Zhang Shicheng put on a fighting posture, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not polite. He and Zhang Ximeng deduced this result more than once. Once Yuan Ting was defeated, he and Zhang Shicheng would have to decide the winner. Peaceful coexistence was absolutely impossible.
Lao Zhu was also working hard, preparing to take advantage of Zhang Shicheng's weakest moment to strike a fatal blow and capture Huaidong.
At this time, two people came outside Lao Zhu's military camp, a mother and son, a half-old woman, and a young man less than twenty.
As soon as he arrived, he clamored to see "my uncle".
This is not a peaceful time, a war is imminent, and the sailors will not let it in casually, so they must be questioned carefully, and the other party is quite impatient.
"My uncle is inside. You are the one in charge. Let us see him quickly. There is something important."
While they were arguing, Xu Da happened to pass by. He saw the young man and the woman. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly remembered, isn't this the eldest sister-in-law of the Zhu family?
That's right, the visitors are Zhu Yuanzhang's sister-in-law and nephew!
In the disaster that destroyed Zhu Yuanzhang's family, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother and the eldest brother's eldest son all died. Only his sister-in-law, Wang, returned to her parents' home with her second son, barely surviving and raising her son.
Many years passed by, and the Wang family worked hard and finally watched their son grow up. This child has a strong body and looks very much like the old Zhu family.
When he was a teenager, he learned archery, swordsmanship and guns. After a few years, even three or five people could not beat him.
Mrs. Wang was greatly relieved and felt that she could give an explanation to the Zhu family.
Now that the child is old, he can go back to his hometown, meet his uncle, and get to know his relatives. Finally, the Zhu family will not be extinct.
Wang thought very simply, so she paid great attention and asked around. At first, she found nothing. But later, Master Zhu of Haozhou became more and more famous, especially recently, there was a Bodhisattva soldier who was kind to the poor, and he was known as Zhu Jiajun.
I heard people say that the leader, named Zhu Yuanzhang, is a bit like his brother-in-law. Wang found a few merchants and inquired with others. After hitting the wall several times, someone told Wang that this General Zhu was Haozhou.
Zhongli was born in a very poor family, all her relatives were dead, and she was born in a humble background. After starting the army, she was the best to the poor... Wang listened patiently, and gradually, she was sure that this person was her brother-in-law Zhu Chongba!
After learning the news, Mr. Wang was overjoyed. This was because he had never expected that his brother-in-law was not only alive, but also had a future and was running such a big business.
Wang immediately found her son, and after discussing it with her mother, they immediately came to seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang.
This was the scene outside the military camp.
Xu Da recognized his sister-in-law Wang, and after saying a few words, he immediately led the two of them in, until they reached the Zhongjun tent.
"Sir, look who's here!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled at first, and then he was surprised!
"Sister-in-law!"
Wang rubbed her eyes and couldn't believe it.
Although the outline of Zhu Yuanzhang is there, his aura is completely that of two people, powerful and majestic, which is not what ordinary people can have!
This is indeed the case. This man is going to compete with Zhang Shicheng for the mastership of the two rivers. How is it unusual?
After a while, Wang finally confirmed Zhu Yuanzhang and burst into tears.
"Chongba, I brought your nephew here and gave it back to your Zhu family. I, I am worthy of your dead eldest brother!" Mrs. Wang burst into tears and almost fainted from crying.
Zhu Yuanzhang also cried with him, heartbroken.
The nephew was only eight years younger than Zhu Yuanzhang. When Zhu Yuanzhang was a teenager, this nephew followed behind him, dragging two tubes of snot, calling him uncle and uncle, and was a complete follower.
Later, the Zhu family was over, and his eldest sister-in-law took him away. After Zhu Yuanzhang and his second brother buried their parents, they also broke up. It has been ten years since then!
Not long ago, Zhu Yuanzhang met his brother-in-law and nephew Li Wenzhong, and now he met his sister-in-law and nephew.
Needless to say, there is joy when relatives reunite. In this troubled world, life is like grass and it is not easy to survive. In the past ten years, how much suffering my sister-in-law has suffered can be known just by looking at the white hair on her head.
But no matter how much hardship she endured, she raised her son up. The nineteen-year-old young man is tall, strong, and looks pretty good.
Zhu Yuanzhang was really unexpected and full of surprises.
“Sister-in-law, we don’t even know how to thank you!”
Mrs. Wang wiped her tears and said, "Why are you talking about this? He is from the Zhu family, isn't he my son? I am bringing him now, firstly, to join you, and secondly, I hope you will give this child a decent name.
Once it is included in the Zhu family tree, I will be satisfied."
Wang's wish to have her son enter the Zhu family tree is not because she is coveting future clan status. In fact, she still doesn't know how powerful Zhu Yuanzhang is.
She is a woman who worked hard to raise her son after her husband died. She is definitely worthy of pride. Being included in the Zhu family tree shows that she did not remarry, did not change her son's gender, and did not forget her ancestors... This is hers
Proud, something very, very worthy of pride!
Writing it into the family tree made the Zhu family admit this. Her ten years of hard work had finally come to an end, and she couldn't afford to slow down for a moment.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood his sister-in-law's urgent mood, but Zhang Ximeng was not around, so he was responsible for the naming.
"Sister-in-law, do you think you can wait two days?"
"Can't wait!" Mrs. Wang was very insistent, "Just give your nephew a name!"
Mrs. Zhu understands her sister-in-law’s mood, what should she do?
