Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 30 Feng Guoyong laments that he is inferior

"very good!"

"Mr. Zhang, he really did not disappoint us!"

After hearing what Tang He said, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, and added: "He really takes the people at heart!"

As mentioned before, Zhu Yuanzhang was influenced by the environment where he grew up and had a good impression of the villagers, especially the elderly, who he always respected.

But now, these rebels were helping an old man in front of him, which made him feel even more gratified, as if he had seen what his ideal army would look like.

to this end.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong: "What do you think of Mr. Zhang's move?"

Li Shanchang frowned slightly. Although he wanted to speak, he finally remained silent.

Feng Guoyong could no longer suppress the views he wanted to express at this time, and said bluntly to Zhu Yuanzhang: "In power, all the brothers in the rebel army know etiquette, and they are willing to follow the teachings of the saints and help the old and the young. Of course it is It's a good thing, but it's okay if the common people are treated with courtesy only in one clan, one town, and one city. If we want to make all common people in the world be treated with courtesy in the future, it may be difficult!"

"So, in my humble opinion, Mr. Zhang's move is nothing but a moon in the water and a flower in the mist. After all, it is not a long-term solution. It is also impossible for all government schools to treat the people in this way in the future, because the world has the foundation of great security. It’s the difference between high and low!”

Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing after hearing this, and his smile subsided.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang went up to the south tower first.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that a large section of trench had been dug outside the gate of Nancheng.

"Mr. Zhang asked us to organize troops to dig. The original officials only knew how to drink the blood of the soldiers but did not know how to defend the city seriously. They did not even give the soldiers a full meal, let alone organize them to dig trenches outside the city. "

Tang He also started talking beside Zhu Yuanzhang at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this: "These soldiers should be allowed to work and strengthen the city defense, instead of directly killing them!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Tang He again: "How do you know that their officers only drink the soldiers' blood and don't give them enough to eat?"

Tang He pointed outside the city, where he was sitting together and watching the Yuan soldiers who came to the stage to complain separately under the supervision of the rebels and said: "They said it themselves! According to Mr. Zhang, these surrendered soldiers work during the day and complain at night. Now they spend their time." Brother Yun led people to urge them to go up and complain one by one, and naturally we all heard it, and we sympathized with them a little bit."

"is it?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "Mr. Zhang, did you tell me why you did this?"

"It is said that: first, let these surrendered soldiers relax their vigilance towards us, realize that we are rescuing them, and then feel the kindness of our rebels, and be willing to join us and strengthen our strength, even if they dig trenches, they can be more active; second, Let these surrendered soldiers also know how hateful the Tatar nobles and corrupt officials are, and when they join us in the future, they can work more actively with us to eliminate evil, end troubled times, and build a truly prosperous China."

Tang He replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing.

At this time, Feng Guoyong sneered, and then said: "In this case, in the future, if an officer in our rebel army drinks the blood of the soldiers and bullies the soldiers, our soldiers will also be able to complain like this and criticize their superiors?"

"If you do this, where is the order of dignity and inferiority?"

Feng Guoyong then asked again.

"For example, Brother Tanghe, if your soldiers are bullied by you, can he also scold you in front of his superiors and everyone?"

to this end.

Feng Guoyong also specifically used Tang He as an example, intending to make Tang He and other military attachés understand that Zhang Cheng's behavior would not be beneficial to their military attaches.

"This one……"

Tang He, like Hua Yun, is a low-level commoner who has just become an officer of the rebel army. He still upholds the simple bottom-level values ​​​​that we are brothers from all over the world. He does not yet believe in ethics and ethics, so he denounces Zhang Cheng for letting the surrendered soldiers complain. The corrupt officials in the Yuan Dynasty were not disgusted with the behavior, but rather empathized with it. But now that Feng Guoyong reminded him, he was somewhat aware that this seemed to allow soldiers to criticize their superiors.

Suddenly, Tang He, who had two voices in his heart, didn't know what to say, but looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time, Feng Guoyong also handed over to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "The superiors, in the humble opinion of the subordinates, if we really want to educate the soldiers, then we can only let the soldiers know how to be grateful, but not allow them to complain and rebuke their elders!"

"As the saying goes, only after suffering the most hardships can one become a master. The surrendering soldiers must understand that it is precisely because they suffered a lot from unscrupulous officials in the past that today a superior with destiny came to rescue them from the sea of ​​suffering and let them escape from the sea of ​​suffering. They have a chance to gain wealth!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Feng Guoyong said, he did not comment.

