After lunch break, the triumphant uncle Zhu Shouren and three others saw Zhu Ping'an leaving the general's tent through the window.
They knew that the opportunity they had been waiting for had come.
After watching Zhu Ping'an walk away from the window, they couldn't wait to rush to Zhu Ping'an's tent.
Because Zhu Ping'an gave them the privilege of freely entering the general's tent at any time, the guards did not stop them and allowed them to rush into the tent.
After Uncle Zhu Shouren and the other two entered the general's tent, they began to search it quietly and extensively, looking for the books and writing papers that Zhu Ping'an had read on the desk, on the books, and in every corner.
"No?"
Uncle Zhu Shouren searched everywhere but couldn't find the book he had read before, and he was disappointed.
"I didn't find anything either." Xia Qiang also shook his head disappointedly. He also found nothing.
Hu Wei also didn't find anything, but he was unwilling to give up. He looked around with wide eyes, and suddenly pointed at the bed and shouted in surprise, "Look under the pillow on the bed, is there a book?"
Uncle Zhu Shouren and Xia Mei followed Hu Wei's finger and saw the corner of a book under the pillow of the single bed.
Suddenly, Liu Mu was surprised.
Uncle Zhu Shouren was about to show off his style again, and Hu Wei hurriedly shouted, "Brother Zhu, Brother Zhu, don't rush to take it. That book is obviously what Master Zhu read during his lunch break. The page you are turning to is the page that Master Zhu has read. Don't mess it up."
After being reminded, uncle Zhu Shouren hurriedly stopped lifting the pillow to grab the book, and finally did not rashly mess up the pages.
Hu Wei and Xia Qiang also came to the bed. Hu Wei reached out and took out the book from under the pillow without moving the original page.
"Look, last time we got a revelation, Lord Zhu took a new look at us, and our treatment was greatly improved. He sent people to deliver us food and gave us money. We have only been here for two days, but we have received a month's salary and five taels of silver as a resettlement allowance. If we get another revelation this time, haha, we will almost be able to gain a foothold with Lord Zhu."
Xia Qiang said excitedly as he leaned his head forward.
"Haha, standing firm is nothing. Those peasants who followed my nephew have become military officers appointed by the court. What's more, we are well-read and knowledgeable. We are not a hundred times better than them."
Uncle Zhu Shouren said with confidence that he felt he was only a few steps away from becoming an official.
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and get back to the topic. Let's study the book that Lord Zhu read during his lunch break." Hu Wei patted the two men on the shoulders, reminding them to stop talking nonsense and make good use of their time to do their work.
The three of them then sat on the ground. Hu Wei placed the book on the ground and used a ruler to hold down the open page.
The three of them stood head to head, scrambling to see.
"Erzhu Rong? Who is this?" Uncle Zhu Shouren scratched his head when he saw that this page talked about a man named Erzhu Rong. He had only read the Four Books and Five Classics and few history books. He had no idea who the famous Erzhu Rong in history was.
"Brother Zhu, Erzhu Rong is the Cao Cao of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. No, he is even more cruel and powerful than Cao Cao. He can be said to be a treacherous hero never seen before." Hu Wei sighed and cursed Zhu Shouren as a idiot in his heart.
"More powerful than Cao Cao? A treacherous hero who has never appeared in the world?! How come I have never heard of him? What qualifications does he have to be compared with Cao Cao? Cao Cao is the one who 'would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me', who is 'a capable minister in a peaceful era and a treacherous hero in times of chaos', who 'held the emperor hostage to command the princes', and who 'established the tripod and divided the Three Kingdoms', and his son became the emperor." Uncle Zhu Shouren knew Cao Cao well, and he quickly showed off his erudition.
"Haha, Brother Zhu, Erzhu Rong is even more powerful than Cao Cao. He is the first hero of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. An emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty was poisoned by the empress dowager. Erzhu Rong used the excuse of revenge for the emperor to lead his army into the capital, threw the empress dowager into the river and drowned her, and established a child emperor for himself. Because he had no foundation in the capital, he was worried that the civil and military officials, princes and nobles in the capital would oppose him, so he took the initiative and found an excuse to sacrifice to the deceased emperor. He killed more than 2,000 princes and nobles, civil and military officials in the capital, and lived a life of controlling the world by controlling the emperor. Although he had a bad ending, he was lured into the palace by the kidnapped child emperor and ambushed and killed by his confidants, but his influence was unprecedented and unparalleled. Cao Cao's son became emperor, which was very powerful, but Erzhu Rong had four generals under him, and all four generals were founding emperors. Tell me if he is awesome or not, the four founding emperors were all his subordinates..."
Hu Wei explained to his uncle Zhu Shouren who Erzhu Rong was, compared him with Cao Cao, and told him the life of Erzhu Rong.
"I didn't even know there was such a person in history..." Uncle Zhu Shouren couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.
There are many great figures in history that you don’t know. How many people can you know if you are so ignorant
Hu Wei complained in his heart.
"So, this guy named Erzhu Rong is very good at fighting?" Uncle Zhu Shouren thought about it and reacted.
"Haha, he was more than just a good fighter. He was an extremely good fighter. It can be said that he was invincible throughout the Northern and Southern Dynasties. He made his fortune through one war after another. He suppressed one rebellion after another, defeated one invasion after another, wiped out Ge Rong, pacified Hebei, defeated the Southern Liang, pacified Guanlong, and reunified the precarious Northern Wei regime by force. He fought dozens of battles in his life, big and small, and never lost a single one. He was a better fighter than Cao Cao, and made the four founding emperors bow their heads and serve as his generals..."
Hu Wei chuckled and said to his uncle Zhu Shouren.
"That's great. Erzhu Rong is such a good fighter, so he must have many good qualities in commanding troops and fighting. My dear nephew, you must have learned or realized something from his story. Let's study this page of the story carefully, and we will definitely gain a lot." Uncle Zhu Shouren said happily.
"Yes, Brother Zhu is right. We will definitely gain something today." Xia Qiang also nodded.
"Then let's study it quickly." Uncle Zhu Shouren rubbed his hands excitedly.
"This is a story about Erzhu Rong who saw constant rebellions in various parts of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and who rose up in all directions, recruited volunteers, formed an army, and began to make a fortune." Hu Wei knew Erzhu Rong quite well, and after reading the first paragraph, he knew what this page was going to talk about.
"Recruiting volunteers and forming an army. Haha, that's really a coincidence. My nephew's Zhejiang Army was also formed not long ago. He went to Yiwu last month and recruited more than a thousand peasants." Uncle Zhu Shouren clapped his hands.
"No wonder Lord Zhu was looking at this page during lunch break. It turns out they are so similar." Xia Qiang also suddenly realized.