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Chapter 327 We grew up listening to your stories

Looking at Chang Yuchun and Hu Weiyong kneeling in front of him, Suning felt very sad. Guo Zixing, whether in history or in this parallel time and space, always started with a powerful move but ended with a stupid operation.

"Let's stop here. I don't want Concubine Ma, who is already pregnant, to be affected by this."

"Yes! Ming Wang!"

"Hu Weiyong, now that you're back from Yingzhou, I'll give you another mission. If you can't complete it, find your own way out!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!
I will definitely complete the task."

"Well! Fang Guozhen, who is now entrenched in eastern Zhejiang, is our next target. You go and persuade Fang Guozhen to surrender.

As long as he is willing to submit to our Red Flag Army, we can appoint him as the commander of the navy, and all treatment will be equal."

"Ah? To persuade Fang Guozhen to surrender?"

"Hmm! What? Is it difficult?"

"No! Absolutely not!

I will definitely complete this task."

"Well! Don't forget to visit Li Shanchang before you leave.

Young people should learn to be humble and pragmatic, and not become cocky just because they have a little status.”

"Yes! I'll remember it."

After watching Hu Weiyong go down in fear, Su Ning looked at Chang Yuchun and said, "Old Chang, don't tell your wife about this when you go back.

I'm worried that she might easily let something slip when chatting with the princess and the others."

"Yes! I will understand!"

"Yeah! Get down!"

"I will retire at the end!"

Now Ma Xiuying and Chen Chen are both pregnant. Such a big thing happened in the Guo family, so they can only hide it from her for the time being. It would be bad if the fetus was disturbed because of it.

Su Ning went straight to Princess Liu's room. Now all his meals were made by himself and Liu, because he was worried that the people around him were unreliable and would add some "seasonings".

"Suning, I heard that Guo Zixing was also killed?"

"Well! He is probably seeking his own death!

Historically, he and Sun Deya were enemies, and I didn't expect that even after so much change, he and Sun Deya would still be entangled."

"Ah! This is fate!" Liu was also a little sighing at this time, and then couldn't help but warned, "By the way! Don't tell Ma about this.

At the very least, we have to wait until she has given birth and recovered before we can tell you."

"Yes! I have already given the instructions."

After dinner, Suning couldn't wait to carry Liu into the bedroom, but just as Suning got straight to the point, Liu suddenly felt nauseous.

"vomit"

"Sissi, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Liu looked at Su Ning unhappily, then couldn't help but said with a smile, "What else could it be!
I might be pregnant again.”

"Ah? Haha, that's great!
I'll call the doctor to take your pulse now!"

"Ok!"

Soon the doctor came to the backyard and nervously took Liu's pulse. At this time, Ma and Chen also came over curiously with their big bellies.

"Your Majesty, congratulations!
The princess is indeed pregnant." The doctor looked at Su Ning with a smile and congratulated her.

"Haha, great!
Wu San, take Doctor Zhou down to claim the reward!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

At this time, Su Ming had just learned to walk. Seeing that the whole family was so happy, he ran to Liu with a smile. Su Ning picked up her eldest son and said, "Su Ming, Mommy is pregnant with another baby.

Do you want a little brother or a little sister?"

"Little brother! I want a little brother!"

"Haha, your mother must be pregnant with a little brother!"

Before Hu Weiyong set out for eastern Zhejiang, he first came to Li Shanchang. Seeing Hu Weiyong returning safely, Li Shanchang sighed helplessly.

"Hey! Villon, you're finally back."

"Brother Shanchang, I'm sorry to have made you worry about me."

"Villon, tell me the truth.

What did you do during your trip to Yingzhou?
Why does the prince hate you so much?"

"Ah? I didn't do anything?" Hu Weiyong seemed a little bewildered, and could only speculate, "Could it be that I took it upon myself to accept Guo Zixing's adopted daughter for the prince?"

"impossible!

The prince is not a stingy person.

