First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 389

There is no doubt that Liu Futong can't do anything to Mao Gui. Even if he respects the orthodoxy of the Great Song Dynasty and tries hard to study the Great Song Dynasty, he can't even learn from the unwarranted resentment of the storm, right?

But Mao Gui's various practices did make Lao Liu a little dissatisfied. You can learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, but don't be so obvious that I thought you were going to vote for Zhu!

After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Futong still wrote a letter to Mao Gui. Moreover, Liu Futong found Zhao Jizu, who was also a Red Scarf in Haozhou, and asked him to take the letter and go to Shandong to see Mao Gui, tell him what he meant, and ask him convergence.

Zhao Jizu naturally led the way. In the past, he was under Guo Zixing, and Mao Gui was under Zhao Jun. The two sides were still good friends and could chat very easily. Zhao Jizu also didn't believe that Mao Gui would join Zhu Yuanzhang, but after the separation, there was a little misunderstanding, and it was good to solve it.

Zhao Jizu was busy and rushed to Shandong.

At almost the same time, a fleet also set sail, heading north from Hangzhou, and it was Fang Guozhen who led the fleet.

Zhang Ximeng was sure that it was easy to take the sea route, not because he didn't know the risks at sea. These days, relying entirely on sailboats, without detailed charts, and unfamiliar hydrology, a huge fleet going out, encountered danger, damaged most of it, or even wiped out the entire army.

Zhang Ximeng was not so optimistic, but the problem was that Fang Guozhen surrendered, and the situation was completely different.

Not only was this old pirate roaming the coast, but he also delivered grain to most of the capital on several occasions.

Going this way, that's a hairy fingernail—a veteran!

Not to mention that you can find it with your eyes closed, it's almost nowhere.

In fact, Maogui occupied the whole territory of Shandong. In other words, as long as the fleet went along the Shandong Peninsula, and then went to the Liaodong Peninsula, it would almost touch Korea.

Ninety percent of the entire route was coastal sailing, and it was an old pirate leader like Fang Guozhen.

It's hard to come up with problems.

The only problem, however, was that he had to deal with Mao Gui as he passed through the coast of Shandong.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ximeng wrote a letter and asked the horse to send it to Jinling to remind Lao Zhu that he could give some food aid to Mao Gui.

Of course, it's not for nothing, Mao Gui has built such a large site, gold and silver are soft, and there will be no shortage of all kinds of good things.

Anyway, we just respect your deeds, and we are both the anti-Yuan rebels and support our friends, and it is our duty.

When Zhu Yuanzhang received the letter, he couldn't help but applaud him. He was an upright and upright conspiracy.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered to comply, and then wrote a letter to Zhu Ying, scolding this kid... Let you take care of Mr. Zhang, why do you still let him worry about state affairs? Take care of your big brother, or come back and spank!

Zhu Ying was scolded bloody, and there was really no other way, but to isolate all the messy secret reports.

"Big brother, just go fishing! The world is already messy enough, so don't get involved. I'm afraid that one day, Mao Guizhen will go the way of Dashuai Yue, and it will be lively."

Mao Gui changed to Yue Fei?

Can?

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids and could only say, "Han Liner, the orthodox of the Song Dynasty, come on!"

Lao Zhu did what he said. He prepared a total of 150,000 stone grains, in addition to 10,000 swords, and a thousand sets of armor... It can be seen that the Zhu family's army has a solid foundation, and he took out these things without blinking his eyes. .

Fang Guozhen led 300 large ships, loaded with food and weapons, and an advance team of 800 led by Zhang Dingbian, heading north.

In fact, Zhang Ximeng also missed a group of people, that is, Zhang Shicheng, who occupied Huaidong and Suzhou. If he wanted, he could still cause some trouble for this fleet.

Then it depends on whether Zhang Shicheng is willing to be the loyal minister of Dayuan?

When Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for the fleet to go north, he immediately dispatched Chang Yuchun to go out to Hangzhou, dispatched Hu Dahai to be stationed in Zhenjiang, and mobilized several troops to set up a posture.

It doesn't matter, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a letter to Zhang Shicheng.

In the former case, we have named you the King of Huai, and we will make an appointment to fight against the Yuan together. We know that you may not be convinced, but we will not punish you, but just listen to his words and observe his actions. Now we send troops to support the Northern Expedition. If you have the will, you can join forces in the Northern Expedition to destroy the Yuan court. If you are capricious, we have prepared an army of 300,000 land and water troops, and we must first destroy you, a loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty.

