First Minister of Ming Dynasty

There are also people in some villages who are unwilling to be exploited. They get together and select all the young and strong. They still have to collect food, but if they dare to collect food, we will fight to the death.

I would rather die in battle than give a grain of food.

The common people are also forced to the corner, there is no way out, the people are not afraid of death, the food is here, let the horses come!

And at this moment, a group of soldiers and horses landed from the river bank and rushed to Shanghai to kill them. It was said that they wanted to settle accounts with Yu Siqi. Hearing this, the common people cried with excitement.

This damn bastard, God finally wants to take him in.

The old man took out the last bit of grain hidden at home, and rewarded the soldiers... The young and strong young men formed a team, holding simple spears and big knives, leading the way.

In this way, Chang Yuchun led the troops and killed them outside the county seat of Shanghai without any obstruction.

Facing the Zhu family's army descending from the sky, Yu Siqi was dumbfounded, sitting there, staring blankly in front of him, "What can I do, what can I do?"

This one kept talking, and he couldn't say anything else.

There was also a general leading the army under him, he couldn't stand it anymore, and interrupted Yu Siqi's muttering angrily.

"My lord came here at the king's order, and now the Zhu thief is here. How can my lord mess up his own way? The last general is willing to lead troops to defend the city. My lord can sit in the city, dispatch troops, and ask the king for help. I can't live up to the kindness of the king. Bar!"

"My lord, my lord! Yes, and my lord!"

Yu Siqi seemed to wake up from a dream, and Zhang Shicheng could still be counted on!

He managed to calm down, "You're right, go guard against the Zhu thief now, I, I have my own plan!"

After dismissing his subordinates, Yu Siqi suddenly jumped up, rushed to the back of the county government office, grabbed a horse, and took two confidants with him, before closing the city gate, rushed out of the county town and headed straight for Suzhou.

It's just that they were spotted by a group of militiamen before they ran far. Someone recognized Yu Siqi, and the two followers turned around and ran away in fright.

Yu Siqi also wanted to run, but his horse was disobedient and threw him to the ground, almost fainting... When he was struggling to escape, a big foot wearing straw sandals stepped on his back hard superior!

"Bastard! Dog officer! You have today too!"

Another militiaman came over, grabbed Yu Siqi, dragged him to a pile of steaming horse dung without any explanation, and pressed his head down hard.

Yu Siqi wailed in pain, and was stuffed with horse dung, killing half of his life from the smoke.

This was not over yet, the militiamen dragged him again to a quagmire, and pressed Yu Siqi in it, over and over again, until he was drowned and passed out. They were all trampled to pieces, the seven orifices bleed, and the flesh and blood turned into mud, and died at the hands of a group of ordinary people who were only worthy of half-dead!

There is no more reasonable end than this...

Chapter 292 Turning back and disarming, surrendering with Lilly

"If you go back to the top position, the commander Chang Yuchun has already captured Shanghai County with the fleet, and is behind Zhang Shicheng, turning the river and the sea!" Guo Ying reported the news to Zhu Yuanzhang loudly, and his voice couldn't stop his joy.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat silently, pondering, and after a while, he jumped up and rushed to the front of the table, staring at the map, looking at it repeatedly for a while, and then swipe it with his hand. Finally, old Zhu couldn't stop laughing, rejoice...

He hastily said: "Come here quickly, Mr. Zhang!"

Guo Ying agreed, and Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of this time to look at the map again, feeling very happy.Because he had already seen the hope of completely defeating Zhang Shicheng.

To be honest, don't look at Zhu Jiajun's triumphant advance this time, they played very smoothly.But in fact, Zhang Shicheng also performed well. These words are really not satirizing him, but the enemy that Lao Zhang faces is too powerful.

Just imagine, the Zhu family's army started fighting across the board, with tens of thousands of people overwhelmed by thousands of miles of battle lines, Jiangnan Jiangbei, everywhere, Zhang Shicheng's ability to keep from collapsing is already very impressive.

Feng Guoyong of Jiangbei was recognized as a general in both civil and military skills in the Zhu family army, but he didn't get any advantages. It can be seen how high Zhang Shicheng's prestige is in Gaoyou and other places. After all, he started as a salt worker, and there is his foundation.

