Zhu Di and Zhu Quan sat opposite each other, with fine wine and food on the table, but neither of them was in the mood to eat or drink.
"Seventeenth brother." Zhu Di said angrily with a sincere look on his face, "Jianwen went too far to bully others. Fourth brother is here to save you this time. Just go with me!"
"Fourth brother means well and I understand, but..." Zhu Quan said seriously, "For the sake of brotherly love, I pretended not to hear what the fourth brother said, but if the fourth brother makes treasonous remarks again, don't blame the brother.
It’s time to show mercy.”
Zhu Quan did not want to rebel. Firstly, the cost of rebellion was too high. Secondly, the success rate of rebellion was too low.
Although he is now banned, he is still Prince Ning, and the three guards are still there.
Zhu Quan felt that after this period, he would soon be able to regain his former glory.
Zhu Di, however, had a look of hatred on his face, "Seventeenth brother, it's now now, why don't you understand, Jianwen won't let us go, let's go with fourth brother!"
"We?" Zhu Quan sneered, "Who are you, us, and you, Zhu Di, to rebel and want to drag me into trouble?"
"You...!" Zhu Di had no choice but to change his tactics and play the emotional card, "Seventeenth brother, when did fourth brother ever trick you?"
"In the fifteenth year of Hongwu's reign, at my father's birthday party, you forced me to drink;
It happened that Queen Xiaoci was seriously ill, and you were bored in the palace, so you tricked me into going to the palace to play with you in the mud, and you peed on me and the mud, and..."
"Okay, okay..." Zhu Di looked a little confused, "You just said you didn't have fun at that time, right?"
Zhu Quan roared: "Get out...!"
"Look at you, why are you so anxious with your fourth brother?" Zhu Di carefully spoke softly.
There was no way, all his troops were stationed outside, and he came in alone, under the eaves, and had to bow his head.
Zhu Di did this not because he was asking for help, but because he brought a large army over, and Zhu Quan would immediately gather the three Duoyan guards to fight with him.
"Seventeenth brother, we are brothers!" Zhu Di's face was filled with brotherly love, "King Zhou, King Dai...they were bullied like this by Jianwen, especially King Xiang, do you just watch and ignore them?"
"I..." Zhu Quan was silent.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao has been the prince. There has been no conflict of interest and the relationship between the vassal kings has always been good. Now that those brothers have met this end, how can Zhu Quan remain indifferent.
But what can he do, not to mention that if you have a family, you can't risk the whole family to fight an unwinnable battle, right?
"Fourth brother." Zhu Quan rarely showed his true feelings, "Listen to my younger brother's advice, stop fussing, and give the court a lowered status. Jianwen will never dare to kill you."
"Fourth brother would rather die than live in humiliation." Zhu Di's eyes turned red and he took Zhu Quan's hand, "Brother, I became the emperor, and I share the world with you!"
Zhu Quan was stunned for a moment, his blood boiling inexplicably, and then he calmed down again, "Fourth brother, you can't win."
"Winning or not, you have nothing to lose." Zhu Di said, "I raised the army with three guards. Jianwen must be afraid that you will imitate me. If nothing happens, your three guards will be eliminated soon. Instead of taking advantage of Jianwen,
It’s better to give it to Fourth Brother.”
Zhu Quan shook his head, "If the court finds out, will I be able to recover?"
"Look at what you said, will fourth brother make things difficult for you?" Zhu Di smiled and said, "I have thought of a way for you. I will leave tomorrow. Then you will send me to the suburbs, and then..."
His tone was serious, "King Yan was despicable and shameless. He took Prince Ning hostage and controlled the three guards."
After a pause, he continued: "When the time comes, you will write a letter to the court and bury the fourth brother with all your might. Since you have lost even the three guards, the court has no need to touch you;
The hypocritical Jianwen will definitely not touch you, Fourth Brother is here to help you!"
Zhu Quan's eyes lit up and he began to weigh the pros and cons.
He understood that Zhu Di was telling the truth. Who among the three guards of the vassal king is the strongest? Duoyan's three guards, King Ning!
Sanwei definitely can't be saved, so it's better to make an investment. Although 90% of it will be in vain, if you don't invest, it will be confiscated.
He also dislikes Jianwen, but he just doesn't dare to rebel. Now that someone hates Jianwen, but it doesn't affect him, why not do it?
