Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 4 The strongest beggar gang leader in history!
North of the city, next to Xuanwu Lake.

A wealthy manor house is now the headquarters of the Beggar Clan, and was originally the headquarters of the Nugging Dragon Clan.

The Nujiao Gang is engaged in water trading and has more than 300 boats. When the court's water transportation is too busy, the Nujiao Gang's boats will be hired.

Where there are crowds, there must be rivers and lakes.

The waterways in the south are developed and there are many water transport docks. A large number of sailors, trackers and helmsmen gather in these dock areas to make a living.

As a result, the Nujiao Gang was born naturally and became the link between the rivers, lakes and temples.

When the Ming Dynasty was first established, the four sides were unstable. In order to wipe out the remnants of the enemy and stabilize the situation in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang urgently needed to improve the efficiency of water transportation.

He established the Water Transport Department and appointed the governor Qianshi Zhu Shou as the water transport envoy to supervise the water transport.

At this moment, Zhu Shou was at the main altar of the Beggar Clan.

"Master Zhu, I told you, then Lang Feiyun may have a short life." Fourth Master Zhu spread his hands towards Zhu Shou.

The corners of Zhu Shou's mouth twitched.

Cursing secretly in his heart, why the hell wasn't you the one who killed him?
What a ruthless person. He came to me three days ago and asked for a share of the water transportation. I said that the Nujiao Gang was enough, and there was no need for your Beggar Gang, unless you were the leader of the Nujiao Gang.

Then, the old man really killed the leader of the Nujiao Gang and successfully annexed the Nujiao Gang.

"How can I trust you, general?" Zhu Shou smiled coldly.

"Master Zhu, if you don't believe me, you should believe in the knife in my hand, right?" Fourth Master Zhu's eyes were cold.

Swish!
There was a flash of cold light, and he unsheathed his long sword and then put it back into its sheath.

Zhu Shou felt a chill down his spine. The stone table in front of him instantly split into two halves, and then collapsed with a clang.

He was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

"Master Zhu, as long as you support me, I will take down the Yulong Gang within three months." Fourth Master Zhu said with unparalleled aura. "By then, tens of thousands of brothers will listen to your orders, Master Zhu, and water transportation will be smooth."

Zhu Shou was secretly shocked.

He was also killed on the battlefield, but he was completely suppressed by this old man.

The old man was so overbearing that he couldn't breathe with his murderous look.

……

"Okay, Fourth Master Zhu, I will choose you as my general." Zhu Shou laughed, "With your strength, what's the point of taking down the Yulong Gang? This general will help you take down the entire secret forces in the capital."

"My lord, please be happy." Mr. Zhu shouted, "Bring me some wine."

For him, the relationship with the Yulong Gang has been forged, and he must take down the Yulong Gang.

He now urgently needs a backer in the court.

Water transportation envoy Zhu Shou was his best choice.

Soon, a disciple brought the wine, and another stone table was already filled with wine and food.

Fourth Master Zhu made an invitation gesture: "Master Zhu, please sit down."

"No, Fourth Master, you are the senior, please take the seat."

Zhu Shou sat down on the seat next to him and smiled loudly, "If Fourth Master joins the army, he will definitely be a general."

Fourth Master Zhu sat down on the main seat without any courtesy.

The purpose of his invitation to Zhu Shou today was to take care of the water transportation work. With this work, the beggars would not all go to the streets to beg for food.

In his previous life, he liked to read "History of the Ming Dynasty". There is a record of Zhu Shou in the history books: Zhu Shou, in the 20th year of Hongwu, was granted the title of Marquis of Junshan, and was given a salary of two thousand dan and a world certificate. The party will die sitting on the blue jade.

This guy was later killed, but that happened twenty years later. Now we can only use him first. Who made him the water transport envoy?
"Come, drink." Mr. Zhu raised his glass.

After three glasses of wine, the tense atmosphere just now disappeared.

Zhu Shou also took the initiative to toast to Fourth Master Zhu: "Fourth Master, how much do you know about the Yulong Gang?"

Fourth Master Zhu finished his drink in one gulp and frowned slightly: "I know they are called Three Thousand Tsing Yi, and each of them can fight, but I don't know their details."

