Zhu Di sighed lightly when he heard this: "If this king brings all the Yanshan guards and horses with him, I am afraid that it will make Zhu Quan's kid suspicious." Speaking of this, his eyes swept over the solemn expressions of his subordinates in the tent, and he chuckled: "Since the martyrdom of this king, he has already sent people to pretend to be merchants to go to Wuliang Hasanwei. A few days ago, the three tribal leaders of Azashri, Haisanandaxi, and Tabin Timur had sent people to reply to the king, as long as the king could give the land of Daning to the three tribes to graze horses when he was successful, they were willing to lead their tribal cavalry to coerce Zhu Quan to follow the king. ”

When the generals heard Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and his worries disappeared, they stood up one after another, bowed down to receive the order, and hurried out of the tent to reorganize his troops and horses, preparing to follow Zhang Yu back to Beiping tomorrow.

More than ten days later, in the military camp outside Daning City, Zhu Quan sat on the "dark clouds and covered the snow" and rode his horse slowly, and watched tens of thousands of soldiers exercise the military formation under the leadership of Jing Jun and Sima Chao.

A horse galloped over, and the knight in black armor turned over and dismounted and reported to Zhu Quan that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, led about 2,000 Yanshan escort cavalry had left Songting Pass and was coming to Daning.

Zhu Quan couldn't help frowning when he heard this: The imperial court has already let Cao Guogong Li Jinglong replace Geng Bingwen, in order to capture the general, he will go north to crusade against Zhu Laosi in the near future. ”“

A day later, Zhu Di led his 2,000 Yanshan escort cavalry to the outside of Daning City, and Zhu Quan greeted him outside the barracks, and the two met very happily. At that time, Zhu Di ordered the general Zhu Neng to lead his cavalry to be stationed in the military camp outside the city, and he was not allowed to enter the city without authorization, and he only brought dozens of personal soldiers to follow Zhu Quan back to Ning Wangfu.

Zhu Quan immediately held a feast in the palace to entertain Zhu Di, who came from afar, and the two immediately drank and talked happily.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Di suddenly sighed, and said with a smile on his face: "Old Seventeen, brother, I Fengtianjing this time is also forced by traitorous ministers, and I have to be a last resort, if he can lead the army to King Qinjing in the future, and kill Huang Zicheng in the court, Qi Taiyi will inevitably ask Your Majesty for the guilt." I don't know if Brother Quan can forgive the fourth brother for such a helpless self-preservation? He knew that Zhu Quan saw that he was leading the army to arrive, and he was inevitably worried in his heart, and he would not allow Yanshan to escort into the city, so he simply stayed outside the city and only brought dozens of personal soldiers into the city.

Seeing Zhu Di's eloquent demeanor, Zhu Quan repeatedly expressed his agreement with his words, and secretly thought to himself in his heart: It should be said that after the death of Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen, it should be human nature for Zhu Laosi to covet the throne. However, after Emperor Hongwu announced to the world in the past and canonized Zhu Yunwen as a legitimate prince, if he was still planning to rebel, it was indeed wronged him. Zhu Yunwen's method of cutting the feudal domain with such a hot hand, but within a few months, he cleaned up several princes one after another, and his intention to eradicate all the feudal kings in one fell swoop has been revealed. Translocation, even if I am in the position of Zhu Laosi, it is impossible to obediently tie my hands and be killed, and I will inevitably fight to survive. What he said was pure nonsense. But in all fairness, the reason why he raised the banner of Fengtian Jingjing to rebel and make trouble was indeed forced by the situation to force Zhu Yunwen and Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai to rebel against the drastic methods of cutting the feudal domain.

"Li Jinglong is going to lead the army north in a few days, the fourth brother is at this critical moment of life and death, and he came to Daning, should he come specifically to find the younger brother to complain about the old days?" After the two drank bitterly, Zhu Quan saw that Zhu Di was still talking about him left and right, not to get to the point, and couldn't help but stare at Zhu Di with burning eyes and asked with a smile.

When Zhu Di heard that Zhu Quan was so outspoken, he simply opened the skylight and said in a deep voice: "The traitors in the court and the middle are like Qi Tai, and Huang Zicheng has long regarded me and other vassal kings as thorns in the flesh, faster than if they want to deal with them. As the so-called nest covers, there are no eggs. This situation is that I won't say anything about my brother, and you know it well. ”

Zhu Quan drank all the wine in the cup, and said: "The fourth brother is reasonable, in your opinion, how should the younger brother behave?" ”

Zhu Di stretched out his hand and slapped it heavily on the table, and said coldly: "It's not a secret, although the foolish brother is better than Geng Bingwen in Changxing, but Li Jinglong's army of 500,000 is about to go north, and Mount Tai is coming to the top. Instead of sitting and waiting to die, why don't we two brothers join forces, join forces and fight with Li Jiujiang Xiao'er against the water, and fight to the death. ”