On the Jiangnan side, Zhang Shicheng did stretch his hips, but it also depends on the enemy he is facing. It’s okay to be a titan, and the soldiers under him have been strengthened, and there are sufficient supplies, plus Lao Zhu’s control of the overall situation.

The right time, the right place, and the right people, all of these are put together, there is absolutely no reason to lose the war.

But even so, Lao Zhu didn't think he could kill Zhang Shicheng all at once.

He just wants to win Hangzhou and open up the situation.After all, in this troubled world, who can dominate one side without a little capital, and underestimating the enemy is not a person who can achieve great things.

However, with Chang Yuchun's breakthrough, all of this changed slightly.Because Chang Yuchun found out Zhang Shicheng's weakness, Zhang Shicheng's weakest point was the rear, but Chang Yuchun lit a fire on his ass!

With Shanghai County in hand, Huating can be seized next. Without Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou will be attacked from both sides. No matter how powerful Zhang Shicheng is, at this point, even if he has the power to recover, there is nothing he can do.

Lao Zhu rubbed his hands nervously. Although Zhang Shicheng was not his biggest opponent, he could still be ranked in the top three. To kill Zhang Shicheng is definitely a good thing he could only wish for.

In a word, Lao Zhu has already occupied an excellent position, and his hands are full of good cards... But the more he is like this, the more careful he must be, not to discard the good cards.

While he was weighing and thinking, a person came behind Lao Zhu.

Without turning his head, Zhu Yuanzhang said directly, "Sir, how do you think Zhang Jiusi should be handled?"

On the way here, Zhang Ximeng had already learned what had happened from Guo Ying, so he also made a quick calculation, and he also had a calculation in his heart.

"My lord, Zhang Shicheng once lost his entire city, defended the city of Gaoyou, faced tens of 10 people, and endured it for several months, and let him wait for the victory. Whether it is Yuan Ting's stupidity or his luck Now that the whole army is pressing down, maybe Zhang Shicheng will recall what happened back then, if he is trapped in Suzhou and does not surrender for several months, how will my lord deal with it?"

In just a few words, Zhu Yuanzhang returned from excitement to calmness. He already knew what he was hesitating just now.

"Sir, what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord, the fight between trapped beasts is a desperate fight. We can't underestimate Zhang Shicheng. According to my thinking, this time we still need Zhang Shicheng to break with Yuan Ting."

"Just like that?" Old Zhu frowned.

"Furthermore... let him put Tang Su back!"

"This..." Old Zhu was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered, by the way, his envoy is still over there!The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more angry he became, "The two armies are at war, and Zhang Shicheng imprisoned the envoy if he didn't kill the envoy. He underestimated us. He really shouldn't be allowed to live!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled suddenly, "My lord, if Zhang Shicheng agrees to this condition, it will be tantamount to admitting defeat, and he is only one step away from being ruined. I did this only because I was afraid that he would die and be caught."

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised again, as long as Zhang Shicheng agreed to break with Yuan Ting, would he be able to destroy Zhang Shicheng?

Where is this truth?

Lao Zhu pondered over and over again, and after a while, Lao Zhu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help laughing, "Sir, your trick is too good!"

Old Zhu was really excited, he had even seen Zhang Shicheng disintegrated and completely destroyed.

In order to complete this task, he specially asked Yang Xian to go to Suzhou as an envoy.

After Yang Xian took the order, instead of taking the land route, he chose Taihu Lake and appeared directly outside Suzhou City.

"I am Wu Guogong, who accompanied the army to discuss Yang Xian, and I was ordered to come to see Yuan Tingtai Lieutenant Zhang Shicheng!"

Yang Xian yelled twice in succession before the soldiers at the city gate realized it.

It's from the Zhu family army?

Don't catch it yet!

They bared their teeth and claws, waved weapons in their hands, and rushed over fiercely.

Yang Xian sneered slightly, "I'm just a scholar, and I came here on orders to deliver a letter. Why are you acting like wolves and tigers? I'll follow you to see King Cheng."

This group of soldiers took a look, and it turned out that Yang Xian was the only one, which was quite embarrassing.But when they thought that it was Zhu Jiajun who came here, they didn't dare to take it lightly.

These days, they have been frightened by the Zhu family's army for a long time. There are defeats everywhere, and bad news comes one after another. How can they not be nervous!

"You stay at the gate of the city and don't move around. We will report."

