It was still the same small house. Zhang Fu followed Zhang Yu in, closed the door, and asked in a low voice, "Dad, what's the matter if you asked me to come?"

"Do you still remember to take the note that the kid gave me before? It was opened when he said that he wanted me to be in danger of my life..." Zhang Yu murmured.

"Of course I remember that I asked him solemnly at that time, and his answer was very serious. It seemed that it was true." Zhang Fu said loudly.

"The most difficult time has passed now. It's okay for so many people to siege Peiping before."

Zhang Yu touched the note in his arms and said with some doubt.

"Dad, now your Highness has only stood firm in Peking. If the most difficult time has passed, I don't think it will be." Zhang Fu's face was very serious.

"Why do you say this?"

"Dad, I believe you also know that the imperial army is gathering in Shandong. In addition to Duke Cao Li Jinglong, he also appointed a General Pingyan, Weiyang Hou Yun Zichen. He is a person around the emperor. It seems that the emperor has made up his mind this time and must take down Peking." Zhang Fu said with a serious expression.

"Wei Yang Hou Yunzichen? Why haven't you heard of this character before?"

"This person has been with Zhu Yunwen since he was a child. He became a thousand households at a young age. Two years ago, he followed Zhu Yunwen to suppress the Japanese pirates. He once led a hundred people to kill thousands of Japanese pirates. It is rumored that he was the bravest of the three armies, so the late emperor named him the Marquis of Weiyang. Whether it was the last defeat of Geng Bingwen or the previous two defeats of Li Jinglong, the emperor did not use Yun Zichen. But this time he actually used Yun Zichen, I believe the emperor had made his last attempt. If even he failed, I am afraid that the emperor would have to go into battle and lead the imperial army in person." Zhang Fu replied.

"Oh? There are such people in the court? No wonder, the old emperor slaughtered all the heroes and generals, and some new generals will surely emerge. Sheng Yong fought with Qiu Fu last time. There was also Tie Xuan from Shandong. This time, I heard that he was leading the 100,000 troops from Shandong. If he wanted to come to plague Peking with Li Jinglong, it seemed that he had to be careful. After you said this, it seemed that the note might be really useful." Zhang Yu's face changed, but he still did not open the note. He believed Hu Ye very much, saying that he could not open it at this time.

"I think this time it is already the most powerful army that the emperor can organize. If we resist this attack, we may be able to divide the world at least two times." Zhang Fu said.

"I see that the generals were training troops in Shandong, probably to boost morale. We also need to adapt our army. It seems that there will be no big moves in a short period of time. During this period, you can arrange your family affairs and you cannot put all the eggs in the same basket." Zhang Yu's eyes flashed.

"Dad, you mean..."

"We have the surname Zhang. Even if this matter fails, Your Highness will not lose his life, but we are different."

Zhang Fu knew what his father was worried about. If he succeeded, it would be fine, they would be heroes, but if Zhu Di failed, they would become rebellious. It would definitely be the end of killing the nine clans.

"Also, if something happens to me, the burden of the Zhang family will be on you, and both Zhuer and Huer are still young. Yingxue is too naughty, and the only one in the Zhang family can bear this burden." Zhang Yu sighed.

"Dad, what are you talking about? You won't be in trouble." Zhang Fu comforted loudly, but he didn't dare to increase the volume, for fear of arousing his family's ideas.

"Be prepared for any trouble, I just hope that this kid's note will work then." Zhang Yu shook his head helplessly. Since he knew that Zhu Di had a rebellious intention and had been following Zhu Di, he was destined to have such a tangled day.

"Dad, I believe Ye Zi, even the imperial army was foreseeable to besiege Peiping. He borrowed the words from the princess three years ago and then returned them to the princess three years later. Only then could Peking be saved. So he gave you this note, it would be useful. But Dad, you should be careful in everything. If there is something dangerous, don't take risks yourself." Zhang Fu reminded.

"Okay, I will pay attention. You should go and deal with the family affairs, especially Yingxue's child, who is in chaos now, so you can't let her run around."

"Yes, kid will do it now..."

After Zhang Fu finished speaking, he left the study room and started to deal with the funeral. His father was right. Although his Zhang family was loyal to Zhu Di, it did not mean that they wanted to tie all their lives to Zhu Di's chariot.

There were many people in Peking who were dealing with these matters after the Zhang family was dealing with them. Only Dao Yan was light and alone, without any worries. This is why Zhu Di unconditionally believed in the monk Dao Yan and kept him to help Zhu Gaochi defend Peking at the most critical moment.

Not only Peking, but also many people in Nanjing have taken action, and they cannot even destroy the King of Yan's army even if they have 500,000. They are really worried. If one day the King of Yan really goes south, what should they do?

What we worry most about here is naturally those big merchants with business businesses all over the world, and they need to always pay attention to the movements of the Southern Army and the Northern Army.

