In fact, at that time, most of Guo Tianxu's army was recruited and trained by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the main generals were all Boss Zhu's men. And most importantly, Guo Tianxu's ability was not worthy of carrying Boss Zhu's shoes.
Therefore, Li Shanchang's choice was not difficult, and could even be said to be wise.
But as time goes by, those who have witnessed the incident often exaggerate their own role, consciously or unconsciously. Over time, no matter whether others believe it or not, they must believe it anyway.
Li Shanchang often sighed in private. If he had chosen Guo Tianxu at that time, he would certainly not have been forced to retire early, and at least his nephew and nephew would not have been brutally executed for a small mistake.
Therefore, Yang Wenyu's words spoke to his heart.
Seeing that Li Shanchang did not refute, Yang Wenyu said solemnly: "Since you know you are wrong, then correct it! Although Guo Tianxu is dead, you can still choose another Ming master to help him!"
"..." After listening to this, Li Shanchang let out a long breath, and after a long time he smiled bitterly: "Sir, he is indeed a lobbyist for Hu Weiyong. I'm not laughing at him. With his sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, he doesn't look like a master.
?Please stop tormenting everyone’s nine tribes.”
"What Brother Baishi said is that Hu Weiyong really has no possibility of becoming the emperor." Yang Wenyu said calmly: "But he has no idea of becoming the emperor. Like me, he simply avenges his son, otherwise
I won’t sacrifice my life for an ambitious man.”
"If someone doesn't have any vengeance for killing his son, why would he rebel with him?" Li Shanchang asked, "Just for excitement? Or do you have a grudge against your family?"
"This is what I want to explain to my brothers in the Hundred Households." Yang Wenyu said seriously: "Hu Xiang doesn't want to be the emperor himself. It seems to be a big flaw, but in fact it has incomparable advantages."
As he spoke, he explained to Li Shanchang: "Let's not talk about it remotely, let's just say that the current emperor is like everyone else. He was a rebel general under King Xiao Ming. Everyone called him a superior, but he was still drinking wine and eating meat at the same table.
"But what if he succeeded in his rebellion and became emperor? The whole world has become his family. We brothers who conquered the world together have to kowtow to him when we meet. We can create a few dukes and twenty marquises at most.
There is no fiefdom or fief. However, his son is born as a prince, has a vassal state, an army, and an absurdly high salary."
"Is this fair? Is this reasonable?" Yang Wenyu asked loudly.
"Oh, please keep your voice down..." Li Shanchang was so frightened that he went to the window again to listen to the noise, and then turned back:
"It is indeed unfair and unreasonable. Most of the grievances of the Huaixi brothers come from this. In addition, in the past two years, the vassal princes have begun to seize military power, and everyone has nowhere to vent their anger. The emperor is indeed not the one who was originally in power.
…”
"So." Yang Wenyu said with a smile: "If you start a fight with Hu Weiyong, at least you don't have to worry about him eating up everything. Everyone has hope to reach the top. When his coup is successful, everyone will show their magical powers across the sea.
If you have any hope of winning the championship, it all depends on your ability. Can your energy be the same as working for someone else?"
"And the one who reached the top last has learned from today's mistakes. He doesn't dare to make the same mistake again. We must split the land and divide the territory, and make all the old brothers in Huaixi kings. For example, you, Lao Li, are guaranteed to be kings of Huaixi. As for whether it will be
Whichever is higher depends on your own choice."
Li Shanchang originally thought that his determination was firm and unshakable, but he did not expect that his heartbeat was disturbed by what the other party said. He had to admit that comparing people to others would lead to death, and comparing goods would lead to throwing away. Yang Wenyu's lobbying ability is simply incomparable to Li Cunyi's.
As soon as Yang Wenyu saw that he had a chance, he stood up and said in a serious tone: "Since ancient times, 'the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world', and 'the emperor and the landlords share the world'. Because the world is too big, the emperor himself cannot sit still.
We can only join forces with the gentry and landlords, but our Lord Hongwu, because his background is too poor, treats the landlords, old wealth, scholars and officials as enemies, and has offended them all in the past ten years."
"Our old brother in Huaixi is also furious. At the beginning of this year, he was bewitched by Lao Liu and completely offended Confucianism. He has already offended all the forces supporting his emperor's throne!" He said
With his beard and hair spread out, he waved his hands and said:
"You see, he sits on a high golden platform and rules all directions. He is rebellious and arrogant. In fact, he has destroyed the Great Wall and everyone has rebelled against their relatives! At this time, just one person raised his arms and shouted, and everyone rushed forward to overthrow the independent man and relieve the people from hanging upside down.
, to save the people from fire and water. This is an act of obeying God's will and winning the hearts of the people. We must have the help of ghosts and gods to succeed in one fell swoop!"
"Now Prime Minister Hu is willing to be the person who cheers up. He only asks Mr. South Korea to come forward to support him after the coup is successful. Prime Minister Hu also promised that if the incident fails, he will bear the responsibility alone and will never implicate us. Brother Baishi can
It is said that you can move forward and retreat freely without taking risks. What is there to hesitate about? Don’t let the people of the world down!"
Yang Wenyu's words were so inflammatory that the scheming Li Shanchang was so excited that he couldn't help but blurt out: "Is this true?"
"We have been friends for almost a century, how could I lie to you?" Yang Wenyu said in a deep voice.
"..." Li Shanchang fell into a long silence again, and after a while he sighed as an old man: "If I were twenty years younger, I would have sex with you without saying a word, just like I decided to have sex with the emperor back then."
"But now that I am getting old, my courage and intelligence have declined along with my blood. Now I have no ambitions. I just want to spend my old age peacefully. Why does my husband have to drag more than a hundred members of my family into trouble?"
"Oh, Brother Baishi, you are really paralyzed by wine and sex!" Yang Wenyu said in a deep voice: "To tell you the truth, at this time, dozens of Huaixi nobles have joined the service of Prime Minister Hu.
The big plan has been planned, whether you join or not, it is still on the string and has to be launched!"
As he spoke, he stared at Li Shanchang with sharp eyes and said word by word: "Do you think that once Hu Xiang fails, you can escape the end of all nine clans being wiped out?"
"..." Li Shanchang fell into a long silence again, and now there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, dripping down his cheeks.
Hu Weiyong was his hand-picked successor, and all the core figures of the Hu Party bore his mark. Hu Weiyong was also his brother's in-laws, and the two parties had long been a grasshopper on a rope.
Yang Wenyu was right. If Hu Weiyong failed in his rebellion, he would definitely be implicated. For such a heinous crime, even a few iron plaques could not save him, let alone his whole family.
"Baishi, your wealth and life have long been tied to Hu Xiangcheng. If Hu Xiangcheng is born, your whole family will live; if Hu Xiangcheng is defeated, your whole family will die." Yang Wenyu said the last word to his heart:
"You have no choice. Whether you should sit back and wait for misfortune to come, or whether you should go all out to win the title of king through cracking the earth, think about it yourself."
