Psychologically speaking, who is willing to be the king if he can be the emperor?

But Zhu Youjian understood that since the failure to attack Nanjing, his chances of seizing the world have been slim.

If there were internal struggles between the Zhu family, Zhu Youjian would definitely fight to the death. But at present, the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Xian and the rebel army each became forces, and the Ming Dynasty only had a southeast corner.

If he continues to fight, the world will probably not have the surname Zhu, which he cannot accept no matter what.

Zhu Youjian asked Zhu Youyou to go to Nanjing, and he was very satisfied with showing weakness, and Zhu Cilang's response also satisfied him.

At present, the Ming Dynasty is in decline and the world is pacified. I don’t know when or after that. After leaving the Emperor, Zhu Youjian’s reputation was only damaged and his strength has not been reduced.

But due to the limitations of Sun Kewang and others, he could not make a decision easily.

But seeing Liu Liangzuo and Fang Guoan panicked, Zhu Youjian agreed to what they asked to go out to lead the troops in order to appease the two of them.

Liu Liangzuo and Fang Guoan led thousands of troops to the north, one moved to Fuyang and the other went to Suzhou to guard against the Qing army in Henan.

Before leaving, Zhu Youjian even gave them special advice, gave them great rewards and encouraged them.

Because everything was not confirmed, Zhu Youjian thought that this would be fine, but he underestimated the degree of fear and shamelessness of the two.

After Liu Liangzuo arrived in Fuyang, he ran to Henan without stopping and surrendered to Duoduo.

Although Fang Guoan did not surrender directly, he used his army to directly imprison the Suzhou garrison, took over the military power in the city, and defended himself according to the city.

At the same time, he sent envoys to Tuocheng and Xuzhou respectively, and expressed his intention to surrender to Duoduo and Zhou Xian. The army and Suzhou City in his hands were his capital for bargaining.

Seeing Xia Yunyi coming in, Fang Guotai hurriedly greeted him, "Sir, can we set off to Jinan to meet Zhuang Zhou? I have been waiting here for three days..."

Xia Yunyi waved his hand to stop him, "General Fang, you can go back now, the commander-in-chief doesn't want to see you."

"What?" Fang Guotai looked shocked.

Xia Yunyi said: "You two brothers first betrayed the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to Longwu, but now they betrayed Emperor Longwu and said they would surrender to our army. The most hateful thing is that when you came here, you even sent an envoy to the Qing Dynasty. People like you, the generals don't want to use it, and they can't use it."

Fang Guotai looked embarrassed, "Sir, what my brother did is indeed despicable, but this time he really wanted to serve the governor. Although his brother sent an envoy to the Qing army, he was just an ordinary envoy, but he asked me to come here, which shows that his brother was unwilling to surrender to the Manchus. If the governor did not take him in, his brother would have no choice but to surrender to the Manchus at that time."

Xia Yunyi glanced at him, "Are you threatening me?"

Fang Guotai hurriedly said, "I dare not, the general dare not, the general is just repaying the truth. Before, the general betrayed the Ming Dynasty, but the general did not agree with his brother's choice, and now he regrets it even more. Now my brothers are now unfaithful and unfilial, and I must not be the traitor who surrenders to the Manchu captivity. But the generals cannot make this decision on behalf of my brother. Please give me a chance to survive."

Xia Yunyi was silent for a moment and said, "General Fang, since you are talking about this, Xia will tell you the truth."

Xia Yunyi glanced at Fang Guotai, "The Manchu Captain is powerful, and it is difficult for the Supervisor to deal with it with all his strength. He will definitely not want to have any other troubles. Your brothers led their troops to leave the Longwu Army and occupy Suzhou. If the Supervisor surrenders you, isn't this equivalent to declaring war on Emperor Longwu and Sun Kewang and others? The Supervisor said that he would not go to war with other forces before attacking the Manchu Captain. How many troops do you have? How many thousand? Nearly ten thousand? Have a slit with the Longwu Army for you. If you were the Supervisor, would you do that?"

Fang Guotai looked sad and was silent for a long time. Finally, he sighed. "I'm not alive. It seems that my brother has completely gone the way."

Xia Yunyi shook her head and said, "It's not entirely true."

Fang Guotai was stunned at first, and a glimmer of hope arose in his heart, "Please give me advice."

Xia Yunyi said: "The General of the Army once said that everything is impossible except to talk to the Manchu Army. If Fang Guoan can take the initiative to return the army to the Longwu Army, the General of the Army is willing to send people to be this peacemaker and will convince Emperor Longwu and Sun Kewang to spare you brothers. You can come to Shandong, but it is impossible to control the troops at that time, but you can be a rich man and have a peaceful life. Of course, you can also not do this. Try to use your own strength to block the counterattack of the Longwu Army? As long as you do not surrender to the Manchu Army, you can still come to Shandong after the defeat. Our army can still take you in, but you still cannot control the troops."

Fang Guotai frowned, "My brother Zui Xun's power is probably not going to agree."

Xia Yunyi nodded and said in a deep voice: "There is another way. You have left Suzhou now and go to Henan to surrender to the Qing army. Keep the troops in your hands, and with your brother's reputation in the Longwu army, the Qing Dynasty will reuse you. The Supervisor will send someone to keep in touch with you in secret. When the Qing Dynasty is conquered in the future, the Supervisor will legitimate your reputation."

On the same day, Fang Guotai was kicked out of Xuzhou and returned to Suzhou.

Standing at the top of the city and looking at Fang Guotai riding a horse, Liu Konghe turned to Xia Yunyi and said, "Master Xia, do you think this Fang Guotai can convince Fang Guoan?"

Xia Yunyi frowned and shook his head, "It's hard. Judging from what Fang Guoan has done in history, this person has always been a two-faced person. A person like him will not be loyal to anyone, and everything is based on interests. He will not give up his authority easily, and in the end he can only go to the Qing army. Even if he keeps in touch with our army secretly, he is just to leave a way for himself in the future, and we cannot expect him to do it too much."

Speaking of this, Xia Yunyi paused, "Compared to Fang Guoan, I think Fang Guotai is more worthy of attention. At least he also knows etiquette and shame. Staying him by Fang Guoan's side will affect his future decisions, and perhaps it will save some energy when our army marchs into Henan in the future."

Liu Konghe nodded and said nothing.

Xia Yunyi said: "Deputy General Liu, when will you lead your troops?"

Liu Konghe said: "Three days later, the transfer of food and grass will be fully entrusted to the prefect of Xia."

Xia Yunyi said: "It's all about the matter. Although the commander did not specify which side to march from, I still think that I should not enter the south bank of the Huai River easily. It was the territory of the Longwu Army, and it was not advisable to provoke other disputes now. Now the world is in chaos, at least it is not advisable to cause internal chaos before the Qing Dynasty is attacked and destroyed."
Chapter completed!