Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 129 Zhang Cheng speaks out against Guo Tianxu, and Zhu Yuanzhang also speaks out about his ambitions

Seeing this scene, Alu asked Li Zhen: "Why do you want me to do this?"

"It was Jun Ling from the Ministry of Education who asked you to do this."

As she spoke, Li Zhen put the hoe against the wall, took out a Jun Ling from her arms, and handed it to A Lu:
"See for yourself."

After seeing this, Ah Lu's hands trembled and he said: "How unreasonable! How unreasonable! How can I, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment of the Great Yuan Dynasty, do these things!"

"Seniors can be killed, but not humiliated!"

"I would rather hit a wall and die as a martyr than humiliate myself like this!"

"Don't stop me!"

Alu said and was about to hit the wall.

But as soon as his head faced the wall, he stopped where he was. Then he turned around and walked over to Li Zhen. He took off the pole from Li Zhen's shoulders and put it on his shoulders. He gritted his teeth when his shoulders sank, and turned to Li Zhen. Zhen smiled and said:
"Please lead the way, sir!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the first place, while Zhang Cheng and Guo Tianxu were in the first place on his left and right sides, followed by Zhang Tianyou and Li Shanchang, and then Feng Guoyong and Shao Rong.

Zhang Cheng replied with a smile.

Qi Xiang replied: "Yes."

Zhang Tianyou asked.

"According to Mr. Zhang's wishes, you must fully tap into your value."

After seeing it, Guo Tianxu suddenly became furious: "How could this despicable villain turn around and instigate you to get rid of me!"

"He probably also thinks we will get rid of you."

Li Zhen glanced at him and said: "I'll tell you the truth, my brother-in-law and I are currently relying on my brother-in-law to support us. Let alone give me antiques and jades, even if you give me the entire capital, I won't be able to support you." You dare to mess around behind his back, so you should give up and complete the labor courses arranged for you by the province with peace of mind!"

"But he doesn't know that we have never regarded you and Uncle Zhang as enemies who really need to be eliminated quickly."

"Alu has arranged to go to Merit Garden?"

Zhang Cheng didn't say anything after hearing this. Only after Guo Tianxu arrived did he give him Alu's confession: "Take a look."

Zhang Tianyou looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked.

"But don't worry, I will also let you raise the horse."

"Having said that, is it generally accepted that one can rely on one's own power to block Yuan Bing's next attack?"

Zhang Cheng asked this question after Qi Xiang arrived.

After hearing this, Alu couldn't help closing her eyes and sighing, then smiled and said:

Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer.

"Why should we find ourselves a master for nothing?"

"Mr. Zhang is really good at making the most of people's talents, but can you tell Mr. Zhang that I am better at raising horses and making plans! Now, Hama and Tuotuo are not getting along, and I owe it to them. If you can help As I become a guest at Mr. Zhang’s side, I will express my gratitude and give you all the antiques and jades I have stored in Dadu.”

Zhang Cheng looked serious after hearing this and said: "This matter is important and should be discussed in the political hall!"

Guo Tianxu spoke first here: "It is certainly inappropriate to recruit people, but I think that we are too weak to compete with the Yuan Dynasty alone. We should join King Xiao Ming and raise the banner of restoring the Song Dynasty together."

"follow me."

"How?"

"You have a wrong mind!"

But Zhang Cheng looked at Zhang Tianyou and said, "Yes!"

"Restore the Song Dynasty?"

"Mobilize the people!"

Alu said with a helpless smile: "What you said is true, but although I have Chineseized my speech, food, and clothing, and I have learned about the Confucian classics, and I even entered the Hanlin Academy, I am not familiar with the farming of the Han people. , are still only familiar with my way of convincing people and herding horses, aren’t you doing this to make things difficult for me?”

Guo Tianxu knew what Zhang Tianyou was going to say and said, "Uncle, let's just say it here. Anyway, I have to tell them what I know."

Zhang Tianyou nodded and said: "King Xiao Ming sent an envoy to say that he would accept us as his ministers."

Not long after.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Cheng, Guo Tianxu, Zhang Tianyou, Li Shanchang, Feng Guoyong and Shao Rong arrived at the political hall.

At this time, Zhang Tianyou came over and glanced at Guo Tianxu.

"You can learn it!"

"You'll find out later."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked directly.

Li Zhen said.

Guo Tianxu couldn't help but ask: "Why?"

Zhang Cheng said.

After Li Zhen came to his senses with his mouth half open, he took A Lu to the backyard and said:

"Don't complain, this is a new punishment regulation issued by the province. Don't say you are the Minister of Punishment, even if Emperor Hu Yuan comes, you will have to do this!"

