Just when the two chamberlains were about to step forward and "invite" King Dai to the camp next to them, they were preparing to leave for the capital tomorrow.
Zhu Chuanzuo suddenly waved his arms, pushed away the chamberlain beside him, pointed at the nose of the accompanying eunuch with a ferocious look and shouted: "What you are holding must be a false edict! Such words are absolutely unbelievable, and I have no need to obey them! Yang Wenyue , I, the king, will capture these thieves immediately and punish them after hearing this!"
Regardless of whether it is true or false, Zhu Chuanzuo has no intention of surrendering. If he follows the imperial edict, wouldn't his generation become a prisoner?
Even if he is not imprisoned, he will not be able to live in the royal palace without his territory, all his wealth will be confiscated, and he will no longer be able to enjoy the luxurious life of wine, meat, and hugs, so he might as well die.
Zhu Chuanzuo saw that after he made such harsh words, the other party was indifferent and became even more angry. He asked the other party sternly: "Yang Wenyue! How dare you not stop my order? But you plan to commit rebellion?"
As a vassal king, even Governor Xuanda must treat him with respect when he sees him. If he cannot even punish a eunuch, the prestige of his generation will be greatly reduced.
Faced with a prince who deliberately confuses right and wrong, Yang Wenyue said with great indifference: "Right now, the traitors are being hunted down both inside and outside Datong. I am afraid that the traitors will endanger Dai Wang Qian Sui's safety, so it is best to set off as soon as possible. I think Dai Wang Qian Sui should still obey It's a good idea, after all, there is a completely different difference between going to the capital in compliance with the order and disobeying it, so I believe His Highness the Crown Prince will handle it as appropriate!"
This means that I have no time to meddle in your business. Even if you are the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, you are just a prince who has lost power. The prince has made it very clear in the imperial edict, and there is no need to reiterate it.
Whether you want to go to the capital or not, you have to go, because this is the prince's wish. How the prince receives you has nothing to do with me. I am only responsible for sending troops to escort the prince to the capital.
Not only did the other party not buy it, there was a vague threat in his words. Zhu Chuanzuo raised his hand and pointed at Yang Wenyue, his fat body trembling with anger: "You...you...you treacherous sycophant, you dare to use the prince to threaten me, please note I am the prince's uncle! He has rebelled! He has rebelled! Someone is coming~! Yang Wenyue is rebelling~!"
Prince Chitose's hard shouting had some effect. When someone heard someone shouting loudly inside the tent, a group of soldiers standing guard outside immediately entered the tent with swords in their hands.
Zhu Chuanzuo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this, and gave orders to many soldiers: "Quickly capture these thieves to me, and I will promote each of you to three ranks and reward you with a hundred taels of silver!"
This temporary order only received a confused look from the other party. Hearing this, the idiot turned to look at his immediate superior. It was obvious that they did not know any bullshit king, but the governor followed suit.
What about being rewarded with a hundred taels of silver for being promoted to the third level? These soldiers simply didn't believe in the cake drawn by King Dai. They had followed Yang Wenyue for a long time and had seen many big scenes, so they would not be fooled easily.
One look at his torn dragon robe, it seems that this prince is worse off than his group. If you really have money, go find someone to patch you up quickly, so as not to show your cowardice...
Yang Wenyue didn't want to say anything more to this unruly prince, so he politely said to the eunuch accompanying the army: "If you have a work partner, please come to the camp to rest on behalf of King Qiansui so that we can start our journey as soon as possible!"
It is still unknown whether this prince is a fake. Yang Wenyue has never met the king before, but he cannot tell the authenticity in front of the king and can only judge it through scattered details.
First, according to the reports of the soldiers, this man was thrown from Wang Pu's car, and Wang Pu declared him to be the acting king.
Secondly, many concubines and children were rescued along with this person, which can indirectly confirm his identity.
Third, except for Wang Pu and his direct descendants in the palace, there is only one person wearing a dragon robe in Datong City.
After more evidence is collected, the authenticity can be verified.
If he is a fake, he can also be sent to the capital.
Zhu Chuanzuo also realized that the soldiers did not listen to his orders at all, so he angrily expressed that he wanted to settle the accounts with the queen: "Wait... after I arrive in Beijing, I must explain the whole story to the prince!"
The contents stated in the imperial edict are all false. If the emperor is really unconscious and the prince is still young and inexperienced in worldly affairs, as long as he can explain it well, he will be able to turn the tide and turn the crisis into safety.
He must get all his family property and fiefdom back, and then tell the prince about Yang Wenyue's many crimes, so that the prince has to dismiss him and put him in jail until his head is revealed to the public.
After the aggrieved King Dai left, Yang Wenyue told his relatives: "When you come, please give me five thousand taels of silver to take care of King Dai and his family on the way. I hope you will take care of me on the way!"
