First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Surprisingly, it was Kangtai who was tied up!

"Give me a quick word, will you surrender or not?" Zhu Wenzheng said slyly, "If you don't surrender, we will treat you as a projectile and throw you into the city!"

Chapter 242 A Thousand Gold Rewards

Although Kangtai was defeated and captured, he was not soft-boned. He gritted his teeth and refused to accept it no matter what. He was actually defeated by a group of big geese.

"Kill! If you kill me, you won't live!"

Zhu Wenzheng sneered, "Killing you is easier than crushing a chicken, I will send you to heaven right now!"

"Come on, put him on the cannon!"

The soldiers immediately put Kangtai down, and then hurriedly put him in the spoon where the projectile was... This thing can throw a projectile weighing two hundred catties, and it can also throw a large living person weighing more than 100 catties.

Kangtai seemed to be able to see himself take off on the spot, fly straight to the head of Hongdu city, and then smash his head on the city wall, smashing his body to pieces and smashing into pieces on the ground.

There are many ways to die, but to be able to die so creatively can really make a smile on your face.

"Hu Tingrui, don't be stubborn, surrender quickly!"

A soldier yelled towards the top of the wall, "See, your nephew is going to die!"

Hu Tingrui didn't know that the loss of three thousand elites had already made him furious, and losing a nephew made him even more furious.

"Trash, it's useless! I told you clearly, don't underestimate the enemy, don't underestimate the enemy! Or court death yourself!" Hu Tingrui scolded Kangtai, but after all, it was his nephew, who was about to be smashed to pieces, so what could he do?

The Tianwan of Lien Chan and Lianjie is not the Yuan army.

Back then, Zhang Ximeng arranged for people to eat stewed meat in the city of Yangzhou, which directly disintegrated the morale of the army.

Tianwan is different. They are a thriving team. Although they encounter setbacks occasionally, they are not enough to admit defeat and surrender!

"Zhu, let your horses come here! I want Lao Tzu to surrender, it's a dream!"

Hu Tingrui was as hard as a rock, and Zhu Wenzheng was so angry that he really wanted to cut off the rope with one knife and launch Kangtai out. .

But Zhu Wenzheng didn't do anything, it wasn't because he was soft-hearted, but because Zhang Ximeng had already ordered him to do so.

This time, Zhu's army's combat strategy is still to encircle the points to fight for reinforcements and ravage the defenders, just to weaken the combat effectiveness. The real important thing is the reinforcements.

It is the most important thing to be able to injure Tianwan in Hongdu and curb their development momentum to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The problem is that Hongdu has been besieged for more than a month, and they are still indifferent. This is not acceptable!

"Kangtai, your luck is not bad. We can let you go, but we can't let you go back to Hongdu. You go to Jiangzhou now to meet Ni Wenjun, and say that we will invite him to a decisive battle in Hongdu. A battle will determine life and death." , go!"

Zhang Ximengsai gave Kangtai a letter, and then someone took him to Wuyang Ferry, then took a boat into Poyang Lake, and then went straight to Jiangzhou.

Although Kangtai avoided the fate of being smashed to pieces, it was still not a fun thing to pass this time.

Ni Wenjun has already dealt with Chen Youliang. As Chen Youliang's subordinate, who knows if Ni Wenjun is willing to rescue him?If he didn't send troops, these tens of thousands of brothers, as well as Hongdu City, might not be able to survive.

And once Hongdu falls into the hands of Zhu's army, Fuzhou and Ji'an in the south, including Ganzhou, may all fall into the hands of Zhu's army. At that time, the comparison between the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides will probably be written.

Anyway, Ni Wenjun is still Tianwan's great general, he won't fail to understand this point!

Kangtai hesitated again and again, but after landing, he decisively went to Jiangzhou to see Ni Wenjun.

At this time, Ni Wenjun was in the process of serving Jiangzhou, and did not move.

