Chapter 79 Good News Bad News
If we don’t cultivate our own people who are capable and lucky, who will be cultivated?
He Xi is already planning a big move against the army. The more generals he can fully trust, the better.
Of course, before cultivating, one or two things need to be examined. Inviting him to dinner is like an interview.
"My lord, this idea may not come true for a while." Yao Guangxiao said: "I estimate that he will not be able to retreat from the battlefield for a while."
This is also true. Anlingbao is now completely surrounded, and it is impossible for Zhang Ming to evacuate.
He Xi said: "It doesn't matter, but those who deserve rewards must be rewarded. Let the Ministry of War and the Privy Council discuss a charter." This matter was settled here by He Xi. He Xi said, "By the way, what's the other good news?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "The King of Yan has sent troops to Mobei."
He Xi raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the real good news. King Yan is also trustworthy."
There have actually been two rounds of negotiations with King Yan. He Xi agreed to all the conditions of King Yan. Although some of them were empty promises, King Yan felt that this was the best choice after weighing it.
So a month ago, the two parties formally reached an agreement.
Counting the time, King Yan was acting vigorously and resolutely. As soon as this was agreed, the army over there was already marching westward.
He Xi said: "What do you think about the victory of King Yan?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "No matter the outcome? We win."
For He Xi, there is good news from both the south and the north. With almost no pressure from the north, some of the troops deployed in the north were able to withdraw. In this way, He Xi can even rely on the convenience of the canal to build up his troops in the future Hejian battle. Create a short-term military advantage.
However, He Xi needs to be patient. If you just want to win the South, it is not impossible to fight decisively in advance and defeat them in one battle. Fu Youde's heavy army group can sweep away the forces in Henan and Shandong and push the battle line to Lianghuai.
But He Xi had more to do.
Hejian needs to take it easy.
Wait patiently. After all changes are completed in the rear, it will be time to push forward.
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It's all good news here in Beijing. It’s all bad news here in Nanjing.
Zhu Yunwen was originally in a very good mood. Without him, it was because the war in the southeast had come to an end. Jingjiang was captured. Although it is said that King Jingjiang fled to Nanyang with his remaining troops. The culprit was not caught, but the pacification of the southeast was a good thing for Zhu Yunwen. At least there is no need to worry, there is turmoil in the southeast.
This was a major victory since Zhu Yunwen came to the throne, and it also had a great impact on Zhu Yunwen's stabilization of his position.
In addition, the fate of King Jingjiang effectively frightened the Nanyang vassal king. After that, the Nanyang vassal kings sent people to Beijing one after another to admit that Zhu Yunwen was the Ming Emperor. After all, the Nanyang vassal kings were not having an easy time at the moment.
The reason why it’s not easy has been mentioned before.
In a word, the Ming Dynasty's time to explore Nanyang was too short, and Ming's foundation in Nanyang was too shallow. Something happened in the Central Plains, and many local natives were ready to take action. Zhu Yunwen's victory in the southeast was also a shock to the Nanyang natives.
Therefore, it is reasonable that all the kings in Nanyang sent people to congratulate him.
But Zhu Yunwen's good mood was detonated by the breaking news of the Battle of Anlingbao and the death of Tang Shengzong.
Although Zhu Yunwen did not have a good impression of Tang Shengzong, he had to admit one thing. At this time, these veterans left to him by Zhu Yuanzhang are his most precious wealth.
Although each of these veterans has problems of one kind or another.
But outsiders often fear not so much the imperial court, but the specific names of each individual.
Therefore, Tang Shengzong's death shocked both internal and external people.
A general like Tang Shengzong would die at will, which seriously affected the confidence of all parties in Zhu Yunwen's court. Zhu Yunwen was also worried. He had previously felt that these old
Guys, although each one is more difficult to deal with, it finally works. Win the fight first, and deal with the future later.
Now suddenly I can't win.
The problem here is huge.
But Zhu Yunwen still had doubts in his heart.
Are you really unable to win, or are you pretending to be unable to win, or do you mean you don’t want to win?
