From Xuzhou to Jinling, it took about half a month to travel lightly, and the speed of the 800-mile expedited military post must be faster than that of Li Jinglong and his party, Li Jinglong had just set off, and the imperial court received the news that the siege of Jinan had relieved the king of Yan and retreated.

In fact, since the news of Li Jinglong's defeat reached Zhu Yunwen's ears, the imperial court stepped up the investigation of the Shandong territory, and as soon as there was news there, it immediately reported it to the Beijing division with a military post, and in just a few days back and forth, the imperial court learned of a series of things that had happened in Shandong.

Defending the city hard, forcing King Yan to retreat for hundreds of miles, Tie Xuan Shengyong took advantage of the situation to attack, beat the water dogs, and regained the lost ground all the way, and the end was... What a bad breath!

The victory of this battle brought a glimmer of light to Zhu Yunwen, who was anxious in the huge palace city, and he was ecstatic that he held a big court meeting, and several adults who were disgraced by Li Jinglong's affairs were also relieved, and the great court, whether it was in favor of cutting the feudal domain or not, was celebrating at this moment, after all, bad news came one after another, and the imperial court really needed such a victory.

After the great victory, it should be rewarded for meritorious deeds, Zhu Yunwen, who was shocked and confused, realized that Li Jinglong's straw bag still had the position of commander of the three armies, and he was not angry, and immediately removed Li Jinglong's position, and gave this responsibility to Sheng Yong, who contributed a lot in the battle to defend the city.

As for Tie Xuan, who has made great achievements... Zhu Yunwen was a little difficult, after all, Tie Xuan is a civil official, and it is always difficult to let a civilian official serve as the commander of the rebellion, so after discussing with the hundred officials, he let Tie Xuan, who participated in Shandong's politics, be promoted to the third level and serve as the political envoy of Shandong, and at the same time increase the title of secretary of the military department, which can be regarded as worthy of Tie Xuan's hard work in Jinan in March.

In the past, when it comes to such a thing as rewarding meritorious deeds, the hundred officials of the imperial court have their own plans, and they always have to delay for a long time, but this time it is different, the Yan army pressed the border, the imperial court was defeated, and talents like Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong had such a record to stabilize the hearts of the people in the world, so the hundred officials not only did not feel unhappy about Tie Xuan Sheng Yong's honor of ascending to the sky in one step, but also added fuel to the fire, so the will of the reward went out of Jinling City in a hurry, and rushed to Jinan with 800 miles.

Your Majesty and the minds of the hundred officials are very clear, no matter whether King Yan took the initiative to withdraw his troops or was driven out of Shandong, no matter whether the recovered lost land was defeated or not wanted by King Yan, the court said that it was a great victory, and that was a great victory.

After rewarding meritorious deeds and formulating a strategy to block the enemy, the eyes of the hundred officials naturally shifted back to Li Jinglong, with the achievements of Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong here, the anger of the hundred officials was ignited, and the officials of the court meeting were waiting for Li Jinglong to enter the capital every day, and they all made up their minds to give the waste a good look this time, not only the Beijing officials, but even the local officials made up the fun, and the officials in the war-torn areas impeached Li Jinglong flew to Jinling like snowflakes and fell on Zhu Yunwen's imperial case. This kind of boiling killing intent even spread from the court to the people, and even the people regarded Li Jinglong as the culprit of the defeat of the imperial court, and they were eager to tear Li Jinglong alive and swallow it, but they didn't gather to storm the Cao Guo Mansion.

It was in such an atmosphere that the miserable Li Jinglong entered Jinling City.

Before entering Jinling, Li Jinglong naturally sent someone to inquire, and when he learned about the attitude of the hundred officials and public opinion at this time, he couldn't help but be frightened, and the whole world seemed to stand on the opposite side of him Li Jinglong, and everyone wanted to kill him, and it was unbelievable to say that the court did not push him behind, but because of this, Zhu Yunwen's attitude... It doesn't seem so hard to guess anymore.

