Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 99 Zhu Yuanzhang stood up for the orphans, and Ma was moved by Zhu Yuanzhang

"That's a welcome thing."

Madam Ma started talking with a smile, then looked at the orphans in the courtyard and said:
  "After all, Mr. Zhang is among so many heroes in the world. He really cares about orphans and children. What's more, Wen Zheng is still following him. This shows that Wen Zheng, a kid, has also made meritorious deeds."

After Ma said this, Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled slightly: "What the sister said is that Wen Zheng has made great achievements with Mr. Zhang outside, and it will be much easier for us here."

Zhu Yuanzhang said as he took the letter from Xu Da's hand. While opening the letter and reading the address inside, he thought of Guo Zixing's recent behavior of summoning people around him and could not help but frown:

"I just don't know how my father plans to deal with me besides calling our people away."

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was talking, he saw soldiers transporting food to the Alms House approaching, and he hurriedly stopped the soldiers.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that many of these grains were moldy.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being furious, and immediately asked in a deep voice: "What's going on? Why are you transporting moldy food to the almshouse? There are children and women inside!"

Ma also looked over after hearing this, with a look of astonishment on his face.

"We don't know either."

"The superiors asked us to transport these grains to the almshouse, so we shipped them."

A soldier answered.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly told Xu Da: "Go and call Li Shanchang, who is in charge of food!"

Xu Dadao: "Sir, you don't know that Tongzhi was replaced not long ago by Li Mengxin, Li Menggeng's younger brother."

"Where's the good guy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being shocked.

Xu Da replied: "It seems that he was dismissed by the commander-in-chief because he was reported by Guo Tianjue that he was too slow to clear his father's land, and was suspected of deliberately allowing the common people to sell grain to merchants who were friends with the superiors before the autumn harvest. Recommended by Guo Tianjue, Li Mengxin was appointed as Tongzhi."

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite shocked after hearing this, and couldn't help but murmured: "So, Shanchang was dismissed because of us."

talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the grain in front of him, and said to the soldiers transporting the grain: "You guys, don't transport this grain yet, I'm going to see my father!"

These officers and soldiers transporting food are still Zhu Yuanzhang's people, so they are still willing to give Zhu Yuanzhang face, but they really have not continued to transport food to the almshouse.

But at this time, Xu Da said: "Your superiors, you can't persuade him. Mr. Zhang said that after he leaves Chuzhou, if you see anything that undermines the New Deal, you should tolerate it as long as you can."

"Mr. Zhang said that if you can endure it, you must endure it, no matter what you say, you must endure it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang replied and said: "We can't let these orphans eat moldy food. Mr. Zhang mentioned in the medical book given to us that moldy things are highly toxic. Even if they don't kill people quickly, they can make them slow down." They are so slow that they get sick and die, so how can we let these children eat such food?"

Xu Dadao: "But I think if we can solve this matter in other ways, we should use other ways. We can't often dissuade Dashuai Guo, so as not to make Dashuai Guo feel that his prestige is challenged! Especially you, who are in charge, are the least suitable to go." Those who persuade the Commander-in-Chief! If others disobey Commander-in-Chief Guo, they will only make Commander-in-Chief Guo dissatisfied at most, but if you get the upper hand, Commander Guo may become murderous towards you!"

"Brother Xu Da is right."

Ma agreed, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Chongba, since my adoptive father now thinks that you may threaten the status of the Guo family, you can't stand out anymore."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "But is there any other way to stop this now?!"

"some."

"I have already inquired about it, and that Li Mengxin is a greedy person. Because he knows that the almshouse is just a group of orphans, it is natural to bully them, and no one will defend a group of orphans, so he takes the moldy food from home. He came out and replaced the food that was originally allocated to the almshouse as usual."

"But fortunately, there is not much food shipped to the Alms House every month. Therefore, we can use our own stipends to give to the Alms House. These moldy grains can be destroyed quietly by the sister-in-law of the Alms House."

"Anyway, fortunately, Mr. Zhang has established a military pay system. The superiors and I can get a lot of stipends every month. There is no problem in raising these orphans. It's just that I make less money."

After Xu Da said this, Ma followed suit: "Brother Xu Da is right. One more thing is worse than one less thing. Let those vicious-hearted people make money first, and then we can settle the accounts with them later! But these moldy grains It cannot be destroyed and must be kept as evidence.”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Then first take out a batch of stipends from my stipend and give it to the almshouse."

With that said, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "Sister-in-law, when the almshouse is short of food, you can come directly to me and bury the moldy food first."

"it is good!"

Wang agreed and told Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile:

"Chongba, don't stand out. Your nephew and Mr. Zhang are recruiting troops outside. As long as we endure it, they can't do anything to us."

"We know, sister-in-law, don't worry!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Here, Xu Daze said: "Please let me contribute a share of the food. If I just ask you to contribute, your losses will be too great."

