At this time, Guantong hurriedly stopped Nai'er Buhua and others and told them that outside was the army of Zhu Di, King of Yan of the Ming Dynasty, and that King Zhu Di of Yan was sincere in recruiting them.
Moreover, among Zhu Di's army, there are also generals from Beiyuan who will not settle the scores later.
The most important thing is that King Yan has very powerful firearms. Even if they escape this time, they will be captured next time.
At this time, another confidant reported that the entire Yidu was surrounded by the Ming army.
Naier Buhua, Jie Zhi, Alu Timur and other Northern Yuan ministers' expressions changed slightly. After thinking for a long time, Naier Buhua followed Guantong to Zhu Di's camp to ask for surrender.
Sure enough, Zhu Di entertained Nai'er Buhua with wine, so Nai'er Buhua was very moved, and surrendered to the King of Yan with Jie Zhi, Alu Timur and other Northern Yuan ministers, as well as their respective tribes, horses, camels, cattle and sheep. Zhu Di.
This time, Zhu Di and other northern expedition troops won a complete victory.
On the other side, the Western Army led by Jin King Zhu Fan circled the vast desert and did not find any Northern Yuan thieves.
At the same time, he received an order from Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Prince Zhu Biao inspected Taiyuan. King Zhu Fan of Jin could only hurriedly return to the army to greet him.
In this battle, Jin King Zhu Fan did not gain anything.
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King Zhu Di of Yan defeated the Northern Yuan army and captured Bei Yuan Prime Minister Jie Zhi, Taiwei Nai'er Buhua, Zhiyuan Alu Timur and other Northern Yuan armies, as well as countless Northern Yuan tribes, horses, camels, cattle and sheep. Arrive at the capital.
In the Fengtian Hall, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was very happy when he saw the good news.
"The one who clears the desert is King Yan!"
The words of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty directly boosted the reputation of King Zhu Di of Yan.
At the same time, Lao Zhu happily rewarded King Yan Zhu Di with two million gold notes.
Upon hearing this, Jin Wang Zhu Fan went directly to Jin Wang's palace and was furious.
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Mid April.
King Yan Zhu Di led the army and returned to Beiping Mansion.
Officials from all over the Peiping Mansion rushed forward to greet him.
The next day.
King Zhu Di of Yan summoned the chief historians Zhu Fu and Guo An.
"Zhu Qing, Guo Qing, what big things happened in Beiping Mansion while we were away? Why were the officials looking at them yesterday so worried?
Even Nanxiong Hou Zhao Yong was urgently recalled to Beijing by his father! "
Hearing this, Zhu Fu and Guo An looked at each other, and Zhu Fu replied: "Your Highness, there is nothing major in Beiping Mansion, but there is something major in the court!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned and asked, "What happened in the court?"
Zhu Fu replied: "Your Majesty, at the beginning of April, a slave named Feng Tiemu surrendered himself to the family of Lu Zhongheng, Marquis of Ji'an, and reported that Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, and Zhao Yong were suspected of conspiring with Hu Weiyong."
"Marquis Ji'an?"
Zhu Di frowned. He still had a good impression of Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong, the Huaixi generals who first raised troops for Zhu Yuanzhang.
"In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, after the Hu Weiyong case occurred, the court questioned Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an. His father had already pardoned him, so why is someone reporting him now?
Moreover, Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, Zhao Yong and others were also implicated? "
Zhu Fu couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Zhu Di asked again: "So, many generals were captured?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Fu learned from Guo Anping's method of dealing with Zhu Di.
Zhu Di said bitterly, "Those civil servants have been framing this and that all day long. Sooner or later, they will be chopped up by the father!"
After saying that, Zhu Di asked again: "Besides Marquis Ji'an and the others, are there others involved?"
Zhu Fu replied: "Your Highness, someone has uncovered the story of the Korean Duke's younger brother Li Cunyi and his son Li You."
