Volume 4 Looking Back at the Township 14 Spy II.

Before the Dunshe people arrived, the prestige arrived first.

Downstairs was noisy at first, and the guards who stood in front cleared the scene, and then there was silence. Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of footsteps, calm and steady, and gradually ascended to the second floor without hurrying. Everyone on the table got up at the same time, and dozens of eyes were focused on the stairs.

Zhang Deyu sprinkled his light around, and saw that whether it was Hong Jixun, who was able to talk eloquently, or Zhao Guo, who had never said a word, more than a dozen civil and military officials, one by one, held their breath, stood respectfully, and did not dare to make a sound, and their attitude of respect and even awe towards Deng She was undoubtedly displayed.

After looking at everyone, he withdrew his gaze, lifted his spirits, and looked intently at the staircase. He hadn't seen Deng She, what kind of character was this mighty young man in Liaodong? He has the heavy responsibility of being an envoy, and he can't help but be apprehensive, a little curious, and a little pressure.

It was not Dunshe who came up.

The man who came was thirty or forty years old, his sideburns had turned white, and he looked like an old peasant in the countryside, dressed as a subordinate, with a long saber hanging from his waist. He stood at the top of the stairs, looked around, and said, "The lord has arrived." "Speak with a local accent, but not arrogant or impatient, in front of so many people, not chaotic at all, quite extraordinary.

Zhang Deyu didn't recognize this person, but others recognized it, it was Bi Qianniu. With that, he took two steps forward, stood sideways, and bowed to meet him. Deng She walked slowly in light clothes and appeared in front of everyone calmly and naturally.

Zhang Deyu took a closer look and saw that this young man did not have anything outstanding in appearance, but when he walked, his bearing was calm. But seeing him smiling and arching his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down, his demeanor was gentle and elegant, and after listening to Hong Jixun's introduction, his eyes turned around, his eyes were clear, and he looked forward to it, and he had a majestic demeanor. Zhang Deyu didn't dare to look directly, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I've seen General Deng." ”

"Sir, please be seated."

Deng She smiled slightly, didn't make a big deal, and returned the salute. He didn't speak loudly, his speed was not fast or slow, and his tone was gentle, like a spring breeze. Zhang Deyu thought to himself: "Although he is young, he is deep and introverted; Treat people with humility and courtesy. Haidong Xiao Deng, sure enough, his name is true. ”

He took out a letter from his sleeve, took a few steps forward, presented it with both hands, and said, "My prime minister has a New Year's greeting letter and presents it to the general." ”

Deng She took it, this place is not a place to watch, solemnly handed it over to Bi Qianniu to put it away, and invited Zhang Deyu to return to the seat.

He stepped into the main seat and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang's literary reputation is far and wide, and his voice moves Haidong, I have been looking up to him for a long time, and I should have greeted him in person, but there was a messenger from Goryeo first, and then there were envoys from Fang Pingzhang of Fujian Province and King Cheng of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, who came one after another, and they all needed to be received by me personally." Please don't blame Mr. Zhang. ”

Fujian Province Fang Pingzhang, that is, Fang Guozhen. Three months ago, Zhu Yuanzhang sent someone to send him the seal of Pingzhang political affairs in Fujian and other places. Therefore, Deng She has this saying.

To be honest, Fang Guozhen and Zhang Shicheng would send envoys, Deng She didn't expect it before, but if you think about it carefully, it is also reasonable.

Zhang Shicheng sits in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, bordering the sea; Fang Guozhen also controlled the two important seaports of Qingyuan and Wenzhou, and in order to develop trade, they had sent envoys to Goryeo as early as last year. In July and August of this year, they sent another offering to the king of Goryeo. At that time, Dunshe was attacking northern Goryeo, and the momentum was unstoppable. When their messenger heard about it, he naturally did not fail to tell them when he returned.

If they want to develop trade, they cannot do without the big port of Pyongyang, and the big market of millions of people in northern Goryeo, which is a land of thousands of miles in Liaodong, and so they sent envoys to open it just before the Spring Festival.

For Dunshe, this is great news. I fell asleep and sent a pillow, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang were prosperous places, and I had a good relationship with them, which was greatly conducive to the next step of economic development.

