Daming: From the end of Hongwu

297 Chapter 295 - Mother Zhang Yuqing

Zhu Di is a very firm person. Whenever he makes a decision on something, he will overcome all difficulties and carry it out. At the same time, he is also an extremely confident person. He never thinks that anything can really stump him .

Therefore, when he planned to fight Sheng Yong decisively, he summoned all the generals vigorously and began to arrange a battle plan.

The generals were not surprised by this.

Since Sheng Yong didn't give them time to deal with Wu Jie and the others, and didn't want them to increase their chances of winning, they should deal with Sheng Yong first.

After Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others took orders one by one, they started to get busy.

And this moment.

On a small hill a few miles behind Sheng Yong's army, Zhen Wu stood alone on the hill with his back straight, looking at Sheng Yong's continuous barracks in the distance, his legs were like two nails, firmly Nailed in place, even though the mountain wind howls past, the figure is not moved at all, only the cloak behind him is blown and blown.

He sneaked here to meet someone.

Zhang Pu.

In this battle, Sheng Yong aggressively chased up and tried to fight decisively. If he said that he had no trump card and support, Zhen Wu would not believe anything. Moreover, Zhen Wu always had a faint uneasiness in his heart these days, which made him have to do so. Just do more considerations and think more ways.

He has been fighting for many years, and there are very few situations where he has early warning and uneasiness. This is also an important reason why he took the risk to meet Zhang Pu today.

Otherwise, he really didn't want to see Zhang Pu again.

Because whether it was from Zhang Yuqing or Zhang Pu's younger brother Zhang Qi, he was unwilling to have too much contact with Zhang Pu, lest Zhang Pu's clansmen be persecuted by Zhu Yunqi because of Zhang Pu's contact with Zhen Wu.

It is the best choice for him and Zhang Pu to clearly distinguish the camps.

But now, he has no other choice.

As time passed, three fast horses appeared on the road down the hillside. After Zhen Wu saw it clearly from a distance, his expression relaxed a little. Zhang Pu did not bring a large group of horses to chase him, but only brought two people over. , at least it means that the two sides have the opportunity to talk.

After a while, the three of Zhang Pu came to the front of the hillside. Zhang Pu looked up at Zhen Wu, who was alone on the hillside. He asked his two subordinates to wait in place, and he walked towards Zhen Wu by himself.

After the two approached, Zhen Wu took the lead with a smile and said, "General Zhang, long time no see."

Zhang Pu looked at the extraordinary Zhen Wu in front of him, and he seemed to recall the scene when he saw Zhen Wu for the first time in his mind. At that time, he really thought that Zhen Wu was a scholar who was entangled with his daughter. He was directly beaten to death with a stick, but he didn't expect that later he gradually realized that it turned out that he had eyes that did not recognize the true Buddha.

This young man not only turned himself into a Yong'an county horse, but most importantly, by virtue of his bravery and intelligence, he became one of the most popular people in the Ming Dynasty in the past few years. King, stirring up the world.

"It's been a long time since Zhen Junma, but the duel between the two sides is imminent. I don't know why Zhen Junma asked me to come out to meet at this time." Zhang Pu asked lightly.

Zhen Wu watched Zhang Pu walk slowly to his side, spread his hands to feel the wind of the world, and said casually, "I want to persuade General Zhang to defect before the battle."

As soon as these words fell, Zhang Pu turned around suddenly, with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Do you think it's possible?"

Zhen Wu watched Zhang Pu's reaction and sighed, he shook his head lightly and said: "I can't see it, it's impossible, and I know the reason roughly, although the Zhang family is not a big family, there are still some people living in Anqing , if General Zhang turns against him before the battle, Jianwen will definitely blame the Zhang family after the incident is over."

