strides high.

The prince didn't mention the matter of Wang Jianshu, the governor of Huguang, and Du Chang didn't mention it.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, how is the battle situation in Liaodong?" Du Bian asked.

After all, this is a decisive battle related to the fate of the Daning Empire.

The prince smiled at Du Bianwen and said, "Du Bian, this matter is too big, after meeting my father, let's have a good chat." ”

Du Bian nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Then, the crown prince grabbed Du Bian's wrist and entered the palace.

The moment he entered the palace, the confident smile on the prince's face disappeared and became serious.

The deeper he went into the palace, the more solemn the expression on the prince's face became.

And the entire palace can no longer be described as heavily guarded, with three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry.

Every entrance is guarded by heavily armed samurai.

On every road, there are Ouchi guards patrolling back and forth.

The atmosphere of the entire palace was depressing and solemn.

This time I came to Yangshengzhai, a palace where His Majesty the Emperor took a little leisure, and there was also a small study in it.

At this time, the door of the health fasting was closed, and the guard at the door was the eunuch Yun Feng who Du Bian was familiar with, and the expression on his face was also very solemn.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Marquis Zhenxi. ”

The prince said outside: "Erchen took Du Bian, the marquis of Zhenxi, to meet his father. ”

After a few moments, the door to the well-being room opened.

The one who came out to greet him was still the old ancestor Li Lianting, and his gaze at Du Yan was a little complicated, and even full of blame.

After entering the health fast.

The first thing Du Yan saw was the emperor lying motionless on the bed.

At this time, he was completely thin enough to have a handful of bones.

The queen mother and the great master Ning Zongwu were trying to find a way to pour the ginseng soup and rice porridge from his mouth little by little.

And the whole process, the emperor barely reacted.

It's like a vegetative state.

And the queen mother was originally in her prime, but at this time she was already haggard, and most of her hair was white.

Even Grand Master Ning Zongwu's face was full of wrinkles.

Seeing Du Bian, the queen mother was stunned and said happily: "Child, you are here!"

Then, she shouted in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, Du Bian is here, Du Bian is here! He is not dead, he is back, and Du Bian, whom you miss the most, is back!"

The emperor seemed to tremble a little, but he still didn't come to his senses.

In an instant, Du Bian's eyes suddenly heated, and tears almost poured out.

"That night, you and Princess Ning Xue got married, and suddenly vomited blood from your mouth, there was no heartbeat and breathing, and life and death were uncertain. Grand Master Ning Zongwu said: "After that, Ji Lanting took you to the Northern Underworld Sword Sect, and His Majesty came back a little. But then came the news that you were thrown down the world rift by the Northern Hell Sect Master, and you were completely wiped out. When His Majesty heard this, he suffered a stroke and collapsed. ”

When Ning Zongwu said this, tears welled up and couldn't be stopped.

"I tried my best to save His Majesty's life, he never woke up again, although his eyes were open, his body would not move, and his eyes would not turn. ”

Sequelae of stroke, vegetative.

Du Bian rushed forward, grabbed the emperor's thin hand, and said with tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, I'm back, I'm back!"

The Emperor's eyes were still open, and he still didn't react at all.

Du Bian remembered everything the emperor had done to him before, and he trusted him unreservedly.

In order to make him a snow and be expelled from the house by the Du family, he directly knighted Du Chang.

When Baise City was in danger, the emperor did not hesitate to kill in the capital, creating the illusion of the rise of imperial power, and forcing the Marquis of Xuancheng to go south to support Du Bian.

Of course, in the end, the Marquis of Xuancheng instead became the enemy who attacked Baise City.

But the emperor has done everything he can in order to put an end to change.

After that, when Du Bian had not yet returned to a normal man, he just heard that he could recover, so he married Princess Ning Xue to him.

In this way, it can almost be regarded as a father and son.

Of course, what he didn't know was that in Princess Ning Xue's cave room, Du Chang vomited blood and fainted, and the emperor sent Li Lianting to put the prince under house arrest as soon as possible.

