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After seeing the scene clearly, they were all shocked. On the ground was the eunuch's body, which was still not cold. His eyes were open after death, which made the onlookers feel uneasy. Moreover, Zhu Moye was still sitting at the top of the table.

Chapter 565: Resist the decree?

"Excuse me, General, what happened?" A man stood up. His name was Li Mang. He was a decent person, but Zhu Moye remembered him because he was somewhat related to Li Shimin. In a sense, he was considered a relative of the emperor. After seeing the death of the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, he was the first to stand up.

Zhu Moye did not answer, but casually threw the imperial edict that he had just placed aside to the ground in front of him.

Seeing how Zhu Moye treated Li Shimin's imperial edict, everyone's eyelids twitched slightly.

Zhu Moye continued to drink tea with his head down, but at the same time he took the opportunity to observe the changes in the expressions of the people in front of him. The charges that Li Shimin had put on him were all corruption and bribery, and Zhu Moye didn't need that silver.

When the people outside walked in and saw the scene inside the military tent, they were immediately stunned. After seeing Zhu Moye treat the imperial edict so rudely, they had become numb.

In this grand era of supreme royal power, Zhu Moye's behavior was enough to shock the people in front of him. Li Mang was the first to be affected.

Seeing Zhu Moye treating the imperial edict in this way, Li Mang was furious: "What are you doing?"

As he spoke, Li Mang bent down to pick up the imperial edict. At the moment he bent down, the deputy general whom Zhu Moye valued highly stepped forward and knocked him unconscious from behind.

"Ah." Li Mang rolled his eyes and fell down before he could react.

The people in the military tent watched the thunder-like changes before their eyes, and it was too late to react. Before they could say anything, Li Mang had already been tied up. There were also friends of Li Mang here, and they couldn't help but stand up and said, "Wait a minute, General."

"You want to plead for him?" Zhu Moye pointed his finger and signaled, "Capture them."

The other people in the military tent were all promoted from the army by Zhu Moye. They were different from Li Mang's second-generation official friends. After hearing Zhu Moye's words, they first looked at each other for a while, and finally, they resolutely subdued these friends of Li Mang to the ground.

Although they were subdued, Li Mang's friends were not knocked unconscious. They just looked at Zhu Moye behind the case and said, "General, what's the difference between this and treason?"

"Do you think that the crime Li Shimin has put me in is any different from treason?" Zhu Moye sneered after hearing these words. In the emperor's mind, if he wants you to die, you have to hand over your head obediently and say a few words of thanks for the emperor's grace.

In this way, after you die, perhaps the emperor will give you a posthumous title of a loyal minister because of your past, but this is not something Zhu Moye can do.

Li Shimin dared to do this to him. Zhu Moye had already thought of replacing him and would start to act.

After hearing Zhu Moye's words, the expressions of the few people looking at Zhu Moye gradually changed. They didn't know what they were thinking about. When they looked at Zhu Moye in front of them, they were a little afraid and nervous: "You, you, don't you want to disobey the order?"

"Disobeying the order?" Zhu Moye glanced at the people in front of him calmly, but he had no interest in accepting their questions: "I don't need to answer your questions. Push them out."

"Yes, General." The previous choice was already a matter of standing in line. Zhu Moye had put a lot of effort into selecting people, and now it was finally paying off.

When these people saw that Zhu Moye really pushed them out without saying a word, they finally understood that Zhu Moye was not just talking, but he was really prepared to do so.

Looking at Zhu Moye in front of them, they were about to say something, but their mouths were blocked by the people next to them.

"General, what should we do next?" After these people had gone down, the deputy general Chen Han next to him, who had always been loyal to Zhu Moye, immediately clasped his fists and said.

"You want to take me back with just a piece of waste paper? You've got a good plan." Zhu Moye knew exactly what Emperor Taizong was thinking. Unfortunately, Zhu Moye was tired of playing this game between the emperor and his subjects, and he wasn't going to continue playing it with Emperor Taizong.

What you need to know is that the Tang Dynasty at that time was not an ironclad country. Although it looked very peaceful and powerful, it actually had many foreign enemies lurking.

Just like the Turks and Tubo people defeated by Zhu Moye before, there were even Mongolian soldiers, as well as distant countries such as Nanzhao and Dali. You must know that Dali at that time was a strong enemy. The Tang Dynasty once sent hundreds of thousands of troops, but was defeated repeatedly.

