The Young Master of the Prehistoric Jiejiao

Chapter 367: The cunning rabbit is still alive, but the running dog is already cooked

Zhu Yuanzhang originally had the idea of ​​reducing the influence of the Jiejiao Sect, so he took the opportunity to agree to it and allowed Liu Bowen to retire and return home.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was a little anxious.

This incident caused a huge uproar.

It not only involves the court, but also affects the immortal way.

Liu Bowen was the spokesperson established by Jiejiao.

It is the link with the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang's decision to let Liu Bowen retire and return home indicated that there was a problem in the relationship between him and Jiejiao.

Soon the news spread from the court to the front line.

When the Jiejiao disciples at the front line heard the news, they were all furious.

It was Lin Lingsu who personally led the army and suppressed the dissatisfaction of the Jiejiao disciples.

"Alright! Everyone, this is just a small matter. Let's evacuate! Let's teach Zhu Yuanzhang a lesson."

After some persuasion, Lin Lingsu said lightly.

"Junior brother, that villain Zhu Yuanzhang got away with it! No one has ever dared to play tricks on my sect like this. He is courting death!"

Sun Wukong was furious and slammed the table loudly.

"That's right! Junior Brother, why don't I do it myself and kill Zhu Yuanzhang with the Mysterious Yin Hellfire! Let's get another obedient emperor."

Wuzhiqi grinned grimly. He was a lawless person. Otherwise, he would not have been able to stir up trouble and was finally suppressed by the Human Emperor Dayu.

At this moment, Wuzhiqi's anger was no less than Sun Wukong's.

Although the other people from Jiejiao didn't say anything, the expressions on their faces were very unfriendly.

They were fighting for the Zhu family's kingdom, fighting for their lives.

As a result, the beast Zhu Yuanzhang played dirty tricks behind the scenes to eliminate the influence of Jiejiao.

This is simply intolerable.

"Hahaha! Everyone, be patient! He is just an emperor."

Lin Lingsu chuckled and said, "This person is part of the catastrophe. He plays a big role. We can't deal with this traitor. We have to think about how to use him to attack our enemies. When Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer useful, you can do whatever you want to him."

"Okay! This is the only way. It's a good time for everyone to go back and rest."

Yuan Hong laughed.

This was the first time he had seen such an interesting thing in all these years.

As for anger?

Yuan Hong is no longer the same Yuan Hong as before. Such a small matter would not make him angry.

After hearing what Yuan Hong and Lin Lingsu said, the others could only suppress their anger temporarily and forgive the capricious Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Hahaha! Ziyang, go tell the Marshal and find a reason for all our Jiejiao troops to withdraw. Don't tear your face apart, the cooperation will not end."

Finally, Lin Lingsu handed over the finishing touches here to True Man Zi Yang.

As for the other immortals, they all rode away on the clouds.

"Alas! I have to take care of this troublesome matter."

True Man Zi Yang sighed, found an excuse to tell the marshal of the Ming army an extremely natural and inferior reason, and then said goodbye and left.

"Alas! Your Majesty, this is too hasty!"

Marshal Lan Yu was in tears as hundreds of immortals and thousands of Qigong practitioners had left.

Now, there are only some immortals and qigong practitioners left in the army.

These people all came from the mountains and rivers, and some of them were recruited by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

How could such strength be the strength of the Yuan Dynasty on the opposite side?

This is not the end, it's just the beginning.

Less than three months after Liu Bowen retired and returned to his hometown, there were no more people from Jiejiao in the army of the entire Ming Empire.

Rather than just being limited to the front lines.

Lan Yu sent letters for help one after another back to the imperial capital. The army on the front line was unprecedentedly weak, which made Lan Yu somewhat desperate.

……

Three months later, news from Yingtian also spread.

"Hahaha! Now is a good opportunity! Imperial Master, let's send out our troops and defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop!"

On this day, the commander-in-chief of the Yuan Empire, Wang Baobao, laughed loudly. This news was finally confirmed by the spies in Yingtian Prefecture and was definitely not a conspiracy.

In order to get this good news, Wang Baobao went to see Ba ​​Siba immediately.

"Is this accurate?"

Ba Siba was stunned and somewhat unable to believe it.

So Zhu Yuanzhang is crazy?

When the country is still unsettled, you dare to abandon the donkey after it has served its purpose and drive the people of Jiejiao out of the Ming Empire?

Does this mean you don't want the throne anymore?

Ba Siba’s first reaction was to not believe it, not a single word of it!

This must be a conspiracy of Jiejiao, to lure the enemy deep into their territory, trick them out, and then besiege them.

Correct!

This must be the plan!

The people of Jiejiao are really vicious!

Ba Siba’s imagination frantically filled out the “truth”.