So the next day's court meeting, Li Jinglong, who was locked in the signing room at the gate of the palace after entering Jinling, tied his hands and went to the palace to ask for guilt, and the hundred officials who gritted their teeth looked at this waste hair scattered all over the body and couldn't help but look happy, many veterans who had not been in the court for many years and were dizzy even stood in the ranks of generals and began to spit on Li Jinglong, this time even the officials of Honglu Temple did not come out to join in the fun, everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Yunwen, and the attitude could not be more obvious: give an explanation to the people of the world!

Zhu Yunwen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was unclear, he just looked at the kneeling figure on the Jinluan Palace, the Li Jinglong, who had been very good friends with him since he was the emperor's grandson, his eyes were obscure, and Huang Zicheng on the side also looked at the hundreds of thousands of troops who had lost completely, leaving only him running back with his bare buttocks, thinking of his actions to protect him in this Jinluan Palace... Huang Zicheng just wanted to hack him to death with a knife.

Probably because he felt that he was guilty and hated Li Jinglong, Huang Zicheng was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, Li Jinglong lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and he deserved to die, and I also ask Your Majesty to correct him on the spot to thank the world!" ”

The killing intent was awe-inspiring, there was no nonsense, Imperial Doctor Lian Zining and Imperial History Ye Xixian had already made friends with Huang Zicheng, and they also came out to speak generously at this moment, but the meaning was surprisingly consistent: Immediately behead Li Jinglong!

It stands to reason that it's almost the same here, there is no voice of opposition, Zhu Yunwen nodded, this matter is over, it is more important to study how to resist King Yan at the moment, Li Jinglong was full of despair, he was only trembling with fright, and he kowtowed again and again to ask for guilt, and for a while, the sound of kowtowing echoed in the Jinluan Palace, but it was extremely sincere.

I don't know if Zhu Yunwen saw Li Jinglong as too pitiful, or if he still remembered the friendship before he ascended the throne, but he sighed slightly: "The top priority... Or think about how to deal with Yan Wei, although Li Jiujiang's crime is unforgivable, but after all, after all, after the founding hero, I..."

As soon as he heard that His Majesty seemed to have the intention of pardoning Li Jinglong, the hundred officials blew up the pot when they boarded, Huang Zicheng looked up at Zhu Yunwen in astonishment, but after a while, he understood, and said sternly: "The law of the ancestors, the practitioner of the law to inspire the soldiers, now Li Jinglong was ordered to rebel, but he was dumb and incompetent, so that hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed in one fell swoop, although ten thousand deaths could not atone for their crimes, not killing is not enough to anger the people!" ”

When Li Jinglong heard this, he stared at the righteous and awe-inspiring Huang Zicheng, he had put all his hopes on the person in front of him before? It's ridiculous and pathetic! Huang Zicheng, an old horseman, he wished he would die quickly, he planned to sell himself to get rid of him from responsibility from the beginning!

But at this time, Li Jinglong is a street rat that everyone shouts and beats, but Huang Zicheng is still the emperor's favorite minister, no matter how much he hates Huang Zicheng for falling into the well, he doesn't dare to provoke him on the Jinluan Palace, and then it will really make it worse for himself.

Huang Zicheng set the main tone, and the rest of the officials also stood up, Lian Zining was angry: "Your Majesty, the way to govern the army should be clear in rewards and punishments, so as to inspire the morale of the army, Li Jinglong, as a prince of the country, eats the court, but so misguided the country and the king, Your Majesty should not be pardoned, but should be severely punished!" ”

There was a voice of approval and echo in the Jinluan Palace, and the generals pretended to be deaf and dumb, and none of them dared to stand up, so they watched the ministers scolding and jumping to their feet, anyway, the status of the military generals of the Jianwen Dynasty was low enough, and they couldn't offend those civil officials for the sake of a mortal Li Jinglong, and although His Majesty couldn't understand his intentions, it was none of their business whether Li Jinglong died or not? In some ways, Li Jinglong has disgraced the face of the military generals this time, and it is better to die.

Seeing the words of the court, the anger of the hundred officials intensified, Zhu Yunwen let out a long sigh, his face was full of grief, and said in a deep voice: "That's the case..."