During this period, it was unlikely that Li Shimin would make Zhu Moye go back and confess his guilt.

Moreover, Zhu Moye also has a powerful enemy. When he first arrived, he caused a big disturbance in the underworld and offended Buddhism. Now they are hoping to catch him.

When he thought of this, Zhu Moye felt a little restless. He knew the danger involved very well, so he felt something was wrong at this moment.

You have to know that the Emperor of Heaven and the immortals in the Heavenly Palace are definitely discussing how to capture him. By then, countless heavenly soldiers and generals will probably descend to capture him. The scene will probably be comparable to the Monkey King's back then. There is no other way, because Zhu Moye's actions are even more outrageous than those of the Monkey King.

Under such circumstances, Li Shimin alone was not enough to make Zhu Moye feel uneasy. Even Gao Cuilan, Zhu Moye had already transferred her to a safe place when he returned to Chang'an for the third time. He couldn't leave any handle for Li Shimin.

As for other things, Zhu Moye had no scruples at this time. Li Shimin wanted to catch him, and coincidentally, Zhu Moye also wanted to catch him. The two opposites actually came together at this time.

Especially in such an environment, what is more important to Zhu Moye at this time is what kind of reason is better. This imperial edict is a good reason.

Chapter 566: Return to Chang'an

"Let's kill that eunuch and Li Mang and the others. Next, we will return to Chang'an."

Zhu Moye's steady voice came through little by little, making the people who heard his voice slowly become a little angry. It was no wonder.

In the past, when they were doing these things, they were still a little nervous, but that was because there was no one to take responsibility. Zhu Moye's vision in selecting people was very sharp. In fact, that was because Zhu Moye had already guessed that Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, wanted to turn against him.

It was also from that time that Zhu Moye had quietly made many moves under his seemingly calm appearance.

For example, in this vast army, positions of all sizes, though seemingly insignificant, were actually the departments that truly ran the show, and all of them had been replaced by Zhu Moye's trusted aides. At this critical juncture, Zhu Moye's usual arrangements immediately came into play. The plots he had laid out bit by bit were now closing in. Those other generals who had previously stood on equal footing with Zhu Moye in the army now found themselves unable to issue an order, and no one was there to help them convey it.

All of them had become Zhu Moye's men. The high-ranking generals hadn't noticed anything yet, but every department under his command that held any real power had been infiltrated by Zhu Moye. "How is this possible? How many backup plans did he leave behind?" Even when the soldiers outside rushed in and captured him, one high-ranking official still looked incredulous. After all, in his eyes, Zhu Moye was just like him, eating and drinking as he pleased, and sleeping after battle. He had never seen him show any unusual expression.

At that time, he thought that Zhu Moye was stupid enough to believe that the emperor's favor for him would last forever. After being captured alive, he realized that it was not that others were stupid, but that he was too stupid.

Such a meticulous arrangement could not be achieved overnight. It must be a long-term process. It is really a terrifying arrangement that makes people think carefully. It is hard to imagine how many things Zhu Moye has done behind the scenes.

When he thought of this, he felt fear. Especially, Zhu Moye was a famous figure in Chang'an City. Would he not have any ideas to take action against those court officials?

Impossible. Those were all officials appointed by the imperial court. How could Zhu Moye have been in office for so long? How could he have been connected to them? Even at this time, there were still some people who were just sitting there doing nothing but thinking about this. But it was obvious that they didn't know that Zhu Moye had been in charge of the East and West Factories back then, and had seen countless dirty things.

Such things were common in the Tang Dynasty and had long become one of Zhu Moye's methods.

Under the seemingly calm court, there are actually undercurrents. This is probably something that even the current emperor, Emperor Taizong of Tang, did not expect.

"Kill." Zhu Moye casually uttered the word after looking at the generals and Li Mang who were unwilling to obey him. This immediately caused them to howl like pigs being slaughtered. The people around him couldn't help but show some contempt: "You are still men in the army after all. Can you not be so shameless when you die?"

"..." Perhaps because they still wanted to save some face, some people finally knew to shut up, but Li Mang and the young eunuch were unwilling to die like this.

