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

Chapter 80 Zhu Yunwen bowed his head, and the princes were ready to make a move
"Huh" Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath and forced himself to cheer up.

Now that things have come to this, it is useless to think any more. The most important thing right now is to get rid of Zhu Yunhuan, defend Yingtian Prefecture, and preserve his throne.

"Go and call Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai to me." Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said to a young eunuch beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The young eunuch agreed and turned to leave.

"Zhu Yunhuan, just wait for me. After you pass this hurdle, I will make you pay the price." A hint of cruelty flashed in Zhu Yunwen's eyes.

This time, his face was trampled on the ground by Zhu Yunhuan, and he was humiliated to the point of being completely exhausted.

Duke Cao’s Mansion!

Li Jinglong finished reading the letter, his face filled with shock, unable to calm down for a long time: "What's going on? Chuzhou City was actually breached!"

Like most people, he also felt that Zhu Yunhuan would be blocked in Chuzhou City and unable to move forward.

By then, what awaits Zhu Yunhuan will be destruction.

When it comes to rebellion, you can only move forward. Once you stagnate, many problems will erupt one after another.

For example, the princes. Although they have no reaction now and seem to be non-existent, once Zhu Yunhuan's progress stops, they will jump out at the first moment, criticize Zhu Yunhuan verbally and in writing, and raise troops to attack him.

That time was the end of Zhu Yunhuan. There was no place for him to stay in this vast world.

"Emperor Yunhu's grandson, he is really going to attack Yingtian Prefecture." Li Jinglong's eyes flashed.

Chuzhou City could not stop Zhu Yunhuan, and although Jiangning City was larger, it was probably not able to stop him either. Compared with Chuzhou City, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, Jiangning City, although larger and with more troops, was much easier to attack.

"Alas, who could have thought that the grandson of the Emperor Yunhu could come to this point?" Li Jinglong sighed and smiled bitterly.

The next second, his expression became a little strange: "Speaking of which, does the fact that Emperor Yunxun is in his current situation have something to do with me?"

The imperial court sent an army of 500,000 to suppress Zhu Yunhuan, but he ended up destroying them.

In hindsight, if someone had taken a more cautious and cautious approach, would Zhu Yunhuan have been wiped out by now?

"I have contributed greatly to the fact that the Emperor's grandson Yunxun was able to enter Yingtian Prefecture!"

"Although I was captured twice in Fengyang this time, Emperor Yunhuan treated me very well. He still remembers our previous relationship."

All kinds of thoughts popped up in Li Jinglong's mind.

Royal study room!
Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai came before Zhu Yunwen and bowed, "Your Majesty!"

"Everyone get up!" Zhu Yunwen waved his hand weakly.

"what's the situation?"

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai saw that Zhu Yunwen was in a bad mood, looked at each other, and were all very confused.

"My three beloved ministers, I'm afraid we can no longer carry on with our campaign to reduce the power of the feudal lords," said Zhu Yunwen.

"what?"

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were stunned when they heard this.

Without waiting for the three to ask, Zhu Yunwen took the initiative to explain: "Chuzhou City has been captured. Now, I have to bow to the princes and ask them to suppress Zhu Yunhuan."

"What?" Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were shocked when they heard Zhu Yunwen's words.

Chuzhou City was broken?
What is going on?

"Your Majesty, Chuzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. How could it be breached so quickly? Could it be fake news?" Fang Xiaoru said in a deep voice.

Huang Zicheng echoed, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I also think this news is a bit outrageous. Even if Chuzhou City cannot resist, it cannot be conquered so quickly!"

"Your Majesty, where did you hear the news that Chuzhou City was breached?" Qi Tai also asked.

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand, his face full of bitterness as he said, "Alright, you don't have to question the authenticity of the news. To be honest, I hope this news is false even more than you do, but the current situation shows that Chuzhou City has indeed been breached, and Zhu Yunwen has already settled down in Chuzhou City."

"How is this possible?" Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai looked at each other in confusion.

The city of Chuzhou, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, was broken just like that. This shouldn't happen!

Zhu Yunwen looked at Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai and said, "Chuzhou City may be easy to defend but difficult to attack, but Zhu Yunhuan directly used gunpowder to blow open the city gate."

