"Is what Zuo Xianmei said true?"
Zhu Yuanzhang read the secret letter again and murmured to himself: "If this is the case, Zuo Liangyu should also know about this, so he did not go south to attack Li Ruolian."
"But Wu Mengming only found out about this matter after sneaking into Xi'an. How could Zuo Liangyu and the others know about it in advance? And why did Zuo Xianmei remind us? Is there really a conflict between their father and daughter?"
Then he remembered Zuo Xianmei's request for an official position for Zuo Liangyu yesterday, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
Because he thought that Zuo Xianmei was just a woman, and if she lost the big tree of Zuo Liangyu, no matter how talented she was, she would not be able to do much, so she would never do anything detrimental to Zuo Liangyu.
"According to Huang Liang's news, Zuo Liangyu has severed ties with the people behind Mr. Zou Da. Why did both Li Zushu and Wang Dehua appear in Wuchang? Are they not fellow travelers?"
"If this is the case, who is the person behind Li Zushu?"
"Also, Zuo Yongmei pretended to be a wolf soldier yesterday. Is this a point of reference or an attempt to divert our attention?"
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Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a long time to no avail, shook his head slightly, stood up slowly, and walked to the small courtyard outside the house.
It was almost dusk, and the sun was still radiating its remaining power.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the setting sun and suddenly realized something in his heart. He murmured to himself: "Wu Mengming's secret letter didn't come long ago. It came just when we had doubts. It seems that there should be something in it." Mystery.”
"If this is Zuo Xianmei's method, it means that Zuo Liangyu cannot confirm what happened in Xi'an and wants to use this stone to ask for directions."
"But Zuo Xianmei should also know that we are worried about Nanliang, so she wants to help us subdue Gao Jie and Xie Bizhi, because only in this way can we leave with peace of mind."
"From this point of view, the love and admiration she expressed earlier should also be to arouse the pride in our hearts, so as to prevent us from thinking too much and discovering flaws."
"If this is true, Lu Jiude's departure may be their method. This will not only allow us to quickly pacify Shandong, but also leave Guo Sheng as a scourge and lead to the Jiangnan incident."
"If we resist the temptation and do not return to Beijing, we will most likely go south because we are worried about the damage to the southern grain. Then she can stir up the situation again and seize the opportunity to occupy the territory."
After Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to understand this, he relaxed a little, and then started thinking about Xi'an.
In fact, he didn't quite believe in this matter, because Li Zicheng's life and death were still uncertain, and Li Yan was extremely intelligent, so logically speaking, he shouldn't be killed by Gao Yigong so soon.
What's more, Li Zicheng asked Gao Yigong to stay in Xi'an, which shows that Gao Yigong's loyalty should be no problem.
However, he also knew that the battle for the throne was always cruel. If something unexpected happened to Li Zicheng, it would be possible for Gao Yigong to kill Li Yan and others for the sake of the throne.
You must know that few people in the world can resist that kind of supreme temptation, and Gao Yigong has been in Xi'an for a long time, and his strength is far better than that of Li Guo, Li Yan and others who returned from defeat.
In addition, he had the help of Gao Guiying, Li Zicheng's wife, and Tian Jianxiu and Niu Jinxing as his minions, so it was not difficult to capture and kill Li Yan and others.
Moreover, Wu Mengming is in Xi'an now and will not report easily if he is not sure.
Thinking of this, he frowned and said to himself: "Whether this matter is true or false, it is difficult to do anything to consolidate Yonggu's tired soldiers."
"If we really want to accomplish this, we have to mobilize the Nan soldiers and Guan Ning cavalry. This is too risky."
"And if this is true, Zuo Liangyu will definitely be faster than us. In addition, most of his men have surrendered troops, so it will be easier than us to recruit them."
"In this case, we might as well throw stones and ask Zuo Liangyu to advance into Xi'an and find out the truth."
"Then there's Gao Jie. We were worried before that if he was transferred elsewhere, he would be dissatisfied. Now we might as well put the matter on Zuo Liangyu and let him attack Xi'an. If there is any disagreement, let him Guard the west of Henan."
