Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 91 The leader of the rebel army was too irritable, and the scholar-officials knelt down decisively

Guo Jingxiang just said this.

The soldiers around Guo Zixing detained Guo Jingxiang and roughly dragged him away.

Guo Jingxiang, who came back to his senses, already knew that he was about to be killed, and had to shout loudly: "Commander! Commander! I understand!"

"I understand, I shouldn't advise you to think about recruiting people first, but I should advise you to strengthen your strength first!"

"Because the imperial court does not take the rebels seriously now, at this time, strengthening our strength is the most important thing."

"Commander, I understand now!"

"The Mongolian war horses cannot be handed over, nor can the property be handed over. We should recruit troops and horses as soon as possible."

"Commander, give me another chance!"

"Commander, I have the same last name as you!"

Guo Jingxiang shouted anxiously.

He was terribly frightened.

He also regretted it greatly.

He really didn't expect that Guo Zixing would act out of common sense, nor did he expect that Guo Zixing would get angry so easily.

In fact.

What Guo Jingxiang didn't know was that Guo Zixing was already more explosive and angry than Zhu Yuanzhang.

For example, in history, when Zhu Yuanzhang was captured by Sun Deya, he would feel that Sun Deya had not given him face, so he was so angry that he became sick and died of depression.

Guo Zixing's inability to survive in Haozhou City was also related to his bad temper.

Therefore, "Ming Dynasty Records" said that he often disagreed with other commanders, so much so that he was not even willing to join the guild.

Therefore, once Guo Zixing understands that Guo Jingxiang and other Jin gentry are teasing him and treating him as a fool, he will not be gentler than Zhu Yuanzhang, but more ruthless than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Back to the topic.

Only a click was heard!
  Not long after, the trembling Guo Jingxiang was beheaded, with blood splattered on the ground.

When Guo Jingxiang was dragged out and beheaded, Li Menggeng was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground again.

Li Mengeng now had to tremble continuously while reorganizing his thoughts in his brain.

Because the script presented in front of him was completely different from what he expected!

Guo Zixing did not think like Zhu Yuanzhang did in the past after listening to Ren Qiande asking him to abolish the military pay system. He then thought that what Guo Jingxiang said was reasonable. He also felt that Guo Jingxiang's proposal to wait for recruitment was very reasonable. On the contrary, it was , directly chose to kill Guo Jingxiang.

and.

What Li Menggen didn't understand even more was that Zhu Yuanzhang did not adopt Ren Qiande's words in the end because Zhang Cheng was refuting from the side at that time, which made Zhu Yuanzhang understand Ren Qiande's true motives.

But now, no one around Guo Zixing refuted it!

So why is Guo Zixing acting so irritable?

Or is it that Guo Zixing is not a simple and rude person by nature?
  When he thought of this, Li Mengeng had to let his brain work rapidly, thinking: Since Guo Zixing is not a simple person, how should he behave so that Guo Zixing recognizes his value and does not kill himself, but treats him with courtesy?

At this time.

Guo Zixing also noticed Li Mengeng kneeling down again, and asked, "Why are you kneeling down again?"

"I saw that the commander-in-chief looked like a king, so I was so frightened that I knelt down again."

After Li Mengeng thought carefully, he chose to reply to Guo Zixing.

Li Menggeng believed that even if Guo Zixing did not accept the recruitment, he would still want to become an official and become the king.

Guo Zixing did look much calmer at this time, so he sat back and looked down at Li Mengeng: "Nonsense!"

Li Mengeng's heart tightened.

He didn't expect that Guo Zixing was not good at this either.

But Li Menggeng had to save his life and said in a hurry: "Commander, if you don't have the aura of a king, how can you see through Guo Jingxiang's conspiracy?!"

"Guo Jingxiang came to see the commander-in-chief and asked the commander-in-chief to wait for recruitment. He was clearly asking the commander-in-chief to flatter Hu Yuan. In turn, the commander-in-chief would not dare to offend the rich gentry and merchants of Chuzhou in order to recruit security officers and flatter Hu Yuan, because they mostly interacted with Yuan. The court officials have connections, and many of them are minions of the Yuan court nobles in Chuzhou!"

