Daming: From the end of Hongwu

They have been drinking for a long time now, and most of them are already drunk, and they can't control the volume when they speak, even yelling and shouting.

And one of the Southern Army generals was called Liao Ping.

I don't know if he really drank too much. When everyone was discussing who should be Jing Nan's first meritorious candidate, he couldn't help standing up and pointing Jiang Shan loudly.

"General Zhang has been in the central army since Jingnan, and he often commanded the whole army when His Majesty charged. Who can compare with General Zhang in merit, let alone with General Zhang's age and qualifications, who can compare with General Zhang?" As for Zhen Wu, who is the most popular in the market, in my opinion, it is nothing more than that. Isn’t it because he married the Princess Yong’an when he rose to a high position at a young age? If he is not the son-in-law of His Majesty, how can he be with General Zhang? On par? Maybe it's just a small thousand households now..."

The voice hasn't fallen yet.

There was a loud bang, and everyone was so shocked that they even woke up a lot from the wine. Everyone looked towards the sound of the loud bang.

A young general present slapped the table and stood up. He stared angrily at Liao Ping.

Zhang Fu and others hurriedly persuaded the young general.

"San Yong, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive."

Hearing this, Liao Ping chuckled even more disdainfully: "Who am I supposed to be? It turns out to be Zhen Yong, General Xiao Zhen. What's the matter? What do you think of my words?"

His official position is not low. Now that he leans on Zhang Yu, he will give Zhang Fu some face, but he will not give Zhen Yong.

Zhen Yong gritted his teeth and said: "When my eldest brother married my sister-in-law, he was already in charge of the commander. Why do you say that you are a small family, and you have made a contribution for the lieutenant general? I have no objection, but you belittle her repeatedly. My brother, do you think I, Zhen Yong, do not exist?"

"belittle?"

Liao Ping said: "As you said, your brother was already in command when he married Princess Yong'an, but I also heard that your brother saved the life of Princess Yong'an once, and then he started to step up. Sheng, do you dare to say that there is no reason for Princess Yong'an? Who here dare to say that what I said is not true?!"

Zhen Yong paused for a moment, but in the next moment, he still gritted his teeth and said: "It's hard to come back, my elder brother attacked Miyun, broke Juyong Pass, Baigou River captured Pan Song, Beiping rushed to help and defeated several battalions of Li Jinglong, Jinan City Gate bloody battle, Surprise attack around the back to kill Sheng Yong, is it all blown out?"

"Whether it was blown out or not, I don't judge, but I can ask you today, in your heart, who do you think is the first achievement of this Jing Nan, your brother or General Zhang?" Liao Ping asked with his eyes wide.

Zhen Yong was furious, and Dang even planned to say that it was his brother, but before he could say anything, Zhang Fu interrupted him with a loud shout.

He looked at Zhang Fu, who secretly shook his head at him. Only then did Zhen Yong remember the occasion where he was. All the people present were members of the Chinese army and the generals of the southern army who were leaning towards the Chinese army.

How could he express his opinion on impulse under such circumstances.

What's more, from the bottom of his heart, he respected Zhang Yu quite a lot, and he didn't want Zhang Yu to be criticized because of him.

Zhen Yong took a deep look at Liao Ping, took a deep breath, and said, "You are ruthless." After finishing speaking, Zhen Yong got up from the table and left.

Seeing this, Zhang Fu quickly appeased everyone in the arena and told them to continue eating, then he hurriedly chased them out.

Behind Zhang Fu, there were also a few of Zhen Yong's life and death comrades, who were worried about Zhen Yong, so they got up and chased him out.

Not long after, Zhang Fu had already caught up with Zhen Yong outside the restaurant. He looked at Zhen Yong and said guiltily: "I'm sorry, I don't know why it's so hard to argue about who has the most credit and can compete so much. You are in such a difficult situation, but don't worry, today's occasion is not suitable to deal with that Liao Ping, when I have time someday, I will definitely give you an explanation, and I won't let him hate my brother, so I will be safe and sound."

Zhen Yong waved his hand and said: "That's not necessary, he speaks up for the lieutenant general, if you attack him, how will others think of you, not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with you, why should you get involved and be as embarrassed as me."

