"Your Most Holy Majesty..."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the words "Your Majesty the Most Holy" written on the envelope, he was shocked and glanced at Zhang Hongren subconsciously.
It turns out that Taoist priests pride themselves on being outsiders and are not subject to the constraints of human emperors. Therefore, when some Taoist people see the emperor, most of them bow to him instead of worshiping him.
As for the word "holy", except for some flattering Taoist priests, almost no one would use it on the emperor.
Like Huang Liang's previous letter to Zhu Yuanzhang, he didn't even mention the word "Your Majesty", but just told the story of Zuo Liangyu in the tone of an ordinary person.
Unexpectedly, Huang Liang actually used the word "Holy" this time, so Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang had specifically investigated Huang Liang and knew that although he had always played with the world, he had a very lawful heart.
Even though he was playful and playful, he never acted out of proportion, let alone flattered others.
Now he actually calls Zhu Yuanzhang "His Most Holy Majesty", as if Zhu Yuanzhang is juxtaposed with the ancestors of the Zhengyi Sect.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang thought that in order to win over the Zhengyi Sect, he had specially saluted Huang Liang's letter with the dignity of an emperor, and won Zhang Hongren's kowtow in return.
He originally thought it was due to his proper planning, but now it seems that it may be largely due to Huang Liang.
"Your Majesty, have no doubt that this letter was obtained by a poor Taoist from the body of his master's uncle, and it is blessed by the secret method of our sect. It cannot be fake!"
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, Zhang Hongren's voice sounded.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he pretended to be sad and said: "We have no doubts about this letter. We are just a little sad for a moment when we think of Master Zhang Yingdao's emergence as a result."
After he finished speaking, he opened the letter carefully and respectfully.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was very calm at first, but later he became more and more solemn and even a little panicked. At the same time, he felt a little admiration for Huang Liang in his heart.
It turns out that although the content of Huang Liang's statement was presented in the form of a letter, it was actually more like a memorial.
In his letter, he first told how in his early years he wanted to help the world and save the people because he saw the wars raging all over the Ming Dynasty and the people were in dire straits.
However, after many attempts, he not only failed to change the status quo, but also almost lost his life. Therefore, he became disheartened and prepared to play the world and end his life.
Later, inspired by Zhang Yingjing, he changed his attitude and decided to help the Ming Dynasty.
At first, he just wanted to help Zhu Yuanzhang stabilize Zuo Liangyu and others so that the people could live a more stable life.
However, when he later saw Zhu Yuanzhang's thunderous methods, he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang might be able to revive the Ming Dynasty and even restore Taizu's image, so he decided to sacrifice his life to help.
Then he focused on three major events.
The first thing is that although Zuo Liangyu has lost contact with Mr. Zou Da and the people behind the scenes, he has established a connection with southern officials and a mysterious figure in the rebels through Lu Jiude.
And after the agreement is fulfilled, Zhu Yousong must make Zuo Xianmei the queen.
Originally, Lu Jiude was planning to come to Taiyuan a few days ago to discuss the details with Zuo Liangyu, but for some reason he turned back halfway.
The second thing is that Jin Yiwei has been infiltrated by Zuo Liangyu's forces, and the news delivered is not reliable.
Zhang Yingdao told Zhu Yuanzhang in the letter that because Dongchang was so powerful in the early days, Jinyiwei was reduced to a subsidiary, so all relevant information about Jinyiwei has been mastered by Dongchang.
Zuo Liangyu somehow got in touch with Wang Dehua and got relevant information about Jin Yiwei.
Since the Jin Yiwei played a great role in the previous battles, Zuo Liangyu wanted to use the Jin Yiwei to mislead Zhu Yuanzhang in order to change the passive situation.
Now Zuo Liangyu's people have successfully sneaked into the Jinyiwei in Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places, so Zhang Yingdao reminded Zhu Yuanzhang that he must reorganize the Jinyiwei. Before that, the news about Jinyiwei should not be credulous.
The third thing was that Li Zicheng was self-defeating. Zuo Liangyu had secretly sent troops to sneak into Shaanxi.
It turned out that Li Zicheng was forced to return to Shaanxi after his defeat in Yu County, but he accepted Li Yan's suggestion and left some soldiers disguised as refugees to cause trouble.
Later, when the Jurchens invaded the south, Li Zicheng believed that the time had come for a counterattack, so he ordered the rebel leaders from various places to lead the refugees to revolt.
At the same time, there have been rumors in Xi'an that Gao Yigong was competing with Li Guo for the heirloom. In order to confuse Zhu Yuanzhang and others, he followed Li Yan's suggestion and arranged an internal fight.
However, although Li Yan's plan was good, two accidents occurred.
One is that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly released Hao Yaoqi and others, which aroused suspicion within the rebels.
