Episode 83 For 1 million square kilometers

"Uncle Shen," Zheng Yuxuan said with a smile and respect, "I want to ask you this: even if everything is as you imagined, Your Majesty is married to the Prince of Siam and gives birth to a male heir, and the male heir will inherit the throne of Siam in the future...... Then this new king is also a Siamese first of all, not a Ming man! How can you ensure that he has a heart for the Ming? ”

When Zheng Gongyin heard this, he immediately smiled and said:

"That's right, yes, this question is also very puzzled, and I have to ask the Pavilion Boss to solve one or two questions!"

He always felt that even though Shen Rongxuan was talking about the Tao, he couldn't find out where it was. Now that Zheng Yuxuan has broken his words, he suddenly felt that what his daughter said was too good, and he also seized this point to "ask".

Shen Rongxuan smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and blew it, drank it gently, and then asked unhurriedly:

"Master Hou, Miss, let me ask: How is your heart to Daming? What if you don't want to be Ming? ”

Zheng Gongyin was stunned, squinted his eyes slightly, pondering the meaning of his words. Zheng Yuxuan preemptively said:

"Of course, it is best to have a heart for the Ming Dynasty, he will come back to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is best to take the initiative to merge Siam into the Ming Dynasty and add a piece of land to my Ming Dynasty. But if his heart is on Siam, then ...... That's going to ......"

Shen Rongxuan asked with a smile:

"So what's going to happen?"

"That's going to ...... Uh," Zheng Yuxuan thought hard, gradually feeling a little bad, but still stubbornly said, "Then he will ...... refused to come back to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

After saying that, she blushed, and she didn't even believe her own words.

Shen Rongxuan still looked at her with a smile and didn't say anything. Zheng Gongyin was also embarrassed and glared at his daughter. Even Mrs. Li, who didn't know much about politics, frowned.

Zhu Yourong sat on the sofa, and his face was even more sad. She immediately heard that on the question of "heart to Daming", her cousin had already asked Shen Rongxuan to take him to the pit.

Zheng Gongyin coughed twice, wanted to look back, and said:

"Of course, it is impossible not to be willing to come back and be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, unless he is a fool...... However, we are planning to merge Siam into the Ming Dynasty, but what if he regards Siam as higher than the Ming Dynasty and, in turn, merges the Ming into Siam? ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone was thundered. Zhu Yourong on the sofa held his forehead and sighed lightly, disappointed in her uncle's level.

This time, Zheng Yuxuan turned around and glanced at his father rather sarcastically.

But Zheng Gongyin was not conscious at all and continued:

"You see, what we want is for the Ming Dynasty to have one more strategic place in the southwest, but if the new emperor feels that he is a Siamese and Siam is his motherland, he may have to turn around and think about adding a piece of land to his motherland that is many times larger, and merge the entire Ming Dynasty into the Siamese ......."

Zhu Yourong raised his head and shouted helplessly: "Uncle! ”

Shen Rongxuan smiled:

"Master Hou, can you tell me what the difference is?"

"Of course there is a difference!" Zheng Gongyin was full of words, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, "My Ming country will no longer be the Ming Dynasty, but Siam; The national surname will no longer be Zhu, but will be their Siamese surname; The Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, the emperor's relatives and relatives, will no longer be these people now, he may transfer those Siamese ministers from Bangkok to Nanjing to rule our Han people! Our official language will no longer be Chinese or Chinese characters, but their Siamese language! …… And our national costume will no longer be Hanfu, but the national costume of Siam! At that time, the tragedy of the people of the Ming Dynasty who were forced to shave their hair and change clothes will surely reappear today! ”

The more he talked, the more outrageous it became, even Zheng Yuxuan couldn't listen to it anymore, frowned and called softly: "Dad! ”

Shen Rongxuan shook his head and said with a smile:

"Master Hou, whether it is shaving your hair and making it easy to obey, or forcing a big country to change its name or language, it must be backed by absolutely superior force, and it is not something that can be done by a person parachuting into another country to become the emperor. If he really tried to do so, then from the moment he announced it, he would no longer be the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The people of the Ming Dynasty, the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, the army and fleet of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the garrison and the People's Guard of Nanjing, will no longer be loyal to him.

