Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 12 Letter

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the time came to the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.

Living deep in the small courtyard of Prince Wu's Mansion, Zhu Yuan didn't feel any festive atmosphere when the Spring Festival was approaching. The main reason was that there were no firecrackers in this era. It snowed yesterday, and there were many noises. It didn't stop until this morning, and the weather was getting colder and colder. Affect mood.

If it wasn't for a sumptuous meal delivered here at noon, Zhu Yuan would have forgotten even when he was young.

In this era, the new year is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.

In the morning, after consuming an unknown number of brain cells, Zhu Yuan finally completed the "Book of Heaven", which records various major events in the next 600 years.

This was also the initial plan.

The so-called "Book of Heaven" is Zhu Yuan's record of the "future" of more than 600 years of history. Although he wanted to prove his origin, he could only write it down to the third year of Hongwu, but thinking that Lao Zhu would definitely ask in the future, he simply wrote it down to the end .

Of course, the first three years of the Hongwu Dynasty were undoubtedly the key.

Because of the best friend of a descendant of the Zhu family in the previous life, Zhu Yuan knew the history of the Ming Dynasty very well, but it was impossible to remember exactly when and what happened. Therefore, even for the crucial first three years of history, we can only focus on it. .

In addition, Zhu Yuan also introduced the AD calendar, but deliberately changed it to "Xi Yuan" in the text, which is a kind of distinction. This is mainly to give Lao Zhu a clearer time axis.

And only some key years are marked.

For example, AD [-], AD [-], AD [-], AD [-].

The main thing is that I can't remember that much.

Let's talk about the specific content of the first three years.

The first is the first year of Hongwu. Apart from Zhu Yuanzhang being the emperor on the fourth day of the first month of that year, the country was named "Daming" and Jianyuan was "Hongwu".

However, Zhu Yuan still doesn't know more details, especially the exact time. As for the Southern Expedition that was going on at the same time, he doesn't have much memory.

Therefore, it can only be roughly described.

In addition, there was another incident this year, which Zhu Yuan remembered clearly, which was the dispute between Liu and Li.

The army of the Northern Expedition defeated Wang Baobao, who was entrenched in Henan, and regained Bianliang. Zhu Yuanzhang went to inspect in person and confessed that two important officials, Li Shanchang and Liu Ji, assisted the crown prince to stay in Jinling. During this period, a close friend of Li Shanchang named Li Bin was caught by Liu Ji for committing a crime. The handle, the two broke out in conflict.

This is also a duel between Huaixi nobles and eastern Zhejiang bureaucrats.

As a result of the matter, ignoring Li Shanchang's turnaround, Liu Ji insisted on notifying Zhu Yuanzhang who was far away in Bianliang, and executed Li Bin.

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang returned from Bianliang, and the Huaixi family began to criticize Liu Ji.

Until August of this year, just as his wife died of illness, facing the siege of political enemies, the disheartened Liu Ji chose to resign and return to his hometown.

August, a precise point in time.

When Zhu Yuan wrote this matter, as a bystander to some extent, he was actually more curious about Zhu Yuanzhang's own attitude.It can be seen from Liu Ji's resignation at the end that Zhu Yuanzhang during this period was still very partial to the nobles of Huaixi.

Then to the second year of Hongwu.

The big event of this year was naturally Chang Yuchun's death.

However, Zhu Yuan's narrative focused on the three-month "Battle of Qingyang" between the Ming army and the Bei Yuan.

In fact, it was Chang Yuchun's death that allowed Zhu Yuan to accidentally learn about the great war that affected the situation of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition during the history reading process.

In the second year of Hongwu, the army of the Northern Expedition went out again, this time the main direction was Shaanxi and Gansu in the northwest.However, because Emperor Yuan Shun sent troops to raid Beiping during the march, Zhu Yuanzhang temporarily dispatched Chang Yuchun, who was far away in Shaanxi, to help the north.

Chang Yuchun fought too hard, not only easily solved the siege of Beiping, but also continued northward to conquer Kaiping, the upper capital of the Yuan Dynasty, so that Emperor Yuan Shun had to flee in embarrassment again into the desert.

On the other side, the offensive and defensive focus of the West Route Army fell on Qingyang.

Qingyang is located in the northwest of Shaanxi. It is not only the gateway of Shaanxi and Gansu, but also the grassland in the north. It is a strategic place and was originally occupied by the Yuan generals Zhang Liangbi and Zhang Liangchen brothers.

When the Ming army attacked, Zhang Liangbi fled to Wang Baobao to the north, and was taken hostage by Wang Baobao and many Zhang family members, which made Zhang Liangchen in Qingyang city unable to surrender and had to defend the city.

