The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 214 Mr. Ye gave Zhu Yuanzhang a lesson in his sleep on the true role of leadership!
In Mao Xiang's widened eyes, the two soldiers disguised as agents immediately took action quickly!

As the emperor's personal guard, he instinctively wanted to beat the two of them out, but his reason told him that this was not a place where he could violently resist the law.

Although this place is the emperor's territory in name, it is actually the territory of the earth emperor in front of him.

The Tu Emperor gave an order, and two soldiers pretending to be agents immediately engaged in counter-joint arrest and capture. It was a very smooth move. After capturing the real emperor, they were ready to take him to enforce military law.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was also very capable of fighting, he had no way to escape.

Because he knew that if he wanted to escape without Ye Qing's consent, he could only escape by himself.

He would not do this kind of business that would cost him eight hundred and injure his enemy zero!

Besides, this is not a kind of 'relief' for him!
"Okay!"

"It's good to beat us!"

"Twenty military sticks, we can afford it!"

"But you can't bear the consequences of beating us!"

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While Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking this, he looked at Ye Qing's eyes, which could be said to have no complaints.

What Ye Qing did made him walk between killing and not killing, and it also made him hate Zhu Yuanzhang in front of Ye Qing many times.

Not decisive in killing at all, not decisive in dealing with things at all!
To be honest, he even hates Zhu Yuanzhang when he thinks about it!
But there is nothing that can be done. The man in front of him has the ability to turn the decisive and decisive Zhu Yuanzhang in the palace into the indecisive and hesitant Mr. Guo!
Now, as long as Ye Qing dares to hit Zhu Yuanzhang, he must be decisive and resolute!
If he doesn't kill him, he himself will curse, "Zhu Yuanzhang, you are the emperor for nothing"!
But just when Zhu Yuanzhang was being escorted and turned around, still smiling in relief, Mao Xiang immediately made a clang and knelt down on one knee in a military salute to Ye Qing.

Mao Xiang knelt down on one knee and clasped his fist and said, "Master Ye, please show your respect and spare my master this time!"

"My master not only has battle injuries, but also illness. Yes, he also has a very serious illness. He looks strong, but in fact he is extremely weak."

"If these twenty soldiers go down, even if your men show mercy, he will lose most of his life."

"Sir, my husband was just in a moment of impatience before, and he was also thinking about the city's defense plan!"

"If you insist on beating these [-] army sticks, let me, Mao Qiang, take it for you. I can handle [-] army sticks. It doesn't matter if I beat you to death!"

Ye Qing looked into Mao Xiang's eyes and was absolutely sure that his words came from the bottom of his heart. He was really willing to die for his master.

Looking at the loyal man kneeling in front of him, Ye Qing couldn't help but ask himself.

He has lived ten lives in ancient times, which adds up to several hundred years. Has there ever been a person who could make him loyal to this level?
The answer is yes, definitely not!
He, Ye Qing, can be affectionate and righteous, but that must be done without affecting himself!

Regarding this point, he absolutely does not deny that all his friendship must be ranked after the word "selfishness", but this does not affect his appreciation of these loyal people who, in his opinion, are very "foolishly loyal".

Thinking of this, Ye Qing called back Mr. Guo who was about to be taken away for torture.

Ye Qing looked at Mr. Guo who was flexing his wrists and said, "For the sake of Brother Mao, I will spare you this time, and you won't do it next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing turned around decisively, facing north, and continued to be his temporary guard tonight.

In fact, he didn't entirely care about the face of this loyal servant. He also thought about it from his perspective.

Although Mr. Guo is a little impatient, from his perspective, there is no problem at all in persuading him to turn the tide.

Again, his understanding of the nomads in the north is exactly the same as a workshop worker's understanding of the unchanging assembly line.

But this 'young man Guo', who has only lived for about forty years, is far from this level. It is normal for him not to be as sure as Ye Qing.

If he were Mr. Guo, he would definitely try his best to persuade her, and even with his temper, he could scold him even more nicely!
"Thank you, Master Ye!"

The person thanking him was not Mr. Guo, who still had a straight face, but Mao Qiang, who was looking at Mr. Guo now and still had some intention of taking credit.

Zhu Yuanzhang just nodded to Mao Xiang and said, "Well said, we are both sick and weak!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not loud, and Ye Qing couldn't hear it anyway, but to Mao Xiang's ears, it sounded extremely cold, with no intention of complimenting him at all, and even a hint of grudge.

Mao Xiang hurriedly explained in a low voice: "I can't help it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang still had a straight face and just walked straight towards Ye Qing.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was not really ungrateful. He also remembered Mao Xiang's loyalty just now, and he would go back to reward Mao Xiang.

But the fact that he was sick and weak must be reported on the spot!

Mao Xiang naturally knew what kind of person Zhu Yuanzhang was. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang was willing to say it to his face, it would be a trivial matter no matter how big it was.

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang would not care about him after he returned, but would reward his loyalty!

Thinking of this, Mao Xiang couldn't help but look at Ye Qing, who was serving as a guard, and frowned unconsciously.

There is no other reason,

Because the things he, Ye Qing, committed were all major matters that the emperor would not say to his face and would only settle accounts later.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang walking towards Ye Qing, Mao Xiang only gave Ye Qing's back a look that said, "I wish you luck!"

