Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 68 Zhu Gaoxu’s two thousand cavalrymen entered Beijing!

Zhu Gaoxu's ability is beyond doubt.

It is completely sufficient to handle such a situation, and it is the Zhu royal family.

The second son of Emperor Taizong, the younger brother of Emperor Renzong, and the second uncle of Emperor Xuanzong.

Regarding this matter, Sun Ruowei, who was sitting next to the dragon throne and ruling behind the scenes, frowned.

He said unhappily: "Yu Qian, you know that Zhu Gaoxu is very ambitious. If he is allowed to enter the capital."

"What if he is plotting to usurp the throne?"

That’s right, Zhu Gaoxu’s military ability was indeed top-notch in the Ming Dynasty.

But he also has big ambitions.

Allowing Zhu Gaoxu to enter Beijing is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house.

By then, the entire court will be beyond his control, and he will have to rescue his son.

Will Zhu Gaoxu return power?
Obviously impossible.

Rather than giving up the throne, it would be better to move south.

Yu Qian said, "Since the Queen Mother is worried that the Prince of Han will usurp the throne, then summon the Prince of Zhao to the capital."

Compared with Zhu Gaoxu, Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui's ambitions were much smaller.

Although his ability is not as good as Zhu Gaoxu's, it is enough to control the current situation. At least there is no problem in keeping Beijing.

Sun Ruowei continued to question, "Prince Zhao? Prince Zhao is ruthless and cruel. If we let him take power, how can the emperor and I survive?"

Yu Qian gritted his teeth and looked at Sun Ruowei.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Sun Ruowei was still worried that her power would be divided up.

If the country is destroyed, the entire Central Plains dynasty will suffer.

Aren’t the lessons learned from the Song Dynasty profound enough?
The Han people were treated as food, slaves and oppressed for hundreds of years.

Is this situation going to happen again?
Xu Youzhen looked at this scene with a slight smile on his face.

Following Sun Ruowei's words, he said, "Yu Qian, the King of Han and the King of Zhao are both over 60 years old this year."

"I'm afraid it would be too much trouble for the two old men to come to Beijing. They are already at this age. Are you sure they still have the ability and energy to resist the invasion of the Tatars?"

In response, Yu Qian still angrily retorted.

"That's ridiculous. Didn't Emperor Taizong personally lead the Northern Expedition when he was over sixty years old?"

"You are a pedantic scholar who wants to tie age and ability together!"

There are many people who have not lost their abilities despite their old age.

Jiang Taigong met King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, at the age of 72.

Baili Xi wasted half his life and only met Duke Mu of Qin when he was seventy years old.

Duke Wen of Jin, Chong'er, returned to Jin at the age of 62.

Sima Yi outlasted three generations of Cao family monarchs, successfully launched a coup at the age of seventy, and so on.

Ability has never had much to do with age.

In fact, these people were just afraid that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui would come to Beijing.

"Yu Qian, who are you loyal to? The emperor is only captured, not dead yet. Why are you in such a hurry to choose his next master?" Xu Youzhen couldn't argue with him, so he began to criticize Yu Qian from the side.

Yu Qian pointed angrily at Xu Youzhen and the officials behind him and scolded them.

"If you were loyal to the Emperor, you shouldn't have agreed when he wanted to lead the army in person!"

"Now that the emperor has been captured, have you considered his behalf?"

"Then why didn't you listen to my advice? You were all urging the emperor to lead the army in person, just to curry favor with him and for the black hats you wore!"

"If I have to ask, I'm the one asking, do you have the heart to be loyal to me?"

When Zhu Qizhen wanted to lead the army himself, all the civil and military officials in the court agreed in order to please him.

No matter what, Zhu Qizhen has the demeanor of Emperor Taizong.

Only he and the Minister of War Kuang Kun advised Zhu Qizhen not to lead the army in person.

But in the end, Zhu Qizhen led the army himself, and Kuang Kun followed and helped Zhu Qizhen manage the army.

The result is the current situation.

Kuang Kun died in battle, and Duke of Yingguo Zhang Fu and the chief minister of the cabinet also died in Tumu Fort.

Listening to Yu Qian's words, Sun Ruowei could feel that he was blaming herself for not being able to persuade Zhu Qizhen not to lead the expedition in person.

"Yu Qian, this is the throne room, not a vegetable market."

Yu Qian felt helpless when he heard the tone of Empress Dowager Sun. It seemed that Empress Dowager Sun would not give in no matter what.

In this case, we can only settle for the next best thing.

"Since the Queen Mother is unwilling to issue an edict to the King of Han and the King of Zhao, then we, the ministers, implore the Queen Mother to support the King of Qin as the emperor to calm the hearts of the troops."

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui came to Beijing to serve as regents, but Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qin, had to be supported to become emperor in order to have enough weight to stabilize the military's morale.

After hearing this, all the ministers were able to object.

Compared with Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, Prince of Qin Zhu Qiyu was relatively easy to control.

Moreover, when Zhu Qizhen went on the expedition, he left Prince Zhu Qiyu of Qin in the capital to prevent any accidents.

After thinking for a long time, Sun Ruowei did not make a decision for the time being, but just said: "Imperial decree, order the Prince of Qin, Zhu Qiyu, to temporarily take charge of the national affairs."

"As for the matter of enthronement, let me think about it for a few days."

There is no big problem in giving Zhu Qiyu the power to regent.

But as for the matter of enthronement...what about my own son?
It is impossible for one country to have two emperors.

Yu Qian thought for a long time, and then said: "Since the Queen Mother is unwilling to summon the two princes to the capital, I implore the Queen Mother to issue an edict immediately to reward the two princes and order them to leave their fiefdoms and go to Nanjing immediately to stabilize the south."

Xu Youzhen quickly refuted.

"Two old men over 60, are you worried that they will rebel?"

"King Han and King Zhao, can you lift a knife?"

Obviously, Yu Qian's idea was to let Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui leave their fiefdoms, as Le'an was too close to Beijing.

As long as Zhu Gaoxu has any ill intentions, the court will have to face more than just the Oirat tribe.

And there is Zhu Gaoxu.

Just the presence of Yesen was enough to make them panic.

If Zhu Gaoxu got involved, they would be doomed.

"Okay, Yu Qian, the two uncles are old, so don't bother them anymore."

"Retreat."

……

Little did they know that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were already on their way with their troops.

They all knew that if they wanted to usurp the throne, they had to march faster.

We need to enter Beijing before anyone can react.

Think back to the beginning.

Zhu Di crossed the river with lightning speed and took Yingtian Prefecture directly.

The history books write it clearly.

It was almost impossible for a vassal king to become emperor by conquering cities, and he never succeeded.

Even Li Shimin was able to ascend the throne successfully only by controlling the city of Chang'an.

"Brother, it's been three days and we are still in a dream."

"What about our bodies in the real world? Will they starve to death?"

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Don't worry, the time in the real world flows differently from the time in the dream world."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaosui had no worries and led his army forward at full speed.

Because of the time constraints, they only brought two thousand cavalry.

The main force is behind.

The total number of troops is just over 10,000.

Perhaps in the past, this amount of troops was not enough to fill the gap.

But now, in the Battle of Tumu, more than half of the 500,000 troops were lost.

The capital city estimated that there were not even over ten thousand defenders.

(End of this chapter)