The attack and defense around Qingyang lasted for three months.

During this period, Wang Baobao continued to mobilize troops, not only oppressing the Ming army's long northern defense line, trying to find a breakthrough, but also causing the Ming army to fall into a war of attrition around Qingyang.

Unable to attack Qingyang for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang urgently transferred Chang Yuchun to the west again. It was during this return aid that Chang Yuchun suddenly fell ill and died in Liuhechuan.

After Chang Yuchun's death, lieutenant general Li Wenzhong took over the military power and temporarily changed his strategy. Instead of rushing thousands of miles to aid Qingyang, he drove directly north to Datong, repelled the invading Yuan soldiers, and shattered Wang Baobao's coveting of the northern defense line of the Ming Dynasty.

On the other side, in March, the Ming army finally conquered Qingyang with difficulty and took Shaanxi completely.

It can be said that the Ming army started from the Northern Expedition to Shandong, and went all the way until the Battle of Qingyang. Although it won in the end, it was considered a major setback.

In this war, Li Wenzhong began to stand alone, and his military talents were displayed. At the same time, what was even more dazzling was Wang Baobao, who single-handedly fought against many famous generals of the Ming Dynasty and provoked the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty.It was also after this time that Lao Zhu and Kuo Kuo began a journey of "protecting and abusing me thousands of times, and waiting for protection is like first love".

Zhu Yuanzhang once lamented that he ruled the world, but he still has three major regrets. One of them is that he failed to capture Wang Baobao alive.

In the third year of Hongwu, there are many things that can be said.

After the death of Emperor Yuan Shun, the meritorious officials were greatly honored, nine sons were crowned king, Yang Xian was executed, and so on.

It includes many details, such as the title prefixes of the heroes, the titles of the princes, and even the evaluation of some heroes when they received the award, such as Tang He's "drinking and killing", he could have been made a duke, but he had to be a marquis, For example, Liao Yongzhong's "good at peeking at Shangyi" can only be Marquis. In addition, there are Huagao's "only ones" such as Huagao who met once before, and so on.

In short, these are very strong proofs of time travel.

This is why Zhu Yuan insisted on waiting for three years.

Then, with a long 600-year history and limited time, Zhu Yuan will be much simpler.Of course, a little bit of personal preference is inevitable, but they are basically historical facts.

As for the deadline, Zhu Yuan originally wanted to stop in [-], or [-].

These were the weakest years in China.

Because it is weak, it is possible to arouse more emotions of those who watch it.

However, Zhu Yuan finally decided to stop at the time when he was reborn.

The main reason is that I am worried that it will not be easy to get round in the future.After all, one of the biggest lies already requires enough thought.No matter how much, if one day I can't hold back, with Lao Zhu's Hades temper, the result can be imagined.

in the library.

The bound "Book from Heaven" is in hand, and all kinds of waste manuscripts accumulated in the past few days are still burning in the brazier next to it. Now, there is only one letter with a clear identity left.

Zhu Yuan left this matter to the end, but he has been hesitating, not knowing how to write it.

In the past few days, I have put myself into the thinking of my former best friend more than once. However, I am not that person after all, and my personality is different. If the emotional expression in the letter is too exaggerated and makes Lao Zhu feel contrived, it is not good.

While holding the brush and thinking, suddenly there was a voice.

The obvious child's voice, there is more than one person, it feels noisy.

In the past few days, the yard has been kept quiet, and even the food deliverers just put the lunch box at the gate of the small courtyard for Zhu Yuan to pick up. The sergeant in charge of guarding was obviously ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was like a piece of wood, not daring at all. Take a step ahead.

I didn't expect someone to come.

Listen carefully, and you can faintly distinguish some of the content of the speech.

"...This is my house, why do you block me..."

"...Let's take a look..."

"...let me in, this silver pancake will reward you..."

"...Dog, I will be a prince from now on...I'll go tell my father, let my father cut you off..."

"……spit……"

At the sound of spitting at the end, Zhu Yuan finally couldn't help laughing.

I probably also understood that the masters of the voices outside the courtyard must be Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, but I don't know how many came here, and I don't know if there is an ancestor I "set" by myself.

In addition, it feels the same as when I read history.

Zhu Yuanzhang's group of sons did not have a fuel-efficient lamp.It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang is a strict father, but a strict father does not mean a successful father who can educate his son.

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuan began to look forward to seeing Zhu Biao.

Is this the first crown prince of the Ming Dynasty really a cowardly person like the records in history?

Zhu Yuan didn't believe it.

Without looking ahead to the many clues that I felt during the history reading process, I can actually imagine it only by looking at Hongwu and Jianwen at the two ends of Zhu Biao.

