When he received the document that he would be transferred to the Japanese country as one of the generals in the expedition, he immediately became excited.
Fighting is one thing, but the most important thing is that he is no longer under His Majesty's suspicion.
Now that his son-in-law Zhu Ji is in charge of the medical school established by His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, he is completely out of the royal family dispute, and his own side has also benefited.
Feng Sheng's highlight moments were all in the early Ming Dynasty.
At that time, Feng Sheng concurrently served as the crown prince's right officer. He was demoted for violating minor laws and became the governor's tongzhi.
When it was time to regain control of the country, Feng Sheng led his army up the river, took Bian and Luo, went down to Shaanzhou, and went straight to Tongguan. The guard fled at night, so he captured Tongguan and Huazhou.
During the expedition to Shanxi, Wuzhi captured Huaiqing, crossed the Taihang Mountains, captured Wanzi City, captured Ze and Lu, and captured Yuan Youcheng Jia Cheng from the Yi family.
They also defeated Pingyang and Jiangzhou, captured Yuanzuo Chengtian Baobao and others, and captured more than 500 soldiers.
In the second year of Hongwu, Feng Sheng led his army across the Yellow River, headed straight for Shaanxi, and captured Fengxiang. He then crossed the Long River, captured Gongchang, advanced to Lintao, and surrendered Li Siqi. He then returned to the army and followed General Xu Da to besiege Qingyang.
He expanded his territory and sent generals to attack Yuanzhou to support Qingyang. Feng Sheng guarded Yima Pass and defeated his generals. He then captured Qingyang and captured Zhang Liangchen, thus pacifying all of Shaanxi.
In September, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned the general back to Beijing and ordered Feng Sheng to garrison Qingyang to control the armies.
However, Feng Sheng believed that Guan Shaanxi had been decided and led the entire army back without permission.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and blamed Feng Sheng deeply. Thinking of his great achievements, he pardoned him without punishing him. However, the reward was less than half of that of General Xu Da.
After the death of the later general Xu Da and the left deputy general Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng was most famous for the Battle of Jinshan conducted by Nuer in Liaodong.
It was at that time that someone revealed that Feng Sheng had hidden many good horses, and sent his disciples to drink wine with Naha Chu's wife in order to obtain large jewels and rare treasures. The prince forcibly married his daughter just two days after his death, and therefore lost his surrender.
However, Puying lost three thousand cavalry, and Chang Mao also took the opportunity to criticize Feng Shengzhi for his fault.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and confiscated Feng Sheng's seal of general. He ordered him to build a residence in Fengyang and visit Beijing regularly. The officers and soldiers received no rewards.
Feng Sheng never commanded an army again.
Stroking the tiger charm sent by the eunuch, Feng Sheng felt mixed emotions in his heart.
Why hide a good horse, obtain an exotic treasure, and forcibly marry his daughter?
Feng Sheng knew why these things happened, and there was no possibility of excuse.
In the 20th year of Hongwu, Feng Sheng was the general who controlled the military power in the world. Although the imperial power was superior, if he had military power, even Lan Yu would be his subordinate general.
"Old man, I'm finally back. This time, let's fight together again."
There is no doubt that Feng Sheng himself is also a man who likes to fight, and his illustrious fame made even Zhu Yuanzhang extremely fearful.
Throughout his life, Feng Sheng has been at war.
At first, when Zhu Yuanzhang had just captured Dingyuan, Feng Guoyong came with his younger brother Feng Sheng to defect to him. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Feng Guoyong's brother wearing Confucian clothes, he thought he was a weak scholar.
Unexpectedly, Feng Guoyong shocked Zhu Yuanzhang by simply showing his skills. "The Chronicles of Ming Dynasty" says:
Taizu was so pleased that all the brothers stayed behind the curtains and kept it a secret.
It can be seen from this that Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he first met the Feng brothers, and he regarded the Feng brothers as his confidants from then on.
At that time, Li Shanchang, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, and Deng Yu had not yet defected to Zhu Yuanzhang. Feng Guoyong was a rare handsome man who was talented in both literature and military affairs.
Zhu Yuanzhang was marching and fighting in the wild. He would not let other generals get close to him when he slept at night, leaving only Feng Guoyong to guard him in the tent. The two had a deep relationship.
Unfortunately, Feng Guoyong only followed Zhu Yuanzhang for seven years and died of illness during the Battle of Shaoxing.
Zhu Yuanzhang regretted it very much. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang took the lead in naming Feng Guoyong as the Duke of Ying. Wang Shizhen once said: If Feng Guoyong is not dead, is he the equal of Qiyang in Han Gong?
