Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 40 All Ready

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Tang He, Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying bowed and turned to leave.

After the three left, Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh, feeling completely relaxed. He muttered to himself, "This farce is finally coming to an end."

He also knew that Zhu Yunwen did some things wrong, but when he thought about it carefully, from the perspective of the entire Ming Dynasty, it seemed that the problem was not that big.

The problem of the vassal kings must indeed be solved.

Otherwise, if a force that is not under the control of the court is allowed to exist, something big will happen sooner or later.

"After I show up, I need to have a good talk with Yunwen. I can reduce the power of the feudal lords, but there's really no need to be so cruel to my uncle. After all, we are all family."

Outside the courtyard!
Tang He, Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying looked at each other and saw a hint of relief in each other's eyes.

They all believed that as long as Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward, all problems would be solved.

The conflict between Zhu Yunwen and the vassal kings will also come to an end.

"What a pity for King Xiang." Tang He sighed.

He received news that Zhu Bo's death was partly due to the stimulation of the reduction of the feudal system and partly due to his excessive longing for Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not die.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were stunned. They did not dare to respond to Tang He's words and kept silent with their heads down.

Tang He also knew that his words were inappropriate, so he shook his head and said, "Alright, let's all go back. We will go to the palace together tomorrow and bring the grandson of Emperor Yunwen to see His Majesty."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked away.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying looked at each other and then separated.

Beiping, Prince Yan's Mansion.

Zhu Di took Zhu Quan back to the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

This matter was not made public, but all the relevant personnel received the news at the first time.

"Uncle Wang!"

"Your Highness Prince Ning!"

Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Yao Guangxiao, Yuan Gong, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others all bowed to Zhu Quan, each of them filled with disbelief.

"How did Dad do it?"

"How did the prince do it?"

Capturing Zhu Quan on his territory was truly a powerful move.

Zhu Quan smiled, but his heart was filled with bitterness: "Alas"

To put it nicely, he is now a guest in Beijing, but to put it bluntly, he is a hostage.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Alright, from now on, Seventeenth Brother is one of us. Everyone, please don't be too polite and find a place to sit down."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone nodded and found a place to sit down.

After Yao Guangxiao sat down, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think we can start the war now."

"Dad, I agree with Mr. Yao's proposal. We can't delay any longer." Zhu Gaoxu stood up and echoed.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Just talk, no need to stand up."

"Oh." Zhu Gaoxu nodded and sat down again.

Zhu Di looked around and asked, "What do you mean?"

"What is going on? How did Prince Yan capture Prince Ning? This is bad. I don't know if His Majesty is ready. No, we must stop Prince Yan from raising an army." Ge Cheng was extremely anxious.

After calming himself down, he said, "Your Highness, since the imperial court doesn't care about us now, we should seize the time to build up our strength. After all, once a rebellion is launched, there's no turning back. The more prepared we are before starting, the better."

Zhu Di nodded: "That makes sense!" "Your Highness, I don't agree with Ge Changshi's opinion. We are now fully prepared and there is no need to drag it on. If we take action now, we can not only catch the court off guard, but also reduce the hostility of other vassal kings. Maybe they will even help Your Highness in turn." Zhang Yu said.

Zhu Gaosui also stood up and said, "Father, General Zhang is right. I also think we should raise an army. As the old saying goes, if you hesitate when you should make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. I can't hesitate now, father."

Ge Cheng was extremely anxious and could only persuade him: "Your Highness, please think twice before you act!"

Zhu Di lowered his head in thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, we'll talk about raising an army tomorrow. Now let's drink to welcome Seventeenth Brother and welcome him to join us."

"Huh..." Ge Cheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "That was a close call. I'll send a message to His Majesty shortly. The Prince of Yan will soon take action."

He thought it would take some time for Zhu Di to take action, but he never expected that Zhu Di would be able to capture Zhu Quan on Zhu Quan's territory. This was too unreasonable.

He couldn't understand how Zhu Di did it.

However, he clearly understood that Zhu Quan was controlled by others. If he didn't want to die, he would probably have no choice but to follow Zhu Di to the end.

In this way, all of Prince Ning's troops fell into the hands of Prince Yan.

"it is good!"

When everyone saw Zhu Di change the subject, they stopped arguing.

"Come on, Ge Changshi, let's go."

"Ge Changshi, we didn't drink enough before, let's make up for it today, come on."

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Zhu Di gave instructions with his eyes, and Yao Guangxiao informed Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Yu and others to drink with Ge Cheng.

The identity of Ge Cheng, the traitor, has been exposed, so naturally they quickly get him drunk and drive him away so that they can discuss matters related to the uprising.

"Fourth brother, what's going on? There's something wrong with Ge Cheng!" Zhu Quan quickly discovered that something was wrong and his eyes were stunned.

Ge Cheng was racking his brains over how to convey the message to Zhu Yunwen. Seeing people coming to drink with him, his eyes suddenly lit up and he came up with an idea: "I can get myself drunk and then use this opportunity to withdraw."

After the idea came to his mind, he immediately put it into action. Not only did he drink all the toasts, he even took the initiative to attack: "Prince, thank you for helping me out last time. I'll drink this glass of wine. Please feel free to do as you please."

Zhu Gaochi smiled broadly and said, "Chief Secretary, you are very polite."

Not a moment later.

Ge Cheng got drunk.

Zhu Di stepped forward to support Ge Cheng, his face full of concern: "Chief Secretary, are you okay?"

Ge Cheng shook his head vigorously and said with a thick tongue, "Your Highness, I... I'm fine."

Zhu Di shook his head and shouted outside: "Zhang Wu, come in for a moment."

Zhang Wu came over and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, what are your instructions?"

Zhu Di handed the drunk Ge Cheng to Zhang Wu and said, "Zhang Wu, go and take Ge Changshi back to the mansion."

Ge Cheng said: "Your Majesty, I'm fine."

Zhu Di patted Ge Cheng's shoulder and said with a smile: "Changshi, I know you are fine, but listen to me, go back and have a good rest first."

After saying that, he waved at Zhang Wu.

Zhang Wu helped Ge Cheng leave.

Zhu Quan waited until Ge Cheng left, then said with a smile, "Fourth brother, what's going on with you, the Chief Secretary?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others pricked up their ears. They were also very curious and didn't understand why Yao Guangxiao had asked them to force Ge Cheng to drink.

Zhu Di took a deep breath and said calmly: "Nothing, just surrendering to Yun Wen."

"what!"

When Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others heard Zhu Di's words, they were shocked and their faces were full of disbelief.

"Dad, are you mistaken? Why would Ge Changshi defect to Zhu Yunwen?" Zhu Gaochi frowned.

(End of this chapter)