Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 154 The cabinet is taking action, no one is allowed to disrupt Yingtian Prefecture!

"Prince Ning is indeed guarding Peking." Jiang Lin said.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head vigorously and said, "Gao Chi is even better than we thought!"

He originally had a good impression of Zhu Gaochi, and now it is even better.

Zhu Quan was not a gentle person. He was kidnapped by Zhu Di all the way from Daning to Beiping and was imprisoned. It is easy to imagine that he must have been very angry.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Gaochi was still able to persuade Zhu Quan to help him let go of Beiping, which was not an easy task.

"The Prince of Yan is indeed outstanding." Jiang Lin said.

"With Seventeen helping with the defense, it will be difficult for the Northern Yuan Dynasty to capture Beiping." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

Before, he was a little worried.

There are soldiers and horses in Peking now, but most of the capable generals have been brought to Yingtian Prefecture by Zhu Di.

The general is the soul of the army.

Without an outstanding military commander, no matter how strong the troops are, it will be difficult to display their full potential.

Of course, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are another matter. They were soldiers summoned by Zhu Yunhuan and were in tune with Zhu Yunhuan. This has nothing to do with the commander-in-chief or anything like that.

Jiang Li nodded and said, "Prince Ning's fighting ability is comparable to that of Prince Yan. Although he cannot leave the city to defeat the Northern Yuan due to his lack of cavalry, it will not be a problem if he can stop the Northern Yuan. Moreover, the grandson of the Emperor Yunhu is on a forced march."

"Now it depends on how long it takes Yunhu to get to Beiping." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

At this point, his expression was somewhat amusing and he continued, "Old Four originally abducted Seventeen to Peking with the intention of tying Seventeen to him. He never imagined that this would eventually turn into Seventeen helping him defend Peking. I'm really curious to see what the first words will be when Old Four and Seventeen meet in Peking."

When Jiang Li heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he was stunned and his eyes looked a little strange.

However, he thought about what Zhu Yuanzhang said and realized that if Zhu Di and Zhu Quan met in Beiping, the scene would surely be very embarrassing.

"Forget it, let's not worry about what happened in Beiping. Yunhu's goal is to flatten the grassland. The war situation in Beiping or the entire Liaodong is actually not important at all. It's just a small episode." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

If Zhu Yunhuan's goal was to repel the invasion of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, then the direction of the battle in Beiping and Liaodong would be very important, but Zhu Yunhuan's goal was to flatten the grassland, so the direction of the battle in Beiping and Liaodong would not matter much.

The way you think about things depends on the height at which you stand.

Of course, he still had to take care of Zhu Yunhuan and prepare for the worst, but his current energy should be mainly focused on Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, calmed himself, and said, "Yun Hu is not in Yingtian Prefecture now. You must keep a close eye on it. We must not let anything happen to Yingtian Prefecture. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jiang Li nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Go down!"

Jiang Li bowed, bent down and walked away.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up in the direction of Huangjue Temple, his expression dazed, with a hint of deep worry in the depths of his eyes.

Xia Mansion!

Xia Yuanji is now full of vigor and vitality.

The emperor's confidant.

Cabinet Minister.

Either of these two labels represents a bright future.

No one expected that he would rise so suddenly.

Zhu Yunhuan's Northern Expedition further enhanced Xia Yuanji's original glory.

Of course, it was not only Xia Yuanji, but also Xie Jin, Hu Yi, Yang Shiqi, Fang Xiaoru, and Yao Guangxiao.

The six of them were like six rising stars in the Ming Dynasty, bursting with brilliant light and accompanying Zhu Yunhuan.

"What a great trade reform."

"What a great Tie Xuan."

After reading the documents in his hand, Xia Yuanji's face was full of emotion.

The reforms brought about by trade are too obvious, and are getting more intense day by day. The data in black and white all show that the Ming Dynasty is rising rapidly.

Of course, Tie Xuan also went crazy with killing!

Many wealthy and powerful people complained about Tie Xuan and wanted to kill him as soon as possible, but because of the Emperor's Sword given by Zhu Yunhuan, no one dared to attack Tie Xuan.

The Emperor's Sword was shining brightly in Tie Xuan's hand.

No one dared to gamble. Even though they hated Tie Xuan to the core, they still had to endure it.

"Master, Lord Fang requests to see you!" A servant came to Xia Yuanji and said respectfully.

"Fang Xiaoru? Why did he come to see me?" Xia Yuanji was stunned, his face full of surprise.

Although they were all members of the cabinet, his relationship with Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao was very ordinary. Moreover, he had previously met with Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi to discuss how to focus on guarding against Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao in the future.

