Deng She and Hong Jixun are guessing Zhu Yuanzhang here, and Zhu Yuanzhang is also speculating about Deng She.

Jiqing, Wu Guogong Mansion, study room.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Ji, Song Lian, Chen Yu, Yang Xian and others sat opposite each other.

In addition to these few people, there were a dozen or so other unfamiliar faces, filling the study to the brim. One of them, about fifty years old, sits at the top of Liu Ji, second only to Zhu Yuanzhang, gentle and elegant, born with a white face and long beard, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, quite an elder's style, it is none other than Dingyuan Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang, a hundred words, his people are rarely resourceful, the works of the Legalist, "the strategy is more", and he was once pushed as a sacrificial wine.

In the fourteenth year of Zheng, Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to Chuyang, and met him on the road, "with the language, Yuezhi, stay under his command, and take charge of the secretary". At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet made a career, and he still belonged to Haozhou, and succumbed to Guo Zixing and others. Since then, Li Shanchang has been loyal to him. In the fifteenth year of Zheng, Guo Zixing was "confused by slander" and transferred away several people under Zhu Yuanzhang who were in charge of copywriting, but Li Shanchang "never gave up".

In addition, Dingyuan is not far from Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, and the two of them can be regarded as "Tongli", and there is also a layer of relationship between fellow villagers. Therefore, since then, Li Shanchang has won Zhu Yuanzhang's great trust. And with the gradual development of Zhu Yuanzhang and the continuous expansion of the territory, his status in the Wu army has also risen.

In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang was awarded the title of meritorious hero, he was named the Duke of Korea, ranked first, and was the first meritorious service for the founding of the country, and the rank was still above Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

——, he once had a conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang, comparing Zhu Yuanzhang to Han Gaozu, himself to the Marquis of Yu, and Song Lian to the Marquis of Liu. Hou is Xiao He. After Han Gao set the world, he also made a great meritorious hero, and set Xiao He as the first meritorious service, which was the "first marquis of the founding of the country", ranking above the ministers. From this point of view, it is indeed true that he compares himself to the "marquis".

In addition, there are several more people.

One is called Song Siyan, one is called Qin Conglong, one is called Li Mengeng, and the other is Guo Jingxiang. There are also Tao An, Mao Qi, Wang He, Kong Keren and so on. These people, either honorable old or cronies, are the most elite figures in the shogunate of Zhu Yuanzhang's province.

For example, Song Siyan, as early as when Zhu Yuanzhang first set up the province of Zhongshu in Jiangnan, he was the only one who could be in the same column as Li Shanchang and the official residence senator. Another example is Li Mengeng and Guo Jingxiang, a native of Fengyang and a native of Haozhou, who defected to Zhu Yuanzhang earlier, and long before Zhu Yuanzhang crossed the river and conquered Jinling, he was in his army to "write and conspire". Another example is Mao Qi, and Li Shanchang's "female brother" Wang Lian are fellow countrymen, and the two of them are real "Tongli", and they also defected to Zhu Yuanzhang long before he crossed the river. At the beginning of crossing the river, the two people around Zhu Yuanzhang who were most useful, one was Li Shanchang, and the other was Mao Qi. Another example is Wang He, who also crossed the river from the river, and once sent an envoy to Chahan for Zhu Yuanzhang, "discussing the purpose".

As for Kong Keren, after Zhu Yuanzhang founded the People's Republic of China, he was ordered to "teach the scriptures of the sons, and the children of meritorious heroes were also ordered to enroll." It can be seen that his knowledge and morality are very appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang.

So many famous ministers of Jinling gathered in one place, and the scene was even grander than Fang Congzhe's request for a meeting, so what happened?

It was to discuss Zhang Shicheng's dispatch of troops to Taihu Lake.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also heard that Chakhan Timur had sent reinforcements and was about to arrive in Jining. Therefore, this rally is also to speculate on the tactics and countermeasures that Haidong may take next.

Zhu Yuanzhang summoned his subordinates to discuss matters, which has a characteristic.

He would not summon all his civil and military subordinates at once, but would often consult with his cronies and courtiers in private and in a small area, and then expand the scope to summon all the civil and military ministers who needed to participate in the matter for further discussion.

Just like this time, he first discussed the general idea with Liu Ji, Li Shanchang, Qin Conglong and a few other people, and then summoned Song Lian, Yang Xian, Chen Yu, Song Siyan and others.

