Although several people present were already mentally prepared, they were still surprised after hearing Yunxi's words. Chang Sen even blurted out: "What! Zhu Di rebelled!" This was Chang Sen's first time to participate.
Meetings of this level were previously attended by Chang Sheng of the Chang family, but because Chang Sheng was not in the capital now, Yunxi asked Chang Sen to attend.
Yunxi immediately looked at Chang Sen angrily, and corrected him: "It's not that King Yan rebelled, but it is possible that he rebelled. In addition, Chang Sen, if you call the clan by its name, it is a crime of disrespect!"
Of course Chang Sen knew that he couldn't call Zhu Di by his first name. He was just used to calling him at home, and he was too surprised just now, so he just said it. After hearing Yunxi's reprimand, he immediately apologized. Yunxi didn't do it either.
Just say a few words to hold him accountable.
At this time, Zhang Wen said: "Your Majesty, where did your Majesty get this news? Is it confirmed?"
Yunxi said: "It was inferred based on other things. There is no direct evidence, so I can't be sure, but there is a 50% chance that King Yan has rebelled." As for the other half, of course the letter was dropped.
Geng Bingwen asked: "How does your Majesty plan to deal with it?" Faced with such uncertainty, they did not dare to say anything casually.
Yunxi was also making a difficult decision at this time. If Zhu Di had not rebelled and declared that he had rebelled, Zhu Di would probably rebel even if he didn't want to.
But if Zhu Di really rebels and he is not prepared, then things will not be good. Zhu Di has been in Peiping for a long time. It is hard to say whether other guards under Zhu Di's jurisdiction will follow in the rebellion, but Zhu Di, the three guards of King Yan, can definitely instigate the move.
Now Shandong Chengni is rebelling. Once Baobei and Shandong are connected, it will be even more difficult to control.
Yunxi thought for a while and said, "What do you think?" He did not dare to make a decision casually.
The scene fell into silence. After a while, Xue Ning said: "Your Majesty, can you follow the example of Henkel's patrol in Yunmeng?"
Yunxi's eyes immediately lit up: Yes, we can follow the example of Han Emperor Gaozu's patrol in Yunmeng to capture the King of Chu Han Xin. Although this matter is not exactly the same as the situation when Liu Bang faced the King of Chu Han Xin, it still has the same purpose.
Yunxi said: "Then I will personally conquer Cheng Ni in the name of conquering it myself, and I will conquer it personally!"
"We will not announce that King Yan has rebelled, but we will recruit another hundred thousand soldiers from the Zhili garrison to accompany me on the expedition."
Since it is a personal expedition by the emperor, it will not be surprising to increase the number of troops to ensure victory. There are 250,000 horses, tens of thousands of horses in Henan, the troops of Denglai Second Mansion, and Liaoxi if Zhu Di really rebels.
The soldiers in Baobei and other places can fight, which is almost enough.
But there is one question that no one present dares to say, although everyone understands it, that is, what if other vassal kings also follow Zhu Di in rebellion? Especially the King Ning, King Liao and others who have heavy troops. Although it has been found out now
It's hard to say whether Zhu Shu was coerced or not rebelling on his own initiative, and it would be of no benefit to other feudal kings to rebel.
Yunxi also understood their concerns, and said after careful consideration: "Immediately send a message to the world. The deposed king of Qi did not rebel, but was coerced by the men and horses of the three guards of King Qi. There is no prince to rebel."
"Immediately inform Cao Zhen about the possible rebellion of King Yan, so that Cao Zhen can prepare, but absolutely not let other people know."
"You go down and make plans to recruit soldiers from those guard posts for the war. Go down first. Don't tell anyone about this."
Several people agreed and then bowed and left.
But after they retreated, Yunxi did not go to rest. Instead, he asked Wang Xi to bring him pen and ink and silk. He wrote a paragraph on the silk, stuffed it into a wooden box, sealed it, and handed it to Wang Xi. Said: "Immediately six hundred miles hasten to deliver the secret decree to Cao Xing, the commander of Henan City."
King Zhou Zhu was Zhu Di's half-brother, and the location of Kaifeng Mansion was too important, so Yunxi did not dare to take the risk. His order to Cao Xing told Cao Xing that if there was any unusual movement among Zhu Xi or Zhu Xi's sons, , you can detain them and take over the three guards of King Zhou. King Zhou has never liked fighting, and his prestige among the three guards is limited. Cao Xing, who has a certain prestige as a hero and veteran, should be able to take over the three guards of King Zhou smoothly.
Although Yunxi was also worried about whether Cao Xing would rebel, four of Cao Xing's five sons were in the capital. Yunxi felt that he had not done anything sorry for Cao Xing, so he felt relieved. Yunxi had noticed that Xie Cheng was now No more children.
Wang Xi took the sealed box and immediately left the palace to deliver the imperial edict.
Yunxi thought for a while and felt that everything that should be done tonight had been done, and other things could not be done tonight.
But he didn't want to go to sleep, so Huang Lu lit a candle again and looked at the map.
After a while Wang Xi came back and immediately persuaded Yunxi to sleep. Yunxi couldn't stand his persuasion and went to bed. But he was not sleepy at all and lay in bed until dawn.
In Beiping City, Dao Yan was still talking: "... In this way, the letter from His Highness to His Highness the Prince of Gaoyang County was replaced by another letter by the poor monk. The content of the letter is..."
