Chapter 123: Zhu Han sees his brother Zhu Yuanzhang(1/4)
Chen Youliang's words immediately made Xu Shuhui react.
I am still in ruins now, I must maintain my last bit of dignity.
"Yes! Leave everything to General Chen." Xu Shouhui said slowly.
How did the other generals from various places comfort them? Xu Shouhui just said a few words, but was rudely interrupted by Chen Youliang.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to say much. How do you appease the generals everywhere? All this is up to you. Your Majesty, just stay in the palace and I will handle everything outside!"
When Xu Shouhui heard this, he was stunned on the spot. The few followers and confidants around him were also stunned when they heard Chen Youliang's arrogant words.
Among them, Xu Shouhui's brother-in-law Wang Wenshuang stood up immediately and couldn't help scolding him, "General Chen, isn't it too unreasonable to speak like this?"
Chen Youliang glanced at Wang Wen coldly and said with a sneer, "Master Wang, if it weren't for me, I'm afraid Ni Wenjun would be the emperor. How would you have the right to speak here like this!"
Wang Wenshuang was immediately ashamed and annoyed.
Although Ni Wenjun acted a little arrogantly before, he always maintained respect in front of Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui, unlike this Chen Youliang.
He had just killed Ni Wenjun, but he did not give Wang Wenshuang, a close confidant of the emperor, any face.
Wang Wenshuang couldn't help but said, "Chen Youliang, I think you are the second Ni Wenjun. If you are so rude again, your Majesty will punish you for deceiving the emperor!"
Chen Youliang smiled coldly, "You are bullying me, huh... without me, Chen Youliang, how could you still be such a bullshit prince!"
"From today on, no one is allowed to leave the palace. No one is allowed to enter or exit the palace without my permission!"
Chen You snorted coldly, left Xu Shouhui and others behind, and led the soldiers out of the palace.
Wang Wenshuang was furious and chased after Chen Youliang to argue with him!
But the guard in front of the gate turned around and punched Wang Wenshuang to the ground.
"Anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed!" the guard said fiercely.
In the entire hall, the faces of Xu Shuhui, the emperor and his ministers suddenly turned earth-colored.
They already knew clearly that Chen Youliang was much scarier than Ni Wenjun.
Chen Youliang took advantage of the opportunity of killing Ni Wenjun's gang members and arrested all the generals loyal to Xu Shouhui in Hanyang City.
Then these generals who had driven away Ni Wenjun a few days ago were all labeled as Ni Wenjun's traitor to the party.
Soon, the entire city of Hanyang was controlled by Chen Youliang.
Chen Youliang, in the name of Emperor Tianwan Xu Shouhui, notified the generals stationed in various places to come to Hanyang Chen Lai Hanyang to pay homage to him.
The generals no longer have any feelings for Xu Shouhui, the puppet emperor.
Now, if Chen Youliang has such iron-blooded skills, he has defeated Ni Wenjun and others, and all the generals from all over the country have paid homage to Chen Youliang obediently.
Of course, among these people, there was only one exception, and that was Ming Yuzhen, who had just led an army to capture Chongqing.
As a general promoted by Ni Wenjun.
Ming Yuzhen was very angry at Chen Youliang's behavior of killing his old master.
He angrily rebuked Chen Youliang's envoy who came to deliver the message, ordered the soldiers of the three armies to beat him out, and then set fire to the official uniforms, gold seals and other rewards sent by Chen Youliang's messengers.
Ming Yuzhen mourned Ni Wenjun in Chongqing City, and the entire army wore linen and mourned for three days. Then she announced that she would block the Yangtze River waterway and no longer obey Chen Youliang's command.
Chongqing is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The terrain is difficult and water transportation is extremely inconvenient.
No matter how angry Chen Youliang was at Ming Yuzhen's blatant confrontation, he could not attack Chongqing.
According to Chen Youliang's current military strength, if he were to attack Chongqing, he would not only need to use at least hundreds of thousands of civilian soldiers, but he would also need at least two years of food and grass reserves.
After Chen Youliang took control of the Tianwan regime, his first strategic target was not the little Ming Yuzhen at all, but the prosperous Jiangnan.
The sacred land in the south of the Yangtze River occupied by brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han has already made Chen Youliang salivate.
Previously, Ni Wenjun did not have any great talents and strategies, and had always limited his sights to the Tianwan regime. However, Chen Youliang's strategic vision was much higher.
He already has the ambition to conquer the world.
If you want to seize the world, you must first seize Jiangnan, a land of wealth and population, and then move north to capture the Central Plains. As for corner areas like Xichuan, Guanzhong and Yunnan, Chen Youliang felt that it would not be too late to slowly solve them in the future.
Chen Youliang did not have a clear understanding of the prosperity of Jiangnan.
After all, he came from a poor family. In the past few decades, he had been confined to traveling around a hundred miles away from his hometown, and had never been to the good places in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, after capturing Jiangxi and bordering the territory of Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers in Jiangnan, Chen Youliang had a clearer understanding of the wealth in Jiangnan.
Under the rule of the Tianwan Red Scarf Army, many ordinary people in Jiangxi were already considered to be frivolous and insignificant, but many people still left their homes in Jiangxi and went to the Jiangnan area.
One of the important reasons is that the Zhu brothers in Jiangnan heard that they were carrying out land reform to allocate land to the people who had no land, and all of it was fertile land.
