"We are far from ready. We have not even thought clearly about which step we should take or where we should go in the end." Wang Xian revealed his heart to his generals for the first time: "There is only one thing I know very well.
That is to say, we cannot easily lose morality at the moment. Without morality, there will be no human hearts, and it will not be far from destruction."
"We listen to the Lord..." The generals lowered their heads and sighed.
"Since you have put your property and life in my hands," Wang Xian looked at the dejected generals and said in a deep voice, "I will definitely take responsibility for everyone to the end and find the most suitable way out for everyone!"
After hearing Wang Xian's words, the generals' expressions perked up, and then they all knelt down on one knee and said in unison: "We will follow you to death, even if we are broken into pieces!"
"I will live and die together with you, and share weal and woe." Wang Xian nodded and said in a deep voice.
When the generals left the eldest princess's mansion, all of them looked solemn. As Wang Xian said, it is easy to rebel, just find a flagpole and hang a piece of cloth. But it is very difficult to have a good ending.
All difficulties are definitely not something that Qiu Ba like them can figure out.
I simply don’t think about anything anymore and just follow the prince to the dark... This is what almost all the generals are thinking at this moment. Except for Liu Sheng and Wu Wei.
"Xiao Wu," Liu Sheng grabbed Wu Wei and frowned: "How come I listen to your father-in-law and don't necessarily have to rebel after seeking justice?"
"Young Master, I probably haven't made up my mind yet." Wu Wei sighed and said, "We are indeed not ready yet, and the hope of success is still a little small at the moment..."
"How can others wait for you to be fully prepared for such a thing as rebellion?" Liu Sheng said disapprovingly: "Back when the late emperor was in peace, he only had a few thousand soldiers and horses in hand when he raised the army, and the territory was only the territory of Beiping.
Facing the imperial court's two million troops, do you think his hopes were greater then, or ours now?"
"You can't always blame Jingnan." Wu Wei said with a bitter smile: "In the past few years, we have studied the Jingnan battle countless times. Don't be angry at the final conclusion..."
"Tell me, I'm not angry." Liu Sheng said in a muffled voice.
"We believe that Emperor Jianwen and his ministers were too stupid to lose the inevitable victory, and the late emperor's own factors are not very important." Wu Wei carefully weighed his words: "So there may not be much successful experience in Jingnan.
Value that can be referenced.”
Liu Sheng was not happy when he heard this. He blew his beard and glared: "What are you talking about? We didn't build the country together with our swords and guns, but Zhu Yunwen gave it away?"
"You can't say that..." Wu Weixin said, isn't that the case? She had to reassure him: "It was just that the late emperor's luck was too strong at that time, and there were many accidental factors that could not be replicated in his success. It cannot be because the late emperor succeeded.
, I thought that my father-in-law would also be able to succeed."
"Hey..." Liu Sheng was excited, but he also had to admit that what Wu Wei said made sense. He knew best how the late emperor withstood the Jingnan Campaign. In those few years, he was really walking on thin ice, and his life hung by a thread.
, failure in any battle will lead to the complete annihilation of the entire army and complete destruction.
Even Liu Sheng had to admit that if that idiot Li Jinglong hadn't been the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, and if that idiot Zhu Yunwen hadn't ordered his troops to "do no harm to the emperor's uncle," if there hadn't been that sudden attack at Baigou River,
The strong wind...the late emperor really couldn't have the last laugh.
But even though he admitted that the Battle of Jingnan did have a lot of luck, Liu Sheng did not waver at all: "If the late emperor had not made up his mind and remained determined, the country would not have automatically come to his head!"
"Yes..." Wu Wei nodded, looked back at the eldest princess's mansion in the night, sighed and said, "This is what makes the late emperor different from my lord."
"You can't say that..." Liu Sheng said depressedly: "In fact, the late emperor never revealed his true thoughts until the Jingnan was successful." He smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, they are all the same...".
Late at night, Wang Xian couldn't sleep for a long time. Baoyin woke up in the middle of the night and saw that he was still looking at the tent ceiling with his eyes open. She held his head in her arms with regret and gently massaged his temples.
Wang Xian's body relaxed and he sighed for a long time.
Baoyin felt that the arm leaning against Wang Xian's cheek was a little cold. She lowered her head and saw that he was actually shedding two lines of tears. The tears were particularly dazzling in the dark night, which made Baoyin extremely heartbroken.
"I remembered some past events," Wang Xian wiped away his tears apologetically and explained, "I shed tears without realizing it."
Baoyin knew that Wang Xian and Zhu Gaochi were as much in love as father and son, and they must have been in extreme pain to reach this point. She said softly: "Do you blame me?"
Wang Xian shook his head slightly and said softly: "I know you are trying to dispel my fantasy completely..."
"What about you now?" Baoyin asked softly.
