Jiang Dejing was suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang's momentum, and it took a while before he came back to his senses.
Immediately, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was exuding fierce murderous aura. He was afraid that the other party would make the wrong decision in anger, so he suppressed the fear in his heart and bowed: "Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first and suspend your thunderous wrath. You must know this." hour......"
However, although he spoke sincerely, Zhu Yuanzhang ignored him and looked straight ahead, not knowing what to think about.
Seeing this, Jiang Dejing became even more anxious. When he was thinking about how to dissuade him, he suddenly heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice saying: "Qing Jiang, prepare a decree for us!"
Jiang Dejing heard this and said with a worried look on his face: "Your Majesty, at this time..."
"Prepare the decree!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shouted to stop Jiang Dejing before he could finish his words.
Jiang Dejing knew that he could no longer persuade him at this time, so he had to step forward slowly and put his pen in hand to write.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said in a deep voice: "Zuo Liangyu, we have made a decree before. Anyone who deliberately spreads the plague will be killed without mercy!"
"The plague is raging now, all because of your connivance. If you still consider yourself a minister of the Ming Dynasty, give us a satisfactory answer within a month!"
"If not, we will lead our troops to come in person and kill all the thieves who harm the people. I hope you don't make a mistake..."
Although Jiang Dejing was ordered to draft the edict, he did not want to anger Zuo Liangyu, so he often used respectful euphemisms in the edict.
After Zhu Yuanzhang read it, he immediately threw it to the ground and shouted dissatisfied: "What's Jingnan Bo? Write Zuo Liangyu directly."
"There is no need to say that the angels are coming in person, just say that we are going there in person with our troops..."
Jiang Dejing knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry and that persuasion was useless, so he repaired it according to Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang was still dissatisfied and insisted on letting him write as he originally intended.
Jiang Dejing was unwilling, so he cautiously advised: "Your Majesty, the rebels and Jurchens have not retreated yet, but you have to make a one-month agreement. If there is any disagreement, I am afraid it will damage your holy name." , please think twice!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "Jiang Qing, you are wrong!"
"Before you tell us about the plague, we also think that pacifying Zhu Hengjia is the most important thing at the moment, because only by stabilizing the south can we ensure the food and wages of the north."
"But now Zuo Liangyu has done such an unconscionable thing. If we don't deal with it, once the people's hearts are lost, what's the use of having thousands of stones of military rations?"
"And if there is no peace in the north, there will be no peace in the south, so this matter must be done, otherwise..."
Although Jiang Dejing felt that what Zhu Yuanzhang said was reasonable, he still said with a worried look on his face: "Your Majesty, I feel that even if you really want to deal with Zuo Liangyu in one month, you should not state it clearly in the imperial edict."
"You must know that Zhu Hengjia's incident has caused panic among people. If Zuo Liangyu raises troops to respond again, the situation will be very unfavorable to us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "No, Zuo Liangyu is different from Zhu Hengjia. Zhu Hengjia's family has been in Guangxi for more than two hundred years and is quite popular."
"Furthermore, Guangxi is more than 4,000 miles away from the capital, has not been affected by war, and has a prosperous economy. Zhu Heng Jiaying also had the support of some wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River, so he dared to claim his authority."
"Zuo Liangyu is just from a rough background. Although he has gathered some troops over the years, he is notorious and unpopular at all."
"In addition, he has been fighting on the move in the past few years. He has no territory of his own and no strong financial support. He simply cannot withstand the consumption of war."
"Furthermore, Shanxi is adjacent to the capital. If he dares to rebel, we will be the first to kill him..."
Jiang Dejing listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's narration, sometimes nodding, sometimes frowning.
After the other party finished speaking, he hesitated for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if Zuo Liangyu does not raise an army to rebel as you expected, but also does not kill the lawbreakers, do you really want to go to Shanxi?"
"You must know that even if we can defeat the Jurchens and the rebels within one month, we are already a tired army. When you lead your troops there, you may not be able to capture Zuo Liangyu, so I suggest that it is better to leave some room for this matter. !」
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Jiang Dejing suspiciously and frowned.