Along with Ni Wenjun, Taishi Zou Pusheng, general Zhao Pusheng and others also sent troops together. It can be said that there are elites gathered, both land and water armies, with 10,000+ troops, are aggressive.

According to this posture, I am afraid that the Poyang Lake War will break out in advance, and the protagonist of the war will also be Ni Wenjun vs. Zhu Yuanzhang.

It's just that after Chen Youliang beheaded Kuanche Puhua's family and cut off the road to Zhao'an, Ni Wenjun was quite dissatisfied.

He drank all day in the army, and even got a lot of people to sing operas for him. Day and night, he just had fun, but he just stood still and did nothing.

This made Zou Pusheng and the others very anxious.

Right now Hongdu is still fighting, what do you want to do, you have to stand up!

In desperation, Zou Pusheng and Zhao Pusheng came to find Ni Wenjun together.

Counting among the general generation, there are quite a few people named Pu Sheng. Besides these two, there is also Li Pusheng, who can be regarded as the simple and beautiful wish of Monk Peng.

Zhao Pusheng is an old acquaintance. When the Chaohu Navy was about to leave the Yangtze River, he had dealt with him. Back then, Zhao Pusheng was honest and did not dare to turn against Zhu Jiajun.

Later, he saw that Tianwan regained his vitality and returned to Tianwan.

"Great general, Zhu Yuanzhang is a hero. His subordinates are able to strategize in large numbers. Don't underestimate him!"

Ni Wenjun rolled his drunken eyes, hehe said: "Really? Who is there? I want to hear it?"

Zhao Pusheng took a deep breath, "General, Zhu Yuanzhang's left chancellor, Li Shanchang, needless to say, right chancellor, Zhang Ximeng, is said to be from the Zhang family, and the senior in the family is Mr. Zhang Yanghao from Yunzhuang. Fang Lue, you can be called a talented person of the time! And Jia Lu, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, even joined Zhu Yuanzhang, and now Zhu Sheng, Wang Guangyang, Yang Xian, Liu Ji and others are added to the army, all of them are talents of the moment."

Ni Wenjun frowned, and said doubtfully: "Listen to what you said, they are all surrenders, and there is nothing special about it. Yuan Ting is so honest, why didn't they arrest their family members and exterminate them?"

Zou Pusheng and Zhao Pusheng couldn't help laughing when they heard this, you really can't figure it out!Killing Zhang Ximeng's family members, his parents are long gone, and there are no immediate family members in his hometown.

If even the people of the tribe are involved, it will be very lively. Don’t forget, in the hands of Zhu’s army, there are no less than 10 Mongolian prisoners, and there are so many Mongolians and Semu people... Once this leader is opened, I don't know who is more unlucky!

It's not that Yuan Ting was merciful, but that he didn't dare to break the jar.

Even now, there are still many Han officials in the Yuan court, and there are also Han soldiers in the army. If they really want to make a desperate killing, wouldn't the Mongols want to repeat the story of Hou Zhao?

"General, in any case, Zhu Yuanzhang is good at winning people's hearts, and his subordinates are good at managing politics and the people... I think we should get rid of Zhu Yuanzhang as soon as possible. Only by winning the battle can we rest easy!" Zhao Pusheng tried his best to persuade him .

Ni Wenjun listened silently, and suddenly smiled, "Old Zhao, I am a fisherman, as you know. Now I occupy several provinces and have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. I can't believe it. You said it What else do I ask for today? What other plans do I have? Who else is above my great general? Tell me!"

Ni Wenjun suddenly grabbed Zhao Pusheng, shook him vigorously, and stared at him with a half-smile on his face.

Zhao Pusheng's heart sank suddenly, and his face became ugly.

The grand master Zou Pusheng next to him frowned even more. Logically, his status was higher than that of Ni Wenjun, but it was obvious that Ni Wenjun would not care about his grand master.

