"It's better to get a hundred catties of gold than to get Ji Bu Yinuo." - "Historical Records: The Biography of Ji Bu Luan Bulie".

Throughout the ages, how can Ji Bu be alone in a promise? The commitment to pragmatism is also well known. This point has spread all over the world as early as his childhood after Wei Hui's feats. borrowed 300,000 taels in empty words and returned a lot of money, which is far more than "100 catties of gold", according to the normal conversion, it is 30,000 taels of gold.

What makes people even more unable to say half a word of doubt is that the 300,000 taels he borrowed at that time were still used for relief to the victims, not for personal gain. Even if people later found out that Gao Pragmatic spent the 300,000 taels at all, it can only be said that he managed it in a good way.

For the statement of such a court member who is known for his reputation and is a dignified ruler of the Seven Towns, even the rebel generals who have long believed that they have committed a great crime of rebellion can't help but be moved.

Maybe it's a silver lining?

Everyone sees the current situation in Ningxia, although Bibai has always boasted that Ningxia's city defense is impregnable, but everyone is a military general, who doesn't know about the siege of the city, as long as the other party has the ability to besiege for a long time, staying in the city will be a dead end sooner or later.

Do the officers and soldiers have the ability to besiege the city for a long time? The answer seems to be self-evident, and the great Ming certainly has such an ability.

Even if everyone knows that the imperial court is short of money, everyone also knows that the lack of money in the imperial court is caused by the ban on opening the feudal domain. Who is more important, the ban on the feudal domain and the rebellion? Obviously, everyone thought that it was more important to suppress the rebellion, so if the imperial court was really forced to do so, in fact, as long as the ban on opening the feudal domain was suspended, or the scheduled completion time was greatly extended from three years, it could definitely squeeze out money for a long-term siege.

Since the imperial court has the ability to besiege the city for a long time, it means that Ningxia will be finished sooner or later, and the father and son will have to become losers sooner or later. As for their so-called "waiting for changes in the world", most of the generals are not optimistic about it now.

The reason for this is obvious, and the reason why the reason that Bibai used to persuade them seems to be strong is that the key lies in the great prospect that Burihatu deliberately outlined: Chahar cleaned up Tumut; Ordos helped Ningxia stabilize the situation, and the two sides waited for an opportunity to carve up Shaanxi; The Huoluochi brothers annexed Gansu, connecting Qinghai, Gansu, and Songshan.

According to the grand blueprint of Burihatu, the four families can work together to encircle the west and north sides of the Ming Dynasty in the future, basically forming the situation of the rise of the Mongol Empire, as long as everyone works together, the future destruction of the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner. Once such a great feat is accomplished, not only will the exploits of the Great Khan of Tumen catch up with Genghis Khan, but even if it is Boshoketu, Bibai, Huoluochi and others, which one is not a Great Khan? It's not impossible to rebuild the new "Four Great Khanates......

It has to be said that Buzhhatu's ability to agitate is indeed very strong, and Bibai believes that this prospect is completely promising, and has always firmly believed in it.

But what about the facts? The generals of Ningxia really gave hope at the beginning, but unfortunately the reality was too cruel, and the original plan was shattered with a short battle of Huri and Huliang. The main force of the Ordos Army, which was at the pivot in the Burihattu blueprint, was defeated by the Ming army, of course, the Ming and Mongolian coalition forces, and even Boshoketu Jinong himself was captured on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the Ordos Department turned into an accomplice of the Ming army, turned the gun and began to attack Tuwenxiu, and the other main force of the Ildu Qi Department also went to the expedition with Toto.

Is there any hope for a fart? No matter how optimistic the estimates are, there seems to be only one possibility of reversing the decline, that is, the Great Khan of Tumen quickly launched a large-scale westward expedition while he was out of the country, defeating Tumut with lightning speed, and completely reversing the situation of the entire right-wing Mongolia. Otherwise, all grand plans and hegemony are just a flash in the pan, and there is no possibility of realization.

Of course, it may be possible to count on the two brothers Huo Luochi and Zhu Litu, hoping that the two of them can rely on the advantage of waiting for work to defeat Tokhtar and Ilduqi, and if so, the situation in Ningxia will probably be able to stabilize for a while.

Perhaps the Tumen and Huoluochi brothers have not completely given up, although the generals of Ningxia have all received the letter of persuasion - in fact, it is better to say that it is a letter of persuasion - but no one immediately took action, but just quietly contacted each other, and what was said, outsiders did not know at all.

However, the generals' actions alarmed the father and son, and they began to worry about their own safety.

Gao pragmatic's statement actually means very simple, it is a typical "only punish the first evil, and the rest will not be investigated", but unfortunately for the father and son, this attitude is equivalent to a life talisman, because their father and son are the "first evil" delineated by Gao Pragmatic. All the generals have a way out, but their father and son have no way to retreat, and there is an abyss behind them, and they can only go one way to the dark.

