NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37
37: Make plans and tactics, openly repair the plank road and secretly attack Chencang!
“According to the news, the new emperor is tyrannical and is preparing to rectify the administration of officials in the capital.” Niu Jinxing’s face was full of sinisterness, and he said excitedly:”If we can kill Zhu Youjian, it will not only cause chaos in Shuntian Prefecture, but also make the new emperor and the officials alienated!”
“And this man happened to be rectifying the administration of officials. We will work together with that official to create chaos. The king can take advantage of the opportunity to enter and seize Shuntian Prefecture!”
“By then……The king can seize the power of the capital and take the opportunity to rectify corruption in the army and rebuild the morale of the army.”
In fact, in the process of fighting between the two armies, assassinating local commanders or monarchs is despised by people.
But for Niu Jinxing, who was frustrated and could only display his talents after meeting Li Zicheng, there were not so many taboos.
What’s more, this matter has nothing to do with the army he is in.
At the time of the assassination, it was Ruan Dacheng who gave the plan in the letter to Niu Jinxing, and the reason why he said in front of Li Zicheng that these were all Chen Yan’s ideas was actually to protect Ruan Dacheng.
In Ruan Dacheng’s”deal”, whether it was the city of Shuntian Prefecture or the officials who conspired with him, they were all Ruan Dacheng’s bargaining chips.
The assassination could cause chaos in Shuntian Prefecture, alienate the monarch and his ministers, and make it easier for Ruan Dacheng to spread rumors in the city…….It’s like killing two birds with one stone!
Afterwards, the army where Li Zicheng was located could not only obtain Shuntian Prefecture, but also obtain evidence of corruption among officials in the capital, and easily take down a large sum of money. Why not?
Hearing what Niu Jinxing said, Li Zicheng was tempted.
But what really tempted him was not whether Shuntian Prefecture was chaotic or not, nor how many people would respond to the outside.
What tempted him was that after taking Shuntian Prefecture, he could take the opportunity to rectify military discipline!
Soldiers are not brave.
Li Zicheng read a lot of military books during his rebellion, so he naturally knew the importance of military discipline.
He knew that when the world was not settled, the lax military discipline and the corruption of soldiers were extremely terrible.
This was also Li Zicheng’s headache before.
There are actually quite a few people available in the army, but most of the corrupt ones are old brothers of the year.
These people have a great influence in the army, and Shuntian Prefecture is just around the corner, so Li Zicheng doesn’t want to make trouble.
Now that the opportunity has come, he must seize it!
“Good! Ju Ming is worthy of being the Zhuge Liang in our army!”Li Zicheng laughed loudly, took Niu Jinxing’s hand affectionately and said:
“I will leave this matter to you, Juming. When we take over Shuntian Prefecture, I will not let you down! If I become the emperor, Juming, you will be my prime minister!”
“Thank you for your trust! I will live up to your expectations.”
“Ju Ming, just go and do it. If you need anything, just ask.”
Niu Jinxing was quite moved by Li Zicheng’s generosity, trust, and promise.
Prime Minister!……That was a position below one man and above ten thousand people, the lifelong pursuit of all Confucian scholars in the world!
When Niu Jinxing thought that he could assist Li Zicheng in establishing a dynasty and leave his name in history, his heart was filled with excitement.、
“Without further ado, I’ll do it right away!”
Looking at Niu Jinxing’s hurriedly leaving figure, the light in Li Zicheng’s eyes was obscure.
He knew that Niu Jinxing must have concealed something in this matter, but it didn’t matter, he only looked at the result.
A chaos in the capital would naturally be the best.
But if the capital is not in chaos, after finishing his military affairs, Shuntian Prefecture will still be in his pocket, Li Zicheng!
Li Zicheng still has this confidence from being a postman to his current position.
Regardless of whether Zhu Yuanzhang’s reward is true or false, even if it is true, so what? It’s just 40,000 people! Even Zhu Yuanzhang can’t change the rolling trend!…
The next day,
Zhu Gaolin met Fan Guang in the Huagai Palace, where Fan Guang reported on recent events.
“Your Majesty, Zhou Kui has confessed on his own initiative.” Fan Guang handed a booklet to Zhu Gaoxun,”This is the list of property in his house, and the list of people who attended the ‘meeting’ in Tingyu Pavilion that day.”
Zhu Gaoxun took it and glanced at it casually, then threw it on the imperial desk, smiling and saying,”It seems that our Ming emperor’s father-in-law is still not very honest…….”
In the list, Zhou Kuiyou did hand over all his money, estimated to be more than 100,000 taels.
But he didn’t mention the land under his name at all.
“Your Majesty, do you want me to……”
“No need.” Zhu Gaoxun glanced at Fan Guang and said thoughtfully:”It’s just land. He can’t take these things away. Besides, this person took the initiative to confess, which is typical. Killing him will damage my reputation.”
“After all, this man is Zhu Youjian’s father-in-law. Even if he really needs to be dealt with, it should be done by Zhu Youjian himself.”
Zhu Gaoxun wanted to kill Zhou Kui directly, but he suppressed this idea. After all, he would replace Zhu Youjian in the future. It would be too much to wrong Zhu Youjian for such a small matter.
Fan Guang could not deny what his emperor said, and immediately changed the topic,”Recently, those civil officials have been restless and have been holding meetings almost day and night.’”
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di and Zhu Youjian, all walked in with serious faces.
Before Zhu Gaoxun could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a look of surprise:”Gaoxun, there have been rumors in the capital recently, and the people are in a panic. It is said that our 30,000 troops are no match for Li Zicheng.”
“We have few people, and 30,000 people are needed to control the city gates and maintain public order. The soldiers in Shuntian Prefecture are not very useful, so Shuntian Prefecture has become a sieve, and all kinds of rumors can jump out. Someone is dissatisfied with us…….”
“Grandfather Emperor, Father.” Zhu Gaoxun greeted the two men, and then said hello to Zhu Youjian, smiling and saying,”Don’t worry, I already knew about this matter, and everything is under control.”
“”Oh!?”
Zhu Di immediately became interested and asked,”I knew you were extraordinary, Gao Xun. What are your plans? Come on, don’t keep me in suspense!””
“I really have to keep this a secret. It won’t work if I tell you about it…….”Zhu Gaoxun said with a smile:”The outcome of this matter will be known the day after tomorrow. You two should accompany me to perform a big show tomorrow!”
“What big drama?”
“Openly repairing the plank road, secretly marching through Chencang!”