Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 76: I don’t know who to trust among the civil and military officials in the court
"Let us go south?" Sheng Yong was stunned.

"Yes." Tie Xuan nodded.

Faced with Zhu Yunwen's order, he was also extremely surprised, but the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, so he went to find Sheng Yong as soon as possible.

"Is there no one left in the capital? This shouldn't be the case!" Sheng Yong frowned.

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Yingtian Prefecture can’t pick out an outstanding general to lead the troops?
He didn't believe this.

Apart from anything else, old veterans like Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were still there, and there were also rising stars like Xu Huizu, so it was not really his and Tie Xuan's turn to go south.

Tie Xuan remained silent. He had some guesses in his mind. He thought that Zhu Yunwen was frightened by Li Jinglong and was worried that the generals in the capital were unreliable.

Zhu Yunhuan's identity was obvious, and he was naturally familiar with the generals of Yingtian Prefecture.

It would be fine if Zhu Yunhuan had no ability. Due to the instinct of seeking profit and avoiding harm, no one would take the risk to contact Zhu Yunhuan even if they were very close. There was even a high probability that they would capture Zhu Yunhuan and ask for credit.

But the problem is that Zhu Yunhuan now has a strong army and is coming with great momentum. In this situation, people's hearts become a little subtle. Who knows if anyone wants to gain the credit of following the dragon.

Zhu Yunwen did not dare to gamble. Chuzhou was an important gateway to Yingtian Prefecture. If it was lost, Yingtian Prefecture would be in real danger and would be directly exposed to Zhu Yunhuan's cavalry.

"General Sheng, get ready." Tie Xuan said softly.

Sheng Yong nodded and said, "Okay, but if we leave, what if there's any movement in Peking?"

Tie Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

In the current situation, I can’t care about so many things anymore.

Zhu Yunwen's order has arrived. Unless they want to disobey, they can only go to Chuzhou. As for Zhu Di, he can only leave it to fate.

Sheng Yong understood Tie Xuan's meaning, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's set off in an hour."

"Yeah!" Tie Xuan nodded and turned to leave.

Sheng Yong raised his head and looked towards Chuzhou, frowning, "Who is supporting the Emperor's grandson Yun Hun behind the scenes?"

After thinking for a while, he still had no idea. Finally, he shook his head and got up to arrange his affairs after leaving.

Although he would no longer be able to control what was happening in Peking after he left, it would be better to make more preparations whenever possible. This way, even if something really happened, he would have more time to deal with it.

at the same time.

All the major vassal kings knew the result of the Fengyang Battle, and they all looked strange.

"Five hundred thousand soldiers and horses, just gone like that? This Li Jinglong is truly a talented person!"

"I never thought that Li Wenzhong, a hero throughout his life, would end up with a son as incompetent as Li Jinglong. He's truly a son of a tiger father and a dog son. If Li Wenzhong knew about this, I wonder what he would think. I'm afraid he would be so angry that he would come back to life."

"This kid Yunxun is no simple matter. His past cowardice was probably just a way for him to protect himself. However, if he wants to break into Yingtian Prefecture, he will face many more tests. I estimate that he will most likely fail in the end."

"I never thought that Yunhuan could actually defeat Li Jinglong. However, I'm afraid that's all that has happened. There won't be another Li Jinglong to rival Zhu Yunhuan."

"Tens of thousands of cavalrymen. I'm curious, who has the wherewithal to do this? This isn't something an ordinary person can pull off. Furthermore, they've been hidden for so many years without any news leaking out. This method is quite terrifying."

"The fourth son went to help Zhu Yunhuan? Interesting. Could it be that the fourth son was also involved in Zhu Yunhuan's uprising? But why would the fourth son do this? Zhu Yunhuan has entered Yingtian Prefecture. Could it be that the fourth son can still sit on the throne?"

"Chuzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Zhu Yunhuan's troops are all cavalry. I'm afraid he will be stopped here. If the imperial court is not stupid, they will definitely deploy a large number of troops in Chuzhou."

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A group of princes watched the battle with amusement.

Some time ago, they were in panic because of Zhu Yunwen. Now when they saw Zhu Yunwen starting a rebellion, they all brought their stools and started eating melons, with no intention of going to help Zhu Yunwen.

In their eyes, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunhuan were both nephews, and it didn't matter who became emperor, since they were all vassal kings anyway.

Yingtian Prefecture, Duke Wei’s Mansion!

In the study.

Xu Huizu frowned and paced back and forth. He had found out the news clearly.

Something did happen in Fengyang. The words he had used to argue with Li Jinglong backfired. Li Jinglong was defeated again, and this time the defeat was very thorough, with more than 400,000 soldiers under his command being wiped out.

"Is Li Jinglong a pig? He just gave away more than 400,000 soldiers and horses like that. Is he really the son of Duke Cao?" Xu Huizu was speechless.

"Squeak!"

The door was pushed open from outside.

Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin walked in and said, "Brother, are you looking for us?"

"Well, sit down and talk!" Xu Huizu waved his hand.

Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin looked at each other with deep doubts, and each found a stool to sit down.

"I have found out the reason why Your Majesty behaved abnormally before. Li Jinglong was defeated again, and all of his 400,000 soldiers and horses were wiped out." Xu Huizu said in a deep voice.

"Ah?" Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin were confused.

A mighty force of 500,000 troops was launched, but they were all wiped out in less than ten days.

This is no one.

"He really lost? Li Jinglong is such a loser!" Xu Miaojin came back to his senses and shook his head.

Before, she was very upset about what happened to Xu Huizu, and she maliciously thought that Li Jinglong would be defeated by Zhu Yunhuan again. But no matter how much she thought about it, she also understood that such a situation was basically impossible to happen.