"It is no exaggeration to say that if he had tried to do so at eight o'clock, he would have been ousted at eight o'clock. At that time, any of His Majesty's sisters, or Hou Ye, or me, or Xiang Xiaoqiang, as long as anyone said two words on the radio, then even the Praetorian Guards were not wanted, and a few staff members in the palace could arrest him. …… Do you believe this, Master Hou? ”

Zheng Gongyin was speechless by what he said. And so it is. Zheng Gongyin's face was hot at the moment, like a fire. He complained to himself, if only he had a brain before he spoke.

……

Shen Rongxuan continued:

"Actually, Master Hou, I also understand where your worries are. You may be worried that even after the merger of Ming and Siam, the new emperor will always feel that he is a Siamese and will always consciously or unconsciously tilt towards the original Siamese region in various policies and take extra care of Siam. Am I guessing right? ”

That's what Zheng Gongyin thinks in his heart, and he has to admit:

"Not bad."

Shen Rongxuan smiled:

"Master Hou is too worried. That's exactly what we're going to do. If we merge Siam, then even if the new emperor does not have Siamese blood, we must vigorously develop the original Siam region and support the former Siamese region. Because since it is merged, we will not treat this place as a colony, but as the Ming Dynasty itself. The original Siamese people will also become Ming citizens. Like the Dai, Zhuang, and Yi peoples, they will become an ethnic minority in the southwest of our country.

"What's more, because the Ming Emperor is half Siamese of blood, the original Siamese people will accept his rule with pleasure and sincerity. In their opinion, it was not that the Ming Dynasty annexed them, but that their king became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Then, even if there are other Siamese nobles or political forces who want to seek Siam**, it will be much more difficult. Because it was very difficult for him to get a response from the people.

"On the other hand, compared with the Ming Dynasty, Siam is culturally backward and economically backward. After the merger, it will only quickly accept the culture, immigration, and economic construction of the Ming Dynasty, and will be influenced and assimilated by the Ming Dynasty at a very fast speed. This is much more effective than armed aggression and defeating Siam.

"In fact, the main ethnic group in Siam is the Tai people, who, like the Dai people in China, are all branches of the 'Baiyue' ethnic group in southwest China. The Tai and Dai are very similar in terms of cultural customs, eating habits, language and writing, etc., and can be said to be the same language. The Dai people in the Ming Dynasty will become the 'advance army' to assimilate the Siam region, and become an intermediate link between the Tai and Han people.

"Lord Hou, you must note that if these assimilation measures I am talking about are carried out by an emperor who has nothing to do with Siam, then even if we treat the Siam region well, the people there will think that we are invading them. However, now that the new emperor is the son of both the Ming Dynasty and the son of Siam, he is very natural in his execution, and no one can say anything not only in Siam, but also in the world. ”

"Your Majesty," Shen Rongxuan turned to face Zhu Yourong and said solemnly, "If the Ming Dynasty masters Siam, he can firmly or even permanently control Sumatra." Sumatra, on the other hand, produces 10 million tons of oil a year, and provides a strategic position that allows us to influence the entire South Seas and to grasp the choke point from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, putting us in a very advantageous position against Japan and Great Britain. Moreover, Your Majesty, the combined land area of Siam and Sumatra is more than one million square kilometers, which is more than one-third of the existing territory of the Ming Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, now it only takes one marriage, and we have a good chance of mastering it all! If we master all this, we will leave an immeasurable legacy for future generations of China! Moreover, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty will also be greatly enhanced, and within a generation, we can change from a strategic defensive position to a strategic offensive against the Qing Dynasty, so that the great ideal of recovering the northern territory is no longer an empty word!

