First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 604

The little fat man smiled and said, "How do you know?"

Wang Baobao carefully looked at the fat boy in front of him, and his mind turned quickly.

"You are in your early ten years, big-hearted and fat, and dare to make fun of me... You must be Zhang Ximeng's second son! By the way, I heard that your father has a new pair of twins. I wonder if you are still so favored?"

Zhang Chengtian blinked, and couldn't help laughing, "Wang Baobao, you really studied my father very hard, and you even know these things...then do you know that I have worshiped under His Majesty's sect now? Did the disciples of the Son of Heaven still take over the high position of Commander of the Arch Guard Division?"

Wang Baobao was startled, then gritted his teeth and said angrily: "He Zhang Ximeng can kill him if he wants to, why should he humiliate me like this?"

Zhang Chengtian smiled, "I said Wang Baobao, you really don't know what is good or bad. You have been away for 20 years, returned to your hometown, tasted the taste of your hometown, revisited your hometown, and experienced the joy of youth... I don't understand. How did this become a humiliation? How many of the fellow countrymen and soldiers who followed your father and son to go to war, buried their bones in other places, became ghosts of foreign mourners, and couldn’t even return home?”

Wang Baobao was startled, and said with a sneer, "Everyone is their own master, why bother talking!"

Zhang Chengtian laughed and said, "Everyone is their master? But your master has already surrendered, and he is assisting in the revision of the Yuan History at the Yingtian Kingdom History Museum! You are captured now, the Yuan Dynasty is over, and the court happens to revise the Yuan History in a fair and honest manner. My father is the chief editor. .With his old man's skill, he is bound to make Yuan Shixiu perfect, you should be happy!"

"you!"

Wang Baobao slapped the table angrily, his hair stood on end.

"Winner and loser, there is nothing to say, take a knife and kill me!"

Zhang Chengtian shook his head again and again, "I said Wang Baobao, there is something wrong with you! Why rush to die after you survived so hard? What's more, what can you do if you die? The Yuan Dynasty is gone, you can replace something that doesn't exist And die, I really can't figure it out, what are you thinking!"

Wang Baobao gritted his teeth and said with a sneer, "There is righteousness in the world, even though my Great Yuan is dead, I am willing to be Prime Minister Wen!"

"Prime Minister Wen? Wang Baobao, although I am young and don't read much... But I still know that there were many Han Chinese bureaucrats, including old friends of Prime Minister Wen, who wanted him to die to preserve his reputation. Prime Minister Wen is certainly loyal, Needless to say. But if you think about it, how many former officials of the Yuan Dynasty are still there? Who else cares about the Yuan Dynasty? If your country perishes, you will be subjugated. Everything is gone, and it is impossible to make a comeback.”

Zhang Chengtian smiled and said: "You are different from us! Do you still imagine that there will be a Hongwu Emperor among the Mongols?"

"You, don't go too far!" Wang Baobao gritted his teeth and said, "I can tell you that although the Yuan Dynasty is dead, there are still countless vassals in Mongolia, and the territory they rule is no smaller than the Central Plains. The land in the river, Timu The son led the army to rise up, and the momentum is like a broken bamboo. Sooner or later, Daming will be attacked! I don't think you will end well!"

Zhang Chengtian laughed again, "I said Wang Baobao, if I hadn't read a few books recently, I would have really fooled you! The kings of the Western Mongolian Road, are they the same as you? You Mongols swept the world, yes You have laid down countless territories. But your eastern part, following the old system of the Central Plains, was founded as the Great Yuan, respected the way of Confucius and Mencius, and even learned the imperial examination. But the kings of the Western Way, they follow the local rules, speak the local language, and believe in the local My God... After such a long time, you get together and talk to each other without an interpreter, can you understand? So, you are completely different from us, why are you still dreaming of Prime Minister Wen? ?"

Wang Baobao's face turned blue, "No matter what, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated! I'm just going to die!"

Zhang Chengtian smiled, "If you want to die, I won't stop you... But you have to eat the meal of beheading, right?"

Wang Baobao was startled, and following Zhang Chengtian's gaze, someone brought a bowl of steaming goose meat. In an instant, his saliva flowed out, and tears dripped from the corners of his eyes... This is the taste of hometown!

Chapter 836 Avalokitesvara

Wang Baobao picked up a piece of goose meat, which was soft and juicy, with a mellow taste. When he put it in his mouth, he felt as if he had returned to his childhood. It was so delicious.

No matter how much mutton you have eaten and how much beef jerky you have enjoyed, the goose meat in your hometown is still an irreplaceable taste.

At this moment, Wang Baobao really cried.

Beiyuan Zhushi, a strange man in the world, is as fragile as an ordinary old man at this moment, crying so much that he can't control it.

Zhang Chengtian just watched from the sidelines. He was following Zhu Yuanzhang's order to tell Lao Zhu about Wang Baobao's situation... But in all fairness, Zhang Chengtian didn't quite understand it. Is the taste of hometown really so lethal?

He casually picked up a piece of goose meat and threw it into his mouth.

Although it is delicious, it is not omnipotent. There must be a reason for this. I will only ask my father for advice in the future to see where the secret lies!

