Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 45

"He is the confidant of His Royal Highness, and his status is no lower than mine. Let him sit here and listen." Zhou Yuantong explained.

Although Zhang Yong was the deputy envoy, in Zhou Yuantong's heart, this person had the same weight and status as himself.

"Oh, okay then." Zheng Shiyuan said.

"His Royal Highness sent your group here, what exactly are you going to do? Don't worry, I'm not inquiring about King Ji, he's not worthy, I'm just curious." Zheng Shiyuan was very interested in Zhou Yuantong's group.

"It's inconvenient to say, but you will understand when you look at the situation in Shandong in the future." Zhou Yuantong didn't intend to tell Zheng Shiyuan these things.

Just kidding, I just met you on the first day, why should I tell you such important information, even if you are also the prince's person, it is impossible.

"It was me who was rude." Zheng Shiyuan realized that his question was very inappropriate and embarrassed everyone, so he apologized.

"The crown prince is in Jinling now? Why hasn't His Highness ascended the throne for so long?" This incident troubled Zheng Shiyuan very much. It has been a month since the capital fell, and Zhu Cihong not only failed to succeed to the throne, but even the news of his supervision of the country has not come out.

Zhou Yuantong didn't speak, but put his finger into the tea bowl, dipped it in the tea, and wrote a large character on the table.

"Soldiers? Your Highness has no military power, so in whose hands does it belong?" Zheng Shiyuan discovered the problem very keenly.

"Whoever stands in front of His Highness, that's who it is." Zhou Yuantong said casually.

Only at this time did Zheng Shiyuan fully understand that he guessed that the reason why Zhu Cihong sent Zhou Yuantong and his group over was simply because he liked the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under King Ji.

However, this idea was destined to fail, not because Zheng Shiyuan would interfere with it, but because King Ji did not have any soldiers at all, and all the military power was given to the few gentry who supported him as King of Ji, and the rebels gathered in various places. , in the hands of the landlords and gentry who trained in the regiment.

King Ji said he was King Ji, but in fact he only had the name of a prince and nothing else, otherwise Zheng Shiyuan wouldn't look down on him so much.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy. King Ji has no power at all, he's just a puppet." Zheng Shiyuan said.

"Oh, that's okay, we don't have any power, let's figure out a way for ourselves." Zhou Yuan said pretending to be very relaxed.

"Oh, how to do it?" Zheng Shiyuan became very interested in Zhou Yuantong's words and asked.

"One word, kill."

"What, who are you going to kill?" Zheng Shiyuan was startled when he heard Zhou Yuantong's words. He didn't expect that the person in front of him who looked similar to himself and had a weak and scholarly temperament would have such courage.

"Of course it's those who have power and military power in their hands. If we kill them all, their military power will be ours." At this moment, Zhou Yuantong's ferocious smile looked like a devil in Zheng Shiyuan's eyes.

But I have to say that Zhou Yuantong's strategy is simple and crude, but it is direct and effective. Before forming an interest group, this trick is very useful.

If the leading powerful officials are killed, the people below will have no qualifications and prestige to accept their power, so the superiors can only accept it.

"How dare you say such a thing, your courage is too big." Zheng Shiyuan felt that Zhou Yuantong was like a lunatic. Fortunately, he just wanted to contact the prince through him and go to Jinling to be an official.

Zheng Shiyuan didn't dare to stay with Zhou Yuan anymore. After he finished speaking, he wanted to stand up and walk out of the teahouse to go home, but just as he stood up, Zhang Yong pushed him down.

Zhang Yong's hand was pressing on Zheng Shiyuan's back like a mountain, preventing him from moving.

"Zheng Shiyuan, you have no choice. I'll give you a chance to accompany us to King Ji and announce that those who have military power, preferably in Jinan, let them enter the palace, and then we will kill them directly. Put all the crimes on the head of King Ji, and then control the military power, so that the prince will have the strength to fight against King Fu, and then ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."

"This, this..." Zheng Shiyuan was shocked and speechless by Zhou Yuantong's words. If Zhou Yuantong's words were followed, many people would be killed by them.

Blood flowed like rivers, corpses were hung on the beams of the house, and they killed them. Zhou Yuantong couldn't imagine what it would be like then.

"I advise you to think about it carefully. After all, the benefits of working with me are not something ordinary people can refuse. Apart from you, many people should be willing to help me."

"And if you don't cooperate with me, I will have no choice but to make you disappear from the world." Zhou Yuantong tempted him with benefits and threatened him with death.

Hearing his words, Zheng Shiyuan was moved. Working for Zhu Cixiang would definitely bring great benefits. Moreover, when Zhu Cixiang ascended the throne and became the emperor, he would become a hero from the dragon, and he could turn from a pheasant to a phoenix in one fell swoop.

Horses have no night grass and no fat, people have no windfalls and no wealth, let's fight, anyway, it is for the great Ming Dynasty, Zheng Shiyuan decided to work together with Zhou Yuan.

"Okay, but what do you want me to do?" Zheng Shiyuan never imagined that today he wanted to invite the envoys to drink tea, chat and get some useful information, but he accidentally got involved in a major event of rewriting history.

"It's very simple. You must know a lot of people in the palace. As long as you find a way to bring our people in and have weapons, then we will quietly control King Ji. It's best if we can persuade him. If not, we can use force to coerce him." he."

"In short, the incident must be quiet, and not too many people know about it. If possible, you can spend some money to bribe the relevant personnel. As long as we can sneak in, you can say anything."

Zhou Yuantong's plan was to ask Zheng Shiyuan to help them first, and find some excuses to let them in. As for the weapons, he would find a way to transport them in, and then quietly came to King Ji's side.

At that time, regardless of 21, first control King Ji first, and then he will not be able to cooperate or not. If King Ji is too stubborn, just ask Zheng Shiyuan to write a letter in his name and stamp King Ji's seal , Let those gentlemen who hold military power come in.

As long as they come in, the big event will be a success, and Wu Xiaosan can be sent back to Jinling to report the good news to Zhu Cihong and ask for credit.

"How many people do you have?" Zheng Shiyuan didn't pat his chest to make sure, but first asked Zhou Yuan and them how many people they had.

Zhou Yuan heard the same thing, and it seemed that Zheng Shiyuan was reliable and capable of helping them, so he answered honestly, "Zhang Yong has 40 horse and infantry soldiers, and I have 20 guards."

"Sixty people is a bit too much, I'm afraid I can't help with this." The goal of sixty people is too big and far beyond Zheng Shiyuan's ability.

(End of this chapter)