Xu Zengshou had also trained for the first emperor in Yanshan before, and he didn't think that Jizhou was particularly easy to attack, whether Cheng Yuan was raising the morale of the sergeants, or was he talking about it.

"Little sir, I heard that the Jizhou guard has been prepared, and the prince has been preparing for a long time, why do you say that. But what is the basis? Xu Zengshou asked.

Dao Yan also nodded: "Is it difficult, Mr. Xiao is more sure?" I really can't figure it out, why did Mr. say that Jizhou and Tongzhou would be captured by soldiers in one fell swoop? ”

Cheng Yuan said: "The prince has been raising troops for more than a month, and since this month, the prince has taken Beiping City in a short period of time, and then arranged for the king of Gaoyang County to take Yongping Mansion, Jizhou and Tongzhou, I shouted to guarantee that the prince will return triumphantly." ”

Everyone was slightly stunned, but they didn't say anything, after all, in the past month, in addition to the people of Beiping Mansion who have returned to Zhu Di, there are also many northern soldiers who have defected one after another.

In a short period of time, the number of the army increased rapidly.

The most important thing is the old department, Zhu Di's old department is all fierce generals, with one to ten, there is no bad problem of sloppy military morale, and some are just determined to follow Zhu Di.

Moreover, the guards around Beiping City also responded, and now the Yan army has expanded to more than 50,000 soldiers and horses.

In the past few days, the number of people who have returned to the army has decreased sharply, not because they are unwilling to submit to Zhu Di, but because the yamen of the various capitals are already managing the soldiers under their command to prevent defection to King Yan.

Even if they had the intention of converting, they were firmly restrained.

Zhu Di heard that Cheng Yuan had such confidence in him and smiled bitterly: "You kid believes in this king, I'm afraid everyone here and this king have no idea in their hearts." ”

"Lord, don't worry about the affairs of other vassal kings, you just lead the troops all the way down to the south, and I will do a good job with the prince of the army to make the food, grass and weapons needed by the army, and raise the war horses to be fat and strong."

Zhu Di laughed: "You really make me happy." ”

Before Jingnan raised troops, Zhu Di had sent letters to Zhu Shangbing, the king of Qin, and Zhu Jixi, the king of Jin, two second-generation vassal kings, but they both said that their foundation was insufficient and they could not raise troops.

rejected Zhu Di.

When Jianwen was cutting Tibet, those vassal kings who hated the court together often wrote to Zhu Di saying that they would do great things together and arrest the traitorous ministers Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru who harmed the court.

But when Zhu Di really raised troops and took Beiping City to invite them, the vassal kings either deliberately did not reply or pretended not to hear.

Zhu Zhi, the king of Liao, also ran from his fiefdom to Yingtianfu to meet Zhu Yunwen, saying that he liked to be controlled by the imperial court and be a good vassal king.

And Zhu Zhi has always said that he does not share the sky with other vassal kings, and he is only dedicated to Zhu Yunwen, a good nephew.

not only went to Yingtian, but also gave his guards to Wu Gao, who was guarding the Shanhaiguan, Jiangyin.

King Ning and King Dai both had strength, but they were imprisoned by Zhu Yunwen before the Jing disaster.

What made Zhu Di and Cheng Yuan hate the most was Zhu Lu, the king of the valley, who began to say that he wanted to assist Zhu Di, but at a critical juncture, he not only refused to admit his previous words, but also sold Zhu Di to the imperial court backhand.

As for King Su and King Qing in the northwest, they did not have many soldiers and horses, and the road was too far away, so Zhu Di simply did not count on it.

Therefore, when Zhu Di learned that the rebellion was in his Yan Palace, he was depressed in his heart and complained bitterly to Cheng Yuan.

said that these younger brothers not only instigated themselves, but also made their family a thief in the Ming Dynasty.

Cheng Yuan mentioned the matter of Jiangyin waiting for Wu Gao with Zhu Di, and Zhu Zhi, the king of Liao, gave Wu Gao his troops after leaving.

Wu Gao and Yang Wen had contradictions.

Zhu Di and Cheng Yuan discussed, saying that Yang Wen was not as good as Wu Gao, and although Wu Gao was particularly timid in doing things, he was cautious.

Yang Wen is brave and unscrupulous, if he uses a discord strategy to separate the two, it will be much easier. And because the princess of Hunan Wu had a friendship with Wu Gao, she sent a letter.

In the letter, he deliberately praised Wu Gao and belittled that Yang Wen, and Yang Wen fell for it.

Then Cheng Yuan asked Zhu Di to deliberately spread the news to Yingtian through the People's Daily, and Zhu Yunwen really believed it.

felt that Wu Gao and Princess Wu of Xiang were both members of his own family, and he was suspicious, so Zhu Yunwen cut Wu Gao off his title and demoted him to Jiangxi.

Zhu Di successfully borrowed the hand of the imperial court to make Wu Gao, a general, far away, and Zhu Di was naturally easy to deal with Yang Wen.

Cheng Yuan also felt that Zhu Yunwen's manipulation was too much, and a good hand of cards was broken.

Everyone knows these things, but Zhu Di is really popular with the military, and this time Jizhou is definitely no problem.

Besides, Cheng Yuan told everyone that he had let his subordinates spread the people's newspaper, mixed into Jizhou and Tongzhou, and bought off Zhu Di's old department.

