Zhang Yangquan and the three of them remained silent and listened silently, as if the scene at that time had already appeared in their minds.
Ge Xiao'e's voice gradually gained more strength and she raised her head.
"Before I died, I wanted to avenge Sister Wei. I wanted to burn down the palace while they were having fun. Later I heard that Brother Lin had been arrested, so I changed my mind and wanted to save Brother Lin first."
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "So it was you who saved Lin Hai."
Ge Xiao'e whispered: "If Jia Lin really did such a thing, he naturally wanted to kill Brother Lin to avoid future troubles. I persuaded him several times before he changed his mind and sent him into the army!"
Zhang Yangquan asked again: "How do you know he is in Jiangdu Prefecture?"
Ge Xiao'e whispered: "After I escaped from Dadu, I first went to find General Dong Tuanxiao. He told me that Brother Lin was involved in a fight among the top leaders of the Tianwan Army, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead."
"I once heard Sister Wei say that Brother Lin's father saved a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam. The two parties have been communicating through letters. I thought that if Brother Lin was not dead, he might join that gentleman. So I asked around and heard that
The gentleman was in Jiangdu Prefecture, so I found him."
When Zhang Yangquan heard this, the last trace of doubt in his heart was eliminated.
Ge Xiao'e stared at him closely and begged: "His Royal Highness King Chu, can you let me see Brother Lin again?"
Zhang Yangquan sighed: "If he sees you, I'm afraid he will kill you!"
Ge Xiao'e smiled with tears in her eyes: "That's okay. If I can confess to him before I die, I will be willing to die."
Qin Lingsi reached out to hold her hand and said firmly: "You cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. Without you, Mrs. Lin would have died, and maybe Lin Hai would have died too."
Ge Xiao'e trembled all over and suddenly threw herself on Qin Lingsi, crying loudly.
Zhang Yangquan originally wanted to ask more about Yuan Ting's internal situation through Ge Xiao'e, but seeing her current state, he said nothing and looked out the window silently.
Dark clouds cover the sky, the moonlight is hazy, and the stars and moon have no light.
The carriage slowly returned to the palace, and the accompanying guards were a little surprised when they heard crying coming from the carriage.
After a while, the crying in the carriage gradually stopped.
Ge Xiao'e cried for a while, feeling much better, and said to Zhang Yangquan: "Your Highness, King Chu, before I left the palace this time, I heard some news, but I don't know if it will be useful to you!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up and he asked quickly: "What's the news?"
Ge Xiao'e tested her tears and said, "Do you know Hama?"
Zhang Yangquan said sternly: "Is he the Kangli man who overthrew Tuotuo and replaced him as the new prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty?"
Ge Xiao'e nodded and said: "Yes, it was Hama who really dedicated the demon monk Jialin to His Majesty. It was because of this that Prime Minister Tuotuo broke with Hama."
Qin Lingsi snorted: "The Tatar Prime Minister is not a good person!"
Ge Xiao'e sighed: "Hama is indeed worse than Tuotuo. Since he became the prime minister, because of Jialin's true affairs, the civil and military officials have not accepted him, and His Royal Highness also hates him very much!"
"In order to restore his reputation, Hama ordered Jia Lingzhen not to persuade His Majesty to practice the Great Joy Zen. However, Jia Lingzhen thought that he was favored by Your Majesty and stopped listening to his orders. Hama became angry and wanted to kill Jia Lingzhen. Lin Zhen!"
Qin Lingsi clapped her hands and said with a smile: "This is called dog eating dog!"
Shen Qianqian asked with a smile: "Then who won the fight between them?"
Ge Xiao'e said quietly: "Your Majesty has been confused for a long time. He will be very angry if he is not allowed to practice the Great Joy Zen. Hama is no exception. Because of this, he lost His Majesty's favor."
Qin Lingsi gloated: "This guy is hated by the ministers and the prince, and now he has lost the favor of the emperor. I'm afraid he is not far from death!"
Zhang Yangquan said flatly: "People like Hama will never sit back and wait for death!"
Ge Xiao'e glanced at him and said with a smile: "You guessed it right. From that day on, Hama turned to the prince's side. One night a few days later, Hama's brother-in-law came to see His Majesty and said that Hama was planning to make a plan. A coup, let His Majesty give the throne to the Crown Prince!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes flashed and he asked: "What happened next?"
Ge Xiao'e said apologetically: "The slave family only heard that His Majesty planned to arrange a plan to deal with the Hama brothers. Later I left Dadu, and I don't know what the situation is now!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded, his heart rising and falling.
The split within Yuan Ting seemed to come faster than he thought.
In fact, if the internal divisions in the Yuan Dynasty were not so serious, it is very likely that the rebel army would be suppressed by the Yuan court.
