my days with tyrants

Chapter 305
Fengyang.

night.

In the lobby of the left-behind department.

Lan Yu looked at Yang Feng with complicated eyes.

As for his sons...

In fact, after Yang Feng and the princess started a brutal charge, they quickly collapsed.

Those were not the adopted sons of his who could live and die together. Most of those adopted sons had been sent to various places in these years, and then they were killed on various charges or forced to die on the battlefield. There are indeed a small number of officers among these, but most of them are actually newly recruited in the past six months.As for this kind of new adopted son, it was only because he regained power and then wanted to follow him to seek wealth. It only took half a year in total. How could he get any loyal adopted son in such a short period of time?

Give me a break.

Even those who follow the trend account for the vast majority.

When they learned that the princess was coming, they were afraid that if Lan Yu died and their wealth would be lost, they really had the courage to block their hearts.

In addition, the main thing is to be arrogant and domineering.

After all, the purpose of their adoptive sons for Lan Yu is to be arrogant and domineering. They are completely unaware of how terrifying the enemy they are going to face, and just regard it as their usual arrogant and domineering trembling prestige.

Princess only!

A woman has nothing to fear.

but……

After discovering in horror that Yang Feng was really like the legend, most of them collapsed immediately.

There were only two or three hundred who were truly loyal, that is, the rest of the adoptive sons back then, who did try to rush up to fight Yang Feng, but in the end they all either fell under the bullets, or were nailed to death by the spears of Shenjiying.

As for their interception, of course it has nothing to do with Sapphire.

It's just that the generals they lead are ignorant.

What a rough man!
Simple minded.

Lan Yu asked them to guard Fushan and not allow anyone to pass through, so they completely obeyed the order.

Then even Her Royal Highness the Princess with the imperial decree dared to stop it!
Bunch of idiots!
Of course, these are not important anymore.

In the end, Her Royal Highness the Princess who arrived at Fengyang ended Sapphire's final struggle.

"So, after all, the old man has not escaped the murderous hand of Emperor Daxing?"

In the flickering light, Sapphire sat there holding a wine glass and said calmly.

He has accepted the will.

Of course, he didn't commit suicide immediately.

"Yes, in the 26th year of Hongwu, you were killed for treason, skinned and real grass, exterminated. It is said that more than 1 people were implicated and killed, and there are also tens of thousands. Uncle. It is also said that Chang Sheng was also included, but the records of later generations are more chaotic, and it is also said that he died in the battle of Jing Nan between Zhu Di and Zhu Yunqi, so let’s say he is suspicious for the time being!”

Yang Feng said.

There are two records of Chang Sheng.

One died in the Sapphire Case, and the other died in the Battle of Pukou during the Jingnan Period.

"Sure enough, it was the Emperor Daxing's method. When Ye Sheng died, I guessed that he was going to purge us veterans, but I didn't expect him to let Zhou Dexing go again, so I thought I was wrong.

It turns out that I didn't guess wrong, it was just an accident like yours.

I've lived a few extra years.

Thanks! "

Sapphire said.

When Zhu Yuanzhang killed Ye Sheng, it was speculated that he was planning to cleanse Lan Yu's group. First, he killed Ye Sheng as Hu Weiyong and his gang, and then let Lan Yu panic and think of a way, or in other words, he connected with several other veterans who had a good relationship with Ye Sheng in private. , and then Zhu Yuanzhang used this to say that they intended to rebel, and finally wiped out this group.

This makes sense.

After all, these guys have iron coupons, and they still need to find a reason.

"That's not necessary. Although my appearance has allowed you to live for these years, but now I am sending you on the road."

Yang Feng said.

"That's fair!"

Sapphire said with a cold smile.

Of course, he also admitted that Yang Feng did help them.

After all, his children and grandchildren don't have to die.

For them, as long as they keep their children and grandchildren, and keep this title, they were saved from being killed because of Yang Feng's appearance, but now they are forced to commit suicide by Yang Feng. It stands to reason that they hate Yang Feng, but the problem is that Yang Feng After all, they preserved the glory and wealth of their descendants.

"I also think it's fair."

Yang Feng said.

"Therefore, the Great Ming Dynasty was originally inherited by Zhu Yunqi?"

Sapphire continued.

"Yes, after succeeding to the throne, he was bewitched by civil officials to cut down the vassals, successively eliminated Zhou, Qi and other kings, and then forced the death of King Xiang, and wanted to arrest Zhu Di, but the latter took advantage of the situation and fought for several years in the name of the Qing Dynasty's sidelines. After that, he raided the capital.

Zhu Yunqi lit a fire in the palace by himself, some said he was burned to death, and some said he fled.

