"Zhang Dabiao, we just saw that you were hesitant to speak several times, but is there anything you can't say in public?"
After Wang Fuzhi and Yang Qi left, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said to Zhang Dabiao.
Zhang Dabiao heard this and said hesitantly: "General, I do have something to do, but because Mr. Wang (Wang Fuzhi) is here, I have been hesitant and don't know whether I should say it or not!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned and said, "Could it be that you have obtained evidence that Wang Fuzhi and Zu Zerun colluded?"
Zhang Dabiao said with a surprised look on his face: "Your Majesty, how did you know?"
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over respectfully.
Zhu Yuanzhang took it and took a look, and saw that it actually said: "Brother has found the substitute that I mentioned before. Due to the rush of time, the appearance is only 60% similar. I can only rely on my brother to deal with this matter. When the matter is completed, I will be my concubine." Send it to my brother's house together with the gold!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that although this letter had no beginning or end, and the words were unclear, the handwriting was the same as the previous secret letter sent to Wu Sangui's residence. When he contacted Chen Yuanyuan, he understood.
According to the letter, Wang Fuzhi and Zu Zerun should have colluded for a long time, and Zu Zerun was originally planning to let Chen Yuanyuan assassinate him. However, because Wang Fuzhi was greedy for Chen Yuanyuan's beauty, he asked Zu Zerun to find another substitute to carry out the assassination on Chen Yuanyuan's behalf. This way he can have the beauty all to himself.
After Zhu Yuanzhang read it, he pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Where did you get this letter? Moreover, this letter has no title and is vague. How can you think it is related to Wang Euzhi?"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe it, Zhang Dabiao said solemnly: "This letter was found from a close aide of General Zu Zerun..."
It turned out that Zhang Dabiao was worried that there was a female agent mixed up in the city because of the big battle today, which would be detrimental to Zhu Yuanzhang, so he personally led a team to patrol the city.
While he was patrolling, he accidentally saw a man sneaking around outside the palace of Wang Fu, so he had someone capture him.
The man tried his best to quibble at first, but after he tasted several punishments from Jin Yiwei and saw that the secret letter was found, he knew that he could not deny it, so he resorted to everything.
According to what the man said, Wang Fuzhi was captured by Zu Zerun after he broke through earlier.
Zu Zerun knew that Wang Fuzhi had Zhu Yuanzhang's trust, so he invited him to plan important events together.
Wang Fu was initially reluctant, but after some coercion and inducements from Zu Zerun, he agreed.
Originally, Zu Zerun's plan was to use Chen Yuanyuan to assassinate Zhu Yuanzhang, but when Wang Fuzhi saw Chen Yuanyuan, he was immediately shocked and strongly suggested that Zu Zerun use a substitute to assassinate.
Zu Zerun asked Wang Fuzhi for something, and Wang Fuzhi promised that he would deal with the assassination matter of the substitute, so Zu Zerun agreed.
Zhang Dabiao was shocked when he learned about this. He wanted to report it to Zhu Yuanzhang immediately, but felt that it was a bit rash, so he sneaked into Zu Zerun's residence according to what the man said and secretly investigated. He actually saw a man who was sixty-six points similar to Chen Yuanyuan. Similar woman.
And judging from the woman's description and behavior, her martial arts skills should not be bad either.
Then he returned to prison and interrogated Wu Guogui again. After confirming the two facts, he came to report to Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, because Wang Fuzhi was present, he did not tell the whole story and secretly observed Wang Fuzhi's expression.
When he saw Wang Euzhi trying his best to defend Zu Zerun, his doubts became more serious, and he hesitated several times.
After listening to Zhang Dabiao's story, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "So you believe it?"
Zhang Dabiao shook his head and said: "The general is not entirely convinced, but this matter is of great importance, and the general feels that it must be guarded against!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and asked: "What do you think they can do for Wang Euzhi if he takes refuge with the Jurchens?"
Zhang Dabiao said: "According to that person, if Wang Euzhi assists Zu Zerun in assassinating His Majesty, he will give him Chen Yuanyuan and one thousand taels of gold. After taking Shanhaiguan, Dorgon will make him a marquis!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "If Shanhaiguan is broken, can Wang Euzhi hold these things?"
Zhang Dabiao was stunned and said, "If Wu Sangui hadn't died, he would have taken back Chen Yuanyuan. Lord Wang might not be able to hold it!"
He said, hesitatingly: "But the Jurchens have always liked to win over the Han people, maybe Dorgon valued
Mr. Wang’s intelligence may be rewarded in an exceptional way. "
"After all, the Jurchens also know that their own knowledge has diminished and they need to rely on the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty to develop, so they have always valued the people of the Ming Dynasty...the traitors."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "What you said seems to make sense, but in fact you have not understood the key point. You must know that the Jurchen land is narrow and sparsely populated, and it is impossible to occupy a large amount of territory. This is why Mongolia massacred Han people before!"
"Nowadays, the Jurchens are constantly subduing rebel generals in order to use their power to maintain their rule. The Zu and Wu families are deeply rooted in Liaodong. Even if Dorgon values Wang Fuzhi, he will not offend the Zu and Wu families because of him."
"So if Wang Euzhi does this, he will definitely die without a burial place. Even if Wang Euzhi has different intentions, with his wisdom, he will definitely not fail to see this."
When Zhang Dabiao heard this, he suddenly understood and hurriedly knelt down to apologize.
After Zhu Yuanzhang signaled him to stand up, he said in a deep voice: "Zhang Dabiao, during a battle, if the commander is suspicious, it is really a taboo for military strategists. You must remember it!"
"We originally wanted to let you practice as a guerrilla in Shanhaiguan after this battle is over, and then entrust you with important tasks. But now it seems that you still need training!"
"In this way, we have made Wang Fuzhi the Marquis of Jingliao, and he is here alone, with no trustworthy people around him. In order to prevent him from being plotted, you select some trustworthy people from among the dead soldiers of Huben to serve as personal guards. Follow him and practice well."
"We will also tell him that after you have gained experience, we will let you lead an army alone and make contributions to the country. It is not in vain that you followed us!"
Zhang Dabiao was stunned, and after bowing in agreement, he was about to leave when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice again: "Zhang Dabiao, go and tell Zu Zerun immediately and ask him to come see us early tomorrow morning!"
Zhang Dabiao said with some surprise: "Go and deliver the order now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, let's go and deliver the order now!"
"After you pass the order, send someone to monitor him in the dark. If anyone comes in or out of his house, you can't arrest him. You can just follow him quietly."
After Zhang Dabiao agreed, he hurried out.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the note in his hand again and snorted coldly: "These guys really don't know how to live or die. They used such lame counterintuitive tactics to plot against us. They really thought that we..."
As he spoke, he suddenly stopped, sighed helplessly, and remained silent for a while. After he calmed down, he pondered: "According to Wang Euzhi's account, the capture of Chen Yuanyuan was very confidential, and it just happened. An hour or two."
"The fact that the other party can react so quickly shows that the person who designed it is not only in the city, but also aware of the progress of the matter. If you look at it this way, the other party should be me or someone close to Zu Zerun."
"There should be no problem with our people, and Zu Zerun should have brought along trustworthy people when he took the risk this time, but how could his cronies be involved in this matter? Could it be that this was his plan... ..”
