Gu Cheng stopped Zhang Bao's imbecility, his eyes were focused, and he said to Xia Xun: "What do you mean?"
"What's the meaning?"
Xia Xun's expression became more calm, and he smiled and said: "The little princess went south with the Xie family and was trapped here. You also met by chance. How could I know before you did?"
Gu Cheng's expression changed, and Xia Xun said calmly: "As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle. His Highness King Yan's eyes and ears are all-pervasive. We have everything under our control, including all the movements of the imperial army and even the actions of Hebei Province. []
Geng Bing knows himself but does not know the enemy. Even if he has strong troops and strong horses, what chance does he have of winning?"
Gu Cheng's eyes flickered and he said suspiciously: "Impossible. The King of Yan hastily raised his troops and took risks with only 800 people. However, there was a flaw in one place and his body has been missing for a long time. How is it possible to insert ears everywhere and form a body?"
Like heaven and earth?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "It turns out that the general doesn't believe that King Yan has had any objections, so do you also understand that the court is imposing an 'unfounded' crime on King Yan?"
Gu Cheng snorted and refused to answer.
Xia Xun nodded and said: "Yes, King Yan did have a hasty attack, but he was able to capture the nine cities of Beiping with only 800 people, and conquered Jizhou, Zunhua, Miyun, Juyongguan, and so on with thousands of hurriedly recruited troops.
Eight thousand infantry defeated Song Zhong's 40,000 soldiers and horses, and captured Song Zhong alive. Could it be that the soldiers and horses commanded by King Yan were all heavenly soldiers and generals, and one could be worth a hundred? Of course not. Although King Yan was brave, he could not defeat Song Zhong with a small number.
The majority of the attacking troops, especially this small group of soldiers, are mostly surrendered soldiers who have just surrendered. You are the ones leading the troops, so you should know how difficult it is.
The two defenders of Jizhou, Ma Yi, fought to the death and Mao Sui surrendered. The defenders of Zunhua and Miyun even surrendered without a fight. Wang Zhen, the defender of Juyong Pass, only pretended to resist for a while and then retreated to Huai Lai. Song Zhong led an army of 40,000 men.
They fought against the King of Yan with eight thousand soldiers, but his own troops turned against him in front of the formation. He hurriedly fled back to the city and hid in the latrine to escape. Could it be that the two generals still didn't come out? Does King Yan really want people's wishes? King Yan has this
Support us, what’s the difficulty if we want to control your every move?”
Zhang Bao said unconvinced: "This is because the King of Yan often guards the border and has commanded troops for a long time. He has led all the soldiers and generals in the Sufu people of the Northern Army!"
Xia Xun nodded and emphasized: "Yes, they were brought by the King of Yan. They were brought by the King of Yan on behalf of the court. Only in wartime were they under the control of the King of Yan. In peacetime, they were dispatched by the court and received the royal salary. Isn't that right?
Because the court was unfair, they turned their hearts towards the King of Yan? Is it because the border guards were timid and fearful of death when they defeated the weak in numbers? The border guards never retreated when faced with the powerful enemies of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Why did the King of Yan
A mere eight hundred people raised their troops to quell the situation, but when faced with the King of Yan, they fled without surrender and had no intention of fighting? Haven't the two generals thought about the reason?"
Geng Cheng smiled faintly and said: "Now the soldiers and horses commanded by Marquis Changxing are all from the south. They are not the soldiers that King Yan once led. Such a good thing will never happen again."
Xia Xun said solemnly: "The soldiers are divided into the north and the south, but the people's hearts are not divided between the north and the south. What's more, the soldiers are naturally soldiers from the south. What about the generals? They are the soul of an army. If the general's heart is towards the King of Yan, who among the soldiers under his command will have any objection?
?The two generals thought that the generals of the Southern Army were monolithic and were devoted to the imperial court? Haha, Yang could calmly take away the crown prince of Yan and the two princes in the city of Nanjing, at the feet of the emperor, even if the imperial court laid all the traps to find him.
