Bright Spring

"Thank you, my lord."

Zhu Gaochi's eyes were still looking at the four memorials neatly laid out on the imperial case. In addition to the one written by Xue Lu whom he had just met, there were also memorials by Zhang Fu, Gu Cheng, and Wu Gao.These things were sent to the capital at different times, and now they are placed in front of Zhu Gaochi at the same time.

"Let's have a look." Zhu Gaochi said.The eunuch Hou Hai picked up the memorials and distributed them to the ministers.

After this big defeat, Zhu Gaochi performed very well after hearing the news.He didn't get angry in front of the ministers, because his biggest feeling was not anger at all, but fear!

It is most inappropriate for an emperor to be afraid in front of others.So Zhu Gaochi looked almost expressionless.

For a while, he kept thinking, what is he afraid of?Openly raising troops against his brother had already made him feel terrible, but what disturbed Zhu Gaochi the most was still inside!

The crushing defeat on the battlefield made Zhu Gaochi suddenly realize that the problems within the imperial court were more serious than he expected; many people were trying to deceive him!

When Zhu Gaochi thought that the eunuchs and women around him might belong to so-and-so, he couldn't get angry, but felt cold hands and feet.But he was not sure: Who exactly harbored different intentions?Is there really a difference of heart, or is there a degree of difference?

For a while, Zhu Gaochi suddenly understood his father, the father he had feared for many years and secretly resented.

If the emperor was alive, what would he do in such a situation?Zhu Gaochi thought that his father would kill many people, and his father would definitely do that!Of course, most of those who died were innocent people... Just like the court lady back then, Zhu Gaochi only got close once.

Zhu Gaochi also began to understand the failed Emperor Jianwen. The world privately believed that Emperor Jianwen had done many things wrong, but perhaps in Jianwen's position, the decision-making was not that simple.

Can Zhu Gaochi learn from his father's methods, or can he learn from Jianwen?He doesn't think so!The three generations of emperors who once sat in Dongnuange had different possessions, situations and enemies, and there was no way to follow the same pattern.

Yang Rong's voice said: "My lord, please speak."

Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses, nodded and said: "I love you, but it's okay to say."

Yang Rong said: "I think that the most important thing right now is not to discuss the merits and demerits of the generals."

As soon as this remark came out, most of the people present nodded subconsciously... After all, hundreds of thousands of troops surrounded|suppressed Gao Xu, but in just a few months, the three provinces of Lost Cloud, Guizhou, and Sichuan could only be discussed. Who is to blame.

Yang Rong went on to say: "It's not the time to discuss the next step. There are more important things than this, and that is public opinion!

First, after the imperial court determined the general plan of Princess Zhang of the Wei State to "aid Guizhou and win the southwest", in order to boost the morale of the army and the people, the six ministries of the imperial court ordered the states and counties to dispatch military supplies, and issued several reports.Therefore, there are many insiders in this war, and it would be futile to conceal it any longer.But if you just sit back and ignore it, you are afraid that rumors will spread, which will cover up the facts and make people in the world mistakenly think that the imperial court has been defeated.It is extremely detrimental to the hearts of the people and the morale of the army! "

Yuan Gong asked abruptly: "Dare the officers and soldiers not be defeated?"

Yang Rong was a little unhappy when he heard that, after all, it was rude for Yuan Gong to interrupt suddenly.Yang Rong turned his head and said: "Master Wang just failed to win!"

He went on to say: "In the battle of Sichuan, because Qu Neng, the former commander of the capital of Sichuan, took refuge in the rebels and encouraged the old troops to defect, the Sichuan army was corrupted; The Taiping Field fought with a hundred thousand rebels, and the Sichuan army surrendered. The Marquis of Yangwu beheaded thousands of rebels, but finally retreated to Chongqing due to being outnumbered. Xu Hua, the commander of the Chongqing Guard, had already colluded with the rebels, and opened the door and knelt down to the rebels After begging for surrender, Marquis Yangwu led his army to break through the siege, and moved to Huguang in order to counterattack, pinning down half of the rebels of the King of Han in Sichuan.

On the Guizhou battlefield, Wu Gao's army was blocked by the main force of the rebel army. The two armies fought fiercely, and Wu Gao's army won several times.But Gu Yong, the guard of Guizhou, was young and sloppy, and the rebel army attacked the city, and was defeated and captured!

On the other side of Yunnan, Gu Cheng, the veteran Zhenyuan Hou, swept across the territory of the Chief Envoy of Yunnan, besieged Kunming City, and killed countless enemies.He took the lead, but fell ill because of his heart-wrenching state affairs and day and night.

But not long ago, the chief minister of Jiaozhi, Jian Ding, Deng Xi, Ruan Shuai and others from Annan rebelled.It was they who burned the food and grass, which caused the British Duke to be dragged down and the army lacked food, which affected the march.But the British public still overcame all difficulties and rushed to Yunnan.

When Zhang Fujun arrived in Yunnan, he learned that the city of Guizhou had been breached and the grain roads had been cut off.In the east, Guizhou fell, and in the south, the Annan rebels and Hanwang rebel cavalry colluded to cut off the food roads, and the officers and soldiers did not have a grain of food reinforcements!The soldiers used grass leaves and bark to satisfy their hunger, repelled the pursuit of the rebels with a hungry stomach, and successfully marched to Guangxi for food.

