Zhu Houzhao personally led the army to fight. The rebellion of King Pingning seemed ambitious, but in fact it was like a joke. He was already in a deadlock before the war began.

In Shen Xi's opinion, this is exactly the same as when Zhu Houzhao led his troops to Xuanfu to ping the grassland. It was also a heroic spirit. As a result, after a short journey, he put down his main business due to fatigue and playfulness. The people below helped plan the war.

However, it was different from the situation at that time. Chen Xi had already made a complete plan and charged in person, so he almost died and was lucky enough to win a great victory. But this time he didn't come forward, and no one from Zhu Houzhao took the lead. Perhaps the emperor himself discovered this problem, so he asked Zhang Yuan to help find a qualified deputy commander to assist in commanding the troops... But no matter what, Zhu Houzhao didn't want Chen Xi to get involved in this war.

Chen Xi didn't care about who would lead the troops in the new city at all. He just needed to continue to study the science and technology tree, build the city, and restore the situation before the war.

Zhu Houzhao was not around, but Chen Xi was much more relaxed.

But some people don’t give up and always hope that Chen Xi can help with advice. Zhang Yuan has the greatest hope for this.

Zhang Yuan secretly sent someone to ask Chen Xi for help, meaning that he would advance and retreat with Chen Xi, but in fact he wanted to make full use of Chen Xi's military talents and steal the corresponding combat plan for himself to demonstrate his ability.

However, Chen Xi did not respond to this, not because he did not trust Zhang Yuan, but because he felt it was unnecessary. Whatever Zhang Yuan did, it would be right that he would not be involved in this war.

"...Mr. Shen, my father-in-law said that Your Majesty personally led the army to fight for the country's fate. In this battle, Lord Shen must come forward. Even if you show up in an unknown way, please help me secretly. This is for the country and country of Ming Dynasty..."

The person who came to serve as a lobbyist was named Zhu Chenglin. He was twenty-four years old and was a scholar. He was recruited by Zhang Yuan in the capital. Because he could not make money for Zhang Yuan, he was neglected. This time he was sent to communicate with Chen Xi. The main reason was that Zhang Yuan saw that Zhu Chenglin was not old and might have a common language with Chen Xi, so he was sent to try his luck.

Official study room.

Chen Xi said indifferently: "When you go back, tell Eunuch Zhang that unless Your Majesty personally orders me to participate, I will never act in a breach of the situation. This battle is true to the fate of the country, but it is also the first battle of Your Majesty's commander in person. Your Majesty is the commander who is the right to decide who will participate in it. Even Eunuch Zhang is just a fight."

"Mr. Shen, you can't say that."

Zhu Chenglin was very anxious. This was the best opportunity for him to show off in front of Zhang Yuan. He could be seen by Chenxi in Xincheng. It can be said that it was the most glorious time in his life. If he returned in a defeat, it would be a waste of time and said hurriedly, "You should also solve your problems for Your Majesty."

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "It is better to leave this matter to Eunuch Zhang to deal with... With him here, why should I work for the official? Come and see off the guests!"

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A mere envoy sent by Zhang Yuan was nothing to Shen Xi.

Even if Zhang Yuan comes in person, he will not be able to sell face, let alone a subordinate who doesn't even value Zhang Yuan himself.

After driving Zhu Chenglin away, Yunliu sent someone to follow him and came back to explain Zhu Chenglin's movements to Chen Xi, which roughly means that Zhang Yuan sent others to the new city to lobby, but he has not yet visited the door.

"This Zhang Yuan is actually very clear about His Majesty's attitude now, and he also knows that His Majesty's fight is just a temporary heat. It is a problem whether His Majesty can persist after that. He actually had a conflict with Xu Qi, Zhang Yong and others, which was digging a hole for himself." Chen Xi shook his head and said.

Yun Liu said: "Sir, do you think this battle cannot be fought?"

Chen Xi smiled: "Actually, the matter is already very obvious. Your Majesty does not send troops, and King Ning dares not act rashly. But the problem is that Your Majesty has now made great efforts to reorganize the army in Nanjing and has sent people to Nanchang to question the crime. King Ning cannot sit still and wait for death. This battle should be inevitable, it depends on how to fight."