Although Liu Futong's Northern Expedition was aggressive, it only had forward momentum and no staying power. Instead, it forced out all the potential of the Yuan Dynasty.
When Liu Futong failed in the Northern Expedition and was captured by the Yuan army in Bianliang, it was actually the most dangerous moment for all the rebel armies.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet eliminated Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and the south was fighting among itself.
If the Yuan army moves south in large numbers at this time, it is very likely that the three rebel armies will be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, without the threat of Liu Futong, Emperor Yuan and the Crown Prince began to fight among themselves, eventually giving Zhu Yuanzhang time to unify Jiangnan.
In a sense, Zhu Yuanzhang was able to succeed in the Northern Expedition in eight months precisely because the Crown Prince fought fiercely with the Yuan Emperor, consuming most of the Yuan Dynasty's power, and ultimately won without a fight.
Zhang Yangquan did not want to hand over the initiative to the Yuan Dynasty.
Before Liu Futong's Northern Expedition fails, he must unify Jiangnan in advance.
Otherwise, if the butterfly effect causes the Yuan army to move south in large numbers, the situation will be difficult to deal with.
Thinking of this, he became even more eager to unify Jiangnan.
The most important question now is how to fight.
Today on the boat, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke to help him many times, and seemed to have a vague intention of joining Jiangdu's army.
However, after a conversation with Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Yangquan gave up his fantasy.
Even Zhang Shicheng refused to surrender to him, and Zhu Yuanzhang was even more impossible.
In this case, no matter what Zhu Yuanzhang's plans are, there is no need to worry about him. It is a safe strategy to formulate a plan for the Western Expedition step by step.
……
In late autumn, there is abundant rain.
Autumn rain is falling in the sky.
Zhang Yangquan wore a military uniform and walked alone in the camp in the north of the city without an umbrella.
The camp has grown larger and larger, now covering an area of more than fifty hectares.
Zhang Yangquan divided the camp into more than 20 camps, each with 5,000 soldiers, each with a chief general responsible for training.
Last night, Zhang Yangquan stayed with Ge Xiaoe in the palace for one night. Early the next morning, he asked Qin Lingsi to accompany her to see Lin Hai, and he went to the military camp with Qin Lingjun.
Qin Lingjun acted resolutely and had Liang Rong punished. According to Liang Rong's crime, he was originally beaten with a hundred military sticks, hung at the camp gate for seven days, and then expelled from the military camp.
However, Qin Lingjun still showed some mercy after all, and offset some of his crimes by compensating for his merits. After being hanged, he left Liang Rong in the military camp and demoted him to the rank of captain of ten.
The other generals involved in this matter were all severely punished, and no one escaped.
Zhang Yangquan walked north along the camp road for a long time and finally arrived at the 18th camp area.
While walking, I suddenly saw a sergeant standing guard between two camps.
The rain kept falling from the sergeant's face and entered his eyes. The sergeant kept blinking and did not reach out to wipe it away.
Zhang Yangquan walked over and said with a smile: "Just wipe it on, it'll be fine."
The sergeant hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty!" He quickly touched the rainwater on his face. After wiping it off, he straightened up even more.
Zhang Yangquan stopped and spoke to him: "Are you a soldier of the 18th Battalion?"
The sergeant said proudly: "My humble position is the 18th Battalion, B 300-man team, common soldiers, Kou Dashan."
Zhang Yangquan nodded and asked: "Do you know about your General Liang?"
Kou Dashan's voice became softer: "I know..."
Zhang Yangquan stood side by side with him, looked up at the drizzle in the sky, and said, "Da Shan, I want to hear your opinion on this matter."
Kou Dashan hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, our General Liang is a good general. He practices with us during training and eats with us during meals. I heard that he is always at the forefront when fighting. Everyone admires him!" <
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After a pause, he added: "But he broke military regulations and must be dealt with according to military laws. Brothers have nothing to say."
Zhang Yangquan patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "I feel relieved if you think so."
Kou Dashan smiled naively and said: "Actually, we also know that if the people above act like General Liang, it will be us, the powerless soldiers, who will suffer in the end!"
Zhang Yangquan laughed loudly: "Da Shan, you are very smart. Why are you just a soldier and not even a captain of ten?"
Kou Dashan hurriedly said: "That's because we didn't seize the opportunity. As long as we go to the battlefield, we will cut off a few heads and be promoted to captain of ten!"
Zhang Yangquan patted him on the back again: "Well done, I believe you can become not only a captain of ten, but also a captain of centurions and a captain of thousands!"
Kou Dashan said loudly: "Yes! With a word from you, Your Majesty, we will definitely become a captain of thousands!"