Chapter One Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty: Strategy
Yao Guangxiao struck while the iron was hot, "Your Majesty, the people's sentiments are now aspirational, and this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Please, Your Majesty, seize this opportunity. If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life!"
Zhu Di walked towards the top step by step, as if every step was of great importance.
Sitting back on the chair, Zhu Di sighed in a heavy tone, "Now, do I still have a choice?"
He really had no other choice. As long as the emperor knew that most of the imperial court had gathered in Peiping, he couldn't explain it even if he wanted to.
Unless, like Yao Guangxiao said, he took his whole family to the capital to plead guilty, he would be able to get a slim chance of survival.
But Zhu Di, who has been fighting for half his life, cannot be captured like this. Therefore, he has only one way to go, and that is to rebel. .??.
But rebellion is easier said than done?
Even Zhu Di admires Zhu Biao's ability. Although Han Du is definitely not as experienced as him in battle, when it comes to naval battles, Zhu Di thinks he is no match for Han Du.
There are also famous generals gathered in the court, and Zhu Di is not absolutely sure who can beat him. Who is better, I am afraid he will only know after fighting.
Under such circumstances, the chance of success for rebellion is slim.
Hearing the complaint in Zhu Di's tone, Yao Guangxiao knew that if he didn't give Zhu Di enough confidence, he might really take his whole family to the capital to plead guilty.
"I almost forgot to report the good news to the prince."
Zhu Di's eyes widened when he heard it. Yao Guangxiao said that there was good news at this time, and his purpose was self-evident. Ordinary news would definitely be of no use to things like rebellion. Since he mentioned it at this time, it must be able to have some effect on the rebellion.
Something that helps tremendously.
"What good news?"
Yao Guangxiao said with a smile, "The person that the prince has been thinking about has agreed to help the prince."
"What did you say? He really agreed?" Zhu Di couldn't believe it at all. He couldn't figure out how that person could be persuaded by people like Yao Guangxiao, or what kind of benefits Yao Guangxiao had promised him.
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"What does he want?" Zhu Di said, and added eagerly, "Tell him, no matter what he wants, I will agree to it!"
Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands together and shook his head lightly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, he doesn't want anything, just to help His Majesty!"
How could Zhu Di believe such a ridiculous reason? He didn't want anything, and risked annihilating the nine tribes just to help himself. When did I, Zhu Di, have such a charm, and why didn't he know it?
And Zhu Di knows that saying "don't want anything" generally has two meanings.
One was that he wanted too much, and he was embarrassed to speak before he had accomplished anything, for fear of scaring Zhu Di. The other was that he hadn't thought about the request yet, so he wanted to put it aside first.
But no matter which one it is, it means that Zhu Di will have to cut his flesh painfully in the future.
How can Zhu Di care about this now? We will talk about future matters later, but now we should get over the current hurdle first before we can talk about it in the future.
"Even with his help, my chances are not great." Zhu Di sighed and looked at Yao Guangxiao, "Even if the Ming Dynasty lost 200,000 troops at Jiayuguan, there are still at least 300,000 troops in the Beijing camp.
Sit in charge. With the few troops I have, I am afraid that even Fu Youde is no match for me."
"Prince Fu Youde, don't worry, let alone the one hundred thousand troops under his command." Yao Guangxiao said with great confidence.
A sharp light flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and he asked in a deep voice, "Even Fu Youde, are there people from you?"
"The prince really has a bright eye." Yao Guangxiao said, "As long as the prince gives the order, Fu Youde's head can be taken off at any time. Even the 100,000 troops belong to the prince."
"You!" Zhu Di was shocked, and he couldn't help but ask, "How did you do it?"
If Yao Guangxiao had only said that he could take Fu Youde's life, Zhu Di wouldn't be so shocked. But when he said that he could control the 100,000 troops, Zhu Di was really surprised.
Are you kidding? That was an army led by Fu Youde. How could it change hands so easily?
"It's just a small trick, not worth mentioning."
"I ask you to think again." Zhu Di pressed his temples in distress.
Yao Guangxiao nodded and looked at Zhu Di deeply: "Your Majesty, the poor monk can wait, but I'm afraid that the emperor and Han Du can't wait!"
Zhu Di was shocked, his face became extremely gloomy, and he waved his hand, "I understand."
After Yao Guangxiao left the attic, Zhu Di slumped down on the chair all of a sudden. The huge pressure made him so tired that he didn't even want to move a finger, but he couldn't express the troubles in his heart to others, even with him.
Neither can Princess Yan, whom he treats like a guest.
Everything he could only endure alone.
Chen Di took his family with him and saw the city of Beiping, which looked like a giant dragon coiling over the plains.
I can't help but marvel at "the tiger is sitting on the dragon and the emperor is sitting on the pan"
The atmosphere of a king, the atmosphere of an emperor!"
