Hearing what Wang Mang said, Zhu Tianpeng's face became even more ugly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Sir, what do you want to say?"
"I suspect that there is a spy from the Qin State lurking around King Qi. Moreover, this person's status is not low. He may even be one of the people at the last meeting. Otherwise, how would I know my whereabouts?"
Wang Mang kept talking to himself. He thought he was doing good for the country of Qi, but he didn't know that he had touched Zhu Tianpeng's evil side.
"enough."
Zhu Tianpeng said lightly, but because he said it too lightly, Wang Mang did not notice it and kept talking, "Such a harm must not be allowed to happen. I am willing to find this traitor for the King of Qi..."
"I have said enough."
Zhu Tianpeng roared suddenly, which frightened Wang Mang. He didn't understand why Zhu Tianpeng was so rude. Is this the same King Qi who remained calm even after Mount Tai collapsed?
Zhu Tianpeng also realized his gaffe, waved his hand irritably and said, "I'm tired, please send Mr. Wang to the post house."
"This way, Mr. No."
Before leaving, Wang Mang took a deep look at Zhu Tianpeng. Although he did not understand why Zhu Tianpeng suddenly lost his composure, he did not believe that Zhu Tianpeng would be indifferent to his words.
"Farewell."
Looking at Wang Mang's leaving figure, Zhu Tianpeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Seeing this, Chang'e walked up to Zhu Tianpeng and asked with confusion, "Brother, Mr. Wang Mang is doing this for your own good, why are you angry instead?"
Zhu Tianpeng turned his head to look at Chang'e, but quickly turned away and said in a deep voice, "He has crossed the line. He, a wanted criminal, cannot interfere in the affairs of our country of Qi."
Chang'e looked surprised, but she still didn't understand why her sworn brother was so angry. After all, it was just a transgression. Based on her understanding of her sworn brother, she shouldn't be so angry.
While Chang'e was thinking wildly, Zhu Tianpeng sat back on the throne and asked in a deep voice, "Sister Chang'e, do you think I will end up like my brother?"
When Chang'e heard this, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Who is Zhu Tianpeng's brother? Zhu Yuanzhang.
What was Zhu Yuanzhang's fate? He was betrayed by someone he trusted and eventually died tragically.
As soon as she thought about this, Chang'e couldn't help but feel guilty. She felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was doubting herself and that these words were testing her.
Chang'e raised her head and found that Zhu Tianpeng was looking at her intently, which made her even more guilty. However, Chang'e's long career as a spy also allowed Chang'e to develop a strong psychological quality.
Chang'e suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and said calmly, "How could it be possible? My eldest brother is different from Zhu Yuanzhang."
A trace of loneliness flashed in Zhu Tianpeng's eyes, and he smiled bitterly and said, "What's the difference? My brother treats others with sincerity, but he is still betrayed by others. Aren't I the same as him now?"
Chang'e was shocked when she heard this. She felt that Zhu Tianpeng was talking about herself, and she felt ashamed and frightened.
Zhu Tianpeng, like Yang Jian, treats her wholeheartedly, but he keeps taking advantage of them, which makes Chang'e suffer from inner torture.
"Is it finally over? It's okay, life like this is really too painful."
At this moment, instead of being frightened, Chang'e felt a vague sense of relief. Unexpectedly, Zhu Tianpeng changed his tune and said, "Brother is not unkind to Xue Ju, but Xue Ju betrayed him just after his death."
He, I ask myself, has done nothing improper in treating his subordinates, but some people are still bribed by the Qin army.
The people who met Wang Mang at the last meeting were all my brother's confidants. Why on earth did they betray me?"
Chang'e was stunned when she heard this. It turned out that the betrayal Zhu Tianpeng mentioned was referring to Zhu Yuanzhang and Xue Ju, and he was not doubting her.
This also reminded Chang'e of the intelligence from Xuzhou not long ago.
Fan Zeng and Xu Shiji planned to get rid of the ambitious Xue Ju, but somehow the news leaked out, making Xue Ju realize that Xu Shiji was Fan Zeng's man, so they set up a Hongmen Banquet to capture Xu Shiji in one fell swoop.
