Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 108 Decided to fight out, Zhu Yuanzhang presented books to Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong

Ren Zhigong also nodded and sighed: "Since having that Mr. Zhang, these sloppy people seem to have become smarter one by one!"

"Zhang Tianyou must have been influenced by Zhu Yuanzhang. After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang give up power, he also learned this skill. Of course, it may have something to do with Guo Zixing, who is good at making friends with relics."

"No matter what, Xiangrui must be produced quickly to make Guo Zixing want to become king!"

"Otherwise, the imperial court will never pay attention to this vibrant rebel army."

Li Mengeng said.

Ren Zhigong nodded.

And just then.

Guo Tianxu walked towards the two of them and said to Li Mengeng:

"You have always had a good relationship with Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong?"

Li Menggeng smiled and said: "It's quite a friendship."

Li Menggeng never said in front of Guo Tianxu that he actually didn't think highly of Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong.

In front of Guo Tianxu and others, he has always said good things about Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong, and ostracizing Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong was just a move he did behind the scenes.

Therefore, Guo Tianxu still thought that Li Menggeng had a good relationship with Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong.

"Well."

"Go and greet them both for me, and bring them twenty pieces of silk each."

"Tell them that as long as they are willing to surrender to my command, I will ask my father to reinstate their officers to their posts."

Guo Tianxu said.

Li Menggeng raised his hand and said yes.

Guo Tianxu then left here.

Li Menggeng and Ren Zhigong took a look.

Ren Zhigong said: "You guessed it right, this Guo Tianxu started showing favor to Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong, it must have been taught by Zhang Tianyou."

Li Menggeng nodded solemnly, then sneered and said:

"I would like to know whether Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong will insist on being loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang after they taste the taste of not having power."

Saying.

Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong have been squeezed out because they refused Guo Zixing's solicitation. Now they have no official positions and are very free.

In order to avoid suspicion, Zhu Yuanzhang did not use them as censors.

Therefore, the two of them are now more free than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Unexpectedly, during this period, Li Menggeng found the two of them with silk and satin, and explained to them what Guo Tianxu meant.

Feng Guoyong glanced at Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang smiled and said: "Let us think about it and make a reply in three days."

"Row!"

"In three days, I will come to visit you again."

Li Menggeng answered with a smile and left here.

After Li Menggeng left, Feng Guoyong asked Li Shanchang:
"Guo Tianxu actually took the initiative to recruit us?!"

"It feels like we have had enough of sitting on the bench."

Li Shanchang replied with a smile.

Feng Guoyong nodded: "That's right!"

Feng Guoyong then smiled coldly and said: "But we are not even willing to follow Guo Zixing, how can we follow him Guo Tianxu."

"But if we don't follow now, we will have to be so idle all the time."

Li Shanchang replied.

Feng Guoyong sighed: "Yes, why did we join the rebel army? Is it just to gain fame and great achievements! But now, because he is unwilling to antagonize the Guo family when he is in power, people like us are instead No opportunity to display your talents.”

"If this continues, wouldn't it be useless for us to join the rebel army?"

As he spoke, Feng Guoyong spread his hands and asked Li Shan.

Li Shanchang also thought about how he provided a lot of food at home for Zhu Yuanzhang's army and the hard work he had done to help Zhu Yuanzhang gain a foothold in Chuzhou, and said:
"Not only did I join for nothing, but I also suffered a huge loss. I will die as a rebel."

"Now that I think about it, Mr. Zhang is still smarter!"

"He probably guessed that the superiors would not be at odds with the Guo family, so he took the initiative to go out and conquer the country on his own, so as to avoid the headache of Guo Zixing and the superior factions fighting each other in Chuzhou."

Feng Guoyong said.

Li Shanchang said: "Perhaps the superior took the initiative to hand over Chuzhou City because of Mr. Zhang's instruction. The superior has always been simple and honest. I am afraid that Mr. Zhang's influence will really put saving the people of the world more important than personal dominance, so he will not care about Chuzhou." Who is the leader of the city? I just hope that the rebel army will avoid internal strife and become stronger and pacify the world faster!"

When Li Shanchang said this, Feng Guoyong nodded as if he had some understanding.

after awhile.

"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."

Feng Guoyong couldn't help but think of the sixteen-character formula that Zhang Cheng once mentioned in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and them.

Feng Guoyong couldn't help laughing for a moment: "Don't mention it, Mr. Zhang is also a great talent in military science and strategy. He obviously knows better than us how to deal with Yuan soldiers, so he dared to go out. The current facts have proved this."

"Yes!"

"People like him have their own opinions and are not influenced by others. They can only influence others and make others act accordingly."

Li Shanchang said.

When Feng Guoyong heard what Li Shanchang said, he suddenly stood up and said, "In that case, why can't we follow his will? Why must we do the opposite?" "What do you mean by this?"

Li Shanchang couldn't help but ask.

"Rather than being squeezed out here, it's better to learn from Mr. Zhang and go out and start your own business!"

Feng Guoyong said.

After hearing what Feng Guoyong said, Li Shanchang couldn't help but think.

Feng Guoyong continued: "Since we admit that Mr. Zhang is the most brilliant person in terms of military strategy, planning and wisdom, and we also have clear opinions, why should we act against his will? Since he wants us to go out and open up a business, If there is no internal conflict, why should we really stay in the city and wait for the superiors to take us to break with the Guo family?"