Zhang Fu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Coincidentally, the people who chased after them also caught up with the two of them. These people looked at Zhen Yong with embarrassment, and one of them said: "San Yong, our brothers will live and die together. Just now, Liao Ping insulted your elder brother. I should speak up for you, but..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and said emotionally: "You know how we are, we have always respected the right general, and we also know the ability of the right general. We never have the idea of ​​belittling the right general, but these days the right Those little guys in the army are making more and more noise, and now someone is making noise for our lieutenant general, we really don't want to tear things down."

Another person interjected: "Yeah, we are not like you and Zhang Fu, you two can hang high in this without arguing, because no matter who Jing Nan's first achievement is, you don't care, even if you seal it Don't be afraid if your official position is low, because there are people behind you to help you plan in the days to come, but we are different. This time may be an important moment to determine our official positions in our lives. None of us would like to make more contributions and receive higher official positions Well, after all, if the lieutenant general is Jing Nan's first meritorious service, our lieutenant general's official position will definitely be higher than others for the same contribution."

Zhen Yong has seen the faces of these people one by one. In the past few years of their battlefield career, they have fought side by side together, and they are better than brothers if they are not brothers. Now, watching them speak heartfelt words, he can't say any words of reproach .

He sighed and said: "It was okay a few days ago, it was just arguing, but these days there are so many words that belittle my elder brother, some words I really can't stand it, you know me, whether it's my brother or the lieutenant general, whoever It's Jing Nan's first achievement, I don't care, but I can't hear them belittle my elder brother's words, these words are not only for you, but also for my brother-in-law and brother-in-law in the right army, I also say the same thing, now I It’s really embarrassing, it’s not an option to go on like this, why don’t I go to the Lieutenant General and transfer him away from the Chinese Army.”

"Three brave, think twice." Everyone was shocked.

But Zhen Yong didn't want to say any more, he got on his horse and headed towards the Chinese army camp. He knew that Zhang Yu was in the Chinese army camp at this time.

After Zhen Yong saw Zhang Yu and told Zhang Yu his concerns and ideas, Zhang Yu laughed outrageously.

"You guys really don't worry about salty carrots, especially you Sanyong, you think too much, you get both benefits, if someone scolds your brother, you just slap him with your big mouth, and you don't care about their arguments, who Do you still think you have missed someone?"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yu shook his head and said: "Okay, just get out if you have nothing else to do. If you want to transfer orders, ask your brother to come and tell me that you really don't know happiness when you are in the blessing. If I have a younger brother, I will let him The mother wants to throw it to your brother, and you are so stupid and want to transfer away."

San Yong was stunned and didn't know why.

Zhang Yu shook his head again and said: "Go back and ask your brother if there is anything you don't understand. I don't have time to talk to you about this. Get lost."

After that, Zhang Yu stopped talking to Zhen Yong.

But at this moment, Zhang Yu was pondering something in his mind.

'Isn't it time to meet Zhen Wu? We can't let others fan the flames. '

……

Chapter 320 - Conferment!

at dusk.

In the temporary house, Zhen Wu was holding a lot of invitations that had been sent to him recently, thinking whether he should select some of them to invite into the mansion and cultivate their relationship, when the third child came back from outside.

The third child frowned deeply, and sat beside Zhen Wu without saying a word.

Zhen Wu put down the invitation card in his hand, and looked at the third child curiously. As this kid got more and more experienced, he took the initiative to chat with him less and less.

It's like all men in the world are like this. As they grow up, they will learn to face the wind and frost in this world alone.

"Why are you free to look for me today?" Zhen Wu asked curiously.

The third child held back for a long time and said: "I want to be transferred to the right army."

Zhen Wu was slightly surprised, and asked, "What happened?"

The third child lowered his head and told Zhen Wu what happened to him today in detail. After Zhen Wu heard it, he couldn't help laughing.

This made the youngest laugh even more confused. He didn't understand why Zhen Wu was like Zhang Yu. After hearing this, his first reaction was to laugh.

After Zhen Wu laughed for a while, he asked, "What did General Zhang say?"

After the third child repeated Zhang Yu's words, Zhen Wu smiled and said, "That's all right. In the future, you will listen to General Zhang and hit him with a big mouth that makes you uncomfortable."

"But..." the third child opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Zhen Wu probably understood that the third child didn't want to hear someone slander him, so he shook his head with a smile and said, "You, you're too serious, will I be angry when someone says something to me in private?"

"But I'm angry." The third child said firmly this time with a clear mind.

