Tang Yin did not expect that the first idea he had come to Zhu Houzhao was readily adopted by the emperor, and he had to leave the city without stopping as soon as he entered the city.

However, he also received high treatment for this, that is, to go to war with the emperor and be in charge of military opportunities at any time.

Even after getting on the boat, he realized that he and Zhu Houzhao were actually riding in the same boat... According to Zhu Houzhao's intention, he would ask him for advice as soon as possible, which made Tang Yin feel that the pressure on his shoulders was extremely huge.

The soldiers set off at dusk in the afternoon and sailed overnight, without any intention of resting on the dock.

One day later, the fleet landed outside Dehua County, Jiujiang Prefecture City, and took the Jiangfang Fortress without much effort... The soldiers and horses in the city raised their flags anyway.

After a short rest, the army rushed to the east. The Ningwang soldiers stationed in Hukou and two thousand families fled to the fortress. The court officially restored the Hukou Fortress.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed and left some troops to station in Hukou. After the rest of the officers and soldiers boarded the ship again. This time, the target was directly aimed at Xingzi County, Nankangfucheng.

As the ship reached the road, news came that Xu Qi, Duke of Wei, had already passed the east to the county and was heading towards Duchang, the only county town on the right bank of Poyang Lake.

At this time, the main force of the rebels led by King Ning was forming a confrontation with Wang Lingzhi's troops on the Jinxian in the southeast of Nanchang Prefecture and Yugan in the southwest of Raozhou Prefecture.

Originally, Wang Lingzhi wanted to take advantage of the main force of Ning Wang to capture Nanchang Prefecture in one fell swoop. After all, now he has gathered many soldiers and horses under his command, and he is already strong. However, when he learned that Ning Wang returned to the army, Wang Lingzhi found that the advantage he had was gone, and the task they received from the emperor was to harass the place and could not attack the city, especially Zhang Yuan ordered Nanchang City to be handed over to the emperor to capture.

Therefore, under Liu Xu's persuasion, Wang Lingzhi took the initiative to lead the army to retreat, and sat down to see the main force of Ning Wang retreating back to Nanchang Prefecture successfully. Then he slowly advanced to Yugan's line and formed a confrontation with the troops left by Ning Wang behind the palace.

With the withdrawal of King Ning's troops, the war has entered its final stage.

In terms of overall strategy, King Ning's only chance to turn the tables is to defeat the central army led by the emperor in chaos and kill Zhu Houzhao in the chaos. The court will inevitably experience severe turmoil, and the imperial army that ruined the emperor and made great mistakes will inevitably disintegrate. At that time, the current unfavorable situation will naturally be solved.

But unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao's troops were not around Nanchang Prefecture at this time.

When Wang Ning led his troops back to Nanchang City, he learned that Zhu Houzhao was leading the imperial navy and was heading to Nankang Prefecture City. He couldn't help but be frightened.

This time, Zhu Houzhao was obviously more confident than before. The secret of Ning Wang's navy's weakness had been revealed. With those dozens of boats, he could not pose a threat to the imperial fleet at all, so Zhu Houzhao was not afraid of driving straight into the hinterland of Poyang Lake.

King Ning did not dare to give up Nanchang Prefecture City and went north to Nankang Prefecture City to fight Zhu Houzhao. This would be like blocking his last trace of life.

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"The boy named Wang is really lucky. When he arrived in the hinterland of Jiangxi, he found that there were very few people who really surrendered to King Ning in the place. He raised the banner of quelling the rebellion and descended along the way. As a result, his troops expanded ten times instantly. Now he can form a single army and fight a stalemate with King Ning... How can I keep my face?"

Two days later, Xu Qi led his troops into Jiangxi territory and learned that it was because Wang Lingzhi made the rear of King Ning uneasy that King Ning had to choose to withdraw his troops. Otherwise, the main force of King Ning who was hanging outside the lonely army would not only be unstable in the food supply, but even his old nest might be taken away by Wang Lingzhi.

