Just when eleven vassal kings including Yan, Zhou, Jin, Qin Qingsu, Liao, Han, and Gu Ning gathered in Kaifeng, Zhu Yunwen suddenly appeared in Kaifeng City, and then cried to these uncles and brothers, saying that his younger brother was trying to kill him for an unfounded crime, and asked everyone to
The king gave him justice.
Of course, this also includes forcing King Xiang to death.
Moved by his tearful cries, eleven vassal kings jointly submitted a memorial requesting Zhu Yunxi to grant him a vassal status.
And executed Song Zhong who forced King Xiang to death.
Of course Zhu Yunxi refused.
In addition, he was angered and directly issued an order asking the vassal kings not to attend the funeral anymore and to immediately return to their respective fiefdoms. At the same time, he ordered Xie Gui, the commander of Henan Province, to escort Zhu Yunwen back to the capital. If he dared to live or die, he would be put into a prison car. Xie Gui immediately went there.
He was arrested, but was blocked by the guards of the King of Qin. Then Zhu Di ordered the accompanying guards to control Kaifeng City. At this time, most of the guards in Kaifeng City were the former Zhou vassal guards. There was basically no resistance after the King of Zhou gave the order. Xie Gui tried to mobilize troops to stop it.
However, he was captured by Zhu Di's guards. A few days later, Chang Sheng, who was mobilizing troops to march eastward and then surrounded Kaifeng to force the kings to surrender, was assassinated and killed in Xi'an.
The assassin commits suicide.
But it is very likely that he was a dead soldier of King Qin.
After all, with the advancement of weapons at this time, the difficulty of assassinating such high-ranking generals has been greatly reduced.
Chang Sheng was shot in the head by a flintlock rifle at close range. He was riding a horse and walking through the city of Xi'an. The assassin hid in the crowd and suddenly drew a gun and opened fire on him as he passed by. Then Jianguo Gong died on the spot. But
Later, when searching for his comrades in the city, Chang Sheng's Shenji Battalion clashed with the Qin Fan guards. Later, the Qin Fan guards used folk rumors to purge the Qin Fan as an excuse to assemble and confront the Shenji Battalion in the city of Xi'an.
They used Qin Prince's Mansion as the core and blocked large areas around it.
Zhu Yunxi immediately took Lan Yu as commander and led a hundred thousand troops, including the Shenji Battalion, to the north. At the same time, he ordered Beiping, Shandong, and Huguang to send troops to encircle Kaifeng.
At the same time, Xu Huizu, who had just returned to Shanxi, was ordered to lead the Shanxi army south to Xi'an.
"Why is it such a fuss?"
Yang Wen frowned and looked at the urgent imperial edict.
This is sent from Liaoyang.
He arrived in Huining on the same day as him, but he went north to Huining under the guise of inspecting military affairs in Liaodong and went to Huining privately. After all, Huining was not under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Dusi.
However, it can be said that no one cares about this place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
As for the imperial edict, it was addressed to Huining Dusi.
If Ning Dusi immediately selects 5,000 soldiers and horses to go south to accept Yang Wen's control, and then watch over the guards of the three kings of Han and Liaoning, it doesn't matter if the king of Han guards them. He has just completed the formation of a guard. In fact, it is an adaptation of the original 30,000 guards, but
The two vassals of Liaoning were really strong in military strength.
The King of Liao was the richest, and as the brother of the little princess, he often asked the latter for various modern technical information and even military tactics. Anyway, his sister had her own watch. He asked Sister Liu to pass it on to her and then let others know.
Just copy it. So three guards are equivalent to three new military brigades on horseback. They are four infantry phalanxes plus a cavalry team and field artillery team. Even the supplies are accompanied by camel teams, which have extremely strong mobile combat capabilities. It is actually true
If the same number of people fight in a set area, one of his guards can contain an entire army of the Shenji Battalion. The key lies in his strong mobility. All members have horses, and all military supplies are accompanied by camels. A two-hundred-mile raid in a day and night is very long.
easy.
Although King Ning does not have his strength, he is still the standard camel city of the Ming army.
But he has Mongolian vassals there.
Therefore, the actual military strength cannot be said to be just three guards. By buying off those Mongolian vassals, he can double his military strength in a short period of time. More importantly, the main force of Daning Dusi is still in the Western Region.
Not only Daning Dusi, Shanxi Xingdusi, Peiping Dusi, Daning Dusi, but even the main forces of Shanxi and Shaanxi have not returned.
Those brought by Zhu Di, those brought by Xu Huizu, and the subsequent reinforcements to Song Sheng were all drawn from these capitals, but the guards of the vassal kings have basically not moved. For example, the guards of King Su have been staying in Gansu. The actual situation is not optimistic.
, taking Shanxi Xingdusi as an example, more than half of the troops have not returned from the Western Regions, or are on their way back. If we really count, the old and weak people left behind may not be able to defeat the coalition forces of King Jin and King Dai, let alone King Gu
In other words, the feudal lord had two guards.
