Chapter 160: Li Shanchang recommended himself
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was talking with the Feng brothers, from the situation in Hengjian Mountain to the embarrassment of Dingyuan and even the general trend of the world. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info he kept in mind Ma Xiuying's teachings, to listen to the opinions of others, and asked very respectfully: "Now there are conflicts between the people and the families of the troops in Dingyuan City, how should I deal with this situation?"
Feng Guoyong pondered for a moment and said: "The families of the troops are also considered to be the people, and the subordinates believe that the people are mainly educated, and the army is mainly management. If it is just a simple conflict between the people, it may as well be handed over to the criminal department and yamen to deal with, if there are soldiers who bully others, they should be dealt with by military law, and they should be severely punished to set an example. Because the greatest panic of the people comes from the deterrence of the army, if the army abuses force indiscriminately for a long time, it will inevitably provoke the people to resist. He and his younger brother Feng Guosheng had actually led the crowd to come to Zhu Yuanzhang a few days earlier, but the two did not immediately ask to see Zhu Yuanzhang himself, but first understood the situation in Dingyuan, and summed up a series of countermeasures in combination with the current situation before visiting with full countermeasures.
Feng Guosheng added: "In the opinion of his subordinates, the Lord should expand his power outward. Although Dingyuan is good, it is not a place for soldiers, and there is no natural danger fortress as a barrier, which is very unsuitable for defense or attack. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded secretly, he was persuaded by Ma Xiuying to have the intention of expansion, and at this time, Feng Guosheng's suggestion coincided, which made him more and more determined to go on the expedition. He didn't rush to make up his mind, and threw out another question, "The two are really talented people who have read poetry and books and have extraordinary opinions, and dare to ask how to calm the world?"
The Feng brothers looked at each other and asked cautiously: "Forgive my subordinates for taking the liberty of asking, is your lord the generalissimo the head of the horse or does he want to be in charge of Niu Er?" This question was very bold, whether Zhu Yuanzhang was willing to work for Guo Zixing or planned to be the boss himself. Although the Feng brothers heard that Zhu Yuanzhang had the intention to win the world, they still decided to ask clearly before making a decision, because different answers are related to different fates.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and avoided answering, "When I left Haozhou, there were only thirty soldiers to follow, and now although there are tens of thousands of people, it is still far from the peaceful world, but I think too much." "He has long been dead to Guo Zixing, how can he still be willing to look forward to Guo Zixing, but his army is still under Guo Zixing's name, and this kind of rebellious words cannot be spoken.
The Feng brothers understood the meaning, and Zhu Yuanzhang said that he only took thirty soldiers with him when he left Haozhou, which meant that his army had nothing to do with Guo Zixing, and he was naturally unwilling to be driven by Guo Zixing again. Their faces were straight, they bowed down, and the titles in their mouths changed, "Don't worry, the Jiqing south of the Yangtze River is a strategic place in the tiger and the dragon pan, and it is the capital of the previous dynasties, so you should take Jiqing as a base first." Then he sent soldiers to fight everywhere to save the people from fire and water, and at the same time advocated benevolence and righteousness, not coveting women and money, so that the world could be calmed down. ”
Jiqing is the ancient capital of the six dynasties, the Song Dynasty is called Jiankang, the second year of the calendar, after Yuan Wenzong ascended the throne, the edict rebuilt Kang for Jiqing. Its unique geographical location and extraordinary feng shui environment are often regarded as the revival of the Han people. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the Feng brothers suggested that he seize Jiqing, his eyes lit up. However, after only being happy for a moment, he couldn't help sighing, Jiqing is heavily guarded, how can it be so easy to attack, his 40,000 soldiers and horses are not enough to stuff people's teeth.
The Feng brothers said confidently: "The lord led the army to the south, led the troops to capture Chuzhou, an important town in the Jianghuai River, and then slowly gathered the Qing ......."
"If you want to win Jiqing, take Chuzhou first, Miao Miao seconds!" Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his palms and laughed, the advice he heard before was all to fight and kill, but this time he was very happy to hear a different suggestion, and sincerely implored the Feng brothers to stay as strategists.
The Feng brothers saw that Zhu Yuanzhang knew people well and accepted advice with an open mind, and they were also very happy to meet the master. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also has a virtuous helper by his side, so why worry that he will not be able to get ahead in the future, and these followers of them will naturally be able to ascend to heaven at that time.
Zhu Yuanzhang is an anxious son, he and the Feng brothers from noon until dark, forgot to eat dinner, decided to attack Chuzhou first, and then captured Jiqing after the plan could not be held back for a moment, and immediately summoned Tang He, Xu Da and other henchmen and generals to the palace to discuss. This discussion lasted all night, or Ma Xiuying heard that everyone was talking at night, so she hurriedly sent someone to supper.
The silkworm girl was awakened, and when she saw that the moon was in the middle of the sky, she quickly wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth, and ran back hungry to recover her life.
Li Qi'er waited left and right and didn't see Zhu Yuanzhang appear, so she could only kneel honestly for two hours, I don't know if she was frightened or kneeling for too long, she was short of breath and tightness when she returned to the room, and she couldn't swallow. When the silkworm girl came back and said that she hadn't even seen Zhu Yuanzhang's face, she was even more annoyed, and she couldn't catch it in one breath, so she passed out.
Hongdou ignored the late night, crying and running to beg Ma Xiuying.
