In the future, we plan to build a new one for King Wu on the ruins of Zhang Shicheng's palace.
At this time, the so-called Wu Guo regiment trainers had repelled the attacks of the government troops many times. In addition to the fact that the Japanese slaves were really willing to fight, it was largely due to the rise of bandits from all over the country. In less than two months, Guang Tai Lake was on the water.
There are more than a dozen bandits, and there are also bandits in the mountainous areas and pirates on the Yangtze River.
Anyway, it popped up all of a sudden.
They constantly attacked the government troops, burned transport ships and even attacked county towns.
Then the troops stationed in various parts of the imperial court were exhausted...
A few days ago, a group of pirates actually landed at Jinshanwei. Although they fled back to the sea in a hurry during Jinshanwei's attack, the entire coast was in panic...
As for the fact that these pirates all speak with Fujian accents, just ignore it.
After all, there are bandits everywhere.
Under such circumstances, not to mention the reinforcement of troops in Suzhou, the guards from all over the country were asking for help, which made the emperor very irritable, although he actually knew very well that these bandits were committed by the gentry who still acted as loyal ministers in various places. For example, the Taihu water bandits
, the vast majority of them were gentry from Changzhou Prefecture. They used their clan cronies to lead Japanese slaves and some real water bandits they had bribed, and constantly attacked the canal. Relying on the secret cooperation of the gentry and even local civil servants, they quickly left with one attack, with the purpose of burning it down.
The imperial court sent supplies to the front line in Suzhou, then returned to Taihu Lake, found a branch of the harbor to sneak in, and showed up again as a good citizen.
The same bandits that emerged from the mountains, the same pirates that emerged from the reeds along the Yangtze River...
They are all of this identity.
This is essentially the gentry from all over the country secretly helping the gentry in Suzhou.
But he could only endure it.
If he really gets to the bottom of it, then these gentry have really rebelled. Now the two battlefields in the north and south have not been resolved. Hundreds of thousands of troops are on the front line, and the emperor has no ability to fight on the third battlefield.
In the final analysis, Suzhou is not the key. As long as Kaifeng solves the problem, Lan Yu's army will come back and slap them to death. Therefore, during this period, Wu Shouan's Shenji Battalion mainly watched from outside. To be precise, it was suppressed outside Suzhou City.
, to prevent other counties and even prefectures from responding, especially Changzhou Prefecture. As for Wu Jie, he focused on Zhejiang.
The emperor's current principle is to control the scope of the rebellion here first and there is no need to rush to solve it.
Of course, Suzhou does not have the ability to expand outward.
They are waiting too.
Wait for more forces to join the ranks of betraying the emperor.
The situation has been great recently. Lan Yu can't open Kaifeng, Cao Zhen and others can't open Wuchang, Fujian and Guangdong are actually in seclusion, and Wang Bi is de facto separatist in Annan.
The brothers Zhu Gaochi from the north continue to grow bigger.
Because Zhou Dexing never attacked, Zhu Gaoxu led the elite troops in Peiping and quickly went north to cooperate with other vassals to conquer the guards at both ends of the river. This guy has already shown the style of a fierce general, a bit like his father's style.
As for his brother, he continued to defend Peiping. Most of the garrison posts affiliated to the Peiping Dusi and Shanxi Xingdu Si had been captured by him half-assed. Indeed, most of these garrison posts were Zhu Di's old troops, and they were not betraying the emperor.
He was either betraying the Ming Dynasty or working with Zhu Di to demand justice for the tragic death of King Xiang.
Very reasonable.
Their slogan was to kill Song Zhong, and the emperor issued an edict to punish himself.
Killing Song Zhong is certainly not worth mentioning.
But killing Song Zhong would mean the emperor surrendered. As long as His Majesty the Emperor surrenders, they will make new demands.
Everyone knows it.
Of course, if this requirement is met, new requirements must be raised. Then if the new requirements are met, further requirements must be raised. In the end, the emperor retreats step by step and completely loses the authority of the emperor. From then on, he has to be controlled by his uncles.
Therefore, there is no room for retreat in this kind of thing, and it must be defeated one by one.
but now……
"This monster, this monster..."
Qi Tai walked back and forth in the main hall of Prince Wu's Mansion with a melancholy look on his face.
At this time, Zhu Yunwen had not yet arrived, so the king of Wu was still played by his nephew. However, King Wu's small court was established. He was the prime minister of the king of Wu. In the past, the vassal kings had prime ministers, and this prime minister was very powerful. For example, Yong
Ping Hou Xie Cheng became his son-in-law and the Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty. Then Fang Xiaoru and Yao Shan were the chief ministers, Huang Yue Sima, and the rest of the subordinate officials were all local officials or sages in Suzhou, or the elders of the major families in Suzhou.
Meet the standards of Zhongzhengyingchao.
