I Xiaoxiong

The flood flooded in, and there was already a swamp country behind. There was no need for Zhao Yuanzhang to issue any military orders, and the generals of the armies began to order the army to climb high to avoid the water.

There are endless mountains in front of you, and the armor is not approved for the rainy day, which allows the soldiers to move in quickly without being burdened by heavy loads.

Zhao Yuanzhang seemed to be burning his internal organs at this moment, he was so terrified that he didn't even know how to get down from the watchtower.

But Zhao Chengjun, Fang Qiu, Xue Julin and others felt mixed feelings when they saw this scene.

The flood has a great impact on the officers and soldiers, but if the water comes a few hours earlier, they don't have to attack at night, and when the officers and soldiers hide at a high level, they can take advantage of the situation, log and float, and they will surely get way of life.

But right now the way they want to go up the mountain metaphor has been blocked by the officers and soldiers, and only the right guard of the government army has been dispersed and mixed with the Red Lotus Army, and the rest of the troops can go higher to avoid it.

And now they are inevitable.

At the end of July in the 24th year of Xuanjia, Honglian Dao attacked the Youwei camp of the government army at night. Due to the heavy rain for several days, the Han River surged and burst, and the water on the ground was several feet.

Later, Wang Hechen, governor of Jingzhou, led a navy to help the army.

In this battle, the puppet emperor Zhao Chengjun, the bandit commander Xue Julin and others were captured. In addition to the last thousands of Honglian rebels' elite soldiers being drowned, hundreds of them were arrested.

Only two were missing.

One is Xue Changqing, the nephew of Xue Julin, and the other is Shenggong Fangqiu.

The army also lost a lot in this battle.

There are only a few thousand people left in the right guard of the government army, and the rest of the troops are almost unharmed because they evaded in time, but the food and grass are all ruined.

Therefore, Zhao Yuanzhang, the king of Qi, had no choice but to plead guilty.

The great achievements that he thought of being included in the pocket were also overshadowed by the absence of Shenggong Fangqiu.

The army was hit by the flood and lost a lot of food and fodder, which also made Zhao Yuanli a little depressed.

Could it be that the British public knew about the flood?
Zhao Yuanzhang couldn't help being suspicious, but he didn't dare to tell the matter.

After all, when the British government returned to Beijing, there was no continuous heavy rain.

In order to control the army, he should have planned ahead, but after more than ten days of heavy rain, he still has no intention of moving the camp. Who is to blame?
Eight hundred miles was expedited, and a few days later, Qi Wang Zhao Yuanzhang's pleading sheet and details of the military report were delivered to Shangjing.

After seeing it, the Emperor Daojun ordered to summon the prince, Li Fuzhi, Fu Maoxiu, as well as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Niu Daoqian, and Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an to discuss the matter.

After circulating King Qi's pleading sheet and the military newspaper, all the people remained silent.

His Royal Highness is quite satisfied with the result.

The thousands of evils of the Red Lotus Army have been wiped out, which means that the civil strife that lasted five or six years since Wu Ni's rebellion is over.

Although the "Holy Duke" Fang Qiu fled, the backbone of the Red Lotus Army was wiped out, and even if he escaped, there would be nothing wrong with it.

As for the king of Qi, Zhao Yuanzhang, who failed to reap all the merits, and also failed to observe, it was a surprise.

But on the lips, of course, I still have to explain a thing or two about it.

"My son thinks that the King of Qi followed Yinggong without a saddle and a horse. He wore clothes and food and worked hard for several years. Although there are minor faults, it is difficult to cover up his great achievements. It is not appropriate to be blamed too much. We should honor his merits!"

Zhao Lingyuan was not surprised to hear this. The prince has always been known for his benevolence and generosity. Even if he didn't like King Qi in his heart, he would not throw stones at him.

After the prince spoke, the rest of the people also spoke to comfort him.

"I think the words of the crown prince are very true. The king of Qi is brave, and now he wiped out the thieves. He should be rewarded. Although there are minor faults, the flaws are not concealed. Please forgive his faults and commend his merits."

"I thought that this battle was just due to bad weather, and it was not a crime of war. However, King Qi was able to preserve the army after the flood and wiped out the thieves. He deserved no crime."

And Fu Maoxiu even took the lead directly: "The battle of Xiangbei, my minister supervised, although he is in the capital now, he is still responsible for negligence, please forgive me."

For the sake of saying everything, Zhao Lingyuan's face is still a little cloudy.

