However, Prince Ning reacted quickly. After all, Prince Ning was not a fool. Looking at Wang Hao's solemn look, Prince Ning said to Wang Hao without even thinking: "The emperor is ignorant and is a traitor."
What Li Huan was tempted to do, such as setting up a small business and sharing grain with the officials and gentry, was a policy that undermined the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. If the Japanese king could seize the country, he would definitely abolish such ridiculous policies."
It was because Wang Hao opposed the emperor's implementation of the New Deal that he was dismissed from his position as Pavilion Elder. Now faced with Wang Hao asking him about his views on the New Deal, Prince Ning would know how to answer as long as he was not stupid.
Moreover, in King Ning's view, today's emperor was really fooled by Li Huan, and he actually believed in Li Huan's idea of paying grain to both officials and gentry.
If you want to talk about sharing the land among the people, then that's fine. Prince Ning can naturally see that the idea of sharing the land among the people is of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty's finances.
Although the idea of sharing one's land with a small family affects the interests of a considerable number of powerful people and gentry to a certain extent, not all powerful people and gentry have the right to speak.
After all, those who can truly have the right to speak are those who have broken away from the ranks of powerful men and gentry and become a superior official class enjoying privileges.
The sharing of property may make some powerful gentry dissatisfied, but for those officials who enjoy the tax-free privileges of the imperial court, the sharing of property has little impact on their own interests.
What really shook the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was the fact that the officials and gentry all received food from one body, because in King Ning's view, it was the fact that the officials and gentry received food from one body that directly offended the real ruling class of the Ming Dynasty.
The interests of many officials who hold the right to speak have been greatly damaged, which is shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
It was precisely because of this that King Ning dared to raise his flag high and raise his troops to rebel under the banner of Qing Jun without any hesitation.
At this time, Wang Hao was sitting in the first seat to the lower left of King Ning, and his status was obvious at a glance.
Wang Hao coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. What I mean is that targeting Nanjing City is your best choice. Only by occupying Nanjing City can you fight against the imperial court."
Many people around saw this scene with various complicated expressions in their eyes. Even Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi, the two right-hand men of Prince Ning who had been fighting openly and secretly, couldn't help but look at each other at this moment.
The two of them knew very well that Wang Hao's connections, prestige and royal power were not comparable to theirs. If they were honest, their glory and wealth would be indispensable in the future. If they insist on competing with Wang Hao because they don't know the heights of the world, I'm afraid it's not Wang Hao.
opponent.
Because Prince Ning knew very well that in today's situation where the emperor has offended so many people, as long as he stands up with the banner high, he will definitely be able to get the support of many people.
Prince Ning's heart tightened. He knew that if he was really suppressed by the imperial court, even though he was a member of the royal family, he would not be able to escape. Even Prince Ning's lineage would be eliminated from the family tree. From then on,
There is no longer any inheritance from Prince Ning's lineage.
After hearing what Prince Ning said, Wang Hao couldn't help but stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and nodded slightly to Prince Ning, with a look of satisfaction on his face and said, "Your Majesty is indeed a descendant of Taizu, and I have great hope in the Ming Dynasty!"
King Ning looked at Wang Hao solemnly and said: "I naturally know this, but now Anqing City is blocking the road. If Anqing City is not captured, how can the army under the solitary king enter South Zhili, let alone reach the gates of Nanjing City.
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As long as the southern Zhili is captured, coupled with the natural danger of the Yangtze River, even if it is impossible to invade the north and break the capital, at least it can be ruled by crossing the river with the imperial court.
In today's world, there is no space or conditions for vassal kings to rebel. If you don't see Anhua King Zhu Zhixiu's rebellion, the impact it caused did not even reach the local government, and it was easily suppressed.
"good!"
Prince Ning, who was staring at Wang Hao, couldn't help but said: "I wonder how Sir can teach me!"
Prince Ning was so happy that he couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised him. He even stood up and bowed to Wang Hao and said, "Sir, your words woke me up from my dream. Please accept my respect from the lonely king."
The distracting thoughts in their hearts flashed away, and the two of them congratulated Prince Ning almost at the same time: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for getting Mr. Shouxi's help. Your Majesty's great cause is expected to be great!"
How could Wang Hao not see what Prince Ning was thinking, but Wang Hao shook his head slightly at Prince Ning.
Seeing Wang Hao shaking his head, King Ning couldn't help but feel nervous. He thought there was something wrong with the plan he had discussed with his staff to attack Nanjing City. He said almost instinctively: "Sir, don't you think we should not attack Nanjing City?" ?”
