First Minister of Ming Dynasty

When the rice was turned into food, boiled into rice, and distributed to the soldiers, some of these men who would not frown even if their intestines flowed out all the way, secretly wiped their tears.

Seeing this, Guan Duo felt uncomfortable. It was he who led the big guy to this situation.

With food for the time being, what should we do next?

"Pingzhang, we, can we go back to our hometown?"

A soldier with a scar on his face bravely said: "This, this rice is so delicious. I, I think of my mother. After the harvest every year, I can eat for a few days! If I can go home , eat a bowl of rice from home, I, I will close my eyes even if I die."

Hearing what he said, the people around couldn't help but stop their chopsticks.The thought of missing home is like a wildfire, spreading rapidly. The soldiers who were still eating food a second ago, shed tears, and swallowed the food with tears.

To be honest, many of them have given up hope.

The Yuan army pressed on step by step and blocked their way back.

If I want to go back now, I can only take the waterway and cross the sea to Shandong.

But the problem is that there are not many ships in Shandong Hongjin, and they have to face the wind and waves at sea. How many people can go back alive?

Not long after, the soldiers in the army were crying, lamenting and mourning, from the heart.

Fang Guozhen noticed the state of the soldiers within a few days in Yizhou, how could he not understand... the prosperity is going to decline, Liu Futong is going to go downhill, no one can stop him.

How can there be thousands of miles of detours in the past, cut off the connection with the base camp, and how can soldiers and horses continue to fight?Everyone is human, and it is impossible to have no ideas.

Guan Duo suddenly realized that this army was beyond his complete control.

"Guan Duo, the King of Wu has passed away, and I am willing to help you... There is not enough food, salaries and military equipment, and there will be more in the future. We will also find a way. If someone wants to go home, we have thousands of large ships, and we will definitely send them to you. The big guy was sent back to his hometown safely."

Guan Duo could still remain unmoved by the previous promise, but Guan Duo couldn't bear it when he heard the word "go home".

The word "hometown" has an irresistible magical power for the people of the Central Plains. Counting, it has been the fourth year since Mr. Guan and his Northern Expedition.

More than 1000 people have been away from home day and night, in a precarious situation, and in a foreign land, fighting hard from time to time, which has exhausted their endurance. At this moment, the last thing they want to hear is to go home!

"King Yue, you can do this step, no matter what your intentions are, I, Guan, will thank you all!"

After finishing, Guan Duo bowed deeply, solemnly and sincerely.

The news spread quickly, and many people in the Red Turban Army were clamoring to go home, and the sky boiled over for a while, turning into a mess.

Of course, Guan Duo couldn't allow it. If so, wouldn't it be a direct collapse.

After discussing with Fang Guozhen, there are not so many ships available here, so we can only invite some injured, sick and physically disabled people to board the ship and return home.

Not surprisingly, the Red Scarf Army again self-mutilated, just to board the ship and return.Almost every ship is overloaded.

"Guan Duo, don't worry, with Fang's ability, he will naturally send the big guy back safely.

And I will come back, continue to deliver things, and pick up the wounded... But I have a small thing to remind you, the enthronement ceremony of King Wu is coming soon, I would like to ask these brothers to make up the numbers and have fun together. "

Guan Duo was stunned for a moment, going to attend Zhu Yuanzhang's enthronement ceremony?

Then, are they still Han Song's courtiers?

If you are not allowed to go, then don’t even sit on the boat, just stay here and be a lonely ghost!

This move is absolutely perfect!

Chapter 4 and One

Guan Duo has no choice. If he dares to block the soldiers' way home, these people can tear him up immediately, don't challenge the soldiers' limit.

More than 1000 days of arduous fighting have exhausted their patience, and there is no need to be surprised what happens.

If you just take people away, it will still cause problems, but fortunately there is Zhang Dingbian, who led people to stay in Yizhou and joined the Northern Expedition Central Route Army guarding North Korea.

There are back and forth, it is not a loss.

Now Guan Duo has almost 20 soldiers and horses, Zhang Dingbian's direct soldiers and horses are less than 1000, and Fang Guozhen's Wenzhou and Taizhou soldiers are only 500.

A drop in the ocean, no one takes them seriously.

Zhang Dingbian turned around in silence, and then set up a ring at the gate of the camp, fists, weapons, archery... Who can beat my old Zhang, I will obey his orders.

The arena in the army is so arrogant, isn't you Zhang Dingbian a prisoner of Zhu Yuanzhang?We are all ruthless people who took a detour in the desert and conquered Shangdu. If you challenge us, don't you weigh your own weight?

This group of people hurried to fight in the ring, and without exception, they were beaten and returned miserably, with bruised noses and swollen faces, broken tendons and bones... For half a month, Zhang Dingbian was invincible.

Forget about the Northern Expedition and the Central Route Army, even Guan Duo was terrified, this motherfucker is the God of War descending to earth!

