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

Chapter 88 Yingtian Prefecture, I, Zhu Yunhuan, am back!
"The Emperor's grandson Yunxun is about to attack Yingtian Prefecture! How quick!"

"It's really fast. It's only been more than ten days, and we've already fought directly from Fengyang to Yingtian Prefecture. To be honest, I can't even travel that fast."

"Actually, I think it's not a bad idea to let the grandson of the emperor Yun Hu sit on the throne. I think he's a very good person. After he becomes the emperor, he will definitely treat us people very well."

"It's hard to say. Since Emperor Yunhuan hasn't become emperor yet, he will definitely try to pretend to be one. Who knows what he will be like after he becomes emperor."

"You're right. You can judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart. However, what we say doesn't count. I feel that Yingtian Prefecture may be difficult to defend. You have all seen the troops under the command of Emperor Yunhuan. They look very powerful."

"Aren't you talking nonsense? If you weren't powerful, how could you advance so quickly? However, Yingtian Prefecture is the capital after all, with many military generals. Although the troops are currently weak, it won't be easy to take it down."

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The people of Jiangning City watched the troops gradually moving away, gathered together and talked about it.

There were not many entertainment activities in those days, and Zhu Yunhuan's rebellion was a rare big news. People were talking about it in the streets and alleys, and if you didn't talk about it, you couldn't get a word in.

Of course, the reason for this is still related to Zhu Yunhuan. Although Zhu Yunhuan broke the city, it did not have any impact on the lives of the people in the city. In fact, when Zhu Yunhuan was there, the security of the city was better than ever before.

It's none of your business, just hang it up high.

Since their own interests were not affected, the people naturally did not hate Zhu Yunhuan and happily became spectators.

Yingtian Prefecture, Duke Cao’s Mansion!

In front of the study.

Li Jinglong said to the servant beside him, "No one is allowed to come in and disturb me without my order."

"Yes, sir!" the servant nodded.

"Squeak!" Li Jinglong took a deep breath, pushed open the door of the study and walked in.

After leaving the palace, he did not return home directly, but found Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, thanked them in person, and gave each of them a valuable gift.

In front of the desk.

Li Jinglong frowned and thought, "I never thought that Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying, those two old fellows, would actually take the initiative to participate in the defense of Yingtian Prefecture."

His eyes flickered. With Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying restraining him, he had less freedom and needed to act with caution.

Of course, this also gave him more options.

"Geng Bingwen, you defended Changxing against the attack of Zhang Shicheng's 100,000 troops for ten years with only 7,000 soldiers. I wonder if you can withstand the attack of Emperor Yunhu's grandson?" Li Jinglong thought to himself.

When his father was still alive, he praised Geng Bingwen's ability to defend the city, and even said that he was not as good as him.

Although he always thought his father was being modest, this did not prevent him from thinking that Geng Bingwen was a man with great ability to defend the city.

After a long time.

Li Jinglong let out a long breath, shook his head, and threw out the messy thoughts in his mind. He thought to himself, "Anyway, I have the initiative now. I can attack when I advance and defend when I retreat. I will just act according to the circumstances. No matter what, I will win in the end!"

He is not a person who supports the dragon, he is only a person who follows the dragon.

"By the way, has the Emperor's grandson Yunhu already set off for Yingtian Prefecture?" A thought popped up in Li Jinglong's mind.

In the small courtyard!
After Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying left the palace, they went directly to see Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty!"

They needed to report the progress of the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang was probably waiting.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Alright, everyone, get up. What did Yunwen say? Did he let you participate in defending the city?"

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying exchanged a glance and said, "Your Majesty, the Grandson of the Emperor Yunwen doesn't trust us. However, the Queen Mother summoned us and said that she wants us to participate in the defense of the city and that she will convince the Grandson of the Emperor Yunwen."

"Lü?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, his expression somewhat complicated. He said, "No matter what, the result is finally good. You guys go down and prepare. Yunhu was able to advance so quickly, he must have real skills. Don't be careless."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying bowed and turned to leave.

After Zhu Yuanzhang and the other two left, he sighed deeply: "Alas"

He really couldn't understand what Zhu Yunwen was thinking.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were both veterans who had fought with him to conquer the world. They both had real military achievements. Geng Bingwen, in particular, was extremely capable of defending a city. He held Changxing for ten years with only 7,000 soldiers and horses, like a rock, and resisted the attack of Zhang Shicheng's 100,000 soldiers and horses, preventing them from advancing a single step.

