Chapter Ninety-Seven: The First Fierce General at the End of the Yuan Dynasty
Tang and drew their swords to each other, but Master Mu Xuan was disdainful, Li Jie was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma, and he didn't know how to persuade if he wanted to, because he didn't know what grievances there were between the two?
"Boy, stay away from him, or if he really wants to kill you, I won't be able to stop you!" Tang He turned his head to look left and right, but found that he was in a hurry to see Li Jie, the guards were all behind, and he hadn't caught up at this time, let alone what was happening here, which made him feel bottomless all of a sudden, if the old guy on the other side really wanted to go crazy, let alone Li Jie, even he might not be able to escape.
"Grandpa Tang, don't worry, Master Mu will never hurt me, if it wasn't for the master who repelled the Japanese just now, I'm afraid you can only collect my body!" Li Jie finally had the opportunity to persuade at this time, Master Mu said that he really wanted to be unfavorable to him, and he had a chance before.
"Master?" Tang He was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he realized that Master Mu Jiao was bareheaded, although it was all bloodstains, but he could still see the ring scar on his head, which made him suddenly look up and laugh, "Unexpectedly, Zhang Dingbian, who was famous back then, actually became a monk!" ”
"Zhang Dingbian!" Li Jie was also shocked when he heard this name, and his eyes when he looked at Master Mu Jiao were also full of incredulity, but he didn't expect that he was Zhang Dingbian, who was known as the first fierce general in the late Yuan Dynasty, no wonder he killed the Japanese as if he was killing a chicken.
Zhang Dingbian is Chen Youliang's sworn brother, saying that he is the first fierce general at the end of the Yuan Dynasty is not bragging, but a real record, when Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought in Poyang Lake, when the battle situation was unfavorable to Chen Youliang, Zhang Dingbian drove a boat straight in, directly into Zhu Yuanzhang's Chinese army, and wanted to take Zhu Yuanzhang's head among the ten thousand troops.
In order to stop Zhang Dingbian, Zhu Yuanzhang even sent Han Cheng, Chen Zhaoxian, Song Gui and other generals, but they were all killed by Zhang Dingbian, and in the end, he was about to kill Zhu Yuanzhang's ship, and the frightened Zhu Yuanzhang fled by boat, but the ship ran aground.
Fortunately, at this time, Chang Yuchun arrived, knocked Zhu Yuanzhang's boat out with a boat, and then shot several arrows and injured Zhang Dingbian, but even if he was injured, Zhang Dingbian still calmly retreated, and the tens of thousands of troops under Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to pursue.
What's even more awesome is that after Chen Youliang was killed by an arrow, Zhang Dingbian, who was not well injured, snatched his body back in the army and protected Chen Youliang's son to fight his way out of the encirclement.
"Hmph, didn't that Brother Zhu of yours also be a monk, and I can't do what he does?" Zhang Dingbian fought back without showing weakness, but as a result, Tang He was choked a lot.
Zhu Yuanzhang is known to be a monk, and when Zhu Yuanzhang was not a monk, he and Tang He were brothers, and now Zhang Dingbian uses the title of "Brother Zhu", that is, he satirizes that Tang He is not as good as Zhu Yuanzhang, and satirizes that Zhu Yuanzhang turned his face ruthlessly when he became the emperor, and the people who called him brothers and brothers at the beginning don't know how many were killed?
"Cough, Master Mu said cautiously, since you are already an outsider, let it pass, today you have made great contributions, and you are old acquaintances with Grandpa Tang, why don't we sit down and have a good drink?" Li Jie also hurriedly persuaded at this time.
At this time, the guards behind Tang He finally arrived, which made Tang He also have a little confidence, and when he heard Li Jie persuade them to sit down and drink, Tang He snorted coldly and said, "I will never drink with the enemy!" ”
"I've always only drunk with people I admire, and if Chang Yuchun is still around, I would like to have two drinks with him!" Zhang Dingbian also said-for-tat, the implication was that Tang He was not qualified enough, and only a fierce general like Chang Yuchun was worthy of drinking with him.
Tang He's face was also pale when he heard this, but he couldn't refute it, because whether it was in terms of personal bravery or the record of the army, he was a step worse than Zhang Dingbian, and the only ones who could compare with the other party on Daming's side were Chang Yuchun and Xu Da.
Seeing that the two old men seemed to have eaten gunpowder, Li Jie also gave up the idea of persuading peace, and immediately pulled Tang He aside and said in a low voice: "Grandpa Tang, it has been so long since Chen Youliang's affairs, and as far as I know, the imperial court did not issue a list of documents to arrest Zhang Dingbian, right?" ”
"There is no wanted, but after all, he is Zhang Dingbian, the person who almost injured His Majesty at the beginning, he didn't see it before, and if he lets it go after seeing it now, I'm afraid he won't be able to explain it to His Majesty." Tang He also said in a deep voice at this time.
Don't look at Tang He's-for-tat confrontation with Zhang Dingbian just now, but he is also a military general, he still admires Zhang Dingbian very much in his heart, but with so many people around him, he has to take into account Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude, so he has to make a gesture.