Zhang Deyucai said that Haidong is located in a corner and the transportation is inconvenient, but he didn't know that Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen's envoys were in the city. Hong Jixun chuckled, it was rare that he didn't chase and fight. Deng She picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "A glass of thin wine, talk about Deng's heart, Mr. please drink." ”

Deng She's face had to be given, Zhang Deyu drank it all, and it was easy to see the main master, and he couldn't help but say what he had prepared for a long time.

He left the table, made a big bow in a dignified manner, and said: "The great achievements of the Ming Duke are as far as Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Heroes at home, those who are young and not as good as Ming Gong, who are not as famous as Ming Gong, who have hundreds of thousands of people and sit thousands of miles away, and do not change their pure heart is not as good as Ming Gong.

"The prime minister of my family said: Haidong is the land of China, and the Ming Gong has it, which makes my people raise their eyebrows. Deyu, congratulations for Ming Gong, congratulations for China. ”

He just said a few words, and there were twists and turns. First praise Deng She, and then downplay the hostile relations, in short, a Chinese summary, borrowing Naha's words of praise, implicitly pointing out the friendliness of Shenyang.

Deng She smiled: "Mr. is falsely praised, and I dare not be ashamed." Although I have never met your lord, I have been friends for a long time. Today, my husband came and asked me to have the opportunity to meet the characters of Shenyang, which is really fortunate. ”

Zhang Deyu said: "Deyu treats Ming Gong with sincerity, why does Ming Gong come to laugh at me?" ”

His words came thoughtlessly, which made people puzzled. Deng She thought to himself: "First suppress and then raise, pretending to be amazing." This is a fixed routine of lobbyist lobbying, knowing that he must have the following, and I also want to hear what he will say, at the moment, pretending to be stunned, said: "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

"Ming Gongyan said that he has been friends with my prime minister for a long time, is this true?"

"Naturally, tell the truth."

"In this way, Deyu has the words of the heart, I don't know if Ming Gong wants to listen to it?"

"Please."

"Since the Ming Duke has a divine relationship with the prime minister of my family, can he know the ambition of the prime minister of my family?"

"The upper part is to soothe the realm, and the lower part is to calm the people."

"This is also the ambition of peace."

"But what are the aspirations of troubled times?"

Zhang Deyu didn't say it first, turned to look at the people at the table, arched his hand, and said: "Deyu came here, and he saw the princes of Haidong successively, all of them were handsome for a while, although Deyu was not talented, he also cherished each other. Then he was generous and said, "In the past, Emperor Wen of Han said to Li Guang, 'It's a pity! When the son does not meet, if the son is the emperor of the high, how can the marquis of ten thousand households be enough'. In today's universe, compared to the struggle between Chu and Han, what does Ming Gong think? ”

"What's more."

"Yes! Today's situation is even more chaotic than the struggle between Chu and Han. Zhang Deyu put his heart into his heart and said, "If you want to meet the peaceful and prosperous times, even if a hero like Ming Gong is afraid, there will be no place to use force." Now the sea is turbulent, but it is the time for heroes to rise up and heroes to fight. May I ask Ming Gong, does he want to go to Liaodong, or is he willing to follow the example of the three heroes of the former Han Dynasty and the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai of the Later Han Dynasty to make brilliant achievements? ”

Dunshe was silent.

Hong Jixun interjected and asked in his place: "What do you want to do in Liaodong?" ”

"Under the command of the Duke of Ming, it is true that there are many civil and military forces; However, when the prime minister of my family ascends to the heights, he can also gather 100,000 tigers in the north. If the Ming Duke wants to try Liaodong, then the prime minister of my family will swear to fight to the death with the Ming Gong, and there is a family treasure on the left of the Ming Gong, and there is the King of Goryeo on the right of the Ming Gong. At that time, for example, like a group of wolves fighting tigers, Ming Gong had enemies on the left and enemies on the right, and the prime minister of my family was the first to start. Even if there are thousands of generals and millions of soldiers in Haidong, dare to ask Ming Gong, what are the chances of winning? ”

Dunshe was silent.

