After Gao Wencai finished speaking with tears in his eyes, he kowtowed again and again, asking Zhu Yuanzhang to punish him.
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward to help Gao Wencai up and encouraged him: "Gao Qing, it's not your fault in this matter, it's just that Li Yan was too cruel!"
He said, paused, and continued: "Speaking of it, Li Yan can be considered a talent, but it's a pity that he doesn't know people well and has put himself in a certain death situation. He is also a pitiful person."
Gao Wencai couldn't help but let out a low sigh when he heard this.
At this time, Wang Shoulin said: "Your Majesty, since Gao Qianhu has confirmed that this matter is a conspiracy, should we notify Zuo Liangyu and others immediately to prevent them from falling into the trap and allowing the rebels to counterattack?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "It's useless. We have repeatedly ordered us to stay in the city and hold on, but they still defied orders and entered Shaanxi. Even if we tell them this now, they won't believe it."
Wang Shoulin said: "Your Majesty, can we pass the Jin Yiwei..."
"No, we have finally eliminated the female cadres in Jinyiwei. If we introduce more female cadres, there may be another change."
"And Zuo Xianmei should have been aware of it when she led Zhang Huangyan to seize Wuchang. Even if Zuo Liangyu is damaged, it won't be too serious!"
Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Wang Shoulin loudly without waiting for him to finish.
Wang Shoulin heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said and felt that what he said was reasonable, so he said no more.
Then he thought about what happened in Wuchang, and when he was about to speak, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang frowning in thought, so he took the opportunity to comfort Gao Wencai in a low voice.
"Wang Qing, you said earlier that there were rumors in the capital that we wanted to recruit Zuo Xianmei. Can you find out who spread the news?"
Just when Wang Shoulin was feeling sad, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
Wang Shoulin was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "This matter appeared suddenly. The general has not found out the exact source. He only knows that this matter came from Shanxi."
"Shanxi?"
Zhu Yuanzhang repeated it subconsciously, thinking that since Zuo Xianmei had appeared in Liaocheng, she would not be the one spreading the rumor.
But if it wasn't Zuo Xianmei, who would know about this?
Suddenly, he thought of Zuo Yongmei, who had appeared in Liaocheng and then went to Taiyuan.
Then he thought that Zuo Yongmei was quite alert when she stopped him, but she behaved very honestly in front of Zuo Xianmei, so she suspected that Zuo Yongmei did this.
So he looked at Zhang Dabiao and said, "Do you know if Zuo Yongmei has arrived in Taiyuan?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, when he saw Zhang Dabiao frowning slightly, he knew that he didn't know about this. When he was about to send Yang Qi in for questioning, Wang Shoulin on the side said: "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei once saw Zuo Menggeng personally greeting a woman. It seems that she is Zuo Yongmei."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "Didn't you say last time that the relationship between the Zuo brothers and sisters was not good? How could Zuo Mengeng come to greet them in person? Can you see clearly?"
Wang Shoulin explained: "The previous news from Jin Yiwei did say this. Later, His Majesty ordered the general to investigate in detail, and then he learned that although Zuo Mengeng and Zuo Xianmei had a bad relationship, they were very close to Zuo Yongmei." .
"And this time Zuo Menggeng resisted Yuan Zongdi in Mianchi. Our people will not admit it. It's just that the woman was in the car and didn't see her face clearly. However, Zuo Menggeng kept calling her sister, so I guess she was Zuo Yongmei."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "Did Zuo Mengeng have any private contact with Zuo Yongmei before he led his army on the expedition?"
Wang Shoulin said with some embarrassment: "The guards at Zuo Liangyu's residence are very tight. Our people have not entered yet. This matter..."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and then ordered Wang Shoulin: "Immediately have someone investigate the relationship between Zuo Mengeng and Zuo Yongmei."
"Then we need to spread the news as we said before to see if Zuo Menggeng will go south to Wuchang, and also notify Du Yinxi and Shen Yunying to try to delay Zhang Xianzhong's eastward departure. If it doesn't work, return to Wuchang to help... ..."
Wang Shoulin heard this and whispered: "Your Majesty, when the rumors spread, the Queen was quite unhappy. If..."
