Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 29 Chuzhou City under Cheng’s Governance

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Tang He and the rebels who came with Zhu Yuanzhang were particularly surprised.

But soon, Tang He understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, and he said yes, and let his men close the city gate. While he went up to the city tower, he watched Zhu Yuanzhang dismount his horse and stand alone on the city gate. In front of the door, facing the red sun setting in the west.

Fei Ju and others who came with Zhu Yuanzhang were naturally puzzled.

Among them, Fei Ju had to look longingly at Chuzhou City, which was just around the corner, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Sir, what's the three-part agreement? Our brothers agree. Why do we have to let brothers Tang and others close the city gate and prevent us from entering?"

"Yes, sir, we can't just spend the night outside the city, right?"

Lawrence Lu echoed.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We ask you not to rob, not to commit adultery, and not to kill without orders. Otherwise, you are willing to die. Can you do it?"

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Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and others looked at each other.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to give these people a chance to bargain. He just said directly: "You can either agree to my agreement or kill us first and then enter Chuzhou City!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he raised his head and stood at the city gate with his sword in hand.

Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and others didn't know what to say or what to do.

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again at this time and said: "We not only require you to obey our three chapters of agreement before entering the city, but the other brothers of the upcoming army must also do the same! So, you can not rush to agree to us, wait until all brothers have Come on, it’s not too late to discuss whether to kill me or agree to it!”

Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and others didn't know what to do anymore, so they had no choice but to lead their horses to an open space aside and rest.

Zhu Yuanzhang also stood outside Chuzhou City with a stern look on his face.

For Zhu Yuanzhang and all the rebel soldiers, Chuzhou City was right in front of them and within easy reach, which meant that there were many women and property waiting for them to divide and earn, there were Guangsha Courtyards waiting for them to occupy, and even more official positions and power. Let them get it.

But now.

Zhu Yuanzhang showed great self-control. He would rather stand in front of the city gate than enter Chuzhou City. He was like a starving man, but he could still hold a piece of fat in his mouth without eating it, and still wanted to give it to everyone. Talk about the same rules.

It wasn't that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to enter Chuzhou City or own Chuzhou City, but because he saw a large number of hungry people being rescued and heard Tang He say that what Zhang Cheng did first when he came here was to restore order here and ensure the safety of the people here. After the people were safe, he thought of the nine-character motto "Slowly Become the King" mentioned to him by Zhang Cheng, as well as his parents. Therefore, he knew that at this time, he had to suppress his desire to become a greater official, and he also had to suppress everyone. The desire to get promoted and make a fortune can avoid things that will make you stupid.

Let's say that when the moon rises above the willow branches and twilight begins to stain the earth.

The army also appeared outside Chuzhou City, but their faces showed no signs of fatigue and were full of enthusiasm.

However, these people were quite surprised when they saw that the gate of Chuzhou City was still closed, while Zhu Yuanzhang and others were outside the city, and even Zhu Yuanzhang himself was still standing at the city gate.

Not long after, Xu Da and others found out the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang and others did not enter the city.

"We know that brothers want to follow us to seek wealth, but we also believe that brothers, what we want is not only wealth, but also peace in the world!"

"What's more, many of us are from commoner backgrounds, and our parents are suffering. We are just like these hungry people who live in shacks. Because of the injustice in this world, we will never go without hunger for a day, and we will even go to see the King of Hell hungry. So why can’t we feel compassion? We want these people who are as miserable as our parents to have enough to eat and not to die of hunger in the ravines.”

"So, we would like to ask you brothers now, do you want to occupy Chuzhou City temporarily, or occupy Chuzhou City for a long time, so that the people of Chuzhou City can live well? Do you want to seek temporary wealth, or do you want to occupy Chuzhou City for a long time? Do you want wealth and honor for a lifetime or even for generations to come?”

"If you brothers just want to have fun now, then kill us first before entering Chuzhou City. We will no longer be brothers."

"If you brothers think the same as Zhu Yuanzhang, you can agree to three chapters of agreement!"

After the arrival of the army, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to express his thoughts loudly to the more than 20 fellow villagers from Huaixi who had followed him out of Haozhou City from the beginning, as well as Feng Guoyong, Li Shanchang and many surrendered soldiers and civilians who had joined him along the way. . Everyone fell silent.