Zhu Di couldn't help but get angry again, "What are they trying to do? Mr. Han is our number one contributor to the Ming Dynasty. Although he is usually jealous of others, is it possible that Mr. Han will follow Hu Weiyong in rebellion?"
Zhu Fu and Guo An were silent. They didn't dare to say a word about this kind of thing.
Zhu Di asked again: "Who else is involved?"
Zhu Fu couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Guo An sighed softly and said, "Back to Your Highness, there is King Tan."
"Xiaoba?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but sneer, "How can Xiaoba be implicated in this matter with his temperament? In this matter, Xiaoba does not need to defend himself, my father will believe that Xiaoba must be innocent."
"What His Highness said is absolutely true!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness, it is Princess Tan's brother Yu Hu who is involved."
Zhu Di's face was filled with joy, and then he said bitterly: "Father is so kind to the Yu family, and Yu Hu dares to be so restless, he should be chopped into pieces!"
Guo An nodded and said, "Yu Hu has been executed by His Majesty!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, and suddenly turned his head to look at Guo An with confusion on his face.
"Since Yu Hu has been executed, why did Guo Qing say anything? The eighth brother was implicated."
Guo An sighed slowly, "Your Highness, because Yu Hu was executed, His Highness Prince Tan was frightened and uneasy.
His Majesty sent envoys to King Tan's Mansion to comfort him, and wanted to summon King Tan to the capital.
As a result, King Tan was so frightened that he and his concubine burned themselves to death in the palace of King Tan! "
Zhu Di's face was full of disbelief, "What... this is impossible, Xiaoba has been very timid since he was a child, how could he set himself on fire?
Moreover, although my father often punished and whipped my brothers and me, he would at most beat us until we lay in bed unable to get up. He would never beat us to death... Xiaoba is confused! "
As he said this, Zhu Di suddenly remembered something and his eyes turned red.
"No, there must be traitors secretly plotting against me and my brothers! ... I am going to the capital to meet my father. It's so good. Xiaoba has such a weak temper, how can he set himself on fire?"
With that said, Zhu Di walked out angrily.
Seeing this, Zhu Fu and Guo An were shocked and hurriedly chased after Zhu Di.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, calm down!"
"Your Highness, calm down!"
Zhu Di stared at Zhu Fu and Guo An with red eyes, "There are traitors who harm my brothers, how can I calm down?"
"Your Highness, the vassal king is not allowed to enter the capital privately without His Majesty's order."
"Your Highness, your Majesty and the Crown Prince are here in the capital. If there is a traitor who tries to harm King Tan, the Crown Prince and Your Majesty will never forgive him.
But, it’s been such a long time…”
"Moreover, during this period of time, so many nobles have been involved in the Hu Thief case, and His Majesty is in an even worse mood. If His Majesty comes to Beijing so rashly, His Majesty may be even more angry..."
Zhu Di's expression softened and he asked coldly: "How are the envoys sent to Prince Tan's Mansion by my father now?"
Guo An breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Back to Your Highness, there is no news about those envoys. I guess that Your Majesty will have the same suspicion as Your Highness, and let the Jinyi guards torture and interrogate those envoys!"
"Humph, none of those thieves are innocent!"
Zhu Di said bitterly, but he gave up the idea of going to the capital.
As for those messengers, they were innocent and just happened to encounter this unfortunate incident. Or it was because someone was there to scare the Tan King, or stimulate and hint at the Tan King.
No matter what, now Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di and others want to chop him into pieces, and no one will intercede for him.
Or maybe Tan King Zhu Zi really did something shameful, so he burned himself in Tan Palace.
Otherwise, up to now, it seems that Zhu Yuanzhang still has not given the posthumous title to King Tan Zhu Zi!
Guo An, Zhu Fu and others, and even the entire Ming Dynasty officials and nobles, had speculations about these things, but no one dared to talk nonsense.
Otherwise, not only Zhu Yuanzhang would not be able to spare them, but even the princes and vassal kings Zhu Biao, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di would not let them go.