"It's absolutely true! Master Imperial Master, that news came from the top officials of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang is really crazy. He is courting his own destruction!"

Wang Baobao said affirmatively.

Then he told Bashiba in detail the results of the spies' investigations in recent times.

"Is it true?"

Ba Siba was dumbfounded. He couldn't believe it!

There are those who kill the donkey after it has done its job and those who cook the dog after the cunning rabbit has died. You haven't even won yet, so why are you just going to drive away the people from Jiejiao?

"Okay! You go back first! I will discuss with a few fellow Taoists. Once we confirm that the news is true, the army will march forward immediately!"

After thinking for a while, Bashiba said.

Even now, Ba Siba is still not sure and needs to discuss it with his fellow Taoists. He doesn't dare to make this decision!

It’s really okay, naturally it’s a great victory.

If it is false, there is a possibility that the entire army will be destroyed!

"Yes! I'll take my leave!"

Wang Baobao didn't dare to force it and could only go back and wait for news.

After Wang Baobao left, Ba Siba immediately summoned all the immortals.

People from the Buddhist sect, the dragon clan, the ghost clan, the demon clan, and some immortals all gathered together. After hearing what Ba Siba said, everyone was stunned.

Their reactions seemed to be no different from those of Bashiba.

Is this crazy?

Crazy enough to destroy yourself?

"Haha! If that's the case, what are we waiting for? Send troops immediately to completely defeat the Ming army and resolve the current predicament."

A ghost king grinned.

This time, their ghost clan tried their hand at it and immediately caused the Ming Dynasty to collapse and the immortals and mortals to become alienated, which made him very proud.

The price paid by the ghost clan was so small that it was not even worth mentioning.

Not even a drop in the bucket.

Just a few evil spirits, as many as you want!

The thing that is most abundant in the Nine Netherworld is ghosts.

"Now that Jiejiao has confirmed its withdrawal, we can start now."

A great master of the dragon clan also agreed.

They had a deep hatred for the Jiejiao, and they took this opportunity to vent their anger.

"Okay! Since all of you fellow Taoists agree to send troops! Then we will take action tomorrow to wipe out all extraordinary forces and clear obstacles for the main force of the Yuan Dynasty!"

Seeing that everyone agreed to send troops, Bashiba made the final decision.

Early the next morning, the immortals from the Alliance of Witches, Buddhas and Demons flew over on auspicious clouds and swept the surrounding area within three thousand miles with their spiritual senses. They confirmed that there was no trace of anyone from the Jiejiao sect and that there were only some immortals and qigong practitioners serving in the army.

"Hahaha! It's true!"

A ghost king laughed loudly, holding a long banner in his hand and waving it in the air. Millions of ghosts flew out and headed straight for the Ming army camp.

"Jie Jie Jie..."

For a moment, the air was filled with ghostly aura and the sounds of evil spirits were everywhere. The ferocious ghosts pounced on every living being, whether they were immortals, qigong practitioners, or mortals, all were within their attack range.

The Ming army reacted immediately, but how could mortals be a match for ghosts?

The immortals and qigong practitioners in the Ming army had just killed a group of ghosts when they were targeted and killed by the masters of the Witch-Buddha-Demon Alliance.

"Fire arrows!"

Seeing this scene, Wang Baobao did not dare to let the army charge and gave an order.

The army archers behind him stepped forward together, and thousands of arrows made whizzing sounds, like locusts, densely packed, and flew towards the Ming army camp.

"what……"

The screams were endless.

After a great battle, the power of the immortals in the Ming army was completely lost, and the mortal army was also defeated all the way. The losses were so heavy that they exceeded the total losses in the war with the Yuan Dynasty.

They were retreating all the way and there was no way to stop the decline.

The Yuan Dynasty's cavalry was extremely ferocious and pursued them relentlessly all the way from the heartland of the Yuan Dynasty to the banks of the Yangtze River.

There were only tens of thousands of defeated soldiers left in the Ming Dynasty, and under the leadership of Lan Yu, they withdrew to the Ming territory.

In this battle, the results of many years of fighting were lost in one day.

All the advantages are gone.

Soon, the battle at the front was lost and the situation returned to its pre-war state.

Despite the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, the Yuan army was not good at naval battles and did not have enough warships, so they were unable to cross the Yangtze River and wipe out the Ming Empire in one fell swoop.

That winter, Yingtian was particularly cold.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to cry but had no tears. The whole court was in dead silence.

The five million-strong army was dispersed in one day, and countless descendants of the nobles died.

The descendants of these nobles were originally there to compete for the fruits of victory, so they were arranged in advance to occupy the occupied areas and hold official positions.

They never expected that before they had plundered much of the gold, silver and treasures, their army collapsed. They were left behind enemy lines and naturally fell into bad luck, as they were slaughtered one by one by the Yuan army.

