"I'm afraid of rebellion, and I can't stick to it." Zhu Di now has a lot of soldiers, and he is not afraid that Zhu Gaochu will come out to fight, but he is afraid that Zhu Gaochu will defend the city.

In his opinion, the siege war is really difficult to fight, and the 500,000 troops in Jingnan and Beiping are only 10,000 or 20,000.

Therefore, when Jing was in trouble, Zhu Di did not have to do it as a last resort and tried not to attack the city.

Jin Zhong said: "Zhu Gaoxu paid double salaries to the officials and generals of the world, and the number of troops increased greatly, and no matter how rich he was, he couldn't support it for long." ”

"Chenjue, if the two sides hold Huguang against each other and drag it on for a long time, it will not be good for him, Your Majesty can try to see it, if he wants to fight quickly, he will definitely take the initiative to attack forward."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Zhu Gaoxu is treacherous, when he wants to attack, he may first put on the defensive, if he wants to defend, he may also make a strong attack, this person cannot be calculated according to common sense, Your Majesty must be careful, you must not fall for his treacherous scheme." ”

Zhu Di gritted his teeth when he listened: "I have been bright and upright all my life, how could I give birth to such a treacherous rebel." ”

Everyone looked at each other.

Zhu Di discussed with his henchmen, and decided to fight and test the Huguang battlefield, and if there was a chance, he would directly break the rebels, and if there was no chance, he would drag it out, and then enter Fujian and raid Fuzhou.

When the meeting ended, Zhu Di suddenly called Qiu Fu: "Qiu Fu, wait a minute, I still have something to say to you." ”

Qiu Fu was stunned for a moment, and left alone.

Soon only the two of them were left in the main hall.

Zhu Di looked at him deeply, and patted him on the shoulder seriously: "In the early years, I was careless in the grassland, surrounded by thousands of horses, Qiu Fu, you took fifty horses, rushed forward desperately, opened the way for me, and there were more than ten arrows in my body, and the blood did not stop." ”

Qiu Fu was moved, and said in a deep voice: "This is what a minister should do. ”

"In the grassland of the Wutu Department, it was Qiu Fuling who blocked an arrow for me."

"In the first battle of Dongchang, I was surrounded again, you and Zhang Yu fought hard to save me, and Brother Zhang Yu also died because of this."

Qiu Fu's eyes were red: "Your Majesty." His voice choked.

"Jing is difficult to fight Sheng Yong of the Huai River, you and Zhu Neng led hundreds of people to travel twenty miles west, raided Sheng Yong's army, crossed the river for our army, and made great contributions."

"Over the years, the contributions you have made to me are innumerable, I can't say it, although we are not brothers, but in my heart, we are brothers."

"Your Majesty." Qiu Fu pounced, knelt down and kowtowed, tears raining down: "The minister can serve His Majesty, he has no regrets in this life, and the minister is willing to do anything for His Majesty." ”

"Hurry up." Zhu Di's eyes were also red, and his hands slapped him on the shoulders again, and he pulled Qiu Fu up with a hard pull.

Qiu Fu almost cried, choked up: "Back then, the minister recommended Zhu Gaoxu as the crown prince, and he really felt that he was a good person, and he talked with the minister, but in his heart, he will always support His Majesty, and the minister dares to swear to the sky that he has never betrayed His Majesty." ”

"I blame you for recommending his prince back then, you never thought that the rebel son would be so cunning, I was deceived by him at that time, how can I blame you." Zhu Di said with a serious face: "I have a heavy responsibility entrusted to you now." ”

"Your Majesty, please." Qiu Fu hurriedly said.

"You go to Beiping first, and then take the rest of Huai'an's soldiers and horses to Zhejiang—" Zhu Di bowed his head and said something to him.

——

At the same time as Xu An'an's family fled, Queen Xu died of illness, and the holy decree of inviting the King of Han to go to Beijing to see his mother also arrived in Changsha Mansion at the same time.

