Chang Yuchun was able to "stabilize" Bashu by cultivating land in the rear area, which made his fellow generals who were fighting hard and bloody battles outside almost jealous to death.
Everyone knows that Bashu is a strategically located region, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Chang Yuchun, with only a few men under his command, led a thousand cavalrymen to attack Chengdu. How could one not be jealous of such a feat?
As soon as Chang Yuchun returned to Yingtian, Ji Renshou and Zhu Sheng, who were in charge of taking over the literacy classes for some generals, immediately asked Chang Yuchun to give lectures to the generals, telling them how he relied on the hearts of the people to overcome natural difficulties and create a legend.
Chang Yuchun knew very well the reason and intention behind Zhu Yuanzhang's question.
But he was just in pain.
He is not a good person by nature. Although he is smooth-talking, he is not impatient with trivial matters.
If Chang Yuchun were simply leading troops into battle, he could achieve great feats simply by relying on his instincts and bravery. Death on the battlefield was no price to him. He relished the feeling of leading the charge, even with his life hanging by a thread.
Now his ferocity is like that of a tiger locked in a cage, and he feels very uncomfortable.
But Chang Yuchun wasn't such a bad person that he could harm others without any reason and benefit himself. He even had some chivalrous spirit in his heart. If others treated him sincerely, he could only be kind to them and would not trample on their kindness.
Then the cage that bound him became stronger.
Chang Yuchun repeatedly pleaded with Zhu Yuanzhang to let him resign from his post as Marshal of the Military Farms. He was even willing to resign from all positions and become Chen Biao's bodyguard.
The remnant Yuan Dynasty will definitely not give up, and the strength of the Mongolian tribes on the grasslands is still there. If we go to Peking, there will definitely be many battles!
Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "Oh."
Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's perfunctory answer and looking at his perfunctory expression, Chang Yuchun's iron-blooded and ruthless tough face was twisted into an expression of aggrieved, which made Zhu Yuanzhang almost unable to hold back his laughter.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Chang Yuchun was really wronged, he would not let Chang Yuchun go to war.
Isn't this a waste of natural resources? I, Zhu, have many capable warriors under my command, but only one like Chang Yuchun who can help him win the hearts of the people. Even if Chang Yuchun doesn't want to do it, he has to continue.
To prevent Chang Yuchun from making further requests, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject: "I heard you abandoned your daughter to Xu Shuzhen and Chen Huoxing? Are you so cruel?"
Chang Yuchun knew that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hide this from him, so he wasn't surprised. He said naturally, "My daughter wants to be a general, so she should follow General Xu and General Chen to see the world early. In a few years, my lord will conquer the world, and she may not have a chance."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.
The contributions of Xu Shuzhen and Chen Huoxing had already shown Zhu Yuanzhang that some gifted women were just as capable as men as generals. However, after the pacification of the empire, he was unlikely to appoint new female generals.
From the time of Zhou Dynasty rituals, women led troops in the Central Plains during prosperous times, only during times of chaos. Gender separation was strictly enforced, and the presence of women in the military was practically discredited, unless a dedicated female army was maintained. However, at that time, military service relied heavily on physical strength, and for the dynasty, female soldiers were not cost-effective.
If Chang Yuchun's daughter wanted to become a female general, she had to seize the opportunity of this chaotic world and make contributions before the world stabilized to solidify her status as a female general.
Otherwise, she could only marry a frontier general and assist her husband in commanding the troops as a general's wife.
In fact, during the turbulent times, women like Xu Shuzhen and Chen Huoxing, who first became bandit leaders and then generals, were rare. Most female generals were wives of generals, assisting their husbands in commanding troops. If their husbands died in battle, they would take over their husbands' troops as widows and "mistresses."
In ancient times, there was a term called "generals' families." The emperor commanded the generals' families, but the soldiers trained by the generals themselves were considered semi-private soldiers, obeying only the generals' orders and equivalent to the generals' private property. Only the "mistresses" could lead the troops in place of their deceased husbands.
