Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 398 Another day, another day
When the guard brought back the sky-high price of beer and the specific price, Li Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since being imprisoned, he has completely cut off contact with the outside world. Although this mansion is more than 200 acres in size, he still feels very depressed.

But now, with this secret communication method, it's like staying at home and finally having access to the Internet. Although you don't have to leave your home, you can still communicate with the outside world.

From that day on, Li Wei would often ask people to go to this restaurant to buy this or that, and sometimes he would even tell the specific price per pound.

At the same time, the conversation with the guards in the mansion was not left behind. As time went by, his remarks spread throughout the mansion, and there were signs of spreading outwards. The guards who talked to him not only received education themselves, but also Whenever there is an opportunity, he also becomes a communicator. A hatred of class exploitation is constantly brewing in the military.

In the capital, Zhu Biao entered the palace with Zhao Ren, the newly appointed Minister of War, with a face full of joy, and presented the success report of the Northern Expedition to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, the Northern Expedition has been a great victory. Prime Minister Beiyuan bit He Nai'er and surrendered without spending any money. The third and fourth brothers are already preparing to take over!"

After Zhu Biao saluted, he handed the good news to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang took it and looked at it, and was immediately overjoyed: "Okay! The third and fourth sons did not disappoint us!"

Although the Ming Dynasty has been a country for more than 20 years, he has never really felt at ease. These nobles with foreign surnames who control military power have always been a serious concern for him.

Over the years, he had worked diligently in the previous dynasty, and worked hard in the palace to expand the branches of the old Zhu family. After so many years of hard work, he finally allowed the nine princes to take charge of the military. Now that King Qin is older, he has already been able to Guarding one side, the King of Jin, King Yan, who was second only to him, now also had a great victory. Together with the vassal kings from other places, the Ming Dynasty was really stabilized now, and he finally had the opportunity to take advantage of these nobles. confidence.

Zhu Yuanzhang beamed with joy when he received the good news. Zhao Ren saw the opportunity and congratulated him quickly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Now that there are vassal princes guarding the border outside and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince governing the country wisely, the Ming Dynasty will have no worries."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile, but a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

The great victory in the Northern Expedition is just the beginning. If you want to be truly worry-free, there are still many things to do.

"We understand. You should reply to the third and fourth sons and ask them to escort Nai'er Buhua and the others back to the capital as soon as possible!"

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Biao.

"Yes, I will make arrangements now." Zhu Biao agreed respectfully.

"Well, go ahead." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Zhu Biao and Zhao Ren bowed and left.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at their backs, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and then he ordered outside the door: "Come here, call Mao Xiang."

"Yes!"

The little eunuch outside the door took the order and left.

Not long after, Mao Xiang hurriedly came to him.

"See Your Majesty."

"No courtesy." Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand gently, "The previous plan can be implemented. You should prepare quickly when you get back. Don't make any mistakes!"

Mao Xiang was shocked and overjoyed.

Finally, the day has finally come!
"Yes! Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have all prepared everything and everything is absolutely foolproof!" Mao Xiang said with cupped hands.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked again: "Is there anything going on with Li Wei?"

Mao Xiang thought for a while and said: "It's nothing special. I just heard that he often talked to the guards at the house about officials bullying the people. Most of these guards have suffered similar bullying and hate these officials very much."

Since Zhu Yuanzhang emphasized it last time, he also specially sent people to Yangzhou to investigate. However, Li Wei did not mention anything else for the time being. He just kept promoting class oppression. But ordinary soldiers naturally do not understand what classes are and what is not. They only knew that these corrupt officials were bullying them, and when word spread from their mouths to the outside world, it was simply that they hated corrupt officials, and the Jin Yiwei only heard this.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly after hearing this, but didn't say much. He hated corrupt officials himself, and he would not stop such discussions.

"Okay, I understand, you go down first." Zhu Yuanzhang said softly.

"Yes!"

Mao Xiang cupped his hands in response and left in a hurry.

The butcher knife of Jin Yiwei is finally going to show its true power!

The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to issue an imperial decree and summoned Li Shanchang, Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong and many other distinguished officials to the capital.

Li Shanchang, who was in Fengyang, had been in panic all day long since he learned the news of the great victory of the Northern Expedition. On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang's decree came, which completely made him despair.

After a few days after the vassal king won a great victory and secured military power, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly summoned them, the distinguished nobles of Huaixi, to come to Beijing for an audience. His intention was already obvious!
"Brother Shanchang, if that's not possible, just follow me and go to the Northern Desert." Feng Ji advised Li Shanchang, looking at him with a pale face.

