Zhu Yuanzhang warned Tian Shuying while secretly observing her expression.
He saw that Tian Shuying changed from being shy at first to being stern, and finally showed a look of intolerance, but there was no fear in her eyebrows, so he guessed that she must be acting.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not worried but happy when he saw this, because this matter was of great importance. If Tian Shuying was really a fool, he would not dare to send her.
The reason why he asked Tian Shuying to take on this important task was that besides the fact that he did not have a suitable candidate, more importantly, Tian Shuying was from the palace.
Because although there was only a wall separating the inside and outside of the palace, there was a world of difference, so Zhu Yuanzhang did not have to worry about Tian Shuying leaking the secret.
As for Tian Shuying's ability, Zhu Yuanzhang was not too worried. He knew that the life of the concubines in the harem was not simpler than outside, so they all had their own way of settling down.
In particular, Concubine Tian Guifei was quite arrogant during her lifetime. She even ignored Empress Zhou and Concubine Yuan at one time. You can imagine how many people she offended.
After her death, many people will definitely vent their resentment on Tian Shuying and Zhu Cizheng.
But Zhu Cizheng was protected by the status of a prince, but Tian Shuying was nameless and had to take care of a child of about ten years old. If she didn't have some scheming and skill, she might not be able to stand in front of Zhu Yuanzhang now.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was not too worried about Tian Shuying's ability. What really worried him was Tian Shuying's loyalty.
Because although Tian Shuying was related to him, he ordered the killing of Zhou Kui, Tian Hongyu and others. Although Tian Hongyu had a way to die, he was Tian Shuying's biological father after all.
Empress Zhou was able to accept Zhou Kui's murder not only because she was generous and sensible, but also because he had Zhu Cixiang, the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
And what about Tian Shuying? Zhu Cizheng was not his biological child. Although Concubine Tian Guifei asked Zhu Cizheng to respect her as a mother before her death, and Zhu Cizheng knelt down and agreed, how could such a thing be guaranteed?
It would be fine if Zhu Cizheng was a person who knew how to repay kindness in the future, but if he was an ungrateful person, Tian Shuying paid his affection to the wrong person.
But now Tian Shuying is lonely and helpless, and she seems to have no better choice besides counting on Zhu Cizheng.
It was with this in mind that Zhu Yuanzhang decided to make her his concubine. After all, Tian Hongyu was dead, but she and Zhu Cizheng were still alive. She had to think about them, and with the hope Zhu Yuanzhang gave her, she should be able to Peace of mind for now.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had considered all aspects, he was still a little worried, so he added a touch of tenderness.
At this moment, when he saw Tian Shuying's change, he felt reassured. After giving the instructions, he asked in a deep voice: "Shuying, have you remembered everything?"
Tian Shuying showed a look of reluctance on her face and said uneasily: "Your Majesty, do you have to do this?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he squeezed Tian Shuying's soft hair hard again, and said solemnly: "Shuying, we don't want to do this, but this matter is related to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty, and there must be no mistakes."
"If the situation changes, you must do as we ask. In addition, you have too few soldiers and have never experienced fighting. For your safety, we will let Zhang Dabiao select a few people from the eighteen cavalry to protect you. you."
When Tian Shuying heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, her body trembled slightly, and then she said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I understand, I will definitely not let your Majesty down."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang used his right hand to pull Tian Shuying into his arms.
Although both of them were wearing armor and there was no sense of intimacy, Zhu Yuanzhang still said softly: "Shuying, we know we have embarrassed you, but now we can only trust you, and for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I have to wrong you again. "
Tian Shuying didn't know what she thought of, her body suddenly stiffened, and then softened again.
After Zhu Yuanzhang comforted her, he asked her to go ahead and prepare.
Just as Tian Shuying was about to leave, Zhu Yuanzhang pulled her back and said affectionately: "Shuying, after returning to Beijing this time, we will definitely choose an auspicious day to officially crown you as our concubine, so you must come back safely to us!" "
When Tian Shuying heard this, tears flashed in her eyes.
Although she was wearing armor at the moment, she still gave a respectful salute that was not standard, and then whispered: "I understand, I will never let your Majesty down!"
After that, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang affectionately and quickly walked out of the meeting hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the direction in which Tian Shuying disappeared, was silent for a while, and then called Zhang Dabiao in and ordered him to select six more trustworthy people from the ten cavalry to protect Tian Shuying's safety. Unexpectedly, Zhang Dabiao used his Refusal on security grounds.
After these days of observation, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that although Zhang Dabiao looked rough and arrogant, his mind was very delicate. He was not only loyal, but also very organized in handling things.
