Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 146 The situation in Peking, Uncle Seventeen, my father has surrendered to the court!
"Get up!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui stood up.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Gaosui and said with a smile, "Third brother, when did you come to Yingtian Prefecture? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

Zhu Gaosui was stunned when he heard this and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just arrived today."

"Then it's really an unfortunate coincidence that you came." Zhu Yunhuan shrugged.

"what?"

Zhu Gaosui looked puzzled.

Zhu Yunhuan did not explain. Instead, he looked at Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Fourth Uncle, Second Brother, you came to see me now, probably because of the Northern Yuan invasion, right?"

"Yes!" Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled broadly and said, "You've arrived just in time. I've just discussed this with the cabinet. With the Northern Yuan invading our border, I intend to personally lead the charge and completely eliminate the threat from the northern grasslands. Would you two like to join me?"

"Eliminate the threat from the grassland?" Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu were stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "I am willing!"

They came to see Zhu Yunhuan with the intention of following him into battle, but they didn't expect that before they could say it out loud, Zhu Yunhuan took the initiative to say it.

On the side, Zhu Gaosui looked at the scene before him, took a deep breath, and said, "Your Majesty, I am also willing to follow Your Majesty north!"

"Okay!" Zhu Yunhuan nodded with a smile and said to Ma Sanbao beside him: "Sanbao, go inform the ministers and convene a court meeting."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ma Sanbao nodded, turned around and walked away.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, Yang Shiqi, Fang Xiaoru, and Yao Guangxiao with a serious expression: "After I leave, Yingtian Prefecture will be handed over to you. Please help me take care of my family!"

Xia Yuanji and the other six looked at each other, bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, the six people were all very excited. The emperor was away on a military expedition and asked the six of them to guard the Ming Dynasty. This was not only an affirmation of their abilities, but also an immense trust in them.

"Go down!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand.

"We shall take our leave!" Xia Yuanji and the other six bowed, turned around and walked away. Each of them walked with their head held high and their chest puffed out.

This is the power given to them by Zhu Yunhuan.

"Yun Hu is really generous to delegate power to these six people." Zhu Di was full of emotion.

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, Yang Shiqi, Fang Xiaoru, and Yao Guangxiao were six people whose confidants followed Zhu Yunhuan in the uprising, but Zhu Yunhuan dared to delegate power to these six people.

Zhu Di put himself in his shoes and thought that if he were in Zhu Yunhuan's shoes and gained such trust, he would probably be completely devoted to Zhu Yunhuan from then on.

There are always good horses, but there are few good horse trainers.

There are too many capable people in the world.

For example, Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi were four ordinary Ming Dynasty officials when they were under Zhu Yunwen. Even if they dreamed, they probably would not have thought that one day they would become cabinet ministers and be highly valued by the emperor.

It's a step to success.

In this situation, how could they not die?
"Your Majesty, I also want to go north with you." Li Jinglong waited until Xia Yuanji and the other six left, then looked embarrassed and stammered.

"Jinglong, stop making trouble." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Li Jinglong was filled with anger and said, "Second Brother, you're so disloyal, aren't you? I just invited you to have a drink at Yanyun Pavilion, and now you're not speaking up for me, and you're stabbing me in the back. Is that how you act?"

"Yanyun Pavilion???"

“Drinking???”

Zhu Di frowned when he heard this and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with an unfriendly look.

He grew up in Yingtian Prefecture and knew very well what Yanyun Pavilion was.

Zhu Gaoxu felt Zhu Di's unfriendly gaze and his expression froze. He said, "Li Jinglong, stop slandering me. When did I ever go to Yanyun Pavilion with you for a drink? I'm telling you, you'd better think carefully before you speak. Don't say anything nonsense in the heat of the moment."

"Hmph!" Li Jinglong snorted lightly and did not dwell on the matter of Yanyun Pavilion.

Zhu Gaoxu heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and continued, "Besides, I didn't let you follow His Majesty to the grasslands because it was for your own good, wasn't it? The Northern Yuan rebels are ruthless. What if you were defeated? Would His Majesty punish you then, or not?"

Li Jinglong said with a determined expression, "If I lose, the worst that can happen is death, but I must participate in this campaign against the grasslands."

Destroy the grassland. Zhu Yunhuan said it so confidently just now, and he heard it all.

It was clear at first glance that Zhu Yunhuan was very confident.

If you miss this, it will be a lifelong regret.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Li Jinglong and shrugged, saying, "You don't know what's good for you. Forget it. I don't want to bother with you anymore. You can just wait and see if His Majesty lets you go."

Zhu Di thought for a moment and said, "Jinglong, there is some truth in my second brother not letting you go. Listen to my advice, don't follow me on this northern expedition."

Li Jinglong froze upon hearing this, then became furious. "Prince Yan, I disagree with what you're saying. While I'm not as skilled in combat as you are, I can still sort out the logistics, right? Besides, isn't it okay for me to go with you and take care of His Majesty?"

Zhu Di looked at Li Jinglong in front of him, shook his head and said nothing.