"Could it be that someone informed Fang Xiaoru?" A thought popped up in Xia Yuanji's mind.

Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the house.

After a while.

When Xia Yuanji saw Fang Xiaoru, he smiled and said, "Sir Fang, what brings you here so suddenly? What brings you here?"

Fang Xiaoru's face was solemn. He asked, "Master Xia, may I have a word with you?"

Xia Yuanji looked at Fang Xiaoru in front of him, his expression slightly startled, and then nodded and said, "Okay, Lord Fang, please follow me."

After saying that, he stepped forward and led the way.

Fang Xiaoru took a deep breath and followed Xia Yuanji.

In the study!
Xia Yuanji looked at Fang Xiaoru with a puzzled look and said, "Master Fang, what happened?"

Although Fang Xiaoru came to his house, and there was a possibility that someone had leaked the news, he did not feel too afraid.

His actions were not directed against Fang Xiaoru out of selfish motives, but for the stability of Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhu Yunhuan handed Yingtian Prefecture to him, so he had to guard Yingtian Prefecture well.

Fang Xiaoru looked up at Xia Yuanji and said in a deep voice, "Master Xia, Huang Zicheng has responded to Tianfu."

"Huh?" Xia Yuanji was stunned and couldn't react at first.

The next second, he stood up suddenly: "Master Fang, what did you say? Did Huang Zicheng respond to Tianfu?"

"Yes!" Fang Xiaoru nodded. He was not at all surprised by Xia Yuanji's reaction. Huang Zicheng was Zhu Yunwen's confidant. If he was captured, it would definitely be a great achievement.

"Is the news reliable?" Xia Yuanji calmed himself down and looked at Fang Xiaoru.

Fang Xiaoru showed a bitter look on his face and said, "I've seen it before."

"Have you seen him?" Xia Yuanji paused, staring at Fang Xiaoru, and said, "This Huang Zicheng is really brave. However, he must have some ulterior motive for entering Yingtian Prefecture at this time."

"He wanted to join forces with me, but I refused." Fang Xiaoru said calmly.

Xia Yuanji looked at Fang Xiaoru, feeling hesitant, and somewhat unsure of what Fang Xiaoru was thinking.

Normally speaking, Fang Xiaoru betrayed Huang Zicheng and stood firmly by Zhu Yunhuan, but what if all this was planned by Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng?

"Huh!" Xia Yuanji took a deep breath and said, "So, Master Fang, have you captured Huang Zicheng?"

"No!" Fang Xiaoru shook his head.

Xia Yuanji was stunned, with a look of confusion in his eyes.

Fang Xiaoru said, "Huang Zicheng is, after all, my long-time friend. Besides, I also want to see what exactly he wants to do in response to Tianfu, and who he's contacting."

Xia Yuanji nodded, his suspicion of Fang Xiaoru slightly dispelled, and asked, "Master Fang, what do you want me to do?"

He thought there was nothing wrong with Fang Xiaoru's plan.

In this situation, Fang Xiaoru came to him because he must have needed his help.

"I'm not sure how many people have come to Yingtian Prefecture, nor do I know what these people are going to do specifically. His Majesty has handed Yingtian Prefecture over to the six of us, and I can't let any problems arise in Yingtian Prefecture." Fang Xiaoru said.

Xia Yuanji nodded and said, "Master Fang, I understand!"

After saying this, he stood up and walked out of the study, waving to the servants outside.

"Master, what do you want me to do?" The servant came over and asked respectfully.

"Go and call over Lord Jie, Lord Hu, Lord Yang, and Lord Yao, and tell them that I have something very important to discuss with them." Xia Yuanji said.

"Yes, sir!" The servant nodded, turned around and trotted away.

Inside the inn!
Huang Zicheng's face was gloomy as he pushed open the door and walked in.

"How is the situation? What did Fang Xiaoru say?" Qi Tai stood up and asked when he saw Huang Zicheng coming back.

"Hmph, don't mention this person to me. I was really blind to associate with such a person." Huang Zicheng said angrily.

"This..." Qi Tai's heart sank when he saw Huang Zicheng's appearance.

It was obvious that things were not going well.

"Fang Xiaoru defected to Zhu Yunhuan. He said that Zhu Yunhuan was the eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty and that the throne should be occupied by Zhu Yunhuan. As for Taizu passing the throne to Your Majesty, that was a wrong act." Huang Zicheng said coldly.

Qi Tai lowered his head and remained silent for a long moment. After a long pause, he muttered, "What should we do now? Without Fang Xiaoru's help, we can barely protect ourselves in Yingtian Prefecture, let alone find His Majesty."