They will cooperate inside and outside, so Zhu Di will inevitably win.

Cheng Yuan analyzed everything, and after Zhu Di listened to it, he was not surprised at all, for him, Cheng Yuan was his Zhu Di's lucky star.

Only then did Cheng Yuan begin to answer the generals present, Xu Zengshou, and Dao Yan them: "You ask me why I am sure that the prince will win, thinking that I am patting on the back?" Not.

Have you asked those soldiers who are willing to come to Shun, because they admire the prince and are willing to follow the prince, it is enough to rely on this military cohesion, so I am sure that Jizhou and Tongzhou will win steadily. ”

"The prince has the hearts of the army and the people."

Yuan Rong said: "People's heart? I think what you said is too absolute, Mr. Cheng. You're blowing the wind on the prince.

Win the hearts of the people? Then why are the people other than Beiping City unwilling to follow us, and you dare to lie to the prince. ”

Zhu Di frowned: "Yuan Rong, what are you doing, what Cheng Yuan said is right." ”

After listening to Yuan Rong's words, Cheng Yuan shook his head a little ridiculously: "Yuan Yibin, do you know why the people of Beiping Mansion are willing to follow the prince?" That's because of me and the prince, the prince of Xiang, and their favors in the past month.

You said that the people of other cities did not come to the prince and did not follow us, but they were willing to follow the soldiers of the court in other cities. I'd like to ask now.

We have never given favor or righteousness to the people of other cities, so why should the people of other cities risk life and death? The hearts of the people also need to be exchanged by us, and when they no longer see hope, they are more willing to follow the court. ”

"What's so good about the imperial court, that dog emperor listened to the words of the traitorous ministers and killed the prince, don't the people know? It is even more important to support the persecuted side. ”

When Dao Yan heard Yuan Rong's theory, he also frowned at the moment.

Cheng Yuan laughed: "What did Jianwen do to the people? They need to be fed, clothed, and have a good life. You're right, but the people don't care. ”

"There are some popular hearts that we need to fight for little by little. The will of the people is more important than the will of God. ”

Yuan Rong frowned: "Why not, the dog emperor didn't do anything good to the people, and the people still recognized him as the emperor." ”

"The people think that it is true, but they are not dead hearted, think about the people's support and submission to the first emperor and the queen, what is the reason, think clearly!"

"Dogs have to throw bones, and they have to put bait before fishing. When the people don't see which side is better, they will never run to it without a brain.

Otherwise, they get out of the mud pit and enter the fire pit, what they want, they don't care who is the emperor, what they care about is which emperor can give them a good life and give them a prosperous life! ”

"As long as the prince conquers the world and treats the people very well, the people will definitely be obedient, Yuan Yibin should not ask me the reason, it is better to use his brain to stand in the position of the people and think about it."

Zhu Di listened to the words of the two and scolded Yuan Rong not to say any more, if you look at it in the long run, if you want long-term peace and stability, Zhu Di must take it down from the people's hearts.

Besides, the fact that he raised troops is a stain on him, no matter what the reason, it is a rebellion, so he should stand up for righteousness and win the hearts of the people!

Qiu Fu and Zhu Bai couldn't help but snort, they were still only thinking about how to win the battle.

But Mr. Cheng was already thinking about how to win the hearts of the people, and he couldn't help but appreciate it in his heart.

Although this kid is young, he is a powerful talent, with a long-term vision, and he will definitely be a great talent in the country in the future!

Dao Yan and Xu Zengshou, who said this, also began to reflect, like a guiding light, guiding them in the direction.

Zhu Di's thoughts and Cheng Yuan's eight or nine are inseparable, and they all see long-term things.

If the people's hearts can be obtained without changing, then anyone can get them, and they only need to move a few words.

The people also know the changes of dynasties and dynasties, and they are also wise and will wait and see.

Many sergeants were willing to follow Zhu Di and come to Shun because they knew Zhu Di and believed in Zhu Di's character.

As for the people, except for the people of Beiping Mansion City who have won the hearts of the people, the people in other places only regard Zhu Di, the king of Yan, as a thief, and they haven't seen the favor of the king of Yan, so why give up their stable life and come to Beiping.

The great thing of the people is that the days are peaceful.

So, why did they throw away their peaceful days and beat in the two uncertain factors of the imperial court and the Yan army?

Not everyone is a traverser of Cheng Yuan, who can accurately predict the answer.

Zhu Di said: "I am about to lead troops to attack Jizhou and Tongzhou, so I will ask you kid to assist Gao Chi in handling trivial matters." ”

Cheng Yuan said: "Don't worry, the prince. You fight in peace, and I will do the logistics. ”

"I know, your brothers, the king, will also bring you back a lot." Zhu Di patted Cheng Yuan on the shoulder and said to everyone: "All set off with this king, master and Cheng Yuan, you few stay." ”

"Yes, lord." Dao Yan said respectfully.

Zhu Di came over, and asked Chengyuan to take care of the female dependents of Princess Yan and Princess Xiang for him, and then left.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "Thank you, Mr. for letting me ride the green arrow, we will capture it in one fell swoop." ”

Zhu Gaosui and Yuan Rong also left.

Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Cheng Yuan happily: "With Mr. here, I'm not afraid of anything." ”

Cheng Yuan smiled and nodded, it would take a few years before Jing Nan, but now, it only takes one year, and he will take Ying Tian in a year.