Zhang Shicheng leaned heavily on the throne and lifted one foot up. It was quite similar to the happy sitting among the Buddha statues. He was condescending and very relaxed.
"Yang Xian, the Yuan Dynasty and I are just making excuses. If I agree to fight against the Yuan Dynasty, what will your Duke Wu say? Can you return all those towns to me?"
"able!"
Yang Xian agreed simply...
This moment made Zhang Shicheng confused, including Zhang Shicheng's men, who were a little confused. He suddenly leaned forward and said seriously: "Are you telling the truth? Are you trying to trick me?"
Yang Xian smiled calmly and said, "Your Highness Prince Cheng, the reason I came here this time is to talk openly and honestly. We cannot return everything to you just because you say you will give up your position as Taiwei. It is impossible for both parties to live in peace and harmony."
.But we will not put forward any excessive conditions. The core is still the same sentence, you must give up your official position in the Yuan Dynasty, and you must allow anti-Yuan righteous men to promote anti-Yuan ideas in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Also, you have too many Yuan Dynasty officials
Old minister, you continue to implement the Yuan Dynasty's bad policies and supply grain to the Yuan Dynasty... I'm afraid these things are inappropriate. In short, you must break with the Yuan Dynasty, then stand on the side of the anti-Yuan Dynasty and take practical actions
Come, then we can continue to talk."
Zhang Shicheng raised his eyebrows, gradually became short of breath, and suddenly said angrily: "Yang Xian, you are dishonest! You clearly said that as long as you get the title of Taiwei, you can live in peace. But you negotiated so many conditions, and you
Do I, Lao Zhang, think he is a fool?"
Yang Xian took his time and said, "Your Highness, Prince Cheng, the most important thing in communicating with people is sincerity. The leadership of my family has always been based on one idea. In the past few years, Prime Minister Zhang, Zhu Shenzheng, Song Xueshi, and countless other people in the world have
Master and Confucianism, we discussed repeatedly and debated fiercely, and finally came up with our proposition, which can be summed up in sixteen words: expel the barbarians, restore China, equally divide the land, and relieve the people."
"Removing the title of Taiwei and determined to fight against the Yuan Dynasty means completing the first eight characters. While the Yuan Dynasty is still alive, we will certainly not embarrass King Cheng. If His Highness King Cheng can support the equal sharing of land, then we will be like-minded partners.
.Whether it is the superior of my family or Prime Minister Zhang, they are willing to cooperate with King Cheng. Let's work together. With King Cheng's past status and current strength, the superior of my family will definitely treat him with a high position. This is what we mean. Where to go? Please
King Cheng makes his own decision."
Zhang Shicheng's eyes rolled around. Suddenly, he slapped the table hard and stood up angrily, his hair and beard bulging.
"Good for you Yang Xian, good for you Zhu Chongba! You have no good intentions at all. What you said about removing the title of Taiwei is simply a lie! After all, you just want to take away all my inheritance.
, let me bow down and be your slave, tell you, it’s just wishful thinking! No, absolutely not!”
Yang Xian still expressed his calmness, "Your Highness King Cheng, we want to work with you to achieve great things... It has been nearly a hundred years since the barbarians occupied the Central Plains. The mountains and rivers have fallen. The land of the Central Plains and the ruins have been ruined for hundreds of years. The people are wailing and the people are in dire straits. Your Highness King Cheng, you
When you raised the army, you didn’t have any thoughts about the common people? Don’t you want to help the Central Plains and mark your name in history?”
"Don't say it, don't say it!"
Zhang Shicheng interrupted rudely, "I'm not a three-year-old child. I don't need your sweet words. These nonsense are of no use to me. See you off, see you off!"
Lu Zhen personally led the troops to rush forward and took Yang Xian away directly.
Fortunately, Yang Xian was not afraid and followed them down.
Zhang Shicheng was panting and stunned for a while, then he walked towards the back and bumped into Wang Jue. It turned out that this guy had talked a lot with Zhang Shicheng and that led to today's meeting.
"Thank you for waking me up. Zhu Chongba does have evil intentions and is definitely not a good thing!"
Wang Jue immediately nodded, "King Cheng is wise, the title of Taiwei cannot be removed, and the backing of the imperial court cannot be overthrown. This is the foundation of King Cheng in Wu. We must not destroy the Great Wall!"
Zhang Shicheng took a breath and calmed down again and again, but he was actually a little depressed.
"What you say is nice, but Zhu Chongba's hundreds of thousands of troops are now pressing down on me. What do you want me to do?"
Wang Jue paused, then leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is to hold on. Zhu Yuanzhang relied on his own military strength, but in fact he was in a place of four battles. Chen Youliang upstream was eyeing him, and Liu Futong was making great progress in the Northern Expedition, but he may not be of the same mind as him.
As long as the king stands firm and waits for a few months, Zhu Yuanzhang will waste countless food and grass and be surrounded by enemies on all sides. He will have no choice but to retreat if he wants to continue the fight. The territory he has occupied will have to be vomited out... This matter
Your Majesty should be very familiar with it!"
Zhang Shicheng rolled his eyelids, he was indeed familiar with it, but he didn't know whether Zhu Yuanzhang was in trouble or not.
"You mean to defend Suzhou?"
"No! It's Su Hang!"
"And Hangzhou?" Zhang Shicheng asked.
Wang Jue said quickly: "Your Majesty, the important towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou are horns of each other. If one of them is lost, it will be a big deal. I think we should send a general to Hangzhou to assist General Pan in defending the city. As long as the Zhu army can hold it for a few months, the Zhu army will not fight.
Retreat!"
Zhang Shicheng was shocked. Indeed, as long as Hangzhou can hold on, Suzhou will not be besieged, and then he can still hold on!
