First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Ding Pulang nodded, "Yes, everyone knows the name of Peng Dang... I am a member of Peng Dang. You know, when I was young, I almost froze to death. It was Grand Master Peng who still breathed a sigh of relief when he saw me. He hugged me in his arms and sat in the earth temple for one night, only to save my life. At that time, I was very young, but I just heard from his old man that Maitreya Buddha is the most merciful. As long as Maitreya comes to the world, the world of Buddha .At that time, everyone will have clothes to wear, and everyone will be warm and well fed. There will be no need to worry about cold and hunger, and no separation of flesh and blood..."

Ding Pulang mentioned Monk Peng, a pioneer who spent his whole life resisting Yuan...maybe not the most capable fighter, nor the smartest, but he is the most resilient. It is his perseverance, continuous training of talents, instilling The ideal of overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty eventually cultivated an astonishing number of key members. These men with the word Peng in their names became important members of the burial of the Yuan Dynasty.

Ding Pulang recalled the past with emotion.Looking back at the present, there is only sigh and lament.

"General Fu, how is your current world? Is it Maitreya who came to the world, the Great Light Realm?"

With a sullen face, Fu Youde looked at Ding Pulang carefully, and suddenly said, "Do you really believe this?"

Unexpectedly, Ding Pulang said without hesitation: "I believe! Don't look at the death of Patriarch Peng. Now Tianwan is even more ugly, but I believe after all that people's hearts are good, and our initial thoughts are not wrong... ...If it's wrong, we people have gone on and on, countless dead, and so much blood, are we a joke?"

Fu Youde's heart was shocked, he looked at Ding Pulang carefully, his heart was full of emotion, to this day, he can still believe these words, which shows that this man is a hot-blooded man, a sincere gentleman!

Fu Youde's views are not wrong, and can even be very insightful. After all, Ding Pulang in history, his head was chopped off during the Battle of Poyang Lake, but he still stood tall and was fighting.

Xing Tianwu's relatives, that's just a legend.After Ding Pulang was indeed decapitated, his unceasing fighting spirit shocked the world severely.

If it weren't for a flame in his chest, how could he be fearless and have a high fighting spirit?

Fu Youde lowered his head, thought for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "General Ding, I heard that the Zhu family's army treats the common people with equality. Everyone has land, every household has property, light corvee and low tax, and clear laws...although it is not a Buddhist country. Alive, but in the end it is rare in the world, it is truly a sage and enlightened lord!"

Ding Pulang stared at him, and said hoarsely, "So you decided to join Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"Ok!"

Fu Youde nodded vigorously, "To be honest, I have met Mr. Wang Guangyang, and he let me know the reason for the failure of the Northern Expedition with a few words. We are still relying on our own strength and have not won the hearts of the people. I think One day, I will go back to Guanzhong, collect the corpses for my folks, bury them, and tell them that the world has become different... I, I can only rely on Zhu Jiajun, Liu Taibao can't do it!"

Ding Pulang stared at Fu Youde, the two men looked at each other for a long time, something surged in their chests, the two of them were very sure that they were the same people, they were upright, they would rather die than regret!

Ding Pulang smiled, "General Fu, today is your great day, you'd better go to the bridal chamber, a spring night is worth a thousand dollars, I also want to go back, and remove the soldiers and horses outside, so as not to disturb your interest."

Only then did Fu Youde suddenly realize that Ding Pulang had prepared something for him.

Fu Youde was fine, but got up, slapped his hands, and there was a sound of swords and soldiers outside, and eighty swordsmen who had been prepared for a long time appeared in an instant, with a murderous look!

Ding Pulang was also frightened, he wanted to take down Fu Youde, but he didn't know that this guy was also a ruthless person!

"Okay! Very good! General Fu, my surname is Ding, are you willing to befriend me?"

Fu Youde smiled lightly, "Of course I am willing to climb high, but I know that Zhu Jiajun doesn't like this very much."

"Why? Like-minded, can't we still sworn brothers with different surnames? What kind of rules is this?"

Fu Youde said: "I still don't know, I have to ask Mr. Lu to tell you."

At this time, the scholar who led Ding Pulang came over, and after saluting, he said with a smile: "The so-called congeniality is unavoidable. Zhu Jiajun believes that everyone is the same, so naturally they don't want to form cliques and compete for power with each other. If General Ding insists on this, I will not refuse, after all, we are not members of the Zhu family's army."