To say, since the general idea has been matured, why did you summon Song Lian and others again? The reason is simple. Because now, it is this group of people who govern all aspects of the government affairs of Jiqing Mansion. If you don't summon him, you won't be able to get a careful and in-depth understanding of the current situation in Jiqingfu, and you won't know whether there is enough people, money, and even stamina to support future actions.

After this meeting was discussed, he would summon military generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and then assign tasks in detail in person and issue military orders. The so-called "not fighting a war for which the unprepared" is so. figuratively described, what he agreed with Liu Ji, Qin Conglong and others can be described as a framework; What was agreed with Song Lian, Chen Yu and others was logistics; After that, it was agreed with Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to be regarded as the specific details of the layout.

Just talked about Zhang Shicheng's actions in Taihu Lake.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I just got the information, Pan Yuanshao, the leader of the Songjiang Naval Army, just arrived in Taihu Lake a few days ago, and he was accompanied by Yang Wende, Sun Junshou and others, the fierce generals of the infantry army under the command of Shicheng. Hey, land and water. Judging from this posture, it seems that he really wants to fight with me in Taihu Lake. ”

Pan Yuanshao, Zhang Shicheng's son-in-law, is in charge of the naval army, although he is drunk and murderous, he is also quite meritorious, and he is a powerful arm of Shicheng. Yang Wende, Sun Junshou and others, although they are not as prestigious as Li Bosheng and other generals in the Shicheng Army, they can be regarded as a temporary choice, and they are all famous for their fierceness.

Li Shanchang said: "Counting its water army, it is claimed to be 100,000, but according to the report, there are only a few thousand at most in place now." and counted his foot soldiers, claiming to be 50,000, according to the same report, less than 5,000 were in place. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you think Shicheng really wants to start a war with us in this move?"

"'Scholars can't sleep all night, and the west bank of Taihu Lake is another state.'" This is the verse of a scholar in Songjiang Mansion. Shicheng and others were humble and had ambitions for a while, so as for this, they were obscene and luxurious, and the virtuous and wealthy did not need it. In the opinion of the minister, although he was instigated by Chahan to garrison Taihu Lake, as long as the lord ordered a military order and ordered Zhu Wenzhong's department of Jiande to move forward a little, he would definitely be at a loss, and he would never dare to covet Taihu Lake or even covet my Jinling. ”

The one who spoke was Liu Ji.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "The old gentleman's words are very reasonable. Then he asked, "What do you think?" ”

Although everyone present said that they were all ministers of Jinling's humerus, they "specialized in art", and not all of them knew about military affairs.

Like Song Lian, he is a standard Confucian student. There is no doubt that this person is very knowledgeable, rich in learning, "knows everything in learning", and the article is also very well written, Liu Ji once praised him as "the first article in today's article", but when it comes to marching and fighting, tactics and strategies, he is a layman.

is also like Chen Yu, although he is also very famous, and he is especially good at the study of elephant numbers, that is, easy to learn, but he is also a complete layman in the affairs of the soldiers, and he has no right to speak.

For example, Song Siyan and Li Menggeng's generation are mostly in charge of clerical work and handling political affairs, and they can be described as "civil ministers", and they don't know much about conquest. Therefore, after listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, most of them were not in a hurry to answer. Only Yang Xian, sitting in the chair, straightened up, and said loudly: "What Mr. Liu said is true!" ”

"Oh? What is Xiwu's opinion? ”

Xiwu is Yang Xian's word. He tugged at his sleeve, stood up proudly, and talked eloquently, saying: "'Those who are far away are not near, and those who are big are not detailed. 'When dealing with major matters, we should have a fixed view and a decision. Chenguan Shicheng, as Mr. Liu said, really has no great ambition and no vision, let alone 'fixed opinion' and 'decision'! It can be seen from some of the wars he had with his lord in the past that he has always been complacent when he has obtained small profits, and it is difficult to be at ease if he has a slight defeat. The so-called 'small victory, compassion for small defeat, first self-flexion, why not make meritorious contributions'? Therefore, the minister thought that what Mr. Liu saw was also! ”

"So, you also think that Shicheng's military affairs in Taihu Lake are actually not enough to worry about?"

"Exactly."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, asked Qin Conglong again, and said, "What does Mr. Qin think?" ”

Qin Conglong is not young, he is over sixty years old.