"There is no fantasy anymore..." Wang Xian said seductively: "I know that I have been running away from the arrival of this day. Even if you don't do this today, I will wake up sooner or later. But by then, I may have to
A heavy price has been paid..."
"As long as you don't think my wife is involved in politics." Baoyin felt relieved and chuckled, "Don't think I'm vicious."
"You are more mature than me." Wang Xian shook his head, feeling Baoyin's satin-smooth skin, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Actually, in essence, I am still the gangster on the streets of Fuyang more than ten years ago, full of loyalty.
, clear distinction between grievances and grievances, with the courage of an ordinary man, but without the conspiracy of a temple."
After opening the conversation, he began to talk to himself: "No one has ever trusted me without reservation like him, and no one has ever protected me like him at all costs. Yes, my father has never done that either.
…”
Baoyin listened quietly to Wang Xian's talk. She vaguely knew that when Wang Xian was a boy, his father was imprisoned. He grew up with contempt and ridicule. No one took him seriously, not even himself.
Take yourself seriously.
"So, I feel that I should do everything I can to repay him, and I will go to hell for him even if my body is shattered to pieces." Wang Xian murmured as he thought of his stupid actions in the past, "
I did the same thing. I fought with my life for him, the King of Han, and the powerful Ji Gang, and finally killed Ji Gang, completely offending the King of Han, and becoming a thorn in Emperor Yongle's side."
Baoyin nodded lightly. What Wang Xian said was absolutely correct. Zhu Gaochi, who was still the prince at that time, was in a precarious situation and was about to be killed by the King of Han and Ji Gang. If it were anyone else, he would have hid as far as possible, but Wang Xian did not hesitate.
Standing next to Zhu Gaochi, shielding him from the wind and rain, and using eggs to hit stones. With Wang Xian's intelligence, how could he not know that he would eventually fall into the predicament of death without a burial place?
But he never backed down, let alone thought of a way out for himself. He was indeed quite stupid.
"That's what happened in Shandong, the defeat of Hulu Valley, my entire army was wiped out, and all the brothers died without a burial place to save me." Tears welled up in Wang Xian's eyes again: "When I
When I crawled out of hell and took revenge on Zhu Gaoxu and the emperor, everyone thought I had woken up, and I thought so myself, but in fact I hadn’t at all!”
"I only pointed the finger at Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu, but I never thought that it was him who put me and a group of brothers in such a situation." Wang Xian clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth as he said, "I
He even thought stupidly that he must be put on the throne! My mentor and friend even tried to persuade me to death, but they never made me change my mind!"
"Because I still fantasize wildly that he is different. He is the benevolent king who can bring peace to the people of the world, and can also tolerate me and my brothers." Wang Xian's tears ran down his cheeks.
It trickled down again, but this time his tone had become extremely cold: "But I was wrong, so wrong! In fact, there is no difference between him and his father! As long as anyone threatens their throne, they must
Enemies to be eliminated!”
"Yes, I looked through the history books of the Han family and found that emperors in all dynasties were like this, without exception..." Baoyin said softly.
"I thought he could be an exception, but I was wrong, very wrong..." Wang Xian closed his eyes in pain. When he opened them, there was no hesitation and confusion in those eyes anymore, replaced by determination and determination.
firm.
"Over the years, I may have been sorry to everyone in the world, but I have never been sorry to him!" Wang Xian said coldly: "Since he wants to sever all ties, I will no longer be polite to him! If you want me to die, I have to die.
One set won’t work for me!”
Baoyin showed a happy smile and held him tightly in her arms. Wang Xian's cold eyes passed through the tent roof, through the roof of the hall, and straight into the dim morning light...
The next day, the generals, who had been sleepless all night, were surprised to find that the familiar Duke of Zhenguo was back! The confusion and pain of the previous days were no longer visible, and confidence and determination returned to his face.
Wang Xian's mood had such a great impact on the generals. The next moment, everyone was excited. Damn their worries, damn their worries. With the Lord leading them, what kind of difficulties would they face?
If you can't get through, what kind of enemy can't be defeated?!
"It seems that a man can't live without a woman..." Liu Sheng was very relieved, stroking his beard and laughing loudly: "Mrs. Baoyin has made a great contribution!"
"You old and disrespectful thing!" Wang Xian scolded Liu Sheng in a fit of laughter and tears: "How dare you tease me!" He said he was going to have someone pull Liu Sheng down and hit him with a military stick, but Liu Sheng pretended to beg for mercy, and everyone
The general laughed, and the long-lost cheerful atmosphere finally returned to the army.
While he was smiling, the guards outside came to report that an imperial envoy from the imperial court had come to announce the decree.
"Oh?" The laughter in the hall suddenly stopped. Wang Xian frowned slightly and said loudly: "Please!"
The generals quickly divided into groups and lined up, watching the envoys coming in from outside.