Prince Ning looked at Wang Lun who was covered in blood and couldn't help but take a deep breath and said with a gentle smile on his face: "General Wang, I wonder how the battle ahead is going?"
If it were in the past, King Ning would definitely call Wang Lun by his first name to show his closeness to him, but now King Ning calls Wang Lun as a general, which is obviously to express his dissatisfaction.
After all, anyone who is not blind can see that the war ahead is very bad. Prince Ning is almost directly expressing his dissatisfaction to Wang Lun.
Wang Lun did not panic. When King Ning passed him and directly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, he already knew that it was not convenient for him to command the army to attack the city, which made King Ning dissatisfied.
Wang Lun showed a somewhat solemn look on his face, and saluted Prince Ning: "Go back to your Majesty, I can guarantee that Anqing City will be captured within ten days!"
Prince Ning couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and looked at Wang Lun with a bit of astonishment on his face.
Prince Ning was not a fool. He saw how strong Anqing City was. Such a tall city, if there were soldiers guarding it, it would definitely not be possible to break through it in a short time.
You must know that just now he had witnessed with his own eyes the strength displayed by the defenders of Anqing City. No matter how arrogant King Ning was, he did not believe that Wang Lun could defeat Anqing City in a short time.
Wang Lun seemed to know the impact his words had on King Ning, so at this moment, Wang Lun raised his head and looked at King Ning. The two Shanxi merchants were full of determination and said: "If you don't believe it, I will issue a military order."
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Prince Ning took a deep breath and looked at Wang Lun, as if he wanted to see through Wang Lun.
In the eyes of those gentry and powerful men, Wang Hao was a good official who really cared about the country and the people, unlike today's emperor who is a foolish king.
It was expected that the imperial court would send troops to suppress them. Even if a foolish king faced a local rebellion, his first reaction would be to suppress it.
Under the gaze of King Ning, Liu Yang slowly spoke: "We received a letter from the capital, saying that the foolish king has worshiped the traitor Li Huan as a powerful general, commanded an army of 50,000, and marched south to the south of the Yangtze River with the intention of pacifying us."
Someone murmured softly, with doubts on their faces. It was obvious that they had never heard of Mr. Shouxi, and who was he? It was just a famous post that could make Prince Ning react like this.
When Liu Yangzheng heard this, his expression became serious. Under the gaze of everyone, he saluted Prince Ning and said, "Go back to your lord, there was news not long ago, and I was about to report it to your lord."
Some people looked at Wang Hao earnestly, while others looked at Wang Hao with a hint of fear in their eyes.
I saw a messenger walking into the camp, bowing to Prince Ning and saying, "Your Majesty, there is someone outside who wants to see Your Majesty."
Li Shishi also congratulated Prince Ning from the side with a look of joy on his face.
With a hint of surprise in his eyes, King Ning couldn't help but look at Liu Yangzheng and said, "Did Li Huan really only bring 50,000 troops?"
Outside the camp, a figure was standing in front of a carriage that looked quite low-key but a bit luxurious. Standing next to it was a servant. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary person.
After hearing Liu Yangzheng's words, Prince Ning and others couldn't help but look a little surprised on their faces.
In the tent, after King Ning took his seat, Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng also took their seats at King Ning's signal.
Liu Yangzheng nodded and said: "Unless the news is wrong, I can be sure that Li Huan did bring only 50,000 people."
They originally thought that the imperial court would send at least 100,000 troops to confront them. But now, as a general, Li Huan actually came with only 50,000 troops.
Prince Ning looked at Wang Hao with earnestness and expectation and said, "Sir, are you here to help the lonely king clear your side and get rid of the traitor?"
It has been more than half a month since King Ning raised his troops. During this time, even though the land south of the Yangtze River is thousands of miles away from the capital, the news of his raising troops has already reached the capital.
Everyone who knew the identity of Mr. Shouxi had faces filled with joy just like Prince Ning.
Wang Hao's reputation was too great. If he really surrendered to Prince Ning, they would have to worry about whether it would have any bad impact on them.
You must know that it has only been half a month since they started their army, and they have already gathered an army of 100,000. If they are given another period of time, as long as they occupy more places and get the support of more local powerful and gentry,
Then it will not be impossible to pull out an army of hundreds of thousands by then.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Hao's reputation and influence, instead of being weakened by his return to his hometown after serving as an official, became louder and louder with the implementation of the New Deal.
