Chapter 321 General Pingbei
Chen Cao held an impromptu roundtable meeting, and the main topic was the war between the North and the South in Gaoyou.
Huang Chunyao's previous analysis to Chen Cao is still very reasonable. Once the summer grain harvest in the north is completed, a war against the Chongde court may really start in June and July.
After all, both sides competed to create the titles of 'General Pingnan' and 'General Pingbei'.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no example of leading troops based on status. If you want to truly achieve the status of commander in chief of an army, you have to obtain various temporary titles, just like the current General Pingbei.
"According to the news, Zhang Gaoping is the deputy general on the left, and Li Wanchang is the deputy general on the right..."
Although Chen Cao became the general of Pingbei, he still had two deputy generals to disperse the military power. What's more, even if he really went north to fight, he could only lead his own troops. Zhu Yousong would definitely not give up the military power that he relied on to continue his life. Give it to Chen Cao.
This shows that even if Chen Cao works part-time, he still has to prepare his own equipment...
Chen Cao kept listening to the opinions of his subordinate Wen Wu, but he fell into deep thought. After a long time, Huang Chunyao raised his hand and asked: "Is the prince thinking about Nanjing?"
What Chen Cao wanted was the emperor's position, not the title of a county or prince at all. Everyone knew that Chen Cao had objections, but he cherished his reputation like a woman, so he was hampered in everything he did.
Huang Chunyao said again: "Why don't you be Cao Cao once?"
The hall suddenly became quiet. Chen Cao also raised his eyebrows and looked at Huang Chunyao. Everyone here was Chen Cao's confidant. Is there anything that he couldn't say?
"Students believe that this time the Northern Dynasty's army is approaching the border, it also gives the prince a great opportunity." Huang Chunyao said seriously: "According to the Jinyi Guards' report, Yang He's Shaanxi Qin army totaled 100,000 people. They broke through last year. After abandoning Luoyang in Nanjing, they marched eastward and joined the 50,000 Tang vassal army led by Zhu Yujian, the grandson of the Tang vassal, in Kaifeng. With the cooperation of the King of Zhou, they captured Kaifeng and marched eastward to Zhongdu. , it is only two hundred miles away from Zhongdu and can be reached in seven days;
Therefore, everyone in the Chongde Dynasty was in danger, and they could not help but use the prince. At this time, if the prince made any request, as long as it was not the emperor's position, I believe they could agree to it. "
Chen Cao's brows lit up. What Huang Chunyao said made sense. Zhu Yousong and others rebelled and proclaimed themselves emperor in Nanjing, which meant that they had broken the relationship with Chongzhen. Although it was a struggle between Zhu family members, for the throne and the temptation of the world, becoming a king was Defeating the enemy is the key, so no matter how reluctant Zhang Gaoping and Li Wanchang are to Chen Cao's coming out, they have to make this choice. Otherwise, once they are defeated, there will be no possibility of making a comeback, and all they will be left with is death.
"The nine clans are implicated..."
Chen Cao sighed secretly: "Then what does Yunsheng think is the best request?"
Huang Chunyao frowned and thought, and then said slowly: "Served as General Pingbei, promoted to the throne, and married Zhu Weisi, the daughter of Prince Fu, as the concubine of the county prince..."
Xu Fuyuan said: "The first two are no problem, but after all, Zhu Weisi is the biological sister of Emperor Chongde, and she is married to the prince as a concubine. It is estimated that the civil servants of the Nanjing court will never agree."
Chen Cao also meant this, but Huang Chunyao smiled and said: "Because of this, Emperor Chongde relaxed his vigilance against the prince, and it also gave them the face to reject this unreasonable request."
Emotional Huang Chunyao just made this business negotiable, and the main purpose was the title of prince.
Chen Cao felt that having Huang Chunyao here really made him feel more relaxed: "So what kind of title does Yunsheng think we want?"
"The student feels that if not, he should be called 'Prince Liang'. In addition, the prince's genealogy must be moved into the royal family genealogy, and it should be attributed to the lineage of Prince Fu..."
"Doesn't it mean that I'm going to accept Old King Fu as my godfather?"
Chen Cao smiled angrily and said, "I haven't done anything and I have a father for no reason..."
"Hahaha..."
Everyone in the tent laughed, but Huang Chunyao still looked serious: "In this way, it will be justifiable for the prince to inherit the throne in the future..."
Chen Cao took a deep breath carefully, and then carefully examined Zhu Yousong's current situation.
An army of 600,000 people from the north is heading south, and another 150,000 people from the west are about to arrive in Zhongdu. An army of 100,000 soldiers from Jiangxi, Huguang, and Guangzhou have already entered Henan, and the Poyang Lake Navy from Huguang and other places has also entered the river. They can follow the south of the Yangtze River at any time. Next, Zhu Yousong faced a siege of at least 850,000 people from the Northern Army, and their total number of troops was only 350,000, a huge disparity in strength.
If he wanted to secure the throne, Chen Cao became the final choice.
"Your Majesty..."
Xin Zhao ran into the lobby and delivered a secret letter and an official document: "From the Northern Dynasty."
After Chen Cao watched it carefully, he laughed loudly, and then handed the letter to Huang Chunyao: "After Yunsheng has read it, please pass it around, hahaha..."
Huang Chunyao said with excitement: "Your Majesty, God is really helping me, Songjiang Fan..."