He thought for a while and then said: "Sister-in-law, my nephew has a new name, Wen Zhong, let my nephew also be called Wen... What is Wen?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, "Be upright and do things in the right way.
, why not just give it a straight name and call it Wenzheng?"
In fact, this straight character also has another meaning, which is to praise my sister-in-law for being an upright person and staying with her for ten years without remarrying. This is the same as my heart.
Mrs. Wang recited it twice and showed a satisfied smile. She stretched out her hand and pulled her son over.
"My son Wen Zheng, kowtow to your uncle quickly!"
Zhu Wenzheng knelt down quickly and kowtowed to Lao Zhu three times.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy at this time. He pulled his nephew up and took a closer look. He found that the child was powerful and vigorous, and he was indeed very good.
"Have you practiced martial arts?"
"I have practiced!" Zhu Wenzheng replied simply: "Archery, swordsmanship, boxing and kicking are all good!"
Lao Zhu smiled and said, "There are many masters in this army. You should learn from them in the future. But although martial arts are great, you still need to read and write."
When Zhu Wenzheng mentioned studying, he grinned, "Uncle, I'm already so old, am I afraid it's too late?"
"not late!"
Lao Zhu was extremely serious, "I am a full eight years older than you, and we only started to study the Eight Classics seriously more than two years ago. The key to this matter is to have a famous teacher. I will tell Mr. Zhang later and let him
Let me give you some advice, and I can tell you that Mr. Zhang is very knowledgeable and is our right-hand man."
Zhu Wenzheng grinned when he heard the reading, but he did not dare to refute, so he could only make a promise.
Wang became interested, "Who is this Mr. Zhang? Is he really that capable?"
"Old sir?" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, "He is several years younger than Wen Zheng! But although he is young, he is not young in knowledge. He comes from a scholarly family and has been educated for generations, which is much better than that our family is all farmers.
Already."
Wang was shocked, "That Chongba, how powerful are you now? Why do so many people listen to you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "The power is not that big. Haozhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Hezhou and Yangzhou are all under our rule."
"Ouch!" Mrs. Wang couldn't help but exclaimed, "This, isn't this all of Huaixi yours?"
Lao Zhu smiled reservedly and did not explain any more.
Wang thought for a while and said with a smile: "In this case, I don't want to have this old face and say a few outrageous words. You are so powerful, can you arrange a better position for your nephew and let him work for you?
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This is not Wang's unreasonable thought. It is actually the case. Let alone dominating one party, even if you open a workshop and do some business, it is reasonable for relatives to come and ask for a position, let alone your nephew.
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Historically speaking, Lao Zhu would definitely agree and would be given a very high official position... For example, in history, before the Hongdu War, Zhu Wenzheng was the Grand Governor of the Governor's Palace, controlling all Chinese and foreign military forces.
One step further is to go up to the palace with swords and shoes. You will not be able to enter the court, and you will not be able to praise or worship.
Lao Zhu placed his nephew in a high position, but Zhu Wenzheng failed to position himself correctly. This was the root of the tragedy.
In this time and space, thanks to Zhang Ximeng's teachings, Lao Zhu looks at the problem more calmly. Although his nephew is a good person and although his family ties are strong, he cannot break the rules.
"Sister-in-law, my nephew Wenzhong is studying with Mr. Zhang now, and he is doing quite well. We have many positions, but each position must have enough ability. Wen is our nephew, and we regard him as our own son.
It's reasonable, but no matter what, there are still rules. This is why we let our nephew study more. If he is qualified, we can only give him the position. Please forgive me, sister-in-law."
Mrs. Wang thought for a while and sighed: "I am a woman, I don't know any big things, and I am making a joke again. I really should let this kid study more and improve his skills!"
Although this topic was over, Lao Zhu didn't want to treat his nephew badly, so he asked Zhu Wenzheng: "Since you are good at martial arts, do you have the courage to meet my uncle alone?"
"who?"
"Zhang Shicheng!"
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With the sound of drums and horns, the two armies lined up. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng, each leading tens of thousands of troops, faced each other just outside Gaoyou City.
The east wind is hunting, and the flag is flying.
Two cavalry came out from each side, with Zhu Yuanzhang in front and his nephew Zhu Wenzheng following closely. On the other side, Zhang Shicheng and his younger brother Zhang Shixin came out.
The two sides are only a hundred steps apart. This is the first time that Lao Zhu and Zhang Shicheng face each other, king versus king!
"Prince Cheng, we would like to congratulate you for getting out of trouble!"
Zhang Shicheng sneered, "Zhu Yuanzhang, you are going too far to fight against the autumn wind, aren't you? I have been holding on for more than three months and endured Tuotuo to death, but now you are here to take advantage of me, do you still have any sense of morality?"
Lao Zhu laughed out loud, "King Cheng, if you knew how much we have done, you wouldn't complain. I just want to invite King Cheng to join us in the Northern Expedition and destroy Ni Yuan!"
"What? You want to go on the Northern Expedition? And you want to go with me?"
"That's right! The Yuan Dynasty is ignorant and guilty. They have occupied the world of our Han people. Is Prince Cheng willing to work with us to restore the country?"
When Zhang Shicheng heard this, he almost wanted to laugh, "Zhu Yuanzhang, you'd better weigh it yourself, what's the weight! I am the leader of the Zhou Dynasty, and I have defeated an army of millions of yuan. It's not your turn to give me orders!"
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Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and felt a lot more relaxed.
"In this case, it seems that we have to compete!"
Zhang Shicheng sneered, "That's right! Zhu, if you think you are more powerful than Tuotuo, just come over here!"
