Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 31 Zhang Cheng confronts Zhu Yuanzhang again
  After Zhu Yuanzhang chatted with Li Shanchang for a while, he asked Tang He: "Where is Mr. Zhang now and what is he doing?"

"It should be at the school grounds of Qianhu Yamen. He must be still busy controlling everything in the city."

Tang He replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Take us to see him without sending someone to inform you first. It's rare that he is willing to do business so late."

For Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Cheng was hired by him for five hundred taels of silver, so he naturally hoped that Zhang Cheng could do more for him and the people.

"Yes!"

And not for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at Qianhu Yamen and heard singing singing coming one after another from the direction of the school grounds. The singing was very powerful and high-pitched.

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped Tang He and others who were about to report, and stopped to listen with a calm face.

"The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the people are few and have many friends. How about beating three times a day and not treating him in return?"

"It rains from the sky and flows from the ground. The young couple quarrels without holding grudges. They eat from the same pot of rice during the day and sleep on the same pillow at night."

At this time, in the hall of the school grounds, a group of rebel officers and soldiers who were resting here in shifts were indeed sitting together singing folk songs, and they were singing to each other like a competition, so the sound was extremely loud and deafening.

Naturally, Zhang Cheng arranged this arrangement so that the resting Rebel officers and soldiers could vent their emotions and relax. At the same time, through this kind of interaction, they could enhance mutual affection and also allow him to understand the thoughts of the Rebel officers and soldiers in this way. state.

"Well done!"

After this round of duets ended, Zhang Cheng shouted and said with a smile: "Brothers know so many little songs, and they are all very good songs. They have real meanings and sincere emotions. They are better than those Those who are alone are much better than those bullshit poems and articles about singing about the wind and the moon!"

When Zhang Cheng said this, the rebel brothers burst out laughing, and some even agreed with Zhang Cheng, saying: "Mr. Zhang is right. We can't understand or understand those articles and poems written by our husband, but we can't understand them." We can understand these little songs as soon as we hear them!"

But at this time, Feng Guoyong's face, who came with Zhu Yuanzhang, had become very ugly.

Li Shanchang said to Zhu Yuanzhang in confusion: "This Mr. Zhang really doesn't have the airs of a gentleman at all."

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled at this time and said to Tang He: "Didn't you say that Mr. Zhang was busy doing things, but it turned out that he was busy singing songs with his brothers?"

Tang He touched his head in embarrassment: "Maybe I thought wrong."

"Humph!"

At this time, Zhang Cheng suddenly took the initiative to ask these rebel officers and soldiers: "Brothers, have you ever thought about what Tianxia Taiping would do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was about to put his foot in, took his foot back again.

“Go home and farm!”

"At that time, there shouldn't be so many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, right?"

At this time, someone shouted back and then asked.

Zhang Cheng just nodded and asked: "What do you want now? After Chuzhou City is defeated, we can have a foothold."

Because Zhang Cheng asked this, Zhu Yuanzhang also listened seriously through the door.

at that time.

A soldier of the rebel army stood up and rubbed his head and said, "We want to marry a wife as soon as possible, have a baby, and renew the incense of my Hua family."

"Same for us!"

"We are willing to join the rebel army and follow Hua Yun and others to attack Chuzhou City, but we also want to steal a woman to be our mother-in-law like Hua Yun and others."

"Yes!"

"But now Mr. Zhang and the three hundred households have said that we are now officers and soldiers, not bandits, and they won't let us rob it. Then is our attack on Chuzhou City in vain?"

"That's right, if that's the case, instead of joining the rebel army, it's better to be a slave for a wealthy family. Although your descendants will be slaves, at least you can still be matched with a maid by your master when you reach your age."

Other rebel soldiers also started talking at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth when he heard this, raised his foot to come in, and cursed: "A bunch of worthless people, all they can think about is robbing women and grabbing property!"

But this time.

Zhang Cheng spoke up and said: "You are right to have such thoughts. It is human nature and deserves encouragement. Although we are now officers and soldiers and cannot snatch women, it does not mean that we cannot marry and have children. Don't worry, you guys, we will wait until you get the upper hand. After I come here, I will advise my superiors to choose unmarried women in the city to be your wives, so that you can both have wives and children, and you will also have your own housing income in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped again after hearing this.

The rebel officers and soldiers were very happy after hearing this, and they all said, "Mr. Zhang must keep his word!"

"rest assured!"

"Keep singing, keep playing!" But Zhu Yuanzhang walked in at this time, so frightened that no one in the rebel army dared to say anything.

The whole hall suddenly fell silent.