This is also the reason why the emperor was afraid of military generals.
There is another way for Chang Yuchun's daughter to become a female general, that is, Chang Yuchun passes the troops to her.
But Chang Yuchun chose to entrust his daughter to two female generals who had fought their way to success.
This is because Chang Yuchun admired female generals like Xu Shuzhen and Chen Huoxing more. If his daughter had to take this step, he would do his best. Second, after working with Ye Zheng for several years, Chang Yuchun became more aware of politics. No one in the Chang family could manage the soldiers of the "Chang family". The soldiers commanded by Chang Yuchun were only Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers.
Chang Yuchun knew that when Zhu Yuanzhang had just finished reading Chen Biao's letter, he was still the easy-going Chen Guorui, so Chang Yuchun did not hide it and told him both reasons.
He also spoke frankly about the fact that the Chang family would not become a military family.
Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very pleased and once again confirmed his determination to keep talents like Chang Yuchun in the rear to help him cultivate land and train troops.
What is Xiao He? What is Zhuge Wuhou? Old Li, Old Liu, and even our family's Biao'er are nothing. Chang Boren is the real Xiao He, the real Zhuge Wuhou!
Zhu Yuanzhang had been somewhat softened by Chang Yuchun's complaints, and was considering whether to let Chang Yuchun go out to fight a war, and then let Chang Yuchun come back to continue farming after he had satisfied his desire.
Now? Such a virtuous and capable person, what if something goes wrong during the war? He must stay behind!
Chang Yuchun only knew that his confession made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy, and he was one step closer to becoming the most trusted confidant in his heart.
He didn't know that the closer he was to his inner circle, the further away he was from the battlefield.
This is probably the theory of relativity (bullshit).
After Zhu Yuanzhang praised Chang Yuchun's foresight, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does your decision to let your daughter become a general have anything to do with my breaking off the engagement?"
Chang Yuchun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "My lord, I dare not say that I have nothing to do with it. I was once a farmer who scraped for food in the fields, and later became a bandit. I know what kind of character I am. If it weren't for the marriage proposal you joked about, I wouldn't have focused my attention on my daughter, nor would I have discovered her talent and wanted her to become a female general."
"If you are saying that because of a joke I made more than ten years ago, my daughter might have trouble finding a husband and no one would dare to marry her, so I made her a female general, that is not the case. But if no one dares to marry her, can't you still find a marriage for my daughter?" Chang Yuchun continued, "My lord, even if my daughter becomes a female general, she may not be unable to get married. Didn't General Xu and General Chen find like-minded people in the army? Then we will have to trouble you to arrange a marriage."
Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Of course."
Zhu Yuanzhang mustered up his courage for several years, but still didn't have enough courage to tell his opinionated son, "I arranged a marriage for you before you were born."
Because it was just a joke at the time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not mention it again for more than ten years, and the people in the army also forgot about it.
So a few years ago, Zhu Yuanzhang officially told Chang Yuchun that the engagement was off. The marriage of his immortal son had to be decided by his son himself.
Of course, who knows, his son might still fall in love with his daughter, and then they could still become in-laws.
Chang Yuchun could understand it very well.
Even if a family had a son who was a fairy boy, they would not dare to arrange a marriage for him easily. Even if he had made great contributions, not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang did not need to marry his son to consolidate his rule, Chen Biao himself did not need any help from his wife's family.
So the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention this matter.
…
"Hmm? Aunt Xu, who is that girl next to you? Is she a relative of Aunt Xu?"
With so many noble children on board and no rush to return to Peking, the fleet docked at night to rest. Chen Biao's students could also go ashore to enjoy the scenery along the way.
On the first day of docking, Chen Biao saw a little girl wearing leather armor behind Xu Shuzhen.