At the beginning, he was worried that Zhu Yunwen would not be able to control the Huaixi nobles, so he directly carried out a large-scale purge of the Huaixi nobles. Geng Bingwen was one of the few people he deliberately kept, and the biggest reason why he kept Geng Bingwen was that Geng Bingwen was good at defending the city, which was the trump card he left for Zhu Yunwen.

Perhaps Zhu Yunwen would not need it at all, but if something really happened to Zhu Yunwen, with Geng Bingwen there, it would definitely not be so easy for the enemy to break into the city.

But he never expected that after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he simply left Geng Bingwen aside and made him useless, making all his efforts in vain.

If it were normal, it would be fine. Zhu Yunwen would not need Geng Bingwen if he did not want him. But now the situation in Yingtian Prefecture is so dangerous, and Geng Bingwen took the initiative to ask for a fight, but Zhu Yunwen still did not want him. Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey?

Fortunately, Mrs. Lu has some brains.

Otherwise, he really wanted to curse.

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Li walked over and said respectfully.

"Is that kid Yunhu here?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

"Yes!" Jiang Li nodded, then seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There's no need to hide it."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jiang Li nodded and said, "Your Majesty has ordered Duke Cao to defend the city."

"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and a little surprised.

Li Jinglong had such a huge shit in Fengyang, but Zhu Yunwen still trusted Li Jinglong? Moreover, he rejected Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying for this?

He didn't know what to say.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's silence, Jiang Li said, "Duke Cao volunteered to fight, hoping to defend the city to atone for his sins. He also said frankly that as long as the city is safe, the people will die. Your Majesty has decided to give Duke Cao a chance."

"Ask for war to atone for your sins?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little better after hearing this. He sighed and said, "Jinglong is a good kid. I hope he can seize this opportunity and complete his transformation."

Li Jinglong was the right-hand man he chose for Zhu Yunwen.

People, especially proud people, never think they will make mistakes. They are extremely confident.

There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang was an extremely arrogant person. Therefore, he did not think that the defeat in the Battle of Fengyang was because Li Jinglong was a waste. He only thought that Li Jinglong was careless or lacked experience because of his youth.

This time, Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were there to back up Li Jinglong in defending the city, which was a very good opportunity for him to hone his skills.

He was still very optimistic about Li Jinglong, and hoped that Li Jinglong could become Zhu Yunwen's right-hand man in the future as he wished.

The Duke's Mansion of Wei!

Xu Huizu was lost in thought, sitting quietly in the study.

He also received the news of the fall of Jiangning City. At first, he was extremely anxious, but gradually, his heart cooled.

Up to now, he has not received a summons from Zhu Yunwen.

Jiangning City has fallen, and Zhu Yunhuan will head straight for Yingtian Prefecture next. In this situation, will Zhu Yunwen respond calmly?
Definitely not.

Although the princes were marching towards Yingtian Prefecture, their speed was obviously not as fast as Zhu Yunhuan.

Therefore, Zhu Yunwen would definitely call people together to discuss countermeasures, and there was only one possibility for him not being summoned by Zhu Yunwen: he was isolated by Zhu Yunwen and added to the list of people he did not trust.

He couldn't understand why he was suddenly isolated by Zhu Yunwen when he hadn't done anything to make Zhu Yunwen feel distrustful of him.

"Alas," Xu Huizu sighed, feeling helpless.

He wanted to kill the enemy for his country, but no one else needed him.

"Squeak!" Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin pushed the door open and walked in, saying, "Big Brother!"

"Zengshou, little sister, you are here, please sit down!" Xu Huizu forced himself to cheer up, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and waved his hand.

When Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin saw Xu Huizu's appearance, they were both stunned.

"Brother, what happened?" Xu Miaojin asked.

Xu Huizu said, "Jiangning City has fallen."

"Ah? So fast?" Xu Miaojin exclaimed, "Didn't they say Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong had reached Jiangning City? How come Jiangning City was directly taken by Emperor Yunhuan's grandson?"

Xu Huizu smiled wryly and said, "Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong have surrendered to Emperor Yunxun's grandson."

Xu Miaojin's expression froze, his face filled with disbelief. "Brother, did I hear correctly? You said Tie Xuan defected to the Emperor Yunhuan's grandson?"

Xu Zengshou's eyes widened as he said, "Tie Xuan defected to the Emperor Yunhuan's grandson? That's impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible. Although I find it hard to believe, Tie Xuan has indeed surrendered to the Emperor Yunhuan," Xu Huizu said. "How did the Emperor Yunhuan do it?"

Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin looked at each other, their hearts filled with curiosity.

Can Tie Xuan also be persuaded to surrender?

Outrageous!

"Huh!" Xu Zengshou took a deep breath and frowned. "After the fall of Jiangning City, the troops of the Emperor Yunhuan will head straight for Yingtian Prefecture. You two should be mentally prepared. You might wake up tomorrow and find the Emperor Yunhuan's troops at the gates of the city."

"I really didn't expect that the grandson of Emperor Yunhu would actually attack Yingtian Prefecture. Could he really want to seize the throne from Zhu Yunwen?" Xu Miaojin had a strange look in his eyes.

After a pause, he continued, "Speaking of which, the identity of Emperor Yunhuan's grandson seems to be more legitimate than Zhu Yunwen's. Originally, he should have inherited the throne."

Xu Huizu frowned and said, "Little sister, don't talk nonsense."

Zhu Yunwen made him very disappointed, but he still would not allow others to disrespect him.

"How could things turn out like this?" Xu Zengshou was a little confused.

He supported Zhu Di, but now Zhu Yunhuan was about to invade Yingtian Prefecture, which made him feel a little complicated.

After Zhu Yunhuan entered Yingtian Prefecture, did Zhu Di still have a chance?

If Zhu Di continued to raise an army, he would have to destroy Zhu Yunhuan, but if that happened, would the Ming Dynasty fall into war?
If the Ming Dynasty falls into chaos, it will not benefit him or the Duke of Wei's Mansion at all. After all, their family's current prosperity and wealth are tied to the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty falls into chaos, it will be an unknown what their family's situation will be like.

"How could I say anything nonsense? I'm just stating the facts." Xu Miaojin said.

Xu Huizu looked at Xu Miaojin and shook his head, looking somewhat helpless. However, when he saw that Xu Miaojin didn't continue talking, he didn't hold on to her.

"By the way, brother, has the emperor summoned you?" Xu Zengshou looked at Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu was silent for a while, then shook his head: "No."

"No way? Brother, His Majesty really didn't summon you?" Xu Miaojin was a little surprised.

Now Zhu Yunhuan may attack at any time. At this time, we must use trustworthy people to guard the city. Otherwise, if the people guarding the city gate directly open the city gate and let Zhu Yunhuan in, then everything will be over.

She was very clear about her elder brother's loyalty to Zhu Yunwen.

"Maybe Your Majesty has a better candidate. I saw Marquis Changxing and Marquis Wuding enter the palace." Xu Huizu whispered.

Of course, there was one thing he didn't say. He not only saw Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying enter the palace, but he also saw Li Jinglong, and Li Jinglong entered the palace earlier than Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying.

Xu Zengshou's face turned grim as he said, "Brother, His Majesty clearly doesn't trust you!"

Although Xu Huizu found an excuse for Zhu Yunwen, he was not summoned. After summoning Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying, could Xu Huizu no longer be summoned?

There is no such truth!
"What on earth is Zhu Yunwen thinking?" Xu Miaojin frowned.

The next second, she seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Brother, where is Li Jinglong? Did Zhu Yunwen summon Li Jinglong?"

Xu Huizu lowered his head and remained silent.

Although he didn't say anything, his attitude said it all.

"Damn it!" Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin's faces instantly turned extremely ugly.

"Perhaps His Majesty has other considerations, or perhaps he just hasn't figured out how to arrange for me." Xu Huizu waved his hand.

"Brother, it's already this time, and you are still trying to make amends for Zhu Yunwen. Can't you have a little temper?" Xu Miaojin was a little angry.

Xu Huizu smiled bitterly in his heart but said nothing.

He has a temper? What kind of temper could he have? Getting angry with the emperor?

"Little sister, don't say such angry words." Xu Zengshou waved his hand at Xu Miaojin.

Then, he changed the subject and said, "However, since His Majesty won't summon you, big brother, then you should just stay in the palace and be obedient. Even if the grandson of the Emperor Yunhuan breaks into Yingtian Prefecture, what can we do? We can continue to live our lives as usual."

"Third brother is right. Big brother, you should be more open-minded. Zhu Yunwen doesn't need you, so why would you want to serve him?" Xu Miaojin said.

"Okay, I called you two here to tell you that Emperor Yunhu's grandson is coming to attack, so that you can be mentally prepared, not to let you scold me." Xu Huizu waved his hand and said with a wry smile.

