[The world is in turmoil, the situation is changing, after the capture of Huguang, the morale of the army you led is high, and immediately sent troops to Nanjing. 】

[Perhaps this is not the best time to attack Nanjing, the city of Nanjing is high and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now your army is full of morale, if you can't attack it, it will be exhausted, it is better to go south first to annex the southern provinces, and then seek Nanjing. 】

[However, you finally chose to attack Nanjing first, and the reason is very simple, if there is no Nanjing as the core, the army of more than 100,000 people, as well as the land of the five provinces occupied, will be the moon in the water after all, and there will be no roots in duckweed. 】

[You don't need Nanjing, but your army needs Nanjing.] 】

[Two capitals and thirteen provinces, Nanjing and Beijing are the backbone and spiritual banners. Since ancient times, it has been easy to conquer the south from the north, but it is not easy to conquer the north from the south, even if you occupy the land of the five provinces, at most you can only be regarded as a warlord, which seems to be brilliant and powerful, but in fact it is only a short-term dazzling. 】

[But if you can occupy Nanjing, it will be from a warlord who has been divided into a warrior who is qualified to compete in the world. 】

[Troops! Nanking! 】

At this moment, even Zhu Di couldn't help frowning.

In terms of military affairs, after occupying the five provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and Huguang, the most important thing to do is to lay a solid foundation and cultivate vitality to prevent the army from becoming tired due to too frequent wars.

But if it is from the royal road, it is the best time to send troops to Nanjing at this time.

The military road is heavy on the military, the royal road is heavy on the hearts of the people, the military road is to look at the temporary benefits, and the royal road is to look at the country. Looking at it from the royal road, although according to the five provinces, it seems to be a mirage, a dream bubble. If you can barely maintain the hearts of the people in a series of battles, but once you lose the battle, the whole army will be defeated, firstly because there is no place to stand, and secondly, because the people's hearts are uncertain.

But if Nanjing is occupied, the morale will be greatly shaken, and everyone will have a backbone in their hearts, and they will feel more down-to-earth. For Zhu Gaoxian, he may not need this kind of steadfastness, but the soldiers under his command do.

If you can go north to usurp Sheji, you can retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, as long as you occupy Nanjing, even if Emperor Hongxi is the emperor, you will be greatly moved. For Emperor Hongxi, even if King Qi occupied the land of the five provinces, it would not be a big deal.

Emperor Hongxi only needed to stabilize the imperial power first and unify the discourse power of the northern provinces, and then he could mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to the south to quell the rebellion. Emperor Hong Xi is not a fool like Emperor Jianwen, he is a general himself, and he has full confidence and support.

This Emperor Hong Xi looked at the chubby stupid head, in fact, in addition to political means, he is also good at using soldiers, in the past, when Jing was martyred, Emperor Hong Xi made up barely tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled, blocked Li Jinglong's hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses, and became famous in a battle!

However, if Nanjing is lost, it is completely two concepts.

It has not been a few years since the capital was moved to Beijing, and in people's hearts, Nanjing's status is not inferior to Beijing's, and even for officials, Nanjing's status is higher than Beijing's. Once King Qi occupied Nanjing, it would directly threaten the imperial authority of Emperor Hongxi.

At that time, whether Emperor Hongxi will still be the emperor of Fengtian is difficult to say, the people's hearts are shaken, and he, the emperor, has no advantage at all.

The turmoil of people's hearts is better than thousands of troops.

He thought that he was professional enough in the field of rebellion, but he didn't expect that there were people who were more professional than him!

Thinking about it carefully, it was extremely scary that this person with great talent for rebellion was still his own son, the crown prince he chose.

"If the fourth brother rebels, can I stop it?"

Zhu Di stroked the gray beard on his chin and fell into deep thought.

If the time was pushed forward by five or six years, he must have been confident. But now that he is old, the hearts of the people are no longer his......

[At the beginning of November of the 22nd year of Yongle, you took 190,000 Qi divisions and attacked Nanjing. 】

[Mu Xin, the commander of the attached horse who guarded Nanjing for Emperor Hongxi, conspired with the eunuch Wang Guitong late at night, Mu Xin is the fifth son of Mu Ying, the king of Qianning, the younger brother of Mu Sheng, and the husband of your fifth sister, Princess Changning. Compared with Emperor Hong Xi, obviously this person is closer to you, after all, he is the Mu family, and the current head of the Mu family, Mu Sheng, has rebelled with you, and he is your right-hand man. 】

[As soon as Emperor Hongxi succeeded to the throne, he appointed Mu Xin to guard Nanjing, which shows his trust in the Mu family. But what he never expected was that within a few days, the Mu family would rebel with King Qi. And letting Mu Xin guard Nanjing undoubtedly dug a big pit for himself and then lay in it. 】

