Chapter 186 Ding Xian must die
Ding Xian's envoy not only wanted to see He Xi, but also wanted to see Zhu Xiongying.
In the letter Ding Xian wrote to He Xi, he politely called He Xi his teacher. He also said that he had strictly followed the teacher's instructions during his years in Nanjing and had done a lot of things.
People who don't know really think that Ding Xian is the undercover agent sent to Nanjing by He Xi.
However, Ding Xian is indeed very smart.
He guessed a lot of things, things that He Xi wanted to do but didn't want to do, without him, for fear of getting his hands dirty.
A reform is essentially a redistribution of social interests. The new distribution method must be better than the old distribution method. But the problem is that those who benefit from the old distribution method are too entrenched. And He Xi also understands very well that the heritage of these people and even the family is still there, no matter how hard He Xi suppresses them. In the future, there will be some people who will soon stand in the middle and upper classes of society again after adapting to the new way of living.
This is very troublesome.
It would be difficult for him to suppress these opposing forces without ruthlessness. But he was ruthless, and many things turned from official matters into personal vendettas. You will create many opponents for yourself in vain.
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang was so talented and strategic, he was later hacked into what he was like because of who he offended.
Moreover, the inheritance of Chinese civilization has been controlled by the scholar-bureaucrat system for a long time. Even He Xi's own disciples are considered members of the scholar-bureaucrat group.
Things must be done, and many things are very troublesome.
Of course, don't stick to trivial matters when it comes to big things. Lanzhi was in charge and had to be eliminated. It's not like He Xi didn't dare to be cruel. But now Ding Xian has done these things on his behalf.
He Xi was actually very happy in her heart.
In the future, he can just make selective attacks on what Ding Xian does. What is a selective ***, one who is willing to support He Xi and new academics. He Xi will give *** and do not support it.
Then we can just ignore the unjust, false and wrongful conviction that Ding Xian made.
It's just a pity.
No matter what? He Xi didn't even have a place for Ding Xian.
As a result, Ding Xian himself completely ruined his character. If you use Ding Xian, you won't be afraid of being bitten by Ding Xian in the future.
Zhu Yunwen used Ding Xian because after he ascended the throne, he had a small team and had to choose Ding Xian. But He Xi is different from Zhu Yunwen. He Xi has stepped from Liaodong to the present, and there are a large number of people behind him, including Yang Shiqi, Tie Xuan, and many others, all of whom have talents as chief assistants.
If reforms were not carried out, any one of these people would be able to secure the position of chief assistant. Ding Xian's so-called talent would not be enough for He Xi.
In fact, He Xi also has a big problem, which is balancing his own internal power.
The higher you go to the upper echelons, the fewer positions you get. It's a matter of whether or not to give it to whom. Where is there room for Ding Xian?
Secondly, Ding Xian's reputation was also ruined.
After the army captured Nanjing, the best way to quickly regain the hearts of Nanjing was nothing else. That is to borrow Ding Xian's head.
In He Xi's view, this is Ding Xian's greatest use.
It's just that Ding Xian doesn't know it yet.
Soon, the letter sent by envoy Ding Xian to Zhu Xiongying was also approved by Zhu Xiongying and forwarded to the chief assistant to see what to do.
He Xi took it to take a look and saw that Ding Xian was conducting a series of in-depth analyzes on Zhu Xiongying.
It's nothing else. This is Zhu Xiongying's situation.
Ding Xian first threatened, saying that He Xi would usurp the throne. There was no place for the emperor in the new law. And gave advice to Zhu Xiongying. That is to say, Zhu Xiongying was surrendered to the Nanjing ministers.
He represents the Nanjing ministers who are loyal to Zhu Xiongying.
Fight resolutely with He Xi.
So much.
Zhu Xiongying approved a line of fine print in this letter. Did he also say the same thing to Zhu Yunwen at the beginning?
It makes people laugh and cry.
Zhu Xiongying also hated Ding Xian deeply.
As an emperor, his favorite people are naturally loyal ministers. Then this loyal minister is not his loyal minister. On the same issue, Zhu Xiongying also knew what Ding Xian did in Nanjing.