"It doesn't matter, we believe the queen can understand, just do it."
Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Wang Shoulin with some dissatisfaction, then looked at Zhang Dabiao and said, "Send more people to take over."
Li Jing and others, we are worried that some people do not want Li Jing to come back. "
After Zhang Dabiao agreed, he looked at Gao Wencai, who was a little depressed, and shouted loudly: "Gao Qing!"
Gao Wencai was startled when he heard this, and then stood up instinctively. However, when he found that his left sleeve was slightly dangling, a trace of sadness appeared on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Gao Wencai and said in a deep voice: "We intend to make you the commander of the Jinyi Guards, but there is a condition. You can only perform your duties after you bring the head of Niu Jinxing. Before that, you can only act as the commander. Are you willing to take this position?"
Gao Wencai wanted to refuse at first, but when he heard that he was asked to kill Niu Jinxing, he immediately responded loudly: "The last general will take the order!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, wrote two more secret letters, and handed them to Wang Shoulin together with the previous memorial. After ordering him to send them out as quickly as possible, he asked them to retreat.
Then he walked slowly to Kun Yutu and kept gesticulating.
After a long time, he stopped and murmured to himself: "As long as Gong Yonggu can hold on to Datong, Thief Li will not dare to advance."
"Furthermore, Huang Degong will defend Zuo Liangyu, so the situation in Shanxi will not get out of control. However, if Gao Jie is defeated, Dong Qi and Ren Qi may not be able to stop the rebels."
"Li Chengdong can be used, but he is not Gao Jie, and he has no deep hatred against Thief Li."
"Furthermore, according to Wang Shoulin's account, he was immersed in sadness in the early stage, so he did not take action, but it does not rule out that he was hesitant in his heart, pretending to be sad to delay the attack, and later learned that Zhang Huangyan had arrived, so he took action to quell the rebellion."
"Yan Ermei..."
"This man used to be Shi Kefa's staff. Although Shi Kefa lacks ability, there is no need to worry about his loyalty. Yan Ermei may be able to contain Li Chengdong."
"But Yan Ermei is a scholar after all. If he doesn't have soldiers, it won't have much effect..."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again when he thought of this.
He counted the generals in his hands back and forth, and found that there was no one to send, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"Since Ma Shouying is dead, Zhang Xianzhong must have been forced to leave Sichuan this time. Even if he cooperates with Li Thief, it is a helpless move. We may be able to alienate them."
"If this plan succeeds, Zhang Huangyan and Du Yinxi should be able to repel Bai Wang and Zhang Xianzhong's troops. Then Li Chengdong will not dare to act rashly, and Shandong will be safe. In this way, even if Henan is lost, the food route will not be interrupted."
"It's just that Zuo Xianmei is so proactive, and Li Zushu's movements are unknown. It's not easy to seize and hold Wuchang."
"But if we abandon Wuchang, Huguang, Jiangxi, and Anhui may be affected by the war. If the person behind the scenes is Zhu Hengjia, once Guangxi sends troops, then Anhui will be completely in chaos."
"Let Zhu Yujian go to Henan?"
With this thought, he shook his head slightly.
Because although Guo Sheng died, the war in Huai'an was not over yet.
What's more, Zhu Yujian's loyalty has not yet been confirmed, and the vassal king stranded in the south of the Yangtze River is also restless. In addition, the person behind the scenes has not been found out. If Zhu Yujian is rashly transferred, it may cause trouble.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, looked at Xiang Kun and Shanhaiguan on the map, and muttered: "If Li Guozhen can keep Wu Sangui under control, we may allow Liu Wenbing to go south."
But before he spoke, he shook his head slightly and said, "No, although Zhang Hongren is confident that he has convinced Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui is not a loyal person, and he is related to Zu Dashou. This person must be guarded against!"
"For the current plan, we can only wait for Li Jing to come back and find out who is behind the scenes, then move with the camera to stabilize the south, and then go north to crush Li Jing's conspiracy, which may solve the crisis in Wuchang... "
...
After Zhu Yuanzhang had settled everything, it was almost his time.
He wanted to take a short rest, but Zhang Dabiao hurriedly walked in.