This means that if Feng Guoyong died so early, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, his status would not be lower than that of Li Shanchang and Li Wenzhong.
Events from the past year kept flashing through Feng Sheng's mind.
He held on to that Great General Seal tightly, as if he held on to his life.
Without His Highness Taisun, he would not have had such an opportunity.
When Feng Sheng first learned that the prince had passed away, he was filled with panic.
Originally, Feng Sheng still hoped that he could survive until the day when the prince came to the throne. Now that the prince is gone, will your majesty keep him?
Fortunately, the appearance of His Highness Taisun eased the situation.
But Feng Sheng also knew very well that even His Highness Taisun was not someone who was easy to talk to casually.
The founding hero is the most embarrassing.
In fact, Feng Sheng was not very good at the beginning. For example, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun had never lost a battle in their life, while Feng Sheng experienced several failures and ran away without his armor.
But his ability to learn was very strong, and it became more and more outstanding later on, and his contributions to victory gradually became more and more.
Even when I first achieved some success, I got carried away and was reprimanded.
However, in the third year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Yuanzhang still gave him the highest level of reward.
He was granted the title of Duke of the Song Dynasty, with a salary of three thousand dan and a world certificate.
The imperial edict states that the victorious brothers are of the same flesh and blood. In more than ten years, the troubles in the elbow and internal organs were eliminated, and the minions and claws were built to pacify the Central Plains and help form Hunyi.
Zhu Yuanzhang said that the Feng Sheng brothers were like his own flesh and blood.
Since ancient times, the best way for founding emperors to win over heroes, besides giving rewards, is through marriage.
Zhu Yuanzhang betrothed Feng Sheng's eldest daughter to Chang Yuchun's son Chang Mao, his second daughter to Zhou Zhuji, and Feng Sheng's niece, Feng Guoyong's daughter, to Mu Ying.
You know, Zhu Ji is Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth son, Chang Mao is the brother-in-law of Prince Zhu Biao, and Mu Ying is Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son.
These three marriages mean that the interests of Feng Sheng and Zhu Yuanzhang are firmly bound together and are indestructible.
However, facts have proven that Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't pay attention to marriage. Even Zhu Yu, the king of Zhou, would still be demoted and punished, let alone Feng Sheng.
After caressing the General Seal for a long time, Feng Sheng carefully put it back into the brocade box and put it away.
Then he opened the door, and the cold wind howled outside.
When I heard the door open, a servant came over immediately.
In this kind of weather, it is naturally impossible to stand guard at the door. Usually, you just wait inside to warm yourself and come out as soon as you hear any movement.
Feng Sheng said to his servant: "Prepare your horses, I, the general, have to go to the palace."
At this time, Feng Sheng's temperament was completely different. His high-spirited appearance made his already white temples less eye-catching. Instead, his piercing eyes added a bit of energy.
"Drag him out and chop him!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!!! Ah!!!!"
A small episode took place in the morning.
Seeing that the New Year was just a few days away, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hold back his murderous nature, but chose to kill on the spot.
Zhu Ying didn't say a word of advice, just looked at him coldly.
Just now, Zhu Ying proposed that taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce would build thirty-six schools for the enlightenment education of children around ten years old.
The most important thing is, it’s free!
Not only are there no tuition fees, but they are also provided with one meal at noon every day.
The school does not distinguish between men and women, and regardless of origin, anyone of about the same age can enroll.
This means that even the children of refugees who do not have household registration, or who are themselves refugees and beggars, can go to school directly here as long as their age is not much different.
There are also some scholarships, that is, those with excellent academic performance can also receive money or physical rewards from the school.
What about scholarships?
Just by not practicing self-reinforcement, countless people would go there with their children, not to mention having a mouthful of food, which would greatly reduce the burden on the family.
How to calculate the account?
In this year, when the Ming Dynasty was first established, the government encouraged childbirth.
Even the people at the lowest level usually have several sons and daughters in their families.
These days, children only need to have a bite to eat. They are not as particular as later generations. In addition, there are so many premature deaths that even the royal family cannot avoid the phenomenon of premature death, let alone the common people.
So that means constant births, especially having more sons, which means that the family has more labor force.
In ancient times, when people had more sons, they would speak more forcefully when going out and have a straighter waist.
For example, you have three children, and your neighbor has one child.
There are inevitable conflicts between neighbors on paddy fields, such as how to irrigate water and many other things.
Once there is a dispute, if you ask your three sons to go to that station, they will have no choice but to leave in anger.
If it's the opposite, with grievances and dissatisfaction, it becomes oneself.
