Please ask me to be the emperor

Chapter 493: Blessings but not Shun

There is self-confidence in the corner of everyone's heart. If you don't reflect on it often, you will be blinded by this self-confidence.

Although Cao Wenzhao is a veteran general, he is not exempt from vulgarity!

When he retreated, he also lost.

Although he chose what he thought was a foolproof strategy, he completely forgot the purpose of the imperial court sending them to lead the troops here.

According to the thoughts of Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War, Cao Wenzhao was chosen to lead the army because he was brave and reckless, hoping that he could attack the slow and be prepared to attack the unprepared.

Even if Zhang Shun's "thieves" cannot be eliminated in one fell swoop, they can still bite Zhang Shun to prevent the rebel army from gaining a foothold in Luoyang and developing steadily.

To the imperial court, it would not be considered a crime even if Cao Wenzhao and Zhang Quanchang were harmonious and self-reliant, and Zhang Quanchang and the others lost their troops and generals, and returned in great defeat.

As long as the development of Zhang Shun and his rebels is delayed and they are prevented from using Luoyang City's materials and manpower to grow and develop. Once the imperial court draws its hand and mobilizes the army to strike with thunder, the rebel army will be wiped out overnight.

However, the Dukes of the Central Dynasty and Gonggun could not imagine that Cao Wenzhao, who had always been known for his courage to attack and dare to attack, suddenly "grew his brains". He actually ignored the enemy in front of him and instead turned around and hooked up with Wu Di, the governor of Shanxi.

It’s no wonder that the Dukes of Gonggun in the DPRK misjudged the situation. After the collapse of the guard system, the camp system emerged. In order to restrain the expansion of the power of generals, the imperial court specially dispatched middle-ranking officials to supervise the army, and civilian officials to command and dispatch the governors and governors.

The central officials who are accustomed to "strategizing" like to label the generals who lead the troops as "brave" or "cowardly".

As time went by, they subconsciously ignored that generals were the same kind of creatures as themselves, and they also had the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and the right to make decisions about right and wrong.

Cao Wenzhao left, full of resentment, and he would come back again. However, Zhang Shun didn't care. Cao Wenzhao's retreat bought him valuable time.

He swallowed this piece of fat meat from Luoyang City and it was stuck in his stomach without being digested. If the officers and soldiers attack with all their strength, Zhang Shun will not only be unable to digest this piece of fat, but it will also cause a heavy burden on his stomach.

Now that the pressure of Cao Wenzhao is gone, Zhang Shun can finally digest this piece of fat with peace of mind!

After the rebel army confirmed that Cao Wenzhao had indeed retreated, Zhang Shun ordered Xiao Qinhu to be appointed as the garrison at Mengjin. The governor appointed 2,000 land and water troops to guard the officers and soldiers north of the Yellow River.

Zhao Lizi was appointed as deputy garrison of Mengjin, responsible for the defense of Baihe Ferry. Huang Shoucai was appointed to continue to serve as the naval commander, responsible for assisting Xiao Qinhu and Zhao Lizi in supervising and defending against attacks by officers and soldiers.

Then, Zhang incidentally led his bodyguards, his cavalry, and Jiang He's five hundred sword shields to escort Cao Bianjiao and other prisoners, all the way back to Luoyang.

In the days since Zhang Shun left, nothing much happened in Luoyang City. Fortunately, under Zhang Shenyan's personal supervision, the enemy towers at the four corners of Luoyang City have been built.

The sharp-angled enemy platform is like the edges of a caltrop, indicating that Luoyang City has become more difficult to grasp.

Zhang Shun took a large number of prisoners and asked his soldiers to carry the captured weapons, armors and flags of the officers and soldiers, and returned to Luoyang City with great fanfare and power.

When King Fu Zhu Changxun heard about it, he quickly led all the officials to welcome Zhang Shun, wash away the dust for Zhang Shun, and congratulate him on his great victory!

Zhang Shun was not humble, but said to King Fu with high spirits: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the enemy in front of you is the fierce general Cao Wenzhao. I defeated him three times in three battles and retreated to the north of the Yellow River. I also captured him in one battle." , It’s a pity that he knows loyalty and would rather die than surrender.”