Hong Jixun asked, "What if you want to emulate the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty?" ”

"Learn to write and martial arts, and sell it to the emperor's family. It has been a hundred years since the fall of the former Song Dynasty, and Deyu is not talented, since ancient times, I have never heard of a hundred years that can restore the country. Dazai Qianyuan, the Holy Son of Heaven helps Bailing. Ming Gong is gone, Zhang Shicheng of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and now I am the captain of Dayuan; Taizhou's Fang Guozhen, is my Dayuan's Pingzhang today? Billions of people are looking forward to it, and what the people are yearning for is still my emperor.

"If the Ming Duke effectively imitates the ambition of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, then he can join forces with the prime minister of my family. Are there more than Chahan and Polo as heroes in China? The Ming Duke can first set Goryeo on the right, and then the prime minister of my family will open the road to Liaoxi on the left for the Ming Dynasty.

Then enter, enter Shandong from the belly, cross the river with a prancing horse, and drive straight into and sweep the south of the Yangtze River. Xu Shouhui's generation, but the child who sells cloth, if the guinea dog ears, with the heroic martial arts of the Ming Duke and the prestige of the Prime Minister of my family, it can be wiped out without much effort. Success, the king and the marquis are at your fingertips.

"Retreat, lock Liaoxi to resist the enemy, seal the sea outside, Ming Gong has the east of the sea, my prime minister is based on Monan, and the princes of one side are enough to stand by and respond. Yes, with merit, it is the king, and if it is entered, it will be the king of Fenyang; Solid with the code, retreat is the frontier of Yan. Dare to ask Ming Gong, what do you think? ”

In the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi turned the tide, ranked first in the rebellion, and was crowned the king of Fenyang County; During the Warring States Period, Liaodong belonged to Yan. These two metaphors are quite apt at this time. Zhang Deyu's long-time speech after careful consideration is reasonable and well-founded, and there is no lack of encouraging rhetoric, which is quite moving. After finishing speaking, he didn't return to his seat, and waited for Deng She to answer.

Dunshe bowed his head and remained silent.

Surrender Meng Yuan? He never thought about it. Zhang Deyu said no matter how fanciful it was, but the way was different, and they didn't conspire with each other. However, you can't directly refuse, when you don't want to go to war, the opposition between the void and the snake is always better than the open fire. There was silence at the table for a while, and the quiet drop of a needle could be heard.

Hong Jixun said: "Is Zhang Gong learning from Su Qin and Zhang Yi?" Sharp teeth do not mean that there is real strength. Although the debater is not necessarily a hero, but Shenyang is now unable to protect itself, Zhang Gongzhi is talking about it here, don't you think it's in the air? ”

Zhang Deyu originally had a good impression of Hong Jixun and felt that he was very modest. With Hong Jixun's cross-examination three times and twice, he became angry, and he understood that modesty was just an illusion, and Haidong's most talented and arrogant person was afraid that it was this person. He thought: "If you want to talk about Haidong, you need to stop him first." ”

He opened his mouth to speak, when he heard Deng She coughing, he hurriedly turned his eyes to look, Deng She slowly got up, and Bi Qianniu, who was standing on one side, said, "The lord changes clothes." ”

Deng Shenai turned downstairs, and Yao Haogu followed. Zhang Deyu thought: "Why do you have to change clothes? This must be an opportunity to negotiate privately. From beginning to end, Yao Haogu did not object to my proposal, but remained silent, and must have disagreed with Hong Jixun. His eyes rolled, and he had a secret sense of hope.

Hong Jixun called him a "debater", which is not wrong, he can shoulder the responsibility of an envoy, of course, as far as the Shenyang ministers are concerned, he is a well-deserved debater. Therefore, although he did not expect a single word to impress Dunshe, he still had some confidence in the words he had come up with with great painstaking thoughts.

The basis of his faith was that he thought he knew a thing or two about Dunshe's mind.

As the saying goes, killing people and setting fires is good for peace. If Deng She had no intention of surrendering, he would be like King Xiao Ming and Xu Shouhui who were bent on rebelling to the end, how could he let go of Wei Sijian in the recent Liaodong War? He let go of the Governor, just like Zhu Yuanzhang let go of Naha back then, which is nothing more than the two ends of the first rat and sitting and watching the times change, which belongs to the scope that can be fought for.