The other is that Niu Jinxing secretly ordered an elite force lurking in Datong to open the city for Hauge. This was criticized by Li Yan and others, which intensified the conflict between Niu and Li.
Li Zicheng stabilized the morale of the army. While expressing trust in Hao Yaoqi and others, he also sent Hao Yaoqi and others to Taiyuan on the grounds that he would use his tactics to his advantage.
At the same time, Li Yan, Liu Zongmin, and Gao Yi were secretly ordered to sneak into Datong and wait for an opportunity to attack Gong Yonggu.
Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng's fake act of trust gave the general the opportunity to assassinate him, and he almost died as a result.
Li Zicheng was worried about the impact on the war situation, and wanted to hide the matter. However, Niu Jinxing, who did not know the truth, mistakenly thought that Li Zicheng was in danger, so he asked his son Niu Quan to go to Yulin, falsely conveyed the imperial edict, and put Jierhalang in prison.
Li Yan and others heard that the Jurchens had entered the country, so they had to quickly withdraw their troops and barely stabilize the situation.
In order to prevent Gong Yonggu from attacking Shaanxi after learning the truth, they also blocked Xi'an and other places on the pretext that Gao Yigong launched a coup to prevent the news of Jierhalang's entry into Yulin from being leaked, and at the same time used this to confuse Gong Yonggu.
But their operation strengthened Niu Jinxing's confidence. Niu Jinxing secretly informed his subordinates to offer the city to Jierhalang, while encouraging Gao Yigong to attack Li Yan, Li Guo and others.
Gao Yigong knew it was a trick, so he refused to take action.
However, Niu Jinxing thought that Gao Yigong was timid and undecided, so he led his army to attack and kill Li Yan as a way out for Gao Yigong.
Li Zicheng was shocked when he learned about this. However, he had already made a big mistake. He had no choice but to make a mistake and confuse everyone with Li Yan's death while preparing to escape south.
However, the matter was finally discovered by Zuo Liangyu, so Zuo Liangyu pretended to fight for Henan and other places, but secretly ordered Wang Yuncheng to lead Lu Guangzu, Li Guoying and others to sneak into Shaanxi and seize the territory.
After Huang Liang learned about this, he immediately sent a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang, but it was intercepted by Fan Yongdou because of a spy in the Jinyi Guards.
Fortunately, he acted cautiously and wrote the letter in another font, so he got away with it.
However, Zuo Liangyu also became suspicious and guarded him very closely.
Huang Liang had no choice but to choose to become a human being to deliver this letter.
Huang Liang then discussed the situation in detail, believing that outside the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens were watching, rebellions were raging inside, and refugees were everywhere. In addition, the courtiers had different intentions and the generals were separatist. It was actually a chaos that lasted for hundreds of years and could never be solved by a handful of people.
It was suggested that Zhu Yuanzhang should proceed steadily and not expand blindly.
Because the more places are recovered, the greater the responsibility the court bears.
But now the imperial court is very short of money and capable ministers, and it has no ability to govern such a huge world.
If this leads to complaints from the people and even triggers more rebellions, the gains outweigh the losses.
Therefore, he suggested that Zuo Liangyu and his like might as well occupy some more places to distract the people's resentment.
When the imperial court accumulates enough strength, Zuo Liangyu and his like will surrender and the people's hearts can be regained.
Regarding the lack of money, Huang Liang also put forward his own opinions.
He believed that the financial shortage of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be caused by wars and clan expenses, but was actually caused by land annexation.
However, the land issue has been going on for a long time and will never be solved overnight.
Especially in this time of war, we should not act rashly, we can only take measures slowly.
Therefore, he believed that the only way to solve the Ming Dynasty's financial crisis was through overseas trade.
In order to strengthen Zhu Yuanzhang's confidence, he also listed the overseas trade of the Song Dynasty.
At the end of the letter, Huang Liang first reminded Zhu Yuanzhang not to underestimate Zuo Xianmei.
Because although Zuo Xianmei is a female prostitute, she has great ambitions and great intelligence.
Not only did many generals in Zuo Liangyu's army obey her, but some generals in the south, even Mr. Zou Da and the people behind them had close personal relationships with her.
Then he politely advised Zhu Yuanzhang not to be bloodthirsty, so as not to hurt Tianhe and affect the fate of Ming Dynasty...
After Zhu Yuanzhang read the letter, he knew that Huang Liang's remarks on finance and other matters were unfair due to his own position.
However, he saw that Huang Liang's thousands of words were full of plans and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, but there was no mention of the Zhengyi Sect. It was obvious that the future of the Zhengyi Sect was pinned on the Ming Dynasty, so he also admired it.
Then he thought about Zhang Yingjing's emergence, and suddenly felt a little sorry in his heart, and he couldn't help but let down his guard against the Zhengyi Sect.
Some people died, but not completely...
