"He also wants to be king? Why? How could the emperor easily agree to him. When Mu Ang heard this, he was very unimpressed. The reason why the Mu family is so powerful now is because Mu Bin has been crowned king, but if anyone can be crowned king, then the title of the prince is not important, and it will not bring so much glory to the family.

In Mu Ang's eyes, it is natural that there are fewer and fewer kings in the world, so that the identity of the prince will be heavier, and when he speaks, he will have more confidence.

Not only did Mu Ang think like this, but Mu Bin also had this kind of thought, and said, "If you want to be the king, I'm afraid it won't be so easy, will the emperor easily agree to him?" ”

"Of course not." Wang Ji replied in a very affirmative tone. Then he seemed to be afraid that these two people would not believe it, and then continued: "Lord Wang, General Mu, do you want to." Why can the Mu family be crowned king, it is because you have guarded the southwest for the Ming Dynasty for generations, and your influence is only great in this place. Even if he is crowned king, the emperor will not be so jealous. But that loyal and courageous man is different, he is young, and his influence not only exists in Nanming, but also in Beiming. If you give such a person a king, will you not be unhappy? More importantly, once there is any war in the future, how should the loyal and courageous man be rewarded for his meritorious service? Isn't the king the king? ”

"It's... Is there still a heart of disobedience to the loyal and courageous father? Hearing this, Xiping Wang Mubin's face couldn't help but change again and again.

"Whether there is a disobedience or not, no one knows. But once there is a little possibility, we must be prepared, presumably at this point, Emperor Yingzong must have considered more than us, and he is more thoughtful, so the old man said that he is not a good king. Wang Ji's understanding of Yang Chendong is also limited, and he naturally does not dare to judge some things rashly. But with his understanding of Zhu Qizhen, seeing that he was so wary of Yang Chendong, this inference was extremely reasonable.

After saying so much, Mu Bin and Mu Ang finally understood. The reason why Yang Chendong suppressed Jiaozhi State was nothing more than to take the opportunity to show his military strength and at the same time ask for benefits from Zhu Qizhen, and the next thing should be to see how the emperor decides.

Thinking of this, Mu Ang suddenly smiled, "To say that this loyal and courageous duke is taking a roundabout route for the sake of fame." I'm afraid that in order to achieve this goal, he also paid a lot of price for entering the Jiaozhi Army this time. ”

No wonder Mu Ang said this, he also knows what the combat power of the Jiaozhi Army is. Although it is still a little worse than the Mu family's army, it is not much worse, if the mercenaries can beat them, it should be the kind of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred. And the price of paying these is nothing more than a throne, and it is very likely that you will not get it, so if you come like this, isn't that tantamount to thankless?

But no matter what, this matter has nothing to do with the Mu family's army, whether it is the heavy losses of the Jiaozhi army or the scarred mercenaries, they are happy to see it.

It seems that the matter is clear, and everyone's previous worries are gone. This has nothing to do with the Mu family army, and no matter how powerful the mercenaries are, it is impossible to have the strength to find the Mu family army after defeating the Jiaozhi army

Troublesome. Let's not say that there was no contradiction before everyone, that is, what is the benefit of really fighting with the Mu family?

Who would want to do something that is not beneficial?

After knowing that the development of the war had nothing to do with him no matter what, Mu Bin's face was completely relaxed, "Okay, send someone to continue to stare at this matter." As for what it will become? I guess someone has more headaches than we do. ”

Mu Bin is right. Holding the same thing as him, he didn't do anything and hung high, as well as the Min Wang family. They are now trying to capture the whole of Guangdong with all their might. Because during this time, they sent troops everywhere and captured many cities that Guangxi had not recovered before, and now the whole of Guangxi has been in their hands, which makes them naturally set their sights on the territory of Guangdong, especially the important place of Guangzhou.

And what Mu Bin said about someone will have more headaches, and what he refers to is naturally the Southern Ming Dynasty. And Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department who was the first to receive the news, was in a very good mood at this moment.

Since Yang Chendong left Gaozhou Mansion and went straight to Langshan with his troops, he also evacuated Gaozhou Mansion with generals such as Guan Ying, Ma Wei and Yu Guang, and made a detour to Guangzhou Mansion.

After recruiting troops and buying horses, coupled with the support of the imperial court, Guangzhou Mansion soon focused on 10,000 Nanming soldiers and had a certain military strength.

But at this time, all kinds of news came from the front, some good and some bad.

