Chapter 383: A Conversation Between Men
"I think of you daring to come, I have to say admiration." Tu Hu was calm.
Zhang Ru is here, since he has withdrawn the people outside, it means that Zhang Ru will not be left behind this time. Thinking of Su Qiqi's determination when he put the dagger on his neck, his heart ached faintly.
Everything seemed to be caused by the man in front of him, and he didn't understand why he had a Su Qiqi, but he still had to provoke a fox spirit named Jiang Caiwei to come back.
Zhang Ru smiled faintly: "There are still many things you have to learn!" ”
"Can you tell me how you see it?" Tu Hu half lay on the chair and asked with squinted eyes.
Zhang Ru touched his chin and said: "When I was at my most depressed, you, a pawn of Yajiao Mountain who had lived in my mansion for a few years, suddenly led an army of 200,000 to launch an invasion of the Ming Frontier.
Forget it, the courtiers thought that I was secretly instructed, and it was even possible that His Majesty doubted me.
Once Datong is in an emergency, there are only a few generals who can go out to fight in the DPRK and China, and there are no more than three people who can really command the three armies.
And I happen to be one of them.
When you were in my house, I said no more than a hundred words to you, but the purpose of your brazen attack at this time is self-evident.
You are nothing more than two purposes.
Or, because of the attack of the courtiers and the distrust of the emperor, I Zhang Wenxuan died tragically in the prison of the capital.
Or, I, Zhang Wenxuan, am in danger and will come to Datong to fight to the death with your 200,000 Tatar army.
Obviously, you've accomplished your goal. ”
"Go on." Tu Hu gestured.
Zhang Ru cleared his throat and continued: "Once I came to Datong, I was faced with a difficult choice. You captured 20,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty alive, and most of them were taken by you by despicable means.
Those in the DPRK who think that Zhang Wenxuan has the intention of rebellion will continue to drag my legs behind, and you can use 20,000 prisoners to make a fuss.
I attack, and you threaten me with the lives of 20,000 soldiers.
If I don't attack, the courtiers will inevitably attack me for being passive and slacking off. No matter how you look at it, it seems that you are more sure of winning. When I am really pressured to attack, you can kill 20,000 soldiers, and then tell the world that these people were killed by me, Zhang Wenxuan.
If I die on the battlefield, I may be able to save my reputation.
If I return victorious, I am afraid that the spittle of the common people in the world will be able to drown me easily.
Coupled with the fact that you have to use the hands of Da Ming to eliminate dissidents, your strategy can be described as killing three birds with one stone.
In the end, you won a lot of money, and I, Zhang Wenxuan, inevitably ended up in disrepute.
Okay, now that I'm done explaining, it's time for you to tell me why you want me to die. I asked myself if it was not bad for you, and the life you lived was three points better than that of ordinary people in the capital, why did you have such a big killing intent towards me. ”
Tu Hu couldn't help but slap his palms, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, he is worthy of being a young talent who can make the Chinese martial arts retreat at the age of a weak crown." Since you're so smart, why don't you guess why I killed you. ”
Zhang Ru sighed: "It's because of Qiqi!" ”
Tu Hu suddenly stood up very excitedly, stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhang Ru's nose and scolded: "Don't say her name, you don't deserve to say her name, you don't deserve to know it!" ”
"Just kidding, she's my daughter-in-law." Zhang Ru did not argue, but laid out a very powerful fact.
Tu Hu smiled miserably, and the expression on his face became stiff: "Yes, she is your daughter-in-law, so I can only watch from afar."
Do you know, when I entered the Hou Mansion on the first day, I sighed in my heart, how could there be such a beautiful woman in this world, and why would this woman be occupied by a martial artist.
At that time, I was also a martial artist, and you said it was ridiculous.
Indeed, you are my savior, and according to normal people's thinking, I should be grateful to you, and even bow down.
Hehe, I'm an ordinary person, no.
You are away from home all year round, and you don't spend as much time with her as I do. I can clearly feel the beauty of her smile, stroking the piano, and drinking tea.
What are you!
Isn't it just a marquis, how can you be a martial artist who is qualified to enjoy listening to her play the piano. I studied hard, whether it was Mongolian or Han culture, I desperately absorbed knowledge, hoping to become her bosom friend one day.
But then I found out that no matter how outstanding I was in learning, no matter whether my Bagu essay was more brilliant than that of the current dynasty, she seemed to have only one you in her heart.
Slowly, my heart began to change, and I felt that even if I became a scholar, I would still be better than you who were not as powerful as you and had the emperor's favor.
I finally realized what I had to do.
So I slowly began to plan, the first thing I did was to win over the boy from my fellow horse and the old man from Fan Wuyi.
