After listening to Li Jing's story, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Liu Chang and others were causing such a violent fuss, probably not just because Shen Zhanran and others were defeated, but because they knew about Zhu Hengjia Qing's side.
He was silent for a while, then looked at Brother Li and said, "This matter has caused such a big fuss, why didn't Jin Yiwei report it?"
Brother Li Wu trembled slightly, and then said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, when the first clues about this matter emerged, the Jin Yiwei was ready to report it."...
"It's just...the prince felt that the matter was under control, and was worried that you would rush back after knowing about it and affect the battle situation in Shanhaiguan, so he asked Jin Yiwei to postpone the report."
"I never imagined that it only took two or three days for the incident to become so serious..."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Brother Li mentioned the name "Prince", Gu Yanwu seemed to be about to speak, but Li Jing pulled his sleeve to stop him and pointed at Brother Li.
After Gu Yanwu got Li Jing's hint, he first looked at Brother Li Wu with some surprise, then he was stunned, and then fell silent.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this situation, he suspected that there was something inside.
However, after listening to Brother Li Wu's story, he found no errors or omissions or anything unreasonable.
In addition, Li Ruolian carefully selected the Eighteen Cavalrymen from among Huben's dead soldiers. He also secretly tested them and found that all the Eighteen Cavalrymen were very loyal and brave, so there should be no problem with their loyalty.
But he also knew that although Gu Yanwu had a scholarly nature, he was not a targetless person.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang had doubts in his heart, he looked at Gu Yanwu again and said, "Gu Qing, do you have something to say?"
When Gu Yanwu asked, he bowed and said, "I feel that there may be something hidden in this matter, because from the fact that the prince defeated Hauge, we should know that the prince has deep thoughts and would never do anything like Meng Lang."
"In addition, Mr. Shen is also a man who seeks the country. Even if the prince makes some oversights due to his youth, Mr. Shen will probably remind him that it is impossible to let the matter evolve to this."
"And our news is all hearsay. It is most likely that the Jurchens are trying to shake the morale of the army, which is not trustworthy. Therefore, I feel that it is not appropriate to draw a conclusion prematurely. After all..."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Gu Yanwu's words mostly meant to defend Zhu Cihong, and also showed vague dissatisfaction with Brother Li Wu. He knew that Gu Yanwu was dissatisfied with Jin Yiwei because of the scholar's idea of keeping taboos for the venerable, so when Brother Li Wu told him, Zhu Yuanzhang Aroused the intention to refute.
Li Jinying also saw this and tried to dissuade him. The action of pointing at Brother Li Wu was to remind Gu Yanwu that the Jin Yiwei were the emperor's personal guards and told him not to get involved in this matter.
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought about this clearly, he knew that what Brother Li Wu had said before should be the truth.
But he didn't want this matter to be spread out and affect Zhu Cihong's prestige, so he looked at Brother Li Wu again and shouted: "Even if the prince has other plans for this matter, you should not refuse to report it!"
"You must know that if you want to accomplish something, it does not rely on the efforts of just one person. Especially today's situation is complex and one thing affects the whole body. If we don't work together, how can we accomplish something?"
"Besides, when we left Beijing, we repeatedly told us that no matter how big or small, we must report it, have you all forgotten..."
Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity of reprimanding Brother Li Wu to also beat Gu Yanwu.
Seeing that Brother Li Wu was becoming more and more respectful, and Gu Yanwu also looked thoughtful, he calmed down his anger and said calmly: "We sent a decree a few days ago, asking the Jin Yiwei to check whether anyone under Zuo Liangyu's command has sneaked into the capital. Is there any news? "
When Brother Li Wu asked, he hurriedly said: "This matter has been found out. Long before the rebels came, Jin Shenghuan under Zuo Liangyu led more than 5,000 people to the capital, but no action has been taken yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this and said in a deep voice: "You haven't taken any action. Then why did Tian Xiong and Ma Degong under Huang Degong suddenly rebel?"
