After listening to He Zhen's story, Gong Yonggu guessed that this was a conspiracy by the rebels, who wanted to use Liu Wenbing's death to lower the fighting spirit of the soldiers.
But he still had doubts in his mind, that is, was Wu Guogui really deceived, or was he pretending not to know and deliberately disrupting the morale of the army?
Then there are Wang Yuncheng, Gao Jie and others, did they meet by chance, or did they come here for this purpose?
Then he thought that Wang Yuncheng might be involved in this matter, but Gao Jie, Ma Jinzhong and others might have been led here.
Because if they all had the intention of surrendering to the enemy, they would not have attacked Guang Ling so desperately before, and now there is no need to deliberately cause this, they can just join forces to capture him.
Then he thought that he had followed Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions to quietly publicize Liu Wenbing's northward march and the Jurchen's southward invasion. Just because he was afraid that the rebels would be suspicious, the matter was deliberately kept secret, so not many people know about it now.
Although the rebels have now taken the lead, as long as Gao Jie and others express their knowledge of the matter, there will still be room for maneuver.
Thinking of this, he relaxed a little. After sighing secretly, he secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing that he seemed to be deep in thought, he asked He Zhen: "Are those suffering masters still in the army now?"
He Zhen heard the words and nodded: "Although the general did not dare to arrest them, he has ordered that no one should leave the military camp, and at the same time, he also had people secretly monitor them."
Gong Yonggu said in a deep voice: "Well, you have done a good job on this matter. You should immediately arrange for your close associates to refute the other party's remarks, but don't be too deliberate!"
"In addition, you go and invite Gao Jie and others over, and tell them that I have something to discuss with them."
After He Zhen bowed in agreement, she was about to go out when she heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice: "General He, wait a moment!"
Hearing this, He Zhen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay attention to his gaze, but continued: "You can arrange for your close associates to refute the rumors first. As for summoning Gao Jie and others, I will inform you after I have discussed with the Western Marquis of Ping!"
Although He Zhen had discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang's identity was not simple, he did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Gong Yonggu. When he saw the other party nodded slightly, he bowed in agreement, and then quickly ran out of the hall.
"Your Majesty, do you suspect that Gao Jie and others are also involved in this matter?"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was silent again, Gong Yonggu thought that the matter could not be delayed any longer, so he asked in a low voice.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "There is no possibility of Gao Jie colluding with the rebels, but we think it is better to make this matter clear in public. If you call the generals for discussion before announcing it, I am afraid the harm of the rumors will be more serious!"
Gong Yonggu frowned and said, "Your Majesty, is this too risky? Even if Gao Jie is not involved in this matter, he may not be able to help us. If..."
"No, he will definitely support us, because he knows that only in this way will he be cleared of suspicion."
After Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Gong Yonggu's words loudly, he looked a little gloomy and said: "What we are worried about now is how to make the soldiers believe this!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Gong Yonggu calmly.
Seeing this, Gong Yonggu was silent for a while and said, "If the soldiers want to believe it, it's best to have the person who delivered the body admit that it was a fake!"
"But since they dare to come alone, they are already prepared to die. In addition, time is tight and they are in full view of the public. It is difficult for us to coerce them!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, this is a method, but it is a little slower. This method can only be used after solving this matter, so we may have to make a fuss from other aspects."
Gong Yonggu felt doubtful in his heart when he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have everything in mind but was unwilling to speak out.
Then he thought that Wang Yuncheng had confirmed Liu Wenbing's identity through the seal on the corpse's clothes. If he, as a friend, pointed out some features in the corpse to prove that the corpse was not Liu Wenbing, the crisis might be temporarily resolved.
Then he would use the excuse that those who delivered the corpses had ulterior motives, arrest them all, and then either torture them for interrogation, or induce them with huge profits to make them testify that they were forced to do so, and the matter would be over.
Thinking of this, he said this method.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, you and An Guogong are close friends. No one should be able to refute what you said, but you still owe some strength."
Hearing this, Gong Yonggu immediately understood and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, if that is really the body of Lord An Guo, I..."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Ping Xihou, if that is really Duke An's body, you should make up your mind to fulfill his last wish. Otherwise, wouldn't he have suffered the pain of disfigurement in vain?"
Gong Yonggu's body trembled for a while, and then he said with a sad face: "Your Majesty said it, I understand, I will do it now!"
However, although he said he wanted to leave, he did not leave. Instead, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang silently.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Ping Xihou, don't worry, if An Guogong has really served the country with loyalty, we will not treat him badly, and we will give him a glorious burial when the time comes!"
Gong Yonggu expressed his gratitude with a hint of tears: "On behalf of Duke An Guo, I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your kindness!"
After saying that, he staggered out of the hall.
"Zhang Dabiao, follow me and take a look. If Ping Xihou can't stand it, help him!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Gong Yonggu's back and ordered in a deep voice.
After Zhang Dabiao bowed in agreement, he reported again: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing that I have no time to report in the future. Earlier, Li Sanbao sent news that a suspicious person was found coming out of Wang Yuncheng's camp."
"They were afraid of alerting the enemy, so they just followed him from a distance. However, now that the opponent was about to leave Yu County, they asked if they wanted to capture him."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned and said, "How could it be such a coincidence that after Li Sanbao read out the imperial edict, he had to pretend to go south before turning back to monitor Wang Yuncheng? How come he discovered something unusual so quickly?"
Seeing this, Zhang Dabiao shook his head and said: "I don't know the end of this matter. Is it because Zuo Liangyu is coming in the next few days, so they have closer contact?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said: "Instruct Li Sanbao to find a way to find out the situation without the other party noticing."
After Zhang Dabiao agreed, he hurriedly left the hall.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was the only one left in the hall, which seemed extremely quiet, making him feel both comfortable and uneasy.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Suddenly, a high-pitched roar came from outside the hall.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound, he knew that Gong Yonggu had solved the crisis, and his frown relaxed.
Then he thought about how loyal Liu Wenbing was, and couldn't even save his body after he died for the country, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
However, when he thought of the crumbling Ming Dynasty and the millions of displaced people, a look of perseverance flashed across his face.
At this time, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and then Gong Yonggu ran in with tears in his eyes.
