Chapter 351: People are exalted according to their virtues
Cai Yuanzheng's meaning is very clear, although the king of Qi is down now, they will not turn to the court because of the high-ranking officials, they can help Cheng Xiaolian for the revival of the Ming Dynasty, but this is definitely not abandoning Zhu Cifa to join Cheng Xiaolian.
Cheng Xiaolian smiled bitterly, he didn't expect to arouse the suspicion of these two people, but he hadn't spoken yet, Confucius was not happy at the banquet, Cheng Xiaolian was he watched grow up, to say a word of arrogance, it was similar to his son, at this time, he was kind enough to recruit you, what kind of shelf do you put up, everyone is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, if it is divided into a mess of the Fu Wang family, the Lu Wang family, and the Gui Wang family, and what is the great cause of rejuvenation, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not yet driven away, and their own people have to fight first.
"Brother Gongfeng said cautiously, we are all courtiers of the Yongli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the reason why we were assigned to each of His Highnesses at the beginning was because of the urgency of the matter and the importance of saving life, now that we are a family, it is better not to talk about any faction, now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not been driven away, the Central Plains has not yet recovered, if we have divided the faction, what else to talk about working together to recover the Ming Dynasty?"
"You said it lightly, if you and I change positions today, the King of Qi occupies a province, and His Royal Highness comes thousands of miles to defect, if the King of Qi recruits you, will you be willing?"
Zhu Cifa scratched his head and slowly stood up: "Don't quarrel, I have been in the rivers and lakes for so many years, and I have long lost the mind of fighting for power. His Royal Highness is the eldest son of Brother Wang, and he is immediately unified according to the rules, plus he is a young talent, if he is not allowed to be His Royal Highness, I will not agree, as for me, I will contribute if I can, if I can't do it, even if I eat and wait for death, I dare not drag my Daming's hind legs. Mr. Cai, General Han, do you two understand what I mean? ”
Cai Yuanzheng and Han Qinfeng hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The ministers dare not disobey His Highness." ”
"From today onwards, there is no more Qi Wang general to say, I, Zhu Civa, do not need a general. You remember, and if you say that it is my general, it will harm me. ”
The atmosphere of the banquet was suddenly a little embarrassing, Cheng Xiaolian had no choice but to touch his nose and cough: "At the beginning, the King of Jingjiang under Emperor Taizu was the nephew of Emperor Taizu, why did you bother to make the relationship so tense, who said that the prince of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to take power." ”
What Cheng Xiaolian is talking about is Zhu Wenzheng, a general under Zhu Yuanzhang, who commanded 40,000 soldiers in the defense of Hongdu and blocked Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops outside the city gate for 85 days, which can be called a classic battle in history.
But not all good beginnings have a happy ending, after the war, Zhu Yuanzhang may have the intention of sharpening Zhu Wenzheng, or he may be worried that he would threaten his son's status, and did not give him the official position he deserves, Zhu Wenzheng collapsed because of this, began to behave perversely, was cruel and brutal, and was finally imprisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang to death.
But the title of King Jingjiang was left to his son, who lived with the country, and the last King of Jingjiang, Zhu Hengshu, and Qu Songjun's father, Qu Shiyun, were martyred in the defense of Guilin, which can be regarded as the end of the King of Jingjiang.
And now Cheng Xiaolian takes Zhu Wenzheng as an example, the meaning is very obvious, as long as you can establish meritorious service, you can share the glory and wealth, since Zhu Wenzheng can get a prince with the same life as the country, then Zhu Cifa may not be able to get this title, Zhu Wen is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, Zhu Cihua is Cheng Xiaolian's nominal uncle, it is simply a copy of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Cihua's eyes lit up when he heard this, who doesn't want to be prosperous and wealthy, but he felt that it was important to save his life before, so he just wanted to have a stable life, and now that Cheng Xiaolian said this kind of thing, he was naturally moved, but out of caution he didn't ask, who knows if this will be a trap.
However, with this sentence, the atmosphere of the banquet was much better than just now, no matter whether what Cheng Xiaolian said was true or not, since he said this, his subordinates had to do enough to play the role, so everyone respected Zhu Cifa as the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
And Cai Yuanzheng probably realized it later, and understood that although the words just now showed loyalty and backbone, it was also possible to bring death to His Royal Highness King Qi, so he immediately changed his strategy and began to try to integrate into their circle, Han Qinfeng knew that Cai Yuanzheng had a lot of ideas, although he didn't know why he changed, but he quickly followed.
The atmosphere of the whole banquet was very harmonious, but only they could know what everyone was thinking.
After the banquet, Yang Youcai quietly found Cheng Xiaolian: "Your Highness, do you need me to do anything about this matter?" ”
"What's the deal?"
"Since those two people have no king and no father in their hearts, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to trouble in the future, as for King Qi, he and His Royal Highness's uncles and nephews will not turn their faces for one or two outsiders and His Highness."
"Hehe, Yang Youcai, I haven't shown up, you're very ruthless."
"Hehe, don't be angry, Your Highness, the purpose of Jinyiwei was originally to do everything for the emperor, although His Highness has not yet ascended the throne and become the emperor, but it is almost the same, and now there is a potential risk, and it must be considered to be cleared for His Highness."
"Okay, I know your loyalty, but this matter is not allowed to be reckless, now the Ming Dynasty is in need of talents, and the two of them are just because of loyalty, if they kill them on this ground, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the people of the world, as for their refusal to belong to me for the time being, it is also human nature, and it is common for people to see people's hearts for a long time, why rush for a while. Yang Youcai, you did a good job today, you must let me know this kind of thing in the future, if you dare to act without permission, even if it is beneficial to me, I will definitely not spare you! ”
"Your Highness, don't worry, I have always done things in my heart, and I will never dare to do that kind of arrogant thing."
Cheng Xiaolian sighed: "I've been busy with the affairs of the imperial merchants these days, and now these are over, and the imperial merchants are also firmly established, I don't know how Wu Sangui and their battles were?" ”
Yang Youcai nodded: "Tomorrow, I will get all the latest information and let His Highness study it." Now Sichuan is in our hands, and it can be regarded as peaceful, but there are not too many people to settle here, probably because they all feel that we are precarious, if there is a chance to fight a few battles, many people in the world who are committed to the Ming Dynasty will not defect to Wu Sangui now, but they have not made up their minds to defect to us, and they are probably worried about our survival and death. ”
"Haha, Yang Youcai, your progress is not small, now you can analyze the world's major events, sure enough, the bird flies away with the Luan Feng, and the people are virtuous and virtuous."
Thanks to the book friend Ming Emperor Zhu Youlang for his 5oo reward, I rushed to work for a day today, and strive for three watches. Thank you for your support.
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