"Gunpowder to blow up the city gate?"

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai stared at each other.

New doubts arose in their minds: Is the Ming Dynasty's gunpowder so powerful?
"Don't ask me why gunpowder is so powerful. I don't know either." Zhu Yunwen shook his head.

At this moment, he felt terrible.

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were silent. They found the fall of Chuzhou City incredible and unbelievable at first, but after Zhu Yunwen's explanation, they knew it was true.

Chuzhou City has been broken, and now there is only one gate blocked, Jiangning. The court is now on the edge of a cliff.

"Your Majesty, will the vassal kings send troops?" Huang Zicheng asked a very sharp question with hesitation.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Huang Zicheng and said, "My dear Huang, you asked a very good question. It is precisely because I am afraid that the princes will not agree that I want to cancel the reduction of the princes."

Huang Zicheng looked at Zhu Yunwen, hesitant to speak, and finally sighed deeply: "Alas"

Who could have thought that Zhu Yunhuan's uprising would eventually force the imperial court to this point? If someone had said that this would be the result when Zhu Yunhuan had just started the uprising, he would definitely have been mercilessly ridiculed by others.

But the truth is so magical.

"Your Majesty, let's get through the current disaster first. Let's put the issue of reducing the power of the princes on hold. As long as there is life, there will be no shortage of firewood. We can slowly find a solution later." Fang Xiaoru said.

"I have no choice but to put it on hold. Now I have no choice." Zhu Yunwen looked bitter.

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai lowered their heads and remained silent.

They didn't have any better solution to the current situation.

They were civil officials who were good at talking and scheming, and they had no way to deal with Zhu Yunhuan, who led his troops to invade unreasonably.

"You all go and get ready. If the princes come, treat them as well as possible." Zhu Yunwen waved his hand. After making his choice, he suddenly lost all his spirit.

Of course, this is very normal. After all, he had no way to deal with Zhu Yunhuan and had to ask for help from the vassal kings.

If he could have directly suppressed Zhu Yunhuan, the situation would have been completely different. At that time, he would not only be arrogant, but he would also be able to continue to drastically reduce the power of the vassal states.

Unfortunately, he had no way to deal with Zhu Yunhuan and was forced to the edge of the cliff by Zhu Yunhuan.

"Your Majesty, don't be too stressed. You have just ascended the throne and there will be plenty of time in the future."

"That's right, Your Majesty. The current crisis will gradually pass. As long as we remain calm, everything will be fine."

"Your Majesty, things will change over time. As long as you don't give up, we will definitely succeed in the end."

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Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai spoke out to comfort Zhu Yunwen. They were afraid that Zhu Yunwen would collapse because of the current situation. Zhu Yunwen was too young and had not experienced any twists and turns. If he collapsed, they would be the ones who suffered.

Zhu Yunwen waved his hands, forced a smile on his face, and said, "My three beloved ministers, don't worry, I'm fine."

The comfort from Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai made him feel warm. No matter what their purpose was, it was enough that they remembered to comfort him at this moment.

Only true love can be seen in times of adversity!
"We will take our leave!" Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Zhu Yunwen's words, and turned around and left.

Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath, his expression firm, and said softly: "Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai are right. I am still young, there is no need to be too anxious!"

Beiping, Prince Yan's Mansion!

Late at night, Zhu Di had already gone to bed.

"Bang bang bang!"

A rapid knock on the door woke Zhu Di up.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Di put on his clothes, looking a little unhappy.

Although he was not in a bad mood when he woke up, he still felt a little annoyed when he was woken up when he was sleeping soundly.

"Your Highness, these are letters from Chuzhou City and Yingtian Prefecture!" Zhang Wu handed the two letters to Zhu Di.

"Huh? Two letters?" Zhu Di was stunned and a little surprised.

The next second, he took the two letters and opened them to read.

"Chuzhou City has fallen!"

"Go to the capital to rescue the king!"

Zhu Di's pupils contracted sharply, and the sleepiness in his body disappeared without a trace.

Taking a deep breath, he said to Zhang Wu, "Go, call the monk, Yuan Gong, the prince, Zhang Yu and others to my study."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhang Wu nodded, turned around and hurried away.

Although he didn't know what was written in the two letters, he knew something big had happened.

