Zhongli is not far from Su County, a day's walk can be reached, on the way to meet a lot of displaced people, Zhu Chongba not only did not sympathize with these yellow-faced and thin refugees, but avoided them, lest they be contaminated with the plague. www.biquge.info The tragic death of his father and brother has long left an indelible mark on his heart.

Fengyang Mountain has completely become a loess mound, and the white bones are all over and it is impossible to distinguish whether it is a human or an animal. From a distance, I saw many soldiers with bows and arrows standing on the wall of Suxian County, shooting mercilessly as long as the homeless people tried to get closer, but fortunately, Zhu Chongba and the monk Du Mu were able to enter the city.

Lucky enough, Zhu Chongba recognized Zhou Nose at a glance who was still telling fortunes under the roots of the old city. The old man was still skeletal and skinny, and his clothes were not as sloppy as before.

Zhou Nose didn't recognize Zhu Chongba, who had grown up. Knowing that the bald monk in front of him was actually the cowherd baby back then, he was really startled by Zhou's sturdy nose, and secretly complained in his heart: What is not good, you have to be a peer and steal business?

Zhu Chongba squatted next to Zhou's nose and asked, "Daochang Zhou, you haven't come out for a long time to tell fortunes, why are you back in your old business now?"

"It's hard to say, I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are ......if I don't have a family," Zhou Nose seemed to have found an organization, sighing and wanting to pour out the sadness of these years. He fooled Liu Dashan back then, and he originally planned to run away with the silver, but who knew that within a few years, the news that Liu Dashan had committed a crime and was killed came out, so he naturally didn't have to run away, so he stayed in Su County and didn't move a place.

Zhu Chongba didn't have the time to listen to him pour sour water, and said bluntly: "Daoist Zhou, I have something to ask for, and I also ask Daochang to guide me and give me a hexagram." ”

Zhou Nose immediately spread his hands and said very professionally: "It's easy to say, ten wen for asking things, twenty for divination, and if the two are together, you will be counted as twenty-five wen." ”

Zhu Chongba rolled his eyes and knocked down Zhou's nose's hand, "You still owe me twenty-five taels of silver back then!"

Zhou Nose retracted his hand and said to him, "This...... Let's not mention the past again, for the sake of our acquaintance, the poor road will calculate a hexagram for you for free. ”

Zhu Chongba was too lazy to entangle with him, and told Tang He's letter and his thoughts one by one. He wasn't afraid that Zhou Bi would betray himself, after all, the two had done deceptive things together back then, and they could be regarded as people in the same boat. They know each other that if one of them is unlucky, the other will definitely drag the other into the water.

Zhou Bi heard that half of his face was like earth, and he pulled Zhu Chongba to a secluded corner in shock, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, are you dying?"

"You don't want to die, Lao Tzu just wants to live before he is ready to ......"

Zhou Nose rushed forward at a speed comparable to lightning and covered Zhu Chongba's mouth, "Don't get excited, don't get excited, be quiet." ”

"Take your dirty hands away. Zhu Chongba took a few breaths of fresh air, lowered his voice and said: "My family is dead, I escaped, even I have to become a monk, you see what way to live." I thought that instead of waiting for death like this, it would be better to fight, and even if I died, I would have to eat a few pieces of meat. ”

These tear-jerking words did not move Zhou's nose at all, but aroused his gluttony, and he swallowed his saliva and muttered, "Alas, Poor Dao hasn't tasted meat for a long time......"

"Don't be verbose, quickly calculate the bad luck for me, I'm still in a hurry to eat meat." Zhu Chongba's stomach growled, he had actually made up his mind to go to Haozhou, and he came to ask Zhou Nose just to ask for an auspicious word.

Zhou's nose pinched his fingers for a long time, and suddenly he was colored, and there were words in his mouth, "Lao Dao watched the sky last night, and found that Ziweixing was obscure and crumbling, and another dazzling star appeared next to it, and there were stars around to protect each other. It seems that Fang is really on the verge of extinction of the world, and it is urgent to save the trouble; the divine realm is resolute to go, and it is difficult to save the world with the people; the dirt is clear, and everything is new, and the masses are full of white rainbows; the universe and the contract are running, and the sages and sages are helping each other to open the spiritual gate......"

Zhu Chongba was dizzy when he heard this, and hurriedly interrupted Zhou's nonsense, "You just said that I went or didn't?"

Zhou Nose said repeatedly: "Go, go, you must go! By the way, take my son with you." ”

"Do you still have a son?" Zhu Chongba's eyes widened and he looked at Zhou's nose carefully. Although a Taoist priest can start a family, when he met Zhou Nose, Zhou Nose was almost sixty years old, and he hadn't seen him for a few years.

Zhou's nose was as red as a burning cloud, and he took off the disguise of the fairy wind bone, and muttered: "It's the child that my daughter-in-law originally brought." ”

It turned out that Zhou Nose got fifty taels of silver from Liu Dashan, and then he was full of warm thoughts, and his mind was full of thoughts, and he said that he was a widow. This widow lived a difficult life with an only son, and when she saw that Zhou Nose could take out fifty taels of silver as a dowry, she was moved, and the two families became a family, and the widow's son also changed his name to Zhou Dexing.

Zhou Dexing, who is simple-minded and has developed limbs, was very unhappy when he saw that a bad old man suddenly appeared and snatched his wife, so he lost his temper at home every once in a while, made some awkward trouble, and tried every means to hinder the good things of the two. Zhou Nose was so angry that he couldn't beat it, scolded and scolded and didn't listen, and I don't know how many times I prayed to Sanqing Tianzun to take this rebel away. Now that he heard that Zhu Chongba planned to go to Haozhou to join the Red Turban Army, he immediately had an idea and said something pretending to be a ghost, just begging Zhu Chongba to take his stepson and go as far as possible, regardless of whether he will be beheaded as a general in the future, as long as it does not affect the sexual happiness of himself and his daughter-in-law.