Everyone around looked at them and thought they were Yao and Shun.
Of course, I just admire it secretly.
At least on the surface they are still criticizing those who rebel against the party.
But now all the officials were sitting there with sad faces, looking at each other in silence.
Yang Feng is not dead!
That demonic man is still alive!
The monster who once left many legends in Suzhou is still alive and has been in Huining. It is impossible for him not to know everything that happened in the past six months of the Ming Dynasty, but he is still hiding in Huining and watching...
"This is a conspiracy. He did it on purpose. He wanted to make the gentry rise up and use it as an excuse to purge the gentry in the world. This monster has always been malicious towards Confucianism and the gentry. It was a disaster that caused this monster to be born. He went there
He has been beguiling Emperor Daxing to implement land equalization in the Ming Dynasty, collect the land of the gentry from all over the world, and then distribute it to the cultivators, and use this to promote reserve service, that is, to turn all the people in the world into military households. Emperor Daxing is wise and never does this.
Motivated, he began to bewitch me, and I was bewitched by him. But after all, me was not as crazy as him, so I kept delaying.
This time he deliberately lured the gentry into revolt and turned the gentry into thieves.
You will definitely be deceived by it at that time.”
Immediately afterwards, Qi Tai understood Yang Feng's sinister intentions as if he suddenly realized it.
"Nantang Gong, what's the use of talking about this at this time? Regardless of whether Yang Feng is a monster or not, we have no way out.
Besides, I'm not a three-year-old.
You and I know very well whether Yang Feng is a monster or not!"
Huang Yue said simply.
"Uh, Shu Yang thinks I'm the one who fabricated lies?"
Qitai said angrily.
He didn't expect Yang Feng to have a good reputation here.
Very weird!
Is this anti-emperor or not anti-Yang Feng?
"Nantang, Yang Feng did act wildly, but he is not a monster in any way. Now the path is different, but there is no need to say that he is a monster. Since he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the changes in the Ming Dynasty have been obvious to all, even in Suzhou.
Benefited a lot.
He is indeed a little different from ordinary people, but it is just that he has special skills, but the methods he does are also beneficial to the country and the people."
Local wise man Wang Bin said while stroking his beard.
A group of local wise men nodded one after another, saying that Yang Fenglai should be moved when he saw this scene.
Qitai stared at them dumbfounded, and suddenly felt a creepy feeling.
"Everyone, things have come to this. Yang Feng is still in Huining. Let's wait until he enters the customs!"
Liu Rong said quickly.
A group of local wise men got up and left one after another.
After they left...
"Damn, these bitches are trying to sell us!"
Liu Rong said bitterly.
"They have seen Yang Feng's methods. When Yang Feng fought against the Japanese on the coast, many Suzhou gentry had seen his battlefield methods. These cowards were afraid, and they wanted to show their favor to Yang Feng. Yang Feng has recruited many workers in Suzhou in recent years, and even Yang
Many of the properties of Princess Feng and Princess Hanshan are also in Suzhou. If they secretly collude with Yang Feng, they will say that they were deceived by us with false edicts, and maybe they can bribe Yang Feng to plead for mercy."
Qitai said.
"What should we do?"
Fang Xiaoru immediately became anxious upon hearing this.
He really didn't expect that Yang Feng hadn't come back yet, and just knowing that Yang Feng was still alive would cause his good situation to take a turn for the worse.
"There is only one way."
Liu Rong said.
Then he looked at Qitai very deeply.
The latter was struggling with pain, obviously understanding the consequences of this approach.
At this time, an officer following Liu Rong came in...
"General, Yang Qing is here."
he said.
Liu Rong immediately showed a surprised expression.
"Quick, let him come over!"
he said.
Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru looked at him doubtfully.
Soon the officer came in with a beardless man in his thirties, but there were two people behind this man. One of them had a hood on his head and lowered his head. He didn't raise his head until he entered the door...
"Nantang Gong, Mr. Zhengxue, Yunwen is not late, is he?"
he said.
Well, Ma He sent his crony Yang Qing to ship Zhu Yunwen over by sea.
It is not difficult for the latter to leave the city in Kaifeng. In fact, as the Yellow River thaws and the cavalry cannot defeat Zhu Di and Zhu Bai, Kaifeng has always been accessible to the north, and even business travelers can go there by the Yellow River waterway. However, it is mainly for officers and generals.
Deliberately, after all, they can make a fortune by smuggling into the city. In this case, Zhu Yunwen can sneak out as long as he disguises himself. The only difficulty is how to get to Suzhou, but Ma He has been prepared. The boat he sent to pick up Zhu Yunwen is at the mouth of the Yellow River.
, the latter boarded a boat in Kaifeng and sailed all the way down the Yellow River, and just left the mouth of the Yellow River to meet Yang Qing.
Then it was shipped to the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the rest was sent to Suzhou with the cooperation of the gentry.