The entire dynasty and its officials were in despair.

"Your Majesty, please use the Grand Historian Liu Ji! At this point, we still cannot leave Jiejiao!"

In the harem, Queen Ma advised.

"Alas! That's all it can do."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and cursed: "You are shameless immortal! One day, I will wipe out the roots of immortality!"

"Your Majesty! You must never say such words outside!"

Empress Ma was horrified. She never thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would dare to say such outrageous words.

"Don't worry! I know what to do!"

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he had said something wrong and stopped talking about this topic.

On the second day, at the morning court, Zhu Yuanzhang personally issued an edict, recounting Liu Ji's achievements in the conquest, summoning him to Beijing and re-employing him.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

All the ministers were overjoyed and everyone agreed with this plan. Even people like Li Shanchang, who were at odds with Liu Bowen, chose to remain silent.

This time, the front line was defeated and the Ming Dynasty was in danger. Only then did they realize the power of the immortal way. The existence of the dynasty could not be separated from the protection of the immortal way.

In order to express his apology, Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Liu Ji generously, posthumously conferred the title of Duke of Yongjia on Liu Ji's grandfather and father, and wanted to promote Liu Ji to a higher title several times.

However, Liu Bowen refused to accept it.

At this time, Liu Bowen had to make his attitude clear. This time Zhu Yuanzhang had gone too far.

He needed to regain the reputation of Jiejiao, so it was impossible for him to just respond to Zhu Yuanzhang's edicts and happily accept the reward.

Not only would the Jie Sect fail to save face, but it would also bring shame upon itself.

Zhu Yuanzhang must be made to realize deeply that he is wrong.

In desperation, Zhu Yuanzhang personally left Beijing and went to Liu Ji's hometown to ask Liu Bowen for forgiveness.

"Lord Liu, all the previous events were caused by Li Shanchang, who instigated discord between us and ruined the relationship between the ruler and his subject!"

After his persuasion failed, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and finally said, "I want to severely punish Prime Minister Li Shanchang and appoint you as Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty. What do you think?"

This was a big deal, and Zhu Yuanzhang invested a lot of money in it.

Hearing this, Liu Bowen was also shocked. He did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would let him serve as prime minister.

He was about to agree, but thinking of Zhu Yuanzhang's fickleness, his expression turned cold, and he said calmly: "Although Li Shanchang has made mistakes, he has made great contributions, has a high prestige, and can reconcile the generals."

Zhu Yuanzhang was also shameless. He pretended not to know and said with a smile: "Li Shanchang tried to harm you again and again, and you still put yourself in his shoes?"

"Prime Minister, a position of such importance in a country cannot be easily changed."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's shameless look, Liu Bowen had no choice but to say this.

The first time, the imperial edict to invite Liu Bowen failed.

The second time, Zhu Yuanzhang went in person and failed again.

After returning to the imperial capital, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately made some arrangements for Li Shanchang to resign and return home, and Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Yang Xian as prime minister.

Yang Xian treated Liu Ji very well and was a good friend of Liu Bowen.

The third time, Zhu Yuanzhang personally brought Yang Xian with him to see Liu Bowen again.

Zhu Yuanzhang's three visits to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage showed his full sincerity.

This not only saved Liu Bowen's face, but also helped the people of Jiejiao to put aside their grudges.

This time, Liu Bowen did not refuse Zhu Yuanzhang's face, and Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Liu Ji as a scholar of the Hongwenguan, and also appointed Liu Ji as a founding minister of the country, a senior official of Zishan, and a senior military officer, and conferred him the title of Earl of Chengyi, with an annual salary of 240 stones.

Liu Bowen was so grateful for such a great favor that he could not express it in words.

After Liu Bowen returned to the court, only half a year later, the power of Jiejiao once again infiltrated into every aspect of the Ming Empire.

Lin Lingsu learned from the previous lessons and infiltrated the court, the royal family, aristocratic families, nobles, merchants... every aspect through two lines, one open and one covert.

Next time, if Zhu Yuanzhang still wants to turn against him, he will prepare means to fight back.

The Jiejiao sect must not fall into the gutter again and again and capsize twice.

After Liu Bowen entered the court, he also invited some hermit masters who were not from the Jiejiao sect.

Master Zhuchuan, Master Zhaoxuan and other secular people all came to surrender.

The strength of the Ming Dynasty is also recovering rapidly, waiting for the decisive battle.

On the other hand, the Yuan Empire was also developing its power, especially its navy.

Warships began to be built in the dock, and naval soldiers were also trained step by step, waiting for the opportunity to attack the Ming Empire.

As a result, the Yuan Empire and the Ming Empire began a short period of rest and recuperation, waiting for the decisive battle.

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