Chapter 1347: Fan Zeng’s alertness
Although Grandmaster Sun Wu's peak cultivation was abolished by Zhu Yuanzhang, as a military strategist, what he cares about is never personal force, but the art of war hidden deep in his mind. This is what Zhu Yuanzhang covets the most, but he will always care about it. Things that can’t be taken away either.
Zhu Yuanzhang was actually quite conflicted in his heart. He wanted to completely conquer Sun Wu for his own use, but he ruined Sun Wu's skills, which would undoubtedly increase the hatred between the two.
But it would not work without abolishing Sun Wu. After all, in front of Sun Wu, who was at the peak of his mastership, without Luo Shixin's protection, Zhu Yuanzhang might become a corpse at any time.
Therefore, after crippled Sun Wu's skills, in order to resolve the hatred in Sun Wu's heart, Zhu Yuanzhang arranged an extremely luxurious steel cell, provided Sun Wu with the best food and drink, and even prepared to let Sun Wu marry a wife in prison. Give birth to children.
It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang worked very hard for Sun Wu, but Sun Wu was reduced to a useless person by Zhu Yuanzhang after all, so it was naturally impossible for him to accept Zhu Yuanzhang's love.
Therefore, even in such a comfortable environment, Sun Wu still lived like a beggar, dressed in rags, skinny and skinny.
Seeing that sugar-coated bullets could not defeat Sun Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this trick would not work, so he changed his strategy and began to play the emotional card.
In the following years, Zhu Yuanzhang came to see Sun Wu whenever he had time. He went to the cell more often than to the canteen.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to use his magnanimity to influence Sun Wu little by little, but unfortunately, he still failed every time. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not discouraged, and instead fought repeatedly.
This time, Zhu Yuanzhang came to visit Sun Wu as usual, bringing a lot of wine and meat. He sat in front of the prison door, ate and drank, and chatted to himself.
After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang eating and drinking outside the prison door, the corners of Sun Wu's mouth couldn't help but twitch violently.
Why is this guy here again?
Sun Wu really didn't want to see Zhu Yuanzhang anymore. This guy always feasted in front of him, clearly tempting him, but he had no choice. As a prisoner of war who was 'precarious', he realized that he had no chance at all. Choice.
Is there anything wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy? If Sun Wu still hated Zhu Yuanzhang at first, but after being bullied by Zhu Yuanzhang for so many years, the hatred in Sun Wu's heart gradually faded away.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang would cripple his own skills because he wanted to kill Zhu Yuanzhang several times, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill him, but only disabled his skills. In Sun Wu's view, this was quite merciful.
But although Sun Wu's hatred for Zhu Yuanzhang has faded, he will not be loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang because of it. After all, he is responsible for his family, and Sun Wu does not agree with some of the theories of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Sun Wu never thought of seeking refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang's series of actions towards him also moved Sun Wu slightly. If anyone was valued so much by Zhu Yuanzhang, they would probably be moved too. It's a pity that they are not the same people after all. !
"Mr. Sun Wu, why are you doing this? Whether you surrender or not is one thing, but whether you eat these meat and wine is another."
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a piece of beef and said with a concerned look on his face: "You don't have the internal strength to protect your body now. If you only eat prison food, your body will not be able to bear it."
Sun Wu closed his eyes directly. To be honest, he had not eaten meat or drank wine for several years. Those meat and wine that were not available in ordinary times were still very tempting to Sun Wu now.
Sun Wu didn't need to pay anything. He only needed to hook his fingers to enjoy these things with peace of mind. However, he still resisted these temptations just to prevent cracks in his state of mind.
Although Sun Wu's skills were crippled, the years of training in prison made him more sophisticated and gained a deeper understanding of the art of war and everything in the world.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked for trouble, and he did not force it. He said to himself: "Mr. Sun Wu, I have obtained four of the two counties and three kingdoms in Xuzhou. Tao Qian is only left with Pi."
Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately provoked topics related to the current situation, because if he didn't talk about these, Sun Wu would not pay attention to him at all. And when he mentioned the general trend of the world, Sun Wu immediately opened his eyes.
"Then I would like to congratulate you, your Majesty." Sun Wu said calmly.
"Thank you very much." Zhu Yuanzhang grinned.
Sun Wu's face turned dark, bastard, can't you hear that I'm mocking you? This is too thick-skinned!
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about Sun Wu's ridicule and continued to say with a smile: "In a short time, I will be able to unify Xuzhou. At that time, I will leave Tao Qian's life and death to you, sir, okay?"
"Tao Qian?"
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Sun Wu's eyes. If it weren't for Tao Qian, how could he have fallen to this point, so he hated Tao Qian more than Zhu Yuanzhang.
Seeing Sun Wu's reaction getting even bigger, a glint flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. He was not afraid of Sun Wu's resentment, but he was afraid that Sun Wu would have no desires. Now it seems that Sun Wu still has selfish desires.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to pursue the victory, a soldier ran over to the ground with a piece of letter paper. After reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly changed.
