"Your Majesty, I will give the last general an army of 50,000, and I will behead Fang La and present it to Your Majesty." Zhu Yuanzhang asked for his order with a confident face.
Although Fang La himself was very capable, he did not have many generals under his command, and seventy-eight out of ten generals in the Yellow Turban were in the court, so Zhu Yuanzhang had absolute confidence that he could defeat Fang La.
"Why does Fang La need an army of 50,000? I only need an army of 30,000." Xiang Yu said calmly.
Xiang Yu didn't want to fall out with Zhu Yuanzhang, but when he thought of Zhang Liang's explanation, he had to confront him tit for tat, and he couldn't help himself.
"You..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was annoyed when he heard this, but when he saw Xiang Yu looking at him coldly, he immediately became alert and silent, leaving the choice to Zhang Sheng.
When Zhang Sheng saw Zhu Yuanzhang shrinking back, he couldn't help but feel happy.
Zhu Yuanzhang now controls nearly half of the military power of the Ming Dynasty. His power and prestige are second only to Zhang Sheng and Zhang Liang, and only Xiang Yu can check and balance him.
"Okay."
Looking at the two generals in the hall, Zhang Sheng said calmly: "Now is not the time to conquer Fang La. The big man is eager to fight within the Ming Dynasty. The top priority now is to get rid of the rumors first."
Zhang Sheng knows the power of this rumor. I don’t know how many people are waiting for her to come forward and explain, but what can she do? Can she take off her clothes to prove her innocence?
This is of course impossible. As an emperor, if he takes off his clothes in public because of a rumor, even if the rumor can be resolved in the end, where is the majesty of the emperor?
Besides, it is impossible for Zhang Sheng to take off his clothes in public. If he takes them off, Daming will really be doomed. And as long as Zhang Sheng refuses to admit his guilt, no one can really do anything to her.
"Prime Minister, do you have a solution?"
Looking at Zhang Sheng's expectant eyes, Zhang Liang smiled lightly, and then said two words that made Zhang Sheng extremely angry.
"Choose a concubine."
"Choose a concubine?"
Zhang Sheng shouted subconsciously, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he knew that he had lost his composure. He immediately pretended to cough to cover up his embarrassment, and gave Zhang Liang a fierce look.
"Ahem, the Prime Minister is joking, how can it be so simple?"
Zhang Liang ignored Zhang Sheng's murderous look and said with a smile: "It's that simple. As long as Your Majesty is willing to choose a concubine, all rumors will be self-defeating."
It is impossible for an emperor to really take off his clothes in public, and the best way to prove his innocence is naturally to choose a concubine.
In fact, choosing a concubine cannot completely prove it, but at least it can stabilize the hearts of most people. After all, will the princess be far behind if she has a prince?
Once the prince is born, all the rumors will be self-defeating!
Of course Zhang Sheng knows that this is the best way to break the situation, but the key is that she is a woman, how can she accept a real concubine? Besides, even if she accepts it, there will be no prince!
Thinking of this, Zhang Sheng felt ashamed and annoyed at the same time. He couldn't help but secretly scold Zhang Liang for not shaking off Bilian. He knew that his daughter was pregnant and wanted to have a concubine by him. How could he get married in the future?
It can also be seen from this that Zhang Sheng really does not have much ambition. He already controls several states as an emperor, but he still wants to get married. Is this what an ambitious person would consider?
"Hmph, I don't believe there is no other way to get rid of the rumors except choosing a concubine."
Zhang Sheng snorted coldly, feeling extremely uncomfortable. She didn't know how to face those 'concubines', and she didn't want to face them either.
Zhang Liang took a deep look at Zhang Sheng and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be acted out of emotion. At your age, it is time for you to accept a concubine."
Zhang Sheng was immediately speechless. Her official and real age were both seventeen, and the emperor didn't take a wife at this age. Wasn't it obvious to tell others that there was something wrong with him?
Zhang Sheng slumped in his seat and said feebly: "That's all, let me leave the matter of selecting the concubine to you, Prime Minister."
It's your business to choose a concubine or not, and it's my business to admit it or not? Zhang Sheng figured it out at this point.
"Your Majesty is wise."
After Zhang Liang took the lead, all the ministers saluted together. There were many people present who knew Zhang Sheng's true identity, but they all had a tacit understanding and did not say it explicitly. They were loyal to Zhang Sheng because they were loyal to Zhang Jiao.
"Yang Dingtian."
"Wei Chen is here. Yang Dingtian stepped forward to respond.
"You planned to rescue 100,000 soldiers and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Now I have appointed you to be the leader of the Ming Cult and manage the affairs of the world for the Ming Dynasty. Do you have confidence?"
When Yang Dingtian heard this, he was immediately excited and excited. He knew that he had made a great contribution this time, but he did not expect that His Majesty would appoint him as the leader of the Ming Cult. You must know that the previous leader was a great teacher!
After being excited, Yang Dingtian was moved, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel great pressure.
If you treat me like a nobleman, I will repay you with my death.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Yang Dingtian will not hesitate to die."
Zhang Sheng was actually very dissatisfied with Yang Dingtian, because Yang Dingtian kidnapped Jia Yu, the only person who gave her motherly care when she was most helpless.
If Yang Dingtian hadn't released Jia Yu and his daughter in the end, Zhang Sheng would have definitely rewarded him with a glass of poisonous wine, let alone the position of leader of the Ming Cult.
"The reorganization of the rescued 100,000 troops must be done as soon as possible. General Xiang Yu, you have done the most to rescue the palace this time. I will leave the 100,000 troops to you."
Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. He clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. Xiang Yu will go all out."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he saw this. He did not expect that Zhang Sheng would trust Xiang Yu so much. Xiang Yu handed over the reorganization of a hundred thousand troops to him as soon as he returned to court.
"Xiang Yu, I hope your ambition has been completely wiped out. Don't let me find out that you have done anything to harm His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, even if Your Majesty can tolerate you, I, Zhu Yuanzhang, will never tolerate you."
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly thought, but what he didn't know was that the reason why Zhang Sheng gave Xiang Yu power was actually to check and balance him
At this time Guo Jia stood up again and said:
"Your Majesty, Dongfang Sheng, the former saint of Mingjiao, was severely injured and died when she was attacked by Taoist elders while performing her mission. The position of leader of Mingjiao has been vacant since the death of the great master. Mingjiao monitors Jianghu affairs for Ming Dynasty, and is the leader of Ming Dynasty.
Sharp weapon, the leader and the saint must reunite as soon as possible."
Zhang Sheng nodded, knowing that Guo Jia had smoothed over her panic, and after thinking for a while, he said: "What Ai Qing said is reasonable. In this case, my sister Zhang Ning should be the new saint. Do you have any opinions?
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"Your Majesty is wise."
"General Xiang, I know that you and my sister were engaged, but you also know the rules of the Ming sect. Saints cannot marry."
Naturally, Zhang Sheng's implication was that he regretted his marriage, and Xiang Yu had no objection to this. Xiang Yu would only be troubled if Zhang Ning had to marry him.
Xiang Yu watched Zhang Ning grow up. Xiang Yu only regarded her as his younger sister and had no romantic feelings for her. Now that the Zhang family has taken the initiative to break off the engagement, Xiang Yu is eager to do so.