But the question is who to send?
Brother Zhang Shide is still in Huaidong. If he comes back, the situation in Gaoyou will collapse. Li Boxheng and others still want to stay with them to guard Suzhou, but they cannot be sent out. Lu Zhen has just suffered a tragic defeat and has lost all her energy, so it is not appropriate...
After thinking about it, Zhang Shicheng suddenly thought of someone.
Pan Yuanshao!
Although this man is young, he is Zhang Shicheng's son-in-law. By sending his son-in-law to the battlefield, he can always show his determination!
Moreover, Pan Yuanshao is also the younger brother of Hangzhou guard Pan Yuanming.
Brothers fighting the tiger, father and son go into battle!
Let Pan Yuanshao go. He will fight to the death for his brother and his father-in-law without hesitation. As long as Hangzhou can hold on, his situation will be much better.
There really is no one more suitable than him.
Zhang Shicheng immediately ordered to call his son-in-law Pan Yuanshao and explain the matter to him.
"As a father, I also know that this trip is dangerous. The Zhu family army is like wolves and tigers, so it is not easy to deal with it. But, as a father, I can't find a more suitable person, so I can only make you work hard."
Pan Yuanshao nodded immediately, "My father-in-law's intention is already clear to my son-in-law. Please rest assured, father-in-law, my son-in-law has already prepared to die. If he is in the city, but if the city is not there, my son-in-law will surely be destroyed. We will fight to the death!"
Zhang Shicheng was extremely moved when he heard this, "Son, as long as you do your best, my father-in-law will be relieved."
Pan Yuanshao nodded, "Father-in-law, my son-in-law has some housework to do. I'll go and be back."
Zhang Shicheng nodded, and after a while, Pan Yuanshao returned. He was covered in blood, and there was even a drop of blood on his cheek.
Zhang Shicheng didn't understand what he meant, "You, what did you go to do?"
"If I tell my father-in-law, my son-in-law will kill all those concubines!"
"What?"
Zhang Shicheng stood up in shock... Even though Pan Yuanshao was Zhang Shicheng's son-in-law, he didn't just have one woman. He had seven concubines around him, and all of them were beauties. The oldest was in his twenties, and the youngest was
Only sixteen or seventeen.
For these women, Zhang Shicheng's women often went to their father to cry and complain about their husbands... But Zhang Shicheng still held back in the end.
"How can a hero not be lewd? You are a womanizer. Even if you are my daughter, you cannot be too pampered. You must serve your husband well, obey the three virtues and four virtues, and do not cause any trouble."
Instead of blaming his son-in-law, Zhang Shicheng scolded his daughter. Many people knew about this... He also praised Zhang Shicheng and said that Zhu Yuanzhang's involvement in the hen Si Chen was contrary to the general principles and would be punished by heaven and earth sooner or later.
Our side places emphasis on generals and warriors and despises beauties. This is the climate for great things.
Zhang Shicheng also told himself that every time he goes against Cao, things will work out.
When he becomes the emperor, he will stand up for his daughter.
But he never expected that his son-in-law would kill seven concubines at this juncture.
"You, what are you doing?"
"Father-in-law, sir. In the past, my son-in-law was confused and ridiculous. My father-in-law doesn't blame me. Today is the time for my son-in-law to repay his father-in-law. Therefore, my son-in-law killed his beloved concubine, cut off her love, and devoted himself to serving the country. My son-in-law already had the heart to die.
, why bother with these things! It’s time to kill my concubine Mingzhi!”
Zhang Shicheng was stunned. Looking at his son-in-law who was full of murderous intent, he didn't know what to say and could only lament, "Why is this necessary!"
Pan Yuanshao said seriously: "My father-in-law's kindness is as great as heaven and earth. A few women are nothing!"
"well!"
Zhang Shicheng sighed heavily and patted his son-in-law on the shoulder again, "Good boy, as long as you defend Hangzhou and severely injure Zhu Chongba, my father-in-law will find you seventy beauties to be your concubines!"
Pan Yuanshao grinned and agreed, "Father-in-law and son-in-law are leaving now!"
"Don't worry."
Zhang Shicheng stretched out his hand and handed his sword to his son-in-law, "Take it with you. My father-in-law used this when supervising the battle at the top of Gaoyou City. You will definitely win the battle!"
Pan Yuanshao hurriedly agreed. He matched the sword given by his father-in-law and left Suzhou.
Currently, access to Hangzhou from land has been blocked by Xu Da.
Pan Yuanshao could only take the water route and took a boat to Hangzhou to land and meet his brother Pan Yuanming.
After the two brothers exchanged simple greetings, Pan Yuanshao said to his elder brother: "His Royal Highness King Cheng asked me to give you a message: no matter what, as long as you stick to it, there will be a way!"
Pan Yuanming was stunned for a long time and muttered again and again, "As long as you hold on, there will be a way!"
"Okay! Then I'll hold on! Send the order, and all the soldiers will be ready to prepare! I don't believe that Xu Da is really that powerful!"
…
"Why are you here, sir?" Xu Da looked at Zhang Ximeng in surprise.
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Not only am I coming, the lord is also dispatching troops. Zhang Shicheng is still unwilling to surrender and wants to fight stubbornly. In my estimation, his biggest hope is Hangzhou. As long as Hangzhou is defeated, Zhang Shicheng's military morale will be in chaos.
, it will destroy itself if it doesn’t attack.”
"How about it? Do you have a proper plan?"
Xu Da nodded, "I have wiped out the towns around Hangzhou, and there is only one lonely city left in front of me. We have repeatedly practiced the siege method, and it is not difficult to defeat the enemy!"
Zhang Ximeng naturally believed in Xu Da, "Very good, then I will wait for the good news."