It was rare to hear Mr. Zhang's flattery, and Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood... Don't look at his words of trembling, he was in danger, and he asked for advice on how to rule the world.
None of this can hide a simple fact, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang won.
He defeated the most dangerous enemy in the Southern Region.
In the long run, the probability of unifying the south, marching into the Central Plains, and becoming the master of the world is not small.
Who can really remain indifferent in the face of such achievements?
If it weren't for the commotion in front of him and all the things that hadn't been dealt with yet, Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to give himself a day off, sleep and wake up naturally, even just one!
But it's not possible now... Not to mention whether Chen Youliang is alive or dead, but among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses who died in the fire and fell into the river, there are at least 100,000 more people scattered. As the capital of Chen and Han, Jiangzhou
Zhang Dingbian still has a strong force and is still besieging Fuliang. The east and west banks of Poyang Lake and the upper and lower Yangtze River have turned the huge territory into a mess.
In this situation, if handled properly, the Zhu Jiajun's territory and strength can be doubled quickly. However, if the situation is not handled well and Chen Youliang escapes and resumes his life, the results will be greatly reduced.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to be careless. He had been thinking about how to deal with it in order to get twice the result with half the effort. But frankly speaking, he didn't have any ideas yet.
At this time, Zhang Ximeng noticed the person Zhu Sheng mentioned.
OPXIANG!
"Mr. Fenglin, is Ou Puxiang willing to surrender? What is this man's plan?"
Zhu Sheng frowned slightly. It was indeed with Ou Puxiang's help that he escaped from danger and returned safely. But after talking to Ou Puxiang for a few words, he felt that it was very difficult, so he didn't want to mention it at this time, but since Zhang Ximeng
Asked, he couldn't help but tell.
"Prime Minister Zhang, this Ou Puxiang is not only an old man of the Peng Party, but he also occupied Yuanzhou and is very powerful. When Chen Youliang killed Xu Shouhui, he almost fell out with Chen Youliang and declared Yuanzhou to be independent."
Zhang Ximeng was quite surprised, "He also wants to be self-reliant? But Ming Yuzhen entered Bashu, had many soldiers and generals, and had a favorable geographical location, so she dared to compete with Chen Youliang. Ou Puxiang only had the land of Yuanzhou, how could he have the confidence?"
Zhu Sheng sighed: "Xiang Zhang didn't know that Ou Puxiang joined the Peng Party in the eleventh year of Zhizheng and followed Peng Yingyu in his actions. Including the previous business, it has been more than ten years. He has a big tree with deep roots and many branches.
Ye Mao, the whole Yuanzhou, everyone obeys him. It will not be easy for Chen Youliang to get rid of him."
"It turns out to be a local snake!" Zhang Ximeng nodded, but he became confused again, "Since he and Chen Youliang had a falling out, why would he come here again? It doesn't seem to make sense?"
Zhu Sheng sighed: "This has to do with us... Ever since General Ding and General Fu came over, the war has been unfavorable to Chen Youliang. He was worried that Yuan Zhou would cause trouble and light a fire behind his butt. But he couldn't help it.
Ou Puxiang was eliminated immediately. It happened that several big families came forward at this time. They helped connect the two families. Chen Youliang promised that Ou Puxiang would be hereditary and gave Yuanzhou a reward to him. In exchange for Ou Puxiang respecting Chen Han, he also brought eight thousand people with him.
Men and horses, come to help in the battle."
Zhang Ximeng suddenly realized that in the original history, Ou Puxiang had been in Yuanzhou, and when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked him, he surrendered smoothly.
And it is true that because the power in Yuanzhou was too huge, Zhu Yuanzhang could not shake it quickly, so he asked Ou Puxiang to continue to garrison Yuanzhou, and even received the title of Duke of Yuan and became the Tu Emperor.
Among the entire Peng party, he ended up doing well.
However, due to Zhang Ximeng's involvement, Chen Youliang's advantage was not that great, and also because of Jun Tian's proposition, it affected the choices of many large households in Jiangxi. They played a role in the middle, which led to the cooperation between Ou Puxiang and Chen Youliang.
However, Chen Youliang also spent a lot of money and made Ou Puxiang Zuo Prime Minister, Grand Sima, Yuan Guogong, hereditary and indiscriminate, and even promised to listen to the announcement but not to listen...
It turns out that he is one level higher than me, and he is the same as Li Shanchang, a leftist prime minister.
Zhang Ximeng quickly figured out Zhu Sheng's concerns.
"Mr. Fenglin, does Ou Puxiang still want to be hereditary and become his local emperor?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also suddenly noticed, and his expression became darker.
If you surrender, you are aware of the current situation and we will not treat you badly. However, if you want unrealistic benefits, then you are overestimating your capabilities.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, no matter what, could not allow Ou Puxiang to establish himself as king.
If he is really ungrateful, we must mobilize our troops to quell the rebellion and bring Yuanzhou to an end!
Lao Zhu thought so, and Zhang Ximeng certainly knew it, but he had other ideas. First of all, Ou Puxiang wanted to be the Tu emperor, which was absolutely impossible.
But the problem is that it is best not to fall out with Ou Puxiang at the moment. He now has the dual identity of an old man of the Peng Party and a local snake in Jiangxi... If Ou Puxiang can be persuaded to surrender and sincerely serve the Zhu Army, he can spread the word in many places in Jiangxi.
Depends.
At least there are no problems around Yuanzhou, and there is even hope for a solution over Zhang Dingbian.
