A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 32 Not an emperor?
Fang Guozhen sat in the main seat, but still did not speak.

Yan Ling knew that this man had been shaken, but as a prince, he was somewhat embarrassed to say the words of surrender.

So he decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Brother Guozhen." He suddenly spoke, but did not address Fang Guozhen's official position.

The figure on the main seat raised his head in confusion.

"Do you still remember when you promised to owe me a favor?" Yan Ling smiled slightly.

Fang Guozhen was stunned.

Time seems to have returned to the lobby of the Yan family back then. The young man held a long sword in his hand and scolded the servants to loosen their bonds.

"Of course." He smiled: "You want to use it here? You must know that this is a favor from Fang Guozhen, it is very precious!"

Yan Ling nodded: "Brother Guozhen, wouldn't it be great if you and I were ministers in the same palace?"

After hearing this, Fang Guozhen was silent for a moment, and then took a long breath, as if he had made a difficult decision, and as if he finally relaxed:
"Okay, okay, okay! In that case, I will follow you!"

"The treasure of the Eastern Zhejiang Province has returned to the King of Wu! From now on, I am willing to lead the way for the king!"

He stepped down from the throne, knelt down to the north, and kowtowed to the sky from a distance.

In November of the 26th year of the Zheng Dynasty, Fang Guozhen surrendered.

Since then, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have returned home.

Of course, Fang Guozhen's surrender would not be because of Yan Ling's so-called favor. It was just a step up for Fang Guozhen. It's like Cao Cao defeated Zhang Lu and had already brought him back to his hometown before taking out Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Saying a few words "Return to the Han Dynasty" means that you are returning to orthodoxy and giving you a step up.

Without Zhu Liangzu who was pressing every step of the way, Fang Guozhen would not be so easy to talk to.No one who achieves great things is simple.

A two-pronged approach, using both soft and hard tactics, can conquer this fortified city without spending a single soldier.

Yan Ling successfully completed the task, and Wu Jun took over Fang Guozhen's territory. This time he did not play any tricks.Zhu Yuanzhang also kept his promise and gave several brothers official positions. The leader Fang Guozhen was even granted the title of Dehou.

However, Lao Zhu still kept an eye on it. As the leader, Fang Guozhen, although he was Zuocheng of Guangxi Province, he only enjoyed food and salary and did not take office.

After all, he was once a prince.

But even so, he still enjoyed all the glory in the second half of his life.

On May [-], the seventh year of Hongwu, Fang Guozhen passed away and was buried in the east of Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang personally held a memorial ceremony, and Song Lian, a Hanlin scholar, wrote the "Shinto Inscription" to commemorate him.

This life is not in vain.
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ps: "History of the Ming Dynasty": "Guozhen was the first to be rebellious and dishonest, but he died a good death." People in the Qing Dynasty could not understand the way Fang Guozhen died after enjoying his wealth and wealth. They can only say that Lao Zhu was true in the early days of his business. Magnanimous.
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In December of the 26th year of Zhizheng, the 12th year of Longfeng in Han and Song Dynasties, Yingtian.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Hall of King Wu.

He sat on the throne as usual.

"Everyone, if you have any matters, please submit them for discussion." He gave the order.

According to past experience, at this time the ministers have already begun to hurriedly report. Here comes "A certain place has insufficient finances and requests for appropriation", and there comes "A certain place is attacked by enemy troops and requests to conquer such-and-such". Crowded.

However, after he finished speaking today, there was still silence below.The ministers seemed to have reached an agreement and remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and was keenly aware of the problem.

Today's meeting seemed different from usual.

Without letting him wait too long, the ministers standing at the front of the team looked at each other. Li Shanchang took a step to the left and knelt on the ground: "We respectfully invite His Highness to be the emperor!"

After he finished speaking, as if it was a signal, the courtiers behind him stepped forward at the same time and knelt down in unison:
"We respectfully invite Your Highness to assume the throne of emperor!" The loud voice made the hall buzz.

Several important military generals have gone on an expedition, so the leaders this time are mainly civil servants. Specifically, it is Li Shanchang, the Right Prime Minister, who takes the lead, plus Yan Ling, who has just returned, as well as Wang Guangyang, Liu Ji, Zhu Sheng and others.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Li Shanchang continued:
"Your Highness, you started your army from Haozhou and never had any territory, and now you have achieved great achievements. You have wiped out all the heroes from all directions, and all the people of Wu have returned home. This is the reflection of destiny in you! I hope you can Ascend to the throne as early as possible and satisfy the common wishes of our ministers and the people!"

Persuade!

A hint of joy flashed across Zhu Yuanzhang's face, but then he seemed to have thought of something, and a haze flashed across his eyes.

He took a deep breath and regained his composure, his voice as calm as ever:

"No need."

"Although we have established a number of provinces, we are still surrounded by enemies. Most of the land in the world is still desolate and the people are displaced. This is not the time to proclaim the emperor! Since ancient times, the emperor who has won the world has surrendered all over the world, and everyone in the world has returned to his heart. In this Under such circumstances, they are still humble and do not act appropriately, which shows their virtue."

"I used to laugh at Chen Youliang just because he had just occupied a small position, and I couldn't wait to become the king. I was so arrogant and arrogant. Sure enough, he perished not long after. If I became emperor now, wouldn't I be the same as him? A laughingstock? How can I make the same mistake as him again! If destiny is really mine, then the throne will be mine sooner or later, so why bother?"

"Everyone, please step back. Today's business ends here!"

Below, Li Shanchang was still waiting for further persuasion, but Zhu Yuanzhang flicked his sleeves, turned around and left, unlike before, which was just a pretentious shirk!
When the ministers saw this situation, they couldn't help but look at each other. Li Shanchang and Yan Ling looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Your Highness, do you really not want to be emperor?
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Not an emperor?Who wouldn't?
But, with you here, how can I claim to be emperor...

Xiao Ming Wang, Han Lin'er.

Zhu Yuanzhang strode through the palace, feeling dissatisfied and regretful in his heart.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have rescued that guy from Anfeng and let him die inside with Liu Futong, wouldn't it have been better?
Today's things are different from those before the Wu throne.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's King of Wu was persuaded by the ministers to become independent, not Han Lin'er.

This made the emperor of Han and Song Dynasties, the nominal leader of Zhu Yuanzhang, have an even lower sense of existence. It also led to today that the ministers ignored the emperor of Chuzhou and directly advised him to ascend the throne. Perhaps in their hearts, the so-called King Ming is just a matter of an edict from the future Emperor Zhu.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered this huge territory with his own hard work. Apart from nominally belonging to the Red Scarf Army system, he actually had nothing to do with Han Liner's Red Scarf Army.

Why should he return the emperor?
But Zhu Yuanzhang still paid great attention to his reputation. It was impossible for him to proclaim himself emperor while Han Lin'er was still alive.

demise?He thought for a moment.

Cao Pi made an abdication in the past, but in fact everyone with a discerning eye knows what is going on.

Moreover, if it was the Zhao Song Dynasty a hundred years ago, Zhu Yuanzhang might also consider that this Han Song Dynasty...

King Wu thought of a better way.

He called his attendants:

"I remember that before Yan Ling, the political minister of Pingzhang, came back from eastern Zhejiang, he was left alone to rest for more than a month, right?"

"Call him over. I have something important for him to do."

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