Xu Qi was very unhappy. Logically speaking, Wang Lingzhi's attack lifted the siege of Qingyang County, which was a disguised helping him and avoided the tragic fate of annihilation of the entire army. However, Xu Qi had no intention of appreciation at all, especially when he learned that Wang Lingzhi had basically not fought a tough battle after entering the hinterland of Jiangxi. Along the way, officials and local generals opened the city to surrender, which made him feel that his hardships had made others successful, and Wang Lingzhi had picked up his advantage.

Although Xu Cheng knew that Xu Qi was due to jealousy, he could only follow Xu Qi's words.

"Mr. Don't get angry. We were caught in the treacherous plan of King Ning. We were ambushed on the front line of Jiuhua Mountain and had to fight tough battles continuously. Otherwise, with the prestige of the Lord, we would first enter the Jiangxi territory and have more surrenders. I think even if we take down Nanchang Prefecture City, we would be in blood... Now, we have entered the Jiangxi territory. Next, we can reorganize the troops and make up for the previous losses."

Xu Qi frowned: "Isn't Jiang Bin still there?"

Xu Cheng smiled and said, "This person is not worth worrying about. If General Wang still has some real skills, the hero in front of His Majesty is simply a useless embroidered pillow... He actually led his troops to stay in Shimen Town and was unable to move forward... He wanted to take the credit and let him die faster than anyone else."

Xu Qi showed a sneer on his face: "Even if he had the chance, he couldn't grasp it... He sent troops from the other side of Anqing Prefecture City, about two days faster than us, but now he was left behind by us. If this makes him seize the opportunity to make contributions, what will I become? Do you always be a tailor for others' wedding clothes?"

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Xu Qiu accelerated his marching pace.

After the army entered the territory of Jiangxi, the battlefield situation had become one-sided.

The war was not good for King Ning to go to war. Even if it was just a strategic retreat, it felt that the situation was hopeless for those who surrendered to King Ning. Everything was that everyone knew that King Ning had only one way to attack the world, and there was no such thing as defending. However, King Ning knew that when the crisis occurred in Nanchang Prefecture, he did not choose to continue to attack fiercely and completely eliminate the side troops of Duke Wei, but chose to withdraw troops to defend. This made King Ning's subordinates see no hope.

Under this background, no matter which team attacks, they will basically recruit surrender and rebel along the way. Only the main force led by King Ning is still struggling to support it, but it is basically impossible to recover the decline at the moment.

At this point, as long as you are not blind, you will understand one thing... Ning Wang is out of the way, and there is not much time left, it depends on whether he can seize the opportunity to kill Zhu Houzhao.

Unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao became smarter. After the troops arrived at Xingzi County, Nankang Prefecture City, they were not busy attacking the city, but instead sent people to "recruit surrender". As expected, after the envoy entered the city, not long after the rebels in Nankang Prefecture City opened the city and surrendered.

Big cities like Dehua, Hukou, and Xingzi were all taken down by Zhu Houzhao in succession without bloodshed, forming an effect. Some small town guards who were still waiting and watching had no reason to insist... The local officials appointed by King Ning could not control the situation at all, and the remaining towns in Jiujiang Prefecture in the north were all the same.

Zhu Houzhao was proud and led the army to Nankang Prefecture City.

That night, Zhang Yuan came to see Zhu Houzhao with a list and found that Tang Yin was there, and was caught off guard. He never expected that Tang Yin would be so trusted by Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty, this is a list of officials and generals appointed by the rebel king in the city. Please give your order to kill these traitors who disobey the king!" Zhang Yuan was angry when he came up, because none of these officials and generals gave him gifts, and after entering the city, Zhang Yuan felt very unhappy.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I have discussed with the Tang Qing family that the cities that open the city and offer surrender cannot be killed casually. No matter how they are, they are my people. Even if they have gone astray, they are forced by the current situation. They will make trouble and respond to the court's troops and kill less is a great achievement."

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, if you don't kill them all, at least you should kill one to warn a hundred? Otherwise, everyone will think that it's okay to betray the court in the future... Wouldn't there be a big trouble?"

