Feng Sheng was able to survive.
When he received the document that he would be transferred to Japan as one of the generals in the expedition, he immediately became excited.
Fighting is one thing, but the most important thing is that he is no longer under His Majesty's suspicion.
Now that his son-in-law Zhu Ji is in charge of the medical school established by His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, he is completely out of the royal family dispute, and his own side has also benefited.
Feng Sheng's highlight moments were all in the early Ming Dynasty.
At that time, Feng Sheng also served as the crown prince's right officer. He was demoted for violating minor laws and became the governor's fellow magistrate.
When it was time to regain control of the country, Feng Sheng led his army up the river, took Bian and Luo, went down to Shaanzhou, and headed straight for Tongguan. The guard fled at night, so he captured Tongguan and Huazhou.
During the expedition to Shanxi, Wuzhi captured Huaiqing, crossed the Taihang Mountains, captured Wanzi City, captured Ze and Lu, and captured Yuan Youcheng Jiacheng from the Yi family.
They also defeated Pingyang and Jiangzhou, captured Yuanzuo Chengtian Baobao and others, and captured more than 500 soldiers.
In the second year of Hongwu, Feng Sheng led his army across the Yellow River, headed straight for Shaanxi, and captured Fengxiang. Then he crossed the Long River, captured Gongchang, forced Lintao, and surrendered Li Siqi. He returned to the army and followed General Xu Da to besiege Qingyang.
Expanded the border and sent generals to attack Yuanzhou to support Qingyang. Feng Sheng guarded Yima Pass and defeated his generals, then captured Qingyang and captured Zhang Liangchen, thus pacifying all of Shaanxi.
In September, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned the general back to Beijing and ordered Feng Sheng to garrison Qingyang to control the armies.
However, Feng Sheng thought that Guan Shaanxi had been decided and led the entire army back without authorization.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and blamed Feng Sheng. Thinking of his great achievements, he pardoned him without punishing him. But the reward money was less than half of the general Xu Da.
After the death of the general Xu Da and the left deputy general Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng was most famous for the Battle of Jinshan in Liaodong and Nuer.
It was at that time that someone discovered that Feng Sheng had hidden many good horses, and sent his disciples to drink wine with Naha Chu's wife in order to obtain large jewels and rare treasures. The prince forcibly married his daughter just two days after his death, thus losing his surrender and attachment. In the end, Puying lost three thousand cavalry, and Chang Mao also took the opportunity to criticize Feng Shengzhi for his mistakes.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and confiscated Feng Sheng's seal of general. He ordered him to build a residence in Fengyang and visit Beijing regularly. The officers and soldiers were not rewarded.
Feng Sheng never commanded an army again.
Touching the tiger charm sent by the eunuch, Feng Sheng felt mixed emotions in his heart.
How about hiding a good horse, seeking exotic treasures, and forcibly marrying his daughter?
Feng Sheng knew why these things happened, and there was no possibility of excuse.
In the 20th year of Hongwu, Feng Sheng was the general who controlled the military power in the world. Although the imperial power was superior, if he had military power, even Lan Yu would be his subordinate general.
"Old man, I'm finally back. This time, let's fight together again."
There is no doubt that Feng Sheng himself is also a man who likes to fight, and his illustrious fame makes even Zhu Yuanzhang extremely afraid.
Throughout his life, Feng Sheng has been at war.
At first, when Zhu Yuanzhang had just captured Dingyuan, Feng Guoyong came to defect with his younger brother Feng Sheng. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Feng Guoyong's brother wearing Confucian clothes, he thought he was a weak scholar.
Unexpectedly, Feng Guoyong shocked Zhu Yuanzhang by simply showing his hands. "The Chronicles of Ming Dynasty" says:
Taizu was so pleased that all the brothers stayed behind the curtains and kept it a secret.
It can be seen from this that Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he first met the Feng brothers, and he regarded the Feng brothers as his confidants from then on.
At that time, Li Shanchang, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, and Deng Yu had not yet defected to Zhu Yuanzhang. Feng Guoyong was a rare handsome man with both literary and military skills.
Zhu Yuanzhang was marching and fighting in the wild. He would not let other generals get close to him when he slept at night, leaving only Feng Guoyong to guard him in the tent. The two had a deep relationship.
Unfortunately, Feng Guoyong only followed Zhu Yuanzhang for seven years and died of illness during the Battle of Shaoxing.
Zhu Yuanzhang deplored it very much. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang took the lead in naming Feng Guoyong as the Duke of Ying. Wang Shizhen once said: If Feng Guoyong is not dead, is he as good as Han Gong or Qiyang?
