Seeing that Yang Hong was still arrogant, Yu Qian had to tell the truth: "The emperor has already negotiated with your eldest son Yang Jie. As long as you and Yang Jun commit suicide, the emperor can make Yang Jie the uncle of Yingyang and let your family The title continues to be passed down.
Brother Zongdao, please listen to my advice. The emperor is determined to kill and there is no way he will stop under any circumstances.
Instead of irritating the emperor needlessly again, it is better to leave a way for his son to survive. And if you choose to be honorable, the emperor can reduce your crime of rebellion to delaying military flights, abandoning land, and confiscating all your property. At least Yang Jie can live well. "
Yang Hong didn't want to commit suicide and retorted loudly: "I didn't rebel, how could the emperor accuse me of chaos?"
Yu Qian couldn't stand listening to these words: "You didn't rebel, but what about the heads? Show me the heads. The imperial court appointed you as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, commanding 30,000 elite soldiers to guard important border towns.
As a result, both the Supreme Emperor and the new monarch command you not to move. For three whole months, you didn't cut off a single head. Instead, you held the troops in high regard and regarded the king's orders as nothing. None of the military governors of the Tang Dynasty were as straightforward as you. This is not called treason, so why is it called treason? "
Yang Hong wanted to say more, but Yu Qian waved his hand and interrupted: "I am now the governor of Shanxi and can mobilize all the troops in Shanxi. The emperor also gave Shang Fang Sword before coming here, and the pardon letter clearly stipulated that if the war requires it, even the president Soldiers can be killed on the spot.
If Brother Zongdao continues like this and would rather die than fight, then I can only deal with business matters. Don't blame me for not cherishing our old friendship. "
When Yang Hong heard this, he had no choice but to ask: "Is it still too late for us to fight now?"
Yu Qian shook his head: "I don't know. Now the entire Gyeonggi and Shanxi are in the hands of the new emperor, and he is playing around. In fact, the direction of the entire war has been planned, but only the emperor himself and a few confidants know how to proceed. What’s going to happen down there.”
Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Yang Hong had to retreat angrily and go back to find another way.
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The next morning, Zhu Qiyu finally got up. For fear of another accident, he hurriedly finished his meal and hid in the West Flower Hall.
Nowadays, it is not safe outside the house, and the backyard is not comfortable either. Only the front yard has a little room for shelter. Zhu Qiyu entered the West Flower Hall and sat down on the soft couch. He looked around and saw that there were only Bai Gui, Xiang Zhong, Ye Sheng and Yao Xian, so he had to call Ye Sheng over to chat.
If Zhu Qiyu is really helpless and bored now, he doesn't have any close confidants around him who can discuss confidential matters: He Yi and Huang Pu have been sent to the city as counselors for military affairs, and Lian Gang is busy writing articles every day to promote the glorious deeds of the Supreme Emperor.
Other trusted military commanders and nobles were also in the military camp, and even the confidant eunuchs were sent to the city.
Looking at Ye Sheng in front of him, his professional level is definitely adequate, but it is really helpless that he refuses to be loyal to the new king and thinks about his Supreme Emperor every day.
But Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to take Ye Sheng and chat with him to pass the time.
As soon as Ye Sheng sat down on the couch, he heard the new king ask: "Yu Zhong, how many marquises did the emperor confer during his reign?"
Ye Sheng replied: "Your Majesty, during the Zhengtong years, the Supreme Emperor granted a total of one marquis, namely Dingxi Marquis Jiang Gui.
In addition, Renzong was granted the title of one marquis, and Xuanzong was granted the title of two marquises. After Taizu and Taizong, the next three generations of kings were very cautious in granting marquises to marquises, and would not give them to marquises easily. "
"Then what if after this battle to defend the capital is over, I want to bestow a title on the hero?"
When Ye Sheng heard that this was not a good thing, he bravely asked: "May I ask how many people your Majesty wants to seal?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "There are two dukes, and there must be at least five or six marquises. As for the earls, it depends on the merits of the generals. I don't know how many there are now."
Ye Sheng took a breath after hearing this. In the fourteen years since the Emperor's reign, he had only been granted the title of a marquis, not a duke. The first year of Jingtai has not yet begun, and the new king has to confer so many high titles. Isn't this to create a new noble group?
Because Ye Sheng was by the emperor's side every day, he could clearly feel that the new emperor was seizing power faster and faster: from the beginning, when he went to mourn every day, no nobles paid attention to him, but now he has begun to form a group of heroes. , just two months, it’s a world of difference.
The most hateful among them is Xu Heng, the Marquis of Xing'an. It was from the time when this famous general who guarded Shaanxi fully supported the new king that the new king's momentum became unstoppable.
Seeing that Ye Sheng was in shock, Zhu Qiyu did not answer, so he continued to ask: "Didn't Dingxi Marquis Jiang Gui just disappear this year? Who has taken over the title in their family now? Why haven't I seen anyone?"
Ye Sheng calmed down and then replied: "Your Majesty, no one from Dingxihou's family has yet attacked the prince. Dingxihou's son Jiang Yi is inconvenient to attack the prince because of his health, so his family is still struggling, and some people are inclined to Let Jiang Yi's son Jiang Wan ascend the throne on his father's behalf."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he sighed heavily. There were four commanders in the Ming Dynasty who had commanded an army of 100,000 men: British Duke Zhang Fu, Dingxi Marquis Jiang Gui, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, and Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao. Two have died this year, and the remaining two are die-hard supporters of the Supreme Emperor. It is really difficult for me to be the acting emperor.
After staying for a long time, Zhu Qiyu could only order: "When the Jiang family's memorial comes up, show it to me as soon as possible. In addition, is there any other family whose title has not yet been decided?"
When Ye Sheng heard this, he openly refused to answer the question.
Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a while before he understood, and he did not dare to continue to pester, so he quickly changed the topic.
The two chatted for a while, and then the personal guards came to report. The ministers asked to see them, and Zhu Qiyu hurriedly announced his arrival.
After sending Wang Zhi and Yu Qian to Shanxi, Zhu Qiyu felt that the pressure was much less.
Now the two ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs are not in the capital. The right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhao Xin, is already old. Regardless of who he is, he has no energy to go against the new king anyway.
The same situation exists in the Ministry of War. Two Ministers of the Ministry of War and a left minister of the Ministry of War are leading troops outside. The person in charge is Jiang Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of War. Jiang Yuan was promoted by Zhu Qiyu himself, and he was young. It was at the time when his official addiction was at its greatest, and he would not have enough time to go against the new king and destroy his future.
Although Jiang Yuan was only three years younger than Yu Qian, he was only a Jinshi in his late thirties and had more junior qualifications. Especially since he had never worked in the military department before, he was not as interested in the military power of the Beijing camp as Yu Qian was.
Looking at Zhao Xin, looking at Jiang Yuan, and then looking at his cronies Chen Xun and Wang Wen, Zhu Qiyu felt that it was too satisfying. Now that he has issued an edict, as long as it is not too outrageous or ridiculous, it will basically pass.
This is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. As a dynasty with a degree of centralization second only to our Qing Dynasty, the emperor should be able to make decisions with just one word.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu asked Zhao Xin: "Jiang Aiqing, I mentioned a while ago that we would recruit strong men in the capital, and we would fight at night with you first. We put a reward on the heads of those who refused to accept the reward at night, how did you do?"
(End of chapter)