"Yun Hu, you really gave me a big scare!" Zhu Di raised his head and looked towards the direction of Chuzhou City. Chuzhou City was breached just like that. He was shocked and his expression was a little complicated.

His initial worries came true, Zhu Yunhuan was really going to attack Yingtian Prefecture.

He most wanted to attack Yingtian Prefecture, but Zhu Yunhuan got in first, and Zhu Yunhuan even robbed him of the troops he had used for the rebellion.

"If I had rebelled earlier, would I be the one who broke into Yingtian Prefecture now?" A thought popped up in Zhu Di's mind.

After the idea came up, it seemed to take root and made him start to make crazy associations.

If he had rebelled earlier, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng would not have gone to Fengyang, and naturally they would not have been abducted by Zhu Yunhuan.

After a while, Zhu Di calmed down, took a long breath, and showed a wry smile on his face.

He realized that there were serious logical problems with his thinking.

If he rebelled, it is hard to say whether he could have captured Yingtian Prefecture, but he would definitely not have advanced as quickly as Zhu Yunhuan.

Fengyang and Beiping are at different distances from Yingtian Prefecture, and the difficulty of raising an army for him and Zhu Yunhuan is also different.

Before Zhu Yunhuan started his rebellion, he was an unknown person who was ignored by everyone. However, he has been on guard against over the years, and countless checkpoints have been set up around his fiefdom.

When he led his army to attack Yingtian Prefecture, the difficulties he encountered were at least several times greater than those faced by Zhu Yunhuan.

"Alas, although we are both raising an army, the difference in difficulty is so huge." Zhu Di sighed in his heart, feeling depressed.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhu Yunhuan was lucky, which made him more and more annoyed.

They are all rebels, why is there such a big gap?

"call"

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Di threw the messy thoughts out of his mind and walked towards the study.

Chuzhou City has fallen. Now Zhu Yunwen is summoning the princes to rescue him. He needs to think carefully about what decision to make.

He must have been more than one person who received the letter asking for help.

This brings up a very important issue. If he agrees to this call to rescue the emperor, the issue of reducing the power of the princes will probably be left unresolved. However, if he wants to rebel in the future, the probability of success will become very low.

The other princes are not just for show. If there is pressure to reduce the power of the princes, everyone may turn a blind eye and let him do whatever he wants. However, if the power of the princes is not reduced, everyone will not be polite to him.

Something is wrong with the situation!
It didn't take long.

Yao Guangxiao, Yuan Gong, Zhang Yu, Zhu Gaochi and others came to the study.

"father!"

"Your Majesty!"

A group of people saluted.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "I woke you up so late at night because two very important things happened. I want to talk to you about them."

"Dad, what happened?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

Zhu Di took a deep breath and said, "First of all, Chuzhou City was captured by Zhu Yunhuan."

"what?"

When everyone heard this, they were immediately shocked.

"How is this possible? Chuzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Moreover, as the last strong defense of Yingtian Prefecture, Zhu Yunwen would definitely send people to defend it. How could it fall so quickly?"

"Once Chuzhou City is captured, the only city that will stand in the way of Emperor Yunhuan's grandson from entering Yingtian Prefecture is Jiangning City."

"Aren't all the men under the command of Emperor Yunxun cavalry? Can cavalry be so powerful in attacking a city?"

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Everyone was whispering and talking, and everyone's face was filled with shock.

Zhu Di was not at all surprised by the crowd's reaction. He waved his hand and continued, "Alright, you're all aware of the fall of Chuzhou City. Let's discuss the second matter. Zhu Yunwen summoned me to the capital to rescue the emperor."

"Go to the capital to rescue the emperor?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then their eyes became strange.

Let Zhu Di go to the capital to rescue the emperor? This sounds weird.

If Zhu Yunhuan had not raised the army at the beginning, it would have been Zhu Di who rebelled. As a result, Zhu Yunwen now wants Zhu Di to lead the troops to rescue him.

Things are a bit too magical.

"It is impossible that Zhu Yunwen only wrote to me. Probably all the princes have received letters asking them to come to Beijing to rescue the emperor. Zhu Yunwen clearly stated in the letter that he will not reduce the power of the princes in the future." Zhu Di said.

"Not reducing the power of the feudal lords?"