But in short Zhu Di ascended the throne.

The next generation of Ming Dynasty will be his descendants. "

Yang Feng said.

"Hahahaha, after all the calculations by the Emperor Daxing, it was all in vain. He thought he had arranged everything properly, and even killed us who were worried about him, so that his grandson could safely succeed to the throne as the Taiping Emperor. But I don’t want to lose us veterans and his sons, we will not threaten his grandson, but his son has snatched the throne.”

Sapphire said obviously happily.

For this result, he was obviously a little gloating.

"Uh, after all, the meat is still rotten in the pot."

Yang Feng said.

"Humph!"

Sapphire snorted coldly.

Then he sat there dejectedly, with unwillingness and anger, drank the wine in the glass, and then threw the glass on the ground. Of course, there would be no such thing as throwing the glass. The core of his subordinates is the four armies. Shenjiying, it is impossible for the latter to become an enemy of Yang Feng in order to protect him.

In fact, the main generals of these four armies had clearly pledged their allegiance to the Queen Jian Guo when they received the order before.

They are legions built by His Majesty the Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor is dead, and if there are no descendants, they will of course support King Yan, but now that the Emperor has a posthumous son, of course they must be loyal to the Empress.

"Mr. Liang, if there is nothing else, then Yang will leave. I wish you a good journey."

Yang Feng said.

After speaking, he stood up and walked outside.

Lan Yu didn't speak, just drinking wine there, when Yang Feng went out, Yongping Marquis Xie Cheng walked in, he didn't look at Yang Feng, and went straight into the lobby.Yang Feng looked at the back of his old friend's father, and thought about his old friend. As for how the two of them scolded Zhu Yuanzhang while drinking wine, it was none of Yang Feng's business.He watched Xie Cheng go in, and closed the door for them, allowing the two guys who had been on the road together in history to walk on their path again, while he just walked outside.

The little princess is still waiting outside!
"How's it going?"

asked the little princess.

"They are all smart people, they have already reached this point, and they will not do stupid things."

Yang Feng said.

At this time a general came to them.

"Princess, the troops on the north bank are retreating."

he saluted.

"They are waiting for King Yan, don't worry about them, King Yan won't be so stupid."

Yang Feng said.

The retreat of Zhou Dexing and others was also to delay the time. Sapphire had no place to retreat, but they could always retreat. Anyway, the speed of the little princess's carriage was not fast. As long as they kept retreating, they could drag it until King Yan did it. make a decision.But Zhu Di wouldn't be so stupid, after all, he has already retreated completely, and if he gets involved again, he will jump into this pit himself.And unless he proclaims himself emperor in Beiping, it will be useless after all. Only the emperor can change this edict, even if he is also called Jian Guo, he is not qualified to change it.

He still has a way out.

After all, even if he loses the Mainland, he still has the Western Regions.

but……

There are no absolutes.

It does not rule out that Zhu Di is really afraid that his Zhu family will be stolen by him, so he resolutely chooses to fight for the Zhu family.

In short, both possibilities exist.

"Let's go, we should rest too!"

Yang Feng said.

Then they both got into the carriage.

the next day.

The people staying in the department reported to Her Royal Highness that Liang Guogong Lan Yu and Yongping Hou Xie Cheng had gone with Emperor Daxing.

Both of them were drunk and let their subordinates use short guns to have a good time.

This method of suicide is clearly popular.

After all, hanging, taking poison, and committing suicide are all unavoidable pains. Only this kind of simple pleasure, pressing the trigger against the temple, basically died without feeling the pain. So far, Sapphire finally ended his life. In fact, he is also old. Over sixty is already very good for the ancients.

Yang Feng handed Lan Yu's army over to Zhang Yi who had rushed back from Qingliu Pass. He didn't have to follow Emperor Daxing, He Qinghou was also the second generation, and his father was Zhang Long from the 24 Huaixi Generals.At this time, King Chu and King Min who arrived from Wuchang had also gone to Beijing to prepare for the burial. King Min brought Cao Xing with him, so after Cao Xing disembarked in the capital, he had no choice but to commit suicide in front of Xiaoling.

So another veteran fell.

And Yang Feng and the little princess crossed the Huaihe River and continued to preach the decree to the north.

As for Zhu Yunqi, he continued to retreat.

However, he was still supported by civil servants and gentry along the way, and on the grounds that the Queen, Princess Hanshan, and Yang Feng colluded to steal the Daming country, he moved to all directions, calling on the loyalty of the Ming Dynasty to calm the disaster.

Everyone likes Jing Nan.

and so……

Peiping.

"Jing Nan, Jing Nan!"

