The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 198 The war begins, Mr. Ye eats meat, Zhu Yuanzhang drinks soup, and Wang Baobao declares a battle!
At this moment in the combat command room, it’s time for the food to be fragrant!

The maids were serving food to everyone in the command room. Mao Xiang, who was recruited as a personal soldier, and his ten men in uniforms sat at two tables.

The four operators who are responsible for setting up the sand table based on intelligence and orders sit at one table, and the ten order soldiers on duty here eat in shifts of five to five.

Ye Qing, Wu Yong, and Zhu Yuanzhang were sitting next to the coffee table directly above the sand table.

In Wu Yong's eyes, Ye Qing, who was sitting opposite Mr. Guo, was eating a mouthful of food and a dish that was extremely delicious.

But Mr. Guo just looked at it with a straight face, looking very dissatisfied with the food.

Wu Yong comforted him and said, "Master Guo, no, General Guo, why don't you eat?"

"It's wartime now, so the banquet is definitely not as good as when you were Master Guo, but considering the conditions on the battlefield, the food is very good."

"Beef stewed with white radish, stir-fried beef offal with sauerkraut, and tofu soup with side dishes."

"You shouldn't know that this side dish tofu soup is the 'Pearl Jade White Jade Soup' personally designated by His Majesty!"

"But His Majesty has a strong taste. His Pearl Jade White Jade Soup is made with cabbage dumplings, spinach leaves, sour tofu and leftover rice."

"We don't have such heavy flavors. They are all fresh green leaves and fresh tofu!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang was comforted in this way, it can be said that the more he was comforted, the uglier his face became.

Is that what he calls a heavy taste?

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to warn all officials in the court to be considerate of the people, he invited everyone to have a "Pearl, Jade and White Jade Soup".

But he never expected that his splendid talk, which could be called an eternal legend, would become a favorite of Zhu Yuanzhang after it spread to the border?

Zhu Yuanzhang just held his tongue and said: "It's not that we dislike the poor food. This food is already something that people in other places cannot afford during the New Year."

“We just don’t eat beef!”

"We haven't seen your labor camp where people can eat beef freely, so we will definitely not eat beef!"

When Ye Qing heard this, he felt that this person was the most stubborn and principled person he had ever seen. He was both big-headed and admired.

There are really not many people in the world who are this stubborn.

Ye Qing just reminded him kindly: "I tell you General Guo, soldiers must eat meat when training and preparing for war, and we must eat meat when using our brains."

"Beef is the best red meat. Eating red meat can not only quickly restore physical strength, but also keep people away from anxiety."

"As long as the soldiers don't lack meat, it's hard to have a camp roar!"

"So, don't be so stubborn. After the battle is over, can I take you to see it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang still held his tongue and shook his head: "No, if we don't see it, we will definitely not eat beef."

Ye Qing was really impatient and said directly: "Whether you like to eat or not, I would like to remind you that it is now war time and I have no right to open a small stove. That's all for today. If you don't eat, you will be hungry." one day."

"If you eat beef tomorrow, you will be hungry for two days!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing picked up a piece of beef and deliberately blew in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang's nostrils: "It smells so good."

"I heard that His Majesty also slaughtered the rich man's calf and ate its meat when he was a child. I wonder if His Majesty, who is now prohibited from eating beef, secretly eats beef?"

"should be!"

"The emperor eats it secretly, so what are you afraid of?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang smelled the fragrance and listened to the stories of his childhood, he suddenly remembered the taste of beef.

Just for a moment, my stomach started to growl.

In Ye Qing's eyes, the stubborn Mr. Guo looked at him with hatred and then stretched his chopsticks towards the beef. But just when his chopsticks were about to touch the beef, he immediately turned towards the carrot next to him.

When he picked up the radish and was about to put it into his mouth, he poured himself another bowl of hot water.

Ye Qing and Wu Yong looked at him washing the radishes with warm water and then eating, feeling helpless and admirable.

His stubbornness was something that Wu Yong had never seen before, and even Ye Qing, who had hundreds of years of experience in ancient times, had never seen it before.

In their eyes, Mr. Guo turned into Zhu Yuanzhang's crazy fan after just a few mouthfuls of radish and rice.

"Master Ye, you must have proof when you speak!"

"Your Majesty will never do anything like stealing beef. I dare to guarantee it with my life!"

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When Ye Qing saw how stupid he was, he didn't want to argue with him, let alone tell him that Zhu Yuanzhang was a master at saying one thing on the surface and doing another behind his back.

After saying "You're right", he went to eat on his own.

In this way, Ye Qing and Wu Yong were responsible for eating the beef and offal, and Zhu Yuanzhang was responsible for passing the vegetables through the water before eating.

After one person finished a large bowl of rice, he also finished a large bowl of soup. The words "never waste" were vividly demonstrated by the three of them with practical actions!
After the three of them had eaten, they were ready to ask for tea.

But before the food plates could be taken away, the orderlies ran in again.

"Report,"

"There are Beiyuan scouts coming over from the three gates. The commander-in-chief of the three gates would like to ask you to tell me, should I kill him or let him return?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately stepped into the role of a general and solemnly ordered: "No one is allowed to be put back."

But at the same time, Ye Qing also ordered: "Everyone is blind and pretends they didn't see it. Let them investigate as they please!"

The messenger was a little confused by the completely different orders given by these two people at the same time.

Ye Qing emphasized again: "Subject to my order!" "Yes, sir!"

