When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that only Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu, and Huang Nilu came in, he nodded slightly and said, "Are you also here to pay my respects?"
After the three of them looked at each other, Liu Wenbing bowed forward and said, "I'm not just here to say hello. I also have a stupid idea. I hope your majesty will allow me to command a troop of troops and contribute to the country."
After saying that, he immediately bowed his head and kowtowed, while his body trembled slightly.
Because according to the rules of the court, in order to prevent relatives from disrupting the government, not only are relatives not allowed to hold actual positions, but the number of servants is also limited.
Liu Wenbing asked for orders to lead the troops at this critical moment, which could easily arouse Chongzhen's suspicion and lead to death.
In fact, Liu Wenbing also knew that this was inappropriate, but he felt that he was deeply favored by the emperor and found that the city's defense was in danger, so he took the risk and asked for help.
It turned out that before Liu Wenbing entered the palace, he invited Gong Yonggu to go to Yongding Gate to inspect the city defense, but he saw Liu Wenyao with a worried look on his face.
After questioning, I learned that although the morale of the soldiers had improved after solving the problem of feeding the soldiers, there were still many officials and officials among the soldiers who were dissatisfied and complained in groups.
Fortunately, Liu Wenyao was a relative of the emperor, and Zhu Yuanzhang had just killed Wang Guede here, so after his reprimand, those people restrained themselves.
However, he also knew that this would treat the symptoms but not the root cause. At the same time, he was worried that the guards at other gates would not be able to restrain the soldiers and would affect the defense of the city, so he was worried.
After listening to his story, Liu Wenbing also realized that there was a lack of good generals in the army, so he discussed with Gong Yonggu and asked Zhu Yuanzhang for an order to lead the army.
When he proposed this idea, he was immediately opposed by Liu Wenyao.
Because at the moment Liu Wenyao of the Liu family was guarding Yongding Gate, Liu Jizu was also guarding Dong'an Gate of the imperial city.
If Liu Wenbing took the initiative to ask for help again, he was worried that the suspicious Chongzhen would suspect that they had other agendas and cause unnecessary trouble.
However, Liu Wenbing felt that at this time, the national crisis was looming, and personal safety should be put aside first, and Gong Yonggu also agreed with his view.
Just when the three of them were arguing, they suddenly heard two gunshots from Guangqumen.
They hurriedly went to the top of the city to wait and see, and found that although the rebels had not attacked the city, there was a commotion at the top of the city, which took a while to calm down.
After this incident, Liu Wenyao no longer stopped Liu Wenbing, but just suggested that he express his opinions more tactfully.
When they came to the palace gate, they happened to meet Huang Nilu, and the three of them came together.
Liu Wenbing was originally very arrogant before he met Zhu Yuanzhang, but when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he felt a little guilty.
The guilty conscience was not because he was afraid of death, but because he was worried about harming his family.
So when he asked for command of the troops, his body trembled uncontrollably.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he did not answer him. Instead, he looked at Huang Nilu and said, "Are you also here to ask for orders to command the troops?"
When Liu Wenbing heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, his body trembled slightly again.
Huang Nilu was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "I'm not here to command the troops. I have something to report to Your Majesty about firearms."
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that in addition to morale, firearms were also very important in defending the city.
But he did not get any information about firearms in Chongzhen's memory.
He originally wanted to find someone to understand this matter, but because everything was complicated, he never had time to deal with it.
At this moment, hearing Huang Nilu talk about firearms, he couldn't help but sit upright and said, "Tell us about the firearms. The more detailed the better."
When Huang Nilu heard this, he started talking about firearms from the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very familiar with the firearms of the early Ming Dynasty, but after Huang Nilu talked about it, he discovered that those firearms had other clever uses.
And when Huang Nilu talked about later firearms and supporting tactics, it was even more refreshing to him.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was listening with interest, Wang Chengen came in again and reported that Li Ruolian wanted to see him.
Zhu Yuanzhang then remembered that Wang Chengen had been gone for too long, and couldn't help but look at him one more time.
After Wang Chengen saw Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, he couldn't help but show a look of panic on his face, and then he looked like he was hesitant to speak.
Seeing this, Gong Yonggu and others prepared to leave on the grounds that it was getting late.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped them. At the same time, he pretended to see Liu Wenbing, who had been kneeling, and said with a smile: "We were so absorbed in listening that we actually forgot what you asked for."
As he spoke, he looked at Liu Wenbing carefully.
Seeing that Liu Wenbing's body was shaking slightly due to kneeling for a long time, and there were faint drops of sweat on his head, he was not disrespectful at all.