[However, it was too late to change the commander, Mu Xin changed his mind after learning that the Mu family rebelled with King Qi, he knew that no matter whether he was loyal or not, Emperor Hong Xi would doubt him, so he made a decision and cut off the connection between Nanjing and Beijing at the beginning of King Qi's rebellion. 】

[The current Nanjing belongs to listening to the call and not listening to the announcement. 】

[Emperor Hong Xi is in a hurry, and the situation is out of his control. He wanted to concentrate on controlling Nanjing in his hands, but the King of Han was dangling in front of him like a flea, disturbing him uneasy. 】

[If you concentrate on dealing with the King of Han, Nanjing will not be protected. If he protects Nanjing, the King of Han may backstab him again. 】

[But at this time, he didn't have time to think about it, he didn't have time to hesitate, he had to make a choice immediately, otherwise not only Nanjing would not be protected, but the backyard might also catch fire. 】

[Emperor Hongxi made up his mind and ordered the crown prince Zhu Zhanji to go to Nanjing to stabilize people's hearts, and at the same time ordered Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion and suppress the King of Han. 】

[This is the best of both worlds, and it is also the most stable strategy at the moment, but life is always full of accidents. 】

[After Anyuan Hou Liusheng led his troops into Shandong, he fought and won successes, and his heart was arrogant. Arrogance is a taboo for soldiers. 】

[King Han can't wait, he knows that if King Qi occupies Nanjing, then he is the weakest of the three forces in the world, how can he endure it with his character. 】

[Liu Sheng led his troops to attack Le'an, encountered a surprise attack by the King of Han, the rebel army was killed by an arrow, and the imperial army was defeated, and after this battle, the imperial court completely lost control of Shandong. 】

[And Zhu Zhanji, the emperor's grandson, returned the same way before arriving in Nanjing. 】

[Before he arrived, Nanjing had been lost. 】

[190,000 Qi soldiers came to the city, Mu Xin and Wang Guitong saw King Qi's cover, opened the Jinchuan Gate, and announced their allegiance to King Qi. Tens of thousands of elite divisions in Nanjing surrendered without a fight. 】

[As soon as Nanjing was lost, Emperor Hongxi lost the southern provinces while losing Shandong. 】

[The whole world is shaken! 】

[If it is said that in the previous time, no one took King Qi's rebellion to heart, because this name is too unfamiliar, if nothing else, there should be only a few records of you in the future Ming history, such as: "King Qi, Gao Xian, born on December 24, 24th year of Hongwu, the fourth son of Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, his biological mother is Queen Xu of Renxiaowen, and in the 12th year of Yongle was degraded to a concubine for many illegal deeds, and migrated to Yunnan. In the twenty-second year of Yongle, he attempted to rebel, and after being captured, he was escorted back to Beijing and drowned......]

[Even if you conquer the five provinces, they just think that you have some ability, and the little grasshopper is still quite capable, but in their hearts, your threat may not be as great as that of the Han King. 】

[But now it's different, you knocked down Nanjing.] 】

[Half of the Ming Dynasty is held in your hands, just like Zhu Di, the king of Yan back then, or even better! ] 】

[Yan Wang Jingnan for more than two years, although he won many battles, but due to the lack of troops, he could not consolidate and expand the victory, and often gave up the new land, until before the raid south to capture Nanjing, he could only possess the three counties of Beiping, Baoding and Yongping. 】

[And you, is really in control of five provinces and one capital, after the capture of Nanjing, you have more than 200,000 troops, and there are constantly people who are loyal to you, and your power is expanding more and more. And as a rebel, the food and grass problem that you should be most worried about has also been solved at this time. After the capture of Nanjing, it was only a matter of time before the remaining southern provinces that had been annexed were taken. 】

[Those who should really worry about the shortage of grain and grass should be Emperor Hongxi and King Han. 】

Zhu Di couldn't help but admire: "He is worthy of being the prince appointed by me, as the so-called tiger father has no dog son, the son of a mouse can make holes, and even the ability to rebel has been passed on...... Wait a minute, it seems that something is not quite right. ”

He chuckled and shook his head, although the fourth guy seemed to be full of backbones, and his personality was also different from ordinary people's coldness and affection, but as the person who knew his son in the world, he knew very well that this child had no intention of rebelling at all.

In other words, for the fourth child, ascending to the throne is not a pleasure, but a responsibility.

The man who sits on the throne, carrying the national fortunes of the entire empire, is at the helm of the empire, and to lead this giant ship to the sea where the sun never sets, the fate of all is in his hands, and he must always remain sane, sober, and wise.

