Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "We want to kill Luzhou Hou Zheng Yong, it's that simple."

Zhu Xiongying's heart skipped a beat!
Marquis of Luzhou was the vanguard officer of the late Xu Da of the Palace of Prince Zhongshan. He was fierce in battle and was both brave and resourceful. Even though he had committed a crime, there was no need for the old man to take such heavy-handed measures against him!
Zhu Xiongying couldn't figure it out, but he didn't know what the old man was planning.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying and continued, "Killing someone requires a reason. Do you know that Zheng Yong managed the mansion so well, why did the doorman become a traitor?"

Without waiting for Zhu Xiongying to answer, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "The restaurant we ate in was opened by Menzi's relative; the restaurant next to it was opened by Zheng Yong's distant cousin."

"One day, a relative of the family went to ask Zheng Yong's distant cousin, saying that their business was so booming, could he teach them the craft?"

Zhu Xiongying was stunned: "The difference in status between the two parties is so huge. One is a relative of Marquis Luzhou, and the other is a relative of Menzi. It's impossible without even thinking about it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "You are right, so Zheng Yong's cousin humiliated Menzi's relatives."

The old man was silent for a moment, looked at Zhu Xiongying, and said something that made Zhu Xiongying tremble with fear!
"Because of this little thing, the Jinyiwei pried open the mouth of the Zheng Mansion's doorman, and that's why the doorman handed us evidence today!"

hiss!
Zhu Xiongying sucked in a breath of cold air. He felt it was unbelievable and at the same time, he looked up to the Jinyiwei even more!
This government office, which had always been ignored, was established by Zhu Yuanzhang to be the commander of the imperial guards. When it was first established, it was surprisingly powerful!
Although it became the emperor's personal killing machine that everyone was afraid of in the later period, in the early Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei was definitely a powerful investigative agency!

What is investigating a case? What is doing an errand?

Jinyiwei surprised Zhu Xiongying!

It was just a trivial matter, but the Royal Guards used it as a starting point to pry open the chain of evidence of all the corruption in the Zheng family. This... how terrifying!
"What did you think of?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the dazed Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying gritted his teeth and said, "The door water is donated!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Han Feizi said that the door water donated people because the King of Qi was stupid, but our emperor is not such a person, but the principle is the same!"

The story of donating water to a family is a classic, and it comes from Han Feizi.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a minister named Yishe. One day, he got drunk with the King of Qi. When he arrived at the palace gate, the gatekeeper asked Yishe if he could have a taste of the imperial wine in the wine gourd around his waist since he had drunk so much.

Yishe cursed and humiliated the guard.

Later, the gate guard poured a basin of water outside the palace gate, which froze the next day. The King of Qi found out and mistakenly thought that Yishe had urinated outside the palace gate, so the King of Qi sent people to kill Yishe and his entire family.

This story warns future generations not to offend villains, especially those around the powerful.

It is undeniable that the King of Qi was foolish, but it is also undeniable that the emperor of the time was skilled in the art of killing.

Using allusions to kill people makes the killing justifiable... Zhu Xiongying learned this real lesson of killing from the old man!

……

After going back.

The old man opened Menzi's confession and handed it to Zhu Xiongying.

All the crimes of corruption and brutality committed by Luzhou Hou Zheng Yong were listed in his confession.

The Ming Dynasty was notorious for corruption. The old man was so murderous that he couldn’t kill all the corrupt officials in the early Ming Dynasty.

After the old man passed away, I don’t know if it was to take revenge on Zhu Yuanzhang, but there were countless corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty, from top to bottom!
Even Xu Jie, who outsmarted Yan Song and was praised by the people and civil officials, had 400,000 acres of fertile land confiscated from his home!

If the roles were reversed, this kind of problem would have to be faced sooner or later. How would Zhu Xiongying handle it?
Although the Beijing inspection and the external inspection can play a certain role, the methods used by lower-level officials to engage in corruption are simply impossible to prevent!
this problem,

Zhu Changye thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with any solution!

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang said, any official of the Ming Dynasty, after studying hard for decades, who entered the officialdom, must have a heart to serve the people, but he could not resist the assimilation of the officialdom!

"finish watching?"

Zhu Xiongying came back to his senses from his daze, looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang who was speaking nonchalantly and said, "Well, I've finished reading it."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "Then let me ask you, do you think we should kill Luzhou Marquis Zheng Yong?"

Zhu Xiongying hesitated for a moment, then said, "Zheng Yong was a founding hero of our emperor. He was just greedy, and didn't cause many deaths."

"My grandson thinks that we can give them a beating to make them return the property to the people."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with great interest: "Why do you think so?"

