Chapter 527 Ninja

In mid-to-late October, there is no wind or rain in the capital, but there is no clear and refreshing atmosphere in autumn.The cloudy day has lasted for many days, with thick clouds pressing into the air, and the heavenly palace above my head seemed to be within reach.

Since Emperor Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, he has almost never walked out of the palace. He has roughly moved between the harem, the Imperial Gate, and the East Warm Pavilion.

Zhu Gaochi always likes quiet but not moving. He is mostly sitting or lying down. He usually rides in a chariot or someone carries him in a sedan chair to those places.

However, Zhu Gaochi is very diligent and spends most of his time reviewing memorials or summoning ministers to discuss matters every day.

In the past, he had a little resentment towards the late emperor in his heart; but more than a year after ascending the throne, now he actually understands the late emperor a little!

Zhu Gaoxu personally felt that this position was really difficult to sit, and he couldn't bear to leave after sitting in it.

There is no sound outside the Donghunting Pavilion; the cloudy day at the intersection of autumn and winter is terrible.

Zhu Gaochi wore a pitch-black gauze hat on his head, and was wearing an indigo blue dress with a round dragon pattern embroidered on it, brand new materials, and a wide robe suit specially customized for him in the palace.

He didn't say a word, sitting there looking at the memorial on the imperial desk, dazed and dazed.

Below were civil and military officials such as Yuan Gong, Xue Yan, Ru Wei, and Tan Qing, standing beside him was eunuch Haitao.No one dared to speak. They saw the emperor's expression and waited carefully.

There were a bunch of memorials on the imperial desk, and Zhu Gaochi had already picked out what he thought was the most important.

Among them, there were people from the Jinyiwei who secretly reported the kings' collusion to rebel, there were also the memorials of Jin Zhong, the Minister of War who was in charge of transporting military supplies, and the memorials of Zhang Fu, the general of the Han Dynasty... Another one was written by Gao Xianning, the Hanlin Academy, to persuade the establishment of the crown prince!

These things are not isolated matters, and they are inseparable and difficult to separate!

But he knew many things in his mind, for example, he could almost confirm that Gao Xianning should be the queen.

A few months ago, Gao Xianning wrote a letter to mention the enthronement of the crown prince; now he mentioned it again, and this matter should be the instruction of the queen.

Gao Xianning is also very good at picking things. When is it? He is thinking about becoming a confidant in the East Palace!

Back then, the late emperor admired Gao Xianning very much and took great effort to invite him out of the mountain as a wise minister. Unexpectedly, what kind of wise minister was he considered to be? !

Zhu Gaochi finally said: I heard everyone say that it is for the country and the court, but I always feel that many people only think about themselves.He was a little angry. When the overall situation of the court and his own benefits could not be achieved at the same time, I am afraid that some people would rather die with each other!

His tone was very heavy, but he was just talking in general and not giving a name, so the matter was not that serious.

The ministers seemed to be deeply taught, but there was no need to be too nervous; after all, when the emperor wanted to be serious, he would not scold him like this.

Sure enough, Zhu Gaochi let out a breath, and did not continue talking. He turned to look at Tan Qing and said: Did you just report that Yang Qing, the eunuch of the Sili Prison, died?

Returning to the emperor, he was poisoned to death!Tan Qing bowed and said, "The person in charge of guarding Yang Qing is Yang Yong, a hundred household in the Fushishi Department of the Beizhen Town.But at present, I dare not believe that Yang Yong did this, because such things may not be the one who manages the matter, and Yang Yong may only be the crime of misunderstanding.I have ordered him to stop his official position at home, waiting for interrogation, and find out the whole story.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Xue Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, and asked: Is Yang Qing important?

Xue Yan said: When the emperor returned to the emperor, once Yang Qing died, it would be difficult to find out the truth about Peking for a while.

Zhu Gaochi said: In Yang Qing's death, those suspected soldiers of the Jinyiwei, Xue Siqing and Commander Tan went to interrogate.

Xue Yan and others worshiped: I will obey the order!

Zhu Gaochi was silent for a while and soon decided to put all these matters aside for the time being and not to ask about them anymore. After all, there are even more urgent matters!

He still said nothing and turned his eyes to Ru Yi, the Right Secretary of the Ministry of War.Although Ru Wei did not stare at the emperor, he must have been paying attention to it and could also detect the emperor's actions with his light.

Ru Wei bowed and said: The British Duke urgently reported that the official army and the rebels were fighting near Baoqing Prefecture City. I could not judge whether it was right or wrong, nor did I dare to rashly persuade the emperor.

It is reported that the rebels of the Han King seem to have gathered about 300,000 troops in Huguang; while the British Duke held more than 400,000 troops and had a considerable advantage in military strength.

The military households of many local garrisons under the command of the rebel king, according to the Ming Dynasty's actions, often took the Beijing camp as the elite and mobilized the military army in the local area as the auxiliary; the military households of garments, armor and weapons were all inferior to those of the Beijing camp.

However, the rebels of the Han King have fought for many years in recent years, and have always won and never lost. Looking at the past and ancient times, fighting on the battlefield and winning all year round is a shortcut to obtaining elite troops.

Therefore, I think the combat power of the rebels should not be underestimated.

However, there were many soldiers of the "Jingnan Army" in the Pinghan Army. A few years ago, these men and horses went to war for three or four consecutive years. Now they are well-clad, strong, and diligent in training.It is not an ordinary teacher.I believe that the British Duke has a great chance of winning this battle; but the rebels have become stronger, so the British Duke cannot win.Please give the holy commander.