——Not long ago, didn't there be news from Henan, saying that Zhu Yuanzhang had sent an envoy to "form aid"?

Henan Chahan is in full swing, and Zhang Deyu doesn't believe that Deng Shehui has not thought about it. Don't look at Hong Jixun's words, what do you say, if Chahan attacks Shandong, then Haidong can help, if it weren't for the arrival of Deng She at that time, Zhang Deyu was confident that he would have nothing to say if he could refute it in a few words. It's ridiculous! Haidong went to Shandong to help? Goryeo, Shenyang, and Liaoxi are eyeing each other, can Deng She send a few soldiers across the sea to Shandong? Or did he dare to send a few soldiers across the sea to Shandong?

It is expected that Hong Jixun also knows this in his heart, otherwise, why didn't he wait for Zhang Deyu to react at that time, and then followed the change of words, suggesting that if Chahan enters Shandong, Haidong will attack Shenyang first, so as to threaten him? On the surface, it looks like-for-tat, but in fact it is bluffing.

Taking advantage of Deng She's change of clothes and Hong Jixun's closing of his voice, Zhang Deyu had time to straighten out his thinking.

He thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more thoroughly he became, glanced at Hong Jixun's eyes, and thought, "It's so hanging that you are wrapped in it." "I can't help but increase my confidence, as long as the two ends of Haidong are good, you can first grant him the land of Gaoli, and then give him high-ranking officials, even if he continues to sit and watch the times, as long as he is willing to promise not to attack Shenyang for the time being, wait for a while, and give Shenyang a respite from the conscription of Monan and other places, everything else is easy to say.

- Shenyang is only a few dozen miles away from Liaoyang, which is too dangerous.

The candles on the table danced, and Wang Zongzhe and others whispered; Hong Jixun only smiled and groaned, but did not speak.

Not long after, Deng She and Yao Haogu returned. Zhang Deyu couldn't wait, puffed up his tongue, and wanted to take advantage of Deng Shexiao again. Success or not, in one fell swoop. He said: "My Prime Minister, I ordered Deyu to bring a few horses, I don't know if Ming Gong has seen it?" ”

"Sure enough, the gods. I am very pleased to see it, and I thank you for your gift. ”

"Does Ming Gong know, what kind of horse is this?"

"Dawanma."

"This Han Tianma is also known as the West Pole Horse. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once made a song "Song of the West Pole Heavenly Horse" for this horse, does Ming Gong know? ”

Dunsher didn't know.

I only heard Zhang Deyu chanting loudly, saying: "Tianma Lai from the West Pole, through thousands of miles to virtue." Chengling descended to foreign countries, wading in quicksand. ......, if the Ming Duke has the meaning of being good with my Shenyang, the pasture in my north is the pasture of the Ming Duke; If the Ming Duke has the ambition to conquer Goryeo and wade through the quicksand to subdue the four Yi, then thousands of horses can be obtained with the words of the Ming Gong! ”

Zhang Deyu's purpose has been fully revealed.

The candle shadow shook red, and the seat was silent. Everyone's eyes were all on Deng She. Hong Jixun stretched out his finger, dipped in some wine, and gently crossed the desk from west to east, Deng She retracted his gaze and glanced at Yao Haogu, Yao Haogu nodded lightly. Deng She thought to himself: "Woe to the east. ”

looked up at Zhang Deyu and saw that his eyes were eager. Deng She groaned slightly, Zhao Guo was silent, bowed up, and said, "This, military affairs, should not be rushed." ”

Deng She bowed his head and said, "The banquet is not a place to talk about things, sir, please drink." Leave it for tomorrow, when I gather the civil and military under the tent, and then elaborate. "You come to cause trouble, and I will give you a plan to catch and indulge. Although he had the heart to agree, he wanted to agree too quickly, and after Zhang Deyu was excited, he inevitably doubted.

Naturally, even if an agreement is reached tomorrow, Zhang Deyu's so-called "thousands of horses" will definitely not be possible, and it is estimated that it would be good to be able to give a thousand horses.

Zhang Deyu was overjoyed and said: "Ming Gong is wise." ”

Soon after, Deng She withdrew first. Yao Haogu and Hong Jixun accompanied Zhang Deyu and drank for a long time, stopped talking about Fengyue and stopped talking about the military. The banquet lasted until late at night, and the guests and hosts dispersed happily. Zhang Deyu came out of the restaurant, said goodbye to everyone, and someone sent him back to the guest house.

