First Minister of Ming Dynasty

But there is also a problem, that is, it is far more difficult to send troops from such a long distance and fight completely in a foreign land than at home.

"It is necessary to find a way of making money for them. Without enough food and wages, they can't persevere...By the way, do you have anyone who is proficient in business?"

Zhu Ying blinked her eyes, "Can you sneak?"

"Do you think he can steal the food and pay of the entire army?" Zhang Ximeng asked angrily.

Zhu Ying lowered his head, but in the next second, he raised it again, because Zhu Ying thought of someone.

"Brother, your subordinates are talented this time! He split the Nine Chapters on Arithmetic into three parts, and sold one book for the price of three copies!"

Zhang Ximeng was taken aback for a moment, "He succeeded?"

"No, he was beaten badly, but I heard that he has deceived many people before, so I intend to take him under my command, but this person is too stinky, and I also like to be flattered... This is exactly the same as my elder brother of!"

"Don't fart! I'm different from you... Don't talk nonsense, you go and tell him, as long as he accepts this job and can handle it well, I will promise him a third-rank career!"

Zhu Ying was stunned, Sanpin, why don't I go?

Helpless, facing Zhang Ximeng's terrifying eyes, the kid obediently went.

Zhang Ximeng happily grabbed the fishing rod and ran towards the mountain stream, enjoying himself. He was still humming a little song along the way, feeling really good.

Mr. Guan, Potou Pan, Zhang Dingbian, Mao Gui...these are all big fish covered in oil, if you can catch one, it will be of great benefit!

The joy of fishing is endless!

Zhang Ximeng settled here at will, but he didn't know that thousands of miles away, there were already turmoil and waves... After Mao Gui occupied Shandong, in addition to establishing military settlements, he also set up the Xingzhong Secretariat. .

Then he set up the Marshal's Mansion, Wanhu Mansion, and General Manager's Mansion... equal to one level, incorporating the subordinates into the military system, arranging officials, selecting talents, dividing troops to garrison, distributing seals, and formulating rules.

With this set in place, Shandong's governance system is even more perfect than Henan's.

The nickname "Little Zhu Yuanzhang" really deserves his name.

As for Mao Gui himself, consciously or unintentionally, he imitated Lao Zhu.

He was originally Zhao Junyong's subordinate. When Zhao Junyong went south, he was wiped out by Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, Mao Gui didn't want to fight Lao Zhu, and he didn't want to bear the infamy of his master, so he took refuge in Liu Futong in advance.

Just imagine, what would happen if you took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang early?

Mao Gui didn't know the answer, but he knew a little bit that Zhu Yuanzhang had flourished in recent years, opened up territories, and governed the region.

In particular, the official document policy promulgated by Zhu Jiajun is deeply respected by Mao Gui.

For example, his Land Equalization Order is a copy of Zhang Ximeng's finalized version after crossing the river, but the tax rate is slightly adjusted.

The treatment of the rest of the soldiers, pensions for the fallen soldiers, local laws and regulations... Mao Gui simply changed his name and distributed it.

What's more, they didn't even change the name, or it was imprinted with the year of Wu Guo in China, and it was published in a grandiose manner.

Known as Xiao Wu Wang, there is also an element of ridicule.

And Zhang Ximeng's articles about the three rises of China, as well as articles criticizing Song Gaozong, were all placed on Mao Gui's desk. He read them repeatedly and memorized almost every word in his heart.

He who is in charge of the party knows the value of these things too well.

Not long ago, Liu Futong was given a copy of the sacrificial oration of his trip to Lingnan. Mao Gui tried his best to get a copy and put it in his hand.

"Xiongwen, Xiongwen is here!"

Mao Gui was so happy that he rubbed his hands, and when he read every page, the pores of his body opened up, and his soul flew out... Wonderful!

In the fourth year of Zhiyuan, Peng Yingyu rebelled. In the 11th year of Zhengzheng, Han Shantong Liu Futong raised the flag of rebellion. In the 12th year of Zhengzheng, Guo Zixing rebelled... How wonderful, we are obviously the Red Turban Rebel Army. Since the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the rebel army has been fighting endlessly , Go forward and succeed one after another, even though the Song Dynasty is dead, the hearts of the people will never die!

