Chapter 452: Just like this case

As a modern person, Zhu Houhuang has never believed in unconditional loyalty, but has always believed that loyalty is just the price of betrayal.

But this is not the case in Daming.

It is true that for many people, loyalty is a trade-off, but for many people loyalty is not a trade-off. Zhu Houhuang's identity has a natural aura that makes people loyal.

The so-called difference between respect and inferiority is not a joke.

There are many princes in the Ming Dynasty, and in their opinion, many people should be naturally loyal to themselves, so it is not right. But with this layer of aura, if it is digitized, then the identity of the prince naturally has loyalty plus thirty talents.

Looking at the self-made people in history, if they are poor and white and have nothing to do, then the possibility of the hero getting a good death is small after all, without him, when the incident started, everyone was together, but now you are standing and everyone is kneeling, so they are either some people are not convinced, or the one who is standing feels that the kneeling person is not convinced. Therefore, it is difficult to deal with the relationship between the two parties.

But if he has an identity when he starts a family, for example, before he started his family, his own family is strong, and after such a prince succeeds, his clan will be strong, and his foreign surname will not be strong, but he can start and finish well, because the respect and inferiority of both sides have been determined before the incident.

And Zhu Houhuang is the latter, it can be said that most of the ministers under his command did not betray Zhu Houhuang, and Zhu Houhuang also had a lot of precautions, and they were very clumsy, so that people could see it at a glance.

Naturally, some people are unhappy, uncomfortable, and unwilling to work for Zhu Houhuang. The monarch envoys are courteous, and the ministers are loyal. Zhu Houhuang guarded against them everywhere, and they would naturally reduce their loyalty to Zhu Houhuang.

Therefore, Zhu Houhuang's scheming and scheming are not only useless, but harmful.

When Zhu Houhuang was reflecting on himself at the beach, someone came to Zhu Houhuang's side, it was none other than Li Liangqin, Li Liangqin said: "Your Highness, someone from the Buddha machine is here." ”

Zhu Houhuang took a deep breath and said, "Please invite him to the main hall." ”

"Yes."

Zhu Houhuang sat on the main seat, looking at the person who came, the person who came was an old acquaintance. It's none other than Tomei.

Tomei's expression became much better-looking, and he became less arrogant, and said: "Your Highness, in the battle the day before yesterday, Your Highness already knows the strength of the Franc Machine Empire, and I came here today with peace." ”

Zhu Houhuang said expressionlessly: "What kind of peace? ”

"We both have trade with each other as a pillar of finance, and we want Your Highness to return to the pre-war level, we no longer seek direct trade with the Ming Dynasty, but Your Highness needs to withdraw from Kuching and restore the country of Bo Ni so that it can be a buffer for both of us," Tomei said. ”

Zhu Houhuang was still expressionless, and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Another point is that the people on the captured Spanish warship must be handed over to us, and the others can be compromised, but this cannot be compromised." Tomei said.

The reason why the Francophiles broke the balance and started the war was because of the secret of the shipping lane, so they were not willing to share the East with the Spaniards, so they were very interested in how the Spaniards came to the East. At least they can't be left to the Akito.

Tomei prepared I don't know how many words and swords, but in the face of Zhu Houhuang's dead fish face, I didn't know what to say, so I had to say: "No." ”

"Since there is no more, please leave, Lone needs to discuss it with his subordinates."

Zhu Houhuang did not hesitate to give the order to evict the guests.

Tomei was reluctant, but was taken down.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Do you think it is war or peace with the Francophile? ”

Zhu Houhuang looked down, Xu Dong's position was vacant, and no one should come to sit. Xu Song was the first to speak.

Xu Song was originally going to return to Dongyong, but this battle came too suddenly, and it broke out almost in a blink of an eye, and almost in a blink of an eye, he encountered the death of his younger brother. Xu Song had already secretly cried, and his eyes were still bloodshot at the moment.

Xu Song said: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that we should make peace with the Francophile, but this is not the condition, the Francophile should be restricted from the South China Sea, and we can dominate the trade in the South China Sea and monopolize the trade between China and the West, so that we can have enough financial resources." Support for the construction of Dongyong. ”

As he spoke, Xu Song clenched tightly, eager to insert his nails into his hands.

