Chapter 234: Going to Jinling
Ling Yunyi, the governor of grain transport, admiral of military affairs, governor of Fengyang and other places, who was in charge of the waterways, actually ordered all the troops in Jiangbei to surrender to King Jiushan!
Not only did the four prefectures and three states in Jiangbei become the territory of King Jiushan, but more than 100,000 troops stationed in Zhongdu Fengyang Prefecture, Xuzhou, Huai'an Prefecture and other places were also incorporated by King Jiushan, including more than 200,000 garrison guards in the four prefectures and three states who also became King Jiushan's subordinates.
Of course, there were also generals who were loyal to Jiajing, such as those in the Zhongdu Liaison Office, almost all of whom came from the Beijing camp, and none of them obeyed orders to surrender.
Of course Chen Jiu would not be polite. As he said before, whoever disobeys him will be sent to reincarnation!
Qi Jingtong had never expected that they could easily take over the vast territory of Jiangbei in just one day.
Next is Jinling City.
Jinling City is a famous city throughout the ages. Countless dynasties have built their capitals here. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Jinling City was expanded on a large scale and directly expanded into a super city that can accommodate millions of people.
A population of over a million is really scary right now. Many county towns have less than 10,000 people, and some state capitals and even prefectural capitals have only tens of thousands of people.
The prosperity of Nanjing is one of the best in the entire Ming Dynasty, even the capital in the north cannot compare to it.
When Chen Jiu flashed over the sky above Jinling City, he was also a little confused. With so many people, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack to find Duke Wei, Duke Ding and his second uncle Bai Liang.
Fortunately, his spiritual sense was strong, and he soon found the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
In a flash, he appeared in front of Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju.
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju was stunned when he saw Chen Jiu suddenly appear in front of him.
He was stunned for a long time, then shook his head and sighed: "Alas, Prince, now that you have rebelled, what should we do? His Majesty's order has not yet arrived. I estimate that His Majesty will most likely order Duke Wei and me to gather an army to attack you. If we don't go, I'm afraid our entire family will be executed."
Tsk, does Jiajing still have that chance?
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about his will. I will take over Jinling City today."
Are you kidding?
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju could not help but be surprised and said, "You are going to take Jinling City today? Are you not going to take care of the more than 100,000 troops in Jiangbei? Won't you be attacked from all sides by then?"
Chen Jiu still smiled slightly and said, "I already took Jiangbei yesterday."
It's impossible?
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju was stunned and said, "Didn't you swear to go to war from Yanzhou Prefecture the day before yesterday? Yesterday you took over the entire Jiangbei area? How did you do it? Ling Yunyi is no pushover."
Chen Jiu simply raised his hand and waved, and Ling Yunyi and Xu Yanran appeared in the huge study.
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju couldn't even take care of his precious granddaughter. He just stared at Ling Yunyi blankly and said, "Lord Ling, what are you doing?"
Ling Yunyi said without hesitation: "Your Majesty is the wise leader who truly serves the country and the people, so I order all the garrisons and guards in Jiangbei to surrender."
You can even persuade Ling Yunyi to surrender!
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju was stunned.
Seeing this, Xu Yanran couldn't help but asked anxiously: "Grandpa, are you okay?"
Uh, this.
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju then turned around and looked at his precious granddaughter.
However, after seeing this, he couldn't help but bulge his eyes and said: "Yanran, how come your cultivation is so strong? It seems that your great grandfather is not as strong as you!"
Xu Yanran pretended to be sneaky and whispered, "Grandpa, I have become a god, so my great grandfather is naturally not as strong as me."
My God, you have become a god!
How is this possible?
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju could hardly believe it, because he had just become an immortal last year with the help of the elixir.
Chen Jiu patted Xu Yanran's back gently and said, "Okay, Yanran, go talk to your parents first."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yanran immediately jumped over there.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu asked solemnly: "Grandpa, who is in charge of the troops in Jinling City now?"
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju murmured, "It's not about who is in charge, it's about three people in charge. The Minister of War in Nandu, the eunuch in charge, and Duke Wei must sign together to mobilize the troops in Nanjing."