Prince Ning looked at Wang Hao, his eyes full of surprise. He took a step forward and almost immediately supported Wang Hao who was bowing to him. At the same time, he laughed and said: "Okay, okay, Mr. Wang De , I am like a fish in water. If I can get help from my husband, I will have nothing to worry about!"
When King Ning heard this, he shook his head almost subconsciously and said: "No, absolutely not possible. Although I am not familiar with military affairs, I also know that if I don't break Anqing City and then bypass it and enter South Zhili, it will be no less than the general. A bomb is placed behind you..."
Wang Hao did not disappoint Prince Ning. He saw Wang Hao tidying up his clothes. Under the gaze of everyone, he slowly saluted Prince Ning and said, "Wang Hao has met the prince. If the prince does not give up, I will be willing to give up." Serve the prince like a dog or a horse!"
If he hadn't seen the possibility of success, Wang Hao would never have sought death, right?
As long as he can break into southern Zhili one day earlier, then he can break through Nanjing city one day earlier.
Suddenly, even everyone in the big tent looked at Wang Hao.
Wang Hao chuckled and said: "Since it is difficult to get to Anqing City for a while, why don't you bypass Anqing!"
Listening to what Wang Hao said, Prince Ning's eyes gradually filled with surprise and enlightenment.
Even if vassal kings like Ning Wang raised their flags of rebellion, in fact, under normal circumstances, they would not cause any trouble. There was only death waiting for Ning Wang.
After Wang Hao smiled, his eyes swept across the crowd, and finally fell on Prince Ning. "The prince is only worried about the army's retreat and the loss of food and grass. However, the prince does not think about it. If the prince enters the south, After Zhili, are we still worried about running out of food and grass? As for the defenders in Anqing City attacking our army's rear route, we only need to send a good general to lead some troops to defend the rear route."
Now everyone was a little confused by Wang Hao's laughter, saying that Wang Hao didn't understand military affairs, but Wang Hao obviously knew the dangers of leaving Anqing City behind him, but Wang Hao reacted like this , could it be said that they missed something?
After all, everyone present unanimously believed that capturing Nanjing City was their best option. They did not believe that Wang Hao had other better options.
He has informed Wang Hao of his views, so what will happen next is Wang Hao's attitude. After all, Wang Hao is a flag to King Ning. If he can really get Wang Hao's approval and If we help each other, his strength will definitely increase greatly.
As long as these two points are in place, a large army can be guaranteed to function normally.
In Prince Ning's view, Wang Hao might have a better way to help him win the throne, so he had some hope in his eyes.
It can only be said that in Wang Hao's view, there was nothing wrong with Prince Ning choosing to target Nanjing City.
After hearing what Wang Hao said, Prince Ning let out a sigh of relief.
At this time, Wang Hao's opening of his mouth was equivalent to allowing King Ning's rebels to advance into Southern Zhili at least half a month in advance. The meaning of this was quite different.
At this time, even the rest of the people in the tent had reacted. Although the strategy proposed by Wang Hao was a bit risky, one thing had to be admitted, that is, King Ning did not agree to the rebellion of others, because King Ning had countless
With the potential support of people, there is no need to worry about food and grass issues.
However, Wang Hao seemed not to notice the strange looks that everyone looked at him. He just looked at Prince Ning with a calm expression and said: "The prince is only worried that leaving Anqing City behind will pose a threat to the army."
"Come here, please send word to Wang Lun and Yang Qing and several generals to come!"
After everyone complimented King Ning, Zhongzhong regained his composure in the camp.
Yes, the reason why they are aiming to break through Anqing City is that they are worried that the food route will be disturbed and that the army will be cut off. Now listening to what Wang Hao said, thinking about the experience along the way, as long as he enters South Zhili
, there is no need to worry about the so-called food and grass. I don’t know how many people will provide him with food and grass when the time comes.
It is said that the three armies must move forward before the food and grass are used. In the final analysis, the foundation of an army is nothing more than two things. One is that there must be people, and the other is that there must be sufficient food and fodder.
But for King Ning, the most important thing right now is time. The imperial army will come at any time, and there is not much time left for him to conquer Jiangnan.
In the past, when they fought, no one could threaten their position beside Prince Ning, but now it is different.
If they sluggishly move forward under Anqing City, once the imperial army arrives, they may really have no chance to invade Nanjing City.
