"Okay, okay, okay, Yang Xu, you are indeed capable. I did not misjudge you. At such a fast speed, we got the evidence of King Zhou's rebellion."
Zhu Yunwen took Zhu Youxuan's confession and said with joy.
Xia Xun bowed and said dryly: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I am just doing my duty."
Luo Kedi glanced at him with a smile and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Although the Jinyi Guards have been greatly reduced, fortunately there are still some people who are calm and experienced in doing things. They will naturally do their best for the missions assigned by the emperor. From now on, if the emperor has any missions, just give him orders
Come down, all the royal guards must still try their best to be loyal to the emperor. The two generations of ministers, father and son, are working for the court, and all they think are the emperor's thoughts."
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly. Huang Zicheng said that it is best to leave this matter to the Jinyiwei, but he must not indulge the Jinyiwei and give them too much power to restore their former glory. Now Luo Kedi said this, obviously he wanted to offend the Jinyiwei.
He wanted to gain more power. But now was the time to employ people, and he should not be too cold-hearted. Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Well, Luo Qian is loyal to the country, and I naturally know it. Oh, I
We have invited Mr. Huang Zicheng and Mr. Qi Tai to come and discuss the matter of seizing Zhou Fan. You two, please participate together."
Luo Kedi was slightly disappointed when he saw that he did not mention his support for the Jinyiwei Yamen at all. However, when he heard that Zhu Yunwen was allowed to participate in secret discussions and discuss national policies with the two ministers Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, it was clear that he had extreme trust, and he suddenly became more trustful.
There was a glimmer of hope, and he quickly bowed and said: "Yes, I will obey your orders."
After a while, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng rushed to the Jinshen Hall. Zhu Yunwen immediately showed them the confession of Zhu Youxuan, the second son of King Zhou. They were also overjoyed. Huang Zicheng repeatedly raised his hands and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor,
With this handle in hand, the imperial court will attack the Zhou vassal and become famous."
Qi Tai also smiled and said: "By cutting off the Zhou vassal, not only can one of King Yan's arms be cut off, but it can also be used to watch the movements of the kings. This is called throwing stones to ask for directions. From the reactions of the vassals, the court can also calmly plan the next step of cutting off the vassal."
Strategies to ensure the smooth implementation of the imperial government’s policies.”
Zhu Yunwen was praised by his two close ministers, and he immediately said confidently and confidently: "Okay, I will issue an edict to prevent the king of Zhou from coming to Beijing to investigate the crime!"
"Your Majesty, please wait!"
Huang Zicheng hurriedly said: "The emperor has just relieved the military power of the kings. There are still many generals in the armies in various places who have been under the kings for a long time. If the king of Zhou rebels in a hurry and someone in the army responds, won't it lead to a great chaos? Even if the court can
If he is captured, the place will suffer as well.”
Zhu Yunwen said "Ah": "Sir, what you are reminding me is... what should I do?"
Huang Zicheng said confidently: "Surprise him and catch him off guard!"
Qi Tai frowned and thought to himself: "Since the imperial court has obtained evidence of his crime, it has not publicly disclosed his guilt, and has clearly ordered it to be taken, and then conducts a surprise attack. Isn't this showing weakness to others? Isn't this what the emperor wants?"
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But Huang Zicheng was Zhu Yunwen's teacher and had a closer relationship with him. Seeing the emperor's humbly asking for advice, Qi Tai opened his mouth, but did not say anything.
Zhu Yunwen listened to Huang Zicheng's words and said: "What you said makes sense, so let's do it. I ordered Wei Guogong Xu Huizu to lead his troops to patrol the north, pretend to pass through Kaifeng, and capture the King of Zhou in one fell swoop."
Because of Yang Xu's case last time, Huang Zicheng annoyed the Zhongshan Palace because Yang Xu was just an introduction and didn't take him seriously. When he heard that the emperor wanted to grant this great achievement to the Xu family, he felt in his heart
Very reluctant, he thought for a while and said: "I think it is better to send Duke Cao instead of sending Duke Wei."