This is a bit troublesome.
Chen Jiu frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "Where do these three people usually meet?"
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju shook his head slightly and said, "It's hard to say. It depends on who convened it. If it was convened by the Minister of War in Southern Capital, then it will be held in the lobby of the Ministry of War. If it was convened by the eunuch in charge of the garrison, then it will be held in the Wuying Hall of the former imperial palace. If it was convened by Duke Wei, then it will be held in the lobby of the Central Military Governor's Office in Southern Capital."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu said decisively: "Okay, go and tell Duke Wei to summon the Minister of War of the Southern Capital, the eunuchs guarding the city, and all the nobles to the lobby of the Central Military Governor's Office to discuss matters."
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju hesitated and said, "I'm afraid he can't control so many people by himself, even if I join him."
Chen Jiu said calmly: "Don't worry, I'll be watching here. Just let Duke Wei ask them who is willing to surrender and who is not willing to surrender, that's all."
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju still hesitated and asked, "Your Majesty, can you control them?"
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "The Yamata no Orochi of Japan is a true god of the eighth order, you know that, right? Now, I can easily crush it to death, do you think I can subdue them?"
My God, the true god Yae was crushed to death with just a flick of his hand!
There are not many people who are at the eighth level of earthly immortals in Jinling City.
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju heard this and nodded, "Okay, I'll go tell Duke Wei that you must show up in time."
Not long after, Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi ordered his personal guards to notify the Minister of War in Nando, the eunuchs stationed in the city, and all the dukes and nobles to come to the lobby of the Central Military Governor's Mansion for a meeting.
This is nothing strange. After all, the King of Nine Mountains has threatened to attack, so we should discuss how to respond.
The Minister of War of Nando, the eunuchs guarding the city, and all the dukes and nobles did not suspect anything was a trick, and soon they came to the lobby of the Central Military Governor's Mansion one after another.
Duke Wei Xu Wenbi was already sitting in the main seat waiting, and Duke Ding Xu Pengju was also sitting in the first seat on the left waiting. They both seemed to be frowning in deep thought, and they seemed not to notice anyone coming in one after another.
In fact, everyone's status and position were similar, so there was no need for them to stand and be scolded. Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi also ordered people to provide everyone with large chairs with backrests, and those who came just had to sit down according to the usual order.
About half an hour later , all the talents arrived.
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi finally woke up from his dream and murmured, "Everyone should know that the Nine Mountain King's army is coming. What do you think, should we fight or surrender?"
Upon hearing this, the eunuch Zhang Feng said gloomily, "My Lord, it's not good to surrender before the battle even starts, right?"
You lackey!
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi said calmly: "I just asked for your opinions, I didn't ask you to surrender."
Han Shiying, the Minister of War of Nandu, sighed slightly and said, "Duke, let's discuss how to resist the army of King Jiushan."
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi asked back, "Do you think you can resist it?"
Han Shiying, the Minister of War of the Southern Capital, still sighed slightly and said, "My Lord, this is not a question of whether we can resist or not. We should serve our country with all our heart and soul to thank the Emperor for His Grace, and we should not collaborate with the enemy and sell out our country."
You want to be loyal blindly, right?
OK!
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi still said calmly: "What do you think?"
Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju immediately reminded them: "Don't forget that the immortals and immortal ninjas in Japan are more than ten times more than the earthly immortals in our Jinling City. They have more than 100,000 troops, and they have three true gods descended before and after them.
What are the results?
Yamata no Orochi and the True God Yae were both killed by the King of Nine Mountains. Now the three islands of Japan are all our Ming territory."
King Jiushan is your grandson-in-law, so you should naturally speak for him.
Is it possible for you to ask us to surrender ?
Everyone remained silent and didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi simply said, "How about this, those who want to surrender, sit on the left, those who don't want to surrender, sit on the right, you choose for yourself."
The eunuch Zhang Feng, who was guarding the garrison, said gloomily, "My Lord, what do you mean? Are there not assassins hiding outside the hall? Are you using the cup-smashing as a signal?"
And they even smashed the cup as a signal.
