First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng has no better way, he can only try his best to transfer veterans from Jiangbei, and then select a group of veterans who are literate, good-tempered, and able to reason, and enrich them among the recruits, reason with them, and do good things. Work.

Zhang Ximeng also took the time to talk to ordinary soldiers, understand their situation, and guide them to express their grievances... All in all, the effect is not bad, but the efficiency is still not high.

It seems that the shortcoming is the kind that is flexible and vivid, and can touch people's hearts the fastest... While Zhang Ximeng was thinking about it, Timur also came first. Not only did he come, but he also brought two young people with him.

"Thank you for saving my life! Great kindness, great virtue, unforgettable!"

Also first Timur knelt on the ground, crying from the bottom of his heart.

The two young men were a little awkward, and they also knelt down.

The older of these two brothers is called Harazhang, and the younger is called Sanbaonu.

They are brothers, and their father is famous, that is, Tuotuo, the Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty who was dismissed not long ago!

That's right, some time ago, Timur begged to save his two nephews, and Zhu Jiajun did it.

When the uncle and nephew met each other, they cried so much that they were so grateful.

Tuotuo was dispatched to Yunnan, and there was already news that Tuotuo had been assassinated and died.

The struggle of the Great Yuan Dynasty has always been like this, cutting grass and roots without showing mercy.

As Tuotuo's two sons, Harazhang and Sanbaonu's fate will definitely not be good. It can be said that their lives are hanging by a thread. How can Timur not be grateful if Zhu's army can save them?

But, in fact, he thought things too badly, because in history, the two Harazhang brothers were only assigned. After all, there are too many people who sympathize with Tuotuo. The big guy tried his best to save them, and the two children survived. .

And a few years later, the Great Yuan Dynasty was really at the end of its rope, so it thought of Tuotuo again, and rehabilitated him. Harazhang was also transferred back to Dadu and served as the political affairs of Pingzhang.Later, he put aside his past suspicions and devoted himself to Emperor Yuanshun. It was not until Lan Yu went to Saibei that he defeated Harazhang. His descendants surrendered to Ming Dynasty, but this guy still insisted on harassing the border, and he was a die-hard diehard.

But in this time and space, things have changed a bit.

Zhang Ximeng's transformation of the Yuan court captives had unexpected results, and Timur first begged Zhu Jiajun to rescue the two nephews, and this was indeed the case.

The person was rescued. As the eldest son of Tuotuo, Harazhang grew up with the crown prince when he was a child. The two of them even slept in the same bed. They are best friends.

Now they fell to Zhu Jiajun's side, which made the two young people very uncomfortable. They knew that their uncle would not harm them, but what his uncle did was really incomprehensible.

"We are Mongols, officials of the Yuan Dynasty, how can we follow the thieves?"

Facing the stubbornness of his two nephews, Yexian Timur fell backward in anger.

"Confused, really confused! Is your father loyal enough to the Yuan Dynasty? What happened? Didn't he get framed and ended up in a miserable end! The revenge of killing your father, is such a court worthy of your service?"

Harazhang was short of breath when asked, and he was also dissatisfied with his father's fate, but after all, they are also Mongolian nobles, and if they are on the side of the Red Scarf Army, their fate will be even worse, right?

"Your Majesty was blinded for a while. Sooner or later, Your Majesty will think clearly, rehabilitate father, and let us go back to the past..."

"Pooh!"

First, Timur spat on Harazhang hard.

"Bastard, foolish bastard! Without the dog emperor's will, who can kill your father? He has already exposed it clearly, so why are you deceiving yourself? Even if you rehabilitate your father in the future, it will be to clean up people's hearts and survive... But I tell you Two, ever since your father was deposed, the Yuan Dynasty is over and completely hopeless. From top to bottom, from the inside out, it is rotten and hopeless! Sooner or later, it will be overthrown. Zhu Jiajun is brave enough Big, with the world in mind, and he is not bad to us Mongolians. You don’t have to worry about it, just be an ordinary person honestly, isn’t that good?”

These two brothers, you look at me, I look at you, let us be ordinary people, we will not!

Rich clothes and fine food, those who emerge from the wealth pile, how can they be willing to endure hardships!

First of all, Timur is helpless in the face of this situation.

"Mr. Zhang, I plan to lead them to work, to farm and eat by themselves, so that they can learn to support themselves and become ordinary people. I hope for your kindness."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "It doesn't mean anything else to bring them here. Yuan Ting did bad things, we have to set things right, and we have to forcefully correct them. But the two of them are young, nostalgic for the past, and don't have that kind of unforgettable pain. It is not easy to repent. You have to be patient and let them correct their problems little by little. If you have any difficulties, just tell me, and I will help you solve them."

