Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 85 The truth about Jizhou!

In the main altar of the Beggar Clan, Fourth Master Zhu was in a depressed mood, drinking alone in the pavilion to soothe his sorrows.

Suddenly, a Beggar Clan disciple with bloodstains on his body hurriedly broke in and bowed to Fourth Master Zhu: "Gang leader, something serious has happened! On the way back, the deputy gang leader led the people of Jizhou and encountered ambushes one after another. Please go there quickly. Rescue!"

Upon hearing this, Fourth Master Zhu suddenly stood up from his chair and quickly handed the disciple a cup of tea, signaling him to calm down and report in detail.

After a while, Fourth Master Zhu got on his horse and galloped out of the city with his whip raised.

It turned out that Fourth Master Zhu had already sent Zhang Dingbian to Jizhou to inquire about the news. Unexpectedly, Zhang Dingbian met more than ten people from Jizhou on the way.

The purpose of their trip was to go to Beijing to redress Gu Cheng's grievances.

After the Beggar Clan disciple finished speaking, Fourth Master Zhu finally understood the truth of the matter:

Gu Cheng abandoned the city and surrendered, in fact, to warn the reinforcements; and when he knelt down to Wang Baobao, it was to save the lives of the people of Jizhou.

If it weren't for him, the Ming Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of elites would have been ambushed by Wang Baobao, and the entire army might have been annihilated.

"Gu Cheng, Gu Cheng, why didn't you tell me?"

Fourth Master Zhu is working hard to bring those Jizhou people into the capital.

Because only they can clear Gu Cheng's grievances and save his life.

After a night of galloping, Fourth Master Zhu arrived at Anshan Town, a hundred miles away from the capital, where Zhang Dingbian and the others were.

The reason why Zhang Dingbian is here is not to leave.

It was because he had been here before and knew that there was a secret Zhuangzi here.

Going south from Jizhou, Zhang Dingbian and the others had already encountered three attacks. He knew that the closer he got to the capital, the more violent the attack would be.

Obviously, someone deliberately prevented these Jizhou people from entering Beijing in an attempt to cover up the truth.

Therefore, he hid in Anshan Town and waited for Fourth Master Zhu to come.

……

Fourth Master Zhu walked around the town and finally came to the hidden village.

At this time, Zhang Dingbian's voice came. He had outstanding dexterity skills and floated down from a tall tree: "Gang leader, you are finally here! With you here, my subordinates will feel at ease."

Fourth Master Zhu looked at Zhang Dingbian, who was dusty and exhausted, and couldn't help but smile gratefully: "Thank you for your hard work, Lao Zhang."

Zhang Dingbian waved his hand, indicating that this was all within his scope.

While leading Fourth Master Zhu towards Zhuangzi, he introduced in detail: "Gang leader, this is the Zhuangzi that I used to subordinate. The dozen or so people from Jizhou are inside the Zhuangzi. I will take you to see them."

Stepping into the lobby of Zhuangzi, Fourth Master Zhu's eyes fell on the dozen or so ragged and haggard people of Jizhou. Some of them were still bandaged and had unhealed injuries.

You can imagine how many hardships and hardships they went through on their way south from Jizhou and how much suffering they suffered.

After Zhang Dingbian made an introduction, the dozen or so people all knelt down towards Fourth Master Zhu: "Gang leader, we must save General Gu."

Fourth Master Zhu asked in detail about the situation in Jizhou that day.

The leader, an old man named Lao Wei Tou, tearfully described why Gu Cheng personally opened the city gate to surrender.

After the city was opened, the Yuan army captured Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng would rather die than surrender, but one of the Yuan soldiers wanted to kill the people of Jizhou to vent his anger.

With no other choice, Gu Cheng knelt down to Wang Baobao, the commander-in-chief of the Yuan army, and begged him to spare the people of Jizhou.

That Wang Baobao not only released the people of Jizhou, but also released him and asked him to deliver a message to the Ming Emperor.

