Chapter 163 On the General Trend Again
After getting the future opportunity from Zhang Cuishan, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally overjoyed, and when he returned to his marshal's palace, he was still excited, and the whole person was as happy as if he had ascended the throne and became an emperor.
"Two gentlemen, why don't we continue to drink, how about it? Hehe, I'm so excited today, I definitely can't sleep, haha, I guess the two gentlemen must be like this!" Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly.
Li Shanchang has always taken his opinion as the mainstay, and smiled: "Yes, yes, the marshal is thoughtful, haha, it seems that we can't sleep tonight, and Berwyn must be the same, haha, then, let's discuss the general trend of the world again, how about it?" After speaking, he also smiled proudly.
Liu Bowen's mood was very heavy, he suddenly felt infinite pressure, and even heavier than when he was confused before, his face became very ugly, as if someone had borrowed his debt and didn't pay it!
"Strange, Mr. Berwyn, our major affairs have a direction, why are you unhappy? Aren't you happy for Marshal Ben?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: He originally wanted to call himself me, but after thinking about it, didn't he delay becoming the king? Not to mention being called emperor? It seems that he has to endure it for a while, bear with it!
Liu Bowen sighed and smiled: "Marshal, when this matter is not decided, we will work harder! Now that we know the result, I am afraid that everyone will be discouraged, but the spirit is not as good as before! I don't think we need to expand this matter, just the marshal and senior brother, I know it, I don't know what the marshal thinks?"
"Well, Berwyn's worries are justified, marshal, it's better to do what Berwyn wants, how about it? We must not be careless, if our soldiers have an arrogant mentality, then they will definitely suffer a great loss when facing the enemy!" Li Shanchang hurriedly followed.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and smiled: "That's fine, it's just that even Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Hu Weiyong and other major figures don't tell me? And Old Master Song Lian, he is not a person who talks a lot, he can't know?"
"Marshal, we are fighting for the world, and we put the overall situation first in everything, besides, don't these people just want to be a wife and a son when they follow the emperor? When we have conquered Yingtianfu and the marshal ascended the throne, we can just reward them! If we reveal the news in advance, the rebel kings will unite to fight us, and in this way, we will not be able to do it even if we have three heads and six arms! Therefore, the emperor should be careful!" In order to calm his heart, Liu Bowen has already called him the emperor.
Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he heard this, and smiled: "Haha, Mr. Berwyn knows my heart very well, and it's very good, then let's do it according to the wishes of the two gentlemen! It's just that our current actions are not in accordance with the rules of the imperial court? We want to regularize everything, so that we are not ordinary thieves, but the Red Turban Army working hard to win the world! We also have to establish corresponding systems and laws to restrain the sergeants, what do the two gentlemen think?"
"Emperor Shengming, haha, in this way, our cause will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, it is better to preside over these things by Bowen and Song Lian, what does the emperor think?" Li Shanchang followed and praised him.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly calmed down at this time and smiled: "It's good that the two gentlemen have a heart, this 'emperor' still can't be called, lest others listen to it and it will be easy to cause trouble, the two gentlemen still continue to call me 'Wushuai', or, 'Yuanzhang' can also be!"
When Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang saw him, they didn't admire him anymore, and smiled: "Yes, the ministers will obey the marshal's will!"
"Mr. Liu, you say, which one should we fight first? I see that Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang are very difficult to mess with, so we might as well swallow Xu Shouhui first, how about it?" As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were already shining, as if he had seen Xu Shouhui's territory!
Li Shanchang said with admiration: "Marshal Gao Ming, hehe, at present, we are only attacking and subduing those anti-kings who have less power, and constantly expanding our forces! Moreover, we are currently only the subordinates of Han Lin'er of the Song Kingdom, and it is not appropriate to blindly and brazenly expand, let's attack from afar and closely, and first clean up the nearby anti-kings, so that we can have a decisive battle with Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang! What does Berwyn think?"
"The marshal and senior brother are right, let's not be in a hurry! Time is the most favorable for us, and now that Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng are fighting hotly on the surface, we should not attack, and slowly divide them! What we have to do is to make small moves, but they must be effective, and when we have subdued the small anti-kings in the south one by one, we will fight a decisive battle with Chen and Zhang! In this way, the marshal can be proclaimed emperor in Yingtianfu, unify the south, and then we will plan the northern expedition!" Liu Bowen said carefully.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was very happy and smiled: "Okay, good, good, then, let's take them one by one! It is not necessary to destroy them all, Huairou and force at the same time, let's first use the signboard of the Song Emperor Han Lin'er, and if we don't accept it, we will exterminate it! Hehe, maybe it won't take two years, and we can pacify those little anti-kings! As for Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, let's not provoke them first, and then solve them in the end!"
"Yes! The marshal is wise!" Li Shanchang also smiled proudly.
Seeing that they were so happy, Liu Bowen couldn't bear to spoil their fun, and smiled: "Let's be careful, everything will not go so smoothly! The marshal must not be in a hurry, otherwise, it will backfire!"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Berwyn has taught him a lesson, Yuanzhang has been taught!" Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more modest at this time.
The maid in the marshal's mansion had already put the banquet on the table, and when she was about to wait, Zhu Yuanzhang waved her hand and smiled: "You guys stand down, we still have big things to discuss, okay, I'll personally pour wine for the two gentlemen!"