However, the father and son found out that their views were actually opposite.

Bibai thought that although the generals had a way out, they were very good at wooing them, and as long as there was no bad news from the Tumen Khan and the Huoluochi brothers—like the capture of Boshoketu—then for a while, they would not listen to Gao Shishi's deception and turn to the official army.

Therefore, even if the position of the generals is shaken, it is not yet time to "clean up the portal". After all, at this time, Gao Pragmatic's tens of thousands of troops are outside, and if there is such turmoil inside, it will be a very dangerous thing, and this kind of internal strife is entirely likely to be exploited by Gao Pragmatic.

Bi Chengen's attitude is just the opposite, he believes that since Gao Shishi sent troops, the official army has been too smooth. Especially after the main force of the closest and strongest reinforcement to Ningxia, Boshoketu Khan, was defeated by the official army and became a lackey of the Ming court, the confidence of the generals in their father and son will definitely be greatly shaken, and it is impossible to conclude at this moment whether the generals will be tempted by the pragmatic persuasion to surrender and take risks to do "big things".

Therefore, Bi Chengen strongly advocated a preemptive strike, even if considering the current enemy and there should not be too much internal turmoil, then at least there should be an example to kill the chickens and monkeys, and use the head of a certain general to warn the rest of the generals, so that they know how serious the consequences of betraying the Bi family are.

After listening to his son's opinion, Bibai fell into a dilemma. Bi Chengen's argument is not unreasonable, especially for a military group, if it is not contained in time when there are signs of rebellion, the consequences can sometimes become unimaginable.

But Bibai thought that he knew Gao Shishi's intentions very well, he must have wanted to cause civil strife in Ningxia City, and then take the opportunity to storm the city and seize Ningxia in one fell swoop.

If he makes an example of the monkey as his son hopes, it will be okay, in case there is a slight accident, Gao Shicheng outside the city will definitely fan the flames and let the civil strife break out, and it will no longer be controlled. At that time, he didn't even have to attack the city to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Although it is good to kill chickens and set an example to monkeys, at this moment, it is really difficult to control the fire, and if you don't do it well, it will turn into a cannonball.

After thinking about it, Bibai still rejected his son's proposal, but he still gave a statement, saying that he would wait and see the results of the battle between the Huoluochi brothers, Tokhtar and Ilduqi, and also see if the Great Khan of Tumen would send troops.

Bi Chengen was not satisfied, and asked for a while, but Bi Bai had to tell him more clearly, saying that the Tumen Khan was far away, and we would wait until we learned that the news might be delayed, so it would be up to the Huo Luochi brothers to behave. If the Huoluochi brothers are defeated, we will immediately kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, so as not to use Gao Shishi to continue to coerce and lure the generals by taking advantage of this victory.

Bi Chengen reluctantly accepted this statement, and returned to his residence with a calm face.

As soon as he returned to his house, Bi Chengen knew that there was a guest. This guest has never seen it, but he has heard of his name - it is none other than Zhou Zhe, who once resisted the rebels in Ningxia Zhongwei.

Bi Chengen was originally angry when he heard it, and he was about to kill Zhou Zhe on the spot, but Zhou Zhe laughed and said: "I came to save you, but you want to kill me, it is really a strange news in the world." ”

Bi Chengen's heart moved when he heard this, and he asked the Cangtou army to move slowly, and said coldly: "My family has more than 100,000 people, even Tieling Li Yincheng is far behind, why should Ercao save him!" ”

Zhou Zhe laughed and said: "Li Yincheng was knighted for his military exploits, he is the head of the border marshal of this dynasty, how noble is his status and status, how can he be compared to the rebellion of his generation?" You say that you have a large number of soldiers, not to mention how many of the so-called more than 100,000 troops are true, let me ask you: In this army, how much does your family occupy and how many generals do you occupy? ”

Bi Chengen's heart froze, but his face became more and more cold, and he snorted lightly: "My Bi family is widely favored by the generals, and the soldiers of the generals are the soldiers of my Bi family." ”

Zhou Zhe sighed: "In this case, tomorrow the heads should be hanging above the head of Ningxia City...... It's a pity, it's a pity! It's a pity that Gao Shutai originally thought that your father and son had to do such things because of the military salary being deducted and the army's morale was unstable, and it was a waste of ability to be killed like this......"

