Chapter 163 Good News

Where did Zhu Gaoyu get the information?

He is not an omnipotent person. How could Zhu Gaoyu know news that even his father doesn’t know?

But… this doesn’t stop him from fooling people!

What’s more, Zhu Gaoyu had a basis for deceiving people.

As for the source of the basis, needless to say, it comes from fragmentary historical fragments in memory.

However, neither Zhu Gaoyu nor Prince of Yan had expected that his deception would hit Geng Bingwen’s heart like a heavy hammer.

Is it possible that Emperor Jianwen, because of the unfavorable results of the previous battles, became more suspicious of Geng Bingwen’s ability and loyalty, and finally chose to replace the commander of the army?

As for who the new head coach will be, Geng Bingwen actually already has a rough answer in his mind.

——Li Jinglong.

Geng Bingwen felt a little chill in his heart and turned his head. In an inadvertent glance, his eyes happened to fall on several commanders appointed by Emperor Jianwen in the army.

When Geng Bingwen saw their faces change slightly, and they looked a little uneasy and guilty, his heart skipped a beat, as if he understood something in an instant.

At this moment, Geng Bingwen’s heart had completely turned cold.

But Zhu Gaoyu, who was below, seemed to have discovered some clues during this period of silence.

This kid is as cunning as a devil and continues to speak his heart out to Geng Bingwen.

“Marquis Changxing, you see, even an old minister like you is not trusted by the current emperor. If a founding hero like you were under my father’s command and was used by my father, there might be another good story of Fenglangjuxu and the emperor and his ministers getting along well with each other in the future.”

“Marquis Changxing, to be honest, Zhu Yunwen is the orthodox one. Isn’t my father a member of the Zhu family? Isn’t he the orthodox one? He guarded the border for the Ming Dynasty and went on an expedition to the northern desert for the Ming Dynasty. He once galloped in the desert and crawled on the snowy night. He has the grace to tolerate others and the bearing of a king. Isn’t that enough?”

The battlefield had become quiet at some point.

The roar of artillery fire and the whistling of arrows have stopped at this moment.

Zhu Di rode his horse and circled around the city wall, as if to echo Zhu Gaoyu’s words and show his sincerity.

Zhu Di appeared calm on the surface, but after hearing what Zhu Gaoyu had just said in private, he couldn’t help but feel a little cocky.

As expected of him, he is the son of King Yan. He is so perceptive when it comes to judging people and things.

Putting aside other things, just the long sentence in which he described himself, Zhu Di felt that it was too honest.

That’s right!

Zhu Di is such a person!
However, the atmosphere was different from that on Zhu Di’s side. On the city wall of Zhending, the soldiers started whispering to each other, and then there were arguments between many commanders.

Especially the generals of Jianwen’s faction, after hearing Zhu Gaoyu’s words, their faces flushed and they shouted angrily:

“This is outrageous! The current emperor is the legitimate heir according to the will left by Taizu. The Prince of Yan is just a vassal king, how can he be called the legitimate heir?!”

This is indeed a flaw.

The will is there. Even if Zhu Gaoyu carries the “Great Ming Unification Map” on his back, he cannot change this fact.

However, Zhu Gaoyu came to a conclusion based on his experience of bickering with his second brother and making unreasonable demands since childhood: the most important thing to win an argument is not to be led by the other party, and not to fall into a vicious circle of self-justification.

So Zhu Gaoyu simply spoke:
“Marquis Changxing, the court is now full of treacherous officials, so my father had no choice but to obey the will of Heaven and quell the rebellion. The Japanese pirates are harassing the coast, and the northern part of the Ming Dynasty has not been completely pacified. Many soldiers should not be sacrificed in the fierce battle within the Ming Dynasty.”

“You are a founding hero, you are the Marquis of Changxing, you are the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, and you are also a subject of the Ming Dynasty, not just Zhu Yunwen’s subject!”

After these words were spoken, Geng Bingwen’s expression relaxed for a moment.

At this moment, Zhu Di cooperated with Zhu Gaoyu and said in a deep voice:

“Marquis Changxing, when two armies are at war, envoys are not killed. Earlier, I asked Zhang Bao to come and tell you a message, but you did not kill Zhang Bao. Now why don’t we sit down and have a good talk?”

As one of the generals who participated in the Northern Expedition, Geng Lin stood behind his father and listened to the communication between him and the Yan army below.

At this moment, he finally couldn’t help but say:
“Dad…how about we talk?”

This sentence seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Geng Bingwen sighed deeply, seeming a little confused and as if he had aged a few years, but vaguely, he felt relieved.

