Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he saw Wang Shoulin.
Because according to the plan, Wang Shoulin should have gone south to Wuchang with Zhang Huangyan at this moment, and should not have come to Linyi.
He was about to ask, but when he saw that there were many people outside the house, in order to avoid leaking the information, he motioned to Wang Shoulin to follow him to the study.
"Your Majesty, Ping Nanbo has led three thousand elite troops to Wuchang at night. If everything goes well, Wuchang should be captured in ten days."
After Wang Shoulin entered the study, he hurriedly reported.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said a little strangely: "Since Zhang Huangyan has gone south, why did you come back? But what happened in the middle?"
After he finished speaking, he saw Wang Shoulin's hesitant expression and asked, "But Zhang Huangyan didn't read out our imperial edict?"
It turned out that after Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhang Huangyan to pretend to go north that day, he suddenly received news from Wang Shoulin that he had seen Zuo Xianmei in Liaocheng and found hundreds of rebels hiding in ships transporting grain from the south.
After he learned about this, he immediately ordered Zhang Huangyan to select five thousand elites and rush to Liaocheng, Dezhou and other places, and issued an imperial edict, instructing Zhang Huangyan to announce the marriage to Zuo Xianmei regardless of whether he captured Zuo Xianmei or not, as long as he was in Liaocheng. Then he sent his troops south and captured Wuchang in the name of his son-in-law.
At this moment, he saw that Wang Shoulin had a troubled look on his face, and thought of Zhang Huangyan's refusal when he was offered the marriage, so he asked this question.
Wang Shoulin was a little surprised and said: "Your Majesty, how did you know..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw an angry look on Zhu Yuanzhang's face and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it's not that Ping Nanbo is resisting the decree. It's just because Zuo Xianmei said that your Majesty had intended to let her into the palace and offered to help us capture Wuchang, so ..."
"What are you talking about? Zuo Xianmei offered to help you capture Wuchang?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised when he heard this.
Wang Shoulin nodded and said, "Yes, because when we rushed to Uncle Xinyi's mansion, we happened to bump into Zuo Xianmei chasing Uncle Xinyi, Yan Ermei and others. At that time, both people and the stolen goods were taken away, and she couldn't deny it at all."
"And she seems to care about Long Wu and others. In order to protect them, she took the initiative to ask Ping Nanbo to capture Wuchang."
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said, "Did Zhang Huangyan tell you this?"
Wang Shoulin shook his head and said, "No, General Mo was present at the incident. Zuo Xianmei originally asked to have a private chat with Uncle Ping Nan, but Uncle Ping Nan insisted that General Mo be involved in the matter."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Zhang Huangyan is quite measured, so in what capacity does he go to seize Wuchang, brother and sister?"
Wang Shoulin glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise and said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Ping Nan really wants to recognize Zuo Xianmei as his adopted sister, but he is worried that this matter is inappropriate, so he asked the general to come to you for instructions."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "I'm afraid Zuo Xianmei came up with this idea, right?"
When Wang Shoulin heard this, he was stunned again, and then said with admiration: "Your Majesty, how do you know so clearly? It was indeed Zuo Xianmei who proposed this matter."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "Zhang Huangyan is so smart, how can he be so confused on this matter!"
"If he acts as a sworn brother, how can he make Zuo Liangyu's soldiers surrender even if he takes Wuchang?"
"You go immediately..."
As he spoke, he saw Wang Shoulin was about to speak but stopped, so he stopped and said, "What else does Zhang Huangyan have to say?"
Wang Shoulin suddenly knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, please punish the general for his negligence!"
"Before you left the capital, you ordered the general to investigate Uncle Ping Nan. The general was negligent and failed to report to you in time. In fact, Uncle Ping Nan was married and had a son in the year he won the imperial examination."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with some dissatisfaction: "We know Zhang..."
As soon as he spoke, he stopped immediately, then calmed down and continued: "It was difficult for you to find out in a hurry. After all, everything was complicated at the time, and you made an unintentional mistake. And now it seems that Zuo Liangyu and others were The forces have penetrated into Jinyiwei..."
When Wang Shoulin heard this, he thanked him again and again.