Xue Ju not only did not kill Xu Shiji, but instead prepared to use Xu Shiji as a hostage and forcibly collect and subdue Xu Shiji's army.
Fan Zeng and Xu Shiji had a special contact method. Seeing that Xu Shiji did not contact him on time, he immediately realized that the matter might have been exposed. Although he did not know which link had gone wrong, the most critical thing now was to rescue Xu Shiji and kill Xue Ju.
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Fan Zeng, who was aware of Xue Ju's conspiracy in advance, sent Xiang Zhuang to contact Xu Shiji's generals and prepared to lay an ambush in advance. At the same time, he sent Guan Yu to rescue Xu Shiji.
On the day of Xue Ju's incident, Xiang Zhuang and Guan Yu fought on both sides. Xiang Zhuang ambushed Xue Ju, while Guan Yu went to rescue Xu Shiji, and both succeeded.
Guan Yu was as if he was born to descend to earth. He rushed into the camp alone and killed the guards in one fell swoop, and easily rescued Xu Shiji.
Things didn't go so smoothly on Xiangzhuang's side, and Xue Ju saw the flaw. In the end, the two sides fought and were at a stalemate for a while.
However, Zhang Yan and Zang Ba led the army to come to the rescue, and Xue Ju's general Chu Liang was beheaded by Guan Yu. This also made Xue Ju realize that there was nothing that could be done, so he led the army to fight and retreat, and finally fled back to Guangling County to prepare for separatist rule.
Xue Ju's clan brother, Xue Andu, the governor of Langya County, learned that Xue Ju was revolting and gave his full support.
Xue Ju easily separated the two counties of Guangling and Langya. At the same time, he attracted Li Guo and Li Yan who were standing still, and actively contacted the princes from all over the Central Plains, preparing to completely carve up Zhu Di's Ming Dynasty.
Xue Ju's move is not without poison. Of course, it cannot be that he came up with it himself. Zhang Liang wanted to take advantage of this famous internal strife and use the power of the Central Plains princes to weaken Fang Ming.
However, not many princes sent troops to respond to Xue Ju, only Sun Jian and Huang Zu.
Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin were not stupid either. They could both see that there was going to be a battle between Zhu Di and Xue Ju, so they just sat back and watched the two fight to the death, and then they would be able to carve up the Ming Dynasty without any effort.
Seeing that the two major leaders, Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin, did not send troops, Zhu Di was secretly relieved, and at the same time he became more eager to put down Xue Ju's rebellion.
Although Zhu Wenzheng was in charge of Hefei and the Jianghuai defense line was impregnable, Zhu Di still sent Xu Shiji to guard Jianghuai to prevent Zhao Kuangyin from suddenly raising troops to invade.
Zhu Di was determined to put down the rebellion as quickly as possible, so he decided to personally lead the army to boost morale, appointed Fan Zeng as military advisor, and Guan Yu as the vanguard, and led the army on a journey to conquer Xue Ju's rebellion.
The internal fighting of the Ming army officially started, and the land of the Central Plains was once again turbulent and full of smoke.
Chang'e estimated that Zhu Tianpeng might have thought of the days when he and Xue Ju worked together with Zhu Yuanzhang because of Xue Ju's rebellion.
Although Xue Ju had great ambitions at that time, he was indeed loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, but now he resolutely rebelled. This probably aroused Zhu Tianpeng's sympathy for the assassination of Wang Mang and the rebellion of his subordinates.
"Brother, Xue Ju is so ambitious. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang is still alive, when he becomes powerful, he will probably rebel sooner or later. As for this traitor in our Qi State..."
After saying that, Chang'e asked tentatively, "Perhaps she had some last resort, or maybe an important person was kidnapped by the Qin army, so maybe she betrayed you, eldest brother?"
"But no matter what the reason is, betrayal is betrayal, and it is unforgivable."
Zhu Tianpeng's words made Chang'e's heart tremble, and then she laughed at herself and said, "Yes, betrayal is betrayal, why are you looking for so many excuses!"