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Chapter 328 Zhu Chongba's Wedding

When Liu Ji brought the other three to join the Red Flag Army, Su Ning obviously felt a lot more relaxed. Among the civil officials there were now Li Shanchang, Liu Ji, Song Lian, Ye Chen, Zhang Yi, Hu Weiyong, Fu Shou, and Zou Pusheng who was naturalized from Xu Shouhui. It was truly a place full of talented people.

Although Zou Pusheng was born as a blacksmith, he was a senior advisor to Xu Shouhui and later Chen Youliang. Chen Youliang almost defeated Zhu Yuanzhang, and the contribution of Zou Pusheng, the military advisor, was very great.

When it came to how to deal with Xu Shouhui and other surrendered generals, Suning was actually in a dilemma, because it was really difficult to deal with Xu Shouhui. In history, Xu Shouhui died in a fight with his peasant general Ni Wenjun, but now their interest groups are still consistent.

"Xu Shouhui, our Red Flag Army has always been humane, so whether you go or stay is up to you."

"Ming Wang, my brothers and I have agreed to go to the Red Turban Army in Henan to fight against the Mongol army."

"Alright! You can take the 20,000 troops with you, and the rest of the generals can take it voluntarily."

"Twenty thousand? Your Majesty, these people are too few!
You know, we surrendered with an army of over 200,000, so why are we given so few troops?" The voice came from Xu Shouhui's "Marshal" Ni Wenjun.

"Haha, I can equip these 20,000 people with armor and weapons. It's definitely not comparable to what those "refugees" before could provide."

"Ah? Are you serious, King Ming?" Ni Wenjun couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Hey! Wenjun, be careful with your words!" Seeing Ni Wenjun being so careless, Xu Shouhui couldn't help but remind him.

"Haha, it doesn't matter!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Shouhui quickly smiled and thanked Su Ning, then introduced to Su Ning the subordinates who were willing to leave with him, "Your Majesty, those who are willing to go to Henan with us include Ni Wenjun, Zou Pusheng, Chen Youliang, Zhang Dingbian and others."

With each name Xu Shouhui read out, Su Ning felt a little painful in his heart, because these were all super powerful people, especially Zhang Dingbian, who was the best master in the late Yuan Dynasty. However, he attached too much importance to his brotherhood with Chen Youliang and it was impossible for him to leave Chen Youliang. Chen Youliang had always been loyal to Xu Shouhui, so it was impossible for the two of them to join the Red Flag Army.

Ni Wenjun, a guy who was born into a fisherman family, has almost all the shortcomings of the world: selfishness, cruelty, greed. He is not someone Suning is willing to serve. It is more than expected that he is willing to leave Suning.

"Okay! But Zou Pusheng must stay."

"Ah? Why is this?" Xu Shouhui and others were surprised.

"Haha, there aren't so many whys!
I've done so much for you, isn't it too much to ask for just a Zou Pusheng?"

"This..." Xu Shouhui was unable to answer for a moment, and then they all looked at the victim Zou Pusheng.

Meeting everyone's gazes, Zou Pusheng understood what they meant, that is, to ask him to reject Suning's request. Zou Pusheng smiled bitterly and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your respect!

It's just that I have a deep bond with my former brothers, and I hope the King can understand."

"Consideration? What a joke!

I am so considerate of you, but who will be considerate of me?
You are surrendered soldiers and generals. If I kill you directly, no one will dare to say "no".

But I didn't. I fully understood your voluntary intention, agreed to your going to Henan, and thoughtfully sent you armor and weapons.

I have treated you this way, are you still not satisfied?"

"This..." Suning's words completely left Xu Shouhui and others speechless.

"Haha, what's so difficult about this?

Zou Pusheng, since the King values you so much, you might as well stay!

It can be regarded as a way for us brothers to repay the great kindness of King Ming." Ni Wenjun looked at the deadlocked situation and immediately said indifferently.

After hearing what Ni Wenjun said, Xu Shouhui, Zou Pusheng and others sighed helplessly. Suning also looked at the rough-looking Ni Wenjun in surprise. He didn't expect that the Ni Wenjun whom he despised the most was the one who made him feel most comfortable.

"Ming Wang, the criminal Zou Pusheng is willing to surrender to the Red Flag Army and serve you for the rest of my life."

"Haha, great! That's great!" Suning couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised. "Since everyone is leaving tomorrow, let's get drunk tonight and have a good drink."

"Haha, thank you, Ming Wang!"

After Xu Shouhui and others left, Su Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he first took over the Hubei Red Turban Army, he asked Mao Gui and Zhu Yuanzhang to select from the surrendered soldiers, and picked out 10,000 to 20,000 of the Red Turban Army's real elite soldiers and incorporated them into the Red Flag Army. As for Xu Shouhui, what he took away were only the remaining ones from the Red Flag Army.