Those of us are the real Chinese orthodox, unyielding, regardless of life and death, and we have today's situation.

How dare you insist on recognizing Da Song and be a slave to the Zhao family, you'd be ashamed to death!

Wouldn't it be much better for Zhu Yuanzhang to establish his own orthodoxy and reopen the universe than to pick up people's teeth?

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to issue such an article must be due to the completion of internal integration and one mind, just waiting for the accumulation of strength, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and the expulsion of the Hulu... They have gone much safer than us.

The more Mao Gui thinks about it, the more he feels that it makes sense. At the moment, smartness, integrity, and respect for the Song Dynasty are the best of the three.

Mao Gui is very smart, versatile in both civil and military affairs, and also very upright. He sympathizes with the people at the bottom, advocates eradicating the powerful, and granting land to the people... If such a person thinks that Zhu Jiajun did something wrong, that he was deceiving the emperor and disobeying the rules, then he is My brain is broken!

After careful consideration, Mao Gui decided to write a letter to Liu Futong, suggesting that Liu Futong also take similar measures and not use Zhao Song as a signboard.

Mao Gui was right, but unfortunately, it was a little late.

Among the sages in Jinling sent by Zhang Ximeng to Liu Futong, more than a dozen people went to Kaifeng and jointly wrote a letter, suggesting that Liu Futong sacrifice to the sages of Confucius and Mencius, restore the clothes of China, and clean up the hearts of the Central Plains.

This action seems to be aimed at Yuan Ting, but it is also aimed at Zhu Yuanzhang, what they did in Bailudong Academy!

Liu Futong hesitated a little, but he thought it was good. After all, offering sacrifices to Confucius and Mencius was much more advanced than proclaiming the coming of King Ming.

Liu Futong invited these people to a banquet, and it was indeed a grand sacrifice... Within a few days, someone from below wrote a letter saying that they would rob the Confucian family's property in Shandong and distribute it to the unscrupulous people.

Immediately afterwards, someone wrote a letter, enumerating Maogui's various practices, pointing out that this person is called a courtier of the Song Dynasty, but in fact he is Zhu Yuanzhang's running dog. All his actions follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example, with sinister intentions.If it cannot be dealt with as soon as possible, it will be a serious problem for the confidant after a long time, and it may become elbow and armpit.

In a word: Please punish Maogui!

Liu Futong was stunned. Mao Gui was the one with the greatest achievements in the three-way Northern Expedition Army, and he could be called his right-hand man, so naturally he couldn't be easily shaken.

And this group of loyal ministers and righteous men who came over seems to have to take it seriously, Liu Futong simply chose the pigeon's tactic, pigeon for a while, that's it.

But how did he know that the more he didn't express his opinion, the group of people felt that he really had doubts, and that as long as he stepped up his efforts, Mao Gui could be eradicated.

Dare Zhu Yuanzhang, we can't beat Zhu Yuanzhang, can't we beat you!

Accompanied by the arrival of the sages from Jinling, the infighting between Han and Song came as expected...

Chapter 389 The Red Turban Alliance

Undoubtedly, it is impossible for Liu Futong to do anything to Mao Gui. Even if he respects the orthodoxy of the Song Dynasty and studies the Song Dynasty hard, he can't even learn from the unwarranted grudges, right?

But Mao Gui's various practices did make Lao Liu a little dissatisfied. You can learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, but don't be so obvious that I thought you were going to vote for Zhu!

After thinking for a long time, Liu Futong still wrote a letter to Mao Gui. Moreover, Liu Futong found Zhao Jizu, who was also a red scarf in Haozhou, and asked him to take the letter to Shandong to meet Mao Gui, tell him what he wanted, and ask him convergence.

Zhao Jizu naturally took orders to go. In the past, he was under Guo Zixing, and Mao Gui was under Zhao Junyong. The two sides are still good friends and can chat easily.Zhao Jizu also didn't believe that Mao Gui would seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang, but after they separated, there was a misunderstanding, just solve it.