I will definitely not hate you for such a small matter." Li Shanchang shook his head firmly.

"That is..." At this time, Hu Weiyong thought of another thing, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Li Shanchang also noticed the change in Hu Weiyong's expression, and then looked at Hu Weiyong anxiously, "Weiyong, what else is going on?"

At this moment, Hu Weiyong was speechless, because he really couldn't bring himself to confess the fact that he had accepted bribes. "Huh? Someone gave me some gifts along the way. I believe His Majesty wouldn't know about it!"

"What? You actually accepted bribes?"

“No!

They were just ordinary gifts, not bribes.”

Looking at Hu Weiyong who was still quibbling, how could Li Shanchang not understand what the so-called "ordinary gift" was? He just shook his head helplessly and finally understood the root cause.

"Weiyong, why are you so confused?" Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong with dismay, "Don't you know about the existence of the Jinyiwei?

What you think is a secret is nothing but a clown joke in the eyes of the prince."

"Ah? Jinyiwei?" Hu Weiyong widened his eyes in shock.

"Humph! That's right!
Your behavior along the way must have been monitored by the Royal Guards, and then reported to the prince.

That's why I left you in Yingzhou, stuck in the middle, to teach you a lesson."

"Ah?" Hu Weiyong thought of the mysterious Jinyiwei around him, and at this time he also confirmed Li Shanchang's point of view in his heart.

"Well! Now that things have come to this, and you have received the punishment you deserve, quickly hand over the stolen goods.

Then try to handle the affairs of eastern Zhejiang as well as possible, and the prince will not keep harping on it. " Li Shanchang sighed helplessly, and then continued to give advice to Hu Weiyong.

"Isn't Fang Guozhen necessarily willing to surrender?"

"Humph! Fang Guozhen is a short-sighted pirate. He will definitely accept the prince's offer of surrender." Li Shanchang was very confident about this trip to eastern Zhejiang. "Weiyong, this time the prince is giving you a way out, so he gave you such an easy task.

You must be cautious in the future and not be greedy anymore."

"Yes! Villon has noted it."

The next day, Hu Weiyong handed over all the bribes he had received on the way to Yingzhou to the Jinyiwei, and wrote down in detail when and where they were received. Then he went to eastern Zhejiang without any worries.

After receiving the report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Suning felt helpless as he looked at the gold, silver and jewels in front of him. It is said that people die for money and birds die for food. Hu Weiyong could not resist his greed as soon as he stepped onto the stage of history. What would happen if he waited until he completely ascended to a high position?

Suning's crackdown on Hu Weiyong this time is not an exaggeration, but he really hates corruption. He may not be able to use the methods of skinning and pulling out tendons that Zhu Yuanzhang used in history, but he will definitely have endless ways to deal with corrupt officials, and may even make them feel that life is worse than death.

It is now the tenth year of Zhizheng, and more than a year has passed since the Red Flag Army launched its rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty. Not only has it quickly occupied the richest area in the south of the Yangtze River, it has also firmly controlled it in its own hands.

"Your Highness, I would like to recommend some talents to you." Hu Dahai, who had been promoted to the division commander of the Red Flag Army, came to Su Ning.

"Oh? Dahai, who do you want to recommend?" Suning looked at the burly Hu Dahai in front of him and was not fooled by his appearance. Instead, he knew that Hu Dahai was a particularly meticulous and shrewd person.

"Your Highness, I recommend Liu Ji, Song Lian, Ye Chen, and Zhang Yi."

"Ah?" Suning couldn't help but be surprised, because these people were all top students.

Although Suning knew these people and knew that they were known as the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang", Suning still couldn't help but be surprised.

"These people seem to be all scholars. How come you know all of them, Dahai?" "Haha, the reputation of the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang" is very widespread, and it just so happens that Dahai knows a thing or two about it." Hu Dahai felt a little embarrassed at this time.

"Well! Let's go visit them in person tomorrow and see if we can invite them to join our Red Flag Army."