Zhu Xiongying thought for a moment and said, "This is an era of clear class distinctions and respect for hierarchy. Zheng Yong has made great contributions to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and his crime does not deserve death. If he is killed rashly, it may cause political instability and put all officials in a situation where everyone is in danger, which is not conducive to governance."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "That makes sense."

"It's just a corruption case, the crime is not punishable by death, and killing him would be too much."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying meaningfully: "So killing people requires a method."

"what?"

Zhu Xiongying was stunned, "What...what do you mean?"

The old man smiled and said, "It's nothing. Just watch carefully and learn from me. Now you know who should be killed and who will threaten the country. That's enough. We can wait and see what happens next. Killing people... is a science!"

Zhu Yuanzhang certainly had no intention of letting Luzhou Hou Zheng Yong go!
If he was just guilty of corruption, he would not be guilty of the death penalty. But from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, he had to die.

Because people from this lineage will pose a threat to the future of the eldest grandson!
It's that simple!
In the afternoon, Zhu Yuanzhang left with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Xiongying suddenly remembered something and asked Zhu Yuanzhang: "By the way, old man, when will you take me to your home?"

"I've known you for so long, but I've never been to your house. If something happens in the future, I won't be able to find you."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at Zhu Xiongying: "Want to come to our house?"

"Okay, I'll take you there when I'm free. I have something else to do now, so I'll go back first."

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "Okay!"

Not long after the old man left.

Lan Yu hurried to Zhu's house.

"Great nephew, let's go!"

Seeing Lan Yu's anxious look,

Zhu Xiongying was puzzled: "Why?"

Lan Yu said: "I have summoned all the people for you. You cannot delay in Jiaozhi. Don't you want to remind them before they leave?"

Lan Yu is going to ask himself to appoint the generals.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying in his reverie, Lan Yu said, "Oh, I'm here, just say a few polite words. Except for the one from Longxiong Guard, all the other generals are our own people, so feel free to speak boldly!"

Zhu Xiongying smiled. Of course he would say some polite words, but he himself was not worried about this matter.

He was just wondering if the old man had some other purpose in arranging these people this way.

He didn't understand anything, so he said to Lan Yu: "Okay!"

The sky is clear and the afterglow of the sun shines on the earth.

When we arrived at Lan Yu's residence, the sun was about to set.

Wu Zhen, Lan Polu, Liu Lan, and Bai Hong, four military commanders, stood upright in the courtyard of Lan's residence. When Zhu Xiongying appeared, they all showed different expressions on their faces.

Liu Lan was the deputy commander of the Longxiang Guard and a direct military officer of the Zhongshan Palace. He had the highest status among the four, but the transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel was to be under Wu Zhen as the deputy commander.

Wu Zhen was Zhu Xiongying's direct subordinate, and the Ministry of Personnel appointed him as deputy commander.

As for Lan Polu and Bai Hong, they were co-commanders.

Zhu Xiongying did not sort out the old man's personnel arrangements, nor did he know how skilled Zhu Yuanzhang was in using personnel.

This kind of personnel arrangement will ensure that there won’t be any major chaos in the military system in Southern Xinjiang for at least the next ten years!

The four of them stood upright under the golden sunset.

Zhu Xiongying looked at them with admiration, neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke in a loud voice.

“I once admired a group of people.”

Everyone was stunned, even Lan Yu was a little confused.

This opening statement is kind of useless!
"The three-foot green peak embraces the world, and a white horse rides to open the Wujiang River."

"If a man does not show his ambition, his eight-foot body will be in vain."

Zhu Xiongying looked at them and continued: "I admire soldiers, I admire you, and I admire the warriors of my Ming Dynasty even more!"

"A hundred battles in the yellow sand will wear out the golden armor, and I will not change it until I conquer Loulan. This is the will of a soldier."

"As long as the flying general is in Longcheng, the Hu horse will not be allowed to cross Yinshan. This is the determination of the soldiers."

"I am willing to draw the sword from my waist just to kill Lou Lan. This is the spirit of a soldier!"

"Since ancient times, everyone has to die. I will leave my loyalty to history. This is the loyalty of a soldier!"

"The Ming Dynasty needs you to protect it, and the country needs you to defend it! Five thousand years ago, the emperor gave an order to fight for the Central Plains; four thousand years ago, Duke Zhou swallowed and spit out his power to shock the four directions; two thousand years ago, the Qin Dynasty swept the world, Emperor Wu of Han went on an expedition to the desert and slaughtered the Huns, gaining a great reputation; Emperor Tang killed the Turks and dominated the world. That year, we were educating the world!"

"Until now, the Central Plains has never been without the smoke of war. Until now, we will never be enslaved. We will never stop fighting until we die!"

"A soldier's duty is to defend his country, and his destiny is to die on the battlefield."

"You may retire after achieving success, or return to the countryside, or become a beautiful woman."

