Chapter 26 7. Hu Dahai is sincerely convinced by the righteous son who supervises the army

In the eighteenth year of Yuan Zhizheng (1358), Hu Dahai and Li Wenzhong led troops to occupy Yanzhou. Hu Dahai was from Hong County who Zhu Yuanzhang came to surrender when he was in Hezhou.Hu Dahai is strong and intelligent. He was once appointed as a forward by Zhu Yuanzhang. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang to cross the river and made many contributions.At this time, Yanzhou was occupied, and later he made great contributions in the capture of Zhejiang and other places, and served as the governor of Jiangnan Province to participate in political affairs. In the past years, Hu Dahai had no objection to Zhu Yuanzhang's command, he obeyed, and fought hard to attack the city. Although Li Wenzhong was Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, he could strictly demand self-control.The capture of Yanzhou was the first time the two collaborated, and the process of cooperation was able to cooperate very well because they had a common goal, but once the city was captured, the two had conflicts.

The most important thing is that the two disagreed on the initial management of Yanzhou.Hu Dahai thought that Yanzhou had just been broken, and the military defense should be strengthened, while Li Wenzhong believed that Yanzhou had just been won, and the people needed to be appeased. They should stabilize people's hearts, unblock politics, and strengthen the construction and management of all parties.The two insisted on their own opinions, but they never expected to work together to manage the city. This is because they have different ideas and temperaments. There was a knot in my heart, which was difficult to dispel for a while.

After Zhu Yuanzhang learned of this, he realized that both of them were right, but there was a lack of communication and coordination between them, and both of them had their own reasons. Most talented people are often unwilling to compromise.Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he had to come forward to mediate the communication and settlement of this matter, which was quite troublesome.One is his nephew Jia Yizi, who is always in love with him, and the other is a general he trusts. There is no emotional bias towards these two.Moreover, what Zhu Yuanzhang has been trying to establish in the army is that he is just and strict, and he will never tolerate and condone his relatives and friends.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang talked about it with his wife that night, and Mrs. Ma knew it was a difficult matter.Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If we don't handle it well, I'm afraid there will be more and more conflicts between soldiers and soldiers. Now that the great cause is undecided, there must be no internal conflicts. This matter is related to our ability to control the generals, and it must be unspeakable." We have no favoritism." Mrs. Ma smiled and said, "You always have to consider the most detailed things when you do things. Do you have any decisions now?"

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely discussed political affairs with Mrs. Ma, let alone participate in the discussion of affairs, but this time it was different. This time, with their adopted son Li Wenzhong in it, Zhu Yuanzhang thought half of it was family affairs, and he told Mrs. Ma , I want Mrs. Ma to come forward to help. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This matter must not cause Hu Dahai to have any grievances and complaints, otherwise Bao'er's future and our image in the army will be destroyed." Mrs. Ma looked at her always decisive husband and said, "I know, you don't have the heart to keep your son wronged, do you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "The one who knows me is also my wife." Madam Ma then smiled and said softly: "Don't be a fool, just tell me, what do you need me to do?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little embarrassed and said: "Hey, let's talk, you know us best." Then he looked at Mrs. Ma and said, "We never want you to intervene in military and political affairs, but this time Bao'er is involved, it is considered a family matter. , so I would like to ask you to come forward and talk to Bao'er, to comfort him." It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang decided that the management of Yanzhou should be based on Hu Dahai's ideas. Although Li Wenzhong's suggestion was correct, Zhu Yuanzhang would not let him implement it for the time being. Being in charge of the military and the initial management of the city is much more effective than two discordant people being together.But Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that even though Li Wenzhong's decision seemed to be hindered by his adoptive father's order, it was actually difficult to balance his mind, so he asked Mrs. Ma to come forward to do Li Wenzhong's psychological dredging.

Two days later, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Guo Yanren, the commander of the front of the account, and said to Guo Yanren: "Li Wenzhong and Hu Dahai in Yanzhou are now having conflicts. It seems that we have to solve it in person. Li Wenzhong has made great contributions this time. Our nephew and adopted son, but Hu Dahai is our confidant, and we trust him very much." Guo Yanren said: "So it is difficult for the marshal to determine right from wrong." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "No, the discord between the two is not a difference between right and wrong. Because Li Wenzhong has such a close relationship with us, he must be wronged. We can't let Hu Dahai have the slightest intention to compromise. He is our confidant , the body encloses the heart, and the heart feels at ease, and only when the heart is stable can the body be stable."

Guo Yanren listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's argument and admired him, but he didn't understand what role he was going to play here. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Guo Yanren seemed to understand, he was a little dazed, and said: "Commander Guo, please go to Yanzhou as soon as possible, and pass on our orders in person. All affairs in Yanzhou will be managed and decided by Hu Dahai, and tell him that we will always trust him. He is our confidant. , Our world depends on him for stability. And tell Li Wenzhong that his stepmother misses him, and ask him to respond quickly, and there is no need to let him know about letting Hu Dahai manage Yanzhou."

