Zhang Wuji and Yang Xiao's guess was not wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang is now building a Zen platform on the Purple Mountain in Jinling City, and he will take the stage to receive Zen on the auspicious day of the zodiac in a few days.

And when Yang Xiao arrived, he had already forced Zhu Jiuzhen to issue the first Zen edict, as well as the edict of persuasion to him.

And when Yang Xiao and the others arrived here, the second edict of persuasion had been posted on the wall of Jinling City, announcing it to the people.

Zhu Jiuzhen's third edict has also been written, and he is waiting to send it to Zhu Yuanzhang tomorrow. In this way, the etiquette of three resignations and three concessions is completed, and it is the stage to receive Zen later. At that time, Zhu Jiuzhen will replace Zhang Wuji and cede the throne of the Ming Dynasty to Zhu Yuanzhang.

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang will respect Zhang Wuji as "Emperor Taizu Wu and Emperor Taishang". It is equivalent to the relationship status between Li Yuan and Li Shimin.

Because Liu Bowen, the core of the strategist, did not defect to Zhu Yuanzhang in this timeline.

And receiving Zen is a half-rancid idea that Zhu Yuanzhang gave himself after listening to the advice of Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and other strategists.

To say that this idea is a bad idea is based on reality. The best choice for Zhu Yuanzhang now is to release King Yin Ye, Zhu Jiuzhen and others immediately, and then ask Zhang Wuji for peace. In the end, the two turned into a jade silk. Instead of trying to be poor and seeing, seeking power and usurping the throne.

Zhang Wuji, the real Mingzun, did not die, even if Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded in receiving Zen, Zhang Wuji could still regain his prestige, and even marched east to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang and unify half of the south of the Yangtze River.

But it's not a bad idea, and it's a brilliant one.

This is because Zhu Yuanzhang and others do not have access to information. Zhu Yuanzhang and others only knew that Zhang Wuji appeared in Hongdu City. also knew about Chen Youliang's death, but he didn't know that Zhang Wuji had secretly taken over Chen Youliang's inheritance.

So this makes them a strategic miscalculation.

This was because the news of Chen Youliang's death reached Jinling, and Ding Pulang withdrew to Jingzhou with the rest of the army, which made Zhu Yuanzhang and his advisers think that Ding Pulang was returning to Wuchang to preside over the overall situation, and the soldiers and horses still staying in Hongdu were to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from advancing westward.

As for not getting news of Zhang Wuji, Zhu Yuanzhang and others thought that Zhang Wuji and Chen Youliang had fought to the death, Chen Youliang died, and Zhang Wuji was also killed by the rebels. So Zhu Yuanzhang believes that now Chen Youliang's internal chaos is in chaos, and Mingzun is dead.

After all, none of them believed that Zhang Wuji alone could defeat an army of 600,000.

Moreover, they also misestimated the loyalty of Chen Youliang's generals and soldiers to Mingzun.

It was precisely because of this strategic miscalculation that he thought that this was a good time for him to annex Jiangnan.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang built a high platform for Zen and planned to abolish Zhang Wuji's emperor legitimacy from Zhu Jiuzhen's hands first. Then he succeeded the Ming Emperor.

Later, in the name of the Son of Heaven, he mobilized 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command to march westward, taking advantage of Chen Youliang's defeat and the instability within the Chen Han Group, and swept through the south of the Yangtze River.

And Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, Tang He and others are also already gathering soldiers and horses, and the previous merchant ships have been changed into warships, which are also ready to go.

However, it is worth mentioning that for the defeat and escape of Zhu Wenzheng and Feng Sheng, and the fall of Hongdu City, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Li Shanchang's bad idea and concealed the news from everyone under his command.

And what Zhu Yuanzhang said to Tang He, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others is that Zhu Wenzheng did not lose, and Hongdu did not fall. But Zhu Wenzheng won, Hong Du defended, and not only won, but also a big victory.

