Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial again and couldn't decide for a while.
It was difficult for him to decide, not because he didn't know whether to choose land or people, but because he didn't know Tong Tulai's identity and how much land and people he needed.
He thought for a while and then called Yang Qi in again.
After asking him to send a message overnight to inquire about Tong Tu Lai's identity, he picked up another memorial. 33
This memorial was written by Meng Zhaoxiang. It mainly tells the trial of Xu Yunzhen and others, as well as their crimes and punishments.
The cabinet and Zhu Cixiang had the same opinion on this matter, and they both believed that the canonical punishment should be clarified to deter Xiaoxiao.
But Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the Jiangnan incident and approved the word "retrial".
It was already midnight after Zhu Yuanzhang finished handling these matters, but he still had no time to rest, so he took out the Kun Map and studied it carefully.
"After Guo Sheng was defeated in Weifang, he did not seize the ferry, but fled south..."
As he spoke, he drew on the map of Kun.
"Lu Zhenfei has retreated to Linyi area to hold on after his defeat in the previous battle. Although he only has more than 10,000 troops, it is not difficult to hold off Guo Sheng's defeated army for a day or two."
"Once Zhang Huangyan and his troops arrive, Guo Sheng will be attacked from both sides. How could he make such a choice? Or does he have another back-up plan?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said, and continued to stroke downwards with his fingers.
But he searched around Shandong, Henan and other places and found no reinforcements for Guo Sheng, and he couldn't help but frowned.
Suddenly, he thought of Lu Jiude who had mysteriously disappeared and Zhu Ji who was still on the run, and his fingers immediately reached Huai'an.
Because Zhu Yousong was recruiting troops there, and Liu Zeqing was also in Huai'an.
But his fingers only paused there for a moment, and then they opened again.
Because Huai'an belongs to the Southern Zhili area and has not been affected by the war, and various institutions are complete. Even if Zhu Yousong wanted to protect Guo Sheng, he was powerless.
Moreover, Lu Jiude was previously willing to cooperate with Guo Sheng in order to regain Shandong, but now that Lu Jiude has given up on Shandong, how could he let Zhu Yousong take the risk to help Guo Sheng?
Zhu Yuanzhang carefully checked the map of Kun and found that there was almost no way out after Guo Sheng went south. He couldn't help but murmured to himself: "Did he know that he was desperate and prepared to make a desperate move?"
He just thought about it and shook his head slightly.
Because with Guo Sheng's remnant soldiers, it was a fluke that they could escape Shandong, and there was no way they could pose a threat to Jiangnan.
"If Lu Jiude refuses to take action, the mysterious troops will not help Guo Sheng. Then who else will?"
While he was deep in thought, his fingers unconsciously slid over Kun Yu Tu.
Suddenly, he saw fingers moving within Jiangxi, and immediately remembered that Mr. Zou Da had retreated to Jiangxi after his last operation failed, and there had been no news since then, indicating that someone in Jiangnan should be secretly sheltering him.
Mr. Zou Da only brought 5,000 people with him this time. Even with the more than 1,000 people Zuo Xianmei had in hand, there should still be 2,000 to 3,000 people missing.
With the help of this wolf soldier, Guo Sheng can not only rush out of Shandong, but also have the ability to disrupt Jiangnan.
Once the south of the Yangtze River is in chaos, the food supply in the south will inevitably be hindered, and the situation in the north will be reversed.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown deeper.
"Could it be that Zuo Xianmei is here to attack the east and attack the west?"
"By the way, Li Zushu and Wang Dehua both appeared in Wuchang, and may have secretly discussed this matter with Zuo Xianmei..."
"No, Mr. Zou Da has been helping Zuo Liangyu deal with the rebels. How can they cooperate with Guo Sheng?"
"Could it be that the mysterious troops that attacked Lu Jiude were wolf soldiers? Lu Jiude deliberately forced Guo Sheng to death, and then..."
"No, no, Lu Jiude didn't know that we would come at all, and if the mysterious troops were wolf soldiers, it would be impossible for Zhang Huangyan to capture Linzi."
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his temples and closed his eyes again in deep thought.
"Now Thief Li is injured and his morale has dropped sharply. Could it be that someone has defected to the people from the south..."
"And that person should have made an agreement with the Jiangnan gentry, or at least had some scruples, so he wanted to use Guo Sheng's name to disrupt Jiangnan..."
"If this is the case, we must cultivate a trustworthy person in Jiangnan..."
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After Zhu Yuanzhang murmured to himself for a while, his thoughts gradually became clearer.