Bi Chengen felt a chill in his heart, and the appearance of the generals flashed in his mind, and asked, "Gao Shutai...... What do you mean by that? ”

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth." Zhou Zheyi spread his hands: "Gao Shutai sent many lobbyists to lobby in Ningxia City, and the students were only one of them, and because of old age and frailty, they came the slowest...... By the way, I wonder if anyone from the rest of the generals will inform you at this time? ”

Bi Chengen's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly asked, "You said that other people have already gone there as lobbyists?" ”

Zhou Zhe didn't answer, but laughed: "It seems that no one told you...... Alas, it seems that you can't keep your good head. ”

Bi Chengen was originally a cold person, and when he heard this, he was so angry that he said hatefully: "Lao Tzu knew that this group of bastards was unreliable!" None of the documents were handed in, and it can be said that the town is quiet, but the lobbyists went to the house, and no one reported it, which really thought that Lao Tzu would not dare to kill anyone! ”

Zhou Zhe pursed his lips and said, "What's the use of killing people at will?" Even if you kill Liu Dongyang or kill Xu Chao, will the rest of the people be frightened? You don't want to think about it, now that Tokhtar, Ilduqi, and Taihu Han are riding 70,000 or 80,000 people to surround Huoluochi and focus on the two fangs of the rabbit, can they still come? As for the Tumen, if he doesn't take Daning, how dare he send troops to the west, and Chahanhot doesn't want it?

And what about the situation of our officers and soldiers? In addition to the 670,000 troops on the three sides of Shaanxi, there are also tens of thousands of reinforcements from Shanxi, and 20,000 reinforcements from the Sichuan army, which are at least twice as many as Ningxia, and they are all elites of various towns, not these rabbles temporarily found in Ningxia City.

In such a situation, who can save the lonely city of Ningxia? Since no one can save it, wouldn't any of the generals in the city plan for themselves, unite and sell your father and son, change the past of the court, and even be rich and noble? ”

Bi Chengen's face changed drastically, his breathing was heavy, and after a while, he asked, "Gao Wu...... What is the High Cardinal going to do to me? ”

Zhou Zhe was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly discovered a key point: Bi Chengen didn't mention Bi Bai, but just asked himself.

"Gao Shutai said......" Zhou Zhe said slowly: "Whoever opens the city first to surrender will be regarded as the first merit, and if there is a move to kill the enemy to level the city, the merit will be added by one grade." On the emperor's side, Gao Shutai can guarantee that he can atone for his merits, not only will he not cause harm, but he can also be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. ”

Bi Chengen rolled his eyes and asked, "How to reward?" He reminded: "Although my father and son do not have more than 100,000 troops in their hands, they also have 60,000 people. ”

Zhou Zhe said lightly: "Hereditary Ningxia General Soldier." ”

Bi Chengen was overjoyed at first, then a little unconvinced, and doubted: "I haven't heard that the general soldier can also be hereditary." ”

Zhou Zhe shook his head and said, "Why not, isn't the Duke of Qianguo a hereditary Yunnan commander?" ”

Bi Chengen's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Gao Shutai can make my father and son the same as the Duke of Qianguo?" I don't ask him if he can ......."

"You want to know why he did it, don't you?" Zhou Zhe smiled, shook his head and said: "What is the doubt about this, there is only one enemy under Da Ming, that is Tumen, as long as he can get rid of Tumen, Da Ming will no longer have to worry about the future." Compared with this, what is Ningxia, a mere town in the world, do you think the emperor will care? Besides, the Ningxia General Soldier gave you the hereditary inheritance of your father and son, just according to the old system of Yunnan, and it is not a matter of civilian officials, why should Gao Shutai be stingy? ”

Bi Chengen was overjoyed, and hurriedly patted his chest and agreed, and by the way, he also expressed his loyalty, and said: "If this is the case, if Gao Shutai goes out to Chahar in the future, my family will be invited to be the pioneer, and Gao Shutai will return this favor!" ”

Zhou Zhe smiled, responded generously, and reminded: "This matter is already on the bow, if 'those people' are allowed to take the lead, I haven't said these words just now......"

A hint of murder flashed in Bi Chengen's eagle-like eyes, and he nodded slowly: "Since they are unkind, don't blame Lao Tzu for being unjust, Mr. Zhou can sit in my house for a while, and I'll go and get things done quickly." ”

Zhou Zhe shook his head and said: "I won't sit down, I have to quickly inform the cardinal of the news here, otherwise the cardinal still doesn't know who is the loyal minister and good general." ”

When Bi Chengen heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, this matter really can't be delayed, then there is Mr. Lao Zhou." ”

Zhou Zhe smiled and got up to say goodbye: "The general is busy with the military, so he won't work far away, and in the future, it will be time for students to come to the general's mansion in Ningxia to ask for benefits...... Leave. ”

Bi Chengen said politely, and as soon as Zhou Zhe left, he took a deep breath and said to the family next to him: "Go, mobilize the Cangtou Army and the Ningxia headquarters, and say that I am under the secret order of my father, and I have something important to do immediately." ”

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PS: Control the space, how did Bi Chengen kill Ningxia's non-descendant generals is basically blank, and I will only briefly explain it in tomorrow's chapter, and we will enter the follow-up aftermath immediately.