Chapter 049 Chang Yuchun doesn't want to go to the rear
"Poof!" Chen Biao, who desperately wanted to grow taller and drank cow's milk and goat's milk as if it were water, spat out a mouthful of milk. "Ahem, General Chang was sent to the rear by Marshal Zhu to distribute land and reform prisoners of war?"
During the battle, Chen Ying fell off his horse and broke his bones, and was unable to continue to follow the army.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to recuperate on the spot, but he insisted on dragging his injured leg back to Yingtian to spend time with Chen Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him but still let him come back.
As soon as Chen Ying came back, he told Chen Biao all the interesting things that happened in the army.
The brave general Chang Yuchun was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to the rear to appease the people and prisoners of war, which was the biggest fun in the army at that time.
Chen Biao knew early on that Chen Ying would return home to recuperate, so he had already built a comfortable wheelchair for him. Crutches were stacked behind the backrest of the wheelchair, allowing Chen Biao to remove them at any time.
When his family members first came back with injuries, Chen Biao would be anxious for a long time.
He still felt sad, but he had become very skilled at hiding his worries. Chen Biao knew that if he kept showing his sadness every time he saw them, these guys might stay away to recover from their injuries before returning.
Chen Biao does not have much confidence in the current level of medical care and nutrition.
For example, people nowadays still believe that soup is the essence, and that eating meat is not as good as drinking soup when recovering from an injury. When he went to visit Hua Yun and Hua Wenxun, he found that the two were forced to drink soup every meal, and when they were very hungry, they hid and secretly ate meat.
He feels more at ease knowing that his family members’ injuries are being treated under his watch.
Chen Ying, who had not been seen for a long time, came back with an injured leg. Chen Biao hid in the quilt and sobbed for a long time, but continued to smile the next day.
His father, several uncles who particularly doted on him, and his cousins had also been injured before, but they all had only a few cuts on their bodies. Although they were covered in bandages when they came back, they did not look too serious.
Chen Ying's injury might not be as fatal as those others, but the broken leg was too conspicuous, which made Chen Biao suddenly realize how many dangers his family would encounter while fighting outside.
This year, his mother went to the front line just a few months after giving birth, Brother Ying broke his leg, and Brother Wenxun, whom he had just met, was lying in bed dying... All these things happened together and finally made Chen Biao's thoughts change a little.
Let’s not talk about these for now.
When Chen Ying came back, Chen Biaoming smiled much more often.
His parents never came back, and their letters only reported good news and not bad news. Chen Biao was really depressed. Otherwise, he would not have made up the story of General Chang.
Chen Biao worriedly asked, "General Chang being left behind, could it be related to the opera drama I choreographed?"
Chen Ying smiled evilly and said, "Biao'er, what do you think?"
Chen Biao wiped the milk stains from the corner of his mouth and said guiltily, "It should be okay?"
Chen Ying spread his hands: "Don't deceive yourself."
Chen Biao squatted down with his head in his hands: "What does it have to do with me! I just asked someone to write a few stories to promote it!"
Chen Ying smiled and said, "The common people and prisoners of war believed your story and thought that their lives would be better if General Chang came. So they all clamored for General Chang to take charge of them. The Marshal obeyed the public opinion and allowed General Chang to stay behind."
Chen Biao wanted to roll on the ground. "What do you mean by believing it? I didn't lie! General Chang was already implementing the well-field system in Quzhou and Chizhou to reform prisoners of war. I just added a few details!"
It's just a few details! General Chang wouldn't bother with a kid like me, would he?
Chen Biao thought about it, stood up, crossed his arms, and said, "That's right! I'm promoting him, what's there for him to be dissatisfied with? If he's not satisfied, he can go find my dad. Do you think he dares to beat up a little kid like me? I'm his son's teacher. If he dares to yell at me, I'll give his son more homework!"
Chen Biao paused and said hesitantly, "He won't really beat up my dad, will he?"
Chen Ying suppressed a smile and said, "No, no. Even if he wanted to beat me, he wouldn't be able to defeat my godfather. The Marshal would stop him."
Chen Biao lowered his arms, nodded, and said, "Of course the Marshal will stop his generals from fighting over such a trivial matter."
Chen Ying thought, with his godfather's personality, if it was just a harmless fight, he would probably be holding a plate of spiced watermelon seeds, eating them and cheering.
After Chen Biao was sure that Chang Yuchun had no way to take revenge on him and his father, he put down his hand, leaned on Chen Ying's uninjured leg, and continued to ask about the details of Chang Yuchun being left behind.
Chen Ying felt relieved when she saw Chen Biao's curious look.
He knew Chen Biao very well, and even if Chen Biao hid it well, he knew that Chen Biao was worried about his leg.
At that moment, Chen Ying regretted coming back. But then he thought, if he didn't come back, Chen Biao might be even more upset after knowing this. It would be better for him to recuperate under Chen Biao's nose, as Chen Biao would feel more at ease.
