Although Cheng Benli's words surprised Zhuo Jing, Zhuo Jing was not an idle person after all, he quickly calmed down and recalled what the emperor had told him before leaving Beijing: "Wei Gong, this time you go to North Korea, your task is to inform North Korea of three things: first, the Ming Dynasty wants to re-establish the Tieling Guard in the area north of the Datong River; Second, North Korea should stop shielding the Jurchens and hand over Brother Meng's Timur and others to my Ming Dynasty; Third, in order to fight the Japanese invaders, the Ming Dynasty had to garrison troops on Jeju Island. The DPRK will inevitably have opinions, and if they want to negotiate with you, you don't have to refuse, just take the opportunity of the negotiations to observe the situation in the DPRK, but you have to remember that you can't promise anything, and you really can't, let them come to Beijing to talk. ”

"In addition, you have to inspect Liaodong for me, Liaodong is not only strategically located, but also sends strong troops, war horses and food, you have to observe the situation in Liaodong carefully, and report back to me."

Thinking of this, and then remembering what Cheng Benli had just said, Zhuo Jing's face sank, he gently put down his chopsticks, gently tapped his index finger on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Master Cheng, this logic seems to be a little wrong." According to what you said, you first killed a few Jurchens who plundered the people, and as a result, the Jurchens rose up to rebel, and then North Korea supported the Jurchens to confront the Ming Dynasty. ”

"This," Cheng Benli laughed dryly: "Yes, this is indeed the case." ”

"Master Cheng, this official is going to North Korea soon, according to what you just said, it is likely to start a war with North Korea, can you afford this crime?"

“......”

Cheng Benli was silent for a while, and arched his hand: "Lord Zhuo, since you asked here, the lower officials will tell the truth, it's just ......", speaking of this, Cheng Benli glanced at Bai Wangru with his eyes.

Seeing Cheng Benli's actions, Zhuo Jing smiled bitterly, Cheng Benli thought too much, among the three people seated, it was this fat man who was most trusted by the emperor, so he immediately shook his head and said, "Lord Bai is the deputy envoy of the mission, and he can definitely be trusted." ”

"Okay," Cheng Benli hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, the lower officials didn't mean to hide it, but there are some things that are not good to put in the court." ”

"Why?"

"Lord Zhuo, let's be honest, the Jurchens are a group of useless people in the eyes of the lower officials, they don't farm, don't work and don't pay taxes, they only like to hunt on horseback, but they don't like to participate in the army of the Ming Dynasty, you say that such people, what is the use of the Ming Dynasty and Liaodong?"

"Useless? What do you think is useful? Zhuo Jing was a little surprised.

"Xia Guan thinks that as a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, he either goes to study and become a scholar, or joins the army to defend the border, or cultivates land and pays taxes, or works as a craftsman to build utensils, or merchants to promote circulation, if he can't do any of them, then he is a useless person. And the lower officials, as the officials of the imperial court, have the responsibility to turn these people into useful people for the Ming Dynasty. ”

"......" Zhuo Jing was stunned, and only after a while did he speak: "Brother Yuan Dao, how can you have such an idea?" ”

"What? Brother Weigong, is there something wrong with this kind of thinking? ”

"It's not, it's just not that comfortable, a little too much." Zhuo Jing didn't know how to describe it.

"Brother Weigong, Xia Guan has been in Yunnan and Liaodong, and has dealt with all kinds of tribal leaders and Tusi countless times, these people never pay taxes, nor do they obey the imperial edicts, but if something happens, they want the court to help, otherwise they will rebel, how can there be such a good thing?"

"For example, this Jurchen robbery, in fact, not everyone was caught, some people fled back to the tribe, and we have no way, to start a war against these tribes, the imperial court needs to issue an edict, otherwise it is easy to fall into a crime of provocation and appeasement, so that people have already run away."

"Now that Liaodong is getting richer and richer, the Jurchens are plundering more and more frequently, and they are also plundering the caravans of the Han Chinese, which is especially intolerable."

"Especially intolerable?" Zhuo Jing was a little puzzled.

"Hehe, Brother Gong doesn't know, now Liaodong is digesting immigrants, the investment is huge, and the newly reclaimed land is tax-free for the first three years, so Liaodong will have a very difficult time in the next few years, and it will be offset by the income of commercial taxes and the city. The Jurchens are prone to plundering, the caravans will naturally not come, we can't collect taxes, how can we appease the people? Therefore, the naturalization of the Jurchens was imperative. ”

"Moreover," Cheng Benli said in a low voice: "Brother Gong, Jurchen prisoners of war can also be used to build bridges and roads, and what Liaodong lacks most now is labor." ”

"Slap", Zhuo Jing slapped the table heavily, Huo Ran stood up, his face flushed with anger, and pointed at Cheng Benli and said sharply: "Okay, Cheng Benli, this official understands, the Jurchens have no objections, they are completely forced by you to rebel." ”

"And just for the sake of mere commercial taxes, you actually deceived the imperial court and instigated the rebuilding of Tielingwei, even if there was a war with Korea?"