However, Li Shanchang gently shook his head and asked him to leave his hometown and run into the cold and desolate desert. He would rather die.

"I'll go to Beijing first, and I'll have to leave the rest to fate."

Li Shanchang sighed.

With these people in such a situation, they had no other choice but to go to Beijing in compliance with the order and beg Zhu Yuanzhang for mercy.

After making a decision, he asked his servants to pack their things and set off to Beijing to face the saint.

Similar to him, Lu Zhongheng was also flustered after receiving the order. He had no doubts about what Li Shanchang said in the letter. It was just that people were fighting for their own good, and he had no power to resist now.

Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, Zheng Yuchun, etc., seven or eight marquises, after receiving the imperial edict, all embarked on the road to Beijing with anxiety.

Late at night, Li Wei sat alone in the study, reading seriously under the solitary lamp. Zhao Shun and several guards outside the door were too sleepy to open their eyes, and were taking a nap with their heads hanging.

Li Wei glanced at them and smiled.

Then he looked up the price figures passed by Ma Liusi during the day in the book according to a pattern.

Due to the inconvenience of transmitting information, the combination of these numbers can only convey three words, which are north, victory and return.

Although there are few words, the meaning is very clear.

Li Wei had already learned that Zhu Yuanzhang asked the vassal king to lead the northern expedition, and now the battle has finally come to an end.

"It's about to begin!" Li Wei thought to himself.

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang killed all the nobles. However, he has traveled to the Ming Dynasty for so many years and has not yet seen Zhu Yuanzhang kill all the nobles. It seems that he is waiting for this day.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty has been destroyed, the vassal king has grown up, and now everything is ready.

"Looks like I have to speed up too."

Li Wei stared at the lights on the table and murmured in a low voice.

After Zhu Yuanzhang had eradicated all these nobles, he would be the only one left, and it would be difficult for him to make another big splash.

Of course, he can also wait until Zhu Yuanzhang is dead and Zhu Di is in trouble. The opportunity will be better then, but he can't wait.

It is only the 23rd year of Hongwu's reign, and it is still too early for Zhu Di to be in trouble.

Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang will be dead by then, so what’s the point of doing so much?
The candlelight flickered erratically, and Li Wei's eyes reflected the firelight as he secretly planned in his heart.

……

On a small road from Chuzhou to Jiangpu, Li Shanchang was riding in a carriage, followed by some guard servants, rushing to the capital.

The carriage was bumpy all the way, and the driver was not in a hurry, just walking slowly.

At this time, a fast horse galloped from the front and stopped not far ahead.

Seeing this, the guards quickly guarded Li Shanchang's carriage in the center and watched the incoming person warily.

Li Shanchang felt the carriage stop, and he opened the curtain in confusion and asked, "Why did it stop?" "Master, there is someone blocking the road ahead!" the coachman said respectfully.

Li Shanchang then raised his head and looked at the man on horseback blocking the road ahead.

"May I ask if you are a Korean gentleman?"

Before he could speak, the man on horseback shouted loudly.

Li Shanchang looked at this man in surprise and said, "It's me, who are you and why are you blocking the road?"

There was only one person on the other side, and there were some guards around him, so he wasn't worried.

The man on horseback cupped his hands and said, "I have met the Duke. My husband has admired the Duke for a long time. I have been specially asked to invite him to the study in front of me."

Li Shanchang was a little surprised: "Who is your husband?"

The man on horseback laughed and said, "He who can save lives!"

Li Shanchang's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.

Of course the life-saving this person meant was to save his life. The other party knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to attack him, a Korean prince, and it seemed that he was definitely not a simple person.

After pondering for a moment, Li Shanchang nodded slightly and said: "Okay, you can lead the way."

Now that he has no way out, if this sudden person can really save him, then he might as well give it a try.

The horseman responded and turned his horse's head to lead the way.

Li Shanchang and others followed him through a small road, turned several turns, and gradually entered the mountains. After walking for a long time, they arrived at a village in the mountains, and finally stopped in front of a study.

Li Shanchang got off the carriage and walked into the study under the leadership of this man.

Li Shanchang looked at the study while walking, and he had a vague guess in his heart.

"The Korean father has arrived!"

The man took him to the door of the study room and shouted a report, and soon someone came out to greet him.