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Eunuch Zhang, you think too much. I didn't ambush the swordsmen, and I didn't prepare any cups. I just asked for your opinions. I didn't mean anything else. Now, everyone choose your side first. Once you've chosen, we'll continue the discussion."
Aren't you forcing people to choose sides?
The dukes and nobles who originally sat on the left hesitated, and the dukes and nobles who originally sat on the right also hesitated.
Duke Dingguo Xu Wenbi, Southern Capital War Minister Han Shiying, and garrison eunuch Zhang Feng did not hesitate or move, because they were originally sitting on the left and right.
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi saw that everyone had hesitated for a long time and had not moved, so he could not help but say coldly: "Is this choice so difficult? Choosing the left one can keep your wealth and glory, and choosing the right one will directly go to the city wall and lead the army to defend the city. It's that simple. Hurry up, what are you wasting time on?"
What are you talking about?
The eunuch Zhang Feng couldn't help but said gloomily, "Duke, do you think that King Jiushan will definitely seize the world? Don't you know that His Majesty has invited many True Lords and even Heavenly Lords to deal with Chen Jiu, the traitor?"
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi said calmly: "I didn't say that the King of Nine Mountains will definitely conquer the world, but the King of Nine Mountains in Jinling City will definitely be able to conquer it."
This was indeed true. King Jiushan suddenly led his army southward, and the imperial court had no time to react. By the time the imperial army arrived, Jinling City would have been captured by King Jiushan.
Upon hearing this, all the dukes and nobles finally began to move, and most of them chose the left side.
Because they believed that Duke Wei Xu Wenbi and Duke Ding Xu Pengju could guarantee them wealth and glory.
However, there were also those who were not afraid of death and chose the right side.
These dukes and nobles may be loyal ministers, but they are not necessarily good people.
Because they clearly knew what Jiajing had done, but still chose to stand on Jiajing's side, which can also be said to be their determination to aid and abet the tyrant.
Of course, there is no distinction between good and bad in the officialdom. Those who are loyal to Jiajing are not necessarily bad, and those who want to surrender to King Jiushan are not necessarily good. No one can tell.
Seeing this, Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi looked up at the sky outside and murmured, "This should be about the right time, right?"
What does this mean?
Chen Jiu appeared in the lobby in a flash.
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi quickly stood up and gave up his seat.
Chen Jiu sat down on the main seat in the middle and smiled slightly, "Not bad, not bad, there are many people who know the current situation."
The eunuch Zhang Feng, who was in charge of the garrison, shuddered with fear when he saw this.
He was just being sarcastic, but now he dared not say a word. It was no lie that King Jiushan killed the Eightfold True God Yamata-no-Orochi, and everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew it.
Han Shiying, the Minister of War of the Southern Capital, sighed and said, "My Lord, why are you doing this?"
Chen Jiu still smiled slightly and said, "You choose to be loyal to that tyrant emperor Jiajing, right?"
How should I answer what you said? If I say yes, wouldn’t that be calling Your Majesty a tyrant?
Han Shiying thought about it, and then said with a righteous face: "Whatever you think, I will never surrender."
Chen Jiu sighed and said, "What a pity. You are loyal but your brain is not very good. Okay, I will send you to reincarnate."
With a swish, the knife flashed and Han Shiying's head fell to the ground.
The guarding eunuch Zhang Feng and the dukes and nobles who chose not to surrender all stood up in fear, their faces filled with horror, as if they wanted to surrender but also didn't want to.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu snorted coldly: "I don't like fence-sitters. Since you have chosen to be loyal, then be loyal!"
With a swish, there was another flash of knife light, and the heads of the defending eunuch Zhang Feng and the dukes and nobles who chose not to surrender all fell to the ground.
Chen Jiu raised his hand and waved again, and the outside was immediately filled with bean soldiers four or five feet tall.
He glanced at the dukes and nobles who had chosen to surrender, and then said solemnly: "Duke Wei, take their seals and issue an order, ordering all the defenders in the city to surrender. Each of you will take a hundred soldiers to pass on the order. Anyone who refuses to surrender will be killed without mercy."
Soon, these dukes and nobles scattered with their soldiers, and the huge city of Jinling was captured!