"Even many of their land properties belong to the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty."

"In this way, the commander-in-chief can no longer clear land to increase tax sources, nor can he levy luxury taxes, nor can he confiscate their homes whenever he wants."

"In the end, although the commander entered Chuzhou City, he still knelt down to beg for his life in front of them."

After Li Menggeng said this, Guo Zixing nodded in sympathy.

Li Menggeng was overjoyed when he saw this and continued:

"So, this Guo Jingxiang had bad intentions and was disloyal. He deserved to be killed by the commander!"

"And the commander-in-chief Sheng Ming Zhuzhao saw through his conspiracy without anyone reminding him. How can he not be a born king?"

"How can I not be afraid of you? I not only respect the virtues of the commander-in-chief, but also fear the power of the commander-in-chief!"

"In the past, General Manager Zhu had no ability to clearly detect the conspiracy of villains like Guo Jingxiang, and it was all up to Mr. Zhang to expose it. Now that the commander-in-chief can see through it on his own, it can be seen that he is a destined king!"

When Li Menggeng said this, his clothes were soaked and he was sweating like rain. He also showed his true ability and stopped hiding it from Guo Zixing.

People like them are actually no stupider than Zhang Cheng.

There are many truths that Zhang Cheng understands, and they who are familiar with history can actually understand them too.

After all, they were from the landlord class and knew themselves very well. It was just for profit that they did not reveal their true abilities to Guo Zixing from the beginning.

Therefore, many of the ideas they came up with in history, although they seemed silly and unreasonable, were often their most shrewd manifestations.

As the saying goes, if you are either stupid, you are bad. But how can someone who reaches this level be really stupid?

but now.

Li Menggeng had to show his true abilities, so he told everything he knew.

After hearing this, Guo Zixing became happy, and he liked Li Menggeng, a scholar-official who was quite understanding, flexible and respectful, so he said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Marshal!"

Li Menggeng was even more happy and kowtowed hurriedly, thinking that although Guo Zixing was not that simple, he had great ambitions and actually wanted to be king. In this way, he could still use his ambitions to control him.

then. After Li Menggen stood up, he said with a flattering smile: "I wanted to expose Guo Jingxiang at that time, but I didn't expect that the commander-in-chief had already seen through his ruse, so I don't need to remind you."

"It can be seen that the commander-in-chief is a born king, and he has his own sage!"

"It's great if you have this kind of heart."

Guo Zixing said something and then said: "We like you very much because you are more submissive than Mr. Zhang and are willing to tell the truth. In the future, you will stay with us as a staff consultant and seek wealth with us. I will let you Also be a high official."

"Thank you, Marshal!"

"It is my great fortune to be able to assist the Ming Lord, to control the world, and to save the people from fire and water!"

Li Mengeng knelt down and kowtowed again.

Guo Zixing raised his hand and asked Li Mengeng to sit back again.

And this time.

Ren Zhigong immediately raised his hands to Guo Zixing and said with a smile:

"Congratulations to the commander-in-chief, congratulations to the commander-in-chief for recruiting a talented person as a counselor!"

"This Mr. Li obviously understands as well as that Mr. Zhang, so he pointed out that if we flatter Hu Yuan at this time, we will not be able to clear the throne and we will not allow ourselves to be the first to strengthen our troops! The key is to be more respectful to the commander-in-chief than that Mr. Zhang!"

"That's right!"

Guo Zixing nodded and said to Li Mengeng: "Mr. Li, please sit down."

"Thank you, Marshal, for sitting down."

Li Menggeng still behaved very humbly, sitting half of the chair beside him with a smile on his face, waiting for Guo Zixing to ask him.

Guo Zixing, on the other hand, glanced at everyone, pointed at Li Mengeng and said: "Mr. Li said it very well. Now we have figured it out. If the Yuan Dynasty does not give us an official position, we will give it to ourselves. Not only do I want to be given an official position, but I also want to be called a king, so that you can all follow suit and become nobles. From now on, you will no longer be thieves or bandits, nor ordinary people, but civil servants and generals who will seize the country together!"