He hadn't realized it was a little girl. Women develop earlier than men, and she was a full head taller than him. If she hadn't turned around, revealing a face so young and pretty, Chen Biao wouldn't have realized her true gender.
It is normal for Xu Shuzhen to have female personal guards around her, but it is quite strange that the personal guard is a delicate girl.
Chen Biao immediately became alert.
Could it be that some official or wealthy man who wanted to take a shortcut bribed the people on the ship and brought a girl with him to marry the son of a noble on the ship?
Chen Biao knew that he shouldn't assume malicious intent about others, but now that he had so many students on board, he had to be cautious in everything he did.
Xu Shuzhen patted the girl's shoulder and said, "Marshal Chang's eldest daughter, my apprentice. Don't be fooled by her youthful appearance; it's just that she doesn't tan. She's trained with me for several years, and this time I'm taking her to the battlefield to give her a try."
"Oh." Chen Biao immediately suppressed the alarm in his heart.
Marry a noble son? Sorry, this ship full of noble sons is not worthy of marrying Marshal Chang's eldest daughter.
Chen Biao had heard from his mother that this girl's nickname was Aunt Chang, and had already named her Chang Wei.
Chang Wei already had three younger brothers: two of them, Chang Mao and Chang Sheng, were still in school, and Chang Sen was still an infant. Chang Mao was also on the boat, preparing to go to Peking together.
Wei, Mao, Sheng, and Sen all mean flourishing or improving. Chang Yuchun named his daughter this way, clearly raising her as a son.
Chang Wei is a poor man.
When the girls' school was first established, Chen Biao heard his mother scold the "Chang family for committing sins."
Chang Yuchun was gifted with extraordinary strength, but Chen Biao felt that Chang Mao and Chang Sheng were just average, not as strong as his brother.
Later he found out that Chang Yuchun's talent was actually passed on to his daughter.
Chang Wei is incredibly strong and a big eater. She looks just like the tall and thin Chang Yuchun, but you wouldn't know she's that strong or big. If it weren't for her face looking more like Chang Yuchun's wife, Lan, she'd definitely be Chang Yuchun's next best.
The Chang family was worried that their daughter's incredible strength would prevent her from marrying out, so they placed many restrictions on Chang Wei. Before she started attending the girls' school, Chang Wei was only allowed to eat until she was half full and was not allowed to go out and run around, in order to become a delicate "lady".
The time when my mother scolded someone was when she found the eldest daughter of the Chang family crying with hunger in the corner.
Later, for some reason, the Chang family came to their senses and stopped restricting their daughter. They also allowed her to take General Xu Shuzhen and General Chen Huoxing as their teachers.
But Chang Wei's opportunity wasn't necessarily a good one. With the turmoil now fading, her daughter's military service wouldn't be welcomed. She was subject to much gossip at the girls' school.
Later, Chang Wei graduated from the girls' school ahead of schedule and joined the army at the age of ten following her two masters.
In ancient times, a person of ten years old was only eight or nine years old. One can imagine the hardships she had endured.
The final exam for the girls' school was set by Chen Biao, who knew the standards were high. Chang Wei was definitely a man of both literary and military talents.
I hope she can realize her dream smoothly in the future.
Chen Biao knew Chang Wei's name and that she was in the army, but he had never met her, which led to the misunderstanding.
Chen Biao looked at Chang Wei curiously.
It's not his fault for misunderstanding. Chang Wei's face really doesn't look like that of someone who has been in the army. Instead, she looks like a well-maintained rich girl.
While Chen Biao was secretly looking at Chang Wei, Chang Wei, who was directing people to set up camp on the shore, walked to a withered tree, half bent down, hugged the tree, and with a "pop" sound...
Holy shit! Is this Lin Daiyu uprooting a weeping willow tree?!
After clearing the obstacles, Chang Wei threw the small tree aside with an expressionless face and continued to direct people to clean up the camp.
Chen Biao quickly withdrew his gaze, his heart pounding, and he didn't dare to peek again.