As long as King Ning can capture the city of Nanjing, then in line with his reputation, we can't say that we can guarantee that Nan Zhili will be able to spread the message. At least we won't have to spend too much effort and energy to capture Nan Zhili.
When King Ning saw that Wang Hao understood this, he couldn't help but said strangely: "Isn't this enough? You must know that the defenders in Anqing City are behind you. If the defenders in the city come out and disturb our army's retreat, we will cut off our army's retreat.
Without our army's food and fodder, when the time comes and we are attacked from both ends, I am afraid that our only way out is defeat."
Wang Hao sat there, stroking his beard and listening to Prince Ning's statement of the next action plan. He nodded slightly and said: "What the prince said is true. If the prince can capture Nanjing City, then half of the victory will be won. Otherwise, I'm afraid,
It is impossible to escape the fate of being suppressed by the imperial court!"
But who made the emperor insist on supporting Li Huan to implement the New Deal, which suddenly shook the foundation of the imperial rule, and a large number of gentry, powerful people and even officials were at odds with the imperial court.
Many people even looked at Wang Hao as if he were a fool. Many people even thought that Wang Hao simply had no knowledge of military matters and would actually make such childish suggestions.
After all, Wang Hao had been in the officialdom for decades and had never seen any kind of battles. In comparison, the abilities and means of Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi were incomparable to Wang Hao's.
King Ning looked at Wang Hao and took a deep breath, and said with some solemnity: "The lonely king discussed with several gentlemen and agreed that when the court did not react for a while, he rushed into Nanzhili in one go and captured the city of Nanjing.
With the city of Nanjing in hand, we can rule across the river with the imperial court. In the future, we will imitate Emperor Taizu in his Northern Expedition and completely seize the Ming Dynasty!"
Wang Hao sat there without hesitation, looked at Prince Ning and slowly said, "What are your plans next, Your Majesty?"
It would be a lie to say that the two of them had no thoughts in their minds, but no matter what thoughts they had in their hearts, they did not dare to express them in front of Prince Ning.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no matter what they thought, they couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Everyone in the tent also had the same expression.
, Hearing what Wang Hao said, Prince Ning couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he looked at Wang Hao expectantly.
King Ning knew very well that Anqing City was a roadblock. Even if Wang Lun led his army desperately, he didn't know how long it would take to break through Anqing City.
Wang Hao's reputation and status are simply not comparable to those of the two failed scholars. Now that Wang Hao has chosen to assist Prince Ning, it is conceivable that the two of them will definitely be overpowered by Wang Hao in the future.
After answering Wang Hao's question, Prince Ning looked at Wang Hao calmly.
This gave King Ning a chance to seize the throne. If this were not the case, Wang Hao was not a fool. How could he come to support King Ning so stupidly?
But the name of the person, the shadow of the tree, even if they didn't believe that Wang Hao had a better choice, they all looked at Wang Hao subconsciously, not afraid of 10,000, but just in case.
But at this moment, Wang Hao spoke again: "My lord, do you know that the imperial court has sent the traitor Li Huan to command an army of 50,000 elite troops southward. It will take at least half a month to reach Jiangnan. If it is not possible to invade by then,
South Zhili, if the troops arrive at Nanjing City and capture Nanjing City, I am afraid it will be difficult for the prince to capture Nanjing City again."
Wang Hao couldn't help laughing.
Wang Hao said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, you should know that the most important thing for Your Majesty is to enter South Zhili and conquer Nanjing City! As long as Your Majesty's troops enter Nanjing City and shout from the top, the vast land of Jiangnan will be destroyed."
, it must be decided according to the message, whether it is food, grass, soldiers and horses, it can be easily obtained."
At the same time, on the official road hundreds of miles away from Anqing City, among the smoke and dust in the sky, a large army was slowly advancing. Just by looking at the countless flags fluttering in the wind, it was known that this army was not far away.
The imperial army that had left Beijing to go south to put down the rebellion.
Sitting atop a tall horse, Li Huan was wearing armor like the other generals, leading by example and marching slowly with the army.
Several generals who went south with Li Huan, such as Chen Ang, Zhang Huai, and Xu Ying, all requested orders to accompany the army.
At this time, Xu Ying and others were half a body behind Li Huan, following Li Huan. They looked at Li Huan who was riding forward. They looked at each other and saw Xu Ying coughing lightly and saying to Li Huan: "
The general, the general, etc. have something unclear. I wonder if the general can clear up the confusion for the general?"