Wang Euzhi's previous suggestion that Du Yinxi sneak to Xi'an was also intended to coordinate Baiwang's move northward to resolve the crisis in Wuchang.
At this moment, seeing Zhang Huangyan and others leading troops, after discussing with Du Yinxi, he felt that he might as well take advantage of the plan and join forces with Zhang Huangyan, Qin Liangyu, Yan Yingyuan and others to defeat Bai Wang and Li Dingguo's troops first, and then move north to Xi'an.
However, Wang Fuzhi also knew that although Yan Yingyuan was famous now, the military power was not in his hands.
And if there were no soldiers from Wuchang in this battle, the encirclement and suppression would not be successful.
After discussion, the two of them felt that the key to mobilizing the troops in Wuchang was their old friend He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang.
It turns out that He Tengjiao has always been ambitious. When he was just the magistrate of Nanyang County, he defeated many invading enemies.
Later, he followed the governor Chen Biqian to fight against the rebels, moved to the Ministry of War, and became a member of Wai Lang.
Because of his repeated military exploits, he successively held positions such as Huailai and Huaixu Bingbei Qianshi, and he was able to protect the environment and the people.
Therefore, when Yuan Jixian invited Zuo Liangyu to take back Wuchang, in order to prevent him from becoming powerful, he also transferred He Tengjiao to Wuchang and asked him to replace Wang Jukui as governor.
When He Tengjiao first took office, he also wanted to correct the current shortcomings and clarify Wuchang.
But after a few days of enforcing the law, he discovered that the gangsters were easy to get rid of, but the bandits were difficult to deal with.
Because many of Zuo Liangyu's soldiers are arrogant and unruly, they are not bound by etiquette and law at all.
In order to avoid stimulating conflicts, he pretended to be cowardly, took the initiative to show goodwill to Zuo Liangyu, and used the other party's strength to rectify the ruffians.
Zuo Liangyu saw that He Tengjiao, as governor, not only did not take power, but also took the initiative to help him solve problems, and he had a good impression of him.
Therefore, when Zuo Liangyu went north, He Tengjiao was asked to guard Wuchang, but the actual military power was in the hands of Zuo Xianmei and others.
Although He Tengjiao did not command an army, he had a group of personal guards under his command, who were quite brave.
In addition, he and Zuo Liangyu have always had a friendly relationship, and everyone in the army is also quite polite to him.
After Gu Wang and Du decided to encircle and suppress Bai Wang, they set their sights on He Tengjiao.
In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, Du Yinxi still led his army to confuse Bai Wang, while Wang Fuzhi rushed to Wuchang at night.
He Tengjiao was originally worried about Bai Wang's attack, but he was very happy when he saw Wang Fu coming to help him.
However, after he heard Wang Fuzhi's plan to encircle Bai Wang and Li Dingguo, he showed hesitation.
Wang Fuzhi knew that He Tengjiao was very talented and courageous, but he was greedy for merit, so he tried his best to describe the achievements of this battle and attributed most of the credit to He Tengjiao's name, so He Tengjiao agreed to do this.
Wang Fuzhi then hurried to Zhang Huangyan's army, and after gaining Zhang Huangyan's trust through Du Yinxi's letters, he told the plan in detail.
Although Zhang Huangyan has been admiring Du Yinxi for a long time, he also agrees with this plan.
Just because he had recently learned from Jin Yiwei that He Tengjiao and Zuo Yongmei had a close personal relationship, he was worried that He Tengjiao would not be able to do his best and would ruin a major event.
Just at this moment, Li Ruolian arrived with his army.
After learning about this, he offered to enter Wuchang and urge He Tengjiao and others to act.
Zhang Huangyan was worried about Li Ruolian's safety and originally disagreed with this method. However, Li Ruolian had already made up his mind and the other party had a higher official position than him, so in the end he had to reluctantly agree.
However, in order to reduce Li Ruolian's risk in Wuchang, he proposed to use Zuo Xianmei as bait to mobilize some of Zuo Liangyu's troops so that Li Ruolian could act.
Wang Fuzhi thought of He Tengjiao's previous hesitation and agreed to this plan.