"Great general, the Yuan clan lost its morality. All heroes in the world competed for the throne, and heroes rose together. Not to mention the north, even in the south, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng, and even Fang Guozhen, Chen Youding... Who wants to compete in the Central Plains and rule the world. Now we have how many The land of the province, with millions of armor, is a great opportunity to swallow the world and restore the Song family. If the general can achieve such a feat, it will be placed in the annals of history, and few people can be compared with the general."

What Zou Pusheng said made sense, and Zhao Pusheng nodded quickly, "General, that's what I mean too!"

Ni Wenjun was stunned, and suddenly smiled helplessly, "Hey, even if you conquer the world, it's not a subject. It doesn't matter whether you are a prime minister or a province, it's nothing more than that. How much better than it is now?"

These two people are not fools either. Ni Wenjun made it clear that after he gave up Zhao'an's idea, he actually planned to change his mind and directly replace Xu Shouhui and become the emperor!

For him, climbing is his pursuit.

Being a province to participate in politics for the Yuan court is more prestigious than being a general for Xu Shouhui, so he is willing to Zhao'an.

Now that Zhao'an fails, he might as well replace Xu Shouhui.

Zou Pusheng and Zhao Pusheng didn't know what to say anymore, this guy really went crazy.

After being silent for a long time, Zou Pusheng said: "General, a hero in troubled times, the virtuous live here. Now there are millions of soldiers, if you can capture Jinling, destroy Zhu Yuanzhang, and destroy Zhang Shicheng and others by the way, it will be a man of high merit. Lord, everyone in the world will be sincerely convinced."

Zou Pusheng wanted to draw a big cake for Ni Wenjun and persuade him to kill Zhu Yuanzhang first, but Ni Wenjun actually took it seriously, he laughed and said, "The grand master is wise! So as long as we take down Jinling, you will serve me as master." ?”

Zou Pusheng took a deep breath, he had never seen such a shameless person.

He gritted his teeth, "If the general is able to capture Jinling, then all the people will join him."

Zou Pusheng didn't say whether he planned to support Ni Wenjun, but Ni Wenjun already thought so.

"You don't need to worry. If you want to talk about war, we have long been concerned... Isn't there a saying in the military book that knowing yourself and the enemy will win every battle. In fact, I have already ordered a reward of 1000 taels of gold for merchants who travel to and from the Yangtze River. Where can I land, where there are defenders, where the roads are clear, and where there are many passes." Ni Wenjun chuckled, "Since I led the army to fight, I have won every attack and invincible. I am invincible, you don't think I just rely on luck, okay?"

shy shy!

Both Zou Pusheng and Zhao Pusheng were taken aback. They really didn't expect that Ni Wenjun would do such a big thing behind their backs.

"General, can you really get a map?"

Ni Wenjun smiled, "Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man. I paid 1000 taels of gold. How many people can't earn so much money in dozens of lifetimes. How could they lie to me? If Hong is in a hurry, Zhu Yuanzhang puts down How can I be such a stupid person to lie to us. Don't worry, go tell that Kangtai, don't worry, just wait for me to break Jinling, and his uncle will be safe. "

Ni Wenjun talked and laughed freely, and his strong confidence left Zou Pusheng and Zhao Pusheng speechless.

This guy is unreliable in other places, but when it comes to fighting, he is really a good player. Could it be that he is really allowed to invade Jinling, replace Xu Shouhui, and become emperor?

Zou Pusheng and Zhao Pusheng both sighed and worried.

This incident made it difficult for him to know whether he was looking forward to winning or fearing winning...

While they were discussing, on the other side, Ni Wenjun's men were holding ten taels of silver and putting it in front of a merchant.

"Draw me the situation on the way from Jiangzhou to Jinling, and hand it over to me within ten days."

The businessman looked at the mere ten taels of silver and grinned. This matter is not that simple. To get a map, apart from drawing a part from memory, the rest needs to be helped by others, and even field surveys are required.Let's not say whether ten days is enough or not, these ten taels of silver are too shabby.

The businessman was very embarrassed, "I'm afraid I can't do it..."

"what?"

Ni Wenjun's subordinates sneered, "If you don't want to help, you are against us! Someone, take their whole family away!"

