Chapter 904

Hong Chengchou sent flying pigeons to Yang Sichang, and Yang Sichang also sent flying pigeons to Hong Chengchou.

He was shocked and confused when he received such an imperial edict and the emperor's will.

Since ancient times, the highest reward for meritorious officials is to seal the border with foreign countries. Is he breaking the soil to seal the border? Is it the highest reward for the minister? This is something he didn't dare think of before.

In the past, what he thought was that he was loyal to Daming and won the posthumous title of Wenzheng after his death, which was very great.

It is an empty honor to receive the posthumous title Wenzheng after death, but it is a real honor and benefit if you can seal a county king and pass it on from generation to generation.

But Yang Sichang can also be called a veteran of officialdom. He also knows that there is often a crisis in honey. Collecting honey in the woods is also easy to meet bears who come to collect honey. Danger and opportunity coexist.

There is a saying that since ancient times, the highest military achievements have been made by foreign countries, and there is also a saying that great achievements have shaken the Lord.

He was thinking that the emperor had no choice but to come up with such a way. Even the county king could be sealed. What should he do if the emperor raised his pants and didn't recognize people after this incident? The killing of meritorious officials by the old Zhu family is in line with the ancestral family law. I'm afraid that even if they kill all their ministers at that time, the people will applaud, So many meritorious officials who followed emperor Taizu to fight in the world let the emperor kill them openly, and the people were not very good, let alone themselves.

But this cake stained with honey was so tempting that he dared not promise, but he would not refuse. He immediately asked someone to discuss it. Only Hong Chengchou was looking for someone to discuss it.

This is because he and Hong Chengchou are very close to each other, both in Shandong, and they echo and take care of each other many times.

In the past, they had some competition, but after entering Shandong, they cooperated with each other.

As for Zhu Xieyuan, who is far away in Jining, Shandong Province, that's all. He has always regarded himself as a lonely minister. Everyone is different and does not plan on each other.

Yang Sichang also admired Zhu Xieyuan, but he would never be another Zhu Xieyuan himself.

He can see clearly that being an official is not only to assist the Ming Lord, help the world and benefit Sangzi, but also to get real benefits for himself.

Like Zhu Xieyuan, he did not want benefits, but also made ten ethnic groups killed. This is not necessary, and Zhu Xieyuan is likely not to. Why? Because his ten families have been destroyed, he has only one son around him. Even his son is more than 40 years old. It's hard to say whether he can give birth to offspring. I'm afraid that even if he is unique in his son's generation, what's wrong with being a princess?

This piece of fat is really tempting. Yang Sichang admitted that he was moved, so he immediately had an affair with Hong Chengchou and asked him for his opinions. Hong Chengshou soon replied that he could try.

If it was before, Hong Chengchou didn't even dare to think about it. He pushed it immediately. I'm kidding! In the Ming Dynasty, only the dead could be crowned king. If he wanted to be king, he wanted to die.

But today's Daming is really different from the past. We have to rely on them to fight the world. Since the world is fought by them, even if we reward them with the merit of cracking the soil and sealing the border, why not?

Even if there is anything wrong, with hundreds of thousands of troops in hand, what are you afraid of?

Even Hong Chengchou thought in his heart, if he led hundreds of thousands of troops and took refuge in the Chinese army, what kind of position would the other party allow him?

Although he has hundreds of thousands of troops, these soldiers basically feed as soldiers. As long as they are given honor and wealth, it is estimated that they will not mind who they call their father. They have always been a style, that is, if they have milk, they are their mother.

But this matter is very important. Neither of them dare to be expert. Then they contacted their close friends. They had a secret meeting.

In the law of the Ming court, it is against the laws and regulations of the court for generals of their level to meet privately. It is the end of losing their head to be known by the imperial censor.

This is called mutual collusion and conspiracy, but now it is different from the past. If they dare to connect in private, naturally there is a reason.

Their confidence is also in the hands of hundreds of thousands of troops. Now Daming has really changed. It has become that the emperor has to ask them to do something.

Even Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang, what they think is more far away. What they think is, since they protect the world of the Ming Dynasty, can they connect their wealth with the imperial court, follow the pattern of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's King Sima and rule the world together, and become the rule of Zhu, Hong and Yang?

They have such concerns, but they don't worry too much. According to most of the past events in history, most meritorious officials and generals end up in a bad end. In the end, they can't help but make great achievements and shake the Lord, and the rabbit dies and the dog cooks.

They don't want to kill a rabbit and cook a dog. Naturally, they have to consider the future.

