Ping An Biography

The spring breeze blew across the fields, and the crop fields on both sides of the post road were fresh and tender.Yellow sunlight, green sprouts, brown soil, white paddy fields, the outdoor scenery is bright and clear, very beautiful.This kind of scenery eliminates the exhaustion of many pedestrians.

The farmer in short coat and straw hat who was hoeing in the field was attracted by the pedestrians on the road, straightened up to rest, and looked curiously at the pedestrians riding on horses with swords.There are two horses and a cart on the post road, and the people in the cart cannot be seen. The two men riding the horses are not very old. The square face in front is thin, and the one behind is a strong man. how old.In the Ming Dynasty, most of the literati who traveled with swords were literati who had achieved fame. On the contrary, warriors seldom traveled with weapons. However, these two people did not look like literati, but rather like generals of the Wuchang court.

They are Zhu Guangyang and his cousin Zhao Hu.The older thin man was Zhu Guangyang, and the commander of the Second Battalion of the Navy was also a figure with a lot of military power. The outfit of two horses and one cart seemed very simple.However, in the army, it is said that General Zhou brought only one entourage from Lizhou to Wuchang last year. Zhu Guangyang felt that he was just a commander who could not compare to Zhou Mengxiong, so naturally he was not qualified to make it more beautiful than Zhou Mengxiong's entry into "Beijing".

Apart from the groom driving the carriage, there were two "women", namely Zhu Guangyang and Zhao Hu's wives.The official document ordering them to come to Wuchang for training was strangely written, asking them to bring their wives along... At first, Zhu Guangyang thought that the family members were sent to Wuchang as hostages.But after thinking about it, it was wrong. The military order was only called to take care of the wife, not the son.What security can a "woman" do?If you really want to be a hostage, you must ask your son to send it.

Especially the mother-in-law of Zhao Hu's family, who spent ten copper coins back then!Zhao Hu's iron business was not good in the past, and he was too poor, otherwise he would not have been a soldier, and he would have gone to sea; most of the soldiers who went to sea to make a living were not from good families, or they would not have gone. Think about thousands of miles of sea water Isn't it a near-death thing to live on a boat?Back then, Eunuch Zheng served as soldiers and exiles who committed crimes.Zhao Hu's elder brother married a sister-in-law, and he knew that his family could no longer afford a wife, so he went out to sea with Zheng He's fleet to see if he could make some money.

As a result, he was injured. After Zheng He's fleet returned from Luzon, Zhao Hu went ashore and prepared to return home.On the way, I passed a county suffering from famine. Many people fled the famine, and many died of starvation.Zhao Hu saw a pair of teenage brothers and sisters crying on the side of the road. It turned out that his father died of illness and starvation. Thinking about it, he enthusiastically went up to help cut trees and nail the coffin, buried the old man in the ground, and distributed the dry food he brought with him to the two children; when he learned that the family's surname was Jiang, he proposed to marry the young girl of Jiang's family.Zhao Hu only had ten copper coins on him, but with his sharp tongue, he said that it was a pity that the little sister might starve to death with her, but she would definitely be able to support her if she followed him.Leng is relying on ten Wen to get a wife for himself and go home.

This time, one of the two women in the carriage was this Jiang Erniang, Zhao Hu's daughter-in-law.

Now Jiang Erniang's life with Zhao Hu is of course very different from before. Zhao Hu was a team leader when he was in Yuezhou, and his two general banners had more than 100 people. The monthly fixed income was five taels. To be able to receive rice, cloth and other goods, the legitimate income alone in January is equivalent to the annual income of ordinary people's families; in the Yuezhou Army, a large piece of fertile land was also given for nothing.

This time, relying on his old friendship with Zhang Ning and Monk Yao's initiative, he was directly promoted to the head of the main ship of the new army, and his salary was quadrupled immediately.And as a general with actual military power, he can still get some spoils when he is captured, as long as it is not too much, it is basically fine.Today, Zhao Hu is very popular in front of his relatives and friends. He has heard a lot of things that he has been promising since he was a child. Even his elders praised him for being a man who understands the rules. [

A group of people walked slowly on the road for several days, and at this time they had arrived in Wuchang City.Zhu Guangyang showed the seal to the sergeant guarding the gate, the sergeant immediately looked at him with admiration, told them to wait a while, and trotted to call for someone.

After a while, three well-dressed young men rode to the gate of the city.Especially the leader in the middle was very young, he was born fair and clean, and he looked like a teenager. He was dressed in a blue military uniform, a white middle coat, and a golden sheath sword on his waist. He was very clean and tidy.When they walked in front of Zhu Guangyang and Zhao Hu, the two generals suddenly paled in comparison, their appearance and appearance could not be compared with the appearance of this young niche, and they immediately looked very vulgar.

After giving birth to a horse, he spoke in a very dignified way, without even bending his waist, he stood upright and said: "The garrison commander of the court, Zhou Zhong, is ordered by the King of Hunan to welcome all the generals who are going to Wuchang for training. May I ask you Is it Commander Zhu and Zhao Shao?"

"Exactly." Zhu Guangyang replied very kindly, he didn't seem to care about this young man who didn't grow up, and said politely, "We are newcomers and we are in an unfamiliar place, so we have General Lao Zhou."

Zhou Zhong didn't say much, just said: "Please."