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "I want to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness, how can I kill people at will? These people are surrendering to their righteousness, and even Diyi cannot kill them at will... Only barbarians can do such things as killing prisoners. I am a wise and holy lord. If even surrendered ministers are killed, who will dare to open the city to surrender to me in the future? I am still preparing to take down Nanchang City without bloodshed!"

When Zhu Houzhao said this, Zhang Yuan was speechless.

Tang Yinze saluted by the side: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but look at Tang Yin, because these compliments were usually spoken by close ministers like him and Xiao Taozi, but now they have become the unknown Tang Yin. How could he not be angry?

Zhang Yuanxin said, "What a Tang Yin. He left a Jiang surname, but now he has a Tang surname. What else will happen to me in the future? No, no, either win over the Tang surname, or just get him away..."

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Zhu Houzhao's reverence against prisoners of war was soon effective. The cities around Nankang Prefecture were all waiting and watching. Seeing that Zhu Houzhao had not even done anything to demote after taking down Xingzi County, the city was in order. Then the counties and towns began to send people to offer surrender to the court.

Zhu Houzhao did not demand anything against local generals and officials, but was proud that he took the initiative to surrender to the local people without fighting.

There is no great thing!

In this way, Ning Wang's defensive front was once again compressed.

At this time, King Ning's life was very difficult. As the imperial army rushed from all directions, the troops he commanded were no longer able to support him, so he could only order the front-line troops to retreat to Nanchang Prefecture City and prepare to rely on the Nanchang City Defense to defend.

At this time, several troops began to advance towards Nanchang Prefecture City. Even Wang Lingzhi, who had been cautious in using troops before, took down Jinxian County, southeast of Nanchang Prefecture after King Ning withdrew his troops. Two days later, he captured Fengcheng and completely blocked the way Ning Wang escaped south.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao was full of ambition and was preparing to conquer Nanchang Prefecture City in one fell swoop, but unfortunately the weather did not meet the wishes. Heavy snow fell across the south of the Yangtze River. This time the snow was heavier than before, and the mountains, rivers and lakes were covered with ice and snow.

Zhu Houzhao originally wanted to take a boat to set out from Nankang Prefecture City, pass Poyang Lake into Zhangjiang (named the lower reaches of the Gan River in Ming Dynasty), and enter directly outside Nanchang Prefecture City. However, due to this sudden heavy snow, the frozen surface of the lake made it extremely difficult to sail.

Without knowing the weather, Zhu Houzhao could only stay in Nankang Prefecture City for the time being and was ready to set off after the heavy snow melted.

During the snow these days, there was a silence around Nanchang Prefecture City.

Originally, King Ning had always taken the initiative in strategy after the war, but the troops of less than 3,000 men in Wangling attacked the hinterland of Jiangxi, causing King Ning to lose his position. His ambition to retreat from the army to compete for the throne was quickly destroyed. The generals and counselors under King Ning did not expect the defeat to be so fast.

Although Zhu Houzhao did not come out of Nankang Prefecture, he still sent people to Nanchang to "persuade surrender". The general idea was to make the civil and military officials and their subordinates lost their way and make sure that they would not cause much killing, which was very differentiated and alienated.

This was written by Tang Yin.

The situation of King Ning is over, but if he fights a trapped beast, the subsequent war will cause large-scale casualties, and Tang Yin is also afraid that Zhu Houzhao's personal expedition will have adverse effects on the stability of the Ming Dynasty... The war itself is not a problem, but the emperor may be in danger in this battle. It is better to persuade the surrender directly. At the same time, it can separate and disintegrate the people around King Ning, because some people will inevitably want to surrender, and some will choose to fight to the end.

Once the civil and military officials under the command of King Ning had differences, the combat effectiveness of King Ning's troops would be greatly reduced, which would bring great convenience to the court to suppress the rebellion.

However, there was no news after the imperial envoy entered Nanchang City. As for whether he was detained or killed, no one knew about it yet, and King Ning did not send anyone to respond to Zhu Houzhao.

