Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 1 The Great Emperor Hongwu _ Chapter 4 Start here
In the 12th year of Zhizheng (1352), Haozhou City.
The defender of the city, Guo Zixing, was in his marshal's mansion, thinking hard about countermeasures: Haozhou City has been besieged by the Yuan army for a long time, and it will not be able to hold on for long if it continues like this.
At this moment, his sergeant came to report that he had caught a spy and wanted to ask Ling Qi to kill him. In the past, Guo Zixing would not have interfered and just let the soldiers take Ling Qi to kill him, but today
, he asked:
"How do you know that person is a spy?"
The sergeant replied:
"This man said he came to surrender to the army. Now that the Yuan army is under siege, why would anyone come to surrender? He must be a spy of the Yuan army."
Guo Zixing almost laughed, surrendering to the army? The Yuan army was about to enter the city, and there were still people coming to surrender. This excuse was not very good, so he decided to go and see this spy.
So he rode to the city gate and saw a strange-looking man. In today's terms, this man's appearance was overwhelming, with a protruding chin. What was even more peculiar was that his forehead also protruded forward. Specifically,
The shape is roughly similar to the unique weapon crescent shovel, convex at the top and bottom, and concave in the middle (see the portrait of Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang).
Guo Zixing walked up to Zhu Chongba, asked him to loosen his bonds, and asked him:
"Are you a spy? What are you here for?"
Zhu Chongba replied calmly:
"I'm not a spy, I'm here to join the army."
Guo Zixing smiled: "When did someone come to join the army? You don't have to quibble, I will drag you out and behead you later!"
Zhu Chongba replied:
"oh."
Guo Zixing looked into Zhu Chongba's eyes, hoping to see panic. This was one of his usual pleasures.
But in this man's eyes, all he saw was calmness.
Guo Zixing did not dare to underestimate this person. It was obvious that he was a person who could not be intimidated. So he seriously asked Zhu Chongba's name and origin. When Zhu Chongba said that he was Qianhu Changtanghe, he introduced him.
At that moment, Guo Zixing realized that this man really came to join the army.
Zhu Chongba impressed him so deeply that he did not incorporate Zhu Chongba into Tang He's troops, but placed him by his side as his own soldier (guard).
In the army, Zhu Chongba quickly showed his talents. Compared with other peasant soldiers, he was a very outstanding person. He was not only brave in battle, but also very strategic, calm in dealing with things, and thoughtful (note this characteristic)
), he was also very loyal and was the first to go when there was danger. All this gave him a high prestige. With the help of his fellow countryman Tang He, he was promoted to nine soldiers after two months as a soldier.
Chief. This is his first official position.
As Guo Zixing's personal commander, Zhu Chongba is very competent. Unlike other soldiers, he never covets money. Every time he gets a trophy, he offers it to Guo Zixing. If he gets a reward, he distributes it to the soldiers. Because he is very talented
Talent, self-taught some words, and accurate analysis of problems, Guo Zixing gradually regarded him as his own think tank, and Zhu Chongba's position in the army gradually became more important.
At this time, Zhu Chongba changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang. The so-called Zhang is a sharp jade instrument. This Zhu Yuanzhang is actually Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Chongba compared himself to a sharp weapon to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.
, and this sharp weapon was forged by the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty themselves. In the next twenty years, they will all fear this name.
Tanghe
In the army, Tang He was a strange person. When Zhu Yuanzhang first joined the army, he already had a thousand households, but he respected Zhu Yuanzhang very much. In the military camp, people could see a strange phenomenon. Tang He, who had a much higher official position,
He always walked behind the soldier Zhu Yuanzhang, and did not care about the eyes of others. What was even more strange was that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to think that this was a matter of course and never shied away from it.
We have to admire Tang He's foresight. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was far from a mere creature in the pond. In today's terms, he was very aware of current affairs. I believe it was this advantage that enabled him to survive the subsequent bloody turmoil.
In the army, Zhu Yuanzhang married a wife. Compared with the subsequent concubines, this wife can be regarded as one of the key factors in Zhu Yuanzhang's success. This girl was the adopted daughter of Guo Zixing. Her father's surname was Ma, who was a friend of Guo Zixing and later died.
, entrusted the girl to Guo Zixing. The girl's name is unknown, and everyone in the army called her Miss Ma. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang became the marshal's son-in-law, and Guo Zixing had an additional helper.
We can imagine Zhu Yuanzhang's joy. He finally has a home of his own. He is no longer the Zhu Chongba who no one cares about or asks. When he is hungry, someone will cook for him; when he is cold, someone will give him food.
Give him clothes. It feels so good to have a family. This feeling has been with him for many years.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had been promoted to the general manager in the army. This position was roughly equivalent to the office director of the rebel army. He did a good job. For some people who like to take advantage of the public and arbitrarily reimburse, Zhu Yuanzhang is principled. Because of his strict
As for self-discipline, no one has anything to say. If he continues like this, he may become an excellent financial manager, but God will not allow him to live comfortably. In the near future, he will face greater troubles.