"Yes!" The maids hurriedly retreated, but Xu Da came uninvited, and said happily as soon as they met: "The marshal is so excited today, what is so happy? Could it be that those masters have instructed our marshal again?"
"Haha, our General Xu has also enlightened, that's right, those masters have agreed to the free struggle between our south, and they will never intervene! What does General Xu think we should do?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
When Xu Da heard this, he smiled: "Hehe, my opinion may be different from that of the two military advisors, I prefer to fight hard, otherwise, how about we report to the emperor first, and crusade against Zhang Shicheng first? He is just a salt merchant, although he has 100,000 people, but most of them are rabble, so there is no need to worry! We use elite soldiers as the vanguard, and we can defeat it in one fell swoop! Although we don't have a naval army now, as long as we calculate well, we will definitely be able to break Zhang Shicheng in one fell swoop! Then, let's fight Chen Youliang again, as long as we break the two of them, no one in the world will be our opponent! At that time, we can attack and retreat, and it is logical that the marshal will be the emperor!"
As soon as these words came out, the three of them were moved, but they didn't expect his opinion to be so surprising, he actually wanted to hit Zhang Shicheng first!
"Well, in principle, yes! But, General Xu, do you know or not? This Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang have already formed an alliance, let's fight him, so if Chen Youliang comes west to contain us, how can we win? If we divide our troops, we will definitely not be their opponents!" Li Shanchang did not agree with his view.
When Xu Da heard this, he laughed and said: "Haha, the alliance in this troubled world is just a piece of paper! Both Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang are people without faith! Besides, as long as we guard the main road to the west, Chen Youliang will not be able to defeat him, so we can easily defeat Zhang Shicheng, wouldn't it be wonderful? As long as one of these two tigers dies, it will not be far off for us to seize the world!"
"Well, Brother Xu's words are very much in line with me, it seems that this is also a way of thinking, haha, two military advisors, let's sum up, how to attack Zhang Shicheng, can we fight without blood?"
When Xu Da heard this, he sighed: "Alas, marshal, this is simply impossible! Although Zhang Shicheng is not trustworthy, he is extremely trustworthy to his subordinates, and he also feeds them to the full, so it is completely unrealistic not to use swords! It's just that Zhang Shicheng has no generals under him, so it is easier for us to fight!"
After a pause, he added: "Chen Youliang is different, he has a few generals under him, we must not underestimate the enemy, otherwise, we may not suffer a big loss!"
"Well, General Xu is right, your analysis is very accurate, admire, admire, but if you want to fight Zhang Shicheng, we must also subdue Xu Shouhui first! Haha, he only has 20,000 troops this way, and it will be easy for us to deal with it! Perhaps, as soon as General Xu comes out, it will be done, and we don't need to use swords at all! Only after taking Xu Shouhui can we attack Zhang Shicheng, and the order cannot be reversed!" Liu Bowen said.
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more excited at this time, and smiled: "Okay, then, let's just walk on two legs, Mr. Liu will run for me to recruit talents, and at the same time persuade those who are willing to submit to me! Mr. Li and General Xu will start planning our campaign against Zhang Shicheng, let's strive to take Zhang Shicheng within two years, and then completely annihilate Chen Youliang at the appropriate time, in this way, the world will be decided, haha!"
That Xu Da was so happy to see him, but he didn't know why, as for Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, they were submissive, respectful, and stunned Xu Da: Why is this Marshal Zhu so happy? Isn't it because he wants to be the emperor? But, King Xiaoming, ah, no, what will happen if Han Lin is already the emperor? Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to betray the emperor?
Thinking of this, he didn't feel sweating, where he was going in the future, he couldn't see clearly, should he continue to support Zhu Yuanzhang? Or tell Han Lin'er about his return, so that he could be prepared?
Liu Bowen looked at it, smiled slightly, and then said, "What is General Xu's different opinion? Could it be that General Xu has other plans?"
"Ah, no, only Zhu Dashuai is looking forward!" Xu Da suddenly understood: he had already boarded the thief ship, and if he wanted to turn back, there was no way out, even Liu Bowen was so obedient, let alone himself?
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows fluttered even more, and he smiled: "Two gentlemen, let's go and rest first, General Xu, I have something I want to entrust you to do, I don't know if you have the guts?"
When Liu Bowen heard this, he sighed in his heart and hurried away! Li Shanchang also left, but he looked suspicious: What is the matter?
When they left, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "General Xu, it's better for you to take fifty soldiers and burn down the small courtyard where Princess Dayuan lives.
"Ah!" Hearing this, Xu Daxian's eyes widened: What? You want to assassinate Princess Dayuan by yourself? And Zhang Cuishan of the Wudang faction? What does this Marshal Zhu want to do?
Suddenly, he felt an incomparably heavy pressure coming, and hurriedly said: "Marshal, are you sure you want to do this? Can we succeed? Will they take precautions? If we startle the snake, won't it be good to fall again?"
"Hehe, no poison, no husband, we are fighting for the world! And this princess of Dayuan Lianyue is so capable, if she doesn't get rid of him, she will be our confidants after all! Sooner or later, they will be our biggest rivals, with them, we will not be able to sleep and eat!" After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed a vicious look!
It seems that it is really a gamble!