They entered the fort and were taken directly to their residence by Zhang Ziming.
Although there are two people in charge of the fort, Zhang and Huang, there is still a hierarchy. Zhang Ziming generally defaults to being the boss because there are many people when he joins the fort.
Huang Tianyan didn't care about this either. Zhang Ziming had a more flexible mind than him, and he was convinced that he was the boss.
The three of them entered the room, and a table was set up in the middle. Zhang Ziming poured water for Zhu Gui himself.
The three of them took their seats, and then Zhang Ziming and Huang Tianyan introduced him: "Brother Zhu Gui is from Liaoping Prefecture. They occupied a county seat there. That's how powerful they are!"
On the way back, although Zhang Ziming talked a lot with Zhu Gui, they only talked about some general things.
Therefore, he only knew so much about Zhu Gui, and it was up to Zhu Gui to explain the specific situation.
"Brother Zhu Gui, on the road just now, you said it was inconvenient to talk outside. Now that you are in the fort... you can finally talk about the situation there, right?"
Zhu Gui took a sip of water and said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing to say, we are just following His Highness Prince Ming to make a living!"
Zhang Ziming asked at the right time: "His Royal Highness King Ming? I don't know who he is?"
It can be seen that when asked this question, Zhang Ziming's attitude became much colder.
This puzzled Zhu Gui, but he didn't think much about it. He just felt that he was being too preoccupied.
"Our Highness Prince Ming, whose name is Zhu Jinzhang, is a first-class hero!"
Speaking of this Ming King, Zhu Gui could not hide his admiration. This feeling came from the inside out and was sincere.
"Brother Zhu, maybe I am short-sighted, why didn't I know...that there is a Ming King on the ground in Longyou?"
Huang Tianyan's words just raised Zhang Ziming's doubts.
Zhu Gui laughed and said immediately: "His Royal Highness the Ming Dynasty was not granted the title by the Jin Dynasty, but he inherited the destiny of heaven and obeyed the people's will... and was elected as king by all the people!"
Zhang Ziming is a scholar, so he has naturally read history books. He has also seen a lot of this kind of deceiving people and proclaiming himself king in books.
Zhu Jinzhang, as can be seen from this name, His Royal Highness the Ming Dynasty has great ambitions and has the ambition to seize the country and the country of the Jin Dynasty.
Now that the world is in chaos, it is a great time to seize the Nine Provinces artifact, but it is also the most difficult era in the history of the dynasties.
"I heard Brother Zhu say before that you occupied a city. Could it be Liaoping Fucheng?" Zhang Ziming asked.
I thought Zhang Ziming would ask about King Ming, but Zhu Gui didn't expect that he would ask these questions.
"We are now based on Xingyuan County and are continuing to expand our territory. His Highness Prince Ming's next goal is to capture Liaoping Fucheng!"
Having said this, Zhu Gui said proudly: "At that time, the entire north of Longyou will be the sphere of influence of His Highness Prince Ming. It is only a matter of time before he monopolizes Longyou and dominates the northwest!"
He only occupied a county town and dared to think about dominating the northwest. Zhang Ziming admired Zhu Gui's nature of talking big.
So Zhang Ziming asked directly: "I wonder how many heroes King Ming has now?"
"Your Highness has two thousand fighting troops in his hands. Who in the territory of Longyou can be our enemy?"
Having said this, Zhu Gui smiled and said to Zhang Ziming: "Brother Zhang, I see that there are many strong men in your Wu family fort. Why not lead them to join King Ming's command? Not only will they have safety and security, but they can also pursue a bright future with His Highness King Ming!"
The recruitment of Zhang Ziming could have been made clear on the road, but Zhu Gui delayed it until now.
Why? Because he wanted to go to Wujiabao first to evaluate Zhang Ziming's strength, and then set the terms for him.
When Zhu Gui came out this time, he was following the orders of his eldest brother Zhu Jinzhang, and went out to look for small forces that could be gathered together.
Although the Zhu family is a large family in Liaoping, its population is only over a thousand. During this period, it grew by recruiting refugees and small villages.
There are about 400 people in Wujiapu and more than 100 people in Ding Zhuangzhuang. They are the ones who can be conquered.
Seeing that Zhang Ziming and Zhu Gui were silent, Zhu Gui continued: "Two brothers, Jin court is ruthless and corrupt officials are rampant, which has made the people miserable and plagued the land... My eldest brother raised the flag of righteousness and fought to save the people of the world. Both of them are
Are heroes and heroes unwilling to conspire for great things?"
But Jin Ting Wudao's words still deeply hurt Zhang Ziming, reminding him of the past of being persecuted.
Zhu Gui didn't know these clichés originally. It was only after repeated training by Zhu Jinzhang that he learned these clichés.
But who is Zhang Ziming? Even if he has the intention to surrender, he will not agree immediately. He wants to find better conditions for his subordinates.
"Thanks to Brother Zhu Gui for his respect, he is willing to give our brothers a clear path, but after all, this is about the lives of everyone in the fort, and we don't dare to make the decision easily!"
"Brother Zhu Gui has been working hard all the way, and he was frightened again just now. How about we go and rest for a while first, and we can talk in detail in the evening?"
Being sent out by Zhu Jinzhang, Zhu Gui was naturally a smart man, and he understood the meaning of Zhang Ziming's words.
So he didn't force it, and immediately stood up and said: "That's fine, that's fine!"
At this time, Zhang Ziming shouted outside the house: "Third brother, take brother Zhu Gui to rest and settle down!"
After a while, a man came in from outside and took Zhu Gui out of the room.
Zhang Ziming was the only two people left in the room. They were close friends, so they could naturally talk openly at this moment.
"Old Huang, what do you think of the power of King Ming?"
Hearing Zhang Ziming's words, Huang Tianyan asked directly: "Brother Zhang means that we want to take refuge in this King Ming?"
"We, hundreds of people, are trapped in a small Wujiabao. Sooner or later we will be trapped and die here!"
"Only by relying on the big forces and joining forces to keep warm will we have a chance to survive!"
Regardless of Huang Tianyan or Zhang Ziming, they are all looking for a way out for everyone in the fort, and their starting points are good.
Seeing that Huang Tianyan didn't speak, Zhang Ziming asked: "Why... could I be wrong?"
In Wujiabao, if Huang Tianyan strongly objects, Zhang Ziming will not be able to accomplish anything, and vice versa.
"Brother is right, but we don't know what is going on with this so-called King Ming, so we can't surrender to them easily!"
"What's more, I have a better place to go!"
Hearing Huang Tianyan's last sentence, Zhang Ziming was immediately curious and asked: "What's a good place to go?"
Just listen to Huang Tianyan say: "Yuanyang City!"
"Yuanyang City? Shouldn't Yuanyang City have fallen long ago?" Zhang Ziming asked rhetorically.
"Today I went fishing and rescued a man on the Bahe River. This man was a sergeant under the jurisdiction of Prince Yong's Mansion!"
Huang Tianyan then took out the military order he got from Qin Hao and pushed it in front of Zhang Ziming.
While Zhang Ziming was checking, Huang Tianyan continued: "If you really want to join a big force, no matter how you look at it, Yuanyang is more suitable!"
"Yuanyang City is more powerful, and it's also close to us. The key people are also dedicated to rescuing the people..."
Speaking of this, Huang Tianyan said with disdain: "What's more, His Highness King Yong is a legitimate member of the Tian family. Who is Zhu Jinzhang!"
But this sentence made Zhang Ziming extremely unhappy. He hated the government and the court, and naturally he also hated the so-called Tian family bloodline.
"Stop talking!" Zhang Ziming said with a gloomy face.