"Your Majesty, all this can be hoped for in a marriage at present! Your Majesty, the evaluation you left in the history textbook will be comparable to that of Empress Changping! Your Majesty! Please consider Your Majesty for the people of the Ming Dynasty, for the people of the Northern Homeland, for the generations of generations, and for the Ming Dynasty to maintain its position as a powerful country in the world! ”

Shen Rongxuan rarely talked so excitedly. Especially the last few sentences on the line, it is not his style. These relatives all know why he worked so hard this time.

Shen Rongxuan came to power by helping the royal family seize power from the hands of foreign ministers, and now that he has become a foreign minister, he thinks about taking power from the royal family again. If the Son of Heaven is far away from his capital for a long time, then the power of the state will definitely fall into the hands of the cabinet at all. The "hypocrisy of the Ming Dynasty" will be even more "virtual", and the Ming Dynasty will gradually become a country where the real cabinet dominates everything.

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And now that these words were finished, there was silence in the imperial study. Several people from the relatives kept their mouths shut. They looked at each other, and for a moment none of them could think of any appropriate words to refute it. Zhu Yourong lowered his head and buried his face deeply in his palms, feeling extremely painful in his heart.

Zheng Yuxuan looked at his cousin like this, he couldn't bear it, thought for a while, and then questioned Shen Rongxuan:

"Uncle Shen, what if the King of Siam thought of this trick and deliberately passed the throne not to His Majesty's son, but to the son born to other concubines?"

Shen Rongxuan smiled slightly, and said naturally:

"It's simple, take the position. His Majesty's son has our Ming behind him, and we will support him with all our might. When necessary, he can ask Daming to send troops to support, and of course our Daming will agree. And even if we send troops, the nature is not aggression, but only interference, and it is intervention at the request of the prince of Siam. Therefore, he will definitely take the throne. ”

There's not much more to say now.

Zhu Yourong fought painfully in his heart. After this incident, she found that her love for Xiang Xiaoqiang was so deep.

She also knew that what Shen Rongxuan said, as long as she marries herself, Da Ming can get a lot of benefits, and there is indeed an exaggeration in it. But even if you squeeze out three or four percent of the water, the benefits to Daming are immeasurable. The worst result is that he has no male heir after marrying the prince of Siam. But as long as he marries into the Siamese royal family, this is enough, and it has already provided sufficient conditions for the Ming Dynasty to intervene in Siam.

Zhu Yourong knows that he is not the kind of person who can do anything for love and happiness. On the one hand, she shoulders the responsibility of the king of a country, and on the other hand, in terms of personality, she does not dare to love and hate like her cousin Zheng Yuxuan. For the sake of his own happiness, Zheng Yuxuan can wade through the icy water late at night and escape from the house over the wall, this kind of thing Zhu Yourong knows that he will never be able to do.

However, what about love and happiness...... Does whether or not you marry a Siamese prince have anything to do with your love and happiness? …… Yes, as long as you don't want to, no one can force yourself to marry the prince of Siam. The question is, what I love is Xiang Xiaoqiang, can I marry Xiang Xiaoqiang if I don't marry the prince of Siam? In other words, if you don't marry the prince of Siam, will you be able to fall in love freely like ordinary people and choose your own lover?

…… Obviously impossible.

Because of the identity, the insurmountable identity, he and Xiang Xiaoqiang are destined to be in the mirror...... I don't know if he has feelings for himself, but his feelings for him will definitely be buried deep in his heart forever. …… It has nothing to do with whether or not to marry the prince of Siam.

…… Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty had mastered Siam, he would have been able to grasp Sumatra firmly, even permanently......

…… Your Majesty, Sumatra produces 10 million tons of oil annually......

…… Your Majesty, the combined land area of Siam and Sumatra is more than one-third of the existing territory of the Ming Dynasty......

…… Your Majesty, we will leave an immeasurable legacy to future generations of China......

…… Your Majesty, the great ideal of recovering the northern lands is no longer an empty phrase......

…… Your Majesty, all this can be hoped for in a marriage at present!!

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If, if one's own happiness is not destined to be realized...... If you are destined not to have your own love...... So why not do something meaningful to the country and the nation?