Countless complicated glances flashed through Zhu Yunwen's eyes. In that moment, he thought about many things. Anyway, he first summoned the ministers below. Especially several princes came to discuss important matters.
Wei Guogong Xu Da has not come for a long time.
After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, Xu Da stopped going to court. Sick of everything. But Feng Sheng arrived.
Firstly, Feng Sheng is not as tough as Xu Da. Secondly, Feng Sheng also wants to see where Ming Dynasty will go. Although he didn't speak when he went to court, he came over when called, just like a stone pillar.
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Feng Sheng and did not expect him to speak. He directly asked Mr. Han Li Qi, "Mr. Han, what is going on in Anlingbao?"
Li Qi had done his homework before coming, and immediately stepped forward to explain the situation in Anlingbao in detail, and finally said: "This battle is not the fault of Tang Shengzong, it is really the thieves who set up camp in Anlingbao. Heavy troops."
"I have also checked. Zhang Ming, the guard in this battle, is from Cangzhou. He is an invincible opponent in Cangzhou. He is now the martial arts teacher of the prince of Hefu. He is a confidant of He Xi. It can be seen that He Xi attaches great importance to this battle."
Li Qi made a slight artistic processing of Zhang Ming’s background.
It can be regarded as Li Qi exonerating Tang Shengzong.
Although Tang Shengzong died in battle, a defeat is a defeat. The same is true of dying in battle, dying in a victorious battle, and dying in a defeated battle, which are completely different concepts, of course. Li Qi felt deep in his heart that Tang Shengzong had caused such a situation. .
But anyway? He had to find a way to obtain the best posthumous reputation for Tang Shengzong.
It's not for Tang Shengzong to hold funerals for the dead. It has always been made for living people to see. Li Qi must unite these nobles, which is his greatest political capital.
Expanding enemies is naturally a good way to get rid of charges.
Zhu Yunwen's face looked a little better.
Ding Xian also said: "Sir, no matter what, General Tang died for the imperial court, and the imperial court should not treat him lightly. It only hurts the hearts of the righteous people from all over the world."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Okay. Let the Ministry of Rites arrange it." For Zhu Yunwen, this is a trivial matter. Zhu Yunwen is concerned about the overall situation in the north. Zhu Yunwen said: "Now that the matter has come to this, how should we deal with the situation in the north?"
Duke Li Qi of South Korea said: "Your Majesty, I thought Duke Ying was a famous general in the world, but now he just made a mistake. Your Majesty should be lenient. Changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists."
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly and said, "Does Mr. Han really mean what he said?"
Korean Duke Li Qi said: "Of course it is sincere."
It's kind of sincere, but it's also forced.
After Tang Shengzong died in battle, Li Qi planned to replace him in the northern war. However, after discussing with the generals who stayed in Beijing, he found that no one was willing to take over this position.
Without him, everyone would have been killed in troubled times. The weight between each other is clear. What kind of level Tang Shengzong was? They all understood that Tang Shengzong's death was certainly due to luck, but the problem was that even if luck was not considered, the situation in the north would be difficult to grasp.
Secondly, the background of these people.
Zhu Yuanzhang has trained so many talents, and he actually knows very well who under his command can and who cannot do it. And the truly top talents also have their own arrogance and disdain to cling to others. Therefore, those who are very close to Li Shanchang are all middle-level nobles. The real top-level nobles have their own circles.
In fact, their abilities are not as good as Fu Youde, and now Fu Youde feels that there are some difficult things to handle. How dare they take over, that's why Li Qi made this statement.
Fang Xiaoru also said: "Your Majesty, it's up to Duke Ying to handle the war in the north. Please send someone to reward Duke Ying to calm the morale of the troops on the front line."
Zhu Yunwen's lips moved slightly,
There were just some words that were hard to say out loud at this time. He was also sure that it was impossible to replace Fu Youde today. In this case, there was no need to worry about the rest of the details.
Zhu Yunwen said: "Okay, let's do it like this."