"Junior Zhang Fengyi, I would like to welcome the Duke of South Korea."

The person who came out was Zhang Fengyi, who had disappeared for a long time, and Zhang Ziyi was also beside him.

"Zhang Fengyi?" Li Shanchang whispered softly, "Are you the two rising stars in Xianlin?"

Zhang Fengyi and Zhang Ziyi became Xianlin's masters later. Li Shanchang knew Wang Xing and other older generation members of Xianlin, but he was not familiar with these two younger generations.

Zhang Fengyi said with a smile on her face: "It is this junior. I have admired the name of the Duke for a long time. It is truly a blessing to meet him today."

Zhang Ziyi also nodded in agreement.

Li Shanchang chuckled noncommittally.

He knew in his heart that these talented people in Xianlin looked down upon him, a scholar with no fame, but now that the other party was so polite, he couldn't say anything, and he also hoped that this person could really do something to save him.

"Your Majesty, please come in quickly."

Zhang Ziyi stretched out his hand to indicate. Li Shanchang nodded and walked into the room with him.

When he saw the people in the room clearly, Li Shanchang was immediately surprised again. Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju and many other nobles were actually there!

Seeing Li Shanchang come in, everyone immediately stood up to greet him.

"Mr. Korea."

"Why are you here?" Li Shanchang asked in surprise.

Lu Zhongheng and others did not answer, but looked at Zhang Fengyi and Zhang Ziyi together.

Zhang Fengyi didn't show off, and said with a smile: "No need to say more about everyone's current situation. I specially invited you here this time to help you get through this disaster."

Li Shanchang stared at him and asked, "Oh, what's your clever plan?"

Zhang Fengyi smiled and said, "There's no rush. We'll wait until everyone is here."

Li Shanchang's eyes narrowed slightly, a little displeased, while Lu Zhongheng and others seemed to be used to it, snorted coldly and sat down again to wait.

Seeing this, Li Shanchang nodded slightly and sat down.

However, Zhang Ziyi didn't keep him waiting too long. When it was almost evening, someone walked in again.

This man was dressed in commoner clothes, but judging from his complexion and appearance, he definitely did not belong to that poor family.

When Li Shanchang saw this person, his eyes changed slightly, while the other nobles did not recognize this person at all.

Zhang Fengyi led this person to the crowd and introduced him: "This is Mr. Wei Mingjie, the Chief of the Palace of the Prince of Qin."

"I have met the Duke of Korea and all the princes."

Wei Mingjie humbly bowed to everyone one by one.

Li Shanchang's eyes flickered uncertainly. He never expected to see the long history of Prince Qin's palace here.

The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty each had their own palace chiefs, Shi Division and Yiwei Division. The palace chief history was basically equivalent to the former prime minister of the vassal state. If the king became the emperor, then he would be the head of the civil servants of the dynasty.

"Is everyone here now? Can we talk?"

Li Shanchang urged in a deep voice.

Originally, he didn't have high hopes, but after seeing Wei Mingjie, he couldn't help but feel hot inside.

"Of course." Zhang Fengyi chuckled, and then began to tell everyone his plan.

"This time, Your Majesty ordered King Jin and King Yan to lead the Northern Expedition and achieve a great victory. I am afraid that all of your subordinates have escaped your control. However, Your Majesty immediately recruited you to the capital after learning of the victory. Your Majesty does not need me to worry about it. Did you say it?”

Zhang Fengyi said calmly.

When Lu Zhongheng, Fei Ju and others heard these words, their expressions were extremely ugly.

Today, of course they know exactly what will happen to them after entering Beijing.

"Damn it, we went through life and death to help him build this Ming Dynasty, but I didn't expect that he would treat us like this in the end!" Fei Ju took the lead and cursed angrily.

Lu Zhongheng and others also felt angry for a while.

They are all the founding heroes, and from the bottom of their hearts they feel that the world should have their share!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang not only refused to break the soil and seal power for them, but he could not even satisfy them with glory and wealth. He would not let them do this or that, which made their hearts full of resentment.

Li Shanchang glanced at them and shook his head secretly.

These warriors are just too stupid. If they had realized this earlier, they would not have ended up like this.

"Now that things have come to this, there is no need to say more. Let's just tell you what good ideas you have." Li Shanchang said calmly.

Zhang Fengyi nodded lightly and continued: "Since he is unkind, you no longer need to talk about loyalty. I called you here just to ask you to join forces to support the King of Qin. Let's change the day!"

(End of this chapter)