The imperial capital of Qitian is not only a lonely capital, within the scope of the imperial capital, there are a total of three cities, these three cities, occupy a huge range, including the entire plain near the imperial capital for hundreds of miles.

The confrontation and attack and defense of the three kings before the imperial capital were mainly around the other two cities in addition to the imperial capital. And now, these two cities are all under the control of Huang Zhengchu.

Coming to the outskirts of the imperial capital, Huang Yuanwu ordered the troops to be stationed, but did not enter the plain of the imperial capital, and there was still a distance of about fifty miles from the nearest city. This distance is relatively safe, the left and right have been clearly explored, and there is no ambush at the beginning of the emperor.

In the evening of this day, the army of the Eastern Wangfu was stationed, and Huang Yuanwu sat in his big tent, his brows furrowed slightly. On the left and right of the tent, there were also several generals, all of whom were the generals who led the army on this expedition and had outstanding achievements. Among them, General Ding Jiang was the mainstay of the army of Dongwangfu.

Many generals were very clear about the purpose of this expedition, not to attack the imperial capital, but to buy time for the follow-up work of the Eastern Palace.

The news of the death of the Eastern King in battle is no longer a secret among many high-level generals, and everyone just tacitly understands it and does not talk about it openly.

The news of the scouts in front had already come back, and Huang Yuanwu summoned the generals to come to the big tent, also to discuss the follow-up march.

The things that are now in front of the Dongwang Mansion are a little tricky.

At the beginning of the Northern Emperor's reign, he did not arrange troops to besiege the imperial capital, and the plain in front of the imperial capital was empty, only the wreckage after the war, and it was bleak and lonely.

The two cities on the left and right sides of the imperial capital are under the control of Huang Zhengchu at this moment, and a large number of soldiers from the Northern Palace's mansion are also stationed in the city.

Huang Yuanwu wanted to achieve his goal, and it didn't seem easy.

First of all, the rebellion of the three kings was the cause of the current result, and what finally led to the retreat of the Eastern Wangfu was because the Eastern King died in the inner city of the imperial capital. In this way, whether it is the current Northern Emperor Zhengchu or Yang Qin who is in the imperial capital at the moment, they are the enemies of the Eastern Palace, and since they have pulled the team out, there are some things that must be done.

Huang Yuanwu didn't think about attacking the two cities controlled by the Northern King, and it seemed justified to be under the banner of exterminating the thieves. But there are some things that have to be considered: first of all, the five provinces near the imperial capital did not make any action during the entire stage of the Three Kings Rebellion, and within a few provinces, there were a large number of defenders, the total number of which was not less than one million. If the Eastern Palaces rashly attacked, Yang Qin, who was now in the imperial capital, controlled the emperor and issued an edict, ordering the governors of several provinces to lead troops to conquer the Eastern Palace, which was exactly what Yang Qin wanted.

No matter how the new emperor ascended the throne, he is now also the emperor of the Qitian Empire, and the establishment of the defenders of the five provinces near the imperial capital is to protect the safety of the imperial capital.

During the rebellion of the Three Kings, I don't know what unsightly things happened between the governors of the surrounding provinces of the three sides, but the result has been clearly visible, the Northern King has won, and all the provinces have not made any moves, and the relationship between them and Huang Zhengchu is self-evident. The relationship between them and the imperial capital is somewhat ambiguous.

If Huang Yuanwu ordered to attack the imperial capital at this moment...... There is almost no need to think about this option, as long as the Dongwangfu has this action, the emperor will not hesitate to send troops to confront the Dongwangfu head-on, and then the Dongwangfu is likely to bear the reputation of an anti-thief, which will cause the surrounding provinces to also have a legitimate reason to send troops.

The current situation is very delicate, and a strange balance has been formed between the imperial capital, the northern king, and the major provinces, and no one will act first.

Before, the three kings were fighting in front of the imperial capital, and the surrounding provinces had not moved, and they were all in a wait-and-see state, probably accumulating strength and waiting for the critical moment to advance. But now the Northern King has not attacked the imperial capital, and they have no reasonable reason to send troops. The emperor is under the control of Yang Qin, and the current emperor was pushed up by him personally, and he will not use the emperor to do anything unfavorable to himself.

The problem was placed in front of Huang Yuanwu, at that time he chose to send troops and got everyone's support, because everyone knew that as long as the dust settled in the imperial capital, whether it was Yang Qin or the Northern King who finally won, the first thing to deal with was the East Wangfu. At that time, the situation is clear, and the Eastern Wangfu is afraid that it will face the entire Qitian Empire, and at that time, it will be useless to do anything more.

The Eastern Mansion now takes a lot of time, whether it is the construction of the border city wall or the development of the southern border. At best, the Dongwang Mansion can only have about 600,000 troops, and any more will develop and be self-defeating.

Now on the side of Emperor Yuanwu, there are still some advantages.

First of all, the seven passes leading to the East Wangfu are now under the control of the East Wangfu, and they can advance and retreat freely.

Secondly, now whether it is the North King, or Yang Qin or the East Prince's Mansion, they are not infamous as anti-thieves, that is to say, the current situation has developed to a peaceful stage, and if it is not handled properly, it is likely to develop into civil strife within the entire range of praying for heaven, and no matter who it is, they will not be able to leave it alone.

