A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 85 Let’s work together to achieve great things and go south to Yingtian!
"The King of Yan should be the first to contribute to the Jingnan issue! The position of leader of the alliance belongs to none other than King Yan!"

While the kings were silent, they suddenly saw a tall figure walking up the steps from the second floor, and stopped on the last step leading to the top. He stood still and was not even level with the kings.

"The King of Dai is the most righteous person, so he has merit. However, King Yan is the second righteous person and saves the King of Dai from fire and water. Isn't this a deep kindness? What's more, he retreated Feng Sheng and Fu Youde and now dominates the north. Isn't this the first contribution to Jingnan? "

King Su did not answer, but looked at him sideways, with a somewhat contemptuous tone: "Who are you?"

How could he not know this general under the command of King Yan? What he said now was just to tell him who you are and how dare you get involved in the meeting of several of our vassal kings.

"My subordinate Yan Shan's right guard commander, Yan Keng." Yan Keng replied in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Although I am a junior official, I have a heart of loyalty. Seeing that your highnesses have not yet made a decision, I spoke out. Please forgive me for speaking rashly. crime."

"It can't be called a sin, but you are not suitable to be involved in this clan meeting. You'd better step down."

King Qing spoke.He knew the details of this friend who had grown up with him. He knew that this person was very intelligent and had been praised for his intelligence during class. He was afraid that his eloquent tongue might seduce the minds of the kings when he spoke at this time.

Their original relationship was actually quite good, but this was not the time to talk about this. The other party obviously wanted to speak for King Yan, and the relationship was not so big that he had to give up his power.

At this time, the King of Liao said: "It doesn't hurt to let him talk. Anyway, I can't choose a candidate for a while, why not listen to other people's opinions? If it is wrong, then scold them."

King Gu also agreed and looked at him with encouraging eyes.Xuanfu was close to Peiping, and he had followed King Yan on many expeditions. He was convinced by Zhu Di.

Seeing several kings agreeing, the two kings stopped talking.

Yan Keng bowed respectfully, then faced the kings and said loudly:

"The first act of righteousness on behalf of the king is certainly a great achievement. Then he was trapped in Datong and was almost captured, but was saved by King Yan. And now the situation in the north is in great shape. Isn't this the merit of King Yan? He raised an army for his brothers. Isn't this a man of great virtue?"

"If we look at the merits of Shouyi, then the king of Chen is the contemporary of Qin, and Zhang Jiao should rule the world."

"Even at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the first righteous people were Liu Futong and Han Shantong, but the one who conquered the world was Taizu. It can be seen that the emperor's position is occupied by wise men, and the position of alliance leader is also the same."

King Su's face was a little gloomy. He had already mentioned his father's words and he could no longer argue.

Their biggest reason for electing the acting king ceased to exist with Yan Keng's words.

Yan Keng saw this and took advantage of the victory to pursue:
"King Yan is the eldest brother of all the kings here. The order of elder and younger cannot be abolished. It is natural that King Yan should be the leader of the alliance."

"Moreover, in the past, there were countless grasslands and great military exploits. Now, the King of Yan has conquered the north, leaving no one to contend with in the world. He has forced the Southern Court to stop the plan to reduce the vassalage. Isn't this a great achievement?"

"Everyone, why can't King Yan hold such a high position? Or is there anyone here who thinks that his contribution is greater than King Yan?"

All the kings were silent, but Yan Keng's words made the kings present unable to respond.

It is an indisputable fact that King Yan worked hard and achieved great results.

"In this case, King Yan will be the leader of the alliance. Do you have any opinions?" Zhu Wenzheng spoke appropriately.

No one spoke, even Prince Ning just snorted to express his dissatisfaction.Although King Su and King Qing looked ugly, they could not say anything else at this time.

Besides acting as king, who else can be recommended?The rest of the people obviously already have their hearts set on King Yan. Is it possible that they recommended themselves?The two men's uprising time, strength, and achievements are far inferior to Zhu Di's. Even if they mentioned it shamelessly, they would not be able to succeed.

no disagreement.

Zhu Wenzheng then walked up to Zhu Di and presented the seal that he had prepared.Zhu Di stood up, took the seal, raised it above his head, showed it to everyone first, then turned around with the seal in hand, and respectfully kowtowed several times in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait.

Turning around, he took out the knife from his waist and made a wound on the animal that had been prepared. Blood flowed down. He reached out and dipped his hand in the blood, then smeared it on his mouth.

The kings and King Yan made the same move. They took out their knives, cut open the animal's skin, and smeared the blood on their lips.

Blood for an alliance!

"Everyone, come with me to the south to Yingtian to plan great things together!"
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"In October of the 33rd year of Hongwu, he made an alliance with the eight kings in Luoyang. The kings elected Taizong as the leader, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, and made an alliance with their blood, and jointly punished the ministers who caused trouble in the country."

——"History of Ming Dynasty·The Chronicles of Taizong"
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Nanjing.

Emperor Jianwen held his court meeting again.

He had just learned about the alliance between the kings.

The eight kings gathered together, made a bloody alliance, and declared to the world that they would no longer respect Nanjing. They questioned Zhu Yunwen's orthodox status and wanted to "realize the throne."

This was news that was like a thunderclap. The vassal kings united together, which was more terrifying than fighting alone. The power of the Northern Fortress King was enough to subvert this great world.

When Zhu Yunwen heard the news, he slumped in his chair with dull eyes and did not move at all.

"His Majesty."

At this time, a censor came out. He felt that now we had reached a critical moment and he needed to stand up:

"Your Majesty, the war is fierce, many towns have been destroyed, and rebels have looted various places. I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to order all ministries to restrain their subordinates. At the same time, a large number of refugees have appeared. There are no roads to lead the prefectures and counties to admit them. I also ask Your Majesty to allow them to enter the city. , first stabilize the order, and then prepare for the battle with Yan Ni..."

"Get out! Get out!"

Before the censor could finish speaking, a roar interrupted him.

Zhu Yunwen's fair face was already red, and his eyes were bloodshot.He gritted his teeth tightly, the flesh of his cheeks bulged, and looked at the censor with an almost destructive look.

The calm just now was just the calm before the storm. The censor's words woke him up. In his ears, the censor's words seemed to tell him that your world was in danger, and it was not what Huang Zicheng had reported before. It is a prosperous world where people live in peace and poetry is splendid.

The dream of a prosperous age was shattered.

The courtiers raised their heads in disbelief. Not long ago, this gentle emperor was gently discussing with everyone the restoration of official positions and the ancient name of the city. He had relaxed the severe policies for civil servants during the Hongwu period and greatly improved the status of scholar-bureaucrats. , in everyone's mind, this will be a benevolent literary emperor.

However, the emperor at this time did not have the temperament of a gentleman at all. He seemed like a wild beast that wanted to choose people and devour them.

Because the fact that had accumulated in Zhu Yunwen's heart and made him most uneasy was now revealed without mercy.

He only felt the incomparable fear spreading in his heart, and he had no time to maintain his appearance as a gentleman.

"Retreat!"

He just wants to be quiet now.

It was just a reduction of vassals, how could it be so reduced that now...the whole world is in rebellion?
(End of this chapter)