It's not that he's shy, nor is it love at first sight; he's simply scared.
Chen Biao was somewhat face-blind to the opposite sex, except for his mother—it wasn't a disease, it was simply indifference. The first time he saw someone of the opposite sex, he engraved their face firmly in his mind.
Scared.
That night, Chen Biao dreamed all night that Lin Daiyu was uprooting a weeping willow tree and using the tree as a stick. Then the tree was broken and Lin Daiyu killed Zhen Guanxi with three punches with her bare hands.
Don't say it, it's really exciting. In the dream, Chen Biao held his head and squatted in the corner, shivering.
Chen Biao adjusted his mood very quickly and returned to normal the next day.
The sons of nobles on the ship knew that the two female generals who were on board to protect them in Beijing had a delicate little apprentice. Although they did not say anything frivolous, they still looked down on her.
They also privately speculated whether Marshal Chang had taken a fancy to one of them and deliberately let his daughter get along with them.
They still had some sense and didn't dare to tease Chen Biao.
Chen Biao frowned.
He understood that this was inevitable. In this era, men naturally held a much higher status than women, and gossiping about the opposite sex was common among peers, even among women.
but……
Chen Biao talked to Xu Shuzhen and Chen Huoxing, and after obtaining Chang Wei's consent, asked Chang Wei to change into the students' "military training uniform" of narrow sleeves and long pants, and go to school with the students.
Chen Biao said with a straight face, "I heard that you look down on Chang Wei because she is a woman?"
Students: “…”
Mr. Chen! Principal Chen! We were just joking around before bed, how could you say that?
It's fine for them to joke about this in private, but it would be embarrassing if someone pointed it out to them.
What’s more, Marshal Chang is famous, and they have already started to tremble!
Chang Wei still had a blank expression on his face, as if he didn't mind the matter or had become numb to it.
Chen Biao glanced at the students who still had some sense of shame and sneered, "Are you worthy enough?"
Students: “…”
Mr. Chen! Principal Chen! Although we know that what we did is wrong, you can't insult us like this!
Chen Biao glanced at his students coldly, and his students immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look Chen Biao in the eye.
"Chang Wei is the same age as you, or even younger. She's spent about the same amount of time studying and practicing martial arts as you have," Chen Biao said. "From today on, Chang Wei will study and practice martial arts with you, and take exams with you. I hope your contempt for her stems from your confidence in your own abilities, rather than jealousy and slander of someone who is more powerful and outstanding than you."
Students: “?!!”
They all looked at Chang Wei in shock.
At this time, Chang Wei's frosty expression finally melted, and she raised the corners of her mouth to reveal a very ladylike smile to everyone.
Chen Biao clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back. "I originally wanted to have you all line up one by one to apologize to General Chang, but then I thought that General Chang is probably used to being slandered by outsiders, just like her masters. So instead of forcing you to apologize, I'd rather let you see what General Chang is capable of. So let's begin today's military training."
The smile on Chang Wei's face became even brighter.
She is indeed a very beautiful girl, but she looks a little too weak.
Although they looked different, this temperament made Chen Biao see Lin Daiyu again.
Well, Lin Daiyu who uprooted the weeping willow tree.
I wish these students good luck.
Chen Biao’s military training for them now is no trivial matter.
Standing at attention, long-distance running around the deck, frog jumping and crawling are all small things. There is also training in the use of cold and hot weapons, and even ammunition is consumed as they please.
After doing all this, they still have to continue reading every day.
Astronomy, geography, arithmetic and geometry, Chen Biao called it "middle school", and he really forced all the junior high school courses except biology into their heads, regardless of whether they could adapt to it or not.
Anyway, they are not used to it now. If they copy books a hundred times and do exercises a hundred times, the meaning will become clear. Chen Biao believes that this group of noble exercisers will definitely be able to create a brilliant future by doing exercises.
Chen Biao stood in the shadow with his arms folded, watching them standing at attention and reciting their lessons, a bright smile on his face.