Xu Dong is Xu Song's younger brother, and the relationship between the two brothers has always been very good.

When Old Man Xu didn't know whether to pass on the family business to his eldest son or his second son, Xu Dong took the initiative to quit, took a sum of money and ran to the sea, and began his maritime career.

Xu Song will always remember Xu Dong's favor.

Xu Song is more eager than anyone else to break the body of the Franc machine man into ten thousand pieces, but Xu Song must weigh the pros and cons, and a truce with the Franc machine man is the best choice for Dongyong.

Don't look at it, Zhu Houhuang's crisscrossing of the South Seas looks very powerful, but Xu Song knows better than anyone that it is all false, but it is just a strong breath, Zhu Houhuang can't afford a big defeat, Dongyong's foundation is too thin.

In Xu Song's view, it is necessary to go step by step. When he returned to Dongyong to recuperate for a few years, he made a comeback again. It's much easier to deal with the Franc machine.

Zhu Houhuang saw the following and asked, "Your opinion?" ”

"Your Highness," Wang straightened up and said, "The minister shouldn't have said it, at least Lord Xu has gone, I don't know who can be the commander of the water division, if there is no suitable water division leader?" The minister's meaning is to be steady. ”

Wang Zhi's point of view is to start directly from the victory or defeat of the war, and Xu Dong's action cannot guarantee victory. And as soon as Xu Dong died, how many people in the entire Dongyong could surpass Xu Dong in naval battle command?

Who doesn't know? If the war is not successful, then it is not wrong to delay it.

Zhu Houhuang didn't say right, nor did he say wrong, but said quietly: "Who else has any opinions?" ”

"Your Highness." The one who spoke was none other than Magellan. "I don't think you should talk to Franco." Magellan, of course, did not want to negotiate peace, and if he did, he would be handed over to the Portuguese, and the Portuguese would think of him as a traitor with their toes.

"What the enemy wants, must not be given. The Francophile came to negotiate peace, precisely because they underestimated the strength of His Highness, they couldn't fight anymore, and if His Highness talked with the Francophile, they would have time. Mobilizing forces from the west will make it more difficult for them to deal with, so take advantage of this opportunity to uproot their stronghold in the east, and Your Highness will be able to dominate the South Seas. Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. ”

Magellan worked hard to encourage Zhu Houhuang to fight.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Do you have any other opinions?" ”

At this moment, they also felt that Zhu Houhuang today was different from the past, and they didn't dare to speak without permission, so Zhu Houhuang said slowly: "How can the dignified Heavenly Dynasty be insulted to Yidi." Xu Dong is alone, how can such a big feud not be avenged, alone in this statement, regardless of the preface, and then dare to speak with the Buddha Lang to make peace, just like this case. ”

Zhu Houhuang pressed his waist, but forgot that as soon as he broke a long sword, he touched the air with one hand, and then pulled out a long sword from Li Liangqin's body, and the table in front of him was slashed with a sword. The porcelain on the sparse ground shattered.

Everyone was shocked: "Your Highness." ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Needless to say, Lonely has made up his mind, no matter how difficult it is, Lonely will continue to fight this war, either the whole army will be annihilated, or the Franc will withdraw from Nanyang." There is no third result. ”

Zhu Houhuang knew that he was not wise to make this decision, yes, not wisely.

But he couldn't help it, not just for Xu Dong, but Zhu Houhuang himself didn't want to bear the second alliance under the city, one humiliation was enough, how could he be two in three?

After Xu Dong's death, Zhu Houhuang was also reflecting on himself, whether he calculated too much, and the agency was too smart, which cost Qingqing's life.

Zhu Houhuang followed his original intention, maybe this battle will be very difficult, but it is definitely not without hope of victory. Zhu Houhuang had always avoided a tragic victory before, feeling that such a tragic victory was meaningless, but at this moment Zhu Houhuang knew that even a tragic victory was a victory. If you are afraid of losses, you don't have to go to the battlefield, and now Dongyong has some capital to bear losses.