First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng said bluntly: "My lord, I was stupid when I was young, but my father is full of poetic talent, but I can't learn it no matter what."

Old Zhu looked at Zhang Ximeng, and he was quite surprised, but it seems that Zhang Ximeng really hasn't done any poetry in the past few years.Old Zhu suddenly became interested, he looked up at Zhaoxia, and thought about the journey of the march.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved, he couldn't help reining in his horse, and said with a smile: "Sir, we suddenly thought of a few words, just because we are afraid of embarrassing people, and making people laugh!"

what?

Zhu Yuanzhang wants to write a poem?

Zhang Ximeng was taken aback. Although he knew that Lao Zhu was very smart and worked hard in his studies, his background was too weak. It's only been a few years, and he can compose poetry?

Don't be a jingle like Zhang Dashuai, right?

If that's the case, it's really embarrassing.

"My lord is a genius, the poems must be very good... I wonder if my lord can talk to my minister first?" Zhang Ximeng's meaning is very clear, I will check for you, if it doesn't work, let's stop embarrassing yourself as soon as possible.

Old Zhu nodded slightly, paused again, and then said: "Busy about collecting clothes and whipping the whip quickly, turning around and hanging on the willow branches; the dew does not turn into rain at two or three o'clock, and seven or eight stars are still in the sky. The sound of chickens in Maodian People pass the words, the bamboo fence dog barks and the guest sleeps; wait for the Fusang Day to be released, and the mountains and rivers of Sheji are in front of you."

Zhu Yuanzhang read eight sentences in a calm manner, then looked back at Zhang Ximeng, and found that Mr. Zhang was stunned and speechless.

As for?

Is it that bad?

"Ahem, sir, is there really no merit at all?"

Only then did Zhang Ximeng wake up from the surprise, and quickly shook his head: "My lord replied wrongly. I was surprised by my lord's literary talents. I never expected that my lord's entry into the realm is so fast. It won't be long before I will be a poet. , can also achieve extraordinary things!"

Zhang Ximeng is really not an embarrassment... Although Lao Zhu's poem is far from outstanding, and even has a lot of uses, it is already remarkable!

Especially the best two sentences, definitely quite regal!

The poems are graceful and unrestrained, but no matter how unrestrained a poet is, they don't have the air of an emperor... Although Liu Bang doesn't study, he can be a warrior and guard the four directions, vividly interpreting the air of an emperor and the thoughts of the common people.

And these two sentences of Zhu Yuanzhang, read carefully, are really quite artistic... The southern march of the army is like the red sun erupting, rising from the east, and the great country and society are all in front of us.

"Wonderful! My lord's poems are indeed wonderful!" Zhang Ximeng praised from the bottom of his heart: "If my lord was born in a wealthy family in Taiping, he would probably be a romantic and gifted scholar, a famous poet!"

"Hahaha!" Old Zhu couldn't help laughing, he really knows how to flatter... But this is also true, why can't we be Li Bai and Du Fu!

"It's a pity, we were born in troubled times, and our family is miserable, so we can only raise our swords and leap on horses to make peace. We are destined to miss this wealth and glory!"

Lao Zhu shook his head, put aside the matter of composing poems, and hurried forward again. After walking for a while, he said: "Sir, why don't we worry about Xu Da and Chang Yuchun?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "These two are powerful generals in the world, and there are no famous generals in the small Ningguo, not to mention that the people's hearts are with me. No matter how you look at it, they are very sure, so there is no need to worry."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head this time, "Sir, what you said may not be right. Although the chances of winning are certain, it depends on how long the fight takes and how much power is spent. If you can't break the city for a long time and consume a lot of money, even if you win, it's no different from losing. .”

Zhang Ximeng was taken aback. Old Zhu's words had a lot of depth. It was about strategically despising the enemy, but tactically, the enemy must be taken seriously. Only in this way can we win cleanly.

Lao Zhu's realm has improved really quickly!

Ever since he seized Jinling, Lao Zhu began to judge the situation with the height of an emperor, and he had the posture of sitting in the southeast.

"Isn't the lord already fully grasped?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, "Sir, you are really smart."

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang handed the right sleeve to Zhang Ximeng, and a letter fell out of the sleeve. Zhang Ximeng took it in his hand, and the person who wrote the letter turned out to be Bie Buhua!

This Mongolian general is going to submit to Zhu Yuanzhang?

Zhang Ximeng opened the letter to read, and it was indeed the case.

Don't be humble and humble, saying that although you are a Mongolian, you also know the righteousness. The Yuan court is about to run out. Marshal Zhu obeys the sky and loves the people. Even the Mongolians can get preferential treatment. He is indeed the king of benevolence and justice. For the sake of his subordinates and the people of Xuancheng, he was willing to surrender.