Zhu Yunwen was surprised and said: "Sir, are you talking about Jiujiang? How come he is suitable?"
Huang Zicheng said: "Your Majesty, when the late Emperor was here, Cao Guogong went to various places for military training and inspections many times. He sent Cao Guogong there without arousing suspicion. Furthermore, Cao Guogong's father, Li Wenzhong, King of Qiyang, had many old troops, all in the capital of Henan.
As generals, if Cao Guogong takes action, these generals will be more respectful when they see that they are the sons of the former marshal, and even fewer will be willing to obey Zhou Ni."
Zhu Yunwen nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, sir, it's better to think carefully. Come on, quickly announce that Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, has arrived!"
Li Wenzhong is the most powerful general under Zhu Yuanzhang. If we talk about commanders, Xu Da, Hu Dahai, Chang Yuchun and others are all commanders trained by Zhu Yuanzhang through long-term war training. Li Wenzhong is the most powerful general under Zhu Yuanzhang. In the later period,
The old commanders died and retreated, and Li Wenzhong became the number one figure in the army. Li Wenzhong was also the son of Princess Cao, Zhu Yuanzhang's cousin, so he was related to the emperor. When Prince Zhu Biao was here, he often
He took his son Zhu Yunwen to the Li family as a guest, so Zhu Yunwen had a very good relationship with this cousin.
When Li Jinglong heard that the emperor had summoned him, he immediately set up a palace to see him. He insisted that he lead troops to cut down the feudal vassal and capture the king of Zhou, so he immediately agreed.
Zhu Yunwen said happily: "With Jiujiang going out to handle this important matter, I can rest assured."
He glanced at Xia Xun, who was standing at the end of the list, and said: "This time, Yang Xu has done the most to search for evidence. The two of you have gone to the East China Sea to hunt down bandits together, so we are familiar with each other. This time, I still let Yang Xu do your job."
The vanguard must resolve this matter smoothly without losing any blood, and don't let me down."
Li Jinglong glanced at Xia Xun with a half-smile, then bowed and said, "I obey your order!"
Xia Xun sighed secretly: "Is this dog-skin plaster going to be applied again?"
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Although it was Huang Zicheng's selfish intention to put Li Jinglong in command, to be fair, Li Jinglong was indeed more suitable to do this kind of thing than Xu Huizu, because in recent years, the imperial court had indeed had more opportunities to send Li Jinglong to the capital for official business than Wei Guogong Xu Huizu.
There are many more. He just went to Shaanxi last year and went to Suzhou and Hangzhou at the beginning of the year. Now he is allowed to tour the north so as not to arouse suspicion.
As for the fact that most of the generals in the Zhou Dynasty were led by Li Wenzhong, that is Huang Zicheng's nonsense. The generals led by Li Wenzhong can be found everywhere, but they are not concentrated in Henan. Similarly, there are many generals led by King Xu Da of Zhongshan in Henan.
This reason is really not a reason. However, in terms of personality, Xu Huizu has an upright personality, while Li Jinglong is smooth and can do some conspiracy. He is indeed more suitable than Xu Huizu. This can be regarded as Huang Zicheng's wise eye for talents.
Li Jinglong obeyed the imperial decree and ordered 30,000 troops. Under the guise of patrolling the northern border areas, Li Jinglong left Nanjing in a mighty manner, crossed the Yellow River and headed north, heading straight to Kaifeng.
When he arrived in Kaifeng, Li Jinglong garrisoned outside the city and entered the city to meet with the King of Zhou. The King of Zhou had no idea of his purpose and even hosted a banquet in honor of him. Only then did Xia Xun see the so-called big fool's kung fu.
