Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 321 319 - On merit!

Pure people in the world are always a minority, and it is normal in the world to have their own thoughts. Zhen Wu walked on the way back to the palace, thinking about things all the time in his mind.

As the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish.

Cooking Xiaoxian is not such a simple thing to say.

If you really want to simplify this matter, you really have to apply the pyramid theory. In this case, you only need to get rid of some people in the head, and then follow the trend to develop layer by layer, and it is easy to create a stable situation.

Now that Zhen Wu and the others have just entered Nanjing City, and Zhu Di has just assumed the position of emperor, a stable tomorrow is the most beneficial to them.

At least there can be no flames of war.

Speaking of this, it talks about the importance of the original military personnel, or the importance of Xu Huizu who played a pivotal role in the original military.

A stable military means a stable world.

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu sighed, Xu Huizu could have shined in the Yongle Dynasty, and maybe he could win a good posthumous name, which will be praised by future generations for thousands of years.

Unfortunately, with different choices, Xu Huizu will eventually go to another controversial ending.

soon.

Zhen Wu returned to Fengtian Palace.

Zhu Di seemed to have been waiting for Zhen Wu. Zhen Wu shook his head bitterly at Zhu Di, and then sent the words written by Xu Huizu to Zhu Di's hands.

'My father is King Zhongshan, the founding hero, and my descendants will not die! '

Xu Huizu's words were written with heavy ink, as if we could see the strength Xu Huizu used when he wrote this line.

Zhu Di pinched the letter paper vigorously, observing between the lines, Xu Huizu's disdain for him, the anger in his heart seemed to rise little by little.

at last.

Zhu Di couldn't bear it any longer, he slapped the table and burst into a rage, "Does he think I won't dare to kill him? Is there nothing I can do about him? Come on."

"Your Majesty, calm down." Zhen Wu hurriedly stopped Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, don't forget about your mother and concubine."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di was stunned.

Xu Miaoyun.

The woman who followed Zhu Di to Beiping from her girlhood, and has been with Zhu Di for more than [-] years, seemed like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the anger that had risen in Zhu Di's heart all at once.

Zhu Di sighed deeply irritably. Like Zhu Yuanzhang, he respected and sympathized with his original wife, and he was reluctant to make his Xu Miaoyun sad and sad.

What's more, Xu Miaoyun's favorite younger brother, Xu Zengshou, died at the hands of Zhu Yunqi because of him.

How could he take Xu Huizu's life again!

It can't be that he rebelled and became the emperor. The old man didn't get any benefits, but died a few sons instead, and besides, the generals all over the world are looking at him.

There are some things he really can't do.

Zhu Di waved his hand in annoyance, and drove out the guards who came in after hearing his call, and then he fell into silent thinking.

Zhen Wu didn't bother, and waited quietly for Zhu Di.

It's been a long time.

Zhu Di raised his head and looked at Zhen Wu. The Xu family was not alone. Since Xu Huizu didn't want to be driven, he should choose someone else. Now the coffin is still at home, have you ever gone to pay homage?"

"A few days ago, I took some time to burn some incense sticks." Zhen Wu said.

Zhu Di shook his head and said: "Not enough, Zengshou praised you many times before he was alive, and I remember that many years ago, you also received more care from him when you came to the capital. I'll talk to his child to comfort him, and you will take care of him in the future, don't let him be bullied by others, I want to use him, do you understand?"

Zhen Wu thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Understood."

"Since you understand, you should go there first..." Speaking of this, Zhu Di suddenly paused, and immediately continued: "By the way, there is one more thing. I heard that there have been many rumors about meritorious service recently. You and Zhang Yuzhu can be compared, and there are many words of respecting one and belittling the other, do you know these things?"

Zhen Wu was taken aback for a moment, he had never heard of this incident.

Zhu Di originally wanted to ask Zhen Wu what he thought of this matter, but when he saw Zhen Wu was in a daze, he suddenly lost his mood. He gave Zhen Wu an angry look and said, "Give me something to eat, I don't believe you confiscated it." What kind of invitation card or something, if you have nothing to do, you can go to the banquet, accept some disciples, and the news will be better, do you still think that you are now the little guard from before?"

Zhen Wu's face was full of black lines when he said this.

How busy he is recently, Zhu Di doesn't have any clues.

Zhen Wu should be upset.

Zhu Di turned his head and warned Zhen Wu again: "But don't be arrogant, don't think that you can be lawless with some credit, and you need to pay attention to what you do, if you do too much, I will not forgive you, you know?"

"understood."

"Okay, get off." Zhu Di waved his hand in disgust.

