First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 304

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Li Shanchang is now smiling and elated. In the end, if he asks an emperor to kneel, he will be in trouble. Even if he doesn't care, he can't ignore future generations. Zhang Ximeng, who has not yet married, cannot understand this.

But let Zhao Gou face the land of the Central Plains, return to the lost mountains and rivers, the collapsed rivers and mountains, the connotation is very different, and it can even be explained that the previous emperors of the Song Dynasty failed to restore their homeland after all. To put it more simply, kneeling to the northwest is kneeling to the tomb of Yanhuang, and it is the guilt and apology for the fall of the Central Plains.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang's banner was to restore the Central Plains, so that the offense to the imperial power could be downplayed. All in all, there were too many benefits.

"Xiang Zhang, you've helped a lot... Just in time, I have something to do here, and I'd like to ask Zhang Xiang to help you with the details."

Zhang Ximeng said quickly, "Brother Li, just tell me what to say, I will definitely know what to say."

Li Shanchang smiled and said, "Zhang Xiang, I have been putting pressure on Fang Guozhen these days. He has already come and will attend the ceremony in person tomorrow."

When Zhang Ximeng heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised. He had been busy setting the tone for Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension, but he didn't even care about Li Shanchang's side. This guy even brought Fang Guozhen over, and he was still black enough!

Although Zhang Ximeng didn't know what Li Shanchang did, but being able to force Fang Guozhen, who was a small overlord, was enough to see how powerful Li Shanchang was.

Han Liner ascended the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang did not go, Xu Shouhui ascended the throne, and other leaders of the Red Turban Army would not go.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, Fang Guozhen could be brought over to act as the atmosphere group. There is no doubt that it was a matter of brilliance.

"Zhang Xiang, how do you think Fang Guozhen will make arrangements, and how can we add luster to our superiors?" Li Shanchang asked curiously.

Zhang Ximeng really thought about it seriously, "Brother Li, Fang Guozhen is not alone. We should put Fang Guozhen, Chen Youding, and Zhang Shicheng together to see... By the way, has Chen Youding ever come over?"

"No, he just sent his important officials."

"Where's Zhang Shicheng?"

"He asked Zhang Shixin to come here." Li Shanchang thought for a while, and then added: "Liu Futong just sent a congratulatory letter, but no one was sent."

Zhang Ximeng thought for a while, and couldn't help but chuckle.

It stands to reason that Liu Futong and Zhu Yuanzhang have the closest alliance. They should come to congratulate him, or at least send someone here... But Zhu Yuanzhang has already digged up the ancestral grave of the old Zhao family. Liu Futong and the others are calling for reviving the Song Dynasty.

But there's nothing to worry about. After all, what Liu Futong wanted was the support of the Zhu Family Army's food and supplies, and the Zhu Family Army needed Liu Futong to weaken the Yuan court's strength.

This premise still exists, and the covenant between the two sides still exists.

Lao Zhu would never learn from Sun Shiwan.

The Cao family is black and beautiful, the Shu Han is upright, and only Sun Shiwan, between the loyal ministers of the Han and the king of Wei Wu, repeatedly jumped, and became a foil for the hegemony of the Three Kingdoms. The main task is to give those two families. Take a show, you say tragedy is not tragedy?

"Brother Li, let's leave Liu Futong alone, why is Fang Guozhen willing to come here?"

Li Shanchang laughed, "We won Hangzhou, and we also have a port. A Hangzhou city is bigger than his several houses combined! Fang Guozhen went back and forth with Yuan Ting, and he can also fight back and forth with Zhang Shicheng. , but if he encounters us, he will not end well!"

At present, there are three other forces in the east of Zhu's army. They are Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, Chen Youding... Zhang Shicheng is the strongest, Chen Youding is the farthest, only Fang Guozhen is not strong enough, and at the mouth of Lao Zhu, one mouth can swallow him Now, there is really no way, I dare not not come.

Zhang Ximeng said: "Brother Li, since people come here sincerely, we can't neglect our distinguished guests... I remember that Yuan Ting gave Fang Guozhen the title of transporting thousands of households, and he surrendered to Yuan Ting. You must know that Dayuan was given to Captain Zhang Shicheng. Ah! It shows that even the Yuan Dynasty did not take Fang Guozhen in the eye. Although this person is cunning, he has no ambitions. Can we give him a high official and tie him down completely?"

Li Shanchang had a smile on his face, obviously, he thought so too.

"Zhang Xiang, I, I'll be honest, I have promised Fang Guozhen to give him the title of Duke of Yue... I told the superior earlier, this time I plan to invite Zhang Xiang to meet the superior with me. Once it is finalized, it is better to complete the canonization and set the name before the ceremony. Let Fang Guozhen participate in the ceremony as a vassal."

Lao Li finally made clear his plan.

Zhang Ximeng pondered a little, and suddenly felt that Li Shanchang's idea was a good one, but it seemed a little stingy, but considering Lao Li's understanding of maritime power, it was not bad to be able to do this.

"Brother Li, do you think you can turn the Duke of Yue into the King of Yue?"

"King of Yue?" Li Shanchang paled in shock, "Zhang Xiang, the superior is only called King of Wu and canonized as King of Yue, is it inappropriate?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled indifferently, "What if we add two more kings?"

Li Shanchang was puzzled, "Zhang Xiang, you might as well speak directly."

"I want to canonize Chen Youding as King Fu, and Zhang Shicheng as King Huai, and then make an appointment for the Northern Expedition... If any of them dare to object, they will join forces with Fang Guozhen to use troops against them. If there is no objection, it will just determine the position of the leader of the lord and the king. To pave the way for the next step.”