One Ou Puxiang is nothing. The most important thing is to quickly pacify Jiangxi, integrate it quickly, and develop strength.
Now I am most afraid that Ou Puxiang will not follow the path!
"Prime Minister Zhang, Ou Puxiang has been entrenched in Yuanzhou for many years. I'm afraid he won't give up so easily. I think there will be a fight at least." Even Zhu Sheng gave up.
Zhang Ximeng frowned, thought over and over again, and then said: "My lord, do you think what we discussed on the boat can be applied to Ou Puxiang?"
Lao Zhu was startled, but then said: "Yuanzhou is in Jiangxi, we don't agree!"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "What about leaving it outside? My lord, would you like to grant a title to the Yuan Kingdom?"
Lao Zhu pondered again, this time it was a bit long. In fact, what he and Zhang Ximeng discussed was more like a long-term plan... and to be honest, it was to deal with the arrogant and powerful generals and give these people a final way out.
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When you are in the Central Plains, you must be honest and obedient. If you want to do whatever you want, then go outside and cause trouble.
This can be regarded as a plan acceptable to all the generals. If you have Xu Da's ambition and want to be a famous general through the ages, we will make it possible for you.
If you want to be prosperous and wealthy, and if you want to act recklessly, we will make it happen for you.
However, no one can think of doing anything wrong in the Central Plains.
It was almost the bottom line that Lao Zhu drew for his men. He originally thought that he would unify the Central Plains after the Northern Expedition before he could completely throw it out.
But unexpectedly, Ou Puxiang appeared, forcing this plan to be advanced.
"Mr. Zhang, this matter may be negotiable, but we cannot agree immediately... This feudal country cannot threaten us, and it cannot be too close to the Central Plains. Furthermore, it seems not so easy for Ou Puxiang to accept it.
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Zhang Ximeng thought for a while and said: "It is indeed not easy, but it depends on people. I will try it now. If it makes sense, the situation in Jiangxi will open up."
Zhu Yuanzhang finally nodded. Zhang Ximeng thought over and over again and asked someone to invite Zou Pusheng first. Then he went to the dock, where the boat was moored, to see Ou Puxiang.
It was Zou Pusheng who came earlier than Ou Puxiang.
This old man is full of energy and his eyes are shining. It is especially worth mentioning that he is also wearing a Taoist robe, holding a peach wood sword in his hand, and his sleeves are fluttering, as if he is really a living god.
"Xiang Zhang, I watched the sky at night a few days ago and calculated the north wind. Sure enough, God is really helping the King of Wu!"
Zhang Ximeng chuckled, looked at him seriously, and then said: "I don't think God helped King Wu, it was the old man who could call the wind and rain, and borrowed a gust of north wind to help my army defeat the enemy and win!"
Zou Pusheng raised his brows and his old face turned slightly red. He could only say sarcastically: "Zhang Xiang is so complimentary. I'm just doing my best to obey fate."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "Senior, I know what you are thinking. Is there something wrong with you?"
Zou Pusheng saw that his thoughts had been read, so he spoke out.
"Xiang Zhang, your previous words of praise for Patriarch Peng were particularly helpful to me. Today, Chen Youliang has suffered a disastrous defeat and is not far away from disappearing into smoke. We, the people, are also approaching the time of finalizing the coffin. I, I have a heart to ask.
King Wu, erect a monument and biography for Patriarch Peng, and don’t let these martyrs who fought against the Yuan Dynasty remain unknown!”
Zhang Ximeng nodded, turned his head and said to Zou Pusheng: "Senior, please see, this is the prisoner's building ship, and it is almost the only one left. My lord means to keep it here for future generations to be alert, knowing that Chen Youliang is
How was it defeated? I also proposed that we build a temple nearby and engrave the soldiers who died in the battle on stone tablets so that they could be remembered in people's hearts forever so that they would be remembered by future generations and their reputation would last through the ages."
"ah!"
Zou Pusheng was shocked. A large ship that was strong on the outside and capable on the inside showed the failure of Chen Youliang. A temple offering sacrifices to heroes showed the success of Zhu Jiajun.
Being between the temple and the boat, what a sigh of relief and what good intentions!
Zou Pusheng's heart was surging, and he couldn't help but say: "Death but not death is called longevity. Such an arrangement is enough to make people's hearts return and all the people to admire."
Zhang Ximeng smiled calmly, "Old senior, do you think if Patriarch Peng is allowed to enjoy such treatment, will it be worthy of his spirit in heaven?"
Zou Pusheng's hands were shaking slightly, and his heart was beating wildly. As he got older, he became more emotional. He could often see Monk Peng in his dreams, as if he had returned to the past. They spread the Dharma everywhere, gathered disciples, and plotted rebellion.
The green years.
After a lifetime of hard work, Tian Wan was replaced by Chen Han.
Chen Youliang himself is almost finished.
The situation is changing, and these people are not the protagonists of this era after all. Success has always been like this, and who cares about their bloody battles and their former glory...
If I could get a stone tablet, a temple, and a relatively fair evaluation, it would be considered a blessing from God.
"Senior, I'm thinking that it's not just about erecting monuments and building temples. If it is indeed true that we can build a bright and harmonious world according to your original vision, will you still be willing to contribute?"
Zou Pusheng was greatly surprised, "Xiang Zhang, old man, don't you understand what you mean?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Senior should understand soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ou Puxiang hurried over from a distance, walking in a hurry. When he saw Zou Pusheng, he couldn't help but be shocked.