This official is really hard to be. If he can't win the enemy, he's worried that the emperor will cut off his head and the enemy will cut off his head. Even if he wins, he's worried that the emperor will cross the bridge and kill them.

Hong Chengchou and Yang Xuchang, because they have always had this idea, so they have the same taste and hit it off immediately. With one look in their eyes, they collude immediately.

The two of them held a secret meeting in private and reached a conclusion that if they do not want to go to the end of making great achievements and shaking the Lord, they must finally master their military power.

At the same time, they must ask the emperor for more things. These things are the reward they get after their efforts, and they can also be regarded as their own life talisman.

They believe that if they surrender their military power after success, even if they can protect their own wealth, they can't protect the wealth of their children and grandchildren. The best way is to follow the example of the Mu family in Yunnan, master the military power, guard one side, fan Ping Daming, listen to the tune and don't listen to the announcement, so as to ensure their own wealth and protect the wealth of their children and grandchildren for generations. This is worth working for.

Therefore, they believe that they can ask for this position and more from the emperor. As long as they unite, they can ask for more.

Of course, they can't ask for it openly, otherwise they are afraid that they will incur another crime, that is, threatening the emperor and blackmailing the court.

If the imperial court is willing to give it, it will be different.

Therefore, after the two of them connected privately, they immediately agreed to the emperor's envoy, saying that they would respect the decision of the imperial court, set up a new army as soon as possible, set out to attack Jinan within half a month at the latest, and strive to capture Jinan and destroy Liu Yuanqiao in the shortest time.

After waiting for two days, the emissary waited until he was anxious and impatient. Finally, he waited until the two marshals replied, which made them very happy. As if they had obtained the best treasure, they immediately returned to Beijing happily and replied to the emperor.

As for the emissary sent by 600 Li, he went to the front line of Jining and met Zhu Xieyuan's emissary. Zhu Xieyuan was very angry when he just saw this edict. He shouted: "which turtle son came up with such an idea?"

The messenger was very embarrassed. He said, "such an imperial edict naturally came from the emperor. He wanted to reward the meritorious officials and let you work hard to eliminate the anti thieves."

Zhu Xieyuan was very strong. He dared to scold all the people in the court, but it was a little too much to scold the emperor. He dared not scold the emperor, so he immediately said, "which turtle son instigated the emperor to do this, Zhou Yanyu or Xue Guanguo, are not good people?"

In Zhu Xieyuan's eyes, this kind of accomplishment is actually a bit of remorse. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, he is deeply favored by the emperor and works for the imperial court. Even if he dies for the imperial court, it is also a matter of course. The imperial court actually put forward the proposal of breaking the soil and sealing the territory, which should be a little remorse.

Those who have made great contributions since ancient times, if they either retire with honor, or they have made great achievements and shocked the Lord, and all birds bow and hide, they either retreat from Zhang Liang's natural and unrestrained body, or they end up with Han Xin being chopped into meat sauce.

As an emperor, it is not a good sign that he was forced to make such an agreement with his ministers. It is natural that everything is easy to discuss now. One day, when the emperor thinks of today's humiliation, he is afraid that he will have a heart of revenge. He Zhu Xieyuan will not live until that time, but his son is still alive and there will be descendants. Where will this place be? Where will you make your name behind you?

That's why he's very angry.

Zhu Xieyuan scolded the officials in the court, but the emissary did not dare to be like him. He could only say good or bad, and both sides said good things.

Zhu Xieyuan also has a headache for this. In fact, such a strategy is short-sighted and eager for quick success and instant benefit. Once the siege of Jinan fails, it will easily lead to collapse and failure. The good situation will be destroyed once he wants to come back. The current situation will not work.

However, the officials of the imperial court are so short-sighted and eager for success. They think that the enemy can be bullied and easily defeated.

The Chinese army is not a sheep to be slaughtered by them, but a fierce tiger that they fight hard and may not be able to clean up. For such a person, you make war strategies every day and think you can deal with it easily. This is the way to die.

But the emperor forced him into a corner, and Zhu Xieyuan understood the emperor's position and ideas.

That is, if they really have no money, they can't fight without money. It's not a panacea to fight a war of attrition like they do now.

If one day, they can't attack these peripheral cities for a long time and the Chinese Army makes a big counterattack, they will eventually be defeated and killed.

However, living in the world is a very difficult thing. There is nothing that can be obtained without work and carried out easily. Therefore, no matter what you do, you have to take risks and pay a price. Now some people think that there can be a way to have the best of both worlds. Isn't this a pit for the dead?