Chapter 1555 King Zhu Di of Ming Dynasty (Part 1)


    Chapter 1553: King Zhu Di of Ming Dynasty (Part 1)


    The forces that were aimed at Zhu Ming were naturally not just Cao Cao in Yanzhou, but Zhao Kuangyin in Yuzhou, Sun Jian in Jiangdong, and even Huang Zu in Jiangxia were all coveted by Zhu Ming.


    These princes sent envoys and spies to Xuzhou and Jianghuai to win over Zhu Ming''s generals and important officials, hoping to take the opportunity to get a share of Zhu Ming.


    Zhu Yuanzhang''s death alone made Zhu Ming, who was the overlord of the Central Plains, step on the cusp of the storm. With a group of wolves around him, even a small prince like Huang Zu dared to step on it.


    As for Zhu Ming, there was also an undercurrent.


    With the return of Zhu Yunwen, Xiang Zhuang and others, it was basically concluded that both the lord and Luo Shixin died in Jizhou.


    Zhu Yuanzhang and Luo Shixin, one is the pillar of the sky, and the other is the most powerful general. Their deaths at the same time, naturally, Zhu Ming was shocked. However, while some people were excited, another group of people had strange thoughts.


    After Zhu Yuanzhang left the Dabie Mountains, he also surrendered many surrendered troops, such as Tao Qian''s Xuzhou Army, Liu Bei''s Pingyuan Army, and Yuan Shu''s Huai Army, so the components of Zhu Ming''s armies were also complicated.


    When Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, with his great prestige, no one dared to have any unfair intentions.


    But now Zhu Yuanzhang is dead, and the young master Zhu Di is not prestige enough. It is normal for those generals in the army who are rebellious and only submit to Zhu Yuanzhang, such as Xue Ju, Li Guo, etc., to have a strange intention.


    Therefore, Zhu Ming is now calm on the surface and is united in hatred of the enemy, but there is undercurrent in secret, and he may be divided if he is not careful.


    Zhu Di also saw this situation and was anxious. Naturally, he wanted to keep the foundation laid by his father, but his father died too suddenly, and he didn''t even leave a last word.


    In addition, the forms of Xuzhou and Jianghuai have changed too quickly, so fast that Zhu Di cannot tell who is loyal and who is treacherous. At this time, he has no idea who should believe, and Zhu Ming may fall into civil strife if he takes the wrong step.


    "Young master, you can''t continue like this." Xiang Zhuang said with a serious face.


    "Yes, if this continues, Xuzhou will be in chaos." Zhang Yan said in a deep voice.


    Zhu Yunwen, Xiang Zhuang, Zhang Yan, those who escaped from Taihang alive are all loyal supporters of Zhu Di.


    After pondering for a while, Zhu Yunwen said, "Young Master, go find Military Advisor Fan. Military Advisor Fan is the person he trusts the most. He will definitely stand on the side of the Young Master."


    A hint of hesitation flashed in Zhu Di''s eyes and said, "But Military Commander Fan has contacted Cao Cao in private. In addition, he has never stood up to express his opinion for so long."


    As Zhu Ming''s first important minister, Zhu Di used to respect him very much, but after Zhu Yuanzhang''s death, Fan Zeng was close to Zhu Di.


    It is precisely because of Fan Zeng''s actions that the people below saw the hope of independence. After all, if Fan Zeng fully supported Zhu Di, the people below would definitely not dare to be so presumptuous.


    So, to a certain extent, Fan Geng played Zhu Ming''s internal rupture.


    "Young Master, are you doubting the loyalty of the military advisor?" Xiang Zhuang said in a deep voice.


    Zhu Di felt a sharp gaze and met him without fear, then nodded and said, "The military advisor''s actions make me doubt."


    "Young Master, you shouldn''t doubt the military advisor."


    Xiang Zhuang strengthened his tone and said with some reproach: "The military advisor is the person the lord trusts the most. If he also surrenders to the enemy, then he will be dead now."


    Zhu Di''s eyes flashed with anger when he heard this. Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen quickly smoothed out and said, "Young Master, no matter whether the military advisor is loyal or traitor, we must now, and we can only trust the military advisor. Do you understand?" Zhu Yunwen''s words made Zhu Di calmer. After pondering for a long time, he said, "I understand, I will go to the military advisor to apologize."


    After saying that, Zhu Di got up and left. Looking at Zhu Di''s departure, Xiang Zhuang and Zhu Yunwen both smiled.


    After Zhu Di came to Fan Zeng''s mansion, after some notice, because Fan Zeng was not there, Zhu Di had to come to Fan Zeng''s study and wait.


    After waiting for two hours, Fan Zeng did not come back. Zhu Di couldn''t help but feel a little impatient and began to wander in the study and look through Fan Zeng''s letter.


    When he flipped through the letter "Brother, brother, Fan Li", Zhu Di''s pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn''t help but take apart and read them, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.


    Zhu Di had known that Cao Cao was trying to win over Fan Zeng, but he didn''t know that Cao Cao''s efforts were so strong, and he also made a promise to be named a marquis of Fan Zeng, which was equivalent to giving Fan Zeng a status under one person.


    "Cao Mengde is really willing to give up." Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said to himself.


    "Cao Aman is certainly willing to do so. If I surrender, he will not only be able to obtain a state, but also add a 100,000 army. How could Cao Aman do a loss-making business?"


    A familiar voice sounded in his ears, which made Zhu Di shudder. He turned his head and found that Fan Zeng was behind him, and he was looking at him with a smile on his face, which made Zhu Di froze.


    "Military advisor, when did you come back? Why didn''t you make any noise?" Zhu Diqiang said with a smile.


    "I''ve been back a long time ago. Seeing that the young master is so attentive, I didn''t disturb the young master."


    Fan Zeng smiled indifferently, sat down and pointed to another stack of letters, saying, "Since the young master has read Cao Cao''s letter, why not read the others as well. Promise, this is what other princes wrote to me, and they are all here."


    “No, no, no.”


    Zhu Di was so scared that he waved his hand quickly and said, "No need, how could the kid not understand the loyalty of the military advisor?


    No matter how tempted these princes, the boy believed that the military advisor would never leave me. ”


    Looking at Zhu Di''s panic look, Fan Zeng knew that Zhu Di must have been scared during this period. If he didn''t explain clearly, Zhu Di would inevitably feel resentful in the future, so he said, "Young Master, aren''t you curious about how I responded to these princes?"


    Zhu Di felt inexplicably moved. After a little thought, he asked tentatively: "Did the military advisor neither agree nor agree, just hanging them with them and giving them hope to delay time?"


    Fan Zeng was stunned, then gently stroked his long beard and smiled happily, "Young master is smart. I did this, otherwise Cao Cao would have been in a big army."


    When Zhu Di heard this, he felt relieved. Such words proved that Fan Zeng was devoted to him, but he didn''t contact him for so long?


    "The young master is curious, why didn''t I stand up and clearly support the young master, but instead let the situation worsen?"


    Hearing Fan Zeng take the initiative to propose, Zhu Di looked at Fan Zeng carefully and nodded, "I''m a little curious."


    Fan Zengze said with a faint smile: "I am actually waiting for the young master to come to find me."


    Zhu Di''s body trembled suddenly, and it turned out that the military advisor was testing himself.


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    (This chapter ends)