Jingshi Imperial City, inside the Wuying Palace.

Zhu Di rarely convened the six Shangshu and his henchmen to discuss the matter today.

There were nearly a dozen people in the main hall, all of whom were unusually quiet at the moment, and everyone looked at Zhu Di.

"Xue Lu-—— mistaken me-mistaken me-should be killed-" Zhu Di clenched his fists, his face was exposed, and he stared at the Daming map on the wall with a fierce expression.

The calmness and calmness of the martyrdom seemed to be gone after he became the emperor.

After all, in the past, he needed to care about the mood of his subordinates and stabilize people's hearts, so he would not get angry easily, but now that he is the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, he can do everything he wants.

Guizhou on the map no longer belongs to His Majesty Zhu Di, Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di looked at Guizhou unwillingly, his expression was like losing his most beloved treasure.

At this time, he had not yet received the news of the fiasco in Guangxi, but Xue Lu did not wait for reinforcements from the official army, and went out to fight in the field without authorization, and the news of the fiasco in Guizhou had already been transmitted.

Xue Lu led an army of nearly 100,000 and was finished in less than a month.

At the beginning, Li Jinglong had been fighting for a few months, but you Xue Lu didn't even arrive for a month before he finished it?

Zhu Di's defeat in the Jingjing tribulation was not as uncomfortable as it is today.

Of course, he wouldn't know at this time, and in the future, he would be more and more sad.

Especially when he thought that after the victory of the rebel son Zhu Gaoxu, his arrogance became more arrogant and the soldiers and horses were more numerous, Zhu Di's facial features were distorted together.

He himself had come through one victory after another in the midst of the Jingjing, and of course he knew what such a huge victory meant.

This means that more places will be lowered in the future, it means that more officials and soldiers will have other ideas, and even that there will be different voices in the court.

Can't let the rebel win the battle anymore?

Zhu Di's experience in the martyrdom told him that the officers and troops could not be defeated again.

"Guangxi can't afford to lose again." Sure enough, Yao Guangxiao also spoke at this time.

Yao Guangxiao was standing not far behind him at this time, staring at Zhu Di.

Yao Guangxiaojue's previous Zhu Di had a very good personality, no matter what the big thing was, he could have the calmness of Mount Tai collapsing in front of him without changing his face.

Even if the Yan army suffers a big defeat in the Jing Disaster, he will encourage everyone.

But after the success of Jingnan, Zhu Di seemed to have changed as a person, and his temperament became brutal, and when he killed Jianwen's courtiers, even Yao Guangxiao couldn't persuade him.

Maybe it's something that a person has worked hard for, and he doesn't want to lose it easily, Yao Guangxiao thought silently.

He turned his head and looked at Yuan Jue.

Jin Zhong is now in the political envoy of Changsha Pinghanbu, and among many confidants, only Yuan Hui and Yao Guangxiao can still say something.

Yuan Jue comprehended, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, Xue Lu only has 100,000 people, and Sichuan and Guangxi have hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, so those two places are the key." ”

Yuan Hui still didn't have Zhu Di's consciousness, he thought in his heart that there were still more than one million officials and soldiers, so what was he afraid of if he lost 100,000.

Zhu Di obviously disagreed with this sentence, he turned his head, looked at Yuan Hui, and wanted to say something, but he still held back.

Yuan Heng's sons were all killed, and his loyalty must be incomparable, and he can't reprimand the heroes because he doesn't understand military affairs.

After thinking about it, he slowly: "Jingnan's experience tells me that failure will snowball, getting bigger and bigger. ”

"Don't look at the fact that there are not many officers and soldiers in Guizhou who have lost their divisions, but if the officers and troops are defeated again, there will be more and more of them surrendering without a fight in the future."

Everyone was noncommittal, because in the midst of the Jingjing, it was still at the last moment that a large number of officers and soldiers surrendered.

In the past two years, the two sides fought back and forth, and only when they won or lost on the battlefield did they have to surrender on a large scale.

Zhu Di said again: "Most of the soldiers and horses on the side of Zhu Neng and Han Guan in Guangxi are from Huguang, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places.

After these soldiers and horses were lost, the troops of those provinces were not enough to defend. ”

This means that Zhu Di needs to use more than 20 guards in the direction of Beiping and 70 guards in Beijing.

This is his last hole card, and if he loses again, he really has nothing.

Yao Guangxiao's triangular eyes narrowed and narrowed: "The imperial court lost Guizhou first, Guangxi must be kept, if Guangxi is not protected, the next step, the rebels will take Huguang directly." ”

"Huguang can't be lost."

Of course, Huguang can't be lost, and Zhu Di also knows it.

Huguang and Jiangnan are adjacent to each other, and once Huguang is lost, the rebels will be able to march to the Beijing Division, and it will be useless to build more forts in Zhenjiang at that time.

The rebel sailors did not need to take the sea route, they could go down the river east and take Nanjing directly.

Is it possible that I want to go back to Beiping again? Of course Zhu Di didn't want to.

"Although Guangxi Tan Qing was defeated, a large number of soldiers and horses were still in the hands of Han Guan, if Zhu Neng reinforced in time, the imperial court should be able to save the situation with more than 300,000 troops." When Yuan Heng spoke, he didn't have much confidence.

Because he himself has experienced the martyrdom, and he also knows that sometimes there are too many soldiers and horses, which does not mean that victory will be guaranteed.

The officers and troops in Guangxi far outnumbered the rebels, but that did not mean that they would win.

He just wanted to cheer up Zhu Di and let Zhu Di regain his calmness and confidence when he was martyred.

"It's good if I can hold on, I don't expect Zhu Neng to win big." Zhu Di sighed, what he hoped most for the official army to win turned out to be the Sichuan battlefield.