"I felt his integrity and did not want the strong man to die because of it, so I ordered the soldiers to release this man and asked King Fu to forgive him!"

Everyone felt quite complicated after hearing Zhang Shun's previous words. When they heard what Zhang Shun said about Cao Wenzhao's "capture in one battle", they all started whispering.

Lu Weiqi, the former Minister of War, even whispered to Prince Fu in a low voice: "Your Highness does not need to take this bluff plan seriously."

King Fu doesn't care whether he is real or not, as long as his life is safe. He quickly boasted: "King Shun is so godly in his military use that even famous generals like Cao Wenzhao are no match for him. I think other rebellious ministers and traitors must have been frightened."

"General, you have worked hard and achieved great results along the way, but it is hard work. Follow me into the palace, and I will take care of you!"

Zhang Shun agreed, and everyone returned to Prince Fu's Mansion.

Just after arriving at the mansion, Zhang Shun laughed and said: "Don't worry, King Fu, there is one thing I haven't mentioned yet. It won't be too late to hold a banquet after this matter is over!"

"Oh? I wonder what King Shun said?" King Fu felt a little uneasy, for fear that Zhang Shun would take action on him.

"Where is Cao Bianjiao?" Zhang Shun shouted sternly, "Why don't you come quickly to see His Highness Prince Fu!"

King Fu couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this, he just said that Zhang Shun wanted to take his life. When his knees weakened, he was about to kneel down, but when he heard Zhang Shun ordered this person to come to see him, he managed to hold up his 360 kilogram body without falling down.

Cao Bianjiao's face was even more ugly. Originally, after Cao Bianjiao agreed to surrender, he made an appointment with Zhang Shun: "Cao surrendered to the Ming Dynasty but not the thieves, and surrendered to King Fu but not King Shun. Please forgive me!"

At that time, Zhang Shun agreed one by one, but he never expected that Zhang Shun, who had covered up the capture of his uncle Cao Wenzhao so well, would suddenly speak out about it in public.

Although Cao Bianjiao was still surprised and doubtful when he met Prince Fu now, he was acting in compliance with the agreement. But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, so Cao Bianjiao had no choice but to stand up and bow to him: "A certain Cao Bianjiao was originally the nephew of Cao Wenzhao, the general in command of Lintao. He was frightened by King Shun's tiger power and heard about King Fu's righteousness, so he came here to seek refuge with him! "

As soon as Cao Bianjiao said something, everyone couldn't help but look at each other and turned pale. Especially Lu Weiqi and Henan Commander-in-Chief Wang Shaoyu were shocked.

It turned out that after King Fu surrendered to Zhang Shun, these two men, as ministers of the Ming Dynasty, coerced and surrendered to "Prince Fu" under Zhang Shun's coercion and inducement.

King Fu had been in the mansion for a long time and had never heard of Cao Wenzhao's name. How come Lv Weiqi, the former Secretary of the Ministry of War in Nanjie, and Wang Shaoyu, the commander-in-chief of Henan Province, didn't know Cao Wenzhao's name? Now that Cao Wenzhao's nephew, the fierce general Cao Bianjiao, is here, wouldn't Cao Wenzhao be the same?

King Fu knew his identity as a "rubber stamp" and was "happy" after hearing this: "It turns out to be General Cao. He is really a tiger general. I like him very much. I hope you can assist King Shun in leading the army in the future and make achievements as soon as possible."

"When this king ascends the throne, even if he is a prince or a minister, he will not hesitate to confer titles on you!"

After speaking, both sides looked like monarchs and ministers getting along well with each other. When they got to the banquet, they were eating and drinking a lot.

After he was full of food and wine, King Fu stood up and said, "I am tired, so go and have some rest. King Shun has the final say on all matters in the government. You must work together to serve the country. Serve King Shun, Just like serving this king!"

After saying that, he went out in a swagger. Zhang Shun gave him a symbolic gift and ignored him.

On the contrary, Cao Bianjiao stared blankly at King Fu's leaving figure for a long time, and then he realized how powerful King Shun was!

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