However, at this moment, it was not only Geng Bingwen who breathed a sigh of relief, but also Zhu Gaoyu.

There is no wall that cannot be dug away!
Only the hoe is not wielded well!
Zhu Gaoyu has firmly established the foundation of Emperor Jianwen’s throne!
……

By the time the Yan army and the Uriankhai cavalry met, the affairs in Zhending would no longer be something that Zhu Gaoyu and his gang of kids could control.

Generals such as Qiu Fu were now looking at these Mongolian “mercenaries” curiously.

Especially Qiu Fu, the fool, he almost drooled when he saw the fat and strong Mongolian horses and the muscular warriors of the grassland nomadic peoples.

If all the soldiers under his command were of this level, Qiu Fu felt that he could fight his way through and drive straight to Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhang Yu, who was standing next to him, heard his mumbling and immediately sneered:
“You fought your way all the way to Yingtian Prefecture. How come I didn’t know about your ability? You are just a stubborn guy. You may be good at being a charge soldier, but if you want to be a commander of an army… forget it!”

Qiu Fu’s face flushed, and he seemed to want to refute something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn’t help but shut his mouth.

Qiu Fu himself knew very well that, not to mention the distant founding heroes like Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, just the present, Prince of Yan Zhu Di, was an insurmountable mountain for him.

So he opened his mouth but remained silent. Even when he spoke, his words were difficult to understand.

For a moment, the atmosphere outside Zhending City was extremely joyful.

But in the end, Zhu Gaosui couldn’t help but have some doubts:
“Little brother, what you said to Changxing Hou before… is it true?”

For so many days, Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Gaosui ate and slept together. He saw clearly that Zhu Gaoyu had not received any news from Yingtian Prefecture.

But what Zhu Gaoyu said to Geng Bingwen on the battlefield just now could be said to be full of confidence. Even Zhu Gaosui couldn’t help but start to reflect on whether he had overlooked any details these days.

Or am I really a so-called geek who has his own information channels at such a young age?
At this moment, Zhu Gaosui couldn’t help but think more deeply.

When I was in Yingtian Prefecture, I had a close relationship with the eunuchs in the palace. Could it be that the source of the information… came from the eunuchs in the palace? !

But how did the news get out?
When Zhu Gaoyu looked up, he saw his third brother frowning in deep thought. He couldn’t help but sigh, and said slowly in a helpless yet tolerant tone, as if he was treating a big fool:

“Third brother, am I, Zhu Gaoyu, such an honest person?”

Zhu Gaosui was still pondering this sentence at first and did not react for a while.

But soon, Zhu Gaosui’s eyes widened and he looked at Zhu Gaoyu in disbelief:
“You lied to Geng Bingwen?!”

Zhu Gaoyu was unhappy again, his mouth was pouted so hard that it looked like a bottle of oil could be hung on it:

“Third brother, what you said is too harsh! What do you mean by lying?! I am trying to reduce unnecessary sacrifices. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I have done so many good things today that I cannot even count them on one hand.”

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at his third brother, his eyes still showing some disdain:
“Third brother, you are usually a fence-sitter in our family, but you are very quick-witted, right? Why are you so obedient now that you are outside?”

Zhu Gaoyu looked at him with such a look in his eyes that he almost said directly that the third brother should not be such an honest person.

Zhu Gaosui twitched his lips.

In that case, he should also thank Zhu Gaoyu for thinking so highly of him?

This bear thing!

You deserve a beating again.

However, despite all the quarrels and talks, the relationship between the two brothers was still as good as ever. Zhu Gaosui saw that the matter of “persuading Geng Bingwen to surrender” could not be resolved in one day.

He put aside the worry in his heart, smiled instead, stretched out his hand, and naturally placed it on Zhu Gaoyu’s shoulder, half hugging him, and led him to the camp.

“Go, go, go. We’ve been traveling back and forth for such a long time, and we haven’t had a good rest for a few days. You’re just a kid, don’t worry about so many things all day long.”

Zhu Gaoyu uttered a “tsk”.

The adult world is always so complicated.

Obviously, I just wanted to show concern for my brother, but I had to say it in such a dry way.

……

In fact, just as Zhu Gaosui expected, Geng Bingwen was a very twisted person.

In this respect, he is somewhat similar to King Ning.

As a founding hero, Geng Bingwen was able to survive the four major cases of the Hongwu reign and live safely until the Jianwen reign. This shows that he was an extremely cautious person and his loyalty to Taizu was unquestionable.