After all, several people mounted their horses one after another.Zhu Guangyang rode his horse and walked slowly side by side with Zhou Zhong, and suddenly asked casually, "Is your father Zhou Butang?"

Zhou Zhong said: "Yes."

Zhu Guangyang looked stunned, and praised a few more words, such as a tiger father and a dog son, anyway, he doesn't need to pay money if he sounds good.No wonder this kid is some kind of conductor at such a young age, he is less than 20 years old, if it weren't for Zhou Mengxiong's son, how could he be on an equal footing with Zhu Guangyang?Zhu Guangyang has been in battle until now, and he has been fighting for many years.

A group of people talked and walked towards Chayuan Street. The position here is in the north of the Chu Palace. Now the power center of the Wuchang court and the cabinet are also located in the North Palace Gate. There are six yamen outside, which can be regarded as the political center of Wuchang. , There were a lot of officials and horses coming and going on the street, and officials on horseback kept getting off their horses across the street and greeted Zhou Zhong with their fists clasped.Although Zhou Zhong is young, there are quite a few people who know him because he often shows up at the palace gate.

At the gate of a courtyard next to the Ministry of War, there is a plaque that reads: Ming Emperor Military Academy.This name is really very strange.

Zhou Zhong pointed to the sign and said: "When all the naval generals who have come to Wuchang have arrived, you will be trained here, but you don't need to go today. The King of Xiang said that our Ming Dynasty should be called the Ming Empire, and Ming is the name of the country. ;The empire is the state system, implements the system of the emperor, and commands the small barbarians in the four directions, and the world is blessed, so it is called the empire."

Zhu Guangyang thinks it is good, he is a military general, of course he doesn't bother to care about the literal meaning, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Ming Empire, anyway, he is the first emperor, and the civil and military power below, relying on the imperial examinations to get the upper rank is nothing more than that.It's just because I felt strange, I took a few more glances.

The group walked for a while, turned from the street into an alley, and saw signs on the entrances of the houses in this alley, such as the first building and the second building of the military academy.Stopping outside the door of Yishe, a few young men in green clothes greeted the door to take the reins, Zhou Zhong said: "Just leave the carriage and horses to the servants here. The wives of the two generals are on the carriage, and please get off the carriage. After that The two generals and their wives will live here for two months, and there will be gardeners, cooks, grooms, and maids transferred from the Palace of Chu, so you don’t have to worry about basic necessities of life.”

Zhu Guangyang hurriedly said, "These are all arranged by King Xiang?"

Zhou Zhong said solemnly: "They were all handed down by the King of Xiang, and he took care of all the generals as his disciples."

Zhu Guangyang said: "The last general has to fight to the death on the battlefield, and he can't repay the kindness of the King of Xiang... Hey, why doesn't General Zhou get off his horse? Please guide me, let's go in and have a drink of tea."

"General Zhu accepted it with good intentions." Zhou Zhong said with dignity, "You two and your family have come from a long way to travel, so I don't want to bother you too much. Take a rest first, there will be a reception banquet in the palace tomorrow night. You are going to bring your wife to the banquet, and then you can meet the prince... By the way, you must not give gifts, and the generals should wear the newly issued navy uniforms, and do not bring weapons into the palace."

Zhu Guangyang's cousin Zhao Hu couldn't help but said at this moment: "Can we enter the palace now?"

Zhou Zhongdao: "It's not to see the emperor, but to see the King of Xiang."

Zhao Hu hurriedly said: "It's a great honor to meet the King of Xiang. I don't know what's good and what's wrong, so I'm thinking about Mian Sheng, haha." After hearing this, Zhu Guangyang was relieved, and worried that Zhao Hu had said the wrong thing, saying Saying something about the King of Xiang is equivalent to the emperor and the like who don't know the general words. After all, this kid has never seen the world, and he used to be a pawn...but it's unnecessary to worry about it.

Zhu Guangyang said again: "We are happy to meet the king of Xiang, but we are sure that we will bring the wife to the palace for a banquet? I'm afraid that the "women" don't know much about etiquette, so they will make jokes."

Zhou Zhong frowned and said: "Wangfei will also attend the banquet, this is a family banquet, everyone, please don't betray the kindness of the prince."

"So that's how it turned out, the general will be dull and dull." Zhu Guangyang said in shock, "I really didn't expect the prince to value me so much that he would be attracted by his family."

Zhou Zhongdao: "You don't know in Yuezhou. Recently, the prince wants civil and military officials to revive the six ancient arts and set an example for the people of the world. The papers, chess, calligraphy, painting, bow, horse, riding and shooting are all learned by the lord. Military generals can't just kill people. I don’t know how to be elegant and decent. My court name is right and sound, and the world is Zhengshuo. The prince uses martial arts to fight against rebellion, and his subordinates are not like the gangsters who rob houses in the grassy green forest. Your wives are not Mrs. Yazhai, so what jokes can you make?"

Zhu Guangyang repeatedly said yes, and Zhou Zhong left after speaking.

After the outsiders left, the two women got out of the car and showed up, and went into the yard together.At this time, Zhao Hu said casually: "We lead troops to fight, what six arts are we still learning?"

Zhu Guangyang looked at his cousin with a smile, thinking about his relationship with King Xiang, he joked, "Don't think it's useless. In the future, the world will be settled, and we will be honored as marquises? The princes and generals are big families, so it's natural to focus on pomp and appearance. Just do it."

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