First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"Why, you guys, you still dare to rebel?"

At this juncture, suddenly from another direction, some defenders led Zhu's army to charge forward.

"It's right here, Zhang Shicheng's son-in-law is here!"

For a moment, Pan Yuanshao's head was blank.

He seemed to feel bad.

Before he could react, the silent soldiers in front also moved, raising their weapons one after another.

"kill!"

Among the shouts, there was a monstrous anger.

Aren't you high above us and don't treat us as human beings?

Don't you take life and death and do whatever you want?

We'll let you see how much you, the son-in-law of King Cheng, are worth!

The defenders of the city turned against each other, and Pan Yuanshao's minions were also terrified.The cattle and horses that were allowed to be slaughtered by them just now became like wolves and tigers at this moment.

The defenders took the lead and led Zhu's army, chasing and killing them everywhere.

Holding a knife, Xu Da entered the government office smoothly.

Pan Yuanming disappeared, and Xu Da didn't pay too much attention to it. He just turned around and said to the people around him: "Hurry up and send a letter to Mr. Zhang, and ask him to reward the superior!"

"Hangzhou is here!"

When Xu Da said this, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled like a young man in his thirties, and the fact is true. This year, Xu Da has just passed his 25th birthday.

At this age, commanding [-] soldiers, conquering Hangzhou, and making an incomparable feat!

It can only be done in troubled times. In future generations, at this age, you are either racking your brains for postgraduate entrance examinations, submitting resumes everywhere, or just entering the workplace, holding eggs, and being careful...

It's just that although Xu Da is dazzling, he is nothing compared to Zhang Ximeng, who is less than twenty and occupies the position of the right minister.

As for the other man who is also under 30 years old but wants to be king, it is even more insignificant.

That's right, with Hangzhou in his hands, the conditions proposed by Zhang Ximeng to Zhu Yuanzhang were fulfilled.

It's finally time to be king!

Accompanied by the good news, there is also Zhang Ximeng's persuasion document.

I respectfully invite my lord, to ascend to the throne of Wu Wang, command the heroes, and lead the eight wastelands!

After Lao Zhu received this document, he just glanced at it hastily, then put it aside, and asked the person who sent the letter about the battle... When he heard that Zhang Ximeng followed the people to attack the city, Lao Zhu was furious!

"What does Xu Da do? If Mr. Zhang makes any mistake, we'll ask him!"

After saying this, Lao Zhu beat his horse like flying and hurried to Hangzhou.

Chapter 296 Hangzhou is not on the list of negotiations

"Mr. Zhang, you are a literati. Why do you join in the fun when you have nothing to do? Swords and guns have no eyes. If you get injured, it's okay! You are the master of our army, our brains! You must never face the enemy easily in the future!"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded Zhang Ximeng when they met, but that was all. After all, Zhang Ximeng was not injured. It is not easy for him to pour cold water on such a big victory.

Moreover, Lao Zhu also knew that if thousands of troops rushed forward, that kind of generosity and carefreeness, if they remained unmoved, then they would not be a man.If you look at it this way, Mr. Zhang is also a hot-blooded, impassioned and good man, but his force value is too bad...

But it doesn't matter, he is a master in the army. Is Confucius very powerful?

Zhang Ximeng was moved a little when he saw how concerned Lao Zhu was, and hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry too much. The overall situation is settled, and I won't be in any danger. My lord is really absurd. Confucius is both civil and military, and I can't catch up with you even if I flatter you." ah!"

"Really?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, "It seems to be true. We remember that there is a master who is burly and brave...By the way, why are the masters in the Confucian Temple wearing long gowns, kind-hearted, and polite?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord, how about this, let's get a new stone statue of Master at the gate of Taimen in the future, make it taller, burly and powerful, with strange facial features, followed by Zilu, carrying a big stick, traveling around the world .”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Sir, this doesn't seem to be traveling around the world, but fighting all over the world!"

"That's right, maybe it was like this in history. As a result, those disciples and grandchildren were afraid that the patriarch would be too scary and affect the development of disciples, so they made Confucius harmless to humans and animals."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing, "Sir, have you said that too much? My wife, it's something ordinary people can handle at will!"

Zhang Ximeng also laughed and said, "Ordinary people can't do it, but my lord can!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled suddenly, his eyes fixed on Zhang Ximeng, thoughtful.