Chen Huoxing was dumbfounded. "Are they trying too hard? Why do they look like they're going to fight to the death?"
Chen Biao said: "This is the catfish effect."
Chen Huoxing was confused. Chen Biao explained, and Chen Huoxing, who had fished at sea before, immediately understood Chen Biao's intention.
Chen Huoxing smiled bitterly: "My apprentice is the catfish that Mr. Chen threw into the students?"
Chen Biao said, "They're so familiar with each other that they've almost lost the desire to compete with each other, because they all know that their talents can only be ranked like this. After Chang Wei joined, their inner male chauvinism made them not want to lose to a woman. Even if they lose, they don't want to lose too badly."
Chen Biao looked at them with fear in his eyes, as if there were really a man-eating beast chasing him. His smile became even brighter and more lovely.
Chen Huoxing felt a chill when he saw Chen Biao's smile, which looked innocent and well-behaved even when he was smiling mischievously.
As expected of Military Advisor Chen, this plan was truly ruthless. These students would probably have nightmares about this incident for the rest of their lives.
Chen Biao praised: "It is also because Aunt Chen and Aunt Xu taught well and raised such a great student like Chang Wei that I dare to use this method."
Although Chen Huoxing spoke modestly, he couldn't hide the pride on his face. "It's okay. Our teaching level is far inferior to Mr. Chen's. It's just Xiaowei's own hard work. Mr. Chen, why did you correct the students' way of addressing Xiaowei? Instead of calling her "Miss Chang," why did you ask them to call her by her name?"
Chen Biao said, "There's no special reason. They haven't taken any characters yet, so they just call each other by their first names. Since Chang Wei has temporarily become my student and one of them, I naturally can't treat him differently."
Chen Huoxing felt disappointed.
She understood why Madam Xiuying wanted her and General Xu to come back from the south and follow Chen Biao north.
Madam Xiuying told them that as the troubled times ended, their opportunities to achieve great things would become fewer and fewer, and the other generals would increasingly reject them. The place they felt most comfortable now was not their hometown, where they had once protected them, but Chen Biao's side.
"Only by Biao'er's side can you freely build your career like before. You'll understand when you go there."
Because of Madam Xiuying's letter, the two men who stayed in Fujian to garrison wrote to their lord, hoping to go to Peking to fight.
Mrs. Xiuying never interfered in government affairs. This letter was obviously the master's intention. They were immediately transferred to Beiping to protect Chen Biao and became his subordinates.
It was only then that they realized that Chen Biao was actually the Crown Prince of Ming. Their soldiers were now the Crown Prince's personal guards, and only obeyed his orders.
Now, Xu Shuzhen is the commander-in-chief of Peking, and Chen Huoxing is the deputy commander-in-chief of Peking. They are responsible for the security of the city and government offices.
Zhu Wenzheng and his men led the Northern Army stationed in the military camp, belonging to Zhu Yuanzhang's "central army." Xu Shuzhen and Chen Huoxing became the "local army" in Peking.
In other words, if Chen Biao wanted to use Zhu Wenzheng's troops, he had to discuss it with Zhu Wenzheng. Although he could "execute first and report later", he still had to write a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang while carrying out military operations.
But Chen Biao could freely dispatch Xu Shuzhen and Chen Huoxing's troops without having to write reports every time. This made things much easier.
The two of them followed the prince, who had no idea that he was the prince, northwards away from their hometown, feeling extremely uneasy.
After Chen Biao asked Chang Wei to be the "catfish", the two of them felt much calmer and their worries about the future finally disappeared.
They have already sensed that Chen Biao is different from others. With Chen Biao, they can continue to ignore their gender and do what they are capable of.
They also have to work harder and not let the prince "remember their gender."
"General Chen, I am not proficient in martial arts, so I'll leave today's martial arts lessons to you. Don't be merciful, I have asked the doctors to wait." Chen Biao said.
