In the room, Xu stood beside Zhu Di and took off his armor for his husband.

Zhu Di breathed calmly, but in fact, his heart was not calm.

He felt that his mentality, which was already dying, was also rejuvenated with this body that was in the prime of life.

The warmth of the wife, the filial piety of the son, the heartiness of the drunken battlefield, the passion of the lofty ideals, everything is developing in a better direction.

Although Zhu Di knew that all this was just a false world......

But, does it matter?

If it were the real world, then he would be a twilight old man who stepped into the coffin board on half a leg, although in the real world he had everything, and he became the emperor of the empire, with the wealth and power of the whole world.

But at this age, he no longer cares about wealth and power.

He just wants to find out on the road to the world's great harmony.

……

In the imperial palace in Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen did not know that the Ningliao coalition army had been defeated by Zhu Di, and he was discussing national affairs with his three gentlemen.

These three gentlemen, that is, the "Jianwen Three Fools", Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai.

Among the three, Fang Xiaoru studied the most in academics, and was the teacher of Confucianism in the world, and once worshiped one of the four gentlemen in eastern Zhejiang, Taishi Gong Song Lian as a teacher, although the official position was not high, only in the Hanlin Academy as a bachelor, but every time there was a major national event, Emperor Jianwen had to ask Mr. Fang for advice.

Huang Zicheng was born in the East Palace and was also a great Confucian in the world. And Qi Tai is the secretary of the military department, and he has studied deeply in the understanding of the military book.

"Three gentlemen, you say, what do I mean by that fourth uncle?"

Emperor Jianwen asked with a puzzled face, "He openly rebelled, but he didn't use the slogan of rebellion. Tsk, he doesn't want to be the emperor, but he doesn't let others be the emperor, what kind of world harmony he is engaged in, it's really incomprehensible. ”

Originally, after hearing that the fourth uncle rebelled, Emperor Jianwen was shocked and angry, thinking to himself, isn't it just to cut a domain, it's all the Zhu family, why don't you take care of your nephew as an uncle.

But when he heard Zhu Di shouting the slogan of the world's great harmony, Emperor Jianwen couldn't help laughing.

Ridiculous!

What kind of bullshit is the same in the world, unheard of, and I don't know which scholar the fourth uncle was fooled and lame, and he can do such a stupid thing.

Huang Zicheng said with a smile: "The minister had heard that King Yan had hysteria before, and he liked to roll crazy in the pigsty, and he originally thought that he was deliberately contrived in order to cover up his wolf ambitions. ”

Qi Tai frowned and said, "The enemy is current, can An Neng underestimate the enemy?" King Yan became famous as a young man, known for his ruthlessness, cunning and patience, and even Fu Youde, the king of Lijiang, could only condescend to the deputy general in front of him. In the past, King Yan led his troops into Mobei, thousands of miles of snow and night rushes, after finding out the emptiness of the enemy, although the heavy troops pressed the territory, he still outwitted him, and did not waste a soldier and a soldier to capture the Northern Yuan Taiwei Naier. ”

"So Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, his heart was as firm as a high mountain and a sea, even the first emperor praised 'the one who cleared the desert, the king of Yan', how could he be a madman with hysteria?"

Unlike the other two gentlemen who relied on their profound knowledge to get the attention of Emperor Jianwen, Qi Tai relied on his professional skills to be the secretary of the military department.

Qi Tai can remember the names of every border general, and even the pictures of various mountains and rivers in the Ming Dynasty, he remembers them by heart.

At first, when Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, he also suggested cutting the domain, but his suggestion was: If you want to cut the domain, you have to capture the thief and capture the king first, and get the king of Yan first and then get other vassal kings.

Although King Ning and King Liao have heavy troops, they are ruthless in their hearts, and they are not as good as King Yan Yicheng.

It's just that his suggestion was not adopted by Emperor Jianwen.

"Qi Shangshu, the war has not yet begun, and there is already the intention of cowardly the enemy?"

Fang Xiaoru shook his head with a smile and said, "King Yan, don't be afraid. Although this fang is barking wildly now, His Majesty has issued an order to King Ning and King Liao, ordering them to enter from the mountains and seas and approach Beiping, and the two kings readily agreed. Among the three kings of Yan, Ning, and Liao, the strength of King Yan is particularly weak, not to mention the two kings of Ning and Liao. ”

"I'm afraid that it won't be long before the news of a big victory comes from the Northern Convenience. The Ningliao coalition army pacified the Yan rebellion, like a hungry tiger devouring sheep, it was easy. ”

Huang Zicheng nodded and said, "Mr. Fang is reasonable, and I seconded it." I thought that after the Ningliao coalition defeated the King of Yan, they could use the captured Beiping Mansion as a bait and give it to the two kings of Ningliao, so that they could fight each other in order to compete for Beiping dog-eat-dog. ”

"In this way, the three kings will be abolished, and the cutting of the feudal domain will be successful!"