"But our homeland is not as peaceful as you think."

"The north is surrounded by foreign enemies, the East China Sea is harassed by Japanese pirates, and the South China Sea is full of pirates!"

"How to suppress the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Xiongying clasped his fists, bowed and saluted.

"Please answer, generals."

The golden sunset shines on the young man's resolute profile.

His voice was not loud, and his speech was not fast. He spoke each word so slowly, so resolutely, and so sonorously!
It was as if a raging fire had been ignited in everyone's hearts, burning the four warriors in front of them to boiling point!
No, there's a fifth person!

Lan Yu clenched his fist!
There were flames of excitement in his eyes, he gritted his teeth, and immersed himself in Zhu Huai's words!
So shocking!
With a ruler like you, who wouldn't shed blood on the land of Ming? !
Which man doesn't have a fire in his heart? At this moment, Zhu Huai completely ignited the fire in the man's heart!

Even if some people still didn't know who this boy was, even if some people had previously laughed at the boy's arrogance, after all, they were all experienced generals, so how could a weak boy be qualified to lecture them?
But now, everyone's arrogance has disappeared completely in the words of Zhu Huai.

Instead, there is solemnity, respect, awe and excitement!
"Wherever we are, the Ming Dynasty will be at peace!"

"Wherever we are, the Ming Dynasty will be at peace!"

Lan Polu took the lead, followed by four others' high-pitched voices, which gradually sounded, slowly growing stronger and louder, until they were deafening!
Zhu Xiongying smiled, he turned around and looked at Lan Yu, and said: "General, remember what they said today."

"The South China Sea is in your hands."

Zhu Xiongying looked at Lan Polu and said, "Uncle, we are family, but I still don't want you to have any special privileges in Southern Xinjiang."

Lan Polu shouted: "I am not that kind of person!"

Lan Yu shouted: "If he dares to do anything reckless, I will go to southern Xinjiang and kill him myself!"

Zhu Xiongying looked at Wu Zhen again: "You have a heavy responsibility. They are strong on land, but you are proficient in coastal defense. Everything depends on you to steer the ship."

Wu Zhen was shaking with excitement.

From a deputy captain to the highest naval commander in southern Xinjiang, everything was due to Zhu Xiongying. How could he not be loyal and responsible?
Wu Zhen clasped his fists and shouted, "Zhu Lang, rest assured!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded, looked at Liu Lan and Bai Hong, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work, generals."

Although the two were still unclear about what role Zhu Xiongying played in southern Xinjiang, they still responded solemnly, which was a respect for the passionate young man.

Even Liu Lan, who was from the Zhongshan Palace, had the highest respect for Zhu Xiongying at this time!
The ambition to serve the country deserves the greatest respect, regardless of age or status!

Lan Yu smiled as she looked at Zhu Xiongying's back, feeling in her heart that she should not have underestimated him. This kid was good at speaking, and his mouth was better than his father's, or even his grandfather's!

Just a few elegant words can resonate so deeply with people. You're really capable, boy!
Looking at Zhu Xiongying's back, Lan Yu admired him even more.

Because just now, his heart was also deeply shocked!
Zhu Xiongying naturally didn't think that he could convince these people with just a few words.

Maybe they were excited and ambitious just now, but coastal defense construction is not a matter of overnight and various problems will be encountered during the process.

This is the key to testing them.

But no matter what, the Jiaozhi coastal defense team has been established.

There he has his own direct descendant Xie Jin as the garrison, plus Wu Zhen and Lan Polu are also his direct descendants. Zhu Xiongying still has the confidence to build up the southern Xinjiang coastal defense.

After Zhu Xiongying left, Lan Yu asked four people to go to the Ministry of Personnel to collect the fire consumption of the post station, as well as official uniforms and official seals, and then prepared to attack southern Xinjiang.

Outside the Tonghuai Gate, the four generals happened to meet Zhang Shutong, who was transferred to Jiaozhi together with them.

A group of literati stood outside Tonghuai Gate to see Zhang Shutong off.

Wu Zhen and others learned that Zhang Shutong was going to Jiaozhi to fill a vacancy, and they happened to have a companion on the way, so they exchanged greetings and then rushed to southern Xinjiang together.

The journey was hard. After only riding a few miles, Zhang Shutong felt that his thighs were about to be rubbed raw!

To be honest, he wanted to ride in a sedan chair.

But Zhu Yuanzhang did not allow it, saying that he should go to Jiaozhi as soon as possible to fill the vacancy and should not waste too much time on the journey.

Zhang Shutong even wanted to die.

If I had believed Zhu Xiongying at the beginning, I wouldn't have to suffer this!

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine to sell.

This is the price that sometimes comes with relying on seniority and not trusting young people.

………………(End of this chapter)