When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Jing frowning slightly, he smiled and said, "Li Qing, do you still have any doubts?"
Li Jing heard this and said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, although your plan is good, I am just worried that the soldiers' lack of fighting spirit may affect the effectiveness of this battle."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yuanzhang, and then continued: "I have the courage to ask your majesty to summon generals from more than a thousand households to stimulate everyone's fighting spirit. I hope your majesty will agree!"
Zhu Yuanzhang originally had this intention, but now he saw that Li Jing not only thought of this point, but also proposed it without hesitation, and he was quite happy in his heart.
He was about to nod in agreement when he saw Gu Yanwu opening his mouth and then closing it again.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he thought that although Gu Yanwu was outstanding in talent and learning, he had a serious scholar's character.
Although he struck in a subtle way just now, Gu Yanwu did not return to his heart, and this move could easily arouse the other party's arrogance and resentment.
He still needed to rely on Gu Yanwu's talent and knowledge to implement the new monetary policy, and he did not want to create trouble because of this matter, so he smiled and asked: "Gu Qing, what do you think of this matter?"
Seeing the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, Gu Yanwu was stunned for a moment and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I also agree with this method, but there are rumors among the heavenly army that it should be the work of the rebels or Jurchens."
"I am worried that if they find out that His Majesty is here, it will be detrimental to His Majesty, so I am a little worried!"
Zhu Yuanzhang had also thought of this, but he was confident that his martial arts skills were not bad, and he believed that with the abilities of Brother Li Wu and others, they would never let this happen.
So when he learned that Gu Yanwu was worried about his safety, he wanted to laugh it off, but he thought that the scholar was very face-conscious, and he was the one who initiated the matter. If he acted too relaxedly, Gu Yanwu would feel humiliated.
Then he thought that Gu Yanwu was a little dissatisfied with Jin Yiwei, and he might take the opportunity to change his mind.
So he nodded in agreement, then looked at Brother Li Wu and said, "Do you have a way to deal with what Gu Qing said?"
Brother Li Wu was also a smart man. When he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he immediately understood what he was thinking.
In addition, he was also a little dissatisfied with Gu Yanwu and wanted to disgrace him, so he immediately clapped his hands proudly.
As Brother Li Wu clapped his hands, three people suddenly appeared in the tent.
After the three people bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, they quickly retreated at the signal of Brother Li Wu.
Gu Yanwu was also a martial arts practitioner, and he was quite conceited, but he had never seen someone so agile and mysterious.
Especially after the three people retreated, with his eyesight, he only found one person hiding on the top of the big tent. As for the other two, he didn't know where he was hiding.
Just when he was surprised, he heard the voice of Brother Li Wu again: "Your Majesty, in addition to the last general, there are five of the eighteen horsemen here, plus dozens of dead tiger warriors. Finally, you will have the confidence to annihilate all the invading enemies!"
"In addition, the general has discovered six or seven secrets, but he did not take any action because he was worried about disturbing the situation..."
After listening to Brother Li Wu's story, Gu Yanwu realized that he had underestimated him before, and his mind changed slightly. .z.
It turned out that Gu Yanwu was quite resentful of corrupt officials because he had been persecuted by the government in the past.
Jin Yiwei has always been notorious, so when he learned the identities of Brother Li Wu and others, he felt a little disgusted.
Fortunately, both of them are people who have an overall view of the situation, and with Li Jing coordinating in the middle, there was no conflict between the two although they were somewhat at odds.
At this moment, Gu Yanwu saw Brother Li Wu's methods and expressed his admiration for the first time.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since Wang Qing has no objection, then the matter has been settled."
As he spoke, he looked at Li Jing and said, "Li Qing, Marquis Jingliao has defeated the Jurchens outside Shanhaiguan, killed more than ten thousand people, and captured Duduo and others alive. You can also spread the word about this!"
When Li Jing and others heard this, they were all shocked for a moment.
Especially after Gu Yanwu learned that Marquis Jingliao was actually the king's husband, he felt a surge of pride in his heart and took the initiative to break into the camp.
Zhu Yuanzhang also had this idea because he was worried that Jiang Yingkui would be alone.
But when he thought about Li Jing's previous arrangements for Gu Yanwu to return to Beijing, he doubted that the other party's martial arts skills were not enough to take on this responsibility.
So they passed the matter on the grounds that they had arranged for the accompanying cavalry to break into the camp, and then turned to the details of the attack.
After everything was agreed upon, Li Jing and others hurriedly made preparations.
But not long after, Brother Li asked to see him again.
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally waiting for Brother Li Wu, and immediately announced him to the big tent.
After Brother Li Wu came in, he told Zhu Yuanzhang about Wang Chengen and took the initiative to plead guilty.
After listening to Brother Li's story, Zhu Yuanzhang first pretended to be angry and reprimanded Jin Yiwei for his fault, and then praised Brother Li for his response.
Then he said that although Wang Cheng'en had made great achievements, it violated the ancestral system and should not stay in the military camp anymore, and ordered him to fake his death and escape to avoid causing trouble.
Because the soldiers were quite disgusted with the eunuchs, if Wang Chengen's identity was revealed, it would be very easy for someone with ulterior motives to take advantage of him and affect the morale of the army.
Once this happens, given Wang Chengen's current military exploits, regardless of whether he is punished or not, it will easily hurt people's hearts.
Furthermore, most eunuchs are greedy and incompetent. If they act in groups, they will definitely cause trouble.
Brother Li Wu was a little confused at first, but after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation, he nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't need to tell Brother Li Wu these things. He only explained the whole story because he was worried that the other party would miss the point and cause Huang Degong and others to panic when delivering the order.
Of course, this is just what Zhu Yuanzhang said.
In fact, the reason why he wanted Wang Chengen to fake his death was mainly because he didn't want Wang Chengen to destroy the household registration system he established.
You must know that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang established a strict hierarchical system in his previous life was to make everyone stick to their duties and do their own thing.
However, he also knew that nothing should be done to death, and the court also needed fresh blood, so he also left everyone with a path to promotion, which was through the imperial examination, school (mainly the Imperial College) and the recommendation system.
Among the three, Zhu Yuanzhang preferred the Imperial College.
Because he knows that people's hearts are sinister and good at disguising. One article or reputation alone cannot reveal a person's true face.
The study in the Imperial College is different. You must know that the Imperial College not only stipulates the content to be learned and daily behaviors, but also the teachers and students get along day and night, and the good and bad are clear at a glance.
But he would never tell Brother Li Wu about these things.
So after he confirmed that Brother Li Wu understood, he ordered the Jin Yiwei to spread the news of recruiting soldiers with large sums of money, and emphasized that those who reported and killed the enemy would not only be rewarded heavily, but also be knighted.
After Brother Li Wu wrote them down one by one, he hurried out.
Zhu Yuanzhang then carefully deduced the situation of tonight's battle, perfected some details, and then took a short rest.
Immediately afterwards, he met with generals from more than a thousand households in the army, and told about the achievements of Shanhaiguan, and specifically pointed out Wang Fuzhi's identity.
After listening to his story, the generals were overjoyed and full of expectations.
So Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to propose the battle tonight and awarded a heavy reward.
When the generals heard this, they became even more excited. After loudly agreeing, they hurried back to camp to prepare.
Zhu Yuanzhang gave Li Jing and others some details, and then, accompanied by Brother Li Wu, he randomly inspected several military camps and chatted with some soldiers for a while.
In less than half an hour, everyone in the army knew that His Majesty was here in person and had achieved a great victory at Shanhaiguan.
For a time, the fighting spirit in the military camp skyrocketed.