Emperor Jianwen was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then according to the words of Mr. Fang and Mr. Huang!" ”

He seems to have seen that in less than a year since he took office, he has solved his uncles who are a huge threat one by one.

In front of me, these unruly uncles don't all have to give in obediently?

They seem to have taken King Yan as a joke, and they are studying the opponent after eliminating King Yan.

Qi Tai couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Underestimating the enemy before the war is a taboo for soldiers." ”

He always felt that King Yan was the biggest confidant of this dynasty. Therefore, after he took power, he has been trying his best to play, asking the court to weaken the power of King Yan.

But his words were not taken to heart by others.

In the eyes of Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, King Yan is a little Karami, not worth mentioning at all. Any person sent can be cleaned up for King Yan, and I don't know where these two people got their confidence.

The most important thing is that Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng sang and harmonized, which made Qi Tai's position very embarrassing, these two people were about to fool Emperor Jianwen, making Emperor Jianwen really think that he was an omnipotent monarch of destiny, no matter what Qi Tai said, the emperor could not listen to it now.

At this time, the guard general on duty outside the hall hurriedly entered the palace to meet him.

"Your Majesty, eight hundred miles are urgent, the Daning Army and the Liaodong Army were defeated by the Yan Division, and the King of Ning and the King of Liao were both captured!"

It was like a thunderbolt that made the four people in the hall stunned in place.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Emperor Jianwen laughed and said, "The Daning army, with 80,000 armor and 6,000 leather cars, regards the kings as the most heroic!" The Daning army has 80,000 elite soldiers, 80,000! Even if it is 80,000 steamed buns, he Yan Wang has to gnaw on them for eight months, how can he say that he will lose them! ”

"What's more, in addition to the Daning Army, there is also the Liaodong Army of the King of Liao, how many soldiers and horses does the King of Yan have, how can he win!"

Qi Tai said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it is completely possible. ”

Emperor Jianwen looked at Qi Tai suddenly: "What did you say?" ”

Qi Tai replied: "King Yan relied on the Shanhaiguan to resist the enemy, and he was already waiting for work at leisure, fighting in Shanhaiguan, and one soldier under the Yanwang could be used as ten soldiers." Moreover, in the past, after the Jin Dynasty, the first emperor ordered the king of Yan to control the Beiping Metropolitan Division, the Xingdu Division, the Liaodong Imperial Division and the Liaofu Guards and Horses, so that he always led the kings to guard against border troubles, and he knew very well the establishment and tactics of the Daning Army and the Liaodong Army. Combining multiple factors, he is indeed expected to win......"

Emperor Jianwen only felt that his brain was blank, his body was swaying, and he almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng hurriedly went up to support him, and comforted: "Your Majesty, you are the son of heaven, and you are also the fortune of the country, although Yan Rebellion is rampant, it is not enough to worry about it, as long as my imperial court Wang Shi sends troops to fight, how can he Yan Rebellion stop it?" ”

Qi Tai bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the top priority is to send troops to the Northern Expedition to quell the rebellion of the Yan Domain. The longer the time drags on, the greater the impact of the Yan Clan's rebellion, and the more accidents will occur. ”

Emperor Jianwen also regained a little bit of his senses, and muttered as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Yes, send troops to the Northern Expedition to Yan and ......."

"But who should be the general?"

Emperor Jianwen was a little confused, and his grandfather killed the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty in order to make him sit on the throne. Now the generals who can fight in the Ming Dynasty, the old and the dead, I really can't think of anyone else who can be a general.

Qi Tai had an idea and said: "General Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, successively served as the marshal of the general army, the governor of the capital, etc., and then followed the general of Kaiping King Chang Yuchun and the king of Zhongshan Xu Da to attack Datong, Shaanxi and other places, and repeatedly made military exploits. The Marquis of Changxing has repeatedly defeated Zhang Shicheng's army and made great achievements for the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Let Changxing Hou serve as the main general, and he will win. ”

"Never!"

Huang Zicheng interrupted, "The Marquis of Changxing is good at defending and not attacking, how can he serve as the commander of the three armies and bear the heavy responsibility of the Northern Expedition?" ”

Qi Tai said helplessly: "Then Mr. Huang is talking about it, who else?" ”

He naturally also knew that Geng Bingwen was good at defending and not attacking, but there was no one to use.

In today's imperial court, all the people who can fight are the feudal kings in the north, and the imperial court can't find any generals who can go to kill Yan.

There is no way to let Geng Bingwen be the chief general of the Northern Expedition.