"Your Majesty, if you come in person, they will surely come with pleasure."

"Hehe, that's not necessarily true.

Scholars are all arrogant, especially the top scholars, who sometimes think differently from what we think."

The next day, Suning took Hu Dahai and a group of people to the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang" to recruit. It was indeed a sincere recruitment. His "enterprise" had become bigger and stronger, and he really needed these "sages" to come out and do things. After all, it was impossible for him, the boss, to take care of all this big thing.

Suning looked at Hu Dahai who was guarding him, and he became more and more satisfied with this great general. He accidentally saw the three young men beside Hu Dahai, because they were not wearing the uniforms of the Red Flag Army, but were dressed like Hu Dahai's nephews.

"Dahai, who are these three?"

"Your Majesty, these are Dahai's three sons. Hu Sanshe and Hu Guanzhu are my biological sons, and Hu Deji is my adopted son.

I plan to have them join the Red Flag Army, which will be a kind of training for them."

"Yeah! Very good!
The Red Flag Army has strict military regulations, and we must make sure they abide by the law."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Thinking of Hu Sanshe's experience in the history of the original time and space, Suning couldn't help but sigh. Today, he reminded him intentionally or unintentionally, hoping that the father and son could listen to him.

Suning and his party first came to Liu Ji. After all, he was the most famous among the four, and Suning was also very curious about what Liu Bowen, who was deified in later generations, looked like.

At this time, Liu Bowen was still called Liu Ji. He also came to Hangzhou to settle down in the eighth year of Zhizheng. It happened that on February 2 of the ninth year of Zhizheng, the Red Flag Army raised the anti-Yuan banner. Originally, Liu Ji thought that the Red Flag Army would soon be wiped out by the Mongolian Yuan army.

Unexpectedly, the Red Flag Army emerged as a sudden force and quickly occupied China's most prosperous Jiangnan region, and also signed a peace treaty with the Yuan Dynasty court. Although all parties knew that this was just a delaying tactic, Liu Ji still admired the Red Flag Army's swiftness and strategy, because the Red Flag Army had more time to appreciate Jiangnan.

At this time, the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion came in and said to Liu Ji in the study, "Master, is there someone visiting outside?"

"Oh? Who is it?"

"My Lord, a warrior who calls himself Hu Dahai from Sizhou has brought with him a large number of followers."

"Oh? Hu Dahai?" Liu Ji thought of who Hu Dahai was and immediately had an idea. "Please come in!"

"Yes! Master!"

When Liu Ji personally welcomed Hu Dahai into the house, he of course saw Su Ning standing in the center position at first sight, "Brother Hu, it's been many years since we last met. Are you okay?"

"Haha, I'm fine now!

He has already joined the Red Flag Army with his brothers, and has now been appointed as the division commander of the Red Flag Army."

"Division Commander?" Liu Ji always felt a little confused about the Red Flag Army's military system, which was very different from the usual habits of them as scholars.

"Yes! It's the commander!
He has over 10,000 soldiers under his command, equivalent to the Wan Hu of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty."

"Oh? I see!" Liu Ji then revealed an expression of understanding.

"Haha, Mr. Liu, this is the King of our Red Flag Army.

This time I came here specifically to invite Mr. Liu to come out."

"Ah? Your Majesty, please forgive me for not coming to welcome you from afar." Liu Ji hurriedly pretended to salute Suning.

"Haha, you're too polite, Mr. Liu.

Ever since I entered Jiqing Road, I have heard of the great names of the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang," especially Mr. Liu, the leader of the "Four Sages." Today, at Hu Dahai's recommendation, I have come to invite Mr. Liu to join the Red Flag Army.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are too serious.

I only have a little reputation among scholars and can't be considered a great figure.

As for joining the Red Flag Army, forget it." Liu Ji actually rejected Suning's invitation outright.

