Daming: From the end of Hongwu

309 Chapter 307 - Liu Sanye Enters Jinan City

In the evening, a spring rain shrouded the entire city of Nanjing like silk and fog. Under the gray sky, the moist rain and fog appeared dreamlike and dreamlike in the lights.

Eunuch An restrained Xiao Shunzi's body, as if his soul had been hollowed out, like a walking corpse, he carried Xiao Shunzi's body on his back and walked towards the house.

At home, Mr. Liu and the third master were always worried about Xiao Shunzi's affairs. When they saw that Eunuch An came back with Xiao Shunzi's body on his back, they couldn't bear to close their eyes.

The old slave in the family has been hanging around with people.

Mr. Liu sighed deeply, and returned to his courtyard sadly.

The banquet in the courtyard to congratulate him on his birthday has not yet been withdrawn, he picked up the bowl full of Yuehualu, looked at the fine wine that he had been thinking about, and drank it down in one gulp.

The wine is still delicious, but the feeling is not as good as before.

Third Master Liu sighed again, bent his body, and walked towards the bedroom trembling slightly. At this moment, he didn't realize that the old man climbed up his cheek silently, exuding a faint breath of death. .

I don't know how long it took.

Eunuch An knocked on his door.

Mr. Liu sat up: "Come in."

Eunuch An pushed open the door, walked in step by step, then knelt down in front of Mr. Liu with a plop, which surprised Mr. Liu slightly.

"You... you are?"

Mr. An first knocked his head three times heavily. When he raised his head, his eyes were already bloodshot, and the fierceness emanating from them made Third Master Liu feel strong.

"Third Master, Xiao Anzi has never begged you for anything, but there is something today, Xiao Anzi knelt down and begged Third Master for help."

"You get up and talk first," said Mr. Liu.

But Eunuch An was unmoved at all.

Mr. Liu couldn't help but sighed and said: "It stands to reason that I have to take care of you a lot, but you have something to ask for, and I shouldn't shirk it, but now you are a majestic eunuch, and I am just an eunuch. Jinyiwei Qianhu who was resigned, although some old friends can be contacted, but most of them are in different places, so how can I help you?"

Having said that, Mr. Liu paused for a moment and said, "I also like that kid Xiao Shunzi. Unfortunately, he passed away early, and I am also sad, but he died in the palace, so what can we do? There are some things we have to learn to look at Come on, you are an old man in the palace, you should know this truth."

While speaking, Third Master Liu took out a small box from the bedside, and he continued: "I still have some coffin books here, you take them, and make Xiao Shunzi's funeral more grand, this is also my A little thought."

Eunuch An shook his head: "I don't want money."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Eunuch An looked up at Third Master Liu. After a short silence, he said firmly, "I want to ask Third Master for a token to help me meet Zhen Junma."

"See Zhen Wu?"

Mr. Liu just muttered a sentence, and the next moment he looked shocked: "You want to vote for King Yan? Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy. Before, I had no choice. Life and death were in the hands of the emperor, but now I want to change my allegiance to another emperor." Eunuch An's suppressed roar shocked Third Master Liu.

"You...you are treasonous." Mr. Liu said excitedly.

Eunuch An's expression remained unchanged and he said: "That's right, it's a big treason, I know it, and I also know that the third master has been loyal all his life, if the third master doesn't want me to behave like this, he can report me."

whistleblower?

How can he report?
When he came to the capital in his later years, he had no one to rely on, relying on the care of Gong Gong, grandpa and grandson, so that he was not so lonely. After getting along with each other in the past few years, why didn't he regard them as family members in his heart.

But what Eunuch An asked for really made him difficult.

All his life, he could speak in a muddleheaded way. When he came to his senses, he only wanted to keep a word of loyalty so that he would be praised after his death. Without any complaints, he would rather return to the capital in desperation, hide in a place where eunuchs gather, and wait to die than stay in Beiping and continue to receive Zhen Wu's favor.

Because he was afraid that one day, in the face of those favors, he would have to do something that made him violate his loyalty, and he would end up being unkind, unrighteous, unfaithful and unfilial after his death.

But he didn't expect that he escaped Zhen Wu's favor, and after coming to the capital, he received the favor of several eunuchs, and was forced to do that infidelity.

They are all eunuchs in the palace, and they should have no connection with King Yan at all.

How could Mr. Liu think that one day the eunuchs in the palace would also want to vote for King Yan.

"Are you trying to avenge Xiao Shunzi?" Third Master Liu closed his eyes and sighed.

"Yes, but not all."

Eunuch An gritted his teeth, thinking about what he had seen and heard these years: "It is said that the emperor is benevolent and elegant, but I can see it clearly in the palace. The emperor is quite tyrannical in private, and treats us eunuchs like Just like those scholars are the same, they all despise and loathe them to the extreme, they are not even as good as ordinary servants, and they don’t even treat us as individuals, today Xiao Shunzi was beaten to death by the emperor’s anger, isn’t it because The emperor knows that even if he does this, those scholars will not have the slightest accusation or dissatisfaction with him?"

