"Hahaha, Shen Qing, your methods are really clever. We were shocked when we saw this sick look!"
In Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his sick appearance in the mirror and praised Shen Zhanran repeatedly.
Shen Zhanran kept saying he didn't dare, and said respectfully: "If it hadn't been for your Majesty's clever calculation, you would have guessed that Wei Zaode would come to investigate your Majesty's situation on the pretext of pleading guilty. Even if the humble minister has the means, he will be useless."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and wiped off the disguise on his face and said: "Shen Qing, it has only been two days, and you have learned to compliment, which is not a good habit!"
When Shen Zhanran heard this, his expression changed greatly. Then he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang did not mean to blame him, and he smiled and said: "I am not complimenting you, but I am speaking from the bottom of my heart."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and was about to speak when a young eunuch came in to report that Li Ruolian was outside asking for an audience.
So he hurriedly suppressed his smile, signaled for Li Ruolian to come in, and then slowly sat back down.
After Li Ruolian saluted, he reported with a happy face: "Your Majesty, according to your instructions, the general deliberately sent suspicious people from the Jinyi Guards to guard Zhang Jinyan's residence. The rebels fell into the trap."
"Now that the general has detained Li Feng and others, he has also followed Li Laiheng to his lair near Changui Gate. Do you want to wait until after the curfew to take action?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said, "Where is Zhang Jinyan now?"
Li Ruolian said: "Zhang Jinyan has never appeared again since he entered Wei Zaode's residence. Presumably he is still in the Wei residence now."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but frowned and said: "Zhang Jinyan already knew that his identity was exposed and that his residence was being monitored. He should also have thought that the Wei Residence would also be under surveillance. At this moment, he was hiding inside. Could it be that the Wei Residence had another secret?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Ruolian again.
Li Ruolian was stunned for a moment and said: "As far as the general knows, Wei Zaode's mansion was originally an old residence in Beijing. There should be no escape routes such as secret passages."
"Although the Wei Mansion was renovated last year, Luo Zhi... Luo Qianhu also sent people to check and found nothing suspicious..."
Before he finished speaking, a look of worry suddenly appeared on his face.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he immediately asked: "Where is Luo Yangxing now?"
Hearing this, Li Ruolian hurriedly replied: "At the end of the day, Luo Qianhu will still be at Zhengyang Gate, and there will be nothing unusual."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, Jin Yiwei should be much more pure after this platoon than before, but you still can't be careless and must always be vigilant."
"As for Wei Zaode and Zhang Jinyan, they have no soldiers. If there is no change, you can leave them alone for the time being."
"But you must capture Li Laiheng and his gang without leaking anyone. At the same time, you must find out how they contacted the rebels. This is very important!"
"In addition, Wang Dehua and Zhu Chunchen are also closely monitoring. If there is any betrayal, you can kill it first and report it later. Don't be timid and delay the war!"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's serious face, Li Ruolian also solemnly agreed.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Liu Wenbing coming in with a solemn expression. After signaling Li Ruolian to hurry up, he said to Liu Wenbing: "Xinlehou, have you implemented all our instructions?"
Liu Wenbing bowed respectfully and said: "I have followed your majesty's instructions and ambushed eight thousand elite soldiers near Zhangyi Gate. At the same time, I asked Prince Consort Gong to lead two thousand people to surround Zhang Jinyan's dead soldiers. They will wait until the curfew is over." Do it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and then asked: "Okay, how is the situation over there with Jin Xuan?"
Liu Wenbing said: "After I was ordered to inform Mr. Jin about the matter, he immediately replaced the strong soldiers with old and weak soldiers, and secretly sent someone to ask Mr. Huang for fifty thunder cannons, which should be able to destroy Zhangyimen's troops during the war. Maximize your combat power.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Since everything is in place, why do you have a solemn look on your face, but there are other difficult things to solve?"
When Liu Wenbing heard this, he was surprised and said: "I don't have it, I..."
As he spoke, he stopped and sighed, and said: "I may be a little nervous because I have never commanded an army before, but suddenly commanded tens of thousands of troops. In addition, this battle is related to the safety of the capital."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "Xin Lehou, you don't have to worry, we will direct this battle. Even if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with you."
Liu Wenbing hurriedly knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, I am not trying to shirk responsibility. I will swear to death..."
"Okay, I don't mean to blame you. It's normal for you to be nervous when it's your first time in a battle."
Zhu Yuanzhang personally helped Liu Wenbing up and encouraged him: "You should have read the biography of Taizu. At that time, Taizu was surrounded by many famous generals, and most of them were fellow villagers. What do you think is the truth?"
Liu Bingwen pondered for a while and said: "Taizu is a born saint, and bathed in saintly virtue, everyone will naturally be extraordinary!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed and said: "Then we have the golden dragon auspiciousness today, and you are our close minister, aren't you tainted with some holy virtues?"
Liu Wenbing said with some embarrassment: "I am a dull slave. I am really frightened. I have betrayed His Majesty's holy virtue!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly and said: "Xin Lehou, Taizu may have saintly virtues, but Xu Da, Tang He and others have a real hard life."
"The reason why they all became famous generals is not only because Taizu was able to control them well, but more importantly, they dared to venture, fight, fearless, and could withstand the baptism of war."
"We still remember that when Taizu was teaching the art of war, he told Xu Da that he went to the battlefield for the first time. His legs were trembling with nervousness. If it hadn't been for riding a horse that time, I'm afraid that the world-famous governor of the capital would have become a weakling. ”
"And Tang He, during the first war, he was so frightened that he followed Taizu everywhere and refused to leave for a moment. He even claimed that he was protecting Taizu..."
Liu Wenbing looked a little more relaxed as he listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's story.
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he said respectfully: "I understand, thank you for your enlightenment!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Okay, as long as you understand. I just want to tell you that no one is born a famous general. As long as you are not afraid of death and are willing to work hard, you will definitely succeed."
"What's more, we are the true descendants of Taizu, and with the protection of the golden dragon, we will definitely become a great leader. And you are our close minister, and you will also be remembered in the history books with us, becoming a person like Xu Da, admired by all generations! "
Zhu Yuanzhang said, then looked at Shen Zhanran and said: "Shen Qing, you are very talented. As long as you practice more, you will be no worse than Taizu's Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen!"
Hearing this, Liu and Shen knelt down and saluted: "Thank you for your majesty's advice. I will do my best to help your majesty create peace for all ages!"
Zhu Yuanzhang happily helped the two of them up and said, "Okay, as long as you have this energy, as long as you believe in yourself, no one can defeat you!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire from a distance.