He said: "Zuo Liangyu is just a bunch of rabble. When the time comes, we will go there with the victorious army. It will be like slaughtering chickens and dogs. How can we not capture him?"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was already dissatisfied, Jiang Dejing became even more hesitant, but because he had not received a satisfactory answer to his previous polite words, he finally mustered up the courage to express his true feelings: "Your Majesty, I think what you said is reasonable, but things in the world are unpredictable. What if Zuo Liangyu really dares to risk the disapproval of the world?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his expression immediately darkened.
It turns out that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on dealing with Zuo Liangyu before was that in addition to the reasons he told, there were two other reasons that could not be stated clearly. One was that he wanted to use this to prove his innocence.
Furthermore, he was worried that Zhou Hou would still have back-up tactics, and wanted to use this method to eliminate or delay Zhou Hou's actions.
In order to prove that he was impersonating Chongzhen, Wang Dehua and others had previously listed him with many crimes, the most important of which was violating the ancestral system and emphasizing military force over literature. They also concealed that he was ordered by a high-ranking military commander to Take the opportunity to seize the Ming Dynasty.
Soon afterwards, there were rumors that he wanted to take Zuo Xianmei as his concubine. Many people thought that he was instigated by Zuo Liangyu, so he wanted to use the plague to attack Zuo Liangyu.
It was precisely because he had this concern, and because he didn't know where Zhou Hou's backup plan was, and because he thought that Jiang Dejing took the initiative to be loyal to Chongzhen in the first place.
At this moment, seeing Jiang Dejing's repeated objections, he suspected that the other party was taking the opportunity to test, so he feigned anger and tried again. ..
Seeing this, Jiang Dejing hurriedly knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, I didn't mean to offend you. In fact, this matter is related to the national destiny of our Ming Dynasty, so I have to speak frankly. Please enlighten me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Jiang Derjing coldly for a while and then said: "If he really dares to rebel, he will die in one month!"
Jiang Dejing was shocked when he heard this, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The Jurchens and rebels have not yet retreated, and it is already very difficult for us to deal with them."
"There are also rumors that Thief Li has arrived with a large army. If Zuo Liangyu is added to the army, the situation is really unpredictable. Please think twice!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "You are right. We believe that not only you, but also Zuo Liangyu, and even many people think this way, but I can tell you for sure that you are wrong!"
"First, judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for Li Thief to come to support Li Guo!"
"Although we don't know what he is trapped by, judging from his previous military use, he should be a strategic person, but his structure is too small and his greed is too heavy."
"If what we expected is correct, he originally used Li Guo as a surprise soldier, and then pressed forward with a large army to seize the opportunity to seize the capital and achieve his great cause."
"But now Li Guo and Shen Zhanran have been confronting each other for more than ten days, and the effect of the surprise attack has long been lost. However, Li Guo has not arrived yet. Instead, there are rumors. It is known that he is unable to go eastward and intends to use rumors to change the situation of the battle."
"Second, Zuo Liangyu had previously coveted Shaanxi, and the army has already entered Shaanxi. Although many troops and horses have been withdrawn now, it will take at least half a month to withdraw them all. This is why we set this matter within one month. The reason behind."
"Because all generals know the importance of speed. Now it only takes half a month for him to prepare. But if we set the time for a month later, he will definitely be suspicious."
"Furthermore, Zuo Liangyu has done a lot of things to deceive the emperor in recent years, so even if he doesn't resist, he will expand quickly to put pressure on us."
"In this way, he will definitely intensify his exploitation of Shanxi's wealthy households and lose popularity again. At the same time, he will also shrink his army. This will save us a lot of trouble when countering the rebellion..."
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's story, Jiang Dejing frowned and said, "If Zuo Liangyu does not go as Your Majesty expected and takes advantage of the rebel siege to rebel, how will you respond?"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned when he saw Jiang Derjing's unscrupulous contradictions one after another.