Fortunately, Chen Ying had anticipated Chen Biao's sadness and prepared a "General Chang Joke Gift Pack", which successfully diverted Chen Biao's attention.
Chen Biao's attention was indeed diverted to inquiring about Chang Yuchun's affairs.
When Chang Yuchun was left behind by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little worried that Chang Yuchun would not be able to do a good job of appeasement, so he also kept Ye Zheng.
Lan Yu was Ye Zheng's registered disciple and had a deep connection with Chang Yuchun, who respected Ye Zheng very much. Zhu Yuanzhang thought it would be more appropriate to have Ye Zheng and Chang Yuchun work together.
Chen Biao was puzzled: "I remember that Lan Yu could become Mr. Ye's disciple after he finished playing the villain. Has he not finished his performance yet?"
Chen Ying said, "He dropped out of the assessment midway."
Chen Biao was even more puzzled. "I've seen Lan Yu show great respect to Master Ye and consider himself his disciple. It seems his personality has changed a lot. Why would he withdraw from the assessment?"
Chen Ying specializes in collecting all kinds of gossip in the army that Chen Biao might be interested in. Lan Yu's withdrawal from Ye Zheng's disciple assessment was something Lan Yu and Chang Yuchun had kept secret, but Chen Ying still found out.
After being taught by Ye Zheng, Lan Yu realized that the Lan family's kindness to him was not necessarily good to him, and his sister's control over him and restraint of him were not bad to him. Now that his sister no longer cares about him, she is disappointed in him.
When he saw Lan's strict discipline of Chang Mao, he felt even more regretful.
When he learned that the Lan family was often harassed by the Lan clan, his temper flared up.
Lan Yu was raised by Chang Yuchun, and his nature is just as violent as Chang Yuchun's. Even though Ye Zheng has put shackles on him, his nature will not change, only the target will change.
Lan Yu took out all his regrets for his past actions on the Lan family clan. He wanted to return to his hometown to move his ancestral grave, leave the clan, and break with the Lan family clan once and for all.
When he and his sister were starving to death, they had no choice but to follow his brother-in-law into the mountains to become bandits, and they hadn't seen the Lan family do anything for them. Now that his brother-in-law is a general and a marshal, this group of people came to their door with the family tree.
He used to just feel that he had brought honor to his family and was proud of himself.
Now he just feels that he was so stupid before!
Chen Ying said, "For Confucianism, filial piety and respect for elders are not only about family, but also about the clan. Lan Yu's relocation of his ancestral grave and his severance of his clan are not in line with Confucian thought. If he had done so, Master Ye would naturally not have accepted him as a disciple, as this would have tarnished his reputation. Master Ye didn't mind, but Lan Yu was adamant, so Master Ye let him do what he wanted."
Chen Biao was extremely surprised: "Did he really split up the sect?"
Chen Ying said, "The Lan family wouldn't agree. They gathered a large group of people and surrounded the place, not allowing Lan Yu to go. But what's Lan Yu's temper? And what's Chang Yuchun's temper? Chang Yuchun has wanted to deal with this group of people for a long time, but he was just worried about Lan Yu and his wife's reputation. Now Lan Yu wants to take the initiative to solve this matter, and the Lan family acquiesces. He pulls his troops over there, weapons are exposed, who dares to stop him?"
Chen Biao frowned: "If Lan Yu does this, his reputation in the village will be ruined."
It's not that Chen Biao is feudal, it's just the way things are in this world. If you break away from your clan after becoming successful, it will leave a huge stain on your resume.
But soon, Chen Biao relaxed his brows again: "Forget it, the Marshal is not someone who cares about this matter."
Anyway, as long as the prince died of illness, Lan Yu would definitely be eliminated by Emperor Hongwu, no matter whether his reputation was good or bad.
But he was willing to break with his clan for his sister's humiliation, and I'm afraid he will never do evil things to bully the weak again in the future. Even if he still dies, the people who suffered because of him will be saved.
Chen Biao sighed inwardly. History hadn't changed, yet it seemed to have.
Chen Ying continued, "Mr. Ye asked the Marshal to transfer his three disciples to General Chang's command. If Mr. Ye and General Chang can win over the cities they have conquered, they will be more powerful than a thousand troops. So even though the Marshal's civil officials are stretched thin, he still gritted his teeth and sent Mr. Ye's disciples to help General Chang."
Chen Ying paused, suppressing a laugh as he continued, "So Wen Zheng and Wen Zhong were forced to take on the task at short notice. They were sent back from the front lines by the Marshal, switching from military to civilian positions and becoming prefects of their respective regions. This is cause for celebration, cause for celebration."
Chen Biao's expression was numb.
It was fine that his opera turned General Chang into a civil servant, but how could this boomerang hit his own family members and turn his cousin into civil servants as well?
It's okay for Bao'er, but with Zheng's personality, would he be a civil servant? A civil servant who would blow someone's head off with one punch?
Chen Biao held his forehead with his hand: "I hope Brother Zheng...has a better temper."