I just ask Marshal Zhu to be lenient and give him a way out. He is merciful and grateful.

Seeing this, Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but nodded, "My lord, don't be flamboyant, it's interesting. He is willing to surrender, which is naturally the best... But he also said in the letter that Yang Zhongying is a stubborn man. With a large population, he will definitely fight the lord to the end and will not surrender. He is willing to take Yang Zhongying for the lord, this person is quite interesting."

Lao Hu smiled lightly: "This matter is indeed very interesting, we can just watch it slowly."

Zhang Ximeng was a little surprised, Lao Zhu's performance was a bit unpredictable, the opponent's general had already surrendered, and he didn't strike while the iron was hot and took down Xuancheng, so he still wanted to watch?

Could it be that Yang Zhongying would also surrender?

If that's the case, then what's the point of guarding Xuancheng?

Just open the city gate to welcome Lao Zhu.

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help being a little curious. As they went south, more and more good news came from Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. Both of them successfully dispelled the Yuan army, and they were getting closer and closer to Xuancheng.

Xu Da had already approached about twenty miles away, and he ordered his men to prepare siege equipment, intending to attack Xuancheng by force.Chang Yuchun was also actively preparing for the battle, wanting to make a quick kill.

Until this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the two of them an order to stand still for the time being.

But even so, Xuancheng was already in chaos.

Many representatives of wealthy households ran to Yang Zhongying's military camp, begging for help.

"The red thieves are vicious and rebellious, and they do all kinds of evil. You must not let them in!"

Yang Zhongying nodded sullenly and said: "Don't worry, I know Zhu Thief's plan. Letting them in is tantamount to seeking death. I will fight to the end. I would rather die than allow Zhu Thief to enter the city... It's just that I have too little money and food." , I am afraid that he intends to kill the thief, but he is powerless!"

These wealthy businessmen looked at it, and all of them came up with three words: You need to add more money!

"It's easy to say, everything is easy to say that we are willing to pay, 5 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain to supply the army."

Yang Zhongying was a little surprised, what a big hand, the purses of these businessmen are really deep!

"Then thank you very much, don't worry, my brothers and I will fight to the death, and we will live and die with Ningguo!"

Yang Zhongying's generous speech finally reassured the merchants, and within two hours, everything they promised was delivered.

The subordinates rushed to Yang Zhongying's face, "Brothers are so ruthless, let's share it with the big guys! If you are full, you can fight! If you die, you will be a full ghost!"

"Fart! Go now if you want to die, you don't need to talk nonsense with me!" Yang Zhongying yelled, and his subordinates were ignorant, did I say something wrong?

You let this all happen?

Yang Zhongying was so angry that he had never seen such a stupid person, "Give me an order to seal up all the food and silver, and I'll chop off your head if there is less!

After the subordinates were sure, they didn't dare to refute, so they could only obediently go on.

As soon as the person left, Yang Zhongying breathed a sigh of relief. With this gift, maybe her own life could be saved.

But it seems that it is not enough!

You have to make a great contribution. What kind of contribution is the greatest?

Yes, catch it, don't be rude!

Take the head of this Mongolian dog thief and ask Marshal Zhu for credit!

This matter must be fast, and the dog tartar must not be noticed.Yang Zhongying immediately picked up the five hundred cronies under his command, and none of the others took them with him. He rushed to Bie Buhua's mansion at a high speed, ready to catch a turtle in an urn.

But just as Yang Zhongying started, the west gate of Xuancheng quietly opened, and Biebuhua stood on the suspension bridge, bowing to Xu Da and saluting, "Commander Xu, that thief Yang Zhongying doesn't know yet! Hurry up and catch him!" Get him, and you're done!"

Chapter 193 With the Common People

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Xu Da had entered Xuancheng, his heart was mostly relieved. No matter what, this small city could not escape.Only then did he take out the letter from his left sleeve, and handed it to Zhang Ximeng.

"Look, this is Yang Zhongying's."

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes, and as expected, the two guards all surrendered, and it seemed that the two didn't know each other's plan, and they were about to use each other as a step forward, and wanted to rely on each other's heads to make meritorious deeds .I really don't know how to describe them!

Zhang Ximeng paused for a moment, and there were a few more letters in his hand... Isn't it just a letter, who hasn't yet!

"My lord, this was obtained by Sun Yan. He contacted the wealthy households in the city, and these people are also willing to serve the Zhu family's army. It's just that they are not very powerful. I originally thought that when it was time to attack the city, I would let them I donated the city, but I didn't expect that someone had already offered the city in advance, and it seems that there is no need for it."

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, took the letter and looked at it, it was really the case.

OK!

that is really good!

