Although Zhu Youzhen said so, he also wished that Wu Sangui would go to Li Zicheng's trouble.

In this way, the pressure on my side will be reduced.

However, Zhu Youzhen was not afraid of provoking Wu Sangui by himself.

In order to give the people of the world a clear attitude, he killed Wu Sangui's entire family, he just wanted to make the gentry of the whole world make a choice, forcing the gentry of the whole world to refuse to cooperate with Wu Sangui.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in a world where the idea of loyalty to the monarch is the mainstream, Zhu Youzhen's attitude can have a great influence on the attitude of the gentry.

Only in this way can we prevent the big bureaucrats and big landlords from falling to the side of Jiannu.

Zhu Youzhen will continue to show that he wants to completely break with Wu Sangui, so as to force the officials to do the same.

He asked hundreds of officials to write a recital to reprimand Wu Sangui, and even ordered people to spread the article reprimanding Wu Sangui all over the world.

Not only that, Zhu Youzhen also asked Li Banghua to send an envoy to contact Li Zicheng secretly, as long as Li Zicheng is willing, he can accept Li Zicheng's subordination, and even make him a prince.

"The people think about governance, the officials think about peace, I Han people have to abandon their previous suspicions, and save the country with one heart, there is no distinction between north and south, no distinction between old and young, and they all have the responsibility of killing Hu! Whether it is a thief or a barbarian, a literati doctor or a peddler's pawn, as long as you are willing to follow me to fight the slaves, I can forgive their previous sins! ”

Zhu Youzhen expressed his thoughts to Li Banghua and other officials who accompanied him.

The officials of Li Banghua, the secretary of the military department, were accustomed to obeying the emperor's will to do everything, and even if they didn't understand, they only thought that they didn't understand it properly, so they had no objections.

Liu Fangliang even listened to the more passionate, he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty because of the necessity and the natural fear of the emperor, but he has never had a sense of belonging, I don't know what he followed Zhu Youzhen for, what he wanted to do, and now Zhu Youzhen gave him a reason, so that he knew what he was doing with the Ming Dynasty, and to put it bluntly, it was to fight against Jiannu.

The officials who followed Hu also had a reason to accept Liu Fangliang and other generals from the bottom, they were actually very conflicted in their hearts, on the one hand, the country was ruined and the family was ruined, and now Emperor Zhu Youzhen gave them a clear choice, they can attribute all this to their own obedience to His Majesty's call and follow His Majesty's will.

In this way, they will also have enough motivation to persuade their clansmen and even their protégés to give up some of their interests and cooperate with the common people to fight against the slaves.

The army that followed Hu to the south became very united because of the backbone of Zhu Youzhen, and the civil and military officials, generals and soldiers got along very harmoniously and talked about their ideals with each other. Some said that they would go home to farm after the Jiannu was finished, some said that they would resign and go into hiding after the Jiannu were finished, and some veterans of the border army who had fought with Jiannu explained to the thieves or soldiers with the background of the Beijing camp how powerful the Jiannu Tartars were, whether they had rat tails, and how to deal with these Tartars.

"Your Majesty, although the situation between China and foreign countries is becoming more and more tense, but these officers and soldiers who went south with Hu are all full of enthusiasm and have no sense of decadence.

Li Banghua couldn't help but say this to Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen took a long breath: "It's relatively early to say this, now these people can be so confident, because I am here, and everyone can only rely on each other now to successfully retreat south, but when they get to Jiangnan, where the bureaucrats and gentry gather, whether they can choose to cooperate with the common people is what I am most worried about, if these people were willing to give up the benefit of the poor people in the north, why would the world have reached the point where it is today, I am now leaving the wolf's den and will enter the tiger's den." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry so much, the gentry in Jiangnan are not monolithic, and the contradictions between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party are still very troublesome, Your Majesty can mediate from it, and maybe you can reap the benefits of the fisherman; It's just that now the four towns in Jiangbei are the biggest hidden danger at the moment, especially this Liu Zeqing, when His Majesty ordered him to enter the king of Jingqin, he refused to obey the edict! ”

Zuo Zhongyun and Li Mingrui also said from the side at this time.