In fact, he understood that these people said that they were justifying Zhao Yuanzhang, rather than taking care of the face of the emperor.

After all, he was the one who asked Zhao Yuanzhang, the prince, to be the deputy marshal, and he also agreed to Fu Maoxiu's invitation to return to Beijing to recuperate.

But this result can only be said to be somewhat unsatisfactory.

Although Fu Maoxiu took it, but the guilt can't really be pushed to him.

Otherwise, what is the royal face?
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the emperor made him the deputy commander in order to flatter Zhao Yuanzhang, and Fu Maoxiu had already given way by asking for his order to return to Beijing.

Now that Fu Maoxiu is to be blamed, it would be too ugly to eat.

Even if he is his own son, he can't protect him like this, right?
"What's the matter with you? During your three years in Chu, you did your best to clean up the government and enforce military discipline. Only then can you achieve a great victory in Xiangbei." At this point, Zhao Lingyuan paused, and Zhao Yuanzhang must be punished.

Should merits and demerits be offset, or should a small punishment be a big punishment?It doesn't seem to be the case, just thinking about it, Zhao Lingyuan thought that there was still one person in the hall who hadn't spoken, Wu'an Marquis Fu Jinchuan.

"Sanlang, you have also read the military newspaper. In your opinion, is there anything wrong with this battle with Yuan Leng? Can you hold him accountable?"

Fu Jinchuan didn't expect or avoided this offending thing, so he spoke out immediately.

"I believe that the king of Qi has done something wrong. He should be punished. According to the law of war, soldiers are important to the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. It rained continuously for more than ten days, and he didn't know how to move the camp. This is because he didn't know."

"Secondly, Hong Lian's night attack actually broke into the camp, causing almost all the right guards of the government army to die. From this, we can see that it must be the result of lax guards, and this is also because they are not strict."

"When a general uses troops, he must first be invincible, and wait for the enemy to be victorious. He must also know the time of day, know the location, and use the law to control the crowd. If he can't do these three things, how can he be a commander?"

"If Your Majesty places high hopes on King Qi, you should be deeply responsible, so that you can be brave in the future."

What Fu Jinchuan said made the rest of the people a little surprised.

So much so that Fu Maoxiu directly reprimanded him: "Zhuzi is ignorant, how dare he prejudge state affairs?"

Hearing his father's reprimand, Fu Jinchuan greeted him directly and said: "Your Majesty asks you to punish me for speaking nonsense."

"What's the crime?" Zhao Lingyuan didn't show any anger after hearing this, but smiled and said, "My Dajin has never sinned with words, let alone your words of Fu Sanlang's whipped into the inside, I deeply take it for granted, the boy is innocent and dangerous How can he ignore the wrongdoing of state affairs just because he is the prince and prince? Turn back and order the subordinates to draft and issue an edict to reprimand."

At this moment, Niu Daoqian said, "Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate."

"Oh? Is there something different about Niu Shangshu?"

"I think that although the king of Qi made a mistake, the army has been conquering for a long time. Now that the war is over, it is time to reward the three armies. If they sin against the king of Qi, the morale of the army will inevitably fluctuate."

When everyone in the hall heard it, they immediately understood what Niu Daoqian meant.

"What Niu Shangshu said is true, but the meritorious officers and soldiers are rewarded, and the king of Qi must be punished for his mistakes. So he rewarded the army with a clear decree, and reprimanded the king of Qi with a secret edict."

"Your Majesty is innocent."

"Come on, if I'm really holy, I shouldn't let him go! Okay, back down."

After leaving the main hall, Li Fuzhi and Niu Daoqian naturally went to Shangshu Province.Fu Maoxiu left a sentence to Fu Jinchuan and went home early, and he also took a step ahead.

Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Fu Jinchuan walked slowly, naturally they had something to say.

"Sanlang, just now in the palace, it seems a little impatient."

"Brother Tan, don't worry, just discuss the matter."

Zhao Yuantan's words were not to blame Fu Jinchuan, but to faintly worry about him. After all, they were not close relatives, and the reason why Fu Jinchuan attacked King Qi in front of several important officials was nothing more than his position as a confidant of the Eastern Palace. .

The second is to make a statement.

In order to avoid the situation where the water overflows, Fu Maoxiu made concessions, but some people said that the Fu family was hedging their bets.

Fu Jinchuan's remark made King Qi worthless, and it was also for those who had ulterior motives.

The Fu family has always been on the side of the East Palace.

And in his position, if he doesn't have a serious political opponent, it's not beautiful.

A prince and prince is just right.