The rise of the poor

Chapter 2086: Hypocritical Lord Zhongyuan

"I, Wa, pay my respects to Lord Zhu. Lord Zhu has arrived. I, Wa, failed to welcome you. Please forgive me."

A female general in military uniform, about fifty years old, surrounded by a group of wolf soldiers, walked quickly towards Zhu Ping'an, clasped her fists and bowed.

The female general had gray hair and slightly wrinkled face, but she was energetic, walked briskly, and was full of heroic spirit in her every move.

When Zhu Ping'an heard her call herself Mrs. Wa, he immediately thought of the famous Madam Wa in history. She must be the female general in front of him.

Mrs. Wa, a female hero who fought against the Japanese invaders.

Meet the celebrities again.

Not to mention that this is a respected female hero who fought against the Japanese invaders in history, even at this age, Zhu Ping'an could not accept such a great gift. He hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully, "It turns out to be the famous Madam Wa. Please stand up quickly. I am sorry to bother you. I cannot accept your great gift."

"Oh, Lord Zhu, who is famous all over the world, has also heard of my bad name?"

Mrs. Wa was delighted when she heard what Zhu Ping'an said. Even the famous champion has heard of me, an old woman from the southern barbaric land? But soon she looked at Zhu Ping'an with suspicion. Are people from the Central Plains too concerned about face? Are they trying to fool me? Don't people from the Central Plains like to say polite words?

"People in the Central Plains are so hypocritical." A young man who looked young and strong as an ox behind Mrs. Wa snorted.

"Da Lu! Don't be rude! Hurry up and apologize to Lord Zhu." Madam Wa turned around and scolded the young man, then apologized to Zhu Ping'an on his behalf, "Lord Zhu, please forgive me. This kid is very ignorant of etiquette. I will definitely teach him a lesson later."

The young man was none other than Mrs. Wa’s grandson, named Cen Dalu, who was currently the chieftain of Tianzhou.

"I'm sorry, hypocritical Lord Zhongyuan." Cen Dalu obviously listened to Mrs. Wa and was forced to apologize to Zhu Ping'an, but the apology of the middle school boy was still full of personal dissatisfaction.

"Dalulu!" Mrs. Wa heard Cen Dalu's insincere apology and turned her head to glare at him again, "Can you be more mature? Look at you, and then look at Master Zhu. Master Zhu is about the same age as you, but he is famous for his literary talent and can destroy 40,000 or 50,000 Japanese soldiers! You are still a child who has not grown up!"

It would have been better if Mrs. Wa hadn't said anything. After she said this, Cen Dalu's face became even more dissatisfied and angry, and he even snorted several times.

Other people’s children!

Again!

What child can stand his parents talking about other people's children all the time!

He is good at studying, right?! He respects his elders, right?! He is my role model in everything, right?!

Isn't this just boosting other people's morale and destroying your own prestige?

Humph, wait and see how I deal with this bastard! I will beat him up so hard that his face is covered with flowers, so that he knows why the flowers are so red! Let you be able to do it! Let you stand out! Let you pretend to be a fool! Ah, beat him!

"Haha, the little chieftain is also a young hero." Zhu Ping'an said politely.

When Cen Dalu heard Zhu Ping'an say that he was a young hero, he couldn't help but puff out his chest with pride. However, this made Cen Dalu even more certain of his own thoughts. Humph, you hypocritical official from the Central Plains, even though you say nice things to me, I won't appreciate it because you are hypocritical!

"Lord Zhu, you are too kind. He is not mature enough now. He does things childishly and gets carried away by his emotions. I brought him out to see the world, to grow and mature, so that he can shoulder the burden on his shoulders. I am getting older and older, and I don't know how many more years I can help him. This burden must be completely handed over to him eventually, so that I can rest assured when I go to the underworld." Mrs. Wa shook her head with a wry smile.

"Hmph, am I mature just because I'm as hypocritical as him, grandma?" Cen Dalu's eyes were not eyes, and his nose was not a nose.

