First Minister of Ming Dynasty

This is indeed the case, because not long ago, Liu Futong took action and poisoned Du Zundao, the prime minister of Han and Song Dynasties who was also the veteran of the rebel army!

"My lord, Du Zundao is an old man who followed Han Shantong to welcome King Xiaoming back. Du Zundao was the prime minister, and his position was still higher than Liu Futong. The two seemed to be in conflict with the strategy of the Northern Expedition. Liu Futong hated Du Zundao, so he secretly poisoned Du Zundao and was promoted to the throne. The prime minister, the Taibao, took over the military and political power, and took over King Xiao Ming."

Old Zhu frowned, quite disapproving.

"It is said that Liu Futong is a hero of the time, but it is unwise for him to poison Du Zundao! Han Song must not be the opponent of the Yuan court! The Northern Expedition is also difficult to accomplish."

Lao Zhu laughed suddenly, "We have always regarded Liu Futong as a strong enemy, but now, looking at it, it's nothing more than that!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "This is the necessity of going straight! Although relying on tyranny, you may not be able to control your subordinates, but if people's hearts are not convinced, it is like a rattling broken car. When it is running, there will definitely be problems. But the name is right, it is upright, It's like adding oil to the wheels, so you can go happily and smoothly without hindrance!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Well said, this matter is the credit of Mr. If Mr. hadn't kept pointing out points and strategizing, we wouldn't be able to work together. The government is good and people are harmonious! There is only one Mr. who is missing beside Liu Futong!"

Zhang Ximeng hastily said: "My lord, you're wrong. He's the kind of Liu Futong who can't accept loyal advice. Even if he has a brilliant counselor, he can't change his mind. In the end, it's the lord who is open-minded and has the world in mind. He is the real hero of the world! "

"Hahahaha!" Old Zhu couldn't help laughing, "Let's stop flattering each other, and think about how to deal with Liu Futong!"

While Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang were discussing strategies, Liu Futong entered the territory of Haozhou. Everyone knew that Haozhou was not a place of wealth, but since it was brought under the rule of Lao Zhu, the people were well-off, and the fields were connected to the rice fields, and it was a peaceful scene. Especially Linhuai Town has become a business center, so lively!

"Zhu Yuanzhang really has extraordinary means!"

Liu Futong sighed and became more humble.

Seeing that the bosses of the two parties were about to sit together to negotiate, news came suddenly that Zuo Junbi had accepted the canonization of Tianwan and became the governor of Bianliang Province.

Think about it a little bit, this Zuo Junbi colluded with Yuan Ting, had a deal with Zhu Jiajun, and even made friends with Han Song in name, and now he actually accepted Tianwan's canonization.

What kind of house slave is this?

Compared with him, Lu Bu is so loyal.

This person is not dead, it is simply unacceptable!

Chapter 2 The Heroes of the World, Only You and Me

Zuo Junbi’s creed in life may be that as long as there are enough boats on his feet, no matter how big the waves are, he will not kill me... He has been on good terms with Zhu Yuanzhang since the Chaohu Navy set off, and he also sent him after the founding of the Han and Song Dynasties. generous gift.

Now he introduced Tianwan's canonization, if you count Yuan Ting and Zhang Shicheng who he secretly had an affair with, this one can be regarded as serving all the current forces.

Zuo Junbi's happiest thing is to hold Han Song's wine glass, drink Tianwan's fine wine, taste Zhu Yuanzhang's big dishes by the way, and have some Zhang Shicheng's dessert after dinner... It's not enough to be busy!

So shrewd, he might wake up laughing from his dream, thinking that he would never overturn his car in his life, but he never expected that a thief would break it and make his plan public.

Later, because Liu Futong was in a delicate situation and urgently needed a way to break the situation, he actually accepted Lao Zhu's proposal, and the two sides would form an alliance... Zuo Junbi's death was imminent.

However, when the two big shots met, they actually got along very well, and they didn't do anything for Zuo Junbi... What a petty bastard, it's not worth mentioning!

We're here to make friends!

"Wu Guogong, do you have any good wine?" Liu Futong immediately asked for wine, and Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "Not only is there wine, but also good food, waiting for the Taibao to taste!"

Liu Futong also laughed loudly, "Okay, I won't be polite."

The two of them entered Haozhou hand in hand and tasted the big dishes together.

Zhang Ximeng was by his side. In fact, at first glance, Liu Futong and Zhu Yuanzhang had some similarities.

But after careful consideration, there is a big difference...Zhu Yuanzhang is obviously made of Huang Lian Shui, with a stubborn temper of bitterness and hatred, he would rather die than surrender, and an indomitable steel man.

Liu Futong, on the other hand, is a heroic hero, with the calmness of a high-ranking person and the condescending self-confidence, which belongs to the kind of domineering king.

