Half a month passed, and the news that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to Jiangdu Prefecture reached Hanyang.
After Chen Youliang learned about it, he shut out everyone and thought alone in his study, how to use this opportunity to break the current predicament!
He's actually been having a rough time lately.
Externally, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zuo Junbi joined forces to attack Tianwan's army. Internally, Xu Shouhui was also dishonest and frequently wanted to move the capital to get rid of his control.
Chen Youliang originally didn't want to fall out with Xu Shouhui so soon, but now that the situation is tight, he no longer has time to fight for power internally with Xu Shouhui.
Only by adopting thunderous means to firmly control the power can we free our hands and feet to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang and Zuo Junbi.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang is going to Jiangdu Mansion and has a falling out with Zuo Junbi. This is an excellent opportunity and he will never let it go.
After thinking for more than an hour, he ordered someone to call Zhang Dingbian to his residence.
"Brother Zhang, I need you to do something for me." Chen Youliang got straight to the point.
"Are you dealing with Zuo Junbi?" Zhang Dingbian asked.
Since the last fight with Zuo Junbi, he has repeatedly requested to lead troops to attack Zuo Junbi, but Chen Youliang refused.
Chen Youliang shook his head: "Zuo Junbi is nothing to worry about. There is something more important that you need to do now."
Zhang Dingbian didn't say anything. He had no interest in anything other than Zuo Junbi.
Chen Youliang glanced at him and said with a smile: "Zuo Junbi is not the only one who is strong in the world. Have you ever heard of the Two Tigers of Jiangdu?"
Zhang Dingbian raised his eyelids and said, "Chang Yuchun and Bian Yuanheng?"
Chen Youliang nodded: "These two are also the most powerful generals in the world. Don't you want to go and compete with them?"
Zhang Dingbian said: "You want me to go to Jiangdu Mansion?"
Chen Youliang smiled and said: "Yes, I hope you will go to Jiangdu Mansion on my behalf, form an alliance with Jiangdu Army, and jointly attack Zhu Yuanzhang and Zuo Junbi!"
Zhang Dingbian said expressionlessly: "Although Zhu and Zuo have won several battles, they are still not our opponents. Why should we ask others for help?"
Chen Youliang said in a deep voice: "If you want to do big things, you can't just think about the present. According to what you said, even if we defeat Zhu Zuo and Zuo, we will still suffer a lot of losses. What will happen when Jiangdu's army comes to attack?"
"And Zhu Yuanzhang has already gone to Jiangdu Mansion. If he forms an alliance with Jiangdu Army and joins forces to attack us, the situation will be very bad!"
Zhang Dingbian said: "Only those with equal strength form alliances, and the weak are not qualified to form alliances! Zhu Yuanzhang formed an alliance with Jiangdu Army, isn't he afraid of being annexed?"
Chen Youliang said coldly: "Zhu Yuanzhang is so scheming that it is very possible that he temporarily surrenders to Jiangdu's army to deal with us, so you have to destroy their alliance!"
Zhang Dingbian refused: "This kind of negotiation is not my specialty. You'd better send someone else to do it!"
Chen Youliang was not angry and said with a smile: "I have already selected the candidate for negotiation, but he is a secret hand. You go with the envoy and stay as a secret hand!"
Zhang Dingbian frowned and said, "What do you want me to do?"
Chen Youliang smiled solemnly and said: "If Zhang Yangquan does not form an alliance with us, you will kill Zhu Yuanzhang! Zhu Yuanzhang's group of men knew that he died in Jiangdu, why didn't they fight with Jiangdu's army?"
Zhang Dingbian suddenly stopped talking.
Chen Youliang sighed and said: "I know you don't like doing this kind of assassination, but the situation is urgent now, and I can only rely on you!"
Zhang Dingbian was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, I promise you!"
Chen Youliang was overjoyed, patted his shoulder and said: "Be careful along the way!"
After Zhang Dingbian left, Kangtai came to the mansion and reported to Chen Youliang: "My lord, your Majesty met with Zhang Yi and others again today, and he is still plotting to move the capital!"
Chen Youliang sneered: "It seems that I am still too polite to him!"
Kangtai said coldly: "Should we put Xu Shouhui under house arrest in the palace like Ni Wenjun did before and not allow him to see anyone?"
Chen Youliang said coldly: "It doesn't have to be so troublesome, I have a better way!"
When he went to court the next day, Xu Shouhui mentioned the matter of moving the capital again and planned to move the capital to Longxing Road.
Longxing Road is located in the south of the Yangtze River and is controlled by Xu Shouhui's general Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi and other officials came out to agree, but Chen Youliang, who had always opposed moving the capital, said nothing this time.
His direct subordinates saw that he was silent, so they had no objection.