"Jing Nan!"

……

In Yan Wang's mansion, a group of generals shouted in outrage.

And Zhu Di sat on his throne with a solemn face, watching their performance silently.

It is indeed a show.

Of course he is very clear that the reactions of these people have nothing to do with their loyalty to the Zhu family. There are only a hundred families, even if they die in battle, nothing will happen to their families.

At most, they are reduced to common people.

Compared with what you will get if you succeed, it is completely worth taking such a risk.

But he is different, once he fails, he will lose everything.

The title, the fiefs of the Western Regions, all will no longer belong to him.

"Your Majesty, what are you still hesitating about? Yang Feng's wolfish ambitions are obvious. The princess has been stunned by him, and she doesn't think about anything else. What's more, once she gives birth to a son, doesn't she want her son to be the emperor? No matter the queen Whether or not a prince is born, Yang Feng will make him a prince. It is nothing more than finding a baby from outside to replace him. The queen will agree that as long as she has a son to succeed to the throne, it doesn't matter whether she is born or not. The princess must control the government. The queen is no more than an ordinary woman, but the princess has long controlled the capital, and both the army and the people respect her. It can be seen from the defense of the city this time that she will naturally have the final say in the court.

And she was bewitched by Yang Feng, and it was Yang Feng who had the final say.

Next, he must follow the example of Yang Jian, step by step to get rid of loyal officials and clans, and replace them with his party members, so as to completely control the court.

Who can stop him from stealing the country 20 years from now? "

Meng Shan said.

"Yes, even if Your Majesty has no intention of proclaiming himself emperor, is he just sitting back and watching the Great Ming Dynasty change hands?
The king proclaims himself the emperor and raises an army, and then announces to the world that the edict is a forgery, and the veterans do not need to obey, then Jiang Xiahou will definitely submit, and the kings will follow, and the soldiers from the north will sweep south, and the southern armies will definitely turn against each other. No matter how powerful Yang Feng is After all, there is only one person, can he fight against the world alone? "

Chen Gui said.

These are not Zhu Di's expeditions.

In fact, the three generals who followed Zhu Di were Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, and Tan Yuan.

As for Zhang Fu, he was not counted as his guard.

"Yo, it's so lively!"

Accompanied by the voices outside, King Liao walked straight in, followed by Guo Ying and Yang Wen.

Guo Ying was released long ago.

However, the situation was chaotic at this time, so he stayed in Beiping, together with Yang Wen's troops, Yang Feng went south alone, but Yang Wen and the guards of the Liao clan stayed in Beiping to wait for the imperial court's order...

All the generals immediately shut up and looked at King Liao warily.

They knew very well that King Liao would not participate.

Even once King Yan proclaims himself emperor, King Liao and Yang Wen may become enemies immediately. The latter's Liaodong Army is not weak, and King Liao is a guard in Beiping. It was on the same level as the elite guards of King Yan, but luckily there was Guo Ying, once Guo Ying supported King Yan, it would be hard for Yang Wen not to support him.

His prestige is enough!
King Liao stepped aside after speaking, and then Guo Ying stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, the veteran has followed the Emperor Daxing for decades. He has served as a guard until he became a marquis. His favor is the head of the generals. Now that the Emperor Daxing is in heaven, the veteran should follow him with death. Come today to bid farewell to the King and invite the King Send the body of the old minister back to the capital!"

He saluted Zhu Di and said.

Meng Shan and the others were instantly dumbfounded.

Zhu Di got up immediately, and quickly stepped forward to support Guo Ying.

"Marquis Wu Ding, the edict has not yet come to this point, why should Marquis Wu Ding be in a hurry, it will not be too late to make a decision after the edict has come to this point."

He said.

He knew very well that Guo Ying was helping him suppress these generals.

Guo Ying's choice blocked the mouths of these generals.

Of course, it was mainly because Guo Ying was afraid that he would make a wrong choice.

"Your Majesty, since you already know about this matter, why wait for the edict, the old minister is old and doesn't want to suffer from traveling thousands of miles, so I entrust the future affairs to Your Majesty."

Guo Ying said.

After speaking, he saluted Zhu Di again.

Then he turned around and went straight out under the guards of King Liao and Yang Wen.

Zhu Di looked at his back silently.

There was silence in the hall.

"Decree that this king will go to Beijing for the funeral."

He said.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at Meng Shan and the others who were visibly listless.

"Wealth and honor should be taken from foreign lands. There are still tens of thousands of miles of fertile land to the west. Where can you not make contributions? The ancients still have thousands of miles to search for feudal lords. Why should you be so attached to this corner like that rich man in the country?"

he shouted.

(End of this chapter)