First Minister of Ming Dynasty

He thought for a while, and then said: "Sister-in-law, my nephew has a new name, Wen Zhong, and let my nephew also be called Wen... What is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, "Being upright and doing things right , why don’t you just choose the orthographic character and call it Wenzheng?”

In fact, this orthographic word has another meaning, which is to praise my sister-in-law for being an upright person, who has worked hard for ten years and has never remarried, with the same heart.

Wang chanted it twice, showing a satisfied smile, she stretched out her hand, and pulled her son over.

"My son Wenzheng, quickly kowtow to your uncle!"

Zhu Wenzheng quickly knelt down, bang bang bang, and kowtowed three times to Old Zhu.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy. He pulled up his nephew and looked at it carefully.

"Have you practiced martial arts?"

"I've practiced it!" Zhu Wenzheng replied bluntly, "Archery skills, saber skills, fists and feet are all pretty good!"

Old Zhu smiled, "There are quite a few masters in this army, you have to learn from them in the future. But although martial arts are great, you still need to be able to read and write."

When it came to reading, Zhu Wenzheng grinned, "Uncle, I'm already this old, maybe it's too late?"

"not late!"

Old Zhu was very serious, "We are eight years older than you, and we only started to study the Eight Classics more than two years ago. The key to this matter is to have a famous teacher. Let's talk to Mr. Zhang later and let him To guide you, we can tell you that this Mr. Zhang is very knowledgeable and is our right-hand man."

Zhu Wenzheng grinned as soon as he heard the reading, but he didn't dare to refute, so he could only be nonchalant.

Mrs. Wang became interested, "Who is this old Mr. Zhang? Is he really so capable?"

"Old gentleman?" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, "He is several years younger than Wenzheng! But don't look at him as young, but he is not young in knowledge. He is from a scholarly family and has been a scholar for generations, which is much better than our family being farmers. gone."

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, "That-Chongba, how powerful are you now? How come so many people listen to you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "The power is not very big. Haozhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Hezhou, and Yangzhou are all under our rule."

"Ouch!" Wang couldn't help exclaiming, "This, isn't this the whole of Huaixi, it's all yours?"

Lao Zhu smiled reservedly and did not explain further.

Mrs. Wang thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Since this is the case, I don't want to have this old face and say a few excessive words. You are so powerful, can you arrange a better position for your nephew and let him work for you?" ?”

This is not an unreasonable idea of ​​the Wang family. It is actually the case. Let alone dominating one side, even if you are opening a workshop or doing some business, it is reasonable for relatives to ask for a position, let alone a nephew. .

In history, Lao Zhu would definitely agree, and he would also give him a high official position... For example, in history, before the Hongdu War, Zhu Wenzheng was the governor of the Metropolitan Government, controlling Chinese and foreign military forces.

One step further, is to walk on the sword to the palace, enter the court without going, and praise without being famous.

Lao Zhu placed his nephew in a high position, but Zhu Wenzheng couldn't adjust his position, which was the root of the tragedy.

But in this time and space, thanks to Zhang Ximeng's teaching, Lao Zhu looked at things more calmly. Although the nephew is good and the family relationship is strong, the rules cannot be broken.

"Sister-in-law, my nephew Wen Zhong is now studying with Mr. Zhang, and he is doing quite well. We have a lot of positions, but each position must have enough skills. Wen is our nephew, and we treat him as our own son. It is reasonable, but no matter what, there are still rules, which is why we let our nephew study more, he is competent, so we can give him a position, please forgive me, sister-in-law."

Mrs. Wang thought for a while, then sighed: "I'm a woman, I don't understand big things, and I'm making a joke again. It's true that this kid should study more and improve his skills!"

Although the topic was over, Lao Zhu didn't want to treat his nephew badly, so he said to Zhu Wenzheng, "Since you are good at martial arts, do you have the guts to meet someone with your uncle?"

"who?"

"Zhang Shicheng!"

……

With the sound of drums and horns, the two armies lined up. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng, each leading tens of thousands of horses, confronted each other just outside Gaoyou City.

The east wind is hunting, and the banner is flying.

Two riders came out on each side, Zhu Yuanzhang was in front, and his nephew Zhu Wenzheng followed closely. On the other side, Zhang Shicheng and his younger brother Zhang Shixin came out.

The distance between the two sides was less than a hundred steps. This was the first time Lao Zhu and Zhang Shicheng faced each other, king to king!

"Prince Cheng, we want to congratulate you for getting out of trouble!"

