Yunxi's appointment of Zhu Xianyao as commander-in-chief once again aroused opposition from the civil servants. Although Yunxi defined the rebellion as a rebellion by his subordinates who hijacked Zhu Shu, the civil servants did not believe it. Even if they did not dare to publicly think that Yunxi was talking nonsense, they once again
The above is an exhortation.
Not only them, but also Yunxi's close ministers were worried.
In the morning of the next day, Yunxi took care of the papers normally. While Qi Tai handed the papers he had drafted to Yunxi, he said softly to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, the prince of Qi is the commander-in-chief of the army.
Isn’t it very appropriate?”
"No matter what, King Qi Fei is the father of Prince Qi's son. Can 7 really be so cruel as to go against his father?"
Qi Tai still doubted whether Zhu Xianyao could really fight Zhu Shu.
Yunxi could tell that although Qi Tai disapproved of enfeoffment in his heart, his suggestions were still different from those in the court who were against the idea.
So Yunxi also said softly: "How can I not know these things you said? But otherwise, it is not enough to express my trust in the clan."
"But I won't be unprepared."
Qi Tai just stopped talking. Since Yunxi had made up his mind, he didn't say much. Then Qi Tai raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, since the rebels in Shandong are not led by King Qi Fei, what should they be called?
This rebel?" Qitai had to find an excuse after standing in front of Yunxi for such a long time.
Yunxi pondered for a moment and said: "Since Xie Cheng rebelled, let's call them 'Cheng Ni'."
Yunxi learned about Xie Cheng's sudden rebellion in Shandong on September 16th, but two days before Yunxi knew about it, on September 14th, Zhu Di already knew about Xie Cheng's rebellion, and then today Zhu Di knew about Jinan
The city was surrounded by Xie Cheng's troops five days ago, and it is estimated that it has fallen.
Zhu Di took the report from Jinan City and said to Dao Yan on the side: "I never thought that Xie Cheng would rebel. To say that the seventh brother rebelled at first because he was instigated by people below with ill intentions and then passed out.
But Xie Cheng is completely different from him, and the court has never treated him badly."
Dao Yan was actually puzzled by Xie Cheng's rebellion, but it was not important to him. Dao Yan said: "Your Highness, the reason why Xie Cheng rebelled is not important. What is important is that now is a God-given opportunity!"
"Your Highness, Xie Cheng led the troops of the Shandong Guards to rebel. It is a near-death situation. But if Your Highness raises troops to calm the situation, then there is at least a 20% certainty."
Zhu Di was not surprised at all that Dao Yan encouraged him to rebel. It would be strange if Dao Yan didn't say so one day. Even when Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, Dao Yan encouraged him to prepare for rebellion.
But how could Zhu Di agree to rebel? Now he is living so freely. Although the actual seal of the country has not yet been confirmed, he still has the final say on this three-acre land in Beiping City. There is no need to risk everything for rebellion.
What's more, even a 20% probability of a successful rebellion is too low. A probability of more than 50% is still about the same. But to be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang's family was almost dead back then. He had no wife or children, and he was still unwilling to rebel until someone
He had no choice but to rebel after reporting him. With Zhu Di's current little life being so good, he would have to have an 80% or more chance of winning before he would make up his mind to rebel.
Zhu Di did not answer Dao Yan's words at all, but directly talked about other things.
Daoyan also knew that Zhu Di would not agree to the rebellion now, but although Daoyan did not continue to talk about this topic, his eyes flashed.
Henan Kaifeng, Zhou Wangfu. Kaifeng is closer to Shandong than Peiping, so Zhu Di was able to get the news earlier than Zhu Di knew. On September 17, he knew that Jinan City had fallen.
Zhu Rui was completely panicked now. He had no plans to rebel at all, and although he felt that the rebels would not do anything to him, he was also afraid that the herbs he had finally accumulated and planted in the herbal garden would be destroyed.
Zhu Ji immediately called Cao Xing, the commander of Henan City, to the Zhou Palace, and then asked: "General Cao, what should we do now? Should we send troops into Dongchang Mansion or Yanzhou Mansion to help them defend these two cities?" "
Cao Xing looked at Zhu Ji who had no master, and explained patiently: "Your Highness, I am the commander of Henan City, not the commander-in-chief responsible for countering rebellion. There is no order from the court now. If I lead troops into Shandong, the court may think that I am going to rebel. , but it will be bad.”
Zhu Xi then said: "What about the men and horses I sent to the three guards of King Zhou?"
Cao Xing continued to explain: "Your Highness, King Qi Fei is rebelling now, and Your Highness has sent three of his own guards to Shandong. So, what will Your Majesty think?"
Zhu Rui was just too panicked just now, so he came up with such bad ideas one after another. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that this was not feasible.
Then Zhu Xi asked: "General Cao, what should we do now?"
Cao Xing said: "Don't rashly interfere with the war situation in Shandong. First gather the guards in Beihenan to guard Kaifeng Mansion and other places to ensure that the rebels in Shandong will not enter Henan."
"As for what happens next, His Majesty should have a decree by then. Just listen to His Majesty's decree."
On the night of September 17, several people met again in that place in the south of the capital.
One of them said: "Why? Why didn't His Majesty follow the wishes of the civil servants and actually put down the rebellion in Shandong with the Crown Prince of Qi as the commander-in-chief?"
"Is His Majesty really not worried that these sealed princes will rebel and overthrow him?"
This relatively large-scale memorial offensive against enfeoffment was indispensable for the instigation of Jiangsu and Zhejiang people. However, their agitation was not conspicuous. This time many people were on their side, even those who were usually at odds with Jiangsu and Zhejiang officials. , there are a lot of people connecting in various places, and they are not conspicuous, so they can encourage without worries.
But the result was not satisfactory. Yunxi actually appointed Zhu Xianyao as the commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion army, which greatly exceeded their expectations.
But another person said: "I don't think your Majesty's purpose can be judged just by taking Zhu Xianyao as the commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion army. Now is the counter-rebellion season, and even if it is just a pretense, your Majesty will not do anything to these princes now. .It still depends on what His Majesty will do after quelling this rebellion."
"However, according to what we have learned in the past few days, His Majesty still seems to insist on enfeoffment. It seems that the pressure is still small. It would be better if the pressure could be increased."