Chapter 259: Determination of the Plan to Destroy the Enemy (2)
Zhu Youcheng disliked it and said, "It's all because of the interests. For ambitious people, if they have 50% of their interests, they will take risks; if they have twice the interests, they will dare to trample on all the laws of the Ming Dynasty; if they have three times the interests, they will dare to risk death and death!"
This sentence is adapted from the famous quote of later German philosopher Marx, and it is also very suitable for ambitious people.
Fu Zonglong's eyebrows jumped. He naturally had heard of Zhu Youcheng's name, but he always regarded him as the emperor's jester and looked down on him a little. Now when he heard what Zhu Youcheng said, he couldn't help but look at him with admiration. It seems that this kid does have some insight, and it is not entirely based on the charming master to take office.
Cai Fuyi chewed Zhu Youcheng's words and nodded frequently.
Wang Zhong and Zhang Xianglong came even more flattering.
King Xin picked up the pen on the table and recorded it while saying, "If Brother Cheng makes sense, I will write it down and show it to Brother Emperor when the time comes."
Fu Zonglong said: "Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou, and the capture of Guiyang is of great political significance. However, Anbangyan values profit and neglects righteousness, so he may not bet on everything for this reputation."
Zhu Youcheng didn't say anything, and King Xin interrupted: "To the current Guiyang, for An Thief, the benefits are much greater than before. Not to mention the high-ranking officials living in Guiyang Prefecture, each of them is a rank of officials with a high position and a powerful position. Just talking about two people is enough to make him crazy."
King Xin pointed to himself, and then pointed to Zhu Youcheng, ▲︽, ww∧w. said proudly: "One is of course this king. Gu is King Xin, the emperor's younger brother, and can be said to be the most important prince today. The other one is Brother Cheng, who is also the emperor's younger brother. Brother Cheng is the Grand Secretary of Longtu Pavilion, the Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the Siye of the Daming Administrative Academy, the Siye of the Daming Military Academy, and the Tongzhi of the Ming Jinyiwei. Do you think that with us here, will An Thief fight for his life to attack the city?"
To be honest, King Xin's tone and expression are really annoying. If it weren't for his identity as a prince, Cai Fuyi and Fu Zonglong would rush up and beat him up. Maybe even Wang Jing and Zhang Xianglong would come over to make up for it. Several people said in their hearts: "You still know this, so you rushed to Guizhou. If you don't come, how can An Bangyan have the ability to gather 200,000 rebels? Are you here to cause trouble or to quell the rebellion?"
Zhu Youcheng smiled faintly and said, "The Yi people in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan have long been unjust. It turned out that they were just frightened by the reputation of the court, and they had to be buried. Now, seeing the troubles of the Ming Dynasty are everywhere, so they take advantage of the situation to rob. There were Yang Yinglong, Bozhou, and then Yongning She Chongming, and then Shui Xi'an Bangyan. With these three initiators, will there be any responders? It is hard to say. In the past, Guizhou was peaceful. The poisonous sucking of the rebellion of the Yi people was quietly spreading. Now because King Xin and I accidentally entered Guizhou, all the ambitious families have jumped out. OK, this is a good thing. It just happened to be eliminated and completely restored a peace in Guizhou."
Cai Fuyi was a little lucky and said, "Although there is more Lord Zhu in the city, Lord Zhu is only the fourth grade, so the rebels will not make such a heavy bet. Just besiege the city with all their might. Remember two days ago, didn't An Bangyan clear the siege and attack Longli City?"
Zhu Youcheng snorted coldly: "Isn't it worthwhile to be a Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty?"
Everyone was silent. Although the Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty was only in the fifth grade, all Grand Secretary were members of the cabinet and were members of the highest authority of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was named a Grand Secretary like Zhu Youcheng but did not enter the cabinet. It was a unique example of the Ming Dynasty. If it were not for the opposition of the ministers, Zhu Youcheng would have entered the cabinet long ago. Although the emperor did not successfully let Zhu Youcheng enter the cabinet, he stood up to the public. The first appointment of Zhu Youcheng as a Grand Secretary of the Longtu Pavilion has paved the way for Zhu Youcheng to enter the cabinet. It was only a matter of time before Zhu Youcheng became a cabinet master.
"In fact, the rebels did not lift the siege of Guiyang at all, otherwise there would be no ten-mile camps outside the city." Zhu Youcheng said. "They went to siege me, who was stationed in Longli City. The tent was not just a suspicious plan, but they would come back after they captured Longli. This arrangement made it easier for them to quickly enter the siege after returning, so they put most of the food and grass supplies in the tent rather than moving out of Guiyang. An Bangyan was a capable man, and he calculated the caution of the Ming general. The powerful and powerful people gathered in Guiyang City, and the defenders would rather be unsuccessful than to have any mistakes. Although some people may see that there was a problem with the rebel camp, they would not dare to steal the camp. If I had not known that the main force of the enemy had left, maybe I would not dare to attack their camp."
Wang Jing was one of Wei Zhongxian's thirteen Grandmasters, so of course he would not let Zhu Youcheng fight alone. He made a rare speech at the military meeting: "Mr. Zhu is right. The rebels probably think that the walls of Longli City are dilapidated and easier to capture. They are ready to seize Master Zhu, and then take Master Zhu as a hostage to force King Xin to open the Guiyang city gate. Who in the capital knows that Lord Zhu and King Xin have always been Jiao Buli Meng, and Meng Meng is not Jiao. Since An Bangyan had long been in the mind of rebellion, he must have had a spy in the capital, so he also knew this."
Zhu Youcheng and Wang Jing's words shattered the luck in everyone's hearts. Fu Zonglong smiled and said, "It's not important that we have seen An Thief attack the city before. He has always been looking forward and does not know how to choose. He wants to attack the city, but is afraid of losses. He always attacks the city by small group, turning the tragic siege into a fuel-added battle. One time is not enough, and a little more, and we have destroyed one group after another. The rebel troops are like lamp oil, and our Ming army is like lamp wicks, constantly burning down the troops he added. With the strong city of Guiyang and An Bangyan's stupid tactics, we can exhaust the elite of the thieves."
"An Bangyan is not as stupid as you think. Their arrangements in Longli City and the camps under Guiyang City show that there are capable people under him." Zhu Youcheng said, "And the rebels have reached the most critical moment, their morale is low, there is no food and grass. There may be a glimmer of hope for advancement, and if they retreat, they will never be able to recover. The so-called dogs enter the poor alley and fight to the death. This time they besieged Guiyang, which must be a full-scale attack, and 180,000 barbarians besieged Guiyang City from four directions at the same time."
Everyone was shocked. Apart from the Jinyiwei, there were only less than 30,000 soldiers in Guiyang City. If 180,000 rebels attacked the city at the same time, it would be hard to say whether Guiyang City could be defended.
Zhang Xianglong heard the data in Zhu Youcheng's words seem a little inaccurate, and carefully corrected: "Mr. Zhu, the total number of rebels is about 200,000."
Chapter completed!