Min Ruoying set off to return to Shangjing City. He left Luo Hu and the five thousand Fire Phoenix Army in Yuquan. Luo Hu's mission was to defend Yuquan City and form a border army of 20,000 people here.

Cheng Wuben did not come to Yuquan. The reason he gave was that he was unwell because of continuous battles. After returning to Jinghu, he was exhausted because he created a second line of defense and was bedridden. He really couldn't come to Yuquan Jin to meet the emperor.

Such a reason is perfunctory. Neither the person who said this reason nor the person who accepted it took it seriously. After receiving the reward, Min Ruoying sneered a few times. After arranging Yuquan's defense, she took Luo Liang and more than 30,000 Fire Phoenix Army straight back to Shangjing.

His sister is still in Shangjing. Min Ruoying believes that after returning to Shangjing, there will be a war between him and his sister without gunpowder.

The matters that deal with Chengwuben cannot be completed in a short time.

Now Min Ruoying believes that Cheng Wuben is indeed colluding with Ming, or that he was already bribed by Qin Feng when he served Qin Feng in Ming, otherwise, this time, his sister returned from the Ming Dynasty and did everything she did, why did she do for Cheng Wuben?

Since Quanzhou came ashore, he raised money and grain for Cheng Wuben, forcing Ning Zhiwen to lead the fleet into Jinghu, join Cheng Wuben's command, and entered Shangjing. He deceived the empress dowager to issue an order, so that the command of the whole country's force was concentrated in Cheng Wuben's hands, and a large amount of supplies and personnel flowed continuously towards Jinghu. They even went barefoot, and even the Yan of the Yangtze River sent back to serve as Cheng Wuben's thugs.

When the special envoy who went to Jinghu came back, he brought Min Ruoying the latest news. Jiang Shangyan led five thousand soldiers and horses to enter Jinghu County.

Who is Jiang Shangyan? Although he was a general of Chu in the past, he had been to Chu for more than five years. In Ming Dynasty, he was a general with heavy troops. When Da Chu recalled Cheng Wuben and others, he did not return, but now he ran back with a thumping goal. What is the purpose? Min Ruoying just sneered.

Ming Guo was simply playing tricks on him as a fool.

Riding a donkey to read the songbook, let’s take a look! I’m not dead, I’m back. Even if your strength has increased significantly now, what’s the point? The power is given to you by the court, so the court will naturally have the ability to take it back bit by bit. Since you want to stay in Jinghu, that’s fine, let you block the State of Qi for me first, and wait until I stabilize the domestic situation and turn around and deal with you.

When Min Ruoying set off for the trip back to Shangjing, Cheng Wuben also saw the dusty Jiang Shangyan in Jinghu.

"You shouldn't have come back." Cheng Wuben looked at Jiang Shangyan, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Jiang Shangyan stood straight in front of Cheng Wuben, "When the country is in trouble, how can Shangyan not come back to the national crisis together."

"You want to go to the national crisis together, but I'm afraid others think you have ulterior motives!" Cheng Wuben sighed and pointed to the chair in front of him, "Sit down and talk. Shangyan, you may not know yet. The envoy just left, and the emperor called me to Yuquan to meet him, but I refused."

Yan Shangshang was stunned.

"The emperor no longer believes in me." Cheng Wuben looked at Jiang Shangyan and said lightly: "If I go to Quanzhou, I am afraid I will never come back."

Jiang Shangyan was stunned: "Why is this?"

"Why not this?" Cheng Wuben said: "I withdrew my troops from Wanzhou without authorization and abandoned the emperor of Luzhou. In the eyes of the emperor, this is betrayal."

"But the Grand Marshal's approach is not wrong at all." Jiang Shangyan said in anti-voice: "Anyone who understands military strategy knows that even if the tens of thousands of troops under Cheng General's command enter Luzhou, he will go and never return. He will only give it to the Qi people for free to eat and withdraw his troops to preserve his strength, defend Jinghu and open up a second line of defense. Otherwise, the Qi people will definitely go straight in. Without the second line of defense created by Cheng Manager in Jinghu, even if His Majesty breaks out, he will probably be chased by Qi people all the way, and then there is a situation where he can still firmly defend most of the country."

"This is your opinion!" Cheng Wuben was silent for a while, "If you stand on different positions, you will have different opinions. From the emperor's perspective, I should lead my troops to rescue you regardless of everything."

Jiang Shangyan opened her mouth and fell silent again.

"But Cheng cannot give up the entire Great Chu just because of one person. I am loyal to the Great Chu and the Min royal family, but I cannot be foolish and loyal to one person." Cheng Wuben suddenly laughed: "Shang Yan, maybe you think what I said is so ruthless, but I think so. The Min family is not without a descendant. At that time, I kept thinking that if the emperor died in Luzhou or was captured by Qi, the Great Chu could establish another emperor, which could still make the Min dynasty last and the Great Chu stand firm."

Jiang Shangyan swallowed and looked at Cheng Wuben, "The emperor's personal honor and disgrace is nothing compared to the country."