He was originally a native of Luoyang, and Shi Mengyuan served the imperial history of the imperial history platform in the south of the Yangtze River, and then avoided the chaos in Zhenjiang. In the sixteenth year of Zheng, Xu Da was about to attack Zhenjiang, and Zhu Yuanzhang said to him: "I heard that there is a person named Qin Yuanzhi, who is talented and old, you should inquire and visit, and I want to see it." "Yuanzhi, that is, Qin Conglong's word.

Xu Da received the order, Ke Zhenjiang, and searched for it.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered Zhu Wenzheng and Zhu Wenzhong to hire them and personally went to Longjiang to greet them. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had only been in Jinling for a short time, and he had not yet ruled the mansion and lived in the house of the rich people, so he invited Qin Conglong to live together. Later, "that is, the Yuan Imperial Shitai is the house, living outside the Longxihua Gate, no matter how big or small it is to know and conspire, taste the pen and the book to paint the Jane, the questions and answers are very dense, and the left and right can not be known."

The depth of treatment and reliance on each other can be seen from this.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Qin Conglong hurriedly got up, a gray beard fluttering on his chest, he did not answer directly, but said: "Please analyze the difference between you and Shicheng for the lord." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said with a smile: "Sir, please speak." ”

It may be thought that the lord is a virtuous corporal, while Shicheng has no ambitions, which is the biggest difference between the lord and Shicheng. But in the eyes of the ministers, he did not think so. ”

"However, what is the biggest difference between me and Shicheng?"

"Honest people, afraid of the back; And the lord is a man, and he is afraid of the front. The minister believes that this is the biggest difference between the lord and Shicheng. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang became interested and said, "Afraid of the front? Afraid of the back? ......, what does Yuan Zhi mean by this? I would like to hear about it. ”

"Fear the latter, and fear the enemy, because he is unprepared. And if you are afraid of the former, you must first have a plan. If you make a decision, you will not be afraid of the sudden change of the enemy. ”

It's a bit tongue-twisting and a bit abstract.

In other words, it is actually four words: "take precautions", which means similar to what Liu Ji and Yang Xian said, and it is still pointing out that Zhang Shicheng lacks foresight and has no foresight. It's just that compared with Liu Ji and Yang Xian's analysis, it is a deeper level, and he pointed out that those who have no vision will be afraid of the enemy; And those who have foresight are not afraid of the enemy.

Who is the one who is "afraid of the enemy"? Who is the person who is "fearless in the face of the enemy"? Go without saying. After a pause, he continued: "The minister thinks that this is the biggest difference between the lord and Shicheng. Because the lord is afraid of the front, so there is no fear of the enemy, so although Shicheng is in Taihu Lake, I have nothing to worry about Jinling. Because Shicheng is afraid of the rear, so he is afraid of the enemy, and when Zhu Wenzhong sends troops to build morality, he will withdraw from the queen. ”

Like Liu Ji and Yang Xian's views, he also thinks that Zhang Shicheng's stationing in Taihu Lake is not a matter of concern.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "The old gentleman's opinion is in line with mine." Zhu Yuanzhang is a pragmatic and refreshing person, and he doesn't like to drag mud and water the most, and after discussing Shicheng's entry into Taihu Lake in a few words, he didn't say more, and the topic changed, to the surprise of the ministers, and another topic was raised.

He raised his eyes and looked outside, and said leisurely: "Today, we are here to discuss Taihu Lake. Presumably, this news has also reached Yidu a long time ago. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think King Yan will think of this? The implication is that he wants the ministers to guess whether Deng She will be suspicious of the "alliance" because of this.

Liu Ji said: "Although King Yan is small, he can be called heroic, and he is comparable to Shicheng and others. Today, Shicheng was stationed in Taihu Lake, and the lord ordered the armies to suspend their advances. If Shi Cheng, who is allied with us, hears this news, or he will be suspicious and confused because of this, and suspect that the Lord Guild will betray the alliance, but King Yan will not come here. ”

"Why is Sir so sure?"

"Looking at the deeds of King Yan, his career was after the defeat of the three states in Yunnei. At that time, Polo Timur rode like a stream, swallowing like a tiger, and the people were also frightened, all of them were in a hurry, thinking about escape. However, he led 800 defeated soldiers alone, turned to fight half of Liaodong, first outwitted Yongping, and then continued with thousands of new soldiers, and then bravely went thousands of miles to win the twin cities. 'Wisdom and courage', that is to say!