The Red Turban Army in Henan can resist the Mongol army for a longer period of time, which is very beneficial to the Red Flag Army. Not only can they have more time to develop, but they can also consume more of the Mongol army's strength.

Suning knew that Zou Pusheng was a capable person, so he arranged him to be in charge of the navy that was specifically responsible for the development of the Red Flag Army. Although there were many brave generals in the navy, such as the four father and sons Yu Tingyu and Yu Tonghai, and the two brothers Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong, there was a real shortage of capable people who were directly responsible for the development of the navy. In the past, Chen Boda was the only one who maintained it. Now with the more suitable Zou Pusheng, Chen Boda can also be specifically responsible for the Jinyiwei.

In fact, it is very inappropriate to let Chen Boda, the father-in-law, be in charge of the Jinyiwei. Suning has been looking for candidates to replace Chen Boda so that the Jinyiwei can truly become a knife in his own hand.

Fang Guozhen in eastern Zhejiang indeed accepted the surrender of the Red Flag Army, and then Suning separated a division from the original navy and gave it to Fang Guozhen to lead, and then stationed it in the eastern Zhejiang waters for a long time.

As for the pirates that Fang Guozhen had used before, they were just "small fry" in Suning's eyes. He first arranged for Liao Yongzhong to select elite soldiers and generals from them to set up two divisions of navy, and the remaining old and weak ones were disbanded and sent home to farm.

With Fang Guozhen's surrender, the Red Flag Army's strength immediately increased dramatically, especially its navy, which was definitely the strongest in China at that time, and it was completely superior to the Mongol navy at that time.

"Suning, have you heard?"

"What?" Su Ning looked at Liu in confusion.

"Zhu Chongba is currently having a passionate affair with Li Shanchang's daughter, and it looks like they're getting married soon."

"Ah? Li Shanchang's daughter?" Su Ning widened his eyes in surprise. He didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to be so scheming.

"Haha, that's fine!

Zhu Yuanzhang was not young anymore and it was time for him to get married.

"Xixi, please pay attention to their wedding date. We cannot let Zhu Yuanzhang be disrespectful and bring shame to our Red Flag Army."

"Yeah! I know.

Aren't you worried that Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang are colluding?"

"Haha, now I'm really not afraid!
When the world is unified, I will arrange a good place for Zhu Chongba."

"Ah? Where?" Liu looked at Su Ning curiously.

“North America, Europe, it’s all fine!

Anyway, let Zhu Chongba make his own choice when the time comes!"

"Ah? So far?

I thought you would place him in Southeast Asia or Japan!"

"impossible!

These places are too close, I don’t feel safe leaving it to him.

Besides, although North America is a wild land now, it has great development prospects. Europe is a land of abundance and both are first-class places.”

"Yeah! That's fine too.

The sky is high and the earth is far away, so let him do whatever he wants." Soon Liu also agreed with Su Ning's plan, because Zhu Yuanzhang was too powerful and it was really unsafe to keep him around.

"Once we occupy Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places, I will enact laws to encourage childbirth. The state will be responsible for raising children. I will also abolish the death penalty. Criminals can sometimes be a valuable population resource."

"Huh? Your plan is so drastic?"

"Haha, if you're not strong, how can you control the whole world?"

Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang married Li Shanchang's daughter, Li. The Ming Palace personally organized the wedding for them. All the dignitaries from the south attended Zhu Yuanzhang's wedding. Even the Red Turban Army in Henan sent Mr. Gu to attend the wedding. The Mongols and Yuan Dynasty also sent envoys. Watching the happily married Zhu Yuanzhang, Su Ning felt a little incredible. Unknowingly, he and Liu had changed so much.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang is just a general under his command, and Ma Xiuying, who should have been his wife, has become his concubine. It is absolutely impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to replace himself like he replaced Guo Zixing in history.

In the wedding procession, Zhu Yuanzhang rode on a pure red horse and saluted the people who congratulated him on the roadside. He felt that this was the peak moment of his life.

Suddenly, two teenagers and a child appeared from the crowd on the roadside and knelt directly in front of him. The frightened big red horse was about to kick, but Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly pulled the red horse back.

"call"

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang's riding skills were superb, otherwise a tragedy would have happened. Zhu Yuanzhang got off the horse and didn't care about the tatters and stench on the three children.

"Where did you three kids come from?
I'm not afraid of being kicked by a horse!"

"Uncle, I am Wen Zheng!" The older boy couldn't help crying when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Wen Zheng? Are you my nephew Zhu Wen Zheng?" Zhu Yuanzhang widened his eyes in surprise.

"Yes, uncle!

He is Li Wenzhong from my aunt's family!" Zhu Wenzheng pulled over another young man and said to Zhu Chongba.

"What? He is Wen Zhong?" Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer suppress his surprise.

"Uncle! I am Li Wenzhong!" Another young man also hugged Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh and started crying.