Yun Liu said in embarrassment: "The Japanese girl sent has achieved nothing so far, and she has no chance to get close to the body of King Ning. If she leaked some news, it would probably be unfavorable to the adults."

Chen Xi said indifferently: "She is not my race. Do I want to believe in a daughter of a foreign country? Some of the things she said are more effective than what we said. Now I hope that King Ning can rebel earlier, so that Nanjing can quickly make up his mind and send troops as soon as possible."

"No wars have happened in one day, and there will be an indecisive move in Nanjing for one day. Your Majesty's attitude is confusing. Many people are thinking about the reasons, but in fact, even Your Majesty himself is not sure about his attitude. How can people think about it?"

Yunliu said: "Sir, I heard that King Ning intends to win you over..."

Chen Xi sneered: "King Ning hopes to hold me together. Even if it fails to hold me together, it is great to use counter-espionage strategy. Everything depends on his ability."

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Chen Xi refused cleanly, which made several other envoys sent by Zhang Yuan dare not act rashly, and quickly sent someone to report to Zhang Yuan.

At this time, a special guest came to Xincheng, who was Chen Xi's "old friend". He was also a "best friend" who had letters from Chen Xi's wife Xie Yuner for many years, but he was the daughter of King Ning Kang. He went to Tingzhou to personally invite Xie Yuner to treat his father's illness Zhu Ye.

Zhu Ye's group suddenly appeared in Xincheng. As for where she came from, she didn't even find out the intelligence system controlled by Chen Xi. However, Chen Xi thought that this woman had not been involved in the case of Zhu Chenhao's rebellion before, but due to the current situation, she had no choice but to come to Chen Xi to lobby, otherwise the entire Ningkang King's group would be implicated.

Zhu Ye, the princess of Jutan, went through hard work and arrived at the new city by avoiding the court. The first person he found was Tang Yin, and then contacted Chen Xi.

When Tang Yin saw Chen Xi, he looked very embarrassed: "Shangshu Chen did not make his own decisions, but what the princess said was reasonable... Ning Wang was originally a matter of catching the wind and shadows. Now it is said that King Ning had raised an army outside, but in fact, King Ning was writing a memorial to himself and did not make any moves of usurpation... As for King Ning's engagement with Japanese pirates, it was just a one-sided statement and could not be accurate..."

Chen Xi looked at Tang Yin and asked, "Why, Brother Bohu has a friendship with King Ning or Princess Jutan?"

Tang Yin looked embarrassed: "It's not so, it's just a sincere statement."

Although Tang Yin tried his best to separate his relationship with King Ning, Chen Xi could see that Tang Yin had concealed anything from him in this matter.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "In history, Tang Yin was appreciated by King Ning when he was in a downturn. It was not a simple relationship between Bole and Qianlima. Tang Yin should have been involved in King Ning through relatives and friends or old friends, or he received the support of King Ning when he traveled through great rivers and mountains, otherwise Princess Jutan would not have asked Tang Yin for help as soon as possible."

Chenxidao: "Although Princess Jutan is not a rebellious person, he also comes from Prince Ning's Mansion. Now Your Majesty has decided to lead the imperial army in person. If I see the princess, I am afraid that it will not be explained clearly by outsiders."

Tang Yin thought for a while and nodded, "Yes, sir, don't you see her?"

Chen Xidao: "If you want to see each other, you always have an excuse... She came to Xincheng, either sincerely let me help King Ning be a lobbyist, let Your Majesty take back Cheng Ming and no longer send troops to Jiangxi, or she is just here to exercise counter-espionage... She can't hope that King Ning and King Ning will join forces, right?"

Tang Yin felt a little ashamed and sighed: "It's because he is not thinking well, which brings trouble to Shangshu Chen."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Actually, some things are clear, and I shouldn't have avoided them... But now is an extraordinary period, so it's better to be alert. Brother Bo Hu, please take the message and let her stay in the city for two days to see what's going on."

