The news that several people were about to escape did not go unnoticed by King Ning. He immediately sent people to chase them, but they were still late. Yan Ling and others left as soon as they said they were going to leave. Now they had already escaped from Nanchang. King Ning's people pounced. Empty.
"Your Highness, they have escaped." The pursuer could only report back.
"Where did you escape to?" Zhu Chenhao asked.
"Looking in that direction, it should be Ganzhou." The subordinate thought for a moment and replied.
Hearing this, Zhu Chenhao's face suddenly darkened.
Ganzhou is Wang Shouren's base camp. He has lived there for a long time when he was suppressing bandits. He has been running it for a long time and is heavily guarded. If Wang Shouren escapes to his hometown, it will be very difficult to deal with it.
"Your Highness, it doesn't matter." Liu Yangzheng looked like he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand, and gently waved the feather fan in his hand:
"So what if Wang Shouren escapes? He doesn't have the order from the court, so he can't mobilize the local army at all, and he won't have any hindrance to our plan!"
"However, in my opinion, it is indeed necessary to speed up the preparations for raising troops. Recently, there are more and more rumors outside. I am afraid that if it continues, even the ministers in the court will not be able to suppress it. That will be troublesome. ”
"It just so happens that I heard that Your Majesty... the false emperor is going to tour south. Isn't this a great opportunity?"
The flickering candlelight made his face look sinister.
The corners of Zhu Chenhao's mouth slowly curved up, and he said softly: "Goodness."
…
After Wang Shouren escaped, he did not immediately issue an order for the army to assemble.
After all, King Ning has not rebelled yet. If he summons the army in advance and exposes his trump card, the opponent may not rebel. However, he has tens of thousands of troops in Ganzhou but has not made any move. It seems that he is the one who rebelled. .
So he ordered various cities in Jiangxi to stock up on grain and fortify the cities, but he did not involve the army at all.
However, in the eyes of King Ning, this was a matter of course - Wang Shouren and Sun Sui did not have the power to mobilize troops. Even if they escaped, they could only take care of administrative officials like the county magistrate there. Without an order, the guards would If the commanders dared to listen to Wang Shouren, they might be killed before the rebellious King Ning.
He prepared for his big event with peace of mind.
The two giants of the province have all fled to Ganzhou, and many officials in Nanchang City have been bribed, which makes his actions more convenient.
Soon, he got the news - Emperor Zhengde's southern tour had arrived in Yangzhou. After lingering in this land of fireworks for more than ten days, he finally left Yangzhou and continued southward.
The time has come!
Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao immediately ordered his palace guards to control the entire city of Nanchang, and then announced to the world that "the emperor's life experience is doubtful" and "accepted the secret edict of the Queen Mother" to formally launch troops.
At this time, the three people who did not know that King Ning had raised an army were still conducting war rehearsals in the mansion.
"After Prince Ning raises his troops, his target will definitely be Jiujiang!"
On the huge map, Yan Ling scolded Fang Qiu.
As an old man who has lived for hundreds of years, his vision is extremely vicious.
After hearing his words, Wang Shouren nodded slightly, while Sun Sui looked a little confused and couldn't help but ask:
"Why? There are so many prefectures and counties in Jiangxi, how do you judge that he will definitely go to Jiujiang first? Will King Ning mobilize his army first and come to Ganzhou to fight us first?"
Yan Ling shook his head and said calmly:
"Because, to the north of Jiujiang is the Yangtze River, and ferries and ships are ready."
"Flowing down the river, he can meet His Majesty in just a few days."
When Sun Sui heard this, he was startled for a moment, and then he understood.
Different from the situation when Emperor Yongle raised his army, the reason why Emperor Yongle was able to capture Nanjing and spread the word throughout the world was because Zhu Di was already the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was natural for him to ascend the throne, so everyone stood aside and watched.
But Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao had no legal basis for inheritance, but it was still good for him to kill the emperor.
Only by causing chaos in the world would he be able to draw chestnuts out of the fire. Otherwise, even if there were no Wang Shouren and others, it would be a matter of time before the northern border troops moved south.
Prince Ning was not a fool. He relied on his meager family resources to fight against a Ming Dynasty that was not obviously weakened. He had no chance of winning. Zhu Houzhao was his only chance.
"So, the focus of the battle is Jiujiang City!" Wang Shouren's eyes glowed with burning fighting spirit.
"As long as we can defeat him under Jiujiang City, we can curb Prince Ning's ambition and avoid a catastrophe!"
At this time, an attendant ran over from outside the room, out of breath and said as if the sky had fallen;
"My lord, the three lords...King Ning, have raised an army and rebelled!"
The three of them looked at each other, and Wang Shouren immediately took out his edict:
"Let's go, gather the troops!"
At this time, the news of King Ning's rebellion also followed the ships on the Yangtze River all the way to the east.
When the small number of courtiers traveling with the emperor heard the news, they were first shocked, and then angry.
The other party actually openly denied the emperor's legitimacy and falsely conveyed the empress dowager's imperial edict. If the emperor is fake, then who are these courtiers?
However, Emperor Zhengde, who should have had the most sense of crisis and anger, was so excited that he laughed out loud after learning the news of Prince Ning's rebellion.
Compared to traveling quietly, the adventurous factor in his body makes him prefer conquests and wars.
He had already built a palace in Xuanfu and planned to stay there permanently. However, Mongolia seemed to be frightened by the war and no longer dared to go south to herd horses. He stayed in Xuanfu for a long time and never waited until The invading enemy returned to Beijing in despair.
I didn’t expect that just by going south, I would encounter such a “good thing”!
He excitedly gave the order:
"Order the defenders near Nanzhi to assemble and follow me on the expedition to put down King Ning's rebellion!"
…
Zhu Chenhao easily controlled Nanchang City. After all, this was his hometown and he had been operating it for a long time.
But when he began to expand his territory, he encountered obstacles.
Except for some small cities, he failed to capture any of the medium-sized cities and large cities, and even lost troops and generals.
This is normal. Zhu Chenhao's main force, Prince Ning's bodyguard, has never fought in a battle since Yongle Dingding in Nanjing. As for the bandits and bandits that he held hostage, not to mention, their combat effectiveness is very low.
In the original time and space, Sun Sui was killed and Wang Shouren lost contact. It was possible to take advantage of the leaderless group to catch them off guard. But this time, the two chief officials of Jiangxi Province were fine, and they had also ordered the cities to prepare for war in advance. With the backbone and defense, the military morale Once it's stable, it's naturally not that easy to deal with.
Just when Zhu Chenhao was running into walls and having his head full of troubles, the army on Wang Shouren's side was constantly gathering.
Ganzhou is his hometown. Although the nearby army cannot compare with the northern border army, they followed Wang Shouren to put down the rebellion of tens of thousands of bandits. Their combat effectiveness and gathering ability are not a bit better than those of the rebels.
In just a few days, Wang Shouren successfully assembled an army of 50,000 and immediately headed north.
(End of chapter)
