After being stunned,
It’s endless anger!
Zhu Yunwen stared at Fang Xiaoru with anger on his face.
If Fang Xiaoru was not the emperor's master, he really wanted to kick him out!
What a bastard!
What kind of clever plan is this to canonize Zhu Gaochi as King of Yan?
Doesn't this tell everyone in the world that he, Zhu Yunwen, has given in?
The emperor also wanted to save face, not to mention that Zhu Yunwen was at the height of his success!
This is like Zhu Yunwen, who was happily waiting for a victory on the front line, but was suddenly slapped in the face, and now Fang Xiaoru slapped him in the face again!
Seeing the ugly expression on His Majesty's face, Fang Xiaoru immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please calm down, this plan is not serious!"
"The purpose of this counterintuitive plan is to drive a wedge between Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, father and son!"
Huang Zicheng, unwilling to be left alone, added at the right time: "What Mr. Fang said is absolutely true. I heard that the traitor Zhu Di was more partial to his second son Zhu Gaoxu and his third son Zhu Gaosui, and often took them to participate in battles. On the contrary, he favored his eldest son Zhu Gaochi. Quite unhappy!"
"There is already a rift between father and son. At this moment, the city of Beiping is under the control of Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Di has not yet returned. If Xu Yi is granted the title of King of Yan, and Zhu Gaochi surrenders to the court, and sticks to Peking for the court to reject his father, then the traitor Zhu Di will definitely die!"
Seeing this, Qi Tai's heart moved, and he also said: "Your Majesty, this plan is very clever. No matter whether it succeeds or fails, it will be beneficial to the court."
"If this plan succeeds, and Zhu Gaochi is willing to abandon his secrets and turn to the bright side, and stick to Peking for the imperial court to reject his father, the traitor Zhu Di will not only be ruined, but also become a lost dog, and the royal master of the imperial court can be defeated overnight!"
"If this plan fails, Zhu Gaochi will continue to hold on to Peiping, but Zhu Di will be suspicious of him, and he will be doubtful. This period of time will be enough for the imperial army to capture Beiping City!"
Qi Huangfang, the Three Treasures of Jianwen, spoke one after another and highly praised this plan.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but feel a little moved when he saw this, and his previous anger disappeared instantly.
Listening to what they said, this plan seemed to be a good idea.
Regardless of success or failure, it will be beneficial to the imperial master!
"In that case, let's do what you want!"
"First send an order to Li Jinglong and ask him to publicize this matter immediately!"
"I will personally write a letter to Zhu Gaochi and send an envoy to Peking. The bigger the momentum, the better!"
Recalling his childhood friendship with Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Yunwen still had some compassion.
He hoped that his cousin could realize his interests, turn from darkness to light, and return to the embrace of the imperial court.
After all, it is known to the world that Zhu Di does not like his son. If this is the case, then this plan is indeed somewhat feasible!
Instead of following your father who doesn't like you and rebelling to the death, why not return to the imperial court? I will also reward you with the title of King Yan. Why not?
Cousin, cousin, you have always been mature and prudent, you should be aware of the general trend of the world!
Qi, Huang, and Fang looked at each other in tacit understanding, and then complimented each other in unison: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo!"
In this way, Li Jinglong was fooled by the three of them about his unfavorable campaign and hesitation.
After all, Li Jinglong became the coach of the Southern Army, and the three of them were inseparable!
If His Majesty the Emperor seriously pursues the case, the honeymoon period that finally came back will be gone soon!
Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed and said again: "Do you have any good ideas about food and grass?"
Upon hearing this, Qi, Huangfang and the other two fell silent.
The reason is simple: there is no money or food in the treasury.
Emperor Taizu Gao loved his people as his sons throughout his life, so taxes were extremely low. Except for places like Jiangnan, which were heavily taxed, the rest of the provinces all had a tax of thirty to one, which was basically enough to maintain the normal operation of the court.