"Grandpa Tang, what you said is not right, if Your Majesty really holds a grudge against Zhang Dingbian, why hasn't anyone been sent to arrest him all these years?" Li Jie asked with a slight smile.
At the beginning, Chen Youliang died in battle, his son Chen Li was young and couldn't bear the burden left by Chen Youliang, so he could only surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang in the end, but Zhang Dingbian was unwilling to surrender, and he still resisted at the risk of dying to break through, but unfortunately the general trend was inevitable, and he was powerless to change, and finally had to disband the army, and he was nowhere to be found, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not let people hunt him down.
"You mean to say, Your Majesty, he ......" Tang He deserved to be the person who knew Zhu Yuanzhang best, and when he heard Li Jie's reminder, he immediately guessed some of Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.
"Yes, I guess Your Majesty has a heart of love for talent, but it's a pity that Zhang Dingbian is loyal, even if Chen Youliang dies, he will not vote for the second master, Your Majesty probably knows this, so he didn't force it, otherwise with Jinyiwei's pervasive ability, if His Majesty wants to kill him, how can he wait until now?" Li Jie smiled again.
Tang He also nodded again and again, with his understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, I am afraid this is his attitude towards Zhang Dingbian, speaking of which Zhu Yuanzhang does not love money, is not lustful, although there are many beauties in the palace, but except for Queen Ma, everyone else is Zhu Yuanzhang's tool to give birth to a son, in order to stabilize the Ming Dynasty.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang is a person who cherishes talents, as long as you have talent, he dares to reuse, for example, Li Jie, if it weren't for his talent, with his means of death, I am afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would have been cut into pulp long ago.
"So what do you say?" Finally, Tang He looked at Li Jie and asked again.
"If it weren't for Zhang Dingbian before, I'm afraid that I and the people of Jintang Island would have died a long time ago, so I can't do anything to take revenge, it's better to do this, let's treat him as if we haven't seen him, let him leave by himself, if Your Majesty really wants to blame, then I will bear it!" Li Jie also patted his chest at the end.
"Well, that's what you said!" Tang He waited for Li Jie's last sentence, but then smiled again, "You kid is really a head iron, last time you contradicted Your Majesty, Your Majesty was reluctant to kill you, and I guess I am not afraid of another Zhang Dingbian now!" ”
Seeing Tang He's promise, Li Jie was also relieved, and he didn't pay attention to his ridicule. In fact, with Li Jie's understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, even if they reported Zhang Dingbian's matter, the other party should not pursue it, and Tang He is just doing a favor now.
Li Jie turned around again and came to Zhang Dingbian's side, only to see that several monks around the other party were all on guard, and they were also full of hostility to the surrounding Ming army, they were all Zhang Dingbian's personal soldiers back then, and they were also loyal to Zhang Dingbian, even if Zhang Dingbian became a monk, they have always been with him, if the Ming army is not good for Zhang Dingbian now, they will also fight to the death, and will never surrender.
"Old General Zhang, I have already persuaded Grandpa Tang, you can leave at any time!" Li Jie stepped forward and said in a low voice.
"You might as well call me by my name!" Zhang Dingbian was still very calm when he heard this, and then he looked at Li Jie and said, "Vice Li has always regarded Tang He as a junior, so you must also be from an extraordinary background, right?" ”
"Hehe, this kid's grandfather is Li Shanchang!" Without waiting for Li Jie to speak, Tang He came over and pointed at Li Jie at some point, "But this kid has a hard temper and fell out with his grandfather, but he became the prince's son-in-law by his own ability." ”
When he said this, Tang He deliberately paused, and then smiled at Zhang Dingbian again: "How is it, do you regret not killing this kid now?" ”
Zhang Dingbian also raised his eyebrows when he heard Li Jie's identity, he really didn't expect Li Jie's identity to be so prominent, the most important thing is that he was young, he was able to get Zhu Yuanzhang's favor with his own ability, and married the prince's daughter, this is a real royal relative, if he wants to take revenge on Zhu Yuanzhang, killing Li Jie is undoubtedly a good way.
"Grandpa Tang, don't be joking, Master Mu is compassionate, as a monk, he will not hesitate to kill in order to save the people, how can he worry about me, a junior?" Li Jie said with a blank look.
However, what Li Jie didn't expect was that Zhang Dingbian began to look at him when he heard Tang He's words, which made Li Jie's heart a little furious, the two were so close, in case Dingbian broke out, I am afraid no one would be able to save him.
However, Zhang Dingbian did not make a move, but said to Li Jie with a solemn face: "You were ordered to clean up the Japanese invaders, the biggest problem is that you can't find any traces of the Japanese invaders, let alone where their nests are?" ”
"That's right, if you can find the nest of the widows, the navy of the imperial court will definitely be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop!" Li Jie immediately nodded.
"Okay, I believe you, maybe I can help you find the traces of the pirates!" Zhang Dingbian pondered for a moment and spoke again.
Originally, Zhang Dingbian was reluctant to deal with the Ming court, but Li Jie was willing to let him go, and he didn't mean to embarrass him at all, which made him quite moved, and he also saw the ferocity of the Japanese today, which also made him very annoyed, so he had the idea of helping Li Jie and them.