"You are just a governor now, and you don't have much salary. How can I let you pay for it!"

"When we don't have enough here, we'll let you replenish it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang replied.

Xu Da said: "But we also want to do something for these children, so you can't help but give me a chance to do good deeds! Besides, you are going to have a baby soon. Don't wait until our eldest nephew is born and you won't have enough to eat!" "

Ma and Wang couldn't help but smile when they saw this.

Finally, Ma took the initiative and said: "How about this? When we have more children in the future and our salary is not enough, how about asking your brother Xu Da to supplement it?"

"also!"

Zhu Yuanzhang agreed and asked Xu Da: "How about this?"

Xu Da wanted to fight again.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said seriously: "It's settled, you have to listen to your eldest brother and sister-in-law's decision even if you don't want to."

"Fine!"

Xu Da had no choice but to reply.

So, next, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly provided part of his salary to the almshouse.

But this matter was finally found out by the people placed in the nursing home by Li Mengxin.

The reason why Li Mengxin placed people in the nursing home was because he was worried that if Guo Zixing came to the nursing home, no one would inform him in advance.

Li Mengxin also learned about Zhu Yuanzhang's private use of food to feed the almshouse.

Li Mengxin informed Li Menggen of this matter.

After hearing this, Li Menggen laughed proudly: "This is an opportunity for the commander-in-chief to suppress Zhu Yuanzhang!"

After that.

Li Menggeng went to Guo Zixing's marshal's house, found Ren Zhigong, and whispered, "Let the people around Guo Zixing know that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, was colluding with the sergeants who pledged grain to the Alms House, and replaced the new grains for the Alms House with Chen Gu, and sold the new grain to the merchants with whom he had made friends, and made profits from it."

Ren Zhigong asked: "Is this possible? Does Guo Zixing not believe it? After all, who would be greedy for such a small profit, especially Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"Now he is eager for the opportunity to reprimand and suppress Zhu Yuanzhang. How can he not believe it? Even if he doesn't believe it in his heart, he still believes it on the surface!"

Li Mengeng said.

Ren Zhigong nodded.

Therefore, not long after, Guo Tianjue found an opportunity to say to Guo Zixing: "Commander Father, I heard someone below say that Guorui colluded with the grain security sergeant to replace the new grain sent to the nursing home with old grain. Profit from it.”

Guo Zixing frowned after hearing this: "Is this happening?"

Guo Tianjue nodded: "I heard it with my own ears."

"Here comes Yuan Zhang! Call Xu Da, who is in charge of food, here!" Guo Zixing shouted.

Soon.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was supervising the training of soldiers with Xu Da, received news that Guo Zixing had met with them.

Therefore, Xu Da couldn't help but grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang and told him: "Sir, if the commander-in-chief wants to blame you for something, you must not argue. It is useless to argue. The commander-in-chief is such a smart man. If the commander-in-chief really wants to be underestimated for something, It’s impossible for him to be unaware of someone’s false accusation, and the reason why he believes it must be to test you. We have to endure it in order to have a chance to fight again!”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Don't worry!"

Soon.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da arrived at Guo Zixing.

"Father is handsome!"

"Commander!"

As soon as Guo Zixing saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da, he threw a tea cup on Zhu Yuanzhang's head on the spot, pointed at the two and shouted: "You have done a good job!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da couldn't help but glance at each other knowingly.

At this time, Guo Tianjue, Ren Zhigong, Li Menggeng and others who were beside Guo Zixing smiled secretly.

The surrounding Guo Zixing soldiers and maidservants could not help but be stunned, and their eyes widened in surprise.

Zhu Yuanzhang noticed the expressions of these people, but he didn't say anything to them. He just gritted his teeth and knelt down and asked: "Commander Father, I wonder if Yuan Zhang has done anything wrong. Please punish him!"

"My father has always thought that you, Yuan Zhang, are upright, caring for the people, and kind-hearted."

"I didn't expect that your benevolence and integrity are all just an act!"

"How dare you exploit the food rations of those orphans, children, women, children, and weak girls in the almshouse!"

"Although it's just replacing new food with old food, those are women and children. Wouldn't it be good to let them eat better, have more milk, and grow stronger?"

"Besides, there isn't much profit here!"

"Anyway, my father is very disappointed in you!"

After Guo Zixing said this, he put his hands on his hips and waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to refute.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything. He only clenched his fists tightly and let the tea on his head drip to the ground.

"And you, Xu Da!"

Because Zhu Yuanzhang didn't refute, Guo Zixing pointed at Xu Da: "And you, Xu Da, we asked you to be my personal soldier Qian Zong. If you don't come, you say that being a personal soldier requires you to abide by too many rules, but you don't." Lie to me, you are indeed a person who does not like to abide by the rules, and you actually formed a partnership with Yuan Zhang for personal gain."

"The handsome man is handsome!"