Ding Pulang pondered a little, and sighed: "I remember, when we return to the past, I want to see if this Zhu Jiajun is not worthy of his name!"

Fu Youde said: "What if Zhu Jiajun is really different?"

Ding Pulang took a deep breath, expelled the stasis in his chest, and said loudly: "Then I will give this life to Zhu Yuanzhang!"

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The two generals both wanted to take refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang, and things were easy to handle at once. Li Pusheng and Wang Guangyang also got together and actively contacted and negotiated.

Fu Youde and Ding Pulang are not alone, especially Ding Pulang. As a figure in the Peng Party, he has relationships with many old ministers in Tianwan, and he has many old ministries. What should we do to ensure the greatest benefit and the least damage? ...It really can't be solved in one sentence.

Zhang Ximeng also took control of the overall situation, and even wrote a letter to introduce Zhu Jiajun's policies to the two people.

Everything is advancing at a fast pace, and the day when everything is ripe is not far away.

But at this time, news suddenly came from Hanyang that Xu Shouhui planned to move the capital to Jiangzhou.

There were even rumors that Xu Shouhui planned to form an alliance with Zhu Yuanzhang to respond to Zhu's army's Northern Expedition and join forces to destroy the Yuan court!

How to do this?

Should he wait for Xu Shouhui to come over, or should he surrender immediately and be caught off guard?

Ding Pulang and Fu Youde sent the news to Zhang Ximeng.

"Xu Shouhui's idea of ​​moving the capital is actually to escape from Chen Youliang's control. After all, Chen Youliang is from Mianyang, and he is quite powerful in Hanyang and other places. Only by escaping from Hanyang can he make his own decisions." Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Why does he form an alliance? The Northern Expedition is just an excuse, don't worry about it!"

Wang Guangyang also agreed with Zhang Ximeng's judgment, "Master Zhang, according to this, Xu Shouhui made a good move?"

Zhang Ximeng laughed and said: "The flag is a good flag, I'm afraid he may not be able to get out!"

Wang Guangyang was startled subconsciously. Could it be that Chen Youliang wanted to devour the Lord a second time?

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Xu Shouhui is a peddler who sells cloth, but in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, status was the least important thing. As long as you are talented and lucky, even if you are a private salt dealer or a beggar monk, you will have a chance.

But Xu Shouhui really didn't become emperor by virtue of ability, he relied on his looks!

Since the death of his beloved apprentice Zhou Ziwang, Monk Peng realized that rebellion is a high-risk occupation, and he was reluctant to let his cronies do it.

And if you want to command the Quartet, you have to look like a gentleman, and looking at your disciples who love and hate each other, Monk Peng wants to cry but has no tears.

The result was that Xu Shouhui, who seemed to be passable, was elected to the throne.

Of course, this does not mean that Xu Shouhui is really bad.

And even a pig, after so many years of honing between life and death, has become quite capable.

It can be seen from the removal of Ni Wenjun that Xu Shouhui is not easy.

It's just a pity that he met Chen Youliang. This guy is domineering, has the strength and means of Ni Wenjun, and has ambitions that Ni Wenjun doesn't have.

This is someone Xu Shouhui can't defeat no matter what.

Moreover, as Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed King Wu and subdued Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, and Chen Youding, the situation in the southern region became obvious. It was a contest between Zhu Yuanzhang and Tianwan, or more accurately, a fight between Zhu and Chen.

Many people have already stood up and demanded that Chen Youliang be crowned king.

And he is still the King of Chu!

Huguang and Jiangxi are both the old places of the Chu State, and the intention of enfeoffing the king of Chu couldn't be more clear.

There were even scholar-bureaucrats gathered in Hanyang who came forward and jointly requested to give Chen Youliang special gifts.Like what kind of sword shoes go to the palace, don't go to the court, don't pay attention to praise, don't leave one alone.

It's better to let him supervise all Chinese and foreign military forces again, add nine tins, fake yellow axe, like the story of Wang Mang and Cao Cao...

In the original history, scholars did not care much about Chen Youliang, and his popularity among scholars was far inferior to that of Zhang Shicheng.

But with the introduction of Zhu Jiajun's full set of propositions, the situation between them and the traditional scholars is already in the same situation, and there is absolutely no room for recovery.

In this situation, no matter how bad Chen Youliang was, there were still people who supported him.

The situation became more and more severe for Xu Shouhui. Except for a few veterans of the Peng party, he lost almost all support.There is no way, Xu Shouhui can only resort to risky tactics.