Brother Li Wu hesitated and said, "This is strange. Tian and Ma have always been very loyal to Uncle Jingnan, but they suddenly rebelled for some reason."
"Thanks to Wang Zhongji's timely discovery of the matter, Uncle Jingnan was not poisoned. Now Uncle Jingnan has led his army to retreat to Gu'an County to defend..."
Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be confused and said: "Who is Wang Zhongji? How come we haven't heard of this person before?"
Brother Li Wu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise and was stunned.
He shook his head and said: "This person is like a prince selected from the people. He has never served in the military before!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the look on Li Wu's face, he knew that the other party knew that Wang Zhongji was Wang Chengen, so he was probably worried about Li Jing and others, so he didn't say anything clearly.
So he nodded with satisfaction and asked again: "Can the identities of the thousands of cavalrymen who attacked Brother Yang earlier be traced?"
Brother Li Wu shook his head and said, "The cavalry has never appeared again since it attacked Brother Yang. Although the Jin Yiwei has stepped up the investigation, they have never found any clues."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded subconsciously and asked: "Where is the high commander? Is there still no news?"
Brother Li Wu shook his head sadly and said: "No, the general has sent people to investigate, but since Lord Ping... After Lord Gong's army withdrew from Shaanxi, our liaison station in Shaanxi has been closed. I'm almost paralyzed, so I haven't found any useful information."
"However, there were rumors in the past two days that Uncle Weiwu (Li Ruolian) and Lord Du (Du Yinxi) have recaptured Xi'an..."
"What? Li Ruolian and the others actually recovered Xi'an?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Li and Du had recaptured Xi'an, he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Didn't we already send an edict to them to suspend their plans for Shaanxi? Why did we regain Xi'an again, but the Jin Yiwei didn't convey our edict in time?"
Brother Li Wu said with some embarrassment: "Since the disappearance of the high commander, although Wang Qianhu has been acting as Jinyiwei, Wang Qianhu has been running around recently and has no time to take care of it."
"In addition, when we deliver the message, we have to be wary of the subtle work of Jin Yiwei, so the speed is relatively slow. The message that could be delivered in three to five days in the past may not be delivered in more than ten days now..."
Zhu Yuanzhang also heard the grievances of Brother Li Wu, and at the same time thought that if there were no people from the Eighteen Cavalry to help, Jin Yiwei's situation would be even worse.
He took the opportunity to comfort Brother Li Wu for a few words. He wanted to ask about Li Zicheng's movements, but suddenly he remembered that Brother Li Wu had not mentioned anything about Li Zicheng just now, and he didn't know anything about it, so he changed his words and said, "Is Zhang Huangyan still guarding Wuchang now? ?」
Brother Li Wu nodded and said, "Uncle Ping Nan has been in Wuchang, and I heard that Mrs. Qin's (Qin Liangyu) army is also stationed near Wuchang."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he knew that he did not understand the situation in Wuchang, so he stopped asking.
Then he looked at Li Jing and said, "Li Qing, you and Obai have been fighting fiercely for more than a month. Do you have any strategy to defeat the enemy?"
When Li Jing asked, he hesitated and said, "I was preparing to launch an offensive a few days ago. However, the incident in the capital weakened the fighting spirit of the soldiers. Therefore, I can only stabilize the morale of the army through some small victories."
"If we want to completely defeat the Jurchens, we may have to wait until the matter in the capital is resolved!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Although what you said is reasonable, the reason why there was such a fierce commotion in the capital was also because of the Jurchens and the rebels."
"For this plan, even if you can't defeat Obai, you still need a big victory. Only in this way can you suppress the arrogance in the capital. We already had a plan in mind when we came..."
When Zhu Yuanzhang told the story of capturing Leng Jiseng halfway and asking Jiang Yingkui to pretend to instigate the Jurchens to fight among themselves, Li Jing and others showed joy.
But before the smile on Li Jing's face fully spread, he frowned again.