On the way back, the moon and stars were sparse, and the night wind was cold. The person who sent him back did not notice that his personal entourage was no longer in the accompanying party.

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Reading friends have talked about Li Aguan, indeed, Xiao Deng has Li Aguan, which is a little unorthodox and abrupt. This is because I can't write what I want to say. However, when it comes to whether the king's seizure of the minister's wife will cause the courtiers to be disloyal to the monarch, take Zhu Yuanzhang as an example to discuss with you book friends:

"Taizu chose the palace people, and he visited Xiong Xuan's envoy to have a young sister who wanted to enter it. Zhang Laishuo, a member of the staff, admonished: "The Xiong family has promised to senate Yang Xisheng, if it is clear that it is taken, it is not appropriate. Taizu said: "You should not be like this!" Let the mighty man break his teeth with his sword.

"After Senator Li Yubing and Xisheng made the power illegal, Prime Minister Li Shan played it for a long time. Taizu put the two of them in a dark face, and said: 'Treacherous and treacherous, it is appropriate to be punished.' 'Cut off the milk of ice, and die; The nose of the sage of Qixi, placed in Huai'an.

"Houxi Holy Brother Yang Xian was appointed to participate in Jiangxi politics, and when he came to the dynasty, Taizu said to Xian: 'Brother Erdi has power, I have deposed him, and I still give it to the Xiong family and him.'" Xian kowtowed and said: 'If a subordinate brother violates the law, he will die, and he will dare to accept it.' Taizu said: "Live with the Xiong clan." ’”

- Zhu Yuanzhang chose the palace, and I heard that Xiong Xuanenvoy had a younger sister, who was young and beautiful, and planned to be accepted into the palace. But Xiong had already promised him a senator named Yang Xisheng. Therefore, some people admonished him that it was unreasonable to do so. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Advice to the king, it shouldn't be like this. "I smashed the teeth of the person who gave advice, looked for an opportunity, and cut off Yang Xisheng's nose.

This is not the end, taking the opportunity of Yang Xisheng's brother Yang Xian to come to the court, he said: "I deposed your brother's official son, and still gave him the Xiong family." Yang Xian didn't dare to accept it, and Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Ask Xiong to go with him." ”

Maybe Yang Xisheng is not very famous, but Yang Xian, the word Xiwu, was one of the most famous ministers in the early Ming Dynasty.

Here's another example:

"There is a widow in the Hu family in Haozhou, and Taizu wants to accept it, but his mother does not obey. Later, when he heard that he was in Huai'an with the army, he had never been suitable for people, so Taizu sent people to use the book to reach Pingzhang Zhao Jun and ask for it. Jun used to send Hu to his mother, Taizu accepted it, and was established as Concubine Hu. ”

This is not the wife of a courtier, he fell in love with a woman, he didn't get it done at first, he never forgot it, I heard that he went to Huai'an and didn't remarry, so Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a letter to Zhao Jun because of this matter, asking him for help. Zhao Junyong sent it to him and made him a concubine.

Since ancient times, there are many heroes and good wives, as Genghis Khan said: "The happiest thing in a man's life is to kill people, take all their property, eradicate them, make their relatives cry bitterly, and then * their wives and daughters." Of course, he is extreme and barbaric, but if he does not have a strong desire to conquer, probably many founding emperors will not win the final victory in the process of competing for the world.

Although the ancient emperors were outstanding, the limitations of the times were not as good as the great men of modern times. Barbaric conquest, the use of killing for personal gratification, is only the genus of barbarians. Serving one person with the world and ruling the world with one person can be called a small way.

So, what should be done? What kind of avenue is it? Not selfish, self-denying, and serving the people.

* It was pointed out to us very early and very clearly, "A person has great or small abilities, but as long as he has this spirit, he is a noble person, a pure person, a moral person, a person who is free from low tastes, and a person who is beneficial to the people."

People, groups of animals. What is good for the people is good for the human race. It is good for the race, and for generations to come, his name will be passed on to future generations forever.

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1, Fujian Province Fang Pingzhang, that is, Fang Guozhen.