Not long after, someone came and took Yang Xian with him. When he arrived at the palace, he was greeted with an air of luxury. The stone lions at the entrance were huge and carved with great care.

These two stone lions alone are estimated to cost tens of thousands of taels.

What a spectacle to mislead the country!

Yang Xian sighed slightly, he already had his own judgment on Zhang Shicheng.

He didn't talk nonsense, and went directly to the main hall of the palace.

Since the successive failures, Zhang Shicheng has not given any expectations to the gang of useless literati under his command, so it can be found that on his side, those people are no longer in sight, only Xu Yi, Li Bosheng, Lu Zhen and other generals, and those who joined the army Huang Jingfu, Cai Yanwen, Ye Dexin and others.

As for the wise and the like, let's roll as far as we can!

This king was killed by you bunch of insects!

"Your name is Yang Xian? How dare you come here?"

Yang Xian smiled slightly, "I'm here on the orders of my superiors, so what's there to be afraid of!"

Zhang Shicheng looked at him, and suddenly sneered and said, "What does Zhu Yuanzhang want to do? If he thinks that he won, he can get whatever he wants, then he is wrong. I am not even afraid of Tuotuo's million-dollar army, let alone him!"

Yang Xian smiled faintly, "Prince Cheng, what you said is wrong. From the very beginning, the superior in my family wanted you to get rid of the position of Yuan Ting Taiwei, and he repented and joined forces to fight against Yuan... Today, the superior in my family still means the same thing, I just came here for the sake of resistance!"

"Kangyuan? Just Kangyuan?" Zhang Shicheng frowned, who would believe this?Now that Lao Zhu has such a big advantage, including himself, he has to admit that the battle is not good, so he can get more benefits, how can he let himself go?

Could there be some conspiracy here?

At this time, Lu Zhen couldn't wait to say angrily: "Stop lying, you took Jiangyin and Wuxi, and you urged the barbarian Hai Hague to surrender. You are despicable and shameless. If you have the ability, let the horse come here. Let's fight for life and death!"

Yang Xian couldn't help laughing, what's so good about a defeated general!

"Your Majesty King Cheng, this matter is actually not complicated. From the beginning to the end, the superiors of my family hoped to destroy Yuan Ting first. This is also the reason for the uprising of the rebel army. However, King Cheng went against the grain and accepted Zhao'an and became the Taiwei of Yuan Ting. No matter what, the superiors in my family cannot tolerate this matter. As for the confrontation on the battlefield, who wins and who loses, this is a matter of each person's means, and I don't want to think too much. In short, as long as King Cheng says a word, you are willing to resist Yuan, and everything is fine for us talk."

Zhang Shicheng suddenly took a deep breath, "Is this true?"

Yang Xian smiled, "When I came, the superior had ordered General Xu Da to suspend the offensive. I believe you will get a report soon. This is our sincerity. Please consider it carefully."

Zhang Shicheng gritted his teeth, his eyes rolled wildly, he didn't even know what Zhu Jiajun was up to.

"Well, the matter is very important, and I have to discuss one or two."

Yang Xian smiled and nodded, "It's natural."

Zhang Shicheng asked Yang Xian to be taken down, and arranged for him to rest in a nice hotel, the treatment was ten thousand times better than Tang Su's.

When Yang Xian arrived, the news spread quickly. Zhu Jiajun once again asked Zhang Shicheng to give up Yuan Ting Taiwei and wholeheartedly resist Yuan, which was also known by everyone.

"Zhang Shicheng is finished!"

After getting this news, Gao Qi couldn't help but let out a long sigh, he was still a bit disappointed, after all, it's worth admiring that a high-spirited hero has come to this point in just a few years!

"Brother Qingqiu, how did you figure it out? It's nothing to remove the title of Taiwei!" Wang Xing was puzzled.

Gao Qi chuckled, "It looks like a name, but it actually has a lot to do with it. Why did Zhang Shicheng choose Zhao'an?"

Wang Xingdao: "He, he is not Wu Guogong's opponent, and the rule is not peaceful, so he prayed for peace from the Yuan court, so as to appease people's hearts!"

Gao Qi nodded, "Then why is Zhao'an able to appease people's hearts?"

"This..." Wang Xing hesitated, he still couldn't figure it out for a while.