"Oh!" Li Shanchang pondered, "Is this appropriate?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "If the canonization goes on, whether the other party accepts it or not depends not on the title of the lord, but the strength in the lord's hand. Besides, didn't Xiang Yu also lead the canonization of the kings at the beginning?"

Li Shan said, "Then, shouldn't we be an overlord?"

Zhang Ximeng laughed: "Naturally impossible! In fact, I have a plan, that is, the country established by the Mongols is not only the Yuan Dynasty, but there are also many vassal states in the Western Regions, and there are many maritime merchants from these countries in Hangzhou. A person like Fang Guozhen, if he is willing to honor the lord, go overseas to develop in the future, occupy the land and become the king, he can be considered to be the leader of the leader. Look at the vassal state. Although it will take a long time, there is no harm in making arrangements early. Even if they are unwilling to accept it, isn't there another reason to use troops?"

Li Shanchang pondered it over and over again, it was true that doing this would give Lao Zhu a lot of prestige. Li Shanchang would not consider any overseas vassal states, but if these people didn't know how to praise them, they would send troops to sweep them away!

The successful victory of Hangzhou this time also gave Li Shanchang great confidence.

It's time for the layout.

"Come on, let's meet the boss together!"

Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng had a final discussion with Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was not until the middle of the night that the matter was finalized.

Zhu Yuanzhang is even more unlucky. He needs to play with Fang Guozhen tomorrow morning, and then he will sacrifice to heaven and earth, announce that he is the king of Wu, and then go to Yue Fei's tomb to pay homage to Prince Yue, and set up a kneeling statue of Wanyan, and at the same time announce the demise of the Yuan court. , Determination to expel Hulu... In this way, there are as many as three or four speeches, and none of them can go wrong.

There is no doubt that Lao Zhu has to memorize manuscripts all night.

That is, Zhang Ximeng, who can take a nap for a while. Although it can't reach eight hours, one can't be too greedy.

By the time he got up, Zhu Ying had already put on a military uniform.

This kid jumped very fast, and with a strong body and adequate nutrition, he was like a calf, so he really couldn't look at him like a kid.

"Brother, can you hurry up! Today is a good day for my godfather!"

Zhang Ximeng chuckled, "It's a good day for your godfather, but why do I think your kid is happier than your godfather?"

Zhu Ying smiled, "Brother, I have already told the godmother, and while the godfather is happy, ask me for a position and let me lead the army. Do you think I can be unhappy?"

"Let you lead the army? Are you okay?" Zhang Ximeng asked with a frown.

Zhu Ying tensed her face, "Why not? Li Wenzhong has become a commander."

Zhang Ximeng thought for a while, "But Li Wenzhong's test scores are very good! Unlike someone, who is always counting down in class, so, you can lead the army if you want, no one will stop you, get me a first-class diploma. , and then I will approve you to join the army!"

Zhu Ying was stunned, let me pass the level exam?

Why didn't you kill me!

"Big brother, can't my godfather approve it? You can't deny my godfather's order, right?"

Zhang Ximeng chuckled, "Don't worry, I won't let the appointment document be sent to the lord, and even if it is the lord's special order, I think it's not a problem to delay it for three years or five years."

"You!" Zhu Ying became anxious, "Brother, I want to fight, not to be the champion. It's useless for me to learn those things!"

"I know!"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "If a person is in the examination room, facing things with standard answers, he will not be able to go anywhere. If you want to go to the battlefield and deal with more complicated situations, I am afraid it will be more difficult! After that, you can drive troops and horses.”

Zhang Ximeng patted Zhu Ying on the shoulder, "If you get a good grade in the test, consider it the first battle of your life!"

Zhu Ying was stunned for a long time, and she could only clench her fists and shouted loudly: "You, don't worry, I not only want to take the first grade test, but also the first place test!"

"Then you have to hurry up. After 100 days of UU reading www.uukanshu.com, I wish you a smooth landing!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and went to see Lao Zhu, preparing for a busy day.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already invited Fang Guozhen over. The two chose a pavilion in the manor, chatting and laughing.

"Brother Fang, I heard you had a hard time before?"

Fang Guozhen nodded quickly, "Indeed, when I was a child, I let people horses, and I followed my family to plough the fields. When I was a little older, I went to sell smuggled salt!"

Speaking of the past, Fang Guozhen was still a little embarrassed.

Zhu Yuanzhang was much more calm, "We are not as good as you. We were cattle herding when we were young, and then we farmed the fields of the tenant landowners, and then suffered a drought and plague, and there was not much left in our family... Brother Fang, you said that poor people like us, this Where can you be in your life to be satisfied?"

Fang Guozhen was stunned. He didn't know how to answer. Naturally, the higher the status, the better, but when he asked himself, he didn't seem to be destined to be emperor either. That dragon chair was not something he could covet.

"Brother Fang, let's put it this way, if you could be a hereditary prince, would you be willing?"

Fang Guozhen hardly hesitated, and nodded immediately, "I, I can't ask for it, but I'm afraid I won't have this blessing."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "How about we make you a prince? The king of Yue, who is a hereditary and irreplaceable prince, is retiring with the country. Would you like to follow us?"

Fang Guozhen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang stupidly, making sure that he was not joking.

Suddenly, Fang Guozhen knelt down and said excitedly: "The superior is on the top, the minister pays homage to the superior! There are 30,000 athletes and hundreds of large ships in front of the minister. For the top frontrunner!"

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