"Wujiang County has been destroyed?"
Commander Deng on the side shouted at the prisoner of war who was kneeling on the ground.
The prisoner of war was happy, nodded honestly, and informed Gao Zhang and others about the changes that had happened in Wujiang County.
When they heard that Commander Li and others asked him to pretend to be private salt dealers and bribe the soldiers to enter the city, and then fraudulently opened the city gate, they took advantage of the speed of the cavalry led by Li Qi who came to help, and broke into the city with lightning speed.
As a result, Wujiang County was in chaos, Zhu's rebels fled in all directions, and Wujiang County had also changed hands.
After hearing the news, Gao Zhang couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Commander Li was quite a man who came up with such an idea to capture Wujiang County as soon as the reinforcements arrived.
Liu Fa rolled his eyes and whispered to Gao Zhang.
"Xuan Fu, since this man has brought news about the restoration of Wujiang County for the imperial court, why not send him into the city?"
These words made Gao Zhang's eyes light up, but it would be very bad if just such a person was shot dead by the bandits in the city before he could enter Suzhou City.
Gao Zhang rolled his eyes and shook his head slowly.
"Let's stay for a while until the Zhu rebels in the city are mentally prepared."
"Psychological preparation?" Liu Fa looked at the Xuanfu Zhishi who was less than half his age in confusion.
Gao Zhang turned around and told Fu An to quickly go to the camp and take out the mop pens.
Let them write that Wujiang County has been recovered by the imperial court and that your only way out is unconditional surrender. Similar banners are hung up.
Let the Zhu family rebels in the city and the Suzhou people who were forced to join the Zhu family take a good look.
"After hanging up the banner, let him pass. Presumably by then, the Zhu family rebels will also want to know the authenticity of the news."
Now he sent people over, directly shouting that Wujiang County had been conquered. Gao Zhang felt that the person who would greet this prisoner of war would definitely not be cheers, but only arrows that could turn him into a hedgehog.
It's better to let those rebels be mentally prepared first.
Zhu Meng stayed on top of the city for more than half an hour. Then he rubbed his head that was so angry that he had lost so many brain cells, went down the city tower, and went back to the palace to have a good rest.
However, not long after he left the meeting, someone added new content to the banner outside the city and posted the news that Wujiang County had been liberated by the imperial officers and soldiers.
Zhu Fang, the general who was ordered to guard the east gate tower, naturally did not believe it, and ordered General Yigan to inform the soldiers guarding the city that this was simply a ploy by the imperial officers and soldiers to confuse the enemy.
The king has already sent troops to Wujiang County for reinforcements. How could it be so easily defeated by the officers and soldiers?
But at this time, a man came from below, holding a white flag, and walked cautiously towards the city gate.
The first time Zhu Fang saw this person, her expression became extremely ugly.
He recognized this man as one of the generals sent to Wujiang County by the king.
"General, would you like to..."
Next to him, a general gritted his teeth and made a gesture towards Zhu Fang.
Zhu Fang was stunned for a long time and slowly shook her head.
"Let him swim across the moat, put down the basket, and pick him up. I'll ask people what's going on with him first."
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Returned to the political and power center of the Great Wu State, the palace of King Wu.
Zhu Meng was sitting on the throne without saying a word, and the moods of all the important civil and military officials became obviously heavy.
But he could only brace himself and sit blankly. At this time, facing such a situation, there was really nothing he could do.
After sitting for a long time, Zhu Meng announced that he was leaving the court and looked at the empty hall.
Zhu Meng even couldn't help but miss the happy and happy days before the rebellion.
With Cai Jing and Na Tong Guan as backers, the whole of Suzhou was like the back garden of his own home.
Whatever you like, you can get it without hesitation, and no one will dare to say anything.
Even the officials from the surrounding states serve him carefully. If they don't like it, they try to use various means to get rid of them and replace them with their own people.
My life in Jiangnan was probably even happier than that of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
The scale of the Tongyuan Garden built by his father and son was no less than that of Bianliang in Tokyo, the palace where the Emperor of the Song Dynasty lived.
But all this has become a thing of the past.
Although I can be called a loner now, I have a purpose.
I lived in fear every day. I originally thought that I was good enough to overthrow the Song Dynasty and change the world to another emperor.
As a result, he suffered successive defeats and suffered setbacks at every turn. Now, the hearts of the important civil and military ministers under his command are in doubt.
But he still had no choice but to brace himself and continue to hold on.
Because Zhu Meng also knows very well that once he starts to be afraid, he starts to be afraid.
Those who are already dissatisfied with themselves, but still treat themselves carefully, will jump out and tear themselves into pieces in exchange for a chance to survive.
Zhu Meng leaned slumped under the throne and looked out the hall door with dull eyes. He couldn't help but recall the scene when his own father came to persuade him.
Perhaps at that time, if he followed his father Zhu Chong and apologized to the governor, he might be able to save his life and fortune.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
An anxious call came into the hall from outside. Zhu Meng slowly focused his gaze and saw Prime Minister Liu walking quickly with an angry look on his face.
Behind him was one of the generals from the army he sent to Wujiang County for reinforcements.
Zhu Meng saw Zhu Ping, who was trembling and trembling, and immediately fell to the ground to plead guilty after entering the hall. Then he looked at Prime Minister Liu, who was looking towards him with a worried face.
There was a violent twitching in the corner of his eye, and only then did Zhu Meng notice the pain in his fingertips.
Only then did I realize that I had been holding on to the armrest too hard, and blood was oozing from the nail gaps.
"Zhu Ping, but Wujiang County has been lost?"
Zhu Meng's hoarse voice sounded.
As expected, Wujiang County was captured by the imperial army as expected by Zhu Meng.
Faced with such bad news, Zhu Meng couldn't help but look up to the sky with great tiredness. He was so tired that he thought that if he closed his eyes, the world would be destroyed.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Now, I am afraid that it is impossible to do anything. I feel that in order to protect my kingdom, your Majesty, your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to make an early decision and hunt in the north is the best..."
Zhu Meng's eyes fell back on Prime Minister Liu. At this moment, the King of Wu was obviously a little distracted.
Looking at Prime Minister Liu who kept opening and closing his mouth for several breaths, he forced a smile.
"...Now, is there still a chance to hunt in the north?"
"Yes, the only chance is to go east."
(End of chapter)
