Jiang Yan was arranged in Yingtian, in the heart of Zhu Jiajun. Jiang Yan could fully appreciate the state of vitality and all things competing...
On the Royal Street in front of the palace, in addition to specialized craftsmen and civilians serving in the army, there are also many Yingtian civilians working for free.
When he learned that this group of people came to help, Jiang Yan was stunned.
Is this the land of ancient gentlemen?
In other places, people tried every possible means to avoid serving, but when they got to Yingtian, they actually came to work on their own initiative.
If the people of Bashu have this level, then their plans to conquer the Central Plains will be just around the corner!
Jiang Yan only dared to think about it. He had met Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng, and naturally knew that these two people did not know any magic. But they must be outstanding in being able to convince people and lead heroes.
And what is this secret?
After all, you can’t learn anything at all?
Jiang Yan still wanted to give it a try. He found that the Imperial College in Yingtian was open to the public and there were many books inside that could be read for free.
Of course, borrowing is not supported for the time being... There is no way, books are still very expensive nowadays, and they can only be read in designated places. They cannot be damaged or defaced, otherwise double compensation will be required.
It is said that this is the virtue of Prime Minister Zhang. He compiled and annotated many classics, divided them into categories, and analyzed them in detail. After they were published in a special bookstore, they were placed in a part of the Imperial College so that ordinary people could also borrow them.
Not surprisingly, this place is packed almost every day.
Jiang Yan sneaked into the Imperial College, and after a lot of effort, he actually borrowed books. They were just the latest and most popular ones, about the three rises, about Yue Fei's evaluation, about the equal division of land, about sacrifices on cliffs... These books and brochures are all
You need to come early and even make a reservation, otherwise you won't be able to get it.
Jiang Yan searched for a long time and only found a pamphlet in the corner. The content was not much, but it mainly wrote about how to reform prisoners of war.
This book used to be a very hot topic, but because Timur and others were in Yingtian first, and if you want to see the results of transformation, just go to them, the book is not so vivid.
But for Jiang Yan, this is still very interesting...
After he unfolded it, he found that the education and training of the prisoners of war was so hilarious that it turned each of the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty into ordinary people who fed horses and herded cattle. What a dare to think and do!
Jiang Yan was so satisfied that he watched until the afternoon, and his stomach growled. Then he was reluctant to leave and wanted to say goodbye. Since the books could not be taken out, he was afraid that he would not be able to see them tomorrow. After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Yan decided to tighten up.
Belts, look at some more, it’s best to write them all down.
But when he turned to the next page, Jiang Yan was stunned.
The previous article talked about the noble generals of the Yuan Dynasty who were captured, but the following is about those who were unscrupulous and insisted on being buried with the Yuan Dynasty.
Among them, the one at the front is Shi Moyi Sun!
All members of this family sacrificed their lives for the country and perished in the sea of fire. They were indeed considered loyal. At that time, many people wanted to praise Shi Moyi and Sun's family, but because Zhang Ximeng stood up, the evaluation was abruptly reversed.
The debate at that time was written down in this booklet.
As Jiang Yan watched, his breathing became rapid and his eyes widened.
"It's actually like this!"
Jiang Yan was stupid... In fact, he had no choice but to be stupid. There were only a few officials like Shi Mo Yisun who were willing to die for the Yuan Dynasty, but they were not without them.
For example, when Ming Yuzhen marched into Bashu, she encountered three loyal lackeys of the Yuan Dynasty.
Ming Yuzhen first captured alive General Langge and his wife, as well as the wife of Yuan general Zhao Zi, but Langge's wife actually sank into the river, preferring to die rather than surrender.
Ming Yuzhen had no choice but to take Zhao Zi's wife to Jiading City, hoping to use it to recruit Zhao Zi to surrender. However, Zhao Zi at the top of the city shot his wife to death with an arrow. He would rather die than surrender.
Later, Ming Yuzhen broke through the city and captured Zhao Zi and Wan Zhedu, plus Lang Geji in front, a total of three people. Ming Yuzhen planned to use them for her own purposes.
However, the three of them vowed not to surrender, so Ming Yuzhen was forced to have no choice but to kill the three of them and bury them with ceremony.
Ming Yuzhen did this, and the people of Bashu called these three people "Three Loyalists", and they were regarded as loyal ministers and good generals of the Yuan Dynasty.
Ming Yuzhen respected the righteous people, and her reputation became famous for a while, so all the counties and counties in Bashu came to join her. This incident was spread as a good story. Many people even used it to say that the reason why Ming Yuzhen was able to rule Bashu was because she respected her loyal ministers. A righteous man can win the hearts of all people.
Jiang Yan felt the same way in the past, but he never expected that something similar would happen under Zhu Jiajun's rule.
Zhu Jiajun's handling results were completely different.
The loyal lackeys of the Yuan Dynasty, Shi Mo Yisun's family, not only did not receive courtesy, but were torn off their paintings. They bluntly said that they were reluctant to part with the benefits given by the Yuan Dynasty and wanted to dominate the people.
Such a person, such a family, praising them, I really don’t know how to face the soldiers who died for their country!
Other things were fine. Jiang Yan just thought there was something remarkable about Zhu Jiajun.
Even if he wanted to offer sacrifices to the loyal ministers and martyrs of Diaoyu City, Jiang Yan would only be shocked.
But after reading this pamphlet, Jiang Yan felt completely bad. When he returned to Guanyi, he was also in a state of despair and almost collided with a carriage.
His outlook on life was crushed.
Crying and saying that Mi Hui betrayed you, you said it was in your dream
Similar things, completely different results... Ming Yuzhen just treated the loyal ministers and righteous people with courtesy. She only thought that the people below were loyal and loyal to him, Ming Yuzhen.
