After Zhu Yuanzhang read the letter, he saw that the crisis in the capital had eased and Liu Wenbing had led his troops, so he couldn't help but consider Zu Zerun's previous proposal.
Because although Zu Zerun's suggestion was selfish, it was not completely useless to Ming Dynasty.
In particular, the rescue of Zu Dashou can be said to be beneficial and harmless to Daming.
You must know that the ancestor's family has been operating in Liaodong for decades. Not only has it accumulated a lot of wealth, but its disciples' old friends are spread all over the country.
When Zu Dashou surrendered and rebelled again, and after he was captured again, the reason why Huang Taiji still treated him with courtesy was because he wanted to use Zu Dashou's influence to stabilize Liaodong.
Now that Zu Dashou can no longer tolerate the Jurchens, if Zhu Yuanzhang rescues him, even if he will not truly join the Ming Dynasty, with his presence in Liaodong, he may be able to contain the Jurchens outside the pass, and at the same time, he can make up for the power gap caused by Wu Sangui's surrender.
Of course, this may cost a lot of money and may even raise a white-eyed wolf, but these are not a big deal to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because with Ming's current strength, even if it takes back Jinzhou and other places, it may not be able to hold it.
But if you gain something but fail to defend it, or if you gain something and lose it again, it will not only hurt morale, but also lose people's support.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was not prepared to regain Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other places before, because he did not want to fall into such a passive situation, and at the same time, he could avoid a two-front or even a three-front battle.
Moreover, what Zhu Yuanzhang lacks most now is time. If Zu Dashou is really capable and can gain a foothold in Liaodong and hold off the Jurchens for a year or two, then even if he cannot completely eliminate the rebels, he can still control the situation.
If the ancestor is still unaware of current affairs by the time of his birthday, Zhu Yuanzhang has hundreds of ways to teach him how to behave.
As for money, that's not a problem, because Jin Yiwei has already found out the property status of Fan Yongdou and other wealthy households in Shanxi, but because of the constant war, he has no time to take care of it.
Once things are settled here, he can go to Shanxi in person and pick up the pot, and there is no need to worry about not having money.
If these are not enough, he can also use Zhu Hengjia, who wants to clear the emperor's side.
You must know that although Guangxi is considered wealthy, it can never afford the soldiers and horses Zhu Hengjia wants to fight for the world.
Now that Zhu Hengjia dares to take over the throne, he must have the support of some bureaucrats and wealthy households in the south. When the time comes, he will take the opportunity to catch them all, and the harvest will not be small.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this and calculated the strength of both sides, and felt more and more that this was feasible.
Of course, what he was planning was not how to attack Ningyuan, but what kind of atmosphere he should create to rescue Zu Dashou with minimal losses.
After he clarified these things, he thought for a moment and handed the letter to Wang Fuzhi.
The latter was stunned for a moment, then took it respectfully.
Wang Fuzhi quickly read through the secret message. When he learned that Hauge had been repulsed and saw Zhu Yuanzhang looking at Zu Zerun from time to time, he knew that the other party was thinking of sending troops.
So he glanced at Zu Zerun, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, now that the prince has defeated the Jurchen soldiers in the capital, should we also take advantage of the victory and pursue him?"
Hearing this, Zu Zerun's eyes immediately flashed with joy.
He was about to speak, but after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Seeing that Zu Zerun remained silent, Zhu Yuanzhang felt disappointed but also a little happy.
Because he had previously refuted the idea of sending troops, and now that Zu Zerun had not asked, it would be a loss of face if he took the initiative to mention it.
However, it can also be seen from this incident that Zu Zerun has a serious lack of intelligence. Even if such a reckless man has many soldiers and generals, it will not be difficult to deal with him in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to think deeply for a while, shook his head and said: "We have just experienced a big war, and the soldiers also need to rest and recuperate. Moreover, the eradication of the Jurchens cannot be achieved overnight, so there is no need to rush it."
"But you can send an order to Wang Shoulin and ask him to lead his army to hunt down the remaining Jurchen soldiers. Don't let them escape easily."
When Wang Euzhi heard this, he knew that because Zu Zerun had never asked for help, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to give him a cold shoulder and said no more at the moment.
When Zu Zerun saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to send troops, his eyes that had just brightened dimmed again.
He hesitated for a while and was about to
When he opened his mouth, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was already walking towards the east, and Wang Euzhi also invited him to rest.
In desperation, he had no choice but to follow Wang Euzhi towards the city.
After the two of them left, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zu Zerun's back and pondered for a while before actually walking towards the east.
Because the sound of artillery in the east had stopped for a while, it seemed that Kong Youde had already retreated, and the battlefield in the city had been almost cleared, so it was time for him to go see Zheng Hongkui.
Otherwise, if you keep him out of the city, it will easily make the other party think too much and cause trouble.
It turned out that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not allow Zheng Hongkui and others to enter the city was because he was worried that they would be disobedient and take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Furthermore, even if they do not cause rebellion, they are afraid that they will despise the imperial court after seeing the casualties of the Ming soldiers.
So he took the opportunity of talking to Zu Zerun to delay for a while.
Now that order in the city has been basically restored, even if Zheng Hongkui entered the city, he couldn't see anything, so he decided to go to the east to see the situation.
Unexpectedly, he had only taken a few steps when he saw Zhang Dabiao hurried over and reported: "Your Majesty, General Zheng (Zheng Hongkui) has led his army to leave!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zheng Hongkui was leaving with his army, a look of anger flashed across his face and he shouted, "Did he leave in anger because we didn't let him enter the city?"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's angry look, Zhang Dabiao said hesitantly: "I can't say for sure, because the one who came to call the city was General Zheng's deputy general."
"After he heard that he could not enter the city for the time being, he said that General Zhu (Zhu Chenggong) was still blocking the North Korean navy, and they were rushing to rescue them. He left a letter and left!"
As he spoke, he took out another letter from his arms and handed it over respectfully.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he became even more angry.
He glanced at the letter in Zhang Dabiao's hand and said solemnly: "Send someone to return it as is, so that the more people know about it, the better!"
Zhang Dabiao said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the general was really anxious when he saw the deputy general. This..."
"What emergency could they have?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not wait for Zhang Dabiao to finish his words, but interrupted him loudly: "It is said that Zhu Chenggong is in danger, but what danger could he be in?"
"Not to mention that Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao have been wandering around Korea and Japan in search of maritime trade routes. Now that Zheng Hongkui is willing to come, it means that Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhihu must have gone to assist Zhu Chenggong."
"Even if Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhihu don't go, there won't be any danger with Zhu Chenggong's ability. Considering that he was able to defeat Kong Youde with only a few thousand men before, how can the North Korean navy pose a threat to him?"
"It is clear that Zheng Hongkui is dissatisfied and making excuses..."
Zhang Dabiao was angry because he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was quite wary of the Zheng family, and he also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang intended to let him command the army.
He felt that the general should be there to persuade the commander when he was angry, so as to prevent the commander from making wrong decisions in anger, so he suppressed his anger and persuaded him.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was right, he bowed in agreement and was about to leave when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's calm voice saying: "Go back to Wang Fuzhi and ask him to draw up a decree and say Zhu Chenggong If you plan well and stop the enemy with merit, you will be named Ping Dongbo!"