He was already feeling very uncomfortable, and Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin kept talking to him, which made him feel even worse.

"Uh" Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojing were stunned and looked a little embarrassed when they heard Xu Huizu's words. Thinking back to what they had just said to Xu Huizu, it seemed that they were indeed putting pressure on Xu Huizu.

Xu Miaojin felt a little embarrassed and said, "Brother, I..."

Xu Huizu waved his hand, interrupting Xu Miaojin and saying, "Alright, no need to explain. I know you two are doing this for my own good. Don't worry, I'm not as fragile as you think."

"Oh!" Xu Miaojin stuck out her tongue.

Kunning Palace!
Zhu Yunwen came to Mrs. Lu, his face full of confusion, and asked, "Mother, are you looking for me?"

"Wen'er, come and sit down. I have something to tell you." Mrs. Lu waved her hand and said softly.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Yunwen walked over and sat down next to Lu.

Mrs. Lu looked up at Zhu Yunwen with a serious expression and said, "Wen'er, let me ask you, are you planning to hand over the defense of the city to Li Jinglong?"

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

Mrs. Lu frowned and said, "Have you forgotten what happened to Li Jinglong in Fengyang? Now you have no way out. You dare to entrust such an important task as defending the city to Li Jinglong? How can I say to you? Aren't you afraid that he will repeat the fate of Fengyang?"

She hates that iron cannot become steel.

Now Zhu Yunwen has reached the edge of the cliff, and one step back will lead to the abyss.

As a result, at this time, Zhu Yunwen actually put his life and property into the hands of Li Jinglong.

It's just a joke!

"Mother, this time is different from Fengyang. This time we are defending the city. Li Jinglong has given me a military order, promising to risk his life to defend the city. I think we should give him another chance." Zhu Yunwen said.

"My son, you are so foolish!" Mrs. Lu said helplessly, "You give Li Jinglong a chance, but who will give you another chance when the time comes? What will you do if Yingtian Prefecture is captured? You have no way out!"

Zhu Yunwen hesitated and said, "Mother, no, Li Jinglong..."

"Forget it, if you want Li Jinglong to defend the city, then let him do it. However, I want to add two more people to defend the city with Li Jinglong." Mrs. Lu waved her hand and interrupted Zhu Yunwen.

Now that things have come to this, she is too lazy to say anything more. She just needs to settle Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying.

Zhu Yunwen was stunned and asked, "Mother, who are you going to arrange?"

"Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying!" said Mrs. Lu.

"It's them!" Zhu Yunwen frowned and said, "Mother, did they take the initiative to find you? Let me tell you, these two are Huaixi nobles, they have a close relationship with Zhu Yunhuan, you..."

"I was the one who found them!" Lu interrupted Zhu Yunwen again.

"Ah?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned. "Mother, why are you looking for them? They are all nobles from Huaixi and have close ties with Zhu Yunhuan. If they simply open the city gates and surrender when Zhu Yunhuan attacks, we'll all be finished."

"Wen'er, how can I say good things to you? Do you know why your royal grandfather didn't kill Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying? That's because it was the guarantee he left for you, to avoid accidents like this one." Mrs. Lu shook her head.

"Is this so?" Zhu Yunwen looked suspicious.

"Do you know what Geng Bingwen is good at?" asked Mrs. Lu.

"Defend the city!" Zhu Yunwen answered without hesitation.

Zhu Yuanzhang had told Geng Bingwen more than once about his ten-year defense of Changxing, so he remembered it very clearly.

"Yes, Geng Bingwen's greatest ability is defending the city. Now Yingtian Prefecture is in danger, and he took the initiative to come to you, but you didn't use him. Tell me, what are you thinking?" said Mrs. Lu.

Zhu Yunwen was silent for a while, then said, "Mother, I know I was wrong. I will summon Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying and appoint them to guard the city."

"Go!" Mrs. Lu waved her hand.

Having achieved her goal, she didn't want to say more.

Firstly, time is precious and cannot be wasted. Secondly, she said too much to Zhu Yunwen in one breath, and Zhu Yunwen might not be able to listen to her.

After the current crisis is over, she will have plenty of time to slowly teach Zhu Yunwen.

"Boom!"

The sound of cavalry trampling the ground broke the tranquility of Yingtian Prefecture.

　Dear readers, I have been wanting to update more frequently since the book was put on the shelves, but my condition is too bad and I can only maintain an update of 10,000 words per day. Please allow me to adjust. In two days, I must update 20,000 words in a few days.

　　
　
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