In the room, Mrs. Xu stood beside Zhu Di and took off her husband's armor.

Zhu Di breathed calmly, but in fact he was very uneasy inside.

He felt that his already dying state of mind was rejuvenated with this body in its prime.

The warmth of his wife, the filial piety of his son, the joy of lying drunk on the battlefield, the passion of lofty ideals, everything is developing in a better direction.

Although Zhu Di knows that all this is just a false world...

But, does this matter?

If it were the real world, then he should be a twilight old man walking half-legged into the coffin board. Although in the real world he has everything, he has become the emperor of the empire, and has the wealth and power in the world.

But at this age, wealth and power no longer matter.

He just wants to find out what's going on on the road to universal unity.

…

In the palace in Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen did not know that the Ningxia and Liao coalition forces had been defeated by Zhu Di. He was discussing national affairs with his three gentlemen.

These three gentlemen are the "Three Fools of Jianwen", Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai.

Among the three, Fang Xiaoru studied the most in academics and was the teacher of Confucian scholars in the world. He once studied with Song Lian, one of the four great masters in eastern Zhejiang. Although his official position was not high, he was only a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy.

Emperor Jianwen would always ask Mr. Fang for advice on major matters.

Huang Zicheng was a scholar from the East Palace, and was also a great scholar of the time. Qi Tai was the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he had a deep understanding of military books.

"Third gentlemen, tell me, what does my fourth uncle mean by this?"

Emperor Jianwen asked with a puzzled face, "He openly rebelled, but he didn't use the slogan of rebellion. Tsk, he didn't want to be the emperor, but he didn't let anyone else be the emperor. What kind of world harmony did he create? It's really hard to see."

Understand."

Originally, after hearing that his fourth uncle had rebelled, Emperor Jianwen was shocked and angry. He thought to himself, I just want to cut off a vassal. They are all from the Zhu family. Why don't you, the uncle, take care of your nephew?

But when he heard Zhu Di shouting the slogan of world unity, Emperor Jianwen couldn't help but laugh.

Extremely ridiculous!

This bullshit idea of ​​universal unity is unheard of. I don’t know which scholar deceived my fourth uncle into doing such stupid things.

Huang Zicheng smiled and said: "I have heard earlier that King Yan was suffering from hysteria and liked to wallow madly in the pig pen. I originally thought that he was deliberately pretentious to cover up his wolfish ambitions. From what I saw, it seems that the old illness has relapsed!"

Qi Tai frowned and said: "How can we underestimate the enemy now? King Yan became famous as a young man. He was famous for his ruthlessness, cunning and patience. Even Lijiang King Fu Youde could only condescend to his lieutenant in front of him. In the past, King Yan led his troops into the desert.

To the north, I rushed for thousands of miles on a snowy night. After I found out that the enemy's situation was empty, even though I pressed heavily on the enemy, I still outmaneuvered him and captured Taiwei Taiwei of the Northern Yuan Dynasty alive without losing a single soldier."

"With Mount Tai collapsing in front of him, his expression remains unchanged, his mind is as firm as the mountains and the vast sea, and even the late emperor praised him as 'The one who cleared the desert is King Yan'. How can he be a hysterical lunatic?"

Unlike the other two gentlemen who relied on their profound knowledge to gain the attention of Emperor Jianwen, Qi Tai relied on his professional skills to become the Minister of War.

Qi Tai could remember the names of every frontier general and even the maps of the mountains and rivers in the Ming Dynasty.

When Emperor Jianwen first came to the throne, he also proposed to cut down the vassal vassal, but his suggestion was: if you want to cut down the vassal vassal, you have to capture the thief first and capture the king first, and capture the King of Yan first before going to other vassal princes.

Although the King of Ning and the King of Liao held heavy troops, their ruthlessness was not as ruthless as that of the King of Yan.

However, his suggestion was not adopted by Emperor Jianwen.

"Qi Shangshu, the war has not yet begun, but you are already timid about the enemy?"

Fang Xiaoru shook his head with a smile and said, "King Yan, there is nothing to be afraid of. Although this deer is howling and barking now, His Majesty has already issued an order to King Ning and King Liao, ordering them to enter from the mountains and seas and approach Peiping. The two kings of Yan readily agreed.

Among the three kings of Ning and Liao, the military strength of King Yan is particularly weak, let alone the two kings of Ning and Liao joining forces."

"I'm afraid it won't be long before news of a great victory comes from the North. The Ningxia and Liao coalition forces will pacify Yanni as easily as a hungry tiger devouring a sheep."

Huang Zicheng nodded and said: "Mr. Fang's words are reasonable, and I agree with him. I think that after the Ningxia and Liao coalition forces defeat King Yan, they can use the captured Beiping Mansion as a bait and give it to the two kings of Ningxia and Liao, so that they can fight for it."

Dogs and dogs fight over Peiping, and they fight each other until they both lose. Then my royal division will send troops northward to recapture the two kings of Ningxia and Liao who are weakened by internal strife."

"In this way, the three kings will be abolished, and the reduction of vassals will be accomplished!"

Emperor Jianwen was overjoyed after hearing this: "Then follow what Mr. Fang and Mr. Huang said!"

He seems to have seen that in less than a year since he took office, he has eliminated his uncles who were a huge threat one by one.

In front of me, don't these rebellious uncles all have to submit obediently?

They seemed to have regarded King Yan as a joke and were studying their opponents after destroying King Yan.

Qi Tai couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Underestimating the enemy before a battle is a taboo for military strategists."

