Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhao Shun hurried to Guo Ying's house. After entering, he saw Guo Ying drinking wine under the waiters of several singers.

"Master Hou!"

Zhao Shun bowed his hands and saluted.

Guo Ying was already a little drunk at this time. She pushed away the singer who was blocking her view, looked at Zhao Shun, and said with a smile: "Hey, why are you here? Come and have a drink together."

Zhao Shun smiled awkwardly and did not respond, but directly got down to business: "Master Marquis, I have something important to report."

"explain."

Guo Ying withdrew her gaze and listened while flirting with the singer.

Zhao Shun spoke for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, I have noticed that recently the Prince Consort always looks for opportunities to talk to the soldiers guarding him, and the soldiers he has talked to seem to have changed. How can I put it..."

Zhao Shun frowned when he said this. He was also born in poverty and had heard Li Wei's words. To a certain extent, he could understand why the soldiers were angry.

But the butt determines the head, and now that he has left the bottom, he can no longer fully appreciate the pain of these soldiers.

Guo Ying looked at him and asked, "What did he say?"

"That is to say, some corrupt officials have taken bribes, bent the law and oppressed the people. Our soldiers are all from poor backgrounds, and they have all been bullied by these corrupt officials and local powerful people." Zhao Shundao.

"Oh, that's it." Guo Ying waved her hand indifferently after hearing this, "What's the point? Let him talk."

He was a military commander, not a civil servant. Zhu Yuanzhang killed many corrupt officials, but he was very tolerant of military commanders, so he didn't care about it. Instead, he felt that it was a good thing for military commanders like them that the soldiers hated civilian officials.

Zhao Shun frowned and said nothing. Although he understood the truth, he always felt that it was not that simple.

"Master Hou, I feel that my subordinates are not as obedient as before." Zhao Shun said worriedly.

Hearing this, Guo Ying suddenly opened his eyes angrily and said: "Who dares to disobey the military orders? If you dare not obey, you will be beaten until you obey!"

The methods of running the army in this era were very rough. Anyone who dared to disobey his superiors would be punished with a slap of a military stick, or his life would be in danger. Generals may be kinder to their cronies in order to win people's hearts, but they do not have such a good attitude towards ordinary soldiers. .

Zhao Shun looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, but finally gave in and said yes.

After sending Zhao Shun away, Guo Ying continued to drink and have fun.

In Qingyang Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, Lu Zhongheng was ordered to train troops in the fields, but at this time the soldiers were transferred from the guard by Zhu Yuanzhang to go to the Northern Expedition, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Without the soldiers, Lu Zhongheng was no longer interested in staying in the military camp, so he directly found a mansion in the city to live in and enjoy the night.

"Master Marquis, why didn't His Majesty ask you to follow him during this Northern Expedition?"

asked a close subordinate.

Lawrence Lu's face darkened slightly, and he snorted with some displeasure: "Who knows, maybe he thinks I'm old!"

"Master Hou is always strong and strong. How can those little guys like Sun Ke compare on the battlefield?"

"that is!"

Several subordinates followed.

Ever since he defeated some minor chieftains in the past two years, Zhu Yuanzhang has not allowed veteran generals like them to participate in large-scale battles for a long time. Lu Zhongheng himself is okay. He has already been granted a title of marquis anyway, and he does not expect to be granted a title of prince. However, these close men who follow him are still I hope to achieve further military exploits.

Hearing the commotion of these men, Lu Zhongheng looked a little ugly, but it was hard to say anything.

"Okay, okay, we don't need to hold you back, we just have time to enjoy it, right?" A discerning henchman hurriedly said.

Lu Zhongheng took the opportunity to pick up the wine glass and said loudly: "That's right, we have been fighting and killing for most of our lives, it's time to enjoy ourselves, come and drink!" "I respect you, Lord Marquis!"

"Come!"

Everyone changed the subject and continued drinking.

But after putting down the wine glass, Lawrence Lu's eyes flashed with worry.

He still kept Li Shanchang's letter. Although he didn't completely believe it, he still had hidden worries in his heart.

After a while, the servant of the house hurried in, came to Lu Zhongheng and whispered a few words.

Lu Zhongheng's expression changed, and he immediately stood up and said to everyone present: "You guys drink first, and I will do something."

"Please, Lord Marquis."

Everyone stood up to respond, Lawrence Lu nodded, turned and left.

When he came to the backyard study, the servant took out a secret letter from his body and handed it to him.

After Lu Zhongheng dismissed the slave, he opened the letter himself. When he saw the content clearly, his eyes suddenly became solemn.

"Your Majesty is sick?"

Lawrence Lu whispered to himself.

This letter was sent by Li Shanchang. In the letter, he not only once again emphasized the situation of the nobles of Huaixi, but also specifically mentioned Zhu Yuanzhang's illness.

Lu Zhongheng felt tangled in his heart. He actually believed most of what Li Shanchang said. The reason why he didn't dare to agree was because he was just taking a chance.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang has imposed strict punishments. Although he is lenient to many nobles, he must also be disciplined and punished at every turn.

Brothers have been fighting all their lives, isn't it just to enjoy peace and happiness in the future? In the end, they won the battle, conquered the world, and were still strictly controlled. They were not allowed to do this or that. To be honest, they all had some complaints about Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Zhu Yuanzhang's status in their hearts was too important, and they generals did not have the courage to rebel. Even if Li Shanchang repeatedly hinted in his letter that Zhu Yuanzhang was old and frail, he did not dare to say it openly.

After much thought, Lu Zhongheng finally made the decision not to come forward but to secretly hand over some of his cronies to Li Shan for permanent use.

In addition to Lu Zhongheng, others such as Fei Ju, Tang Shengzong and others also sent some cronies, but the number of these cronies was limited, ranging from dozens to hundreds, and together they could only number a few thousand.

After receiving their responses, Li Shanchang suddenly became angry and cursed: "What can these bastards do with just this few people? Do you want me to take these thousands of people to die? And Lan Yu, that white-eyed wolf, just now How long has it taken for him to forget how he got the title of Duke?"

Li Shanchang was very angry and helpless.

Ever since Liu Ji gave Zhu Yuanzhang the idea of ​​building this guard post, the military power has been divided into two. The power of commanding troops and the power of dispatching troops have been separated, and generals have been exchanged back and forth. It is too difficult to mobilize troops privately.

When Li Shanchang was at his wits' end, Feng Ji came over.

"Brother Shan, it's not good!" Feng Ji said hurriedly as he walked in.

Li Shanchang, who was worried, hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"

"News came from the north that the Northern Expeditionary Army was victorious. He and Naier Buhua were all captured and surrendered!" Feng Ji said bluntly.

Li Shanchang was stunned, and his face instantly turned pale: "It's over! It's over now!"

If the Northern Expeditionary Army is victorious, then the vassal kings Zhu Di and Zhu Fan will naturally have greater control over the army, so the time has come for Zhu Yuanzhang to take action against them!

...(End of chapter)