With the drums rumbling and the cheers shaking the sky, Chang Yuchun escorted thousands of households of the Yuan army, together with the captive warships, back to the river bank. Wang Bi and others were behind, also enjoying the cheers, blushing so much that they didn't know which leg to take.
At this time, Zhang Ximeng also accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang to welcome him.
Chang Yuchun is strong and majestic, with a big black face. He is different from Hu Dahai. Hu Dahai just looks like the bottom of a black pot, but Chang Yuchun is dark and translucent. In addition to being brave and domineering, there is also a trace of cunning and ferocity.
Brutal.
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but praise: "My lord, we have gained another strong general!"
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to think of Chang Yuchun and frowned.
"You are brave if you are brave! But you are not an honest person."
Zhang Ximeng was puzzled, "Does the Lord know him?"
"Why don't you know me? This man came to see us and said that the golden-armored god sent him here to bully us for not being educated enough to even hear this nonsense?"
Only then did Zhang Ximeng realize that it was Lao Zhu who had improved his level, and ordinary stories about gods and ghosts could not deceive him. He didn't know whether it was the person in front of him who was unlucky, or whether he had merit in his teachings.
He could only shake his head. At this moment, Chang Yuchun had already run over quickly. He kneeled on the ground and said, "Chang Yuchun, ordinary citizen, greetings to the superior!"
His voice was loud and clear, and Zhang Ximeng could hear it clearly. Even if his voice was softer, the words Chang Yuchun were still like thunder!
He is Lao Zhu’s number one general in the future, Chang Shiwan?
Be good!
Look at his momentum in seizing the ship. He is indomitable and invincible. Who is it but Chang Yuchun!
It’s just that it seems that Lao Zhu’s impression of him is not that good! Are you saying that he is dishonest and making up stories to deceive Lao Zhu? Zhang Ximeng is also dumbfounded. I never expected that he was a great teacher and almost missed out on a strong man.
Since he bumped into him, Chang Yuchun naturally couldn't run away.
By the way, I don’t know if Chang Yuchun is married. Lan Yu shouldn’t be big, right? Where is he?
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but have his thoughts flying... Everyone knows that Lao Zhu has a group of unparalleled warriors. Looking at the history of thousands of years, they are a group of ruthless people.
These people are called Huaixi nobles!
They married each other and formed a huge noble group.
This seems to be correct, but it cannot be resisted by further investigation.
Take Chang Yuchun as an example. He is not a fellow villager of Lao Zhu, and he joined Lao Zhu relatively late. His situation is different from that of Xu Da and others. Lan Yu, who inherited Chang Yuchun's mantle, is naturally not an out-and-out Huaixi native.
Old man... I can only say that the most complicated thing in the world is human beings. Huaixi Xungui is a big circle, and within this big circle, there are many circles.
The two people who had the longest time and deepest relationship with Lao Zhu were Tang He and Xu Da. What is very interesting is that Xu Da’s daughter married the fourth son Zhu Di, while Chang Yuchun’s daughter became the crown princess.
The reason why Lao Zhu arranged this was quite profound.
It can only be said that the princes Zhu Biao and Zhong Lingyuxiu that most people think of naturally have the support of the Xungui Group. It seems that they are not that simple...
Zhang Ximeng didn't have the heart to think about messy things. He was still more concerned about what Chang Yuchun was thinking. Why did he have to make Lao Zhu unhappy?
"You are very brave in killing enemies and seizing ships. How about we allow you to join the army and become a cavalry?" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was cold and he was not so happy.
Chang Yuchun actually didn't complain at all, but instead thanked him for his great kindness.
"Thank you for taking me in, I am willing to die for your superior!"
Zhu Yuanzhang always treated his subordinates with clear rewards and punishments. There is no doubt that Chang Yuchun had made such great contributions, but it was very unusual for him to be allowed to join the army and become a small soldier.
It's not normal for Chang Yuchun to agree in such a painful way.
