Chapter 274: Generals in the Battle

During the Shen period, dozens of eunuchs suddenly sent out to the residences of ministers in the capital.

The emperor issued an edict, ordering the six ministries and nine ministers of the capital and the meritorious dukes and marquises to enter the palace quickly to discuss matters in the Fengtian Palace.

At this time, the news of the rebellion of the King of Yan had not reached the capital. The ministers were confused and did not know what major happened. The emperor ascended the throne, but he had never summoned the ministers on such a large scale during the non-government meeting.

The ministers were a little nervous because of the vain tense atmosphere. After hearing the call, they did not dare to hesitate. They dressed neatly as quickly as possible and took a sedan chair and drove to the palace.

All the etiquette of the court meeting was abolished. After the ministers knelt down, Zhu Yunwen walked into Fengtian Hall with a cold expression, sat on the dragon throne, and slowly looked around everyone. Zhu Yunwen said coldly: "My dear friends, today I will summon you to the palace. I have a big event to tell you, Xiao Fan, please tell me."

Xiao Fan, who was among the Duke and Marquis, responded lowly and slowly walked out of the squad, turned to face the ministers, and said slowly: "My colleagues, the news from the north of the Jinyiwei had just heard from the north that the King of Yan in Beiping raised more than 100,000 troops and led his troops south... The King of Yan rebelled!"

boom!

The ministers were shocked and the hall was suddenly in full swing.

Censor Huang Guan, Minister of War Ru Wei, Left Minister of War Qi Tai and others were in a daze and murmured: "Rebellion... King Yan still rebelled..."

Chen Di, the new Minister of Rites, raised his eyebrows and stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, the King of Yan's actions are a major rebellion. Although the Tian family's relatives are in charge, his crimes should be punished. The court should send troops to quell the rioters and traitors, and think that those who are incompetent in the world will do the same!"

After hearing this, all the ministers came out to report: "I will discuss it!"

It has to be admitted that although the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were pedantic and conservative, they had a firm attitude towards rebellion that attempted to subvert orthodoxy. Scholars regarded the word orthodoxy more than their lives. The rebellion of the King of Yan was equivalent to challenging the beliefs of the ministers in the court. Both the Qingliu and the treacherous party were from scholars. They had a very consistent view on this point, and they would never compromise and suppress them with iron blood.

With the big tone, the rest is to discuss how to suppress the rebellion.

At this time, the ministers' pedantic and conservative weaknesses were reflected again. Most of the palace were civil officials, and they knew nothing about military affairs, war, blood, bones, and other things. They were suddenly a little panicked. The palace was noisy and noisy. The ministers looked anxious and kept rubbing their hands and stomping their feet. The buzzing sound was endless, like a group of flies in the thatched cottage.

Seeing the ministers doing this, Zhu Yunwen frowned, stood up and shouted coldly, "Everything is quiet! What a mess! You are all important officials in the court, the pillars of the world who assisted me in governing the world. Why do you look like this when things happen? Look at yourself, do you still have a trace of the demeanor and cultivation of an important minister? Why don't you look at me? After such a big thing, I sit here as firm as Mount Tai, with my face unchanged, and a heroic spirit comes from the inside out. How many years of cultivation will it take to reach this level? I have such cultivation at a young age, so why worry about the mere rebellion that cannot be suppressed..."

All the ministers were stunned and looked at Zhu Yunwen blankly, and let him brag without shame, and no one made a sound for a while.

Xiao Fan stood in the middle of the hall and almost spit out saliva...

When did Zhu Yunwen learn so shamelessly? Did he forget how he just cried in Wenhua Palace?

"Ahem... Your Majesty ascended the throne with a weak title, wise and powerful, and is in danger. He is the appearance of the Holy Emperor! There is a emperor in the Ming Dynasty, which is indeed a blessing for the country, a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty, and a worshiper for the people of the Ming Dynasty... Long live my emperor--"

Although he was not ashamed of Zhu Yunwen's bragging, he still had to give his friends when they should give face. Xiao Fan took the opportunity to take the lead in flattering him.