"Besides, I still remember Mr. Zhang once told us that the superior is not our father. Don't wait for the superior to tell us how to rebel. We will rebel however we want. Since we have rebelled, we should know why we rebelled, and we should also have our own reasons. We cannot just blindly obey the superiors, and the superiors themselves are still rebelling with others!"

"But we have been enthroned as kings!"

Li Shan spoke long.

Feng Guoyong said: "Even so, it does not mean that ministers must obey the emperor blindly and can no longer have their own opinions. Loyalty to the emperor is to the country, not to the person!"

Li Shanchang nodded.

"So, what are you still hesitating about?"

"Staying here in Chuzhou City, in order to avoid suspicion, the superiors cannot take care of us. If we ourselves refuse Guo Tianxu's solicitation, we will be dead!"

"It's better to go out as soon as possible and work hard to build a foundation on your own. In the future, you can better ensure the stability of the superior in the city."

Feng Guoyong continued: "It's rare that Mr. Zhang gave us these sixteen words, so we won't be like headless flies."

"Too!"

"For a family like ours, with money, food, fields and people, why worry about not being able to recruit troops to start a rebellion?"

Li Shanchang murmured to himself.

Because neither he nor Feng Guoyong knew that Guo Zixing would die soon in history, and influenced by Zhang Cheng, they both thought of going out on their own initiative.

Feng Guoyong said: "That's exactly what we said. When we join the rebel army, we have already staked the lives of the nine tribes. What are we afraid of? In the worst case, we will allocate all the fields at home to the tribesmen and the villagers. Who is willing to join us in the rebellion? Just share the land with others and don’t charge rent, so you don’t have to worry about building up an army with the same hatred.”

Li Shanchang also stood up after hearing this: "Then let's go see the superior first and ask him to help us go home."

Feng Guoyong nodded.

So, the two came to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You guys want to go home?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite surprised after learning the intentions of Li Shanchang and Feng Guoliang.

Feng Guoyong said directly: "Sir, we won't hide it from you. Now our situation in Chuzhou is very bad! Because we don't want to switch to the Guo family, we have no chance to display our talents. Now that Guo Tianxu has come to recruit us again, I'm afraid that we If we refuse again, our lives will be in danger, and we think that instead of dying for the sake of loyalty in our hearts, it is better to find an opportunity to go out, Mr. Xuezhang, to recruit troops and horses to save the people of the world. In this way, we may be able to achieve something in the future and supervise the political affairs in Chuzhou. The top position can also be relied on by many outsiders."

"Sir, we are also inspired by Mr. Zhang and feel that since the main thing is to overthrow Hu Yuan, then instead of sitting here, or surrendering to the Guo family against our will and being involved in the internal strife, it is better to go out and follow the same example Let’s try the sixteen-character formula.”

Li Shanchang said.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also worried that these two people really couldn't sit still and defected to Guo, helping Guo to deal with him. After thinking about it, he said:
"That's fine! I'll go tell Zhao Jizu who is guarding the city and ask him to let you go back. Then you can say that you are going home to visit your parents."

"Thank you sir!"

Feng Guoyong and Li Shanchang both replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that it was rare for these two people to be so loyal to him and think so highly of him, but he had repeatedly let them down. He was only willing to live in peace with the Guo family for the sake of the overall situation, and was not willing to turn against each other, so he decided to make peace between the two. When they plan to go out and work independently, try to give them some help.

then.

Zhu Yuanzhang took out three books and gave them to Feng Guoyong and Li Shanchang. Starting a business helps.”

Li Shanchang took it.

Feng Guoyong took a look and saw "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook", "Farmland Water Conservancy Practice" and "Minzu Strong Training Method" written on it.

then.

Feng Guoyong and Li Shanchang went to Cheng Renmo's house.

Feng Guoyong also asked Cheng Renmo: "How much dividends did we get from the previous Chuzhou Ordnance Company and Huimin Trading Company?"

Cheng Renmo asked someone to bring the dividend account book, flipped through it and said, "The profit share for the Li family is worth 5,000 taels of silver, and the profit share for the Feng family is worth 3,000 taels of silver!"

"so much?!"

Feng Guoyong glanced at Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang pondered for a moment and then said: "In the end, Mr. Zhang is the one who makes money."

then.

Feng Guoyong then said to Cheng Renmo: "We want to withdraw this amount now."

Cheng Renmo said: "When Mr. Zhang was in Chuzhou, didn't he agree not to mention it for the time being to avoid being noticed by Mr. Guo?"

"We are leaving Chuzhou City now. You can just send the money directly to our home. However, we don't want any money. We will only exchange it for weapons, swords, guns, arrows, and horses at a discounted price."

Feng Guoyong replied.

Li Shanchang said: "Yes, this way your Cheng family can make another fortune from it, why not?"

"In that case, I will follow your wishes."

Cheng Renmo replied with a smile.

After Guo Zixing entered Chuzhou City, he did not abolish the Chuzhou Ordnance Store, which was responsible for foreign arms sales, because old members of the Guo family, such as Zhang Tianyou and Zhao Jizu, also had shares in the Chuzhou Ordnance Store, including Li Mengeng, so no one asked Guo Zixing to abolish it. They still tolerated the Cheng family's caravan to transport weapons such as swords, guns and arrows for takeout, and still followed the rules set by Zhang Cheng before, allowing the Cheng family and other officials and businessmen who cooperated with the Chuzhou Zhizhou Yamen to form an armed force of 500 people. Caravan.

Because of this.

After Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong returned home, they didn't have to waste time building armor or weapons, nor did they have to worry about the supply of weapons.

(End of this chapter)