Chapter 426: The Brutal Zhu Hongwu
The news of Xu Chengye's surrender spread throughout Shanyang Pass.
The mutiny that Yu Shuo and Yuan Hao worried about did not happen.
On the contrary, although the 150,000 Qi defenders were very confused, they calmly chose to accept the surrender.
But soon, Xu Chengye gave them an explanation.
Xu Chengye told the whole story of how Zhu Hongwu killed Tian Min and took his place.
When the 150,000 Qi soldiers learned the news, they were filled with indignation.
"Commander, lead us to avenge His Majesty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, that old man Zhu Hongwu actually dared to kill Your Majesty! "
"Rebellion, rebellion, attack the capital and avenge His Majesty!"
A group of Qi soldiers shouted angrily, venting their resentment.
Originally they thought that it was Tian Min's idea for them to stay here to resist the Yan Kingdom.
But now, as the truth is revealed, we know that the emperor has been dead for a long time.
And the one who threw them here in disguise was not the emperor himself!
After learning all this, the Qi soldiers were filled with anger.
Looking at the angry soldiers, Xu Chengye and Lin Xing standing on the stage were once again aroused with resentment in their hearts.
"Enter the capital and kill the false emperor!"
"Enter the capital and kill the false emperor!"
"Enter the capital and kill the false emperor!"
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In this way, 150,000 indignant Qi soldiers completely accepted the fact of surrendering to Yan State.
After leaving 150,000 Yan State troops to garrison Shanyang Pass, Jiang Chen led 250,000 Yan State soldiers.
Together with the 150,000 surrendered troops of Qi led by Lin Xing and Xu Chengye, they marched towards the capital of Qi in a mighty force.
At this time in the capital of Qi State, Zhu Hongwu had already learned of the rebellion of Xu Chengye, the commander of Shanyang Pass.
However, due to his brutal methods, the news of him impersonating Tian Min did not spread to the capital of Qi.
Therefore, the 150,000 soldiers in the capital of Qi at this time still thought that they were loyal to the former Tian Min.
Looking at the civil and military officials of Qi in front of him , Zhu Hongwu narrowed his eyes.
He shouted loudly to everyone in the hall.
"I know what you are thinking, but are you all a bunch of trash?"
"I asked you to come up with some ideas, but no one could come up with any!"
Zhu Hongwu roared and angrily slammed the dragon table.
Faced with the furious Zhu Yuanzhang, all the civil and military officials of Qi State dared not speak.
He just lowered his head, stood there , listening to Zhu Hongwu's scolding.
Seeing that no one stood up, Zhu Hongwu smiled coldly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"No one has figured it out yet, right?"
"Okay, very good, then I will help you, Tieyi!"
As Zhu Hongwu finished speaking, a figure dressed in black appeared next to the dragon throne.
"I join my master."
As soon as the black shadow appeared, he knelt in front of Zhu Hongwu.
After seeing the black shadow appear, Zhu Hongwu pointed at the ministers in the hall with a grim smile and gave orders.
"Go, kill a few of these rubbish for me and help them think of a solution!"
"I obey your command!"
Immediately afterwards, before the civil and military officials could react, the black shadow turned around and rushed down the Dragon Steps.
The next second, a few flashes of cold light appeared, and Qi's Minister of War and Minister of Personnel fell in a pool of blood.
However, this was not the end, as the ministers saw the two bodies on the ground.
They gathered together in panic, trying to avoid the pursuit of the black shadow.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
"We really can't think of any ideas. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Hearing the cries of these panicked ministers, Zhu Hongwu still smiled coldly.
"Still can't figure it out?!"
"Tieyi, it seems that the people you have killed are still not enough, kill a few more!"
"I obey your command."
After receiving Zhu Hongwu's order, the black shadow flashed again.
Immediately afterwards, several more bodies of Qi's ministers fell in a pool of blood.
After six ministers died in succession, he faced the threat of death.
Finally, a figure strode out from among the ministers and knelt at Zhu Hongwu's feet.
"Your Majesty, please stop. I have an idea!"
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongwu looked over and recognized the minister from Qi State.
It was Mei Zhixing, one of the assistant ministers of the Ministry of War of Qi State!
Seeing Mei Zhixing stand up and say that he had come up with an idea, Zhu Hongwu waved his hand.
Then, the black shadow stopped killing the ministers of Qi State and returned to Zhu Hongwu.
When the black shadow returned to Zhu Hongwu's side, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief as if they had been pardoned.
But the cold sweat had already soaked their official uniforms.
After calling the black shadow back to his side, Zhu Hongwu stared at Mei Zhixing closely and said lightly.
"Minister Mei, since you said you have an idea, then tell me!"
Seeing this, Mei Zhixing had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak loudly.
"Your Majesty, since we can no longer stop the Yan Nation's army."
"Then why not ask for help from the other three countries and offer one-third of Qi's territory as a condition."
"In this way, with the participation of the three countries, Yan Country will surely be defeated!"
"At the same time, we can even divide up the territory of Yan Nation with the three countries!"
After saying what he was thinking, Mei Zhixing bowed his head to the ground and waited for Zhu Hongwu's answer tremblingly.
Just when Mei Zhixing was getting anxious, Zhu Hongwu's laughter suddenly rang out from the hall.
"Ahahaha, not bad, not bad!"
"It seems that I have done a good job in helping. Finally someone has come up with an idea."
"Mei Zhixing, your idea is good. I have made my decision!"
"You will be Qi's special envoy to ask for help from the three kingdoms."
Zhu Hongwu smiled with satisfaction and nodded, then looked at Mei Zhixing.
But when Mei Zhixing heard that Zhu Hongwu was going to give him this task, he was stunned.
Qi's Prime Minister Li Ru watched this scene and shook his head helplessly.
He had thought of this method a long time ago, but smart people could see it from the recent actions of "Tian Min" pretending to be Zhu Hongwu.
If someone really proposed this method, Zhu Hongwu would definitely hand the matter over to that person.
What's more, the land of the Three Kingdoms is not very close to the capital of Qi.
If the reinforcements from the three kingdoms had really arrived, the capital of Qi would have been conquered by Yan kingdom long ago!
By that time, they, the ministers, would undoubtedly be like rootless duckweed.
What's more, a few days ago, Zhu Hongwu, who played the role of "Tian Min", killed an envoy from the Three Kingdoms who humiliated him.
If I really go to the Three Kingdoms for help, I don’t know if I can come back alive!
Taking all these reasons into consideration, who would dare to propose this method?