Huang Zicheng said confidently: "I have a candidate who can make the north quiet and bright!" ”

Emperor Jianwen was overjoyed: "Mr. Huang, please speak quickly!" ”

Huang Zicheng said slowly: "There is such a person, when he was young, he liked to read military books, behaved gracefully, was quite valued by the first emperor, and went to Huguang, Shaanxi, Henan and other places to train the army many times, and was quite prestigious in the army. ”

Qi Tai had a bad premonition: "The person you are talking about will not be ......"

Huang Zicheng said with a smile: "That's right, it's the son of the founding minister of Qiyang Wang, the governor of the Left Army, the prince and the prince, the genius general of the young and ambitious, Li Jinglong, the prince of Cao Guo!" ”

Fang Xiaoru touched his chin: "Indeed, the old man also thinks that Cao Guogong is more suitable to be the chief general of the Northern Expedition than the Marquis of Changxing." ”

Emperor Jianwen bowed slightly: "I know Cao Guogong, let him be the main general, I can rest assured." ”

Qi Tai was shocked: "Your Majesty, you must not, Cao Guogong is a golden figure, and he is defeated, how can he be the commander of the three armies of my imperial court, if this person is allowed to be a general, it will be a big failure!" ”

Although he doesn't know how to fight, as the secretary of the military department, he still has some experience in watching generals.

Li Jinglong, he knows how to send it, lead the soldiers!

This brother's only political achievement is probably that he was in charge of the tea and horse trade with Xifan, and he did a prosperous job and made a lot of money.

Being able to make money is not the same thing as being able to fight.

Is Huang Zicheng dizzy, he actually asked Li Jinglong to serve as the commander of the three armies, and more importantly, Emperor Jianwen and Fang Xiaoru actually looked deeply agreed.

Emperor Jianwen waved his sleeves and said, "I have made up my mind, Mr. Qi will not say any more." ”

"Spread my will, from tomorrow onwards, I will sacrifice to the Taimiao, cut the membership of the Yan royal family, and abolish it as a concubine."

"Appoint Cao Guogong Li Jinglong as the general of Pingyan, and Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing, as his deputy general, and lead my Ming Dynasty 300,000 royal divisions to the Northern Expedition against Yan!"

Qi Tai cupped his forehead and muttered, "It's over." ”

……

"Emperor Jianwen asked Li Jinglong to be the main general?"

Zhu Di touched his chin and fell into deep thought, "Seriously? ”

He originally thought that his next enemy would be the same as the original history, first fighting Geng Bingwen.

Although in the real world, he won Geng Bingwen in the Battle of Jingjing, the old general still gave him some headaches.

The reason why Geng Bingwen was knighted as "Marquis of Changxing" was because he had captured Guangde, attacked Changxing, defeated Zhang Shicheng's general Zhao Dahu, captured more than 300 warships, captured the enemy defender Li Fuan and others, and conquered Changxing. Changxing is located at the mouth of Taihu Lake, with Guangde on land, bordering Xuan, She and other places, and is the gateway of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Since then, he has guarded Changxing, and with thousands of troops, he has resisted Zhang Shicheng's attack for ten years.

This person is one of the very few people who can survive the "Hongwu layoffs" incident.

Hongwu's layoffs are slightly different from the layoffs in later generations, and they belong to N+1 compensation layoffs. However, this compensation is not the emperor's compensation for layoffs, but for the employee's life. It truly realizes "learning a piece of art and selling it to the emperor's family".

The so-called N+1 compensation, that is, in addition to the laid-off employees themselves, there are also N people who want to pay for their lives, and the common one is 3N+1, which refers to the three tribes. The more extreme is 9N+1, that is, the Nine Clans.

N+1 compensation is not the most extreme, the most extreme is W+N compensation. The most typical is 4.5w+2N, which refers to Hu Lan's prison, in addition to Lan Yu and Hu Weiyong's whole family was killed, more than 45,000 people were slaughtered by Zhu Lian.

Zhu Di still respects Geng Bingwen, an old general who survived several layoffs, and in his original intention, he is not willing to fight with this old general (Lao Wang Ba). It's just that what he didn't expect was that this time Emperor Jianwen came up and opened it up and released it to Li Jinglong, the first generation of the god of war.

……

Zhu Di convened a meeting of the generals in the Huifu, and at the meeting of high-level generals of the Datong Army, he made relevant remarks on "Li Jinglong is a basket of waste, Emperor Jianwen's dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and our army will win the battle of Changhong".

This remark was recognized by a group of soldiers, and after defeating the Ningliao coalition army in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the morale of the Datong army was at its peak.

At the end of the meeting, Zhu Di clenched his fists and said:

"Da Ming, above everything else. The greed of the emperor and the magnates has eroded the very bones of our country, and what we have to do is to depose this black sheep and drive these plagues out of our land! ”

"What we are saying now will soon be forgotten, and we will one day be buried under the loess."

"But what we do now will live forever!"

(End of chapter)