Chapter Seventy-Seven: Signing the Contract
Zhu Yuanzhang's army attacked Sichuan, would it also attack his own mountain gate? Hearing Zhou Zhiruo's questioning, except for Wang Yue and the girl in the yellow shirt, the faces of the people from all the major sects changed drastically. It's just that they haven't heard it yet.
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Zhou Zhiruo, I am the emperor now, and it is too rude for you to yell at me like this." For the sake of you, I will spare you, and if there is a next time, even if you are a great master, I will not be polite to you. Hum. ”
"As for your statement that I let the army under my command attack your southwest army, this is indeed the case. Now I am the lord of the world, but your Emei faction occupies Sichuan, and you also want to get involved in Dali, Yunnan, what is the matter? There are other factions, each of which has an army, and if this continues, I am afraid that the country will not be a country, and the whole world will be torn apart, and what is the difference between it and the Mongol rule?"
Zhou Zhiruo no longer reasoned with Zhu Yuanzhang, but turned around and left, wanting to leave Nanjing City, she was worried about the Southwest Army, and she was very anxious.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhou Zhiruo wanted to leave, stood up and said: "Zhou Zhiruo, when you return to the Emei faction, most of the territory of Sichuan, I am afraid that it is already in my hands." ”
"Zhou Zhiruo, you are a great grandmaster and martial artist, and taking the head of the commander in the army is like taking something in your bag. But I hope you don't make a move against my generals, or I'll double my reward back to you. ”
After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Yue.
If Zhou Zhiruo really killed Xu Da and Chang Yuchun and other generals, the army of the imperial court would definitely be leaderless, and the southwest army would have a chance of winning at that time.
However, if Zhou Zhi makes a move. Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely fight back wildly, and when the time comes, Wang Yue and his agreement will be null and void. Zhu Yuanzhang not only wants to destroy the Emei faction, but he is afraid that he will also kill Zhou Zhiruo.
Wang Yue said to Zhou Zhiruo: "Senior sister. Now that you go back, I'm afraid you won't be able to change the situation of the war, so let's sit down first and see what the emperor says. Since the emperor wants the territory of the Emei faction, he naturally has to say something to everyone. ”
Zhou Zhiruo's face changed for a while, and she sat down after the last moment.
Zhou Zhiruo looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said coldly: "Your Majesty." Then you say, what should you do if you attack my Emei faction and Sichuan? You have just become the emperor. It will not be able to tolerate our Southwest Army. The other factions, you also let the army attack, right? Hehe, eradicate dissidents, I didn't expect the emperor to attack so quickly. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang's move is really wonderful. When he ascended the throne and became emperor, he launched an attack on the major factions. The major factions are bound to suffer heavy casualties.
The master of Shaolin Temple also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Master Zhou is right, Your Majesty, you are going to force our major factions to death." Without the army and without the territory, how can our major factions survive? When we reach a life-and-death situation, I am afraid that we will not be able to do the emperor the slightest benefit. Aren't you afraid of our major factions, right?"
The threat of doom is clear. If the major factions can't survive, then the great grandmasters and martial artists. will definitely fight to the death with Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, no matter how strong Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is, he will definitely not be able to bear it.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a chill in his eyes, and sneered: "Master Du'er, I don't mean to kill you all, it's just that the army and the territory, I really want to take it back, this is not negotiable at all." However, I can let you keep the Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce is tax-free, so it should be a good compensation. ”
Don't pay taxes?
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Du Er communicated with the people of the major factions, and was obviously moved.
The other factions are different from Zhou Zhiruo, they don't have the intention of being the king and hegemon, they just want to carry forward their own sects. Moreover, the main income of their sect comes from the Chamber of Commerce, and they do not pay taxes, which is the same as before. Without the army, it's not a big deal.
Zhou Zhiruo's face turned cold, and she felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was targeting the Emei faction.
The Emei faction's chamber of commerce has been disbanded, and now the Emei faction's income is all dependent on Sichuan's taxes, and without the territory, it is impossible for the Emei faction to be saved.
Zhou Zhiruo still wanted to reason with Zhu Yuanzhang, but Wang Yue grabbed her arm, shook her head, and asked her to stop talking.
Zhu Yuanzhang's domination of the world is the trend of the times, and no one can change it.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Shaolin Wudang and other major factions had agreed, and his mood suddenly improved a lot. What Zhu Yuanzhang is afraid of is the union of the major factions, and now only the Emei faction is against the imperial court, and Zhu Yuanzhang will not be afraid at all.
The Southwest Army is not the opponent of the imperial army, and Zhou Zhiruo is not Zhu Yuanzhang's opponent, so Zhou Zhi is destined to lose.
"Since everyone has no opinion, then I will say one more thing. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Yue and Zhou Zhiruo: "The great grandmaster warriors are too strong, so I hope that the great grandmasters and martial artists of the major factions will not take easy action against ordinary people, let alone ignore the grievances and grievances of the rivers and lakes, otherwise, there will be no peace in this world." ”
Wang Yue's brows furrowed, Zhu Yuanzhang meant well, as if he was killing innocents indiscriminately.
Du Er and the others also discussed, nodded and said: "What the emperor said is very true, the great grandmaster must indeed be restrained, otherwise it will be too terrible to make a move." If you kill me today, I will kill you tomorrow, and there will be no peace in the world. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Okay, since that's the case, then let's make an agreement, if any of the great grandmasters takes the initiative to attack ordinary people, we, the great grandmasters, can attack them in groups." ”
Ordinary laws can't restrain the great master, so Zhu Yuanzhang can only come up with this way.