"We, Xu Da, are the instigators of all this. I instigated Mr. Zhu to do this!"

"Because Mr. Zhu couldn't save his face, he had to use food to make food. Because we know that if we refuse to be promoted to General Qian, the general's personal soldiers, there will be no chance for us to be promoted to another official position, so we simply thought , Instead of doing this, it’s better to make more money while still having some power.”

"So, if the commander wants to punish, then punish the humble!"

Xu Da spoke at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da in astonishment.

At this time.

Guo Zixing also looked at Xu Da with admiration: "Okay! You Xu Da is a man!"

"According to my commander-in-chief's order, Xu Da encouraged the general manager to work with him for personal gain. In front of the generals, he gave him a hundred sticks! He was removed from the responsibility of managing food and was replaced by Song Guoxing!"

"The general manager Zhu Yuanzhang is not careful in his conduct and seizes the power of the general manager of troops and horses. He is ordered to reflect on himself!"

After Guo Zixing said this, he waved his hand: "Drag Xu Da down and beat him!"

"Commander Father, a hundred sticks are too heavy. Please consider that Brother Xu Da has worked hard for our rebels without any credit, so please spare him the punishment!"

At this time, Ren Zhigong glanced at Guo Tianjue.

Guo Tianjue immediately went out and knelt on Xu Da's behalf to beg for mercy.

"At your request, the number will be changed to sixty! But the penalty cannot be exempted, otherwise how will the generals be punished!"

Guo Zixing replied.

As a result, Xu Da was dragged down by Guo Zixing's soldiers. After summoning the generals to the commander's house, he was beaten sixty times with a cane in public.

Xu Da's buttocks were naturally beaten to pieces.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't worry about anything after Xu Da was beaten in public. He just rushed over and carried Xu Da back home, shouting loudly: "Sister! Sister!"

Ma had prepared the medicine and made the bed. He hurriedly came out and shouted: "Come in quickly!"

When Xu Da saw Ma standing with his sleeves rolled up, he knew that the couple wanted to deal with the stick wounds on his back personally, so he had to shout: "Sir, this is inappropriate, this is very inappropriate, please carry me back." I asked Tang Shengzong and others to give me medicine."

"Tang Shengzong and the others don't know how to serve a horse, so how can they serve people? Besides, what does my family care about? It's not like we weren't medicated by our eldest brother in front of our sister-in-law when we were young."

"Since when have you become like those sour scholars?"

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he carried Xu Da into the house and said, "Please bear with me. I'll let you lie down on the bed."

At this time, Mrs. Ma also saw the injury on Xu Da's back, and her eyes couldn't help but moisten: "Why did my foster father hit me so hard?"

"This is because Guo Tianjue begged for mercy and reduced the number."

Zhu Yuanzhang replied.

"We won't accept his favor. Who knows what song they are singing."

Xu Da laughed and said at this time.

then.

Xu Da gritted his teeth and said, "However, we didn't expect that those villains would turn black and white and falsely accuse us of being shameless people who seek profit and greed for money."

After Xu Da said that, he turned back to Zhu Yuanzhang who was wiping his blood: "Higher, we can't just endure it, we should think of a way. After all, even if the commander doesn't kill us, we can't prevent the people below from committing evil acts. I saw with my own eyes that when they were beating me, they replaced the medicine-coated stick with an unpainted one. Obviously because they saw that it was me who was being beaten, they didn't want to beat me to death, but wanted to save my life so that I could recover. Thank you to the Guo family!"

"What can I do!"

"Anyway, Mr. Zhang is right. Even if my father is reliable, those villains who have served as high officials in the Yuan Dynasty are not. They obviously want to kill us!"

"Now we all regret not going out with him, Mr. Zhang, but we also think that many brothers may not want to go out with us. After all, some of them have also settled in Chuzhou."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Xu Da smiled and said: "Is it also related to my sister-in-law? After all, my sister-in-law was pregnant, and then she finally reunited with you."

Ma, who was holding a handkerchief to draw hot water, was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was lost in thought.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not deny it. He only took the handkerchief from Ma's hand and said to Xu Da: "You guy, you are still not honest even after receiving sixty sticks."

Xu Da smiled slightly and said: "Didn't Mr. Zhang leave the contact address for your superior? The superior might as well write to Mr. Zhang and ask if there is any way. Since he can guess how bad those guys are, he probably won't Don’t think of countermeasures for your superiors.”

"What's more, Chuzhou's new policies are also his hard work, especially the Yangtze Yuan. If the superiors let him know that the children in the Yangtze Yuan are being harmed by those bastards, he will probably not care about it anymore!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "That's right. After giving you the medicine, we will write! As for the almshouse, we will continue to send food directly to our sister-in-law. No matter what, we must not suffer the child."

　Thank you to the construction workers on duty_Reward for the bursting of the pump pipe

　　
  　
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