"Master." Chen Di's old wife was shocked when she heard this and hurriedly advised, "Master, don't talk nonsense, this is a serious crime of beheading!"
"Behead?" Chen Di laughed loudly, touched his neck fiercely, and snorted coldly, "From today on, Zhu Biao can't kill me, and I will become famous just like this! Hahaha"
"Master, master, are you hysterical? Don't scare me!" The old wife had limited knowledge. Even though she followed Chen Di all the way to Beiping City, she didn't notice anything was wrong.
Anyway, the master said that he was coming to Peking to visit friends, so she really took it as a visiting friend. But she never thought about what kind of old friend would need to come all the way?
Chen Di stopped explaining and led the convoy towards Beiping City with a wave of his hand.
When I arrived at the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion, I saw the world-famous Beiyuan Palace for the first time. Even with Chen Di's experience, I felt that the Beiyuan Palace was comparable to the Forbidden City.
In this way, his confidence is even stronger.
The guard saw a large group of people standing outside the palace gate and pointed, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Who is your Majesty?"
"I, Chen Di, have come to pay homage to King Yan, why don't you go and report it!" Chen Di straightened his back, as if he was not an old man with no official position, but a dignified cabinet scholar and minister of rites.
Fortunately, the guard had already received the order, and he quickly bowed and said, "Please wait for a moment, I will go and make a report."
Yan Zhen, Bao Zhao, and Chen Di followed the former imperial officials to Peking. Zhu Di knew that there was not much time left for him.
Finally, after Zhu Di had a detailed discussion with Chen Di and others, he launched an army on the grounds of "clearing the emperor's side and punishing the traitors".
However, Zhu Di did not dare to directly raise such a banner. There are currently less than 100,000 troops in Peiping. It is tantamount to wishful thinking to resist the imperial court with this small number of troops.
Therefore, the first thing Zhu Di should do is to quickly increase his strength.
The first person to bear the brunt was Fu Youde, but Fu Youde was both wise and brave, and loyal to Zhu Biao. No one could seize the military power from him unless he was killed.
Yao Guangxiao patted his chest and assured Zhu Di that Fu Youde's head could be removed.
But Zhu Di disagreed with this. Killing was easy, but the difficult thing was to find the perfect reason to kill Fu Youde.
"I will not doubt that you can kill Fu Youde, but why should Fu Youde die?"
Yao Guangxiao was asked by Zhu Di, he just killed him
Why do people care about anything else?
When Zhu Di saw it, he sneered and said, "Not only do I want to kill Fu Youde, I also need a good enough reason. Otherwise, how could the one hundred thousand army be controlled by me obediently?"
Those are 100,000 elite soldiers, not 100,000 fools. If the commander of an army is assassinated, and if the murderer cannot be found and cut into pieces, it will be regarded as the disloyalty of those 100,000 soldiers.
Without enough reasons, Zhu Di's desire to control an army of 100,000 was simply a dream.
"This" Yao Guangxiao also understood the difficulty, but he understood it too late and had not yet thought of a countermeasure, so he could only make Nuonuo's mouth awkward and speechless.
In desperation, he had no choice but to ask Zhu Di, "Does the prince have any good ideas?"
Zhu Di raised his head slightly, lowered his eyes and glanced at Yao Guangxiao lightly, "Since you are sure that you can kill Fu Youde, you must have people around him, right?"
"Exactly." Yao Guangxiao nodded. He knew that he couldn't hide this from Zhu Di, so he admitted it openly.
"I have a plan." Zhu Di waved to Yao Guangxiao and whispered for a moment.
After listening to Zhu Di's plan, even Yao Guangxiao, who always considered himself resourceful, couldn't help but admire him with admiration, "The prince's plan is brilliant, and the poor monk admires it very much."
Why did Zhu Di reveal his plan in front of Yao Guangxiao? Because people like Yao Guangxiao have taken the initiative in this matter so far. Even if they raised troops, it was these people who pushed Zhu Di to this step.
If Zhu Di cannot show his ability and strength, then even if he wins in the future, will the world belong to these people or to Zhu Di?
As Zhu Di expected, his plan really suppressed Yao Guangxiao.
"Since you agree, let's proceed as planned." Zhu Di's tone was flat, as if such a strategy was nothing to him.
Yao Guangxiao nodded repeatedly, with respect in his expression, "Yes, I will immediately send the prince's plan to Fu Youde's army."
Zhu Di raised his eyes and looked at Yao Guangxiao, his eyes showing the slightest bit of dissatisfaction. At this time, you bald donkey still refuses to reveal who is placed next to Fu Youde?
Yao Guangxiao immediately understood what Zhu Di meant, and quickly leaned over and bowed, "Deputy General Liu Zhen."
It turned out to be Lieutenant General Fu Youde, no wonder he dared to take off his head with complete confidence.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Zhu Di showed a smile on his face and waved lightly to Yao Guangxiao, "Go ahead."