Chen Biao and Chen Ying laughed together for a while. Zhu Wenzhen and Li Wenzhong, who were kicked back to the rear to serve as prefects, continued to gossip about General Chang.
Poor Chang Yuchun is now trying various ways to escape from his situation as a civil servant.
He could not destroy Zhu Yuanzhang's great cause, nor could he destroy his own inexplicably elevated reputation. He could only use more radical means to deal with the prisoners in the hope that Zhu Yuanzhang would transfer him back to the front line.
Even being a pioneer is better than being a civil servant! Chang Yuchun would rather carry a sword and fight with others than be dragged into a fight to discuss the neighbors' affairs!
So Chang Yuchun did something that he thought would definitely make Zhu Yuanzhang point his nose at him and scold him and tell him to go back to the front line - he asked the meritorious surrendered generals to stay in the prisoner-of-war labor camp, and come back to continue serving as generals after collecting enough work points.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was chasing after the defeated Chen Youliang, Xu Shouhui's old generals, who had already been dissatisfied with Chen Youliang, surrendered the city to Zhu Yuanzhang one after another.
According to old rules, a general who had contributed to the surrender of a city should directly lead his former subordinates and continue to serve as a general.
Chang Yuchun stiffened his neck and said, "This is my territory and I have the final say. You should continue to be a general after you surrender the city, but that will happen after the reform."
Chang Yuchun sternly declared, "You were once generals under Xu Zuhui and Chen Youliang. Your ideology still harbours the same ideologies as those of the bandits, and you committed many atrocities against the people and soldiers. Merits are merits, and reform is reform. But unless your ideology changes to that of our Zhu Family Army, how dare we allow you to represent them? It's just farming and studying, how can that be considered humiliating to you? Didn't you farm before you joined the army? Is farming a humiliation to you? Or do you think studying is a humiliation?"
Chang Yuchun rolled up his sleeves, revealing his bare chest. "This Marshal also has to farm and study. What's the difference between what you do and me? What? I can farm and study, but you can't? You just offered a city, and you're more powerful than me? How about you don't offer it, and I'll withdraw. I'll take my soldiers and attack the city again. Only after I win will you obey me?"
The surrendered general's face turned green, and he could only go to the prisoner-of-war camp cursing.
Chang Yuchun continued, "So you're still generals of Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang, yet you're ashamed of farming and studying? With such thoughts in mind, how dare I let you lead the troops? You'll probably rebel against us and join Zhang Shicheng. Zhang Shicheng doesn't think an official or a general can oppress the people and soldiers at will, treating them like slaves! Humph!"
The surrendered general's face turned pale and he ran away as fast as he could, feeling extremely guilty.
One of the natures engraved in the souls of the Chinese people is to watch the fun. Even if it is Chang Yuchun's fun, they dare to gather around to watch.
Seeing this, they all pointed fingers at the surrendered general.
The captured soldiers also looked thoughtful, and then exchanged glances with each other.
Chang Yuchun was very proud to see the crowd so excited.
He scolded the surrendered generals like this. If they surrendered the city, they would first go to the prisoner-of-war camp and earn enough work points and pass the exam before they could continue to serve as generals. Which surrendered general could tolerate this? Which general would dare to surrender the city in the future?
The enemy generals refused to surrender, and Marshal Zhu certainly could not tolerate this.
Chang Yuchun was very proud and thought that he would definitely be able to return to the front line this time.
front.
Zhu Yuanzhang had just set up camp and was calling his staff to discuss how to attack the city. By the way, he sent someone to persuade them to surrender.
He doesn't care whether the price is lowered or not, it's just a procedure.
"Marshal, Marshal! Surrender, surrender! The city gate is open!" The people sent to persuade the surrender shouted hurriedly while running.
Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled: "You just set out not long ago, and you surrendered so soon? Were they ready to surrender a long time ago?"
The man trying to persuade him to surrender said, "No. As soon as I arrived at the city gate, it opened and a group of soldiers came to greet me, carrying the commander's head. But they had one request: General Chang must go to their prisoner-of-war camp to take charge of them."
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised: "Ah? What's going on?"
The man trying to persuade them to surrender said with a strange look on his face, "Didn't General Chang throw all the generals who surrendered the city into a prisoner-of-war camp for reform? That's why the garrison commander refused to surrender. But the soldiers seemed very happy about it, so they rebelled against their garrison commander and came to greet us."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Why?"
The person trying to persuade him to surrender: "I don't know either."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked back at his staff and asked, "Why?"
Staff: "..."
Even if you ask us this, Marshal, we don’t know?
Why did General Chang throw the defenders of Xiancheng into a prisoner-of-war camp? The defenders refused to surrender, but the soldiers defending the city mutinied and defected to us?
That’s fine, but after joining us, they still clamored to be sent to a prisoner-of-war reform camp and asked Chang Yuchun to take care of them?
Liu Ji took a deep breath and said, "Sir, would you like to write a letter and ask ... Um, Yingtian?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his chin.
When you are in doubt, ask Biaoer?
Makes sense!