Given even the slightest clue, do you think Yang alone can do it?"
Xu Ming'er has been listening by the side, her big and smart eyes sometimes glancing at Xia Xun who was talking about something, and sometimes Gu Cheng and Zhang Bao's expressions changing, and she thought to herself: "This guy started to lie again!"
The expressions of Gu Cheng and Zhang Bao suddenly changed, and Zhang Bao said suspiciously: "The imperial court, and your accomplices?"
Gu Chengze was more concerned about the generals of the Northern Expedition and asked: "Has someone in the army secretly defected to King Yan?"
Xia Xun smiled and said nothing. Gu Cheng thought for a moment and said with a pale face: "Could it be Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin!"
This time, the imperial court dispatched an army of 300,000 men, led by three marquises. The leader of the army was Geng Bing, Marquis of Changxing, with 130,000 troops. The leader of the right army was Anlu Hou Wu Jie, with 80,000 troops. The leader of the left army was Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin.
, with 90,000 troops. If Wu Gao really rebelled and attacked the heart of the army from the left wing, and if King Yan broke in from the front, Geng Bingzhong's original foolproof defensive arrangement would be shattered and he would be vulnerable to a single blow.
When Gu Cheng asked this question, Zhang Bao's expression also changed. Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, was the father-in-law of King Zhu Bai of Xiang. His biological daughter was Princess Xiang. Her daughter and son-in-law had closed the palace. If the old man really went to King Yan, it would be a big mistake.
It's possible that for a while, the two of them lost sight of each other.
Xia Xun didn't know who Princess Xiang's father was, so she had no intention of pointing the finger at Wu Gao. What she said just now was just to raise suspicions. Unexpectedly, the two of them were in agreement. Xia Xun neither admitted nor denied.
He just said: "Don't be suspicious. This time the imperial court rebelled against the army. There were many people who complained about King Yan, and there were more than one person who wanted to surrender to King Yan. Not only because they were unfair to King Yan, but more importantly, they had to
More long-term than the two generals..."
Gu Cheng couldn't help but ask: "What's the long term?"
Xu Ming'er secretly sighed: "These two stupid guys, if you kill them with a straight knife, nothing will happen. You insist on asking questions like this. Ask, ask, you must be like me.
He cheated and sold it, and she happily helped him count the money."
Xia Xun looked stern and spoke sternly: "The feudal feudal system is the legacy of Taizu and the ancestral precepts! Does the emperor's cutting of the vassal clan violate the ancestral order? Yes! He is the emperor, and he can change it if he wants to.
, it’s enough to reduce military power, why kill them all? What is a vassal? A vassal divides its land, governs its people, and leads its own troops. This is a vassal!
Cut off his fiefdom and collect his vassal soldiers, then the vassal king is just a king, not a vassal king. He will imprison, kill, and exile. Why is this? "Don't let me bear the name of killing my uncle."
Aren’t you all well aware of the Emperor’s dictation, ‘As long as the Fourth Uncle dies, King Yan will not live’?”
"Two generals, the world and the country are first of all the world and the country of the ancestors. It is the world and the country of the Zhu Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, not the current emperor. The kings are the descendants of Taizu, the blood of the late emperor, and they are born to be royal relatives.
Enjoying the royal salary and salary, instead of being a commoner, Fang, Huang, Qitai and others alienated the royal relatives and persecuted the clan. King Yan wanted to "clear the emperor's side". Isn't it the right thing to do?
In the Song Dynasty, when the military was suppressed and promoted, people often directly towered over the warriors and gave them instructions. Battles that should not be fought were often fought, and battles that should be won were often lost. As a result, the heroes were stained with blood on the battlefield, and their ambitions were difficult to achieve.