I just hope that Mr. Ye will not provoke Zhu Yuanzhang again tonight!
The war started tomorrow morning, it’s time to stop!

Just when Mao Xiang was so hopeful, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped just after walking onto the corridor on the third floor of the city gate tower.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes,

Under the bloody full moon, Ye Qing was standing on top of the tallest building in Yanmen Pass. Even if the night wind at the border fortress roared, even if his cloak was blown by, he still stood tall like a pine tree.

Not only that, he also kept holding the Tang Dao with his hand.

Just looking at this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little ungrateful again. It could also be said that he could 'see the aftermath'!
There is no other reason, because this is the rule of a general, but this guy wearing Tang armor has never been a general.

Because of this, he felt that it was even more valuable.

The key is that he felt a strong sense of security in this 'fake general'.

"A general is in charge of one man, and he protects thousands of families behind him!"

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After Zhu Yuanzhang secretly expressed this emotion, he also stood beside Ye Qing, preparing to accompany Ye Qing as a temporary guard for one night.

A Qiqi Qipin county official could do this, but he, the emperor who expelled the barbarians, couldn't do it?
He must do it!

After standing up, he couldn't help but glance at Ye Qing from the corner of his eye!
But just this glance made him widen his eyes, and he thought that he was just blind!
In fact, it’s not surprising that Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t notice that Ye Qing was sleeping!
When other people sleep standing up, they at least have to lower their heads, but when Ye Qing sleeps, it's really the same position as before closing his eyes, and the same position after falling asleep.

This late at night, if it weren't for his almost zero-distance observation perspective, no one would have noticed that he was sleeping.

"Are you actually sleeping?"

"You put on the posture of a general guarding the country and just fell asleep?"

"Isn't this treating the soldiers as fools?"

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Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that the corners of his mouth trembled, and he also felt disgusted.

Fortunately, he had just sighed with emotion, it really makes me feel sick just thinking about it!
After Zhu Yuanzhang woke up Ye Qing, before Zhu Yuanzhang could open his mouth to educate him, Ye Qing just rolled his eyes at him and closed his eyes again.

Ye Qing knew what the stern-faced Mr. Guo wanted to say. He was very sleepy and had no energy to argue with him.

But without a little education, he won't be able to sleep well tonight!

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak out to condemn him, Ye Qing closed his eyes and took the lead in educating him: "Old Guo, do you know what leaders are for?"

"What kind of leader? I've never heard of it!"

Ye Qing closed his eyes and frowned slightly. This was the generation gap between the times.

Ye Qing used the most concise Ming Dynasty vernacular to let Mr. Guo understand the meaning of the word "leader", which is similar to the word "superior".

Ye Qing continued to teach: "The biggest role of a leader is to pretend!"

"Pretending?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing, who still had his eyes closed, and suddenly got excited.

He doesn't believe it anymore. How can he be persuaded by talking nonsense with his eyes closed?
Zhu Yuanzhang crossed his hands and said, "Please enlighten me!"

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Ye Qing closed his eyes and smiled slightly: "After Xu Da became the general, was he the most passionate one in the pre-war swearing-in ceremony?"

"But did he finally charge into the battle himself?"

"Let's talk about our Majesty. After he became Marshal Zhu, did he wave his sword for a long time and let others rush at him, and then rush to the back of him?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was angry and felt it was reasonable. There was also a sense that he didn't want to admit it but had to admit it.

Zhu Yuanzhang held his tongue and said: "Yes, this is indeed the case after they became the commander-in-chief of the army, but they also fought with their lives before!"

Ye Qing interrupted and emphasized: "I didn't say before becoming a commander-in-chief, I said after becoming a commander-in-chief, after becoming a leader!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately speechless, because even though he wanted to refute, it was the same truth.

Ye Qing continued to teach: "I didn't say it was bad to do this. Since you have worked hard to become a leader, this is how it should be."

"Leaders only need to look good and do their 'leading goose' thing well."

"What a leader has to do is nothing more than four things: command, lead, guide and encourage his subordinates."

"The oath taken before the battle is to encourage the subordinates by one of these four things."

“As long as you do these four things, the process really doesn’t matter.”

"In other words, to put it in a really ugly way, I have already reached this status. Why should I be like an ordinary soldier and keep my eyes wide open all night long?"

"I just need to let the current defenders see that I am willing to come here to accompany them to blow the wind the night before the battle. That's all."

"I just need to let the defenders who have gone back to reunite with their families know that Mr. Ye personally brought people here to keep vigil and gave them a chance to go home and reunite before the war. That is completely enough."

"Actually, even if they know I'm sleeping, it doesn't matter at all!"

"I came here to blow the cold wind and sleep standing up. It was enough to move them. It is more effective than any form of swearing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing shut up decisively and continued to sleep.

As the saying goes, you don't need a heavy hammer to beat a drum. If you don't say a good word twice, if you still don't listen and disturb his sleep, then you must give him twenty military sticks in a very sincere manner.

And at this moment,
Zhu Yuanzhang also fell into deep thought. It can be said that he digested half of it and accepted half of it.

The reason why he only accepted half of it was not that Zhu Yuanzhang was not smart, but that he was used to hearing the lofty and selfless remarks of Confucian students.

This kind of selfish truth is still not easy to listen to.

Unless there are live examples to prove it! .
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(End of this chapter)