This means that if Feng Guoyong died so early, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, his status would not be lower than that of Li Shanchang and Li Wenzhong.
Events from the past year kept flashing through Feng Sheng's mind.
He held on to that Great General's Seal tightly, as if holding on to his whole life.
Without His Highness Taisun, he would not have had such an opportunity.
When Feng Sheng first learned that the prince had passed away, he was filled with panic.
Originally, Feng Sheng had hoped that he could survive until the day when the prince came to the throne. Now that the prince is gone, will His Majesty keep him?
Fortunately, the appearance of His Highness Taisun eased the situation.
But Feng Sheng also knew very well that even His Highness Taisun was not someone who was easy to talk to casually.
The founding hero is the most embarrassing.
In fact, Feng Sheng was not very good at the beginning. For example, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun had never lost in their lives, while Feng Sheng experienced several failures and ran away without any armor.
But his ability to learn was very strong, and it became more and more outstanding later on, and his contributions to victory gradually became more and more.
Even when I first achieved some success, I got carried away and was reprimanded.
However, in the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang still gave him the highest level of reward.
He was granted the title of Duke of Song Dynasty, with a salary of three thousand dan and a world certificate.
The imperial edict states that the brothers are of the same flesh and blood. In more than ten years, they have eliminated the troubles of the elbows and internal organs, built minions, pacified the Central Plains, and formed Hunyi.
Zhu Yuanzhang said that the Feng Sheng brothers were like his own flesh and blood.
Since ancient times, the best way for the founding emperor to win over heroes, besides giving rewards, is through marriage.
Zhu Yuanzhang betrothed Feng Sheng's eldest daughter to Chang Yuchun's son Chang Mao, his second daughter to Zhou Zhuji, and Feng Sheng's niece, Feng Guoyong's daughter, to Mu Ying.
You know, Zhu Ji is Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth son, Chang Mao is the brother-in-law of Prince Zhu Biao, and Mu Ying is Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son.
These three marriages mean that the interests of Feng Sheng and Zhu Yuanzhang are firmly bound together and are indestructible.
However, facts have proven that Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't pay attention to marriage. Not to mention Feng Sheng, even Zhou Wang Zhu Ru would still be demoted and punished.
After caressing the general seal for a long time, Feng Sheng carefully put it back into the brocade box and put it away.
Then he opened the door, and the cold wind howled outside.
When he heard the door open, a servant came over immediately.
In this kind of weather, it is naturally impossible to say that you are on duty at the door. Normally, you just wait inside to warm yourself, and come out immediately when you hear any movement.
Feng Sheng said to his servant: "Prepare your horses, I am going to go to Dauchi."
At this time, Feng Sheng's temperament was completely different. His high-spirited appearance made his already white temples less eye-catching, but his piercing eyes added a bit of energy.
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"Drag him out and chop him!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!!! Ah!!!!"
A small episode took place in the morning.
Seeing that the New Year was just a few days away, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hold back his murderous nature, but chose to kill on the spot.
Zhu Ying didn't say a word of advice, just looked at it coldly.
Just now, Zhu Ying proposed that taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce would build thirty-six schools for the enlightenment education of children around ten years old.
The most important thing is, it’s free!
Not only are there no tuition fees, but they are also provided with one meal every day at noon.
The school does not distinguish between men and women, and regardless of origin, anyone of about the same age can enroll.
This means that even the children of refugees who do not have household registration, or who are themselves homeless beggars, can go to school directly here as long as their age is not much different.
There are also some scholarships, that is, those with excellent academic performance can also receive money or physical rewards from the school.
Scholarships aside.
Just by not practicing this, countless people would go there with their children, not to mention having a mouthful of food, which would greatly reduce the burden on the family.
How to calculate the account?
In this year, when the Ming Dynasty was first established, the government encouraged childbirth.
And even the people at the lowest level usually have several sons and daughters in their families.
These days, children only need to have a bite to eat. They are not as particular as later generations. In addition, there are many premature deaths. Even the royal family cannot avoid the phenomenon of premature death, let alone the common people.
So that means constant births, especially having more sons, which means that the family has more labor force.
In ancient times, when people had more sons, they would speak more forcefully when going out and have a straighter waist.
For example, you have three children, and your neighbor has one child.
There are inevitable conflicts between neighbors on paddy fields, such as how to irrigate and many other things.
Once there was a dispute, the three sons were called to which station they were standing, and the other party could only leave in anger.
If it's the opposite, with grievances and dissatisfaction, it becomes oneself.
This is a truly true portrayal.
