"There are no officials in the court, and there are traitors in the court. The vassal king of the Ming Dynasty can raise his army to kill them and clear the side of the king!”
Zhu Yunwen still remembered the ancestral teachings left behind by Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, he knew very well that the treacherous officials mentioned in this decree were not defined by the vassal king. As the emperor, he had the right to decide who was the treacherous and rebellious official!
Moreover, whether or not he wanted to take revenge, he had to issue his own decree before it could be carried out.
And now.
Zhu Xi actually dared to use Hongwu's ancestral teachings as a banner to openly rebel.
This was undoubtedly a thorny matter for the Jianwen New Dynasty.
This was because the commoners believed that King Qi had been forced to start the Battle of Jingnan because of a rebel in the Imperial Court.
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Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru naturally understood.
It was as if they could see Chao Cuo during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty as their own fate.
Therefore, he had no choice.
When these two important officials who strongly advocated for the removal of the vassals heard the words " kill the rebels and purge the side of the monarch ", they were both shocked.
"His heart can be killed, the traitor Zhu Rong's heart can be killed!”
Fang Xiaoru steadied his emotions and cupped his hands."I implore Your Majesty to issue an imperial edict to announce the crimes of the traitor Zhu Rong to the world and immediately send an army to attack!”
That's right.
In order to prevent himself from becoming Chao Cuo.
Fang Xiaoru could only use the fishing boat general Zhu Wei's crime as a traitor to clear the suspicion of the rebels.
However, he did not know.
In this world, there was only the winner and the loser. There was no distinction between right and wrong, loyalty and treachery!
If the imperial court could suppress the rebellion, the rebels would naturally be traitors.
Then, these civil officials who strongly advocated the removal of vassals would also become meritorious officials of the Ming Dynasty.
If the imperial court could not suppress the rebellion, the rebels would be the righteous ones in Jingnan.
Then, these civil officials who strongly advocated for the removal of the vassals would become the rebels of the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Zhu Yunwen naturally didn't think that Fang and Huang were rebels.
Therefore…
He agreed with Fang Xiaoru's words.""Minister Fang is right!"
"Profound Language Pavilion, listen to the imperial edict. Send the crimes of the traitor Zhu Xi to all the prefectures and announce them to the world!”
"This subject obeys the decree!"
"Duke of Wei, Duke of Changxing, listen up. We, the two of you, will each lead a hundred thousand troops to the Ji 'nan Prefecture to attack the thief Zhu Xi!”
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Xu Zuhui had no choice but to walk into the hall with Chang Xing Marquis Geng Bingwen, cupping his hands to receive the decree.
"The country has rebelled, and the world is in turmoil. Now that my Great Ming is in a national crisis, I hope that all of you will work together to tide over the difficulties with me!”
Zhu Yunwen stood up from the dragon throne, bowed to the civil and military officials, and then strode away.
The court eunuch hurriedly shouted with a sharp voice,""Retreat!"
……
Duke Wei's Mansion.
Xu Zuhui returned home and said to his wife, Lin,"Furen, King Qi has launched the Battle of Jingnan in Jinan. His Majesty has decreed that I lead the army to attack.”
"Back when King Qi was in Yingtian, he was already violent and lawless. Now, he really is the one who initiated Jingnan!”
At this point, Madame Lin lowered her voice."Husband, the King of Yan of Beiping sent another secret letter.”
Xu Zuhui's face darkened." Burn the letter quickly. I don't want to read it."”
At a time like this, he did not need to read to know what was written in the secret letter.
It was nothing more than to rope him in to be a spy for Zhu Di's usurpation of power and rebellion.
Unfortunately.
King Qi was one step ahead of you.
"Father, I heard that King Qi of Qingzhou has rebelled. Is that true?”
Just as Xu Zuhui was deep in thought, a young girl with a hurried expression rushed in.
Her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes were like clear water. When she looked around, she had an elegant and noble temperament that made people feel ashamed and dare not profane.
However, at this moment, there was a hint of worry in that cold arrogance.
That's right.
She was none other than Xu Zuhui's three daughters, Xu Yun.
"Yes!"
Xu Huizu nodded." King Qi has indeed rebelled. His Majesty has already decreed that I will lead an army to attack in a few days."”
Hearing this, Xu Miaojin's brows furrowed even deeper.""Father, can you bring me along?"
"Nonsense, marching and fighting is not child's play. How can a young girl like you follow the army?”
"I…I want to see Xianfeng!”
"No, he's the son of King Qi. How can there be an intact egg under his nest?!”
"But…but…"
"Now that you've reached the age of marriage, I'll find you a good husband when I return from the expedition.”
Xu Miaojin's beautiful eyes were filled with tears as she shouted,""No…I won't marry anyone but Xianfeng!”
Speaking of which, she and Zhu Xianfeng were childhood sweethearts and had even been engaged.
Because a few years ago.
Zhu Rong had offended Xu Da during a battle for military merits, so the engagement was annulled.
Soon after.
Zhu Xianfeng followed Zhu Wei to Qingzhou. It had been seven years since they last met.
However, Xu Yun had never forgotten the seeds of love that she had planted since she was young.
"Unreasonable!"
Xu Zuhui was also angry." Your grandfather had already called off your engagement when he was still alive. What's more, King Qi's family is now traitors."”
"Father, I…I beg you, take me to see Xianfeng, just one look!”
Faced with Xu Yun's persistence, Xu Zuhui could only say earnestly,"Yun 'Er, forget about this person!"
"Forgotten? How can you forget it just like that?"
Xu Yun smiled bitterly and walked out unsteadily.
"Sigh!"
Xu Zuhui looked at his daughter's back and sighed.
Then, she said to Madam Lin,"Madam, take advantage of this period of time to find a good husband for Yun 'er. When I come back, I'll marry her!"”
"Husband, what do you think of Fang Zhongyu, the son of Grand Secretary Fang?" Madame Lin thought for a while and said.”
"Now that Grand Secretary Fang is favored by the Emperor, it is only a matter of time before his power overflows the court. If Yun 'er is married to his son, it will not bring shame to our Duke Wei Residence.”
"Fang Xiaoru?" Xu Zuhui shook his head. This person was headstrong and did not know how to adapt. When the Emperor consolidated his strategy of cutting the vassals, he would definitely not be able to stay in the court for long.”
It had to be said that Xu Zuhui's judgment of people was quite accurate.
According to the normal development of history.
This stubborn Fang Xiaoru would become the first person to be exterminated in a few years.
Of course.
Whether Zhu Xianfeng would kill his ten clans in the future would depend on whether he was really stubborn.
Xu Zuhui and his wife discussed for a while.
However, in the end, no suitable candidate was chosen.
At this moment.
Following the announcement of the expedition decree, the entire Ying Tian Prefecture began to enter a state of nervous operation.
Riding on fast horses and carts of grain, they ran through the streets from time to time.
The people of the capital heard that the King of Qi had rebelled.
Some people angrily scolded Zhu Rong for his wild ambitions, while others were afraid that the world would once again be in chaos…
A few days later.
The provisions were ready.
Xu Zuhui and Geng Bingwen each led one hundred thousand soldiers toward Jinan.
However, in this 200,000 strong army, there was an extremely handsome soldier.
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