Zhu Quan knew that what Zhu Di said was the truth, if he was finished, Zhu Yunwen's next knife to cut the domain would inevitably fall on his head, and he pretended to be sick and resisted the decree and did not return to Beijing, the reason why the emperor was helpless was because Zhu Laosi, a thorn in the thorn, rebelled and rebelled, and was in front, otherwise he was afraid that he would have already met with the swords and soldiers of the imperial court, and he smiled again and again: "The fourth brother came from afar, saddled the horse and rested for two days." This matter is not trivial, and the younger brother Rong and the generals in the army will discuss one or two, and then make a decision. ”

Zhu Di knew that Zhu Quan's subordinates were nominally commanding an army of 80,000 troops stationed in Daning, but the Wuliangha Sanwei men and horses were only nominally under Zhu Quan's troops, but in fact they still obeyed the orders of the leaders of the three clans. Among the remaining 50,000 military horses, 30,000 Liaodong Army foot soldiers returned to Jingjun, Sima Chao commanded, these two were Zhu Quan's henchmen in the past, and only Zhu Quan's horse was the first to come. What is worried about is whether Yang Ling, the chief soldier under Zhu Quan's control, is willing to follow Zhu Quan to make a rebellion at the behest of his father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who led 20,000 cavalry from Datong in the past. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but lower his voice and said: "If the chief soldier Yang Ling refuses to obey the orders of the virtuous brother, you might as well strike first." Speaking of this, he couldn't help but make a gesture with a murderous face.

Seeing Zhu Di's overstepping look, Zhu Quan couldn't help but be displeased, and scolded with a smile: "The fourth brother is already drunk, you might as well rest first." ”

Zhu Di knew where he was out of shape, reached out and patted his forehead to pretend to be drunk, stood up and said goodbye.

Zhu Quan instructed Ma Sanbao to take Zhu Di to rest, turned around and walked out of the living room, and walked towards the study.

In the spacious study, the candles were bright, and there were Jing Kun, Qin Zhuofeng, Feng Tieling, Yang Ling, Jing Jun, Sima Chao and many others. It turned out that Zhu Di, the king of Yan who rebelled, suddenly led his army to Daning, although Zhu Quan was not shocked on the surface, he was already secretly on guard in his heart, and while he was feasting on Zhu Di in the mansion, he sent his subordinates to invite his master and all the generals in the army to discuss the matter.

Jing Kun heard Zhu Quan's words about Zhu Di at the banquet, and couldn't help but smile: "The leader of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei led the soldiers and horses of the clan to come, saying that he was escorting the clansmen to Daning to trade, but a few days later, His Royal Highness the King of Yan led the army to come, which is really a coincidence." ”

When Zhu Quan heard the teacher say this, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Since the king of Korea, Wara Mahamu, and the father and son of Tuhuan surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the realm of Liaodong has been peaceful for a long time, and the three barbarian chieftains such as Azashri and Zhu Laosi led the troops to Daning, when it is not a coincidence, could it be that the three barbarian chieftains have colluded with Zhu Laosi in private? Originally, although the leaders of the three tribes of Wuliangha all accepted the command and the title of governor of the former Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty currently used tea, salt, cloth, grain and other tribes to control the means of tea, salt, cloth, grain and other things. As long as these tribes did not raise troops to invade the territory, the Ming court did not interfere in their tribal affairs. Although the leaders of the three clans were nominally under Zhu Quan's command, they rarely came to Daning. A few days ago, Azashri, Haisa Nan Taxi, and Tabin Timur each led a thousand cavalry of their tribes to escort a large number of cattle, sheep and livestock to Daning.

Jing Kun knew that Zhu Quan was suspicious of the leaders of the three tribes of Wuliang and Ha and Zhu Di, so he didn't say anything more, and after thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Although King Yan came with ill intentions, what he said is not unreasonable, although there are more than 100,000 people under Zhu Di's command, compared to the imperial army, they are still outnumbered, and the chances of victory are not much. At present, we and King Yan have become a cold situation, if King Yan is defeated, it will be our turn next. ”

"In the teacher's opinion, should I join forces with Zhu Di to resist the imperial court?" When Zhu Quan said this, he recalled what Zhu Di said at the banquet, and his eyes couldn't help but sweep Yang Ling, the general soldier who led the cavalry and had gray hair.

Yang Ling knew that the imperial court's move to cut the feudal domain was not aimed at Zhu Quan, if Zhu Quan was cut off the prince, he and a cadre of brothers and sisters in the army would never be able to go well, and recalled in his heart that the former commander Yingguo Gongfu Youde had made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but died unjustly, and he couldn't help but show a miserable face, and his heart was like ashes.

