Yang Feng looked at the emergency report in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.
Of course, this should have been done by his uncle.
The King of Liao sacrificed his father-in-law to admit his mistake to his brother-in-law. At the same time, he forced King Yan to make a decision to give up the fight for the throne, blocking the way for other forces in the north to cause trouble...
Before Wu Dinghou saw the imperial edict, he took the initiative to commit suicide and follow Emperor Daxing. What other reasons do you have to refuse? Are you still loyal to Emperor Daxing, or are you not good brothers of Emperor Daxing? Good brothers want to be together.
Life and death, let alone Emperor Daxing's will, even if there is no such edict, as a good brother and loyal minister, he should take the initiative to commit suicide and follow Emperor Daxing.
Are you reluctant to part with glory and wealth?
Marquis Wu Ding was willing to part with it, so why are you reluctant to part with it?
It can be said that Guo Ying's suicide made other veterans on the list no longer qualified to resist.
But there isn't much left.
At this time, Zhou Dexing, King Jin and others had retreated to Kaifeng. Among their group, those with titles were Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Huining Zhang Wen, Marquis of Junshan Zhu Shou, and actually Yu Tongyuan, but he was considered the second generation, and only his father Yu Tingyu was qualified.
Call Zhu Yuanzhang brother.
Sun Ke has just joined. Although he, the Marquis of Quan Ning, is the first generation, others are the second generation, and his father Sun Xingzu is. Although Ming history records that his father died in the early years of Hongwu, later generations unearthed edicts proving that he actually lived.
In the 23rd year of Hongwu, he died of illness as the Marquis of Yanshan. As for Sun Ke, he should have inherited the title of Marquis after his father's death, but his title was changed. Just like Chang Mao did not inherit the title of Duke of E after his father's death, but changed his title to the Duke of E.
He became the Duke of Zheng. After he was deposed, his younger brother Chang Sheng succeeded not the Duke of E, but the founding Duke. Although there was no hierarchical distinction between the same princes in the Ming Dynasty, they were actually different. Duke of Wei and Duke of E
These are of course the benefits that only top generals deserve.
After all, most of those with these titles in ancient times were top-notch generals.
What about Xu Maogong, Yue Wumu and so on.
Lao Zhu still understands.
As for the founding father...
This sounds like a no-name brand.
As for the Marquis of Yanshan itself, there is some conflict with Zhu Di's King of Yan. Yanshan is a prefecture, and a prefecture is equivalent to a mansion, while Yanshan Prefecture is Peiping. This must be changed.
Chang Yuchun's Duke of E was also granted the title of Wuchang by the King of Chu.
And Wuchang is Ezhou Prefecture.
Marquis Quan Ning is also a mixed bag.
Quanning is the Quaning Prefecture. The modern Wengniute Banner of Inner Mongolia is adjacent to Yingchang and was abolished by Zhu Yuanzhang long ago.
So there are three princes in Kaifeng.
"Fourth brother is quite sensible."
The little princess didn't feel much about Guo Ying's death, after all, several princes had died in front of her these days.
But Zhu Di's choice made her very satisfied.
"If I take action, no one dares to resist!"
Yang Feng said.
"Well?"
The little princess smiled charmingly.
Then she looked at him with admiration, pulled his arm cooperatively, and then leaned in like a cat.
But what Yang Feng said is also true. If we really want to fight him in a decisive battle with thousands of troops, Zhu Di is actually not without the strength to fight. At least with Zhu Di's prestige, if he really wants to give him a boost, the Ming army in the north will basically
They will all follow him. And old troops like Nanfang Lanyu and Cao Zhen are very likely to defect. After all, just because of his performance, anyone who is still a little loyal to the Zhu family has actually understood that the Zhu family is very dangerous.
.As for the officials from various places who choose the lesser of two evils, Zhu Di is more suitable for them. In the end, it is very likely that most of the entire Ming Dynasty will defect to Zhu Di. He will rely on the Shenji Battalion to control several prefectures around the capital. In the end, everyone will continue the war, and he
Recapture bit by bit.
but……
He can play beheading!
His style of "I don't care what happens to you, just go straight to the leader and attack him" makes it very difficult for others to have the courage to confront him.
Death of soldiers and civilians is not worth mentioning to Zhu Di and others. As long as they can win, it doesn't matter how many they die. But the problem is that against Yang Feng, the result will be death of princes and nobles like them, so this really needs to be carefully considered.
As long as there is a way out, it is better not to take such a risk.
Besides, Zhu Di's current vision is not comparable to that in history.
The Western Expedition made him aware of the vastness of the Western Region.