Where to go, you think for yourself!

"Zhu Chongba, you are deceiving people too much!"

Zhang Shicheng jumped like thunder and fell to his knees with anger.

Your surname is Zhu, you look down on people too much.

"Send orders, prepare ships and troops!"

Brothers Zhang Shide and Zhang Shixin were both terrified, "Brother, you can't go to war with Zhu Yuanzhang right now! No way!"

The corners of Zhang Shicheng's mouth twitched, and he looked at the two brothers in disappointment. You bastards, you were all arguing about fighting before, why are you scared now?

Shame!

How did the Zhang family come out of the two of you?

"I, I asked you to prepare food and drinks, reward the fleet, and help lead the way. Do you understand this time?"

The two brothers looked at each other, what else could they say, big brother, you are so tall!

Sure enough, Zhang Shicheng sent 20 ships, all of which were the best big ships, loaded with drinks and food, and sent them to Fang Guozhen.

"Hahaha! King Huai really knows the current affairs! If you want me to tell you, it's beautiful that King Huai still submits as soon as possible, and then becomes a minister in the same palace as me!"

Zhang Shixin gritted his posterior molars, and even smiled.

"Brother Fang has a smooth journey, showing great power, my brother is waiting for the news of your victory!"

Fang Guozhen clenched his fists hard, and then the fleet separated, he turned his head to face his son Fang Guan and said, "See, your father has grabbed a good position. If you hesitate like Zhang Shicheng, I'm afraid it won't end well! You! You should learn from your father, kid."

Fang Guan nodded again and again, "Don't worry, old man, the boy has settled with King Wu, even if the father betrays me, I will not betray!"

Fang Guozhen's eyes widened instantly, "Bunny, why do you still want to kill your relatives righteously?"

"I think it's good to kill you! To save you from being half-hearted."

At some point, Zhang Dingbian appeared behind Fang Guozhen with his burly body swaying. He grabbed a jar of wine by himself, tore off the wrapper, and took a big mouthful of it into his stomach.

"Good wine! Zhang Shicheng's grandson didn't dare to add water!"

Fang Guozhen sneered, "Does he have the guts? Now Zhang Shicheng is only afraid to hold the egg and be cautious, for fear of giving Wu Wang an excuse, otherwise it will not be Chen Youliang, but Zhang Shicheng."

Fang Guozhen deliberately glanced at Zhang Dingbian, secretly poking, poking old Zhang's weakness.

Sure enough, Zhang Dingbian looked solemn, and suddenly sighed, "I'm going to Korea this time, and I don't care about the Central Plains anymore. To be able to bury this body of bones in a foreign land is exactly what I want!"

Fang Guozhen pondered slightly, and wanted to speak again, but found that Zhang Dingbian had turned back to the cabin.

"It's a pity that you haven't met a master!"

Fang Guan said: "Father, Zhang Dingbian didn't belong to King Wu, why is he still called the master of the Ming Dynasty?"

Fang Guozhen was stunned for a moment, but smiled helplessly, "What do you know, kid? We are not old Huaixi people, and we didn't take refuge in the past early to give help in the snow. Do you still expect King Wu to treat us as his confidants?"

Fang Guan shook his head slightly, "Father, I don't agree with you. Look at that Chang Yuchun, he was too late to join him. How did King Wu treat him? And the famous Kang Maocai and Fu Youde in the Hukou War. , not all of them took refuge very late, and some people simply surrendered to the Yuan court. If you want me to say, if you think so, you will cut off half the way. King Wu has great ambitions, and Zhang Xiang is also a virtuous minister of the world. I don't believe it, if we show our sincerity, we can't get Wu Wang's appreciation!"

Fang Guozhen was greatly surprised, and looked at her son in surprise, "You, what you said makes sense!"

Fang Guozhen couldn't help but cheer up, Jiaozhou was in front of the fleet.

Unexpectedly, Mao Gui was waiting here. After the two sides met, Fang Guozhen greeted warmly, "Mao Pingzhang, I came here on the order of King Wu, a little courtesy is not a respect."

Mao Gui hurriedly returned the gift and took the order, 50,000 stone for food, 3,000 swords, and 300 armor.

"Mao Pingzhang, don't think too much, the rest will be sent to Gaoli to support the Central Route Army."