The so-called bad thing is naturally that under the joint efforts of King Min and the Miao army, they attacked everywhere, and finally occupied his entire territory of Guangxi, so that King Min's power has been further developed, and there is even news that they are gathering troops, and I am afraid that the next target will be the Guangzhou Mansion where they are located. After all, as long as this place is occupied, it will not be far away for the entire territory of Guangdong to fall into the hands of the other party.

For this reason, in addition to constantly strengthening the city defense and recruiting troops on the spot, Kuang Ye continued to send urgent documents to Kyoto and Nanjing, asking for more support from the imperial court.

In addition to the bad news, there is also good news, just like the loyal and courageous prince who has just received it and brought the mercenaries to the territory of Jiaozhi. They not only passed through the Langshan rainforest with complex terrain, but also captured the two cities of Quyi and the northern belt of Cochin.

The Nanming secret agent who was installed in Jiaozhi said that the current Jiaozhi is already too busy to take care of itself.

As soon as this news entered Kuang Ye's hands, he almost jumped up with joy. Jiaozhi is entangled, and he will not be able to take into account the matter of the army out of Nanming, doesn't this make them lose a big opponent?

Kuang Ye is not only old, but also very old. In his opinion, King Min is also surnamed Zhu after all, with the blood of Taizu, and the battle with the emperor belongs to the internal struggle of the Zhu family.

"Okay, good, the loyal and courageous man is really powerful, and the mercenaries live up to their expectations." With the news just came, Kuang Ye, who had not seen a smile on his face for a long time, had a rare drink of three cups in the temporary mansion, and even called the student Guan Ying to drink with him.

Guan Ying still didn't understand Kuang Ye's happiness. Seeing the trend of drinking

After a pause, he asked with some caution, "Teacher, this is the victory of the loyal and courageous prince, why are you so happy?" ”

"Why can't you be happy?" Kuang Ye, who was in a good mood at this moment, also decided to teach himself as a student well, so he asked out loud, "Tell me, who will win the final victory if the mercenaries led by the loyal and courageous Gonggong fight together?" ”

"This..."Guan Ying shook his head, "To say that the strength of the mercenaries is indeed strong, especially the repeating muskets in their hands are very domineering, and whoever is the enemy of them will not be able to ask for any benefit." Can... But in the end, they have too few troops, and it is still possible to win some battles, but it is unrealistic to say that they can really wipe out all the Jiaozhi army. ”

"That's a good point." Kuang Ye nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and then said: "According to what you said, isn't that the mercenary army and the Jiaozhi army fighting a lose-lose battle?" If this is the result, it will only be good for my Ming Dynasty, and there will be no harm. ”

"Ahh Guan Ying at this meeting understood it. Then he said tentatively, "What the teacher means is that this is a battle between two tigers, and there will be deaths and injuries." Even the one who wins doesn't actually get any benefit? ”

"Exactly." Kuang Ye stroked his beard and said, "Actually, the old man still admires the loyal and courageous people. A hero like him, I'm afraid there won't be one in a few hundred years. Even Taizu was far inferior at his age. Such a person, if he was born in troubled times, is likely to create a new country. I just hate that he was born at the wrong time. Nowadays, although there are wars in my Ming Dynasty, the foundation is still good, most of the people have clothes to wear, have food to eat, and can live and work in peace and contentment. ”

Guan Ying on the side couldn't stop nodding, approving of the teacher's analysis.

Kuang Ye seemed to be unsatisfied, and continued to say: "The old man admires the loyal and courageous man, but he is also really jealous of him. Because young people sometimes do things impulsively, and even play cards out of common sense. I'm really worried that he has something else to think about because he has a strong army. So the old man persuaded the emperor to use him, and on the other hand, he was guarding against him. ”

"Yes, yes, such people are to be guarded against." Guan Ying also agrees with this, after all, the word "master" is not something that only exists now. History has long proved that once the merit of the courtiers is too great, there are really a lot of rebellions.

That's why the old man was so happy to see the news. As you said, although the mercenaries are powerful, after all, the number is too small, and the background is too poor, and it is impossible to really do what to do with the crossing. The best outcome is that both sides lose, so they will naturally suffer a lot of damage. Isn't it a good thing that the imperial court can make the two people who are feared fight in a difficult and inextricable state, and even be seriously injured? Isn't this worth celebrating with a drink for the teacher? ”

Kuang Ye finally said it very clearly, all this was heard in Guan Ying's ears, and he couldn't stop nodding, "The teacher's analysis is very good, the students have learned." ”