"This will not only isolate Wuchang from Shanxi, but also intensify the conflict between Gao Jie and Zuo Liangyu. At the same time, the grain road in eastern Henan will also have an extra layer of insurance."
"In addition, we can also ask Li Chengdong to guard the east of Jinan, so that the pressure on Zhang Huangyan will be less. Then we will let him train the navy..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang clarified his thoughts, he summoned Yang Qi and ordered him to immediately send people to the capital and Datong to increase the vigilance of the capital and strictly order Gong Yonggu not to send troops.
Then he slowly walked into the house, took out the map of Kun, and studied the situation in Jiangnan.
Not long after, Yang Qi walked in again and reported that Gong Yonggu had sent an urgent secret letter through Jin Yiwei.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard this, took the secret letter and quickly browsed it.
He only read a few lines before a look of surprise appeared on his face.
It turns out that according to what Gong Yonggu said, great changes have indeed taken place in Xi'an, and Li Yan is really dead.
Because three days ago, Li Yan found Ren Zhihua with Li Yan's head, crying and telling him that Niu Jinxing had killed everyone in the Li family.
After Ren Zhihua inquired carefully, he learned that not long after Li Zicheng was assassinated, Jurchen Prince Zheng Jierhalang led the Xianghuang Banner to appear at the border of Shaanxi.
Gao Yigong used this as an excuse to transfer all the generals of Liu Zongmin, Li Yan and others out, and then accused Li Yan and others of having evil intentions and put them under house arrest.
Li Yan did not resist because he cared about the overall situation.
Unexpectedly, after Niu Jinxing learned that Jierhalang had defeated Li Mou and others, he broke into Li's house frantically and killed everyone in Li Yan's house.
Fortunately, Li Yan went out that day and was not in the house, so she managed to escape.
Afterwards, Niu Jinxing saw that Li Yan was missing, so he sent people everywhere to chase him.
Fortunately, Li Yan has always been kind and righteous, and some insiders sympathized with him. They not only helped Li Yan secretly, but also took the risk to steal Li Yan's head, which Niu Jinxing was preparing to use as a wine set.
Everyone originally wanted to bury Li Yan quietly, but Li Yan felt that Li Yan would not die in peace, so she took his head to find Ren Zhihua, hoping to use Gong Yonggu's power to avenge Li Yan.
At the end of the secret letter, Gong Yonggu also listed the rebel generals that Li Yan had contacted. There were as many as a dozen people, with more than 30,000 troops.
After Zhu Yuanzhang read Gong Yonggu's secret letter, he knew that the incident in Xi'an was true.
Because Gong Yonggu and others had met Li Yan, and since Li Yan had brought Li Yan's head, it should be impossible for him to fake it.
Furthermore, he had always wondered why Bumubutai abandoned her coastal stronghold and ignored her son's reputation. Now it seemed that she had killed three birds with one stone.
First, they can use this to hold back Liu Wenbing's navy, paralyze everyone at the same time, and cover Jierhalang's westward advance.
Secondly, it is to make Dorgon bear the responsibility and damage his prestige.
Third, by attacking Shaanxi, they showed off their force to the Mongolian tribes, so that they would not dare to act rashly.
Of course, if Jierhalang can really capture Shaanxi and open the way for the Jurchens to enter the customs, it will be a victory for four birds with one stone.
However, since Bumbutai only sent Jirharang with the blue flag, there should be no such plan.
After all, Shaanxi is too far away from Liaodong and sandwiched between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty. Even if we succeed for a while, it will not be easy to hold on.
But although Bumu Butai had no such intention, Zhu Yuanzhang had to guard against it.
Because judging from Jierhalang's defeat of Li Mou and others, it shows that he is fully capable of capturing Shaanxi.
If Niu Jinxing really surrendered to the Jurchens regardless of shame and helped them govern Shaanxi, it would not be impossible for Jirharang to occupy Shaanxi for a long time.
After Zhu Yuanzhang clarified the matter, another doubt arose in his mind, that is, why Wu Mengming's secret letter did not mention the Jurchen incident.
Was it because Wu Mengming didn't know about it, or that his letter had been tampered with?
Some people died, but not completely...