By the way, the total area of the four capitals including Guang'anxi, Beiting and so on is almost the same as that of most of the Ming Dynasty. The distance from Shule to Turpan is equal to the distance from Peking to Beijing.
People with broad horizons are different.
"Okay, now Zhou Dexing and others will understand what they should do."
Yang Feng said.
After saying that, he leaned over and picked up the little princess, and walked directly into the inner room amidst the latter's laughter.
Five days later, they arrived in Kaifeng.
After the previous six months of war, this city has been completely changed beyond recognition. The city walls are full of gaps opened by cannonballs. Inside the city are forts made entirely of earth. They are actually triangular forts. Because of the tight time, the earth was evenly rammed.
None of them count.
The passage is made of wood inside, the earth is piled directly outside, and finally the artillery is placed in the bunker.
There really aren't that many sacks.
But bamboo, rattan, and even cattail bags can be filled with soil and piled there.
In fact, when Europe attacked bastions in the 16th and 17th centuries, they also used a large number of canes and the like to install earthen bunkers.
The current defense system has represented that the Ming army has truly transcended two hundred years and reached at least the level of the Thirty Years War. Regardless of weapons and equipment or combat methods, even the elite cavalry are increasingly fond of carrying short muskets to attack infantry.
, the guards of the King of Liao have evolved to a combat mode similar to that of dragoons.
At this time, Zhou Dexing and his three men had already assembled their entire army and were waiting in formation outside Kaifeng City.
"Jiang Xiahou!"
Yang Feng greeted me warmly.
"Is what Lan Yu said true?"
Zhang Wen asked directly.
The three old guys stood at the front.
Before Lan Yu died, he must have asked people to go north to tell them the original history. This kind of thing cannot be hidden. After all, he was very unhappy when he died. In this case, let these guys be very unhappy too!
"In addition to the Marquis of Jiang Xia, the two of you are traveling with him. There are also Wang Bi, Cao Zhen and others, including some second-generation princes, a total of one prince, thirteen princes, and two uncles."
Yang Feng said with a smile.
"Hmph, I have fought my whole life for him and ended up like this?"
Zhu Shou sneered.
"It's not convenient for an outsider to comment on this kind of thing, Yang, but we can honestly say that from a legal point of view, your ironclad bonds should have been drawn up on a chessboard long ago, right? What he did is indeed very chilling, but you have to
I’m afraid no one dares to have a clear conscience when they say they are innocent? I’ll give you a poem: The rolling waters of the Yangtze River pass eastward, the waves wash away the heroes, right and wrong, success and failure turn around, the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times!
Your era has passed. You are indeed heroes. In this case, don't wait until you are paralyzed in bed and can't take care of yourself.
Walk free and easy like a true hero."
Yang Feng said.
Zhang and Wen looked at him silently.
The little princess walked forward silently, holding a tray in her hand.
"Everyone, Hanshan should respect him as an uncle. What he had done before has become nothing. All uncles are already over sixty years old, so why not plan for his descendants? Hanshan can swear to the heavenly alliance that I, the Zhu family, will make my uncle's descendants rich and honorable, and live together with the country."
She said holding up the tray.
Zhou Dexing and the others looked at the pistols in the tray silently.
Zhou Dexing sighed first, then picked up a pistol. He had already seen how to use this thing from Yang Feng, and then opened the sleeve and pointed it at his temple. Zhang Wen and Zhu Shou also picked up the pistol.
Follow his example and aim the gun at your temple...
"Brothers, let's go on the road together!"
Zhou Dexing said.
Then he pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Just as he fell, Zhang Wen and Zhu Shou also pulled the trigger.
Three dead bodies fell.
The little princess bowed calmly and then retreated to Yang Feng's side.
And Yang Feng looked at the 200,000 troops arrayed opposite. Because there were so many, they could be said to be endless on the entire plain. Those facing them looked at this scene with obvious indignation. The array of these soldiers,
It was definitely not ordered by Zhou Dexing and others. They didn't have this need. They were all going to die anyway. Why do they do this and let the whole army watch them being forced to death so that they could survive? The real instigators should be those vassal kings.
By that time, King Zhou, Xu Huizu and others had already arrived, and they were waiting for the four kings of Yan and Liao Ning Valley. As for whether the one who died was King Qin, no one had reported that King Qin was dead. However, the concubine of King Qin in Xi'an reported that she
The second son, King Zhu Shangli of Yongxing, was seriously ill, so he asked the Queen Mother to send him an imperial doctor. It was estimated that when the imperial doctor was halfway there, she would report that Zhu Shangli died of illness, and of course the King of Qin was still alive.
Who said King Qin is dead?
The dead one was a thief who came from nowhere and lied about being the King of Qin. Soon, the King of Qin would rush to the capital to bury him.