Zhao Jizu hurried towards Shandong.

And almost at the same time, a fleet also set sail, heading north from Hangzhou, and the leader of this fleet was Fang Guozhen.

Zhang Ximeng is sure that it is easy to go by sea, it is not that he is ignorant of the risks at sea.These days, they rely entirely on sailboats, without detailed sea charts, and unfamiliar with hydrological conditions. If a huge fleet goes out, it is easy to lose most of it or even wipe out the entire army if it encounters danger.

Zhang Ximeng was not so optimistic, but the problem was that Fang Guozhen had surrendered, and the situation was completely different.

This old pirate is not only rampant along the coast, he has also delivered grain to Dadu several times.

Go this way, it's a hairy fingernail - old hand!

Not to mention that you can find it with your eyes closed, it's pretty much anywhere.

In fact, Mao Gui occupied the entire territory of Shandong. In other words, as long as the fleet sailed close to the Shandong Peninsula and then the Liaodong Peninsula, they almost touched Korea.

Ninety percent of the entire route was sailing along the coast, and Fang Guozhen, an old pirate, led the team.

It's hard to come up with questions.

But the only problem is that if you want to pass through the coast of Shandong, you must deal with Mao Gui.

Zhang Ximeng thought about it for a while, and then wrote a letter, asking Kuaima to send it to Jinling, reminding Lao Zhu that he could give some food to Maogui.

Of course, it's not for free. Mao Gui has built such a large territory, gold and silver are soft, and there will be no shortage of all kinds of good things. If you want to give it, you can give it, just anything.

Anyway, we just respect your deeds. We are both in the Anti-Yuan Rebel Army and support our friends. We have a duty to do so.

When Zhu Yuanzhang received the letter, he couldn't help admiring it. It was such an upright conspiracy. Mr. Zhang used his tricks to lift the weight lightly and leave no trace.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered to do so, and then wrote a letter to Zhu Ying, scolding this kid... Asking you to take care of Mr. Zhang, why do you still let him worry about state affairs?Take care of your brother, or come back and spank!

Zhu Ying was scolded so badly that she had no choice but to block all the messy secret reports.

"Brother, you should go fishing well! The world's affairs are already chaotic enough, you better not meddle in them. I'm afraid that one day, Mao Gui will really go the way of Marshal Yue, and it will be very lively."

Mao Gui changed to Yue Fei?

Can?

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes and could only say, "Han Lin'er, the orthodox leader of the Song Dynasty, come on!"

Lao Zhu did what he said. He prepared a total of 15 shi of grain, and there were also [-] swords and [-] sets of armor... It can be seen that the Zhu family's army has a strong foundation, and he took out these things without blinking his eyes. .

Fang Guozhen led [-] large ships, loaded with food and weapons, and Zhang Dingbian led an advance team of [-], and set off to the north.

In fact, Zhang Ximeng also missed a group of people, that is Zhang Shicheng who occupies Huaidong and Suzhou. If he wants, he can still cause some trouble for this fleet.

Then it depends on whether Zhang Shicheng is willing to be a loyal minister of the Great Yuan?

When Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for the fleet to go north, he immediately dispatched Chang Yuchun out of Hangzhou, dispatched Hu Dahai to station in Zhenjiang, and mobilized several groups of people to set up a posture.

It doesn't matter, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a letter to Zhang Shicheng.

For the former, we will make you King Huai, and we will meet together to fight against the Yuan Dynasty. We know that you may not be convinced, but we don't want to punish you, we just listen to his words and watch his actions.Now we send troops to support the Northern Expedition. If you have the heart, you can join forces in the Northern Expedition and destroy the Yuan court.If you are capricious, we have prepared 30 land and water troops, and we must first destroy you, a loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty.

Where to go, you think for yourself!

"Zhu Chongba, you are too deceitful!"

Zhang Shicheng jumped into a rage and fell on his back in anger.

Zhu, you look down on people too much.

