After all, Jingying was able to change the situation of the past, which was entirely the result of the support of the emperor.
It can be said that if he, the emperor, did not support Li Huan, then Beijing Camp would not be what it is today. Because of this, in Zhu Houzhao's view, it is Li Huan's credit that Beijing Camp can have what it is today.
, but this also includes the contribution of his emperor.
It can be imagined that when he saw the unbelievable look of the officials, Zhu Houzhao felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
At this time, Li Huan, who was dressed in armor and surrounded by more than a dozen generals, strode towards the emperor and the officials.
The generals following Li Huan looked at the emperor Luan Jia and the officials in front, with excitement in their eyes.
Since ancient times, there have been very few generals who have been able to see off the emperor personally when they go on expeditions. But this time they went on an expedition with Li Huan, but they were able to get the emperor to see him off in person. Even if the emperor was seeing off Li Huan, these generals
The same goes for being proud.
Li Huan came forward, bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Li Huan, pays homage to your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao had a stern look on his face, waved his hand to Li Huan and others and said: "Everyone in your family, please excuse yourself and make yourself at home."
When Li Huan and others stood up, they heard Zhu Houzhao look at Li Huan and other generals and slowly said: "The ministers are going out to fight the rebellion for the country. I am waiting for the news of your success in the capital.
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If King Ning only received help from some ambitious people, there would definitely be no hope for King Ning to compete with the emperor who has a great reputation.
At this time, King Ning seemed to have not noticed the expressions of Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng and smiled and said: "Two gentlemen, do you know if there is a good way to break this fortified city?"
Taking a deep breath, King Ning glanced at Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng and others beside him and said, "Do you have any good ideas to help me capture Anqing City?"
Not to mention that the imperial court worshiped Li Huan as the commander-in-chief of the three armies and commanded the army to put down King Ning's rebellion, but in the south of the Yangtze River, King Ning raised the banner high, gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and directly occupied the city of Nanchang.
You must know that at this time, because the emperor supported Li Huan's tax reform, the imperial court had lost the support of a considerable number of local powerful people, gentry and even officials to a certain extent.
After all, Zhang Wenjin was just a civil servant. Even though Anqing City was there, once King Ning attacked Anqing City, he would have to have generals in charge to ensure the safety of Anqing City.
Zhang Wenjin and Yang Rui, as the core figures in the civil affairs and military affairs of Anqing Prefecture, reacted immediately.
Therefore, one can imagine the importance of Anqing.
Another point is that wherever King Ning's army passed along the way, except for a few small cities that closed their gates under the leadership of the county magistrate and did not open the city to surrender and chose to surrender to King Ning, the vast majority of the cities were in
When King Ning's army arrived, they all chose to surrender.
But outside the city, King Ning's carriage slowly stopped, and King Ning's figure slowly walked out of the carriage. Li Shishi, Wang Lun, Yang Qing and other civil and military generals who were following King Ning were at this moment.
They all followed King Ning and looked towards Anqing City, which was blocking their way.
It can be imagined that under this situation, Prince Ning's original cautious thoughts became more and more swollen. Now, Prince Ning is already full of confidence in whether he can occupy the city of Nanjing and compete with the emperor for the world.
Otherwise, if he has not yet conquered the city of Nanjing before the imperial counter-rebellion army arrives, his dream of conquering the world will probably be shattered.
He, Prince Ning, was more popular than the Emperor. It was said that the one who wins the hearts of the people would win the world. Prince Ning felt that he was destined by fate, and that the high-ranking emperor's position was destined to be his.
Above Anqing City, Yang Rui, who was in armor, was standing on the city wall under the protection of his own soldiers. Zhang Wenjin, the prefect, who was also in official uniform, looked down at the dark mass of rebels outside the city.
If the rebels can break through Anqing, they can fight all the way to Nanjing City smoothly, directly threatening the safety of Nanjing City.
But if King Ning occupied the city of Nanjing and could get the support of a large number of powerful people, gentry and even officials in the south of the Yangtze River, he would really have some hope of competing with the emperor for the world.
Especially along the way, King Ning swept many young men into the rebel army, so that the number of rebels and horses under his command skyrocketed at an alarming rate.
