In the 28th year of Zheng Zhi, Yuan Shundi (1368), in the first month, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtianfu, with the title of Ming Dynasty, Hongwu and Taizu Emperor. After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he adopted the strategy of Liu Bowen, a military strategist, and sent Xu Da, a general, and Chang Yuchun, a lieutenant, to the north, to conquer Dadu (Beijing) with the skill of blooming all around, divide and conquer, attack the north on a large scale, and take the capital first.
Xu Da, the general, and Chang Yuchun, the lieutenant, have made great achievements since the war with Zhu Yuanzhang. Their tactics are superb and their strategies are profound. The two generals were ordered to March north and captured the capital of song dynasty in March. Then they went to journey to the south, took Xiangzhou on the 5th, Guangping on the 7th, Shunde on the 8th, and finally arrived in Baixiang County. Xu Hechang stopped fighting.
It turns out that his two generals are not only familiar with the art of war, but also proficient in history books. According to Records of the Historian, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Huangong wanted to practice meditation. Guan Zhong once suggested that in ancient times, there must be millet in Gucheng store and grain in the north. See also the record of Emperor Guangwu in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: In June of the third year of Wang Zhongxing's Huaiyang, Emperor Guangwu ordered a company to set up an altar in Nanqianqiu Pavilion, which is no longer in June, that is, the emperor acceded to the throne. As soon as they led their troops into Baixiang, they heard folk rumors that there were wonderful peony flowers in Beihao County, which was a miracle for Wu to protect the country in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, both Xu and Chang 'e are hesitant. First, the soldiers meet each other and the war rises, which will inevitably hurt the people; The second is to harm the millet in the ancient cloud land; Third, destroy the holy land where Guangwu made his fortune; Four-invasion protector flower. If you break people's hearts and can't get their support, how can you win the world? When the time comes, Emperor Mao will retreat to Zen. What should we do? How can the people accept the destruction of the prosperity of ancient emperors? If you hurt the flower of the Lord God again, will the Lord God protect it? All this worries, the two generals thought twice, and decided that they would rather slow down the rate of troops than send troops rashly, so they sent people to Baixiang City to discuss the peace plan.
Liu Shiying, then the magistrate of Baixiang County, was honest and upright, loved the people like a son, had a good political voice and won the love of the army and the people. When he heard that Daming's army had arrived, the army and people obeyed Gong Liu's orders. Although Gong Liu knew that the Yuan Dynasty was doomed, he still received orders from the Yuan Dynasty, holding the idea of "loyal subjects don't serve two masters", and ordered the military and civilians to close the city gates and step up preparations. Seeing that journey to the south, the mighty division of the Ming army, was invincible, he knew that the result of the war would be the destruction of the city and the disability of the soldiers and civilians, so his heart was also in a dilemma.
As soon as the Ming envoy entered the city, General Zhao would swear by offering a flag to inspire the soldiers and civilians to fight to the death. I didn't want to, but Gong Liu stopped me and said, "When the two armies are at war, just listen to him!"
After the ceremony, Ming Taizu said, "General Xu and General Chang all know their names, and now they are in Enemy at the Gates, so they dare not act rashly; It is also heard that Su Naigu, the white elephant, is a holy place for worshipping Zen. The south is the place where martial arts flourish, and the north has Hao Shenhua to protect the Lord. Once a war breaks out, it will certainly hurt the people of Gong Liu and the holy land, but eliminating violence and saving all the people is the imperial edict of our Lord and the expectation of all the people in the world. Therefore, please ask Gong Liu to consider a solution! "
When Gong Liu heard Shi Ming speak so politely, he became more and more embarrassed, so he ordered Shi Ming to be invited to the guest room to have a good entertainment and let him wait for the result of the negotiation. Later, Gong Liu called thousands of guards to listen to what everyone said. Everyone said with one voice: "Adults love the people like children, and we will never die; Adults are loyal to the emperor and we are loyal to adults. Please decide everything! "
Gong Liu's audience spoke sincerely, but they didn't have the heart to hurt the people by force. After careful consideration, they still can't come up with a comprehensive plan. At this time, the subordinates hurriedly reported that Li Zhengzheng of Beihao Village in the north of the city was leading the villagers to see him. Gong Liu hurriedly invited him to be an official, only to see several villagers with gray hair and white eyebrows stumbling to the class and kneeling down in unison, saying, "My Lord, the China peony in our village suddenly bloomed in Chery today, which is so strange that I dare not report it!"
"What? What did you say? " Gong Liu was surprised after hearing this, and quickly stepped forward to help the villagers and let them sit down and elaborate.