"No, Brother Wei Gong," Cheng Benli hurriedly stood up, waved his hand and said: "You misunderstood, the lower official only gave the emperor a secret fold and asked to naturalize the Jurchens, as for the reconstruction of Tielingwei, it was proposed by the emperor, and the lower official only learned about it after Yiguo Gong returned to Shenyang." ”

"The emperor proposed? How can it be? Zhuo Jing sat down dejectedly, his head turning sharply: What does the emperor mean? Why didn't you just tell me before you left Beijing?

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Shenyang.

Zhang Fu, the new Tieling Guard, knelt in front of his mother, kowtowed: "Mother, my son is going to North Korea, please take care of your old man's health, my son is not filial!" He kowtowed frequently.

With tears in his eyes, Wang helped his son up, gently wiped his tears for him, and said softly: "Child, mother is fine, you don't have to worry about the family." ”

"Child, because of your father's affairs, the Zhang family has always had a rebellious reputation, and now the court can reuse it for you, it is all the emperor's kindness, you must seize this opportunity and don't live up to the emperor's expectations." Speaking of this, Wang wiped his tears, sniffed and said: "If this errand is messed up, I'm afraid the emperor won't pay attention to you anymore, and at that time, your father's affairs will be turned over at any time, and the Zhang family will be wiped out, so you must work hard." You must remember that whether the Zhang family can be revived or not is in this move! ”

"Well, my son understands! The son went! ”

Looking at her son's back, Wang covered her mouth, but she didn't dare to cry, she knew that what she said was too heavy, but she had no better choice.

Zhang Fu didn't look back, these days, he has been trembling, walking on thin ice, obeying orders, taking the lead, lest someone find out the wrong place. At the beginning of the year, in order to win over her boss Shao Yun and avoid disaster, her mother decided to marry her sister Jinse to Shao Yun as his wife. Shao Yun is an infatuated person, he does not dislike his sister for marrying and having children, nor does he care about the identity of his concubine Yan Wang, and resolutely marries Jin Se as his wife, which was resolutely opposed by Shao's father, but the emperor personally decreed that this family business was completed, and Shao's father was helpless.

But on the day of his sister's wedding, Zhang Fu saw an inexplicable emotion in his sister's eyes, and at that moment, Zhang Fu understood his sister's thoughts. My sister may have loved Shao Yun, but that was already in the past, and today's marriage is completely for the Zhang family, just like when she was the concubine of King Yan......

Zhang Fu will never forget the shocked and lost expressions of the princess and the prince when he led his troops to rush to the city. That night, the fire broke out in Beiping, General Sheng Yong guarded the camp outside the city, guarded the prisoners, Wei Guogong led troops into the city, sent troops to occupy the big and small yamen, surrounded the palace, and surrounded the mansions of the big and small magnates......

That night, the crying in the city of Beiping shook the sky, and the rebels, traitors, and their families were all taken to prison, because there were too many people, some people were even locked up in nearby houses, and that night, the crying continued until dawn.

On the afternoon of the third day, the news of King Yan's defeat and suicide came, and there were sporadic cries in the city, but the cries were mixed with some despair......

Soon, a holy decree came from the imperial court, which wanted to behead the rebel ministers. For a while, there was a cry in Beiping City, and the old and young who were bound to the law field cursed loudly, some cursed the court, some cursed King Yan, and many people cursed Zhang Fu, accusing him of shameless betrayal and killing so many people.

Looking at these tragic situations, Zhang Fu's heart was like a knife, and he was in great pain, these people either had a relationship with his father, or they had played with him since he was a child, but he stood on the opposite side of them. When he returned home, he borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, went crazy with alcohol, and even shouted that he regretted it, and that he wished to die with the people outside. The family hurriedly found the old lady, and the Wang family immediately ordered a bucket of cold water to be poured on Zhang Fu.

When Zhang Fu came to his senses, Wang only asked him: "Do you want our family to be tied up and beheaded outside the city?" ”

Zhang Fu was speechless.

"Do you think you betrayed them? The mother asked you, even if you fight to defend the city and be loyal to King Yan, can you change the tide of the war? ”

"Can't!"

Looking at Zhang Fu's painful appearance, Wang sighed and said, "King Yan is indeed an unborn military wizard, but it's a pity that he has done the wrong way. ”

"King Yan has fallen into Ping'an many times, not because Ping'an is better at fighting, but because Ping'an has the imperial court as a support, and there are many generals. In the battle of Baoding, Ping An not only had more troops, but also Sheng Yong was contained in Tongzhou, and Li Yuan attacked from Bauhinia Pass, which barely defeated King Yan. In fact, judging from the battle damage, King Yan still had the advantage, but his losses could not be replenished, and the imperial court replenished more than 100,000 troops to Ping An in less than two months. And even if King Yan dug the canal, the imperial court still had sea transportation. Therefore, the defeat of King Yan is inevitable, and your father is loyal to him to the death, and he is worthy of him. ”

"As for you, it's just a struggle to survive, they say you betrayed, isn't it a betrayal if they betrayed the court? Ignore the gibberish of these dying men. ”

"As the head of the Zhang family, you must live for the sake of this family."

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