Although Li Jinglong was not good at fighting, he couldn't fall into the same pit twice, right?
After the first encounter, Li Jinglong would definitely play it safe in the second encounter. The difference in troop strength of several times was obvious. Although the cavalry under Zhu Yunhuan was fierce in combat, it would not be easy to win.

Throughout history, there have been countless battles where the minority triumphed over the majority, but that's ultimately a survivor bias; defeat when the minority faces a larger force is the most common outcome. "Brother, Li Jinglong's defeat has put the imperial court in a passive position," Xu Zengshou said solemnly.

Five hundred thousand soldiers and horses have drained the military strength of Yingtian Prefecture. It is no exaggeration to say that Yingtian Prefecture is now like a little girl without clothes, with no defense capabilities at all.

"Yes, the court was passive. His Majesty summoned Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong to Chuzhou. He probably planned to stop the emperor's grandson Yunhu in Chuzhou." Xu Huizu said.

"Tiehyun and Shengyong?"

Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin were stunned when they heard this.

"Brother, Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong, aren't they in Jinan Prefecture?" Xu Miaojin frowned.

Xu Huizu understood what Xu Miaojin meant, sighed in his heart, and did not respond.

Xu Miaojin sneered and said, "Good, that's great. Since His Majesty has made all the preparations, why are you still worried here, brother? Let me put it bluntly, even if Zhu Yunhuan breaks into Yingtian Prefecture, can't we still live our lives as usual?"

He would rather transfer people from Jinan Prefecture than consider Xu Huizu. This attitude is too obvious.

Xu Zengshou shook his head and said, "Brother, although what I said may be unpleasant, it is true. Since His Majesty is not looking for us, we can be happy and have some free time."

Xu Huizu lowered his head and remained silent.

He was loyal to Zhu Yunwen, but everything Zhu Yunwen did made him very uncomfortable.

Xu Miaojin's heart moved, and she asked, "Do you think Zhu Yunhuan will really fight all the way to Yingtian Prefecture?"

"It's impossible. Emperor Yunhu won before, so Li Jinglong has big problems. Moreover, Emperor Yunhu's subordinates are all cavalry, and there is no way they can attack the city." Xu Huizu shook his head without thinking.

Although Zhu Yunhuan seemed to be in great power now and had defeated the 500,000 troops sent by the imperial court, he was not optimistic about Zhu Yunhuan at all in his heart.

"What if?" Xu Miaojin asked.

"No such thing as a one-time event!" Xu Huizu shook his head.

"It's hard to say. When the imperial court sent out 500,000 troops, everyone thought that Zhu Yunhuan would be directly wiped out. What was the result?" Xu Miaojin raised her little face.

Xu Huizu was stunned and silent for a moment before saying, "The situation is different. In any case, it's impossible for the grandson of the Emperor Yunhuan to enter Yingtian Prefecture."

"Then let's wait and see. I'm optimistic about Zhu Yunhuan!" Xu Miaojin said angrily.

Xu Zengshou looked at the scene before him, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Brother, sister, let's discuss this calmly. The current situation depends on what happens in Chuzhou. If Chuzhou stops the grandson of Emperor Yunhuan, then the rest of his life will be basically the same. If Chuzhou can't stop the grandson of Emperor Yunhuan, then the court will be in real danger."

"I believe in Zhu Yunhuan, he can definitely do it!" Xu Miaojin said angrily.

Seeing Xu Huizu being bullied, she was furious. What's wrong with Zhu Yunwen being the emperor? He could bully people like this? Moreover, Xu Huizu looked like he was willing to be bullied. She was very angry.

"Little sister, you are just saying this in anger." Xu Huizu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Hmph!" Xu Miaojin snorted.

Kunning Palace!
Mrs. Lu looked calm as she looked at the scenery in the distance.

She also knew the news about Fengyang, but she did not have much emotional fluctuation.

Just a little bit of wind and frost.

Zhu Yunhuan made a lot of noise, but in the end it was all in vain.

"Mom, what do you want to talk to me about?" Zhu Yunwen walked over with a haggard look on his face.

The defeat of 500,000 troops made him very upset. He wanted to kill someone, but he didn't know who to kill.

"Everyone go down." Lu said lightly.

"Yes, Queen Mother!"

The eunuchs and palace maids around them bowed slightly and walked away.

After the eunuchs and palace maids left, Lu waved to Zhu Yunwen and said, "Sit down!"

Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a moment, then walked over to sit beside Lu.

"I heard that you asked Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong to go south to Chuzhou?" asked Mrs. Lu.

"Yes, among these people in Yingtian Prefecture, I don't know who to trust." Zhu Yunwen nodded.

There are many military generals in Yingtian Prefecture, but he has no idea who is capable and loyal to him.

This question actually goes back to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang chose Zhu Yunwen, who was incompatible with the noble group, to come to power. To this end, he had no choice but to kill all the capable military generals of the Ming Dynasty.

But as a result, after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he no longer had capable generals at his disposal.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was not without any defenses. For example, Li Jinglong was the military general selected by Zhu Yuanzhang for Zhu Yunwen. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang had been hunting geese all his life, but was pecked in the eye by a goose at the last moment. The seemingly excellent Li Jinglong was actually a piece of shit.

In addition to Li Jinglong, Zhu Yuanzhang also left a group of capable uncles to Zhu Yunwen, wanting them to assist Zhu Yunwen.

However, Zhu Yunwen's reduction of the power of the princes, coupled with his lack of sufficient prestige, led to the princes basically ignoring him.

The situation became awkward.

If the situation was favorable, Zhu Yunwen could sit on the throne for five or six years and the situation would gradually stabilize.

But the problem is that Zhu Yunwen had just ascended the throne and hadn't even gotten comfortable when problems broke out.

(End of this chapter)