Ma Tongpao's father is your secret son, and he is your other trump card in addition to Jinyiwei, and if you control Ma Tongpao, I will indirectly control Ma Jinzhong.
It's a pity that you hid everything so tightly that I couldn't even ask a word from my fellow horses.
It's Fan Wuyi's old puppet who even helps you speak, he doesn't know, I hate you in my heart. Hahaha, it's ridiculous. ”
"If Fan Lao hears this, he will be sad." Zhang Ru said lightly.
Tu Hu, who was interrupted, didn't care, and said, "Hehe, sad, it's already come to this point anyway."
I go on with the story, you just listen to it.
After knowing that you were going to send me to the steppe as a little prince of Tatar, I thought about it a lot. Think about whether you should do what you want to do, and think about whether you can live the life you want.
After thinking about it, I found a very helpless reality, that is, I am not capable of competing with you at all. If you want to snatch Su Qiqi away from you, it will be as difficult as the sky.
Then I made a decision.
Didn't you tell me to go to the grassland, okay, I'll go!
I want to use all the power I can use on the grassland to completely destroy the Ming Dynasty. I want to be the emperor, and after I become the emperor, I will be able to control the life and death of you Zhang Wenxuan, and I will be able to make Su Qiqi my woman. ”
Zhang Ru interrupted Tu Hu's words again: "Don't you think you are delusional?" ”
"Wishful thinking? Hahahaha, tell me what is wishful thinking? Is it to follow you, watch the beloved woman whisper in your arms, or follow the instructions of your marquis, to go to the grassland and a place where life is unfamiliar?
Well, if you don't even have the most basic idea in life, what are you doing in life?
You Zhang Wenxuan have the ambition of Qingyun, don't I have any ambition at all? Tu Hu felt that what Zhang Ru said was very funny, and it meant that only the state officials were allowed to set fires, and the people were not allowed to light lamps.
Zhang Ru only smiled bitterly: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." That's all I want to do, it's very simple.
And you, for your own selfish desires, do not hesitate to let so many people go deep into the flames of war, is this what your man should do something?
Tu Hu, I have very little time to communicate with you, so I don't know why you have such thoughts, maybe I underestimated a man's jealousy.
But for now, I want to be able to talk to you openly and honestly.
If you don't talk about anything else, let's talk about the country, the world, the people, and the people's livelihood.
I, Zhang Wenxuan, asked myself if I was not a gentleman, so many of the things I did had personal factors in them. Including asking you to Tuhu to come to the grassland as this fake Batu Mengke, including asking His Majesty to agree to open the sea ban.
But I know what I want to do, I know what I want, and I know whether doing this will make the people live well.
My starting point is to try to think about the people as much as possible under the premise of selfishness.
If I could, I wouldn't want any war, I wouldn't want anyone to die.
Today I will talk to you about what I want to do, and you will also talk to me about your expectations. As for Qiqi's side, I'm sorry, she's not an object, she's a living person. I love her, I hope she can live well, if she can make him happy with you, I Zhang Wenxuan can never appear in front of you. ”
"But she's only happy when she's with you." Tu Hu was very entangled.
Zhang Ru spread his hands: "It's none of my business." ”
"Forget it, you can't force emotional matters, what do you want to do when you come this time." Tu Hu said impatiently.
Zhang Ru said: "I came to ask you a word, whether to fight or to fight." ”
Tu Hu raised his eyebrows: "What about fighting, and what about harmony." ”
"Fight, the Ming million border army will accompany you to the end, and, you go back to the grassland, the two clans will live in harmony, and there will be no more soldiers." Zhang Ru threw out his own conditions.
Tu Hu pointed outside and said, "Do you think I have a choice?" ”
Zhang Ru smiled: "On the surface, you don't have a choice, but in the long run, you still have a choice." I am the best bargaining chip, use me to blackmail the border army, you can leave calmly. Or maybe you can agree to my request now, and then go back to the grasslands to recuperate, and you can still have the strength to fight. ”
Tu Hu lowered his head and thought.
He was wondering how reliable Zhang Ru's words were, and he was also wondering if he was still thinking about the problem from the perspective of a wise person.
There are countless thoughts that come to mind, and each one seems to be possible.
Two hours passed, Zhang Ru was still waiting, and Tu Hu finally made his decision.
"No matter how you mix in Daming in the future, it's really not good, there will be a place for you and her to live on the grassland, brother-in-law." Tu Hu stared at Zhang Ru's eyes seriously.
Zhang Ru stood up and said, "There will be a gap on the northwest side tonight, you leave." ”
"Tomorrow! I want to pay homage to my uncles and brothers. Tu Hu Dao.
A big war came to an end.
However, the Great War of the Ming Tatars seemed to be over, but in fact it was far from over.