"Your Majesty, Li Jinglong, unforgivable!" In the queue of Wenchen, a young imperial historian jumped out and shouted angrily: "Not only Li Jinglong is unforgivable, but Huang Zicheng, who recommended him to take command of the expedition, is also unforgivable!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked, and even Zhu Yunwen, who planned to follow the public opinion with a little hesitation and make himself appear lenient, was shocked, there were too many officials, where could he remember them all? And the young imperial historian who didn't know it didn't pause, and continued to fire impassionedly: "Not only Huang Zicheng is unforgivable, but the minister also heard that the imperial court's rebellious army suffered a big loss under the city of Beiping at the beginning, if the situation is true, Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, concealed the military situation and deceived His Majesty, and it is also unforgivable!" Fang Xiaoru is in charge of national affairs, and it is unforgivable to intercept the chapter! ”

At this time, Lian Zi Ning of the Metropolitan Procuratorate recognized that this young imperial historian was Yu Xin, who resolutely opposed violating the ancestral system and cutting off the vassal king, and couldn't help but be furious, but before he could say the words of reprimand, Yu Xin had already jumped up and got rid of an angry young man:

"These people shielded Li Jin's financing and incompetent, causing heavy casualties to the 800,000 troops of the imperial court, and shaking the country; Hundreds of people are left with only orphans and widows, crying day and night, and all sins are unforgivable! Yu Xin, the imperial history of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Palace, invites Your Majesty to punish such ministers to comfort the hearts of the people in the world! ”

God, the hundred officials jumped so hard just now, they just wanted Li Jinglong to lose his head, this person is simply crazy, he actually jumped out to punish Fang Huang Qi and the three of them? Although there has always been a clear distinction between the factions of the hundred officials in the DPRK and China, and now there are factions that lean towards Fang Huang Qi and those who oppose the cutting of the feudal domain, and there are also officials who are neutral and do not stand in line but do things, but everyone knows that His Majesty's trust in the other party and Huang Qi is far from the end, and if you want Your Majesty to blame these three people, isn't it whimsical?

Even Huang Zicheng was only slightly stunned, and then felt that his face was gloomy, but he was not panicked, he wanted to shake his head and ignore it, continue to ask Li Jinglong, and then go to find trouble with this young imperial history, but when he turned around, he reacted that the big thing was not good, Yu Xin, who didn't understand the rules of officialdom, was a big deal!

Only killed one Li Jinglong, Zhu Yunwen can still do it, and now Yu Xin has shaken out the previous things, and even pulled the three favorite ministers of the Son of Heaven and Li Jinglong together, how can Zhu Yunwen blame Li Jinglong?

Sure enough, there are so many officials in the DPRK and China, there are still many people who are not used to seeing Fang Huangqi and the three of them, especially young officials, Yu Xin, as the imperial history, has nothing to do and cannot play without officials, and does not dare to impeach, and takes the lead in firing at Fang Huangqi and the three of them, these days have been angry about the defeat of the imperial court, and the three of them dare to deceive His Majesty Zheng Cunba The defeat of such a major event The young officials who gritted their teeth couldn't bear it, and they charged shirtless one by one, without looking at the faces of the officials around them, and jumped up one by one to ask Fang Huangqi and Li Jinglong to die together, This formation made Zhu Yunwen stunned for a while.

However, after Yu Xin's interruption, Li Jinglong suddenly retreated from the cusp of the storm, and now in the court, the voice of the three people asking to kill Fang Huang Qi everywhere actually sounded.

But two of these three are emperors of the Son of Heaven, and Zhu Yunwen's new policy of Jianwen can only be carried out thanks to the three of them, and the plan to cut the feudal domain is also from their hands, how can it be possible to let Zhu Yunwen hold them accountable? If the three of them are held responsible, what else can he do? proved that the three of them were mediocre, wouldn't they slap him Zhu Yunwen himself in the face? Aren't all the policies that have been taken since he ascended the throne about to die from now on?

Faced with such consequences, Zhu Yunwen's heart jumped, he... Hesitated.

Yu Xin, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that Zhu Yunwen had not been able to abandon the three of them after all, and he could not face the criticism of hundreds of officials and ask Li Jinglong alone, the corners of his mouth slowly hooked up a smile...

Probably a mockery of mourning more than heart death.