Not only are these lands less taxed, but they also have many businesses that can be used to make a living during off-farm periods, enough to support the family.
As a result, many villages appeared in Jiangxi and people fled to Zhu Yuanzhang's territory.
This is caused by the gap between rich and poor.
Chen Youliang has sent spies to Jiangnan many times to find out more detailed information.
Jinling City in the south of the Yangtze River is currently undergoing extensive construction. Not only is the brand-new Jinling City wall being repaired, but the Prince Wu's Mansion inside is also being built magnificently.
Such large-scale construction projects, in troubled times, require a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources, which will generally cause complaints among the people in the territory, and may even lead to the outbreak of riots that are difficult to suppress and other adverse effects.
But in Zhu Yuanzhang's territory, there were so many major construction projects, but he did not hear any complaints from the people. On the contrary, everyone was full of praise for the newly built Jinling City Wall and the Prince's Palace, thinking that they were from Jiangnan.
of glory.
There is no other reason for this. It is simply that the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers have a huge amount of money in their hands. Even if they are building large-scale construction projects, they do not need to levy additional taxes on ordinary people and merchants. They can support such a huge project just by relying on the reserves in their hands.
This made Chen Youliang's eyes turn red with envy, as he barely had enough food for less than a year.
How to capture Jiangnan has become his biggest wish.
In Hanyang City, the Prime Minister's Mansion of Chen Youliang.
Chen Youliang was discussing with Zou Pusheng, Chen Wending and other close advisers on how to capture Jiangnan.
Regarding the brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han from Jiangnan, almost everyone in the Tianwan Red Turban Army knows their names.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han annihilated millions of Yuan troops in Yangzhou and killed the Yuan Dynasty emperor Tuohuan Tiemuer's glorious achievements, which made many Tianwan Red Turban Army generals admire them!
Now when they heard that Chen Youliang actually wanted to send troops to attack the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers, they were all horrified.
Zou Pusheng immediately advised, "Commander, you must think twice! Now is probably not the right time to start a war with the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers!"
"Although our army occupies Huguang and Jiangxi, its food, grass, ordnance is still insufficient compared to the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers. If we attack Jiangnan rashly, we will be fine if we succeed. If we fail, we will be in catastrophe!"
"According to what I see below, it is better to accumulate strength and go west to capture Chongqing and Xichuan, and then go north to Guanzhong. This was Zhuge Liang's strategy back then to divide the world into three parts and conquer the world!"
Hearing Zou Pusheng's words, Chen Youliang showed a dismissive look:
"No matter how powerful Zhuge Liang is, his so-called three-part world will fail in the end. The surrender of Chengdu is an example of failure. How can we learn from him again?"
Hearing Chen Youliang's question, Zou Pusheng shook his head and said,
"No, no! Now the world is in chaos in the great north. If our army holds firm in Huguang and Jiangxi, then goes west to capture Chongqing, and goes north to Guanzhong from Xichuan, and advances into the Central Plains, it can be said that it will not be effortless. It is far from what it was when Cao Wei unified
In the Central Plains, Zhuge Liang is in a situation that even with the power of an immortal it is difficult to save!"
"It's really not worth taking risks for Jiangnan now."
Zou Pusheng's words immediately gained support from other Tianwan Red Scarf Army generals.
They already respected and feared the famous brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, not to mention traveling thousands of miles to fight on their territory.
"Prime Minister, I have heard that... Zhu Han is the martial arts star from the sky who came down to earth. His arm is as strong as a thousand catties. With one punch, he killed hundreds or thousands of the cowardly soldiers of the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
Man! Zhu Longxing is so terrifying, if we are not completely sure, we cannot take risks!"
General Chen Wending said.
Chen Youliang sneered at this statement:
"The idea of being extremely powerful and killing hundreds or even thousands of cowardly Xue Jun! It's just nonsense!"
During the Tianwan Red Turban Army regime, many storytelling operas began to spread, many of which came from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
In addition to Bao Gong's case and Di Renjie's investigation, which are popular among the people, the most popular ones are the stories about Marshal Zhu Longxing rescuing people from distress.
Not only the legend of the White-Haired Girl, but also Zhu Longxing Hongze Lake and killing the Tartar emperor, a silver spear in Yangzhou City killing a million-dollar army, etc.
All kinds of outrageous drama storytelling have long been spread in the Hanyang and Huguang areas.
Chen Youliang was willing to listen to even a little bit of what these novelists had to say.
However, many Tianwan Red Scarf Army officers and soldiers with little knowledge, as well as a large number of ordinary people, are very happy with these things. Many people even take the contents of the play as true. They feel that Zhu Longxing, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang is really heavenly.
The star descended to earth to lead the Han people in the world to drive out the Tartars and restore the Han family to the world.
Chen Youliang was so angry that he already wanted to ban the spread of these ridiculous dramas among the people.
Now, when I heard that my generals were even more angry about Zhu Longxing's commentary on miscellany.
Chen Youliang felt even more angry.
"Brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han are just beggars and monks. They have only occupied a favorable location, close to Jiangnan. If we also raise troops in the Huaixi area, maybe we will be the ones occupying Jiangnan now."
"When it comes to combat skills, we may not be worse than their brothers!"
To be continued...