Chapter 553
Du Yinxi's expression changed immediately when he listened to Zhu Youjian's words. The Ming army wanted to cross the river to attack Ajige, and Du Yinxi thought he was the best candidate.
"Your Majesty!" Du Yinxi immediately said anxiously: "The previous three-sided siege was a communication with the Duke of Zhao, Donghai Town. I planned to participate. I thought that I was more suitable for leading the army than He Ge's troops!"
He Tengjiao reacted and heard his words, and couldn't help but be furious. What does it mean to be a dull do? He looks down on others!
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army!" He Tengjiao glared at Du Yinxi and clasped his fists at Zhu Youjian.
Zhao Ming thought Du Yinxi was a good person and was worthy of entrusting, so he sent someone to contact Du Yinxi. Du Yinxi also praised Zhao Ming's plan, agreed to Zhao Ming's proposal, and sent someone to inform Zhao Ming that he would act according to the plan.
However, he was a minister after all, and he was also a loyal minister, and could not control Zhu Youjian's decision.
Now, Du Yinxi learned that because he did not send troops as agreed, Zhao Ming went deep into the army alone and was surrounded by heavy siege. Naturally, he felt very guilty, so he wanted to lead the troops to rescue Zhao Ming.
Zhu Youjian turned his face and said coldly, "Master Tu, do you want to resist the order?"
Du Yinxi was slightly stunned. He didn't understand why the emperor who had always shown kindness and kindness was like this today. He thought he was not wrong in his heart. He Tengjiao's military talent had long been confirmed. It would be better to just call a general to command the army.
Despite this, Zhu Youjian is the king, and what he said is an imperial edict, and those who are ministers cannot violate it.
Du Yinxi could only kneel on the ground, kowtowed slowly, and said sadly in his heart: "I dare not!"
Seeing this, Zhu Youjian said coldly: "It's good that. I have decided on this matter! The matter of reinforcement for Jiangbei will be presided over by Mr. He. Your family will follow me to Nanjing to preside over the sacrifice to Xiaoling Mausoleum!"
Since the Battle of northern Hunan, He Tengjiao was almost defeated, allowing the Qing army to directly fight to Changsha. In addition, the peace faction led by He Tengjiao failed to implement the policy of reducing the vassals within, causing local rebound. Zhu Youjian began to neglect the peace faction and reused Du Yinxi and others.
Now, He Tengjiao has been standing aside in political affairs and military affairs for several years.
At this time, He Tengjiao couldn't help but feel ecstatic, and his confidants Fu Shangrui and others were also excited. With a thought, their chance came.
In the imperial society, the power in the hands of ministers is often the matter of the emperor's words. The rise and fall of the country is also extremely dependent on how many wise rulers can appear.
Once the eunuchs who were in power in the court and the opposition lost the emperor's favor, they would immediately be able to be slaughtered.
In recent years, Du Yinxi has had great power, but his power comes from the emperor's trust and support. Now that the emperor's mind changes, it will only take a momentary incident.
The two of them felt keenly that with the Ming army recovering Nanjing and the threat from the Zhejiang faction to the court, the main line and contradictions of the court's struggle may have changed. The emperor no longer needs the pro-war faction so much, and their pro-peace faction is about to turn around again.
Now Zhu Youjian is over fifty years old, so there is not much time left for him.
At present, the Ming Dynasty basically recovered half of the rivers and mountains in the south, and there was no danger of destruction of the country. However, in Zhu Youjian's view, it is probably difficult to achieve.
Therefore, as Zhu Youjian grew older, his ambitions gradually faded, and his personality became more conservative. He no longer focused on regaining Beijing. Being able to regain Nanjing and becoming Emperor Gaozong of the Ming Dynasty was worthy of his ancestors and was considered the leader of the revival.
Nowadays, the threat of the Qing army has decreased. In addition, Zhu Youjian feels that he was old and had little time. Compared to taking the risk of continuing to fight against the Qing army, Zhu Youjian wants to defend the foundation he has obtained for his descendants and leave a stable country for them.
Now that the internal vassal states of the Ming Dynasty are separatist, Zhu Youjian doesn't think he can solve the problem. His eldest son, who is less than ten years old, can solve it. He cannot leave a group of powerful vassals like wolves and tigers for his descendants.
At this time, with the recovery of Nanjing, Zhu Youjian's heart had gradually overwhelmed Zhu Yihai's position as crown prince, established his son Zhu Linyuan as crown prince, and eliminated the threat from the vassal states to the court, and continued to fight against the Qing army.
As a result, Zhu Youjian's mood had changed, so he deliberately suppressed Du Yinxi and supported He Tengjiao and other masters to come to power so that the Ming Dynasty's national policy would be changed.
This is like Emperor Gaozong of Song. When the pro-war faction had defeated the Jin army and the Southern Song Dynasty was no longer at risk of national destruction, its attitude gradually changed. There was no need for the pro-war faction, and it began to reuse Qin Hui and others to consolidate its own rule.
Today, Zhu Yihai's performance won the recognition of many ministers in the court, making Zhu Youjian feel threatened and making it more difficult for him to depose Zhu Yihai.
Zhu Yihai's words just now forced Zhu Youjian to agree to send troops to rescue Zhao Ming, but at this time, Zhu Youjian actually did not want to rescue Zhao Ming and strengthen Zhu Yihai's strength.
Donghai Town was one of the best powerful vassals in the Ming Dynasty and made great contributions. It can be said that it was a great success to shock the master.
If Zhao Ming was alive, Zhu Youjian would find it difficult to find a reason to cut off the vassal states, nor would he dare to cut off the vassal states of Zhao Ming.
If Zhao Ming died in Jiangbei, it would be a pity that he would lose a general, but he would weaken Zhu Yihai's power and take the opportunity to take Su Songchang and other places to recruit Donghai Town. It can be said that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
Emperor Gaozong of Song was willing to give up Yue Fei, who was loyal to the Song Dynasty, so Zhu Youjian naturally wanted to give up Zhao Ming. Moreover, Zhao Ming was not his person, but his political opponent, Zhu Yihai's person.
For the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian made up his mind not to save Zhao Ming, but not sending troops would inevitably cause criticism. Therefore, the soldiers had to be sent, but they could not save Zhao Ming, so they could only choose He Tengjiao to go.
Du Yinxi was not stupid, and could feel the changes in Zhu Youjian's heart. However, as a traditional scholar-official, Du Yinxi's thoughts were bound by the idea of "the king wants his minister to die, but the minister has to die", which made him unable to resist Zhu Youjian.
He Tengjiao was convinced by the earth. As the emperor's confidant, he naturally understood the emperor's meaning. He did not need Zhu Youjianming to say so, so he expressed his opinion: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's expectations."
He Tengjiao did not say that he would rescue Zhao Ming, but said that he would live up to the emperor's expectations, and responded to Zhu Youjian, who understood everything.
Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said, "Let's retreat!"
He Tengjiao saluted Fu Shangrui and others, and left the tent excitedly. Du Yinxi also walked out in a daze. When he approached the tent, he almost fell down. Fortunately, he was supported by Li Laiheng, "What's the cabinet?"
Chapter completed!