The proclamation is the governor of the general political envoy, Zhang He.

This Zhang He is the son-in-law of Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Lü Zhen was the first batch of civil officials to surrender in Beiping, and after the success of Jingnan, he was first the prefect of Zhending, and then entered Beijing to serve as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Yongle was promoted to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs for three years.

And when Zhu Gaoxu was in Jingjing, he asked Mao Xiong to have a relationship with him and give tribute and gifts all year round.

Zhang He made a surprise visit in the name of an envoy from the imperial court, while Zhu Gaoxu was still on his way back to Sichuan from Yunnan.

Zhu Gaoxu came back from Yunnan after the New Year, first went to Sichuan, and then from Sichuan to Huguang, which will be on the way.

The civil and military forces stationed in Changsha were Qu Tao and Qian Xun.

Qian Xun is an old comrade of the Gaoyang County Palace, and Zhu Gaoxu intends that he will be a political envoy here in the future, and he has just arrived in Changsha this year.

Qian Xun was thinking at the time, when Jing was in trouble, in order to delay the time, King Yan negotiated with the imperial court many times, and the envoys of the two sides also came and went frequently, and there was a war while negotiating.

Is Zhu Di this routine again?

Qian Xun doesn't know whether Zhu Gaoxu is in Sichuan or on the way to Huguang now, so he can only go to Xiangyin County first.

Xiangyin is just south of Dongting Lake, and it is currently the forefront of the rebel army, and some of the sailor ships of the rebel army are here.

Zhang He also came by boat and was waiting for him in Xiangyin.

Qian Xun set off from Changsha by boat, set off in the afternoon, and arrived in Xiangyin in the evening, which is the benefit of Huguang, the waterway is vertical and horizontal, and you can take a boat anywhere, which is convenient and fast.

Under normal circumstances, Qian Xun would meet Zhang He the next morning.

When he arrived in Xiangyin, it was already close to seven o'clock in the evening.

Guarding Xiangyin were the soldiers and horses of the Lianzhou Guard of Guangdong, all of whom were sailors, who were brought into Guangxi by Wang Zhong from Guangdong and followed Zhu Gaoxu into Huguang.

Wang Zhong, the former commander, has been the commander of Guangxi, and the current commander is Wang Xingguo (Gu Xingguo).

After Qian Xun arrived in Xiangyin, Wang Xingguo immediately came to meet him.

"How many people are here from Zhang He?" Qian Xun asked.

"Five, two are like brocade guards, one is a eunuch in the palace, and one is an attendant."

"Do you want to live together?"

"The last will separate them."

"Okay, I'm going to see Zhang He alone."

In the evening, Qian Xun secretly came to Zhang He's room.

Zhang He is still young, and he has not yet reached the household department, he looks less than twenty years old, and he looks delicate, but his eyes are a little cloudy, like his father-in-law Lu Zhen.

He is still quite shrewd, very similar to Lu Zhen, in history, he was later transferred to the household department, probably because he was shrewd and able to make careful calculations.

Zhang He was slightly stunned when he saw Qian Xun coming suddenly, and then the two sides introduced each other, and Qian Xun said that he used to be the deputy warden of the Gaoyang County Palace.

Zhang He thought about it quietly, he didn't know Qian Xun before, and he didn't know whether it was true or not, so he immediately said, "When will the lower officials see King Han?" ”

Qian Xun said: "What do you have to do, can you tell me first?" ”

Zhang He didn't say anything, just looked at Qian Xun.

Qian Xun had no choice but to lower his voice and whispered: "Mao Xiong is my relative. ”

Zhang He's face changed slightly, and only then did he confirm that Qian Xun was indeed a henchman of King Han.

He immediately said: "The imperial court saint is in the hands of the eunuchs, the approximate meaning, Queen Xu is seriously ill, and the queen's wish before her death, wants the King of Han to go to Beijing to see his mother." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang He looked left and right, and his voice became quieter: "Empress Xu has passed away, and the imperial court deliberately used this excuse to invite the King of Han to enter Beijing. ”

Lu Zhen and his son-in-law are both smart people, so smart people want to step on two feet.

