Even the big players were tired of Chen Youliang. This backstab was even more severe than Zhang Bixian's... Chen Youliang looked around and saw that there were not many people he could trust anymore.
All the ministers left, and his favorite generals were surrendered and died. Only two brothers, plus the prince Chen Shan and the second son Chen Li, were still with him.
Apart from that, there is nothing else.
Opposite him, Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, and Tang He, the most powerful generals of the Ming Dynasty, were mostly there.
There were fully 200,000 land and water elites surrounding Wuchang from all directions.
At this moment, Chen Youliang was even more miserable than Xiang Yu in Gaixia. After all, Xiang Yu was accompanied by Yu Ji, but Chen Youliang could not find anyone with whom he could open his heart.
At this point, is Chen Youliang ready to admit defeat?
No!
not yet!
This Han emperor, who was born as a fisherman, showed unusual tenacity. Even at this point, he still sat in the morning court every day, handled government affairs, and inspected the city defenses without slacking off at all.
Whether facing his brothers or soldiers, he was full of confidence, high in fighting spirit, and even in the mood to tell jokes. In a daze, everyone even felt that there was still a way to survive, and as long as they worked harder, they could escape.
.
This illusion only lasted for three days, because Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng arrived.
They went to the front line in person.
When His Majesty the Emperor arrived, the Ming Dynasty's military camp seemed to explode, and shouts of long live could be heard endlessly. Wherever Zhu Yuanzhang went, there were cheering crowds.
Thousands of people gathered around and supported him.
Chang Yuchun led the generals to pay homage.
"I respectfully welcome you to the throne!"
Lao Zhu jumped off the horse, grabbed Chang Yuchun, patted his shoulder hard, and said with a smile: "How many days will it take to capture Wuchang?"
"Five days!" Chang Yuchun said simply: "Now that the superior is here, the soldiers will use their lives, so three days is enough."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, Chang Yuchun was not only brave and invincible, but also always thinking about how to make the superiors feel comfortable and how to leave the lottery to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Who wouldn't like a subordinate who is both capable of fighting and sensible?
In fact, Chang Yuchun could have launched an offensive in advance and captured Wuchang as a gift. But he had no such choice, and even gave Zhu Yuanzhang the opportunity to order the siege. All honors belong to His Majesty, and I am just a humble pawn of His Majesty!
I don’t know if he learned it from Zhang Ximeng, but Chang Yuchun took good care of Lao Zhu.
"We believe in your ability. But there is no need to worry for now. Now that we are here, Chen Youliang can't run away." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Bring Luo Fulen first."
Not long after, a middle-aged scholar appeared in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. He knelt down and paid homage.
"The sinner pays homage to Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "You call yourself a sinner, but do you know where the crime lies?"
"The crime is...the crime is following Chen Ni and resisting the heavenly soldiers. The crime is not knowing what is good and what is good and bringing about one's own destruction!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "These are nothing. I heard that you have a lot of experience in governing the place?"
Luo Furen paused and said helplessly: "To return to Your Majesty, the sinner's home is in Jishui, and Chen Ni led his troops to recruit the sinner as an official. For several years, although the sinner has the intention to do things, he has no choice but to do it. My experience is this
Not much."
Luo Furen lowered his head in shame. His good reputation was only compared to the bastards under Chen Youliang. If placed on the side of the Ming army, he was really not worth mentioning.
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "My lord, Mr. Luo is a humble gentleman, which is very rare. I'm afraid I won't be able to do without him when we govern Huguang in the future!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "We do have this intention, it just depends on whether others are willing."
When the ball reached Luo Furen's feet, he clenched his fists and struggled fiercely in his heart. After breaking up with Zhang Bixian, he had only one option left to seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang.
But for a person with great ideas, he still hopes to benefit one party.
"Thanks to Your Majesty for not giving up, the sinners are grateful!" Luo Furen kowtowed and said sincerely: "Your Majesty clearly knows that the people of Huguang have suffered from wars, their livelihoods are in ruins, they have no clothes to cover their bodies, and they have no food to eat. Looking around, everything is... They are the fish and meat of the hungry people, waiting to be killed. I hope that Your Majesty will show mercy to the people of Huguang and save them from fire and water. The sinners will thank God for their kindness!"
As he said this, Luo Furen kowtowed vigorously.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and was moved in his heart.
Gu Ze
An official who can always think of the people is really rare.
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "Luo Furen, what you said is very good, but what do you think is the first step in governing Huguang?"
"Yes... don't kill!"
He raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang, Huguang is already in decline, with a population of only a few million, less than half of Jiangxi. And wars are frequent. Chen Youliang plundered excessively. In order to build ships, he cut down almost all the trees. At the entrance of Hukou After his defeat, in order to regroup, he blackmailed the wealthy families and arrested Ding Laf. He did everything he could to patch things up here and there. Today, Huguang is full of uncultivated fields. If this continues, I really don’t know when the people’s livelihood will be restored. "
Luo Furen pleaded: "The sinners think that at this point, the only way to restore Huguang's vitality as soon as possible is by not killing, by cherishing the people's power and recuperating."
Zhang Ximeng listened carefully, nodded and said: "What a good person not to kill! Luo Furen, the Ming Dynasty went to Huguang to annihilate Chen Youliang. It was to save the people, and naturally it was not to kill people. Except for a few people who have committed heinous crimes, we can not kill anyone. Grasp!"
"Seriously?" Luo Furen asked quickly.
Zhang Ximeng smiled calmly and said, "You will know when you meet someone."
Not long after, someone brought an old man.
Luo Fulen didn't know yet, but the person who came was actually Chen Youliang's biological father, named Chen Pucai.
Even though his name has the character "Pu" in it, he is not Peng Dang.
Moreover, Chen Pucai was determined to make Chen Youliang a good person. When Chen Youliang defected to Tianwan, made military exploits, and was promoted to marshal, he returned to his hometown, called several brothers to join him, and asked his old father to enjoy the blessings with him.
But Chen Pucai said, you didn't listen to me and took refuge with the red thieves. I don't know where you will die from now on!
Chen Youliang was furious. If he hadn't been his biological father, he would have made arrangements for Chen Pucai to let him know what it means to be a professional accountant!
Facing Chen Pucai, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Although he is Chen Youliang's father, he has not collaborated with Chen Youliang. We will not pursue him...Also, Chen Shan and Chen Li are too young, although we have dealt with them a lot Corrupt officials, but we still don't bother to kill children, we will keep them alive until they are older and send them overseas."
Lao Zhu really didn't lie. In history, the descendants of Ming Yuzhen and Chen Youliang were all sent to Korea. It is said that these two families are still prosperous and their inheritance continues.
In fact, if you get to know Zhu Yuanzhang a little bit, you will find that he is quite upright in his work. If you want to let him go, let him go. If you want to kill, he will kill him openly, cleanly and thoroughly.
Now Lao Zhu promises that even the Chen family can save their lives, let alone others.
Luo Furen kowtowed loudly, tears streaming down his face with emotion, "Your Majesty is merciful, sinners thank you for Your Majesty's grace!"
Lao Zhu said calmly: "There is no need to kowtow. As I said, we will not kill except for the most heinous ones... But there is another one, that is, you are not allowed to resist our laws. Equalizing land is our fundamental plan, and those wealthy families , we have temporarily abandoned Chen Youliang, but don’t think that they can hide away because they have achieved merit, we won’t be polite.”
Luo Furen was stunned for a moment, but he was even more shocked and kowtowed hurriedly, "Sinners, on behalf of the poor people, kowtow to the Holy Grace!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then he and Zhang Ximeng went to look at the soldiers everywhere. After some encouragement, Zhu Yuanzhang knew what he was doing.
"Sir, after this battle, there will be no more Chen Youliang. We still want to visit him and see what he has to say."
Zhang Ximeng nodded and said: "Since my lord has this idea, I also want to have a look, so why don't you go with me!"
"Um!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and turned around. They, the monarchs and their ministers took their guards and left the military camp to observe the defense of Wuchang City.
As if they had a tacit understanding, an emperor's dragon flag actually appeared on the top of the city.
Chen Youliang is here!
"Zhu Yuanzhang, you are here after all! But don't be too happy... Just a few years ago, Zhang Shicheng defeated hundreds of thousands of Tuotuo troops at the foot of Gaoyou City! The city of Wuchang is strong, and I'm afraid you will make the same mistake again!"
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled, looked at the top of the city, and said loudly: "Chen Youliang, you are still dreaming until now. You are really deceiving yourself!"
We are not Tuotuo, and you are not Zhang Shicheng.
Today is not that time!
Do you also want to copy success?
Stop dreaming!
There was silence at the top of the city for a long time. Just when he thought Chen Youliang couldn't speak, he suddenly sighed: "Zhu Chongba! You are no more heroic than me! You are just lucky! I, Chen Youliang, have bad luck and live in sleepy city. But you also Don't be too proud, even if you die, I will bite a piece of meat from your body! If you are smart, wouldn't it be better to stop fighting and go on the Northern Expedition together?"
"not good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly snorted coldly: "Chen Youliang, since you joined the army, especially after you became emperor, have you shown any care for the people? You want to join us in the Northern Expedition, but you are not worthy!"