So he smiled and said: "Although this matter is against the ancestral system, in this time of national crisis, we must destroy the old and establish the new. I promise you!"
After that, he signaled Wang Chengen to help Liu Wenbing up.
Liu Wenbing was already prepared to be punished, but he didn't expect that things would take a turn for the worse at this moment.
After he kowtowed and thanked him, he stood up slowly with Wang Chengen's help.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang asked Wang Chengen to bring Li Ruolian in.
After Li Ruolian arrived, he saw Liu Wenbing and others were there. When he was hesitating whether to report the matter, Zhu Yuanzhang said that everyone present was a close confidant, so it was okay for him to just say it.
When Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu and others heard Zhu Yuanzhang's kind words, they felt flattered and their expressions became more and more respectful.
Hearing this, Li Ruolian reported that when Jin Yiwei was enforcing the curfew, he found many people coming in and out of Wei Zaode and Wang Dehua's mansion. He originally wanted to send someone to sneak in to investigate, but he found people from Jin Yiwei and Dongchang lurking in the dark to guard.
Because the matter was so abnormal, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, he asked people to monitor the situation from a distance, and then hurriedly reported it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was silent for a while, and then told Li Ruolian to secretly arrange the imperial guards, and then asked Wang Chengen to send someone to convey the order, recruit Wei Zaode and Wang Dehua into the palace, and give them some official duties to handle, and they would not be released until dawn. They leave.
When Liu Wenbing and others heard the news about Li Ruolian, they were thinking about how to solve the matter. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang came directly to recruit people to remove the salary, and they admired him even more in their hearts.
Zhu Yuanzhang then continued to ask Huang Nilu to talk about firearms. When he heard Huang Nilu say that each sect had many thunderbolts that could replace the shortcomings of artillery, but a large number of them were idle because the soldiers did not know how to use them, he immediately gave him a " As if I were here in person" gold medal.
He was asked to immediately select soldiers from various sects and intensify training. At the same time, Li Ruolian was asked to draw out a team of royal guards to protect Huang Nilu's safety.
When Zhu Yuanzhang finished handling all this, it was almost the end of Xu Shi.
Liu Wenbing and others were about to say goodbye, but Zhu Yuanzhang asked Shen Zhanran to hand them the rebel information written by Li Mou.
After they had seen it, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "We were worried that the delay would make Li Thief suspicious, so we let Li Mou go when it got dark."
"At the same time, we sent Jinyiwei colleagues Wu Mengming and Qianhu Gao Wencai to lobby Tang Tong and others. Do you think it is appropriate?"
When Liu Wenbing and others heard this, their faces showed surprise.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and asked with a smile: "Why, do you think it's inappropriate?"
Gong Yonggu glanced at Liu Wenbing and said solemnly: "Your Majesty made a prompt decision. There is nothing wrong with it. It's just that the minister is worried that there are too many rebels in the city and Wu Tongzhi and others will have difficulty in using them."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, a trace of displeasure deliberately flashed across his face, and he said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter. The reason why I asked Wu Mengming and others to leave the city tonight is because I am afraid that the rebels will be more tightly guarded in the future and will not have a chance to leave the city, so I made arrangements in advance."
Gong Yonggu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is prepared for a rainy day, but it is really beyond your reach."
After saying that, he slowly stepped back and glanced at Liu Wenbing helplessly.
"Your Majesty, judging from Li Mou's confession, Li Mou should be an abandoned son. Since he is an abandoned son, it stands to reason that he should not know so many important military affairs. Do you think this is a trap?"
Just when Liu Wenbing was hesitating, Huang Nilu on the side suddenly spoke.
As Huang Nilu's words sounded, the expressions of Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu changed drastically.
They knew that Chongzhen was headstrong and could not tolerate his subordinates accusing him of his faults, so Gong Yonggu just suggested it tactfully.
But despite this, Gong Yonggu's words still aroused Chongzhen's dissatisfaction.
They were thinking about how to dissuade them at this moment, but they didn't expect Huang Nilu to point out that there was something wrong with Li Mou's confession.
This overturned the basis of Chongzhen's actions and slapped Chongzhen in the face.
With Chongzhen's character, he might be furious.
But what surprised Liu Wenbing and others was that Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry.
He first looked at Huang Nilu, then at Shen Zhanran, and then sat silently.
When Shen Zhanran saw Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face, and then he frowned.
When Huang Nilu saw this, he bowed slightly and stood respectfully without saying a word.
For a moment, there was deathly silence in Dongnuan Pavilion.