Zhen Wu didn't show it on the face, but secretly complained in his heart, and then slowly retreated.

When Zhen Wu left the palace, he headed towards Xu Zengshou's house non-stop. This time it was different from the last time. Xu Jingchang, who was just 15 years old, talked about his previous friendship with Xu Zengshou in public.

To Zhen Wu's surprise, he didn't expect Xu Jingchang to be a good person. After a few words, Xu Jingchang called out brother-in-law to Zhen Wu one by one.

One of the two had Zhu Di's order, and the other wanted to make friends, and they became eager after a while.

Many outsiders watched it and secretly marveled at it.

However, some people with high political IQ have already seen a clue from it.

During the period, a small incident happened, which made Zhen Wu feel quite interesting. A girl about 20 years old with bright teeth, when Zhen Wu was about to leave, suddenly walked over and looked at Zhen Wu for a while.

Only one sentence came.

"You look like a good person, it's not in vain that my third brother once said that you are funny."

This made Zhen Wu feel ashamed.

Zhen Wu took a few glances at this girl, she looked stunning, especially at the moment she was wearing a plain dress, with a white belt around her waist, which outlined her waist more charmingly, and her white wrists had A string of Buddha beads glowed with crystal luster, presumably they were often played with.

He saw the naive and naive look on the girl's face, and couldn't help but think of Xiao Liu. His heart moved, and he said something to tease her: "Why do you just look like a good person? I once read the Buddhist scriptures that say, don't do any evil. Do good deeds, although I know that my practice is not enough, but I have always pursued it without any doubts, so now I can't change a really good word?"

The little girl's eyes lit up for a moment.

"You worship the Buddha?"

Zhen Wu shook his head and nodded again: "My mother worships the Buddha, just for some influence."

The little girl suddenly smiled, as if she saw someone of the same way, she smiled and said: "Since I believe in Buddhism, I am a good person." At this point, she paused, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry just now. Well, the main reason is that there have been a lot of bad guys in the city recently, and they are a little sensitive, so they judge people by their appearance."

"It's okay, if you don't even have such a heart, you can't be called a good person." Zhen Wu laughed.

After hearing Zhen Wu's words, the little girl smiled brighter for a moment: "Now I can be sure that you are really a good person."

Xu Jingchang on the side listened to the conversation between Zhen Wu and the two, and black lines appeared all over his head.

The whole family of Cheng Ji's family in Wenchang Lane was slaughtered, leaving no chickens or dogs. It seems that the master in front of him led someone to do it. Such a person has a close relationship with a good person.

He hurriedly stepped forward and said to the little girl: "Little aunt, aren't you still busy? Just go and do your own work. I don't need your help here."

"I'm not busy." The little girl wondered.

Xu Jingchang simply had no big words, his little aunt was always out of the house since she was a child, it was okay to be naive, he was afraid that after a while, his little aunt would be limped by Zhen Wu.

Therefore, Xu Jingchang didn't care about the embarrassment, and said to the little girl cheekily: "Little aunt, my mother was thinking about you before, why don't you go see my mother?"

"Sister-in-law misses me?"

Xu Jingchang nodded seriously.

The little girl looked at Zhen Wu, then nodded and said: "Okay then, I'll go find my sister-in-law first." After speaking, the little girl ran away in a hurry.

Xu Jingchang breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Zhen Wu and smiled awkwardly.

Zhen Wu didn't pay attention to these, but asked curiously: "I just heard you call me aunt?"

Xu Jingchang nodded and said, "My dear."

Zhen Wu nodded in understanding.

It really is the legendary Xu Miaojin!
The most popular heroine in the Yongle period, the real Bai Fumei, is still a woman who has the personality to dare to reject Zhu Di, but why does Xu Miaojin seem a little silly to him.

She doesn't have the shrewd temperament of her sister Xu Miaoyun at all.

But this has nothing to do with him. If he dared to have any emotional entanglements with his mother-in-law's sister, it would be too...exciting?

Xu Jingchang obviously didn't want to talk more about this topic, so he lowered his voice and whispered next to Zhen Wu: "By the way, I wonder if my brother-in-law has heard some recent rumors?"

"Which aspect are you talking about?"

Xu Jingchang looked around, and said in a low voice, "Of course it's a rumor about merit. You must know that His Majesty has not yet determined the merit of Jing Nan, and many people are curious about who is the first merit of Jing Nan."

"Oh, what did you hear?" Zhen Wu asked curiously.

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Brother-in-law is the one who is most vocal now, but there are indeed some bad remarks that have been spread."