What's more, during the Hongwu period, Emperor Taizu Gao conducted a total of thirteen Northern Expeditions, which almost emptied the entire treasury!
After Emperor Jianwen came to the throne, in order to show his love for the people, he reduced the taxes owed by the local state governments in one fell swoop, and also reduced the taxes in the heavily taxed areas south of the Yangtze River. It can be said that the people all over the world were happy and happy.
In fact, according to normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with doing this. The worst thing is that the Jianwen court lived a little poorer in the first few years and was a little stretched, so there was no big problem.
For dignitaries like them, it has no impact at all. They eat and drink when they should, play music and dance, it's none of their business!
However, no one thought that King Zhu Di of Yan would actually dare to rebel!
In order to put down the rebellion, the imperial court first asked Geng Bingwen to mobilize an army of 130,000 people, which consumed a wave of food, grass and baggage.
As a result, this 130,000-strong army was hoisted up and beaten by King Zhu Di of Yan. Not to mention achieving results, they were defeated one after another before they even arrived in Peiping. They were so beaten that they retreated and dared not leave the city!
Moreover, this bitch Geng Bingwen also implemented some iron barrel tactics, which took several months!
The amount of food and grass consumed by this 130,000-strong army every day is an astronomical figure, let alone for several months!
The little wealth that Emperor Taizu Gao left to Emperor Jianwen was basically exhausted.
Then Li Jinglong led an army of 500,000 to the expedition, which was huge and earth-shattering.
But behind this, all the tax revenue of the imperial court this year has been poured into it. I hope that Li Jinglong can make a quick decision, go straight to Huanglong and conquer Beiping City in one fell swoop, and then wipe out the traitor Zhu Di. It is best to do it in a month or two. Done.
Who would have imagined that Li Jinglong is also a waste!
It took more than a month to conquer Peiping. Counting the time spent on marching, it had been four to five months since the imperial army set off for the expedition!
With an army of half a million people, coupled with the young and strong civilians transporting food and supplies, the money and food consumed every day is enough to make people feel desperate!
Qi, Huangfang and the three of them didn't dare to speak, let alone make a sound.
Because there is really no other way now to solve the problem of money and food!
Unless... increase taxes, or collect taxes owed by local and state governments!
But all three of them knew that their Emperor cared about face the most.
After taking the throne, he had just reduced the tax arrears and lowered the taxes in Jiangnan. How long had it passed before he was about to break his promise?
If they dare to make this suggestion, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be furious.
So the three of them chose to remain silent, not wanting to get into trouble.
Seeing that the three confidants all chose to remain silent, Zhu Yunwen felt helpless and waved his hands impatiently.
"Forget it, let's discuss this matter tomorrow morning!"
"The three dear friends also need to go down and think about it, and come up with some good ideas!"
Qi Tai opened his mouth several times and wanted to say something, but Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru stopped him severely with their eyes.
It wasn't until Qi Tai exited the Qianqing Palace that he looked at Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru with slight dissatisfaction.
"You two, why don't you let me have my say?"
"At this point, apart from recovering taxes, what else can we do?"
As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he was responsible for transporting grain, grass and baggage to the front line. This was Qi Tai's responsibility.
You can't really let the soldiers go into battle hungry and fight to the death of the enemy, right?
Huang Zicheng sighed and said: "Master Qi, anyone can make this suggestion, but you and I must not make it!"
Fang Xiaoru nodded with deep understanding.
"You must not get involved in this matter!"
Qitai looked at the two of them blankly, wondering why they became like this!
When Emperor Jianwen came to the throne, the three of them became new nobles in the court, and jointly formulated a national policy to reduce the vassal state.
At that time, Qi Tai thought that he had met a like-minded friend, so he had a good personal relationship with the two of them.
But how long had passed before the two of them turned into what they are now.
Could it be that they were really wrong about cutting down the vassal vassal?
Qitai sighed, turned around and left.