When the ministers heard this, they said, "A king and a minister are so shameless. If something big happens, they are still flattering here. What should we do? Follow the photo...

So the ministers knelt down and said in unison: "Long live my emperor--"

When Zhu Yunwen saw so many people agree, he couldn't help but show a satisfied expression on his face. So many people say that I am wise and magical, which shows that I am really wise and magical...

Zhu Yunwen, whose vanity was satisfied, felt much better, and even the rebellion of the King of Yan seemed to have become relaxed. He understood the situation of the enemy and our army. The court supported one million troops. Although the military system reform carried out during this period was not very effective, at least much better than before. After the military election, a large number of military generals were collected from the court. He held a martial arts lecture hall and trained a group of excellent middle and low-level generals for the court. In this way, the combat power of the millions of troops was greatly improved. Although the more than 100,000 rebels of the King of Yan were all brave and good at fighting, their overall strength was still far inferior to the imperial army.

The only thing that is missing now is to select a calm, wise, brave and resourceful commander of the three armies.

Zhu Yunwen's eyes couldn't help but glance at Xiao Fan, who was expressionless in the hall.

If you are brave, wise, loyal to him, the emperor, and often win with novelty in times of danger, who else is besides Xiao Fan? This answer doesn't seem to have to be considered at all...

After clearing his throat, Zhu Yunwen said seriously: "The rebellion of the King of Yan is a great rebellion. It is necessary for the court to send troops to pacify it. Isn't your dear friends not objecting to this?"

The ministers bowed and replied, "I have no objection."

"Then, I will issue an order. First, the King of Yan is not a minister and commits this great rebellion. He ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion to seize the title of the king. The Tian family genealogy was demoted to common people except the list of the King of Yan. Second, the Hanlin Academy scholars planned to fight against Yan's rebellion, and posted it on various prefectures and prefectures. All the envoys of the world heard about it. Third, eight hundred miles were expedited and ordered Guo Ying of Daming to lead an army of 80,000 to defend Daming, blocking the Yan rebels from Daming, so that he could not advance in a short time and gain time for the court. Fourth, the southern provinces and the capital guards were quickly mobilized, gathered and stood on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Fifth, on the Golden Palace today, a wise and brave minister was selected to serve as the general officer of the rebellion, the general commander of the court's troops and horses, and led the army north to suppress the rebellion..."

Zhu Yunwen said these five decrees with a calm expression. His highness's Hanlin Attendant scholar on the left side of His Highness wrote a pen and copied the emperor's words on the paper word by word. The ministers in the palace were shocked again.

Everyone did not expect that the young emperor not only did not panic at all, but instead had such a clear countermeasure so quickly. The flattery that Xiao Fan had just cast was not completely unreasonable. Today's emperor does have a bit of a wise and magical flavor.

The ministers carefully thought about Zhu Yunwen's five imperial edicts and felt that they were indeed the most urgent task at present, so they nodded and agreed.

Zhu Yunwen glanced at the ministers and said slowly: "As for the candidates to attack the General General of Yan... I think Xiao Fan, the commander of the Jinyiwei, is quite suitable. What do you think?"

Xiao Fan was stunned when he heard this, and then lowered his head and smiled bitterly.

As expected, Zhu Yunwen chose himself. Looking at the civil and military affairs of the court, the truly talented generals were sick, the old ones, the dead ones, and the people who could take on this stalemate were very few. Emperor Hongwu was too careful and killed all the generals he should have killed when he was alive, which led to the fact that in the Jianwen Dynasty, there was no way to find a commander who could take action. It was really a tragedy for the court...

Zhu Yunwen's proposal came out, and there was silence in the hall again.

Whether it is Qingliu or the traitor, it is clear at this time that the matter discussed now concerns the destiny of the country. It is not the time when the quarrels over a trivial matter in the past, who will be appointed as a military general? This matter has a lot to do with everyone's wealth and life. Putting aside the past hostility, can Xiao Fan be the commander of the three armies?