"Whoever is wise can anticipate the enemy's opportunity; Those who are brave can meet the strong and unyielding. If he can anticipate the enemy's opportunity, it is Shicheng's disturbance of Taihu Lake, and he must know that the lord will not worry about this; If he can be strong and unyielding, it is the lord's 'betrayal of the alliance', and he is fearless. Therefore, the minister knows that King Yan will not be suspicious and chaotic because of this. ”

Liu Ji's evaluation and understanding of Deng She is slowly changing.

At first, he didn't think much of Dunshe. In the remote area of Liaodong, the country of the Goryeo Yi people, no matter how many outstanding deeds Deng She did there, it was indeed difficult for his prestige to be introduced to China. But with the passage of time, as Haidong repeatedly expanded its territory, especially after Deng She gained the capital, with the strength of a country, he dared to fight against Chahan and Polo alone, his perception of Deng She involuntarily changed.

——, to talk about it, if Deng She's taking Liaodong and Haidong is compared to having a foundation; Then, he has fought with Chahan and Polo many times, and it is indeed the same as the reason why Liu Ji changed his feelings, so that he began to become famous and gradually became famous in China. Although the battle with Chakhan Timur was very difficult, it can be described as "bitter and sweet". It can be seen from Liu Ji's slightly praising words at this time that as long as he can persist until victory, even if he does not win, he can keep the draw, and his future future will definitely be "unlimited".

Zhu Yuanzhang thought so, and sighed: "King Yan is not as young as the weak crown, he is much younger than me, but in just a few years, he has today's achievements." Evil times? Evil? It's terrifying! Although he and I are in the same palace as a minister, we are all Song people, and we have formed an alliance, but we are 'hidden enemies of the country'. ”

The meaning of jealousy is overflowing.

Before Liu Ji could speak, Yang Xian was not angry. Fang Congzhe sent an envoy to Jinling before, he was humiliated many times, so he didn't have a good impression of Yi, and at the moment he pointed at his halberd, sharpened his throat, and said vigorously: "Liaodong, desolate frontier; Yidu, the land of a hundred battles. Although the king of Yan has obtained it, how can it be compared with the richness of Jiangsu and Zhejiang? 'Unsatisfactory, looming as an enemy country', the lord's statement is fallacious! Although the ministers are ignorant, they dare not listen to it. ”

Although he is selfish, his words are public.

In front of his confidants and ministers, it is indeed inappropriate to express his jealousy of his allies.

Zhu Yuanzhang was vigilant in his heart, with a smile on his face, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Xiwu is right!" I'm joking. To put it mildly, he took the gaffe aside, ordered someone to unfold the map, hung it on the wall, asked everyone, and said, "As Mr. Liu said, 'King Yan will not come here', and he will definitely not be suspicious of the alliance with me because of Shicheng." So may I ask you, in your opinion, what will King Yan do next? ”

Qin Conglong said: "The soldiers are profitable, and the defeat is divided." Looking at the Jining battlefield, although Wang Baobao was defeated, his army was still numerous; And it was rumored that the reinforcements of Chakhan Timur had left Linfen and would join him. On the other hand, our army has not yet entered Henan, and it cannot play a role in echoing Yidu in time. In a short period of time, King Yan will face a situation where he is outnumbered. There are no two ways to steal it, and there is only one way to deal with it. ”

"What is the plan to deal with this?"

"Gather all battalions on the front line and join forces in one place, so that you can fight against Chahan."

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed his head, asked Liu Ji, and said, "What does the old gentleman think?" ”

Liu Ji agreed with Qin Conglong's opinion and said, "What Yuan Zhi said is very true. ”

He walked to the map, pointed to Shandong, and said: "The army that Yidu placed in Jining is called 200,000, although it is certainly not as good as this, but it should be about 30,000. Jining is just a road in the belly, there are not many cities, and there are few prefectures and counties, so it is said that there are 30,000 people according to it, which should be more than enough.

"But the lord please look at it. Now, the 30,000 horses in Yidu are stationed in many places. Zhao Guojun Juye, Qing Qianxing Army Yanzhou, Li Monk and Yang Wanhu lived in Shanyang Lake, and Deng Chengzhi lived in Tai'an. The battalions are separated by a hundred miles from each other, and there are enemy cities in the middle to obstruct them, how can they be able to match each other? If Wang Baobao had received reinforcements from Chahan and sent a light army to plunder him, his battalions would have been unable to rescue each other, and they would have been defeated.