Guo Zixing spoke angrily and added:

"Hu Yuan is just a Tatar who stole our country. He doesn't know etiquette, and that's why the world is in chaos in less than a hundred years! We will call ourselves king and recruit the talents from all over the world, drive out the Tatars, and rebuild the etiquette of China!"

Although Guo Zixing, who came from a powerful background, had little desire for class revolution, he still had a strong desire for national revolution, especially after the Yuan Dynasty blocked his path to advancement.

Therefore, Guo Zixing would take the initiative to shout out the slogan "Expelling the Tartars and Rebuilding China" that he heard from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Historically, this slogan came from the Northern Expedition of Zhu Yuanzhang after he cooperated with Han landlords. It can be seen that the landlord class still accepted this purpose.

"Father is so handsome and courageous!"

Guo Tianlu stood up first and echoed.

"The commander-in-chief has such extraordinary ambitions!"

Ren Zhigong, Li Menggeng and others also joined in.

Guo Zixing felt very happy, nodded and said:
  "You guys stand down first, and we will discuss this with Yuan Zhang later."

"Yes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang has always been trusted by Guo Zixing.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang's talents allowed him to successfully escape from crises several times, Guo Zixing still has a path dependence on Zhu Yuanzhang, and he still wants to ask Zhu Yuanzhang before making decisions in everything.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he couldn't sleep well all night after learning that Ma was pregnant with his child.

The next day.

Zhu Yuanzhang got up quietly.

But Ma opened his eyes after Zhu Yuanzhang got up:

"Are you up?"

With that said, Ma was about to sit up, but Zhu Yuanzhang held her down: "Sister, don't move. I'll take care of you from now on. You can take a nap first."

Zhu Yuanzhang got up and took a basin to get water for Ma.

"You serve me, and I will get up too."

"There is still a large family waiting for me to serve."

Ma said with a smile.

Although Ma is Guo Zixing's adopted daughter, she is no better than a maid. She is basically doing all the cooking in the house.

Therefore, there is the content in the historical records that "the emperor was suspected by Guo again and had no food. Later he stole the cooking cakes and used them to eat, but the meat was burnt."

Obviously, if Ma was not in charge of the food, he would not be able to steal the freshly made cooking cakes. Moreover, because he wanted to prevent others from discovering them before they arrived, he had to put them in when they were freshly prepared and not cool yet. In arms.

In short, Ma's status in the Guo family is not high.

Otherwise, Guo Zixing would not have married her to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still the ninth captain at the time.

Zhu Yuanzhang therefore said: "Why don't you tell your adoptive father? Because you are pregnant, you will rest for a few months. There is no shortage of people to help you now."

"That won't work."

"Be careful if someone gossips that I am lazy and become coquettish, which will bring disaster to you. They say that because of your great achievements in Chongba, I am no longer as filial to my adoptive father as I used to be."

"You know your adoptive father's temperament. If others say anything casually, they will take it seriously."

Madam Ma started talking while combing her messed up hair, and urged Zhu Yuanzhang: "You should go to your adoptive father to hear the announcement first, lest anyone say you are lazy and forget about your adoptive father when you meet your wife!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said "hmm" and said, "Then shall I go?"

Ma smiled and nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang was suddenly not in a good mood. He didn't know how Ma had managed to survive all these years in the Guo family.

But he did feel sorry for his wife from the bottom of his heart, and he had a feeling of sympathy, because sometimes he had to be cautious in front of the Guo family.

After all, kindness is the hardest thing to repay.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang came out, he saw Li Menggeng, Ren Zhigong and others coming out of Guo Zixing's room.

Zhu Yuanzhang guessed the reason the moment he saw this, and his face darkened.

at the same time.

Zhu Yuanzhang also saw that many scribes and staff who had previously taken refuge with him had gathered here, and they seemed to be vying to see Guo Zixing.

(End of this chapter)