Zhen Wu looked at Xu Jingchang.

Xu Jingchang glanced at Zhen Wudao with a somewhat tangled expression: "Those words are not pleasant, brother-in-law is better not to listen, but brother-in-law don't worry, most people are still sensible and know about brother-in-law's illustrious military exploits."

"It's okay, tell me and listen to me. I also want to know what kind of remarks are there to evaluate me."

"Brother-in-law really wants to listen?"

Zhen Wu nodded.

Xu Jingchang swallowed, organized his words, and said, "Some people say that my brother-in-law is relying on a daughter... It is because he married the princess that he got his current status. It is said that he is not as good as General Zhang Yu in terms of real skills."

After finishing speaking, Xu Jingchang looked at Zhen Wu anxiously.

And Zhen Wu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his face sank.

He wasn't angry because someone said that about him, but he realized that this matter was a bit unusual. It stands to reason that when Jing Nan's merits were not determined, it was human nature for everyone to discuss it in private, and even said that the troops in the various armies treated their own The chief bragged about some, and by the way belittled some other officers in the army.

For example, people in Zhen Wu's right army will definitely think that Zhen Wu's contribution is the greatest, and their contribution and future are also involved in it, so it is normal to wave flags and shout for it.

But all the soldiers in the Yan army have fought side by side for such a long time, even if they brag about their own officials and belittle others, they will not say such insulting words. The soldiers still have this kind of sense in their hearts, it is impossible Not at all affectionate.

But why can such words be spread now?
This inevitably makes people suspect that someone is fanning the flames and taking the opportunity to make trouble.

There was a sneer in Zhen Wu's heart, this is really interesting, before Zhu Di's second big cleansing started, someone jumped out irresistibly.

Really looking for death.

……

At the same time, in a certain restaurant, Zhang Fu was holding a banquet to entertain the guests, and there were three tables bustling with them. There were former colleagues of the Yan Army, and some generals of the Southern Army who had leaned on him these days.

They have been drinking for a long time now, and most of them are already drunk, and they can't control the volume when they speak, even yelling and shouting.

And one of the Southern Army generals was called Liao Ping.

I don't know if he really drank too much. When everyone was discussing who should be Jing Nan's first meritorious candidate, he couldn't help standing up and pointing Jiang Shan loudly.

"General Zhang has been in the central army since Jingnan, and he often commanded the whole army when His Majesty charged. Who can compare with General Zhang in merit, let alone with General Zhang's age and qualifications, who can compare with General Zhang?" As for Zhen Wu, who is the most popular in the market, in my opinion, it is nothing more than that. Isn’t it because he married the Princess Yong’an when he rose to a high position at a young age? If he is not the son-in-law of His Majesty, how can he be with General Zhang? On par? Maybe it's just a small thousand households now..."

The voice hasn't fallen yet.

There was a loud bang, and everyone was so shocked that they even woke up a lot from the wine. Everyone looked towards the sound of the loud bang.

A young general present slapped the table and stood up. He stared angrily at Liao Ping.

Zhang Fu and others hurriedly persuaded the young general.

"San Yong, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive."

Hearing this, Liao Ping chuckled even more disdainfully: "Who am I supposed to be? It turns out to be Zhen Yong, General Xiao Zhen. What's the matter? What do you think of my words?"

His official position is not low. Now that he leans on Zhang Yu, he will give Zhang Fu some face, but he will not give Zhen Yong.

Zhen Yong gritted his teeth and said: "When my eldest brother married my sister-in-law, he was already in charge of the commander. Why do you say that you are a small family, and you have made a contribution for the lieutenant general? I have no objection, but you belittle her repeatedly. My brother, do you think I, Zhen Yong, do not exist?"

"belittle?"

Liao Ping said: "As you said, your brother was already in command when he married Princess Yong'an, but I also heard that your brother saved the life of Princess Yong'an once, and then he started to step up. Sheng, do you dare to say that there is no reason for Princess Yong'an? Who here dare to say that what I said is not true?!"

Zhen Yong paused for a moment, but in the next moment, he still gritted his teeth and said: "It's hard to come back, my elder brother attacked Miyun, broke Juyong Pass, Baigou River captured Pan Song, Beiping rushed to help and defeated several battalions of Li Jinglong, Jinan City Gate bloody battle, Surprise attack around the back to kill Sheng Yong, is it all blown out?"

"Whether it was blown out or not, I don't judge, but I can ask you today, in your heart, who do you think is the first achievement of this Jing Nan, your brother or General Zhang?" Liao Ping asked with his eyes wide.