However, now he is in a vegetative state.

And he suffered a stroke after hearing the news of Du Bian's death and became a vegetative person.

Suddenly, Du Bian couldn't hold back anymore and cried bitterly.

The Emperor's body trembled slightly.

Then a line of tears slid down the corner of his eye.

When the queen found out, she was overjoyed, and said in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, look, Du Bian'er is back, and the Du Bian, who you miss the most, is back." ”

The emperor's tears welled up more and more.

He desperately tried to move his eyeballs, but couldn't.

The only reaction was to keep crying.

Du Yan asked in his head: "System, can I save Your Majesty? Can I save Your Majesty?"

The dream system said: "No, he is close to running out of oil, you don't want to open his craniotomy for surgery, it's impossible." ”

It's really impossible.

Before, the emperor had a parasite in his brain, so Du Bian could drill a hole and take out the parasite as quickly as possible.

And now the emperor is suffering from a stroke, cerebral hemorrhage.

His body was already extremely weak, and he was already living completely on his will, and if he had had a craniotomy, he would have died almost immediately.

Therefore, whether it was the Grand Master of Ning Zongwu or the queen, they did not open their mouths to let Du Bian save people.

Because everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor has his last breath left.

There are two reasons that can hold him down, one is Du Chang, and the other is the decisive battle between the fate of the Daning Empire and the Jurchen Empire.

Du Bian couldn't speak, just sat on the ground and held the emperor's hand with both hands.

The queen suddenly said: "Everyone go out and let Du Yan and His Majesty stay alone for a while." ”

Then, everyone retreated, and Du Yan and the emperor were left in the room.

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"Your Majesty, I knew that it would be absolutely impossible for you to order Wang Jianshu to go to Guangxi. ”

"You and I haven't really talked in depth, but you've seen everything. You know that the Daning Empire has rotted to the roots, so it needs to be completely subverted and changed. ”

"You gave me all the three southwestern provinces at that time, and you were worried that we would not have enough food, so you planned to give me Hunan as well. ”

"You said at the time, you said that Du Bian is a prince, that is, what happened to the princes, and the meat is rotten in the pot. ”

"Your purpose is to see if the three southwestern provinces, which are blank sheets of paper, can be revitalized. Can it be used as a test field to find another way of life and another development route for the Daning Empire. ”

"Therefore, you will not allow anyone to interfere with me, and you will give me all the power in the southwest. And you have asked me to show you all the New Deal programs, and I can feel your determination. Once the Southwest New Deal succeeds, once we win this decisive battle with the fate of the Jurchen Empire, you will promote the New Deal, completely cleanse the decay of the Daning Empire, rejuvenate it, and truly realize the revival of the Daning Empire. ”

"No matter how much resistance, no matter how much it costs, you will overcome all obstacles, just for a clear universe, only for the prosperity of the empire. ”

"You are in the center, I am in the place, the two sides join forces, and they are invincible. ”

"This is the tacit understanding between us, that's why you married Princess Ning Xue to me, just for what you said, the meat is rotten in the pot, just to completely realize the prosperity of the empire. ”

"The minister is also full of ambition to accomplish this eternal great cause with His Majesty. ”

"Many people don't understand, the righteous father doesn't understand, the Yuzhen County Lord doesn't understand, the Duke of Song Que understands, and Li Lianting's ancestor doesn't understand. They all blamed me in their hearts, thinking that I should not have killed Wang Jianshu, the governor of Huguang, and that I was doing this rebelliously to break with His Majesty. ”

"But I know that if Your Majesty were sober, you would definitely kill Wang Jianshu earlier than me. ”

"The New Deal is the common goal and hope of the two of us, and whoever stands in front of us has only one way, and that is death!"

"Many people say that I want to rebel, whose rebellion am I? I married your daughter, and the two of us are one, whose rebellion am I?"

After that, Du Bian's tears welled up again.

This time, he went on a killing spree and killed Wang Jianshu, the governor of Huguang.