Tang Yin asked: "I don't know how the situation has developed, so Shangshu Chen will meet the princess?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "It depends on King Ning's attitude... If King Ning really plots rebellion, there will be no more information. Please let her know the truth and leave... and see if Your Majesty will really lead the army in person. Now is not the time for me to see her."

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Chen Xi didn't explain to Tang Yin how he could meet Zhu Ye.

After Tang Yin went back to see Zhu Ye, he seemed very regretful and felt guilty about not doing his job well.

Zhu Ye was very looking forward to it. After asking Tang Yin about the specific situation, he showed disappointment on his face.

Zhu Ye said: "I thought Mr. Tang came forward and the Shen Guogui gave him a meeting, but I didn't expect that the result would be like this... Alas!"

Tang Yin shook his head helplessly: "I am not not saying it to Secretary Chen, but with the intention of Secretary Chen, everything depends on King Ning's performance now. If King Ning really raises troops to rebel against the court, no matter how Secretary Chen comes forward, it will not change the progress of the situation."

Zhu Ye said: "Now, a group of sluts are falsely accusing him in front of His Majesty. Duke Chen came forward to say a word, which is more effective than others' words. If His Majesty continues to misunderstand, can the development of things really be expected?"

Tang Yin said: "Wu Ning Wang really has no intention of rebelling, so you can go to Nanjing to personally take responsibility for the crime. At that time, Shangshu Chen will definitely plead for the King Ning."

Tang Yin said too "naive", and even Zhu Ye looked at him with a strange look. After a while, he shook his head helplessly: "When King Ning went to Nanjing, he would be dead and dead."

Tang Yin thought for a while and said, "But the princess can stay here for the time being. The intention of Secretary Chen is to wait for the situation to develop later before deciding whether to come forward. Your Majesty has not listened to Secretary Chen's opinion on this matter. You should understand why Your Majesty's move is. If Your Majesty does not find out that King Ning has a definite evidence of rebellion, he will never send troops lightly."

Zhu Ye frowned: "Mr. Tang wouldn't really think that Your Majesty sent troops because of King Ning's rebellion? Whether King Ning's rebellion is now irrelevant to Your Majesty and the slandered ministers around him. Even if he did not rebel, he would be taken down by Your Majesty and the criminals around him..."

"Many people depend on King Ning to survive. If they are attacked by the court, it will cause trouble to the entire family. They can only push King Ning to do some things. This move can be said to be a force to rebel."

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Zhu Ye, the princess of Jutan, came to Chenxi to lobby, but it did not work. After all, Chenxi knew how to avoid taboos, especially since it was an extraordinary period, he didn't want to leave any talk to others.

Zhu Ye didn't see Chen Xi, and he didn't leave for the time being. He stayed in the new city as if he was waiting patiently, but with Tang Yin's ability, he could not persuade Chen Xi. In the end, Tang Yin himself chose to avoid it.

A few days later, there was news that Zhu Ye had arrived in Xincheng. It seemed that someone deliberately made a noise to let Zhu Houzhao know that Princess Jutan was representing King Ning to go to Chenxi to lobby for the news. The news was very evil and it spread all over the country before long.

In just a few days, Zhang Yuan, Xu Qiu, Zhang Yong and others knew about this, but no one dared to report it to the emperor. Even Zhang Yuan, who went to meet the saint, mentioned the preparations for the war, did not say anything.

Even the people in front of the emperor were deliberately avoiding the taboos. Even if some people wanted to quote the scriptures and scriptures based on this and deliberately targeted Chen Xi, they did not dare to start with the rebellion of King Ning. They felt that if this kind of thing was not done well, it would cause fire to burn, and this fire did not come from King Ning or Princess Jutan, but the Emperor and Shen Xi.

When the conflict between the monarch and the minister is profound, you cannot compromise by just saying soft words, and it is likely to affect the fish.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly disappeared in Nanjing again. He actually asked Zhang Yuan and Jiang Bin about the preparations for the war, but because of Zhang Yong and Xu Qiu's erratic disobedience, the food and supplies could not be collected.