The villagers reported, "Grandpa, China Peony in Beihao Village blooms around Grain Rain every year. Although the flowers bloom strangely, they never open the wrong solar terms. You know that. Strangely, it is July, and the leap month is approaching the Millennium season, but suddenly it is competing to bloom. It's really weird. Hereby report! "
"alas!" Gong Liu sighed after hearing this: "Since Beihao Peony was given the seal by Guangwu, for thousands of years, no matter which dynasty or generation of emperors, it was the emperor's flower! The Ming army just arrived today, that is, Chery has arrived now. Is it that the Yuan Dynasty perished and Daming settled the country? "
Everyone echoed: "When flowers are beautiful, there must be a strange response. This is the language that has been passed down through the ages! "
"Let it be! God's will cannot be violated, and loyal ministers must be loyal! " Gong Liu stood up and bowed to the ground and said, "When the flowers are in full bloom, it means Daming will decide. We must never take risks and fight Daming. If we meet, innocent people will not be involved! Listen to me, gentlemen. After I am loyal, I will go to war. You can open the gate wide and welcome the Ming army into the city! I have discussed with the Ming envoy that the Ming army entered the city in autumn and did not commit any crime. The people are very lucky! " After that, he took out a bottle of poison from his sleeve and prepared to drink it. Next to him, everyone rushed forward to grab it and urged it in unison. Seeing that everyone was urging him not to stop, General Zhao grabbed the medicine bottle in his hand and said, "Gong Liu, you are the father of the people and I am the head of the army. If this city dies, I will be responsible! " In this way, I will do my best to accompany Gong Liu, and everyone will not exhort each other again! "Say that finish, turn away, but since the first sip, turned to Gong Liu. When they saw Zhao Xian drinking, they knew it was futile to persuade him again, so they had to get out of the way with tears in their eyes. I saw that I hadn't taken medicine for a long time, so he and Zhao both lay on the ground. Suddenly, everyone cried. Later, please come in and explain the situation, and the special envoy was deeply moved. Then, he led the people to open the city gate on July 10 to welcome General Xu and Chang 'e into the city.
Xu and Chang were delighted to hear this. They were busy saluting the spirits of Liu and Zhao Ergong, but they were greatly surprised to see Zhao climb from the ground and wake up at this moment. General Zhao quickly explained to everyone: "The general has long seen the intention of dying for his country, so he secretly prepared antiperspirant to prevent accidents. Fortunately, today he took the opportunity to steal the column and saved Gong Liu! "
Helpless, I had to meet Xu and Chang 'e. After the ceremony, Xu and Chang 'e will continue to serve as Baixiang county magistrate. Everyone tried to persuade him, but Gong Liu had to agree. Immediately, everyone went to Beihao to pay homage to Peony Guangwu Shrine. Xu, often take millet from the rear, wrote to Gao Zu, and then marched north. Tongzhou was captured on July 20, and most of it fell in August, which is another story.
On this day, Liu Bowen, the strategist of Zhu Yuanzhang, entered the palace and was chanting three dreams he had the night before. He told Liu Bowen that he had a dream that the sun hanging in the sky suddenly fell to the western hills and the earth was dark. Then he dreamed that the turbulent sea suddenly dried up, and then he dreamed that the millet suddenly became a big peony when it was ripe. The more I wake up, the more strange I think, and I feel that nothing is normal. The more he thought about it, the worse he felt, and the more unlucky he felt, so he let Liu Bowen tear it down.
Liu Bowen is a well-read man, proficient in the Five Classics and Four Books, allusions to the art of war and folklore. After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he pondered for a while and congratulated him: "Congratulations on your happiness for thousands of years. This is an auspicious dream! Long live the dream, we are about to seize the powers, settle down in the world, and return to the heart of the four seas! "
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and asked, "How can I tell?" Liu Bowen said: "The first dream is that Ziwei star appears at sunset, which indicates that our army has occupied the majority and our Lord is about to enter the customs." In the second dream, the dry sea saw the real dragon, Yuan Di died and my master came out. Isn't it a real dragon? In the third dream, Xiaomi is ripe, and Xiaomi is the granary in the world. Now that it is ripe, you can harvest it, and all the signs in the world can be taken down! It's just that the peony flowers suddenly opened ... "Just then, Liu Bowen reported that General Xu and Chang 'e's Battle Report were playing, and Zhu Yuanzhang presented it, enjoying it. After reading it, he couldn't help laughing: "Liu Qing's family, you don't have to tell me this peony, I will tell you! This is a sign that the emperor is lucky now, and it is a sign that Daming will decide the country! "
At present, Zhu Yuanzhang, because of the foresight of two generals, Xu and Chang, has adopted the policy of Baixiang, rewarding Baixiang County for its chivalrous actions of loyal to the monarch and loving the people, and attaching a poem to praise Baixiang's Han Peony Road: "Heroes attack Yuan, and the enemy is on the south." The officials and the people are loyal to each other, and the swords and shadows want to meet each other. Suddenly I heard that the emperor was in bloom and the war was a smoke. Strange China peony, immortals spend eternity. "