"My lord, I respectfully invite my lord to inherit the position of King Wu of Huaxia, so as to reassure people's hearts and establish a name!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled again, pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly and firmly, "Yes, it's time! But there is one more thing, Zhang Shicheng, the Yuan Ting Taiwei, is still there... Send him another letter, or get rid of the Taiwei Name, or give us a jade and stone to burn!"

After finishing, Zhu Yuanzhang flicked his sleeves and walked out. He was going to inspect Hangzhou to check the results of the battle.Zhang Ximeng hurriedly followed, but he didn't think about it. As soon as he arrived at the door, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted: "Sir, stay here and write the enthronement edict for us. We are going to ascend the throne of King Wu in Hangzhou!"

Hangzhou!

Zhang Ximeng was also quite surprised... He was encouraging Zhu Yuanzhang to advance a step higher, but he did not expect that Lao Zhu was going to take the throne directly in Hangzhou.

According to the logic, it should be returned to Jinling, which is Zhu Yuanzhang's lair, the fundamental place, where all the civil and military yamen are located... Why should it be placed in Hangzhou? What's so special about Hangzhou?

Zhang Ximeng thought about it for a while, and his heart moved.

100 years ago, this was Lin'an!

Zhao Song in the ninth year of 310, the only dynasty after the Qin and Han Dynasties for more than 300 years... But these 300 years, from the beginning to the end, are all tragedies and humiliation, the failure to recover Yanyun, the shame of the old coins; the inability to resist gold, self-destruction of the Great Wall , the turmoil of hatred.Mongolia went south, and it was defeated steadily. The cliffs, mountains and seas disintegrated.

People with a little bit of blood will shake their heads and sigh when looking at the history of the old Zhao family. No matter how hard they try to beautify it, no matter how prosperous the city of Bianjing is, it can't match the great shame of the word "Chen Gou"!

I don't know how big a heart and thick skin it takes to bear it... and it's fine if this person is pure and cowardly.

He dared to kill the hero and destroy the hope of restoring the Central Plains... Didn't he feel ashamed or shameful when he did it?

There is no need for it!

In front of Grandpa Yue's grave, the person who should kneel the most is Wanyan Gou!

But the question is can he be made to kneel?

To tell the truth, it is very difficult, almost impossible... After all, Wanyan Gou is still the son of heaven and the father of the emperor.Even the Mongolian emperor can be regarded as his peer.

A Wanyan Gou knelt down, if other emperors killed Zhongliang again, would they have to do the same?

If so, are there any rules?

The three cardinal guides and the five constant rules, the one who stands at the apex of the cardinal rules is the emperor, the father of all the people, no matter how many mistakes he makes, he still has an indestructible golden body.

Except for Jie Zhou and Emperor Sui Yang, few emperors would be scolded by pointing at their necks, let alone let him kneel down.

But if you don't let him kneel down, just put Qin Hui there as a scapegoat, can it be passed logically?

Reason and principles are about to collide again.

Zhang Ximeng suddenly realized that inheriting the throne of King Wu in Hangzhou seemed to have an unusual meaning... Isn't the thing I have been tinkering with all these years just to reshape the rules and recreate the universe?

This huge project is not just as simple as abolishing the theory... In fact, the problem of the theory has long been seen by others, but no matter how you refute it in terms of reason, or how wonderful your argument is, it is all just to shake the theory, but you can’t overturn it foundation.

Because this set of principles of heaven and principles is really in line with the appetite of ordinary emperors.

There is a question that puts you in the position of a demigod, are you willing to deny this question?

What's more, Li still has a fairly deep foundation, so it will naturally be regarded as an official display.

Don't look at Zhang Ximeng's tinkering with these things now. The articles he wrote and the strategies he proposed have won the approval of many people, but no one can guarantee that after decades, the old man of history will stubbornly bring history back to the original track. Let all his efforts be in vain.

Perhaps it is really necessary to make Wanyan Gou kneel down, as a symbol, to be placed there forever, in people's hearts...

"In front of this is the tomb of King Yue?"

Zhu Yuanzhang walked around the city and asked Xu Da to bring him to Yue Fei's tomb.

"If you return to your superior position, it will be here. The couplets on the tomb door are still there... Qingshan is honored to bury his loyal bones, and the white iron casts his innocent ministers."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it for a moment, then walked over.

Xu Da didn't dare to follow, so he could only wait outside.

Lao Zhu didn't do anything, just found a place, sat down silently, looked at Yue Fei's tomb, and looked at these kneeling statues, his thoughts were surging.

