Come to Daming with military supplies

At that time, Ruan Gengwang was also very beautiful and defiant.With the emergence of mercenaries, this situation began to reverse, so that only half of his 10 people actually returned to Hanoi.

There were [-] troops when they sent out, and only [-] defeated soldiers were left when they returned. This made many people question Ruan Gengwang's ability.It just so happened that Prime Minister Ruan Xuancheng went to Beidai City to be in charge of negotiating with the Cochin Army, and his position became even more precarious.In desperation, he had no choice but to try his best to win the task of taking the lead, hoping to recover the previous defeat and become the pillar figure among the generals again.

Li Yuanlong also gave him a chance to reform himself, and used his position as prince to persuade everyone. Not only did he not take back his original right to lead 5000 troops, but he also allocated [-] troops, making up [-] for the vanguard. .

Compared with 3000 pairs of mercenaries and [-] people, the number is seven to one, and it is a home game. No one will see the possibility of failure.It's just that the sudden appearance of the mercenaries caught them by surprise.

But only after the initial panic, Ruan Gengwang walked out of the train in full armor, cupped his fists and said to Li Yuanlong, "His Royal Highness, the general is willing to lead troops out of the city overnight to prepare for tomorrow's battle."

"Okay." That's what Li Yuanlong waited for, "General Ruan has worked so hard, and I can go get a thousand iron shields for tomorrow's battle. The other generals should also do their own work according to the previous discussion. When the sky is bright, I will go up to the tower with the prince to have a look."

"Yes." All the generals answered in unison.Among them, Ruan Gengwang's face was even more flushed, and he was faintly excited.

The generals who came out of the palace only returned to the camp shortly after Ruan Gengwang's troops started to move, [-] soldiers came out from the east city, and began to line up two miles outside the city, making a huge momentum.This also attracted the attention of the mercenaries. The two company commanders in charge of the guards were armed with bayonets and the safety was on. If anything happened, they would fire their guns.

Fortunately, Ruan Gengwang's troops were only leaving the city, and had no intention of attacking immediately. Perhaps he also thought that Tianming was coming to act.This is an opportunity to perform well in front of the prince and all civil and military officials.If they rushed to the camp overnight, even if they won the victory, how many people would be able to see their majestic and heroic appearance?

Fortunately, Ruan Gengwang didn't send troops overnight, otherwise, since they are not good at night battles, their defeat would be even worse.Of course, General Ruan has no experience of this point yet. Everything will be done until dawn, and only after the results of the battle are known will he know what it means to strike a stone with an egg.

Next, even though the distance between the front troops of the two sides was less than three miles, and the barracks of the other side could be seen from a distance, they were all in peace.When the next day began to get dark, the smoke rose in the barracks, and the fire soldiers began to get busy, and a big battle was about to be presented on the land of Jiaozhi.

Chapter 5 and Four: Zhu Qizhen's Move

The Nanjing Imperial Palace, the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Liu De, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was left alone by Yingzong Zhu Qizhen after the early dynasty.

Compared with the previous period of time, Zhu Qizhen's face was much ruddy, and his mental state was much stronger, and even when he spoke to his courtiers, his tone was much more gentle. "Liu Aiqing, how is the matter with the Cochin Mission going?"

"Back to the emperor, I am preparing to report this matter to you. Just last night, after the wholehearted efforts of the officials in the Ministry of Rites, the Jiaozhi mission finally said that they are willing to express their surrender to my Nanming. If necessary, they can also Send troops to attack King Min's army. All you need is for the emperor to order Duke Zhongdan to disband the mercenary army."

When talking about these things, Liu De can be said to be eloquent and spitting.

The so-called Ministry of Rites was united as one. In fact, they did nothing at all. It was only because the Cochin War situation made the Cochin Mission unable to delay any longer, so they voluntarily backed down.But other people don't know all this, Liu De can naturally put all the achievements on his own head, and put gold on his face.

"Oh." Zhu Qizhen heard that Jiaozhi was not only willing to surrender, but also sent troops to help him deal with the rebel King Min's family, his eyes widened immediately, and then he shouted "Okay!", and raised his hand With both hands, he patted the dragon bank in front of him vigorously.

No wonder Zhu Qizhen was so excited.If we talk about a little intercourse in the past, it is not in his eyes.But since the failure of civil engineering, he has not experienced Anshun once, and he has almost walked over every hurdle step by step. He has been able to persist until now, and he feels a little physically and mentally exhausted.

After waiting for so long, he finally saw the hope, how could he not be excited?How can you not be excited?