Ma Xiuying made up for sleep during the day, which would wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to stay awake, and when she heard that Li Qi'er had passed out, she asked Xunying to ask the doctor in the house to see a doctor, she wanted to see if Li Qi'er deliberately pretended to be sick after being punished or was really sick.
Xun Ying replied that Li Qi'er was indeed sick, and the doctor said that it was heat stroke, and the heat did not recede in the body, and he prescribed some medicine to promote heat and dispel dampness, and he would be fine in a few days.
Ma Xiuying was stunned, she didn't expect Li Qi'er's body to be so delicate, and she fell ill with heat stroke after kneeling in the afternoon, I don't know how many people would say that she was mean and vicious, and she couldn't even tolerate a concubine. Why should women be embarrassed by women, but sometimes women can only embarrass themselves if they don't embarrass each other, I believe that in addition to the Virgin, 90% of people will choose to embarrass each other. Ma Xiuying never thinks that she is the Virgin, she will only choose the decision that is beneficial to her, but she still has an indescribable sadness in her heart, under the influence of the general environment, the fairness and justice she was obsessed with in her previous life seem to be gradually moving away, and she is very afraid that one day she will become unrecognizable, and even become the kind of person she hates the most.
At dawn, Zhu Yuanzhang announced that the army would leave in three days. The Wang family and the Tian family hurriedly cleaned up their softness, and Ma Xiuying told him that Li Qi'er was sick, and he just went to the military camp to deploy the expedition.
Li Qi'er was completely depressed when she heard the news, and then she realized that she was nothing in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, and she couldn't take half of the sweet words she said when she was grinding her ears and temples, but she couldn't help but want to shake Ma Xiuying's status. She regretted that she shouldn't offend Ma Xiuying, if she wanted to live comfortably in this mansion, it would be better to please Zhu Yuanzhang than to please Ma Xiuying, and she didn't know if it was too late now......
Zhu Yuanzhang's words are an order, no matter whether the people in the house are willing or not, whether Li Qi'er is sick or not, as soon as the order is given, everyone obediently goes on the road and runs towards the unknown journey.
There were no clouds in the sky, the wind was sticking together, the sun was high overhead, the dirt was dried up in pieces, and it was so hot that it could almost fry an egg. All the trees looked listless, and the sunlight pierced through the flirty branches and imprinted spots of light on the ground of various sizes. Some gray gas that looks like clouds and non-clouds, like fog and not fog, floats low in the air, making people indescribably dull.
In such a scorching summer, even the fish did not dare to show the water, and the birds did not dare to fly out of the mountains and forests, but there was a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a straw hat and a Confucian shirt standing in the middle of the road to stop Zhu Yuanzhang's troops marching towards Chuzhou.
The pioneer Geng Bingwen grabbed the reins of his horse and asked, "Who is in front of you who dares to stop our army?"
"The general is under Zhu Zhenfu?"
"Yes, yes. ”
The middle-aged man took off his straw hat and arched his hand: "The student has been waiting here for many days, just to see Lord Zhenfu. ”
"What's going on?"
"When I see Lord Zhenfu, I will tell you. Other than that, the middle-aged man didn't say much.
Geng Bingwen snorted: "If there is no reason, how can you follow your opinions? If you don't retreat, you will be dealt with as a spy." ”
The middle-aged man smiled calmly, "The student heard that Zhu Zhen was thirsty for talent and Corporal Lixian, and what he saw today was exaggerated. ”
Geng Bingwen immediately said angrily: "Bold, dare to insult the adult! Tie him up for me, twenty rods!"
The middle-aged man was not frightened, "If you want to convict the student, you must appease the adult, otherwise the student will not accept it!"
Geng Bingwen glanced at the middle-aged man a few times, and saw that although he was dressed ordinarily and had an average appearance, the essence of his eyes and his attitude of not being humble or arrogant made people dare not despise him, and he couldn't help but hesitate a little.
The pause of the team attracted Zhu Yuanzhang's attention, and he frowned and asked, "What happened ahead?"
Guo Xing rode away, quickly turned around, and said: "There is a scribe on the side of the road who asked to see the adult, but refused to explain the reason, Captain Geng suspected that this person was a spy, and he had already arrested him and was about to be interrogated. ”
"If you are afraid, let him come. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that it was the scribe who asked to see him, he immediately smiled and ordered the army to rest on the spot.
The two brothers, Guo Xing and Guo Ying, escorted the middle-aged man to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this person in a green cloth and a scarf, dressed as a literati, thin but full of spirit, although the clothes were not bright but clean and tidy, he couldn't help but secretly admire, asked Guo Xing and Guo Ying to untie his ropes, and asked with a pleasant face: "Why do you have to see me?"
"Student Li Shanchang has seen Lord Zhenfu. Li Shanchang didn't say a word after making a move, staring at Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance without turning his eyes, examining it very carefully, and suddenly exclaimed excitedly after looking at it for a while: "Finally, the sky has a day, and the people have a master!"
Guo Xing shouted: "Adults ask, answer well!"
Li Shanchang knelt down excitedly and said: "The student looks at the face of the adult, he is a rich and noble person, and he will become a king and a marquis just around the corner." The student is willing to accompany the adult, saddle in front of the horse and behind the horse for the adult to drive. ”
"Is this true?" Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Tang He, Xu Da and others surrounded him, with irrepressible excitement on their faces. If Zhu Yuanzhang can really be crowned a king and a marquis, won't they also develop in the future.
Li Shanchang swore solemnly: "The adult has a peculiar face, a wide and full forehead, and two lines extending from both ends of the nose. If what the students say is not true, they will be killed voluntarily!"