"Dear ministers, is there anyone willing to quell King Jingjiang's rebellion?”
Although it was a headache, Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to solve the problem now.
Thus, after a headache, he still looked at the officials of the imperial court and waited for their reply.
Unexpectedly, just as he spoke, someone volunteered to stand up.
"Your Majesty, I request that the rebellion be quelled."
As he spoke, a young official walked out.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the young official in surprise and immediately recognized who it was.
This person was none other than Xu Zuhui, the eldest son of the late General Xu Da and the current Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince and Duke of Wei.
Xu Zuhui's original name was Xu Yungong. He was eight feet and five inches tall, handsome and talented. He worked in the Left Army Governor's Office of the Honor Guard Department.
After Xu Da passed away, he inherited the title.
Because he avoided Zhu Yunwen's name, he was given the name Xu Huizu.
He trained in Shaanxi, Peiping, Shandong and Henan several times.
He had also exposed the rebellion of the King of Yan, Zhu Di's bodyguard, Aru Timur.
Among the new generals, Zhu Yunwen valued him very much.
However, Xu Zuhui's identity was a little awkward.
Because his elder sister was the princess consort of the Northern Zhu Di.
Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not take the initiative to volunteer at the court meeting to crusade against Zhu Di.
However, Zhu Yunwen still trusted Xu Zuhui very much.
Seeing Xu Zuhui take the initiative to volunteer, Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
"Since Xu Qing has petitioned to quell the rebellion, I naturally can't do anything about it. Beloved ministers, do you have any objections?”
In the court, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, and the other ministers that Zhu Yunwen relied on looked at Xu Zuhui.
They basically understood Xu Zuhui.
He knew that this person was loyal and upright. Although he was Yan Ni's brother-in-law, he was loyal to the imperial court.
The three of them thought for a moment and did not object.
The three of them did not object, and basically no one in the court was willing to object to this.
"In that case, pass on my decree! Xu Zuhui, Duke of Wei, was appointed as the Great General of Pingnan, leading 200,000 troops to suppress the rebellion in the south!”
Xu Zuhui said respectfully,
"This subject receives the decree to thank you!"
……
At this moment, Zhu Zanyi, the King of Jingjiang, did not know that the imperial court had already sent 200,000 troops to quell the rebellion.
He had just taken down the Liu Prefecture, and his army was heading straight for the Nan Ning and Wu Prefecture.
After Zhu Zanyi took down the Liu Prefecture, Pingle Prefecture, Qingyuan Prefecture, and Xunzhou Prefecture surrendered because they were afraid of King Jingjiang's army.
In less than half a month, Zhu Zanyi had easily taken over half of Guangxi.
The rest of the prefectures in Guang Xi were all in danger.
Outside the Liu Prefecture, after annexing the troops from Guilin and Liu Prefecture, Zhu Zanyi's forces had increased from eighty thousand to two hundred thousand.
Outside Liuzhou City, the high-spirited Zhu Zanyi decided to split up with Hu Weiyong. He personally led a group to Cangwu, while Hu Weiyong led a group to Nan Ning.
Before they left, Hu Weiyong looked at Zhu Zanyi and said seriously,
"Your Highness, in this expedition to Cangwu, Your Highness must remember what this old minister has told you. You must not be greedy and advance rashly. After taking down Cangwu Prefecture, you must quickly meet with this old minister. Our top priority is to take down all of Guangxi. Only then will we have enough strength to resist the Imperial Court's subsequent crusade.”
"Don't lose a great opportunity for a small gain!”
In the face of Hu Weiyong's instructions, Zhu Zanyi smiled and said,
"Prime Minister, don't worry. This Prince can still distinguish the priorities. Wuzhou Prefecture is vast and sparsely populated. There are less than ten thousand soldiers. In front of this Prince's army of one hundred thousand, can they still play tricks?”
Hu Weiyong looked at the complacent Zhu Zanyi and frowned.
"Don't be careless. An eagle needs to use all its strength to catch a rabbit. Although Cangwu Prefecture has few soldiers, Your Highness still needs to be careful and reduce the losses of the infantry. Our great enemy is the Imperial Court.”
Zhu Zanyi smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, this king knows what to do.”
Only then did Hu Weiyong gently nod his head.
"In that case, this old minister congratulates Your Highness once again for your success in this battle!”
Zhu Zanyi nodded slightly and waved his hand!
"Let's go!"
The 100,000 strong army slowly advanced towards Wuzhou Prefecture.
Hu Weiyong looked at Zhu Zanyi's army leaving.
He was still a little worried.
But now, he could only hope that Zhu Zanyi wouldn't cause any trouble for him.
Otherwise, the good situation might collapse!
Shaking his head gently, Hu Weiyong got rid of the distracting thoughts in his heart. He did not delay any longer and ordered,
"Let's go too!"
"Yes, sir!"
Then, Hu Weiyong led the army and slowly headed towards Nan Ning Prefecture.
……
Just as Zhu Zanyi led the army to Wuzhou Prefecture.
Cangwu City of Wuzhou Prefecture was currently surrounded by the army.
The Wuzhou magistrate stood on the top of Cangwu City and looked at the black army below. His forehead was covered in sweat and his eyes were filled with fear.
At this moment, in the army below the city, a female general in black clothes and black armor whose face could not be seen looked coldly at the Wuzhou Prefecture Magistrate on the city wall and shouted,
"I am the general of King Jingjiang's personal guards. I am here to take over Cangwu City under King Jingjiang's orders. If you know what's good for you, hurry up and open the city and surrender. Otherwise, once my army forcefully attacks the city, no one will be left alive in the city!”
The female general's threatening words made the Wuzhou magistrate even more frightened.
He was just a civil servant, so when had he ever seen such a scene?
As for the Wuzhou garrison general, he had long fled with his family when he learned that King Jingjiang was bringing troops to Cangwu.
As a magistrate, he wanted to escape as well, but there was too much money in the mansion and he couldn't clean it up in a short time.
They had finally finished packing up and were about to leave the city with their families when they did not expect King Jingjiang's army to arrive so quickly.
"What should we do? What should we do?"
Looking at the murderous army below, the magistrate was completely scared out of his wits, like an ant on a hot pan.
At this moment, the trusted aide beside the magistrate said,
"Master, why don't we surrender?”
The magistrate was stunned.
"Surrender? No, no, wouldn't we be traitors if we surrender?”
The trusted aide said,"
"But if we don't surrender, can we stop the army outside the city with just the few people in Cangwu City? Once the enemy attacks the city, we won't be able to escape death!”
"But, but, if King Jingjiang's army is defeated, won't we be buried with him?”
The trusted aide said anxiously,
"Let's talk about what's happening in front of us first. In the future, when the imperial court's army comes, we'll think of a way to get away with it. If it really doesn't work, we'll say that we were captured.”
When the magistrate heard this, his eyes lit up.
"That's reasonable, that's reasonable. Alright, immediately get people to open the city. We'll invite the rebel army, oh no, we'll invite the imperial army into the city!”
Not long after, Cangwu City opened up and the Wuzhou magistrate brought the officials of Cangwu City out of the city to surrender!
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