Everyone was thinking in silence...

After a long time, Yang Jing, the Minister of Justice, stood up and reported: "Your Majesty's proposal, I dare not agree with it!"

Zhu Yunwen frowned: "Why?"

Yang Jing glanced back at Xiao Fan and said lightly: "Although Xiao Fan had fought with the Tartars when he was ordered to go on a tour of Peking in the past, it was just a small battle and a small victory. Now it is different from the past. Leading hundreds of thousands of troops is very different from leading thousands of weak brigades. I dare to ask Your Majesty, can you feel at ease to hand over these hundreds of thousands of troops to a young man who is not as young as the year. Can he convince the public? Soldiers are dangerous. This move is related to the fate of the country. Your Majesty should not be careless, let's talk about it..."

Yang Jing said, looking back at Xiao Fan and continued, "... Besides, Lord Xiao's reputation... Everyone understands it. I'm guessing, who can guarantee that Lord Xiao will not rebel against the enemy like Yan Ni after leading the army, or simply lead troops to rebel?"

Zhu Yunwen's face suddenly turned red, and he stood up, pointed at Yang Jing's nose and said, "Let's go... you talk nonsense! As the official of the Ministry of Justice, Yang Shangshu is a minister with high moral character, how could he say such unfounded words?"

Yang Jing's expression remained unchanged, and he lowered his head and said lightly: "I just expressed my guess. Although this kind of guess is a bit like a villain, I really think so. I am only young and commanding hundreds of thousands of troops. It has been rare since ancient times. Who can guarantee Lord Xiao's loyalty?"

When the ministers in the hall heard this, they buzzed again.

a long time……

Xiao Fan's weak voice came from the hall: "...Can I pay the deposit?"

There was silence in the hall: "…………”

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After a long silence, the censor Huang Guan stood up and said something no one could have imagined.

"I think it's very appropriate for Xiao Fan to be the general officer."

The ministers were in amazement, and even Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but look at Huang Guan a few more times.

Who among the civil and military officials in the court knew that Xiao Fan and Huang Guan were mortal enemies? Today, Huang Guan actually stood up to speak for Xiao Fan, and he was almost out of the west.

Huang Guan ignored the glare of the Qingliu ministers and the astonishing eyes of the treacherous parties, still lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Xiao Fan has experience in commanding troops. He once led his troops deep into the grassland. Only 3,000 weak brigades made the camp of the 50,000 Tartars' army uneasy. Not only that, he also successfully led the Tartars to Shanhaiguan and lured them into a desperate situation. Most importantly, after the war, no casualties were found. All colleagues were civil officials, and perhaps they were not very clear about military affairs. From ancient times to the present, they fought wars.

It is a matter of death. There are no things that will win without any casualties, but it is very rare. Xiao Fan's leadership can do this, which shows that this person has the talent of a general army. As for Xiao Fan's loyalty, no one can guarantee it. However, now the enemy is weak and we are strong. Xiao Fan and the emperor are friends of commoners, with deep friendship. Yan Ni has a deep hatred with Xiao Fan. As long as he is not a fool, no one will do such stupid things as to join the enemy and distant relatives. Xiao Fan... shouldn't be a fool?"

Xiao Fan was moved and angry, and hurriedly said: "Of course I'm not a fool!"

Huang Guan ignored Xiao Fan, but just lowered his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "There is nothing I can do about this. My colleagues just imagine, except for Xiao Fan, who can be the general?"

The ministers were stunned, and then they all bowed their heads and were speechless.

When the late emperor was alive, he killed so many military generals, and now only Geng Bingwen, Guo Ying, Sheng Yong, and Ping'an are the only ones who are in charge of the scene. However, these people are at best, and they are not considered handsome. Those playboys, such as Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu, etc., do not even need to consider it. Apart from Xiao Fan, there is no need to find a more suitable coach.

Xiao Fan was even more speechless when he stood in the court, with a bitter expression.

