Zhu Houzhaoben knew nothing about Ning Wang's rebellion, but when Xiao Twist pierced the window paper, he suddenly felt the crisis coming to his face and felt that his dragon throne was at risk of being taken away at any time.

Zhang Yong heard news that King Ning was actively mobilizing troops and would raise an army soon, and sent assassins to assassinate Zhu Houzhao. Zhang Yuan and Jiang Bin were not willing to be outdone, and each reported to Zhu Houzhao that colluded with officials from Jiangxi, Nanzhili and other places, and reported to Zhu Houzhao that King Ning had won people's hearts in the past few years and win over gentry.

Zhu Houzhao was a little confused.

"...Whenever someone mentioned King Ning to me in the past, they said that he was young and promising, and he was a rare young hero. Yunwen was able to be a martial artist. Why did he suddenly hear the news that he was a rebel minister with two hearts?"

However, regardless of whether the information he received was true, Zhu Houzhao decided to lead troops to completely wipe out King Ning.

Whether King Ning rebelled was irrelevant to him, and the most important thing was that he finally had the opportunity to show his outstanding military talents.

This is also the only opportunity that Chen Xi had made the war to wipe out the Japanese pirates early on, and it made Zhu Houzhao feel that he could prove his great achievements.

Even if Chen Xi did not come back, Zhu Houzhao had already begun to make arrangements. In addition to asking Jiang Bin and Xu Tai to mobilize the guards, he also asked someone to say hello to Zhang Yong, Xu Qi and others, and asked Nanjing to cooperate in mobilizing the army to quell the rebellion.

Zhu Houzhao also ordered Wang Lingzhi, Liu Xu and other generals who were left behind in the new city, and were preparing to lead these people to follow him to send troops to fight against rebellion.

For this reason, Zhu Houzhao was so excited that she didn't sleep well all night. As a result, he learned that Chen Xi would return to Xincheng that night, and he suddenly became depressed.

"It's bad, it's bad. After Mr. Chen comes back, he will definitely oppose my plan to lead the troops himself. At that time, in order to protect me, he will definitely lead the troops to suppress the rebellion. At that time, I can only hide behind and watch him perform... If you miss such a good opportunity, you won't come again."

Zhu Houzhao thought about Chen Xi's efforts to seize credit, and the more he thought about it, the more he became more uneasy.

Zhang Yuan was still chatting about Zhu Houzhao's preparations for sending troops, which seemed to be very capable. But in fact, all the marching and combat plans were completed by the people below. Tang Yin helped him a lot and listed the plan in detail so that Zhang Yuan would have the opportunity to talk in front of the emperor.

Zhang Yuan didn't know Zhu Houzhao's huge concern about Chen Xi's return, and thought it was a good thing, and said that Chen Xi could help him to participate in the combat plan.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly reached out to interrupt Zhang Yuan's words, and his tone was cold: "What should I do if Secretary Chen comes back and strongly opposes me leading the troops in person?"

Zhang Yuan was stunned and did not keep up with Zhu Houzhao's rhythm. After thinking about it, he realized that Zhu Houzhao was very alert to Chen Xi.

It is a kind of awe of students or children towards teachers and parents, for fear that their nonsense will be stopped by teachers and teachers, and they want to settle the matter first. After the road is finished, Chenxi cannot object.

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, then now..."

Zhu Houzhao stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and began to think about the problem seriously. After a long time, he said, "Let's do this, I will leave Xincheng today, take General Xiao Wang and the others together, and go to Nanjing to prepare for the war first. There is closer to Jiangxi than here. You can also know what new situations are."

Zhang Yuanxin said, "That's not the case. Today, my eldest nephew is coming back. As the Minister of War, all the affairs in the army must be listened to him... His Majesty wants to coordinate the war himself, so he naturally has to stay away from his eldest nephew. Who dares to sing against him after arriving in Nanjing? But it's cheaper for Zhang Yong's old thing."

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Majesty isn't waiting for Lord Shen to come back? Lord Shen returns in triumphantly, if Your Majesty is not here..."

Zhu Houzhao was furious: "You don't understand human words or why? I have said that when Chen comes back, he will definitely oppose my command in person, so he can only change his plan temporarily... I will immediately send an order, set off before noon, and set off for Nanjing... I will walk by land, and as for the fleet, I will transport troops and food to Nanjing, and gather in Nanjing."

"ah!?"

Even though Zhang Yuan expected Zhu Houzhao to take a strange move, he was still a little caught off guard. After all, it was too hasty. Zhu Houzhao left with just one thought.