In fact, the little fat man was too young and inexperienced. He heard some words from Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng, and he ruthlessly peeled Wang Baobao's face. These were the things that really broke Baobao's defenses.

The Mongol Empire is indeed huge and vast, unparalleled.

But precisely because of its size and vastness, Mongolian princes from all over the country had to combine with local forces and respect local customs.Because only in this way can the country be ruled smoothly.

Because of this, the Mongol Empire also became fragmented and lost its original appearance.

The area of ​​the Yuan Dynasty is more and more like the Central Plains Dynasty, the area of ​​Eastern Europe was annexed by Ross, and the part of West Asia was also influenced by Dashi Persia.

Over the past 200 years, things have gone the other way, and the gap is huge.

For example, the cripple Timur, who still regarded himself as a descendant of Mongolia, fought in the army, and his strength expanded rapidly.

Wang Baobao knew all about this, but why was he unwilling to marry his younger sister and have a smooth marriage?

Is it the truths he said?

No, because in Wang Baobao's view, he is the seat of Zhengshuo in the Central Plains, and the Yuan Dynasty is the orthodox of Mongolia.

Mere Timur, he is not even considered a Mongolian nobleman, and he is far away from him. You also want to marry my sister, go ahead and dream!

It is probably Guan Yunchang's arrogance that the tiger girl does not marry a dog.

Then Wang Baobao became a prisoner just like Guan Gong.

It's just that Daming is different from Sun Shiwan.

Let him return to his hometown, taste the taste of his hometown, and be willing to give him a way to survive.

So far, what choice does Wang Baobao have?

Dead?

Mongolia is different from the Central Plains Dynasty, and he can't be like Prime Minister Wen. Not many future generations will remember him.It is even said that in the future, people will find traces of Wang Baobao from Zhang Ximeng's revised Yuan History.

If so, is his death useless?

Didn't that become a joke?

Things have come to this, it's really better to choose to live a few more days, and you can taste the taste of hometown along the way, and live in peace and stability.

Among other things, Zhu Yuanzhang was really magnanimous in his treatment of captives.

The Iron Pot Emperor is still alive, Timur is also a rich man, and there are so many Mongolian people, as long as they are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty and respect the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they will all live well.

There is no doubt about this 20-year-old golden signboard.

"I want to stay in Gushi for a while longer, do you think it's okay?"

Zhang Chengtian was startled, and blurted out: "You don't want to die?"

Wang Baobao blushed, coughed and said, "People, people are mortal, so why should I be in a hurry."

"That's right, if you live a few more days, you can eat more goose meat!" Zhang Chengtian was merciless, and Wang Baobao could only pretend not to hear.

Zhang Chengtian lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "It's not impossible if you want to stay for a while. But it can't exceed a month, and I have to take the final exam every day, so I can't delay. There is one more thing, you can't just wander around like this , you are going to school!"

"go to school?"

"Yes, it's the middle school in Gushi County. I'm going to audit it too. You need to take notes while listening to the class. It's mainly about history. You have to reflect on it!"

Wang Baobao was so helpless, "Okay! I'll go to class!"

"And your family, they are no exception." Zhang Chengtian said: "Although we Daming are not willing to kill people, we must sincerely belong to Daming and work hard to learn culture by ourselves, otherwise, we will not be polite."

Wang Baobao gritted his teeth slightly, and could only nod helplessly and said, "Yes!"

In this way, Wang Bao remained in Gushi County, including his sister and other family members.

Zhang Chengtian distributed a set of textbooks to each of them, others were fine with it, but Wang Baobao's younger sister, she was the youngest, and she was able to read and understand the textbooks.

Zhang Chengtian was quite surprised, "If you study hard, you might have a good future."

The woman smiled slightly, "As a woman, what future do you have, but you are a husband and a child. If you can marry a great hero, that is the real good fortune!"

Zhang Chengtian was slightly taken aback, his words sounded a little bit wrong.

"You can count on a man if you work together? What do you think! Look at my mother, she is now a first-rank official, in charge of the Daming Bank, and Han Xiuniang, who is also a minister... In the Ming Dynasty, no matter men or women, as long as they have the ability , will be able to shine. My senior sister studies astronomy and geography, which is far ahead of the predecessors, and everyone who knows it will give a thumbs up!"

Zhang Chengtian said very bluntly: "You are young, you have to learn self-respect, self-love, and self-improvement!"

Good guy, it's the first time someone taught me a lesson after growing up so big, Guanyin Nu was dumbfounded and speechless!Is there something wrong with this little fat man's brain?

Look at what you said nicely, can this woman really call the shots?

Isn't this a joke!

But to her surprise, the next day, when she went to school, she found that there were several female teachers on the campus of Gushi Middle School.

One of them, who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, was actually younger than her.

But standing on the podium, talking eloquently, with a serious face.The knowledge he speaks is also unambiguous.

"Listen, all of you, Gushi is a small county, and it can't be compared with others. If you want to be admitted to Fudan School, you need to work hard on arithmetic. This is the only field where you can get ahead. The rest of the articles and poems, It’s a blessing not to fall too far behind. We need to know where our strengths are... Work hard for three years and get admitted to the best school in Daming!”