The lord of Yuzhen didn't say it, and his father-in-law Li Wenyu didn't say it, but he blamed Du Yan in his heart, feeling that he was too domineering and despised the imperial power, and the same was true of the ancestor Li Lianting.

They were full of affection for Du Chang, but their understanding of the New Deal was not deep enough at all.

In this regard, on the contrary, Li Zhan and His Majesty the Emperor are Du Bian's confidants.

The father-in-law, Li Wenyu, and the county lord Yuzhen, just felt that Du Chang's new policy was nothing more than building factories and distributing land to the peasants. But I don't know that this is a complete subversion of the productive forces and production relations, this is a complete transformation of the entire empire, an earth-shaking change.

The stepfather was a genius in internal affairs, a super-first-class executor, but he was not a politician.

Li Zhan is.

Although the emperor is too benevolent, he still has the vision and mind of a statesman.

In the end, Du Bian put away his tears, clasped the emperor's hands and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not stop, there will definitely be a day when the empire will be prosperous!"

The emperor's hand trembled slightly, as if he had exhausted all his strength, wanting to respond to Du Bian.

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in another study.

The prince bowed deeply to Du Chang, more than ninety degrees.

"Du Bian, Lone is wrong, you forgive me!"

Du Chang's face trembled, and then helped him up.

The prince said: "At that time, your life and death were uncertain, and the Jurchen Empire had gathered a large army to fight with us for a war of the country. Therefore, the news that my father had a stroke and fell did not dare to leak it at all. ”

"Wang Jianshu and those hundreds of officials were also sent by me, because I am the prince of the prison country, so I issued an order in the name of my father. ”

Then, the prince smiled bitterly and said, "Du Bian, in fact, I don't know if I have done anything wrong in this matter until now. If I had to do it again, I might as well have chosen the same thing. ”

"If you are in the southwest, of course I will not send Wang Jianshu to it, let alone interfere in your new policy in the southwest. But...... You were thrown down the world rift by the Northern Hell Sect Master, and everyone thought you were dead, otherwise your father would not have suffered a stroke and fell. ”

"If you die, who is the biggest force in the southwest? It is the Li clan, it is very likely to resurrect. I thought about it, so I sent Wang Jianshu to seize power. I think it's better for the southwest to fall into our hands than in the hands of the Li family, and I'm really worried that I will face another rebellion by the Li family. ”

"Alas......" The prince sighed and said: "I don't know the fault of Wang Jianshu, the characteristics of the official, full of fighting desire, empty talk and misleading the country." But...... Now that I'm in court, who else can I find out, others are worse than Wang Jianshu. ”

Then, the prince poured Du Bian a cup of tea.

"You killed Wang Jianshu, drove away half of the hundreds of officials, and killed half of them. The prince said: "I knew at that time, I was really angry, and even scolded the rebellious ministers and thieves, and even shouted angry words, saying that I wanted to break with you." ”

Du Bian didn't speak, and listened quietly to what the prince said.

"But after calming down, I'm like how much grain did you transport to the capital, how much silver, how many main forces did you send?" the prince said: "If this is a chaotic minister and thief, how can there be such a chaotic minister and thief." ”

"My honey, your arsenic. The prince said, "In my opinion, there is nothing I can do." Wang Jianshu has gone too far, but he doesn't deserve to die, why did you kill him. This is an old minister, a cabinet minister, and a feudal official. And I was like, why are you doing that? I couldn't find the answer at the time. ”

"Later, I went to read the "Southwest New Deal Program" you gave to my father, and then I seemed to understand. What you have to do is simply turn the world upside down, it is like a fire that burns the prairies, and it is the enemy of countless people. There can be no compromise, and a thorough and clear bottom line must be drawn. ”

"Wang Jianshu would not have been killed if he just seized power, and you plan to expel him to Hunan as governor. But those who sabotage the New Deal will be killed! Because once the New Deal is repeated, it is very likely that it will fall short, or even go back, and those powerful old forces may be restored at any time. ”

"For example, this time Wang Jianshu brought hundreds of officials, and after being in power in Guangxi for less than two months, dozens of scholar families returned. If it is not stopped, the land allocated to the general public will be retaken by the scholars and wealthy families in a very short time, and the new policy will be in danger of failure and may lose the trust of the general public. ”

"The reform that loses trust and reputation is doomed to failure, that's why you killed Wang Jianshu and others. ”

Then, the prince bowed to Du Chang again and said, "Du Bian, I did something wrong, please forgive me!"