"Ascend!"

Here, Zhang Cheng and Hua Yun both came over and called out.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhang Cheng and sneered: "Mr. Zhang, not only did you let the soldiers complain, you also let your brothers complain. You didn't mention the complaints, and you also asked them to sing songs here. This Where is there any trace of a rebel army?!"

"Thankfully we thought you were really busy with business!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he flicked his sleeves and put his hands behind his back. Then he looked at Hua Yun and said in a more stern tone: "And you! Follow Mr. Zhang and make mischief together!"

"It's time to relax, just relax."

"Please, higher up, please don't go on the line like this! This is not war time."

Zhang Cheng retorted a few words at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang's thick eyebrows slightly raised after hearing this: "You call this rest? Do you still blame us for being on the line? I haven't blamed you for encouraging those soldiers who surrendered and my own brothers to complain, and you don't care about the dignity of superiors and inferiors!"

"When you hear them complaining that you didn't let them loot, are you happy in your heart?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang then questioned Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Although I can't say that I am happy, I can't say that I am angry, but in any case, it is a good thing to let them express their thoughts. It is better than holding it in. If you hold it in for a long time, big trouble will happen."

"What kind of thoughts can they say? They only think about women, only getting rich, not progress!"

Like a patriarch, Zhu Yuanzhang cursed the rebel officers and soldiers. Most of the rebel officers and soldiers lowered their heads and did not feel that Zhu Yuanzhang's scolding was wrong.

Zhang Cheng couldn't bear to see Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanding these rebel brothers so righteously, and directly criticized Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brothers, what's wrong with wanting to get a wife and get rich? How come even if you don't make progress, doesn't the superior want to marry a wife and have children? Is it possible that the superior wants to marry a wife? Is it really just forced?"

"Besides, the superior really doesn't want to make a fortune to benefit his descendants?"

"Unless the superior can assure the brothers here that in the future, the nobles will really not buy an acre of land and leave a house for their children and grandchildren, then can they criticize the brothers for not thinking about women and getting rich at this time!"

Hua Yun and other rebel officers and soldiers all looked at Zhang Cheng in astonishment. At the same time, they couldn't help but have a look of realization in their eyes, and then they all looked at Zhang Cheng with admiration.

Zhang Cheng just wanted to be as straightforward and sincere as possible, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang could further realize that his subjective understanding did not necessarily conform to the objective facts.

of course.

Zhang Cheng chose to confront Zhu Yuanzhang in front of so many people and not save face for Zhu Yuanzhang, not only because he was emboldened, but also because he hoped to tell the truth to Zhu Yuanzhang in front of officers and soldiers such as Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong. way, so that people like Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong can also participate in the exchange.

Let them also make it clear through communication whether their so-called objective facts also have subjective thoughts.

Otherwise, why didn't Li Shanchang and Feng Guoyong explain it to the officers and soldiers?
  Logically speaking, these people should not be unreasonable people.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng chose to speak out.

"you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face immediately turned purple, but he didn't know how to refute Zhang Cheng, so he just shook his mouth and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Seeing this, Feng Guoyong couldn't help but come out and shouted again: "Zhang Cheng! Don't do it again and again just because your superiors are lenient! Even if your superiors are generous and don't kill you, don't think that I don't dare to kill you." !”

Zhang Cheng looked at Feng Guoyong and smiled contemptuously: "I don't dare to kill you!"

"you!"

Feng Guoyong gritted his teeth on the spot.

Snapped!
  But at this time, Li Shanchang suddenly slapped Feng Guoyong.

"Feng Guoyong!"

Li Shanchang then yelled at Feng Guoyong and scolded: "Don't you think it's big enough? Didn't you agree to tolerate him, unite with him, and watch him?!"

Seeing this, Feng Sheng looked at Li Shanchang in shock and thought, "Why am I being beaten again?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was also horrified, and his attention was diverted by Li Shanchang's slap.

Feng Guoyong himself was confused and covered his burning face, but he quickly grabbed Feng Sheng, who wanted to draw his sword at this moment to regain the situation for his brother.

then.

Li Shanchang suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Sir, please calm down! In fact, Mr. Zhang is not wrong. People have the principle of marrying a wife and having children, and they also have ways of making money and making profits. Therefore, it is not impossible to mention it. It's just a saint." It is said that natural principles should be preserved and human desires should be eliminated, so these cannot be excessive. If they are excessive, they will become human desires, and human desires should be destroyed. In other words, we can admit that this principle exists, but we cannot always mention it and let it go rashly. , and finally turned into human desire.”

(End of this chapter)