"Shen Tingyang, do you know your guilt?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Shen Tingyang who limped in and asked.
When Shi Kefa heard this, he was afraid that Shen Tingyang would be angry after being beaten and say rude words again, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen has already realized his mistake!"
As he spoke, he winked at Shen Tingyang, signaling him to admit his mistake.
Shen Tingyang had been furious before, and when he was beaten, he had discovered that Jin Yiwei was merciful, and felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was not indifferent to right from wrong.
It's just that he is heroic by nature and doesn't like flattery, so even though Shi Kefa tried to persuade him to surrender, he still said loudly: "I thank your Majesty for showing mercy, but I am not guilty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "What an innocent person! Let me ask you, you have been attacking Shandong for more than a month. Not only did you fail to capture Shandong, but you also lost troops and generals. Isn't this a crime?"
"We have been worried about the war situation in Shandong day and night. Not only did you not share our worries, but you also made groundless suspicions and talked nonsense. How dare you say you are not guilty?"
"Gao Jie was originally forced out of the city. If your nonsense spreads out, and he switches sides before the battle, causing the battle to fail, are you not guilty?"
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After being scolded by Zhu Yuanzhang, Shen Tingyang finally understood and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.
Shi Kefa on the side was also sweating, secretly regretting that he should not believe Xie Sheng's words.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the two of them understood, he stopped scolding him and told Zhang Huangyan about the failure of the encirclement and suppression campaign and Guo Sheng's escape to the south.
When Shi Kefa heard this, his face instantly turned pale, while Shen Tingyang asked for orders with an angry look on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Shen Tingyang and said: "Shandong is not at peace now, Ma Jinzhong disobeys the general's orders, and Zhang Huangyan and Lu Zhenfei have been defeated again. What troops and horses do you use to surround Guo Sheng?"
Shen Tingyang was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, Shandong Commander-in-Chief Liu Zeqing is still in Huai'an. Your Majesty might as well let him go and stop him."
"I rushed to Nanjing at night and summoned soldiers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to encircle and suppress them."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Liu Zeqing was assassinated. It is said that he could not even get out of bed. If you expect him to stop him, you might as well expect Guo Sheng to destroy himself." "As for you talking about summoning soldiers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is even more difficult to quench the thirst of the people far away. It is not good for the overall situation. helpless!"
When Shen Tingyang heard that Liu Zeqing had been assassinated, he knew that his plan was no longer feasible and he couldn't help but frowned.
At this time, Shi Kefa suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying has nearly ten thousand people under his command. Your Majesty might as well issue an order for him to go and stop him, and then summon troops from all over to encircle and suppress Guo Sheng."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought that when he recruited Ma Shiying to go north to Qinwang, the other party was unusually slow and he must have had ulterior motives.
But now that Guo Sheng is going to mess up Jiangnan, Ma Shiying's interests will also be harmed, so he should not sit back and watch anymore.
So he asked Shi Kefa to draft an edict and asked Ma Shiying to rush to Suqian and Huai'an to deploy defenses immediately.
After handling these matters, it was already the end of Haishi. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take a rest, but Yang Qi came in again to report that Cao Hu had secretly left the house with more than a dozen people.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and said: "Send a team of royal guards to follow Cao Hu and others from a distance, and set up defenses at the residences of Xie Sheng, Shi Kefa and others to prevent Cao Hu from sneak attacks."
After Yang Qi agreed, he said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, when Zhao Erhu sent a message earlier, he said that if your Majesty is free, it is best to go to Weifang."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Is there anything else going on in Weifang?"
Yang Qi shook his head and said: "General, I haven't heard of it. What I just said was said privately by someone here and was not written in a secret letter."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought that Zhao Erhu had always been straightforward. If something happened, he would definitely write it in a letter and would never let anyone pass the message in private. This matter should be Zhang Huangyan's doing.
He immediately thought that Zhang Huangyan was brave and strategic, and he had the imperial edict. If there was a problem with Ma Jinzhong and Lu Zhenfei, Zhang Huangyan should be able to capture them with his ability, and he would not be so mysterious.
"Did he discover the origin of that mysterious army?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered that Zhang Huangyan had fought against that mysterious army twice, but the information in the letter was very vague.
He originally thought that Zhang Huangyan had no clue, but now it seems that Zhang Huangyan must have discovered something, and because of the other party's special status, he didn't say anything clearly.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Yang Qi to bring the messenger to ask questions.
After Zhu Yuanzhang inquired, he found that the man didn't know anything about it, so he asked them to retreat.
Then he checked Kun Yutu for a while and murmured to himself: "If it were Mr. Zou Da's people, Zhang Huangyan would definitely not be so cautious. I think that the mysterious soldiers and horses are most likely to belong to a certain general in the south."
"Judging from the distribution of troops, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and Ma Shiying are all suspects. However, Liu Zeqing claimed to have been assassinated because he did not want to be involved in the Shandong War."
"And Liu Liangzuo has already participated in the Liaocheng dispute and has no spare energy to interfere with the Weifang incident, so there is only one horse left..."
"No, that mysterious army has something to do with Lu Jiude, and Zhu Yousong once had five thousand people under his command. Now they suddenly dispersed. Could it be a hasty move after the incident was exposed?"
"If this is true, then Nanjing garrison eunuch Han Zanzhou may not be able to escape his involvement..."
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Then he called Yang Qi in and asked him to send a message to Zhang Dabiao, instructing Zhang Dabiao to lead his army to Suqian via Huaxian, Heze, and Shangqiu.
If you encounter rebels in Huaxian and other places, you can assist Li Ruolian to eliminate them before going there.
After Yang Qi agreed, he told Zhu Yuanzhang that Cao Hu and others went out of the house for a tour and then returned.
After Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to monitor Cao Hu closely, he checked Qi Kun and Tu again.
Over the next three days, the battle situation changed dramatically.
First, Yuan Zongdi, who had fought against Du Yinxi for more than a month in Mianchi, suddenly returned to Shaanxi, and then Hao Yaoqi also led his army back to Yan'an.
At the same time, Li Zicheng was assassinated and Jilharang's southern invasion was publicized, which caused chaos among the rebels. Other rebels in Henan also fled to Shaanxi, Xiangyang and other places.
Li Ruolian took advantage of the situation to open up eastern Henan, recruited Ren Qi's troops, and gradually expanded westward.
After Yuan Zongdi retreated, Zuo Liangyu wanted to lead his troops to pursue him, but because Zhu Yuanzhang had a purpose and was discouraged by Hou Xun and others, he did not advance.
However, he was not idle either. He first took the opportunity to take back the military power in Du Yinxi's hands, and then took advantage of the situation to seize Luoyang, Zhengzhou and other places.
But his good luck seemed to have ended here, because when he later wanted to enter Kaifeng, he was overtaken by Li Ruolian.
When he wanted to occupy Xuchang, Xing was one step too late.
Moreover, the Xing family also blocked Zuo Liangyu's southward route on the pretext of attacking Xi'an.
Zuo Liangyu was unwilling to give up and disguised himself as a bandit to attack the Xing family. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Shen Yunying's army. In the end, he had no choice but to give up.
In Shandong, Gao Jie, Li Chengdong and others also successfully captured Jinan and captured Ma Chongxi alive.
After Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded everyone, he asked Gao Jie to rush to Henan Xiang to help the Xing family, and Li Chengdong to guard the east of Jinan. Then he pretended to return to Beijing, but in fact secretly rushed to Linyi.
Some people died, but not completely...