"This letter will probably arrive in the capital today or tomorrow. Perhaps Prince Gaoyang has seen this letter now. Furthermore, Prince Gaoyang is also His Highness's biological son. His Highness also knows Prince Gaoyang very well. His Highness can probably guess Gaoyang. What will His Royal Highness do?"
Zhu Di had a gloomy face. Of course he knew what Zhu Gaoxu would do. Is Zhu Gaoxu a person who would sacrifice for others? Even if this person was his father, he would not. Although Zhu Gaoxu would also suspect that this letter was It was not Zhu Di's original intention to switch the letter, but Zhu Di would never think that Zhu Gaoxu would treat it as if there was no such letter.
Similarly, in Zhu Di's view, Yunxi was not a person who would act rashly, but now that Shandong Chengni was rebelling, Zhu Di did not dare to bet that Yunxi would investigate carefully before talking. Yunxi was likely to prepare for the worst.
While Zhu Di was thinking, Dao Yan was not idle. After finishing the previous paragraph, he waited for a while and then said: "Even if His Majesty does not immediately announce His Highness's rebellion, and even if Your Highness is waiting to be killed, His Majesty will most likely kill His Highness first." Under house arrest, we will investigate whether His Highness has any rebellious intentions until Cheng Ni is pacified."
"After the rebellion was quelled, the captured people and those who finally rebelled against the imperial court will all tell His Majesty that you have helped them. So in the end, Your Majesty probably thought that Your Highness wanted to rebel at one time but did not rebel in the end for some reason. ."
"The most likely way His Majesty will deal with Your Highness is to let the Crown Prince or Prince Gaoyang succeed you as King Yan in the name of Your Highness's poor health, and then put Your Highness under house arrest in the capital."
"Does Your Highness think there is anything inappropriate in the poor monk's inference?"
Zhu Di pursed his lips and said nothing. There was no problem with Dao Yan's inference, and Yunxi's most likely approach was the one deduced by Dao Yan.
Dao Yan continued: "Your Highness, you will definitely not want to be under house arrest by His Majesty for the rest of your life. His Majesty Taizu lived to be seventy-one years old, and His Highness is forty years old this year. How could His Highness be willing to spend the remaining thirty years under house arrest?
You can’t even see the place enclosed by the high wall outside!”
Zhu Di really didn't want to spend a day in such a place. If the rest of his life was like this, he would rather die.
"Besides, even if His Highness rebels, if His Highness does not die in the battle, even if His Highness is defeated, the final outcome will probably be under house arrest, which is probably the same as the result of sitting idle and waiting to die now."
"So, Your Highness, the best thing you can do now is to rebel."
"Besides, His Highness has been in Peiping for a long time. Not only is he famous, but he is also very good at handling the troops of the Three Guards. The troops and horses of the Three Guards will also obey His Majesty's orders. In addition, the various yamen in Peiping are not at all prepared for Your Highness. Your Highness wants to
It’s not difficult to go to Qingjun’s side.”
"Now that Shandong Chengni is still rebelling, His Highness Qing Jun will occupy Hebei and connect with Shandong. It is not impossible to succeed. If we can win over other vassal kings, then we will have a better chance of winning."
Dao Yan's words were not very clear, but he had already mentioned the key points. He was also the most likely to deduce what Zhu Di, Yun Xi, and Zhu Gaoxu would do. As for the rest, he was not clear about it.
Zhu Di himself can also add it.
Zhu Di had calmed down at this time. He said to Dao Yan: "Your analysis is correct. The best way now is to rebel. You are forcing me to rebel!"
Dao Yan looked at Zhu Di with relief: Zhu Di finally admitted that what he said was correct.
Zhu Di continued: "But it is not appropriate to raise the banner of Qingjun now. Even the three guards of King Yan may not all follow Gu. If you want to completely fear that your three guards will obey, you will need to spend time persuading or dealing with them, but
We don’t have that time now.”
"Secondly, it is not so easy to capture the various prefectures and cities from the south to the north of Hebei. It always takes a long time. It is estimated that before they have connected with Xie Cheng in Shandong, most of the imperial troops who went north to quell the rebellion have already taken advantage of the river.
It's sad that Gu and Xie Cheng can't be together, and the chance of winning is greatly reduced. Now that there are still famous generals in the court, Gu will probably not be able to defeat Cao Zhen and others."
"So now I don't raise my name as the Qing emperor, but go south in the name of suppressing the rebellion. As long as I control the people in the Beiping Dusi and the Chief Envoy, people in the local governments and guard posts may think that the imperial court has issued an order.
They don’t know yet, but this can at least open up one or two cities and increase their chances of winning.”
Dao Yan said: "What His Highness said is good, and it is safer to do it according to His Highness's wishes."
"Then the poor monk called the generals of the Peking Guards over? It should be done sooner rather than later."
Zhu Di said: "Go ahead." However, after Dao Yan stood up, Zhu Di asked again: "Dao Yan, why do you want to force Gu to rebel? Even if Gu's rebellion succeeds, the first thing he will do is probably kill you.
Why do you still force me to rebel when you can't enjoy any glory or wealth?"
Dao Yan paused for a moment, and then said: "You will know when His Highness is crowned in the capital, or before he fails."
