Chapter 38 The Heart of King Yan
This Fu Zhong is a big problem. He wanted to do three things at the same time: suppress Japan, protect and control the Eastern vassal kings, and attack Liaodong.
Fu Zhong is considered a very good general of the younger generation, and he was trained by Fu Youde. Leading troops in war is much worse than the younger generation, not to mention that now Lan Yu has been executed, Mu Ying has died of illness, and the twin stars of the younger generation of the Ming Dynasty have withdrawn from the stage of history.
Fu Zhong also emerged.
But Fu Zhong is not an incompetent person. Faced with such a situation, he also has a headache.
He doesn't have three heads and six arms.
If you want to solve these three things, you must prioritize them. But this priority is not something he can make a decision on.
Especially after the new king ascended the throne, Fu Zhong did not understand what kind of person Zhu Yunwen was when faced with the current situation, and he did not dare to make decisions without authorization. We can only ask the imperial court for instructions.
This also takes time.
Fu Zhong secretly said: "Soldiers are valuable and quick, and the incident in Beijing happened suddenly. If my magic soldiers descend from the sky and attack Shenyang, I may not be able to win it in one fell swoop. But now, it is too late to say anything. The future situation will not be easy to handle."
Especially when Fu Zhong thought that King Jingjiang raised troops and the order at sea became chaotic.
All supplies under Fu Zhong's command must be delivered from Jiangnan by sea.
This is also very problematic.
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Prince Yan's Mansion.
King Yan has been meditating for a long time.
Ever since King Yan knew that Zhu Xiongying had ascended the throne to supervise the country. King Yan rarely saw people. Lock yourself in the room. Think about the current situation.
However, although King Yan was nowhere to be seen. However, there is a steady stream of news from all aspects.
How could King Yan not have enough manpower and intelligence since he had been in Peiping for so many years? How could King Yan not arrange someone in Nanjing? Don’t forget who is King Yan’s father-in-law? Therefore, all aspects of intelligence about the entire Ming Dynasty continued to reach the hands of King Yan.
But the King of Yan did not see the people below, so the people below could only write memorials and report their thoughts to the King of Yan.
Zhu Xiongying, He Xi, and Zhu Yunwen all wrote letters to King Yan.
The contents are mostly the same, and they are all coaxed in every possible way.
Everyone has his or her own opinion.
The reason for this is that King Yan has only prepared for one thing in the past few years, and that is to prepare for the Northern Expedition. In the past three years, King Yan not only cultivated the Songnen Plain, but also competed with Oara on the Mobei grassland.
The two sides have fought secretly many times.
From King Yan's point of view, he now has nearly 100,000 cavalry, well-equipped soldiers, and a new method of agricultural and animal husbandry production in the Mobei grassland. Although it cannot be the same as in the Ming Dynasty, it is enough to change the herdsmen from nomadic to fixed herders, build a city in Mobei, and establish a stable rule.
In this situation.
King Yan has decided to march westward.
But suddenly, something like this happened in the south. All of King Yan's plans were disrupted.
There are only a few choices before King Yan.
One is to obey the imperial edict of Nanjing and go south to quell the rebellion. At that time, enough land will be obtained from the Nanjing court. The second option is to form an alliance with his eldest nephew, join the ranks of the Northern Army, and give him a sufficient reward after the victory of the war.
The third type is neutrality.
Another option is to go south independently to fight for the throne.
After all, he was only one step away from the throne back then.
To say that King Yan was willing, no one believed it.
And King Yan stayed behind closed doors, which in itself represented a kind of hesitation.
King Yan thought about it for a long time. Finally Lian Zining was invited in.
King Yan and Lian Zining sat opposite each other, with a pot of hot tea in the middle. King Yan poured a cup of tea for Lian Zining and said, "Brother Lian, Qiu Fu and others have submitted letters, why didn't you mention anything?"
Lian Zining said: "Because there is nothing to say."
King Yan said: "Why?"
Lian Zining said: "Your Highness
Do you have confidence in Bian Zhuang Cihu? Kill two birds with one stone? "
King Yan was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "How is that possible?"