Li Mang was a descendant of an aristocratic family. He was somewhat related to Li Shimin within the imperial court. He had joined the army to gain a reputation, and had shown little respect to Zhu Moye along the way. But at this critical moment, his usual dignity had vanished. He twisted and crawled on the ground, his face filled with pleading, "General Zhu, please spare my life. I will find a way to get the Emperor to revoke his order. You are truly loyal to the Emperor, and this must be some villain trying to sabotage you."

But the eunuch was a brainless guy. He listened to the words of Li Mang beside him and nodded foolishly.

Zhu Moye couldn't help laughing when he heard what the man said: "I thought you were a fool, but I didn't expect that you are also a fool."

As he spoke, Zhu Moye pointed at the beheaded generals in front of him and said, "I have already done this. Do you think Li Shimin still believes that I am loyal? He forced me to do it."

"..." Li Mang stared at Zhu Moye in front of him in a daze. For a moment, he seemed to be stunned on the spot. It was obvious that he could not think of what else to say to Zhu Moye in front of him.

It's important to note that before, Li Mang could have said it was just an accident, but at this point, with the generals around him already dead, saying such a thing was truly a test of Li Shimin's intelligence. Furthermore, it was the first time Li Mang had heard someone so audacious as to address Li Shimin by name. If it had been someone else, this alone would have resulted in the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.

But unfortunately, the Zhu Moye in front of me is such a bold and daring person. When he said that he forced me, there was a bit of cruelty on Zhu Moye's face, which made people sweat for him.

Zhu Moye was targeting the emperor, who sat high above him on the dragon throne. He dared to speak like that, which was truly admirable. Besides admiration, one couldn't help but sigh at his audacity. At this moment, the eunuch no longer had the confidence to live. Looking at Zhu Moye in front of him, his eyes were red: "How dare you address the emperor by his name? The gods in heaven will surely punish you."

"Divine punishment? I don't care about that kind of thing. I want to fight back to Chang'an. The person sitting on the dragon throne should be replaced." Zhu Moye did not say this out loud, but just ordered the people next to him to casually chop off the heads of the two people in front of him.

The army was quiet, as if no one had expected that such a big change would happen in the army in such a short period of time.

Chapter 567: Li Shimin's Angry and Embarrassed

Seeing their immediate superior lose his head so easily, everyone became more and more afraid of Zhu Moye. After all, for so many days, they were all elite soldiers following Zhu Moye. Compared with other troops, Zhu Moye's brainwashing of his men was undoubtedly more thorough.

At least, from the beginning till now, Zhu Moye had been making these soldiers loyal to him alone, and by now, it was beginning to show results. In this era, not many people understood brainwashing. Although some people believed that they should be loyal to the emperor, Zhu Moye did not destroy their ideas. He just told them that they should be loyal to the emperor of this country, but not necessarily to Li Shimin.

At that time, no one understood the meaning of Zhu Moye's words. Wasn't the emperor at that time Li Shimin? Now, when Zhu Moye initially showed his fangs, everyone understood that Zhu Moye at that time must have thought about the current situation. His thinking was so far-reaching that no one could match him.

"Traitor!" The news that Zhu Moye had raised an army and established himself as the emperor soon reached Chang'an City. In the Imperial Palace, a magnificent palace, a middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe with a five-clawed golden dragon, after reading the memorials, angrily swept all the memorials and writing materials on the table to the ground, making a messy sound that could be clearly heard.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Moye's 100,000-strong army is about to attack. His target is obviously Chang'an." Someone said.

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this: "One hundred thousand troops, where did he get so many troops and food?!"

At this time, several first-rank officials of the court gathered here, looking at Li Shimin's angry expression, and were silent in their hearts.

If Li Shimin had not continuously sent Zhu Moye to fight in the east and west during this period, and his continuous victories had not allowed Zhu Moye to accumulate a lot of fame among the people, I am afraid that Zhu Moye's tragic card would not have been so successful. It turned out that Zhu Moye had leaked the imperial edict issued by Li Shimin to others on the way. It should be noted that before this, Zhu Moye had already deeply impressed the people's hearts with his image of being incorruptible and working only for the welfare of the people.

Under such circumstances, everyone's favorability towards Zhu Moye has already skyrocketed. When Li Shimin calls Zhu Moye a corrupt official or incompetent, even a three-year-old child would burst out laughing. In the current Tang Dynasty, the most prestigious figure is no longer Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan, but Zhu Moye, the Heavenly Mighty General.