After all, compared to the 8,000 soldiers and horses and the 5,000 strong men who had barely gathered in Anqing City, there were only over 10,000 people defending the city, but there were 100,000 rebels outside the city.
In Prince Ning's view, wherever he went, he was greeted by powerful local gentry. Isn't this a manifestation of people's aspirations?
Therefore, when King Ning spent more than half a month and led an army of 100,000 to Anqing City, he was still faced with an Anqing City that was well prepared for defense.
Therefore, if Prince Ning chooses to attack the capital, his fate is almost foreseeable.
Therefore, Anqing City must be captured by King Ning's rebels. Only by capturing Anqing can they hope to conquer Nanjing City.
Then based on the urine of these people, they will definitely choose to bet on Prince Ning.
However, neither Zhang Wenjin nor Yang Rui looked at the rebels outside the city, but there was no nervousness or fear on their faces. Instead, they pointed at the rebels outside the city, especially the prefect Zhang Wenjin and Yang Rui were chatting and laughing happily, as if the city
The rebels outside don't exist.
The most important thing is that King Ning knew very well that he had to break through Nanjing City before the imperial court could react, so as to have enough confidence to compete with the imperial court.
As the former capital of the Ming Dynasty and the core of Jiangnan, the importance of Nanjing to the Ming Dynasty was only second to that of the capital. If King Ning could not capture Nanjing City, then at most he would be in the Jiangnan.
If you run rampant for a while, you will be annihilated by the court sooner or later.
They may not jump out to rebel, but their support for the emperor and the court will no longer exist.
It has to be said that King Ning's army was quite powerful, especially since King Ning also gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Regardless of whether these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were just a mob, when tens of thousands of people gathered together, it was still a powerful force that could dominate the army.
The power of place.
Because King Ning simply did not dare to mobilize all his troops to attack Nanjing before taking Anqing. If he really did that, King Ning would probably be cut off from his escape route, and his life or death would be uncertain.
The relaxed expressions of Zhang Wenjin and Yang Rui were naturally seen in the eyes of the soldiers guarding the city. When the soldiers guarding the city saw that their adults did not look nervous or fearful at all, they originally saw so many rebels outside the city, and their hearts were filled with excitement.
The worries and fears I had were suddenly reduced a lot.
Prince Ning looked at Li Shishi with some expectation and said, "Oh, sir, I wonder if you have any good ideas. Please tell me quickly! If we can successfully capture Anqing City, the lonely king will definitely not hesitate to reward him."
But if King Ning can really break through Nanjing City and successfully occupy Nanjing City, then it is hard to say what the world will be like by then.
Although the two of them are his confidants, if all his confidants are extremely harmonious or even have an extremely close relationship, then the person in charge may not be able to feel at ease.
The mighty army came like a torrent towards Anqing, the gateway to Nanjing.
It can be said that the two hate each other, and they did not even hide the fact that they hated each other in front of King Ning. This was exactly what King Ning wanted to see, so even if the two were fighting openly and secretly, King Ning would not show any signs of it.
What it means to stop is to secretly add fuel to the flames.
But Prince Ning had obviously received advice from an expert. Not long after occupying Nanchang Mansion, he chose to rush to Nanjing City without hesitation.
For this reason, Li Huan specially dispatched the commander of the capital, Yang Rui, to take charge of the troops and horses of Anqing Mansion. Li Huan even secretly signaled Yang Rui to strengthen the training of his troops.
It is precisely because of this that King Ning's army did not experience any fighting at all along the way, and it can be said that everything it passed was as powerful as a broken bamboo.
It's not that these gentry, powerful officials, and officials are going to jump out to rebel against the Ming Dynasty one by one, but that these people have second thoughts about the emperor sitting on the throne.
At this time, a group of high-ranking rebels led by Prince Ning looked at the tall and solid Anqing City in front of them, and everyone could not help but frown.
It can be said that King Ning's choice to attack Nanjing City is indeed not a problem at all. After all, if King Ning chose to attack the capital all the way from Nanchang Mansion to the capital, I am afraid that he would not have waited until he reached the capital.
The obstacles on the road are enough to wear him to death.
As the gateway town of Nanjing, the importance of Anqing City can be imagined.
