A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 77 Jingnan!

In August, the capital.

Yan Ji threw away his attendants and guards and walked down the street alone with a heavy heart.

He had just come out of the palace when Zhu Yunwen lost his temper.

"How dare he, how dare he!" This was the roar of Emperor Jianwen.

He is the emperor and should be the king of the world. When those vassal kings are deprived of their power, even if they die and the country is wiped out, they should kneel on the ground to express gratitude.He didn't kill these guys, but put them under house arrest or guarded the border. Isn't this kind enough?
It was unexpected to rebel on behalf of the king.

What's even more frightening is that King Dai defeated all the generals in Jin in just one month, and all northern Shanxi broke away from the rule of the Southern Court. Feng Sheng had just entered Shanxi and was reorganizing the army, re-defending, establishing a firm foothold, and making several tentative attempts. The small-scale attack was also repelled by the Dai army.

Yan Ji didn't know why, but the name "Chao Cuo" suddenly popped into his mind.

He shivered.

No, no, how could a mere acting king force the court to that point.He quickly comforted himself.

"Don't chase the swallows. If you chase the swallows, you will fly high. Fly high to God's Ji!"

Just when he thought of King Yan, suddenly, a voice came from behind Yan Ji.

He was stunned. The political value of 86 made him instantly understand the meaning of this sentence.

He turned his head suddenly, his eyes sharp and filled with surprise, and one hand was already on the sword at his waist.

Who is so bold as to dare to say such treasonous words to Nanting's inner circle on the streets of the capital?

Not some daring madman, nor some lobbyist sent by King Yan, just a few children having fun.They seemed to find the jingle interesting and repeated it over and over again.

Yan Ji exhaled softly and walked over.

"Who taught you to say that?" He tried to pretend to be kind and touched his arms, but he was used to not carrying any money with him, so he only took out a few memorials.

Yan Ji smiled awkwardly, took off a small accessory on his body, handed it to the eldest child, touched his head, and asked.

"An old Taoist priest, dressed in rags, as if he was hysterical, kept shouting in the street. When the soldiers came to arrest him, he suddenly disappeared. The soldiers didn't know what happened." The child didn't know this. The small accessory was enough for their family to eat for more than half a year. I just thought it looked good, so I played with it in the palm of my hand.

Taoist priest……

"Don't chase the swallows. If you chase the swallows, you will fly high. Fly high to God's Ji!"

Seeing that he had no problem, the children ran away playfully, and their childish voices sounded again in the street.

These innocent children pointed at the birds flying high in the sky, regardless of whether they were swallows, and sang loudly.

Hearing this in Yan Ji's ears made him feel cold all over.

Folk prophecies always have a mysterious and mysterious power.Whenever there is a big change in the world, prophecies will be spread among the people, and most of them are effective.

Although the scholar-bureaucrats did not fully believe in these things and simply followed their words, after all, there were so many precedents in history and ancient superstitions, which actually affected them greatly.

And if we look at it from a realistic perspective, from the perspective of "god" and "heaven", it affects the hearts and minds of feudal people through the words of a "god-man" or a certain object.

The sentence "Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die", which destroyed the foundation of the First Emperor.

With the sentence "Check to become the emperor", Chen Qiao and Zhao Kuangyin wore yellow robes.

Now, there is a "Don't chase Yan, chase Yan, you will fly high, fly high to God's Ji!"...

Yan Ji's hands in his sleeves couldn't help but clenched.

Is this God's will, or man-made?
God, do you really not support Jianwen?

In front of Yan Ji's eyes, Zhu Biao's figure seemed to emerge, the prince who held his hand tightly before his death and asked him to help his children.No, even if destiny is no longer with Jianwen, I will stick to it!This is my loyalty as a minister and my promise to His Majesty Xingzong!

Mo Zhuyan...

Now it is King Dai who is raising the army, but in the prophecy it is King Yan. What does this mean?Even if King Yan raised an army together, it would be impossible to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

Is it...

The current situation is very similar to that of the Han Dynasty.

As if enlightened by this scene, a terrible suspicion suddenly appeared in his mind.

Veins popped out on the back of Yan Ji's hands.

He turned around sharply and walked towards the palace.

Can't delay any longer!
The Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, was sent out of Shaanxi to attack King Dai from a flank!
Must fight fast!
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Under Yan Keng's persuasion, King Yan also took action.

The army near Peiping is basically controlled by two commanders and some governors.

The attitude of the two commanders was ambiguous. Regarding Zhu Di's solicitation, they neither expressed their surrender nor reported it to Nanjing.

Among the governors, there were Song Zhong and others who were loyal to the south, but the problem was not big. The troops loyal to King Yan quietly mobilized around them and stared at them with malicious eyes.

Jianwen's strategy was to kill the other kings first, and then King Yan.In this case, we cannot alert the enemy.

Therefore, Emperor Jianwen was actually quite connivant with King Yan. Even if Yan Ji proposed to change the commander of the Peking Dusi, even if he could not control the army in Peking, he would at least give Zhu Di some stumbling blocks. However, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng jointly vetoed it because they were worried. King Yan realized that the court was going to take action against him.

However, what they did not expect was that King Yan was already determined to rebel from the moment Zhu Yunqi ascended the throne, and there was no question of whether he could be stable or not.

Now that the king has raised troops, this destined war has been brought forward.

One day in August, the gates of Beiping City were wide open. Next to the large flag with clear characters, a large flag with "Yan" characters was erected high. Below, dozens of cavalry galloped out with command flags on their backs. There was a leather bag slung around his waist.

Inside the leather tube was a piece of paper filled with words. The task of the cavalry was to deliver the paper to various important cities in the Ming Dynasty.

If someone opens the leather bag, they can see four large characters hanging high on the white rice paper.

It's difficult for Jing to write.

Wen said:

"The emperor Kao Taizu, Emperor Gao, braved the frost and dew and died ten thousand times in his life, and then settled the world, feudal princes, consolidated the clan, and built a rock of peace."

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"The "Ancestor's Instructions" says: 'If there are no honest ministers in the dynasty, and there is evil in the government, the prince will train the troops, wait for the emperor to issue secret orders, and the kings will lead the troops to bring peace.'"

"In the current dynasty, there are ministers such as Huang Zicheng, who deceive the heavens and disregard the superiors, bring troubles to the dynasty, and confuse the public with their evil words, leading to bloodshed. How can this be done to the spirit of Taizu?"

"Three younger brothers, Ji (Zhou), Bai (Xiang), and Shu (Qi), and nephew Jixi (Jin), all saw their losses within a few months. The younger brother Gui (Dai) couldn't bear it, and he was also suppressed, and his relatives killed each other. , how tragic! As the leader of all the vassals, how can I just sit back and watch!"

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"The sage is wandering in the wild, while the sycophant lives in the temple. Isn't this a sign of a country being subjugated?"

"I sincerely respect the order of Taizu and serve the heaven to calm the troubles and clear away the evil on the side of the emperor!"

In August of the first year of Jianwen, Yan Keng, the right guard commander of Yanshan, led troops into Peiping. The defenders turned against each other. King Di of Yan issued the "Jingnan Prosecution", announcing to the world that troops should be mobilized to Jingnan.

War broke out.

(End of this chapter)