Wu Gao's army heard that Guizhou had fallen and the British government had retreated, so they had to return to Huguang.The rebel army of the Han Dynasty captured Guizhou, slaughtered the city for three days, ravaged the wives and daughters of soldiers, burned, killed, raped and plundered, and did all kinds of evil!The military disaster caused countless soldiers and civilians to be displaced, and the rebels engulfed the young and strong, and the soldiers became more numerous; they also inspired the rebels to enter the south of the Yangtze River, march into the capital, and plunder the officials and people.

The rebels of the King of Han colluded with Jiaozhi, ceded land and barbarians, and killed and plundered the people of Ming Dynasty together. The people and gods are all angry!When all the officers and soldiers heard about it, they were filled with righteous indignation, and rushed to invite Yingying to avenge the innocent people! "

After listening to Yang Rong's generous words, the monarchs and ministers were speechless for a while, and the East Nuan Pavilion was unusually quiet.

Zhu Gaochi even admired him a little bit.Most of what Yang Rong said actually happened, but what he said was another matter entirely.This is not easy.

Yang Rong waited for a while, and said: "If you send the report to the mansion in this way, you can take precautions, and prevent the soldiers and civilians everywhere from being frustrated and surrendering without a fight in the future."

At this moment Yang Shiqi said: "I think it's a bit too much, I'm afraid I won't be able to win the trust of the world."

Yang Rongdao: "Let the students of the Imperial College and the students from all over the country write a letter again, and all of them are united. Please send troops to suppress the rebellion again."

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, and felt that what they said was very reasonable, so he said: "It needs to be revised. You can do this right away, and let me have a look after it is finished."

"The ministers obey the order."

Yuan Gong clasped his fists and said, "Writing the residence report according to this meaning, the crime will be Gu Yong?"

Besides Yuan Gong, Lu Zhen also stayed in Beiping for a long time, and they had a good relationship with Zhenyuan Hou Gu.Lu Zhen also echoed, "Gu Yong is really wronged."

Yang Rong said coldly: "What wrong is there? He is a prisoner!"

Everyone was stunned there.Yang Rong hurriedly said again: "Gu Yong lost the city and land, and just survived! And his father Gu Cheng, Marquis of Zhenyuan, if the army rations hadn't been burned, how could the Yunnan battlefield be here?"

So Dongnuange fell silent again.

Chapter 441 Lies

Zhu Gaochi looked around and saw that the ministers had no intention of speaking anymore, so he waved his hand, "After discussing the matter of the mansion report, Yang Shilang (Yang Shiqi) and Yang Siqing (Yang Rong) will come to see me again."

All the ministers held the ceremony one after another and said: "The minister waits to thank you and leave."

Zhu Gaochi turned to Hou Hai and said, "It's getting late, you call Huang Zhong in, tell everyone else to go back, we can discuss it another day."

Haitao said: "The servant obeys the order."

The person who sent the memorial to Zhang Fu was not an ordinary official, but Huang Zhong, the left deputy general of the Jiaozhi Army.When Zhu Gaochi learned about this, he wanted to meet anyway.

After a while, Huang Zhong went inside and prostrated himself, prostrating in a very respectful way.

Zhu Gaochi woke him up and asked, "Is there anything else that the British government sent you to Beijing for?"

"Weichen..." Huang Zhong glanced sideways at Haitao who was standing beside him.Zhu Gaochi turned his head to look at Haitao, nodded slightly, and Haitao immediately walked backwards to the outside of the partition of Dongnuange.

Huang Zhongdao: "Your servant, please take a few steps forward."

Zhu Gaochi nodded in agreement.Huang Zhong then walked to the imperial case and said in a low voice, "The Duke of England has a sentence that he wants to speak to the Holy Majesty, so it is inconvenient to write it in the memorial. The Duke of England asked the minister to speak and remind the Lord of the fact that Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, is in charge of the army."

Zhu Gaochi frowned and said, "Wu Gao didn't move forward, did he do it on purpose?"

Huang Zhong hurriedly shook his head and said, "That's not the case... The British Duke didn't say a word about the Marquis of Jiangyin's use of troops, but said that the Marquis of Jiangyin was able to regain his military power."

Zhu Gaochi was silent for a long time, then raised his head and asked, "Is it finished?"

Huang Zhong hurriedly said: "I only have one word, please leave."

Huang Zhongdai's words were too vague, but Zhu Gaochi thought it was not that simple.Zhang Fu asked a general to personally send the memorial to Beijing, just to say a word for the face of the saint, can it be that simple?Unless Zhang Fu was confused.

... Not long ago, on the inclined corridor, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and other civil servants came over, and the eunuch Haitao also followed.Haitao told other civil and military personnel to disperse. At that time, Yang Shiqi saw the loss and heavy expression on Wei Guogong Xu Huizu's face.

The imperial decree was to ask Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong to discuss the matter of reporting to the mansion again, so Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong went on the same road and walked out of Qianqing Palace side by side.

When they walked to the wide brick floor next to the three main halls, Yang Shiqi said: "Just now in front of the Holy Majesty, Mian Ren (Yang Rong) knew about it. I don't agree with the writing in the Di Bao."

Yang Rongdao: "The words of the Holy One must be revised, but the most important points have not been rejected."

Yang Shiqi didn't refute, and walked for a while with his head down.