However, He Bing was not worried about these things. Although his business banks were spread all over the country and there were also commercial banks in the war zone, he did not quit the commercial banks. Instead, he followed Hu Ye's advice and provided food and accommodation to those refugees who suffered from the war, nor to provide any convenience to the armies of both sides.

In early February, the academy ushered in its fourth school season and recruited fifty people again. As a result, the academy had 200 people, and the huge academy became lively.

However, they are basically poor students, so although the nominal tuition fee of the academy is very high, they don’t really receive much money. If Hu Ye had not had peanuts and bird tea, he would probably not be able to afford such a large expense.

In addition, the hospital is becoming more and more famous because Lou Ying and Xiao Jiuxian both prescribe medicines for free, and medicinal materials are also a big expense.

However, the theater still has a certain income. In addition to the people from Qingtian Street, they need to buy tickets when they come to watch the show. Now there is basically a big show every month, and there are quite a few people coming. Many high-ranking officials and nobles have to come to enjoy it. Each time they earn a total of 10,000 taels of silver.

Compared with the prosperity of the academy, the Imperial College was a little dead because it was in war and many scholars were worried about it. If they became officials, they would be sent to fight.

Therefore, there were not many exciting things in the second year of Jianwen’s imperial examination, but Hu Ye knew that there would be many famous officials in this class, which was definitely not comparable to that of his previous class.

For example, Yang Rong, who would later become one of the three famous Yangs, would appear in this class, and Xie Jin's fellow villager Hu Guang would become the top scorer in this class, and the second-place Wang Gen, who was not as good as Zhu Yunwen's aesthetic, should have been the top scorer, but in the end he gave it to Hu Guang.

However, the talents of these people are still not visible, they are just doing things in the Hanlin Academy.

It is April, and the busy farming season is coming at the turn of spring and summer, which is the time when Zhu Yunwen tells Yun Zichen to send troops.

Originally, Yun Zichen wanted to take more time from Zhu Yunwen, but Zhu Yunwen's attitude was very firm and he had to attack.

So although Yun Zichen's team did not recover their morale and still looked lifeless, he had to pull them to the battlefield.

As the head coach, Li Jinglong seemed to be out of business and handed over it to General Pingyan Yun Zichen, and then Sheng Yong was appointed as his deputy, leading an army of nearly 500,000 to march towards Peiping again.

As for Tie Xuan, he led a large army to station in Shandong and was wary of the King of Yan going south.

"Are they coming after all?"

Zhu Di, who was in the Yan Prince's Mansion, heard that Yun Zichen led an army of 500,000 to attack again, smiled on his face, because his army had been reorganized, musketeers, uprisings, infantry, and balloon soldiers had completed the cooperation training, and their combat effectiveness was far beyond the previous one.

I was able to defeat 500,000 troops last year, but now I can still defeat 500,000 troops, no matter who the commander of this army is.

"Your Highness, you must not take it lightly. Although the commander of the imperial army this time was Li Jinglong, the one who truly held command was Wei Yang Hou Yunzichen. His combat experience was definitely not comparable to that of Li Jinglong. He had led 100 cavalry and rushed to thousands of Japanese pirates." Zhang Fu stepped forward and reminded.

"Wenbi, he is also a thousand young households, and you are also a thousand young households. I wonder what you and him must be? If you meet him, what will happen?" Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Fu and asked murmured.

"Your Highness, if you fight, I will take the head of his neck!"

Zhang Fu said with certainty.

"Will it be together!" Zhu Di laughed loudly, then stood up, "Zhang Yu, Zhang Fu, you two lead 50,000 troops south to Hejian Mansion to fight against the main force of the enemy. I will send you all the large troops of Shenji Battalion, and there are two Duoyan cavalry, who must block the army outside Hejian Mansion."

"Qiu Fu, Jin Zhong! You two led 30,000 troops to Zhending. Liu Sheng and Zhu Neng, you two led 20,000 troops to Yongping and attacked on both sides. Finally, I led a Duoyan cavalry to detour behind the enemy and make dumplings for them. I want to see what role the Wei Yanghou is and dare to take over Li Jinglong's position."

Zhu Di gave several orders in a row, then looked at Zhu Gaoxu, remembered Xu Miaoyin's words, and said, "Xu'er, follow me and attack the city and camp for my father!"

Zhu Gaoxu was originally a person who couldn't sit still, and now he could follow Zhu Di to fight south and north, so he was naturally very happy.

"Okay, everyone goes down and prepare. The army will set off tomorrow!" Zhu Di waved his hand and everyone took their place.

The next day, Yun Zichen had already arrived at Hejian Mansion and first encountered a defender left by Qiu Fu. However, how could that small team be Yun Zichen's opponent and was quickly destroyed.

However, Yun Zichen did not dare to take it lightly. When he looked up and saw two hot air balloons floating in the sky in the distance, he knew that Zhu Di's army was ahead.

"Plant the defensive formation! Get ready to face the first wave of collision!"
Chapter completed!