The main reason why the two of them ventured into Yingtian Prefecture was that they heard that Fang Xiaoru had become one of the six ministers in the cabinet. Therefore, they wanted to use Fang Xiaoru to find Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts.

Although Zhu Yunwen separated from them when they escaped from Yingtian Prefecture and escaped with the help of the backup plan left by Zhu Yuanzhang, both of them were very sure that Zhu Yunwen must still be in Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhu Yunwen inherited the throne from Zhu Yuanzhang. As long as they could get Zhu Yunwen out of Yingtian Prefecture, there would still be people supporting Zhu Yunwen in other places.

However, the two men never expected that Fang Xiaoru had no intention of helping them.

In this case, the two people's action of venturing into Yingtian Prefecture became a little stupid.

"Damn Fang Xiaoru! Your Majesty valued him so much in the past, but I didn't expect that he would actually join the ranks of that villain Zhu Yunhuan!" Huang Zicheng cursed, feeling very angry with Fang Xiaoru.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

He never expected that Fang Xiaoru would actually join Zhu Yunhuan's army.

In his impression, Fang Xiaoru was not this kind of person. Where did his integrity go? Where did the Fang Xiaoru he knew go?

When he escaped from Yingtian Prefecture before, he heard Fang Xiaoru swearing at Zhu Yunhuan, and he couldn't help but applaud his friend in his heart. He never thought that in the blink of an eye, Fang Xiaoru actually defected to Zhu Yunhuan.

Qi Tai frowned as he looked at Huang Zicheng. "Alright, stop scolding me. Now that things have come to this, let's think about what we should do next. First, will Fang Xiaoru betray us?"

Before the two of them came, they had never thought that Fang Xiaoru would really defect to Zhu Yunhuan.

Now they not only have to be careful about the Jinyiwei, but also have to consider whether Fang Xiaoru will betray them.

"Hmm?" Huang Zicheng was startled when he heard Qi Tai's words, and frowned. "That shouldn't be the case, right? We've known Fang Xiaoru for over a decade. Although it's hard to believe that he'd defect to Zhu Yunhuan, I don't believe he'd sell us out for fame and fortune."

Qi Tai thought for a moment, then nodded, "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Fang Xiaoru's character makes it unlikely that he would betray us for fame and fortune. So, the second question is, should we continue to stay in Yingtian Prefecture?"

Huang Zicheng hesitated for a moment and said, "We finally got in. Why don't we stay here for two or three days? During this time, we will try our best to find out where His Majesty is. If we really can't find him, we will leave."

"Okay, but for safety reasons, I think we should move to another place," said Qi Tai.

"Okay!" Huang Zicheng nodded.

The two of them hurriedly packed up and left through the back door of the inn.

Xia Mansion!

Xie Jin, Hu Yi, Yang Shiqi and Yao Guangxiao walked into the study under the guidance of servants.

"Huh? Fang Xiaoru is here too?" Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi were all stunned, and exchanged glances without saying a word.

Not long ago, the three of them and Xia Yuanji bullied Fang Xiaoru and Yao Guangxiao, especially Fang Xiaoru.

Now suddenly seeing Fang Xiaoru, I feel a little guilty and embarrassed.

As someone who had witnessed the incident, Xia Yuanji noticed the changes in the expressions of Li Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please take a seat. Lord Fang just came over and told me the news that Huang Zicheng has entered Yingtian Prefecture."

"What?" Xie Jin, Hu Yi, Yang Shiqi and Yao Guangxiao were stunned when they heard this.

Huang Zicheng, this name once shone brightly in the Ming Dynasty court. They thought that with the defeat of Zhu Yunwen, this name had been forgotten, but they did not expect to hear it again.

"They are so brave! It seems some people still haven't given up!" Xie Jin frowned.

"Before His Majesty left Yingtian Prefecture, he handed it over to us. We cannot let His Majesty down, and there must be no unrest in Yingtian Prefecture." Hu Yi said.

Yang Shiqi looked at Fang Xiaoru and asked, "Master Fang, have you captured Huang Zicheng? What was his purpose in coming to Yingtian Prefecture? Was he trying to rescue someone or find someone?"

"I didn't catch Huang Zicheng. He came into the city to look for someone," said Fang Xiaoru.

When Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi heard Fang Xiaoru's words, they frowned at the same time.

Huang Zicheng must have entered the city for Zhu Yunwen. Fang Xiaoru knew Huang Zicheng's whereabouts, but did not catch him. Was it because he still remembered their old friendship?
(End of this chapter)