He didn't dare to underestimate Zhang Dingbian, "Pass my order, treat him like a guest, not to mention that he is so powerful, just the King Wu behind him can't offend him. Whoever dares to underestimate him, I will interrupt you legs!"

The order is to go down, but Guan Duo is also a little stupid. People like Zhang Dingbian have been captured by Zhu Yuanzhang, so what kind of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon should Zhu's army be?

There are many warriors in Huaixi, but there are heroes in Jiangnan.

Never underestimate the heroes of the world!

Guan Duo secretly calculated that although his loyalty to Liu Futong remained unchanged, the situation was stronger than others, and now he could only get assistance from Zhu's army, so he could not remain indifferent and had to find a way to learn more about Zhu's army.

Apart from the wounded who went back with Fang Guozhen, Guan Duo also selected some loyal and reliable confidantes to mix with the fleet and go to Yingtian.

As long as we understand and communicate with each other, there will be further hope...

Famous generals are like beauties, recruiting warriors is just like falling in love, we have to be a little patient, right?

Fang Guozhen carried the people and led the fleet, sailed into the Yangtze River, and then went upstream, Zhang Shicheng's sailors looked at it like this... Of course, this is not accurate, after all, they brought a lot of fine wine, Still a good meal to tout.

Fang Guozhen accepted it generously, "Tell you King Huai, I'm waiting for him to join the court as a minister! Hahahaha!"

Zhang Shixin was so angry that he rolled his eyes wildly and almost fell off the deck, but in the end he was only angry for a while.They really can't afford to offend Zhu Chongba right now!

The tigers and wolves gathered by Yingtian alone are enough to swallow them alive.

Fang Guozhen and the others did not go directly to Yingtian, but landed at the ferry of Zhenjiang Mansion and went to Yingtian by land.There is no way, the port wharf is too busy to load and unload bricks, tiles and timber, and all personnel not related to Yingtian Construction have to give way temporarily.

How big a project is this?

Fang Guozhen was envious.

Grandma, a real man should be like this!

Compared with Lao Zhu's own family background, there is no comparison at all. He is a dragon, and I am afraid that I am not even a worm.

From this point of view, it is not a loss to rely on Zhu Yuanzhang!

Fang Guozhen moved forward with emotion, receiving news constantly along the way, and these news made Fang Guozhen even more dumbfounded.

What a Zhu Yuanzhang, you really have an idea!

In order to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, in the past few months, the preparatory team led by Zhang Ximeng sent out tens of thousands of invitations.

The first is to send to Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown... Although there are not many people left after disasters and wars, there are still some people worthy of invitation.

For example, Liu Jizu, a rich man who once donated a piece of barren wasteland to bury Lao Zhu's parents, was the No.1 invited.

In addition, the old lady Wang who reminded Zhu Yuanzhang to go to the temple to become a monk was also invited.

As for the landlord Liu De who refused to help and beat Zhu Yuanzhang in the early years, he didn't know where he went.

Old Zhu swears to God, he really didn't take revenge on this guy, but what Liu De did was so vile, the folks didn't take him to play, pointing fingers, and died directly, there is no face left... I can only run away , but he didn't dare to go to other places, for fear of losing his life in chaos.

In the end, he could only cross the river and settle down in the Chizhou area... Anyway, he still couldn't escape Zhu Yuanzhang's palm.

In addition to these two heavyweights, Xu Da, Tang He, Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, relatives and old friends of famous Huaixi generals were also invited.

The big guys were beaming, wearing newly made clothes, riding on the arranged chariots and horses, smiling happily, and came towards Yingtian.

Don't look at our Haozhou being poor, we have an emperor!

And he is still a good emperor who is dedicated to the people, his face is bright!

In addition to the folks in Huaixi, the people of Yangzhou also came...they had no choice but to come.

As mentioned earlier, a super city with 80 people, in the face of war, is not the place where the gods ride down to Yangzhou with [-] pennies in their pockets.

So many people, all rely on water transportation, without food, can't play for a day.

The butterfly on the window sill is like a butterfly flying in a poem

谷臵

No matter how many workshops there are in the city, no matter how exquisite the products can be... Sorry, no one wants it anymore. At this time, food, vegetables, and salt are the most fundamental things.

In order to keep Yangzhou, Zhang Ximeng tried his best to allocate food and relocate the population to relieve the pressure.

At the same time, he transferred the orders from the military to Yangzhou, and helped develop the private market.

Anyway, we are trying our best to make Yangzhou continue to operate.

In Yangzhou at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the number of households dropped sharply from 80 to [-] households. They fled to death, and the entire city became empty!

In this time and space, more than 20 people in Yangzhou first migrated outward, and after Lao Zhu crossed the river, more than [-] people moved to Jiangnan.