Mao Gui hurriedly waved his hand, his old face flushed, and he was actually quite ashamed.

"Thank you King Yue for your tireless efforts. Speaking of which, it should be me who led the troops, joined the Central Route Army, and attacked Dadu together. As a result, I, the Odun soldiers were defeated and the opportunity was delayed, which forced them to go to the desert grasslands and go on an expedition of thousands of miles. I, I am ashamed of my friend!"

Mao Gui presented the gift list with both hands, then took out another gift list and handed it to Fang Guozhen.

"This is 30,000 taels of gold, 200,000 taels of silver, and ten boats of jewelry and antiques... I plan to send it to Jiangnan and give it to King Wu, how much food and weapons I can get, and I hope to send it to Goryeo and to Guan Brother and Brother Pan's help is my heart."

Fang Guozhen was startled, he looked at the gift list and then at Mao Gui, and suddenly let out a long sigh.

"It's no wonder that His Royal Highness King Wu values ​​you so much. I'm afraid that there may not be a second person in the whole of Han and Song!" Fang Guozhen said: "Originally, I only left the fleet this time, but everyone is so arrogant, and the surname is Fang. Don't be ashamed. The two thousand sailors in my fleet also went ashore to join forces with their Central Route Army, and we fought against Yuan Tartar!"

"Yes! And us! We are finished!"

Zhang Dingbian reported the Tianwan Kingdom that had disappeared.

These people looked at each other and were really moved.

Mr. Guan and Potou Pan were generals from Han and Song Dynasties, Mao Gui was from the Red Scarf in Haozhou, Zhang Dingbian was a member of the Tianwan Peng Party, and Fang Guozhen was one of the first people to resist the Yuan court.

Besides, their boat was carrying Zhu Yuanzhang's food, weapons, and even Zhang Shicheng's drink!

It really is a family of red scarves in the world!

"King Wu was right in Yashan, it was us thieves who went on and on, killed countless people, shed countless blood, and stunned the Yuan court to the point of being precarious and almost subjugated! We have created a new chapter, Song Dynasty died. In Yashan, China thrives in my hands!"

Zhang Dingbian's face was as red as blood, his fists were clenched tightly, and in front of the cliff, the scene of Zhu Yuanzhang offering sacrifices to heaven and earth appeared in front of him again. Tears poured out of his iron man.

"I'm convinced, and I'm convinced! Mao Gui, you are also a man, think about it carefully, what way should a good man go! I've already thought about it in Zhang Dingbian, and this knife in my hand will not work. Kill all the Tartars and never give up! Think for yourself!"

Zhang Dingbian turned to board the boat and went away proudly. Fang Guozhen even handed over and said: "Mao Pingzhang, the military situation is urgent, and the rescue of soldiers is like putting out a fire. I won't stay any longer. Let's cherish each other. In the future, we will drink heavily in Dadu!"

Mao Gui was stunned for a moment, but his heart was surging, "How lucky you are to be able to live with the princes in the same life! A Yao wishes brother and others to win!"

Mao Gui said goodbye to everyone, but also arranged a fleet, and ordered the soldiers and civilians along the coast to reward friendly troops and go to aid the Central Route Army together.

Returning from Jiaozhou, Mao Gui was in high spirits and could not calm down for a long time on the way... It would be a lie to say that he was not surprised. Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the southeast, and after learning the situation of the Central Route Army, he dispatched a navy to the north. Fang Guozhen, the thief, was also willing to help. On the other hand, the generals of Han and Song did nothing but say nothing, and were still fighting within each other.

I have to say, the difference is a bit big!

Mao Gui sighed that just after arriving in Yidu, Zhao Jizu arrived with a letter from Liu Futong. Originally, Zhao Jizu didn't think of anything else, but after hearing that Mao Gui had sent a lot of gold and silver treasures to Zhu Jiajun, he couldn't sit still.

"You, how can you do this?"

Mao Guihe sneered, "Guan Duo and the others aren't ours? King Wu, King Yue, Zhang Dingbian, Zhang Shicheng, everyone is willing to work hard, if I don't pay, I'm afraid even Liu Taibao's face will be disgraced! "

"You, you..." Zhao Jizu was speechless, and the two broke up unhappily. When he came, he had 100% trust in Mao Gui, but at this moment, he was afraid that it was less than 70%...

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Xiao Xiao wrote a wrong place... Shao Rong should have died in front, and Zhao Jizu escaped... Sorry!

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