King Yan was most sensitive to the comparison of military strength. Yes, King Yan has probably 100,000 cavalry in his hands, which is a very powerful force. But King Yan himself knew where these 100,000 cavalry came from? The armament of one hundred thousand cavalry itself was transported from within the customs. A considerable part of the rations for the 100,000-strong army was purchased from Liaodong. Although some food can also be produced in Yan State. However, the output is too small to be self-sufficient. In order to fight the war, more preparations are needed.
Don’t talk about anything else, just the population. The King of Yan has millions of men under his command, and one hundred thousand cavalry, which is all the young men under the King of Yan. This is also normal, most nomadic armies are like this.
But the problem is that the Ming Dynasty's army is no longer the army of the previous agricultural era. Equipped with armor to the teeth, steel crossbows, and other weapons, it was enough to make King Yan unbearable. What was even more unbearable for King Yan was the loss.
Because whether it is Beijing or Nanjing, the soldiers who died in battle can all be replenished. But one of King Yan's subordinates died.
It can be called a disposable army.
But how can the battle for the world be fought in one or two days?
King Yan stayed behind closed doors, but he was secretly thinking about his chances of assassinating a tiger in Bianzhuang.
But King Yan couldn't lie to himself. It's not impossible. But it's too small.
When King Yan was cornered, he might not dare to give it a try, but now that King Yan has a family, a country, and prospects, he no longer has the desire to risk his life. This is also human nature.
Lian Zining said: "Then your Highness, do you still have a choice? There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. No matter how high your Highness helps that Highness take over the world, you cannot stay in the Central Plains for a long time. Otherwise, Your Highness also knows what will happen."
King Yan sighed and said, "I can't bear to be alone."
In King Yan's opinion, neither of his nephews was a good person.
Regarding the matter of Zhu Yunwen's succession to the throne, there was no edict or last words, which is full of doubts no matter how you look at it. For politicians, evidence is often not needed. Just start from the biggest beneficiary and work backwards.
Although King Yan was not sure how much manipulation Zhu Yunwen had done in the inheritance, he refused to believe that Zhu Yunwen was innocent.
And when Zhu Xiongying saw that things were not going well, he almost immediately rebelled? King Yan really appreciated this courage.
It can be seen from this point that Zhu Xiongying is not a good person. What will happen after he helps anyone conquer the world? The Eight Kings Rebellion of the Jin Dynasty had already told him that it was nothing more than entering the next round of overtime, and the opponent was him and another winner.
Could it be that I, the Ming Dynasty, can really have the word "side by side" in the play?
Then why spend so much time, so much energy, and work so hard to conquer the world for others? King Yan is not that mean.
But the problem comes back?
Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, if he stays neutral, will it be of no benefit at all? He wasn't willing to give in either.
Lian Zining felt relieved when he heard what King Yan said. After all, Lian Zining's true intention was that he didn't want King Yan to join the melee in the Central Plains.
In fact, when Lian Zining knew that the Ming Dynasty was in civil strife, he was at a loss. He never imagined that such a problem would arise. He was also very disappointed with He Xi.
In his opinion, even if Zhu Yunwen was in the wrong position, the teacher should not assist King Wu in the rebellion. After all, the overall situation of the world is the most important thing.
The overall situation of the world in his heart is that the people of the world can enjoy peace.
Instead of fighting each other.
While he was heartbroken, he naturally didn't want to get involved.
What's more, where does Lian Zining's lifelong skill lie? Just in the grassland.
Since Lian Zining left Beijing more than ten years ago, he has specialized in green storage and crops that can be grown on the grassland in Daning. This has been on his mind for so many years. Later, he followed King Yan, whether it was planting rice in Changchun, reclaiming wasteland in Songnen Plain, and promoting livestock farming. etc.
It can be said that half of the credit for Yan State's current national strength lies with Lian Zining. If it weren't for Lian Zining's promotion of new production
This method prevents local herdsmen from dying of hunger and cold in winter. Let them feel the real changes, and they will not quickly abandon the Golden Family and join the command of King Yan.
And it was impossible for King Yan to quickly raise a hundred thousand cavalry. It should be noted that a considerable number of them were die-hards who had fought against the Ming Dynasty for decades. It is not easy for them to change their minds.
These things made Lian Zining feel extremely happy from body to heart.