He decided to move his capital to Jiangzhou from Hanyang and face Zhu's army directly!

Chen Youliang was also shocked, but he quickly calmed down. First, he sent someone to dissuade him, but Xu Shouhui refused to listen. Instead, he mobilized his subordinates to look for boats and go down the river.

Faced with this situation, Chen Youliang didn't care, he let Xu Shouhui land in Jiangzhou.

But when Xu Shouhui set foot on the land, ambushes were everywhere, and the leader was Chen Youliang's confidant, Zhang Bixian, nicknamed "Splash Zhang". When it comes to force, this person is not inferior to Zhang Dingbian.

Po Zhang mobilized his horse and rushed directly in front of Xu Shouhui.

Xu Shouhui panicked, "How dare you kill the king?"

Zhang Bixian laughed loudly, "You are just a grassroots emperor, this country is in the hands of my righteous brother, you are dying!"

Then, Zhang Bixian raised a hammer head, and with the force of the impact, hit Xu Shouhui in the face with a single blow. He had a poor face, and was crushed to pieces with blood spattering, killing him instantly!

Emperor Tianwan has become the most shameless emperor.

Zhang Bixian was covered in blood and laughed wildly. Then he led his subordinates to kill Xu Shouhui's last cronies, and led his generals to meet Chen Youliang and persuade him to ascend the throne.

According to the rules, Chen Youliang refused for a while, and then he was still half-hearted, and he was in Jiangzhou to inherit the throne... The people below suggested that the king of Chu be named the king of Chu, it seems that the country is called the Great Chu.

But Chen Youliang has another insight, "Zhu Chongba called for expelling the barbarians and restoring China, but so far he only dares to call him the king of Wu! If we want to restore the great Han world, we will name the country Han and call it the king of Han. To seize the opportunity, we must If you can eliminate Zhu Chongba, you will win a complete victory."

Chen Youliang made a final decision, and his subordinates flattered him again, all of them said that Chen Youliang was far-sighted and majestic, [-] times better than Zhu Zhong.

Just when they were happy and honoring their heroes, Ding Pulang and Fu Youde who were stationed in Xiaogushan angrily declared an uprising and surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Chen Youliang, who had just ascended the throne, was slapped severely. Can this be tolerated?

Chapter 332 Conflict

"If I knew Ding Pulang was rebellious, I should have taken him down and made a public show!" Zhang Bixian gritted his teeth, filled with righteous indignation.

Zhang Dingbian was also sitting beside him, but he had other ideas. After all, Xu Shouhui had been the Tianwan Emperor for several years, but he was killed suddenly, and the end was so miserable that he didn't even get a complete corpse.It is natural for people's hearts to fluctuate, the key is to win over people's hearts.

"Hanwang Highness, Ding Pulang is irrelevant, the key is Grand Master Zhao Pusheng, but it cannot be taken lightly."

"Zhao Pusheng!" Chen Youliang was startled slightly, this person is not only well-known in the Peng Party, but also the Grand Master of Tianwan, in terms of status, he is even higher than Chen Youliang's boss Ni Wenjun.

Now that Chen Youliang has devoured the Lord one after another, and people's hearts are fluctuating, if Zhao Pusheng also takes the opportunity to rebel or surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang, then Chen Youliang's situation will be even more embarrassing.

"Your reminder is very reasonable... What do you think we should do?"

Zhang Ding thought for a while, and then said: "I think it's better to invite the Grand Master here, and discuss his interests with him, and let him assist His Highness the King of Han for the sake of the overall situation, with one heart and one mind, the most important thing is to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang first."

Chen Youliang thought for a while, then nodded and said: "This is what Lao Cheng said to seek the country. It's just that other people have gone to the past. I'm afraid that the grand master won't believe it, so I will let you go and persuade him... I still respect him as the grand master, and everything is business as usual. Please don't worry about it." .”

Zhang Dingbian had a sullen face, and after a while, he nodded and said: "I am willing to see the grand master, but I also ask the King of Han to restrain my ministers, not to be arrogant and arrogant, and not to hurt others with words, so as not to chill the grand master."

When he said this, Zhang Dingbian looked at Zhang Bixian, and his intention was self-evident.

Chen Youliang's choice of such a drastic method to devour the master has nothing to do with his subordinates, as there are masters, there are subordinates.In other words, the subordinates will intensify their efforts. If they are jealous of Zhao Pusheng and attack this senior Peng Dang, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Faced with Zhang Dingbian's warning, Zhang Bixian couldn't help curling his lips and sneering, "I always listen to His Highness the King of Han's orders. If that old guy Zhao Pusheng is willing to serve the King of Han, I won't make things difficult for him."