Cheng Wuben smiled, "So, this is my way to die. But it doesn't matter. I have to rely on Princess Zhaohua for at least two or three years. I still have no chance of killing myself. With this time, I have enough time to focus on Jinghu and find another iron wall in Chu. Even if I die, there will be nothing to regret. This time, the emperor attacked rashly and suffered a great loss. I must have learned from a mistake and gained wisdom. I will no longer shout at the mercy of the world and destroy this court. As long as the Great Chu does not move rashly and defends half of the country, it will be a big problem."

"Who dares to be unfavorable to Cheng Shuai? Jiang Shangyan and his white knife come in and the red knife comes out!" Jiang Shangyan said murderously. "As long as Cheng Shuai builds another iron wall of Chu and has another powerful army, how dare the emperor kill you?"

Cheng Wuben smiled, but did not answer the question of Jiang Shangyan.

"Ship Cheng, don't you think it's a bit strange if Your Majesty breaks out this time?" Jiang Shangyan suddenly said, "The path the emperor chose is a life-and-death death, but he has no losses at all. He has to come back with all his head. This is incredible."

"There is nothing incredible. The emperor was able to come back safely because the commander of Qi, Cao Yun, deliberately let him back." Cheng Wuben said without comment.

"I deliberately released it back? Didn't Cao Yun know how great it was to kill the Chu emperor with all the Huofeng Army? How beneficial it was to Qi?" Jiang Shangyan asked in shock.

"What else does Cao Yun need?" Cheng Wuben laughed and said, "When I retreated to Jinghu, he keenly discovered that there would definitely be problems between me and the emperor. Then the emperor did not go to the Wanzhou line and chose to break through Fenghuang Mountain, which made him confirm that the emperor would never trust me again. Therefore, he chose to let the emperor come back, just to use the emperor's hand to kill me. His purpose was to destroy the Jinghu defense line."

"It's a pity that it can't be as he wished. If I thank him, at least I will keep tens of thousands of Fire Phoenix Army." Jiang Shangyan laughed out loud: "This is what it means to steal chickens without eroding rice."

"You are wrong. If it weren't for Princess Zhaohua, the emperor would indeed have the ability to kill me." Cheng Wuben sighed, "Princess Zhaohua seized this time difference. First, he got me enough money and food from Quanzhou to stabilize my army. He also asked Ning Zhiwen to lead the fleet from Quanzhou to Jinghu to help the war. I had tens of thousands of war soldiers and another sailor to help me. The emperor wanted to deal with the Fire Phoenix Army in his hands, but he was not sure. Especially later, the Empress Dowager came forward and gathered all the power to command me. In a short period of time, my strength was greatly increased. Look at you, if Princess Zhaohua had not returned to China, would you possibly bring an army of thousands of people to Jinghu?"

"The Empress is indeed extremely wise. When I set off, she told me that the Ming Dynasty would provide me with a batch of the most advanced weapons for free, as a reward for my years of service in the Ming Dynasty." Jiang Shangyan said gratefully: "Shuai Cheng, you have been away from the Ming Dynasty for a few years. I really don't know that the weapons and equipment of the Ming army are changing with each passing day. I brought a few crossbows and went back to practice for you. As long as we can get the weapons of the Ming Dynasty, why should we be afraid of the Qi people?"

Cheng Wuben looked at Jiang Shangyan deeply, and only saw Jiang Shangyan a little puzzled, "Shuai Cheng, is there anything I said wrong?"

Cheng Wuben smiled and shook his head, pondered for a moment before saying, "Compared with the threat from Qi to Da Chu, I am actually more worried about the threat from Ming to Da Chu."

"Is this possible?" Jiang Shangyan was shocked.

"No one knows better than me," Cheng Wuben said, "This is a person who is as ambitious as Emperor Qi Cao Tiancheng and our Majesty. Similarly, they all want to dominate the world, but compared to our emperor, Qin Feng is much more intelligent. Even Princess Zhaohua is full of wisdom."

He sighed, "If Princess Zhaohua is the emperor of my Great Chu, that would be a blessing for my Great Chu! Compared to his brother, Princess Zhaohua won too much in terms of scheming and skill."

"The Empress is an excellent person." Jiang Shangyan said stutteringly.

"I didn't say he was bad." Cheng Wuben laughed: "Jiang Shangyan, if one day the Ming Dynasty came, what choice would you make? Should you raise troops to fight the Ming Dynasty to the end, or choose to surrender to them?"

"I..." Jiang Shangyan opened her mouth, but said nothing.

"Okay, I won't make things difficult for you. It's true that you make any choice on that day, it makes sense." Cheng Wuben sighed. "After all, as long as we tie the fence tightens, the threat outside will naturally become smaller."

"There won't be such a day." Jiang Shangyan murmured.

Cheng Wuben laughed: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Since you are here, we both have to cheer up and manage the Jinghu defense line. Shangyan. We are not limited to defense, but we have to keep attacking everywhere while defending. The Qi people occupied the six eastern counties, but it is not so easy to digest."

"I will be the commander of the general, and I will not regret it even if I die a hundred times." Jiang Shangyan said firmly.
Chapter completed!