However, Zhang Yuan was not qualified to speak out in front of Zhu Houzhao, and he didn't think it was wrong for Zhu Houzhao to leave the new city. Like Jiang Bin, he was most afraid of being the one who controlled the emperor's Yanlu after Chen Xi came back. Leaving earlier was a great thing for him.

Zhang Yuan quickly saluted: "Your Majesty, I will make arrangements now, and I will definitely set out in a short time!"

Zhu Houzhao said: "It's not a short time, but no more than an hour at most... I also have to deal with people and I have to tell the queen... This time I go to Nanjing, I may let the queen stay in the Nanjing Palace, waiting for the good news of my triumphant success...haha."

At the end, Zhu Houzhao seemed to have seen himself returning triumphantly to pacify the rebellion of Ning King. Chen Yi'er looked at him with admiration and ambition arises naturally.

Zhang Yuan and Xiao Taozi, the servant next to him, were panicked. They knew very well how nonsense Zhu Houzhao was doing this.

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New City Yamen.

Tang Yin learned that Chen Xi would return to Xincheng one day in advance and convened a meeting to discuss the welcome ceremony in the evening. Suddenly, an imperial edict came, saying that Wang Lingzhi, Liu Xu and others would go to rectify the troops, and in another hour he would lead the troops and set off with the sage.

"Is something wrong?"

After Tang Yin received the imperial edict, he returned to the conference room. After hearing this, Su Tong and others were puzzled and thought things were unusual.

Tang Yin roughly understood what the emperor was thinking and said, "From this point, Your Majesty wants to go to Nanjing to reorganize the troops. I heard that it is related to a vassal king in the west... Your Majesty met and decided to lead the troops to quell the rebellion himself."

Wang Lingzhi asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, why should I let me go with you?"

Liu Xu smiled and said, "Isn't it obvious? This is because His Majesty has a lot of trust in General Xiao Wang... This time, we will assist His Majesty in leading the troops and quell the rebellion without sending out Lord Shen."

For the warlike Wang Lingzhi, he did not think this was a good thing, because he always believed that only by following Chen Xi could he win a battle, but he would not be able to follow others.

For Liu Xu and others, being able to fight rebellion with the emperor is a great honor, and it is even more stylish than fighting with Chen Xi. After all, in the end, all the military achievements were given by the emperor. Following the emperor is more direct than following the Minister of War. As long as there is a little contribution, the emperor will give a great reward. Following Chen Xi can only reward step by step and compete with a large group of people.

Tang Yin's face turned black.

"Your Majesty suddenly said he was leaving, and he clearly did not want Secretary Chen to be involved in this rebellious battle... Maybe Secretary Chen also expected this move, and decided to return to Xincheng first."

Su Tong asked, "What should we do? Your Majesty wants to lead the army in person. What happened is not something we can bear."

"Yes, yes. We should find a way. It is best to wait for Lord Shen to come back before discussing." Zheng Qian next to him immediately agreed with Su Tong's opinion.

Tang Yin seemed very embarrassed: "It was better for me to go to see Your Majesty, state the pros and cons, and ask Your Majesty to take back Cheng's life, but unfortunately there is no way... Now I can only send someone to notify Shangshu Chen earlier so that he can be mentally prepared..."

Liu Xu asked: "Is it necessary?"

Tang Yin glanced at Liu Xu, "Your Majesty has given you orders to set out before noon. It's less than an hour to calculate the time. You are hereby ordering the emperor to accompany the imperial guards, so you can go back and prepare first."

Su Tong asked nervously: "Military advisor, Lord Shen is not here, so we will follow His Majesty's wishes to send troops to the expedition. Is it too overwhelming and hasty? Why not wait..."

Tang Yin was firm in his attitude: "We have no room for opposition to what Your Majesty decides. We must obey the order while passing the message to Shangshu Chen and ask him to deal with it at his discretion... If the matter is not done well, who can bear the blame when Your Majesty blames you?"

Su Tong immediately realized that Tang Yin spared no effort to cater to the emperor and made choices between the emperor and Shen Xi. Tang Yin turned to the emperor rather than Chen Xi.

Tang Yin regarded himself as the minister of the emperor, not Chen Xi's aide.

After realizing this, Su Tong did not dare to speak casually. After all, Tang Yin is the one who is the leader of Xincheng now. He, a judge, has no power to dispatch, and at most he can only give some personal opinions to Tang Yin. As for whether to obey, it is not his responsibility.

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The new city is in chaos.

Originally, to welcome the triumphant victory in Chenxi, the city was preparing for a welcome ceremony, and it seemed very messy everywhere. Now suddenly the emperor was going to take people away in just one hour, which made the new city even more chaotic.

Many people don't understand why the emperor suddenly left.

