First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 461

Chapter 641 Honorable Way Out

Xu Da suddenly appeared and scolded these heroes who were also from Huaixi. Everyone was surprised when he scolded.

He snorted coldly: "Xu Da, you sound nice. When have you ever seen your parents force your son to death?"

"What did you say?"

Xu Da walked up to Hua Yun in two steps, clenched his fists, and was furious. This guy made it clear that he didn't want to live anymore!

Hua Yun simply raised her head, and said disdainfully: "You can kill me if you have the ability, anyway, even if I die, I will not be convinced! When I get to the Underworld, I am not worth it for Old Tang and Old Lu!"

Snapped!

Xu Da couldn't bear it any longer, and slapped Hua Yun's face. In an instant, five clear fingerprints appeared.Hua Yun was stunned, as if she couldn't believe it,

I, the hero of the founding of the country, the honorable Marquis, was slapped in the big bid by someone, a scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!

"Xu Da, kill me if you have the ability, or I will fight you!"

Seeing that these two were about to fight together, Zhang Ximeng glanced at them and said coldly: "How about I find an open space for you guys in the Confucius Temple, and you can get some rewards if you win!"

Xu Da blushed, bowed hastily and said, "Sir, don't blame me, I, I was smeared by Qi Lake."

Zhang Ximeng sighed softly, "Xu Da, what you said just now is not reasonable. Your Majesty is like a father, and he is the father of the world. Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng combined to annex more than [-] mu of land, and there are many corrupt behaviors. Private people, planting cronies. All kinds of actions, and so on. The laws of the Ming Dynasty are not a decoration, and no one can save them!"

Zhang Ximeng looked at Hua Yun again, and said calmly: "You said you have never seen a father force a son to death, then I will also ask you, if brothers kill each other, the powerful elder brother forces the younger brother to death and eats the younger brother's flesh and blood. , and usurped my younger brother's property... so what?"

Hua Yun was at a loss for words, and was speechless, only blushing embarrassingly.

Wu Zhen, who was next to him, paused for a moment, and finally mustered up his courage, "Zhang Xiang, I, I don't think I can say that... After all, I was born and died, and fought bloody battles. There is no credit, there is hard work, and I can't be with you." Just like ordinary people!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled faintly, "You're right, you are indeed different from ordinary people now, you are high-ranking masters, who can determine the life and death of ordinary people with a single word... Then I want to ask you, in more than ten years Before, what is the difference between you and ordinary people?"

"This..." Wu Zhen was also speechless.

Xu Da said unceremoniously: "More than ten years ago, we were not even as good as ordinary people! Since we were young, how many meals have we had? How many new clothes have we worn? Besides working, we are working every day. Landlords beat, scolded and whipped. If I remember correctly, you were beaten unconscious once, and you lay unconscious for three days. Your family was preparing for funerals, and you came back to life. In the past, you I said, it is the survival of the catastrophe and the return of the dead that made us the dignitary we are today, right?"

Wu Zhen blushed, "Well, why mention this!"

"Hmph!" Xu Da said disdainfully: "In the world, the greatest arrogance is forgetting one's origin! A person who doesn't know what he has become, is arrogant, domineering and arrogant, and does whatever he wants. If things go on like this, you are far away from Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng. It's not far away!"

All the generals present were speechless and lowered their heads one after another.

At this time Zhang Ximeng looked at everyone again.

Hua Yun, the Wu family brothers, Li Xincai, Chen Huan, Zhang Long, Xie Cheng... are all men who went south from Haozhou to fight in the mountains and rivers. After so many years, they are still there, but their hearts may not be.

"I know that some things can't be solved by just talking about them. Today, I can make you speechless and cry bitterly. Even if you kneel down and admit your mistakes, in the next day, maybe you will forget it, and you will go back to your old ways and continue to be the same. .”

"In the final analysis, you all think you have meritorious service, and you can be domineering and domineering. I'm afraid you don't even know how far you should tolerate you. What you think is that as heroes, your authority is unlimited. Yes, even if Daming's sky is pierced, we must take credit for it and treat it properly, so as not to chill the hearts of the heroes."

