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

Chapter 70: A War Brings Changes to People's Hearts
"what?"

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were all stunned when they heard Zhu Yunwen's words.

An army of 500,000 was gone in less than ten days?
Even if Li Jinglong was a pig, he couldn't be defeated so quickly!

"Your Majesty, could this be fake news?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, even if the Emperor's grandson Yunhuan's troops are very powerful, our Ming Dynasty has over 400,000 soldiers. How could we be defeated like this?"

"Your Majesty, could it be that someone is spreading false information to mislead the people?"

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Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai looked hesitant and spoke one after another.

Zhu Yunwen said with a gloomy face, "I have confirmed the news, it is true."

"This"

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai looked at each other in confusion.

It happened so suddenly.

With an army of 500,000, they thought it would be easy to suppress Zhu Yunhuan, but they did not expect that they would suffer a crushing defeat in the end.

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have sent so many troops!"

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai all had the same idea in their minds at the same time.

Five hundred thousand soldiers and horses looked scary, but they also drained all the garrison forces of Yingtian Prefecture in one fell swoop.

It would be fine if they could crush Zhu Yunhuan, but they were afraid that Zhu Yunhuan would beat them in return, which would directly lead to the court being confused and at a loss.

But the current situation is that we are being beaten by Zhu Yunhuan.

"Your Majesty, you must notify all checkpoints now to stop Emperor Yunhu's grandson and not let him advance any further," said Fang Xiaoru.

"That's right. Now we have to slow down the pace of Emperor Yunhuan's grandson's advance. We must never let him break into Yingtian Prefecture. As long as we delay him, we will have a chance to catch our breath later and then we can launch a counterattack." Huang Zicheng also said.

"Your Majesty, no matter what, we must stop Emperor Yunhu's grandson. Once we stop him, we can plan a counterattack." Qi Tai said.

The three of them now have the same idea, which is to stop Zhu Yunhuan first and not let him enter Yingtian Prefecture, otherwise, there will be big trouble.

It’s not that they don’t want to continue sending troops to suppress Zhu Yunhuan, nor is it that they are afraid of Zhu Yunhuan, but that there are no troops available in Yingtian Prefecture now.

As for launching a siege against Zhu Yunwen by the vassal kings, Zhu Yunwen had previously weakened the vassal kings so severely that now the vassal kings are probably just watching the show. Who would respond to the court?

"This is the only thing we can do now." Zhu Yunwen looked extremely annoyed.

Things developed in a completely different direction than he had planned, heading in a direction he least wanted to see.

"Damn it, who is supporting Zhu Yunwen behind the scenes!" Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but curse.

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai lowered their heads and remained silent. They were also very curious about this question, but so far, there was no answer at all.

Huang Zicheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, we can try to contact the prince."

Zhu Yunwen frowned and said coldly, "Are you asking me to bow to my uncles?"

"Pfft!"

Huang Zicheng knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, let's get through this difficult time first, and put everything else aside."

"Your Majesty, Lord Huang is right. Since we can't carry out the reduction of the feudal lords at the moment, it would be better to win over the feudal lords."

"Your Majesty, after overcoming the current difficulties, how to proceed with the subsequent reduction of the feudal system is still up to Your Majesty's decision."

Fang Xiaoru and Qi Tai also knelt down and spoke out.

Zhu Yunwen's expression was uncertain, and he felt very aggrieved. After a long while, he said, "I understand. I will send someone to contact the uncles later."

After saying that, he turned around and left angrily. "Ah, how did things come to this?" Huang Zicheng sighed, his head full of confusion.

"Who knows? The way Duke Cao fought this war made me suspect that he had defected to the grandson of Emperor Yunhu. It's really too outrageous." Fang Xiaoru also shook his head repeatedly.

Qi Tai frowned, lowered his head and remained silent.

Now, they are no longer worried that Li Jinglong will compete with them for Zhu Yunwen's favor, but now they are beginning to worry whether Yingtian Prefecture will be invaded by Zhu Yunhuan.

In comparison, if they had a choice, they would rather worry about Li Jinglong competing with them for Zhu Yunwen's favor, but they had no control over the matter.

Fengyang, County Government Office!
At this moment, the entire county government office was filled with a joyous atmosphere.

When the Fengyang officials learned that Zhu Yunhuan had defeated Li Jinglong and the imperial army had completely collapsed, they were all stunned and their faces were full of disbelief.

Afterwards, everyone made the same decision, which was to run over to congratulate Zhu Yunhuan.

"Congratulations to the Emperor's grandson Yunxun on his great victory!"

"Congratulations to the Emperor's grandson, Yunxun!"

"Congratulations, Grandson Yunxun!"

"Master Zhao, you are here too?"

"Tsk tsk, Lord Wang, you're really fast!"

"Master Li, I didn't expect you to come here too?"

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Because they had helped Zhu Yunhuan to raise food and fodder before, the group of Fengyang officials were not embarrassed at all when they saw each other at this moment.

We are all in the same boat, and we all come to see Zhu Yunhuan for the same purpose, so no one should blame anyone else!
Moreover, if someone is really blind enough to blow himself up, he will be targeted by everyone, and the person who blows himself up will most likely die.

Rumors can melt gold!
You can't let the court dismiss all the officials in Fengyang, right?

If it were Zhu Yuanzhang, he might have had the courage, but Zhu Yunwen? Could he do it?
The most important point is that if you want to be an official, you need connections!
These officials in Fengyang all have the shadows of the bigwigs in the court behind them. Even if there are no bigwigs behind them, there are those behind their backs.

Anyway, it is impossible to directly purge all officials!
"Tsk tsk, these people are really good at observing people's words and expressions. They seem to see hope for you, Hu'er, to enter Yingtian Prefecture!" Zhu Gaoxu curled his lips and said softly.

Zhu Yunhuan picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Zhu Gaoxu's, and said, "Second brother, this is all thanks to you. Come, let's have a drink together."

"Brother Hu, you are embarrassing me. I dare not take credit for it. It's mainly because the cavalry under your command are so powerful." Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly picked up the wine glass with an extremely humble expression.

He is now a completely different person from before.

Of course, this was mainly a question that had been bothering him for many days, and now he had an answer.

Before, he had never thought about getting involved with Zhu Yunhuan, and he also thought that Zhu Yunhuan would be destroyed in the end, so he acted carefree in front of Zhu Yunhuan and didn't care at all.

Now, he has decided to follow Zhu Yunhuan. If he still acts carelessly under such circumstances, it would be a bit like he is not knowing how to live or die.

Since ancient times, those who do not know the difference between superiors and inferiors basically have no good ending. Although he has a close relationship with Zhu Yunhuan, he does not dare to disrespect his elders.

"Second brother, relax a little!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand.

Then he stood up and said, "Everyone, come, let's raise our glasses together to toast the hero of this battle, my brother Zhu Gaoxu!"

"Shhhhh!"

Everyone stood up, raised their glasses, and said in unison: "Cheers to the Second Young Master!"

After saying that, everyone raised their heads and drank the drinks in their cups.

"Let's drink it!" Zhu Gaoxu looked extremely excited. He stood up, raised his glass and drank it.

(End of this chapter)