Chapter 308 If I cant deal with King Qi, how can I deal with you, the King of Han?
[The world is in turmoil and the situation is changing. After capturing Huguang, the morale of the army you led is at its peak, so we immediately sent troops to Nanjing.]
[Perhaps this is not the best time to attack Nanjing. Nanjing is a tall and strong city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now your army has strong morale. If it cannot attack once, it will be exhausted. It is better to go south and annex the southern provinces first, and then attack Nanjing.
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[However, you finally chose to attack Nanjing first. The reason is very simple. Without Nanjing as the core, your army of more than 100,000 people and the five provinces it occupies will ultimately be like a moon in the water and a rootless duckweed. 】
[You don’t need Nanjing, but your army needs Nanjing.]
[Two capitals and thirteen provinces, Nanjing and Beijing are the backbone and the spiritual banner. Since ancient times, it has been easy to conquer from the north to the south, but it is not easy to conquer from the south to the north. Even if you occupy the land of five provinces, at most you can be regarded as a separatist warlord.
, it seems brilliant and powerful, but in fact it is just a short-lived dazzle.】
[But if you can capture Nanjing, you will be elevated from a separatist warlord to a hero qualified to compete in the world. ]
【Send troops!Nanjing!】
At this moment, even Zhu Di couldn't help but frown.
From a military point of view, after occupying the five provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and Huguang, the most important thing to do is to solidify the foundation and cultivate the strength to prevent the army from being exhausted due to too frequent wars.
But from a royal perspective, this is the best time to send troops to Nanjing.
The way of war focuses on military affairs, while the way of kingship focuses on people's hearts. The way of war focuses on temporary gains, while the way of kingship focuses on the country and the country. Viewed from the way of kingship, although it seems to be spreading its teeth and claws according to the five provinces, it is actually just a mirage, a bubble in a dream. If Lien Zhan
Lian Jie can still barely maintain the support of the people, but once the battle is defeated, the entire army will collapse, firstly because there is no place to stand, and secondly because the people's hearts are unstable.
But if Nanjing is captured, morale will be greatly shaken, everyone will have a backbone in their hearts, and they will feel more secure. For Zhu Gaojie, he may not need this kind of stability, but the soldiers under his command do.
If you advance, you can go north to seize Sheji, if you retreat, you can stick to the south of the Yangtze River. As long as Nanjing is occupied, even if Emperor Hongxi is the emperor, he will be greatly moved. For Emperor Hongxi, even if King Qi occupies the land of five provinces, it is not a big deal.
of.
Emperor Hongxi only needed to stabilize the imperial power first and unify the voice of the northern provinces, then he could mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to go south to quell the rebellion. Emperor Hongxi was not a fool like Emperor Jianwen, he was a general himself and had sufficient confidence and support.
force.
Emperor Hong Xi looked chubby and stupid, but in fact, in addition to political methods, he was also good at using military means. During the Jing Dynasty in the past, Emperor Hong Xi gathered barely tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people to stop Li Jinglong's hundreds of thousands.
Elite soldiers and horses, become famous in one battle!
However, if Nanjing is lost, then there are two completely different concepts.
It has only been a few years since the capital was moved to Beijing. In people's minds, Nanjing's status is no less than that of Beijing. Even for officials, Nanjing's status is higher than Beijing. Once King Qi takes Nanjing, it will directly threaten Emperor Hongxi.
The royal authority is strict.
It is hard to say whether Emperor Hongxi will still be the Emperor of Fengtian Chengyun at that time. People's hearts are shaken and he has no advantage as an emperor.
The turmoil of the human heart is better than thousands of troops.
He thought that he was professional enough when it came to rebellion, but he didn't expect that there was someone more professional than him!
What is horrifying to think about is that this man who is extremely talented in rebellion is his biological son and the prince he chose.
"If the fourth child rebels, can I stop him?"
Zhu Di stroked his gray beard on his chin and fell into deep thought.
If we push the time forward five or six years, he must be confident. But now that he is old, people's hearts no longer care about him...
[In early November of the 22nd year of Yongle, you led an army of 190,000 troops to attack Nanjing.]
[Mu Xin, the captain of the attached horse guarding Nanjing for Emperor Hong Xi, conspired with the eunuch Wang Guitong late at night. Mu Xin is the fifth son of King Mu Ying of Qianning, the brother of Mu Sheng, and the husband-in-law of your fifth sister, Princess Chang Ning. Compared with Emperor Hong Xi, it is obvious that this
The relationship between the person and you is closer. After all, he is a member of the Mu family, and the current head of the Mu family, Mu Sheng, has joined the rebellion with you, and is your right-hand man.】
[Emperor Hongxi had just succeeded to the throne and appointed Mu Xin to guard Nanjing, which showed his trust in the Mu family. But what he never expected was that within a few days, the Mu family would rebel with King Qi.
