Chapter 1555: Ming Dynasty King Zhu Di (Part 1)
Chapter 1555 Ming King Zhu Di (Part 1)
Chapter 1553: Ming King Zhu Di (Part 1)
The forces that have Zhu Ming's idea are naturally not only Yanzhou Cao Cao, but also Yuzhou Zhao Kuangyin, Jiangdong Sun Jian, and even Jiangxia Huang Zu, all covet Zhu Ming.
These princes sent envoys and spies into Xuzhou and Jianghuai to win over Zhu Ming's generals and important ministers, hoping to take the opportunity to get a share of Zhu Ming's business.
The death of Zhu Yuanzhang alone brought Zhu Ming, who was originally the overlord of the Central Plains, to the forefront. Surrounded by a pack of wolves, even a small prince like Huang Zu dared to step on him.
As for Zhu Ming, there are also undercurrents surging inside.
With the return of Zhu Yunwen, Xiang Zhuang and others, Zhu Ming can basically conclude that both his lord and Luo Shixin died in Jizhou.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Luo Shixin, one was the pillar of support and the other was the most powerful general. The two of them fell at the same time. Naturally, the entire Zhu Ming was shaken. However, while some people were excited, others had strange thoughts.
After Zhu Yuanzhang left the Dabie Mountains, he also surrendered many surrendered armies, such as Tao Qian's Xuzhou Army, Liu Bei's Pingyuan Army, and Yuan Shu's Huai Army. Therefore, the composition of Zhu Ming's armies was equally complex.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, he relied on his huge prestige to suppress him. Naturally, no one dared to have any objections.
But now that Zhu Yuanzhang is dead, and the young master Zhu Di lacks prestige, it is normal for those generals in the army who are unruly and only obey Zhu Yuanzhang, such as Xue Ju, Li Guo, etc., to have different ideas.
So, on the surface, Zhu Ming is calm and shares the same hatred, but secretly there are undercurrents surging, and if you are not careful, they may fall apart.
Zhu Di also saw this situation and was anxious in his heart. Naturally, he wanted to keep the inheritance laid by his father, but his father died so suddenly that he didn't even leave a last word.
In addition, the situation in Xuzhou and Jianghuai changed so fast that Zhu Di couldn't tell who was loyal and who was traitorous. At this time, he didn't know who to trust at all, and if he made a wrong move, Zhu Ming might fall into civil strife.
“Young Master, we can’t go on like this.” Xiang Zhuang said with a serious face.
“Yes, if this continues, Xuzhou will be in chaos.” Zhang Yan said in a deep voice.
Zhu Yunwen, Xiang Zhuang, and Zhang Yan, those who escaped from Taihang alive, were all loyal supporters of Zhu Di.
After Zhu Yunwen thought for a while, he said: "Young Master, go find Military Advisor Fan. Military Advisor Fan is the person that the Lord trusts most, and he will definitely stand by the Young Master."
There was a trace of hesitation in Zhu Di's eyes, and he said: "But Military Advisor Fan is in private contact with Cao Cao. In addition, his father has been dead for so long, and he has never stood up to express his position."
Fan Zeng was Zhu Ming's most important minister, and Zhu Di respected him very much before. However, after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Fan Zeng treated Zhu Di as if he was away from him.
It was precisely because of Fan Zeng's actions that the people below saw the hope of independence. After all, if Fan Zeng fully supported Zhu Di, the people below would definitely not dare to be so presumptuous.
So, to a certain extent, it was Fan Zeng who exacerbated the internal divisions in Zhu Ming.
"Young Master, are you doubting the loyalty of the military advisor?" Xiang Zhuang said solemnly.
Zhu Di felt a sharp gaze and faced it without fear. Then he nodded and said: "The behavior of the military advisor makes me suspicious."
“Young Master, you should not doubt the military advisor.”
Xiang Zhuang increased his tone and said reproachfully: "The military advisor is the most trusted person by the lord. If he also surrenders to the enemy, it will be a dead end now."
When Zhu Di heard this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen quickly reconciled and said: "Young Master, no matter whether the military advisor is loyal or treacherous, we must and can only trust the military advisor now. Do you understand?" Zhu Yunwen's words made Zhu Di angry. He calmed down a lot. After thinking for a long time, he said, "I understand. I will go to the military advisor to apologize."
After saying that, Zhu Di stood up and left. Looking at Zhu Di's leaving back, both Xiang Zhuang and Zhu Yunwen smiled.
After Zhu Di arrived at Fan Zeng's residence, after some notification, since Fan Zeng was away for something, Zhu Di could only go to Fan Zeng's study to wait.
After waiting for two hours, Fan Zeng did not come back. Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little impatient. He began to wander around the study and read Fan Zeng's letter.
When he turned to the letter that read, "Brother personally writes, brother, Fan Li", Zhu Di's pupils shrank suddenly, and he couldn't help but open it and read it, and the more he read, the more frightened he became.
Zhu Di had known for a long time that Cao Cao was wooing Fan Zeng, but he didn't know that Cao Cao's efforts to woo Fan Zeng were so strong, and he also promised to grant Fan Zeng the title of marquis. This was equivalent to giving Fan Zeng a status that was second to none.
“Cao Mengde is really willing to give up.” Zhu Di said to himself through gritted teeth.
"Of course Cao Ah Man is willing to give it up. If I surrender, he will not only gain a state, but also an additional 100,000 troops. How can he, Cao Ah Man, do business at a loss?"
A familiar voice rang in his ears, which immediately made Zhu Di startled. When he turned around, he found that Fan Zeng was behind him, and he was looking at him with a smile on his face. This made Zhu Di freeze up.
"Military advisor, when did you come back? Why is there no movement at all?" Zhu Diqiang said with a smile.
"I came back a long time ago. Seeing that the young master is so attentive, I didn't disturb the young master."
Fan Zeng smiled calmly, sat down, pointed to another pile of letter paper, and said: "Since the young master has read this letter from Cao Cao, why not read the others as well, No, these are letters written by other princes to me. , it’s all here.”
“No, no, no.”
Zhu Di was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands and said: "No need, how can I not understand the loyalty of military advisors?
No matter how tempting these princes are, I believe that the military advisor will never leave me. "
Seeing Zhu Di's frightened look, Fan Zeng knew that Zhu Di must have been very frightened during this period. If he didn't explain clearly, Zhu Di would inevitably have a grudge in the future, so he said: "Young Master, I am not curious about what I am." How do you respond to these princes?"
Zhu Di's heart was inexplicably moved. After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively: "Is it possible that the military advisor neither agreed nor agreed, so he just hung them up and gave them hope to delay time?"
Fan Zeng couldn't help but be startled, then he stroked his long beard and said with a hearty smile: "Young master is smart, that's what I did, otherwise Cao Cao might have already overwhelmed the border with his army."
Once he heard this, Zhu Di was relieved. If this was true, it proved that Fan Zeng loved him, but why did he not contact him for so long?
“Young Master is curious, why didn’t I stand up and clearly support the Young Master, but instead allowed the situation to worsen?”
Hearing Fan Zeng’s initiative, Zhu Di glanced at Fan Zeng carefully, nodded and said, “I’m a little curious.”
Fan Zeng smiled lightly and said, "I am actually waiting for the young master to take the initiative to come to me."
Zhu Di's body trembled suddenly. It turned out that the military advisor was testing himself.
The guaranteed update is here, the monthly pass has exceeded 600, and there will be an additional monthly pass tonight.
(End of this chapter)