Avalokitesvara was stunned and couldn't believe it, this guy really dared to speak!

A mere girl wants to lead someone into the best school, do you have the ability?

"This female gentleman's ability is not bad. She has grasped the essence of her mathematics. As for her saying that she can surpass others by relying on mathematics, she is not wrong. Before taking the exam, just memorize 120 essays."

Avalokitesvara looked at Zhang Chengtian stupidly, "How do you know?"

"What's so strange about this? That's how my elder brother edited the teaching aids. He's still working hard to compress the articles to less than a hundred!"

Avalokitesvara puzzled and said: "Why do you want to compress, what are you thinking?"

Zhang Chengtian said bluntly: "I still don't understand? In your case, although you can read and write, but you have been away from the Central Plains for so long, how can you compare with others if you want to take the exam? The same reason, children from poor counties, How do they compare with those of Yingtian Suzhou and Hangzhou? Naturally, someone needs to study the methods of taking the exam and help them to win the exam quota smoothly."

Avalokitesvara was even more puzzled, "Why do you help them? People have their own destiny. Wealth depends on the sky. You just have nothing to do!"

Zhang Chengtian rolled his eyes, "You're right, a barbarian woman like you deserves to be abandoned! You don't want to marry any hero, just find an old and ugly one! You people are good, but you don’t know what’s good or bad! The barbaric smell in your body really hits the bone marrow!”

Guanyinnu was so angry that Zhang Chengtian scolded him, his face was livid, and he wanted to beat him up.

I am not an ordinary woman, my elder brother is the Henan King of the Yuan Dynasty, who holds great power and can be killed, I am not an ordinary woman!

Under the rage, Guanyinnu had no choice but to realize that it seemed that she had become a prisoner, her former glory was gone, and she had completely become a weak person who could be punished by others.

Realizing this, when she went to school again, she couldn't help but look around.

There are poor and rich people sitting in the school, but most of them are from poor families.Some people's shoes show their toes, and some people can't even afford paper, so they can only calculate as much as possible in the gaps.

But anyway, there is light in each of their eyes.

That is a high-spirited and proud gesture... Maybe they are not as good as others, and their opportunities are not as great as others.

But they are still willing to fight, at least there is still a little hope.

And when they move, those people can't lie down comfortably. They rush forward, and those people have to run forward with their legs.

You can't make those rich kids too comfortable.

This is a completely different experience from the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Yuan Dynasty, even if it was down to the point, there was only Helin Yicheng.

That is also clearly graded, with strict barriers.

Those who have the blood of the golden family are the top group of people.They have tribes, pastures, and countless slaves... They can take whatever they want, life and death.

Almost everyone has been determined since birth.

As long as they are nobles, no matter how bad they are, they will not have to worry about eating and drinking.Those poor children, try harder.In the end, he is nothing more than a servant of the nobleman.

Can the Great Yuan Dynasty, which followed that set of rules, really rule the Central Plains for a long time?

Guanyinnu couldn't think of so much, but a month passed quickly, and her female teacher handed her a note.

"Hold it, I wrote it down when I was studying in Fudan School. My husband taught us that knowledge is not unique to us. Although you are a little older, you are very smart. If you work harder in the future, you may have a chance Get ahead. Treat the students well then."

Avalokitesvara hesitated for a moment, and finally bowed deeply, "I don't know what will happen in the future, but I thank you sir!"

Wang Baobao's family went from Gushi to Yingtian... When they arrived smoothly, another group of people had already arrived in Yingtian. There were Mongolian kings from the East Road and several princes from the West Road, totaling more than 20 people. Come together Daming please surrender!

Chapter 837 The Champion

During the Battle of Lingbei, whether it was Lan Yu Zhu Di or Zhu Yuanzhang Zhang Ximeng, they were all reflecting deeply and made up their minds to change the way they lead troops in battle in the future.

But outsiders don't know this. All they can see is that the Ming army swept the world and was invincible.

Wang Baobao was like a chariot with his arms, overreaching his own strength, defeated and captured, and he was to blame.

Daming at this time is the kingdom of the king over all nations.

As for Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, he was a complete heavenly being. Even if Genghis Khan was resurrected, he could only kneel and kowtow in front of Emperor Hongwu.

After all, Genghis Khan in the first half of his life was a loyal minister of Dajin.

It was only when Wanyan Yongji succeeded to the throne that Genghis Khan said that I said that the emperor of the Central Plains was made by a man from heaven, and that such mediocre people did it too?Why worship?

If Dajin really had a heavenly emperor, perhaps Genghis Khan would not have raised his troops.

We prairie men admire the strong.

Wang Baobao collapsed, and he couldn't even keep the last dignity of the Yuan Dynasty. If we came here to surrender to Ming Dynasty and honor the emperor of Ming Dynasty, there is nothing wrong with it.

Therefore, since the great victory in Lingbei, the news spread, and the leaders of the various ministries, whoever got the news, hurriedly came to see the emperor of Shangguo.