"You checked me?!" Zhang Pu glared at Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu responded as usual, and after the two sides were silent for a while, Zhen Wu said again: "So, my real intention is not to make General Zhang defect before the battle, but I just hope that when the battle begins, General Zhang will secretly let go of a gap and let us Leading troops through General Zhang's defense line is not difficult for General Zhang, and my people have found out that General Zhang is now in charge of defending Sheng Yong's rear, so General Zhang should not try to shirk."

Zhang Pu frowned, feeling displeased in his heart, but he couldn't help being moved again.

What does it mean to pass through his defenses?
It means that Sheng Yong's central army will appear under Zhen Wu's soldiers.

And in the past two years, following Zhu Di's rise of troops, Zhen Wu's popularity has been the same for a while, and his files have even appeared on the desks of every middle and high-level official in the court and the army.

According to Zhen Wu's style, Zhen Wu's intentions are ready to come out.

Zhang Pu's expression darkened and he said, "Is it possible that the Zhenjun horse is planning to step on the Chinese army again, intending to kill the general and capture the flag?"

Zhen Wu's attitude was beyond Zhang Pu's expectation. He didn't intend to hide it at all, and he generously admitted his purpose directly: "General Zhang guessed right, that's what I planned."

The trees near the two of them on the hillside rattled, and the sound came to Zhang Pu's ears. At this moment, Zhang Pu felt like the sound of swords and soldiers clashing.

He remembered the scenes in Zhen Wu's dossier, looked at Zhen Wu's calm expression, and for the first time felt that it was not funny when someone said they wanted to kill the general and capture the flag, but it made him feel that Zhen Wu might succeed again.

Zhang Pu's face was dark, and he said in the same tone, "You think I'll agree if you just ask me to release the water? Don't you underestimate me, Zhang Pu?"

"Why don't you agree?"

Zhen Wu turned his head and looked at Zhang Pu with a serious and puzzled expression: "Since Jianwen came to power, has the King of Yan done anything wrong? It's fine to cut the vassals so blatantly, but to leave a rich and noble life for the King of Yan. It’s not difficult for Jianwen, right? Why are you unwilling to give it? Within a few months of being in power, he took King Zhou by force, even demoted King Dai, King Min and others, and King Xiang was forced to set himself on fire with his whole family. What are you doing? Outsiders don't know how to deal with such cruelty, not to mention they are all a family, so General Zhang is indifferent to these things and feels nothing?"

Zhang Pu was silent.

Zhen Wu then said confidently: "There has been an old saying since ancient times, a rabbit knows how to bite when it is in a hurry, not to mention that there are more than [-] people in Yanwang's mansion, if you dare to say that if you are Yanwang, you will let the entire Yanwang's mansion be humiliated." , You obediently lead your neck to slaughter? Everyone is a member of the army, who has no blood, and anyone with a discerning eye can see who is right and who is wrong. Why do you bother to sacrifice your life for Jianwen? What about the blockage?"

Hearing this, Zhang Pu couldn't help retorting: "Do you dare to say that King Yan is just seeking a way out? Do you dare to say that King Yan doesn't think about the emperor's position at all?"

This……

Zhen Wu took a deep breath and said without temper: "Yes."

Everyone is not a fool. It is obvious that the battle has come to this point. If you tell lies, it is an insult to Zhang Pu.

Zhang Pu snorted and said: "That's fine. Since you have thoughts, then don't just say anything about grievances. After all, you are not a traitor."

Hey.

Zhen Wu also lost his temper. He found a big rock and sat on it: "Since you want to talk about this, I will talk about it with you. Do you think it is a good thing for Jianwen to sit on the throne? Think about it. He has done it since he took the throne. I don’t need to say anything about it, you understand it yourself, and I’ll tell you one more thing, the war in the Mongolian tribes on the northern grasslands is ending, I can assure you that if our Ming Dynasty doesn’t care about the grasslands, it won’t be a few years The grassland will definitely rise to a hegemonic regime, let me ask you, with Jianwen's temper, does he care about the grassland's dynamics?"

Zhang Pu was speechless again by what Zhen Wu said.