Jing Kun shook his head slowly, and said softly: "The so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, although the two armies together seem to be quite powerful, the Yan army is loyal to the king of Yan, and the Ning army is loyal to His Royal Highness. Since the king of Yan colluded with the three tribes of Wuliang and Ha with ill intentions, with the view of the old and decayed, the best policy is the first to start, take the Yan king Zhu Di, and then march into Beiping, coerce Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and other Yan army generals to submit, and follow His Royal Highness's main order, and then fight to the death with the imperial army under the order of unification. ”

Zhu Quan couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, he knew that Zhu Laosi was by no means a good man and a woman, if he refused to follow his wishes and rebelled, he was afraid that he would have to deal with the three tribes of Wuliangha. Zhu Laosi's generals have openly killed officials and rebelled, either becoming the heroes of Conglong, or rebelling against the nine clans, and the strategy that the teacher Jing Kun said is tantamount to the most beneficial to himself.

Sima Chao followed Zhu Quan for a long time, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel a wave of fanaticism in his heart, and immediately stood up and hugged his fists and bowed down and said: "The last general has received the grace of His Royal Highness's promotion and knowledge, and he has nothing to repay, and he is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses to drive His Highness." ”

When Jing Jun followed Zhu Quan in the past, he also thought about his future marquis and grandson, but later participated in the battle of Jinshan in Liaodong, won a great victory in fishing, and then knew the tragic ending of Liangguo Gong Lanyu, Yingguo Gong Fu Youde, and Song Guogong Feng Sheng.

Zhu Quan saw that his master Qin Zhuofeng, the one-armed swordsman Fang Jinsong, and the black-armored cavalry Feng Tieling were all silent, and he was inevitably slightly surprised in his heart, and waved his hand and said: "Zhu Laosi and Wuliangha soldiers and horses are only thousands, and they are still stationed outside the city. ”

In the backyard of the palace, Zhu Quan frowned and slowly walked back to the bedroom.

Xu Ying gently broke the little hand that was already sleeping in her arms, and she firmly hugged her neck, gently put it on the bed, turned around and sat beside Zhu Quan and asked, "Zhu Di is here to ask you to join forces with him to rebel?" ”

Zhu Quan sighed lightly and bowed slightly, and told her all the meaning of Zhu Di at the banquet and Jing Kun's words of persuasion.

After listening to what Zhu Quan said, Xu Ying was silent for a moment and then raised her eyebrows and asked, "If you want to be the emperor, what Mr. Jing said should be the best policy." I just want to ask you, do you really want to be emperor? ”

No one had ever asked this question in front of him, so when Xu Ying, who was regarded by him as the most trustworthy person in the world, asked him so bluntly, he couldn't help but feel quite difficult to answer. Recalling the scene in the barracks when tens of thousands of troops were all awe-inspiring and obeying orders, a flame couldn't help but rise slowly in his chest, and he couldn't help himself, so he immediately opened his mouth and smiled: "Zhu Yunwen, this kid deserves to be the emperor, why can't I?" You see his ruthless method of cutting the feudal domain now, that is, I will not raise troops to resist, and he will never let go of our family. ”

Xu Ying saw the smile on Zhu Quan's face, but her heart trembled slightly for no reason, recalling what her father Xu Da had said to her in the past, power can change any man in the world. The former Liangguo Gonglan Brother and today's husband Zhu Quan are all the same.

Zhu Quan thought of the smugness, and couldn't help but chuckle: "This Zhu Laosi, do you think that if you collude with Wuliang Ha Sanwei, you can play me in the palm of your hand?" ”

Xu Ying recalled that Lan Yu made a peerless contribution to the Ming Dynasty by sweeping away the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the fishing sea, but in the end he ended up miserable. Seeing the smile on Zhu Quan's face at this time, a palpitation suddenly surged in his heart, and he rushed into Zhu Quan's arms, hugged him firmly, and said softly: "Ambition is hard to fill, but the words are different." As the ruler of the Ninety-Five, it seems to many people to dream but not to obtain, but as far as I can see, the emperor is just the loneliest person in the world. She saw the smile on Zhu Quan's face, and suddenly felt that this was always close at hand, and the husband who could reach out was gradually moving away in that ambition, and she couldn't help but hug him firmly and say such a thing under the chill.

Zhu Quan heard his beloved wife's words, and suddenly recalled a lot in his mind, in the past, he was alone in the imperial study to review the folds, which made him afraid, and the figure of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor who was walking on thin ice, was so lonely and indescribable when he thought about it today.