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

Chapter 596: Mingzhu surrenders to the Ming Lord (Liu Bowen and Lu Chang join the camp)

After Zhang Wuji saw that Zhao Min had calmed down, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Master Lu, so to speak, the Yuan army can only supply food and wages on the spot. Even so, it won't last long?"

Lu Chang replied: "Yes, in fact, all the princes inside and outside the capital know very well that the Yuan Dynasty cannot be saved. Most of the royal palaces have transferred their property to Xanadu. It is precisely because of this that the Boluote was given Mu'er's opportunity. If he robs the Emperor back to his own territory, then he can control the supreme power of the Great Mongol Empire."

Zhang Wuji waved his hand and said: "Okay, I don't care about the internal fighting in the Yuan Dynasty. Now that the Central Plains is empty, there are only some rabble garrisoned, it is a good time for us to attack. The prince's elite army is in Guanzhong and Taihang with Polo Tiemu The confrontation is nothing to worry about at the moment."

Zhao Min said: "But before we take action, you have to deal with the four in the other post house first. Chen Youding is nothing to worry about, he seems to be willing to surrender. And Fang Guozhen is a repetitive villain. Although this person is cunning , but if we are strong, he will not rebel. Only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng are our serious problems."

"If we all come out in force, then they will probably unite to attack us. I was secretly observing their reactions before. They seemed to be quite critical of the reduction of the vassal. This time, I'm afraid that they will join forces to deal with it. Us. But that’s not the scariest thing.”

Liu Bowen added at this time: "The most terrifying thing is that they switched to Dayuan in order to protect their own interests. They and Fang Guozhen occupy the richest place in the entire Jiangnan. If the two of them join forces to defeat Fang Guozhen first, and then accept Yuan With the support of Yuan Ting, providing money and food for Yuan Ting, and jointly resisting Mingzun, it will indeed be a big trouble."

Zhao Min nodded and said, "That's it."

Zhang Wuji shook his head at this time and said: "There is no need to worry about this. Zhang Shicheng's guy might. But everyone under Zhu Yuanzhang will never accept Yuan Ting's appeasement. If Zhu Yuanzhang dares to do this, then his subordinates will immediately become disloyal."

"Zhu Yuanzhang's capital for raising troops came from the late Marshal Guo Zixing. Guo Zixing was a disciple of our Mingjiao before and was under the banner of Flood. And among Zhu Yuanzhang's team, there are many people with my Mingjiao background. Such as Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Tang He Jun is a disciple of Mingjiao. Zhu Yuanzhang was also the master of Fengyang branch altar before."

"Xu Da and Tang He may switch sides with Zhu Yuanzhang because of their relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang's ally brothers. But Chang Yuchun will never do it. I have a fateful relationship with Brother Chang. Now Zhu Yuanzhang can still stabilize him. The army is not just pretending to be in my name. If he accepts Yuan Ting's recruitment, then his soldiers and horses will immediately turn against him."

Faced with Zhang Wuji's conclusive words, Liu Bowen poured cold water on him and said, "What if he proves that Mingzun is fake?"

Zhao Min looked at Liu Bowen and waved his hands and said: "Sir, you should forget it. This poisonous plan you devised for my father has made us suffer a lot. Now you want to repeat the same trick?"

Seeing that Zhao Min exposed his old background, Liu Bowen no longer concealed it.He stood up, raised his hands and said to Zhang Wuji: "This strategy is indeed my own. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhang Wuji replied: "This is just for each one's own master. Mr. Qingtian received the kindness of Taishi Tuotuo, and since ancient times, scholars have died for those who know themselves. There is nothing to blame. Besides, now that Mr. Qingtian has found his way back, I have no blame at all." It’s necessary.”

After listening to Zhang Wuji's words, Liu Bowen saluted Zhang Wuji again and thanked Zhang Wuji for not killing him.

Zhang Wuji said: "When I first returned to the Central Plains, I once beat Zhu Yuanzhang in Jinling City. I appeared in public, and those former Mingjiao disciples knew very well whether I was real or fake. Zhu Yuanzhang can no longer use this trick. But we must be careful. What other little tricks does he have?"

"To be honest with you two gentlemen, I summoned all the princes from all over the world this time to consolidate their strength. On the other hand, I wanted to find a reason to eradicate them. Now that Chen Youding and Fang Guozhen have agreed to withdraw the vassal, Zhang and Zhu Er It doesn't matter whether people agree or not. If they agree, they will still retain their status as princes. But if they don't agree, then I am also ready to destroy them."

"Although this move is somewhat vicious, for the sake of our future great cause, I can only be cruel. However, the arrival of the two of you was beyond my expectation."

Liu Bowen said: "Since your Majesty has already come up with a countermeasure, I have nothing to say. And since your Majesty wants to be the master of the Qianqiu, there is no need for the two of us to return to Beijing to resume our lives. If your Majesty ignores the past grievances, I will wait for you in the future." It's like a dog or a horse." Then Lu Chang and Liu Bowen both stood up and bowed to Zhang Wuji.

Zhang Wuji also stood up and said: "You two gentlemen have spoken seriously. Since you don't want your pearl to be dusty, then I must let these two gentlemen make the most of their talents. But now that the Ming Dynasty has been founded, although the two gentlemen are famous people in the world, If I were to grant these two high-ranking officials as soon as I came up, I'm afraid the civil and military officials in the DPRK would be dissatisfied."

"Now I have no choice but to grievance the two gentlemen and start from the lower level. After I achieve some results, I will discuss merit and promotion. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to convince the public. Please understand me, gentlemen."

Liu Bowen and Lu Chang were also people who experienced ups and downs in the officialdom, so they understood these principles.

The two said yes again and again.

That night Zhang Wuji canonized Lu Chang as governor of Xichuan.Although he is most suitable as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the position of the governor is not low.Although he is far away from the center, he is still a feudal official.

But Liu Bowen's official position was far inferior to that of Lu Chang.

Liu Bowen was only made a military advisor by Zhang Wuji.

Lu Chang was a border official of the second rank, while Liu Bowen, a military advisor and general, was only of the sixth rank.

However, there was a reason for Zhang Wuji to do this. After all, Lu Chang was in the Yuan Dynasty, and he had reached the rank of Minister of Household Affairs. According to the official system of the Yuan Dynasty, he was also a senior official of the third rank.But because he is a Beijing official and a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, his actual power is still a little greater than that of ordinary officials.Zhang Wuji gave him a governor, which was essentially a "flat tone".

Lu Chang himself was a high-ranking official in the Yuan Dynasty. He was released from the rank of governor, and the officials in the court could not say anything.At least they don't want to be border officials, but want to stay in the court.Let Lu Chang stabilize Bashu, which had just been conquered.All ministers are also willing.

However, although Liu Bowen was a talented prime minister, he served more as a retainer and counselor in the Yuan Dynasty. This position itself has no rank, and the level of the position all depends on the level of authority at the top.

Before, he was a retainer of the current imperial master, so he seemed to have a higher official position, but in fact he didn't even have a decent rank.

Therefore, Zhang Wuji could not give him a high-level official position.

Although Liu Bowen's rank is not very high, he will have great power in the future.Because Zhang Wuji planned to place him as "chief of staff" next to Liu Futong, the deputy privy envoy and Marshal of Zhengbei.

As long as Liu Bowen helped Liu Futong to conquer the Central Plains, gained some military merit, and had Liu Futong's sponsorship, Zhang Wuji could legitimately give him a "rocket" promotion.

(End of this chapter)