Zhang Yuan originally wanted to find an opportunity to complain in front of Zhu Houzhao, but Jiang Bin stole it first... Jiang Bin looked confident and seemed to be eager to send troops.

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In the Nanjing Palace, Zhu Houzhao looked very energetic, and the decline of the disease a few days ago disappeared.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to be stimulated by someone and something, and said with a red face: "My condition is no longer serious. Besides, the troops, food, grass and ships are all ready. There is really no reason to continue to stay in Nanjing City. It is better to send troops immediately. A hundred thousand troops are enough to pacify Nanchang Prefecture."

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, is it too hasty to send troops like this? You can prepare for a while before you can complete the journey."

Jiang Bin glanced at Zhang Yuan: "Is Eunuch Zhang a cowardly fighting? He is ready for everything but refuses to send troops, just like thunder and rain. What will outsiders say? Are we afraid of those bandits? Now King Ning has the tendency to go down the river and pacify the south of the Yangtze River. If he does not send troops, will he not be taken advantage of by the enemy?"

Zhang Yuan didn't know the military, and wanted to argue with Jiang Bin, but suddenly realized that Jiang Bin and Zhu Houzhao's position was so consistent this time, and it seemed that they had already discussed it. He thought to himself: "This kid must have made a statement to Your Majesty alone, and exaggerated the rebellion in Jiangxi's territory. In fact, he deceived Your Majesty with evil words and asked Your Majesty to send troops as soon as possible to give him a chance to make achievements."

Zhu Houzhao did not hesitate about the rebellion of King Ning and said, "Zhang Yuan, I have asked you to arrange a deputy commander before. How are you thinking about it? Is there a suitable candidate?"

Zhang Yuan had never thought about the deputy commander before, and was against Zhang Yong, Xu Qiu and others. Now, the emperor suddenly decided to send troops. It was unclear why it was difficult for him to answer. However, he was indignant. Thinking of Xu Qiu and Zhang Yong making a fuss behind his back, he said as if he was deliberately provoking: "Your Majesty, taking Xu Qiu, Duke of Wei as a general, can stabilize the morale of the army and lead troops to fight. "

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "It's a pity that he is not a civil servant. It's best to use my intentions as a deputy commander."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "The best deputy commander must be my eldest nephew... Even if His Majesty doesn't trust my eldest nephew, he should still believe in the Minister of War Lu and Wang Shouren, why did he ask me to recommend it? However, if the person surnamed Lu and Wang Shouren are transferred to Nanjing City, it is afraid that time will not be enough."

Zhang Yuan said: "If Your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate, you can let Wang Zhuo, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, lead the troops. I think it will not disappoint Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao shook her head, obviously not very satisfied with these two candidates. Finally, Zhu looked at Jiang Bin and seemed to be interested in taking the school exam to see what suitable candidates Jiang Bin had.

Unfortunately, Jiang Bin had no good candidates, so he looked at Zhu Houzhao in a daze.

Zhu Houzhao personally led the army to the army, nominally being the head coach, but in fact, the power to actually mobilize troops was concentrated in the hands of the deputy commander. After all, as the emperor, he did not have a deep understanding of military affairs, and his responsibilities were more to cooperate with him, the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said to himself: "Nanjing is not very talented now, so it is more appropriate to use a prestigious general in the army. Just use Duke Wei as the deputy commander. The Minister of War in Nanjing has always been vacant. This time I sent troops, and I have to arrange the position of Secretary of the Shang Dynasty no matter what... I let Wang Zhuo come to study for one or two. I heard that he is quite good at abilities."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Where did Your Majesty hear that Wang Zhuo is good at it? I didn't make any comments in front of His Majesty. Could it be Jiang Bin? Or Xiao Tiaozi?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel very depressed: "I can meet the saint every day, but it seems that His Majesty doesn't usually meet outsiders. Why does it seem that the information I have obtained is far behind... Who does Your Majesty trust now?"
Chapter completed!