"Judging from Mr. Zou Da's previous actions, he must be a very thoughtful person, and he will definitely not just assassinate us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said, and drew on the march map: "Although our return from outside the pass this time is beyond his expectation, even if we take the road inside the pass, he may not be able to discover our whereabouts."
"Even if he has an ambush near the capital, victory is not guaranteed."
"If this method fails, how will he deal with us?"
"If Lu Jiude and others want to take control of the capital, they must get rid of Li Jing and Shen Zhanran. Li Jing has wolf soldiers here, but what about Shen Zhanran?"
"They may have Lang'er's will in their hands, but once we return to the capital, this will will be useless. So if they want to kill Shen Zhanran, other than assassinating me, they will..."
"The only thing you can do is destroy us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought this, and a strong murderous intention suddenly surged in his eyes.
You must know that he hated those who were corrupt and harmed the people the most in his life. When he woke up and saw that those civil servants had made his country a mess, he wanted to skin them and cramp them immediately.
But even though he had this intention, he always advocated ruling the world together with the people.
But he also knew that at this critical moment, if he kept holding the butcher knife high, some of the waiting gentry would turn to the rebels, and his road to countering the rebellion would be even more difficult, so after some killings, he endured Killing intention.
Unexpectedly, his compromise made those people even more unscrupulous.
Then he thought that since the capital was besieged, Wang Dehua and others had been preparing to support a new leader, but his arrival broke the opponent's plan.
Now it seems that the other party not only has no intention of giving up, but has also joined forces to weave a big net for him.
Because after the First World War in the capital, his reputation had greatly increased and he had initially established a team. He was no longer alone as before, and the other party could not do anything to him for a while.
So the other side first took advantage of the rebels' power and forced him to fight non-stop.
Later, he used the Jurchen soldiers to make him exhausted.
Wait until all his troops are out, then give him the final blow.
From this point of view, the other party should not only have insiders in the rebels, but also collude with the Jurchens.
"Niu Jinxing has defected to the Jurchens. Is he the key figure in this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly when he had this thought.
Because the matter of Niu Jinxing has been noticed by Li Yan for a long time, it shows that this person has average intelligence and cannot take on this responsibility at all.
Furthermore, if he is a key figure, he should be waiting to pick fruits in the capital at this moment, and he will never seek refuge with the Jurchens and attract infamy.
And judging from the fact that Li Zushu fled to the south, the other party should want to give up the north to the Jurchens.
"Li Zushu is in Yunnan, Zhu Hengjia is in Guangxi, Zuo Liangyu is in Huguang, then who is in Jiangnan?"
"Zhu Yousong?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Zhu Yousong had previously recruited troops in Jiangnan, and that Lu Jiude, Zhao Zhilong, Han Zanzhou and others were helping him, and he seemed to have the ability to control Jiangnan.
However, he immediately thought that Zhu Hengjia had used wolf soldiers to frame Zhu Yousong. If Lu Jiude had not resolved it in time, Zhu Yousong would have died long ago.
Therefore, Zhu Yousong should be the scapegoat after the opponent's plan fails, or a puppet after the success. He can never be the person who controls Jiangnan.
"Jiangnan has a vast land, abundant resources, and a developed economy. The people who control this place are most likely people from Jiangnan."
"Based on this, only Lingbi Marquis Tang Guozuo and Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong are the most suspects. However, according to the information from Jin Yiwei, although Zhao Zhilong is in a prominent position, he has little talent."
"Judging from the fact that he helped Zhu Yousong recruit troops and assisted Li Zeqing, we also know that he is not a scheming person and there is no way he can control Jiangnan."
"Although Tang Guozuo has such intelligence, he has been sticking to his job these years and rarely interacts with others. If he is deliberately pretending, it is impossible for him to have such foresight and pretend for so many years."
"But besides these two people, who else in Jiangnan has such talent?"
"Talents from Jiangnan!?"
"Liu Bowen!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang thought about all possibilities, he finally thought of Liu Bowen.
In fact, at the beginning, he
Liu Bowen's descendants were once suspected.
But he remembered that before Liu Bowen died, he asked his son Liu Lian to present him an astronomical book and strictly ordered his descendants to practice the art of emperors.
Liu Bowen's rule was quite strange, and perhaps his descendants didn't quite understand it, but Zhu Yuanzhang knew it very well.
Moreover, he also knew Liu Bowen's character and knew that he was not a person who told lies.
In addition, he had searched Chongzhen's memories and knew that after Liu Bowen's death, there were neither dignitaries nor outstanding talents among his descendants, so he did not think about it in this regard.
However, after he excluded Zhao Zhilong and others, he also thought that Zhu Hengjia, Li Zushu and others were the descendants of Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong. These people were all descendants of the founding heroes, and they were very likely to have the founding heart again when the Ming Dynasty was in crisis.
"Could it be that the current Chengyi Bo, Liu Kongzhao, is deliberately hiding his clumsiness? In fact, he has already practiced Liu Bowen's imperial art and Qimen's science..."
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, a strong fighting spirit suddenly burst into his eyes.
But then it gradually dimmed, and he murmured to himself: "Liu Bowen is a genius. If we weren't here, no one might be able to control him at that time!"
"But Liu Kongzhao has been unknown for many years. In order to obtain the official position of Cao Jiang, he impeached Hou Xun, flattered Wen Tiren, and attacked Ni Yuanlu. With his behavior, even if he learned Liu Bowen's legacy, he would not be able to defeat Liu Bowen!"
"What's more, his network seems to be tight, but there are too many uncontrollable factors. He doesn't even have two or three tenths of Liu Bowen's ability, so how can he be our opponent?"
"It just so happens that we intend to let Lang'er go to Jiangnan. Then we will let him practice with Lang'er!"
After he finished speaking, he frowned and said, "If Lu Jiude and others want to destroy us, they can only start with our changes!"
"Although I have changed my accent due to my rebirth and explained it by receiving instructions from Taizu in my dream, some of my daily behaviors are still very different from those of my descendants."
"This matter may not be obvious to others, but those who are close to the younger generation may have already noticed it... Although we have sent an order to Wang Chengen to fake his death, if he is captured, there may be trouble!"
"Furthermore, the Queen has always stayed out of military matters. This time she not only supported Wang Chengen in leading the army, but also specifically named her. I am afraid she is also suspicious." Literature
"But fortunately, the world is uncertain, and her son is the prince. Even if she finds out, she will never do anything detrimental to us at this time, but..."
While Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, Brother Li hurriedly walked into the tent, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, what you ordered has been completed, but the leader of the assassins has not yet been found."
"In addition, Li Shangshu is ready to leave, please leave as soon as possible!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded and said, "Go and reply to Li Jing and tell him that we will set off immediately, and ask him to send troops half an hour after we set off."
"Then you select 1,500 elite cavalry from the 3,000 soldiers and horses, and divide them into five teams. Three of them will rush to Shanhaiguan, and the other two will return to the capital. If they are attacked on the way..."
Brother Li Wu listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's story and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, we only have more than a thousand cavalry this time. If we send them all, we will not worry if the wolf soldiers attack by surprise..."
"Don't worry, we are the hunters this time!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and interrupted Brother Li Wu's words, and said confidently: "And if we don't arrange it like this, I'm afraid the other party won't be fooled..."
Brother Li Wu had some blind admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing that the other party spoke so firmly, he bowed and hurriedly ran out.