Seeing the seriousness of the third child, Zhen Wu suddenly felt relieved. He stood up and patted the third child on the shoulder, then sighed and said, "Everyone in this world is not discussed in private, even His Majesty. So This kind of thing still needs to be taken care of. Besides, if someone says a few words, you can't lose a piece of meat. What do you care about so much? These years of martial arts are not for nothing, just beat him up, you can't teach some clowns for me, Zhang Fu and the others will isolate you, right?"

The third child shook his head instantly: "No."

"That's it." Zhen Wu said with a smile: "As for the transfer to the right army, you don't have to mention this matter in the future. You need to know that you are different from Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu is destined to take over General Zhang in the future. position, and you? Can you take my position? What's more, when I am young and strong, when I die of old age, I am afraid that you may not have a good life for a few years, so your future needs you to come out by yourself. "

Zhen Wu sighed and continued: "You have been a bit competitive since you were a child, how can I know that when you are the eldest brother, if you are in the Youjun, you will be under my shadow for the rest of your life, and all the connections in the Youjun will never be changed. Your own network, but if you are in the Chinese army, you can use my relationship to create your own circle and network, maybe one day in the future I will need to use your relationship to do something, and this is your future This is the only way, you are the third child of the Zhen family, not just Zhen Wu's younger brother, do you understand me when I say that?"

The third child fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Zhen Wu patted him on the shoulder, walked outside without saying anything more.

Outside, the guards were already busy lighting the lanterns. Zhen Wu looked at the halo lit up in the lantern and sighed. After all, his influence in the Youjun was so great that there was no room for the third brother to shine. , even so big that no matter what heroic deeds the third child does, they will be submerged under Zhen Wu's halo.

This is a bit sad to say.

But fortunately, Daming's world is big enough to accommodate all those who try to shine in this era.

……

The next day the court meeting was over, Zhen Wu was walking outside, when he saw Zhang Yu approaching him, he also went up to him knowingly, then the two avoided the crowd, walking side by side and chatting at the same time.

The two exchanged a few simple greetings, and then talked about the recent dispute about credit.

Zhen Wu asked with a smile: "Since we're talking about this, how much does General Zhang know about this matter?"

When the two of them talked about this, they naturally didn't talk about gossip and rumors in the market, but pointed to the backside of this matter tacitly.

"After searching for a few days, I found a few names, such as Monk Xue, Monk Yunmen, etc., but I couldn't find out that it was the one in our court who was blowing the waves." Zhang Yu said, At the same time, he turned his head and glanced at the court officials walking on the road.

Zhen Wu chewed on the two names silently, but couldn't think of any clues about the two names.

Seeing Zhen Wu pondering in secret, Zhang Yu said, "Don't think too much, I think it's a new alias, and it's not easy to find out, so I'm going to ask your opinion today, do you think we are Isn't it time to take action and push this storm down?"

Zhen Wu thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "In my humble opinion, it is better for us not to interfere in this matter, and it is also a good thing for the brats below to quarrel. Just imagine that if our Yan army is always in a group, the other generals of the Southern Army will be afraid. It's not easy to blend in with us, and it might even cause our Yan army and the Nan army to confront each other again. If this is not appropriate, it would be better if we have some internal conflicts. As long as we don't get involved, there will be no big troubles. and…"

Speaking of this, Zhen Wu whispered in Zhang Yu's ear and said, "Besides, His Majesty knows about this matter, so His Majesty must have made arrangements."

Zhang Yu looked at Zhen Wu with a little surprise.

Zhen Wu nodded and confirmed: "Yesterday, His Majesty told me about this matter. According to our Majesty's temperament, this matter has caught his ears. Just watch it, there will be excitement."

Zhang Yu nodded: "Since this is the case, let's sit back and watch what happens."

He also knew in his heart that Zhu Di's actions would definitely not be gentle, and in the transition of power, he would inevitably need to cleanse some people bloodily. On the one hand, he would kill chickens to make an example of monkeys, and on the other hand, he had to make room for obedient people.

The facts were indeed as Zhen Wu and the others thought.

At the end of June, Chen Ying was transferred to the capital to serve as the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. On the day of entering the capital, Zhu Di even met him personally and talked for several hours to show his favor.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the highest supervisory organ in the Ming Dynasty, specializing in the investigation, supervision, impeachment, and recommendations of officials. It is similar to the current Supreme People's Procuratorate, and it is an office that can definitely go sideways.