Third Master Liu took a deep breath, and heard Eunuch An continue to say: "I am often taught by the third master and my godfather. I don't think I am a person who does not value loyalty. I eat the royal salary. It stands to reason that I should not harm the royal family. But King Yan is also Taizu's son, I want to be loyal to King Yan, so why not!"

Third Master Liu closed his eyes and struggled.

a long time.

Mr. Liu smiled wryly and said: "Forget it, maybe I am destined to be that unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous person. Since I have received your favor, I can't repay it. I will help you this time."

After speaking, Mr. Liu leaned over to the bed and took out another small box. He opened the box and took out a bunch of keys.

He looked at the key with emotion.

This bunch of keys is the key to each door of his Beiping mansion, Zhen Wu has a bunch of identical ones there, as long as you show this bunch of keys to Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu will definitely recognize it.

Third Master Liu closed his eyes again and struggled for a while, until the image of Xiao Shunzi appeared in his mind, and he finally made up his mind.Let's just do it, the big deal is that once the matter is over, I will give up the body of Feng Candle to apologize, and then go to the Taizu to receive the punishment when I go underground.

In fact, he also has grievances in his heart.

He also wanted to tell Taizu that the new emperor was unpopular.

After thinking this through, Mr. Liu no longer hesitated, and he handed the key to Eunuch An.

But at the next moment, he suddenly thought that Zhen Wu was a bit suspicious, and this bunch of keys alone might not make Zhen Wu trust him, and then he looked at Eunuch An and thought about it seriously.

Finally, he took the key back, sighed and said, "Please help me prepare a carriage, and I will help you take a trip by myself."

Eunuch An was a little puzzled.

Mr. Liu explained: "You are the eunuch with palm prints in the palace. I am afraid that it will not be easy for you to leave the capital. Be careful not to kill your godfather. What's more, you will not charge into battle and make suggestions. Even if you vote for King Yan What's the use, why don't I ask Zhen Wu to send someone to contact you after I meet Zhen Wu, or if you have anything to say to Zhen Wu, you can write a letter and I will take it there for you."

After thinking about it, Eunuch An felt that Mr. Liu's idea was more appropriate, so he nodded in agreement.

On the second day, a carriage carried Mr. Liu towards Jinan City.

……

But at this moment in Jinan City, there is a dispute over the direction of the next battle. Most of them think that they should attack Huai'an and fight against the army led by Mei Yin. , there is a relatively stable rear that can support their steady advance.

This is also the safest way.

But Zhen Wu put forward a different opinion. He wanted to surprise Xuzhou, break through the city quickly from Xuzhou, and then bypass Huai'an like lightning and go straight to the capital.

This opinion is too risky. First of all, they don't know how many troops there are in the capital. Secondly, if they are frustrated in Xuzhou and Mei Yin leads an army to help them, they will be in a disadvantageous situation. It is better to fight against Mei Yin steadily, so they only need It is enough to allocate a part of the troops to guard against Xuzhou He Fu, so as not to be made dumplings.

Both Zhu Di and Zhang Yu expressed their concerns regarding Zhen Wu's opinion, but they don't know why Zhen Wu was surprisingly firm this time.

This also led to the fact that there was no unified opinion for several days in a row.

In fact, if other people had a different opinion, Zhu Di would have already paid attention to it regardless of the decision, but he could not turn a blind eye to Zhen Wu's opinion.

Zhen Wu is not a kid who just entered the station, since he dared to say it, he must have his own thoughts.

But Zhu Di and others asked Zhen Wu several times, but Zhen Wu couldn't tell the reason.

Because of this, the battle to the south was delayed.

On this day, Zhen Wu stood on the top of Jinan City, looking towards the south, the breeze brushed his face, but it couldn't blow away the heavy thoughts in his heart.

Since the beginning of the war, until now, the imperial court's wealth seems to be endless. Each time they destroyed their hundreds of thousands of troops, they gathered hundreds of thousands of troops in a blink of an eye.

When did this hit a head?

Zhen Wu had no doubt that after they defeated Mei Yin's hundreds of thousands of troops, the imperial court would gather another 10 people while they digested the fruits of victory.

Zhu Yuanzhang's foundation for Zhu Yunqi is really thicker than others imagined.

It would be better to take down the capital with a lightning surprise attack and win the world in one battle.

Moreover, Zhen Wu instinctively felt that there was no need to confront Mei Yin. He came from later ages. During the Battle of Jingnan, he didn't know other details, but Mei Yin held an army of 40 and remained motionless, watching helplessly. Zhu Di still has an impression of taking down the capital.

It was also because of this consideration that Zhen Wu really didn't want to start a war with Mei Yin, and felt that it was unnecessary from the bottom of his heart.

But for this reason, he couldn't tell Zhu Di, he couldn't swear that Mei Yin wouldn't care about us, and we can just go and fight Xuzhou at ease.

What's more, Zhen Wu is not sure that Mei Yin will still remain motionless in this era.