"How's the fight in Sichuan?" Yao Guangxiao said at this time: "If the imperial court can defeat the rebels in Sichuan, whether the soldiers and horses over there go to Guizhou, or give aid to Huguang, the situation can be changed immediately." ”

That's right, on the side of the imperial court, everyone believes that Sichuan is the most important.

Even Zhu Di's face was full of expectation, and he looked up in the direction of Sichuan: "Calculate the time, you should also decide the winner and loser?" ”

The expression on his face was extremely urgent, and it was obvious that Sichuan had become his lifeline, and if the imperial court could win a big victory in Sichuan, the whole situation would be different.

If the imperial court can win a big victory in Sichuan, it can oppress the hometown of the Han King in Yunnan in the southwest, support Huguang in the southeast, and attack Guizhou in the south, and immediately reverse the whole situation.

Yuan Hui said suddenly: "Qu Neng performed well in the Jing Difficulty, and he shouldn't be defeated again and again." ”

“。。” Zhu Di was speechless, and he didn't know what to say.

"I don't know who the Lord of Sichuan will be over there from the King of Han?" Yao Guangxiao sighed, how could he be a lonely and unknown person who could defeat Qu Neng.

Zhu Di slapped the table heavily: "If Guangxi or Sichuan loses again, I can only drive the expedition in person." ”

"Liu Jun."

"The minister is here." Liu Jun, the secretary of the military department, hurriedly stepped forward.

Zhu Di did not convene his small cabinet members to discuss this time, but six books, it seems that they are very clear, and the matter of fighting still needs such experienced old ministers.

"Spread my will to Guangxi Zhu Neng, don't rush to win, just hold Guilin."

"Obey."

Yao Guangxiao immediately asked, "What about Sichuan?" ”

"Sichuan Song Sheng, I believe him." Zhu Di believes that Song Sheng is relatively stable in the war, and even if he does not win, he will not be defeated.

Then he dispatched again and again, requisitioning troops, horses and supplies.

And they took counsel for an hour, and then they dispersed.

Out of the Wuying Palace, Yuan Heng thought about it and strode to catch up with Liu Jun.

"Liu Shangshu."

"Lord Yuan." Liu Jun said respectfully.

Although Yuan Hengguan is not as big as him, he is Zhu Di's confidant, and he must be summoned every time he discusses the matter.

Liu Jun was naturally respectful, of course, no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

"To tell you the truth, in addition to the current officers and troops in Guangxi and Sichuan, how many officers and troops are there in the imperial court that can be dispatched?" Yuan Jue said.

Liu Jun thought about it, he could ignore it if others asked him so, this can be regarded as a Ming secret, but Yuan Heng is a close confidant of the emperor.

After a while, Liu Jun looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, only Yao Guangxiao was waiting for Yuan Heng from afar.

"At least a million more." Liu Jundao.

Yuan Heng had an excited expression on his face.

Liu Jun immediately said: "Fighting a war, food, grass and transportation are very important, not the more soldiers, the better. ”

"I know, I know, hehe." Yuan Hui hugged his fist at him and turned away.

Yao Guangxiao quickly came together with him and said strangely: "Why are you asking this?" ”

Yuan Heng said: "Liu Jun is right, to fight a war, you need to use grain and grass materials, and the imperial court has a million troops, and what is needed is a terrible number. ”

Yao Guangxiao's face changed slightly: "Do you want to do it again?" ”

At the time of the Jingjing, together with the prince, like Zhu Gaoxu's subordinates, they were also taking the opportunity to make money, but most of the money they earned was used as military funds to support King Yan.

"Of course not." Yuan Heng said, back then, King Yan needed military resources, and now Zhu Gaoxu needs it.

When Guangxi and Huguang fight, grain prices in Jiangnan and Huguang will rise.

Zhu Gaoxu has more soldiers and horses, and he also needs more food.

Merchants in the coastal provinces were strictly forbidden to transport grain and military supplies, such as gunpowder and iron, to the south.

Guangdong and Fujian have salt pans, so Zhu Gaoxu may not be short of salt, but other things, especially grain, the output of the southwestern provinces cannot be compared with this side.

When there was a war, these things were profitable, and it was very likely that the merchants in Beijing and nearby Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shandong would take risks for the sake of profiteering.

Because during the Jingjing disaster, including Shanxi, Shandong, and Jiangnan, there were grain merchants who dared to sell to Beiping.

Yao Guangxiao stroked his palms and praised, in front of His Majesty just now, why didn't you say it?

Yuan Heng showed a cruel look on his face, and said coldly, there must be businessmen who dare to do this recently, first catch a bird, and then ask Your Majesty to raid the family and exterminate the clan, so as to deter the Quartet.

Yao Guangxiao found that Yuan Hui has also become cruel now, it should be that several sons have been killed one after another, and his mentality is also changing.

He thought for a moment and nodded silently.

Suddenly.

Yao Guangxiao said in a low voice: "You are good at divination, have you ever counted the court and the king of Han, who wins and who loses?" ”

When Jing was martyred, Yuan Heng said every day that King Yan would win, and God was destined to do it, and he calculated it the same several times, thus encouraging Zhu Di to become more and more courageous.

Now that Yao Guangxiao suddenly brought it up, Yuan Heng couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

The expression on his face was a little complicated, then he looked up at the sky, and was silent for a while before he said in a deep voice: "The world is unpredictable, and the secret of heaven cannot be revealed. ”

“。。” Yao Guangxiao.

He looked up at Yuan Hui carefully, Yuan Hui was not as old as him, and at this moment, when he looked closely, he seemed to be even older than him.

(End of chapter)