The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 92 The Second Generation of the Ming Dynasty No.1

The friendship from Xu Da was sudden and unexpected, yet so natural.

It's like two neighbors. You come to my house and I visit yours.

Nothing shocking happened during this period. It just went along like this, and the relationship got better.

Moreover, the relationship they established under Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze eliminated unnecessary suspicion.

Chen Jingke believes that this is his second biggest gain since unveiling the emperor's list.

The first big gain is naturally becoming a companion reader and building a good relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang and his family.

So during these days of vacation, he often went to Xu Da's house.

During this period, he naturally got acquainted with several of Xu Da's children, among whom three of them impressed him the most.

One is Xu Da's second daughter, Xu Miaoqing. She is only six or seven years old, but she is very sharp-tongued and unruly.

After learning that her biological mother was Xie, who was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Chen Jingke stayed away from her.

After all, the rumors in the world that Mr. Xie dared to disrespect Empress Ma were a bit outrageous.

The second one is Xu Da's third daughter, who is only three years old this year.

But her name is Xu Miaojin.

A famous talented woman in history, and her comments were all praise. Zhu Di admired her endlessly.

Later, her sister Queen Xu (Xu Miaoyun) died of illness, and Zhu Di once wanted to include her in the palace and make her queen.

Xu Miaojin declined and later became a nun.

If she were a few years older, Chen Jingke would definitely be shameless and ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage.

At least get engaged first.

It's a pity that she is too young and he is not that perverted yet.

The third person who made the deepest impression was Xu Da's eldest son Xu Yungong, who was also a young talent, quite like his father.

Xu Yungong is Xu Huizu.

In order to avoid Zhu Yunwen's name taboo, the latter name was changed.

Zhu Yunwen probably has no chance to become a grandson in this life, and Zhu Xiongying's name is a special case.

Therefore, Xu Yungong will most likely not need to change his name.

Chen Jingke has a natural affection for him.

It has nothing to do with his identity, but what happened in his previous life.

Xu Yungong showed extraordinary talent when he was young, and was highly valued by Zhu Yuanzhang.

He went to Changde, Huguang, Shaanxi, Fengyang and other places for military training.

He also trained the navy to guard against Japanese pirates.

He even went to the Imperial College Supervisor to assess the academic performance of Imperial College teachers and students.

Zhu Yuanzhang also asked him to accompany Zhu Yunwen to cultivate feelings.

It can be said that he is one of the team members left by Lao Zhu to Zhu Yunwen.

Xu Yungong is also worthy of Lao Zhu's trust in him.

When Zhu Yunwen wanted to cut down the feudal vassal, he strongly advocated detaining Zhu Di's three legitimate sons in Yingtian.

Even though these three children are his nephews.

Unfortunately, Huang Zicheng objected, so Zhu Yunwen let all three hostages go.

Then Zhu Di rebelled.

In the third year of Jianwen, Li Jinglong was defeated and lost more than [-] troops. He cut off the rear of the entire army and completed the task perfectly.

In the fourth year of Jianwen's reign, when the imperial court had no generals available, he was ordered to wear armor and go into battle.

He defeated the Yan army several times at Qimei Mountain and killed several generals under Zhu Di.

Coinciding with the scorching heat of midsummer, the Yan army had been unsuccessful in attacking for a long time and gradually declined. The opportunity for the Jianwen army to reverse the situation seemed to be right in front of them.

Then, the classic passage that has been performed countless times in history came.

Some people slandered that Xu Yungong was the brother-in-law of King Zhu Di of Yan, so he refused to fight with all his strength, otherwise the Yan army would have been defeated long ago.

So Zhu Yunwen issued an edict to recall him on the grounds that "the Yan army has been defeated, and the capital cannot defend it without unscrupulous generals."

When the Yan army approached the Yangtze River, Xu Yungong defeated the Yan army's navy several times with the only navy in his hands.

The Yan army was unable to cross the river.

However, Zhu Yunwen did not trust him at all and handed over the navy to General Sheng Yong.

Sheng Yong once again used practical actions to prove Zhu Yunwen's stupidity.

It didn't take long for him to suffer a major defeat, and all the navy was given to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di thus crossed the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and successfully captured Yingtian.

In this case, Xu Yungong still refused to surrender.

Zhu Di thought that he was Empress Xu's younger brother, so he just cut off his title and ordered him to be grounded at home.

