As soon as Xiao Jin finished speaking, Zhu Neng couldn't help but said angrily: "How can it be unreasonable to let my prince go to Dongchang City to negotiate?
Isn't this equivalent to a sheep entering a tiger's mouth? Why didn't you tell the emperor to go to Beiping City to negotiate with my prince?
Zhu Di knew that Zhu Neng's words were for his own good, so he did not blame him. He just waved his hand and said softly: "Shihong must not be rude, so please retreat quickly."
"Zhu Neng was a pure warrior. He had everything written on his face. He didn't dare to disobey Zhu Di's orders, so he could only retreat to the side angrily.
Zhu Di also looked at Xiao Jin with squinted eyes, which made Xiao Jin furious. After a long while, Zhu Di was heard to say: "If that boy Zhang Ren wants me to die, just say so, so why let me go to Dongchang City and throw myself into a trap?
I admit that that boy is indeed a little smart, but there is no need for that boy to treat me as a fool.
"Xiao Jin bowed towards Zhu Di and said, "His Royal Highness King Yan has made great achievements in battle and is truly a hero. My Lord has no intention of looking down on His Highness.
"Zhu Di was disdainful, "It's not like Zhang Ren could say this. If he really looked at me like this, he wouldn't have pointed the finger at me over and over again.
"Xiao Jin didn't know how to answer the conversation, so he skipped the topic and brought the topic back to the topic, "Dongchang Mansion is not a place suitable for negotiation. My Lord is willing to clear out the defenders of Dongchang Mansion. By then the city The door is wide open, and my lords and the lords of the imperial court will be waiting for King Yan at the top of the city. King Yan's soldiers and horses and the soldiers and horses of the court can wait from outside the city. The city tower is located quite high, and the officers and soldiers of the three armies can serve as witnesses. , if His Highness is really in danger, the Yan army can see it clearly and send troops to rescue him.
"In fact, this suggestion is unreasonable. After all, Dongchang Mansion is the territory of the imperial court. If the imperial court deploys some manpower in the city or makes some preparations in advance, Zhu Di will be very passive.
Seeing Zhu Di's hesitation, Xiao Jin spoke again: "Now your Majesty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety." He stopped talking.
Zhu Di understood in an instant that no matter whether the negotiation went smoothly or not, Zhu Yunwen would definitely not harm his life. Otherwise, how could Zhu Yunwen stop everyone in the world?
How can we talk about governing the country with benevolence and filial piety if we take the life of our own uncle? In fact, Zhu Di really doesn't have many options now, either peace talks or a fight to the death.
The fight to the death seemed more free and easy, but until now, Zhu Di himself felt that he had no chance of winning. If he continued to fight to the death, more people would die.
Once the negotiation is successful, his subordinates will probably be able to have a proper resettlement. Among the Yan army, only he and his family will be restricted from freedom, but at least their lives will be safe.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that negotiation is better. After pondering for a moment, Zhu Di nodded and said to Xiao Jin: "I know, you go back and tell that boy Zhang Ren that I will go to Dongchang City to negotiate at noon tomorrow!
"After hearing this, Zhu Neng couldn't bear it any longer. Even if he was punished, he would still persuade those who should be discouraged.
"My lord, please think twice!" Zhu Neng said and knelt on the ground with one knee. Zhu Di slowly closed his eyes, gently waved his sleeves, and said, "I have made up my mind!
"Xiao Jin cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and then retreated. He wanted to take the news back. It was only after he left the camp that he let out a heavy breath.
In the tent just now, although he talked freely, he was also very scared inside. This was an enemy camp after all. If he made someone unhappy, he would be chopped up and fed to dogs, leaving him no place to reason.
Inside the tent, Zhu Neng was still advising: "Your Majesty, please don't fall into the trap." After saying that, he glanced at Zhang Yu a few times.
Zhang Yu was also furious and pointed directly at Zhu Neng and said: "Zhu Neng! You are really bullying me!" Zhu Neng was not afraid and said: "When I just learned that Zhang Ren is the commander of the Jinyi Guards, you You can't stop the joy in your eyes. You two, uncle and nephew, must be colluding. What else can you say?
"Zhang Yu looked around. All the soldiers in the tent looked at him with suspicion. He couldn't help but secretly thought that it was bad. After learning about Zhang Ren's current official position, he was delighted from the bottom of his heart. However, he was too happy at the time and could not control his facial expression. The joy was written all over his face.
But in the conscience of heaven and earth, he really didn't collude with Zhang Ren. Zhang Yu snorted coldly and said, "I will give an explanation to the prince and all my colleagues tomorrow!
After saying that, he saluted Zhu Di and said, "I will retire first." Zhu Di did not stop him. If Zhang Yu was allowed to stay here, he might do something drastic.
Looking at Zhang Yu's leaving figure, Zhu Neng snorted coldly again: "I think he has a guilty conscience!" The other generals in the tent also started talking to each other, all expressing their dissatisfaction with Zhang Yu. trust.