Behind Chen Biao, a group of doctors, led by Doctor Qin, the Chen family's attending doctor, were all twirling their beards and smiling.
Chen Biao said he wanted to establish a medical school, but there were no medical schools in that era, so a formal medical school could not be built. He only gathered more than 20 people to form a medical "group" to learn from each other.
Now half of this medical "team" followed Chen Biao north, and Chen Biao was not worried at all about exploiting those little bastards.
Chen Huoxing flexed his wrist and said with a sinister grin, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely not show mercy."
Chen Huoxing strode onto the sunny deck. The students had just finished standing at attention and were sitting on the ground gasping for breath.
They saw Chen Huoxing walking towards them with the light behind him, and there was a look of despair on their faces.
Since they boarded this ship, their martial arts masters have been replaced by two female generals.
In the past, martial arts masters would only teach them a little, not push them too hard. The two female generals treated them like recruits. They had already lost several layers of skin in the past few days.
But their principal was still making sarcastic remarks.
"Is it not possible? If not, tell me and I will send you back immediately. You are all children of noble families. Thanks to your parents' protection, you will definitely get a small official position in the future. Wouldn't it be better to stay comfortably in Yingtian and wait for your parents to seek official positions for you, or wait for your parents to inherit their titles a hundred years later? Why bother with so much trouble, right?"
The students roared in their hearts, No! This is not right!
Ahhhh, the principal's mouth is so infuriating! Let's fight!
Chang Wei used the breathing method taught by the masters to adjust his physical condition, wiped off the sweat, and stood up first.
Her expression has returned to normal.
Students: “…”
Is this woman a monster!!!
They rolled and crawled to their feet. Some of them had trembling calves, but they gritted their teeth and said nothing.
Chen Biao was very happy to see this.
When he saw three assistant coaches with stubborn looks on their faces in the team, he smiled even more happily.
I told you three to come up with a bad idea, my Lord, by bringing this bunch of encumbrances with me north to "build and defend Peking." Do you know the pain now?
Continue to feel the pain, hahahaha!
When Chen Biao and others arrived in Peiping, he held an examination.
Chang Wei's academic performance was only in the top ten, but when it came to martial arts-related courses, she was at the top of the class, leaving the others far behind, not to mention the students, even the three teaching assistants were far behind.
Chen Biao complained: "What do you mean even you can't compare to me? Aren't you very weak? You can't even compare to my brother."
The three of them had dark faces.
Even if you are our superior! Don't hit people in the face, okay?
Chen Biao continued, "Not bad, everyone passed. It seems this catfish is really amazing. If she's happy, how about letting her continue studying at Peking Middle School?"
The three of them said with a straight face, "You have the final say."
Chen Biao signed his report card and said with a smile, "Beiping can't build a primary school or university right now, so let's just build a middle school. They can form a small team, with Chang Wei as the captain. Vice captains and group leaders will be appointed based on their grades. We'll re-evaluate them every month. If they don't want Chang Wei to be their captain, then they should work hard."
The three of them said sternly again, "You have the final say."
Chen Biao was helpless: "What's your attitude? Are you dissatisfied with me?"
Song Yan sighed, "How dare I? The three of us are so much older than Chang Wei, yet we're all defeated by her in martial arts. I'm too embarrassed to even mention it."
Chen Biao also sighed: "Why do you three always have to fight with yourselves in martial arts? Your martial arts are not even as good as my daughter's. You should compete in talent. Chang Wei's knowledge is all based on rote memorization. If I hadn't deliberately tested her on rote memorization, you would definitely be far ahead of her in academic subjects. You should help her with her studies more."
Seeing the three people hesitate, Chen Biao said, "She may very well be the only female general in the prosperous Ming Dynasty."
The three of them were stunned for a moment, then their expressions were gloomy: "Yes."
Although the poems praised Mulan for joining the army, they all knew the difficulties a woman would face if she actually joined the army.