In this way, more than ten days passed.
Only then did the court find out the reason why King Tan set himself on fire. King Tan Zhu Zi was indeed frightened and did not dare to go to the capital to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, so he burned himself in the palace of King Tan.
Upon hearing the news, Zhu Di was puzzled and a little angry.
However, no action was taken.
This thing is a little too weird.
Moreover, the situation in the court has become increasingly strange these days.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly adjusted several ministerial positions, moving Yang Jing from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Hubu to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and also transferred Zhao Mian from the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment to the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu.
Even the Minister of War, Shen Shu, and the Minister of Industry, Qin Kui, were swapped.
You know, with the abolition of the Prime Minister, the office of the Six Ministers has become more and more important.
But now, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty directly made such a big move against the six ministers.
Even Zhu Di, who didn't care much about government affairs, felt something was wrong.
Subsequently.
Not a few days passed.
Zhan Hui, the imperial censor of Zuodu, impeached the military attache Qiu De and 578 other people for the crime of concealing imperial edicts and not reporting them, hereditary official dismissal and unknown military exploits!
Forgery of military exploits by military attaches is the greatest killing power for military attaches!
First, a large number of generals including Lu Zhongheng were arrested, and now they want to arrest more than 500 generals?
The internal fighting is getting a little serious.
"There may be misinterpretations by military personnel, or by entrusting someone to write down the text. Don't ask, those who conceal the edict will be pursued, and those whose military achievements are unclear will be ordered to correct it."
Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty rarely defended these generals in the court, and did not want to kill these brothers who were loyal to him and fought with him.
However, Zhan Hui, the censor of Zuodu, was a young man and was left to Zhu Biao's team.
So, the next day, he proposed in the court that the princes should return home.
Many princes are old and have fought for the Ming Dynasty for so many years. It is time to return to their hometowns and enjoy peace and happiness.
Immediately, he gave 300 taels of gold, 4,000 taels of silver, and 5,000 ingots of banknotes to six dukes, including Wei Duke Xu Huizu, Founding Duke Chang Sheng, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Shen Guogong Deng Zhen, and Ying Guogong Fu Youde. Fifty pieces of Wenqi.
In addition, ten more Wuhou were given, including Horizon Marquis Xiecheng, Fuxiong Marquis Zhao Yong, Chongshan Marquis Li Xin, Huaiyuan Marquis Cao Xing, Fengxiang Marquis Zhang Long, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi, Anqing Marquis Qiu Zheng, Wujia Marquis Guo Ying, Gongchang Marquis Guo Zixing, and Heqing Marquis Zhang Yi. Each was given two hundred taels of gold, three thousand taels of silver, three thousand ingots of banknotes, and forty pieces of gold.
This time, Lao Zhu was bleeding profusely without any digging.
Even, each prince was assigned an iron army of one hundred households to protect the safety of these princes when they returned to their hometown.
Upon hearing the news, Guo An, Zhu Fu and others were filled with shock and regret.
As for Zhu Di, his eyes were full of coldness, "What a great Zuodu Yushi Zhan Hui, what a group of civil servants!"
This is obviously Lao Zhu giving in.
Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, founding Duke Chang Sheng, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and Shen Guogong Deng Zhenke are all second generation Dukes. How can a group of Dukes in their prime be said to be old?
Faced with Lao Zhu's response, Zhan Hui, the censor of Zuodu, and other civil servants were also stunned.
However, the emperor's order cannot be violated.
Then, two days later, Zhang Tinglan, the minister of Dali Temple, was transferred to the general affairs envoy, and Lao Zhu fought back.
The next day.
Zhan Hui and other supervisory censors once again submitted a memorial, strongly demanding that the crimes of Grand Master Li Shanchang, as well as Li Shanchang's younger brother Li Cunyi and nephew Li You be dealt with.
So Lao Zhu nodded in agreement.
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(End of chapter)