Zhen Yong was furious, and Dang even planned to say that it was his brother, but before he could say anything, Zhang Fu interrupted him with a loud shout.

He looked at Zhang Fu, who secretly shook his head at him. Only then did Zhen Yong remember the occasion where he was. All the people present were members of the Chinese army and the generals of the southern army who were leaning towards the Chinese army.

How could he express his opinion on impulse under such circumstances.

What's more, from the bottom of his heart, he respected Zhang Yu quite a lot, and he didn't want Zhang Yu to be criticized because of him.

Zhen Yong took a deep look at Liao Ping, took a deep breath, and said, "You are ruthless." After finishing speaking, Zhen Yong got up from the table and left.

Seeing this, Zhang Fu quickly appeased everyone in the arena and told them to continue eating, then he hurriedly chased them out.

Behind Zhang Fu, there were also a few of Zhen Yong's life and death comrades, who were worried about Zhen Yong, so they got up and chased him out.

Not long after, Zhang Fu had already caught up with Zhen Yong outside the restaurant. He looked at Zhen Yong and said guiltily: "I'm sorry, I don't know why it's so hard to argue about who has the most credit and can compete so much. You are in such a difficult situation, but don't worry, today's occasion is not suitable to deal with that Liao Ping, when I have time someday, I will definitely give you an explanation, and I won't let him hate my brother, so I will be safe and sound."

Zhen Yong waved his hand and said: "That's not necessary, he speaks up for the lieutenant general, if you attack him, how will others think of you, not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with you, why should you get involved and be as embarrassed as me."

Zhang Fu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Coincidentally, the people who chased after them also caught up with the two of them. These people looked at Zhen Yong with embarrassment, and one of them said: "San Yong, our brothers will live and die together. Just now, Liao Ping insulted your elder brother. I should speak up for you, but..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and said emotionally: "You know how we are, we have always respected the right general, and we also know the ability of the right general. We never have the idea of ​​belittling the right general, but these days the right Those little guys in the army are making more and more noise, and now someone is making noise for our lieutenant general, we really don't want to tear things down."

Another person interjected: "Yeah, we are not like you and Zhang Fu, you two can hang high in this without arguing, because no matter who Jing Nan's first achievement is, you don't care, even if you seal it Don't be afraid if your official position is low, because there are people behind you to help you plan in the days to come, but we are different. This time may be an important moment to determine our official positions in our lives. None of us would like to make more contributions and receive higher official positions Well, after all, if the lieutenant general is Jing Nan's first meritorious service, our lieutenant general's official position will definitely be higher than others for the same contribution."

Zhen Yong has seen the faces of these people one by one. In the past few years of their battlefield career, they have fought side by side together, and they are better than brothers if they are not brothers. Now, watching them speak heartfelt words, he can't say any words of reproach .

He sighed and said: "It was okay a few days ago, it was just arguing, but these days there are so many words that belittle my elder brother, some words I really can't stand it, you know me, whether it's my brother or the lieutenant general, whoever It's Jing Nan's first achievement, I don't care, but I can't hear them belittle my elder brother's words, these words are not only for you, but also for my brother-in-law and brother-in-law in the right army, I also say the same thing, now I It’s really embarrassing, it’s not an option to go on like this, why don’t I go to the Lieutenant General and transfer him away from the Chinese Army.”

"Three brave, think twice." Everyone was shocked.

But Zhen Yong didn't want to say any more, he got on his horse and headed towards the Chinese army camp. He knew that Zhang Yu was in the Chinese army camp at this time.

After Zhen Yong saw Zhang Yu and told Zhang Yu his concerns and ideas, Zhang Yu laughed outrageously.

"You guys really don't worry about salty carrots, especially you Sanyong, you think too much, you get both benefits, if someone scolds your brother, you just slap him with your big mouth, and you don't care about their arguments, who Do you still think you have missed someone?"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yu shook his head and said: "Okay, just get out if you have nothing else to do. If you want to transfer orders, ask your brother to come and tell me that you really don't know happiness when you are in the blessing. If I have a younger brother, I will let him The mother wants to throw it to your brother, and you are so stupid and want to transfer away."

San Yong was stunned and didn't know why.

Zhang Yu shook his head again and said: "Go back and ask your brother if there is anything you don't understand. I don't have time to talk to you about this. Get lost."

After that, Zhang Yu stopped talking to Zhen Yong.

But at this moment, Zhang Yu was pondering something in his mind.

'Isn't it time to meet Zhen Wu? We can't let others fan the flames. '

……

　To be honest, sleeping at this time, the quality of sleep is really terrible!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)