Zhu Chongba has another layer of understanding of Zhou Nose's humanity, let's talk, "Let's talk about it first, if your cheap son is a weak chicken, I won't take him." ”

"Don't worry, my son is extremely powerful, he can kill a cow with one punch, and he is also honest, if you let him go east, he will never go west. Zhou Nose praised Zhou Dexing to the point that there is nothing in heaven and on earth, and this is the first time he has praised his stepson.

So Zhu Chongba followed Zhou Bi home, and as soon as he entered the door, a firewood flew over, and a five-foot man rushed out and shouted: "Old thing, there is no food at home, you go and buy some back." ”

Zhou Bi avoided the firewood very skillfully, and also roared back, "You brain-slashing person have eaten up the grain again? Lao Tzu owed you in his last life, so let you collect the debt?"

Seeing that the quarrel was about to escalate to a full martial arts, Zhu Chongba hurriedly stopped the two, "Daoist Zhou, let's get down to business first." ”

Zhou rolled down his sleeves and asked, "Where is your mother?"

Zhou Dexing glanced at Zhu Chongba, put down his fist, and hummed: "My mother borrowed grain." He said to Zhu Chongba: "Monk, you don't come to my family to make a fortune, my family has nothing to eat." ”

The anger that Zhou Nose had just suppressed rose again, and he roared like thunder: "What are you talking about, you dead baby, people are here to take you to get promoted and make a fortune." ”

Zhou Dexing heard the words "promotion and fortune", and it was rare that he did not quarrel with Zhou Na, and looked at Zhu Chongba and waited for him to explain.

Zhu Chongba looked at Zhou Dexing like an animal, and saw that he had a strong physique and powerful fists and feet, and was very satisfied, this is exactly the little brother he needs. He cleared his throat and began to fool Zhou Dexing, "Your father is right, I am taking you to get promoted and make a fortune...... As long as you go to Haozhou with me, not to mention roasted sweet potatoes and roast chicken, you can eat as much as you want, and you can even eat one and throw one away......"

"If you want it, you want it, I'll go with you. "The charm of roast chicken is endless, Zhu Chongba didn't resist the temptation back then, and now Zhou Dexing can't resist it either, he didn't hear anything about joining the army and fighting clearly, and his mind was full of roast chickens flying around.

Zhou's nose, who had broken off a beard, suddenly woke up in pain, just now he was also indulged in Zhu Chongba's description, and almost blurted out that he was going to join the army. This will be sober and secretly frightened, with this kid's flickering skills, it is estimated that he will not be able to suffer anywhere, Zhou Dexing may be able to mix up with him if he goes.

Taking advantage of the fact that his daughter-in-law was not at home, Zhou Nose hurriedly packed Zhou Dexing's salute and sent it out happily. Haha, from now on, there is no need to raise a pig, and no one disturbs his and his daughter-in-law's life, if he works harder, he may have a chance to be a father.

So Zhou Dexing followed Zhu Chongba to Haozhou Guo Zixing in a daze!

Ma Xiuying didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang was already on the way here, and she continued to carry out the plan to infiltrate Guo Zixing's military and political affairs. When the Guo sisters showed off and compared themselves with each other, she quietly read books in the house, and when Guo Tianxu boasted that she was proficient in the art of war and strategy, she had already written many practical suggestions.

One of the suggestions on how to train the peasant army into a regular army made Guo Zixing very excited, and he didn't even eat dinner so he called Ma Xiuying into the study and asked, "Is this really a suggestion you came up with yourself?

Ma Xiuying replied respectfully: "My daughter has studied the Daze Township Uprising led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang until now, and found that the reasons for the failure of these rebel armies have one thing in common. At the beginning of their actions, they often do not have a clear goal to strive for, only focus on the interests of the present, and only stay at the low-level level of struggle such as revenge, killing, and plundering wealth, without long-term plans. They did not realize that since the uprising could only succeed and not fail, and that it could only be considered successful if it was replaced, otherwise it would be a dead end. ”

Guo Zixing, who was originally complacent about his occupation of Haozhou, was suddenly gloomy, he didn't know that Ma Xiuying's words were reasonable, but he knew very well that the army under his command was just a rabble composed of peasants, and in terms of the current situation, it was a dream to replace it. The best result he once fantasized about was to be a soil emperor and live in a corner, but after listening to Ma Xiuying, he realized that the road of uprising and rebellion must go to the dark, otherwise there is really only a dead end.

"Don't worry, father-in-law, although the military capability of the army is not high now, it shows that the army has basic organizational ability if it can hold on when the Yuan court soldiers are approaching the city. In time, through the tempering of war, our army will certainly be able to become a qualified team. ”

"Alas, you don't have to comfort me, Na Cheri Buhua is an incompetent, so my army can still resist, if the Yuan court warrior Totoku leads the army to attack, these turtle grandsons can still maintain the front and will not be frightened to escape, thank God." The immediate task now is to train the army before the attack comes. And according to what you said, the style of ordering and prohibiting in the army was first implemented...... I hope God will give me more time......"

Ma Xiuying immediately looked at Guo Zixing, many peasant leaders lacked political acumen and did not pay attention to the establishment of political power, Guo Zixing was able to realize that the inadequacy of his army was indeed extraordinary, no wonder Zhu Yuanzhang would come from his command.