It was said that the expense of serving the king was actually a benefit to the eunuch. If the other party had not come up with the imperial edict just now, the king would have insisted on Gao Jie's cavalry trampling his family members.
It is really not expensive to settle this matter with five thousand taels of silver, and it is within the range that Yang Wenyue can afford. Even if he repays the favor to His Highness, it makes sense in name.
The eunuch accompanying the army was someone sent from the palace. How could he not know the mystery? He just smiled knowingly, bowed his hands and saluted the other party: "How dare you, how dare you, then Governor Lao!"
This is how things are done, you respect me a foot, and I respect you a foot, the benefits are equally shared, harmony brings wealth, and everyone's troubles can be perfectly solved in the end.
The eunuchs who accompanied the army on this trip had two tasks, one was Wang Pu, and the other was Dai Wang.
The former hasn't been caught yet, and if he hasn't been caught, he won't be able to stay here permanently.
As long as Datong is regained, Wang Pu is defeated, and Dai Wang can be saved, he can return to Beijing and resume his life.
Before leaving, the prince had already promised that no matter how the prince behaved, his family would be sent to the capital.
The prince wants to start from acting as king and gradually eliminate all the vassal kings and vassal states in Shanqian territory.
And this policy was promoted nationwide. From now on, there will no longer be vassal kings and vassal states in the Ming Dynasty.
Shan Qian's annual food payment is only 1.5 million shi, and nearly half of the annual salary provided to the many vassal kings in Shan Qian's territory is consumed.
Yang Wenyue was extremely supportive of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's imperial edict because he was well aware of the treatment of these vassal kings.
Take Daiwang as an example. The annual salary of Daiwang himself is ten thousand dan, each of his sons is 1,000 dan, and each of his daughters is 500 dan. They can receive it from birth.
The annual salary of the princess and the concubine must be calculated separately. Adding a group of immediate relatives and thousands of servants, the annual salary of the prince's palace alone requires one hundred thousand dan.
The fiefdom of King Dai is called Daiguo. At its peak, Daiguo had twenty-nine sub-states, and more than ten of them exist now. These sub-states are the respective fiefdoms of the sons of the first generation of King Dai.
Each sub-state will also receive an annual salary, and each country will receive 30,000 shi per year. A dozen sub-states add up to a large amount of expenditure, which is enough for the court to bear.
There are still twenty-eight vassal states in the Ming Dynasty, each of which contains no less than ten sub-states. The total number of sub-states exceeds three hundred, and the annual expenditure is no less than 10 million shi.
Not to mention using troops against the Donglu, the imperial court was already powerless just to feed countless vassal kings.
If we do not cut down the vassal vassal, in a few decades, even the palace may be short of food...
By canceling the Dai Kingdom in Shanqian, at least 500,000 shi of food can be saved every year, which can be used as military supplies.
"Wang Pu, the dog thief! The day of death has come! If he doesn't get off his horse, he will be captured. When will he wait???"
After hearing the news from the horses that Wang Pu was fleeing north, possibly passing near his camp, and with only a few hundred troops, Liu Guangzuo immediately led his cavalry to fight quickly, with the clear purpose of grabbing credit.
It's just that Liu Guangzuo ignored one problem, that is, hundreds of steps away, the other party was surrounded by people shouting and neighing, and there was the sound of wanton trampling. Wang Pu couldn't hear what harsh words he said.
But Liu Guangzuo had already made up his mind. Wang Pu had to get through here today, but he had to get through it. In short, he had to fall into his own hands, and he was determined not to let it fall into the hands of others.
After chasing for nearly ten miles in one breath, after running such a long distance, facing the prey so close at hand, neither Li Chengdong nor the He Shi brothers would give up.
Li Chengdong was born as a rogue, and later fought with Gao Jie. After leaving Li Zicheng, he joined the Ming Dynasty official army. Although he had participated in the battle against rebellion in the capital, he was promoted to deputy general in one fell swoop. He was always worried about the comments of his colleagues because of his background.
If Wang Pu can be captured, he can return the favor and bring glory to His Highness the Crown Prince and his immediate boss. Secondly, he can also become famous. Maybe he can be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief in the future and can lead the army on his own.
He Zan, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, was more eager to capture Wang Pu than Li Chengdong. He fought on the pretext of meritorious service, hoping to use Wang Pu to clear his name.
Although He Cheng, who was walking beside him, had inherited his father's business and was already the Deputy Qianhu of Baoding, he still had to make great contributions to achieve the reputation of his father He Huchen.
That's why the two groups of people fell behind and clung to Wang Pu's motorcade.
If Wang Pu hadn't dropped a bunch of family members of the acting king just now, and the pursuers were in chaos and were forced to slow down, they would have captured Wang Pu by now.
"No! Give it to me! Don't let others take the lead!"
When Li Chengdong saw Ming army flags waving in the distance, he knew someone was coming to snatch the spoils from him.