The difference between the two is obvious, needless to say Lao Zhu's background, but Liu Futong is from a wealthy family, Tian Lianqianmo.The reason why he decided to resist the Yuan court was because when the Yellow River was being governed, the newly built river channel occupied the land of the Liu family. In a fit of anger, Liu Futong decided to raise troops.

Of course, it is also true that he participated in the operation of the White Lotus Sect very early on.

It can only be said that the time and place are favorable, and when they get together, they have to go against each other.

According to the backgrounds of the two people, it is obvious that Liu Futong should be more calm and magnanimous... But in fact Liu Futong poisoned Du Zundao secretly.

On the contrary, it is Lao Zhu, who comes from a difficult background, who pays attention to righteousness and straightness in everything, and pays attention to righteousness and obedience.

To make an inappropriate analogy, Liu Futong, who came from a wealthy background, is closer to Xiang Yu, while Lao Zhu, who came from a grassroots background, is more inclined to Liu Bang.

Interestingly, a scene that happened in history is about to repeat itself on two people.

But this time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hold a grand banquet for Liu Futong, but warmly entertained him. Both parties drank happily, and only Zhang Ximeng stayed by his side.

Liu Futong didn't care about him at first, but later he heard that Zhang Ximeng was not only Lao Zhu's confidant, but also a member of Mr. Yunzhuang's clan. Liu Futong was in awe, and took the initiative to chat with Zhang Ximeng, and asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you have any words?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "I'm still young, so I don't have words."

Liu Futong immediately said: "How can I do that? You are of noble birth and unusual. It is too disrespectful to call him by your first name. How about this? I heard Mencius said that a gentleman should cultivate his body and make the world peaceful. It is better to use Ziping as the word. how?"

Zhang Ximeng has never chosen words for himself. He also thought about asking others for help, but no matter what, he never thought that it would be Liu Futong who first proposed it... From the bottom of his heart, Zhang Ximeng doesn't like to impose himself, but this move is Let Zhang Ximeng see Liu Futong's character.

He was indeed born in a wealthy family, and he cared very much about things like name, character, and number, and he was also in awe of his birth.And it seems that he is from a good background and should be magnanimous, but in fact he is more afraid of losing his dignity, and he is all about maintaining his good looks, but he does not reject despicable methods.Because of this, he could only poison Du Zundao secretly.

Imagine if Zhu Yuanzhang handled this matter, he would probably catch Du Zundao's handle and execute him directly, or at worst he would end up in a battlefield.

Anyway, poisoning and harming people is something Lao Zhu can't do.

Liu Futong's behavior is the same as Xiang Yu's not daring to kill people openly at a grand banquet, but instead relying on extreme micromanagement to divide the kingdoms and let the big guys intrigue with each other, which finally made Liu Bang cheaper.Zhang Ximeng felt a little sympathetic to this tragic hero.

He smiled slightly, and accepted the words from Liu Futong, "My lord, I'm afraid I have to thank Liu Taibao!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, "Ziping, the son of Mencius, it is really appropriate to put down the world! Liu Taibao is more knowledgeable than us. Let me replace Mr. Zhang, thank you very much!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care, but accepted it with a smile.

Liu Futong pondered for a while, but also laughed.

It can be seen that he wants to test something... Either to ridicule Zhu Yuanzhang for not caring about this confidant, or to remind Zhang Ximeng that you and Zhu Yuanzhang are two people with completely different backgrounds, but in fact Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang are very close, and it is not easy to say a word Divided, on the contrary, both of them are quite satisfied, save wasting brain cells.

And as he drank more and more, Liu Futong opened up the conversation first, "Wu Guogong, tell me, who in this world is a hero?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, and Zhang Ximeng also looked solemn. Does this guy want to cook wine and talk about heroes?

Old Zhu didn't rush to answer, but said with a smile: "Mr. Ziping, can you tell us something?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord, if I were to talk about Liu Taibao, it would be a bit boring... Let me say first, I think it is very unusual for a person who came from a cloth trader to be the first to proclaim himself emperor, occupy several provinces, and have millions of armor... ...Xu Shouhui, Emperor of Tianwan, can be a hero!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Futong couldn't help laughing, "If Patriarch Peng is a hero, I still think it makes sense, but Patriarch Peng is dead... Xu Shouhui is nothing more than a peddler, but he let Patriarch Peng push it out as a signboard. In today's middle school, the ministers are strong and the ruler is weak, and their morals are alienated, sooner or later Xu Shouhui will die at the hands of his subordinates, he can't be considered a hero!"

Zhang Ximeng listened silently, and Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have a candidate, so he said: "Gaoyou Zhang Shicheng, who stood still in the face of a million-strong army, now occupies Huaidong and has his finger on the land of Wu, he can be regarded as a hero."

