After Li Jing was surprised, he glanced at Zhu Yujian again and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although the vassal kings have made mistakes, is this treatment too severe?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he ignored him and just stared at Zhu Yujian coldly.
When Zhu Yujian saw this, his body trembled slightly, he hesitated for a while, then knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, although some of the vassal kings are more domineering, they have no intention of committing rebellion. The rebellion should be caused by female cadres." A trap, please..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp eyes and quickly changed his words: "I accept the decree!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yujian for a while and said in a deep voice: "We know what you are thinking, but don't worry, we are not indifferent people. As long as you work hard, we will not treat you badly."
"Also, we heard that King Zhu Yihai of Lu is quite loyal. If you ask him to monitor the actions of the vassal kings in the imperial mausoleum, if there are any who truly repent, we will reuse them."
When Zhu Yujian heard this, he felt relieved a lot.
Just when he was thinking about how to maneuver to avoid arousing public anger, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice again: "Zhu Yousong has evil intentions, so he doesn't need to go to the imperial mausoleum anymore, but before dealing with Zhu Yousong, you have to deal with it first Lu Jiude..."
When Zhu Yujian heard Zhu Yuanzhang's order, his body trembled slightly and he hurriedly responded.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Go back quickly, we will wait for your news here!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yujian bowed respectfully and escaped with relief.
After Li Jing waited for Zhu Yujian to leave, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, although the vassal kings live in Jiangnan, their relationships are intricate. If you deal with them now, I am afraid there will be unrest in Jiangnan."
"Especially since the rebels have moved south and Huai'an is short of troops, should we send another large army to intimidate them to prevent Zhao Zhilong and others from taking the opportunity to cause chaos?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Jing's brows frowning slightly and knew that he had caused the injury. After motioning him to sit down, he said in a deep voice: "This time we are following Zhao Zhilong's plan to punish the vassal kings. He should not act rashly."
"As for the rebels going south, there is nothing to worry about. You must know that Guo Sheng's previous victory in the south was mainly due to surprise. Now Jiangnan is prepared. Even if they win, it will not cause much harm."
Li Jing pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the reason why Guo Sheng defeated two cities was because someone secretly surrendered."
"Nowadays, the rebel army is far away and Guo Sheng is far away. If Zhao Zhilong and others help secretly, it will cause disaster for Guo Sheng. We must be on guard!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "No, this is probably just a trick to lure the enemy. If they really want to attack Jiangnan, they will not divide their troops and flee to Jinan."
"Dang Shousu's move should be to keep us here. I'm afraid the rebels are making big moves in the north."
Hearing this, Li Jing stood up excitedly. He wanted to volunteer, but he thought that the situation in Shandong and Huai'an was complicated. He was still junior and could not control the crowd, so he sat down slumped.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
He pondered for a moment, then smiled and said to Li Jing: "Li Qing, you have worked hard all the way. We wanted you to have a good rest."
"It's just that the north is restless, and it's difficult for us to return for a while. We want you to go north immediately and watch over the capital for us as the Minister of Household Affairs."
Li Jing heard this and shook his head repeatedly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"
"You must know that there is turmoil in the north, and Master Ni is quite popular and loyal. If I take up the position of minister, I am afraid it will only aggravate the turmoil and be detrimental to the capital. Please withdraw your order."
Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Li Qing, you don't need to worry, Ni Yuanlu is still in Shanxi and has not fulfilled her duties as minister."
"And we heard from Wang Shoulin that he has close contacts with Wang Dayu and others, so his heart may not be pure."
"Then the prince sent a message saying that the treasury is empty and unsustainable. We hope that after you return to Beijing, you can help the prince to alleviate his predicament."
Li Jing heard that Ni Yuanlu had contacts with Wang Dayu, so she didn't dare to persuade him.
Later, he heard that the treasury was empty. He hesitated for a while and whispered: "Your Majesty, when I was trapped in Nanjing, Master Shen once expressed his willingness to donate the capital's property if the court needs it."
"If your Majesty agrees, I will deal with this matter after I return to the capital!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned and said, "What does he want?"
Li Jing shook his head and said, "Master Shen has no requirements. He said that the Shen family is what it is today because of the emperor's grace."
"As long as the money can be used properly to make the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, he will be satisfied."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Li Jing and said, "Did he really say that?"
Li Jing nodded and said, "Zhuang Master Shen indeed said so. I will never dare to deceive His Majesty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and said: "Okay, tell Shen Wushuang that we will not pursue their Shen family affairs anymore, so that he does not need to worry."
"But you must also warn him that he is not the only one in the Shen family. If there are still people in the Shen family who don't know how to advance or retreat, they will end up worse than Shen Wansan!"
Hearing this, Li Jing was a little surprised and said: "Master Shen is a descendant of Shen Wansan?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Li Jing and saw that he was not lying, so he said solemnly: "According to the information from Jin Yiwei, the ancestors of Shen Wushuang and Shen Weicai were cousins with Shen Wansan."
"When our... Taizu wanted to deal with Shen Wansan, Shen Wansan got the news from somewhere and distributed half of his property to his brothers in advance..."
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's narration, Li Jing suddenly realized: "I was a little confused before, but it turns out that Master Shen actually has this..."
Before he finished speaking, he knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment and almost... almost... please forgive me!"
Li Jing wanted to say, "I almost fell into the trap of a female gangster," but thinking of Shen Wushuang's kindness to him, he couldn't say this. ..
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang appreciated him even more. He stepped forward to help him up and said, "Li Qing, don't say you don't know. Even if you know, we won't blame you. We don't want our minister to be an ungrateful person." generation."
As he spoke, he saw Li Jing's face was troubled, and continued: "We know your difficulty, but you are our subject, and we will not make it difficult for you."
"We intend to impose a sea ban to allow merchants to do business overseas. It will be up to you to handle this matter. When the time comes, you will put Shen Wushuang's name first, which can be regarded as repaying his kindness to you."
Li Jing heard this and thanked him again and again.
At this time, Gao Wencai came in to report that Zhao Erhu had succeeded in the sneak attack, and now Boyongfu and the rebels were fleeing south in a hurry.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the report, he looked at Li Jing with some surprise.
Seeing that Li Jing was also surprised, he looked at Gao Wencai and said, "Zhao Erhu only had one or two thousand cavalry, how could he achieve such a great victory?"
Gao Wencai said: "According to the information from Jin Yiwei, in addition to Zhao Erhu's troops, there was another cavalry group that attacked the rebels. The general thought it was arranged by His Majesty..."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Immediately send someone to investigate this matter, and at the same time ask Chen Ming to be on strict guard to avoid being taken advantage of by Xiaoxiao."
After Gao Wencai bowed in agreement, he hurried out.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, then looked at Li Jing and said: "Li Qing, you take Brother Li Wu and others and rush to the capital immediately... As for Huang Wushan, let him stay in Linyi City... "
After Zhu Yuanzhang explained the situation in the north to Li Jing in detail, he gave him some instructions and let him leave.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Ma Jinzhong and ordered him to lead his army to pursue the rebels who fled to Jinan. After that, he inspected the city defense with eighteen cavalry and found nothing unusual before returning to the mansion.