Xu Shouhui was so happy that he decided to move the capital in one fell swoop.
Five days later, Xu Shouhui impatiently left Hanyang with a group of direct ministers and went straight to Longxing Road.
A building ship sailed from the north of the Yangtze River and headed straight to the south of the Yangtze River.
Xu Shouhui stood on the deck of the building, looked back in the direction of Hanyang City, and sighed.
"I never believed in Feng Shui before, but since I entered Hanyang, I have been repeatedly controlled by my subordinates. It seems that Hanyang City is really like a trapped dragon!"
Huangmen Shilang congratulated him and said with a smile: "Longxing Road is the place where dragons thrive. As long as your majesty arrives at Longxing, Chen Youliang and other powerful officials will no longer dare to be confident!"
Zhang Yi frowned and said: "If we can counter Chen Youliang, we need to recall General Ming Yuzhen and General Ding Pulang as soon as possible. How can we succeed by changing places?"
He Bian said calmly: "No, in the land of trapped dragons, no matter how many powerful officials are eliminated, new powerful officials will appear to trap your majesty. But in the land of prosperous dragons, the powerful officials will be captured by the power of heaven and will never have second thoughts.
Heart."
Xu Shouhui nodded repeatedly. He was restrained by Ni Wenjun and Chen Youliang one after another. He never believed that the problem was with him, so he firmly believed in the theory of trapped dragons.
"General Zhang, when I get to Longxing Road, you will naturally understand this!"
Zhang Yi did not dwell on this topic anymore and said: "Your Majesty, should we bypass Jiangzhou City and go straight to Longxing, or should we spend the night in Jiangzhou City?"
Xu Shouhui suddenly said: "I heard that Chen Youliang has recently assembled a large army in Jiangzhou to prepare for a counterattack against the Zhu Zuo coalition. Is this true?"
Zhang Yi said solemnly: "Yes, an army of 150,000 has been assembled."
Xu Shouhui snorted and said: "Chen Youliang dared to gather troops privately without telling me! Let's go to Jiangzhou Road, I want to meet the generals in person!"
Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, most of the generals on Jiangzhou Road are direct descendants of Chen Youliang. I'm afraid there is something wrong with going there rashly!"
Xu Shouhui smiled and said: "I am out of trouble, there is nothing to worry about. Let's go directly to Jiangzhou City. By the way, I can express my condolences to the soldiers and let them understand that I am the emperor of Tianwan Army!"
Seeing his persistence, Zhang Yi nodded and sent the order to send the big ship towards Jiangzhou City.
Arriving outside the city, the city gates were under martial law, and the generals guarding the city were waiting outside with their generals in person.
Xu Shouhui led a group of officials and followed him into the city.
Just after passing the doorway, I suddenly heard a "click" and turned around to see that the city gate was closed, locking out Xu Shouhui's entourage of officers and soldiers.
The only people entering the city now are Xu Shouhui and dozens of his followers.
Zhang Yi's face changed drastically, he pulled out his sword and stood next to Xu Shouhui, glaring at the general who defended the city.
"General Zheng, what do you want to do?"
"You don't have to ask him, I asked him to do this!" A voice came down from the city wall.
Xu Shouhui looked up and saw a man in white robe standing on the city wall. Who could it be if it wasn't Chen Youliang?
"Chen Pingzhang, what do you want to do?" Xu Shouhui asked tremblingly.
Chen Youliang pressed his hand on the parapet and said condescendingly: "Your Majesty, I know you want to move the capital, but Longxing is too far away. I think Jiangzhou is good. Why don't we just move the capital to Jiangzhou? What do you think?"
Xu Shouhui gritted his teeth and said: "I have made up my mind, we must move the capital to Long..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the "swish, swish" sound of arrows, and bursts of screams continued to sound around Xu Shouhui.
In the blink of an eye, all civil servants and generals, including Zhang Yi and He Bian, were shot to death.
Chen Youliang picked his ears with his fingers and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't hear clearly what you just said!"
Xu Shouhui looked at the corpses all around him and shivered all over. He took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "Okay, just... move the capital to Jiangzhou!"
Chen Youliang added: "I had a dream last night, in which Your Majesty decreed that I should be crowned King of Han. Does Your Majesty think this dream is very interesting?"
Xu Shouhui's face turned pale and he said: "With your merits, you should have been crowned king long ago. I will issue an edict to crown you king!"
Chen Youliang laughed loudly: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. Come, Your Majesty was a little frightened today. Please take Your Majesty to rest quickly!"
In September of the 15th year of the Zhengzheng Period, Tianwan's army moved to Jiangzhou.
Xu Shouhui named Chen Youliang the King of Han. From that day on, the military and political power of Tianwan Army was finally firmly controlled by Chen Youliang, and Xu Shouhui became a puppet again.