This is a truly true portrayal.
After Zhu Ying proposed a meal, all the children in these common people's homes were equivalent to being raised by Zhu Ying.
Because in the eyes of most people, children have small appetites and one meal is enough.
Especially girls.
Logically speaking, this is a good thing.
After all, this money is not paid by the Ministry of Household Affairs, nor by internal funds, but is entirely borne by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
From an external perspective, this should be a very good thing and truly benefit the people.
Why did Zhu Ying just watch with cold eyes while Zhu Yuanzhang got furious and asked directly to kill him?
Because some people stood up and objected: the people can let it go, but they cannot make it known.
Zhu Ying's behavior of enlightening people's wisdom touches the interests of all current scholars.
This class of scholars includes civil and military officials, distinguished landowners, gentry and wealthy businessmen.
The only people not included are the people at the lowest level.
Especially the Hanlin Academy has the biggest opinions. They guard the channels for learning. If you want to learn advanced knowledge, you can only go to the Imperial Academy and the Hanlin Academy.
In other places, only the most common scriptures and meanings are spread.
To put it another way, the foundation of the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College lies in the imperial examination.
It is basically impossible for the people in the countryside to win the first prize, because political thought is the content and understanding of the "Four Books", "Spring and Autumn", "The Book of Songs" and other classics. Only they can think of the correct answer.
Know.
In this way, it is equivalent to the promotion channel for officialdom being controlled by a small number of so-called scholars.
The noble son from a poor family is all in novels.
The Meng Yuan Dynasty purged the world, leaving the Central Plains dynasty no longer with so-called thousand-year-old families, but it was still a clan world.
In many places, a village is a surname, which is also a clan.
This is inevitable.
In this clan, the clan leader controls the most top talents.
Those ordinary people do not even have the opportunity to be literate, and they must depend on their clans.
Because whether inside or outside, if you leave your clan, you are a refugee.
The Ming Dynasty was still a patriarchal world.
According to the current Ming Dynasty theory, that is to say, there is no law down to the county seat, and the clans govern themselves.
In ancient times, things like soaking in pig cages were punishments derived from the patriarchal system.
In ancient times, officials mostly relied on people from the same hometown and clan to look after and promote you. If you were kicked out of your family tree, no one would promote you.
The patriarchal system is very strict. Sometimes a scholar who passed the imperial examination went to the capital to become an official, and a poor relative from his hometown who couldn't afford to work came to the capital to work on business, and he ate and slept in the official's house.
Moreover, this official did not dare to complain at all, and he had to entertain the poor relatives with good food and drinks. When the poor relatives were ready to go home after having enough time, the officials would also give some money as a means of payment.
The behavior of looking down on poor relatives in the novel is actually an exception in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Most people cherish their reputation very much, especially the reputation within their clan.
The patriarch's words are much easier to use than those of his superiors.
Offending your boss is, to a large extent, just a small shoe to wear. No one wants to make a big fuss, and no one has anything to do with it.
But offending the patriarch is completely different.
A single crime of unfilial piety can make you step down immediately and return to your hometown to accept punishment according to clan rules.
This is just a metaphor. Generally speaking, those who can become officials and the higher-ups in the clan are basically in the same boat.
But now, what Zhu Ying is doing is to forcibly interrupt this class relationship.
Scholars are not stupid, especially when it comes to their own interests.
Even if His Highness Taisun gave him a lot of kindness, it was of no use. A large number of officials began to discuss it. Finally, some officials stood up straight and spoke loudly about Confucius' teachings, and vaguely rebuked His Highness Taisun. This did not help.
The way of the emperor.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately laughed out of anger. No matter how many days he had to celebrate the New Year, he would kill him first.
It was two months later, and His Majesty once again asked directly in the Fengtian Palace.
Of course, Zhu Ying couldn't persuade him, otherwise he would be treating himself as a weakling.
Moreover, the official who spoke was not of low rank, so he didn’t know whether he thought so or someone secretly gave him instructions.
Obviously, the effect is particularly good.
After being dragged out for questioning and beheaded, everything in Fengtian Palace was quiet. No one wanted to be the one who stood out and killed his Majesty to scare the monkeys.
No one will doubt that Your Majesty will not hesitate at all even if all the civil and military officials come forward.
The generals were killed until rivers of blood flowed in the Fengtian Palace.
Therefore, only a fool would die in vain.
Some officials who were familiar with the beheaded shook their heads secretly.
He knew that the official who was beheaded had only entered the capital due to transfer in recent months, and had been in the local area before.
It happened that in recent months, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood and did not kill many people, so this created an illusion.