General Chang has such talent and has encountered such an opportunity. They helped him to the best of their ability, which can be regarded as a good thing.
The students of Chang Wei and Chen Biao developed a close relationship through competition. Chen Biao's students had no objection to Chang Wei being their captain.
Chang Wei originally wanted to return to the army, but Chen Huoxing and Xu Shuzhen told her that it would be inappropriate to send her to fight at her age, and it would be better for her to follow Chen Biao.
"Mr. Chen always sends his students to the battlefield. You're the son of a noble family, so it would be more suitable for you to let Mr. Chen lead you and your current classmates step by step." Xu Shuzhen came from a slightly better background and had a wider range of experience. "You don't have to start as a soldier like the rest of us. So what you need to learn will be different. Study hard with Mr. Chen. This is your chance."
Chen Huoxing also advised, "Mr. Chen is not only a great scholar of his time, but also one of the most formidable military advisors of his time. Even Mr. Bowen acknowledges this. He was also the lord's chosen tutor for the crown prince. Countless people have been eager to become his students. His departure from Yingtian has deeply saddened the sons of the nobles and officials of Yingtian. You must strive hard."
Chang Wei nodded vigorously and said crisply, "I won't embarrass Master Chef and Second Chef! I know he's a good teacher, but Master Chef and Second Chef are my masters!"
The two female generals laughed.
They rubbed Chang Wei's face together and laughed at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? You want to ask Mr. Chen to be your master, but Mr. Chen won't pay any attention to you!"
Chang Wei blushed, hesitated for a long time, then covered her face and said, "That's true..."
The two female generals continued to make fun of their disciples.
Having one more female student made no difference to Chen Biao.
Regardless, students should be taught in the same way, and what Chen Biao teaches will not change because of gender. He is not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed.
Chang Wei immediately felt Chen Biao’s deep “love” for his students.
There was a shortage of people in Peking, and Chen Biao called it "internship". In fact, they became bricks, moved wherever they were needed. They had no formal salary or position, and were completely exploited by Chen Biao as coolies.
During the day they had to train with the army's new recruits, serve as literacy teachers for the sergeants, and do their own homework at night. They were so busy that they had no time to think about their hometown or their family.
Chen Biao felt very relieved as he watched his students quickly shed their youthful appearance in the wind and sand of Peking, and their speech and behavior became more and more mature and rough.
He proudly wrote letters to show off to his father and his three brothers who attended Zhu Yuanzhang's coronation ceremony - Chen Ying and Li Wenzhong had also gone to Yingtian.
Zhu Wen Zheng: Among the four of us brothers, only one has not received an invitation from the lord. Biaoer, who do you think it is?
Chen Biao tore Zhu Wenzhen's letter in half with a "rustle".
Damn Brother Zheng, wait until you return to Peking and see how I exploit you!
In Yingtian, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was supervising the palace construction site, crossed his legs and looked at the letter written by Chen Biao with a wrinkled face.
Zhu Wenzheng, looking dusty and dusty, came to report on the palace renovations. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's distressed expression, he asked in confusion, "Foster father, what's got you so worried?"
Zhu Yuanzhang silently put the letter away: "Nothing."
He just didn't expect that just after he and Chang Yuchun confirmed the cancellation of the engagement, Biaoer actually ran into Chang Yuchun's daughter, and Chang Yuchun's daughter became Biaoer's student.
How could this be such a coincidence?
Oh, it wasn't a coincidence. He and his wife had discussed having the two female generals accompany Biao'er north to become Biao'er's "Prince's personal guard." He simply forgot that Chang Wei was traveling north with the two female generals, and might have met Biao'er.
Both female generals are talented. If he treats them coldly when a prosperous era comes, it will discourage the heroes.
After much thought, they realized that only by Biao'er's side could they best continue to display their talents.