Li Jinglong felt a little relieved and looked at Zhu Yunhuan with a pleading look in his eyes: "Your Majesty, please let me go with you. I promise that I will be obedient when we get to the battlefield. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Li Jinglong in front of him, smiled and shook his head, and said: "Okay, you can come with me. When the time comes, you will be by my side and serve as my bodyguard."

Li Jinglong was stunned at first, then his face was filled with unconcealed surprise. He said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Please rest assured, I will never let anyone harm you while I am here!"

At the end of his words, his expression was extremely firm.

No one was optimistic about him.

He also knew that he had a long criminal record.

However, Zhu Yunhuan finally chose to trust him.

This trust is as heavy as a thousand pounds at this moment.

"Haha!" Zhu Yunhuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, all of you go down and make preparations quickly. I'll go and explain things to the court officials."

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui and Li Jinglong bowed, turned around and left.

Zhu Yunhuan watched the four people leave, took a deep breath, and walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

In front of the palace!
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Li Jinglong with a puzzled expression and said, "Jinglong, what's going on with you? Why do you have to follow His Majesty north?"

Li Jinglong's actions today made him very confused.

According to his understanding, Li Jinglong was not a person who yearned for the battlefield. Compared with the battlefield, he was more suitable for officialdom.

Li Jinglong himself once admitted this.

"Haha!" Li Jinglong smiled and said, "Second Brother, His Majesty just said something that you may not have noticed."

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said, "Jinglong, are you referring to the statement that Your Majesty wants to pacify the grassland threat?"

Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I meant."

"Qualish the grassland threat? Is there anything wrong with this statement?" Zhu Gaoxu asked in confusion.

"Of course, before you came, His Majesty pulled out Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, as a comparison object." Li Jinglong said proudly.

"Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin?" Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui were all shocked at the same time.

Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was the only emperor in the history of the Central Plains who conquered the grassland for a short period of time. Even a powerful emperor like Emperor Wu of Han could not do it.

Zhu Yunhuan pulled out Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, for comparison. The three of them knew very well what this meant.

"You mean, Your Majesty can conquer the grassland during this northern expedition?" Zhu Di's face was full of shock.

He has been dealing with the grassland for many years and knows the tribes on the grassland very well. You can defeat them countless times, but it is difficult, almost impossible, to make them surrender.

"That's right!" Li Jinglong nodded and said, "Tell me, if I missed such a grand event, wouldn't that be the biggest regret in my life?"

"If Your Majesty can really conquer the grassland in this battle as you said, it would be a great regret in life if you don't participate." Zhu Di nodded.

"That's why I want to join in. Even if I just want to be a bystander, I have to participate!" said Li Jinglong.

Zhu Di thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty's heart is indeed very big!"

Shaking his head, he walked away, his mind becoming more resolute that he had made the right decision to join Zhu Yunhuan!

Peking!

The Northern Yuan Dynasty gathered its troops and began to invade from Liaodong. Beiping was also on the attack route of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The strength of Beiping's troops was not weak.

However, the problem in Peking now is the lack of generals, with only Qiu Fu.

In the palace.

Zhu Gaochi summoned Yuan Gong, Qiu Fu, Ge Cheng and others.

The atmosphere in the room was a little depressing.

Everyone knew that the Northern Yuan Dynasty must have been fully prepared for its southward march, but the situation in Peking was very bad.

"Everyone, tell me, what should we do now?" Zhu Gaochi said.

He smiled bitterly in his heart. If he had known that the Northern Yuan Dynasty would move south, he would not have let Zhu Gaosui go to Yingtian Prefecture.

However, it's too late to say anything now.

"Sir, we have already sent the news to Yingtian Prefecture. His Majesty will certainly respond immediately after hearing the news. What we need to do now is to delay the Northern Yuan's advance as much as possible, or prevent them from causing trouble in Liaodong."

"That's right, but how can we stop them? Should we send troops from Peking? But if we do that, if we're defeated, the Northern Yuan rebels will just march straight south."

"Sir, I think we should remain constant in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Don't worry too much about the Northern Yuan rebels marching south. I guess they knew there were problems within the Ming Dynasty and saw an opportunity to exploit, so they marched south. But now that the Ming Dynasty has stabilized, they will probably be hesitant to act rashly after hearing this news."

"What the chief clerk said is right. With the stability of our Ming Dynasty, even if the Northern Yuan Dynasty had ten times the courage, they would not dare to cause trouble. Prince, can we send people to spread the word and tell the Northern Yuan villains about the current situation of our Ming Dynasty? Perhaps we can scare them away directly?"

"No, if the Northern Yuan rebels knew that our Ming Dynasty had stabilized, they would definitely be frightened. What would they do then? They certainly wouldn't move south, but they would most likely choose to plunder the Liaodong area."

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Everyone spoke up one after another.

After arguing for a long time, there was no good solution.

Zhu Gaochi was annoyed by the noise and waved his hand, saying, "Okay, everyone, be quiet and listen to me."

"Shhhhh!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath and said, "Combined with what you just said, I think we should just defend Beiping and wait for the imperial army to arrive."

Under the current situation, this is the safest way and also the way to reduce losses in the Liaodong area.

