On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, after a light rain in Hengzhou Prefecture, Huguang Province, it was cloudy for a few more days.The wind is strong.
After Zhang Fu and others surrendered, in just a few days, Zhu Gaoxu led the civil and military personnel and quickly reorganized the navy generals; and sent a warship to the north to the river to force the landing and expel the remaining official warships.
More than 60,000 vanguard soldiers have also been selected, all of which are elite troops in the Han Wang army!The vanguard army's camp was deployed on the west bank of Xiangjiang River outside the city.
Firearms, ammunition, arrows, grain and other supplies are also being transported onto the ship.Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Wenwu were patrolling on horseback, looking at the busy crowd on a pier.
At this moment, a cavalry ran over from the riverside.
The knight said a few words to the people in the distance, then slapped the horse and approached here.
He turned over and dismounted and reported: Prince, the brothers caught a detailed work on the east coast. He claimed to be a disciple of "Mr. Li" of the Governor's Office and took a post.
Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at Mr. Li next to him.
Mr. Li immediately stepped forward, took the post and looked at it, and a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately remembered Mr. Li, Qi Tai's favorite disciple Gao Xianning; if Gao Xianning suddenly ran out of the capital, it would be a surprise.
Mr. Li said: Bring people here.
The knight turned around and pointed at the river in the distance and said, "It's on the boat."
Mr. Li said: Prince, can we meet guests in another place?
Mr. Li is a capable civil servant under Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu didn't ask much and immediately nodded: Go back to the headquarters!
The military camps of the Qianfeng Battalion and the two villages stationed on the bank of the Xiangjiang River.The head of the road was set up in one of the villages, and the crowd returned to the village and came to an earth-walled courtyard.
Not long after, Mr. Li's disciple walked into the main hall.As expected, the person coming was Gao Xianning!
Gao Xianning looked exhausted and looked tired. It seemed that he had not had a good sleep because he was walking day and night.
However, he still behaved calmly and looked calm. He first politely said: The emperor will pay homage to His Highness the King of Han and his mentor.Fortunately, everyone.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately asked Gao Xianning to take a seat on a bench.
Mr. Li said: When I saw the word Xianning, I thought that you still have family in Shandong, so I asked the prince to come here to speak.It's all the prince's people here, what's wrong with you, but it's okay to say it.
After hearing this, Gao Xianning said calmly: The teacher has thought it through carefully, and the students have thanked him.
The relationship between teachers and students is very indifferent.
But Zhu Gaoxu remembered that in order to save Qi Tai's life, Gao Xianning did not hesitate to enter the court against his wishes and had to serve Zhu Gaoxu... Looking at the current atmosphere, it suddenly seemed a little strange.
Perhaps these literati pay more attention to the friendship between gentlemen as light as water.
Gao Xianning looked at the table with a thoughtful look. After a while, he said: The lower official speculated from many signs that the minister of Dali Temple Xue Yan and the commander of the Jinyiwei Tan Qing are investigating the death of the late emperor.
Sheng Yong Ping'an and others were confused after hearing this, and Ping'an said: Didn't the pseudo-emperor issue an edict saying that the late emperor died because of the red pill? Now check this matter, what's the point...
Ping'an laughed as he said that, and I saw Mr. Gao coming over in a hurry. It turns out that our army of hundreds of thousands can still make a truce?
Gao Xianning glanced at Ping'an and ignored Ping'an at all.He continued to say to Zhu Gaoxu: The officials cannot find the person involved in this matter, so they cannot confirm the inside story at all.
But after thinking about it for a while, the officials felt that this was a hidden danger. It’s just because I can’t predict what Xue Yan can find out; who will be beneficial to the matter that found out!
Mr. Li nodded and agreed: Prince, the lower official thinks that the virtuous person is right.The late emperor died in the palace in a violent state. The prince and his fellow Eastern Palace members explained the cause and effect. At that time, nothing could convince people except the queen's decree.
No matter what the facts are, as long as we can enter Beijing, we can easily deny everything.Then seize the abnormalities and doubts in the palace and re-explain the causes and consequences.
How to say it is my initiative, and the situation is very beneficial to the prince! What exactly can Xue Yan find out and make it public is an unpredictable variable. It's definitely not a good thing for us.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered: It makes sense.