"Mr. Liu, actually, before Hu Dahai mentioned you, I had heard others mention you, saying that you were a Jinshi from the Mongol Yuan Dynasty and had always been loyal to the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

Seeing him today, it's indeed true!" Suning had anticipated Liu Ji's refusal, so he immediately turned the tables on him.

Liu Ji could also understand what Su Ning meant at this time. The Red Flag Army and the Yuan Dynasty were enemies. If Liu Ji was unwilling to become a member of the Red Flag Army, he would definitely be the enemy of the Red Flag Army.

Liu Ji didn't expect that Suning would be so direct and didn't give him any chance to argue. This was very different from the "three visits to the thatched cottage" that Liu Ji had imagined, and he was stunned for a moment.

Hu Dahai also saw Liu Ji's dilemma, but he was not prepared to rescue him, because he was a member of the Red Flag Army at that time, and of course it was impossible for him to do something indecisive.

It took a long time for Liu Ji to come out of his daze, "Ming Wang, there must be some misunderstanding.

In the third year of Zhizheng, I resigned from my position as deputy governor of Zhejiang and stayed at home. How could I have been loyal to the Mongol Yuan court? This is sheer nonsense."

"Haha, Dahai, you guys go out!

I want to talk to Mr. Liu alone." Looking at Liu Ji's stubborn attitude, Suning had no choice but to use his ultimate move.

"Yes! Your Highness!" Hu Dahai took the order and left, and took Liu Ji's housekeeper out with him.

As Hu Dahai closed the door, Liu Ji's heart tightened and he looked at Su Ning, "Ming Wang, what are you doing?"

"Haha, don't be nervous, Mr. Liu!

I just want to talk to Mr. Liu alone and don't want anyone else to disturb me."

"Uh?"

"Mr. Liu, I've actually known you for a long time. I know you're from eastern Zhejiang, and you have a grudge against Fang Guozhen, who's currently entrenched in eastern Zhejiang."

"What? King Ming actually knew about this?"

"Haha, Mr. Liu, I may know much more than you think."

"Mr. Liu, I believe you also know that our Red Flag Army is negotiating with Fang Guozhen in eastern Zhejiang. Fang Guozhen has now put forward a condition that makes me very embarrassed.

Mr. Liu, do you think I should agree to this?"

Liu Ji already had a bad suspicion in his mind at this time. He swallowed hard and looked at Su Ning, "Your Highness, what conditions did Fang Guozhen put forward?"

"The lives of the entire Liu family!"

"what?"

Liu Ji was really stunned at this time. It didn't matter whether this condition was proposed by Fang Guozhen or not. Now that this condition came out of the mouth of Ming Wang Suning, it immediately became a condition.

"Hey! My wife Liu and I grew up listening to your stories, so we really admire your talent and ability."

"what?"

"Mr. Liu, our Red Flag Army really needs you to join us so that we can truly become bigger and stronger.

Mr. Liu, join our Red Flag Army!

Let us work together to create the most ideal country."

"Huh? Your Highness, you just said that you and your wife Liu grew up listening to my stories. Do I have such a high reputation in Shandong?"

"Haha, of course!

If my wife knew I invited you back, she would probably be happier than I am."

Liu Ji saw that Suning did not seem to be lying, and realized that there was no need for Suning to lie to him about this matter, so he agreed without any retreat.

Su Ning also knew that once he mentioned "Fang Guozhen's conditions", Liu Ji would have to join the Red Flag Army, so he was not excited about Liu Ji's agreement.

"Haha, welcome Mr. Liu to join our Red Flag Army.

I will leave a company of Red Flag Army guards for Mr. Liu, numbering approximately 120 men."

"Ah? So many people?"

"Haha, protecting Mr. Liu is what we should do."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

"Well! I won't visit the other three of the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang" one by one.

If I mention any conditions again, please don't scare them.

Mr. Liu, please take them to Jiqing Road together!"

"Yes! Your Highness!" Liu Ji smiled bitterly at this time.

(End of this chapter)