Huang Pu told the truth without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the new monarch seems to be very afraid of Shangshu. After the war, Yu Shangshu will be canonized as an earl, and then as the governor of Southern Zhili, he will be sent to Nanjing by the new monarch to rectify the situation. Nanjing Jingying.
The term of the Governor of Southern Zhili is five years, and it is not certain whether it will be renewed after expiration.
As for Yang Hong and Yang Jun, their father and son will be ordered to commit suicide and all their property will be confiscated.
However, judging from Yang Hong's attitude, he is not willing to show dignity, and Xinjun may have no choice but to help him show respect. "
After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he reacted for a long time and was speechless: Thinking about it from the emperor's perspective, there seems to be no better way than this.
For Huang Pu, Zhu Qizhen began to look high. The emperor obviously cared about this newly promoted minister of the emperor. Not only was Huang Pu protected by a group of personal guards every time he came to the Wala camp, but Huang Pu was also basically aware of the emperor's thoughts and considerations. This was Chun Chun's confidant. .
As expected, there was an emperor and a courtier. Zhu Qizhen sighed in his heart: If his younger brother were to be the emperor for ten years, all his former cronies would be squeezed out by the emperor's confidants.
The most obvious thing is that Chen Xun and Wang Wen, the emperor's trusted ministers, never showed their faces in front of Zhu Qizhen. Only important ministers such as Hu Xi and Wang Zhi, who were despised by the emperor, were sent to the Wala camp.
The emperor's attitude is very clear: Hu Hui and Wang Zhi, the emperor's diehards, will love him to death.
This shows that Xinjun's partiality is obvious.
After figuring out the joints, Zhu Qizhen asked the question he was most concerned about: "How can I return to the Forbidden City?"
Huang Pu would not answer this question easily, he just said perfunctorily: "The new monarch, leading the civil and military officials, is thinking about welcoming the Supreme Emperor back to the capital all the time."
Zhu Qizhen was not satisfied with such words from Che Luan, and continued to ask: "Is there any hope for my recovery?"
Huang Pu shook his head: "This matter is not something that a humble minister can say. Your Majesty should ask the eldest uncle."
Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Can the prince successfully succeed to the throne?"
Huang Pu continued to shake his head: "Wei Chen is in a humble position and has a small position. The affairs of the Heavenly Family are beyond our ability to comment on."
Zhu Qizhen was completely silent when he heard this. Huang Pu was expressing in a subtle way that neither the emperor could be restored to the throne, nor could the prince succeed him. Zhu Qizhen understood the implication of this.
When Huang Pu saw this, he bowed and resigned.
However, Zhu Qizhen called Huang Pu and asked the last question: "What about the future?"
Huang Pu hesitated for a long time and then replied: "In the second year after Taizu became emperor, he recruited millions of people to build the Zhongdu Palace in Fengyang. It took seven years, so now there is also a Forbidden City in Zhongdu.
I have been fortunate enough to visit Fengyang. The Forbidden City in Zhongdu is even more majestic and magnificent than the Forbidden City in Beijing and Nanjing.
After hearing what Xinjun said, he also had the idea of repairing the Forbidden City in Zhongdu. "
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qizhen sat up and stared at Huang Pu fiercely.
Huang Pu just lowered his head and said nothing. Anyway, he said what he had to say. Going to Fengyang was Zhu Qizhen's only way to survive.
In the end, Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to wave his hand, indicating that Huang Pu could leave.
Huang Pu left the felt tent, but before he could go far, Boyan Timur ran over and grabbed him and asked quietly: "Mr. Huang, will there be a war next? How can we protect ourselves? Mr. Huang please spare no effort." Give me some advice.”
Huang Pu once again told the truth: "Now that the Ming army has taken the initiative, His Majesty will attack the main camp of Wala at night while facing the partial division led by Zhan Bo Luo.
As for a big war, there must be one. The lower official advised King Zhong that if the war is not going well, you might as well propose to the Grand Master that you lead your troops and protect the Grand Emperor back to the grassland first. "
Upon hearing this, Boyan Timur quickly raised his hands to thank him, and happily sent Huang Pu out of the camp in person.
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But by the afternoon, the results of last night's battle had been counted, and the Ming army had beheaded a total of 4,200 levels.
Among them, the border troops of Xing'an Marquis Xu Heng were the most elite and skilled in fighting, and they beheaded 1,500 people.
Among the personal guards, the Yingzhou Guards were beheaded at 1,200 levels, and the Tiance Guards were beheaded at 500 levels.
Fan Guang's Shenji Camp beheaded six hundred levels. The remaining 400 levels were obtained by Liu Dexin and others' 30,000 troops.
Zhu Qiyu was bleeding profusely again. He and his concubine entered the campus of Yingzhou Guards. They rewarded Yingzhou and Tiance guards for their meritorious service and rewarded them with 50,000 taels of silver in one breath.
From then on, the guards and soldiers were even more rejoicing. The emperor was so quick to distribute the money. He had just beheaded the people before the sun rose today, and before the sun set, the money was already in his pocket.
As for the Ming army, as long as they are given enough money and food, there is nothing they can do about killing people.
Among the generals in Beicheng, Fan Guang was the most unhappy. His Shenji Battalion had 23,000 people, but he only beheaded 600 people in total. If this continued, he would not be able to become a marquis this time. The most embarrassing thing is that the emperor gave himself 300,000 taels of silver in one go to reward his subordinates, but now he can't distribute it.
Six hundred heads, even if the reward was paid according to the standards of the emperor's personal guards, it would still be less than 20,000 taels.
But with these 4,200 heads, Zhu Qiyu ordered the Jin Yiwei to parade with the heads in public, while promoting the new monarch's achievements, and at the same time making clear to the people of the capital the new monarch's idea of building a Beijing temple.
This move aroused the attention of the people in the capital. Some did not believe it, some thought it was too cruel, and some applauded. In short, the dream of more than 4,000 heads and the new king aroused heated discussion among the people in the capital.
For a while, people temporarily forgot about the Supreme Emperor and started talking about the new king. Even the casinos have offered odds:
Those who believe that the new king can behead 40,000 people and build a Jingguan outside Xizhimen will pay 20 for one bet.
In other words, if a person sells iron, spends all his wealth, and bets one hundred taels in the casino, if the new king really beheads forty thousand people, then this person will immediately become a small rich man with a net worth of two thousand taels.
Zhu Qiyu never thought that he would suddenly become a famous figure in the casino. Today's new king, with He Yi, Li Xuan, Xu Yongning and others, is standing on the tower of Desheng Gate, watching the Polo army camp there from a distance.
While everyone was watching, they pointed at the layout of Polo's camp.
Zhu Qiyu wanted to test the two princes, so he first asked Li Xuan: "Huaiyi, what do you think of the new fortress selected by Polo?"
Li Xuan smiled and said: "It seems that Polo really believed your Majesty's words. When he thought that Your Majesty would not interfere with his camp and would not attack at night, he chose to camp in the northeast of Yuantu City, which happened to be in an area with dense residential buildings. Five miles north.
It seems that Polo wants to pass through this dense area of private houses to capture the Desheng Gate. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Huaiyi, you are right. Of course Polo should believe what I say. Since I have made a promise, I will definitely abide by it. But I can't tell whether there is a deadly ambush waiting for Polo in the residential area. He promised it."
(End of chapter)