At this moment, he was struggling between two ideas: the one about Taizu’s dying entrustment and the other about his disappointment with Zhu Yunwen and his desire to find another wise leader.

At this point, everyone knows that for Geng Bingwen, ordinary inducements can no longer be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.

They are all waiting.

Waiting for a message.

Negotiations reached an impasse.

But soon, news from Yingtian Prefecture broke the current deadlock.

at this time.

A loud laugh was heard from the big tent in the camp outside Zhending.

There was still chopped green onion stuck to the side of Zhu Gaoyu’s mouth. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and walked to an open area.

“What’s going on?”

It was early in the morning and he was laughing so foolishly. I knew without listening that my dad’s teeth were showing from laughing so hard.

Zhu Gaosui also poked his head out, his expression vaguely showing some understanding, as if he had thought of something.

Perhaps because he was in such a good mood, Zhu Di did not care about his younger son’s disrespect.

He looked in the direction of Zhu Gaoyu, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said meaningfully:

“You did a good thing, kid.”

Zhu Gaoyu also raised his thick eyebrows and spoke in response:
“I have done so many good things. Dad, which one are you referring to?”

Zhu Di choked and said unhappily:

“Don’t pretend to be ignorant. Tell me, where did you get the information you said to Marquis Changxing?”

Zhu Gaoyu thought that adults were really stupid.

The same question, why do you keep asking it again and again?

He raised his chin:

“I, Zhu Gaoyu, never lie!”

Hahaha.

I believe you are a ghost.

However, Zhu Gaoyu said that he had just made up the story and it just happened to happen to Zhu Di, so Zhu Di believed it.

joke!

His father hadn’t received the news yet, so how could this six-year-old kid have the ability to receive the news from the imperial court before him? !
At this moment, the halo of “human mascot” above Zhu Gaoyu’s head could not be removed for the time being.

They say good things come in pairs.

This thing either won’t happen, or if it happens now, it will happen one after another.

Look, Zhu Gaoxu, who had previously rushed to Guangning to persuade the King of Liao, Zhu Zhi, now also rushed south and headed straight for Zhending, bringing some troops and horses, as well as letters from the King of Liao, Zhu Zhi.

Looking at Zhu Gaoxu, who was exhausted but still energetic after a long journey, Zhu Di thought about what had happened during this period and suddenly felt a sense of gratitude that his son had grown up.

He looked at Zhu Gaoxu with satisfaction. In Zhu Di’s eyes, the image of his second son, who used to be impetuous, reckless and a little childish, suddenly changed after he was “appointed in a time of crisis”.

As expected, jade cannot be made into a useful object without being carved.

No matter how good the material or jade is, it still needs to be polished.

Just like a young man, he needs to go through hardships before he can grow and have the ability to stand on his own.

After Zhu Di finished reading the letter from Zhu Zhi, King of Liao, his mood, which was already smooth, became even better.

He looked at his three neatly dressed sons, and couldn’t help but think of Zhu Gaochi, who was in the city of Beiping and managed the rear area in an orderly manner, and his heart was excited.

Zhu Di waved his hand, ready to go:

“Be ready. Follow me to Zhending later to meet our… Marquis Changxing.”

……

Inside Zhending City.

Geng Bingwen looked at the Prince of Yan and his entourage in front of him, especially when he saw Zhu Gaoyu, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

Although after finding out the whole story, he knew that what Zhu Gaoyu said that day was just a coincidence.

But Geng Bingwen couldn’t help but sigh.

There is nothing without smoke.

If there was no source, how could Zhu Gaoyu, a child, make up something out of thin air?

Seeing Geng Bingwen sigh, Zhu Di’s face was gentle, without any of the bloody murderous spirit that he had on the battlefield a few days ago. His words were quite sincere:
“Marquis Changxing, there is no need to sigh. Although I, Zhu Di, am not a good person, as the saying goes, trust people when you employ them, and don’t employ people you don’t trust. Zhu Yunwen was able to change the commander in the middle of a battle, but I, Zhu Di, could not.”

Zhu Gaoyu was just a child, so it was not his turn to speak now.

So he could only curl his lips secretly.

Pretend!

At this time, they started to pull and step on each other harshly.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoyu out of the corner of his eye, taking his actions into account, but said nothing.

Boy, don’t think that he can’t deal with him now. He won’t be able to do anything to him when he goes back!

After a day of traveling, I finished writing on the plane and high-speed train. I was so sleepy after getting up early that I went to bed. Good night, everyone.

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(End of this chapter)