As for the left deputy general He Fu and Zhang Fu were taken down by the battle, Ru Feng did not mention a word.Because Zhu Gaochi didn't mention it, pretending not to know it; the ministers were also very sensible.

Zhu Gaochi had a lot of dissatisfaction with Zhang Fu in his heart, not only the matter of He Fu, the left deputy general He Fu personally, but also the suspicion of Zhang Fu's framed Wu Gao last time!

But at this time, the battlefield in Huguang was tense, and after Zhu Gaochi weighed the pros and cons, he still planned to swallow his anger.

From the perspective of loyalty and ability, he really couldn't find a candidate who could replace Zhang Fu... And as Ru Ying said, there were many elite soldiers of the Jingnan Army in the Beijing camp; now, except Qiu Fu, Zhang Fu is the most capable general in command of the Jingnan Army.

But Qiu Fu publicly supports Gao Xu, how can it be used?

Zhu Gaochi was physically inconvenient, had never fought a war, and did not understand the specific battle formation tactics.

But he was born in the Yàn Prince's Mansion, who often presided over the northern defense line. Later, in the Jingnan Battle and Zhu Gaochi were also nominally in charge of the defense of Peking. He heard too much about war, so he still had some insights into military affairs.

He knew in his heart that the changes in the battle formation were often the right judgment of the generals ahead!

So he repeatedly reminded the ministers around him to strictly prohibit civil and military officials from putting pressure on Zhang Fu and not urging Zhang Fu.

Before completely pacifying Gao Xu, no matter what Zhang Fu does or as long as he shows no sign of surrendering to Gao Xu, Zhu Gaochi can tolerate everything!

Zhu Gaochi endured the attacks of the late emperor all the time, but now he can't stand Zhang Fu?

Ru Wei was the Minister of War chosen by Emperor Taizu, and he has been in charge of the Ministry of War for many years, and has a lot of experience.

Zhu Gaochi's expression gradually became firmer after hearing Ru Wei's words. He said in an unquestionable tone: Take my words to Zhang Fu and do what he believes is right.

Ru Ying bowed and said: I obey the order!

Yuan Gong, the minister of Taichang Temple, worshiped: The emperor is the eldest son and crown prince of the late emperor, who is legitimately inherited the great throne from Emperor Taizong; the emperor is benevolent and virtuous, and is deeply loved by the people, and is of great justice!The royal army of the imperial court now has strong troops and strong horses, with more than 400,000 troops. With the benefits of the navy, it will surely be able to quell the rebellion in the southwest in one fell swoop and calm the holy heart.I would like to ask the emperor to be content with the dragon body and wait for good news.

He stopped slightly and continued: Now the two armies are gathering in the small land of Baoqing Prefecture.There are no conspiracies and tricks available, but whoever is stronger wins, and the official army will win in this battle!

Zhu Gaochi thought to himself that Yuan Gong didn't understand military affairs at all, so he looked at Ru Yi again.

Ru Ying said: What Yuan Siqing said is nothing wrong.Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered to fight to the decisive battle, and it would take a long time for the Central Army to be sent to the front. It can only be based on its strength.

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly.

Although he was not anxious, he really hoped that Zhang Fu would decide the outcome happily!Once the biggest enemy Gao Xu is pacified, Zhu Gaochi can free up his hands to deal with the chaos in the current court!

You all go down.Zhu Gaochi said, and then turned his head to Haitao and said, "If there is any military information in Huguang, I will immediately report it to me and ask someone to come in with a basket at night."

Haitao said: I obey the order.

Zhu Gaochi took out a copy of "The Art of War" from the under the memorial, and opened a page casually and saw a line of words on it: War is a major event of the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival and death. We must observe it!

He stared at the lines for a long time, feeling mixed emotions and became even more anxious.

At this moment, Zhu Gaochi felt that all his wishes since he was born were not as good as his greatest wish now: to fight to the decisive battle in Huguang and defeat Gao Xu!

In such a dull palace, Zhu Gaochi happened. Time flies too slowly and it is like a year.

...A courtyard in the Western Six Palace is a Buddhist temple, where the sound of wooden fish tuk and vague chanting of scriptures came from it.

Queen Zhang was sitting on the cushion, knocking on the wooden fish while reciting the scriptures. She squinted her little eyes as if she had closed it, and her expression was very pious.

She also heard the news from Huguang, and seemed to be praying for something at this time.

The craftsmen shaped the golden Buddha statue on the wall with a rich look. It seemed to have a faint smile, and it seemed to look down at all living beings coldly.

In addition to chanting scriptures and the sound of fish and wood, the entire Western Six Palace was silent.

The eunuchs and palace maids standing outside the Buddhist temple seemed to have entered a state of meditation, and no one dared to speak; in the huge Western Six Palaces, few people were walking outside.

This place is like an empty city, with the windless air dull and depressing; if the connection between palaces and houses were not cleaned up, it would be like a ruin.

Only the thick clouds in the sky seem to be surging slowly, difficult to detect but difficult to stop.

Under the heavy haze, it seemed as if everyone in the world was waiting for a storm.Even if you tell people that there are thunder and heavy rains, some people may believe it.

But at the turn of autumn and winter, there will be no thunder.The capital could not hear the thunderous wrath of the gods. Perhaps the Huguang battlefield two thousand miles away could be felt.