Everyone frowned when they heard this. If Zhu Yunwen did not reduce the power of the princes, it would be much more difficult for them to rebel!

"Your Highness, things are a bit troublesome!" Yao Guangxiao said with a serious expression.

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Yes, Zhu Yunhuan has messed things up. The current situation is very unfriendly to us."

"Dad, I think we should still go!" Zhu Gaochi said.

"Oh? Why? Tell me what you think." Zhu Di turned his head to look at Zhu Gaochi with a questioning look on his face.

"It's very simple. If we don't go, Zhu Yunhuan will sit on the throne. Moreover, now that Zhu Yunwen has bowed his head, there will definitely be princes who will go. At that time, these princes will probably form a small circle for their own interests. If we don't go, we will definitely be excluded from the circle after rescuing the emperor." Zhu Gaochi said.

"I agree with the Crown Prince, Your Highness. We really have to go to the capital to rescue the emperor. Although this has great disadvantages, there will be more harm if we don't go." Yao Guangxiao said.

Zhu Di shook his head, a look of frustration on his face. He said, "I never thought Zhu Yunhuan would be so troublesome. He has completely disrupted my plans that I have made for several years."

Yuan Gong thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, we actually have another option, but the situation may be more complicated."

"Oh? Tell me, which road?" Zhu Di looked at Yuan Gong.

"Wait!" Yuan Gong said.

"Wait?" Zhu Di was stunned and frowned, "What do you mean?"

"We will not go to the capital to rescue the emperor, but wait and choose to trust the emperor's grandson Yunhu. Wait until he defeats all the princes' troops who come to the capital to rescue the emperor. Then, we will send troops under the name of restoring order and clean up the mess!" Yuan Gong said in a deep voice.

"This..." Zhu Di frowned, his expression uncertain.

What Yuan Gong said is theoretically feasible, but the prerequisite is that Zhu Yunhuan must defeat the vassal kings. The probability of this happening is very low, and the risk is very high.

Yao Guangxiao said, "Your Highness, I don't quite agree with this. The risk is too high. Although the troops under the command of Emperor Yunhuan are very capable, I don't think they can withstand the attack of the princes."

"Dad, what Mr. Yuan said is possible, but the risk is too great. It is far less secure than going directly to the capital to support the king." Zhu Gaochi also said.

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, I also think Mr. Yuan's idea is not appropriate."

Yuan Gong smiled wryly and said, "Your Highness, my method is indeed too risky. However, if the Emperor's grandson Yun Hun can truly withstand the pressure, Your Highness will reap the greatest rewards. Of course, there is a great deal of uncertainty. Perhaps the Emperor's grandson Yun Hun cannot withstand the attacks of the vassal kings, or perhaps after defeating the vassal kings, he will still have strong fighting power."

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said, "Let me think about this matter carefully. You can leave first."

"Resign, kid!"

"Subordinates resign!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and left.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Di was the only one left in the study, his brows furrowed.

The safest way is to go to the capital to support the king.

However, choosing to believe Zhu Yunhuan's words would allow him to sit on the throne in one step.

at the same time.

The princes of all parts of the Ming Dynasty received the news of the fall of Chuzhou City and Zhu Yunwen's letter for help.

"I didn't expect that Yunxun was so powerful that he could capture Chuzhou City directly."

"Hey, is Zhu Yunwen bowing his head? Haha, this is really all thanks to Yunhuan. However, Yunhuan's value ends here."

"Go to the capital to rescue the emperor. Haha, Zhu Yunhuan, you are so proud of yourself for forcing Zhu Yunwen to this point. Now you can die in peace."

"What a wonderful show! I haven't seen enough yet. However, since Zhu Yunwen has bowed his head, let's end it."

"Tsk tsk, you're not going to reduce the power of the feudal lords anymore? Zhu Yunhuan, you really gave me a surprise. However, this is the end of the matter. Your mission is accomplished, you can die now!"

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A group of princes were first shocked by the fall of Chuzhou City, and then they all showed joy on their faces.

They don't care who becomes the emperor, but now that Zhu Yunwen has surrendered and promised not to reduce the power of the princes, they will take action to eliminate Zhu Yunhuan.

　Happy Lantern Festival to everyone! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)