"The biggest reliance of our rebel army has never been the banner of the Song Dynasty that has been silent for many years, but all the hungry and cold people in the world."

"As long as we rebels break their shackles and unite with them, we will gain the whole world!"

Zhang Cheng said at this time.

After Zhang Cheng said this, Li Shanchang, Feng Guoyong, and Shao Rong all looked at him in shock.

Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou also stayed where they were for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up directly at this time and said: "Mr. Zhang is right. Instead of hoping to win the world under the banner of restoring the Song Dynasty, it is better to save the people of the world under the banner!"

"This is true!"

"Decades ago, when the Zhao and Song Dynasties still had some vitality, the restoration of the Song Dynasty could not be successful, not to mention that most Confucian scholars in the world now regard the Yuan Dynasty as orthodox."

"So, under the banner of restoring the Song Dynasty, it is better to reaffirm the destiny."

After Li Shanchang said this, he looked back at Feng Guoyong.

Feng Guoyong echoed: "Yes, why should a man be controlled by others?"

Guo Tianxu was quite disappointed after hearing this, so he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Tianyou.

Zhang Tianyou was not disappointed, but seemed to have expected all this, saying: "But we feel that we alone cannot fight against Hu Yuan. As for what Mr. Zhang said about mobilizing the people, what can the ignorant people understand? Most of them are just Just waiting for food, hoping for peace to come."

Zhang Tianyou said: "So, no matter what you think, we plan to see King Xiao Ming and surrender to him."

Guo Tianxu also said: "And me!"

"Then go ahead."

"If it rains, my mother wants to get married, and we won't stop her."

"I know that you still want to do the same thing as the whole family. You just don't want to succumb to the prime minister, and you even take your brothers to recognize someone else as your master!"

"I remember that Marshal Guo always wanted to be king, but he had to go to bed for various reasons."

"Looking at the situation now, if you want Marshal Guo to realize his wish after ascending to heaven in the future and be posthumously crowned king, do you still have to ask him, Prince Xiao Ming, and you can't make the decision yourself?!"

Zhang Cheng said this at this time.

Since Zhang Cheng could leave here at any time, he had no worries and just said whatever came to his mind. But because Zhang Cheng said it too directly, Guo Tianxu couldn't help but feel his heart burning, and he laughed and said:

"Since Mr. Zhang said so, let's just say it!"

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Guo Tianxu pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked Zhang Cheng:

"You don't let us be other people's slaves, do you still want us to be Zhu Yuanzhang's slaves?"

"Why does he, Zhu Yuanzhang, rely on my Guo family to make his fortune? Do we still have to bow down to him in the future?"

Subsequently.

Guo Tianxu slapped the coffee table next to the chair, stood up and said:
"We would rather recognize King Xiao Ming as our master than recognize him as Zhu Yuanzhang!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang, and Feng Guoyong all darkened their faces at this time.

On the contrary, Shao Rong became puzzled at this time and said: "How can a good matter be negotiated like this?"

Guo Tianxu looked at Shao Rong at this time: "Shao Rong, you were also promoted by our father, and now you can be regarded as a prince in our rebel army. Who do you think is the master?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Guo Tianxu and interrupted: "Guo Tianxu, you must have always wanted us to kowtow to you three hundred and nine times, right? It's just because you see that you can't let me kowtow to you three hundred and nine times now, so you want to force everyone to go together. Should you bow down and kowtow to others three times?"

"The Prime Minister is right. Even if you can't be his master, there is no need to force everyone to be someone else's slave."

Zhang Cheng looked at Guo Tianxu and started talking.

"Do you think I want to recognize someone else as my master?"

"Mr. Zhang!"

Guo Tianxu smiled faintly, then suddenly roared, and said to Zhang Cheng quite excitedly:
"If my father hadn't left such a will, and if you hadn't favored him, Zhu Yuanzhang, I should be the marshal now!"

"It's us!"

As Guo Tianxu spoke, he pointed to Zhang Cheng's chest again, and then bared his teeth.

Zhang Cheng picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip of tea, blew on the tea soup, and asked Guo Tianxu: "Then have you ever thought about why I prefer Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Guo Tianxu only said: "According to the etiquette of a saint, I should inherit the position of commander-in-chief, rather than vote for red beans."

Guo Tianxu's words made Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong laugh.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Cheng smiled slightly and said: "You should understand that behind this Hongdou vote is the comparison of the strength of each other's troops! Moreover, even the so-called gift of a saint must be based on 'Whoever controls the most violence will win. It is possible to realize it only on the basis of the most powerful people. If you really want to pay attention to this sage's etiquette, you should make more achievements for your father and establish a greater success like Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, when your father is still here. In terms of prestige, or your father should do more meritorious deeds himself, and accumulate more meritorious deeds so that his children and grandchildren can inherit more violent achievements, instead of relying on the prime minister to go through life and death for your Guo family."

