In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

If you were to ask Zhao Mengsheng if he was terrified or scared at the time, the answer would definitely be yes. It was fortunate that Commander Lei didn't make a single call to Zhao Mengsheng's father, Zhao Zhongxin's grandfather, otherwise it would have been a much bigger deal!

Zhao Zhongxin's grandfather hated deserters the most. He didn't know that his wife had called Xiao Lei. If he had known, he probably would have expelled Zhao Mengsheng from the family and said, "You're no longer my son." He would have meant it! No matter what Zhao Mengsheng did, whether it was winning a first-class merit or blowing up a bunker, he would never respect this son in his life! The reason was simple: cowardly behavior was something he would never tolerate!

He's the same kind of person as Commander Lei, no, you should say Commander Lei is the same kind of person as his old commander! They're both the kind of people who can't tolerate any injustice, and they understand all too well that a merciful general can't command an army!

Grandpa Zhao Zhongxin also said the same thing: there are no heroes to speak of! If ordinary people's children can go to school, our children can go to school too. You have enjoyed preferential treatment for so many years, but you don't go to serve your country. It's a good thing that it wasn't his grandfather leading the troops, otherwise he might have killed his own son on the spot. With a major battle imminent, morale is the most important thing!

So, Commander Lei, the God of Thunder, also took care of Zhao Mengsheng. In that situation, how could he lead troops if he didn't let Zhao Mengsheng be the first to blow up the bunker?

As for the noblewoman, didn't he behave himself afterward? In front of his soldiers, he called her "noblewoman" without a care, calling her "the wife of the Heavenly Lord" or "the lady of the Earthly Lord." When he saw her, he lowered his head and called her "elder sister"! He also felt guilty, after all, Zhao Mengsheng was the only child of his old commander and elder sister. If Zhao Mengsheng were really gone, he would never dare to see his old commander and elder sister again in his life!

But he had no choice. Everyone knew that the older sister had called, and if he ignored it, how could he lead his troops? How could he manage his unit? The whole army knew, and Zhao Mengsheng's division was in an uproar! He had no other option!

In the end, Zhao Meng survived, but his son died. Zhao Meng and his mother originally had grievances against Commander Lei, but after learning about this, he sent his son to the front line, and he was even in the same company as Zhao Meng!

The mother and son felt only shame! That's why Zhao Mengsheng later said those words to his mother!

"You've been away from war for too long, and we've been too far removed from the people!"

If Zhong Jianjun's father hadn't died, or if he had had a chance to change his life like Zhao Mengsheng, he wouldn't have fared too badly. The result was that Grandpa Zhong died young, his father also died, his second uncle only felt pity for him, and although his grandmother was very proper, she was ultimately a woman and couldn't control him!

That's what turned Zhong Jianjun into the person he is today! There are countless people like this in history. Take the two war gods of the Ming Dynasty, for example. Wasn't Li Wenzhong's son, Li Jinglong, like this? And wasn't Zhu Qizhen like this?

The first war god was Li Jinglong! Li Jinglong was only fifteen years old when Li Wenzhong died. He had no father to suppress and teach him since childhood, and Zhu Yuanzhang also doted on him. After all, he was the bloodline left by his nephew. Jianwen lost hundreds of thousands of troops because of him, but he did not punish him. As a result, he surrendered and personally led the opening of the gates of Nanjing!

Don't you feel ashamed of what you've done? Don't you think you've completely disgraced your father, Li Wenzhong? Who is your father? He was the strictest father among the Mongols, the one who chased Emperor Shun of Yuan for over a thousand miles!

As Luo Guanzhong said, he had never met Zhao Yun, but he had met Li Wenzhong!

Why was Xu Yungong able to remain loyal to his former master? Because he upheld the prestige of Xu Da, the Prince of Zhongshan! You, Li Jinglong, betrayed your former master, a master who treated you like family!

When Jianwen disappeared and Zhu Di ascended the throne, all the civil and military officials knelt and submitted, except for Xu Yungong, who remained at his father's ancestral temple and refused to greet him. Zhu Di personally summoned him for questioning, but Xu Yungong remained silent throughout!

Zhu Di wanted to kill him, but Xu Yungong said, "I am the son of Xu Da, the Prince of Zhongshan. I have an imperial pardon and a certificate of immunity from death." This made Zhu Di very uncomfortable. He was right. Although the certificate of immunity was useless to Zhu Di, it was indeed useful to Zhu Di. You, Zhu Di, clearly stated that you ascended the throne in the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu. On what grounds do you want to kill me? Tell me yourself!

Zhu Di declared, "There's no reason! I inherited the throne!"

Li Jinglong, you should learn from him. Xu Yungong never paid homage to Zhu Di until his death. After he died, Zhu Di said, "The Prince of Zhongshan cannot be without an heir," and issued an edict that Xu Yungong's eldest son, Xu Qin, would inherit the title of Duke of Wei.

He also received posthumous recognition. In the fourth year of the Wanli reign, the imperial court established the Temple of Loyalty in Nanjing to record the loyal ministers of the Jianwen Emperor, with Xu Huizu at the top.

Look at you, Li Jinglong. You surrendered, only to be stripped of your title, placed under house arrest, and died a few years later. If you had been more resolute and refused to open the gates of Nanjing, you could have hidden in your father Li Wenzhong's ancestral hall—the same ancestral hall of Zhu Di's cousin—after the city fell. What could Zhu Di have done to you then? He was still placed under house arrest and stripped of his title, wasn't he? After your death, Zhu Di might have said, "The Prince of Qiyang cannot be without an heir!" and let your son inherit the title! What a pity! You were useless!

It's true what they say: surrendering doesn't mean you've lost half the battle; it means you've lost even more! You think you're gambling? Actually, you're courting death!

The guy who surrendered and was sentenced to nineteen years probably surrendered because he didn't think of you, Li Jinglong. Otherwise, he might have fought back!

The second war god is Zhu Qizhen of the Fortress, who has almost the same fate as Li Jinglong. If his father had died when he came of age, he would not have become like this!

If his father, Zhu Zhanji, had lived to his mid-twenties, at least his father would have taught him something and prevented him from becoming this arrogant. So many emperors have been captured, but the one who led the charge to knock on the door—this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event! He has no respect for his ancestors!

If you, Zhu Qizhen, truly possessed the backbone of your descendant, Emperor Chongzhen, you would have hanged yourself in the camp. Then, no one would have mocked you like this, and your brother would have bestowed upon you the posthumous title of "Emperor Lie" on the spot. Would you still have the face to be reinstated? The fact that your brother didn't mysteriously disappear shows he had some humanity!

Although these two people have different identities, and these three people, including Zhong Jianjun, have different identities, they all have one thing in common: no one can control them. They have all lost their fathers, no one can restrain them, no one can teach them, and they are all spoiled by someone!

Zhong Jianjun has his second uncle, Zhong Zhengguo, and his grandmother dotes on him!

Li Jinglong was spoiled by Zhu Yuanzhang! Old Zhu was the kind of person who was incredibly good to his children, and Zhu Yunwen would always clean up his messes! He naively thought that Zhu Di would be just as good to him as Old Zhu and Young Zhu!

Zhu Qizhen had that wicked empress! And then there was Wang Zhen, who practically made him a placenta, thinking he was his great-grandfather, as if Emperor Taizong had possessed him!

(The first chapter today, the second chapter will be at 10 PM, godfathers, just wait!)