Therefore, under Wang Yangming's recommendation, Zhang Wenjin, who was the best choice in terms of ability and temperament, was appointed as the prefect of Anqing to take charge of Anqing's civil affairs.
Zhang Wenjin, the prefect of Anqing, is really not an ordinary person. He is one of Wang Yangming's disciples. Although he is not a very talented person, his ability is highly valued by Wang Yangming.
King Ning's face also looked a little ugly. After all, the tallness and solidity of Anqing City gave King Ning a huge impact, making him realize how much price he would have to pay if he attacked Anqing City by force.
If King Ning could really occupy the city of Nanjing at this time, then King Ning would definitely be regarded as a person with destiny by these gentry and powerful people who had lost hope for the court and the emperor today.
Li Shishi stroked his beard and said with a bit of pride: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to help you capture Anqing City."
The army set off, and the emperor waited until the army gradually faded away, and tens of thousands of troops could no longer be seen. The emperor, who had been standing on the official road for nearly an hour, then sent an order to return to the capital.
Standing on the top of the city, you can clearly see the dense crowds of people outside the city. It has to be said that with a hundred thousand troops gathered under the city, the feeling of oppression is quite enough.
The huge Southern Zhili can be said to be the core of the land south of the Yangtze River. The essence of the southern land of the Ming Dynasty is in Southern Zhili, and the core of Southern Zhili is Nanjing, the former capital of the Ming Dynasty.
The most important thing is that only three days after King Ning's rebels occupied Nanchang City, King Ning left his son Zhu Gongqiao to sit in Nanchang Mansion. With the advice of Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi, Wang Lun and others, he
He personally went out and led the army towards Nanjing City.
Anyone who has a little understanding of Anqing's geographical location will know exactly what Anqing means to the city of Nanjing. It can be said that as long as Anqing is not lost, Nanjing does not have to worry about being breached.
Under King Ning's gaze, Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng couldn't help but look at each other. As King Ning raised a huge momentum, as the confidants of King Ning, the overt and covert fighting between the two became more and more intense.
Li Huan had been on guard against King Ning for a long time, and once King Ning rebelled, before the court had time to mobilize troops to put down the rebellion, it can be imagined that this period of time would definitely be the period when King Ning was at his peak.
In just half a month, the 50,000 rebels under King Ning's command had doubled to 100,000.
Li Huan may not be able to capture Prince Ning first, but that doesn't mean that Li Huan can't take some precautions in advance and make some targeted arrangements.
With the mutual cooperation of the two, the entire Anqing City completed defense preparations in less than three days, and the speed was far beyond imagination.
News of Prince Ning's rebellion had reached Anqing as early as half a month ago. When he learned the shocking news of Prince Ning's rebellion, Zhang Wenjin, the prefect of Anqing, reacted almost immediately.
Liu Yangzheng on the side glanced at Li Shishi with disdain.
After the emperor finished speaking, everyone bowed to him and said, "I will definitely live up to your majesty!"
Li Shishi said with a confident look: "Your Majesty has destiny, and there are countless officials who have surrendered to you wherever you go. Your Majesty can send envoys to Anqing City to promote your reputation. It is expected that the Anqing prefect will hear about your Majesty."
In the name of the emperor, I will definitely dedicate Anqing to the prince."
From Nanchang Prefecture to Nanjing City, there are naturally many large and small cities along the way, but there are only a few that can really play a role in resisting the rebels.
It has to be said that these arrangements made by Li Huan worked immediately after King Ning raised his army.
If King Ning is not stupid, he will definitely make Nanjing City, the core of Southern Zhili, his primary target. Then the importance of Anqing, which is the gateway to Nanjing City, can be imagined.
When King Ning heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. What Li Shishi said was really reasonable, especially when King Ning thought of the officials who had gone out of the city for miles to greet him before he arrived. King Ning looked at Anqing City in front of him, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned pale.
Showing a bit of a smile.
Then I heard King Ning say loudly: "Gentlemen, I wonder if there is anyone who is willing to go to Anqing City on my behalf. If you can persuade Anqing City to surrender for me, I will definitely be richly rewarded."
After King Ning finished speaking, he saw an official saluting King Ning with a somewhat flattering look on his face: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go out of my way to serve you."
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