Seeing this, Sun Wu said calmly: "Zhu Yuanzhang, I didn't expect you to be moved. It seems that the unification of Xuzhou is not going smoothly. Is Liu Bei hindering you?"
In the previous chat, Zhu Yuanzhang and Sun Wu mentioned that Liu Bei had gone south to join Tao Qian, so Sun Wu would know about the outside world.
Hearing Sun Wu mention Liu Bei, a trace of disdain flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he said: "Is that someone who weaves mats and sells shoes worthy of hindering the appointment of Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Sun Wu frowned. Now in Xuzhou, the only person left who can threaten Zhu Yuanzhang is Liu Bei. Who else could he be?
Zhu Yuanzhang did not mean to hide it from Sun Wu, and said directly: "Sir, there is no need to guess, it is Qin Hao. He defeated Temujin and defended the Loop."
Sun Wu looked astonished. It turned out to be this. No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang was so abnormal. At the same time, he couldn't help being surprised.
He had heard Zhu Yuanzhang mention that the Battle of the Hetao was extremely difficult for both sides, and both sides had fought to the point of using their lives to fight, but he did not expect that such a big turning point suddenly occurred.
In the Battle of Hetao, Qin Hao won a complete victory, which was beyond Zhu Yuanzhang's expectation. He had no intention of staying with Sun Wu anymore. After leaving, he directly convened the ministers for discussion, and finally concluded that the Qin army's vitality was seriously injured. It will not threaten Daming's conclusion in the short term.
"My lord, let me tell you, our Majesty is absolutely full."
Xue Ju complained with a look of dissatisfaction: "Temujin sent all his troops to attack Hetao. What does this have to do with our Ming Dynasty? In the end, His Majesty took the initiative to send 10,000 cavalry to help Qin Hao. These are 10,000 cavalry. , How many cavalry do we have in total in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, it doesn't matter if you are helping your own people, but Qin Hao is the enemy of our Ming Dynasty." Xiang Zhuang also said with a look of dissatisfaction.
"That's right..."
Xue Ju agreed. He wanted to complain a few words, but Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a cold glare. Xue Ju immediately shuddered, and swallowed the words that came to his lips with a smile.
"Your Majesty's concerns are all within your reach. If anyone dares to criticize Your Majesty again in the future, I will definitely punish him severely." Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded sternly.
"I don't dare." The generals shouted in unison, looking weak.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and helped Qin Hao deal with Yuan Meng. As expected, many people were dissatisfied with His Majesty.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand what Emperor Ming was thinking, but he chose to believe in Emperor Ming.
After the meeting, Military Advisor Fan Zeng went to Zhu Yuanzhang privately and said with a serious face: "Master, your Majesty's move to send troops to support Qin Hao this time is said to be for national justice, but in fact it cannot withstand scrutiny. It is a bit too baffling. "
"What do you mean, military advisor?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"The situation over there in Taihang is a bit wrong."
Fan Zeng frowned and said in a deep voice: "Either we reached some cooperation with Qin Hao in private, or Qin Hao paid some price. In short, there must be secrets hidden from us by the DPRK and China."
"But why is that?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked puzzled, and then said in horror: "Does your Majesty suspect that this general has different intentions?"
Heaven knows that Zhu Yuanzhang was not only loyal to Emperor Ming, but also affectionate and absolutely single-minded. Otherwise, he would have been independent a long time ago.
Therefore, when he thought that Emperor Ming might doubt him, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little aggrieved, and what he immediately thought of was to express his loyalty.
"Someone must have maliciously injured me seriously. I will write a letter to Your Majesty right now."
With that said, Zhu Yuanzhang was about to leave, but was held back by Fan Zeng.
"If your Majesty had doubted my lord, I'm afraid he would have sent someone to decentralize the power a long time ago, but he has never sent anyone to decentralize the power. This proves that your majesty still trusts you, my lord."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked puzzled and asked: "Then why did your Majesty hide it from us? We are a family!"
After Fan Zeng was silent for a while, he shook his head again: "We don't know for the time being. I hope I'm overthinking it."
It has to be said that the strange behavior between Qin and Ming has aroused Fan Zeng's vigilance. The intelligence attribute of 101 points is indeed not an exaggeration.
However, due to the extreme lack of intelligence and the fact that Fan Zengben was on the chessboard, it was difficult to think about the problem from a global perspective, so he could not help but fall into a deadlock for a while, and no specific things had been discovered yet.
"My lord, after the unification of Xuzhou, my lord can return to Taihang to ask His Majesty on the grounds of declaring his duties. Then everything will be clear."
"Um."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said in a deep voice: "Old Tao Qian thinks he can fight against me with Liu Bei's help, but he doesn't know that everyone has never paid attention to Liu Xuande. It's just Liu Guanzhang. I, Zhu Yuanzhang, can kill him with my backhand."
In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the only people who could become his opponents were Qin Hao and Li Shimin, and Liu Bei was beaten by Huang Chao all the way. How could he take Liu Bei seriously.
