Zhu Yuanzhang did not walk very fast when he returned because he had been thinking about Zuo Xianmei's purpose tonight.
Especially Zuo Xianmei's words before leaving, "The wind in the south of the Yangtze River is strong, so hurry up if you want to cross", which made him a little worried.
At first, he thought Zuo Xianmei was referring to the wolf soldiers incident involving Guo Sheng and Mr. Zou Da, otherwise Zuo Xianmei would not have gone out of her way to explain the misunderstanding of the cavalry to him.
But when he woke up from his loss, he realized that he was wrong.
Zuo Xianmei has been testing and tempting him tonight, and showing admiration from time to time. She even killed Shen Bao to express her loyalty to him, as if she was really impressed by him and showing her kindness to him. In fact, this was all confusion. His illusion.
Because with Zuo Xianmei's wisdom, she should know that even if these methods are successful, they can only be hidden from him for a while.
Once he understood, Zuo Xianmei would only become more passive, which would do no good at all, but she just did this.
This showed that Zuo Xianmei was not afraid that he would see through her. He even felt that Zuo Xianmei did this just because she was afraid that he would not be able to see through her.
Just like the killing of Shen Bao, Zuo Xianmei clearly said that she was showing her loyalty to him, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that Zuo Xianmei was the one who gained the most from this matter.
Because according to Jin Yiwei's information, among Liu Liangzuo's four generals, Cao Hu was on good terms with Hu Shoujin, while Qin Dapeng and Shen Bao were sworn brothers.
This time Cao Hu and Shen Bao came together, but Shen Bao died inexplicably, but Cao Hu was unscathed.
Not to mention whether Liu Liangzuo would deal with Cao Hu, even Qin Dapeng would never let Cao Hu off easily and would definitely seek an explanation from him.
But Cao Hu has been fascinated by Zuo Yongmei. Don't say that he doesn't know the truth. I'm afraid even if he knows, he won't tell the truth for Zuo Yongmei.
As a result, Liu Liangzuo's army will inevitably be at odds, and it may even lead to internal strife.
Once Liu Liangzuo is weak, Zuo Xianmei will take the opportunity to win over him, and even send troops to seize Lu'an and other places, so that there will be no threat to her east.
Therefore, although Zuo Xianmei killed Shen Bao, it may be Cao Hu or even Zhu Yuanzhang who will bear the responsibility in the end, but it will never be Zuo Xianmei.
And not only did she not have to take responsibility, she also showed her loyalty and gained territory, which can be said to be several gains with one stone.
As for those feelings of admiration and admiration, it is a trick that a discerning person can see through at a glance.
Because Zuo Xianmei had already shown her intelligence earlier, how could a person with a high level of intelligence and self-control reveal her love for a complete stranger in less than a day?
So all this is a pretense, paving the way for her last words.
This sentence is true, but Zuo Xianmei deliberately wrapped it up with countless illusions, just to make Zhu Yuanzhang mistakenly think that her purpose was in the north.
"Why would she do this?"
"What else is there in Jiangnan that we haven't considered?"
"You must know that we have revealed our doubts about her and Li Zushu. With her intelligence, you should know that we will not let this matter go..."
While Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from the front.
He looked up and saw that Li Wu was galloping in with hundreds of cavalry.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought there was something wrong with Liaocheng and hurriedly rode forward to ask.
It turned out that an hour ago, Gao Jie and Xie Bi broke camp and headed for Jinan. Seeing that Liaocheng was no longer in danger, and seeing that he had not returned yet, Li Wu was worried that he had made a mistake, so he led his troops to respond.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved after listening to Li Wu's story.
However, after arriving in Liaocheng, he did not enter the city. Instead, he went to Gao Jie's camp to check and confirm that they had really left before returning to Shi Kefa's mansion.
Then he thought carefully about the affairs in the south of the Yangtze River, but he became more and more confused. In the end, not only did he not have a clear idea, but he became worried about the war in the north.
Because it has been nearly ten days since Li Zicheng was attacked, but there is still no definite news from Wu Mengming.
In addition, although Gao Yigong and Li Guo fought fiercely, neither party was seriously injured. He couldn't help but suspect that this was a trap.
Then he thought about the fact that Li Yan and others returned without success after mobilizing troops last time, which was really a taboo for military strategists. If something serious had not happened, they would never have retreated in such a hurry.
Because as long as they persisted for one more day last time, even if they could not besiege the capital again, they could easily kill Gong Yonggu's tens of thousands of troops.
If Gong Yonggu's soldiers and horses are destroyed, he will be unable to restrain the generals in the short term, and then there will be another storm in the north.
He did not believe that with Li Yan's intelligence, he would not be able to see this, but Li Yan retreated at the critical moment, indicating that something big must have happened in Shaanxi.
If something really happened, the battles in Mianchi, Taiyuan and other places should be affected, but now the fighting is still going on, which makes him a little confused.
The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more confused he felt. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, so he picked up Wu Sangui's memorial again.
At this time, Yang Qi walked in quickly and reported: "Your Majesty, Zuo Xianmei has left the Liaocheng area. Judging from the direction of her travel, she seems to be returning to Wuchang!"
"In addition to sending people to continue tracking, the general will also follow your instructions and have people rush to inform Uncle Mighty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Is there any movement over there with Cao Hu?"
Yang Qidao: "Cao Hu has been staying in the previous house and has not taken any action."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
Because judging from yesterday's situation, Cao Hu was not a man with a strategy, not to mention that he was also charged with intending to kill the king.
With Cao Hu's character, it was impossible for him to stay in the city after Zuo Xianmei left, unless he had another mission.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and told Yang Qi to closely monitor Cao Hu's actions. If the situation was urgent, he could kill him first and report later.
After Yang Qi bowed in agreement, he took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it over respectfully.
After Zhu Yuanzhang signaled him to leave, he opened the secret letter.
But he only took a few glances and frowned.
It turned out that this letter was sent from Xi'an by Wu Mengming. The letter said that Li Zicheng had not shown up yet and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
But Gao Yigong, with the help of Tian Jianxiu and Niu Jinxing, had taken control of Xi'an and placed Li Guo, Liu Zongmin, Li Yan and others under house arrest.
However, Wu Mengming suspected that Li Guo and others might have been killed, because Gao Wencai had previously written him a letter asking for help, but when he rushed to Li's house, he found that the guards in front of the door were actually Niu Jinxing's people.
After that, he contacted Gao Wencai many times, but to no avail.
Moreover, Jin Yiwei also received news that someone was secretly hunting Li Yan and issued a kill order.
Furthermore, Hao Yaoqi once wrote a letter, believing that the war situation was deadlocked and there was little point in continuing the fight. He requested his master to return to the court, but was rejected by Gao Yigong's false imperial edict.
According to the news from the generals lurking in the army, people in the army are now in panic. Soldiers are escaping every day. It is only a matter of time before they are defeated...
After Zhu Yuanzhang read Wu Mengming's letter, his expression became more solemn.
Because if this matter is true, this is definitely the best time to regain Shaanxi.
But when he thought of Li Yan, he had some doubts.
Then he remembered Zuo Xianmei's words again, and he became even more confused.
Some people died, but not completely...
