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Chapter 380 Go to the south of the Yangtze River to capture the Jianghuai River

Things around Luoyang gradually calmed down, and Zhao Mingyuan had almost sorted out the political affairs.

Buddhism has also been quiet and not looking for trouble.

Only then did Zhao Mingyuan have time to prepare to go south to Lingnan and complete the alliance with the Song clan.

Of course, since they want to form an alliance with the Song clan, a battle with Song Que is almost inevitable.

Zhao Mingyuan even heard rumors from people in the Song clan. Ever since the news of Zhao Mingyuan killing Ning Daoqi with a sword reached Ning Que's ears in the battle of Luoyang, his name had already been engraved on his whetstone by Song Que, becoming Song Dynasty's leader. There is a lack of an opponent that must be fought.

Fortunately, with Zhao Mingyuan's current strength, he is not afraid of the challenge from Heavenly Sword Song Que.

Rather, in the eyes of the world, who is Song Que?

Although he is indeed a master at the pinnacle of masters, how can he be compared to Zhao Mingyuan, who killed Ning Daoqi with the same sword and was regarded as the No. 1 in the world.

Even the Song family, who regarded Song Que as a god, didn't have much confidence in this battle.

Song Yuzhi even sent someone to send a message, telling Zhao Mingyuan that if he still had some strength left when facing the enemy, he should be merciful and save some face for her father.

Even so, the Song family did not say a word to prevent Zhao Mingyuan from going south to attend the appointment.

Just because they knew that they could not disobey Song Que's will. Since they wanted to form an alliance, this battle was inevitable.

With Zhao Mingyuan's current status, going south to attend the appointment in person had already given the Song clan enough face.I think Song Que was just fighting to test it out, not fighting to the death.

Therefore, after the enthronement ceremony was completed and everything was on track, Zhao Mingyuan started to go south.

Of course, now that Zhao Mingyuan is the king of his party, he is naturally no longer as carefree and carefree as he was as a wanderer. Carrying the expectations of countless people, Zhao Mingyuan will no longer act willfully.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan's trip south this time was naturally not just for a competition with Song Que.

Although the alliance with the Song clan is indeed a top priority, other things must be done.

In fact, Zhao Mingyuan went south this time to take advantage of the alliance with the Song clan to wipe out Jiangnan.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan did not go south alone this time, but went down the Grand Canal, and the army followed him, going south along the river and facing the Jianghuai Army.

The Jianghuai Army was naturally in charge of Du Fuwei and Fugongyou respectively, so it was divided into two parts. Du Fuwei led the army to be stationed in the north of the Yangtze River, while Fugongyou was stationed in the south of the river.

The two of them were brothers and jointly controlled the Jianghuai Army. They had almost no rivals in this area.

Although they have no possibility of unifying the world, no one among the princes on the four sides has the strength to defeat them, so they are all in peace.

And now, Zhao Mingyuan is here.

Although Zhao Mingyuan came with a large army and was ready for war, he naturally hoped for a peaceful solution without bloodshed.

After all, Du Fuwei had been optimistic about Zhao Mingyuan before and had long wanted to surrender. He had even agreed that if Zhao Mingyuan captured Luoyang, he would be willing to lead his troops to surrender.

But now, seeing the princes from all over the world proclaiming themselves kings, Du Fuwei remains the same as before and has no intention of proclaiming himself king.It can be seen that his mind has not changed, and this matter is almost the same.

Presumably, when Zhao Mingyuan goes south this time, he may indeed be able to surrender Du Fuwei easily without having to use a knife or a gun.

But as for Fu Gongyou, he might not be sure.

Naturally, Zhao Mingyuan already knew that Fu Gongyou was from a demon sect, and he had already asked the demon sect to send a message and went to say surrender.

Unfortunately, Fu Gongyou's reply was rather ambiguous. Although he didn't refuse directly, he didn't agree either. He seemed to be waiting for a price, with the intention of bargaining.

In this case, Zhao Mingyuan would directly lead the army here. This negotiation must be more sincere.

If he is still unwilling to give in, or the lion opens his mouth when negotiating terms, then when it is time to use the knife, Zhao Mingyuan will naturally not have any tolerance.

Zhao Mingyuan moved forward by land and water this time and came with a large army, which naturally attracted much attention.

How could Du Fuwei, Fu Gongyou and the others not know about such a big news?

In fact, Zhao Mingyuan's building ship met Du Fuwei before it arrived in the Jianghuai area.

Du Fuwei actually came to Zhao Mingyuan's building alone to show his sincerity.

Although the news that Zhao Mingyuan was the Grand Master had already spread throughout the world, Du Fuwei had even seen Zhao Mingyuan kill Ning Daoqi with his sword at the Tianjin Bridge.

Therefore, Du Fuwei naturally knew clearly that even if he brought all the masters of the Jianghuai Army over, he would still be vulnerable to Zhao Mingyuan.

However, whether it can be done and whether it can be done are two different things.

Facing an invincible grand master like Zhao Mingyuan, everyone wants to bring more guards to increase their sense of security.Even if he couldn't defeat him, he might be able to withstand one or two, and maybe delaying Zhao Mingyuan for a little while would be enough to escape.

And Du Fuwei came alone, showing enough sincerity.

This is telling everyone that he came to surrender in accordance with the agreement he had with Zhao Mingyuan, and there is no need for Zhao Mingyuan to lead an army to conquer.

Even after seeing Zhao Mingyuan, Du Fuwei even saluted solemnly, saying that he was King Ming, and then stood up and bowed down to show his surrender.