"Gang leader, we the people of Jizhou wrote the book of the people with our blood." Old Wei Tou said with tears in his eyes, "We must not let General Gu die with that humiliating reputation."

Fourth Master Zhu looked at the vicissitudes of life in front of him and clenched his fists.

"Who attacked you along the way?" he asked.

"A group of masked men." A cold light flashed in Zhang Dingbian's eyes, "However, judging from their archery and martial arts moves, they should be from the border army."

Border troops?

Fourth Master Zhu immediately thought of Zhu Liangzu.

Old Wei Tou interjected at this time: "After Wang Baobao retreated, reinforcements entered the city, and they captured General Gu. We went to the General's Mansion to plead for General Gu, but we were all kicked out." Fourth Master Zhu's eyes were cold.

It is most likely that Zhu Liangzu sent people to attack and kill these Jizhou people.

Because the truth is that he was greedy for success and almost led to the annihilation of the Ming Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of elite troops. But Gu Cheng, who helped him, became a prisoner.

……

Zhu Liang's ancestral residence.

A feast was being held, and many generals in the army came to congratulate Zhu Liangzu.

Zhu Liangzu, who was beaming with joy, toasted to everyone: "Brothers, do it."

The generals drank heavily and the atmosphere was lively.

At this time, a guard hurriedly came to Zhu Liangzu's side and whispered a few words in a low voice. Zhu Liangzu's expression changed drastically.

He quickly came to the side hall, where stood a man with a scar and bowed to him: "General."

"big eater!"

Zhu Liangzu shouted angrily, waving his hand and slapping him down, "You can't kill a dozen unarmed refugees?"

"My subordinates are incompetent!" The scarred man said quickly, "There is a person protecting them. That person is extremely skilled in martial arts and is familiar with the routines of our border troops."

"They must not be allowed to enter the capital!" Zhu Liangzu waved his hand, "I will send you more manpower."

"Yes!" The scarred man accepted the order.

Zhu Liangzu explained in detail, and the scarred man withdrew.

But Zhu Liangzu was still feeling uneasy, sitting there frowning.

"General, we have a visitor." The guard came up to report.

"Take it to the banquet hall." Zhu Liangzu waved his hand distractedly.

"This...it is inconvenient for the guest to be taken to the banquet hall. He is Wei Wenjin." The guard hesitated.

Zhu Liangzu was startled when he heard the name. He immediately realized that this might be an opportunity. He hurriedly ordered his guards: "Quick, bring him directly here."

Not a moment later.

Wei Wenjin walked in with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, general."

"Haha, Brother Wei, please come quickly." Zhu Liangzu greeted warmly.

After the two exchanged polite words, Zhu Liangzu looked troubled: "Brother Wei, I have a problem, and I would like to ask Brother Wei for help. You were once the chief executive of Green Forest in the seven provinces, and you have the highest prestige in Green Forest."

"What's the matter?" Wei Wenjin asked.

Zhu Liangzu lowered his voice and said it again.

When Wei Wenjin heard this, a sharp cold light flashed in his eyes. The purpose of his trip was to make friends with Zhu Liangzu and find more backers for himself. He could not rely on Li Shanchang alone.

"Leave this matter to me." Wei Wenjin spread his hands, "Jie Dao, I'm good at it."

"Hahaha, then I'll trouble Brother Wei." Zhu Liangzu was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Well, the prime minister wants the general to say some nice words. He doesn't want me to leave the city recently..." Wei Wenjin frowned slightly.

"It's all on me." Zhu Liangzu agreed.

The two discussed in detail, and Wei Wenjin left in a hurry.

Zhu Liangzu returned to the banquet and continued to drink with the generals.

It wasn't until dusk fell that the generals dispersed.

Zhu Liangzu gently rubbed his dizzy forehead. Suddenly, a curse came from the room: "Go and call my father. You dog slaves know how to eat and drink by yourself and don't care about me, right?"

This is the voice of his son Zhu Xian. Ever since he was crippled by Fourth Master Zhu, his temper has become worse and worse.

(End of this chapter)