"It's the saying: 'If you don't reach it, you will suffer from it.'" King Yan, the world's virtuous general, is very good at using soldiers. He would not fail to see this drawback, so the minister thought that, as Yuan Zhi said, his next step would definitely be to order all departments on the front line to sweep away the remnants, and strive to collude and connect all departments and battalions with each other. Only by clenching all armies and battalions into fists can we gain an undefeated foothold and wait to defeat the enemy. ”

There is a saying that only a hero understands a hero.

Deng She and Hong Jixun speculated Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts and next steps to be very good, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Ji also guessed Deng She's thoughts and next steps to be exactly the same.

Zhu Yuanzhang said hesitantly: "Sir's analysis of King Yan is really exactly the same as mine!" ”

He shook his clothes and stood up, and said angrily: "King Yan is young, and he still has the ambition of ambition, and he is not afraid of Chahan's fierceness. I, the Jinling generals, are in harmony, civil and military, sitting on a rich land, with 100,000 soldiers, and fighting with Shicheng and friendship, and are indomitable, is it just a name for the south of the Yangtze River? How can it be as good as King Yan! Fang Jinhai is turbulent, and the war is endless. Zhuqing, although I am only shallow in learning and have no virtue, I am also deeply suffering for the people in the world. This time, the alliance Yan army, taking advantage of Chahan's defeat and attacking it, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Do you dare to be excited? Try to teach the people of the world to see, whether my emperor Song Jingzu is from Liao, or Wu people! ”

Someone asked, "Taihu Shicheng?" ”

"Shicheng, it's just scabies; Chahan, the disease of the henchmen. After taking Henan, it is easy to defeat the army of a strong enemy, and then go south to capture Songjiang! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered: "If it is as I expected, King Yan must have sent an order to the front line and ordered all departments to meet to prepare for a big battle; We, Wu Jun, can't lag behind! ......, old man, how is the battle of Haozhou? ”

"Zhongli has been taken, and Haozhou has not been able to break it."

"Military order: Tycoon Miao and Zhu Ying are limited to breaking the city within two days. If you don't stop in the healing period, cut it! ”

The next afternoon, the good news came.

"Haozhou Chengke, Sun Deya was captured. More than 1,000 soldiers have to be surrendered. ”

The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang started with 20,000 people, and Xu Datong was taken out of Jinling, rushed to Haozhou, met with Miao Daheng and Zhu Ying, and went straight to Henan. And sent 5,000 soldiers, led by Chang Yuchun, to the north and killed Jining, one is to join the Yan army and strengthen the momentum, and the other is to be Xu Da's flank.

For a time, the elite soldiers will be out of Jinling.

When the news came out, the world was shocked.

Regardless of the north and south, they all said: "An Feng Song, Yan and Wu joined forces to take Chahan together." ”

On the shore of Taihu Lake, Zhang Shicheng was ready to move, and he had the intention of committing a border because of this. Zhu Yuanzhang sat still, transferred Zhu Wenzhong out of Jiande, and threatened Hangzhou. As expected by Hong Jixun, Liu Ji and others, Shicheng really lost his grounds, was at a loss, looked at it again and again, and finally did not dare to provoke the war, and retreated in vain.

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1, Li Shanchang and Zhu Yuanzhang are in the same room.

Yang Xian, Ling Shuo, Gao Jianxian, and Xia Yu said: "Li Shanchang has no prime minister's talent. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "Although the good man has no prime minister's talent, he is in the same league as me, I have started the army, I have been involved in difficulties, I am diligent and hardworking, and I have a lot of achievements." Since I am the head of the family, I should be the best of the best, and I will use the old and the old, and I will not say anything in the future. ”

2, Song Lian.

Zhu Yuanzhang praised him as "the head of the founding ministers".

He has a student, who is also very famous, that is, Fang Xiaoru, who died in the "Battle of Jingyan". After Zhu Di's soldiers came to the city of Nanjing, Yao Guangxiao, the first strategist under his command, once said to him: "On the day of the city, he (Fang Xiaoru) will not surrender, but fortunately do not kill him." Kill filial piety, and the seeds of reading in the world will be extinct."

The teacher is the "head of the founding scholars", and the students are the "seeds of reading in the world".