Extension. The territory of our Ming Dynasty is only twice as large as that of the Song Dynasty. The emperor is still worried about his close relatives. He is still worried about reducing their military power and withdrawing their vassal states. He insists on putting them to death. Let me ask, after all the kings have been reduced
, will he sit in Nanjing with peace of mind, and let the generals with foreign surnames lead heavy troops to guard the border, thousands of miles away?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Suppressing force and controlling force will inevitably be even worse than the Song Dynasty. At that time, how will you generals deal with themselves? If King Yan is defeated and all the kings are defeated, the emperor’s scholarly court will be It’s not limited to just one Jinling city, the people in charge are all human beings, and the military in every military town must also be controlled by human beings!”
Xia Xun raised his voice and said with a sharp look: "The Meng Yuan Dynasty in Mobei still has very powerful armed forces, and King Timur's army in the Western Regions is eyeing them. When the time comes, under the random command of a group of rogues, our Ming army can still Restore the glory of Taizu's time? If the barbarians are allowed to return to Yuan, wouldn't what you are doing today help the tyrants? You want us Han people to be reduced to the fourth class of people again, working as cattle and horses for the barbarians, as slaves and maids, Become an eternal sinner?"
Gu Cheng's voice softened, and he said in earnest: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty commands the world. King Yan's land is only a small corner, and his soldiers are only tens of thousands. What can... be accomplished?"
Xia Xun asked: "How does King Yan compare now to when Emperor Taizu raised his army?"
Zhang Baodao: "That's different. At that time, the people of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties had lost their hearts, the world was in chaos, and heroes emerged together. But now the world is unified and the four seas are unified!"
Xia Xun immediately said: "You are wrong! What dominates the world now is just a facade! It is the facade left by Emperor Taizu! The emperor cut down the vassals, not only cut down the soldiers, but also cut down the people, and cut off the four great powers. Even if the kings refused to join, From the time when King Yan came to Jingnan, do you think they would side with the emperor?
The emperor took charge of the government, and in just a few months, he promoted two teachers to the position of prime minister without a seal of approval. These men, who had been working as junior officials for ten years, had devoted themselves to their duties and worked conscientiously, hoping to one day become important ministers of the dynasty. Are all the officials convinced?
Two teachers commanded hundreds of officials and assisted the emperor; their eyes, ears, and close friends were all rotten people who only knew how to do it. Will the princes, nobles, generals and powerful men be willing to accept this?"
Xia Xun's burning eyes swept across the faces of Gu Cheng and Zhang Bao coldly, and said in a deep voice: "The unity of the world has been shattered from the inside by the current emperor! The return of the four seas has been destroyed by the current emperor. The monarch and his ministers have become deviant from their moral principles!"
Zhang Bao glanced at Gu Cheng, and the blade that was pointed steadily at Xia Xun's throat slowly dropped.
In fact, from the moment the King of Yan set up an army, the imperial troops turned to the King of Yan in an organized manner and surrendered without a fight. This shows how the various methods of suppressing military force since the founding of the pro-government have lost the morale of the military. The King of Yan was the leader. However, this is not the absolute reason for them to turn to the King of Yan. Their promotion, salary, non-war management and command are all from the imperial court, not the King of Yan. They turn to the King of Yan, who is still absolutely weak. Isn't it the imperial court? My own problem?
Regarding the situation of Fang Huang and his like guiding the imperial court and the bloody methods used to eliminate the vassal kings, the military generals of the imperial court had long been dissatisfied, especially Xu Zengshou and the generals around him. Xia Xun's words spoke directly to his heart. Their hearts are gone.
Xia Xun was almost done, so he added the last weight to their already wavering stance: "That's what Yang said. If the two generals feel that Yang is wrong, they can take action now. Yang I came here to persuade the little princess to return to Nanjing, but now that the two generals are here, Yang is relieved and will die without regrets!"
As soon as Xia Xun said "you can do it", Xu Ming'er stepped in front of him. Hearing Xia Xun's words, Zhang Bao was very puzzled and couldn't help asking again: "Why not Princess Bao?"
Peiping?"
Xia Xun said categorically: "Because, King Yan will definitely go to Nanjing!"
Gu Cheng's hand shook, and the blade pointed straight at Xia Xun slowly came down... To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to () to vote for recommendation, your support is mine