Zhu Shou put down his wine glass and told him everything he knew.

Since he chose Fourth Master Zhu, he certainly hoped that Fourth Master Zhu could really take down the Yulong Gang.

Because the Yulong Gang ostensibly engages in fishing, but actually participates in water transportation and owns hundreds of boats. However, the Yulong Gang never gets involved with the court and even dares to disobey orders.

At that time, Zhu Shou wanted to mobilize their ships, but overnight, their ships all left the capital.

..."The Yulong Gang, their gang leader's surname is Zhang, he is brave and domineering. I suspect that he has been in the army. Everyone in the Yulong Gang has been trained at first glance."

Zhu Shou took a sip of wine and spoke slowly.

According to him, the Yulong Gang is the only one among the dark forces that has not colluded with the imperial court. They rely on their own strength to become one of the eight dark forces in the capital.

There are three thousand men in green clothes, each of whom is good at fighting.

In addition, they were fishing and shipping on the surface, so the court could not suppress them without any reason.

"The headquarters of the Yulong Gang is also in Xuanwu Lake, right?" Fourth Master Zhu frowned.

"What a coincidence, it's on the other side of you." Zhu Shou pointed, "Back then, I wanted to destroy them, but I couldn't use the army. That Lang Feiyun was a coward and didn't dare to mess with the Yulong Gang."

"It seems that I need to meet them for a while." Mr. Zhu's eyes were like daggers.

"General, I'm waiting for your good news, Fourth Master." Zhu Shou stood up and clasped his fists, "I'm going to leave first, there's still something to do at the Yamen."

"Sir, walk slowly." Fourth Master Zhu clasped his fists.

After watching Zhu Shou leave, he sat down and slowly drank a glass of wine.

Zhu Shou led his subordinates out of the courtyard and breathed a sigh of relief.

Drinking with this old man is too stressful, just like facing the emperor.

The Beggar Clan has such a tyrannical leader with big ambitions, and the deep waters of the capital will be stirred up.

……

early morning.

There is a thin layer of mist on the Qinhuai River, looming.

The ground is covered with frost and silvery white.

Mist lingered on the river, intertwined with frost, and a cold wind blew through, bringing with it a biting chill.

At this time, there was a man swimming in the river.

He waved his arms, stirring up layers of waves, and his figure rose and fell in the water.

Standing on the shore, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and shouted: "Fourth Master, it's such a cold day, please come up quickly."

It was Master Zhu who was dancing like a fish in the river. This was his physical training project.

A perfect body not only has domineering strength, but also extremely strong flexibility. It must have strong explosive power, extremely fast speed, sensitive reactions, and super strong ability to resist blows.

Although swimming is ordinary, it is a very good way to develop physical coordination and flexibility. Keep swimming, keep pushing your limits.

The legs are sore, the arms are sore, and the head is swollen.

Keep swimming and you will be able to break through.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, he swam five times before landing.

"Hachiro, winter swimming is good for your health. Let's do it some other time." He said while wiping his head with a towel.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the strong muscles of Fourth Master, which were not obtrusive and showed almost perfect streamlines, just like a cheetah.

He was secretly envious, spread his hands and smiled: "We can't bear it, it's too cold."

The two returned to the small courtyard. Fourth Master Zhu changed into a set of Confucian clothes and held a book in his hand.

"Hachiro, I want to read in the morning." He smiled, "If you don't want to come along, go and buy breakfast for me."

"Let's go buy it now." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked away.

Fourth Master Zhu opened the book and started reading.

It's not that he likes reading, but that he now needs to cultivate Haoran Qi in order to break through to the second realm: Yunling.

Cultivate your awe-inspiring spirit and hone your literary courage.

He can't think of any other way now but reading.

"The heaven and earth have righteous energy, and are mixed and endowed with fluid shapes. Below are the rivers and mountains, and above are the sun and stars. To people, it is said to be vast, and it is as abundant as the sky."

What he read was "Song of Righteousness".

It seems like I saw the scene where the author Wen Tianxiang wrote "Song of Righteousness" in that simple cell.

(End of this chapter)