Zhang Ximeng observed his words and found that Lao Zhu was a little surprised. It seemed that Chang Yuchun's performance had surprised him. Zhang Ximeng said: "Chang Yuchun, my lord doesn't have many cavalry at the moment. Naturally, they are all brave warriors. You just said
Seizing ships, killing the enemy, and capturing the Yuan army are certainly worthy of it. Why would a person like you be willing to take refuge with the lord? But what is the whole story? Can you tell me?"
Zhang Ximeng gave Chang Yuchun a chance to regain Lao Zhu's opinion.
Don't underestimate these light words, Chang Yuchun will be grateful to Zhang Ximeng for the rest of his life.
After hearing this, he hurriedly knelt down.
"Please forgive me, superior... I am not a peaceful and kind citizen. I am from Huaiyuan. I later became a bandit with others and moved to Hezhou. Some time ago, Liu Ju wanted to escape to Luzhou, but I was unwilling to follow him to rob houses and bring disaster.
The common people want to take refuge with the Ming Lord. There was a little friction between Beizhi and Liu Ju...I, I will kill Liu Ju!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he snorted heavily, "You call killing people a small friction? What is a big deal here?" Lao Zhu did not speak, but Chang Yuchun continued the story.
"After Bei Zhi killed Liu Ju, there were more than a thousand people in the village who wanted to support Bei Zhi as the new village leader. But Bei Zhi thought, since he had killed Liu Ju in order to take refuge with the Ming Lord and shed his thief skin, if he continued to be the leader of the village,
Lord, didn’t you just eat the grass and turn back?”
"The humble position allows those people to stay in the village, and then come alone to join the higher-ups. The humble position, the humble position is smart. If you want to be promoted, you can recruit those old brothers, so, therefore..."
Chang Yuchun gritted his teeth and decided to break the jar!
"That's why I thought about using some kind of golden-armored god general to exalt myself. I know I'm wrong because of my humble position. Please forgive me!"
After Chang Yuchun finished speaking, he lay on the ground. After a while, Lao Zhu finally let out a long sigh.
"To have ability means to have ability, how much ability you have, how big an official you are, how much merit you have achieved, and how high you are promoted. We can't say that rewards and punishments are clear, but we are not blind. What kind of god generals can you use to talk about things? If there is no real
If you are capable, we sent you to fight and lost your life, what should I do? The most important place in the army is to fight for real, and you must not come in vain, do you understand?"
"I understand! I understand!"
Chang Yuchun hurriedly kowtowed, "Thank you for the lesson from my superior. I have recorded all my humble positions! I have recorded them!"
Now, the misunderstanding has finally been resolved.
Although Chang Yuchun was being cunning, he didn't have much malice, and he didn't mean to deceive Lao Zhu. He just wanted to find a place for his brothers to settle down as soon as possible.
In fact, if this method was used on others, it would have succeeded long ago. However, Lao Zhu was influenced by Zhang Ximeng and could not see such strange power and confusion.
Chang Yuchun finally remembered his lesson and became completely honest.
After understanding the situation, Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "My lord, Chang Yuchun was born a bandit. If he can take the initiative to join, it can be said that he is obedient, aware of current affairs, and understands the general trend. The task of suppressing bandits in Hezhou is still severe, so why not let Chang Yuchun
Going to summon those bandits is considered a meritorious service?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, but in the military camp, military discipline is the most important, and not just any crooked melons and dates can get in! Also, if any of these thieves have killed people many times and are cruel and violent, no
People who do personnel work, not only cannot be included in the army, but they must be punished on the spot, do you understand?"
"Understood!" Chang Yuchun replied simply: "Please rest assured, superior, I will definitely bring a clean team back with you!"
Chang Yuchun stood up, mounted his horse excitedly, and went to gather his old troops.
As Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Jiajun was very cautious when it came to bandits.
Nowadays, there are bandits and bandits everywhere. It is unrealistic for you to say that you will not accept bandits and bandits.