At the beginning, the three kings raised troops, and the king of the east led the king of Qin, in order not to make things bigger, but it backfired, the king of the east died in the imperial capital, the imperial capital was in chaos, the three kings wrestled, and the northern palace won. Now the purpose of Huang Zhengchu is very clear, directly pointing to the position of Emperor Qitian, but all the provinces in the entire Qitian territory are waiting and watching, and no one dares to act rashly.

After the camp was stationed, what to do next, Huang Yuanwu had never made up his mind, he led the army not to fight, but to quell all this. But how could it all be so easy to settle.

If he is unwilling to get involved in the struggle for power at this moment, then the East Palace, will always be at a disadvantage, and no matter who wins this battle in the end, the East Palace, there will be no good results. After all, the East King's Mansion is in a safe corner, and the East King has a heavy army, and he has the conditions for mercenaries to stand on their own, which is intolerable in the eyes of any emperor. Whether it is the beginning of the emperor or the current emperor, it is the same.

Huang Yuanwu couldn't help but think of what Xu Feng said to himself at that time, let himself ascend to the throne, and pray for heaven to continue to prosper for hundreds of years.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this possibility, but it was easier said than done. In this top-level power struggle, everyone clearly knows that if the final victory is not achieved, it can only be doomed.

"Little Prince...... We ......" The dull atmosphere in the big tent was broken by a voice, Huang Yuanwu looked up, and saw Ding Jiang standing up and saluting himself respectfully, but the expression on his face was a little hesitant.

"Hmm, General Ding has something to say?" Huang Yuanwu was thinking about things, since all the generals came in, he hadn't said a word, the dullness in the air was so depressing that people couldn't breathe, any general knew that there were not many choices in front of Huang Yuanwu now.

"Yes......" Ding Jiang hesitated for a moment, but then seemed to have made up some kind of determination, clasped his hands into fists, and said in a deep voice: "Since we have sent troops to this field, little prince, if you don't strive for the top, you will be controlled by others!"

As soon as Ding Jiang's words fell, Huang Yuanwu's brows wrinkled involuntarily, and he was slightly angry in his heart, but he glanced at Ding

Jiang, it is true that he did not have a seizure, how could he not understand this truth in his heart, the current Dongwang Mansion, no matter what he does, will eventually be involved in the battle, rather than being passively involved, it is better to take the initiative, so that at least he can occupy the initiative.

However, Huang Yuanwu's attitude towards this matter is very cautious, there are too many things to consider, and the current Dongwang Mansion does not have the advantage of winning in this battle. Step by step, step by step, when the East Wangfu returned to the territory, it had already fallen behind.

"It's not as simple as it seems, and it doesn't need to be said again. Huang Yuanwu sighed softly, although he knew everything, but there were some things that could not be done clearly.

"Little Prince......" Ding Jiang did not flinch, he leaned forward, his face was firm, and said: "Little Prince, don't hesitate any longer, the matter has come to this, if we don't have the heart to take a step forward, we can only let others slaughter in the end, and the foundation laid by the old prince for decades will be handed away!"

When Huang Yuanwu heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper, and he said slightly angrily: "I said, don't say it again!"

"Little Lord, the last general agrees to General Ding's proposal. At this moment, next to Ding Jiang, another general stood up and said softly: "The current situation is no longer about wanting to do it or not doing it, we only have two ways forwarding or destruction." ”

Huang Yuanwu frowned and looked at this middle-aged general with a resolute face, this person was weathered, with rough skin on his face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a tiger general. This person's name is: Liu Yi, is the general of the Chiwolf Army of Dongwangfu, who has been in the army for more than ten years, and is also known for his military achievements, and is known for his bravery.

This person has always obeyed Huang Yuanwu's orders, and even if he is a descendant of Huang Yuanwu's generals, he has never questioned his orders. And now, even he said so.

Huang Yuanwu was a little irritable, he was just about to speak, but he saw that the rest of the generals in front of him got up one after another, and said in unison: "The last general will reconsider." ”

Huang Yuanwu looked at the dozen or so generals standing in front of him, his brows furrowed, it seemed that these generals had already guessed what they were going to say before they came, and they also knew that they had not made up their minds, so this was the current situation.

Huang Yuanwu nodded lightly, his heart was full of anger, and said, "Okay, very good." You're so powerful now that you dare to push me?"

"The last general will not dare!" As soon as Huang Yuanwu said this, more than ten generals immediately knelt on the ground, Ding Jiang knelt on his knees, raised his head slightly with his hands in fists and said: "Little prince, we are not persecuting you, but the matter has come to this point, we only have this way to choose, otherwise, the foundation of the East Wangfu for decades, the old prince's life's work will be ruined." Everything you cherish, little prince, will also be destroyed in the hands of others!"

After Ding Jiang finished speaking, he prostrate on the ground, and all the generals then prostrate on the ground, and said in unison: "Please think twice about the little prince." ”

Huang Yuanwu looked at the generals kneeling on the ground in front of him and let out a long sigh. Although he was angry in his heart, it was not aimed at these generals, and he did not know what they were saying.

It's just that the current situation doesn't allow him to do this at all, and in this weird balance, he will move his whole body with one shot, and if he makes a mistake, he will never recover.

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the account: "Report!"

Huang Yuanwu frowned, and then said, "You guys get up first." When the generals got up, he rushed out of the tent: "Come in." ”

Subsequently, a herald entered the account, knelt on one knee at the mouth of the tent, held a letter in both hands, and said in a loud voice: "Little prince, the North Wangfu ordered someone to send a letter." ”

Huang Yuanwu looked at the letter in the herald's hand, his eyes staring.