Also Timur nodded again and again, thank you very much.

But at this moment, another person ran in suddenly, and it was Guo Ying who came!

"Oh no!"

Guo Ying immediately said to Zhang Ximeng: "Sir, according to the news sent, Wu Datou was arrested in Handan!"

"what?"

Zhang Ximeng was taken aback, "What's going on? He didn't save the person, why did something happen?"

Harazhang and Sanbaonu also stared wide-eyed, they were taken to a theater troupe after seeing their uncle's letter, and then they were taken out of Dadu.

Later they found out that the theater troupe was actually from Zhu Jiajun, the leader was surnamed Wu, known as Troupe Master Wu, why, he was arrested in order to save himself?

Guo Yingdao: "Wu Datou was worried that there would be too many people, so he sent people to send the two of them to the southeast via Shandong, and then went to Hebei by themselves, but ended up falling into the hands of Yuan Ting in Handan!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ximeng frowned deeply, quite disappointed.

In fact, Zhang Ximeng has gradually realized the value of Wu Datou. He, and the propaganda force he represents, are Zhu Jiajun's trump card.

If he went back to the beginning, he might not agree to Wu Datou going north.

Now such an important person has fallen into the hands of Yuan Jun, it is really hateful!

"Can you think of a way to save people?"

Guo Ying was stunned, "Sir, I'm afraid it's difficult to handle, we don't have that much power after all."

"Well, can that be returned? We have many captives here... Bald Jian, Naha, and so many soldiers and horses. As long as Yuan Ting agrees, we will send them over. We must ensure the safety of Wu Datou ! This person must be brought back to me!"

Guo Ying grinned, he knew it was not easy, but Zhang Ximeng said, he had to do it, and Wu Datou was indeed not an ordinary opera singer, he was a member of the army, the brother of the big guy.

After the news spread, more and more soldiers were alarmed, especially those who had watched Wu Datou's performance, they all came to find him, no matter what, we must not let the leader of Datou Wu get into trouble!

The black crowd, hundreds of soldiers, all came to speak for Wu Datou.

Faced with this situation, even Timur was stunned. How could a mere Wu Datou have such prestige?I really don't know if there were so many ordinary soldiers willing to stand up when my brother was dismissed?

"Don't worry, everyone, no matter what, I will do my best, never give up, never give up, as long as the conditions are acceptable, I will try my best to rescue Wu Datou!"

Zhang Ximeng was here to express his opinion to everyone. At this time, another loud voice came, "Prepare a hundred captives. If a hundred is not enough, just a thousand! Even if there are 1, we must exchange Wu Datou!"

The person who spoke was Zhu Yuanzhang. With Lao Zhu's statement, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If there is no accident, Wu Datou should be able to come back smoothly!

Just when he was extremely anxious about Wu Datou, at this moment Wu Datou was in the cell in Handan, changing cups and drinking with the prison leader.

"Do you know why I'm not afraid? Because my heart is clean, life and death are important, but people can't be useless in this life. Do you believe that if I die, hundreds of people will stand up and pay for my funeral. "

The prison chief sighed, and suddenly said: "Master Wu, needless to say about others, I am also Han. I have been in prison for a long time, and I have seen too much. Mongols kill Han people, just like killing an animal. You are against the court. Yes, if I didn't want to lose my eating head, I would have saved you out!"

Wu Datou smiled and waved his hands, "Don't think so... I am also a Mongolian. I admit that there are many Mongolians who did evil, but those Han officials, as well as Li Siqi and Chen Yexian, who killed the rebels for the Yuan court Han people, are they good people? In the final analysis, we are all poor people, Zhu Yuanzhang’s ass is sitting on the side of the poor people, and I, Wu Datou, convince him and am willing to do things for him, even if I lose my head, it’s worth it!”

Datou Wu paused again, patted the prisoner's shoulder and said: "My case is too big, Yuan Ting will not let me go, and don't think about it. But from now on, if you encounter any grievances, you will If you can do your part, even if you let them eat a little more, drink some clean water, and suffer less suffering, this is doing good deeds. Nothing else, when our superiors kill you, you may be able to survive!"

The jailer nodded vigorously, "Master Wu, I remember it, and I will never forget it even if I die."

After drinking two more cups, the cell boss sighed and asked: "Master Wu, can you say no to me again, why is Zhu Yuanzhang worth your life?"