Gu Yu
But here Zhu Jiajun focuses on the people at the bottom and starts from the standpoint of these ordinary people.
It may be difficult to say who is higher and who is lower, who is right and who is wrong.
But so many people were willing to come forward and work for free to help Zhu Yuanzhang build imperial streets and city walls... maybe it makes sense.
"Your Majesty, how can you win such a person!" Jiang Yan looked to the west, in the direction of Bashu, and secretly gritted his teeth!
It's not that I'm disloyal, it's just that the Zhu family army is not something Ming Yuzhen can compete with. Instead of bleeding into rivers and the people suffering, it's better to surrender to the Ming Lord as soon as possible and suffer less... Jiang Yan seems to have realized it.
The envoy carefully selected by Ming Yuzhen actually decided to vote for Zhu. I have to say that Ming Yuzhen is really good at judging people!
The problem now is simple, that is how to get Ming Yuzhen to cooperate with Zhu Jiajun.
But there seems to be another problem, and that is how to make Zhu Yuanzhang trust him, otherwise it would be bad if he thinks it is a fake surrender. Jiang Yan spent a lot of thought on this matter.
By chance, he met Fu Youde.
Jiang Yan was overjoyed. This man had joined Ming Yuzhen in the past and he had some friendship with him.
After the two parties met, Jiang Yan expressed his thoughts, and Fu Youde was not surprised at all. Instead, he looked like he should have been like this a long time ago.
"General Fu, you, aren't you afraid that I will surrender?"
Fu Youde laughed loudly, "Whether you are pretending to surrender or not, I can't say yet. But I think that as long as you are sensible, you should know who is the master of the world. You will regret it if you don't surrender to the superior!"
Jiang Yan was startled, then gritted his teeth and said: "General Fu, to be honest, I am familiar with the geography of Bashu. In the future, King Wu will enter Shu, and I am willing to lead the way!"
Fu Youde was so happy that he hurried to see Zhang Ximeng and told the story.
"Prime Minister Zhang, I am 70% sure that Jiang Yan is worthy of trust."
Zhang Ximeng nodded with a smile, "We won't believe that he is willing to stand by our side easily. We must arrange manpower to keep an eye on his movements. In addition, his family will also take care of him."
Fu Youde was also familiar with some of Zhu Jiajun's situation, and knew that this arrangement was for everyone's benefit, and was not simply a matter of trust or distrust. After all, a country cannot be careless about important matters.
But with Ming Yuzhen as a force, the circle surrounding Chen Youliang seems to be mature.
Zhang Ximeng immediately went to see Zhu Yuanzhang. The emperor and his ministers looked at the map and were all very excited.
"Look, Mr. Zhang, let's first send a troop of troops to the north of the Yangtze River, take Qichun, and block Chen Youliang's way north. Then we will take the army directly to Wuchang, and let Tang He send troops from Wuxi to capture Hengyang, and then Mingyu will
Zhen came out of Bashu and went down the river. If he was surrounded from all sides, Chen Youliang would definitely die!"
Lao Zhu's face was flushed and he was very excited.
In the last battle, not killing Chen Youliang was Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest regret.
This time I finally got what I wanted.
"Mr. Zhang, do you need me to write a letter, scold Chen Youliang, and force him to bow his head? If he doesn't agree, we will send troops immediately!" Zhu Yuanzhang had already mastered the method of stirring up trouble.
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "My lord is probably planning something. We'd better send someone to see Ming Yuzhen first to make a tentative alliance, and then we can plot against Chen Youliang."
After the discussion was completed, Lao Zhu ordered the army to prepare for war.
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened, and Liu Futong from Bianliang sent Zhu Yuanzhang a stern letter.
Questioned Zhu Yuanzhang, why was the country called Ming Dynasty?
What do you mean, my Majesty is called the Little Ming King, and you are going to be the Great Ming King. Do you want to take advantage?
Lao Zhu was stunned for a while. The country's name was Ming Dynasty, and it violated a taboo!
"This Liu Futong is too sentimental!"
Zhang Ximeng glanced at the letter and pondered slightly.
Not to mention, there was quite a debate in later generations about the origin of the name of the Ming Dynasty... Indeed, there is a group of people who believe that inheriting it from King Xiao Ming is to show their origin and show off their orthodoxy.
But the problem is that people who hold this view probably agree that King Xiao Ming was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang or was killed by a conspiracy.
This is funny. Since Lao Zhu is the murderer, why does he still use the word Ming?
Do you have to remind yourself all the time that killing Xiao Ming Wang is still honorable?
Some people also say that the name of the Ming Dynasty comes from Mingjiao.
And this statement is even more nonsense, because during the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Cult was regarded as monsters and bandits, which is not a positive term.
Zhu Yuanzhang has been suppressing Mingjiao, downplaying his own origin, and unwilling to say more about this part of the matter... As a result, he chose Ming Dynasty as the name of his country. How many years of cerebral thrombosis would it take to do such a thing?
The name of the Ming Dynasty is derived from the Book of Changes. There is nothing to say. Thanks to the monthly tickets and subscription support of the Damianhun family. But Liu Futong took the initiative to flirt with porcelain. What on earth is he going to do?
"Lord, if I'm not wrong, Liu Futong wants to take the opportunity to break up with us. As an orthodox figure in the Song Dynasty, he still doesn't want to be with us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed heavily and sneered: "There are some things that are not up to him. He sent Wang Guangyang over to question Liu Futong, did he still want the lives of the Central Route Army of the Northern Expedition? Furthermore, he sent someone to see Mao Gui and told him that we are still willing to provide food, grass and weapons.