Zhang Shicheng sneered, "Zhu Yuanzhang, it's too much for you to come to fight the autumn wind, isn't it? I have been staying for more than three months, and I died of Tuotuo, but now you come to take advantage of it. Is there any morality?"

Old Zhu laughed uncontrollably, "King Cheng, if you know how much we have done, you won't complain. We just want to invite King Cheng to join us in the Northern Expedition and destroy Niyuan!"

"What? You want to go to the Northern Expedition? You want to be with me?"

"That's right! Yuan Ting is stupid and sinful. They have occupied the world of our Han people. Will King Cheng be willing to work with us to restore the country?"

Zhang Shicheng wanted to laugh when he heard this, "Zhu Yuanzhang, you'd better weigh it yourself, what is the weight! This king is the Lord of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he has defeated a million yuan army. It's not your turn to give me orders! "

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and felt a lot more relaxed.

"Since this is the case, it seems that we have to compete!"

Zhang Shicheng sneered, "That's right! The surname Zhu, if you think it's better than Tuotuo, just let him come here!"

Chapter 137 Zhang Shicheng scored twice

Ever since he knew that Tuotuo had been deposed from the military power, Zhang Shicheng was not only inflated, he was insane!If you ask him where the north is, he may know, but if you ask him where the east, west and south are, he is definitely not sure.

This kind of incredible victory was not because Zhang Shicheng was good at fighting, but because he was lucky and blessed by God. To put it bluntly, it was destiny!He Zhang Shicheng should be the son of the plane, the darling of the times, and the person who leads the coquettish.

Although there are many heroes in the world, the destiny is mine!

Zhang Shicheng's expansion coefficient at this moment is about the same as Wajima, who defeated Kublai Khan by relying on kamikaze.

What Zhu Yuanzhang does not exist!

If you dare to come here to beat Laozi Qiufeng, you are courting death!

If Zhang Shicheng can clearly distinguish one side from east to west, north to south, then the people under him are crazy on all sides.Especially Zhang Shixin, he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang dared to show off his power and came to talk to his brother, which was arrogance.

Dare to compete, it is simply bullying!

You don't know how powerful we are!

I want your life now!

At the moment when Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, Zhang Shixin drew out his bow, put on an arrow, and was about to shoot at Old Zhu...

Stop pretending, I will shoot you to death!

Zhu Yuanzhang turned and returned, as if he didn't care at all, but Zhu Wenzheng, who was closely behind Zhu Yuanzhang, suddenly raised his head and smiled coldly at Zhang Shixin.

He was young and tender, and at first the big guys didn't care, but his sudden smile shocked Zhang Shixin, his hands trembled slightly, and the arrow missed a little when it was shot.

As for this point, he missed by a hair by a thousand miles, missed by almost a zhang, and missed Lao Zhu at all.

Ah!

With a cry of pain, an arrow was thrust into Zhang Shixin's arm!

The archer is Zhu Wenzheng!

The boy shot an arrow ruthlessly and accurately, piercing Zhang Shixin's arrow-shooting arm.It stands to reason that as a general, he should be able to hold on and not scream.

But the bad luck was that when he was defending the city, his hand was injured, and now it is the second recurrence.

Zhang Shixin couldn't bear the pain, and let out a cry of pain, completely losing face.

His brother Zhang Shicheng's old face was darkened, why did he bring this trash out!What a shame!

But at this moment, Lao Zhu had gone out for more than ten steps, he suddenly turned his horse's head and looked back at Zhang Shicheng.

"Prince Cheng, we came here to meet you because we are both members of the Red Turban Army. We wanted to talk about the restoration of the Han family's mountains and rivers. You are condescending and domineering. For the Red Turban Rebels, they all want to overthrow Yuan Ting, but if you do this, you may not be able to convince the crowd, right?"

Old Zhu said lightly.

Zhang Shicheng knew he was wrong, but the extreme expansion had already prevented him from bowing his head.

"Zhu Yuanzhang, you don't need to say nice words, what is anti-Yuan, what is the red scarf... This king does not recognize these messes. This world depends on the strength of soldiers. If this king can defeat Tuotuo's army of millions, he can also defeat you!"

"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, "Zhang Shicheng, don't blame me for being unkind. The Yuan court will be destroyed, and you, a salt dealer, will also be beaten. Just wait!"

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang beat his horse like flying and returned to the army.

Zhu Wenzheng also followed closely, covering his uncle with his body, and escorting Lao Zhu back safely.

The moment he entered the formation, Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved. He couldn't be more satisfied with his nephew.

Well, what a good boy!

Loyal and loyal, good at archery, God is really kind to us, sending such a good boy to help us!

Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, but Zhu Wenzheng was a little disappointed. In fact, he regretted a little when he shot an arrow. He should have aimed at that bastard King Cheng and shot him to death. Isn’t his uncle the prince!

Still sloppy!

If Zhang Shicheng knew what Zhu Wenzheng was thinking, he wondered if he would vomit blood on the spot... But the next scene was enough to make Zhang Shicheng vomit blood.

Zhu Yuanzhang said to make Zhang Shicheng wait, it seems like the kind of elementary school students who say harsh words, waiting for the decisive battle in Xiaoshu... However, Zhu Yuanzhang graduated from elementary school a long time ago, so after he entered the army, he immediately gave Hua Yun a look, and then a thousand The cavalry stood out and rushed straight at Zhang Shicheng's soldiers and horses.

Without any warning and without any preparation, the sharp sword was drawn out of its sheath and charged at Zhang Shicheng!

Lao Zhu grasped the timing exactly.

The two sides meet and talk, the talk collapses, go back to prepare, and then confront each other, this is the right thing to do.As soon as he turned his face, he was ruthless. It can't be said that there was no such thing, but it also caught the swollen Zhang Shicheng by surprise.

After all, he still insisted on defeating Tutuo, no one dared to offend, so he was careless.

Another point is that during Zhang Shicheng's siege, he had already eaten up all his war horses. He had no cavalry at all. Although he recruited a lot of Mongolian cavalry and got some war horses, it was too late to get used to it, and he was far from recovering his combat effectiveness.

As for the cavalry on Zhu Yuanzhang's side, although there is still a long way to go from the top iron cavalry, they are powerful and well-equipped after being trained at all costs.

After giving an order, the cavalry stood out, shaking the sky and moving forward without hesitation.

Zhang Shicheng felt the ground tremble under his feet.

What made him even more terrified was that the cavalry on the opposite side actually aroused the fear of a few months ago. At the beginning, Tuotuo was commanding the cavalry to raid Gaoyou.

What happened to Zhu Yuanzhang?

How could he have such a powerful cavalry?

It doesn't taste right!

Zhang Shicheng felt that everything was too absurd, he just defeated a Tuotuo, why would another one come again!

"Come on, let me stop you!"

He yelled desperately, and the soldiers under him also rushed forward, and another brother, Zhang Shide, also commanded the troops to meet him.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang made a sudden move, Zhang Shicheng was not unprepared.

In fact, anyone with a little common sense knows that Zhang Shicheng's old subordinates are mainly salt workers, and the tenacity of these people is definitely at the forefront in the world.

After several months of fierce fighting, they were as tough as iron, not afraid of the Zhu family's army, and even eager to try the fighting power of the Zhu family's army.

Since you want to try, then try to save the dead.

Hua Yun took the lead, and one of Zhang Shicheng's subordinates tried to stop him, but Hua Yun just shouted angrily, "Get out!"

He swung the long knife in his hand, and immediately cut a long cut in the opponent's chest, blood splashed, internal organs gushed out, and fell straight onto the horse.

Hua Yun's speed didn't slow down, and she slashed out one after another, beheading two enemies.

At this moment, Zhang Shicheng's subordinates next to him were holding long spears and wanted to attack Hua Yun. The guards beside Hua Yun were very alert. Someone swung the knife in his hand and cut off the barrel of the gun. one slice.

Zhang Shicheng's subordinates suffered a sudden loss and retreated in fright.

Taking advantage of the short gap, Hua Yun swung the cavalry directly and charged in!

They marched forward on the corpses, the clashing sounds of weapons, the screams of dying, and the neighing of war horses were intertwined, and the road ahead was covered with stinky blood and broken limbs.

With a tenacious posture, Zhu Jiajun ruthlessly pierced through Zhang Shicheng's soldiers and horses.

Their morale is high, and they move forward indomitably, giving full play to the advantages of cavalry, fast horses, armor, and sharp knives, no one can stop their footsteps.

"Kill! Kill Zhang Jiusi!"

Hua Yun roared sharply, like running like thunder.

The cavalry summoned up their courage and accelerated forward again.

At this time, Zhang Shicheng's fingers were trembling slightly, he was like a puffer fish whose skin had been punctured, shrinking visibly to the naked eye.

How could it be, isn't he a destiny?

Why can the person on the opposite side be right with the sky?

Just when he was at a loss, Hua Yun had already broken through layers of barriers, and was less than fifty steps away from Zhang Shicheng!

"Cavalry battalion, go!"

Hua Yun was covered in blood, and her momentum was like a rainbow.