The target was King Zhou, but he was calm and composed in front of King Zhou. He drank the name "Prince Zhou" in one sip and changed the names of his relatives to "Fifth Uncle" when he drank to his heart's content. This deceived King Zhou, who was a non-mainstream botanist, into confusion.
During the banquet, only the second prince Zhu Youxuan was aware of Li Jinglong's arrival. When he saw Xia Xun who was accompanying Li Jinglong, his face turned pale and he was uneasy, and he quickly found an excuse for feeling unwell.
I left the table and avoided it.
Li Jinglong paid a visit to King Zhou, performed his courtesy, and at the same time successfully dispelled King Zhou's vigilance. On the pretext of wanting to meet some of his father's old subordinates, Li Jinglong declined King Zhou's good intention of letting him stay in the palace and transferred to the capital.
The commander is Si Yamen.
Li Jinglong took out the emperor's secret decree and read out the imperial edict. The generals of the Henan Capital Command and Envoys Department quickly agreed to the order. Li Jinglong was still uneasy and personally sat in the Capital Command and Envoys Department to supervise the Henan Capital Commander's arrangements for several of his father's trusted subordinates.
As the general guarding the four gates, Li Jinglong rushed back to the military camp with the commander of the Henan capital that night, led the imperial army to surround the garrison of the three guards of the King of Zhou, and read out the imperial edict.
With the emperor's decree and a large army surrounding them, even the commander of the Kaifeng capital stood in front of Cao Guogong's tent to listen to orders. King Zhou's three guards knew that the situation was irresistible, so they had no choice but to abandon their weapons and surrender. Li Jinglong defeated the three soldiers of King Zhou without bloodshed.
The guards and horses immediately led the army back to Kaifeng, entered from the south city gate, and directly surrounded the Zhou Palace. At this time, the first ray of morning light from the east had just shed its light on the earth.
The soldiers were very fast, Li Jinglong came in a hurry, and the commanders and envoys in Kaifeng all cooperated tacitly. When the imperial saber was unsheathed, the bow was strung, and the Prince of Zhou's palace was completely surrounded, the Prince of Zhou's palace didn't know anything about it.
The area around Prince Zhou's Mansion was originally quiet, with few people walking around. Now that they saw so many soldiers and horses, the people even avoided it early. These well-trained soldiers were not noisy, and there was no noise at all inside the high palace walls.
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Li Jinglong rode on his horse and shouted: "Break open the palace door!"
Two soldiers rushed forward, grabbed the huge door knocker, and banged it. After only a few hits, the two doormen who had just stood up inside came running to open the door in disheveled clothes. As soon as the door was opened, the two doors were also open.
Seeing who it was, he cursed: "Who the hell came knocking on the door so early in the morning? How can this place tolerate..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw the darkness outside the palace gate filled with soldiers, and the gun barrels were erected like a dense forest. He couldn't help but be frightened, and said in a confused tone: "This...this, this...is there anyone rebelling?"
Li Jinglong waved his hand and said: "Take them down!"
He immediately grabbed a few soldiers and lifted the two stunned doors aside. Li Jinglong was about to lift his horse to enter when his heart suddenly moved. He glanced at Xia Xun, who was sitting silently on the black horse beside him, and said with a smile: "
After all, King Zhou is the uncle of the current emperor, so it is better to be polite first and then fight. Yang Baihu, please go in and read out the imperial edict to King Zhou. He ordered King Zhou to bring the golden seal of the royal book and lead the whole family to kneel down in the Chengyun Hall to welcome the angel.
, tie your hands, otherwise, we can only fight each other, and then we will all be destroyed. Don’t blame the public of our country for not predicting!"
"You still don't want to give up on this dog-skin plaster?"
Contrary to Li Jinglong's expectation, Xia Xun was neither timid nor annoyed. He just smiled faintly, stood up and dismounted and said: "I humbly obey my orders!"
After tightening his belt and swinging his saber, Xia Xun walked towards the half-open door, steadily, and disappeared inside the door...