After Zhu Ying proposed a meal, all the children in these common people's homes were equivalent to being raised by Zhu Ying.
Because in the eyes of most people, children have small appetites and one meal is enough.
Especially girls.
It stands to reason that this is a good thing.
After all, this money is not paid by the Ministry of Household Affairs, nor by internal funds. It is entirely borne by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
From an external perspective, this should be a very good thing and truly benefit the people.
Why did Zhu Ying just watch with cold eyes, while Zhu Yuanzhang became furious and asked directly.
Because some people stood up and objected: the people can let it go, but they cannot let it be known.
Zhu Ying's behavior of enlightening people's wisdom touches the interests of all scholars today.
This scholar includes civil and military officials, distinguished landlords, gentry and wealthy businessmen.
The only thing not included are the people at the lowest level.
Especially the Hanlin Academy has the biggest opinions. They guard the channels for learning. If you want to learn advanced knowledge, you can only go to the Imperial Academy and the Hanlin Academy.
In other places, only the most common scriptures and meanings are spread.
Turning it around, the foundation of the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College lies in the imperial examination.
It is basically impossible for the people in the countryside to win the first prize, because political thought is the content and understanding of the "Four Books", "Spring and Autumn", "The Book of Songs" and other classics. Only they can think of the correct answer. Know.
In this way, it is equivalent to the promotion channel for officialdom being controlled by a small number of so-called scholars.
Any noble son from a poor family is from within.
The Meng Yuan Dynasty purged the world, so that the Central Plains dynasty no longer had the so-called thousand-year family, but it was still a clan world.
In many places, a village is a surname, which is also a clan.
This is inevitable.
In this clan, the clan leader controls the most top talents.
Those ordinary people do not even have the opportunity to be literate, and they must depend on their clans.
Because no matter inside or outside, if you leave your clan, you are a refugee.
The Ming Dynasty was still a patriarchal world.
According to the current Ming Dynasty theory, that is to say, there is no law from the county level down, and the clans themselves govern the affairs.
In ancient times, things like soaking in pig cages were punishments derived from the patriarchal system.
In ancient times, officials mostly relied on people from the same hometown and clan to look after and promote you. If you were kicked out of your family tree, no one would promote you.
The patriarchal system is very strict. Sometimes a scholar who passed the imperial examination went to the capital to become an official, and a poor relative from his hometown who couldn't afford a job came to the capital to work on business, and he ate and slept in the official's house.
Moreover, the official did not dare to complain at all, and he had to entertain the poor relatives with good food and drinks. When the poor relatives had enough time and were ready to go home, the officials would also give some money as a means of payment.
The behavior of looking down on poor relatives in this book is actually an exception in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Most people cherish their reputation very much, especially the reputation within their clan.
The words of the clan leader are much easier to use than those of the boss.
Offending your boss is, to a large extent, just a small shoe to wear. No one wants to make a big fuss, and no one has anything to do with it.
But offending the patriarch is completely different.
Just one crime of unfilial piety can make you step down immediately and return to your hometown to accept the punishment according to the clan rules.
This is just a metaphor. Generally speaking, those who can become officials and the senior leaders of the clan are basically in the same boat.
But now, what Zhu Ying is doing is to forcibly interrupt this class relationship.
Scholars are not stupid, especially when their own interests are involved.
Even if His Highness Taisun gave him a lot of kindness, it was useless. A large number of officials began to discuss, and finally some officials stood up straight and spoke loudly about Confucius' theory, and vaguely rebuked His Highness Taisun. This did not help. The way of the emperor.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately laughed out of anger. No matter how many days he had to celebrate the New Year, he would kill him first.
It was two months later, and His Majesty once again asked directly in the Fengtian Palace.
It was naturally impossible for Zhu Ying to persuade him, otherwise he would be treating himself as a weakling.
Moreover, the official who spoke was not of low rank, so he didn’t know whether he thought so or someone secretly gave him instructions.
Obviously, the effect is particularly good.
After being dragged out for questioning and beheading, everything in Fengtian Palace was quiet. No one was willing to be the one who stood out and killed his Majesty to scare the monkeys.
No one will doubt that His Majesty will not hesitate at all even if all the civil and military officials come forward.
The generals were killed until rivers of blood flowed in the Fengtian Palace.
Therefore, only a fool would die in vain.
Some officials who were familiar with the beheaded shook their heads secretly.
He knew that the official who was beheaded had only entered the capital due to transfer in recent months, and had been in the capital before.
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It happened that Zhu Yuanzhang had been in a good mood in recent months and had not killed many people, so this created an illusion.