This name was secretly given to Zhu Moye by others because Zhu Moye had been victorious in every battle in the past few years. Wherever he went, he was like the mighty power of heaven, unmatched by anyone.

Anyone with a keen eye could interpret Li Shimin's imperial edict as meaning that he just wanted to accuse Zhu Moye of a false crime. If it were any other general, he might have foolishly handed over his military power just to show his blind loyalty.

But what no one expected was that when it came to Zhu Moye, this guy actually played so unconventionally.

When no one else said anything, this guy was very decisive. On the day he received the imperial edict, he rebelled and declared independence.

Then, in an instant, the news spread throughout the Tang Dynasty that Zhu Moye was loyal and served the country, but was framed by treacherous officials, and that the emperor of the time believed the slander of the villain and wanted to kill Zhu Moye.

What you need to know is, what spreads the fastest in this world? Rumors.

Especially these rumors about the upper class, in just a few days, spread throughout the entire Tang Dynasty. Basically, even the children in the market knew about Li Shimin's harsh treatment of Zhu Moye. Zhu Moye was portrayed as a very great and glorious hero, full of tragic image. Now Zhu Moye raised an army to establish himself, just for the sake of self-preservation.

Yes, in Zhu Moye’s propaganda, he used the slogan of clearing the court of corrupt officials, just to prove his own innocence and tell the emperor that he was a loyal minister.

Apart from anything else, this slightly passionate slogan really attracted many aspiring people, and many young people. Among them, Zhu Moye's long-standing reputation also laid a good foundation.

When Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, heard the news, he was almost vomiting blood. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that all this was orchestrated by Zhu Moye alone. If Li Shimin hadn't been fully aware that his desire to punish Zhu Moye had been a long-standing one and had nothing to do with anyone else, he would have suspected someone else had instigated it. Now, Zhu Moye's series of actions left everyone at a loss for words. If they hadn't been mentally prepared, even these people would have suspected that Zhu Moye had already planned this.

After all, this series of actions seemed to have been planned by Zhu Moye for a long time.

The one who was most upset was Li Shimin. Because of this imperial edict, his popularity among the people had plummeted. Zhu Moye even used the slogan of "cleansing the court" to express his loyalty, which made Li Shimin furious. This guy was so hateful that he even dared to attack Chang'an. "How many troops can I mobilize?"

At this point, the most important thing was how to deal with Zhu Moye. Li Shimin hadn't taken Zhu Moye seriously at first, but he hadn't expected him to be so decisive, raising an army and establishing his own state without giving anyone time to react. Thinking of this, Li Shimin was still a little speechless. This man really went against the grain of everyone else.

If it were anyone else, they would have hesitated to do such a big thing as exterminating nine generations of their clan, but Zhu Moye declared himself independent without a second thought.

The reason given to the outside world was excessive grief and indignation, as if Zhu Moye was really very loyal. However, everyone present knew that this was probably because Li Shimin had been suppressing him all the time, and it finally forced the dissatisfied Zhu Moye to rebel.

Chapter 568: One Gains, the Other Loses

Generally speaking, this was Li Shimin's own fault. At this time, the ministers around him had already summed up that including the generals who were able to rush back and the military camps stationed around, there were probably as many as 150,000 to 160,000 people in total, and including the emperor's private soldiers, there were probably as many as 170,000.

"Okay, I want this traitor to know what the gap is." After hearing this good news, Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most afraid of was that his troops were not as many as the enemy's, so how could he fight this war?

From the beginning, Li Shimin frequently sent Zhu Moye to various places to fight in order to weaken his continuous victories. Of course, the emperor would feel happy when a general won a battle. However, Zhu Moye's constant victories made Li Shimin suspicious. The emperor was wary of those who were too successful to be a threat to the emperor, and even Li Shimin at this time was the same. When Zhu Moye's reputation among the people surpassed his own, Li Shimin had this idea. No matter how talented and strategic he was, the emperor's desire for exclusivity would not allow him to see Zhu Moye as his equal.

"Report, Zhu Moye's army has expanded to 150,000." At this moment, a tip-off suddenly came from outside.

"Where did they get this number? Did they include the old farmers?" Li Shimin was speechless upon hearing this massive number. He had only been able to muster an army of 170,000 men, based on his position as the current emperor. And how could Zhu Moye have the same merits and abilities to gather such a large number of men? Unless Zhu Moye had dragged some civilians into the battle to increase his numbers.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Army was in chaos, and its number of people once reached as many as one million. Among them were many farmers who were engaged in farming, and they were all dragged into this huge number.