Du Bian hurriedly helped the prince up and said, "Your Highness is serious. ”

The prince took a sip of the teacup and said, "I'm a person who seems to be smart many times. But as a king, you should not be too clever. I am far inferior to my father in my heart, but ...... I tried to learn from my father. ”

Du Chang bowed and said: "Your Highness can think like this, and the minister is not very pleased. ”

The prince said: "In the future, your new policy in the southwest, Gu will never interfere." But I hope you can send a copy of the New Deal every month, and record all the successes, failures, and relevant data in it, so that Lone can take a good look. ”

Du Chang said: "The ministers obey His Royal Highness's orders." ”

The prince said: "Recently, it has been rumored all over the world that Du Bian is going to rebel, and the capital is going to issue an order to arrest Du Bian." I remembered my father's words, the thing in this world that hurts relatives and enemies?"

"Du Bian, about your new policy, in fact, I don't understand it very well, and even many places don't agree with it. But Lone is willing to wait, wait for it to blossom and bear fruit, to see if it is good or bad. The prince said: "You are my brother-in-law and family, you and I are connected, united, to achieve the prosperity of the empire, and to realize the long-cherished wish of my father's life." I know that my heart is not big enough, and I try to improve. But sometimes it makes you angry, and you forgive one or two, and then we talk openly and honestly, I am not open-minded enough, but I still know. ”

Finally, the prince stretched out his hand and said, "I sent Wang Jianshu to your southwest to make you angry." And you killed Wang Jianshu and others, which also made me angry. Now we're even, reconcile!"

The last three are reconciled, as if full of childishness.

Du Bian stretched out his hand and shook hands with the prince.

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Next, Du Bian and the prince talked about the most critical things.

The fateful Armageddon of the Daning Empire and the Jurchen Empire.

The battle situation is the same as the first one imagined by Du Bian, but it is also different.

In the same way, the Jurchen Empire was even stronger than the Manchu Eight Banners of another world history, and half a year after taking the Korean Kingdom, the Jurchen Empire immediately launched an unprecedented war against the Daning Empire.

An army of 350,000 marched south.

At the beginning of the war, the Jurchen Empire's army was completely overwhelmed.

The armies of the Daning Empire were defeated one after another, Shenyang fell, and Liaoyang fell.

These were two of the most important cities of the empire in Liaodong, which fell almost in a short time.

The shock caused by this moment was completely incomparable.

When the news reached the capital, the crown prince was on the verge of collapse.

His Majesty the Emperor suffered a stroke and fell, and the crown prince was the supreme commander of the Daning Empire.

At this critical moment, the prince's diplomacy worked.

First, the civil strife in the Korean kingdom, which he supported with a lot of money, began, and the forces of the former Korean kingdom formed a rebel army to attack the rear of the Jurchen Empire.

Then, the crown prince successfully negotiated with the Dzungar Khanate, paying the price of several million taels of silver, and the Dzungar Khanate suspended the war with the Vana Khanate, completely betraying the alliance with the Jurchen Empire.

Suddenly, the Vana Khanate got a chance to breathe, not only concluded a temporary alliance with the Daning Empire, but also deployed a large number of troops on the eastern front to fight against the Jurchen Empire.

On the battlefield of Liaodong, Yuan Teng, Duke of Zhenbei, Lan Ao, Duke of Xuanhua, Dongjiang General Soldier, Princess Ning Xue and other armies united as one, and finally prevented the defeat and held the second line of defense.