Based on the prior defense situation and the analysis of the direction of the incoming troops, this group of people was most likely Liu Guangzuo's group.
If the results were shared equally with the He brothers next to him, Li Chengdong would more or less be able to accept it.
But he led a large group of people in pursuit for more than ten miles, chasing the prey into other people's mouths.
It was a bit hard for Li Chengdong to swallow when he asked the other party to eat ready-made food and took a mouthful of smoke himself.
There was a siege in front and a pursuer behind, so it was difficult for Wang Pu to break out of the siege.
"Father! What should we do?"
Wang Qi saw that there were fewer and fewer people and horses around him, and there were only six or seven hundred horses left.
The total strength of the opponent's troops is no less than three thousand, which is almost four times that of our own.
The city of Datong has been conquered and the capital has been lost. The soldiers of the "former Jin Dynasty" followed Emperor Taizu to hunt north, and were chased away by the pursuers like lost dogs.
"The generals will follow me to break out of the siege. There will be a turning point after sunset. As long as you can get out of the siege, you are all my contribution to the founding of the Jin Dynasty! Beautiful women, gold and silver, you can squander it as you like!"
At this point, Wang Pu can only use external things to stimulate his subordinates to continue to follow him.
If you follow him, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a luxurious life. Once you are captured by the pursuers, you will be executed by Ling Chi.
As long as the soldiers are united and fight bravely, what will happen if there are thousands of violent knights in front of them?
Encouraged by Wang Pu, everyone quickly adjusted their escape direction and avoided the oncoming enemy force.
The two groups of people passed each other almost thirty or forty steps apart, making Liu Guangzuo so angry that he wanted to jump off his horse to take command.
They didn't even catch any of Wang Pu's personal soldiers, but instead ran into the He Shi brothers who rushed up from behind.
Both sides had to slow down and give way to avoid a large-scale collision and injure their own people.
Although everyone tried their best to restrain themselves, dozens of soldiers were still knocked off their horses in the chaos and fell to the ground injured.
If something like this happened, if both parties didn't have black scarves tied around their necks, they would have just drawn their swords and started fighting.
"Damn it! This bastard!"
He Cheng really had never seen such a colleague. He couldn't even encircle him, but he was doing himself a disservice.
They are so stupid, are they here to capture Wang Pu or to help Wang Pu escape to heaven?
After finally catching Wang Pu, they let their group of pigs mess with Huang.
The offensive formed by the He Shi brothers' nearly a thousand troops was overwhelmed by Liu Guangzuo's troops in an instant.
If he hadn't been part of the Ming army, He Cheng would have wanted to lead his men to kill a passage directly.
"Gather the troops and chase!"
He Zan only had Wang Pu in his eyes and didn't care about the chaotic team. If Wang Pu was allowed to escape so easily, it would be God's fault.
Li Chengdong saw clearly on the horse, and a look of pride appeared on his face. It seemed that by God's will, Wang Pu was soon in his possession.
The other troops who were accompanying him were only pursuing more than a hundred people, and there were still three to four hundred people hundreds of steps away. He had nearly six to seven hundred elite cavalry, and the chance of capturing Wang Pu suddenly increased several times.
"Wang Puxiu, go away! Your Grandpa Li is here!"
Seeing that the gap had been shortened to no less than fifty steps again, Li Chengdong took the lead, rushed to the front of the queue, and began to shout to the "advanced Jin army" who was panicking.
The soldiers on both sides unfurled their bows and nocked arrows, and started shooting. Both sides were galloping. As long as the ten arrows could catch one prey, it would be considered lucky.
Most of the arrows ended up on the grass, and only a few of them hit the horse's buttocks or even the deserters' backs, but they only scratched the surface.
Even if Wang Pu hears Li Chengdong yelling and scolding, he will not turn around and pay attention. Firstly, he does not know this guy, and secondly, he has to concentrate on running away. It is important to save his life now, and he must not waste time by engaging in battle.
"Throw away the money!"
Daiwang's whole family was thrown out, but they still couldn't stop many pursuers, and they were all thrown away.
Seeing that he was bitten again, Wang Pu had no choice but to throw down the silver carried on the carriage.
There were tens of thousands of taels at least. Although he had lost his fortune, as long as the pursuers dared to dismount and pick them up, he would have achieved his goal.
The soldiers also realized that if they were caught up, the money in the car would belong to others, so they hurriedly moved it.
The box was kicked down by the soldiers on the carriage and scattered after falling to the ground.
Countless silver ingots were flying in the air, connecting together like silver waves.
Seeing such a rare and strange sight, at least half of the troops led by Li Chengdong chose to stop and pick up silver.
The purpose of chasing Wang Pu is to collect the silver reward. Now you can pick up ingots of silver directly from the ground, so why chase Wang Pu?
A small one weighs five or ten taels, and the big one has as many as fifty taels. It’s a pleasure to carry it in your arms!