If Da Ming can add one-third of the country's land, oil fields with an annual output of 10 million tons, and a series of huge benefits, he will certainly not be reluctant to give up the queen's hat on his head and the power he has barely used in his hands.

Moreover, he did not dislike the place in Siam, and the prince of Siam himself had seen it, and he was also handsome, elegant, and well-educated, and he did not hate it. If he hadn't met Xiang Xiaoqiang, the Prince of Siam would also be an ideal partner to marry.

Zhu Yourong persuaded himself like this, and then kept thinking about Shen Rongxuan's words, and almost blurted out "I am willing to go to Siam".

But at this moment, Xiang Xiaoqiang's face suddenly appeared in his mind. Zhu Yourong's tears fell suddenly.

Everyone was shocked. Shen Rongxuan's brain was like electricity, and he immediately asked:

"Your Majesty, do you have a sweetheart?"

When he asked a word, everyone was shocked. Zheng Gongyin, Mrs. Li, and Zheng Yuxuan all looked at Zhu Yourong and blurted out:

"Rong Rong!"

"Cousin!"

Zhu Yourong was excited, quickly wiped away his tears, and said:

"Nope!"

Then she took a deep breath, sighed softly, sat upright, and said:

"Shen Aiqing, don't talk nonsense!"

Shen Rongxuan immediately bowed his head and bowed, and said in a deep voice:

"The minister is presumptuous, Your Majesty atons for his sins!"

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Berlin, Xiang Xiaoqiang's birthday is terrible. The news that Zhu Yourong might marry Siam made him sad, and in addition, Zhu Yourong's departure from the Ming Dynasty would mean the end of his path to power. He was like an ant on a hot pot, so anxious that he could finish all the conditions in one day, and that the Germans would be whatever they wanted, or simply turn Hitler hot and talk about it and go back quickly. …… But in the morning, I made Qiu Qian sad again.

Xiang Xiaoqiang regretted it so much that he really wanted to slap himself a few big mouths.

He recalled how he racked his brains and sweet words when he first arrived in Daming and ate soup dumplings with Qiu Yu in the "Shunde Garden" with Qiu Yu. At that time, his life experience, why did he fall from the sky to other people's periscopes, this kind of big lie can be rounded without blinking, and this morning a telegram with "Tingzhi" and "Yourong" written on it, I really can't figure it out?

Come to think of it, isn't it that I've already married Qiu Yun, I don't feel fresh, and I'm too lazy to spend more time on others?

He originally wanted to keep quiet, so he passed his birthday, but when he went to the Chancellery to negotiate this morning, Hitler was talking loudly, and suddenly a secretary handed over a small note. Then Hitler put away his indignant look, replaced it with a kind smile, and said:

"I want to wish you a happy birthday, sir!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the Germans don't eat dry rice. In the SS archives, there must have been a thick bag of information about themselves, and perhaps even more secret, not to mention such non-confidential things as birthdays.

"Thank you, Mr. Chancellor," Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled, recalling Hitler's birth date, "I remember that a week later it was also your birthday." I hope that between the two of us, we can sign the cooperation treaty between the two countries smoothly, and I can be regarded as a generous birthday gift for Mr. Prime Minister and myself. ”

Hitler smiled and nodded:

"Good proposal, I'm in favor of it! …… So, let's get to work! ”

He paused, reminisced, and said:

"Mr. General, you just said that which generals would you like to meet in the afternoon?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked into Hitler's eyes and said word by word:

"Varna? Feng? General Flitsch, Ludwig? General Beck, and Heinz? William? General Guderian. ”

Hitler frowned, shook his head, and tapped his fingers on the papers on the table. …… Originally, he could have transferred some high-level military talents to Daming, but the Xiang Xiaoqiang in front of him opened his mouth, and he mentioned these three people at once at the beginning.

One is the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, the other is the Chief of the General Staff of the Army, and the other is the Chief of the Armored Forces.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. That's not what you want.