Zhu Wenzheng shot Chen Youliang with an arrow and killed Chen Youliang, who led the troops to attack the city, and Chen Youliang was defeated like a mountain. At present, they only need to advance west along the river, and they can break through Wuchang in one fell swoop and take half of the south of the Yangtze River.

And for the news of Zhang Wuji's reappearance, he didn't mention it.

And the Tang newspaper also mentioned that Chen Youliang's hundreds of thousands of troops withdrew to Jingzhou in a mighty manner, which just helped to prove his lie. paralyzed the generals under his command.

Even for this lie, Zhu Yuanzhang held a grand celebration banquet for Feng Sheng and Zhu Wenzheng. At this banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang boosted everyone's morale. Now Xu Da, Tang He, Chang Yuchun and others are like bows and arrows ready to go.

Everyone has gathered enough strength and plans to wipe out Chen Youliang's "rout" in one fell swoop.

Now just waiting for Zhu Jiuzhen to give Zhu Yuanzhang the throne on behalf of Zhang Wuji, Zhu Yuanzhang sealed everyone in the name of Emperor Ming, and then everyone went straight to Huanglong by land and water.

And after Zhang Wuji discussed with everyone in Hongdu City, he also realized the seriousness of this matter.

The generals, including Yang Xiao, all intend to "put peace first" from all perspectives.

Because the Mongolian army is strong at present, Chen Youliang's legacy, Zhang Wuji will need a certain amount of time, at least half a year, to completely digest it.

Therefore, now is not the time to tear his face with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although with today's military strength, Zhu Yuanzhang has opened his door to the stronghold of Hongdu City. It is not difficult to destroy him.

However, there are still 3,000 nails in the broken ship, and there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses under Zhu Yuanzhang. If the two arms were really combined, the casualties would certainly not be small.

Such a proud person is also the Mongols in Jiangbei.

At that time, if the military strength of the two armies was frustrated, and the Mongols drove south, I am afraid that they would repeat the mistakes of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, if you start a war against Zhu Yuanzhang, it is only a policy.

After everyone's discussion, Zhang Wuji made the following arrangements.

First, Fu Youde led the army to defend Hongdu City and occupy this fortress that could be attacked and retreated.

Second, Zhao Pusheng's naval army stood by and prepared for battle on the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake.

Third, Zhang Dingbian commanded the infantry army, and was also ready for battle at any time, once Zhao Pusheng's naval army and Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers and horses handed over, then Zhang Dingbian's infantry army immediately marched east to eliminate Zhu Yuanzhang.

Yang Xiao and Liu Futong immediately rushed back to Wuchang.

Yang Xiao presided over daily government affairs as prime minister, raising food and grass for the army.

After Liu Futong went back, he set up a military formation along the river with Ding Pulang, on the one hand, to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from attacking the east and the west, and to attack the capital while he was unprepared. On the one hand, it was to prevent the Mongols from taking the opportunity to move south when the two armies were fighting.

As for Zhang Wuji himself, he hurried back to Jinling City to find out the specific situation.

If they guessed wrong, Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to sacrifice to the sky, not to receive Zen, then Zhang Wuji exchanged the land of Huainan for Zhu Jiuzhen, King Yin Ye and others, and the two armies made an alliance. Harmony is precious.

But if Zhu Yuanzhang really has a disobedient heart, then Zhang Wuji will go and beat him in person.

Although Zhang Wuji could not defeat hundreds of thousands of troops, it was not difficult to capture Zhu Yuanzhang's personal soldiers.

But this can be regarded as a complete tear of the face and a complete showdown.

As soon as everyone decided on their plan, everyone went their separate ways. Liu Futong, Yang Xiao and Zhao Pusheng temporarily returned to Wuchang City by boat.

And Zhang Dingbian is also a village along the river, always vigilant against Zhu Yuanzhang's army.

(End of chapter)