After Guo Yanren got the order, he hurried to Yanzhou and passed Zhu Yuanzhang's words to Hu Dahai first.Hearing this, Hu Dahai was grateful for Zhu Yuanzhang's not favoring his adopted son, and for Zhu Yuanzhang still trusting him and appointing him when he and Li Wenzhong were in conflict. He never thought that he was actually Zhu Yuanzhang's "confidant". Calling him a "confidant", Hu Dahai decided in his heart that he would always remember the respect and trust of the commander in chief. When Li Wenzhong heard that his adoptive mother had called him, he immediately responded quickly.He didn't know Zhu Yuanzhang's decision, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to tell him himself.

When he arrived in Yingtian, Li Wenzhong went straight to see his adoptive mother without stopping.Mrs. Ma saw him, and after asking about his health for a while, she didn't say anything else, she just asked him to visit his adoptive father. Li Wenzhong went to see his adoptive father happily. After Zhu Yuanzhang asked about various things, he went to the main topic: "Baoer, you are our adopted son and the only son of my sister. For you, the foster father has the responsibility to love and nurture you, but please protect me. Take care of the overall situation, don't blame the adoptive father."

This kind of preemptive attack made Li Wenzhong a little puzzled. He didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang had to say or what decision he had made.He is in awe of this adoptive father. Except for formal and serious conversations, he rarely talks with his adoptive father about life problems. Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't have so much time and energy. Zhu Yuanzhang also said: "The adoptive father knew that you and Hu Dahai were at odds, so he called you back first, and let Hu Dahai manage Yanzhou according to his ideas. The adoptive father will re-arrange your duties. The two of you should work together in the future." cooperate." Li Wenzhong was displeased when he heard this, but he didn't dare to refute.Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this was Li Wenzhong's normal reaction, so he didn't say much.He knew that in such a situation, he should not talk too much, because talking too much would lose his prestige. He was playing the role of a bad face, and the next one was Madam Ma's red face. Completely eliminate Li Wenzhong's grievances. Sure enough, before Zhu Yuanzhang let Li Wenzhong leave, someone reported that Mrs. Ma had sent someone to call Li Wenzhong for dinner. Zhu Yuanzhang said that he had something to do, and asked Li Wenzhong to go home to eat and chat with his adoptive mother first. As soon as Madam Ma saw Li Wenzhong's cold face, she knew that he had been wronged. Without saying anything, she kindly took him to eat, kept picking up food for him, and said while eating: "Your foster father, as the coach It’s not easy. I’m so busy that I can’t even eat with you. I often can’t wait for him to come back at home. Even when he sleeps at night, he is often restless and unsteady. He is worried about managing so many outstanding generals and soldiers. I'm not worried that this person will be wronged, or I'm worried that there will be disputes over there." Li Wenzhong was a little embarrassed when he said it, until after the meal, Mrs. Ma said: "Bao'er, your adoptive mother knows that you have suffered some grievances, and your adoptive father told me about it yesterday. At that time, I protested, saying that this is not okay. , it's not fair to Paul." Li Wenzhong raised his head and looked at Mrs. Ma gratefully. Mrs. Ma sighed and said: "Your adoptive father said, he knows you will mind this, but this is the time to train you, he must not take sides with you, it will ruin your future, if he takes sides with you, what will the soldiers do?" Say. So even though you are right, because you are your own family, you have to condescend to your own family first to comfort others and make them speechless." Seeing that Li Wenzhong lowered his head and knew the whole story, Mrs. Ma said, "Don't worry, Baoer. It's not that the adoptive father doesn't trust you, nor does it mean that the adoptive father thinks your views are wrong. You all contributed to attacking Yanzhou, but Hu Dahai did it for you." We are fighting and doing things, we can't wrong him, he is a real husband who can bend and stretch, Bao'er will become a great thing in the future, do you blame the foster father?" Li Wenzhong said solemnly: "Don't worry, foster mother, Bao'er will never feel wronged, let alone blame foster father, Bao'er will put the overall situation first." Seeing that Li Wenzhong had indeed untied the knot in her heart, Mrs. Ma breathed a sigh of relief. The next day, when Li Wenzhong didn't know whether he should go back to Yanzhou or stay in Yingtian, Zhu Yuanzhang sent someone to call him. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't mention yesterday's incident at all, and said to Li Wenzhong: "Although we handed over Yanzhou to Hu Dahai, we trust him very much and take him as our confidant, but he is not our family after all, and we are still a little relieved to guard Yanzhou alone. No more. Wen Zhong, if you go to Yanzhou again, you must treat Hu Dahai sincerely, and there should be no more conflicts." Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Li Wenzhong, and continued: "But this trip, the foster father has a more important task for you. You supervise General Hu Dahai on behalf of foster father, although you do not have the power to govern affairs, you have the right to control Hu Dahai, if he is wrong, you can interfere and return foster father." Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to monitor Hu Dahai, Li Wenzhong didn't dare to play tricks on such an important task and took it seriously. And Hu Dahai already knew Zhu Yuanzhang's importance and intentions for him. Seeing that Li Wenzhong was appointed to a position without real power back to Yanzhou, he thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was benevolent and impeccable to him. Zhu Yuanzhang has his own way of controlling soldiers, which is his wisdom, and the reasonable deployment of people around him is his shrewdness.The righteous son supervising the army is Zhu Yuanzhang's unique military management method, and it is also a very successful employment model.