"The superior is wise!"

"At this time, we should agree on three chapters before entering the city. If we enter the city in a hurry, chaos will occur, and it will not be conducive to the army's long-term occupation of Chuzhou City."

Soon.

Li Shanchang spoke first with some shame.

He had to admit that he was too addicted to officialdom for a while, and then forgot to remind Zhu Yuanzhang that he should think about his plan to enter Chuzhou City after occupying Chuzhou City, instead of waiting to make plans after entering Chuzhou City. In that case, he would still lose. The interests of this part of the rebels.

But now, when Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Li Shanchang immediately understood and chose to support Zhu Yuanzhang's decision without hesitation.

Feng Guoyong had always wanted the world to be orderly, so naturally he also agreed: "If you want to fight for the world, you must win the hearts of the people. Whether the hearts of the people are against you or not depends on knowing etiquette and observing the law. It is a wise move for the superior to make three chapters of the law, and for the subordinates to serve as ministers, and I am not as aware as my superiors and I am not aware of reminding my superiors. I am really stupid!"

At this moment, Xu Daze clasped his fists heavily and said, "I am willing to listen to the instructions from my superiors!"

Zhu Yuanzhang therefore nodded and asked the three men to ask other soldiers what they wanted, and at the same time, he also asked these three people to do other people's work.

How dare others really disagree with Zhu Yuanzhang's proposition.

Most people actually understand what Zhu Yuanzhang means, and are willing to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to change, no longer just seeking immediate pleasure, but pursuing long-term wealth.

Even if there is reluctance, if you want to be happy every day, you can't help everyone agreeing, and you have to agree.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang finally succeeded in getting all the rebels under his command to agree to a three-part agreement with him. Zhu Yuanzhang also said that if anyone violated the three-part agreement after entering the city and was killed, he would not be allowed to hold grudges, and he would not be polite anymore. Brothers should return to brothers, and the law should belong to the law.

And after the army entered the city one after another, it turned out that Qiu had done nothing wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally the first to enter the city.

Therefore, after entering the city, Zhu Yuanzhang first saw that the entire streets of Chuzhou City seemed to have just had a heavy rain. The wet bluestone slabs had been washed very clean, and they all glowed with sparkling luster under the moonlight.

There were no signs of burning down the houses on both sides, and for the first time there was no curfew. Many shops still hung lanterns. Rows of lanterns extended to the end of the street, forming a fire dragon. The goods listed were also dazzling. Under the reflection of the fire dragon, Very eye-catching.

There are even people coming and going, selecting goods and selling goods along the street, as if there have been no soldiers here and they don't know what the war is.

There is only the dense feeling of clear water washing in the air, which is cool and refreshing. It is refreshing when the summer evening breeze blows, and makes people forget the heat.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was a wandering monk, he visited many places, including Chuzhou.

In his impression, Chuzhou was not as clean as it is now, nor was it as orderly and lively as it is now. In his impression, although the world was not completely chaotic at that time and Chuzhou City was still relatively orderly, the city was still very dirty. It's chaotic, there are a lot of beggars, and it's very common for evil officials and slaves like wolves to run rampant in the streets.

At night, it was as quiet as the end of the world. Only the laughter when the Tatars broke into people's homes to rape and plunder, and the cries and curses after the end, instead of like now, the night market lights are like day.

What shocked Zhu Yuanzhang even more was that he actually saw several rebels under his command helping an old man push a human-powered wooden cart loaded with fruits, and he asked Tang He who was accompanying him in disbelief: "What's going on? "

"Mr. Zhang asked me to do it. He said that if the brothers have nothing to do while maintaining order in the city, let them help the old, weak, women and children, and don't let them idle. The main reason is that they are worried that they will cause trouble when they are idle, or be attracted by wealthy families. Use inducement or deception to cause harm."

"Inspired by Mr. Zhang, while we were reorganizing the order, our brothers and I no longer dared to go to brothels, restaurants, and other places where children from wealthy families go. We really helped the people when we saw they needed help. Anyway, our brothers are all suffering. Born, there is no shortage of strength.”

Tang He replied truthfully.

(End of this chapter)