That's why Li Shimin asked this question, thinking it was a good joke, but the other officials' faces were extremely heavy, as if they couldn't laugh at all.

"What are you looking at?" Looking at the expressions of the ministers in front of him, Li Shimin also felt something was wrong. Looking at these people in front of him, it was obvious that they did not fail to understand his funny point, but they were completely unable to cope with it and could not laugh at all.

Only when Zhu Moye attacked the city of Chang'an did Li Shimin understand how serious the matter was.

People in this era had no idea of ​​the horror of public opinion, but Zhu Moye knew very well in his heart that if he could make good use of public opinion, the gossip of the people who spoke for him alone would probably drown the city of Chang'an.

This didn't require much effort. Zhu Moye found some people and had them write notices about their deeds, and then ordered them to be posted in places with large traffic. These arrangements required more manpower and material resources, but the huge network of contacts Zhu Moye controlled helped him accomplish this without much effort.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Moye's tragic heroic image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, at least the people of the Tang Dynasty have accepted this impression.

Even in later generations, people are easily instigated. It doesn't matter if there is no important evidence. They can just play the sympathy card and clear themselves immediately. Moreover, Zhu Moye did not do anything against the will of heaven at that time, otherwise his reputation among the people would not be so good.

Under such construction, Zhu Moye disciplined his army well. When they arrived at a place, he would never allow these soldiers to harm the people, let alone take the people's needles and thread. These practices increased the people's favorability towards Zhu Moye, and they increasingly believed those rumors, which pushed Li Shimin to another edge.

It is probably too early to say these things now. Li Shimin still has a lot of elite soldiers in his hands, but unfortunately, he did not think of fighting a decisive battle with Zhu Moye in Chang'an City. Instead, he sent out waves of troops in his hands, trying to wipe out Zhu Moye's army.

I'm afraid this is what Li Shimin thought in his heart. He ascended the throne as the Heavenly Khan. In terms of fighting and training troops, Li Shimin felt that he must be the strongest man in the world.

But what Li Shimin didn't know was that in this world, there are many talented people. His ability to win battles one after another was not necessarily due to his unique military training, but rather the blessing of heaven. In other words, it was a blessing, and in more popular terms, Li Shimin was just very lucky.

However, at this time, Li Shimin's luck seemed to have run out.

During these days, Li Shimin had deployed all his elite soldiers and generals, but what he did not expect was that they were defeated one after another in front of Zhu Moye.

The title of General Tianwei seemed to be well-deserved, and in this situation, Li Shimin was a little panicked. He originally thought that it would be easy to defeat Zhu Moye with the elite troops in his hands.

But the development of things was beyond Li Shimin's imagination, especially when everyone was defeated by Zhu Moye, which made him feel panic for a while.

If it were someone else in front of Li Shimin, he would probably be so excited that he would want to fight the other person to the death.

Unfortunately, Li Shimin was already the emperor at this time, and he could only try to gather his own troops. At the same time, others who had received the news came with a few troops to investigate the situation. In fact, the Tang Dynasty at this time was known for its peace and prosperity. This period of recuperation had eliminated those passionate people of the past and turned them into hedonists.

Under the current circumstances, even if they really wanted to achieve any results, it would probably be impossible because Zhu Moye had more and more soldiers under his command.

"Where did he get so much food and grass!" Li Shimin angrily threw away the things in his hands. Until this moment, he still couldn't believe where Zhu Moye got so much food and grass. Even he didn't have the ability. Could it be that Zhu Moye created it in an instant?

Chapter 569 Undercurrent surges

Zhu Moye sat in his tent. As everyone moved step by step towards Chang'an City, those ministers who were originally somewhat hesitant had to bend down one after another after seeing the handle in their hands.

There is no way. Even if Li Shimin saw some things, he would probably be furious. If he surrendered to Zhu Moye now, there would at least be a glimmer of hope.

It was precisely because of this backup plan that Zhu Moye was able to obtain a huge amount of resource replenishment, which enabled him to maintain such a huge consumption of food and grass. There is no war that does not cost money.

However, these court officials also felt very frightened. They didn't know where Zhu Moye got this information from. It was really frightening.