Gao Qi laughed and said, "Just look at the people around him. How many are old ministers of the Yuan court? How many are big and powerful from Suzhou and Hangzhou?"

Wang Xing was startled, he seemed to understand what was going on, "Brother Qingqiu, Zhang Shicheng relies on Yuan Ting's power to maintain the situation?"

Gao Qi smiled, "Wu Guogong has the heart to rebuild the universe, but Zhang Shicheng doesn't. He accepts Yuan Ting's order to tell these people that he will follow Yuan Ting's rules and let them continue to do evil. Ting was replaced by King Cheng!"

Wang Xing's complexion changed drastically, and he said tremblingly: "This, so, as long as Zhang Shicheng takes the title of Great Yuan Taiwei, he will immediately lose his mind and collapse?"

"Almost, but some people will stay by Zhang Shicheng's side."

"who?"

"An unscrupulous villain who is greedy for money and profit!"

"Isn't that a dead end!"

Wang Xing came out from Gao Qi's place, and just returned to the palace, when he got the news that Zhang Shicheng invited Yang Xian to come over and have a good talk...

Chapter 293 Hold on firmly, there is a way

Zhang Shicheng leaned back on the throne, and raised one foot up, quite similar to the carefree sitting in the Buddha statues, condescending, very relaxed and at ease.

"Yang Xian, Yuan Ting and I are nothing more than hypocrisy. If I agree to fight against Yuan, what will you Wu Guogong say? Can you return those towns to me?"

"can!"

Yang Xian agreed very simply. . .

This time Zhang Shicheng was confused, including Zhang Shicheng's subordinates. He suddenly leaned forward and said seriously: "You are telling the truth? You are not lying to me, are you?"

Yang Xian smiled indifferently, "His Royal Highness, I came here this time to talk openly and honestly. We can't just give up the position of Taiwei just because you said a word, and we will return everything to you. Both sides will live in peace. This is impossible. But we will not raise any excessive conditions. The core is still the same sentence, you have to give up the official position of the Yuan court, and you must allow the anti-Yuan righteous men to promote the anti-Yuan ideas in the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Also, you have too many Yuan court officials under your command Old minister, you still continue to carry out the Yuan court's bad governance and supply the Yuan court with grain...I'm afraid these things are inappropriate. All in all, you have to break with the Yuan court, and then stand on the side of the anti-Yuan and take practical actions Come on, so we can continue talking."

Zhang Shicheng raised his eyebrows, gradually became short of breath, and suddenly said angrily: "Yang Xian, you are dishonest! You clearly said that as long as you get the title of Taiwei, you can live in peace. But you talked about so many conditions again, you put Is my old Zhang a fool?"

Yang Xian calmly said, "His Royal Highness, sincerity is the most important thing for people to communicate with each other. My family's superiors have always had one idea. Over the past few years, Prime Minister Zhang, Zhu Canzheng, Song Xueshi, and countless others in the world Shuo Ru repeatedly discussed and debated fiercely, and finally came up with our proposition, which can be summed up in sixteen words: expel the barbarians, restore China, divide the land evenly, and relieve the people of Sri Lanka.”

"Go to the title of Taiwei, determined to oppose Yuan, that is, to complete the first eight characters. Of course, we will not embarrass King Cheng when the Yuan court is still alive. If His Highness King Cheng can support the equal sharing of land, then we are like-minded partners. Whether it is my family's superior or Zhang Chengxiang, they are all willing to cooperate with Cheng Wang, and everyone will join hands. With Cheng Wang's past status and current strength, my family's superior must treat him with a high position. This is what we mean. Where to go, please King Cheng makes his own decision."

Zhang Shicheng's eyes rolled wildly, suddenly, he slapped the table hard, stood up angrily, his beard and hair were all stretched out.

"Good you Yang Xian, good you Zhu Chongba! You have no good intentions at all. What are you talking about to get rid of the title of Taiwei? You are simply deceiving people! In the end, you just want to take away the king's foundation. , Let me bow my head and become your slave, and tell you, wishful thinking! No, absolutely not!"

Yang Xian remained calm, "His Royal Highness, we want to work with you to achieve a great cause... The Hulu have been occupying the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years. The mountains and rivers have fallen. When the army was raised, didn't you have any thoughts of life? Didn't you want to help the Central Plains and make your name go down in history?"

"Don't say it, don't say it!"