Emperor Hongwu didn't need to say much.

As Zhu Biao's son, Emperor Jianwen, he dealt harshly to his uncles as soon as he came to power, without any hint of mellowness and kindness.

Such a father and such a son, you tell me, there is an honest man caught in the middle?
Ghost letter!
The courtyard quickly returned to silence, Zhu Yuan withdrew his thoughts, looked at the letter paper spread out in front of him, and finally decided on his train of thought.

This was just reminded by a few little guys outside.

It's 'I' and 'spit' again, all kinds of 'plain and unpretentious', and thinking about the personality of Lao Zhu in memory, facing this person, there is no need for detours or elegance.

After all, with Zhu Yuan's ancient prose skills... Well, I don't seem to have any prose skills, so it is also delusional to want to write an ancient prose similar to "Teacher's Biao".

That being the case, it is good to speak plainly.

Finally, after a short consideration, Zhu Yuan picked up the pen and dipped it in the ink, and began to write.

"The unworthy 23rd grandson Zhu Yuan paid a visit to the ancestors."

"My ancestors asked me repeatedly three years ago why I couldn't explain where I came from. Why would you not believe me when I told you? If I said at that time that I came from 600 years later, how could my ancestors believe me?"

"Therefore, in the name of "Book of Heaven", ask for a period of three years."

"The "Tianshu" contains the history of the next 600 years, and the appointment with the ancestors for three years is only to use the past three years as a confirmation."

"In addition to the "Book of Heaven", the ancestors may have feelings, such as the knowledge of "economics" that the grandson knows, and it is not something that this young man can learn, but it is the summary of the knowledge of many learned people in the next 600 years."

"Let's talk about my origin. After the ancestor's second son, King Zhu of Qin, the ancestors appointed the descendants of the sons. The lineage of King Qin is "Shang Zhigong, honesty, respect and friendship, and his successors are honest and upright. Kuang Shiyongxin Dun', and the name is rotated by the five elements."

"In the last years of our dynasty, Li Zicheng disrupted the Qin and Jin Dynasties and slaughtered the clan. One of my twelve ancestors fled to Shu, and then the dynasty changed. The Qing court pursued the clan again. In order to avoid disaster, he lived in seclusion in a mountain village in the south of Shu until the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Only then did he dare to sacrifice publicly. ancestors."

"In the new dynasty, my generation, the ancestors decided that the characters were exhausted, and only the five elements were left, so it was named 'Zhu Yuan'.

After writing this point, Zhu Yuan paused for a moment. All he mentioned was the background of that former buddy. Unfortunately, he didn't know the specific name of the mountain village where the other party came from. Not sure either.

Now edited?

Forget it. In the future, if Lao Zhu really wants to ask in detail, then he will say 'Zhu Family Village', how simple it is.

Smiling, Zhu Yuan continued.

"Yuan was born in [-] AD, a teenager studying..."

After writing this, Zhu Yuan got stuck again.

Originally, Zhu Yuan planned to portray himself as a low-level social animal. Only by selling miserably can he win the sympathy of his ancestors.Moreover, in the first few years of working, they were indeed similar to social animals.But... as he wrote this, his thoughts flickered, and he suddenly remembered the unintentional words of the green-coated maid on the boat that came to Jinling a few days ago: "Little officials are born rich and noble."

I felt something at the time, but I couldn't catch it. I thought about it again, and then I realized it.

Even a servant girl can tell that Zhu Yuan is a "rich man" who can adapt to being served by others, and he was indeed considered a high-ranking person in the past.

Some of the daily habits, and even knowledge, of being a superior person are full of flaws compared to those of the lower class.

If you really want to pretend to be a social animal, you may be seen through at any time.

After such a short thought, Zhu Yuan quickly made a decision.

be honest.

Anyway, businessmen are not considered noble people in this era.

Looking at the letterhead in front of him, Zhu Yuan has not changed it, and he will definitely have to revise it later and copy it again.

So I continued: "... until I was 22 years old, I started to make a living. I was an apprentice at the beginning, and then I started to do business. In the body of the young man."

"The ancestors already know what happened after that."

"God sent the grandson to the ancestors. The grandson did not dare to speculate on the deep meaning. If the ancestors insisted on not believing, the grandson had no choice but to deal with it. After all, the strange experience of this body, the grandson himself In a dream, it's unbelievable."

"Lonely in the deep courtyard, writing this book, remembering all kinds of later generations, feeling the rise and fall of the ages, my thoughts are full of thoughts, and I don't know what to say."

"Zhu Yuan pays homage."

"The first year of Wu, the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month."

(End of this chapter)