Zhang Dingbian hesitated again and again, but in the end he didn't continue, but left to see Zhao Pusheng.

After he left, Zhang Bixian sneered and said: "This guy is just indecisive, and he doesn't know the kindness of a woman he learned, that old bastard Zhao Pusheng, because of his seniority, he bosses around, but speaking of it, he What kind of credit is there, even the Chaohu Navy didn't watch it, it's an old waste!"

When the Chaohu Navy was mentioned, Chen Youliang's complexion also turned ugly instantly.

Since Tianwan raised his troops early, and they repeatedly fought against the Yuan army in the Yangtze River Basin, they gathered a strong navy early on. When Lao Zhu crossed the south of the Yangtze River, the ships he got were far inferior to Tianwan.

Coupled with the intensive development in the past two years, the fleet of Tianwan is huge, and the ships are like hills, with great advantages.

Chen Youliang sent Ding Pulang to guard Xiaogushan, with the intention of attacking Yingtian from land and water, and destroying Zhu Yuanzhang.

But after the loss of Xiaogushan, if you want to continue to go down the river, you have to be prepared for the back road... The situation on the battlefield has become more and more unfavorable to Chen Youliang.

There is not much room for him to play, he can start from Anqing, attack the city along the north of the river, and gradually approach Yingtian.Either go south to Hongdu, take all the west of Poyang Lake, and then confront Zhu Yuanzhang across Poyang Lake.

The possibility of a quick victory is getting smaller and smaller, but people's hearts are unstable, and they urgently need to win a few battles to appease his subordinates... Chen Youliang suddenly found that although the throne of the King of Han is good, but this seat is embedded with diamonds and has no steel buttocks. stable……

In contrast, the situation on Zhu Jiajun's side was much better. Zhang Ximeng rushed to Chizhou in person and accepted the uprising of Ding Pulang and Fu Youde.

"This is Zhang Xiang, the most trusted person of King Wu."

Wang Guangyang introduced to two people.

Both of them have heard of Zhang Ximeng, but when they saw it for the first time, they couldn't help but be surprised. Can this young scholar be 20 years old?

It's all about being young, but his fame is so big!

Others don't talk about it, but Fu Youde knows that when Lu Jin mentions this person, it's like hearing a saint, and he is so impressed that he can't help but admire him.

Is he really that good?

The two of them didn't know, so they could only come over to salute.

"I've seen Zhang Xiang."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, no matter whether it was Ding Pulang or Fu Youde, they were all fierce generals, and it was really rare for them to stand out among a group of fierce people.

The only problem is that neither of them seem to end up all that well.

I don't know if there is a chance to give them a hand... Zhang Ximeng smiled and said in a flash: "You two generals, you are welcome to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and formally submit to the King of Wu. I have written some conditions clearly in the letter. You still have Do you have any questions? Or something that feels inappropriate? Just ask, and I will find a solution."

After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, he smiled and looked at the two of them.

Fu Youde pondered for a while, but said: "I listen to Zhang Xiang."

Ding Pulang frowned, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Zhang, I only have one request. This thing, Chen Youliang, devoured the Lord twice, and made a good country into a mess. All of our hard work was ruined in his hands." Come on. No matter what, I have to settle accounts with him, and I will not be reconciled if I don’t kill him!"

Zhang Ximeng could feel that Ding Pulang had a strong hatred for Chen Youliang.

"General Ding, the battle deployment is still up to the lord. I will convey your request to the lord. You are willing to lead the way, which is naturally worthy of encouragement. But our soldiers and horses have rules, and we need to retrain, register and record the soldiers, and implement them." Military regulations and military discipline. In addition, there are many issues related to the treatment of soldiers, which must be implemented as soon as possible.”

Ding Pulang nodded, "I understand all this... Zhang Xiang, I also heard that your military pay is very generous, is this true?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Let me correct one thing first, it's not you, it's us...Secondly, the military salary is set according to the officials. Our lowest-level government servants have thirty shilumi and twenty treasure notes every year. The soldiers' military rations are Two stones per month, a set of banknotes, 120 cash for vegetables, one bolt of winter cloth and summer cloth each year, and a catty of cotton, and some seasonal vegetables and meat subsidies for other festivals."

Ding Pulang's eyes widened, and he couldn't help exclaiming, "So many?"