"First, it doesn't look like a real rebellion.
If they really rebelled, they wouldn't get together and just get caught in the same pot. After all, they are not strong enough to fight against His Majesty, but it is right for each of them to defend the feudal city. Now they are all far away from the feudal city. They are just carrying thousands of guards each, plus
There are only twenty or thirty thousand people together.
What can you do?
Second, at least for now, His Majesty does not want to force them to rebel. He just wants them to return home separately without going to Beijing for the funeral. The imperial edict does not mention the word rebellion. It means that they deliberately stayed in Kaifeng to avoid rear guard.
I'm uneasy. I want you to mobilize troops and horses everywhere. Just go and watch. Obviously, Your Majesty is trying to avoid using the word "rebellion". Don't make it too big. Just mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 people in the name of training.
We should first go to Guangning and garrison in the area. Anyway, it makes sense for you to lead the troops for training.
But don't irritate them.
If they really misunderstand the situation and think you are going to wipe them out, but the King of Liao is not around and there is no one to preside over it, and they rebel on impulse, it will end up being your fault.
I'm here for you.
Nothing serious will happen."
Yang Feng said.
Of course, he was just using the information gap to coax Yang Wen, because at this time, the coalition forces of the kings had defeated the Henan army that tried to enter Kaifeng, and imprisoned the Henan capital commander Xie Gui.
But it took at least half a month for the imperial edict to travel from the capital to Liaodong, and it was winter now, so it would definitely take longer. But Zhang Ying reported to him directly with his watch. Zhang Ying also had it, and she had settled those in Yanzhou
The adopted daughter, and then hurried to Kaifeng to get first-hand information. Anyway, her identity was not dangerous. But according to her information, Zhu Di still had not made up his mind to rebel. What he wanted now was to continue to Beijing to attend the funeral, but with
Those vassal kings led their troops to Beijing together and negotiated with Zhu Yunxi. The latter did not agree with their bringing troops to Beijing. You must know that these vassal kings combined were more than 20,000 absolute elites, and Ma He's fleet, this
I was still in Taicang at that time.
In addition, the two kings of Chu and Min were still in Wuchang, and they had already followed the king of Yan and others to file a petition demanding that Song Zhong be executed.
The king of Chu had many troops.
He actually controlled his old guards in Wuchang, and the guards of the King of Xiang also complained to the King of Hunan, so if he led troops to Beijing, they would probably be the guards of the Chu and Hunan vassals.
In the final analysis, this matter was deliberately fueled by the people, and it became Zhu Yunxi's fault entirely. He was narrow-minded and could not tolerate his brother. You must know that what his brother has done the most in recent years is acting. Especially the gentry like him.
, has been sparing no effort to praise him among the people. The capital may know more, but in other places, especially those far away, it is still just what the gentry says.
Wise King.
Then the tyrant who had just brutally suppressed the Confucian scholars wanted to kill his grandfather because he was suspicious of his brother, regardless of the fact that his grandfather had not been buried yet.
Then he was forced to flee.
And another wise king, his uncle King Xiang, wanted to protect him and mediate the conflicts between the brothers.
King Xiang also has a very good reputation.
He has a good record of leading troops in battles, and his literary talent is also very good. He knows music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Compared with the king of Qin and the king of Qi and other nobles, he is simply a virtuous gentleman. Although he may be slightly stronger, this kind of thing depends entirely on
According to his colleagues, among Lao Zhu's sons, he was a virtuous gentleman. In the end, the tyrant not only did not let go of his own brother, but also his own uncle. He forced such a virtuous king to death, and he even died.
It's so tragic, if the gentry among the people exaggerates it, it will become an injustice like the snow falling in June.
In this case, it was completely what the people wanted for King Yan and others to redress his grievances.
This is different from the original history.
Historically, his death did not arouse any indignation among the people, including the guards. After all, Zhu Yunwen was liked by the gentry at that time, and the public opinion they spread among the people must be in support of the imperial court.
But now Zhu Yunxi is hated and even hostile by the gentry.
Of course, try to manipulate public opinion as much as possible.
"I will return to Liaoyang immediately and then mobilize troops to practice in Guangning."
Yang Wen nodded.
Indeed, with Yang Feng here, nothing big can happen.
Even if the guards of the King of Liao cause trouble, it is estimated that if Yang Feng goes over and shouts, they will all be honest. In Liaodong, Yang Feng is the most effective in speaking. Everyone from top to bottom is more or less in cahoots with the Yang family, including the guards.
Like the chieftain, it can also be said that they are most afraid of Yang Feng.
He left immediately.
However……
"Zhang Ying got the news that there was a mutiny in Peking. Zhu Gaochi and his brothers imprisoned Guo Ying and took control of Peiping with Yanshan guards."
Sister Liu said.
"Damn it, I forgot about them."
Yang Feng said.