Zhang Ximeng's words became more and more embarrassing. Everyone in the room lowered their heads, thinking in their hearts that this time they had a conflict with Mao Xiang. Guo Ying's official position sacrifice flag.

To put it bluntly, this is Zhang Ximeng's last act of benevolence.

If you miss this opportunity and don't grasp it, then it will really be hopeless to cause a big accident and implicate them in the next step.

Wu Liang looked to both sides, then suddenly fell to his knees and hugged Zhang Ximeng's thigh.

"Mr., these years, Mr. has been teaching and caring. He is indeed like a father like a mother, and he is reborn with kindness. Now that things have happened, I dare not ask for forgiveness from him. I just ask him not to abandon us and give us a chance!"

When he said this, Wu Zhen and the others also knelt down, begging one after another, and finally Hua Yun also knelt over.

"Sir, I, I don't want to die yet, please help me sir!"

Zhang Ximeng let out a long sigh. Most of the honorable military officials in the past were arrogant and domineering. Liu Xiu's Nanyang heroes formed a huge family and dominated the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

Li Tang's Guanlong military officials are even more powerful.

To sum up, the methods of dealing with honorable and noble military officials in the past dynasties can be roughly divided into two types, one is to compromise and restrict... The result is often to lose control and become a great harm to the country, causing endless disasters.

The other is fierce confrontation and complete destruction.

For example, Lao Zhu in history did this.

There is also the more insidious Zhao Er, who also tried every means to send away the arrogant soldiers left by the Five Dynasties.

Of course, there are still some who are not capable of eradicating nobles, but have been seized to usurp the country. The Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms can be found everywhere, so there is nothing to talk about.

"You beg me for help, and I want to save you too. But in the final analysis, the only one who can save you is myself." Zhang Ximeng said suddenly: "Hua Yun, you were a cavalry general before. Haven't you ridden a horse for a long time?"

"It's... bad, it's been more than half a year." Hua Yun's face was flushed. As a general, he has an amazing appetite. If he doesn't practice for a few days, he will soon become fat.

The speed at which they grow fat is even more terrifying than the professional athletes of later generations.

A strong and strong player can turn into a pile of fat in one or two years.

If you don't control your drinking and sex, you will soon be useless, and there is no luck at all.

"Hua Yun, let me ask you again, what are you thinking now? Could it be that you don't plan to go to the battlefield to lead the army? Or do you have other thoughts?" Zhang Ximeng said, "If you want me to save you, it's best to tell the truth. "

Hua Yun was stunned for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, "Just say it, I know in my heart that with my ability, I can't be alone. Even if I am compared to Feng Guosheng, Fu Youde, and Deng Yu, I can't compare to them. Now the superior Doing martial arts, coupled with the continuous training of talents in the military over the years, sooner or later there will be a lot of people waiting to replace us."

Hua Yun was full of grief and indignation, looked at the others, and lamented: "We are all scared after all, we only have this title left, but the superior executed Old Tang Laolu again, now we don't even have this title It's worth money, sir, you, what do you think we should do?"

He questioned him loudly, although it wasn't reasonable, but it was Kang's passion, which was a bit touching, and several other people nodded in agreement.

Zhang Ximeng let out a long sigh when he heard this.

Finally, the words of my heart came out.

It seems that these honorable military officials of the Ming Dynasty broke out much earlier than in history... Perhaps all of this is due to Zhang Ximeng.

After all, he talked about cultivating talents from a very early age. Lao Zhu once served as the head of the mountain himself, teaching generals, and there have been continuous literacy classes in the army.

Now there is martial arts, and it is constantly cultivating talents.

Putting it on the country is naturally a good thing.

But in the eyes of these nobles, it was a signal to replace them.

Faced with the fact that they may be eliminated, what should they do?

Is it willing to be replaced, or to strive to be the first?

It seems that they are not, no one is willing to give up the power they have obtained, and most people do not want to stand up and strive forward... Then there is only one way left, relying on the title, relying on previous achievements, making trouble!