After Zhu Yuanzhang signaled him to get up, he mused: "Brothers and sisters are just brothers and sisters. You should immediately send a message to Du Yinxi, asking him to ignore the affairs in Sichuan for the time being and return to Wuchang first."
"At the same time, Yan Yingyuan was informed and asked to assist Zhang Huangyan in defending Wuchang and ensuring that food from Huguang and other places could be transported to the north."
Wang Shoulin said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, Master Du may not be able to return to help Wuchang, because the general has just received news that Yuan Zongdi took advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's attack on Chengdu and suddenly led his army to attack Zhang Xianzhong and defeated Zhang Xianzhong."
"Now Zhang Xianzhong has divided his troops into two groups. One group has entered Guizhou, while the other group seems to want to return to Huguang."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was silent for a while and said, "Is there still no news about Wu Mengming?"
Wang Shoulin said: "Not yet, but the general has sent people to step up the search. But now Zuo Liangyu and Gao Jie are approaching Xi'an. It is said that the city is in chaos, and there is no news from our people yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Did Ping Xigong not send any troops?"
Wang Shoulin shook his head and said, "No, but because Ping Xigong killed Tong Tulai in public, Jierhalang did not go south again, but attacked Datong with all his strength."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "It doesn't matter. As long as Ping Xigong doesn't leave the city, with our firepower, Jierhalang won't be able to take advantage."
It turned out that Wu Sangui had previously asked Sony to exchange 300,000 Northern slaves for Tong Tulai in accordance with Zhu Yuanzhang's order. Unexpectedly, Sony refused to give in and insisted that he could only return the area south of Ningyuan and 50,000 Northern slaves.
They also claimed that if the Ming court did not agree, they would send their troops south again.
After Zhu Yuanzhang learned about this, Zhi Nu was really stalling for time.
In addition, he was worried that if he delayed for too long, Gong Yonggu would fall into Li Zicheng's trap.
Then he thought that if he killed Tong Tulai, he would not only win the hearts of the people, but also paralyze Li Zicheng.
If Jierhalang attacks Datong because of this, Gong Yonggu will not enter Shaanxi, and Datong will be safe.
So he followed the cabinet's wishes and took Tong Tulai to Datong and beheaded him in public.
As soon as this incident came out, it won a lot of praise.
Not only did the number of refugees in Shanxi decrease, but even Li Mou and Hao Yaoqi, who had left the battle, returned to their divisions and attacked Jierhalang from behind.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not think that Li Mou and others were sincerely helping. He suspected that this was also a means for Li Zicheng to confuse Gong Yonggu.
At this moment, he heard that Yuan Zongdi actually entered Sichuan and started a war with Zhang Xianzhong, and he couldn't help but have some doubts about his previous judgment.
Because of doubts in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Wang Shoulin to ask Li Ruolian to rush to Wuchang for reinforcements, and then asked him to retreat.
Unexpectedly, Wang Shoulin hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I also heard a rumor that Sha Dingzhou, the chieftain of Mengzi, launched a rebellion and captured Prince Mu's Mansion."
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled when he heard this, but then he suppressed his panic and said in a deep voice: "Where did this matter come from, and how many people know about it?"
Wang Shoulin said: "The news came from the Jinyiwei in Sichuan, but they can't confirm it. As for how many people know about this, it is still unclear."
"But Master Du and the others haven't sent any news. I think there aren't many people who want to know."
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said, "Send someone to investigate this matter immediately. If there is any news, report it to us as soon as possible."
"Then we need to pay close attention to the trends of rumors. If anyone spreads rumors and causes trouble, let the Jin Yiwei arrest them directly. If anyone dares to resist, he will be killed on the spot."
"In addition, you have to be prepared to have people refute the rumors. Just say that Duke Qian has been guarding Yunnan for more than two hundred years and has a deep foundation..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he asked Wang Shoulin to repeat it again before letting him leave.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang quickly walked to Kun Yutu and kept gesticulating.
After a long time, he stopped and murmured to himself: "Is this Li Zushu's plan?"
"But Yunnan is remote. Even if the chieftain rebels, it will not threaten Jiangnan. What is his purpose in doing this?"