This made Zhu Houzhao very angry. In front of Zhang Yuan and Tang Yin, he said angrily: "I originally wanted to dismember him from the body. Considering that he and I were both royal family and wanted to spare him, but I didn't appreciate it. Then I will attack the city and kill the Ning Prince's Mansion without leaving any other children!"

Zhu Houzhao was very angry at King Ning's indifference to him, which was that at the beginning of the war, King Ning suppressed the imperial army in Anqing Prefecture City and Qingyang County, causing huge losses to the court. Zhu Houzhao felt that his face was seriously damaged.

So when King Ning ignored the olive branch he had thrown, Zhu Houzhao made up his mind to kill the entire family of King Ning. This was also due to Zhu Houzhao's competitive personality.

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Two more days later, heavy snow stopped, temperature rose, and the freezing of Poyang Lake was lifted.

Just when Zhu Houzhao was about to send troops from Nanchang immediately, Zhang Yuan suddenly came to report that the envoy of King Ning came from Nanchang Prefecture, probably to discuss surrender.

Zhu Houzhao frowned and looked at Zhang Yuan, saying, "The messenger I sent has no news yet. He actually has the attitude to send someone to talk about surrender? This should be a delaying strategy, right?"

Zhang Yuan looked mysterious and walked up to Zhu Houzhao's ear and whispered.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up. He ignored Tang Yin's strange gaze next to him and waved his hand: "Go and arrange it quickly. I will personally receive this messenger."

Tang Yin asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder who is the one who will be sent by King Ning to serve as an envoy?"

Zhu Houzhao had a vulgar smile on her face: "This is not a problem for the Tang Qing family, but it is just a matter of discussing surrender. You don't have to ask about everything... Xiao Tiaozi, you arrange for the Tang Qing family to rest. You should not send troops today and tomorrow. Tang Qing family, go down first."

Tang Yin was full of questions, but he was forced to follow Xiao Tiaozi to the backyard.

Zhu Houzhao followed Zhang Yuan excitedly to a small flower hall. Before he could enter, he heard a woman talking inside. After he entered, he found that it was a beautiful woman who was scolding the guards for disrespecting her entourage.

"Your Majesty is here."

Zhang Yuan intended to strengthen his reputation for Zhu Houzhao, but when he saw that the woman had a bad attitude, he spoke directly.

As Zhang Yuan finished speaking, the woman finally turned around and looked over.

Zhu Houzhao just took a look, and with just a glance, she could no longer move her eyes from the woman's face.

The woman had a cloudy hair, black hair, a delicate melon-shaped face, delicate eyebrows, slender eyes, tall nose, and a rosy cherry mouth. She was tall and slightly thin. She was wearing a snow-white wide-body dress and looked excellent in her temperament. She had an indescribable charm and elegance in her every move, which was extremely seductive.

The woman stepped forward and bowed and bowed: "The little woman is a criminal minister, Lou, please see Your Majesty."

The man who came here was not someone else, but Lou Suzhen, the concubine of Prince Ning who knew Tang Yin.

Lou Suzhen's grandfather Lou Liang was a famous Neo-Confucian scholar. He once taught Wang Shouren's study of things. His father Lou Xing was once the Minister of War in Nanjing and later gave lectures at Bailudong Academy. Lou Suzhen was a beauty since she was a child. Because of her family's origins, she was famous for her talent. She once wrote a poem "Spring Outing": "Spring Sun and Qinglong came out of the countryside, and brought poetry to knock immediately. She was determined to find out that the spring and spring would not be seen, and the east wind blew the begonias in Shanghai."

Lou Suzhen is famous and was married to her wife by Zhu Chenhao, the fifth-generation grandson of Ning Wang Zhu Quan, when she was sixteen years old.

Tang Yin returned from the salt drying of Qiongya and was unwilling to fight with Chenxi, so he took his wife and children to Guangzhou Prefecture and traveled to famous mountains and rivers. He briefly listened to Lou Xing's lecture at Bailudong Academy, but later he almost left the streets due to all the troubles.
To be continued...