The letter is a secret letter from Zou Weilian, and the official document is an imperial edict from Emperor Chongzhen of the Northern Dynasty. They all say the same thing. They make Chen Cao the King of Liang in the Ming Dynasty, grant him the land of Songjiang, and allow him to build a government office, which means that he can establish the Liang Kingdom. '.
"This is the idea of a hero from the Northern Dynasty. The student really thinks..." Huang Chunyao didn't know how to describe it, and then laughed loudly...
"I'm very pleased with the wisdom and wisdom," Chen Cao sighed, then put the imperial edict and handed it to Zhao Xin: "Go and send someone to send this edict to Nanjing..."
"yes.."
"Chongzhen does not want the prince to become a prince, this is just a delaying tactic..."
Chen Cao didn't know Zhu Youjian's thoughts. It was the moment of decisive battle against the Nanjing court. Chen Cao was the only unstable factor affecting the battle situation, so wooing him was only temporary.
"Once they win the war against the Chongde Dynasty, they will turn around and attack our Songjiang Domain."
This is unanimously recognized by everyone. They all believe that there will not be a crazy bastard in Beijing, so this situation is anyone's guess.
And Chen Cao has been made a county king. If he wants to win over him, he can only use the title of prince instead. Besides, how can something that is unfounded be recognized?
After Zhu Yousong was overthrown, hundreds of thousands of troops marched southward to the small area of Songjiang Prefecture with the momentum of victory. It was a trivial matter to destroy the rebel Chen Cao.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Youjian agreed to this plan of flooding his head and started to review it carefully.
"Your Majesty, the student has a plan..."
Chen Cao looked at Huang Chunyao's somewhat sinister eyes and suddenly smiled evilly: "Tell me..."
"Please please both sides, and then get food nearby..."
Many people didn't understand, but Chen Cao, who was also full of bad ideas, understood. He smiled and nodded: "I think so too."
Huang Chunyao nodded: "In this way, the prince's origin will be more legitimate. If he achieves great things in the future, it will be easier to control public opinion..."
"It makes sense, then follow this plan and order it immediately..."
"yes..."
In early June, the imperial edicts from the northern and southern capitals arrived in Shanghai at the same time, and those who delivered the edicts were all eunuchs.
When the imperial edict was brought, it also brought with it the prince's robes and a set of ceremonial utensils.
Chen Cao's plan really succeeded. The Chongzhen and Chongde courts simultaneously conferred the title of King of Liang on Chen Cao, the king of Songjiang County, and gave him gold seals, gold volumes, seals and other items.
Chen Cao also responded to Huang Chunyao's suggestion and welcomed the eunuchs from both sides of the court at the Chengyun Hall at the same time, and then welcomed the imperial edict in batches.
The main purpose of doing this is to let both courts know that the other side is wooing Chen Cao. Secondly, it is to show the world that Chen Cao has been recognized by both courts at the same time.
It's a two-way ploy, and it's very bad.
The day after Chen Cao received the title of King of Liang, he held a grand banquet at his mansion for three days. On the fourth day, he took Sumanwen as his concubine and held it for three days again. It was very lively.
The headquarters of General Pingbei is also in the governor's office, but there is just a plaque beside it.
In the middle of the month, Chen Cao, who had been sleeping for more than ten days, finally held a meeting at the Yamen to discuss the situation of the war between the two courts. Also present was the envoy from the Chongde court, the old eunuch Sun Dewen.
Chen Cao was the first to speak: "Four days ago, Liaodong generals Liu Xingzuo and Zhang Yingwu landed on Pi Island. Jin Yiwei's spies in North Korea have made contact with the people of North Korean King Li Zhu;"
Chen Cao looked around: "At that time, my plan was to attack Hetuala, the home of the slaves from the rear of Liaodong, but the situation changed, and I planned to take North Korea first;
North Korea is at the elbow of establishing a slave, otherwise they would not have spent a lot of money to conquer North Korea twice. Now, regardless of whether Li Zhu really surrenders to the establishment of a slave, it is an indisputable fact that he betrayed me, the Ming Dynasty. "
Sun Dewen raised his head, thinking about the true meaning of Chen Cao's words.
Chen Cao looked at the people at the round table: "Therefore, I decided to attack North Korea and punish these treacherous people."
Everyone present knew that the words spoken by King Liang were just acting on his own initiative from the perspective of justice, and everyone knew the true purpose.
"And Zhang Yingwu's one division might not be able to completely conquer North Korea, so I decided to conquer North Korea myself."
As soon as Chen Cao finished speaking, Sun Dewen, who was sitting behind the round table, became anxious. He immediately stood up and said urgently: "Your Highness, Prince Liang, the war in Jiangbei is urgent now. Hundreds of thousands of troops from the Northern Army have gathered in Gaoyou and other places in South Zhili. Both sides The situation is tense. The Emperor has decreed to confer the title of King Liang on His Highness. Now the situation in Nanjing is critical and His Highness cannot afford the troops. Why...
Why should we care about the life and death of small countries like North Korea that have nothing to do with the overall situation? "
Xin Zhao said coldly: "Eunuch Sun, today's situation is a military meeting of our Liang Fan..."
Sun Dewen was not afraid of Xin Zhao, a royal guard at all, and immediately looked at Xin Zhao with a serious face: "Liang Fan was conferred by the emperor."
Chen Cao waved his hand for Zhao Xin to step back, and said: "Don't be anxious, Eunuch Sun, why did I, the king, ever say that I would not send troops to the north? Besides, I am the general of Pingbei who was conferred by the Holy Emperor. How come I don't care about the current situation in Jiangbei?"