Just when Wang Hao was looking at the camp of King Ning's army, he suddenly saw a group of people coming in a hurry from a distance. The leader was wearing a python suit, and he looked like a person of high status.
Soon a smile appeared on King Ning's face, and he even took a step forward, stretched out his hand to help Wang Lun up and said: "Zhongyuan, get up quickly, what kind of military order is it? Since King Lone has given you the command of the army, he naturally respects Zhongyuan."
Have confidence in your abilities.”
A scribe smiled and said: "If the imperial court uses thunderous momentum and dispatches a hundred thousand troops before the prince has time to strengthen his own strength, it may still be possible to suppress us. However, Li Huan is obviously too powerful."
You are so arrogant that you only brought 50,000 troops and horses. This is not God helping the prince, so what is it?"
After all, they chose to support Prince Ning because they were planning for Prince Ning's future. Now that a king suddenly appears, who knows what impact it will have on them.
It can be said that the reason why King Ning was able to expand the number of men under his command from 30,000 when he raised his army to 100,000 today in such a short period of time is that on the one hand, King Ning sent people to capture many young men, and on the other hand, King Ning sent people to capture many young men.
On the other hand, it was also because of the support of a large number of gentry and powerful people.
The first person to bear the brunt was Liu Yangzheng. As one of Prince Ning's closest aides, Liu Yangzheng naturally knew who Mr. Shouxi was.
Another person seemed to want to show his face in front of Prince Ning and said: "I expect that by the time Li Huan and his people arrive, the prince will already have an army of more than 100,000 or 200,000 people. By then, there will be only tens of thousands of imperial troops.
It doesn’t matter anymore. As long as the prince has passed the initial weak stage and occupied southern Zhili, he will have the qualifications and strength to confront the north and south of the imperial court."
"Mr. Shouxi's disciples and former officials are all over the world, and his reputation is spread throughout the world. Coming to help the prince this time will definitely win over the hearts of a large number of scholars."
Prince Ning raised his eyebrows and looked at the name card held by the messenger in both hands. An attendant quickly stepped forward to take the name card and handed it to King Ning respectfully.
The rest of the people also reacted at this moment, and all congratulated Prince Ning.
After watching Wang Lun leave, King Ning turned around and walked towards the tent. At the same time, Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi and others also followed King Ning into the tent.
Seeing this, King Ning took a deep breath, bowed to Wang Hao again and said: "I beg you, Sir, to help King Gu win the world. King King Ning will definitely not let you down. If he can wait for the throne in the future, King King Ning will never let you down."
I swear, I will live up to my husband."
Some people don't know who Mr. Shouki is, but that doesn't mean that everyone doesn't know.
It seems that Wang Lun was able to gain the trust of Prince Ning, no matter what his true ability was, but in Prince Ning's heart, he definitely regarded Prince Ning as his best general.
Prince Ning couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he looked at Liu Yangzheng.
As he spoke, King Ning laughed and said: "King Gu believes that Zhongyuan, you will not let him down."
Wang Hao's name is definitely famous all over the world. After all, as a former cabinet minister, Wang Hao was dismissed from his official position because he opposed the emperor's support of Li Huan's new deal. With the implementation of the new deal, he looked at the local powerful and gentry.
Having been cut and bled by the imperial court, it was natural that Wang Hao and Wangge Laolai, who dared to oppose the emperor's new policy in the court, would not be forgotten.
"Mr. Morikei?"
Liu Yangzheng suddenly stood up and said with Prince Ning: "Mr. Shouxi is here unexpectedly. It seems that Mr. Shouxi is going to help the prince again this time. If Mr. Shouxi can help, the prince can achieve great things."
Seeing this, Wang Hao turned slightly sideways, as if he did not dare to accept Prince Ning's great gift, and then returned the courtesy: "Your Majesty, you are so polite. Wang is just a country man, and he does not deserve such kindness from Your Majesty."
Li Shishi on the side was stroking his beard and couldn't help laughing. He saw Li Shishi laughing and saying to Prince Ning: "I congratulate you, Your Majesty. Congratulations to Your Majesty."
Liu Yangzheng was responsible for the intelligence work of his subordinates, so King Ning now asked Liu Yangzheng for news about the capital.
