Chapter 76 Kill them all!

In a large courtyard outside Weizhou City, several people were sitting around a stove to keep warm.

All of them are tall and strong, they look very strong and strong, they are not ordinary people.

One of the men was warming himself by the fire while muttering: "Fourth, is your brother-in-law reliable? It's been almost a month, why is there still no definite news?"

The man called Lao Si also said helplessly: "How can I be sure of this? When I left home, Lan Yu was still a skinny little guy. Who would have thought that he would become a general after not seeing him for a few years.

Maybe this kid still resents me for abandoning his sister and brother to join the rebel army!"

As he said that, he looked at the man sitting in the middle and said, "Brother, if it doesn't work out, why don't we go out and work alone? With the abilities of our brothers, we may not be any worse than others!"

The eldest brother sitting in the middle shook his head and said: "If you work alone, where can you do it?"

He stretched out his fingers and said, "You can't go to the north. The Mongolian Tatar cavalry is too powerful. If you go there, you will die."

In the northwest is the power of Xiao Ming Wang Zhang Wuji. Even though he was defeated in Henan before, the centipede insect is still alive. The foundation of Mingjiao is there. As long as you take a breath, you may be able to raise another one next year.

Army."

Someone suggested: "Then let's go to the south of the Yangtze River! There are many swamps there, so it is difficult for the Tatar cavalry to deploy and it is easy to develop!"

"It's too late!" The eldest brother sighed: "We started too late. The two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the most prosperous, and they are occupied by people named Song. Although the leader in Jiangxi has died and there has been a lot of chaos recently, there is no place for us to gain a foothold.

The White Lotus Sect in Hubei and Hunan has been causing a lot of trouble recently. The White Lotus Saint has almost killed all the gentry in the two provinces. We cannot afford to offend such ruthless characters.

As for other provinces, most of them are barbaric and poor, and the local indigenous forces are too strong, so our troops are simply going to die."

As he spoke, the eldest brother's face was full of sorrow, and he said: "I had planned it at the beginning of the year. Let's recruit some soldiers and horses from Weizhou's border, fight all the way to the south, and finally occupy Jinling, and use this as a basis to compete.

The world.

But you have also seen the current situation. The man named Song occupied Jinling in advance, and even sent Lan Yu to lead more than 100,000 troops northward. Liu Futong and Guo Zixing were beaten by him and they had no temper at all.

Not to mention that we don't have many soldiers and horses, even if we recruit some soldiers and horses, what can we do?

The blue jade army is there and has completely blocked our way south."

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh, "I don't know why, but we always feel that we are living under the shadow of Song Xuan, and all our plans and plans have been blocked by his advance arrangements.

We are very lucky in this world, and he has already accounted for seven percent of it. The best way out for brothers now is to get an official position under him, and it will not be a disgrace to our abilities!"

The people sighing and sighing were naturally Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then a young man walked quickly with a smile on his face and a letter in his hand.

"Uncle, there's a reply from Lan Yu!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he heard this. He took the letter and began to read it quickly.

"Haha!" After reading the letter, he laughed loudly: "Song Xuan is indeed a man of great courage, and Guo Zixing is afraid of rejecting us, for fear that we will take his position.

Let’s look at the guy from Jinling. We haven’t even met yet, but with just a letter of recommendation from Lan Yu, he dared to promise to lead an army alone. This kind of courage is really rare in the world!”

Among the people, Xu Da hesitated and said: "Brother, is this reliable? If someone deceives us and kills us, we have no power to fight back!"

When he said this, Chang Yuchun became a little anxious, "What you are saying is that we are sitting in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, with hundreds of thousands of troops under our command. If it weren't for my brother-in-law's recommendation, would they know who we are?

Not to mention that there is a connection like Lan Yu, even if there is not, is it possible that one of the princes has nothing to do and deceives us to come over and kill for fun? "

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Okay, don't argue anymore.

Our current situation is, to put it mildly, like a lost dog. Now thanks to Lan Yu’s relationship, we have found a good future for us. If we don’t even have the guts to give it a try, we might as well just break up!”

With that said, he stood up and said: "Don't waste time, pack everything up, let's set off to Jinling tonight! You will know if it is a blessing or a curse!"

When Song Xuan met Zhu Yuanzhang, it was almost the end of the year.

The entire city of Jinling was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the atmosphere was full of celebration. The officials, who had been busy for a year, breathed a rare sigh of relief at this moment.

In the council hall of the Marshal's Mansion, Song Xuan met with the four brothers of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Tang He, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun.

These people were in line with Song Xuan's perception of generals. They were all tall and burly, and they had a strong aura when they stood there.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, Song Xuan paid close attention to it, but he saw that he had thick eyebrows, big eyes, regular facial features, and a dignified appearance. He was completely different from the shoehorn-faced portraits circulated in later generations.

It can only be said that this later Ming Taizu was really misled by the Manchus.

"I'll wait to meet the commander-in-chief!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and others first bowed and bowed, then hesitated for a moment, then knelt down on one knee and bowed again.

Song Xuan smiled and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, there are not so many mundane festivals here. From now on, just stand and salute!"

With that said, he told Lao Liu: "Give me a seat!"

After a while, several guards in green clothes came in carrying chairs.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others wanted to refuse, but seeing Li Shanchang and others sitting on chairs, they stopped refusing. After thanking them again, they sat down.

To be honest, they are also very curious about the Jinling regime.

Previously, under Guo Zixing, in order to maintain their dignity, those named Guo did not dare to raise their heads too high even if they were standing, let alone being given seats.

They originally thought that Song Xuan was sitting in two provinces, had great power and prestige, and was definitely a dignified and difficult person to get along with. However, when they met today, it was completely beyond their expectations.

The other party looked very young and behaved very kindly, not aggressive at all.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang a little surprised. If the superior did not maintain his majesty, how could he keep hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces loyal, and how could he make all the civil and military officials recognize their submission?

Then, soon, he understood the reason.

However, the commander-in-chief who was sitting in the chair did not speak directly to the brothers. Instead, he turned to look at a military attaché on one side.

"Where were we talking about just now?"

The person said: "The Qingyi Guard's end-of-year investigation was completed. A total of twelve officials were investigated and punished for corruption, bribery, occupation of civilian land, and persecution of the people. Two of them are officials from the Ministry of Interior, and one is a serving military officer!"

Song Xuan nodded and said calmly: "Kill them all!"
Chapter completed!