Zhu You nodded appreciatively after listening, how to deal with Liu Zeqing now is indeed a top priority, he couldn't help asking: "Where is Liu Zeqing's department now?" ”

"It was supposed to be stationed in Dezhou, but Liu Zeqing's army went south from Linqing Prefecture to plunder all the way in order to avoid the thieves, and is now temporarily stationed in Dongchang."

After Li Banghua, the secretary of the Ministry of War, answered, Zhu Youzhen immediately opened the map, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Liu Zeqing, this person is a camel seller in the Nine Kingdoms, a guy who doesn't see fish and doesn't cast nets, now that Wu Sangui has surrendered to Jiannu, he is bound to think that I will rely on him more, and now that I have arrived in Jinan, he will not come to take over, I am afraid that I will take advantage of the excuse to take the big, so as to blackmail me to give him an official and a knight." ”

As soon as Zhu Youzhen said this, Zuo Zhongyun Li Mingrui hurriedly said: "In this case, why didn't Your Majesty fulfill his wish, Liu Zeqing knew that His Majesty relied on him, he would definitely have the courage to relax his vigilance, and when the time came, we would take a surprise attack, and his troops would be defeated!" ”

"That's right, why doesn't Your Majesty add Count Liu Zeqing and let him meet with Xie En, and then we will take the opportunity to get rid of him, and the other army will be transferred to Dongchang and forced to land on his people, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" Li Banghua, the secretary of the military department, said.

Zhu Youzhen looked up at Zhou Yuji, He Xin and Liu Fangliang: "What do you think?" ”

"The strategy that Da Sima and Zuo Zhongyun thought of is of course very good, but Weichen is thinking, what if Liu Zeqing doesn't come, Your Majesty told us about the temperament of the chief military officer of the four towns in Jiangbei, if it is Gao Jie's kind of reckless man, it may not be difficult, but Liu Zeqing has always been cunning and resistant, he will not be vigilant."

Zhou Yuji is a veteran in the end, and he has a habit of thinking.

He Xin did not speak, as a eunuch, but his personality was silent, and he only said that he would obey His Majesty's orders.

Liu Fangliang on the side has always despised the official army, so he said: "Your Majesty, Weichen and Liu Zeqing's men and horses have fought each other, they are all a group of rabble, but they are defeated by Weichen's subordinates, if he is captured, otherwise, Weichen's three guards can beat him with urine!" ”

"You guys, you have to have Liu Fangliang's self-confidence, he Liu Zeqing will come, if he doesn't come, he will resist and disobey, don't blame me for his thunderous means when the time comes, to put it bluntly, this is a conspiracy, I want you to die, you have to die, but in order to alleviate Liu Zeqing's concerns and make him have illusions, I still need to pretend."

Saying that, Zhu Youzhen walked in front of Zuo Zhongyun Li Mingrui: "You have a will, which roughly means to tell Liu Zeqing that in order to deal with the situation in the world, I want to crown him as the king of Dongchang, replace the soldiers and horses of Shandong in Yongzhen, control the civil and military power of Shandong, and let him meet Xie En, I have prepared a Wang seal for him, and order his army to go north to Jinan with the army, and I will send two million rings of silver to Liu Zeqing!" ”

Li Banghua, the secretary of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but be shocked: "Your Majesty, isn't it a bit too much to directly crown the king?" And let him lead the army north, what if Liu Zeqing changes? ”

"No, how can you lure the fish to take the bait, and the rest of the things will be arranged later, as long as he Liu Zeqing takes the bait!"

After Zhu Youzhen said that, he asked Li Mingrui to write the will, and he, a close minister of the Son of Heaven, personally brought the will to Liu Zeqing.