"So, Guo Pingzhang is a bit lazy."

Zhang Cheng raised his head and glanced at Guo Tianxu again.

Guo Tianxu didn't answer in silence.

Zhang Cheng said: "You haven't answered me yet. Have you ever thought about why I prefer him, Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"He is not as selfish as me and is more diligent than me."

"It's just that my father and I were both blind. We didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang was not really loyal to our Guo family."

Because of the influence of Zhang Cheng's words, everyone began to speak out. At this time, Guo Tianxu continued to express his inner feelings without any scruples.

After all, he had already spoken to the point where he directly admitted that he wanted to be a marshal.

Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists here and said: "We Zhu Yuanzhang is the adopted son of our father, not your adopted servant of the Guo family!"

"He's right."

"Guo Pingzhang, you can't think that because your father is kind to Prime Minister Zhu, he should treat your Guo family like a bull and a horse and treat all of you Guo family like your masters."

"What's more, your father did not regard him as a slave, but accepted him as his adopted son and adopted son-in-law. And Prime Minister Zhu has also done many things for Marshal Guo, which is enough to repay this kindness. You can't take advantage of your father's kindness. It’s a slave.”

Zhang Cheng said.

Guo Tianxu said: "I didn't say let him be my slave, I just hope that since he is the adopted son of my father, he should be loyal to the Guo family. If he recognizes his father as his father, then he should ensure that the inheritance of the Guo family is orderly. !”

"No matter how orderly the inheritance is, it must first be attributed to destiny."

"Now that the destiny is on the higher side, if the inheritance is to be carried out in an orderly manner, it should also be on the upper side to order the inheritance!"

Zhang Cheng and Zhu Yuanzhang were about to speak, but Feng Guoyong couldn't help but stood up and started talking.

Guo Tianxu chuckled: "Destiny? Why do you think that destiny belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang? I also think that destiny belongs to King Xiao Ming!"

Feng Guoyong was speechless for a moment.

Zhang Cheng interrupted first at this moment: "Guo Pingzhang, what you said just now is just your simple and stupid idea!"

"That's what Mr. Zhang said."

"That is indeed our simple and stupid idea."

"In this world, to put it bluntly, you have to rely on yourself. You can't expect the ethics and teachings to be convincing."

Guo Tianxu said.

"Yes."

"The study of old rites does not reveal the real facts, but is more of a fantasy. It also misleads many people, making many people naively believe that the old rites can make a person who is inferior to themselves in the ethical order , not only can he be willing to be a cow or a horse for himself, but he is also very hard-working and enterprising and upright.”

"is it possible?"

"This is impossible!"

“We can’t do nothing and have everyone be driven by us and have everyone respect us.”

When Zhang Cheng said this, he continued: "It's basically the old etiquette that makes you, Guo Pingzhang, have such unrealistic and stupid thoughts and resentments."

Zhang Cheng then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang: "So, superior, we have to abolish the old etiquette and enlighten the people's wisdom. We can't let this old etiquette continue to fool the people. Otherwise, it may just be Guo Pingzhang who is angry with you today, and I'm afraid it will become Your son, your nephew."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "We still have to seek truth from facts. We are fighting for the kingdom not so that the Guo family can inherit the order in an orderly manner according to the requirements of the old rituals, nor for the Zhu family to be able to use the rituals to continue to be the masters of the world in the future, but for the common people of the world to be rich and honorable." I am willing to give everything I have for it, and I will not regret it even if I die on the battlefield or fall into the hands of Hu Yuan and be cut to pieces by a thousand knives!"

Feng Guoyong couldn't help but glance at Li Shanchang in shock.

Li Shanchang was also shocked.

Shao Rong also opened his mouth.

Even Zhang Tianyou and Guo Tianxu were surprised.

But they didn't say anything.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang's words were too shocking.

They also need a digestion process.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng said: "Let's stop the discussion today. I think Guo Pingzhang and Uncle Zhang will have to think again about whether to vote for another master. I think all the gentlemen will also have to think about what they have discussed today." Ichiban, so there’s no need to rush to settle it today.”

After Zhang Cheng said this, everyone left.

Feng Guoyong even came to see Zhu Yuanzhang directly and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The superior is not going to admit that he has the destiny?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "These words are meant to deceive others, why should you deceive yourself and others!"

"This is not self-deception. By doing this, the superior is risking the disdain of the world and being bewitched by Mr. Zhang!"

Feng Guoyong couldn't help but said this directly.

(End of this chapter)