Wu Datou smiled, "Okay! Let me tell you... the greatest virtue of our superiors is to equalize the land. Every household, regardless of men, women, or children, will be given rations to keep people alive and pay taxes fairly. Don't you know that? There is no need for officials to go down to collect the tax, and the common people recommend the chief of the grain, and send the tax grain up..."

It wasn't the first time the cell boss heard it, but he was still dumbfounded. There really is such a place?Gradually, a few jailers came over, and the prisoners who borrowed cells around them also pricked up their ears, listening carefully, yearning for it.

Chapter 163 It's Easy to Get Out of Prison

Wu Datou fell into prison, his situation was not bad, he lived in the best single room, clean and hygienic, and he had a lot of wine and meat at every meal, which made him fatter.

It stands to reason that an important criminal like him should be sent to Dadu immediately, and then interrogated by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. When he gets to Caishikou, he will be chopped into [-] pieces.

But in fact, Yuan Ting never gave an order, so he just stayed.

That's all, from the fifth day onwards, people have been entering the prison and coming to visit. These people bring food or clothing, medicine, some just look at Wu Datou from a distance, and some ask a few words , and left in a hurry.But they will all give the jailers a little favor and tell them to treat heroes well.

In this way, because of Wu Datou's existence, the jailers made a small fortune.

If you think this is outrageous, the next thing is even more scary.

There are more and more celebrities in Handan, and even a former magistrate of the Yuan Dynasty who was an official at home came to ask Wu Datou why he was so insane that he committed himself to being a thief?

Wu Datou smiled calmly, "What is a thief? I don't want to talk about the bastards who are kings and losers. I just want to say that the Mongols stole the Central Plains. Is it true? Who can pretend not to see Prime Minister Wen's upright songs? It will be 1000 years later, and the conclusion of the annals of history will be clear. Even a Mongolian like me can see clearly that you Han people are stubbornly unwilling to believe it. After all, you are just deceiving yourself and others!"

The old man was blushed by Wu Datou's words, and he was speechless, so he could only leave in a hurry until he went outside, then he took out a piece of silver and gave it to the jailer.

"Well, although this person is arrogant, he is also a warrior, don't wrong him!"

After speaking, the old man fled in despair.

Now Wu Datou's reputation is even greater, and the people in Handan are no longer satisfied with coming alone. Several young students took the initiative to visit him and ask him for advice.

"The red thieves are arrogant. They murdered the gentry, robbed the fields, and rebelled against the court. It is really not worthwhile for you to die for the red thieves!"

Wu Datou laughed loudly and said, "I want to ask you, how did the gentry's fields come about?"

The student chuckled, "I understand what you mean. It's nothing more than saying that the gentry oppressed the people and plundered. But as far as I know, many landlords are charitable and hard-working. They enjoy blessings because their ancestors have accumulated virtue. It is the benevolence of a woman to be sympathetic to them who have been poor for a lifetime!"

Wu Datou laughed, if he used to be unable to figure it out, but since he acted everywhere, chatted with different people, and asked Zhang Ximeng about some things, he is now full of confidence, and this difficult problem can't help him at all.

"Little son, you and the one next to you, suppose you both have the same farmland, and you manage it hard and work hard, while he eats, drinks, whores and gambles, and doesn't do good things. After a few years, you leave three hundred acres of land to your son, He only left fifty acres to his descendants...Your son is a good man. Relying on these three hundred acres, he flourished and managed the family business to five hundred acres. His son is worthless, even the last fifty acres. They were all sold. In the blink of an eye, the third generation, your grandchildren are all equally smart and good at reading. As a result, your family has enough accumulation to send your children to Beijing to catch the exam and change families. But their family still owes money, There is no way to study, so you can only return to work as a sharecropper for your grandson and work hard for a living."

"Three generations, the two families are in very different situations, do you think you should complain?"

The young scholar who asked the question frowned, "There is nothing to complain about. I do good deeds, and our family does good deeds and is virtuous. This is a reasonable thing!"

After he finished speaking, the companion next to him frowned, feeling that it was inappropriate, "You can't say that, the first generation messed around and ruined the family business, so they have nothing to say. But when it comes to the grandchildren, obviously It's not fair to be equally smart but vastly different!"

"That's because the predecessors didn't accumulate virtue, and the descendants deserve to suffer. No wonder others!"

A question by Wu Datou caused the two young people to argue, Wu Datou couldn't help laughing, and the young scholar was a little angry, "You, you deliberately make things difficult for others!"