After that, he sorted out his thoughts, called Yang Qi in, and ordered: "Immediately send an order to Jiangnan Jinyiwei to compile a copy of the Jiangnan vassal king's information. The more detailed the better..."
As he spoke, a figure suddenly flashed in his mind. He couldn't help but stop. After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice, "Is Zhu Yujian still in the royal prison in Fengyang?"
Yang Qi asked, thought for a while, and said: "Jinyiwei has not received the news of Zhu Yujian's death. I think he is still in prison. After all, he was too ridiculous back then..."
It turns out that Zhu Yujian is the ninth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang and a descendant of Zhu Kuang, the king of Tang Dynasty.
Because Zhu Yujian's grandfather, Zhu Shuoyu, doted on his concubine and wanted to make his concubine's son the heir apparent, he regarded Zhu Yujian's father, the then heir apparent Zhu Qiqi, as a thorn in his side.
In order to kill Zhu Qiqi, Zhu Shuoji imprisoned his father and son in the Chengfeng Department and wanted to starve them to death.
Fortunately, there was a chivalrous little official named Zhang Shutang who secretly gave them some brown rice to eat. Zhu Yujian and his son survived for sixteen years.
However, although Zhu Yujian was in prison, he did not feel sorry for himself. Instead, he studied hard and studied Confucian classics and military strategies.
It's a pity that even in such an environment, the other party did not let them go and secretly poisoned his father Zhu Qiqi to death.
After Zhu Shuoji learned about this, he not only failed to track down the murderer, but also prepared to make his concubine's son the crown prince.
It happened that Chen Qiyu learned of this and took the opportunity to express his condolences to warn Zhu Shuoji, saying that the cause of the prince's death was unknown and the court might blame him for rashly changing the hereditary candidate.
Zhu Shuoji was afraid of being investigated by the court, so he made Zhu Yujian his grandson, and he died in the same year.
After Zhu Yujian succeeded to the throne and became the queen of Tang Dynasty, Chongzhen gave him a book of encouragement, and he worked harder. He often hosted banquets with celebrities and heroes to discuss the general trend of the world.
It's just that although he is smart, he is also a little impulsive. In addition, he is young and energetic, and his sharp edge has offended many ministers on issues such as the transfer of clan titles.
Moreover, in order to avenge his father, in the ninth year of Chongzhen, he killed his uncles Zhu Qishuan, King of Fushan, and Zhu Qiquan, King of Anyang, with a stick, which attracted many impeachments.
He never thought that before the matter was settled, he would cause another trouble.
It turned out that in August of the same year, the Jurchen Azig led his troops to attack Beizhili and other places, approaching the capital.
Zhu Yujian was furious when he learned about it. He immediately went to Shu and asked King Qin to go north.
After Chongzhen refused, he ignored the national rule that "the vassal king does not control the army" and secretly recruited troops and horses, leading thousands of people from Nanyang to the north to Qinwang.
However, he did not reach the capital during this trip. He only fought a few battles with the peasant army on the way, and then received an order from Chongzhen ordering him to return.
In desperation, he had to return to Nanyang.
Not long after Zhu Yujian returned to Nanyang, he received the imperial edict of punishment from Chongzhen, demoted him to a commoner, and was imprisoned in the royal prison in Fengyang.
Zhu Yuanzhang's memory was a bit blurry. When Yang Qi told it, he had roughly sorted out his memory. After shaking his head slightly, he asked, "What's his temperament like now?"
Yang Qi hesitated and said: "I don't know the details of this matter. I just heard that he suffered a lot after being imprisoned. Lord Suilu visited him when he was inspecting last year."
"Master Lu later told people that he was polite and sent someone to take care of him..."
After Yang Qi finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang also remembered that this incident seemed to have happened. Later, Chongzhen ordered the death of the mausoleum supervisor who tortured Zhu Yujian.
He thought for a while and said to Yang Qi: "Send people to Weifang immediately and ask Zhang Huangyan to trap Guo Sheng in Shandong."
"In addition, send another hundred households to Fengyang Imperial Prison, release Zhu Yujian, and tell him that if he can raise five thousand soldiers and horses within one month, we will not only forgive his sins, but also restore his title. !”
Yang Qi was stunned when he heard this, then bowed and responded.
After Yang Qi left, Zhu Yuanzhang checked Qi Kun and Tu again.
After a while, a guard in Jinyi came in to report that Zuo Xianmei had come to say goodbye.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned when he heard the report.
Some people died, but not completely...
