Traveling Through the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Zun Zhang Wuji

Chapter 588

Zhao Min looked at the trembling Su Mengqing who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Okay, sister Su, you are good at everything, but you are more disciplined. Brother Wuji is right about this, as long as we don't act like A Li. , it’s okay to have some fun on weekdays. Get up quickly.”

After hearing what they both said, Su Mengqing reluctantly stood up.

Su Mengqing was of course very afraid of Zhang Wuji. Everything she had now was given by Zhang Wuji with one word, but if Zhang Wuji wanted to take it away, he could only say one word.

This is the power of the emperor’s authority.

She knew that she was different from others and did not have such a deep relationship with Zhang Wuji.Naturally, she had to walk on thin ice to protect the status she had spent all her money on.

In order not to embarrass Su Mengqing too much, Zhao Min also looked at Zhang Wuji and said, "Brother Wuji, you are always like this and it doesn't look right. You have to find a way."

Zhang Wuji let out a long breath and said, "About Ali, please give me some time first. By the way! My imperial edict has been issued for some time. I wonder if there is any movement from the princes everywhere?"

Zhao Min said: "Fang Guozhen from eastern Zhejiang and Chen Youding from Fujian have both made it clear that they are willing to come to the meeting and surrender to us. However, the attitudes of Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang are still a bit ambiguous at the moment."

Zhang Wuji nodded and said: "It would be good if someone surrendered. Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding. The two of them are not very powerful. They just took advantage of the chaos and took the opportunity to steal a place. But since they are willing to surrender, then they can According to Li Siqi’s standards, let’s grant them the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households.”

Zhang Wuji murmured at this time: "Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng are really not good friends. It seems that this battle is inevitable. But that's all, these two people are ambitious, and sooner or later they will have to deal with them. If they can unify Jiangnan, If we completely integrate the strength of the Han people, we will definitely be able to attack Huanglong this time and devour the world!"

Zhao Min nodded and said: "Well! Although Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude was a bit ambiguous, they didn't say they wouldn't come. I think there is still room for recovery. Although we have strong troops and horses, we don't have a lot of money and food. With They can't fight a protracted war. It would be a good thing if they can win without a fight. They will almost arrive in a few days. We will almost have to send people to greet them first."

Zhang Wuji nodded and said, "Well, it's appropriate to welcome them." Zhang Wuji looked at Su Mengqing, and then asked, "Sister Su, has your father-in-law been idle at home during this time?"

Su Mengqing nodded.

Zhang Wuji said: "If that's the case, I'll leave the reception and delivery to him. You draft an imperial edict for me and designate him as an imperial envoy to greet the princes from all walks of life on my behalf."

Su Mengqing nodded again.

A few days later, envoys from various princes came to Wuchang City.

Zhang Wuji summoned them in the palace.

Zhang Wuji sat upright on the dragon chair, wearing a dragon robe that looked very majestic.

There were also four princes sitting at the four tables above the main hall.

The person at the head is naturally Zhu Yuanzhang, who is the most powerful, while the chief on the left is Zhang Shicheng, who has the most financial resources.

The last ones are Chen Youding and Fang Guozhen.

The person accompanying him in the back row was the former leader of the Tianxia Alliance, Liu Futong.

Even though all four of them were here, the atmosphere on the court was very awkward.

Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding were very flattering. They were very self-aware. Whether it was about popularity or strength, they were not as good as the emperor Zhang Wuji.Instead of waiting for him to destroy you, it is better to surrender first, which may save your wealth for a lifetime.

Compared with the two of them, Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang, who were sitting face to face, had very uncertain expressions.It was clear to everyone present that it was a lie that Zhang Wuji was renegotiating the covenant, but it was true that he was forcing them to surrender.

Compared with Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng looked unwilling.

Zhu Yuanzhang had many powerful generals under his command. They made Jinling their capital and occupied the east of the Yangtze River.

Zhang Shicheng is as rich as any country. He occupies the richest place in the world. With money and food in hand, he can transform millions of soldiers at any time.What's more, in the previous battle in Gaoyou City, Tuo Tuo's "million-strong army" was defeated by Zhang Shicheng. This greatly expanded Zhang Shicheng's confidence and felt that he was the real son of destiny.How could he be willing to condescend to others?

One of them is powerful, the other is rich, and they both aspire to the world.Now it is not easy for me to survive from troubled times to now. If I were to be annexed by Zhang Wuji at this time, I would be a little unwilling.

But today Zhang Wuji is still recognized as the "co-owner of the world" in their covenant. Zhang Wuji issued an imperial edict to them to come. If they don't come, they will lose their hearts.

Now both of them are focused on complaining about that loser Ming Sheng.

Originally speaking of territory, Ming Yuzhen and his son occupied the entire Bashu, which was a fertile land.

Although Zhang Wuji ate Chen Youliang, he also occupied the Jingxiang land occupied by Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang. At that time, everyone's strength was about the same.They all felt that they could compete with Zhang Wuji.

But as Mingsheng was destroyed by Zhang Wuji, Zhang Wuji annexed Bashu and opened up the connection between the east and the west.This balance is completely broken.

Now Zhang Wuji is no longer a nominal emperor occupying a corner of Jingchu, but an emperor who can truly compete with Yuan Ting.It's not something that "little princes" like them can compare with.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, the polite words are almost gone.

Zhang Wuji also started to talk about business.

Zhang Wuji looked at the crowd and said, "Today I have summoned all my dear friends to discuss the important matter of going north to seek Yuan Dynasty!"

Then Zhang Wuji made another set of polite words, saying that the princes of the world should put righteousness first, and that now was a good opportunity to attack the Yuan Dynasty and regain the Han people's land.

At the end of Zhang Wuji's words, he finally "sees the truth", he said: "But this single thread cannot make a thread, and a single tree cannot make a forest. The reason why we Han people have been enslaved by the barbarians for nearly a hundred years is because of the disunity between the north and the south. Now we only occupy The southern half of the Yangtze River has been divided into multiple forces. This is very detrimental to the Northern Expedition."

"Firstly, we cannot unite the real power, and secondly, everyone is suspicious of each other. Therefore, I plan to follow the example of Zhao Kuangyin, the Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and also do a 'cup of wine to release military power' style of 'cutting down the vassal'. I hope that all my dear friends will be restored to the throne." Heshan’s righteousness comes first!”

At this point, Zhang Wuji's words gradually lowered his voice, and his tone took on a deep sense of threat.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Zhang Wuji would speak so directly.

People like them have naturally heard the story of "a cup of wine releases military power".

It was a strategy of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty to reduce the vassal status, and the governors of each town who were cut off from the vassal state eventually died a good death and enjoyed wealth and honor.

But the threat in the second half of Zhang Wuji's words seemed to reveal that this was his ultimatum to them, the biggest concession.

(End of this chapter)