"Where did you see Lord Zhu being hypocritical?" Mrs. Wa was half lecturing her grandson and half questioning Zhu Ping'an. When Zhu Ping'an said that she was the famous Mrs. Wa, she had doubts in her heart.

I'm just an old woman from the barbarian land of the southwest. Has he ever heard of me?

This is just a polite remark, not what you really think, right?

After all, Mrs. Wa has been in the business for more than 50 years. She would not raise such doubts openly, but she could use her grandson to raise the doubts.

"Just now, he said that my grandmother was the famous Madam Wa. Humph, I don't believe he knows my grandmother!"

Cen Dalu lived up to Mrs. Wa's expectations. When Mrs. Wa mentioned this, he answered without hesitation.

"Not only do I know Mrs. Wa's name, I can also count all her personalities." Zhu Ping'an replied with a confident smile.

Oh, isn't this my specialty?!

In the modern Internet age, I browse a lot of information about the Ming Dynasty, including official history, unofficial history, and novel reports, including those about the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Ping'an actually searched for Mrs. Wa, a historical figure, in modern times.

When I read about the Japanese invasion during the Jiajing period, I noticed the name Mrs. Wa. In the feudal society of that era, it was much more difficult for a woman to leave her name in history (note: it was a name in history, not a biography of a heroic woman) than for a man to leave his name in history.

Therefore, Zhu Ping'an went to search for this female comrade who had left her name in history.

After a search, it turned out to be unusual.

According to historical records, Mrs. Wa, a Zhuang ethnic group, was the eldest daughter of Cen Zhang, the chieftain of Guishun Prefecture. She loved wielding swords and guns since childhood. Her nickname was Hua and her nickname was Wa. Yes, Mrs. Wa's surname was Cen. Her full name was Cen Hua and her nickname was Wa. Her surname was not Wa, nor was she called Cen Wa.

At first, when Zhu Ping'an saw this, he was puzzled. Why would someone call his wife by a nickname?

This is just as weird as Zhu Ping'an's nickname is Xiaozhu, others call him Lord Xiaozhu, and he calls himself Old Man Xiaozhu.

However, after reading on, Zhu Ping'an finally resolved his doubts.

It turned out that after Mrs. Wa grew up and came of age, she married Tianzhou commander Cen Meng, also known as Tianzhou chieftain Cen Meng, as a concubine. Yes, Mrs. Wa married Tianzhou chieftain as a concubine, not his legal wife. In a feudal society that emphasized hierarchy, it was even more difficult for a concubine to leave her name in history.

To get back to the point, because of the local custom, it is taboo to marry someone of the same clan and surname, so Cen Hua took her childhood name Wa as her surname, so she was called Mrs. Wa.

Not long after Lady Wa married Cen Meng, Cen Meng often raised troops to harass neighboring chieftains and counties, and was hypocritical towards the imperial court. Some historical records say that he rebelled, while others say that he was framed, but he was indeed hypocritical towards the imperial court. Therefore, Yao Mo, the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi and the censor, led his troops to attack Cen Meng, and in the battle between the two armies, Cen Meng's son Cen Bang was killed. Cen Meng fled to Guishun Prefecture.

That's right, I fled to my father-in-law's state and asked him to protect me.

As for his father-in-law, he was indeed very protective and found a good place for him - Huangquan, and used a trick to poison Cen Meng to death.

As for Mrs. Wa, she raised several generations of orphans. Her grandson Cenzhi and great-grandsons Dashou and Dalu successively inherited the position, but because they were all young, the affairs of the state all relied on Mrs. Wa to "personally plan and be awe-inspiring both inside and outside", that is, she was in charge of Tianzhou.

Tusi is equivalent to a local emperor, and Mrs. Wa is equivalent to Wu Zetian of Tianzhou, or Cixi.

This is very unusual.

Later, he fought against the Japanese pirates, and naturally he left his name in history.

Zhu Ping'an knows him quite well. (End of this chapter)