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The great masters signed this treaty, and the happiest ones were those first-class, grandmaster warriors. In this way, as long as you don't take the initiative to provoke the Great Grandmaster Martial Artist, your own safety will be guaranteed.
Wang Yue, the girl in the yellow shirt, Zhou Zhiruo and others all wrote their names on Zhu Yuanzhang's contract.
After the enthronement ceremony, Wang Yue left Nanjing with Liu Shimin.
"Senior brother!" Zhou Zhiruo's voice came from behind him.
Wang Yue looked back and smiled: "Zhiruo." You better go back early, although Sichuan is no longer controlled by the Emei faction, but the Emei faction is still there. You are still good at running the Emei faction and carrying forward the Emei faction. ”
Zhou Zhiruo asked coldly, "Senior brother, do you also think that I lost? If you hadn't pulled me today." If I insist on signing that contract, I can completely kill Zhu Yuanzhang's general. When the time comes, it's a big deal to have a fish die and the net will be broken. ”
Wang Yue frowned and said, "If you don't sign that contract today." Do you think you can leave Nanjing City alive? Zhu Yuanzhang's methods are more clever than yours, although he attacked the armies of the major factions, but he did not damage the foundation of the major factions, and he did not collect taxes from the major chambers of commerce as compensation. In this way, all the major factions have been co-opted by him, and you will be stalking again. It is the enemy of the world. ”
"Zhiruo, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and became the emperor, and the world has been decided. You'll never have a chance again. Give up, in this world, there is only one Wu Zetian, and there will be no second. You go on like this. No one can save you. ”
Zhou Zhiruo is smart and clever, and her martial arts are strong, but unfortunately, she is still not a smart politician, and there is no possibility of winning when she fights with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates have gathered most of the talents in the world, whether they are strategists or generals, they are not comparable to the Southwest Army.
To say that the only point that the Southwest Army is stronger than the imperial army. That is, the Southwest Army was trained with Wu Mu's suicide note.
Zhou Zhiruo's eyes are red, and her hair is windless. The aura on his body became extremely cold.
"Ah......" Zhou Zhiruo's appearance startled Liu Shimin.
Wang Yue pulled Liu Shimin behind him, and with a wave of his hand, a wall of qi appeared, blocking Zhou Zhiruo's momentum.
Zhou Zhiruo sneered and said, "If you want me to give up, it's impossible." Even if Zhu Yuanzhang ascends the throne and becomes emperor, what will happen? Even if our southwest army is defeated? As long as I, Zhou Zhiruo, do not die, I will not lose. Wang Yue, you wait and see, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely die in my hands after the most deluctant, and the world must be mine. ”
Zhou Zhiruo cast the spiral nine shadows, turned into nine phantoms, and disappeared.
Liu Shimin watched Zhou Zhiruo leave and asked, "Master, is she really going to fight with Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Wang Yue sighed and said, "You are already crazy as a senior uncle. I'm not worried about her trying to find Zhu Yuanzhang now, but I'm worried that she will be desperate to kill the generals and officials of the imperial court, in that way, she and the Emei faction will be besieged by the great masters. ”
After all, the great master and martial artist of the world just signed a contract, and he can't attack ordinary people, if Zhou Zhi kills Xu Da and others at this time, he will break the sky.
is the enemy of the great masters and warriors of the world, even Wang Yue does not have the courage.
Liu Shimin asked worriedly: "Master, what should we do then? Should we just let Uncle Shi kill people?"
Wang Yue said helplessly: "Look at the way she looked just now, do you think we can stop her? Hey, I hope she can restrain herself and don't mess around, otherwise, no one will really be able to save her at that time." Okay, let's go too. ”
Wang Yue took Liu Shimin, turned into a sword light, and disappeared outside Nanjing.
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Nanjing City, the Imperial Study.
Liu Bowen said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, do you really plan to exempt the taxes of the major chambers of commerce?"
The tax revenue of the major chambers of commerce, even if it is one out of thirty, will be an astronomical amount.
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "I have no choice for the time being, if I don't stabilize the major factions, they will definitely oppose me together with Zhou Zhiruo." An Emei faction, I am not afraid, but if the major factions attack the imperial court at the same time, it will be very troublesome. ”
"Zhou Zhiruo has disbanded the Chamber of Commerce of the Emei faction, without the territory, without the Southwest Army, the Emei faction is doomed to decline, even if she Zhou Zhiruo has great ability. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang understood what Liu Bowen meant, he wanted to clean up the Emei faction first, stabilize the other factions, and then find an opportunity to attack the other factions.
Liu Bowen's face was worried, and he said: "Your Majesty, other sects are easy to say, but Wudang, Shaolin, and Shenjian Villa, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome." ”
Wudang has Zhang Sanfeng, the world's number one master, Wang Yue of Shenjian Villa, martial arts are also quite terrifying, and there are three great masters in Shaolin Temple, so it is the most troublesome to solve these three potentials.
Zhu Yuanzhang said confidently: "Don't worry, when the time comes, I will naturally have a way to deal with them." ”
When Liu Bowen went out, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted: "Mao Xiang." ”
Mao Xiang appeared in the imperial study like a ghost: "Your Majesty, your subordinates are here." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "I heard that those patriarchs of the Ming Sect are very dishonest? Now in this world, there is no longer a need for Mingjiao. I hope you can handle this matter. ”
Mao Xiang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, his subordinates will never let go of an important figure of the Ming Sect." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor and finally wanted to attack Mingjiao. (To be continued......)