Gao Xianning bowed: The prince’s arrival in Beijing is the most important thing, only two principles are required.First, praise the ancient emperors for their civil and military achievements, and have great kindness to the Ming court and the people, and recognize that the "Jingnan Battle" is reasonable and in line with the ancestor system; second, it denies the legitimacy of the current pseudo-emperor and the throne.
In this way, His Highness the King of Han, as the second son of the late emperor, was justified in his rebellion; he inherited the throne of the late emperor and was legitimate and could be orthodox.What Xue Yan did was adding inaccurate hidden dangers to the prince’s second reason.The prince should go to Beijing as soon as possible to stop this matter!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded frequently when he heard this.
When he first started his army, Zhu Gaoxu's greatest pressure was to be eliminated by force and not pay much attention to reason; and now, the military confrontation between the two sides has almost been divided into levels, and he is about to gain actual power, so he wants to occupy it in principle and want it all!
This reminded him of the rich people under evil capitalism. They didn’t talk about morality when accumulating capital. Once they had money, they mostly wanted to whitewash and gain some good reputation.
Sheng Yong said: The prince has decided on the strategy of "elite soldiers advance by water and the forwards heading straight to the capital", which is the fastest way.
Mr. Li bowed and said: Now it seems that the prince’s decision is very wise!
Zhu Gaoxu said: I didn't expect that my elder brother would do this in a hurry.However, soldiers are very fast, and everything can be fast, otherwise there may always be some extraneous things.Just like this now, they just want to make things uncomfortable for me!
Several civil and military officials bowed: The prince is wise and magical!
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved his hand and said: It's easy to say, it's easy to say.
He slapped his thighs and stood up and said: The forward will get on the boat overnight and start tomorrow!This year, but it's not.
Zhu Gaoxu walked to the door and suddenly stood still and turned around and said: It is best not to tell outsiders about the identity of Gao Shidu. There are some two spies in the army.
Everyone bowed: Obey the order!
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Gao Xianning and said: Your job is gone suddenly, and the family in Shandong is fine?
Gao Xianning said: Compared with the prince’s major affairs, how dare the subordinates cherish their families?
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Gao Xianning with a complicated expression and nodded slightly.Although he did not agree with Gao Xianning's concept, he did not want to say more, but instead praised: Gao Shixuan made great contributions.
Gao Xianning said calmly again: Only with a wise ruler can there be a capable minister.
After Zhang Fu and others surrendered, in just a few days, Zhu Gaoxu led the civil and military personnel and quickly reorganized the navy generals; and sent a warship to the north to the river to force the landing and expel the remaining official warships.
More than 60,000 vanguard soldiers have also been selected, all of which are elite troops in the Han Wang army!The vanguard army's camp was deployed on the west bank of Xiangjiang River outside the city.
Firearms, ammunition, arrows, grain and other supplies are also being transported onto the ship.Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Wenwu were patrolling on horseback, looking at the busy crowd on a pier.
At this moment, a cavalry ran over from the riverside.
The knight said a few words to the people in the distance, then slapped the horse and approached here.
He turned over and dismounted and reported: Prince, the brothers caught a detailed work on the east coast. He claimed to be a disciple of "Mr. Li" of the Governor's Office and took a post.
Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at Mr. Li next to him.
Mr. Li immediately stepped forward, took the post and looked at it, and a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately remembered Mr. Li, Qi Tai's favorite disciple Gao Xianning; if Gao Xianning suddenly ran out of the capital, it would be a surprise.
Mr. Li said: Bring people here.
The knight turned around and pointed at the river in the distance and said, "It's on the boat."
Mr. Li said: Prince, can we meet guests in another place?
Mr. Li is a capable civil servant under Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu didn't ask much and immediately nodded: Go back to the headquarters!
The military camps of the Qianfeng Battalion and the two villages stationed on the bank of the Xiangjiang River.The head of the road was set up in one of the villages, and the crowd returned to the village and came to an earth-walled courtyard.
Not long after, Mr. Li's disciple walked into the main hall.As expected, the person coming was Gao Xianning!
Gao Xianning looked exhausted and looked tired. It seemed that he had not had a good sleep because he was walking day and night.
However, he still behaved calmly and looked calm. He first politely said: The emperor will pay homage to His Highness the King of Han and his mentor.Fortunately, everyone.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately asked Gao Xianning to take a seat on a bench.
Mr. Li said: When I saw the word Xianning, I thought that you still have family in Shandong, so I asked the prince to come here to speak.It's all the prince's people here, what's wrong with you, but it's okay to say it.