When Xin guarded Nanjing, he undoubtedly dug a big hole for himself and then lay down in it.]
[However, it was too late to change the commander before the battle. After Mu Xin learned that the Mu family had followed King Qi in rebellion, his thoughts changed. He knew that Emperor Hong Xi would doubt him no matter whether he was loyal or not, so he made a decisive decision before King Qi rebelled.
At the beginning, the connection between Nanjing and Beijing was cut off.]
[Nowadays, Nanjing is a country that only listens to calls but not to propaganda.]
[Emperor Hongxi was so anxious that the situation was out of his control. He wanted to concentrate on controlling Nanjing, but the King of Han was dangling in front of him like a flea, disturbing him.
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[If we concentrate on dealing with the King of Han, Nanjing will not be protected. If we protect Nanjing, the King of Han may stab him in the back.]
[But at this time, it was too late for him to think too much. He had no time to hesitate. He had to make a choice immediately, otherwise not only would Nanjing be unsafe, but there might also be a fire in the backyard. 】
[Emperor Hongxi made up his mind and ordered Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji to go to Nanjing to stabilize people's hearts. At the same time, he ordered Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion and suppress the King of Han.]
[This is the best solution and the most stable strategy at the moment. However, life is always full of surprises. 】
[After Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng led his troops into Shandong and fought consecutive battles, he became arrogant. Arrogance is a taboo for military strategists.]
[The King of Han could not wait any longer. He knew that if King Qi occupied Nanjing, he would be the weakest among the three factions in the world. How could he endure it with his character? 】
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! [Liu Sheng led his troops to attack Le'an and encountered a surprise attack by the King of Han. The rebel army was killed by arrows. The imperial army returned in defeat. After this battle, the imperial court was completely lost.
gained control over Shandong.]
[The emperor’s grandson, Zhu Zhanji, returned the same way before arriving in Nanjing.]
[Before he arrived, Nanjing had been lost.]
[One hundred and ninety thousand Qi division troops came to the city. Mu Xin and Wang Guitong saw King Qi's command, opened the Jinchuan Gate, and declared their allegiance to King Qi. Tens of thousands of Nanjing's elite troops surrendered without a fight.】
[When Nanjing was lost, Emperor Hongxi lost Shandong as well as the southern provinces.]
【The whole world is shocked!】
[If no one took King Qi’s rebellion to heart before, because the name was too unfamiliar, if nothing else happens, there will be only a few records about you in the future Ming history, for example: "Qi
Wang, Taji Gaojie, was born on December 24, the 24th year of Hongwu. He was the fourth son of Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty. His biological mother was Queen Renxiaowen, the Xu family. In the 12th year of Yongle, he was convicted of many illegal activities and demoted to a concubine.
He moved to Yunnan. In the 22nd year of Yongle, he attempted rebellion but failed. After being captured, he was taken back to the capital and fell into the water and drowned..."]
[Even when you captured five provinces, they just thought you had some abilities. The little grasshopper could still jump around. But in their hearts, you might not be as big of a threat as the King of Han.]
【However, things are different now. You captured Nanjing.】
[Half of the Ming Dynasty is in your hands, just like Zhu Di, the King of Yan back then, even better!]
[The king of Yan was in Jingnan for more than two years. Although he won many battles, he was unable to consolidate and expand his victory due to lack of troops. He often gave up newly acquired lands. Until he raided south to capture Nanjing, he could only occupy Peiping, Baoding,
Three counties of Yongping.】
[As for you, you have actually controlled five provinces and one capital. After capturing Nanjing, you have more than 200,000 troops. People continue to surrender their allegiance, and your power is growing. As a rebel, you should be worried about the food and grass the most.
The problem has been solved at this time. After Nanjing is captured, it is only a matter of time before the remaining southern provinces that have been annexed are captured.】
[Those who should really worry about the shortage of food and grass should be Emperor Hongxi and the King of Han.]
Zhu Di couldn't help but admired: "He is worthy of being the crown prince appointed by me. As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dog son, and the mouse's son can dig holes, and even the ability to rebel has been passed down... Wait a moment, something seems to be wrong."
He chuckled and shook his head. Although Lao Si seemed to be rebellious and his character was unusually cold and callous, as the person who knew his son best in the world, he knew very well that the child was not rebellious at all.
thoughts.
In other words, for the fourth child, ascending to the throne is not a pleasure, but a responsibility.
The man sitting on the throne is responsible for the national destiny of the entire empire. He is the helmsman of the empire. To lead this giant ship to the sea where the sun never sets, the fate of everyone is entrusted to his hands alone. He must
Always stay rational, sober and wise.