Perhaps only by being in this place can he fully understand. Zhang Ximeng's interpretation of the 2000-year history is really incomparably accurate!

The Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties were generally thriving. Although dynasties changed and the country changed hands, the people living in this land were confident and brave to open up.

They went on and on, pushing the scope of survival to the limit they could do, the sea, the desert, the plateau... They left the best land of the period to their descendants for reproduction.

But after the Anshi Rebellion, especially when Zhao and Song established the country, the people on this land became introverted and humble, and they dared not look around.

It's not that self-cultivation is not good, it's just that if a country is like this, from top to bottom, from the inside out, it will completely fall into the helplessness of being swept up to death.

He is obedient to the outside world, and strikes hard at the inside, creating a series of chains to enclose everyone in the frame.In today's Yuan Dynasty, people were divided into three, six, and nine classes.

Human life is not as good as livestock!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about his experiences over the years. Gradually, he gritted his teeth and stared at Yue Fei's grave.

In the past few hundred years, good people have suffered injustice, heroes have been trampled by others, the world has been turned upside down, and right and wrong have not existed for hundreds of years.

It is the hundreds of years when the real culprit was at large and justice was not served.

It's just a bunch of scumbags who destroyed the great and stole power for hundreds of years.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought a lot, and sat until the sun went down. He didn't get up, and he didn't salute Yue Fei's tomb, but murmured: "It's not the time yet."

After Lao Zhu left Yue Fei's tomb, he returned to Hangzhou. There were still too many things waiting for him to deal with.

But to sum it up, there is still one sentence, that is, whether Zhang Shicheng still wants to fight!

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"Prince Cheng, this is the fourth time I have met you, don't expect us to back down, where the way is, there is no turning back!"

Yang Xian was firm.

Zhang Shicheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "Let me remind you, don't think that if you gain power for a while, you will always be in power. As long as I continue to fight, I may not be able to take advantage of you!"

Yang Xian smiled, "Really? I happen to have something to remind His Royal Highness Cheng... Actually, I don't need me, because the news will come soon."

Zhang Shicheng was startled, what news?

At this moment, Zhang Shixin hurried in with an urgent report in his hand.

"Brother!"

When he saw Yang Xian, he didn't dare to go down, but Zhang Shicheng had already had a premonition, and his heart was beating wildly.

"Bring it!"

Zhang Shixin had no choice but to pass the things in his hand to Zhang Shicheng.

Even though he had predicted the worst, Zhang Shicheng was furious when he opened it!

"Bastard! White-eyed wolf! Shameless you, shameless you!"

It was his son-in-law Pan Yuanshao who made Zhang Shicheng so angry.

Although the loss of Hangzhou is amazing, it is ultimately a gain or loss on the battlefield, and the skills are not as good as others.But Pan Yuanshao killed seven concubines in one go, showed his confidence to himself, and took the saber he rewarded, but the beast actually surrendered!

"I will hand over Hangzhou to you, and you will hand over Pan Yuanshao to me, and I will kill him!"

Yang Xian smiled slightly, "I'm afraid this won't work."

"Why? You still want to use him to deal with this king?" Zhang Shicheng's eyes widened angrily.

"No!" Yang Xiandao: "Although Pan Yuanshao surrendered, during the period of defending the city, he destroyed the houses of the people, killed people indiscriminately, and committed many crimes. The superior has decided to have a public trial for this beast, and the official punishment will be given to comfort the spirit in heaven!"

Zhang Shicheng took a deep breath and tried to calm down. If nothing else, he felt a little comforted to be able to treat Pan Yuanshao like this.

"How about this, I can get rid of the title of Taiwei, and I am willing to fight against Yuan together... As long as Hangzhou is returned to me, everything will be fine."

Yang Xian chuckled, and wrote lightly: "His Royal Highness, let's talk about something else. Hangzhou is no longer included in this negotiation."

Chapter 297 Error Correction

Yang Xian's tone was not serious, but to Zhang Shicheng's ears, it was already like thunder.

Hangzhou, such a big city, it was placed there, why is it gone?

It's only been a few days of effort, Zhu Jiajun is not a god, so it is really easy to snatch away a city with tens of thousands of people?It's like cutting flesh on the body, it hurts!

This is the case in Hangzhou, but what about Suzhou?

Zhang Shicheng didn't dare to think about it anymore, extreme panic quickly occupied his mind.He is not a person with great ambitions. Zhu Yuanzhang said that he is only worthy of being a guard dog, which is very appropriate. . .