As for Chen Ying, Zhen Wu met once. Before that, Chen Ying was the inspector of Beiping. In the 32nd year of Hongwu, Chen Ying secretly contacted Zhu Di, was accused by others, and was finally demoted to Guangxi by Zhu Yunqi. It can be said that Chen Ying's life in the past few years has been horrible, and Chen Ying hates Jianwen's former minister even more in his heart.

Now that such a guy has been called to the capital and arranged to enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it seems that Zhu Di is preparing to make a big move.

Just as Zhen Wu lamented that Chen Ying had entered the capital, a piece of news came again.

Zhu Di restarted Jinyiwei, and Ji Gang, the scholar who used to lead Zhu Di's horse and pedal, jumped into the dragon's gate to serve as the commander of Jinyiwei.

Needless to say, Jin Yiwei's responsibilities, but Ji Gang, who was lonely and suffered too much injustice since he was a child, now once he gains power, no need to guess, he will definitely cause a heinous disturbance in the capital.

What's even more frightening is that these two people are both Zhu Di's trustees, and with Zhu Di's hints, they probably won't remember the word "property" in their hearts.

Zhen Wu stood up with his hands behind his back, walked slowly into the courtyard, and looked at the sky in the capital.

Zhu Di has both knives ready.

Those who are looking for death, are you ready to take the knife?

……

Time soon came to July.

On the first day of July, Zhu Di worshiped heaven and earth in the southern suburbs, announced to the world, officially ascended the throne as emperor, abolished Jianwen year name, still called Hongwu 34 years, set the next year as the first year of Yongle, and abandoned Jianwen reign, all laws against ancestors All revised decrees shall be restored to the old system.

In addition, the officials of the Ministry of War began to sort out the credits of all Jingnan personnel, and prepared to confer Jingnan meritorious officials.

This move seemed to add fuel to the flames, which intensified the debate about Jing Nan's first merit in the market. As time passed, the debate intensified, and even the sergeants of the various armies had friction. And private fight.

But in this case, the chief generals of each army seemed to be unaware of it, and no one expressed their position on this matter, as if they were letting it go.

Under such circumstances, the time came to September in a hurry, and the officials of the Ministry of War finally sorted out the credits of all Jingnan soldiers and sent them to Zhu Di.

All eyes turned to the palace for a moment.

Everyone knows that the long-awaited canonization of Jing Nan has finally arrived.

On this day, Zhen Wu put on his court uniform and headed for the palace early, the sky in September was already a little short, and there was still a hazy gray layer between the sky and the earth at this time.

But when Zhen Wu came outside Fengtian Hall, he found that many people had gathered here, even Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Wu and others had already come here early.

Zhen Wu smiled inwardly. Although they seem to be indifferent to the matter of arguing about merit these days, none of them have ever secretly thought about what kind of canonization they will get.

Even Zhen Wu is not exempt.

After so many years of obsession, the goal of so many years of struggle is finally coming true, who can not be excited.

Guangzong Yaozu is today.

At this time, Zhang Wu suddenly came to Zhen Wu's side, and he whispered: "Brother, what should I do if I suddenly feel nervous?"

"Why are you nervous?" Zhen Wu looked sideways at him.

Zhang Wu said with some embarrassment: "I don't know what kind of canonization I will get. I never thought before that there will be such a day."

Zhen Wu smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, you should be at the top of the second class."

Zhang Wu nodded, he guessed the same way, and then it depends on whether Zhu Di is generous or not. If Zhen Wu and the others can confer the title of Duke, then he should be a Marquis, and according to Zhu Di’s habit before, he would like to confer him a Marquis The chances are high.

Not long after, the gate of Fengtian Hall opened, and the officials entered the hall.

Zhu Di was wearing a dragon robe and a crown on his head. He had already sat on the dragon chair and waited for the officials. His waist seemed to be straight forever, like the iron-blooded temperament he had experienced in the battlefield for many years. He looked majestically at The princes and nobles, civil and military officials, and their eyes are confident and bright, showing that he has an excellent big heart.

Seeing such Zhu Di, such an emperor, many people couldn't help but compare it with Zhu Yunqi, but soon most of them came to a conclusion that Zhu Di's appearance is what an emperor should be like.

All the ministers knelt down to pay homage to Zhu Di, shouting long live.

After the ceremony, Zhu Di glanced over the crowd, and he said briefly and simply: "I think you all know what day it is today, and I won't talk nonsense with you."

After speaking, Zhu Di waved his hand, and the dog beside him stood up holding the imperial edict.