"Do you know how many people know about this now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly folded up the secret letter and asked in a deep voice.
The Jin Yiwei asked, bowed and said, "According to the messenger, except for Duke An Guo (Liu Bingwen), Marquis Jingliao (Wang Fuzhi) and a few other people, not even Uncle Ping Liao (Zu Dashou) knows about this!"
"You don't know, Zu Dashou?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and said: "This matter should not be hidden from him. Is he pretending not to know?"
The Jin Yiwei shook his head and said, "Maybe he really doesn't know about this!"
"According to the visitor's account, Zu Dashou has been stationed outside the city since his return, saying it was for the convenience of fighting, and he has never had contact with outsiders. He has not even sent out sentries. All wars are carried out in compliance with the orders of Marquis Jingliao! "
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he knew that Zu Dashou was trying to avoid suspicion.
He was silent for a while and then said: "Immediately send a letter to all places in Shanhaiguan, telling Duke An Guo and Marquis Jingliao not to let down their guard!"
"At the same time, we must keep a close eye on Duduo. We must not let Dorgon rescue him or kill him because he cannot rescue him!"
"In addition, let someone bring a message to An Guogong. If Jurchen sincerely wants peace, Zu Dashou can be involved in this matter. As for the conditions, except for the five hundred thousand people, everything else can be discussed."
"Then we need to send a message to Jiang Dejing, Li Jing and others, asking them to hurry up and treat the plague... Is there anything unusual in the capital?" Kanshu La
The Jin Yiwei shook his head and said: "Since Mr. Li (Li Jing) returned to the capital, all aspects of the capital have returned to normal, and there is nothing abnormal."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "What rumors are there in the army?"
When the Jin Yiwei asked, he hesitated and said, "The army has been stable for the past few days, but for some reason in the past two days, someone has been talking privately about recruiting soldiers at a high price."
"There are even rumors that Mr. Li (Fifth Brother Li) is eager to recruit soldiers, and most of the soldiers he recruits are ruffians and thugs. Over time, they will definitely cause trouble!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately shouted loudly: "Since this matter has been noticed, why is it not reported?"
A look of panic flashed across the face of the Jinyiwei, and he whispered: "That's what happened in the past two days. Master Chen (Chen Qixing) had sent someone to investigate earlier, but there may have been no results, so he didn't report it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "We have made a promise before. After winning this battle, we will reward them heavily."
"You, the Imperial Guards, can take this opportunity to publicize this matter to prevent military morale from being too unstable. At the same time, you can secretly investigate the source of the rumors and try to capture the person who spreads the rumors!"
The Jin Yiwei bowed in agreement and then withdrew.
One day later, Chen Qixing hurried back and told Zhu Yuanzhang that traces of wolf soldiers were found at Cen Hangui's place, but Cen Hangui himself seemed not to know about it.
In addition, there are also rumors that Gong Yonggu and Gao Wencai were not killed, but were secretly rescued by Li Mou.
Later, Li Mou was persuaded to surrender by the two of them and attacked Liu Zongmin's troops.
After Gong Yonggu defeated Liu Zongmin, he originally planned to march eastward to relieve the danger of Datong and the capital. However, he accidentally discovered the troops sent by Li Zicheng to assist Li Guo, so he set up an ambush halfway and intercepted them.
At the same time, Du Yinxi and Li Ruolian regained Xi'an and defeated Li Zicheng's troops heading east.
Fortunately, Yuan Zongdi arrived in time and Li Zicheng was able to postpone the crisis.
However, with the arrival of Qin Liangyu's troops, Li Zicheng was unable to resist and wanted to go south to Sichuan...
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Chen Qixing's story and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious when he thought that there had been no news from Shaanxi before, but now there was such a good news.
He immediately thought that if this matter was true, then Zuo Liangyu, who was closest to Shaanxi, could not be unaware of it. With his personality, he would definitely not sit back and watch the success or failure at this time.
It can be seen that this matter may not be true. The reason why it was reported at this time is most likely to paralyze him or put pressure on Liu Fangliang and others.
"Could it be that Li Ruolian and others were in danger in Shaanxi?"
With this thought, he shook his head slightly.
Because if Li Zicheng had the upper hand, his army would have already arrived for reinforcements. It would be impossible for Li Guo and others to fight alone, and Zuo Liangyu would not dare to
Cut off Li Guo's retreat.
Just as he was pondering, he saw that Chen Qixing had finished speaking. He frowned and asked, "Have you ever met Mr. Zou Da or his personal guard?"
Chen Qixing originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would be very happy after learning about Shaanxi's victory.
Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not look happy, but frowned and asked Mr. Zou Da, and said with some confusion: "The general has not found any trace of Mr. Zou Da's personal guards, but the Jinyi guards over there have seen Mr. Fan who previously protected Cen Hangui."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "That's right!"
As he spoke, he remained silent for a while and said, "Go and check the city's defenses yourself. If there are no problems, we will head to the camp outside the city tonight."
When Chen Qixing heard this, he was a little worried and said: "Your Majesty, the camp outside the city only has more than a thousand soldiers and horses. Although the place where we are stationed is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is also a desperate place. Once surrounded, you will not be able to escape. You are a man of ten thousand gold, how can you Come in person!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "There is no need to say anything more about this matter, just do what we want!"
"In addition, if everything in the city is ready, send someone to notify Huang Degong and ask them to retreat to Gu'an County in advance!"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's decisive words, Chen Qixing knew that he could no longer persuade him, so he had no choice but to agree. When he was about to leave, a guard in Jinyi hurriedly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, an urgent report has just been sent from the capital, saying that Brother Li Wu is recruiting. The soldiers mutinied!"
"Fortunately, Mr. Li (Li Jing) suppressed it in time and did not cause a major chaos, but they may not be able to leave the capital for a while..."
When Chen Qixing heard the report, his expression suddenly changed, and he said with a look of surprise: "How could this happen? Didn't Brother Li Wu say a few days ago that everything is under control?"
The Jinyiwei shook his head and said, "The matter was originally controllable, but in the past two days, rebels and their important figures seemed to have gotten into it, which triggered the mutiny!"
Hearing this, Chen Qixing knelt down with a guilty look on his face and apologized: "Your Majesty, I am guilty of failing to report this matter in time, so... please punish me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored him, but looked at the Jinyi guard and said, "Can you find out the identity of the rebel leader?"
The Jin Yiwei shook his head and said: "Not yet, but there are rumors that it is Li Laiheng!"
"Lee Laiheng!"
Zhu Yuanzhang repeated it subconsciously, and then said to Chen Qixing who was kneeling on the ground: "Get up and go do your business!"
Chen Qixing shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Li cannot come now..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's cold eyes and immediately shut up.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Chen Qixing again, then waved his hand impatiently and said, "You all go!".
After hearing this, the two people retreated in fear, but they did not notice that when they left, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth.
At nightfall, after Zhu Yuanzhang learned that Huang Degong's vanguard had set off, he took Chen Qixing and more than a hundred people out of Gu'an County and rushed towards the camp outside the city.