In September, "Shang (Zhu Yuanzhang) sent Yu (Xia Yu) to Guozhen Fujian and other places to carry out Pingzhang political affairs in Zhongshu Province, Guozhang Xingzhongshu Province Youcheng, Guoying Xingzhongshu Province to participate in politics, Guomin Jiangnan to go to the Privy Council, each gave a seal, and it was to guard the city with the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, and to ask for the battle. Yu to Qingyuan, the country's treasure is not accepted, and it has been reduced; I want to be restricted, but I am afraid of being restricted. It is a fraudulent illness, but he is sealed by the flat seal, and he does not serve the old man, and he is also quite stubborn when he meets the messenger. However, Guomin opened the Privy Council, used the Privy Council seal, and kept the rest of the seals, holding both ends of the heart. Taizu (Zhu Yuanzhang) tolerated it. ”

2, Fang Guozhen and Zhang Shicheng sent an envoy to Goryeo.

Fang Guozhen sent envoys to Goryeo in May of the 7th year of King Gongchou (1358), August of the 8th year (1359), June of the 13th year (1364), August and October of the 14th year (1365).

Jang Shicheng had more frequent correspondence with Goryeo, and he sent envoys to the king of Goryeo in the seventh month of the seventh year, the fourth month of the eighth year, the seventh month of the eighth year, the seventh month of the seventh month of the ninth year, the seventh month of the tenth year, the seventh month of the eleventh year, the fourth month of the twelfth year, the fourth month of the thirteenth year, the seventh month of the seventh month, and the fourth year of the fourteenth year. If we add in the dealings between his subordinates and Goryeo, King Gongsu was from the seventh to the fourteenth year, and in eight years, he sent envoys to Goryeo as many as 17 times.

3, Zhu Yuanzhang sent an envoy to "help".

"Ye Dui, offering a book to Taizu in cloth,...... The Great Plan of the World: '...... Now I heard that Chahan was arrogant and arrogant, and he wrote to the Ming Gong, such as Cao Cao's recruitment of Sun Quan. Stealing is about to end, people's hearts do not belong, and Chahan wants to do what he does, and the situation is not good. It is advisable to be like Lu Suji, Dingzu Jiangdong, to observe the provocation of the world, and this is also its outline. ’”

Chahan captured Bianliang, "Taizu tasted and said: 'Henan Li Chahan Timur's soldiers are very ruthless. 'Send Yang Xian to the other side first,......。 ”

"Soon, the Yuan army then attacked Shandong, arrogant for a while, and the impact was reachable, 'Jiangnan shook'. The feudal separatist forces and the traitors of the peasant uprising sent representatives to Chakhan Timur one after another, 'the love of the army, please make an appointment, and then make a plan to assist him'. …… Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly joined them and sent envoys to 'join them', in fact, expressing his willingness to surrender to the Yuan Dynasty. ”

In August of the twenty-first year of Zheng, "the Ming Dynasty sent an envoy to Bianliang to communicate with the Yuan general Chakhan Timur." ”

"When Chahan Timur used troops in Shandong, he recruited Dongping Tianfeng, Le'an Yubao, etc., and its momentum was quite prosperous. Taizu said that Timur of Henan Richard Timur was very powerful, and sent Yang Xian to the other side of the road, and yes, Chahan Timur went down to Shandong, and sent Wang He to the other side to help. "Taizu went to the Chahan army to help with Wang He and Qian Zhen from the capital, and the river went to the army, and discussed the purpose."

"Taizu sent a thousand households to the king, etc., with three thousand taels of silver, and went to Fang Guozhen to take a sea ship to Dadu to explore the affairs of the Yuan Dynasty and Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and other military horses. Guozhen sent Wu to go with him. ”

If it weren't for Chahan's later assassination in Shandong, Zhu Yuanzhang might have accepted the "Edict of Doctor Ronglu Jiangxi and Other Places in Xingzhongshu Province Pingzhang Political Affairs" given to him by the Yuan Dynasty. His dealings with the Yuan Dynasty were mainly carried out through Fang Guozhen. Fang Guozhen's brother Fang Guozhang died because of recruiting Zhu Yuanzhang for the Yuan Dynasty.