It is self-evident which one is farther and which one is closer, brother and nephew.
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On the second day, King Ning, who was good at planning, made King Yan, who was good at fighting, cry with tears. He repeatedly said that he was wrong. He would disband the army when he returned and apologize to the court.
The two brothers were so respectful that others were moved to tears.
King Ning was afraid that King Yan would not be able to think about it, so he comforted him all the way to the suburbs.
Unexpectedly, King Yan, who was good at fighting, suddenly took action and kidnapped King Ning, who was good at planning, and took the opportunity to control the three guards of Duoyan.
At this point, King Ning's good plan has become a nonsense, and his wisdom has been discredited!
The news reached the capital, and Xiao Zhu was so angry that he yelled: Idiot, pig head...!
Of course, this is all a story for later.
After Zhu Di took control of the three guards, he immediately led his army to reinforce Peiping. After only three days of marching, he met Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui who were coming.
Zhu Gaoxu's words were concise and concise: "My father is in trouble. The imperial court sent an army of 500,000 to besiege Beiping City!"
"What?" Zhu Di became anxious upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Second brother, you will lead these infantry. My father will lead the cavalry to help Peiping first."
After thinking about it, I still felt uneasy, so I patted Zhu Gaoxu with a fatherly look on his face and said, "Second brother, you are the most like me. The prince is not in good health. He is out of breath after taking only two steps. You have to work harder!"
The greatest compliment a father can give his son is to say that his son is like him.
Add another sentence: Your Majesty is not in good health, you have to work harder; no matter how straight-headed Zhu Gaoxu is, he will not fail to hear the profound meaning.
Zhu Gaoxu's blood boiled: "Father, don't worry, my son will not let you down."
"good!"
Zhu Di laughed loudly and said loudly, "Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu... follow me to help Peiping."
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Outside Peking City.
Li Jinglong looked at the sky and stretched, "Let the brothers come back and have a rest. It's time to have lunch."
Li Qing echoed: "People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will be hungry."
The messenger looked strange, but he was a messenger. If he dared to question the commander, he would immediately do it.
Half an hour later, the army retreated. Their faces were filled with joy, and they smelled the aroma of rice and were full of enjoyment. It was such a comfortable battle to fight like this.
One hour in the morning, half an hour in the afternoon, and then retreated fifteen miles to rest. This battle was... a wonderful fight!
The soldiers were happy, but the faces of the generals did not look good.
Under the strong defense of Princess Yan and Prince Yan, Beiping City is indeed difficult to break, but it does not mean that it cannot be broken.
With such a large army and artillery, if they attack continuously and desperately, they can break through the city of Beiping in a day and a night at most. But if they attack for only one and a half hours in one day, they will not be able to break the city even during the New Year.
Qu Neng's second son couldn't miss his sister and was aggrieved, "Father, Li Jinglong bullied others too much. We have obviously broken through Zhangyemen, and he had to call us back, otherwise it would have been over long ago."
"That's right, it must be us who broke through the city gate and were tabooed by Li Jinglong... a despicable villain."
"Okay!" Qu Neng stopped his two sons and sighed quietly, "He is the coach."
The two sons were still angry, "The coach is great. Father, you are the governor. You must impeach that guy when you return."
Qu Neng smiled bitterly and repeated: "He is the coach."
Seeing that his son still didn't understand, Qu Neng suggested, "Who has the greatest credit for defeating the city and winning the battle?
Will he be afraid of us if we break the city?
funny!
Could he still carry a knife and kill himself into the city?
He is not targeting us. If someone else had attacked the city, he would have been called back."
Qu Neng's son was stunned, and then his expression changed drastically, "Father, you mean..."
"Be careful!" Qu Neng stopped in time and said calmly, "We can just listen to the commander-in-chief's orders."
After a pause, he patted his son on the shoulder and said with deep meaning: "Those pen writers are too domineering, so this is not a bad idea."
The second son was thoughtful, and the anger on his face gradually disappeared.
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In the handsome camp.
Li Qing whispered, "Brother, if you do this, you will inevitably be impeached when you go back. It's too obvious."
He is really worried about the God of War now. The troops sent out this time are all elites. How could the general leading the troops not see it?
"Don't worry, the situation is under control." Li Jinglong looked confident, "Generals are not fools. The fact that they are so angry but still so cooperative shows everything."