The main problem is the composition of Guo Zixing. He is not a farmer, but a landlord (I can’t figure out how he could revolt). In addition to Guo Zixing, the commander-in-chief in Haozhou at that time also had four people, headed by Sun Deya, and these four people were all
There are profound conflicts between farmers and Guo Zixing.
Soon, conflicts broke out. One day when Guo Zixing was shopping in Haozhou City, he was suddenly kidnapped by a group of unknown people. These people seemed to have no interest in asking for rewards. They beat Guo Zixing to death and then put him in solitary confinement.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he got the news, and immediately rushed to Sun Deya's house to ask for his life. Sun Deya pretended to be stupid at first, with a surprised look on his face, and wanted to go out to find Guo Zixing. He also said some words about being sworn in with the kidnappers, which fully demonstrated the behavior of an amateur actor.
Acting skills.
Zhu Yuanzhang only brought the sergeants who participated in the beating to Sun Deya, and told Sun that all your embezzlement of public funds and bad debts reimbursed indiscriminately are all with me, and you can take care of them yourself.
So, Zhu Yuanzhang rescued Guo Zixing, who had been beaten half to death, from the Sun family's cellar. This incident made Zhu Yuanzhang realize that there would be no future for following these people.
And Guo Zixing also disliked Zhu Yuanzhang more and more. The reason was very simple. Zhu Yuanzhang was better than him. For a commander like Guo Zixing with a hot temper and intolerance, he could not tolerate a person who might replace his position. Finally, someone
One day, he locked up Zhu Yuanzhang. It has always been a good tradition for certain people to add insult to injury. Guo Zixing's son was one of those people. He ordered the guards not to send food to Zhu Yuanzhang, and wanted to starve Zhu Yuanzhang to death. Kind-hearted Ma
In order to save Zhu Yuanzhang, the girl put the freshly baked pancakes in her arms and gave them to him when she visited Zhu Yuanzhang in prison. Her chest was burned every time, but she gave them to him every time.
After all, Guo Zixing still didn't want to kill Zhu Yuanzhang, so he released him. After Zhu Yuanzhang experienced this, he finally made up his mind to break with these short-sighted people. He applied to Guo Zixing to lead troops on an expedition, and Guo Zixing happily agreed.
This was the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's hegemony. Once it started, it would not stop.
Zhu Yuanzhang was ordered to lead troops to attack Dingyuan, Guo Zixing's hometown. From this, it can be seen that his father-in-law had really bad intentions. Dingyuan was heavily guarded at that time. Guo Zixing probably asked him to go because he did not want to see Zhu Yuanzhang alive again. But Zhu Yuanzhang
It was Zhu Yuanzhang. He found a gap in the Yuan army, captured Dingyuan, and then withdrew before the Yuan army returned for reinforcements. After that, he successively attacked Huaiyuan, Anfeng, Hanshan, and Hongxian, winning four out of four battles. He was unstoppable!
After gathering (or possibly robbing) the young men, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Zhongli (now Fengyangdong, Anhui). This was his hometown, and here he met twenty-four people who came to look for jobs in his team.
The twenty-four people recruited by Manager Zhu Yuanzhang are of very high quality. Among them are Zhou Dexing, who has told his fortune, and Xu Da, who is regarded as the best general in the world.
These people also had relatives, who were passed down from ten to ten, and uncles, uncles, nephews, and nephews all came. Soon, there were 700 people in his army (directly under his command).
When Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Haozhou again, he had fully understood where his future lay, so he submitted his resignation to Guo Zixing. Guo Zixing was very happy that this annoying person could finally go far away.
Before Zhu Yuanzhang set out, he did another unexpected thing. He re-selected 24 people from his 700 people, and then gave the rest to Guo Zixing. Guo Zixing was somewhat surprised, but he still happily accepted it.
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Zhu Yuanzhang's action seems to be defined as a job of selecting civil servants. The ratio is thirty to one. There is no written test. The examiner is Zhu Yuanzhang and his vision.
He was indeed very accurate in his selection. Look at the names of these people: Xu Da, Tang He, Zhou Dexing... These twenty-four people later became senior cadres of the Ming Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, after failing the examination, Huang Chao stood in front of the gate of Chang'an City. In addition to melancholy, he was full of heroic spirit and wrote a poem, which became famous - "Yong Chrysanthemum":
Wait until autumn comes on September 8th. When my flowers bloom, hundreds of flowers will be killed.
The incense formation soaring into the sky penetrated Chang'an, and the whole city was covered with golden armor.
A few years later, he led an army of more than 100,000 people and invaded Chang'an.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of the city gate of Haozhou, looking at the twenty-four people behind him. He knew that if he took this step, he would fight alone, be defeated and die, or create a hegemony.
He looked up at the sky, which was still so dark. It seemed unlucky to make this choice at this time. He thought of that helpless divination again.
When my parents passed away, when I was working hard in the temple, when I looked at the sky and cried bitterly at night, the sky was also like this.
Nothing has changed, only me has changed.
I won’t do it when the flowers are blooming, and I’ll be scared to death if they do.
If he wants to fight the west wind, he will wear golden armor all over his body.