Getting him to rebel would be more difficult than climbing to heaven.
But in the simulation of Zhu Gaojie, a commoner, it was entirely done by the royal family themselves, and King Qi forced him to rebel.
It is also a skill to force such a lazy and desireless prince to rebel.
[After Nanjing was captured, everyone in the world was frightened.]
[Only then did they realize that Zhu Silang, a common man who had been working in Yunnan anonymously for more than ten years and was willing to work in the fields, actually had the ability to swallow the wind and rain in the world with his heart and breath!]
[You use Nanjing as the base of Qi Division, expand your wings to the five provinces south of the Yangtze River, and look to the north with eager eyes. You live next to the Yangtze River, where you can attack and defend. When you advance, you can rush to the Central Plains to compete. When you retreat, you can use the Yangtze River as a natural barrier. Two of your subordinates
With an army of more than 100,000, and two generals, the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Sheng, and the British Duke, Zhang Fu, as his right-hand men, they have already stood at the top of the empire, unfailing in the face of the wind.]
[You are the emperor of this empire. Although you have not yet been crowned and ascended the throne, you have already begun to clean up the traitors who have humiliated you, kill the enemies who resisted you, wash the country with blood with swords and spears, and pave yourself with corpses.
A bright red long staircase to reach the gods!]
[With your blood, all ministers will apologize!]
[Your army has not even completely begun to regain the south, and all the prefectures in southern Zhili have surrendered. Following closely behind, Jiangxi and Zhejiang also began to respond, calling on the people to praise the great name of King Qi.
They emptied their wealth and raised money from Qi Division, and the officials also surrendered one after another, and took over Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces without a fight.]
[The last two brothers from Guangdong and Fujian also know that they are now isolated and helpless. It is sheer nonsense to expect the imperial court to rescue them. Anyway, King Qi is also a member of the Zhu family. Didn’t this eldest brother already say it?
When destiny comes, we can't go against it. It's all done when it comes.】
[So far, you have completely included the nine southern provinces and one capital into your own pocket. 】
[After Emperor Hongxi of Beijing heard that the south had been completely occupied, he fell into deep thought.]
[He had previously planned that the first thing he would do after he ascended the throne was to move the capital from Beijing back to Nanjing without stopping. But now it seems that moving is nothing, the entire south belongs to King Qi. 】
[This is too outrageous. Emperor Hong Xi recalled the memories of his fourth brother in his mind, and he really couldn’t think of any highlights. 】
[In his impression, his fourth brother is an all-round genius, proficient in cooking, medicine, calligraphy, painting, poetry..., but that is limited to this. He is indeed a genius, but he is also a weak boy who cannot even lift a sword.
, let alone leading troops to fight.]
[His relationship with King Qi is not very good, nor is it bad. They are his twin brothers after all. But when the old man hates King Qi, the King of Han is hostile to King Qi, and even King Qi wants to be deposed as a commoner.
When he was in exile, he did not lend a helping hand.]
[In fact, he could have helped King Qi at that time. Even if he could not keep King Qi's title, he could still live a wealthy life in Yunnan without any worries. However, he hesitated again and again. If he helped King Qi, he might be killed instead.
The late emperor also wrote it down and simply ignored it.]
[Although he is kind-hearted, he has come all the way from Jingnan and has been baptized by party struggles and political struggles. How can he be a truly good person? When faced with major issues of right and wrong, he knows how to choose.]
[Looking back now, if he had extended a helping hand at that time, would King Qi still rebel today? 】
[Emperor Hong Xi didn’t know that maybe his hesitation back then was the worst choice he made. He should be ruthless and eradicate it!]
[Even if you have to bear the infamy of killing your blood relatives, or fight against the British, it is always better than the world falling into war.]
[Emperor Hongxi did not think too much. He made up his mind. Protecting only half of the country was the most important thing. He set his sights on the King of Han in Shandong. ]
[If the King of Han had not been jumping around under his nose, which prevented him from concentrating on dealing with King Qi, King Qi would not have annexed the south so easily.]
【What a bastard!】
[It’s okay if King Qi rebels. How come you, King of Han, also rebelled? Don’t you have any idea of your strength? 】
[I can’t defeat King Qi, so I can’t deal with you, the King of Han? 】
[Emperor Hongxi ordered Prince Zhu Zhanji to lead 100,000 troops to Shandong to quell the rebellion. Send troops immediately! 】
[He now needs to deal with the bastard King Han who likes to jump around to death, so as not to mess up his thoughts, and at the same time...]
[The imperial court also needs a great victory to soothe the morale of their people who have plummeted.]
[And the King of Han undoubtedly hit the edge of the sword himself. 】