Zhang Ximeng also understands their thoughts, the old employees in the workplace, and that's all the rest.It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty is not a company. In the Ming Dynasty, the method of weeding out old employees is much crueler.

It is not kind enough to punish without teaching.

Zhang Ximeng let out a long sigh, "Now that I've said this, I might as well say it out! Why do you arrange the vassal kings so much? It's just to prepare for the expansion of the territory. Since you want to use troops abroad, you must lead the army! You are all too. Those who climbed out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood are not first-class, but second- and third-rate. With your abilities, it is no problem to bully and bully small countries. What's more, there is Da Ming's support behind this, which can ensure that you are invincible and invincible .”

Zhang Ximeng said: "If you are willing, within a year, you will be able to use foreign troops. The prosperity and wealth you want, and peace and security, are all within your fingertips. That's all I can do."

"Okay, let's go!"

Zhang Ximeng waved his hand, and everyone opened their mouths, wanting to say something more, but they had no choice but to leave.

When they left, only Xu Da was left, with a deep expression on his face, he couldn't help saying: "Sir, you don't know, these people may not be able to be honest and obedient. And let them lead the army, I'm afraid something will happen!"

Xu Da said worriedly: "Although those small countries are small and weak, they don't have many soldiers. But they have the danger of mountains and streams, and there are still many places, which are smoky villages. Strangers are not allowed to enter. If in the past, they might It’s okay, but since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, in the six or seven years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, some people have not been as good as before. When I used troops in Shanxi, I didn’t dare to let them lead the team, so I had to promote some young generals!”

Zhang Ximeng listened with a smile on his face, not panicking at all.

"Xu Da, what you said is correct, but there is always something different. You can get it without using troops at all."

Xu Da couldn't believe it, there was such a thing as pie in the sky?

"Not long ago, Mao Gui told me that the Ryukyu Kingdom admired the magnificence of the Ming Dynasty, and hoped to send envoys to Ryukyu to educate the islanders and keep in touch with them." Zhang Ximeng laughed and said, "They invited them on their own initiative, so they don't need to work hard to fight!"

Chapter 642 Go Back to School

Xu Da doesn't believe that land can be developed without fighting, and he doesn't quite understand why it doesn't make sense for a country to have a good life, but to rely on others?

But when Zhang Ximeng put the map of Ryukyu in front of Xu Da, he stopped talking.

This country is really too small, much smaller than many counties in Ming Dynasty, and it is indeed the case. The entire Ryukyu Island is only 2000 square kilometers, which is about one-twentieth the size.

On such a pitiful land, there are three countries, South, Central, and North, and they fight each other non-stop, and the sky is dark.

Xu Da, who is used to commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, running for thousands of miles, and conquering for thousands of miles, really can't imagine how these three countries fought?

Can it be a country?

It's almost the same as the village chiefs fighting each other!

That also exalts them. Many villages and clans in the south can mobilize thousands of people for fighting with clans. The total number of troops invested by both sides may exceed [-].

It is estimated that the three countries of Ryukyu will not have such a large-scale battle.

Xu Da also finally believed it, not to mention Pai Huayun, a general of Wu Zhen's level seems to let Zhu Laosi lead the army, and it is estimated that he may not lose!

"Master Zhang, the differences between the countries are really too great. I don't understand, what is the use of this tiny place like Ryukyu?"

Zhang Ximeng laughed, "Xu Da, this is your shortcoming. From an agricultural point of view, it is necessary to have sufficient rain and flat and open terrain to facilitate crops. But from a commercial point of view, this kind of guarding the sea , the place where merchant ships from the north and the south come and go is very important. Not to mention anything else, just providing a safe haven for passing ships, replenishing fresh water food, temporarily resting, and repairing damaged ships is enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people on the island. It can be very profitable.”

Zhang Ximeng pointed at Ryukyu and said with a smile: "Believe it or not, just such a place can contribute more than 100 million yuan in tax revenue every year!"