Zhu Qizhen was really happy.King Min had the help of the Jiaozhi army to gain power until now, so why couldn't he get their help to defeat the opponent?Once the King of Min is defeated, Nanming will regain Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan.Not only that, but they also gained the friendship of intercourse. When the time comes, let them send troops to help him deal with Zhu Qiyu, the king of the Northern Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that it is not impossible to unify the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of finally seeing the hope of unifying Daming, Zhu Qizhen wanted to cry for a while.In the past two years, he seldom had any kind of restful sleep, and more often he had nightmares.Now that I can finally get away from it all, it doesn't feel good.

Liu De saw Zhu Qizhen's cheering and joyful appearance. On the surface, he was also smiling, as if he was happy for the emperor, but in his heart he was thinking about how to take the opportunity to deal with Yang Chendong.

Not to mention that he confronted Yang Chendong because of the matter of the prefect of Hangzhou before, but later the other party proposed to take the throne, and even the emperor Zhu Qizhen agreed intentionally at that time. Because of this, things were messed up.

From this point of view alone, the contradiction between the two parties is irreconcilable.

A while ago, I heard that the mercenaries had actually killed the Lang Son area, and when they reached the hinterland of Cochin, he was most worried about him.Liu De is really afraid that Yang Chen will be powerful in the east, so that he can find trouble for himself at any time.

Just when he was anxious and hesitant, and even Liu De himself was thinking about whether to send someone to contact Yang Chendong in private, and take the initiative to succumb to safety in the future, the Cochin Mission appeared at the right time, just forgiving the other party for two or three days , they were completely subdued, which also gave Liu De hope to solve the matter.

Seeing that Zhu Qizhen was so happy now, he rolled his eyes, cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Jiaozhi is willing to be a minister, and he is also willing to help the Emperor send troops to suppress the rebellion, but there is a prerequisite for all of this, that is, the need for a loyal and brave man." The mercenary army has been disbanded, but it has been said since ancient times that the general will be out and the military order will not be issued, will he agree?"

"Huh?" After Zhu Qizhen heard this, anger flashed in his eyes.He is the current emperor, his words are the imperial decree, if anyone wants to disobey it, he is resisting the imperial decree, and he will be punished by the nine clans. Does anyone dare to disobey the imperial decree?

Of course, this anger was only fleeting.Even Zhu Qizhen himself knew that his so-called emperor's authority was naturally a great existence in the eyes of other courtiers, but it might not really have any effect on Yang Chendong.Didn't he just ordered Mr. Zhongdan, who solved the Guangdong Rebellion, to disband the mercenaries and return to Kyoto to handle errands?But it's not the same that they didn't agree.

Let alone Jiaozhi, which is thousands of miles away, there are more conditions for not obeying the holy order.

Thinking that if Yang Chendong disrespects the imperial decree, once it gets out, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him as the emperor?I'm afraid that at that time, even if Jiaozhi is soft, he won't be looking for him, and the good situation will be lost in an instant, and he will feel dizzy for a while.

But no matter what you say, you are still the emperor. Even if Zhu Qizhen has no confidence in his heart, he can't show weakness in front of his courtiers, so he just said with an ambiguous attitude, "What Liu Aiqing said is very true. We are in a bloody battle on the Jiaozhi battlefield, and I don’t know what the situation is like there? If it’s because of the decree that some important event was delayed, wouldn’t it be my fault?”

It's not self-confidence at all, but now he is indeed so high-sounding as he said, or how can he be an emperor.There are two official characters, so you can really say anything.

Although he understood this in his heart, Liu De would never expose it. Unless he didn't want to live, he would absolutely not do this act of beating the emperor face to face.Not only that, but he also pretended to be very understanding and said, "Your Majesty Shengming, it is true that we cannot know the situation at Duke Zhongdan's place at the first time, and maybe he has some difficulties there too."

Seeing Liu De going on the road like this, Zhu Qizhen was of course very happy, nodded his head quickly and said: "Yes, yes, Liu Aiqing understands me. By the way, but I don't know if the Cochin Mission has other words? "

To ask so loudly, it is obvious that Zhu Qizhen wanted to find another way.After all, he couldn't guarantee that the decree would be able to explain Yang Chendong, but he wanted to find a way from the weak Cochin Mission.

"This" Liu De, who understood Zhu Qizhen's heart, looked embarrassed. "I'm afraid this won't work. If the loyal and courageous man doesn't withdraw his troops, it's not flawed to take care of ourselves, so how can we have the ability to help us do things?"