Liu Futong laughed even louder, "Zhang Shicheng is nothing more than a watchdog. He was able to defend Gaoyou because he relied on your help, Lord Wu. Now that he is at both ends of the fence and has joined the Yuan court, how can he be considered a hero? Wait until the day when I succeed in the Northern Expedition , Zhang Shicheng's dog's head must be cut off!"

This one is really bold... Zhu Yuanzhang secretly laughed in his heart, if you want to kill Zhang Shicheng, you have to hurry up, don't let us preempt it!

"If Zhang Shicheng doesn't count, how about the princes of the Yuan court? For example, if you lost Badulu, and Chahan Timur?"

Mentioning these two people, Liu Futong was stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Ah, Badulu suppressed and killed Nanyang Buwangsan back then, and I suffered many defeats in his hands. Unceasingly, Tuotuo cannot be preserved, let alone him! I am sure that I will destroy Dadulu! As for Chahan Timur, he seems to have some military strategies. I have sent the Western Expeditionary Army to enter Guanzhong to break the inspection Hantimur is not difficult!"

Liu Futong grabbed the wine glass, pondered for a while, and then drank it in one gulp, saying firmly: "These two people will die by my hands!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked solemn and did not speak.

Zhang Ximeng suddenly laughed and said, "Liu Taibao, after talking about so many people, can I say now that only the Taibao and the Lord are the heroes of the world?"

Hearing this, Liu Futong murmured for a while, and then he became excited and laughed proudly, "Wu Guogong was born in a humble family, but he is wise, brave, and talented. Based on the land of Huaixi, he took over the rich and noble Jiangnan, and now he is making a big move into Jinling. , Zhenjiang Road, Ningguo Road, Guangde Road, Huizhou Road, Chuzhou Road... are invincible and powerful. If I, Liu Futong, dare to say that Wu Guogong is not a hero, everyone in the world will laugh at me for being arrogant!"

Liu Futong changed the subject again, pointed to his nose, and said with a smile: "Wu Guogong, you are a hero, but I, Liu Futong, have done a lot of things these years! I was the one who carved the Cyclops man at the beginning. I was the one who insisted on raising troops and defeated the Yuan army! In the first battle of Shahe, 30 soldiers were wiped out! We welcome King Xiao Ming back and restore the country of the Song Dynasty. Is Liu Futong a hero?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled lightly, "Liu Taibao is naturally a hero in the world, and we admire him very much!"

Liu Futong said angrily: "Okay! Wu Guogong said it well! But I just can't figure it out. Why do Du Zundao and Sheng Wenyu insist on fighting against me? I talk about the Northern Expedition, but they talk about managing the land of Henan! King Xiao Ming handles government affairs, but they say I am ambitious! Don’t forget, I, Liu Futong, spent all my wealth and recruited soldiers to get to where I am today! They all rely on me for support, and dare to disobey my will , A bunch of shameless white-eyed wolves!"

Liu Futong cursed without mercy, almost admitting that he had killed Du Zundao.

Isn't Liu Futong not afraid?

Maybe, he has already mastered all the powers of Han and Song, and talking about this to Zhu Yuanzhang at this moment is both showing off and demonstrating!It's like telling Lao Zhu that from now on, he, Liu Futong, is the only one who has the final say in Han Song, and don't care about Xiaoming Wang.

"Thanks to the Taibao, from now on, our two families will help each other and form an alliance!" Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand, and Liu Futong also stretched out his hand, and they held each other tightly!

After a drink, Liu Futong left without further entanglement... The boss just wanted to set the tone, let the people below discuss the specific cooperation.

In other words, it will be Zhang Ximeng's stage next.

"Sir, Liu Futong prides himself on being a hero, but we don't think he is a hero if he secretly poisons himself! Who do you think is the real hero?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Zhang Ximeng hesitated a little, and suddenly spit out two words: "People!"

Zhu Yuanzhang tensed his face and nodded vigorously, "What you said is very true!"

Chapter 2

After talking with Liu Futong, Han Song quickly dispatched ministers, and Zhu Yuanzhang, led by Zhang Ximeng, together with Wang Guangyang, quickly reached a package of cooperation plans with Liu Futong.

The first is the redesignation of the territory. In order to facilitate the Northern Expedition, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Suzhou and other places were all given over to Han Song as a base for attacking Shandong.

Correspondingly, Luzhou and Lu'an should be assigned to Zhu's army.

As for Zuo Junbi in Luzhou, just wave his hand and kill him!

And judging from the map, after taking Luzhou and Lu'an, Anqing fell into the siege of Zhu's army, occupied Anqing, and opened the door to Jiangxi.