Zhu Di, who was on the throne, waved his hand and said, "There is no need to say any more, generals. Let's go back to the camp first. Now that the king has made a decision, he will not change it. Tomorrow, the king will go to Dongchang City to meet with that boy Zhang Ren. a while!
Outside Zhu Di's tent, a man dressed as a sergeant smiled evilly. He gently pressed the brim of his helmet, then turned and left.
..."What did you say?" In the yamen of Dongchang City, General Pingyan Sheng Yong couldn't help but burst into flames.
Since Sheng Yong brought people from Hangzhou City, he didn't know the news about Daming Mansion. In order to better clarify the situation, Zhang Ren told the story of the military rations in Daming Mansion being burned to the ground.
Only then did Sheng Yong ask this question. Now that things have happened, what else can Zhang Ren say? All he could do was comfort him: "General, please don't get angry.
" Sheng Yong has always been straightforward. Many times, he would not hide his emotions. He slammed his palm on the table again and couldn't help but said angrily: "It's really unreasonable!
"Can he not be angry?" The most indispensable thing when marching and fighting is food and grass, but the military food on the front line was burned in this way.
If the war continues, he will inevitably be restrained in commanding the battle. The balance of victory will most likely tilt towards the Yan army because of this matter.
In addition, Zhu Di is also likely to use this matter to increase his bargaining chip in negotiations. The more Sheng Yong thought about it, the angrier he became, but then he seemed to think of something again. He asked Zhang Ren, "This is not right. I am keeping a close eye on the Yan army. Whenever there is any trouble on their side, I am aware of it." Very, I can be sure that the Yan army will never bypass me and attack Daming Mansion.
"Zhang Ren nodded and said: "General, as far as I know, it was not the Yan army who burned the food and grass.
"It's not Yan Jun?" Sheng Yong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who else could it be if it wasn't Yan Jun?" Zhang Ren replied directly: "It should be Caobang."
"After hearing this, Sheng Yong obviously had an expression of disbelief on his face, "Caobang? As far as I know, there are many places where Caobang cooperates with the imperial court. Burning the imperial court's food and grass will be harmful to Caobang but not beneficial at all. , why did Caobang do this?
"Zhang Ren shook his head slightly to express his ignorance, but he still said: "Although I don't know why, there is no doubt that this is the work of the Cao Gang, and the leader of the Cao Gang, Li Zhenjun, has been in Daming Mansion recently. This is probably not a coincidence.
I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to send a handwritten letter to the imperial court about this matter. After all, the imperial court has close relations with the Cao Gang, so I must ask your Majesty to pay more attention to it. If that doesn't work, you can ask the Ministry of Punishment to ask questions and directly arrest Li Zhenjun, the leader of the Cao Gang.
"The Caobang did have close contact with the imperial court. Many of the imperial court's goods, including salt and iron, were transported by the Caobang.
It can be said that the current Caobang is undoubtedly the imperial merchant. Then the Caobang and the imperial court became a community of interests, and both prospered and suffered losses.
According to normal thinking, Caobang had no reason to betray the imperial court. As for the Caobang secretly colluding with Zhu Di, this possibility is not very likely. After all, the imperial court is now powerful, and Li Zhenjun will not collude with Zhu Di at this time if he has any brains.
In other words, even if Zhu Di becomes emperor in the future, he may not be able to give more to Li Zhenjun and Caobang than he does now.
Therefore, Li Zhenjun cannot take such a risk. Although Zhang Ren still couldn't figure out these things, based on the principle of caution, it was still necessary to arrest Li Zhenjun for interrogation.
What's more, Jiang Wei also said in the brochure that Zhao Shannan and his men were hiding quite a lot of secrets. This heightened Li Zhenjun's suspicion.
Sheng Yong was also extremely cautious. He nodded and agreed to Zhang Ren's request. "Without any further delay, I will write a memorial right away to make sure the court is careful about Caogang.
”... There is less than a day left before the negotiation, and everyone seems to have their own things to do.
Zhu Di closed his eyes and fell asleep in the military tent, trying to adjust himself to the best condition. Sheng Yong was working hard at his desk. He wanted to report the affairs of Caobang and Li Zhenjun to the court and the emperor.
Zhang Yu looked up at the sky, as if he had made some important decision. Zhang Ren racked his brains and was still thinking about more things.
The last day seemed to be particularly difficult, and time passed extremely slowly. Everyone's thoughts are constantly turning. No one knows what the outcome of tomorrow's negotiations will be, and what fate everyone will have.
Until dark night came quietly, many people ushered in another sleepless night... After breakfast the next day.
The Yan army and the Nan army outside Dongchang City moved at the same time, and the two troops marched towards Dongchang City together. It was not until noon that they reached the foot of Dongchang City.
Although the Yan Army and the Nan Army were on guard, they both maintained enough restraint. After all, the soldiers at the bottom really didn't want to fight.
Under the service of many people, Zhu Di put on the armor that Zhu Yuanzhang had given him. As long as this armor is with him, no one would dare to hurt him.
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