"You understand that Jianwen can only defend at most. He is not close to the military. Taking the initiative to fight in the grassland will damage the interests of his subordinates and gentry, and it will also help the military's arrogance. Neither he nor his subordinates will Allow this kind of thing to happen, but what will be the result of letting the grassland grow on the side of the couch, I believe you also understand, you must know that the Ming Dynasty is not only for Jianwen and those civil servants and gentry, but also for the people of the whole world, it is for us Han people The world, how can we let the hooves of foreign races step on our territory?"

Zhen Wu paused, then continued: "And if you ask who knows the grassland, who in this world knows better than the King of Yan, and whose subordinates know better than my Yan army, if my Yan army is all lost in the civil war, the grassland will be destroyed. Who will control it? Is it up to you? Let me ask you, have you paid attention to the grassland in the past few years? Have you understood the grassland? Your Southern Army, including the court officials, counts as one, and whoever is there day and night like us Studying how to eliminate the tribes in the grassland?! What's more, King Yan is also the eldest son of Taizu, so why can't the king of Yan sit on the throne? Why do you, an outsider, have to desperately decide to intervene in the Zhu family's civil war?!"

Zhen Wu's voice was like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhang Pu's mind one after another.

Zhang Pu wanted to refute, but he couldn't find any words to refute, and even found in his heart that he also agreed with what Zhen Wu said.

King Yan resembled Taizu, and if he ascended the throne, he would definitely be stronger than Zhu Yunqi.

Can…

quite a while.

Zhang Pu still shook his head and said: "If I am defeated in the battlefield, I will not blame the King of Yan, and I am even willing to surrender the King of Yan, but now that I am an official of the court, I really can't do anything that I can't do, so Zhen Junma is very upset. I'm sorry, you and I should compete on the battlefield, if you have the ability, break me and go, if you don't, don't blame others, this world is not fair."

"You..." Zhen Wu pointed at Zhang Pu speechlessly.

He said so much, but he didn't expect Zhang Pu to be like this, he didn't know what to say about Zhang Pu, just like his younger brother Zhang Qi, with a single-minded vigor.

Including his daughter Zhang Roujia, they all have a fucking problem.

Thinking of Zhang Qi and Zhang Roujia, Zhen Wu took a deep breath, and tried again and said: "Could it be for Zhang Qi and your daughter's sake, can't it?"

When Zhang Pu heard Zhen Wu mentioning Zhang Qi, he couldn't help but look up in the direction of Liaodong. He looked hard, as if he wanted to see the scene when his younger brother went to Liaodong Tieling Guard to take office, and wanted to see it again. His brother had a hearty smile on his face.

Sadly never to see you again.

He once heard his daughter describe in detail the process of getting to know Zhen Wu.

Therefore, although he was a little annoyed that Zhen Wu had damaged his daughter's reputation, after he knew that Zhen Wu had saved his daughter's life and avenged his younger brother, his overall perception of Zhen Wu was still good. good.

Even when he heard about it for the first time, he originally wanted to thank Zhen Wu, but only after he inquired clearly, did he know that Zhen Wu was going to marry Princess Yong'an.

This made it difficult for him to come to the door to seek relationships.

It is also for this reason that they have had little contact over the years.

Zhang Pu withdrew his eyes and looked at Zhen Wudao: "If it wasn't for my brother and my daughter, under the current situation where we are on opposite sides, do you think I would take the risk to meet you?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Pu paused and said: "I thank you for saving my daughter, and thank you for avenging my brother. I, Zhang Pu, always remember these kindnesses. But let me, Zhang Pu, eat inside and out, and please don’t mention Zhen Junma again.”

Zhen Wu sighed.

He didn't expect Zhang Pu to be so difficult to persuade, he had no choice but to throw out his last bargaining chip.

Facing the wind, Zhen Wu gently closed his eyes and said, "My mother, Zhang Yuqing."

"What?" Zhang Pu didn't hear clearly.

Zhen Wu's voice became louder and said: "My mother's name is Zhang Yuqing."