As soon as Chen Xi said he was going to come back, the emperor decided to leave. In the eyes of some people, it was likely that there was a serious disagreement between the monarch and his subjects on certain issues, which would likely affect their career.

However, for Jiang Bin and Xu Tai, they were eager for the emperor to leave early, and they could basically rest assured when they went to Nanjing.

"... Someone was sneaking in the news next to the inn, as if he was checking the woman's affairs. When I was anxious, I took someone to a secret place and cracked..."

When Xu Tai saw Jiang Bin, he quickly told Jiang Bin what had happened before.

Jiang Bin was a little nervous when he heard this: "You have gained skills and dare to kill someone in Shen Zhihou's territory?"

Xu Tai was anxious: "Or what else? The woman's disappearance has not been found out yet. Your Majesty will not ask for it for the time being, but he cannot guarantee that he will not ask in the future. We must find a solution quickly."

Jiang Bin said: "Then do a good job in the aftermath... If someone discovers it, we won't be able to lose any benefits. Do you know who sent that person?"

Xu Tai shook his head: "It's not a person from this city. It seems to be from outside. It's mysterious. I asked questions. After following him for a while, I found something was wrong, so I quickly notified me and I'll take someone to do it!"

Jiang Bin was a little worried: "What you mean is...that may have been noticed by others... Fortunately, Your Majesty suddenly decided to leave here and clean up all the belongings. Today you leave with the boat. I will stay with Your Majesty. If there is any problem, I will send someone to notify you."

"What if Your Majesty asks that woman?" Xu Tai said nervously.

Jiang Bin said: "Just say it's on the boat, Your Majesty will forget you if you can't see it for a while. There are other arrangements in Nanjing. As long as Your Majesty is concerned about the military information, he will not ask about the woman's affairs... The most important thing is to send someone to investigate quickly and catch the woman one step earlier!"

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Zhu Houzhao originally came to Xincheng to see Chen Xi and then lead his troops together. He did not want Chen Xi to go to war first, and even after a naval battle, he completely defeated the Japanese pirates, causing him to lose the opportunity to show his military talents.

Worried that Chen Xi would dissuade him from commanding the army in person, Zhu Houzhao left first on the day of Shen Xi's triumphant success.

The excuse is also high-sounding and the military situation is urgent, but in fact, Zhu Houzhao is going to complete a war that does not exist for the time being, that is, to pacify the "King Ning rebellion."

If he was in the capital, Zhu Houzhao's absurd actions would have been dissuaded by the ministers, but in Xincheng, no one would care about what he wanted to do. He said that he had to set out before noon and would definitely set off at the time point.

When Zhu Houzhao changed into a dress, she put on a carriage. The soldiers and horses outside were arranged neatly, so she was waiting to follow him on the way.

"Your Majesty, the troops have been rectified."

As the most popular close minister in front of Zhu Houzhao, Jiang Bin jumped off his horse and presented Zhu Houzhao with a heroic military uniform.

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction: "Tell the three armies and set off!"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao put down the curtain of the Luan Carriage and leaned on the back of the seat to rest. As the Luan Carriage started, the subsequent convoy started and a group headed towards the north of the city.

When I came, I took the water route, but when I went back, I had to take the land route. Zhu Houzhao was not familiar with the terrain and thought that just by taking the Luanyu could travel across the Jiangnan border without any obstacles, but I didn’t know that there were many rivers to cross from Xincheng to Nanjing, and I would definitely suffer a lot of obstacles when I walked by land.

No one reminded Zhu Houzhao of this matter, and not many people knew about it. Zhang Yuan and Jiang Bin didn't know much about the affairs of the army, so they did not make special preparations.

A group of people rushed out of the city through the north gate. Zhu Houzhao personally led his troops, and temporarily recruited troops from the new city, as well as civil servants, generals and ordinary people who left the city to see him off. The city gate was very lively inside and outside.

Zhu Houzhao had no intention of inspecting the three armies, and sat on the chariot listlessly. Since the official roads dozens of miles outside the city were paved with cement roads, the carriage was very smooth to walk on it, and Zhu Houzhao unknowingly fell asleep.

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Chen Xi learned that Zhu Houzhao had left Xincheng and the fleet had just arrived at the sea outside the Yangtze River Estuary. The voyage to Xincheng will take about three more hours.

Chen Xi stood on the deck and listened to Yunliu finishing his words. He didn't feel much surprised, as if everything was as expected.

Yun Liu said: "Sir, as you said, even if you do not conspire with Your Majesty to rebel, someone will take the initiative to report to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is in Jiangnan, and any threatening his safety is the top priority. It's just that Your Majesty personally leads the troops... it's still a bit rash."
To be continued...