Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 53 Recall Zhou Yuantong and send troops to Germany
After returning to Meixiang Tower, Li Xiangjun was surrounded by several sisters.

After witnessing that the prince actually agreed to her bargaining, they all felt that Zhu Cihong was interested in her, so they all jokingly said, "Sister Xiangjun, you will become the princess and queen in the future, don't forget us?"

"Even if we are allowed to go to the palace to be maids who do laundry."

"Yes, yes, being a court lady is enough for us to see the wealth of the emperor's family."

"What is the wealth of the emperor's family, it will be the wealth of Xiangjun in the future." Zheng Tuoniang interrupted suddenly.

Li Xiangjun blushed when he heard what they said, and hurriedly said, "What are you talking about, how could I have entered the Prince's Mansion."

"I'm just a lowly prostitute, and he is the high prince, the future emperor. All the women in the world are waiting for his blessing, so I'm the one with the onion."

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The prince's mansion, the study room, and the incense burner are placed indoors, smoky, like a fairyland, but the price is a bit high.

Zhu Cihong was frugal enough, and asked to use the cheapest incense and candles, but the value of these things was even more precious than the two-weight silver.

Zhu Cihong sat behind the desk, and there were tea tables and Eight Immortals chairs on both sides of the study. Li Wenkui, Zhang Ruowang, and Li Jin were sitting here.

"Your Highness called us here, what's the matter?" Li Wenkui asked while sitting on the chair of the Eight Immortals.

They were resting at home and enjoying the shade, but they were suddenly called over by Zhu Cihong.

"Have you all heard about Shandong?" Zhu Cihong asked.

Zhang Ruowang has been more concerned about military affairs recently, so he is more concerned about local military affairs. Hearing Zhu Cihong talking about Shandong, he thought of King Ji, so he said, "Your Highness is talking about King Ji?"

"King Ji has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Shandong, and the control area is close to the capital. The power is very strong, but I am a little worried about it."

In the Ming Dynasty, feudal kings were never allowed to hold military power, and the Ji Wang in Shandong was not even counted as a county king, and no one recognized his name, yet he controlled so many troops.

In Zhang Ruowang's view, all this is really dangerous.

"Don't worry, King Ji is already under my control. There are still a few big warlords around Nanzhili who have not voted for King Fu. I want you to go to various places now, before King Fu knows what we have done recently."

Zhu Cihong believed that after King Fu knew what he was doing, he would definitely jump in front of him, use all means, and make all the conditions close to get those warlords to support him.

"Li Wenkui, you go to Huai'an, Liu Zeqing, Zhang Ruowang, you go to Wuchang, you go to Zuo Liangyu, Li Jin, you go to Fujian, you go to Zheng Zhilong."

Zhu Cihong had prepared for a long time to let them each go to a different place, but he called them here today because he had already made up his mind to announce these words to them.

"Each of you brings a team of 50 people, carrying thousands of taels of gold and silver, and hundreds of jade articles. Promise them to be granted the title of marquis, and they will be crowned for three generations, and they will be hereditary."

"Your Highness is really well-prepared. I'm sure they won't refuse." Li Wenkui didn't expect that Zhu Cixiang would make such a big move.

"Hmph, it's just temporarily stored with them. When I ascend the throne, they will spit out as much as I want them to spit out."

Although Zuo Liangyu and the others were self-respecting and disobedient to the central government's orders, in Zhu Cilang's eyes, they were nothing more than wild boars with tusks, not much better than those civil servants.

"By the way, Your Highness, where is Zhou Yuantong?" Li Wenkui didn't know much about Zhou Yuantong, so he didn't know that Zhou Yuantong had gone to Shandong.

"He, he is the one who controlled King Ji for me." Zhu Cihong said lightly.

His words set off an uproar in the hearts of Li Wenkui and the three of them. They were really surprised that Zhou Yuantong, who was usually inconspicuous, had this ability.

"But you will see him soon." Zhu Cihong has already decided to call Zhou Yuantong back. This guy can easily disobey his orders when he is outside. He is too egotistical.

After the three of Li Wenkui left with surprised eyes, Zhu Cihong ordered Liu Bao to call Wu Xiaosan from the sticky pole.

Looking at Wu Xiaosan who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Cihong said, "You have had enough rest in Jinling these days."

Wu Xiaosan knelt on the ground, she didn't expect that Zhu Cihong's status was so high, and she still remembered how she was resting, she was very moved.

"Your Highness, I have a good rest." But because of his dull nature, the flattery that he wanted to flatter couldn't come out of his mouth, and he hesitated to answer Zhu Cihong.

"That's good. Now Zhou Yuantong is almost busy in Shandong. You go and pass on my warrant, ordering Zhou Yuantong to return to Jinling immediately, without any delay."

"In addition, order Zhang Yong to lead another [-] troops to attack Guide Mansion. It would be best if the mansion can be taken down. Even if it can't, a few counties must be occupied."

Zhu Cihong had his own plan, and now the military and lands of the Ming court did not dare to fight against the peasant army, and they stayed in their garrison as a master.

If Zhu Cihong's army can send troops to recover the lost ground at this time, it must be able to gain great prestige.

"Yes." Wu Xiaosan didn't dare to say anything else.

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"General, if you go another five miles to the south, you will be at the border of Guide Mansion." The scout rode back on a fast horse and reported the situation he had scouted to Zhang Yong.

"How far is Yucheng from here?" Zhang Yong asked.

Zhu Cixiang's order to him was to capture Guide Prefecture, not only the city of Guide Prefecture, but also the following prefectures and counties as much as possible.

"About twenty miles." The scout gave Zhang Yong a vague number.

After hearing this, Zhang Yong waved his horsewhip, pointed in the direction of Yucheng in the south, and said, "Okay, order the three armies to march quickly. We will arrive at Yucheng at noon today. Let's go to the city for dinner today."

Just after Zhang Yong finished speaking, he suddenly saw an arrow shooting straight at his face. It was too late, Zhang Yong quickly waved the horsewhip, rolled the arrow aside and threw it down.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack." The scout beside him saw the arrow and knew that someone must be attacking them, so he shouted loudly.

"The terrain here is open, there must not be many people in ambush, the cavalry follow me." After finishing speaking, Zhang Yong rode his horse and galloped.

He rushed to the small woods a hundred paces away, and was able to shoot arrows before being discovered, so he must be hiding in the woods.

Zhang Yong's guess was correct. At this time, a group of ragged men in the grove saw Zhang Yong galloping on horseback, and they no longer had the courage they had when they were shooting arrows just now.

They were in a mess, pushing and yelling, but they couldn't come out, because they knew that if they came out, they would die faster. Without the cover of trees, those cavalrymen could kill them without even raising their hands.

(End of this chapter)