In this world, Biaoer is probably the only one who doesn't care about people's gender or background, and only assigns positions based on their talents. Even he can't do that.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a bit embarrassed. What if Biao'er and the Chang family's daughter fell in love? Would he break off his engagement with Chang Yuchun and then shamelessly tell Chang Yuchun, "Marry your daughter to my Biao'er"?
He's not that thick-skinned...
Zhu Yuanzhang touched his face and was surprised to find that he was not embarrassed or ashamed at all.
Oh, I didn't know I could be so thick-skinned.
That’s fine, just use any label you want, no problem!
Zhu Yuanzhang's mood immediately improved.
He said, "Biao'er has taken in Chang Yuchun's daughter, Chang Wei, the girl with great strength I told you about, as his student to inspire the other noble children. Now, those spoiled brats are watching Chang Wei handle things with ease, and they dare not even complain. They have now adapted to life in Peking."
Zhu Wenzheng's eyes widened: "Biao'er is so vicious!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stared.
Zhu Wenzheng changed his tone: "Biao'er is so smart! Godfather, I'd better not wait for you to ascend the throne. What's so interesting about you ascending the throne? I want to go back and watch the fun!"
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a small stone from the ground and smashed it hard on Zhu Wenzhen's head.
Zhu Wenzheng immediately dodged to the side: "If you won't let me go, then don't let me go. Don't do anything. Godfather, your temper is getting more and more violent. Be careful that people will call you a tyrant in the future...ah, you're still smashing!"
Zhu Wenzhen covered his head and ran away. Zhu Yuanzhang sat on a chair and kept picking up stones to throw at him.
Chen Ying and Li Wenzhong, who were also supervisors, passed by and were speechless.
"What is this for?"
"What else can I do? Zhu Wenzheng feels uncomfortable if he doesn't talk nonsense for a day."
"With Biao'er not here, he might get beaten up."
"I think he deserves a beating. Godfather should beat him more times."
After the two of them talked, they shook their heads and left.
Anyway, Zhu Wenzhen is thick-skinned and tough, so it doesn't matter if he is hit by a stone.
By the end of November, Zhu Yuanzhang had finally built a simple palace using the wood and stones he had brought from Dadu.
All the important officials who were supposed to attend Zhu Yuanzhang's coronation ceremony yesterday have returned. The only two missing from the crowd are Chen Guorui and Chen Biao, whom they thought would definitely not be there.
"I thought I could finally meet Chen Guorui today." Liao Yongzhong looked around.
Liao Yongan glanced at his silly brother.
Of course you can see it. The man wearing the imperial robe is Chen Guorui. You can see it all.
As a member of the former Chaohu Navy, Yu Tonghai stood with Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong.
After listening to Liao Yongzhong's words, he said, "Although most of the important officials have returned to attend the lord's coronation ceremony, the lord also needs trusted confidants to guard various places to guard against attacks from Zhang Shicheng and the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. I heard that Chen Biao is guarding Peking. I'm afraid Chen Guorui is either in Peking or with Zhang Shicheng, monitoring him."
Liao Yongzhong said, "That's right, these people will definitely cause trouble. Speaking of which, why hasn't Zhang Shicheng made any moves since he became the King of Wu? I thought he would take advantage of our Northern Expedition to attack us."
Liao Yongan said, "Maybe Biao'er fought too quickly. He just received the news when we finished fighting."
The generals around who were listening to their chat: "..."
Let’s not talk about this anymore. Not only is Zhang Shicheng depressed, we are depressed too.
Everyone prepared for a long time and put in all their efforts, heading towards Dadu in several groups to fight a decisive battle with the evil Yuan.
Do you know how many sleepless nights we've had and how many knives we've worn out through sharpening?
As a result, some of us just set out and found out that Dadu had already been captured?
I……
"The military advisor is still young, and we old bones can still fight. How can we always let the military advisor take action?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Next time the lord lets the military advisor serve as the vanguard, I will be the first to object!"
Liao Yongan rolled his eyes.