Seeing his dearest relative, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but burst into tears. After a long while, he looked at the youngest child next to him and asked, "Wenzheng, who is this child?"

"Uncle, this is what Wen Zhong and I encountered on our way to escape.

His name is Mu Ying, and he is now a fatherless and motherless child."

"Well! My poor children!
From now on, you three will be my, Zhu Yuanzhang’s, adopted sons.

As long as I, Zhu Chongba, am here, I will never let you suffer again."

The appearance of Zhu Wenzheng, Li Wenzhong, and Mu Ying would certainly not be so dramatic. However, this is a novel, and the author hopes readers will accept this arrangement.

When Liu Ji brought the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang" to Jiqing Road, Suning and Liu prepared a sumptuous dinner for them. Suning and Liu personally hosted the family dinner with modern thinking to entertain the "Four Sages".

Although there were no guests or musical instruments, it was just a simple dinner prepared by Liu himself, but the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang" still felt the high standard. This might be the most amazing dinner in the late Yuan Dynasty.

"Gentlemen, this is the dinner I prepared myself. It is made according to the tastes of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I hope you like it."

"Ah? Princess, how can you cook for us personally? It's really the fault of the four of us." The "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang" looked at each other in surprise, and then the oldest one, Song Lian, couldn't help but be moved.

"Haha, you are all great sages of our Red Flag Army. Liu is just making a meal. It's not as exaggerated as Mr. Song said."

"Don't stand anymore, come and sit down!" Suning quickly asked everyone to sit down.

"Your Majesty, Princess, please sit down first!"

"Haha, everyone sit down!"

"This first glass of wine welcomes all the wise men to join us. I would like to thank the four of you here." After seeing everyone sit down, Suning immediately raised his glass and toasted everyone.

Liu Ji, Song Lian and the other three quickly stood up and shouted excitedly, "Your Highness, you are truly embarrassing us."

The four of them couldn't help but brighten up as Su Ning drank the whole thing. Song Lian, who was already good at drinking, praised him and said, "Your Highness, this wine is great!

Soft and mellow taste! ”

Suning and Liu looked at each other with a smile, because this wine was the rare Maotai in Suning's space. "Haha, it seems that Mr. Song is a master of drinking.

Gentlemen, if you like, please drink more."

"Haha, you must drink more of the prince's wine." Looking at Su Ning's unassuming appearance, the four of them also relaxed.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Liu Ji suddenly looked at Liu Shi with a smile, "Princess, I heard from the prince that I am very famous in Shandong. Is that true?"

Hearing Liu Ji's question, Liu looked at Su Ning who was smiling but saying nothing beside him with amusement, then explained with a smile, "Haha, it's more than just famous!
It sounds so familiar.

He is omnipotent, especially good at predicting the future, and can travel the world with his "Tui Bei Tu".

"Actually, what the prince said is correct. My prince and I grew up listening to Mr. Liu's stories."

"Ah? The Book of Changes?" Liu Ji widened his eyes in surprise.

"Huh? Princess, Your Highness, the Book of Changes was created by Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. What does it have to do with Liu Ji?" Song Lian on the side couldn't help but say something.

"Haha, maybe the adults in our two families knew that we were young and liked to listen to stories, so they deliberately adapted and joked about Mr. Liu Ji's deeds!" Suning explained with a smile.

"Oh? No wonder!" Liu Ji and the other three felt relieved.

"Your Highness, I have also lived in Shandong. How come I have never heard of the Su and Liu families in Jiaozhou, Shandong?"

"Haha, our Su family has never liked to show off, and most of our business is overseas trade. Things that are shown to the public are usually handed over to outsiders to handle, so the world doesn't know about it."

"Oh? I see!"

"Your Highness, now that you have become king, you should change the name of Jiqing Road as soon as possible." Liu Ji suddenly suggested to Suning.

"Well! Mr. Liu, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Your Highness, the four of us unanimously agree that Jiqing Road should be changed to Yingtian Prefecture."

"Yeah! Okay!
But not yet!"

"Huh? Why is that?"

"There are no more decent forces in the Jiangnan region now, so our Red Flag Army needs to quickly capture Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places to consolidate our Red Flag Army's half of the country. So at this stage, we should not provoke the Mongol Yuan Dynasty too much."

"Your Majesty, your opinion is great!"

"Haha, with the assistance of the four of you, I can rest easy."

While the Ming Palace was happily enjoying a dinner and entertaining the "Four Sages of Western Zhejiang", Li Shanchang also got the news and angrily smashed several cups.

"Father-in-law, why are you so angry?"

"Humph! Chongba, you don't understand!
When Liu Ji and his four men join the Red Flag Army, our power will be suppressed.”

"Huh? Father-in-law, you should think more positively.

Anyway, as our Red Flag Army grows stronger, the influx of new recruits is inevitable.

As long as we work hard for the prince, he will not treat us unfairly."

"Yeah! I hope so!"

(End of this chapter)