This also led to Zhen Wu's lack of reason to persuade Zhu Di and the others to fight Xuzhou.

Zhen Wu sighed deeply, his brows furrowed in worry.

At this moment, Cao Xiaoman rushed over suddenly, and whispered in Zhen Wu's ear: "Uncle Liu came to Jinan City and said he wanted to see you."

"Uncle Liu?"

Zhen Wu frowned and said, "Which Uncle Liu?"

Cao Xiaoman said anxiously: "It's that Uncle Liu in Beiping, Beewei Hutong."

"Him?" Zhen Wu asked in surprise.

Cao Xiaoman nodded repeatedly.

"What is he doing here?"

Cao Xiaoman said with a bitter face: "I also asked, but he didn't tell me, he said he wanted to see you."

Thinking of Uncle Liu's identity, Zhen Wu didn't dare to underestimate him, and said, "Let's go, follow me to see Uncle Liu."

While talking, the two walked towards the city, and after a while Zhen Wu saw Uncle Liu in his courtyard.

Zhen Wu looked at Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu seemed to have aged a lot in recent years, his hair was still all white, and the wrinkles on his face were like ravines.

"Why are you so old, but you are not used to living in the capital? Why don't you move back to Beiping City, I often have your house cleaned up, and people can live in it at any time."

Uncle Liu was not in a good mood, he waved his hand and said, "I'm here to see you today, not to reminisce about the old days, let all your people go down, I have something to tell you."

Zhen Wu looked at Uncle Liu suspiciously, but he also waved his hand, telling Cao Xiaoman to remove all the people on the left and right.

When only he and Uncle Liu were left in the courtyard, Uncle Liu took out a letter and handed it to Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu took it in confusion, then opened it and looked at it carefully.

But before he finished reading it, Zhen Wu stood up in surprise. This letter was filled with the transfer of soldiers and horses of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and also wrote some records of the transfer of troops. the truth.

"you…"

Zhen Wu looked at Uncle Liu in shock and confusion: "Didn't you not want to help me when you left Beiping? Why did you send this letter now, and this Eunuch An, is he worthy of my trust?"

Uncle Liu was not in a high mood, and said lightly: "The news that Wei Guogong led the capital camp to leave the capital, I think you can also find out. As for whether the capital is really empty, whether this person is worthy of trust or not, you can judge for yourself. Thanks to Xiao Anzi's favor, I will send you a letter for him, and you can send someone to try to contact him, and you will know the truth when the time comes."

"Don't bother, I trust you." Zhen Wu said suddenly at this moment.

"Oh?"

Zhen Wu's eyes brightened and said: "I met you when I was young, and I think I understand your temperament. Even if you, Uncle Liu, want to help the one in Nanjing, you will not use our relationship to deceive you. We are the same in that.”

Uncle Liu was stunned for a moment, then pointed to Zhen Wu dumbly, and sighed: "You boy, you deserve to be famous."

After speaking, Uncle Liu got up and walked outside.

Zhen Wu asked: "Are you leaving now?"

"I can't bear to watch the war again, and this time I'm sorry to the great grandfather, I need to go back to Beiping as soon as possible to plead guilty to the great grandfather, or die halfway, it will be a loss." Uncle Liu said.

"You want to go back to Peiping? Well, I said you are quite old, why are you still so serious, please, please slow down, I will have someone send you back." Zhen Wu said, and hurried up to support him Uncle Liu.

Uncle Liu glanced at Zhen Wu, but didn't say much.

Soon, Zhen Wu arranged for a group of soldiers to escort Uncle Liu back to Peiping. Zhen Wu waved his hand to say goodbye to Uncle Liu and said, "Wait a minute, I'll see you when I return to Peiping after the war is over."

Uncle Liu didn't nod or shake his head, he just took a greedy look at this world, and then boarded the carriage.

After Zhen Wu sent Uncle Liu away, he hurried to see Zhu Di.

When Zhen Wu saw Zhu Di, he explained the matter to Zhu Di in detail, and finally handed the letter to Zhu Di.

After Zhu Di read the letter, he was also surprised and surprised like Zhen Wu and said: "So, the capital's troops are empty?"

Zhen Wu nodded and said: "It should be true, but this matter is so important that we have to be cautious. Your Highness, you can get the people in the capital to confirm it. If it is true, it will be an excellent opportunity for us. As long as we do it within half a month After defeating He Fu's soldiers and horses, we can completely shake off Mei Yin and go straight to the capital, but as long as we win the capital, Your Highness, we can seal the world in one battle."

Zhu Di nodded, his heart agitated.

Such an opportunity really cannot be missed, as long as they can be sure that the capital is empty, he is completely willing to take a gamble, half a month will break He Fu, and Mei Yin will not be able to catch up with them.

He said to Zhen Wu: "Don't say anything about it, I'll let someone verify it first, and if it's true, let's call the generals to discuss it." After speaking, Zhu Di didn't have time to care about Zhen Wu, so he hurried to try to contact Nei should go.

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(End of this chapter)