Wu Datou ran over to publicize that there were tens of thousands of militiamen on Ningguo Road, all of them were facing Zhu's army.

Then the two guards felt that something was wrong, and they all rushed to surrender.

When it comes to these wealthy households, they also want to serve Zhu's army.

This is great!

From top to bottom, from the inside out, everyone wants to surrender, and everyone wants to do things for Zhu Jiajun!

We are really lucky!

Lao Zhu held a bunch of letters from people, and gradually took on a different look. Too many surrenders are not a good thing!

"It seems that the difficulty now is not how to win Xuancheng, but how to manage Xuancheng."

Zhang Ximeng was startled, Lao Zhu was really sharp!

"My lord can predict it, this is not difficult."

Old Zhu couldn't help laughing, "Although we know what to do, we need the help of Mr. to fill in the gaps before we can achieve success!"

Zhang Ximeng hurriedly said: "This is exactly what I should do!"

……

Lao Zhu and Zhang Ximeng were discussing how to deal with the affairs of Xuancheng, and at this moment, various forces in the city had become a mess... Seeing that Bie Buhua was gone, Yang Zhongying thought he had abandoned the city and fled, such a cunning thief , You really have a good nose, you ran away, who should I take credit for?

This man thought for a while, and immediately pounced on those wealthy households, preparing to use them to ask Lao Zhu for credit.

And these wealthy households are not fools, they found another person in the city, this person is called Zhu Liangzu.

This Zhu Liangzu was also a militia marshal, and he had a similar beginning with Chen Yexian, Deng Yu, Feng Guoyong, Chahan Timur and others.

When the Yuan Dynasty was about to perish, Xiangyong was released.

As a result, heads were shaved everywhere, some people chose to swear allegiance to the Yuan Dynasty, some chose to join the Red Turban Army, and some people jumped around, anyway, whatever was beneficial.

In this crowd of demons dancing wildly and demons and ghosts appearing on the stage one after another, Zhu Liangzu belonged to that kind of comparison.

He chose to be a loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty. At first he was active in Lu'an and other places. Due to Zhu Yuanzhang's rise in Huaixi, he couldn't stand upright, so he had to cross the river. During this period, he fought several times with Zhu's army. But Zhu Liangzu cannot change the situation.

He could only retreat to Xuancheng, under the hands of Bie Buhua and Yang Zhongying.

Now that the Zhu family's army came and there was chaos in the city, Zhu Liangzu naturally refused to accept it. He gathered his soldiers and horses and vowed to fight to the death.

At this time, representatives of several wealthy households approached him.

"General Zhu, don't worry, that thief has already surrendered the city. Yang Zhongying is also a shameless person. He has colluded with the red thief. Now, Xuancheng can only rely on you!"

When Zhu Liangzu heard this, he almost fainted, you really think highly of me!

With me alone, how can I turn things around?

But Zhu Liangzu was still willing to give it a try, especially when he heard that rich people were willing to pay, he immediately cheered up.Resolutely stood with the rich.

Yang Zhongying came to kill him and collided with Zhu Liangzu.

In his haste, he was defeated by Zhu Liangzu.

Moreover, this Zhu Liangzu was quite brave, and shot through Yang Zhongying's right arm with an arrow, causing Yang Zhongying to flee in embarrassment and almost died.

As a member of the merit contest, the first to be out.

Zhu Liangzu showed his prestige and felt that he could be braver, so he immediately led the army to face Chang Yuchun.

If Zhu Liangzu is capable of fighting, it is undoubtedly revealed here, he was able to fight Chang Yuchun [-]-[-] without losing the slightest advantage!

Chang Yuchun has always been invincible and invincible, but he was blocked by such a thing. He was furious and led the troops to charge. Zhu Liangzu also showed his supernatural power and fought with Chang Yuchun.

But that's the end of the matter, because Xu Da led the army and immediately surrounded Zhu Liangzu's soldiers and horses, and beside Xu Da, it turned out to be Bie Buhua!

Seeing this scene, Zhu Liangzu was so angry that he almost fell off his horse.

"Don't be rude, are you still a Mongolian? How can you betray Dayuan?"

Don't Buhua calmly said, "Who is not greedy for life? Who is not hesitating about life? Let alone hitting a stone with an egg and killing yourself!"

"You!" Zhu Liangzu was furious, "Shameless! Especially shameless, I, Zhu Liangzu, would rather die than surrender!"

At this moment, those wealthy families appeared, and Zhu Liangzu's family also appeared at the same time.

"Reporting to the master of the Zhu family army... We have long known that Zhu Liangzu is a stubborn man, so we encouraged him to fight with Yang Zhongying to consume his troops. Please accept it by sending his family here now!"

At this moment, Zhu Liangzu really felt the danger of the world?

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Is it just me being a fool?