Both sides could see clearly that Zhu Yuanzhang gave up the large area of ​​Huai'an to open the way for Liu Futong's Northern Expedition, and Liu Futong gave up the area of ​​Luzhou to encourage Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the west.

In other words, the two sides have temporarily delineated their spheres of influence.

Liu Futong is determined to participate in the competition in the northern region, and he will fight Yuan Ting to the death.

However, Zhu Jiajun temporarily chose to develop in the south, continuing the overall strategy proposed by Zhu Sheng and Liu Bowen.Internally build high walls and accumulate food widely, and externally fight the sky first, and then deal with Zhang Shicheng.

The two sides have their own development directions, and the biggest conflict has been eliminated.

The rest are other small things, such as Zhu Jiajun selling grain to Han Song, and Han Song opening up the market, allowing merchants to traffic in goods for profit.

The two sides can send envoys to each other and communicate with each other.

In a crisis, the two sides should watch and help each other and help each other.

Zhang Ximeng also made a special point, inviting famous opera masters from Henan to perform in Jinling, and at the same time promised to send Wu Datou to Bozhou to perform for Han and Song. The two sides can carry out cultural exchanges.

Zhang Ximeng focused on Han Song's interior, and he was also scheming.

Although Liu Futong was inevitably defeated in the end, he fought bloody battles with the Yuan army for nearly ten years, which greatly weakened the strength of the Yuan court.Moreover, Liu Futong's subordinates are full of anti-Yuan warriors.

The Central Route Army of the Northern Expedition even made an extreme detour and killed Goryeo in a daze.

Mao Gui of the East Route Army is also wise and courageous, and a handsome man in the world.

After the disintegration of Han and Song Dynasties, Zhu's army's combat effectiveness will increase dramatically if they successfully receive these forces.When the time comes for the Northern Expedition, it will not be as simple as Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and the Empire's Shuangbi.Instead, the famous generals came out together, marched thousands of miles, and with the momentum of Mount Tai, they crushed the Yuan court in one fell swoop.

If this goal can be achieved, Bei Yuan may not be able to fall in love with Daming and disappear completely from history.

Zhang Ximeng accepted the words from Liu Futong in order to gain favor and pave the way for the future... When Liu Futong dies, Zhang Ximeng can tell his remnants, look, we have been good friends for a long time, even my words are Liu Tai Bao started.We are all a family, don’t worry, vote now, I will take care of you.

The so-called no profit is too early, when has Zhang Ximeng suffered a disadvantage?

Then again, did Liu Futong not notice that Zhang Ximeng did so many operations?Isn't he afraid?

Sorry, Liu Futong is really not afraid!

He is full of confidence, and his only worry is the lack of food.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang can give him food, he will be able to overthrow the Yuan court. At that time, the north of the Yellow River will be his territory. At worst, it will form a confrontation between Song and Jin with Zhu Yuanzhang!It's just that this time Song went to the territory of the former Kingdom of Jin.

As for a little food, didn't the Jin people also eat the tribute from the Song Dynasty?

Exactly!

Liu Futong's abacus was good, and Zhang Ximeng's calculations were also sophisticated. The two sides fought each other, and it was very lively.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely put aside government affairs and devoted himself to renovating his parents' cemetery.

When his parents died, there was not even a coffin. Zhu Yuanzhang wrapped his body in a rag he picked up, and buried his parents in a hurry.

Now that he holds the power in his hands, he can finally make his parents live better... In fact, he was too busy a while ago.

But this time, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who took care of it himself, and even worked on it himself. It took half a month to repair the cemetery.It is worth mentioning that it is not far from Zhujiazu's grave.Almost opposite, there was also a vacant lot that was bought by Lao Zhu and allocated to Zhang Ximeng as the Zhang family's ancestral grave.

Even the ancestral graves of the two families are connected to each other, the intention is self-evident!

Lao Zhu finished his busy work, and Zhang Ximeng's conversation was almost over. The two monarchs and ministers paid homage to their ancestors together, and then they were about to leave for Jinling.

"Mr.'s teachings some time ago, let us engrave in our hearts. The heroes of the world are not Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Futong...they are the people of the world! We remember that Li Shimin also said that water can carry a boat and it can overturn it. Mencius also said that the people are Heaviness, followed by Sheji, probably means this.”

Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "My lord can understand this level, and in this troubled world, he is a hero second to none."

Old Zhu laughed, "Sir, I don't know, but Liu Futong wrote us a secret letter. He said that we are good in everything, but we are too indulgent to the unruly people. He said that the people can let them know, but they can't let them know. Like us In this way, it is dividing the land and enlightening, and sooner or later it will be harmed by the unruly people."

Sure enough, it was Liu Futong's tone!