Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 1 Nine-character motto
  Time turns some heroes into dust and makes some fools and villains rich and wealthy.

Such as the current 14th year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty.

Later AD 1354.

Heroes such as Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie have been dead for more than seventy years, while the bureaucratic landlords who surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty have thousands of households and servants.

The people are still like cattle and horses, struggling to survive.

Under the setting sun.

Dingyuan County area.

Zhang Cheng frowned and was looking at the world of the Yuan Dynasty in the fourteenth year of Zhizheng.

As a Chinese from later generations, he did not expect that one day he would be able to appear in this world in an instant through his thoughts, and then return to his original world in an instant.

However, Zhang Cheng found that he could only come to the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

To be precise, the time when he came to the current world can only be after the timeline when he first came to this world, that is, after the first day of June in the fourteenth year of Zhizong.

And the time flow rate of both sides of space-time is exactly the same.

Now it is Zhang Cheng's second time here, and he has already known through the official notice in Dingyuan County that it is already June 23rd in the 14th year of Zhizheng.

In addition, Zhang Cheng found that he could not bring people from this world back to modern times, nor could he bring anything or weapons here except small items that could be carried in his own pockets, and he could not bring here other than small items that could be carried in his own pockets. Big stuff to go back.

Back to the topic.

Zhang Cheng saw that the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was very desolate.

Although it is midsummer, there is no lush greenery, and the whole world feels like it has been burned by fire.

The cracked earth is covered with black bones and scorched earth, as well as withered forests without bark, and the smell of death is everywhere.

Zhang Cheng couldn't like it here, so he had to prepare to go back again, to the 21st century.

But Zhang Cheng soon noticed that there was movement in the dry forest on the left front.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng gave up the idea of ​​going back immediately, and instead walked toward the dry forest on the left.

Didn't go long.

Zhang Cheng saw two "monsters" with hands full of mud.

These two "monsters" with pig faces and elephant eyes are actually people. In terms of age, one looks like an old woman and the other looks like a teenager.

The two men were lying in a newly dug ditch, looking at him warily.

Zhang Cheng knew that the two men were looking for food in the ditch.

Because Zhang Cheng had consulted historical data after he went back last time and knew that the Chuzhou and Dingyuan areas were currently experiencing a severe drought. In addition, this area was also a place where war and plague were raging, so there had been cases of cannibalism.

and.

This is not the first time that Zhang Cheng has seen people who have become bloated due to hunger and become "pig-faced and elephant-eyed" as recorded in historical data.

When he first came here, he saw such a person outside the wall of a nearby landlord's village.

Although the two pig-faced and elephant-eyed men were worried about Zhang Cheng accusing them of not knowing that the deceased was a great gift, due to the lack of physical strength caused by hunger, they could only look at Zhang Cheng helplessly and could not do anything to Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng didn't blame him. He just took out the sausages he brought with him from his pocket, peeled off the outer coating of the sausages, then took a bite at the head of one of the sausages, and while chewing, handed the sausages over to him. arrived in front of them.

"Eat this! Stop digging!"

The two pig-faced and elephant-eyed people were stunned for a while, and then they understood that this was food, and hurriedly took it, stuffed it into their mouths with mud, and chewed hard.

"Is your surname Wang?"

"His name is Donkey, is he your son?"

Among the two people, an old woman who called herself "Wang" asked Zhang Cheng a few confirming questions after she finished eating the sausage and kowtowed to thank Zhang Cheng.

The reason why he asked a few confirming questions was because he had gone back and supplemented the historical data during this period. He knew that in this era, Zhu Yuanzhang had a widowed sister-in-law named Wang, and his son, Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, was originally named Zhu Wenzheng. Call the donkey.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng had to confirm again.

Before Wang could answer, her face turned pale as a group of soldiers with spears and flags came up from the official road ahead, and they immediately took the donkey and hid in the grave ditch.

The donkey also looked in a panic, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into the ground.

In ancient times, bandits were like combs, and soldiers were like grates. They were standard features in troubled times, and there were even frequent cases of soldiers cannibalizing people.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng could understand why the two men were so panicked, but he was not afraid and only looked at the army head-on.

Because he can escape from here at any time with his thoughts.

Therefore, if the army in front of him really came to kill him for credit, or to turn him into military rations, he could leave here instantly.

Suddenly.

Zhang Cheng saw a big banner with the word "Zhu" written on it.

"uncle!"

at the same time.

However, Mrs. Wang also crawled out of the grave ditch, holding her donkey and shouting at the top of her lungs.

The broad-faced burly man riding on the horse was originally staring excitedly at Zhang Cheng, a tall and fair-skinned scribe, but because of such a voice, he looked towards Wang.

At this glance, the burly man suddenly seemed to have lost his soul and froze on his horse.

And this burly man was Zhu Yuanzhang, whose original name was Zhu Chongba. Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang jumped off his horse, pushed aside the soldiers holding spears to protect him, and came to Zhang Cheng, Wang and Donkey. After looking at Wang and Donkey seriously for a while, he asked:
  "Sister-in-law?"

"Donkey?"

"Why are you like this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned red, he pulled the donkey and asked in a distressed manner.

Zhu Yuanzhang always paid attention to family ties.

What's more, his parents died early, and he relied on his brother and sister-in-law for support for a long time before becoming a monk at Huangjue Temple. Naturally, he was quite happy about the arrival of Donkey and Wang.

Notice.