Li Qing's heart moved and he asked in surprise, "Brother, did you plan to do this from the beginning?"
"Otherwise?" Li Jinglong rolled his eyes, "You don't really think I'm an idiot, do you?"
Otherwise... Li Qingqian smiled and said, "What the hell, I'm still pretty good."
Li Jinglong said angrily, "Okay, I admit that in terms of war, Lan Yu is thousands of miles away from me. King Yan and King Ning are also out of reach for me;
But after all, I grew up under the influence of my father. How can I know nothing about leading troops in battles?"
Li Qing nodded seriously. It is true that Li Jinglong was not a handsome man, but he was definitely not as miserable as in the history books.
After all, the Li Jinglong in the history books is simply a fool.
Thinking of this, Li Qing thought of Geng Bingwen again. He remembered that the history books recorded that Geng Bingwen was defeated because he was good at defending but not good at attacking.
At that time, he only believed what he believed, but when he came to the Ming Dynasty and experienced the battlefield, Li Qing realized that this statement was simply not true.
Generals do have offense and defense, but that doesn't mean that defenders can't attack. In fact, three points of a confrontation between two armies depends on tactics, and seven points depends on strength.
Moreover, on the battlefield, most people are plotting and trying to win through intrigues, unless the difference in ability between the two coaches is too great.
How could Geng Bingwen, a veteran who fought through the flames of war, lose to Zhu Di, who had less than half his strength?
Zhu Di is indeed powerful, but he is not a god descending to earth.
Li Qing secretly sighed: Maybe these military generals were somewhat lax in the Battle of Jingnan in history, just because my appearance accelerated the process.
Thinking about Li Jinglong in history, he first released the water and then opened the city, he seemed to understand everything.
Li Jinglong is not mentally retarded, nor is he a traitor. He is Zhu Di's man from the beginning to the end.
However, in the end, Zhu Di enjoyed the halo, while Li Jinglongde became the 'God of War'.
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief, patted Li Jinglong's shoulder, and sighed: "I've wronged you."
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ps: I know that if I write like this, some readers will definitely scold: How could Emperor Yongle be so weak?
But the battle of Jingnan, especially in the later period, was a secret contest between civil servants and military generals. The records of Taizong in the Ming Dynasty and the national debate can all be traced. It has even been written down. In the fourth year of Jianwen, why did Jianwen let Qi Tai?
Huang Zicheng and others went to recruit soldiers?
The imperial court's millions of troops still had the city to defend, but they were all killed by Zhu Di in just a few years?
The fundamental reason is that the army is fighting against Zhu Di, and only a few generals such as Ping An, Tie Xuan, and Sheng Yong are sincerely working for Zhu Yunwen.
For example: "Guoyan" 1: In August of the first year of Jianwen, when the common people of Yan reached Zhending, Zhu Neng led more than 20 cavalry into the ravine. The common people of Yan led the crowd to follow. The southern army lost 90,000 people, including war horses.
More than 20,000 horses.
2: In the fourth year of Jianwen, when Yan went south, Qi Tai, Minister of War, transferred 100,000 Liao soldiers to kill them all, and the army collapsed and dispersed, uniting with the Qing Dynasty in the south!
It means: Qi Tai mobilized 100,000 Liao troops to attack Zhu Di's retreat. As a result, the Liao generals found an excuse and directly disbanded the army.
There are too many examples to count.
What is even more incredible is that in the Battle of Jingnan, there was almost no mention of Zhu Di's number of people, but only the number of people of the Southern Army.
The most bizarre thing was the Battle of Baigouhe... There were strong winds blowing several times, and each time they were directed towards Zhu Di. The strong winds were able to break the flagpole of Li Jinglong's handsome flag.
If you look at the history of the Ming Dynasty with a polemical perspective, many strange things will be easily solved.
Also, why didn't the army directly rebel?
Because there is no need, there is obviously a way out, no one loses if they win, so why rebel?
After the Jingnan, among the generals, except Tie Xuan, Zhu Di did not even kill Ping An Shengyong. They committed suicide, and Zhu Di did not touch the generals at all.
If it were true that military commanders would kill every one of them, with Zhu Di's character, he would be so tolerant after assuming power?
The book is not exhaustive, but Qinghong does not want to fool readers. What Qinghong wants to export is the real Ming Dynasty, the truly majestic Emperor Yongle, rather than mindless flattery.