Zhang Huangyan and Li Ruolian admired Wang Euzhi very much. Seeing that he had no official position, they asked Wang Euzhi's relatives to report to Zhu Yuanzhang on the grounds that there was a spy in the Jinyi Guards.
Wang Fuzhi originally wanted to fight alongside them, but with the persistence of Zhang and Li, he agreed.
Following Zhang Huangyan's instructions, he rushed to Linyi at starry night, but unexpectedly he met Zhu Yuanzhang halfway.
It turned out that after Zhu Yuanzhang learned that Gao Jie had captured Xi'an, he was worried that Gong Yonggu and others would fall into the trap. He sent a letter to Gong Yonggu and others to hold on while urging Zhu Yujian to go north.
Unexpectedly, on the third day, he got the news that Yu Yin and others led the army to Shaanxi.
After he learned about this, he became even more anxious.
Fortunately, Zhu Yujian rushed back in time, but it also brought bad news-Lu Jiude and Zhu Yousong mysteriously disappeared.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard about this, he thought that Lu Jiude had proposed marriage to Zuo Liangyu, and suspected that Lu Jiude might have gone to Wuchang or Xi'an.
Then he thought that although Ma Shiying defeated the rebels who fled to Wuchang, he left Dang Shousu.
Coupled with the new break in Xi'an, he believed that the rebels would lure Gong Yonggu and others deep into Shaanxi, and either take the opportunity to annihilate them or launch a surprise attack on the capital.
But in either case, the main force of the rebels should be in Shaanxi in the short term.
So after he informed Zhu Yujian about Shandong affairs, he took Zhang Dabiao and others and rushed towards Wuchang.
He originally wanted to rush to Wuchang to stabilize the situation, and then send Du Yinxi and Shen Yunying to lead troops into Shaanxi to force the rebels to regain Xi'an and consume the strength of the rebels, Zuo Liangyu and others. Unexpectedly, he met Wang Fuzhi halfway. .
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Wang Fuzhi's report, he was also a little curious about this opposition move.
So he probed: "In your opinion, since Thief Li wants to attack the capital, can we take the opportunity to occupy Shaanxi and other places?"
Wang Fuzhi glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, shook his head and said: "The common people know that Your Majesty is eager to put down the rebellion, but the rebels are powerful and the court is weak, so it is difficult to eliminate them suddenly."
"If His Majesty cannot consolidate his roots and is just eager to quell the rebellion, the common people are worried that even if His Majesty kills Li Zicheng, others may emerge."
"The current plan is for your Majesty to secure the people and raise the army. When the country is rich and the army is strong, it can be destroyed in one fell swoop..."
After hearing Wang Fuzhi's story, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "We first defeated the Li thieves in the capital, and then defeated the rebels in Shanxi. Now that the capital of the Li thieves has been lost, why can't we suddenly eliminate them?"
When Wang Euzhi heard this, his expression remained unchanged and he said: "Your Majesty is wise and has military power. He is invincible in battles and invincible in all attacks. But the rule of the world is not done on horseback, but under the horse."
"Although His Majesty's military strength is now strong, there are also many hidden dangers. I think that although Emperor Qin was strong, he used his military strength lightly, which led to the death of his second generation."
"Although the emperor of the Han Dynasty had the shame of becoming a white man, he was able to consolidate his roots and support the people, and he eventually became the heroic hero of the Han Dynasty..."
Wang Fuzhi said, and secretly observed Zhu Yuanzhang's expression. Seeing that the other person's expression was as usual, he continued: "The current situation is similar to that of a python swallowing a big thing. It needs to rest and wait for it to melt, otherwise there is a risk of exploding."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw his emphasis on vulgar language, he knew that he was tempted to test. He smiled slightly and turned to test some current events.
Although Wang Fuzhi was not an official, because he was well-read and lived in the countryside, he had a more thorough understanding of some issues than those in the government.
Moreover, he also intended to test Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament and spoke out bluntly immediately.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that although his speech was somewhat scholarly, but his knowledge was not vulgar, he couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart.
Just when he was about to take another test on Wang Fuzhi, Zhang Dabiao hurried over to report that Gong Yonggu had been attacked by Li Guo and others and had now retreated to the Mizhi area.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the report, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
His smile only appeared, but he frowned again.
Some people died, but not completely...