What is this? Choose the tallest among the short guys? There is no general in Shu, and Liao Hua is the pioneer?

——I am actually very outstanding, okay?

During the silence, Zhu Yunwen's face was also very dark. Seeing that everyone was not saying a word, he said coldly: "Since there is no objection, I will issue an order to call Xiao Fan to the general to attack the rebels of Yan, and to give the general the seal of the tiger talisman. The army will be rectified today and headed to the north. To pacify the rebellion of Yan, all the troops in the world can be dispatched and supervised by them!"

Xiao Fan sighed inwardly, tidied up his official uniform, knelt down to Zhu Yunwen and said, "I, Xiao Fan will not be humiliated by his orders."

It was already evening when I left the palace. The moonlight was bright in the night sky, with stars dotted, and a hint of night wind blew by, carrying the fragrance of spring flowers in the south of the Yangtze River, making people feel refreshed.

After walking out of Chengtian Gate, Xiao Fan bowed and left one by one with his ministers. Under the stone sign of Chengtian Gate, Cao Yi smiled and greeted him, "Congratulations to Brother Xiao for being promoted again. He has not seen him for a day and has become a general again. Tsk tsk, commanding hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Cao has fought a war for his whole life and has only been a hundred households. You are much more powerful than me..."

Xiao Fan glanced at him sideways and snorted: "Why don't you come to be this general and try how powerful it is?"

Cao Yi quickly waved his hand: "Come on, I don't have such a big head and can't wear such a big hat. Cao was born to be a 100-year-old."

At this time, the ministers had already gotten into the sedan chair and the carriage, and went back to the house with a squeak.

Xiao Fan was in a mess and walked forward side by side with Cao Yi.

As a general, he was so majestic that the responsibility on his shoulders was too heavy, so heavy that his young shoulder could not bear it. At this moment, Xiao Fan was very frightened. He didn't know where history had gone with his interference, whether it really changed its original track, or if the destiny was coming to Zhu Di would still sit on the throne.

The sporadic history of the previous life can no longer play a big role. History has been completely changed by him. The King of Yan hastily raised an army, the court hastily responded. At the emperor's order, the state machine rotated rapidly, and Xiao Fan, a person who had never appeared in history, actually became the general who pacified Yan's rebellion...

In the future, I can never find any historical knowledge to refer to to avoid good and bad luck. I can only rely on myself.

The night is deep and the streets of the capital are quiet. It is a quiet night. People sleep in their sleep or enjoy family happiness at home. The news of the rebellion of the King of Yan has not yet been spread. The tranquility before the war is extremely precious. I hope they can maintain this tranquility.

"Brother Cao, the Jinyiwei sent many secret agents to explore the information of the Yan rebels. Intelligence work is very important. Sometimes a small amount of intelligence can determine the outcome of a war..."

Cao Yi nodded: "I understand."

Xiao Fan thought for a while and then said, "When we came back from Peking last time, how are the more than 20 special forces soldiers now?"

Cao Yi looked gloomy: "As you told me, they selected hundreds of qualified captains from the Jinyiwei after they came back, and they trained day and night. Now they have achieved a little success. You can let them go and try their best."

Xiao Fan nodded with a smile: "I find that I am still too kind in normal times. This time, since I will deal with Yan Ni's rebellion, I don't have to be too polite to him. It is bright and dark, open and honest, insidious and despicable. I will use whatever method works, and lose so much that he will die with his eyes!"

Looking at Xiao Fan's gloomy smile, Cao Yi felt chill all over.

"Brother Xiao, don't bring such a person. You are usually bad for your virtue and are still 'too kind'? Can you rely on some tricks when praising yourself?"

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The two of them walked and talked about the arrangements before the war. I don’t know how long they had left, but Xiao Fan looked up and said in surprise: “Where are we going?”

Cao Yi was also stunned and continued to smile: "The Censor Huang Guan lives here in Pearl Lane in the north of the city."
To be continued...