After hearing this, Gao Xianning said calmly: The teacher has thought it through carefully, and the students have thanked him.
The relationship between teachers and students is very indifferent.
But Zhu Gaoxu remembered that in order to save Qi Tai's life, Gao Xianning did not hesitate to enter the court against his wishes and had to serve Zhu Gaoxu... Looking at the current atmosphere, it suddenly seemed a little strange.
Perhaps these literati pay more attention to the friendship between gentlemen as light as water.
Gao Xianning looked at the table with a thoughtful look. After a while, he said: The lower official speculated from many signs that the minister of Dali Temple Xue Yan and the commander of the Jinyiwei Tan Qing are investigating the death of the late emperor.
Sheng Yong Ping'an and others were confused after hearing this, and Ping'an said: Didn't the pseudo-emperor issue an edict saying that the late emperor died because of the red pill? Now check this matter, what's the point...
Ping'an laughed as he said that, and I saw Mr. Gao coming over in a hurry. It turns out that our army of hundreds of thousands can still make a truce?
Gao Xianning glanced at Ping'an and ignored Ping'an at all.He continued to say to Zhu Gaoxu: The officials cannot find the person involved in this matter, so they cannot confirm the inside story at all.
But after thinking about it for a while, the officials felt that this was a hidden danger. It’s just because I can’t predict what Xue Yan can find out; who will be beneficial to the matter that found out!
Mr. Li nodded and agreed: Prince, the lower official thinks that the virtuous person is right.The late emperor died in the palace in a violent state. The prince and his fellow Eastern Palace members explained the cause and effect. At that time, nothing could convince people except the queen's decree.
No matter what the facts are, as long as we can enter Beijing, we can easily deny everything.Then seize the abnormalities and doubts in the palace and re-explain the causes and consequences.
How to say it is my initiative, and the situation is very beneficial to the prince! What exactly can Xue Yan find out and make it public is an unpredictable variable. It's definitely not a good thing for us.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered: It makes sense.
Gao Xianning bowed: The prince’s arrival in Beijing is the most important thing, only two principles are required.First, praise the ancient emperors for their civil and military achievements, and have great kindness to the Ming court and the people, and recognize that the "Jingnan Battle" is reasonable and in line with the ancestor system; second, it denies the legitimacy of the current pseudo-emperor and the throne.
In this way, His Highness the King of Han, as the second son of the late emperor, was justified in his rebellion; he inherited the throne of the late emperor and was legitimate and could be orthodox.What Xue Yan did was adding inaccurate hidden dangers to the prince’s second reason.The prince should go to Beijing as soon as possible to stop this matter!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded frequently when he heard this.
When he first started his army, Zhu Gaoxu's greatest pressure was to be eliminated by force and not pay much attention to reason; and now, the military confrontation between the two sides has almost been divided into levels, and he is about to gain actual power, so he wants to occupy it in principle and want it all!
This reminded him of the rich people under evil capitalism. They didn’t talk about morality when accumulating capital. Once they had money, they mostly wanted to whitewash and gain some good reputation.
Sheng Yong said: The prince has decided on the strategy of "elite soldiers advance by water and the forwards heading straight to the capital", which is the fastest way.
Mr. Li bowed and said: Now it seems that the prince’s decision is very wise!
Zhu Gaoxu said: I didn't expect that my elder brother would do this in a hurry.However, soldiers are very fast, and everything can be fast, otherwise there may always be some extraneous things.Just like this now, they just want to make things uncomfortable for me!
Several civil and military officials bowed: The prince is wise and magical!
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved his hand and said: It's easy to say, it's easy to say.
He slapped his thighs and stood up and said: The forward will get on the boat overnight and start tomorrow!This year, but it's not.
Zhu Gaoxu walked to the door and suddenly stood still and turned around and said: It is best not to tell outsiders about the identity of Gao Shidu. There are some two spies in the army.
Everyone bowed: Obey the order!
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Gao Xianning and said: Your job is gone suddenly, and the family in Shandong is fine?
Gao Xianning said: Compared with the prince’s major affairs, how dare the subordinates cherish their families?
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Gao Xianning with a complicated expression and nodded slightly.Although he did not agree with Gao Xianning's concept, he did not want to say more, but instead praised: Gao Shixuan made great contributions.
Gao Xianning said calmly again: Only with a wise ruler can there be a capable minister.
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