Yang Xuan's trump card is naturally the secret order left by Lao Zhu.
He showed the secret decree to Geng Bingwen, who was immediately stunned.
His eyes were full of disbelief.
He did not doubt the authenticity of the secret decree.
After all, this thing has a lot at stake.
Also, he has followed Lao Zhu for decades and knows his handwriting and style very well.
Moreover, there is Lao Zhu’s special seal on the secret edict.
After reading the secret decree, Geng Bingwen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
He just said, why did Yang Xuan suddenly start to support King Yan unswervingly.
It turns out that I have confidence.
Thinking of this, Geng Bingwen no longer hesitated.
"Since there is a secret intention of the late Emperor, I should support His Highness Prince Yan."
"What's more, the current Holy Emperor is not suitable for that position."
"Just, Prince Consort, what should I do?"
"This is easy to say. I had already thought about it before coming here." Yang Xuan smiled after hearing Geng Bingwen's words.
"oh?"
Geng Bingwen's expression was shocked, and he immediately stepped forward.
"Now King Yan has raised his troops."
"The imperial court cannot let it go and will definitely send troops."
"And there are not many people who can lead troops today."
"A veteran like the old Marquis who followed the late emperor to conquer the world must be under the consideration of the imperial court."
"If the old marquis leads the troops to go on an expedition, then we will do this, this, and this..."
Yang Xuan told Geng Bingwen his thoughts, and the latter nodded while listening.
"Please rest assured, Prince Consort, I will come according to the plan."
"Of course I believe in Mr. Hou."
"It's getting late, it's time for me to say goodbye."
After leaving Geng Bingwen, Yang Xuan went to find Wuding Marquis Guo Ying and Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.
In the next few days, many noble generals in the court were visited by Yang Xuan. After seeing Lao Zhu's secret order, they all expressed their support to Zhu Di.
Of course, when Yang Xuan is looking for someone, not everyone will find him.
Basically, he is looking for people who are loyal to Lao Zhu, just like Lao Zhu's adopted son Ping An. Only in this way can Lao Zhu's secret decree be effective.
In addition, there are smart people like Li Jinglong who know how to choose what is best for them.
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While Yang Xuan was gathering allies everywhere, the imperial court also decided who would lead the army on the expedition.
This person is Geng Bingwen.
After the imperial edict was issued, Yang Xuan approached Geng Bingwen, and the two had a detailed discussion on how to deal with Zhu Di.
Back at the mansion, Yang Xuan called Lao Hu over again.
"Send someone to deliver this letter to King Yan."
"Remember, it must be handed over to King Yan himself."
Yang Xuan took out a letter and handed it to Lao Hu, along with a token.
Without this token, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see Zhu Di himself.
"yes."
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A few days later.
Beiping.
Zhu Di now knew that the imperial court ordered Geng Bingwen to be the general and lead an army of 300,000 people to conquer him.
Zhu Di did not dare to be careless about this.
First of all, he does not have as many troops as his opponent.
Secondly, Geng Bingwen has been fighting for decades and has participated in countless battles, large and small, and has rich experience.
With Xu Da and other famous generals passing away, Geng Bingwen was the top general of the Ming Dynasty.
He called Daoyan and others to discuss countermeasures.
After arguing for a long time, there was no suitable method.
At this moment, a soldier came in to report.
"Your Highness, there is a messenger outside asking to see you."
"It is said that His Highness knew the identity of the other party when he saw this token."
After saying that, the soldier took out the token.
Zhu Di was confused and asked someone to bring the token.
The moment he saw the token, he understood.
And immediately asked someone to bring the messenger in.
The messenger entered the big tent, saw Zhu Di on the throne, and saluted:
"I have met His Highness Prince Yan!"
"Why did you come to see me?"
Zhu Di asked.
The messenger did not speak. He looked at the people in the big tent, and his meaning was self-evident.
Zhu Di understood and waved his hand: "You guys go down first!"
"Your Highness!"
"This person's identity is unknown. If he has evil intentions, what should we do?"
The expressions of Zhang Yu and others changed drastically.
"It doesn't matter."
Zhu Di waved his hand to stop them.
"yes."
Zhang Yu and others had no choice but to walk out of the tent.
However, they did not go far, but stayed around the tent.
As long as there is any movement in the tent, they will rush in immediately.
At this moment, in the big tent.
The messenger took out a letter from his arms and presented it to Zhu Di.
"Your Highness, this is the letter that my lord asked me to give to Your Highness."
"And he said that he must hand it over to His Highness himself."
"Is your master Yang Xuan?" Zhu Di asked.
Because that token was the one he had given to Yang Xuan.
"Back to Your Highness, yes." the messenger said.
Zhu Di nodded and took the letter.
The envelope was written with the words 'Prince Yan's Personal Letter' written on it.
After confirming that it was Yang Xuan's handwriting, Zhu Di opened the envelope without any doubt.
But as he watched, his expression became wonderful.
He raised his head, looked at the messenger in front of him, then pointed at the letter in his hand, and asked with some disbelief: "Is this all true?"
"Back to Your Highness, I'm just a messenger and don't know anything else."
Zhu Di also knew that the other party did not know the content of the letter. The news in the letter was really unbelievable.
He continued to lower his head and read the letter, feeling more and more confident about his entrepreneurial project (rebellion).
"Thank you for your hard work." After reading the letter, Zhu Di calmed down a little and thanked the messenger.
"Come here." He then shouted outside the tent.
The next moment, Zhang Yu and others entered the tent.
"Your Highness!"
"Assign the messenger to have a good rest, and we will continue to discuss how to deal with the imperial army."
"yes."
After arranging the messenger, Dao Yan noticed the confidence in Zhu Di's eyes.
Curious in my heart.
"Your Highness, may I ask what the messenger and His Highness said?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di looked at everyone and saw that they were all curious.
However, in order not to expose Geng Bingwen and others, they did not tell the truth.
"Everyone, the secret message from the capital is that someone will cooperate with us in this battle."
"So there is no need to worry that this battle will fail."
"But don't be careless."
"After all, the imperial court has an army of 300,000 troops!"
"Give me the order to assemble the army and prepare for war."
"yes."
Zhang Yu and others were ordered to retire.
Only Zhu Di and Dao Yan were left in the big tent.
Zhu Di didn't hide much about Dao Yan.
Hand the letter from Yang Xuan directly to the other party.
After reading the letter, Dao Yan was also a little in disbelief.
According to the letter, Yang Xuan had convinced most of the military generals in the capital to support Zhu Di on the battlefield.
They will not fight Zhu Di for real, but will fake a fight and send all their troops, food, grass and baggage to Zhu Di to enhance his strength.
Finally, Yang Xuan expressed the hope that Zhu Di could resolve the issue quickly and not let the war drag on for too long.
In order to avoid excessive loss of Ming's national power.
"Master, what do you think about this?" Zhu Di asked with a smile.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, Congratulations, Your Highness!" Dao Yan said.
"Ha ha!"
Zhu Di laughed, noncommittal, and full of confidence in the future.
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