Zhu Yuanzhang only looked at Li Shanchang at this moment: "Shanchang, what do you think?" Li Shanchang stroked his beard, and then said: "Back to the boss, in my humble opinion, Mr. Zhang treats the surrendered soldiers as human beings, which is a kind act. Lift."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Then, Li Shanchang added: "But Brother Guoyong is right. This order of respect and inferiority cannot be disrupted. Once it is disrupted, nothing can be done."

"That doesn't mean you didn't say anything!"

Tang He said something impatiently at this time.

Li Shanchang smiled and said: "Brothers Tang, don't be impatient. Listen to what I have to say. It's not too late to criticize!"

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Li Shanchang continued here: "Although Mr. Zhang regards surrendering as a human being, he can only do it temporarily, and he can only do it among two or three hundred rebel brothers. It is impossible to let thousands of people do it. Yes, we cannot let these surrendered soldiers really start to regard themselves as human beings after joining the rebel army in the future. They will know how to be grateful and respect their superiors because of being educated, and they will not want to mention his faults. For fame and fortune, he despises himself and flatters his elders, but for the sake of order, he takes the initiative to treat his elders like his master."

"Therefore, Brother Feng Guoyong does not have to worry about disrupting the order of hierarchy due to Mr. Zhang's innocent and kind-hearted behavior."

Li Shanchang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang as he spoke: "In my humble opinion, the teachings of saints are not so fragile, so there is no need to criticize Mr. Zhang's move. Instead, we should tolerate it, connect with it, look at it with a smile, and Let’s wait and see this move another day!”

"I believe that Mr. Zhang himself will introspect and understand that this order of superiority and inferiority is in line with the way of heaven, and it can be changed by inhumane ways. This is the so-called nature mentioned by Zhu Zi, which is the principle!"

"Furthermore, Mr. Zhang must also know that he can only save the world by making himself a gentleman and extinguishing human desires!"

Li Shanchang was indeed not afraid of Zhang Cheng's move to allow troops to surrender to complain.

Because he believes that no one can accept criticism from others, especially from people with lower status.

Therefore, Li Shanchang also believes that the order of superiority and inferiority exists in accordance with the law of heaven and cannot be destroyed by naive behavior like Zhang Cheng.

In Li Shanchang's view, even if Zhang Cheng treats ordinary soldiers as human beings, he cannot stop ordinary soldiers from treating themselves as human beings in order to become superiors.

Just like himself, in order to become an official and to advance the Li family to a noble family, he was willing to kneel down to Zhu Yuanzhang and make himself inferior.

In other words.

In order to become a master, I take the initiative to be a cheap person and take the initiative not to treat myself as a human being. What else can you do? Can you still force me not to kneel?

Since he did not regard Zhang Cheng's behavior as a threat to the ethical order, Li Shanchang did not feel much resistance to Zhang Cheng's behavior. He even felt it was a little ridiculous, and even felt pity for Zhang Cheng, worried about Zhang Cheng, and worried about what he would do in the future. After realizing that I was stupid and naive, I couldn't bear it.

It is precisely because of this that Li Shanchang was very tolerant of Zhang Cheng's behavior, instead of being particularly indignant like Feng Guoyong.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He both nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and they were obviously more accepting of Li Shanchang's statement.

Because they are all in the same situation now, they both think that Mr. Zhang treats the people at the bottom who are also oppressed by corrupt officials as human beings. They also think that Feng Guoyong is right. If he really allows the people under him to do so in the future, If you criticize yourself casually, then what kind of official do you think you are?

And Li Shanchang said that common soldiers will take the initiative to be grateful to them because they will be good officials in the future, take the initiative to respect them, and will not criticize them. This is due to human nature and is in line with nature. Naturally, it is easy for them to accept that they will be harmonious. Like Mr. Zhang, he has benevolence towards the people below him, but the people below him will also take the initiative to be grateful, respectful and submissive to him.

For some individuals who do not respect and defer to their elders, it is simply because they have not succeeded in moral education, or they are deceived by others, such as being deceived by naive people like Mr. Zhang.

And there is no need to be afraid of Mr. Zhang’s naive behavior.

Because nature is reason.

It is human nature to want to be filial to one's elders, and it is impossible to be successfully deceived all the time.

"You are so good at it, please give us a good lecture on Zhu Xi's teachings some other time."

Zhu Yuanzhang therefore said something to Li Shanchang.

Li Shan was overjoyed and said yes.

Feng Guoyong sighed when he saw this, and after Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang left first, he said to his younger brother Feng Guosheng (Feng Sheng): "I'm not as good as Li Shanchang!"

(End of this chapter)