As for whether it is Zhu Sangbing or Zhu Sangbing who looks like Zhu Sanglie...
Who cares?
Everybody understands.
"Are you feeling aggrieved and feel that they died unjustly?"
Yang Feng shouted to the soldiers.
The latter can only remain silent.
This should be what the kings want.
Zhou Dexing and others can no longer guarantee it, so it is their turn to face Yang Feng next. In this case, it is best to let the soldiers share the same hatred. Even if they really do not want to compete for the throne, they must also compete for the subsequent distribution of benefits. If they can obtain
With the support of the soldiers, there is no doubt that the hand has more cards, so now it is best to let these soldiers form an array outside, and then watch the three of Zhou Dexing being forced to death, so as to create a common enemy.
The effect is really good.
In fact, what Yang Feng and the princess are doing now is indeed very outrageous.
Legacy edict...
Of course there are rumors that this is fake.
This kind of thing is inevitable. After all, Zhu Yunwen is still trying to appease the people. As long as the kings send people to spread similar rumors in the army, it is enough to make the soldiers believe that Yang Feng just forged the imperial edict to get rid of these loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
It was just convenient for him to usurp the throne.
Isn't this a traitor?
Princess, isn’t that Princess Taiping?
Yang Feng smiled.
"They are marquises. They have a salary of 1,500 dan per year. They are granted countless fields, tens of thousands of acres are indispensable. You sympathize with them. Do you deserve it? I know there are rumors that we are forging the edict. I
I don’t want to explain, I just want to say, are you worthy? I have always wondered why ordinary people like you care so much about the life and death of these princes and generals? What can you gain when they are alive? What can you lose when they die? They
Even if they die, their titles will still be inherited by their descendants, and their salaries and land will also belong to their descendants. Their descendants will live with the country, and they will enjoy the glory and wealth forever until the Ming Dynasty is not destroyed.
Are you actually aggrieved by them?
Are you worthy?"
he shouted.
The soldiers instantly became sluggish.
Indeed, are they worthy?
They are a group of military households who are farming and fighting, and they are aggrieved by the Marquis. Are they worthy?
"You are soldiers of the Ming Emperor, and the Ming Emperor was murdered. What you should be loyal to is his descendants. His descendants are now in the queen's belly. You should be loyal to the queen. No matter what others say, they will change.
The fact that there are descendants of the emperor in the queen's belly cannot be ignored.
The emperor still has descendants, but his uncles and brothers are shouting to fight and kill, what is this?"
Yang Feng shouted.
"Seize the family property!"
a soldier shouted.
Then many soldiers followed suit.
"Yes, then are you still willing to follow them to seize the emperor's property?"
Yang Feng shouted.
"I don't want to!"
The soldiers shouted in unison.
"They said that the princess and I wanted to seize the Ming Dynasty. This is even more of a joke. I just accidentally stayed in the Ming Dynasty. I will take the princess back when the machine is ready there. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, our place is no different.
In heaven and on earth, do you think I like to stay here? Even if it takes a longer time, maybe ten or twenty years, I can still live for at least seventy or eighty years. We can wait until you are transferred from Jiangnan.
I can't stand it even when I go to the north to guard the border. I miss my return day and night. Do you think I don't want to go back after being thrown into your Ming Dynasty?
What do you have here?”
Yang Feng shouted.
The soldiers were speechless.
Indeed, many of them followed the south because they were unwilling to become military households in the north.
This is a common mentality among military households in the north.
Except for Shanxi because of Yang Feng's reform and allocation of land, and his help in construction in Liaodong and Huining, so the military households can accept it, most of the other northern military households do not want to stay in the north. Even in Huainan, it is better than Hebei
, places like Shaanxi are strong. At this time, most of the ancient irrigation system in Shaanxi has been abolished, and only a few places in Guanzhong are truly fertile fields.
It's even worse in northern Shaanxi.
Hebei is not much better, and there is a fundamental gap in crop yields.
The maximum yield of millet grown in a season in Hebei's irrigated land is only two stones, and in dry land it is less than one stone, or even dozens of kilograms. Any rice planted in the south of the Yangtze River starts with three or four stones. Now because of the widespread use of dung pills, it costs four stones.
The most common, high-yield fields with seven or eight stones are not uncommon, and they are stable with two crops a year. In the north, the maximum is three crops every two years.
There's no comparison at all.
Compare your heart to your heart.
They couldn't bear it in the north. Ambassador Yang was thrown from the paradise-like country of Daxia to a place like Ming Dynasty. Of course, he missed his return day and night.
Ambassador Yang is suffering!
He has been through such a hard life, and it is so heartless to spread rumors about him.