The businessman turned pale with fright, this is too unreasonable!

"I know that you have a lot of experience traveling the Yangtze River. Within ten days, I will give you the map and return your family members. If you don't hand over the map, I will let your family reunite underground!"

The businessman was so sad and angry that ten days later, he handed over a map. After checking it over there, he was very satisfied and returned it to his family with a smile.

"That's right, I'll find you next time if I have something to do."

Seeing that the man was gone, the businessman grabbed his wife and children, and let's go!

The family, who didn't understand what was going on, came out from the back door and boarded a carriage hired for ten taels of silver.

"Go to the ferry, let's go to Hongdu, and tell Duke Wu about it! Well, I drew that map, and I want Duke Wu to know about it!"

When the wife heard this, her face turned pale with shock, and she said, "Then, the Duke of Wu knew that you drew maps for those beasts, but he didn't kill you? Why are we going to Hongdu? You don't want to live anymore?"

The businessman's face was sullen, and he couldn't hold it back for a long time. He couldn't help laughing and said, "I drew that map at home. Follow that map to make sure they never come back!"

The wife was startled, then covered her face suddenly, and burst out laughing, laughing, tears came out.

"Okay, good job, master! These ten days of fear and fear can be regarded as revenge for us!"

Chapter 243 Let's Fight Together!

It is also the waterway of Poyang Lake, Kangtai rushed to ask for help, but Ni Wenjun was unmoved, and he didn't even see him face to face.On the other hand, the businessman's family easily arrived at Wuyangdu and met Zhu Jiajun.

It was also fortunate that they escaped, because that night, the street of his house was flooded, and more than [-] houses were all burned.

There is no way, if we don’t do this, how can we account for the huge sum of 1000 taels of gold with a difference of ten taels of silver?

Keep it, in case the general asks, he will definitely reveal his secret.

And the map needs to be verified.If something goes wrong, sorry, what should I do?

What, this guy knows the map is fake?

nonsense!

Can ten taels of silver buy a real map?

Do you really think the big guy is a fool?

Then since you know it's fake, how dare you send it to Ni Wenjun?

If the battle is defeated, wouldn't that be a bad thing?

defeated?Is it serious?Anyway, the general intends to seek refuge with the Yuan Tartars, as long as he participates in politics in Huguang Province, he can kill Xu Shouhui... Let you, General Ni, do whatever it takes for the sake of glory and wealth, and not allow us below to find a way out?

For the 1000 taels of gold, take out 500 taels for management, and send 500 taels back to your hometown to hide.

No matter who wins or loses, as long as we have money in our hands, we probably won't suffer.

Whether it's Ni Wenjun or Chen Youliang, they didn't realize that when they started to plot against each other for their personal prosperity and wealth by whatever means, when you competed for each other, the prosperous sky was full of loopholes. .

Maybe they are still powerful, still baring their teeth and claws, arrogant, but they are just shells without souls.

Maitreya, whose monk Peng did not hesitate to die, came to the world, and the simple ideal of great harmony in the world disappeared completely, and all that remained was fighting for power and profit, and killing each other.

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"The villain pays homage to Duke Wu."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the businessman in front of him with a solemn expression, "What did you say? How did you know that Ni Wenjun was going to attack Yingtian?"

"Returning to Duke Wu, Ni Wenjun dispatched his subordinates to buy a map of the prefectures and wharfs along the way to Jinling with a thousand taels of gold. It is clear that he is plotting the heart of Jinling!"

"Oh! He is willing to pay so much money? Why did you come to join us again?"

The businessman's face was tangled and bitter for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang became impatient and became suspicious, so he kowtowed vigorously and told the truth.

"Back to Duke Wu, he, he paid so much money, but the people below exploited it layer by layer, and it was in my hands, only, only ten taels of silver. I, I have no choice but to draw a fake map to perfunctory Ni Wenjun. .I was afraid that things would be exposed, so I escaped and asked Wu Guogong for protection!"