When Lan Yu heard Lu Zhongheng calling her name directly, even Marquis Yongchang was unwilling to call her, and said lightly:
"Although this is the first time for me to lead an army alone, the 200,000 rebels outside the city have not been taken seriously by me yet."
"If the Marquis of Ji'an is afraid, you can go back to Shuntian Mansion to escort the grain."
Lu Zhongheng handed the paper in his hand to Lan Yu, looked around, gritted his teeth and said:
"I won this world with bloody battles."
"Your Majesty, however, imitated Liu Bang. When all the birds were gone, the good bows were hidden. He killed all of us."
"One of the four major cases in Hongwu is your Lan Yu's rebellion. This time His Majesty has gathered me and other Huaixi nobles together, and he must be preparing to get rid of us."
Lan Yu flipped through the paper casually, threw it to Chang Mao, looked at Xin Guogong Tang He, and asked:
"Mr. Xinguo, what do you think?"
Xin Guogong Tang He lowered his eyes and said calmly:
"I just came here after hearing from the Marquis of Ji'an that I wanted to discuss a major matter concerning the survival of Huaixi nobles."
Seeing this scene, Fei Ju smiled bitterly and said:
"We are loyal to His Majesty, but His Majesty has betrayed his trust. If I am not wrong, I am afraid that the whole family I am waiting for..."
Although Fei Ju didn't say it clearly, everyone in the camp guessed it.
The four major Hongwu cases can be said to have resulted in a lot of killings. If you just ask around, you can find out their endings.
Even if they don't know what they can do, will Zhu Yuanzhang, who is sitting on the dragon throne, let them go?
Lan Yu observed everyone's expressions and asked:
"Ji'an Hou, what do you want to do?"
Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng gritted his teeth and said harshly:
"If you go back, you will die. If you don't go back, you will die. I might as well just turn against you!"
"Now that we have military power in our hands, we only need to recruit the 200,000 troops outside the city and capture Zhu Youjian. Maybe we can get our family back in exchange."
"In the later Ming Dynasty, there were natural and man-made disasters everywhere. It was a God-given opportunity. Zhu Chongba forced us to do this!"
As soon as these words came out, the camp suddenly became quiet, and the only sound was the heavy breathing of everyone.
Rebellion is still a rebellion against Zhu Yuanzhang.
This is not an easy thing for them, especially since most of them are veterans who have followed Zhu Yuanzhang early on.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his troops as a commoner and fought in the south and north. Not only did he drive the Yuan Dynasty, which occupied the Central Plains, into the desert, he also ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
Looking at the past dynasties, there has never been a founding emperor who was born so humble.
The remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty hated Zhu Yuanzhang to the core, and the fear of Zhu Yuanzhang, like their veterans, was deep in their bones.
At this moment, Xinguo Gong Tang He shook his head and persuaded:
"You can't rebel. Once you rebel, we and the noble Huaixi nobles will die without a burial place."
"Why don't you disband your armor and return to the field? Your Majesty may spare my life because of my devotion to fight for him through life and death."
For a time, the Huaixi nobles in the camp had their own opinions and started quarreling in low voices.
Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, and others tried their best to persuade the generals to rebel together, but Tang He, the Duke of Xinguo, did not agree to rebel.
Most of the Huaixi dignitaries present were sincerely on the side of Xin Guogong Tang He.
Seeing this scene, Lan Yu walked to Chang Mao and asked in a low voice:
"Mao'er, what are you looking at?"
Chang Mao pointed at the paper and said in a strange tone:
"Uncle, why are all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty so stupid? There is another one who has not been in court for twenty-four years."
"Moreover, my nephew suffocated his second uncle to death, even the bones were gone."
When Lan Yu heard this, she immediately became interested. She moved aside and looked carefully at the stupid things done by the emperors of the Ming Dynasty in later generations.
Because it was Lan Yu's first time leading an army alone, and he was busy catching corrupt officials and recruiting soldiers.
Therefore, he just quietly sent people to collect some information about his future situation. He was not as thoughtful as Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an.
…
After a while, the arguing in the camp stopped. Seeing that Tang He, the Duke of Xin State, could not persuade Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng and others, he was about to turn around and leave.
In history, he died a good death. If they were not both Huaixi nobles, he would have left long ago.
Most of the Huaixi nobles are also preparing to leave with Xin Guogong Tang He.
At this moment, Lan Yu coughed heavily and said:
"Mr. Xin Guo, why are you leaving in such a hurry."
"The Marquis of Ji'an and the Marquis of Pingliang, are you really planning to rebel against Hu Weiyong?"
As soon as Duke Xin Guo stepped out of the camp, his pupils suddenly shrank, he turned around and asked:
"Lanyu, are you crazy?"
I saw Chang Sen leading dozens of armored guards to break into the camp and confront Xin Guogong Tang He and others.
Outside the camp, Chang Sheng led hundreds of soldiers and surrounded them.
Lan Yu ignored Xin Guo Gong Tang He's question, but looked at Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng intently.
Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng showed a smile on his face and said:
"Yes, we are preparing to join forces with Hu Weiyong."
"Your Majesty is too harsh on us heroes."
Lan Yu nodded, looked at everyone in the camp, and asked:
"For the sake of all of you being nobles of Huaixi, I will only ask you once, who else wants to rebel?"
For a moment, the grumpy veterans began to curse.
Fu Youde even scolded angrily:
"Lanyu, you little brat, kill me if you can!"
"I want to see if you have the face to see Boren after you die!"
Seeing that only a few people were willing to rebel against him, Lawrence Lu said coldly:
"Why are you doing this?"
"Lanyu, everyone is a Zepao who has been through life and death. Just give them a ride."
Lan Yu clapped her hands and said with a smile:
"This is natural. We are all Zepao. If you send such a great contribution to me, I will not be polite to you!"
"Mao'er, take down these traitors!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Mao jumped forward and punched Lawrence Lu in the eye.
The personal guards also turned around and rushed towards Fei Ju and others. In an instant, the rebels led by Lu Zhongheng and Fei Ju were captured by the personal guards armed with weapons.
Lu Zhongheng’s hands were tied and he shouted:
"Lanyu, you are crazy!"
"Zhu Chongba has killed your whole family!"
"And you, don't think that I don't know. You all sent people to inquire about what happened during the Hongwu period. Zhu Chongba will never let you go!"
Lan Yu stretched and said disdainfully:
"Lu Zhongheng, I have tolerated you for a long time. In the army, I, Lan Yu, am the chief general! You don't even call me Marquis of Yongchang?"
"I am the uncle of His Highness the Crown Prince and a future general. How can I associate with traitors like you?"
"Sheng'er, escort these traitors back to Shuntian Mansion!"
When Chang Sheng heard that Lu Zhongheng dared to bully his uncle like this, he directly picked up Lu Zhongheng and walked out of the camp angrily.
The personal guards also escorted Fei Ju and others and left after being ordered to do so.
Tang He, the Duke of Xin State, took a deep look at Lan Yu and turned to leave.
…
In an instant, only Lan Yu, Chang Mao, and Chang Sen were left in the camp.
Chang Mao asked with some confusion:
"Uncle, it seems we haven't offended Duke Xin and the others, right?"
"Why don't they seem to want to see us anymore?"