Historically, he recorded this past event in this way in "Yu Zhi Ji Fei Lu":
  [On the first day of the Jiawu period in the Yuan Dynasty, when my commander-in-chief was in Chuzhou, Shouqian's grandmother (sister-in-law Wang) arrived with Shouqian's father (Donkey Wenzheng). At that time, I was alone and had few relatives in my eyes. Although I led the people, I spent my free time. Whenever there are thoughts of family members, everyone will weep with tears, and then the nephew arrives... After being separated for several years, we see each other in the chaos, and the family members are reunited. How can I express my overwhelming joy! 】

The Shouqian here is Zhu Wenzheng, Zhu Shouqian, the son of Donkey.

It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang is a person with strong love and hate. He is considerate when he loves and shows no mercy when he hates.

Now, the arrival of Donkey and Wang is indeed an unexpected surprise for him.

Here.

Mrs. Wang's old eyes were shining with tears and she said, "I'm hungry! I was like a wild dog along the way, digging for everything to eat, but couldn't eat anything. That's why it's like this."

"Who is this?"

The burly man looked at Zhang Cheng again.

Zhang Cheng reported to his family.

"Uncle, it was this young man who saved my mother and me. He gave us sausages to eat, so that my mother had the strength to call you."

"As for why my mother and I are here, it's because we heard that you have become prosperous here and have become Marshal Guo's son, so my mother and I thought of coming to seek refuge with you, because there is really no food at home, and our father is starving to death. .”

Donkey started talking at this time.

"Brother is starving to death?"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be startled. There was no sadness or surprise. He seemed to be used to this kind of blow.

Wang hurriedly followed him and agreed as usual: "Yes, when your nephew and I came here, we were so hungry that we hoped to dig out some food from the newly plowed soil and use it as a pawn. The beast sacrificed Kong Kong's entrails, but fortunately this young man gave us and your nephew meat sausages to eat, so he didn't commit any more sins."

Because the sausages Zhang Cheng brought out were something they had never seen before in their lives, and the clothes were extraordinary, Wang and Luer both called Zhang Cheng their master, just as the common people in this era addressed noble people such as scholar-bureaucrats as their master.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the sausage coat on the ground, and he was convinced of the words of Wang and Donkey, and then bowed to Zhang Cheng: "Thank you for saving my sister-in-law and nephew, just like saving Yuan Zhang's life, Yuan Zhang Thank you here!"

In this era, people of the same generation in the Huaixi area were mostly called "Sushi". For example, "Records of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty" recorded a conversation between Zhu Yuanzhang and Fei Ju, saying: "Guo Gong had old news with Sushi. Sushi's army was struggling to feed, and his enemies If you want to attack, send me to retaliate. If you can follow me, go with me. Otherwise, move your troops to avoid it."

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang treated Zhang Cheng in a respectful manner at this time.

Zhang Cheng, on the other hand, was quite shocked by the fact that he now saw Zhu Yuanzhang alive, so he was stunned in place for a while and did not respond to Zhu Yuanzhang immediately.

This made Feng Guoyong and others beside Zhu Yuanzhang narrow their eyes.

After a while, Zhang Cheng came back to his senses and said, "Young Master Zhu, there's no need to be polite. This is just a small effort."

"It is honorable for a benefactor not to repay his kindness, but Yuan Zhang cannot be unjust and wants to repay him. At present, the war is in chaos and he doesn't know where his benefactor is going. Yuan Zhang is willing to send troops to escort him to save his life."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Zhang Cheng cupped his hands and replied: "My home is near Chuzhou City, and I am about to go home."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Then how about Yuanzhang personally escorting the benefactor?"

Zhang Cheng saluted: "Thank you, Mr. Zhu."

Because Zhu Yuanzhang is now Guo Zixing's adopted son, and Guo Zixing is now the leader of Guo's rebel army, everyone will address Zhu Yuanzhang as son in formal occasions. Even many local scholars and people call Zhu Yuanzhang "Zhu Gongzi".

Zhang Cheng also knew this, so he also called Zhu Yuanzhang Mr. Zhu.

Zhu Yuanzhang next asked Tang He to put Wang and the donkey on a grain truck, and he himself gave a horse to Zhang Cheng, riding alongside Zhang Cheng, who could already ride a horse. OK.

During the march, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to ask: "It seems that my benefactor is from everyone's background. I must be a person who has read poetry and books?"

"I don't dare to take it seriously after reading poetry and books, but I know a few words."

Zhang Cheng replied with a smile.

Zhu Yuanzhang added: "It is said that scholars have great ambitions for the world. I wonder how my benefactor thinks Yuanzhang can end this troubled world?"

Because Zhu Yuanzhang asked this, Zhang Cheng glanced at the starving corpses in the distance. He thought that although he did not belong to this world, if the chaos of this world ended as soon as possible, it would be considered a good thing, so he said casually: "Since the young master asked this, I have a nine-character motto for the young master, and I also ask the young master to think about it himself."

Zhu Yuanzhang was busy and immediately handed over his hand: "I want to ask for advice."

Feng Guoyong and other Zhu Yuanzhang's entourage also looked over curiously because they heard Zhang Cheng said there was a "nine-character motto" for calming troubled times.

Zhang Cheng looked at the setting sun at this time, and slowly said on the saddle:
  “Build the walls high.”

"Gather up food widely."

"Slowly become king."

"If you act like this, you will be the master who ends the troubled times in the future!"

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