Lu Zhen didn't expect that it would be his son-in-law, so he hurriedly seized this opportunity to sell a good thing to King Han.

The King of Han is in full swing and occupies half of the Ming Dynasty, so of course Lu Zhen has to bet in advance and sell it to the King of Han.

And Lu Zhen is quite bad, I was thinking at the time, in case the court won in the future, and it was revealed afterwards, I pushed it on my son-in-law, saying that I didn't know.

Qian Xun's face also changed slightly.

It turned out that the imperial court did not plan that the king of Han would enter Beijing at all, and must have known that the king of Han would refuse.

Because in King Han's inscription, he only scolded Zhu Di, but he didn't say anything wrong with Queen Xu.

And Queen Xu is virtuous, everyone in the world knows it.

Now that your mother is seriously ill, shouldn't you, as a son, go to Jingshi to see it?

Qian Xun said angrily at this time: "The court is a fool when we are the king? ”

Zhang He smiled dryly, noncommittal.

If this holy decree arrives in Changsha, Zhu Gaoxu, will you go or not?

To go is sure to die, and not to go is to go against the grain.

"King Ming's holy decree, our king can not accept it." Qian Xun said in a deep voice.

Zhu Gaoxu is crusading against Zhu Di, how can he agree with his holy decree.

Zhang He said with a smile: "It's not a matter of whether you can accept it or not, the King of Han can't let the Holy Decree enter Changsha, or the King of Han can't be in Changsha." ”

The court knows that you will not accept it, and if you don't accept the holy decree, it is the same bad as not going to Jingshi, and then the court will spread everywhere, Zhu Gaoxu, your mother is going to die and won't go back, are you still a person?

The parents of officials in the Ming Dynasty had to resign and go home when their parents died, which was called Ding Wei.

If you don't go back, you will be unfilial and spurned by the world.

Qian Xun looked at Zhang He deeply at this time, and thought to himself, it is still these Beijing officials who have the most bad intentions.

"I came at night, but when I didn't." Qian Xun said: "Tomorrow I will let the king command the envoy drive you away." ”

Zhang He shook his head: "This is not good, tomorrow I will say that King Han is in Sichuan, let me go to Sichuan." ”

"When I get to Sichuan, Sichuan will say that King Han went to Guangdong, let me come to Guangdong."

"In this way, Sichuan and Guangdong have been running for a year or two."

Zhang He is also a ruthless person, and he doesn't want to go back to Beijing after he comes out.

Because he is also afraid of accidents, it is better to hang out outside, wait a year or two, this battle is over, the victory and defeat are out, and he is safe.

"Hey." Qian Xun smiled: "Governor Zhang is really a god." ”

So early the next morning, Wang Xingguo brought people to Zhang He's courtyard, called a few of them together, and then said loudly, our people went to Changsha yesterday to report, King Han is no longer in Changsha, and he went to Chengdu, Sichuan in December last year, Governor Zhang, please go to Sichuan.

Zhang He said angrily: "Then it's such a coincidence, we came, and King Han went to Sichuan?" Are you lying to us? ”

Zheng, Wang Xingguo drew his sword and said angrily: "What are you yelling at Lao Tzu, King Han is not here, what can Lao Tzu do?" ”

The eunuchs and Jinyi guards beside Zhang He were scared half to death, so they hurriedly grabbed Zhang He, Governor Zhang, forget it, don't be angry.

For fear that Wang Xingguo would turn his face and move the knife.

Several people hurriedly returned to Yuezhou by the same route, and then quickly informed Wuchang that they had been stopped in Xiangyin, and the Xiangyin rebels said that the king of Han had gone to Sichuan, what should they do.

The holy decree of this era must be delivered to me, and they can't just throw the holy decree in Xiangyin, so Wuchang quickly replied, and you should send it to Sichuan quickly.

(End of chapter)