Therefore, when they learned the news that the imperial court sent people to suppress it, no one was too surprised. However, the only thing that puzzled them was that the imperial court sent Li Huan, but he only commanded an army of 50,000 people.
It is conceivable that for Prince Ning to treat him with such courtesy, even with such a low profile, it shows Wang Hao's current influence.
After the maid served tea and left, Li Shishi looked at Prince Ning and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Anqing City is difficult to break. Where is General Wang..."
Some people couldn't help but be stunned when they saw King Ning's reaction. They looked at King Ning with some confusion as he suddenly stood up and prepared to leave the camp to greet him.
One of the things that King Ning was most concerned about was when his men would be able to capture the city of Nanjing, and the other was how the capital would react to him raising troops.
They can even receive support from some strong men and gentry every day, either in the form of food and grass, or young men who can be turned into soldiers at any time.
While Wang Hao was sizing up Prince Ning, Prince Ning was also sizing up Wang Hao.
At this moment, Prince Ning's eyes fell on Liu Yangzheng and said: "Mr. Liu, I wonder if there is any news coming from the imperial court now?"
Seeing the reactions of these people, even if they didn't know who Mr. Shouxi was, they all got up and followed King Ning out of the camp.
Wang Hao had never met Prince Ning, but he could identify Prince Ning just by looking at his clothes.
King Ning's trust in Wang Lun was by no means comparable to that of ordinary people, so after Wang Lun said that he could capture Anqing City within ten days, King Ning said nothing more and handed over the command of the army to Wang Lun.
Lun.
Wang Hao's hair was gray, and he looked at the camp of King Ning's army in front of him with stern eyes. A bit of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head slightly while stroking his beard.
Prince Ning took a look at the name card, his face changed slightly, and he stood up instantly and said: "Mr. Shouxi has arrived, please follow the lonely prince to welcome him in person."
Wang Hao stroked his beard and did not answer, but just looked at Prince Ning.
Everyone saw that Prince Ning seemed to have a lot of confidence in Wang Lun, but they were sensible and did not say anything more. Instead, they all secretly speculated on what method Wang Lun had to be so sure that he could break through Anqing City.
But at this moment, a sound of footsteps was suddenly heard outside, which attracted everyone's attention.
At this time, everyone who followed King Ning also saw Wang Hao. At this time, everyone already knew Wang Hao's identity. It can be said that everyone knew Wang Hao's name.
Anyway, they didn't believe that Wang Lun could break through Anqing City in just ten days.
King Ning stepped forward quickly and walked to Wang Hao. Without hesitation, he bowed to Wang Hao and said, "I have met you, sir. Your Majesty has come to visit me. I am lonely, but I am far away to welcome you. Please welcome me."
Please forgive me, sir."
Prince Ning frowned and looked towards the entrance of the camp.
Up to now, Wang Hao's name can definitely be said to be famous all over the world. He is respected by many people and regarded as the last conscience of the Ming Dynasty cabinet ministers.
Wang Lun, who stood up, bowed respectfully to Prince Ning and said, "The general will never let the prince down."
But no matter what, everyone who knows Wang Hao's identity is secretly surprised. No matter what they think, one thing is undeniable, that is, if they can really get Wang Hao's help, then Ning
The king's strength will inevitably increase greatly as a result.
Not only Li Shishi, it can be said that few others are optimistic about Wang Lun. After all, they could see a large number of soldiers died under the city wall before, but they were not able to shake the defense of Anqing City at all.
Prince Ning looked at the crowd congratulating him, and suppressed the joy in his heart and said, "Everyone, I don't know how happy I am!"
Prince Ning's face was full of joy that could not be concealed. Everything these people said touched his heart. Prince Ning sat there, listening to the analysis and flattery of everyone, as if he had seen himself invade Nanjing.
City, ascending to the throne, and confronting the north and south of the imperial court.
Prince Ning smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, everyone must have confidence in Zhongyuan."
All eyes couldn't help but turn to Wang Hao.
Under the gaze of everyone, Wang Hao looked calm, looking at Prince Ning as if he had not heard Prince Ning's promise. Just when Prince Ning felt a little uneasy when Wang Hao looked at him, Wang Hao finally spoke.
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"I wonder what your Majesty thinks of the new policies being implemented today?"
Prince Ning couldn't help but be startled when he heard this. He obviously didn't expect that Wang Hao would ask such a question.
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