Because of the betrayal of the Zungar Khanate and the rise of the rebel forces of the Korean Kingdom, the Jurchen Empire faced three enemies at once, and its military strength on the Liaodong front was greatly reduced, and it immediately changed from offensive to defensive.

And just half a month ago, there was unprecedentedly huge good news on the battlefield in Liaodong.

The Daning Empire's army has recaptured the important town of Liaoyang, and the first person who has made the first contribution is Du Bian's righteous brother Li Yuan, that is, the godgrandson of the old ancestor Li Lianting.

Not only that, because of the addition of artillery, the army of the Daning Empire has changed its previous decline and is pressing forward step by step, and has won several big victories in succession.

"This Li Yuan is worthy of being your brother-in-law, as good as you, with outstanding merits. After recapturing Liaoyang, he led his army to several more victories and beheaded countless people. The prince said: "I have canonized him as the chief soldier of Liaoyang, and my father is eclectic in employing people, I want to learn from him." I have already promised Li Yuan that if he can make the first contribution in the next battle to recapture Shenyang, I will also knight him, just like you!"

Du said: "In other words, the battle of Shenyang is about to break out?"

"Yes!" the prince said: "The thief chief is ambitious, delusional to be the emperor, and wants to set the capital of Shenyang and name it Shengdu." When our Daning Empire is then attacked by the enemy, recapturing Shenyang in one fell swoop will definitely be able to deal a fatal blow to the enemy chieftain. Our army's momentum is fierce, the enemy's decline is great, and this battle may be a decisive battle. ”

In other words, the fateful Armageddon of the Daning Empire and the Jurchen Empire will break out in Shenyang.

Du Chang said: "In this big war, how many troops does our side have?

The prince said: "Duke Yuan Teng, Duke Lan Ao, Dongjiang General Army, Liaoyang General Army, Princess Ning Xue Quartet Alliance, add up to nearly 400,000, and Jianyu has 200,000 defenders in Shenyang, but we have artillery and can achieve a huge advantage in this big battle." ”

Of course, these 400,000 troops were mainly the armies of Duke Yuan Teng and Duke Lan Ao. It's just that after they were given up by the Fang family, they could only fight a decisive battle with the Jurchen Empire.

The Daning Empire has an army of 400,000 and the Jurchen Empire has an army of 200,000.

But the Jurchen Empire is the defender, and the individual combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Daning Empire.

So in this battle, the outcome is still unpredictable.

But this battle is a real decisive battle of fate.

The amount of troops committed by both sides is unprecedented in a single battlefield.

Once the Jurchen Empire loses, it will not only be a great loss of vitality, but a huge disaster.

If the Daning Empire loses, the entire Liaodong and even the entire north will be in danger.

Du Bian said: "The minister invited himself to Shenyang to participate in this decisive battle with Jianyu. ”

The prince looked at Du Bian for a long time and said, "You still don't want to go, your southwest is more important, you better return to the southwest!"

As soon as these words came out, Du Bian was completely stunned.

Then, the body gradually cooled.

He understood that many people did not want him to make any more meritorious contributions.

He was already a marquis, and he already owned the three southwestern provinces. If this battle and the decisive battle of fate in Shenyang are won again, and he has made great contributions, wouldn't it be his forces to enter Liaodong?

And in the eyes of many people, the momentum of this fateful battle in Liaodong is very good, and the chances of winning are very high.

No one hoped that Du Chang would be able to share this great credit for the destruction of the Jurchen Empire.

Not only that, but they also have to desperately support an upstart hero like the same, that is, Li Yuan, who has repeatedly made new achievements.

Now that he has been given the title of chief soldier, after the end of the Shenyang War, Li Yuan will be knighted.

Then, he will become the crown prince's descendant and become another Du Chang of the Daning Empire.

The prince looked at Du Chang sincerely and said: "Du Chang, the southwest needs you more, let Duke Yuan Teng and Li Yuan fight the battle situation in Liaodong, and we will wait for the news of their victory!"

No!

This situation is not right, and Du Bian clearly feels a sense of danger.

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