Wu Datou shook his head, "I didn't want to embarrass you, I just said that you have accumulated a huge family business through hard work. But think about it, how many people's ancestors relied on serious management, The accumulated family business? The Yuan army trampled on the Central Plains and took over the Han people. How many people acted as thugs for the Yuan court and embezzled the fields? , not as good as five generations, let alone the inheritance of wealth? How can it be prosperous from generation to generation? Not to mention those illicit wealth that is illicit and plundered, which is not natural!"

The young scholar was so angry that his face kept changing, and finally he just snorted coldly: "This world is still in the Yuan Dynasty, you can't grow up!"

He was defeated, but the few scholars who came with him looked at Wu Datou with admiration.

"Mister's conversation is extraordinary, his knowledge is brilliant, and what he said is thought-provoking. It's really admirable!"

Wu Datou said nonchalantly: "It's nothing special. You can read and know more than me. To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than where you put your heart... You should read for the common people. You'd better think about it for the common people, not for others. Yes, the Great Yuan Dynasty didn’t take the common people seriously and was on the verge of subjugation, isn’t this a painful lesson?”

Several scholars nodded vigorously, bowed deeply to Datou Wu, and then bowed down.This debate about land equalization spread, and Wu Datou's fame took off, and he went up directly. The common people are talking about it, just because the ancestors got the land, the future generations can enjoy the benefits. Is this reasonable?

Even the oiran of Handan came to the prison to see him, wanting to serve the hero.

Wu Datou is also dumbfounded, never thought that we still have this good fortune... He told Mrs. Hua Kui carefully that in Yangzhou, the most prosperous and romantic city in the world, the superiors have already ordered all the brothels to be banned, and severely punished the culprit who buys and sells women .Release the trafficked women and return to their hometowns.

Those who are homeless in the brothel also teach them skills and let them find ways to support themselves.

"The brothels have always been the pride of the rich and the poor, and the sad place of the poor. Today's oiran lady, after a year or so, will inevitably decline in appearance and will not be the same as before. You came to see me today just to increase your reputation. But if I agree, I will harm you and ruin you. I also know that it is not easy to jump out of the sea of ​​fire, so I can only tell you one thing. There is already a place in the world, no brothels, clean, It’s clean and innocent. I think, there will be more places like this in the future, until the entire Central Plains, there will be no more buying and selling of women, the hell of ruining women!"

The oiran listened silently, but at the end, her eyes widened and she was dumbfounded... Is there really no brothel?Can you still ban fireworks?

"If there is such a place, even if you can live for a day, it will be good to die!"

The oiran lady yearned for everything, and she suddenly said: "Mr. Wu, the little girl has looked down on you, and the little girl has the courage to implore, sir, to reward the little girl with a few words! So that the little girl will engrave it in her heart and never forget it!"

Wu Datou was stunned, he could write, but his level was definitely not very good, but if he asked for it, it was hard not to give it.

After thinking about it, Wu Datou took the pen from the woman, but he didn't know what to write. After a while, he suddenly remembered a sentence that Zhang Ximeng put forward when he was dividing the fields.

Wu Datou thought for a long time, and finally wrote: Men and women are the same.

The lady Huakui couldn't help laughing when she saw these five crooked characters, but she read it again, and she felt something... At the beginning, the family sold themselves to survive the famine.

If men and women can be treated equally, perhaps there will be no ruthless abandonment.Only the place that dares to destroy brothels can have such insights. The place where Mr. Wu came is heaven on earth!

"Mr. Wu, the little girl believed it!"

She hurriedly put away these five words, turned her head and left the prison.The oiran lady didn't go back, she had a fire in her heart, no matter what, she had to do something.

Following her memory, she went to meet those powerful benefactors one by one, whether it was a wealthy businessman, or a talented scholar, as long as she had a head and a face, she could talk and help, she would not let it go.

There are no such vulgar plots as messy body promises, and Mr. Wu will despise himself if he does this.

She just said over and over that a fairy like Mr. Wu should not deserve to die no matter what.

If you don't save yourself, your conscience will be disturbed, and your children and grandchildren will be harmed. No matter what, think of a way!

The land of Yanzhao has never lacked heroes since ancient times.

A hero is in trouble, and another hero is urgently needed to come forward.

Who can stand up?

With more and more people involved, rescuing Wu Datou has become a collective action of the people in Handan.

If Master Wu cannot be rescued, Handan will be ashamed.

Wu Datou never thought that one day, he would have such a great reputation. There are so many people who care about his life and death, and they are really flattered.

In fact, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that Wu Datou's experience is indeed a legend.

He was a Mongol who joined the rebel army, and this time in Dadu, he played the Yuan court hard, slapped the emperor's face hard, and showed their incompetence and stupidity to the fullest.