"What?" Xu Da was really shocked, "Zhang Xiang, aren't you talking and laughing? I, I remember right, last year, Henan's commercial tax did not exceed 100 million! A small island, unexpectedly compared How much tax does a province have?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, Henan has not yet recovered from the chaos of war, and in a few years, business taxes will definitely rise sharply.But it is also enough to show that Ryukyu's potential is limitless.

Whoever pinches this place will make a fortune!

Xu Da pondered for a while, then suddenly snorted coldly: "It's really useless to give such a fat piece of meat to them!"

Zhang Ximeng also smiled, "After all, he is the hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is His Majesty or me, they all want to arrange a proper way out for the big guy, but they may not be able to do what I want!"

Xu Da nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, sir, I will spread the news. If anyone dares to speak nonsense again, my surname Xu will call directly!"

This time Xu Da is not joking, he is the out and out leader of Huaixi generals, and has served as commander in chief many times, commanding the armies...Let's just say, if these generals brag, they are not even afraid of the king of heaven ... Then I'm sorry, Xu Da is definitely something they can't afford.

It is probably that Xu Da is greater than the generals, and greater than the heavenly king Laozi.

Xu Da was a little helpless when facing this group of people.

They think about prosperity and wealth, and look forward to enjoying life.

Xu Da has nothing to do but scold people.

It is not easy to learn well, but once you learn badly, you will slip away.Even if you are close to your parents, they may not be able to listen to you, let alone your colleagues and fellow villagers.

But it's different now, Zhang Ximeng has already pointed out the way.

Don't you want to be prosperous and rich?

There's so much money out there right now.

If you are still not satisfied, then it is not Xungui, but a giant baby.

Moreover, the news of Lao Zhu's investment in business and industry has also been released.

Now things are clearer.

His Majesty spent tens of millions of taels to set up shipyards and build ships in order to expand outward, and the nobles of the clan are the biggest beneficiaries of foreign military use.

Who would dare to say that His Majesty is heartless and ungrateful?

Who can say that His Majesty treats Xungui badly?

It's not that some people go too far and dare to destroy Tian Fa, that's the right way to die!

"Sir, what a bitter thought!"

Zhu Yuanzhang came to Zhang Ximeng's mansion again. The monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other in the flower hall, with a pot of strong tea and a plate of pumpkin seeds, and the two chatted casually.

Being mean and ungrateful, and killing a donkey without a burden is definitely not a good word.Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care that much, he was not comfortable being insulted and pointed at by others.

What's more, this kind of thing that would damage the reputation and prestige of the emperor should not be sloppy at all.

In fact, the clan regulations were put forward when Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng were dealt with. They belonged to crimes first and compensation later.

However, after Zhang Ximeng's operation, the previous crown prince went to Beiping, authorized Fang Guozhen to go overseas, and even Zhu Ying managed Yunnan... All of these were counted in, that is, His Majesty the Emperor's majestic strategy, the early layout, arranged a proper way out for Xungui , that is, some people do not know what is good or bad, and still annex the land, violating the rules of heaven, and they are looking for death by themselves.

After such an operation, the execution of Tang Lu caused the fluttering of people's hearts, and gradually subsided, even in the army, people calmed down a lot.

This time, Lao Zhu was still in charge of the murder, Zhang Ximeng was in charge of the aftermath, and the cooperation of the monarch and his ministers was still flawless.

"Sir, we are still a little unconvinced now! Those bastards, they have made contributions, we gave them titles, but they still think they are not enough, and they are making trouble everywhere. Instead of punishing them, we gave them such a big piece of fat! If things go on like this, do they despise the king's law even more? Do they look down on us even more? Think we are weak and can be bullied?"

"Also, with their virtues, what good things can they do when they go outside? Isn't it just acting like a domineering, disturbing the world into chaos, and the people's grievances boiling? They will most likely ruin Daming's reputation! How can we tolerate them! This black sheep , wherever you go, it's all the same!"

Lao Zhu was full of murderous looks, he stopped the table with his teacup, splashed the tea, and was furious.

Seeing it, Zhang Ximeng only smiled faintly.