Indeed, he forgot about these two.
It is true that Zhu Di has been leading troops outside, but Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu have been in Peiping. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has ordered the transfer of the feudal vassal, of course this kind of thing cannot be completed in a short time. In fact, it has not even started yet. It was originally not until the beginning of spring that it would be completed.
Let Zhu Di's family go to the Western Regions with a guard. Before that, the three guards of Yanshan will continue to serve as the guards of King Yan. Without Zhu Di, there are brothers Zhu Gaochi. These two are not the same young men at the beginning. Zhu Gaochi is already in his early twenties, and Zhu Gaoxu is already in his early twenties.
Nineteen can be said to be the time for bravery. One of them is cunning and the other is brave.
more importantly……
They don’t want to go to the Western Regions!
How great it would be to put their father on the throne!
And this is different from the original history. In the original history, Zhu Di's bodyguards had been dismissed by Zhu Yunqi. Now, in addition to those who followed the Western Expedition, his three bodyguards still have at least 7,000 remaining in Peiping.
On the contrary, they were from the Peking Dusi, and a large number of them were mobilized for the Western Expedition and have not returned yet.
"Now it's time to play big."
Yang Feng said with emotion.
It's really a big deal.
The Zhu Gaochi brothers had planned it for a long time. They tricked Guo Ying into the palace on the pretext of asking Guo Ying to intercede for Zhu Di. The latter capsized in the ditch. He didn't think that a few children in his eyes could cause trouble, so he went there unprepared.
He went there and was immediately held down by Zhu Gaoxu.
Although Lao Guo was indeed a strong player when he was young, at this age, he really cannot stand up to a young man like Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaochi, who had captured Guo Ying, immediately summoned the other generals of the Peiping Dusi. The latter all went there stupidly. Then Zhu Gaochi simply placed his father's gold and silver jewelry in the main hall. Are you willing to follow my father to seek greater wealth?
Or do you want my brother to kill you now? These generals originally respected Zhu Di. Under the current circumstances, of course they chose to follow Zhu Di to seek greater wealth. After all, Peiping was a frontier fortress at this time, and the generals originally had no feelings for the new emperor in the capital.
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Most of them have not even met Zhu Yunxi.
Peiping was immediately controlled.
On the same day that Peiping was controlled by Zhu Gaochi brothers, Lan Yu led his army to Kaifeng.
But the vanguard was defeated again.
His forward is of course not the Shenji Battalion. The latter is infantry and needs to walk from the capital to Kaifeng. There is no water transportation this season. Lan Yu's forward is a cavalry from the Beijing camp. But the combat effectiveness of these Beijing camp cavalry is comparable to that of Zhang Fu.
, the gap between Zhu Neng and Zhu Neng when they came back from the Western Regions was huge. Even their war horses had turned into all-white Arabian horses. In the end, the Beijing camp cavalry was overwhelmed by them.
This battle is very important.
Because Lan Yu's greatest role is his prestige in the army, but this battle caused the fear of him among the armies in Kaifeng City to plummet.
Although he did not go into battle...
He couldn't go into battle either. Not to mention his age, the old injury caused by Yang Feng's bayonet also made him incapable of charging into battle. And among his most brave adopted sons, not many of them could be reunited at this time.
Yes, sapphire is still sapphire, but it is already of residual blood and has long since lost its heyday.
However, his command ability was sufficient, so he simply ordered the retreat and waited for the subsequent armies to arrive.
Anyway, the total of the eleven kings only amounted to more than 20,000 people. Even if the guards of the original Zhou king who were controlled in Kaifeng City were included, the number was less than 40,000. He took the 100,000 people heading north from the capital to other places in Shandong, Henan, and Peiping.
…
Well, there is no more Peking.
Not only were there no troops in Peiping, but the Ming troops outside Peiping were also unable to move.
Huguang...
There is no more Huguang.
Because the King of Chu cut off the Yangtze River shipping in Wuchang.
Immediately afterwards, the guards of the King of Xiang were in Jingzhou, in the name of redressing the grievances of the King of Xiang, and quickly controlled Jingzhou, and received the support of the Jingzhou gentry, so the Huguang armies could no longer go northward, and the Jiangxi armies that originally wanted to go northward for reinforcements did not dare to move.
Fortunately, at this point, neither side used words like rebellion or appeasement.
King Yan and others wanted to lead troops to Beijing to attend the funeral.
Brothers Zhu Gaochi avenged King Xiang and Zhu Yunzhen.
The King of Chu used the banner of the Jingzhou Rebellion. In order to prevent the Xiang King's escort from going down the river to raid the capital, he cut off the Yangtze River shipping. It was as if the Jingzhou Rebellion was before he cut off the Yangtze River shipping. But he also got Wuchang gentry, including
The officials and military generals in Wuchang City supported it. At this point, the gentry and civil servants also began to take off their disguises. After all, they would not dare to do it alone, but when the vassal king took action, they dared.