As Zhu Yuanzhang gained a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River, the territory became bigger and bigger, and the population increased...Yangzhou unexpectedly got out of the trough and began to develop upwards. The population of the city recovered to 65!

Who doesn't have an account in his heart!

God doesn't know what will happen to Yangzhou, which is in the midst of all forces, without a superior, without a prime minister!

"When the superior ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, the world returns to its heart!"

A big flag from Yangzhou, fluttering in the wind, came across the river.

In the direction of Chaohu Lake, there are also people coming to the appointment... As the cradle of Zhu's army's navy, generals from Chaohu Lake control [-]% of the number of naval generals, and they seem to be the second most powerful force besides the Huaixi Group. Each has its share of strength.

However, these navy generals are very wise, knowing that the land and water armies are not in the same position, and their foundation is far inferior to the Huaixi generals.

But they also have an advantage, that is, Zhang Xiang once served as the captain of the navy for a short time, and he is their immediate boss. Don't look at Zhang Xiang's resignation, we people will recognize you!

Chaohu Lake not only has water divisions, but with the advancement of Juntian, the surrounding areas, Luzhou and other places that once suffered from water bandits, have completely wiped out water bandits for the first time.

Over the years, dynasties have changed, and Chaohu water thieves are endless.

Unless the sage comes out, the thief will not be destroyed.

Now that the thieves are gone, isn't it that the saints have come?

A fleet of ships left Chaohu Lake and came towards Yingtian along the road of Chaohu Navy.

Li Pusheng, who once commanded the Chaohu Navy together with Zhao Pusheng, was naturally not far behind. He represented the first member of the Peng Party who resisted the Yuan Dynasty.

Li Pusheng, Zou Pusheng, and Ou Puxiang.

They led the former Peng Party, a group of old people who had withdrawn from the army and returned to the fields, rushed towards Yingtian. On the way, Li Pusheng couldn't help teasing Ou Puxiang, "Why, do you still want to fight with others? I gave you such a good deal back then. You don’t agree to the conditions, and you feel that you have some appeal in Yuanzhou, and everyone listens to you, how is it now?”

Ou Puxiang's face is darkened, so don't expose it, his heart is bleeding!

"Senior Brother Li, Yuanzhou is not just my Yuanzhou. How many years has our Peng Party been in business? Back then, Patriarch Peng worked hard. Why did your power collapse and disappear? I, I can't figure it out!"

"What can't you figure it out?" Zou Pusheng sneered and said, "I built the temple of Patriarch Peng, and I also burned a copy of Yashan's sacrificial rites, and gave it to the old man to watch in the sky... King Wu is not from our Peng party. People, but his evaluation of the patriarch is higher than that of our Peng party. After thousands of years, the world will still know Monk Peng, all relying on this sacrificial article. Nothing else, I am convinced!"

Li Pusheng also nodded and said: "That's right, King Wu is truly unparalleled in the world in terms of grandeur and grandeur! If I were a few years younger, I would also like to serve him like Junior Brother Ding!"

Zou Pusheng smiled, "It's not too late now. I heard that kid Ming Yuzhen sent someone over to send envoys. I think we might as well go to the old department and contact friends. Bashu is in trouble, we should work hard." yes!"

Li Pusheng nodded happily, while Ou Puxiang could only sigh.

Eat the king's salary and repay the king's kindness.You didn't take Lao Zhu's salary, so why did you work so hard for him?

I really do not understand.

Ou Puxiang didn't understand, but when he entered Jinling, he soon had the answer. Just in front of the Hall of Martyrs opposite the palace, there was a stone carving of the leader of the Peng Party!

After hearing the news, Ou Puxiang was stunned for a long time, then suddenly squatted on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

"I, I am convinced, I am convinced! King Wu is the Holy Lord of the world, and no one is qualified except him!"

Just after Peng Dang's people arrived, Fang Guozhen's subordinates from Wenzhou and Taizhou also came. As for Chen Youding from Fuzhou, he was coy and sent envoys, just to congratulate Zhu Yuanzhang on his ascension to the throne, and did not mean to surrender the land, but I understand I understand, if you have the guts to resist, why come here obediently?

After Chen Youding, Zhang Shicheng also sent people more reluctantly.

After accepting their congratulatory forms, the Lingnan people led by Liu Sanwu also arrived. It is worth mentioning that among this group of people, there were actually people from Hainan. They also arrived with blessings from the ends of the earth.

At this time, in Yingtian Mansion, all the talents have arrived, and the young and long have gathered together.

It was so lively that it seemed to be boiling.

It didn't matter, just when the big guys were expecting who would come, a team of envoys came from Shandong.

Mao Gui finally sent an envoy to congratulate him, but in the letter to Lao Zhu, Mao Gui only wrote his name without any title.

He is just Mao Gui, not Han Song's Pingzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care at all, and Zhang Ximeng didn't care much... Only when he went to Han and Song's official positions can he accept our appointment!