Chapter 721: Royal Conquest
Chapter 721 Royal Conquest
The capital.
The sky began to snow heavily.
A **** quickly arrived at a side hall in the Forbidden City, and whispered in Xiao Jing's ear.
Xiao Jing peed in fright.
He looked miserable, and grabbed the young eunuch's skirt: "Really?"
"Really...really..." The little **** was about to cry.
Xiao Jing was out of his wits and almost cried.
He hesitated again and again, and finally... rushed to the Snapper.
In the Nuan Pavilion, it was warm, with anthracite coal, and now that Emperor Hongzhi also owned mines, the earth dragon in the Nuan Pavilion was willing to burn it. Therefore, the charcoal fire burned in the walls of the Nuan Pavilion spread out. When we arrived in the warm pavilion, the whole warm pavilion was very hot.
Liu Jian and others sat on their knees, while the British Duke Zhang Mao was extremely excited.
He opened the map, and chattered in front of His Majesty, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng, Zhang Sheng and others: "Once King Ning is rebellious, he will definitely go down the river. Otherwise, with his strength, it is absolutely impossible to go north. The minister also heard that he bought the water thieves in Poyang Lake, and these water thieves can be used as the backbone for him to take Nanjing down the river. He If you want to attack Nanjing, the primary target is Jiujiang, Your Majesty. Over the years, Jiujiang's military equipment has been slack, and the nearby guards are almost old, weak, sick and disabled. In between, it will fall into the hands of Jiujiang."
He paused: "Therefore, the place for the decisive battle with King Ning must not be in Jiujiang, but Anqing, which is the most suitable place. This place is close to the central capital. Therefore, a large number of troops are stationed, and the city is also extremely large. An order should be issued immediately. , ordered people to use iron chains across the river, and set up a defense line in this area to prevent King Ning from advancing eastward."
Emperor Hongzhi and others kept nodding.
Zhang Mao is indeed a person with a unique vision. He seems to know every military horse stationed in Daming, every city defense, and the terrain everywhere.
"As for Jiangxi, it is managed by King Ning. The northern and western Jiangxi areas are their base camps, especially Yichun, Shanggao, Gao'an and other places, which have always been touched by King Ning. To advance, you must send imperial envoys to recruit rebels in the central and southern areas of Jiangxi, with Ji'an Mansion as the center, and you don't have to make them attack. Just let them stare at Nanchang, which is enough to make King Ning dare not attack Anqing with all his strength. "
"With these two hands, King Ning can't take Anqing with all his strength, and he is afraid of being the enemy of Ji'an. As long as he is still trapped in northern Jiangxi and does nothing, when my court sends a large army to camp in northern Jiangxi, King Ning will naturally , self-defeating."
Then Xie Qian couldn't help but said: "British Duke, what if King Ning doesn't take Anqing and Nanjing, but instead attacks southern Jiangxi."
Zhang Mao laughed heartily: "Well, Mr. Xie doesn't know something. Jiangxi is the place of the Four Wars. The north is the river. This west of Jiangxi has undulating mountains. The east of Jiangxi is also full of mountains. The south of Jiangxi is even more so. The mountains are endless, except for going down the river and taking Nanjing, no matter which way he goes, he will kill himself. The tens of thousands of people he recruited, how much strength can they have, how can they be wasted in the mountains and rivers, this is courting death. He If they go south, the imperial court only needs a few thousand people, guarding all the passes, and will teach them that there is no way to escape, and there is no place to die. This marching and fighting is not just a few words to the map, it must be studied carefully Mountains, rivers and rivers, let’s put it this way, Mr. Xie, have you heard that in all dynasties, have there been any ones that started in Jiangxi and conquered the world?”
Everyone is silent, it makes sense.
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "Therefore, King Ning should not be afraid. The key to deal with them lies in Anqing. If Anqing is like a rock, King Ning is a turtle in a urn. Your Majesty will give you 100,000 elite soldiers. Within eight months, you will be beheaded." King Ning's head is under the city of Nanchang."
After hearing Zhang Mao's analysis, Emperor Hongzhi felt relieved, and said with a smile: "Zhang Qing's family is trying to seek the country. After hearing this, I feel very relieved. She really deserves to be the Queen of Hejian.
The King of Hejian is the posthumous title of Zhang Yu, the ancestor of Zhang Mao.
As soon as Zhang Mao heard the word Hejian Wang, he immediately thought of his ancestors, his eyes turned red, and he bowed down: "After becoming a famous general, Zhang Mao has been doing nothing all his life. He has long since made great contributions to the court with his ancestors, and reported to the king for his favor." , Down to the common people, this way, Fang will not humiliate the ancestors, and be ridiculed by others. How can the old minister not do his best when entrusted by His Majesty with great responsibility."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded again and again: "I am very relieved to hear your words."
But at this time, Xiao Jing came.
Xiao Jing kept winking at Emperor Hongzhi.
Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Xiao Banban, what's the matter?"
Xiao Jing was about to cry, and prostrated himself on the ground: "Your servant will die forever."
Emperor Hongzhi frowned again: "You are right."
Xiao Jing cried: "Your Majesty... Slave... Slave... I just got the news that His Royal Highness is missing..."
Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: "I don't know where to go again."
Xiao Jing shook his head: "According to Dongchang's investigation, I know that he went all the way... to Nanchang Mansion, and there was a man named Zhu Shou staying at the inn along the way, his appearance and temperament were the same as His Highness, not only In this way, His Highness also brought three or four followers, it is said...to take down King Ning's head with his own hands..."
Emperor Hongzhi was dumbfounded.
Fuck.
With three or four people, he went to Nanchang Mansion.
Still going to kill King Ning.
Who does he think he is?
Emperor Hongzhi jumped up suddenly: "This little beast!"
Liu Jian, Zhang Mao and others were also taken aback, and bowed down one after another: "Your Majesty, don't worry."
"He's going to **** me off." Emperor Hongzhi said angrily, "Where's Fang Jifan?"
"Fang Jifan... didn't go with the crown prince, but the next day, he also went south in a hurry. The servants were guessing that Fang Duwei must have known something and wanted to chase His Highness the crown prince back, but there is no news yet. The servant guessed again, thinking about it... thinking about it, he found His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
"And then?" Emperor Hongzhi asked.
"I found His Highness the Crown Prince, so I should go to Nanchang Mansion with His Highness the Crown Prince."
Emperor Hongzhi was about to pass out, clenched his fists fiercely, and slammed his hand on the imperial case: "You just said clearly that Fang Jifan went after the prince."
Xiao Jing shivered: "But I found it..."
"Enough!" Emperor Hongzhi was convinced, completely convinced.
If you don't fight for three days, you will go to the house to expose the tiles.
Finally felt that this kid was promising, and he did it again. He said angrily: "Do you know about Renshou Palace, Kunning Palace, and Princess Mansion?"
"No, I don't know, the slaves dare not say."
Emperor Hongzhi was furious: "Then don't say a word, whoever gets mad, I will never forgive you."
Everyone looked at Emperor Hongzhi sympathetically.
His Majesty himself was about to die of anger, but in the end... still thinking about the Empress Dowager, Madam Zhang and His Royal Highness the Princess were so mad, it was really... miserable.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Mao said: "The matter is urgent, His Royal Highness, I am afraid that there will be more disasters than good luck, and now, most of the money and food have been dispatched, so the old minister will lead the troops and go straight to Nanchang Mansion, while ordering people to search around for the prince and the captain .”
At this time, I can only do this.
People ran away to the vast crowd, where to find someone.
The only way is to suppress the rebellion immediately without delay.
Emperor Hongzhi touched his forehead, pacing back and forth anxiously: "Parents are here, don't travel far. Has no one taught this little beast? This little beast, let him die. If he is alive, I will not beat him to death." he."
Emperor Hongzhi almost fainted, and suddenly tears fell down: "My son, I gave birth to you and raised you, why did you make me like this, what evil did I do, why are you like this?"
Liu Jian and the others were terrified, and said with sincerity, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, auspicious people have their own appearance."
Emperor Hongzhi held his heart tightly: "At the beginning, wherever he walked, he held my hand, and when I was reviewing the memorandum, he sat on my lap, clinging to me, and when he disappeared for a while, he would burst into tears. , that thick picture from before, why do you hate me so much now, wishing to spread your wings to the sky."
"Your Majesty..." Everyone burst into tears: "Your Majesty, we should find a way first."
Emperor Hongzhi was devastated: "Think of a way? Yes, we should think of a way, this little beast, this little beast..." Emperor Hongzhi's lips trembled, and he scolded the little beast four times. Then he raised his eyes and said sharply: "Personal conquest, Yujia's personal conquest !"
"what?"
Everyone looked at Emperor Hongzhi in astonishment.
Emperor Hongzhi seemed resolute: "Prince Ning is rebelling today. If I don't put down the rebellion personally, I will be ashamed of my ancestors. Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, has always personally charged. The former emperors also personally inspected the three armies. Since ascending to the throne, the world has generally been peaceful, and the rebellion of King Ning is of great importance, and it must be put down as soon as possible. Decide, no one can persuade you anymore, the British Duke Zhang Mao, you are the vanguard, I will lead the Beijing camp, and I will arrive immediately, and pass on the decree."
"Your Majesty... absolutely not..." Liu Jian wanted to persuade.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jian meaningfully: "If the son of the Qing family is also missing, you can say, absolutely not?"
Liu Jian was silent.
But at this time, Zhang Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is in a hurry. He is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. How can he let His Majesty personally conscript? In terms of etiquette...
"Your Majesty, if the subject is missing, the subject should put the family and the country first, and will never act willfully." Zhang Sheng said eloquently.
Emperor Hongzhi's face was pulled down.
Xiao Jing took a look at Zhang Sheng, and suddenly remembered something: "I remember, it seems... the servants brought by His Majesty, one of them... called Zhang Yuanxi, Mr. Zhang, what is this person... related to you?"
"..." Zhang Sheng was stunned, and then slammed, collapsed on the ground, and muttered: "Eunuch Xiao, don't be joking. My son has a leg problem, he... he... how could... go to Nanchang, this time ...this...haha, it's ridiculous."
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Chapter 5 was delivered, physically and mentally exhausted, exhausted. sleep.
(end of this chapter)