He hesitated for a while, and then changed the euphemistic words he originally intended to tell Zhang Dabiao to pay attention to Tian Shuying into the words of surveillance.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dabiao hurriedly apologized, but still insisted that he could only keep three people at most, otherwise he would not be able to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's safety.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and instead of embarrassing him, he asked him to choose someone he could trust.
After Zhang Dabiao agreed, he took out a five-tael gold ingot, saying that it was a gift from Lu Jiude's cronies when they took the opportunity to chat, and inquired about Zhang Huangyan's identity.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, a trace of murderous intent flashed across his face. After instructing Zhang Dabiao to tell everyone to keep their mouths shut, he added that if anyone was reckless and insisted on investigating, they could be beheaded for the crime of conspiracy.
Zhu Yuanzhang then called Shi Kefa and others in and told them about their preparations to attack Pidao.
Shi Kefa and others were shocked when they heard this, because although they came here claiming to be a hundred thousand people, there were actually only fifty or sixty thousand people, and they were all on old warships.
If they were to attack Pi Island with such equipment, they would probably be wiped out before they could see Pi Island clearly.
But Shi Kefa couldn't say this, because although the warship maintenance fee allocated by the Ministry of War every year was insufficient, it was still given, and it should never be like this.
However, he had concerns, but Lu Jiude's people did not and immediately jumped out to object.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Lu Jiude and saw that he had a smug look on his face, so he immediately threw out the gold ingot given by Zhang Dabiao.
Although everyone didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, Lu Jiude felt like a mirror in his heart and immediately stood up to support Zhu Yuanzhang.
His subordinates were shocked when they saw his sudden change of attitude, and they also changed their attitudes and agreed.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the group of shameless villains who were echoing, and then at the gentlemen who claimed to be noble but were embarrassed by their usefulness. He suddenly became angry for no reason. He subconsciously pressed the jade belt, only to find that he was wearing armor, so he was dissatisfied. He looked at everyone.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had already seen the situation of the Confederate Army clearly when he was at the dock. He found that except for Zheng Sen's warships, which were good, only one or two of Shi Kefa's ten warships were usable.
But even if they are one in ten, they can still gather a navy of nearly ten thousand people. With Zheng Sen's men and horses, they can barely fight.
Unexpectedly, after he opened his mouth, everyone was either silent or complaining loudly. They had no intention of going out to fight, which made him instantly have the urge to kill them all.
At this time, Jin Xuan led Zhang Huangyan and three others into the conference hall and presented their battle plan.
After Zhu Yuanzhang received the plan, he did not check it. Instead, he carefully looked at Zhang Huangyan and the others.
He found that although it was only half an hour, the three of them had changed a lot compared to before. Xia Wanchun seemed to be more determined, Zheng Sen seemed to be less unruly, and Zhang Huangyan was more respectful.
Then he saw that Jin Xuan's expression was not as heavy as before. Knowing that he should have temporarily calmed the three of them, he picked up the battle plan to check.
In fact, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw the expressions of the four people, he knew that this battle plan was written according to his wishes. However, in order to enhance everyone's confidence and because he still had one thing to deal with, he made it true. Jin Xuan and others discussed.
Shi Kefa and others heard their discussion and felt that this matter was feasible, and gradually participated in the discussion.
In particular, Lu Zhenfei and Shen Tingyang were originally responsible for water transportation and shipping. They were very familiar with waterways and ships and put forward many good suggestions, which made Zhu Yuanzhang a little happy.
After everything was agreed upon, Shi Kefa tactfully expressed that Xia Wanchun was too young and did not understand water warfare, so whether he could not participate in the Battle of Pi Island.
Zhu Yuanzhang had been waiting for him to speak for a long time. When he heard this, he immediately agreed and allowed Xia Wanchun to enter the palace to study with the prince on the grounds that his courage was commendable.
Shi Kefa was stunned, thinking that he had just overheard Zhang Dabiao and others talking about Zhu Yuanzhang's advice in Chongzhen's dream, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with quite complicated eyes.
Xia Wanchun wanted to argue when he heard this, but was stopped by Zhang Huangyan who was standing beside him.
Zheng Sen originally wanted to object, but seeing Zhang Huangyan stop Xia Wanchun, and thinking about Zhang Huangyan's remarks about Zheng's tree just now, and the fact that keeping hostages is a common method used by military strategists, he didn't say anything more.
Zhu Yuanzhang adopted this more tactful method because of Zheng Sen. Seeing that he had no objection, Shi Kefa also did not express any objection, and he was determined.
Next, he gave Shang Fang's sword to Jin Xuan in public, appointed Tian Shuying as the supervisor, and hurried to Yu County with Zhang Dabiao and others.