"Order, prepare ships and soldiers!"

The two brothers Zhang Shide and Zhang Shixin were terrified, "Brother, you can't start a war with Zhu Yuanzhang right now! No way!"

The corner of Zhang Shicheng's mouth twitched, and he looked at the two brothers in disappointment, you bastards, you were all eager to fight before, why are you scared now?

Shame!

How did the Zhang family get out of your soft bones?

"I, I asked you to prepare drinks and food, reward the fleet, and help lead the way. Do you understand this time?"

The two brothers looked at each other, what else could they say, brother, you are really tall!

Sure enough, Zhang Shicheng sent twenty boats, all of which were top-notch big boats, loaded with drinks and food, and sent them to Fang Guozhen.

"Hahaha! King Huai really understands the current affairs! If you want me to say, King Huai should surrender as soon as possible, and when the time comes, he will be a minister with me, wouldn't it be wonderful!"

Zhang Shixin gritted his molars, and even smiled apologetically.

"Brother Fang has a smooth journey, showing his might. My brother is waiting for the news of your victory!"

Fang Guozhen clasped his fists vigorously, and after the fleet parted, he turned to his son Fang Guan and said, "See, your father has grabbed a good position. If he hesitates like Zhang Shicheng, I'm afraid it will not end well! You Kid, you have to learn from your father."

Fang Guan nodded again and again, "Don't worry, old man, the boy is determined to follow Wu Wang, even if the father betrays, I will not betray!"

Fang Guozhen's eyes widened in an instant, "You son of a bitch, why do you still want to kill relatives righteously?"

"I think it's good to kill you! Don't be half-hearted."

At some point, Zhang Dingbian appeared behind Fang Guozhen with a swaying burly body. He grabbed a jar of wine by himself, tore off the cover, and took a big gulp down his stomach.

"Good wine! Zhang Shicheng's grandson didn't dare to mix it with water!"

Fang Guozhen sneered, "Does he have the guts? Now Zhang Shicheng is only afraid of holding the egg, carefully, for fear of giving the King of Wu an excuse, otherwise Chen Youliang will not be the next one to die, but Zhang Shicheng."

Fang Guozhen deliberately gave Zhang Ding a sideways glance, secretly poking at Zhang's weakness.

Sure enough, Zhang Dingbian looked solemn, and suddenly sighed, "I'm going to Korea this time, and I don't care about the Central Plains anymore. It's exactly what I want to bury this body of bones in a foreign land!"

Fang Guozhen pondered slightly, and wanted to speak again, only to find that Zhang Dingbian had already turned back to the cabin.

"It's a pity that the husband has not met the Ming Lord!"

Fang Guan said, "Father, didn't Zhang Dingbian belong to the King of Wu, why is he still called the Lord of the Ming Dynasty?"

Fang Guozhen was stunned, and smiled helplessly, "What do you know, kid? We are not old people in Huaixi, and we didn't take refuge in the past early, so we are expected to treat us as confidants?"

Fang Guan shook his head slightly, "Father, I don't agree with what you say. Look at that Chang Yuchun, he took refuge too late. How did the King of Wu treat him? Also, Kang Maocai, Fu Youde, who became famous during the Hukou War , not all of them took refuge very late, and some people were simply surrendered by the Yuan court. If you want me to say, if you think so, you will cut off half the way. King Wu has great ambitions, and Prime Minister Zhang is also a good minister in the world. I don't believe that if we show our sincerity, we won't be appreciated by King Wu!"

Fang Guozhen was very surprised, and looked at her son in surprise, "You, what you said makes sense!"

Fang Guozhen couldn't help cheering up, the front of the fleet was Jiaozhou.

Unexpectedly, Mao Gui was waiting here. After the two sides met, Fang Guozhen greeted him warmly, "Mao Pingzhang, you are here at the order of the King of Wu. A small gift is not a respect."

Mao Gui hurriedly returned the gift, and took the order, [-] shi for food, [-] for swords, and [-] for armor.

"Mao Pingzhang, don't think too little, the rest will be sent to Korea to support the Central Army."