But you can't accept all bandits.
For example, a group of bandits attacked Zhu Jiajun and killed Zhu Jiajun's soldiers. What should we do?
In one word, destroy him!
The culprit must be caught and dealt with cleanly.
The reason is very simple. If you want to maintain your own military morale, kill your people and imprison your enemies. Isn't that nonsense?
Therefore, it is absolutely reasonable for the leader to avenge the monk. Not only will he not be criticized, but his superiors will even agree. It is absolutely impossible for him to abandon his principles for the sake of a few bandits.
Of course, if someone kills one of you, then you have to kill the whole family, or even kill hundreds or thousands of people, just to express your anger on innocent people. That would be too much.
Therefore, usually, only the first culprits are punished, and others who have committed the most heinous crimes and have done bad things alone cannot be spared.
Ordinary bandits can be absorbed, but there is a prerequisite, that is, they must undergo complete training and even undergo a special assessment. Only after they pass all the bandits can they be officially incorporated into the army and become a trustworthy soldier.
However, there was not so much to say about Wang Bi, who had an innocent background. After understanding the battle process, Lao Zhu immediately awarded Wang Bi the position of Xiaoqi, and even said that he would go to his house to have a look and ask his old mother if she needed anything.
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Wang Bi immediately burst into tears of gratitude and officially became a member of the Zhu Jiajun.
Chang Yuchun was gone for only seven days, and more than 700 people followed him back.
As mentioned before, they were not immediately incorporated into the army, but were placed in a temporary military camp outside Hezhou City.
No matter how you say it, it's all what you wanted.
"I have lived up to everyone's trust and found a good way out for you. Ma Dadao, pour me some wine, and we will get drunk before we stop."
Ma Dadao immediately poured wine for Chang Yuchun, "Yes, it's fun to follow Mr. Chang! Brothers, you've managed to survive!"
Chang Yuchun was in a good mood and celebrated by drinking with the bandits.
Before he knew it, Chang Yuchun was very drunk. He went to rest early. He would be summoned by his boss tomorrow, so he didn't want to miss anything.
Chang Yuchun took a rest, but the bandits didn't stop. They got together in twos and threes and started gambling.
There was a table full of people, and they were throwing dice and shouting five and six, so happy!
Outside this group of gambling guys, two people sneaked in, a majestic man under thirty and a teenager. They circled the crowd and saw that the bandits were so engrossed that they didn't notice them.
The two men couldn't help frowning and shaking their heads, and then they simply went to the center and found the largest tent.
Standing outside, I heard thunderous snoring.
The soldiers who were supposed to be guarding the outside actually went to gamble.
"Bandits are bandits after all, and they have no place on the stage!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
Zhang Ximeng was also very emotional, "Lord, I'll call Chang Yuchun!"
"Need not!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked to both sides and found a torch. He grabbed it and threw it directly on the tent curtain. After a while, the fire started.
Chang Yuchun, who was sleeping, suddenly smelled the strong smell of cigarette smoke, which made him cough.
The next second, Chang Yuchun turned over and sat up. When he looked at the door, he saw flames jumping out. He was so frightened that he didn't even wear any clothes and jumped out from the window next to him, shouting at the top of his lungs that he was running away.
He happened to see Zhu Yuanzhang's angry face in front of him. In an instant, all the wine he drank turned into cold sweat. Chang Yuchun was so frightened that he knelt down quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "How capable are you? In a military camp like this, we came in not to set fire to you, but to kill you with a knife. Your head has already been cut off!"
After finishing speaking, Lao Zhu angrily shook his sleeves and walked forward, "Tell your soldiers to get out of here!"
Zhang Ximeng saw Chang Yuchun in a very embarrassed state and couldn't help laughing: "Go put on some clothes and wait for the master to scold you later!"
Chang Yuchun's face turned red, he quickly agreed and ran away.
Facing his back, Zhang Ximeng shook his head repeatedly, is this Chang Shiwan?