He always felt that King Yan was the biggest concern of the dynasty. So after he came to power, he has been trying his best to petition the court to weaken King Yan's power.

But his words were not taken seriously by others.

In the eyes of Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, King Yan is just a little Kalami, not worth mentioning at all. Any person they send can be taken care of by King Yan, and they don't know where the confidence of these two people comes from.

The most important thing is that Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng sang together, which made Qi Tai's position very embarrassing. Both of them were almost fooled by Emperor Jianwen, making Emperor Jianwen really think that he was an omnipotent king of destiny, no matter what Qi Tai did.

The emperor could no longer listen to anything he said.

At this time, the guard general on duty outside the palace hurriedly entered the palace to pay his respects.

"Your Majesty, hurry up for eight hundred miles. The Daning Army and the Liaodong Army were defeated by the Yan Division. Both the King of Ning and the King of Liao were captured alive!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Like a thunderbolt, the four people in the hall were stunned on the spot.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Emperor Jianwen laughed and said, "The Daning army has 80,000 armored soldiers and 6,000 leather chariots. It is considered the most powerful among all the kings! The Daning army has 80,000 elite soldiers, 80,000! Even if it is 80,000 steamed buns, he, the King of Yan,

You have to chew it for eight months, how can you just throw it away?"

"What's more, in addition to the Daning Army, there is also the Liaodong Army of the King of Liao. King Yan only has so many soldiers and horses, how can he win the battle!"

Qitai whispered: "Your Majesty, it is entirely possible."

Emperor Jianwen suddenly looked at Qi Tai: "What did you say?"

Qi Tai replied: "The King of Yan relies on Shanhaiguan to resist the enemy. He is already waiting for work. Fighting at Shanhaiguan, one soldier under King Yan can be used as ten soldiers. Moreover, in the past when the king of Jin passed away, the late emperor ordered King Yan to control Peiping.

Dusi, Xingdusi, Liaodong Dusi and Liao Mansion guard troops and horses, so that he can lead the kings to guard against border troubles. He has a good understanding of the organization and tactics of the Daning Army and Liaodong Army. With the combination of multiple factors, he is indeed expected to win...

…”

Emperor Jianwen felt that his mind went blank, his body was swaying, and he almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng rushed up to support him and comforted him: "Your Majesty, you are the son of God, and you are responsible for the destiny of the country. Although Yan Ni is rampant, it is not worth mentioning. As long as our imperial army sends troops to attack, how can Yan Ni stop it?"

?”

Qi Tai bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the top priority is to send troops to the Northern Expedition to quell the rebellion of Yan Fan. The longer time passes, the greater the impact of Yan Fan's rebellion will be, and the more changes will occur."

Emperor Jianwen also regained a little sense of reason, and murmured as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Yes, send troops to the north to conquer Yanni..."

"But who should be the general?"

Emperor Jianwen was a little confused. In order for him to secure the throne, his grandfather killed all the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, the generals who can fight in the Ming Dynasty are old and dead. I really can't think of anyone else.

Able to serve as a general.

Qi Tai suddenly had an idea and said: "General Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing, served successively as marshal of the general army and general of the governor's office. Later, he followed General Chang Yuchun, King of Kaiping, and General Xu Da, King of Zhongshan, to attack Datong, Shaanxi and other places.

Military exploits. Marquis Changxing defeated Zhang Shicheng’s army many times and made great military exploits for the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Let Marquis Changxing serve as the commander-in-chief, and we will definitely win."

"Absolutely not!"

Huang Zicheng interrupted and said, "The Marquis of Changxing is good at defense but not good at offense. How can he be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the three armies and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Northern Expedition?"

Qi Tai said helplessly: "Tell me, Mr. Huang, who else is there?"

Naturally, he also knew that Geng Bingwen was good at defense but not good at offense, but there was no one available for him.

In today's imperial court, all those who can fight are the vassal kings from the north. The imperial court cannot find any general who can defeat Yan.

There was no other way to let Geng Bingwen serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition.

Huang Zicheng said confidently: "I have a candidate who can restore the darkness to the north!"

Emperor Jianwen was overjoyed: "Mr. Huang, please tell me quickly!"

Huang Zicheng said slowly: "There is such a person. When he was young, he liked to read military books and behaved gracefully. He was highly valued by the late emperor. He went to Huguang, Shaanxi, Henan and other places many times to train the army. He was quite prestigious in the army. If this person is allowed to be the chief general,

, will definitely make King Yan capture him without any help!"

Qitai had a bad feeling: "This person you are talking about cannot be..."

Huang Zicheng said with a smile: "That's right, he is the son of the founding minister, Prince Qiyang, the governor of the Zuo Army Governor's Mansion, the prince's tutor, and the talented general who succeeded as a young man, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong!"

Fang Xiaoru touched his chin: "Indeed, I also think that Duke Cao Guo is more suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition than Marquis Changxing."

Emperor Jianwen nodded slightly: "I know Cao Guogong. Only by letting him serve as the commander-in-chief can I feel at ease."

Qi Tai was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. Cao Guogong is so rich that he can only be defeated by others. How can he serve as the commander-in-chief of the three armies of our imperial court? If this person is appointed as a general, it will be a big failure!"

Although he doesn't know much about fighting, as the Minister of War, he still has some experience in advising generals.

Li Jinglong knows how to send troops and lead troops!

This man's only political achievement is probably that he was in charge of the tea and horse trade with Xifan, which prospered and made a lot of money.
To be continued...