Of course he was happy that Zhu Yunwen actually used such a person. However, he definitely does not want people like Ding Xian among his ministers.
As for what Ding Xian said, it's not that Zhu Xiongying didn't believe it.
It's that he understands the subtle relationship between him and He Xi better than Ding Xian. But peace benefits both sides. There are two disadvantages. It's the two of them.
Together we are all well.
If there was a falling out, it would not be a good thing for either He Xi or Zhu Xiongying.
Because of this, the fight between Zhu Xiongying and He Xi was actually very restrained.
Ding Xian was somewhat clever, but he was misled by his cleverness.
If Ding Xian didn't talk about these people, maybe Zhu Xiongying would have to think about it, but after he said this, there was no need to think about it at all. the reason is simple.
Compared with the stability and mutual trust between Zhu Xiongying and He Xi, Ding Xian is nothing.
Although Ding Xian thought of many ways, this letter reached Zhu Xiongying's hands through relatively confidential channels. But if I don't want He Xi to know, I think it's too much.
Maybe He Xi doesn't know now, but he will know one day in the future.
At that time, the already weak sense of trust between the two parties will add new cracks. Instead of being like that, it would be better to be honest now. Let He Xi make arrangements.
Along the way, Ding Xian seemed to have chosen the option that maximized his own interests at every step, ignoring any rules. Not bound by any morality, law, or anything else. But step by step, his own path was destroyed.
This is true even today.
Although He Xi sentenced Ding Xian to death in his heart. But this is not certain. There is still some room for maneuver. However, Zhu Xiongying had already forwarded this letter. Let He Xi figure it out.
He Xi could only decide what to do.
what to do?
Not only must we consider He Xi’s original thoughts, but also Zhu Xiongying’s thoughts.
He Xi could only send someone to cross the Yangtze River immediately and give Ji Gang a task. That is to find a way to get Ding Xian's head on his head.
And fast.
Originally, from He Xi's point of view, it didn't matter when Ding Xian died. But now he must respond to Zhu Xiongying. Zhu Xiongying forwarded this letter to him, which itself represented a kind of trust in He Xi.
He Xi immediately sent Ding Xian's head over, which was also a response to the trust between the monarch and his ministers.
However, although people in Nanjing are panicked now, the political order has not collapsed yet. After all, Ding Xian is the chief minister and is not so easy to kill.
At this time, the last battle in Jiangbei, the Battle of Yangzhou, was about to begin. ap.
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Yangzhou is a fortified city.
At that time, Li Tingzhi was stationed here to fight against the Yuan army. Until the fall of the small imperial court in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yangzhou army was still making its final resistance. It was because of the fortified city of Yangzhou that the Yuan Dynasty could not attack it.
Among the rebels at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng's highlight moment was when he defeated the Yuan army's million-strong army at the foot of Gaoyou City.
Now it is Qi De's turn to defend Yangzhou.
He brought 30,000 people into Yangzhou City and mobilized a large number of artillery. They even organized the people into households, separated men and women into classes based on the old and the weak, and concentrated all the materials in the city into the hands of the government.
The purpose is also very simple. That is to defend Yangzhou at all costs. Only by defending Yangzhou can the enemy be blocked in Jiangbei and buy Nanjing more time.
But his opponent is Ping An.
Ping An has always been the general beside Zhu Xiongying. It can be said that he is taken wherever he goes.
Ping An has been protecting Zhu Xiongying and has almost no military exploits except for the Zhending battle. This is no longer possible. Zhu Xiongying naturally wanted to give Ping An a chance to make meritorious deeds so that he could be rewarded in the future.
At the same time, he also hopes to increase his number among senior military generals.
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The lineup under An's command this time was also very luxurious, probably numbering more than a hundred thousand, and the Forbidden Army numbered 60,000, which was the First Army that had been stationed in the capital, the army with the best equipment and the most rigorous training.
In addition, there are some troops with reinforced artillery, which were transferred from other armies.
After all, a fortified battle requires a large number of artillery, and the First Army does not have many artillery, because garrisoning the capital does not require too many artillery. There are enough artillery on the city, but these artillery cannot be taken away. Because these artillery pieces are too heavy. And it is to protect the capital and cannot be transferred.