Let him rebel, it is really more difficult than ascending to the sky.

But in the simulation of the commoner Zhu Gaoxian, it was completely made by the royal family itself, which forced King Qi to rebel.

It is also a skill to force such a lazy and desireless prince to rebel.

[After the capture of Nanjing, the world was terrified. 】

[Only then did they realize that Zhu Shilang, a commoner who had been working incognito in Yunnan for more than ten years, really had the ability to swallow the wind and rain of the world in his heart! 】

[You take Nanjing as the base of the Qi Division, and expand your wings to the five provinces south of the Yangtze River, looking at the north with a tiger's eye, living in the Yangtze River, you can attack and defend, you can go to the Central Plains to chase the deer, and you can retreat to the Yangtze River as a barrier, and there are more than 200,000 heroes under your command, and there are two generals of the Qianguo Gong Mu Sheng and the British Gong Zhang Fu as the right hand, and they have stood at the top of the empire, facing the wind. 】

[You are the emperor of this empire, although you have not yet been crowned and enthroned, you have already begun to clean up the rebels who once humiliated you, kill the enemies who rebelled against you, wash the country with sword and spear, and use the corpse to pave yourself a bright red ladder to ascend to the gods! 】

[With the blood of the king, the ministers apologize! ] 】

[Your army has not even completely begun its journey to regain the south, and all the provinces of Nanzhili have already surrendered. Followed by Jiangxi and Zhejiang, they also began to respond, calling on the people to praise the great name of King Qi, and the family gate valves all emptied their families to raise money from Qi Shi, and the officials also surrendered one after another, and won Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces without blood. 】

[The last two brothers in Guangdong and Fujian also know that they are now isolated and helpless, and it is pure nonsense to expect the imperial court to rescue them, anyway, King Qi is also the Zhu family, didn't this big brother say it, he is "Fengtian Jingdifficult", people come with the mandate of heaven, we can't go against the sky, and it's over. 】

[At this point, you have completely included the nine southern provinces and one capital into your own bag. 】

[Emperor Hong Xi of Beijing fell into deep thought after hearing that the south had completely fallen. 】

[He also planned to do it before that the first thing he would do after he ascended the throne was to move the Beijing division back to Nanjing from Beijing non-stop, but now it seems that the whole south belongs to King Qi. 】

[This is too outrageous, Emperor Hong Xi recalled the memories of his fourth brother in his mind, and he really couldn't think of any bright spots. 】

[In his impression, his fourth brother is an all-round genius, proficient in cooking, medicine, calligraphy and painting, poetry and ......, but it is limited to this, this is indeed a genius, but he is also a weak boy, and he can't even lift a sword, let alone lead troops to fight. 】

[His relationship with King Qi is not very good, nor is it bad, this is his twin brother after all. But when the old man was disgusted with King Qi, the King of Han was hostile to King Qi, and even when King Qi was about to be deposed and exiled, he did not lend a hand. 】

[In fact, he could have helped King Qi at that time, even if he couldn't keep King Qi's prince, he could let him live a rich life in Yunnan without worrying about food and clothing, but he hesitated again and again, if he raised King Qi, he might be recorded by the first emperor, and simply ignored it. 】

[Although he is benevolent, he can come all the way from Jingnan, and has gone through the baptism of party struggles and political struggles, how can there be any real good person, in the face of major rights and wrongs, he knows how to choose. 】

[Thinking about it now, if he had reached out at that time, would today's King Qi still rebel? 】

[Emperor Hong Xi didn't know, perhaps, the hesitation back then was the most wrong choice he made, he should be ruthless to cut the grass and eradicate the roots! ] 】

[Even if it is infamous for killing blood relatives, or evil with British buses, it is always better than falling into war in the world. 】

[Emperor Hong Xi didn't think much about it, he made up his mind, and it was important to protect only half of Sheji, who was now only half, and he locked his eyes on King Han in Shandong. 】

[If it weren't for the King of Han jumping under his nose, so that he couldn't concentrate on dealing with King Qi, King Qi wouldn't have annexed the south so easily. 】

[It's just a bastard!] 】

[It's just that King Qi is reversed, how can you King Han follow suit, don't you have any points in your heart! ] 】

[I can't beat King Qi, and I can't clean you up as a King of Han? 】

[Emperor Hongxi ordered the crown prince Zhu Zhanji to lead 100,000 troops to Shandong to quell the rebellion, and immediately send troops! ] 】

[He needs to clean up King Han, a bastard who likes to jump to death, so as not to mess up his mind and ...... at the same time]

[The imperial court also needs a great victory to soothe the hearts of the people whose morale has plummeted. 】

[And King Han undoubtedly hit the blade himself. 】

(End of chapter)