Chapter 19 Section 2 From monk to soldier

On the first day of March in the twelfth year of Zhengzheng, a young monk in tattered cassock came to the city of Haozhou and asked the soldiers guarding the gate to enter the city to join the Red Scarf Army.This monk is tall and tall, with a long black face, big nose, big ears and big chin, and piercing eyes.The guard felt that there was something unusual about him.Facing the sharp sword, this man was calm and not afraid.In view of the dense presence of the Yuan army outside the city, the guards believed that the person in front of him might be a spy of the Yuan army.With a cry, several people held down Zhu Yuanzhang, tied him up, and pulled him to the side of the moat to chop him up.It is better to kill one thousand by mistake than to let one go, this is the need of the situation.In the eyes of these junior revolutionaries, being able to kill at will is also a privilege of the insurgents.

Choosing to be a soldier means choosing a risk, and Zhu Yuanzhang has long been mentally prepared.What I didn't expect was that before I became a soldier, I might become a ghost under the sword first.However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not panic. His first reaction was to shout hoarsely, trying to attract more soldiers to watch. Maybe someone would come out to stop the barbaric actions of these guards. This practice saved him.Marshal Guo Zixing, who was patrolling outside the city, heard his call and rushed to see what happened.Guo Zixing saw something different in the eyes of this twenty-four-year-old monk.The cold blade was stuck to his neck, but there was no panic in the little monk's eyes.From this window of the soul, you can see that his brain is spinning nervously, making various judgments quickly, in order to save himself from the crisis.He answered Guo Zixing's questions calmly, with a respectful demeanor, fluent language, and well-thought-out logic. A few words convinced Guo Zixing that he was not a spy.

No extreme Tailai.This unexpected encounter by the moat opened the prelude to Zhu Yuanzhang's success.Guo Zixing left such a deep impression on this witty and brave young man that he soon transferred Zhu Yuanzhang to the Marshal's Mansion as his own soldier. Guo Zixing kept discovering precious qualities in this young man.Guo Zixing found that this young man was extremely clear-headed, well-organized in his speech, and cautious in his actions.In him, there is nothing frivolous and reckless that young people often have, but there is a calm and sophisticated that people of this age lack.The quality that makes Zhu Yuanzhang destined to be outstanding is that no matter what he does, as long as he starts, he will do it wholeheartedly.Since he chose a military career, he forced himself to do his best to be an excellent soldier.Guo Zixing entrusted him with several tasks, and they were all done properly.When he sent troops to fight, this young man was also very brave, "from the flank guard, leaping forward, beheading and catching alive", and performed his duties as a soldier excellently.Guo Zixing tried to ask him to lead a small team to go out. Every time Zhu Yuanzhang fought, he took the lead and won the spoils. He never took it all alone, and always shared it equally with everyone.It didn't take long, and he successfully established prestige in the team.

Guo Zixing knew that he had met a rare talent.Gradually, he had some matters, and he began to discuss with Zhu Yuanzhang, asking this young man to help him make up his mind.Zhu Yuanzhang's opinions were often unexpected, but after Zhu Yuanzhang's analysis and explanation, Guo Zixing felt that they were indeed very reasonable.At the beginning of the uprising, the centralization system had not yet been established. In the city of Haozhou, the five marshals of the rebel army were equally ranked, regardless of superiority or superiority.Traditional Chinese people do not have the habit of enjoying the "universal values" such as "democracy" and "equality".Guo Zixing was originally ranked last among the five marshals, but he was arrogant and arrogant.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang patiently persuaded him, saying that at the beginning of a major event, the enemy is at hand, and the morale of the army is unstable. Once the internal fighting really breaks out, the uprising will definitely fail.At this moment, the only option is to compromise, carefully maintain the cooperation situation, and then find a way when the strength grows stronger.Besides, attend the marshal's meeting more, discuss things with everyone, and have more opportunities to get in touch, and the conflicts will gradually be resolved.After hearing this, Guo Zixing thought it was true, so he dressed neatly again and went out for the meeting.

Over time, Guo Zixing admired Zhu Yuanzhang more and more, so much so that he betrothed his goddaughter Ma to Zhu Yuanzhang.The son of a poor farmer, a former vagabond and a monk, he is now the son-in-law of a rebel marshal.