As long as the Northern Yuan Dynasty is not informed that the Ming Dynasty has stabilized, they will not panic and cause chaos in Liaodong, but will continue to dream of moving south to control the Central Plains.

"Yes, Prince!" Everyone nodded and agreed.

"Go down, send more spies, and keep track of the movements of the Northern Yuan Dynasty at all times." Zhu Gaochi waved his hand.

"Yes, Prince!" Everyone nodded, turned around and walked away.

Zhu Gaochi waited until everyone left, then he took a long breath, walked into the yard, looked up in the direction of Yingtian Prefecture, and smiled bitterly: "Dad, second brother, third brother, you all went to Yingtian Prefecture, leaving me alone in Beiping"

Suddenly, his heart moved: "Oh right, Uncle Seventeen!"

The next second, his brows furrowed and his expression became conflicted.

Zhu Quan was kidnapped to Peking by his father. Will he help him now?
After a moment, Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said, "Now that the Ming Dynasty has been pacified, Uncle Seventeen should be able to help, right?"

In the house!
Zhu Quan paced back and forth, looking out the window, and muttered, "I wonder what the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is like."

He was well aware of his situation.

Given the current situation, it might be better if Zhu Di succeeded.

There was no way they could jointly rule the Ming Dynasty, but if Zhu Di won, his life should be saved.

On the contrary, if Zhu Di lost, he would be in danger.

After all, the entire Ming Dynasty knew that the Three Guards of Doyan were his subordinates.

Now the three guards of Doyan are helping Zhu Di. In this situation, who would believe him if he said he had nothing to do with all this?
"Alas," Zhu Quan sighed deeply.

"Your Highness!" At this time, a voice came from outside the door.

Zhu Quan was startled when he heard this and looked out the door: "Zhu Gaochi, is he here looking for me?"

Apart from the delicious meals delivered to him at regular times every day, no one has come to his place for a long time.

He also had no idea about the information outside.

Now Zhu Gaochi suddenly came, which made him surprised and a little nervous.

Zhu Gaochi coming to see him might be a good thing or a bad thing.

Outside the door!
Zhu Gaochi looked at the door in front of him and said, "Open the door!"

The two guards looked at each other hesitantly. "Sir, the prince said that the door cannot be opened for anyone who comes."

"Open it. I will bear any consequences." Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice.

Before, the three guards of Doyan came into contact with Zhu Quan. In order to avoid any unexpected situations, Zhu Di locked Zhu Quan up.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has been pacified and Zhu Di has defected to Zhu Yunhuan, it no longer makes any sense whether Zhu Quan is imprisoned or not.

"Yes, Your Highness!" The two guards nodded and stepped forward to open the door.

Now that Zhu Di is not in Peking, the entire Peking is managed by Zhu Gaochi.

They all knew that if they blindly followed Zhu Di's orders, their lives would be in danger.

Moreover, Zhu Gaochi said that he would be responsible for everything.

They didn't know whether Zhu Di would deal with them at that time, but if they didn't open the door now, they would be in trouble immediately.

"Click!" The door lock was opened.

"Huh" Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and walked into the room.

Zhu Quan stood in the room, looking calmly at Zhu Gaochi who walked in.

"Seventeenth Uncle!" Zhu Gaochi came to Zhu Quan and bowed respectfully.

Zhu Quan looked at Zhu Gaochi in front of him and said, "Did Fourth Brother win or lose? What is the current situation of the Ming Dynasty?"

"My father lost, and now the Ming Dynasty has stabilized." Zhu Gaochi said honestly.

Zhu Quan was stunned, his eyes were a little complicated: "As expected, I knew that Fourth Brother would lose. He shouldn't have started a rebellion."

"My father really shouldn't have started a rebellion!" Zhu Gaochi nodded.

Immediately, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he said, "However, my father has been preparing for so long. Uncle Seventeen, you know my father's temper. If he were to admit it directly like this, he would be dissatisfied in his heart."

"Indeed, Fourth Brother is proud and arrogant. Even if he knows that the final result will be failure, he may still choose to fight hard." Zhu Quan nodded.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said, "Seventeenth Uncle, my father did take a gamble, but in the end, he didn't win completely."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Zhu Quan was stunned when he heard this, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

It sounds too contradictory to say that you have taken the risk but you haven't taken it completely.

"My father raised an army, but not long after, he led his troops back to Peking," said Zhu Gaochi.

Having said that, he paused for a moment and continued, "However, it's fortunate that these troops have returned to Peking, otherwise there would be a big problem now."

Although Zhu Di had made corresponding preparations before sending troops, those preparations could only barely hold the city. If the Northern Yuan Dynasty really launched a large-scale attack, Peking would not be able to be defended.

"Wait, Gao Chi, what are you talking about? I don't understand a word you say." Zhu Quan waved his hands at Zhu Gaochi, his heart full of doubts.

What does it mean that Zhu Di took a gamble but did not win completely?

What did it mean that Zhu Di started an uprising, but soon after sent his troops back to Peking?

What does it mean that it is fortunate that those troops returned to Peking?

He didn't understand any of these words.

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Quan, and said, "Seventeenth Uncle, my father has now surrendered to the court."

(End of this chapter)