But his title was still inherited by his son and passed down.Xu Yungong's performance can be said to be both civil and military, capable of both water and land battles.

He is also loyal and his personal ethics are intact.

Chen Jingke privately believes that he is the well-deserved No. 1 second-generation figure who contributed to the founding of the country.

It's a pity that his allegiance was to the wrong person, and he ended up with a miserable end.

It can be said that Chen Jingke has been friends with him for a long time, but he has never found a chance to make friends with him.

You can't just run up to someone and say, "I like you, let's be friends."

It would be strange not to be regarded as a fool.

Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally didn't want to miss it.

At first, Xu Yungong thought he was a doctor. Although he respected him, he had no intention of making friends with him.

After several contacts, I realized that Chen Jingke’s talents were not limited to medical skills.

I couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, feeling that I had underestimated people, and instead started to take the initiative to make friends with Chen Jingke.

The two of them had a good intention and a good intention, and soon became good friends who talked about everything.

Chen Jingke knew his identity very well, so he found an opportunity to bring Zhu Xiongying in.

Xu Yungong was very reserved at first due to his status.

But after getting acquainted with him, I discovered that although Zhu Xiongying is young, he is magnanimous and very intelligent and capable.

So I slowly let go of my guard and officially accepted his joining.

At this point, a small group of three people was successfully formed.

Xu Da was naturally happy to see the results, and he appreciated Chen Jingke even more and his attitude became more cordial.

Naturally, all this cannot escape Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

It wasn't until this moment that he showed a satisfied smile: "Chen Jingke is indeed a sensible person, and it's worth letting him be our good grandson's companion."

Ma Xiuying also agreed and said: "Yun Gong is the most outstanding among the children who contributed to the founding of the country. I was still thinking about letting him be the guard commander for Ying'er."

"Now that they can play together, it saves us a lot of trouble."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Indeed, Yungong and Tiande are almost carved from the same mold."

"Both his ability and character are worthy of a big job. With a little training, he will become a pillar of the imperial court."

"And with him on the side to keep him in check, we don't have to worry about Chen Jingke going astray."

Ma Xiuying said angrily: "You have been doubting this and that all day long, aren't you tired?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry and said: "There must be a bad guy in our family. You, Biao'er, and Guaisun are all generous people, so we can only be the bad guy."

A trace of pity flashed in Ma Xiuying's eyes, she held his hand and said, "Hey, let me tell you what you can do, you are so tired."

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and said: "We are men, it doesn't matter if we are tired. As long as the girl can understand us and don't blame me, it doesn't matter how tired we are."

Time passed, and soon it was late November, and the imperial examination yellow list was announced.

To be precise, it was announced by Mingjingke Yellow List.

He is not qualified to be on the list in arithmetic, nor is he qualified to participate in the palace examination, nor is he qualified to participate in the Enrong Banquet.

Candidates went to see the list one after another. Those who were ranked high were ecstatic, while those who were not ranked were as if they were mourning for their heirs.

Fortunately, there will be a formal exam in February next year, so those who fail the exam this time will not be unable to extricate themselves.

However, it is foreseeable that the competition will be more intense in February next year.

None of this has anything to do with Chen Jingke. What he focuses on is arithmetic.

If it is true as Cheng Yimin said, all students who have been in the arithmetic class for more than two years will be admitted.

There are a total of 110 candidates for private arithmetic, and 73 were admitted.

This admission rate will definitely make Mingjing subjects envious.

Of course, they won't show it, and they will even say a few belittling words.

However, there is a saying that one's mouth is too good for one's body, and officials in the imperial court took advantage of the quota to send their children to the Imperial Academy.

The arithmetic class, which was originally underfilled, quickly became full.

Those who failed to send their children in, said sourly that they were inferior to others, while secretly regretting why they didn't act faster.

Chen Jingke also became busy, not because of the arithmetic class, but because the vassal kings returned to Beijing one after another to report on their duties.

As a grandson and a junior, Zhu Xiongying wanted to show his respect for the vassal king.

Well, just to win over the feudal lord, I decided to go out of the city to greet every uncle in person.

As a reading companion, Chen Jingke naturally had to be by his side.

Fortunately, Xu Yungong was also pulled over, so he wouldn't be bored.

After taking on several vassal kings one after another, a heavyweight was finally welcomed.

King Zhu Di of Yan.

(End of this chapter)