After the messengers left, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Ye Qing and said dissatisfiedly: "Are you going to let them see the situation on the top of the city?"

"We don't care what grand and self-righteous plans you have. It was you who invited us to be a general. It was you who said that we had worked with His Majesty and you needed our experience."

"Can you discuss everything with us before making a decision?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's lungs are really about to explode!
He just felt that the person in front of him was really unreliable in terms of military affairs, and he simply made up his mind.

How can anyone invite someone to be a general without discussing it with them?

Furthermore, he is really not a veteran who has been Zhu Yuanzhang's personal soldier, he is Zhu Yuanzhang who can be both emperor and marshal.

It is precisely because he has such a resume and full experience in commanding and fighting that he has never approved of Ye Qing's incomprehensible way of deploying troops.

Ye Qing's suggestions to the imperial court can be said to be very good from a strategic level.

But this defensive skill seems to be extremely unreliable.

Not only that, he was also very dissatisfied with Ye Qing's personal behavior. It was obviously Ye Qing who invited him to be a general, but he was made to be an 'audience' that no one even listened to?
The useless feeling of not being needed made him very unhappy!
And at this moment,
Ye Qing just smiled lightly and said: "You are wrong. I tied you here, not invited you here."

"I originally wanted to invite you, but you don't know what's good and what's good!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened. He had been waiting for a long time, but no one came out.

If it were in the palace or Yingtian, Ye Qing would be dragged out and shaved alive after he said these words.

And at this moment,
Ye Qing just sat on the superior seat, drinking his mint herbal tea calmly, but he still glanced at Master Guo from the corner of his eye, who was very dissatisfied with him.

Master Guo's dissatisfaction with him is his greatest happiness!

In fact, what he wanted was never a general, and he, Ye Qing, never needed any generals to lead the battle. He only needed an 'audience'.

What he wants is that Mr. Guo is here to witness Ye Qing finish commanding this battle, and then say, "Give him Ye Qing one hundred thousand troops, and he can make Zhu Yuanzhang give up his position"!

With this speech, his crime of "every man is innocent, but he is guilty of having a jade" in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes was completely confirmed.

Mr. Guo now feels how unreliable Ye Qing is. After the war begins, he will feel how much Ye Qing can threaten Zhu Yuanzhang's throne!

Of course, if you don't talk about this purpose, Mr. Guo really has several big brushes.

Long before, he had asked Mr. Guo how he would deploy his defense if he were the defensive general.

I have to say that Mr. Guo's defense plan can really be said to be a watertight iron bucket.

Using Master Guo's method, or even letting Master Guo lead the battle, with the current equipment and supplies of the Yanmen garrison, they will definitely be able to hold on until Xu Da leads troops to help.

Compared to Ye Qing's method, there was only a few thousand more deaths!

Although the gap is huge, it cannot be said that he is incompetent. After all, Ye Qing has been a general for three lifetimes and has a modern urban mindset!

Even though he, Ye Qing, is a clumsy person with no talent, but after three lifetimes of diligent work, he should be better than him, Mr. Guo.

Not to mention Mr. Guo, even if Zhu Yuanzhang himself ends up being his opponent, as long as he is given an army of [-], he can defeat Zhu Yuanzhang and make him doubt his life.

If Ye Qing hadn't been in such a hurry to go home, he would have been able to become a successful 'Emperor Ye' if he had been allowed to hang out for a few more years!
Just when Ye Qing was thinking like this, Zhu Yuanzhang became angry just looking at his indifferent expression.

"Humph!"

"Just go your own way!"

"There will always be a time when you know that if you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer the consequences right in front of you!"

"Don't blame us for not reminding you. If you lose, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely kill you, and you will die miserably!"

Ye Qing rolled his eyes at Mr. Guo with his peripheral vision and said, "I will never be killed in a losing battle. What I want is to be killed in a winning battle, or in other words, I won too well and was killed." He really didn't dare. Say it.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing just smiled and said: "I will definitely let you know that the waves behind you in the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the waves in front die on the beach!"

"I am not worried about losing the battle and being sentenced to death by His Majesty!"

"I am only worried that if I win too well, Your Majesty will send someone to secretly kill me!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly felt like he was being stripped naked in public.

"Cough cough!"

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed slightly and said calmly: "We don't know why you have such a big prejudice against His Majesty. How can Your Majesty be such a despicable person?"

"Even if Your Majesty wants to kill someone, he will definitely produce evidence of guilt and give death in accordance with the law!"

"Don't bring up the matter of His Majesty's conspiracy to kill Xiao Ming Wang anymore. That is a special situation and cannot be done!"

"This"

This time it was Ye Qing's turn to have nothing to say.

This stupid fan was already so shameless that he said that this matter was a special situation and there was nothing he could do. What else could Ye Qing say?
Just when Ye Qing had nothing to say, Ye Qing's military order also reached the ears of the three commanders.

The defenders of the three gates of Yanmen Pass all acted as ordered and acted like blind men.

Because of this,
Three batches of Beiyuan detectives successfully detected the news and reported it to Wang Baobao one after another.

After Wang Baobao confirmed that it was true that the east and west gates had cannons and were fully defended, but that the middle gate was sparsely defended and had old equipment, he immediately started writing.

First, he wrote the word "War Letter" on an envelope!
　I wish all my readers a happy Chinese Valentine's Day and may you all be happy all night long!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)