Moreover, this news comes from a very respectable senior who has been against Zhu Yuanzhang for half his life, so it is absolutely reliable.
"So, their brothers are fine?" Goatee Shi Chenglu said happily. He is the recommender of the Hong family brothers. If they have problems, he must take responsibility.
"Hmm. The hatred of killing one's father is sworn in. If there is a problem with all of this, what else is not a problem?" The leader's nonsense literature was still in full play:
"You can safely recruit them into the religion."
Guardian Cao said with some regret: "Oh, I thought it was a big fish..."
"Why isn't it a big fish?" Shi Chenglu said with joy, his beard straightened up: "All of their brothers are talents, not to mention the special skill of acting, just talking about Hong Hao's natural supernatural power, Hong Bin's both civil and military skills, and Hong Ji's martial arts
Gao Qiang, Hong Yan are very skilled in medicine, and the youngest Hong E, he, he...he is the best at eating."
"In short, if Prince Ming can get help from their brothers, he will be even more powerful!" Shi Chenglu gave a very high evaluation, of course to show off his good vision.
"Go and talk to them." King Ming thought for a moment, and then said with a sense of inferiority, "But after all, they are the sons of King Cheng and Gao Qi. I'm afraid it will be difficult to accept them if they are allowed to join the Ming Cult rashly."
"It's not up to them!" Protector Cao snorted.
"Hey, since his brother is the queen of King Cheng and Gao Qi, it will be of great benefit to us in our next mission in Jiangnan." But Protector Shi looked at it from afar and said: "We must make them surrender willingly, so that they can play their greatest role.
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Then King Ming said with great certainty: "Since they are the sons of those two men, they will join us sooner or later."
"King Ming is really far-sighted!" The two guardians blew the conch at the same time.
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After coming out, Protector Shi decided to talk to Hong Ji, whom he admired most.
"Uncle Shi, what's wrong?" Zhu Di walked in.
"Come, sit down, I have something to do." Shi Chenglu asked Zhu Di to sit down and made him a cup of tea: "We know that your brother drives pigs in a small alley - he has a straight-forward temper. So he doesn't go around in circles."
"That's best."
"After following us for so long, you must know what we do, right?" Shi Chenglu looked at Zhu Di steadily.
"I know." Zhu Di nodded, but his heart was pounding. No matter how brave and resourceful he was, he was only sixteen years old after all.
"Relax, we Mingjiao don't eat people." Looking at his tense expression, Shi Chenglu couldn't help but smile: "In fact, we didn't even eat meat."
Zhu Di nodded and said softly: "Eating vegetables is the devil."
"We are actually serving Mani. The Demon King slandered Mani by the previous dynasty." Shi Chenglu made a habitual excuse, then waved his hand and said: "Now believers are no longer allowed to eat meat, so those things are not important anymore."
Zhu Dixin said, this is still due to my father.
"Brother You, what do you think of our Mingjiao?" Shi Chenglu threw out another proposition.
"Very, very good." Zhu Di could still speak, but he could only compliment: "Making decisions for the people and doing justice for heaven. Very, very promising..."
"Hahaha, are you willing to join this promising career?" Shi Chenglu's next words made him stunned.
"Ah, I, we..." Zhu Di's mouth went dry for a while, he picked up a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and said sarcastically: "We are just a bunch of bad actors, I'm afraid, I'm afraid we can't do anything else."
"Hey. Zhu Hongwu is still a beggar. His background is not lower than yours, but he has become an emperor. So, princes, generals and ministers would rather have their own kind." Shi Chenglu patted Zhu Di on the shoulder and said:
"Xiaoji, let me tell you straight - our King Ming admires your brother very much and intends to recruit you to join the religion. Don't miss this opportunity to change your destiny."
"This..." Zhu Di was worried that if he refused, the other party would fall out again. He didn't know how to answer for a while.
"It seems that you can't make up your mind on your own. Then go back and discuss it first. Don't rush to reply." Fortunately, Shi Chenglu was easy to talk to and said with a considerate smile: "Our Mingjiao only recruits like-minded people who have a bright mind and will not force anyone to do so."
Someone else joined.”
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it." Zhu Di nodded hurriedly.
"Aren't you anxious to go home and see the crops? The carriage has been arranged for you and you can go back at any time." Shi Chenglu said surprisingly generously:
"Go home and think about it carefully. I'll visit you later and just give me an answer."
"Hey, okay." Zhu Di agreed immediately.
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Zhu Di went back confused and told the brothers the content of the conversation.
The brothers also looked confused.
"A few days ago, they were afraid that we would run away, so why are they letting us go again?" The third child felt that there was a trick. "We can't always let them lead us by the nose."
"I saw, the carriage is waiting outside." Zhu Di said in a low voice, "How about you stay here by yourself and we go back first?"
"Fuck you..." Zhu Bai glanced at him and changed his words: "No matter how I didn't say anything, it's a good thing to let us go back."
"No, that's right." Zhu Xi nodded and immediately ordered to go down and quickly pack up and prepare to run away.
As for the invitation from Protector Shi to join the cult, the brothers automatically ignored it.
As expected, the people of Mingjiao did what they said. Not only did they arrange a carriage to send them back, Goatee also prepared a cart full of all kinds of goodies, saying that they were thank-you gifts from King Ming.
The brothers were eager to return home, and after thanking them, they quickly ran away.
It wasn't until they were far away from Wuli Temple that they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why did they change their gender?" Zhu Di asked the question he had been holding back for a long time.
"I've been listening to what they said lately, and it sounds like they're going to do something big in the near future." Zhu Zhen shook his head on the back of the cow and said, "Maybe he's afraid that we'll get in the way."
"So kind?" Zhu Di didn't like it very much.
"Who knows." Zhu Zhen also shrugged his thick eyebrows. "I'm afraid I have to ask Prince Ming to find out."
"Oh, you should actually agree to join them." Zhu suddenly complained to the fourth child: "This way we can know their plans and help the government take preventive measures."
"I asked you to stay just now and you refused." Zhu Di glared.
"Don't I respect everyone?"
"No, it's just an afterthought."
The brothers had long turned a blind eye to the daily quarrels between the two.
However, Zhu's words also made them realize more or less that they still cherished their lives.
Right now, their harvest has far exceeded expectations.
The truth I heard, saw and learned during this trip was enough to stir up a storm in the court. It is estimated that it can also help the people of Fengyang and those poor civilians improve their situation.
That's enough... right?
Once you go back and harvest the rice, this experience will be a perfect ending...right?
Let’s not add any more extraneous matters…
But that's impossible.
This is just the last calm before the storm.
ps. Fourth update, additional update for 15,000 orders.
