Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 223 Full of Confidence
The cold wind was bitter, and the snowflakes fell heavier and heavier, almost turning the entire Henan Plain into snow.

For Feng Jiabao, this is a good sign.

Over the years of military disasters and thieves, even if Wubao has been established, but in Henan, how many people can stay out of it?
Fengjiabao is not big, there are only about a hundred families, [-] mu of fertile land, and it is located near Mang Mountain, so it can barely maintain peace.

A few men in ragged clothes, carrying bows and arrows, with worried faces on their skinny faces, walked together, mustered their courage, and set off towards the mountains.

"Stop, stop!"

At this time, a young man with the appearance of a book boy ran over, panting, stopped a few people, and said:

"It's snowing heavily recently, and if you go into the forest, you might not be able to get out."

"My young master said, I will lend each of you a bucket of food to pass the New Year first!"

"Thank you, Young Master Feng, thank you, Young Master Feng."

Several hunters bowed their hands immediately, their faces full of joy.

With this bucket of grain, for them, they can have a good year.

"Master Feng is really a good man!"

"It's no wonder that you can be a scholar, it's amazing..."

The book boy proudly ran back, came to Feng's house, and quickly climbed up the tall building. A scholar was looking around, and he had a panoramic view of the whole Feng's house.

"Master, I have agreed!"

"En!" Feng Xianzong nodded, and then said: "Auspicious snow heralds a good year, next year will be much better."

"Maybe!" Shu Tong pouted and said, "Treasoners, officers and soldiers, I heard that even Jiannu has come, I don't know when peace will come."

"King Yu should be able to."

Feng Xianzong smiled, and with the cold wind blowing, he said in a deep voice, "Occupying Luoyang, we can hold it for at least a year and a half."

"Master, I heard that the city is still under siege, how do you know that Luoyang has been taken?" Shutong asked puzzled.

"Little kid, why do you know so much?"

Feng Xianzong patted his head with a book, and then smiled.

He had read a lot of imperial palace newspapers, so of course he knew that Jiannu was good at fighting in the field, and even had cannons in red clothes, but was not good at defending the city.

Being able to force Jiannu to defend the city, Luoyang is naturally in his pocket.

"Young master, the master let you go." At this time, the maidservant's clear voice sounded.

Feng Xianzong nodded and went down the tower.

When he came to the study room, he saw Mr. Feng blushing, pacing left and right, obviously very excited.

"My son, you were right. His Royal Highness King Yu has captured Luoyang, and even cut off the dog's head of Duoduo, the puppet King of Jiannu, in order to sacrifice to the late Emperor!"

"Wubao and people around Luoyang were all called to meet this prosperous event together."

Master Feng is extremely satisfied with his son. The Feng family is finally about to produce a big shot, and just thinking about it makes them dance.

"Father, offering sacrifices to the late emperor is something only an emperor can do."

Feng Xianzong frowned, somewhat surprised.

"In special circumstances, you can make do with it!"

"How can this kind of thing be done?"

Feng Xianzong shook his head, he saw a huge loophole in this matter.

The major event of the country is for the sacrifices and the soldiers!

Sacrifice to the emperor, the first emperor, the ancestors, etc., can only be done by the emperor himself, because he is the direct descendant, the great clan, and the patriarch, so he naturally enjoys such power.

But like princes and county kings, they can only sacrifice to their ancestors.

For example, Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms period, he always said that he was the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, not the queen of Emperor Jing, the queen of Taizu, etc.

After Xiaozong, only the ancestor of Xiaozong can be worshipped.

If Liu Bei yells everywhere that he is the successor of Emperor Jing and Taizu, if nothing else is mentioned, the emperor will have to personally ask him to kill him, which is arrogance.

Feng Xianzong obviously got a glimpse of his ambition for the throne from King Yu's behavior.

But at this time, trespassers occupied the northwest, and slaves occupied the north. Although the Hongguang court was noisy in Nanjing, it still had a deep foundation.

In this case, wouldn't it be a target to be so presumptuous?

"Father!"

Suddenly, Feng Xianzong turned his head and asked, "What do you think of King Yu?"

"In just two years, he captured Huguang and Sichuan, defeated the western thieves, and killed the slave king. It can be said to be a heroic figure, and the court is fortunate."

Mr. Feng said with approval, his face full of appreciation.

In an era when all horses were silent, King Yu left suddenly, comforting many loyal people.

"Lucky for the court! Lucky for the court!"

Feng Xianzong murmured, then said with a smile: "Father, our Feng family's opportunity has come."

"Prepare the horse, I'm going to Luoyang to meet His Royal Highness King Yu who is famous all over the world."

"My son, what's the matter?"

Old Master Feng was startled, and hurriedly said: "This man is in chaos, let's stay in the castle!"

"Father, you don't understand, the opportunity is here, if it is too late, it will be gone."

Immediately, a carriage, a dozen or so famous men, rushed to Luoyang quickly.

In Luoyang City, Zhu Yixi was sorting out the armaments while waiting for the construction of the high platform.

In terms of food, although winter is a bit difficult, there is probably no shortage, but the future offensive strategy is quite difficult.

The Battle of Ruzhou and Duoduo's beheading made the Qin army burst with confidence.

With such a great victory, many generals began to swell, clamoring to go west to Tongguan, break Chang'an, and avenge the late emperor.

And Zhu Yixi was quite moved by this.

Without him, the intruder's combat power is too weak, and it is not impossible to eliminate him in one fell swoop, especially in this season, when morale is soaring,
The deep-seated reason is revenge for Emperor Chongzhen.

Where?

Because Chongzhen was forced to death by Li Zicheng, defeating Li Zicheng can occupy righteousness.

It's like the gangsters in TV dramas, the boss is dead, and only by avenging him can he convince the public, and it is logical to be in the top position.

Under such circumstances, it is not an exaggeration for Zhu Yixi to directly call himself emperor because of this matter.

If it weren't for the righteousness of the Nanjing court, who would want to be courteous and tolerant, a prince would be moaning.

Of course, in addition to going west, there are also those who want to break into Nanjing, but Zhu Yixi directly pressed it.

However, there are voices to give up Henan and return to Xiangyang, and only Chen Yongfu is alone.

As a native of Henan, he said confidently: "Henan is thousands of miles away, and Luoyang is equivalent to hanging outside. It needs grain from Huguang to feed it. Is it worth it to transport grain all the way for this city of Luoyang?"

Not surprisingly, this discourse was refuted.

In fact, after Kaifeng was flooded, Luoyang is now equivalent to the provincial capital, which has special significance.

Occupying Luoyang is equivalent to occupying Henan, which has great political significance.

Zhu Yixi hesitated rarely.

Going west is very tempting (he didn't know that Wu Sangui was going south in Yulin), and it's okay to go back to Xiangyang.

Abandoning Luoyang is really worrying.

At this moment, a guard suddenly reported that there was a scholar outside the yamen asking to see him.

"Scholarly?"

Zhu Yixi was taken aback, and then said: "After all, he is a village sage, and I want to know what he said."

Scholars have a very important status among the people. Although they belong to the bottom of the fame system, they play a great role in local governance.

　Actor, Feng Xianzong haunts

　　
　
(End of this chapter)