"What?!" This time Zhang Pu said in shock.

Zhen Wu nodded at Zhang Pu: "You guessed it right, my mother is your righteous sister. When I was offering incense to Zhang Qi at your home, I accidentally saw the tablet of your righteous sister, so I passed by after returning home. After a detailed investigation, my mother was adopted by your father when he was in Huainan, and there were only two children in your family, you and my mother, but unfortunately, there were riots in Huainan later, and my mother was separated from you."

When Zhen Wu said this, he couldn't help sighing: "Speaking of which, my mother had been looking for relatives for a few years ago, but later she went to Peiping with my father. My father's position is not high, and the distance is far away, so it has been delayed. Well, after I found out about these things, it happened that Taizu passed away. At that time, the world was not stable, and King Yan was also quite embarrassed, so I kept these things a secret, and I didn't take the initiative to contact you, too. I'm afraid that you will be implicated because of me."

"What you said is true?" Zhang Pu looked at Zhen Wu seriously, he couldn't believe it.

Zhen Wu nodded and said: "With my current status, Zhen Wu, I won't use these things to deceive you."

Zhang Pu's mind was a little turbulent. He never thought that he would know the whereabouts of his righteous sister when he came out to meet Zhen Wu. He looked at Zhen Wu, as if on Zhen Wu's body, and vaguely saw Zhang Yuqing's face. verve.

His well-behaved and weak step-sister, since she was lost, he has been worrying countless days and nights, and even in his opinion, with his step-sister's temperament, it is impossible to live independently in this world.

Back then, he and Zhang Yuqing had a very deep relationship, otherwise he would not have been enshrining Zhang Yuqing's tablet.

Zhang Pu now knows that his adopted sister is not only living well, but also rich and honored, and that the son she gave birth to is actually someone he secretly admired. All these kinds of things make him feel that all this is so unbelievable .

But these things are just like what Zhen Wu said, there is absolutely no need for Zhen Wu to lie.

This made him have to believe all this.

"It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive." Zhang Pu said, with tears in his eyes.

No one understood his concern and obsession with his adopted sister. If he hadn't insisted on dragging his adopted sister out back then, his sister would not have been separated. Moreover, there has been no news of her for many years.

It turned out that I went to Peking.

No wonder he searched hard for many years without any results.

Zhen Wu said at this moment: "I don't know how much affection you have for my mother, maybe it's not even necessary for you, but for so many years, the only relative my mother has talked about is you. I am married to Princess Yong'an, and I am inseparable from King Yan. If King Yan loses, my mother and I will not be able to survive, so I still want to persuade you, whether it is for Zhang Qi and your daughter If you don’t want to see my mother being implicated by me, or if you don’t want to see my mother suffer, I ask General Zhang to think about it more.”

After finishing speaking, Zhen Wu stood up, looked at the restless Zhang Pu and said nothing more, sighed, got on his horse and left by another path.

He has tried his best, when Zhang Pu is willing to give way, he will be more relaxed, if he refuses to give way, then he will have to fight hard.

Do your best to obey destiny.

The mountain wind was still howling.

a long time.

Zhang Pu on the hillside came back to his senses. Looking at the direction Zhen Wu left, he recalled in his mind that he cried and begged his father to take in that poor little orphan girl. Liao never regarded her as a daughter. At that time, there were too many miserable people in this world, and everyone could only restrain their kind thoughts.

But the first time he saw her, he felt like a hit, and he was kind to her.

And she would rather give her life for him, just like she rushed forward for him in the face of the chaos and protected him who was afraid, but she was too weak, so weak that in the end she was defeated by the chaos The coercion made him disappear again.

Zhang Pu finally burst into tears.

He is the elder brother, he thought he could protect her.

But he didn't do it.

Zhang Pu murmured, choked with sobs: "She came to this world pitifully, and I was the only family member left, but I...but how could I have watched her suffer twice without being able to protect her?"

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(End of this chapter)