"That's right, that's what you said." Zhu Qizhen nodded when he heard the words, and then fell silent.

Liu De who was standing below was thinking about Zhu Qizhen's whims.That is to say, there is no 100% certainty that Yang Chendong will withdraw from Jiaozhi, and he still wants Jiaozhi to send troops to help him deal with the rebellious Min Dynasty.How is it possible to try to take advantage of all the good things in the world?

Not to mention that Liu De really has no way to persuade the Cochin Legion, even if he has, he will not contribute.I wish Yang Chendong was unlucky, he finally found an opportunity, how could he take the initiative to retreat?

The so-called attack when it is time to act, seeing Zhu Qizhen hesitating there, Liu De became ruthless, and finally decided to add fire, but by doing so, I am afraid that the hatred between him and Yang Chendong will never end again. Can't solve it.

But unless this is the case, he will bow his head to Yang Chendong. For Liu De, who is the Minister of Rites, bowing his head to a junior is really too embarrassing.That would be the same as killing him.

Having made up his mind to offend Yang Chendong to the end, Liu De spoke again after seeing Zhu Qizhen's silence, "Your Majesty, it's not that there is no way to persuade the loyal and courageous."

"Huh?" When he was still thinking about how to use the current excellent situation to gain the best advantage for himself, Zhu Qizhen suddenly became energetic when he heard Liu Dezhi's words, "Liu Aiqing, you said you have a way ? How can that be done?"

"Your Majesty, there is a way, but if you do this, it will inevitably arouse the displeasure in the heart of the loyal and courageous. But compared to solving the rebellion of King Min and restoring my Nanming Qingming, the gains and losses of one person are nothing Anyway, the emperor has to decide everything." He didn't directly say the solution, but Liu De still looked embarrassed, in order to try to get rid of himself as much as possible.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think about it that much, he just wanted to solve the problem, so he looked at Liu De with a urging face, "Liu Aiqing, if you have any ideas, just say it, whether it works or not, I will make my own decision .”

"Yes." After Liu De agreed immediately, he said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the relationship between Mr. Zhongdan and his fourth brother is very good. And this person is now in Jianning, Fujian. Mansion. If you can persuade this person, you must think of family affection, Zhongdangong will retreat if he does not retreat, but it is inevitable that he will feel resentment in this way."

Liu De didn't say much about the next words, he believed that Zhu Qizhen must have understood under his hint.To put it bluntly, it was just a matter of blackmailing Yang Chendong's fourth brother as a hostage.Although this kind of approach is not open and aboveboard, but compared to getting everything, it is worth it no matter how you look at it.

Zhu Qizhen did understand what Liu De meant, but he did not make a decision right away.Of course he knew that once he did this, it would be tantamount to offending Yang Chendong to death.

Yang Chendong was no one else, if it was his other courtiers, since there was such a method, Zhu Qizhen would not even hesitate, and immediately issued an order to arrest him.But now Yang Chendong is holding a heavy army after all, once he is really in a hurry and pushes him to the side of King Min, the loss outweighs the gain, isn't it just throwing a stone at his own foot?

The wicked have done it, and if they fail to achieve their previous goals, then they are really asking for boredom and suffering.

Chapter 5 and Five

"Is the relationship between this brave man and his fourth brother really so good?" Zhu Qizhen, who couldn't make a decision right away, asked tentatively.

"I have done some research. Yang Yang, the fourth elder brother of Lord Zhongdan, is the only one who went back to his ancestral home to pay homage with Lord Zhongdan. This Yang Yang wanted to go with Mr. Zhongdan, and was approved, but for some reason, he was finally kept. It must be for the sake of safety. Even so, it can also prove that the relationship between their brothers is true Very good."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Qizhen sat on top, staring at Liu De fiercely.

If he thought it was Liu De's casual suggestion just now, but now he heard that the other party has conducted such an in-depth investigation on this matter, then only a fool would believe it if he thought it was an accident.There is only one answer, and Liu De has been thinking about this for a long time.

Thinking of the various confrontations between Liu De and Yang Chendong before, Zhu Qizhen understood in his heart that it was Liu De who wanted to use his own hands to prevent Yang Chendong from becoming bigger.

The courtiers often play some fights and intrigues among themselves, and as the emperor, he is naturally aware of many things.But sometimes he will take action to stop it, or even expose it, but sometimes he will act as if nothing happened.It depends on what kind of decision the emperor makes, it all depends on whether the purpose of the struggle among the courtiers is beneficial to the imperial power.