How could Zhao Mingyuan make Du Fuwei really bow down? With a wave of his sleeves and the anger gone, Du Fuwei would no longer be able to bow down.

Zhao Mingyuan took two steps forward, held Du Fuwei's arms, and said, "Brother Du actually called the younger brother Ming Wang. Isn't it too outrageous?

At the beginning, you and I had similar minds and we felt like old friends at first sight.Brother Du supported his younger brother early because of this.

This time Brother Du kept his promise and came proactively.How dare the younger brother humiliate the elder brother like that?

Brother Du still calls him brother as usual. "

Seeing that Zhao Mingyuan's attitude towards him was the same as before, and he never used the word "eldest brother" in his words, it gave him enough face.

Du Fuwei couldn't help laughing happily, and the last grudge he had about taking refuge in Zhao Mingyuan disappeared.

Du Fuwei was originally a man of the world, full of loyalty to the world, and had never been happy with these matters in the court.

Hearing that Zhao Mingyuan had become King Ming, he even led his army down the river, with the potential to wipe out the south of the Yangtze River.

Du Fuwei thought that Zhao Mingyuan was now a loner and no longer the young but fledgling boy with strong martial arts skills.

Therefore, after seeing Zhao Mingyuan, Du Fuwei called him King Ming and wanted to pay homage.He also wanted to see Zhao Mingyuan's attitude towards him.

If Zhao Mingyuan really acted like his destined son and accepted his worship, then although Du Fuwei still would not regret it, he would still surrender to Zhao Mingyuan.

However, from now on, the relationship between him and Zhao Mingyuan will only be the friendship between emperor and minister, and the previous friendship will naturally be wiped out.

Now, seeing that although Zhao Mingyuan is the Ming King, he still does not forget the friendship in the past, a man like Du Fuwei will naturally repay this.

Now that Du Fuwei is here, Zhao Mingyuan will naturally entertain him with a feast.

So Zhao Mingyuan sent an order to hold a banquet, and at the same time called the civil servants and generals accompanying the army to come and gather.

During the banquet, Zhao Mingyuan introduced his ministers one by one to Du Fuwei.

Although it was the first time for Du Fuwei to meet most of them, he had already heard about many of them and knew that they all had something extraordinary.

Now, seeing it with my own eyes, I know that meeting is more famous than meeting.

Seeing these great talents gathered together, like stars converging around Zhao Mingyuan, Du Fuwei understood the gap between himself and Zhao Mingyuan.

Thinking that the Jianghuai Army under him did not even have a leader who could take charge except himself and his brother Fu Gongyou, Du Fuwei no longer had any doubts about his surrender.

However, thinking of his men, Du Fuwei looked and looked among the crowd, but never found the person he was looking for.

So he asked Zhao Mingyuan: "Brother Zhao, where is Li Jing?"

Du Fuwei was very concerned about Li Jing, the general who walked out from under him.

Today's Li Jing is naturally no longer the unknown person under Du Fuwei. In the battle of Luoyang, Li Jing's performance was simply outstanding, or perhaps it should be said that he was outstanding.

After all, the generals in Wagang are all extraordinary, and the army's attacks around Luoyang are almost devastating.

But even so, among the generals, Li Mi's performance is the most conspicuous, and his record far exceeds that of the generals.

Therefore, when it comes to awarding rewards based on merit, Zhao Mingyuan even wanted to make Li Jing a champion to commend his military achievements for being the best among the three armies.

But this move was blocked by everyone, even Li Jing refused.

After all, although Li Jing did have far more merit than Tongji, he did not fight a few tough battles in Luoyang. It was all done by his clever tricks, which was difficult to convince the generals.

Moreover, the champion was famous in the annals of history because of Huo Qubing, but his position was more precious than that of a prince. Li Jing's contribution was still insufficient.

Moreover, the champion prince was awarded this title because he conquered foreign races and opened up territories.

However, the Battle of Luoyang was only a result of the civil war. If Li Jing were to be crowned a champion, it would inevitably make people laugh in the annals of history.

What's more, Li Jing is still young. If he takes the position in a battle, he will be better than the Duke.

The world has not yet been unified, and there are still many battles to be fought. If Li Jing makes great achievements in the future, should he be crowned king?

Great achievements are hard to come by, this is the way to die!

Therefore, even though Li Jing was touched by Zhao Mingyuan's appreciation, he sternly refused.He even wrote a letter saying that his merits are not enough now, and he will only be rewarded if he has more military exploits.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were the same, Zhao Mingyuan did not insist.

However, Zhao Mingyuan believed that with Li Jing's talents, it would not be difficult to achieve the feat of becoming a king in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan ordered him to lead an army to attack Zhu Can, King of Garuda, and wait for the victory to be rewarded.

Zhu Can, the man-eating demon, should also be eliminated.

When Li Jing gets rid of Zhu Can, the door connecting Pegasus Ranch and Jingling will be opened.

After that, you can go straight to Xiangyang, and then go down the river. The entire north of the Yangtze River will fall into Zhao Mingyuan's hands.

Du Fuwei also felt honored when he heard that Zhao Mingyuan cared so much for Li Jing, his former subordinate brother.

So he praised loudly: "As expected of King Ming, he is indeed a wise and discerning king. I, Old Du, are far behind. In this case, Old Du will also give you a big gift."

"Oh, big gift?"

Zhao Mingyuan smiled, he had already guessed what this gift was.

Du Fuwei smiled and said: "Yes, it is my brother Fu Gongyou."

(End of this chapter)