His arrival finally solved their group's most critical problem.
"Nantang Gong, your Majesty has arrived. Everything is ready. All we need is the east wind."
Yang Rong looked at Qitai and said.
The latter silently turned to Fang Xiaoru...
"Mr. Zhengxue, are you willing to sacrifice your life for the great cause?"
he said.
Fang Xiaoru was at a loss.
And at this moment, distant Guangning.
Ambassador Yang, who was dismissed as a monster by them, was walking towards the city gate in a charming manner.
Under his crotch is a huge...
moose.
This was donated to him by a certain Kuwu tribe belonging to Huining Dusi. Because they learned that Ambassador Yang liked rare birds and exotic animals, the tribal chiefs of the Jisi Guards affiliated to Huining Dusi were trying their best to hunt down rare birds and exotic animals and present them to him.
, and this tribe happened to catch a moose that was so large that it was rare.
Now Ambassador Yang is riding like an elf king on this moose with a shoulder height of more than two meters and a pair of huge antlers that are more than one meter spread out. Under the gaze of countless eyes on the Guangning city wall and behind him, he slowly walks towards the city gate in front.
.
Behind him is his chariot.
But now there is a large hunting flag waving on the chariot.
The flag is clearly black and white.
There is only one black and white bear, chubby and naive, hugging the bamboo...
"Zou Yu Banner."
Ambassador Yang stopped in front of the city gate, raised his hand and pointed back, and then said to Princess Liao who was holding her child on the city wall as if she was demonstrating.
"Of course, I know that Zuoyu is not like this, and this is not a flag but a flag, but I think the traditional Zuoyu flags are not enough to show peace. It is better to use this kind of flag to show it. This thing is called giant panda in our place. At this time in Sichuan
They should be called Flower Bears or Bamboo Bears over there. Although they are carnivores and their fighting ability is no worse than bears, they live by eating bamboo. I have asked a bank in Sichuan to capture a pair for me before. I don’t know now.
Caught or not chased.
princess.
Don't you want to go and see it?
It was very cute. We were all obsessed with this thing at that time, and it could make countless girls scream when it rolled around."
Yang Feng said to the princess sincerely.
"Your Majesty is not here, and I am a female, so it is inconvenient for me to open the door."
The princess said.
This is Guo Ying's daughter.
During this period, she and the Liao guards kept Guangning City closed.
"I will definitely marry Princess Hanshan when I go back. After all, I have to call the princess sister-in-law, so that we are not outsiders. As for the conflict between the king and His Majesty at this time, it does not affect the fact that they are uncle and nephew.
As an envoy from a friendly country, I went south with the banners of Zuo Yu to mediate this dispute.
We are all a family, what can't we talk about?"
Yang Feng said.
The princess looked at him silently.
"If I just don't open the door, what will my brother-in-law do?"
she said.
"Sister-in-law, then I have no choice but to blow the door open."
Yang Feng said.
Then he plucked a large iron ball from the moose...
"I made this thing with explosives I dug out of hand grenades. It once killed hundreds of people on the battlefield in the Western Regions. Although the Guangning city gate is strong, it can probably explode. It's scary.
My nephew even got sick from fear, so I can only say sorry."
he said.
Behind him, the 30,000 Liaodong Army led by Yang Wen had begun to move forward.
The princess looked around. The guard generals all lowered their heads and were silent. It was obvious that Yang Feng's appearance had completely destroyed their courage. After all, the Ming army was the most familiar with Yang Feng, especially those in Liaodong.
What's more, the Liao vassal guards have been fighting with Yang Feng from the beginning. No one knows how scary this guy is better than them. Now that he appears in front of Guangning, no one will dare to resist. But Yang Feng and the little princess
The relationship is well known to everyone, so with him around, at least the King of Liao will be fine. Besides, the Liao vassal guards did not openly rebel. They just closed the city gates to prevent Yang Wen from entering the city.
But what they were worried about was that Yang Wen would detain Princess Liao and the princes after entering the city. Now that Yang Feng was here, they no longer had to worry about this.
"Open the door and ask my brother-in-law to come in!"
The princess said.
"Thank you sister-in-law!"
Yang Feng said with a smile.
The soldiers below quickly opened the city gate.
Ambassador Yang, who was riding a moose, entered Guangning with the awe of the soldiers on both sides. Behind him was a chariot carrying a banner or a panda flag, and behind him was a chariot.
Ming army cavalry following in formation.
At this point, the Liao vassal that had blocked Yang Wen's westward advance for several months was officially resolved. Then, under Yang Feng's persuasion, Yang Wen stopped carrying out the imperial edict given to him by Zhu Yunxi, disarming the Liao vassal and transporting the Liao family to the capital by sea. The Princess of Liao ordered,
Select a thousand cavalry from the Liao vassal guard to follow Ambassador Yang southward...