Gulmin, who used to be the king of the Jurchen Empire and the minister of the town guard in the Korean Kingdom, has always been an outlier in the Jurchen tribe.

His martial arts are very high, but his knowledge is even higher.

There was a time when the Jurchens were proud of being illiterate and proud of being brave and fierce.

And this Gurmin has liked to read since he was a child, and he tried every means to get all kinds of books in the Daning Empire, and he is simply well-read.

As a result, he was somewhat alien to the Jurchen aristocracy, and at the time of the reign of the Great Khan of Nuerchi, Gulmin was also a marginal figure, although his martial prowess was second only to that of the Duomogon.

It wasn't until Kim Taiji came to power that this Gurmin stood out.

In less than a year as the Minister of Governor of the Joseon Kingdom, he desperately squeezed the entire Joseon Kingdom, delivering astronomical amounts of food and a large number of soldiers to the Jurchen Empire.

Not only that, but he also moved a large number of people from the Korean Kingdom to Tuntian, Liaodong, and the Jurchen people into the Korean Kingdom, trying to completely digest and annex the Korean Kingdom by this mutual migration.

Du Yan looked through his information, this Gulmin was a real all-round civil and military talent, and his talent in internal affairs even exceeded his military talent.

It can be said that if it weren't for the rise of Du Chang that interrupted the backbone of the Jurchen Empire, it may be that the Jurchen Empire would have completely annexed the huge Korean Kingdom more than ten years later.

And this Gurmin also has a characteristic, that is, he is moody, often says things that others can't understand, and is extremely impatient, so he gives people a feeling of being arrogant and not knowing how to be a man at all.

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It is still fifty miles away from the capital.

Gulmin, the former county king of the Jurchen Empire, who was an all-round man in civil and military affairs, entered Du Bian's camp.

"Master, will you rebel?"

Rebellion, Whose Rebellion?

When Du Bian heard this question, he couldn't help but be stunned.

This, is this a second stunned?

Do I know you Gurmin well?

It is indeed unfamiliar, in the Seoul Province of the Joseon Kingdom, Wanyan Yingtu persuaded Gulmin to surrender Du Chang.

At that time, Gulmin led 20,000 Jurchen soldiers to kneel down and surrender, and since then Du Bian has not talked to him, and he has not taken the initiative to find Du Bian.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to arrive in the capital, he took the initiative to see Du Bian, and asked Du Bian in the first sentence if Du Bian would rebel?

"Of course not. Du changed his way.

Gulmin said, "Why?"

Du said: "Because I have a bigger goal. ”

Gulmin said, "What goal?"

Du Bian said: "The goal is very big, and conquering the whole world is just the premise of this goal. ”

"Oh. Gulmin nodded, and then left directly.

Halfway through, Gulmin took out a book from his arms, and the title of the book turned out to be "Du Bian's Anthology".

Du was stunned, when did he publish an anthology?

Gulmin said: "Master, are all the articles and poems in this anthology written by you?"

Du said: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Gulmin said: "It's nothing, it's just a little strange, and the style is not uniform. However, it is so well written, I have read it more than a thousand times. ”

And then, he just left.

Unexpectedly, he is still a fan of Du Bian?

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After Gulmin left, Du Yan fell into deep thought.

At this time, probably the whole world was trying to ask a question, will Du Bian rebel, will he coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

Now he has really reached the point where his achievements are not rewarded.

In other dynasties, the emperor could probably only hide the bow and hide the rabbit and the dead dog.

But at this time, it was impossible, even if the emperor wanted to do so, he did not have the ability.

"Li Daozhen, in your heart, will I rebel?" Du Bian asked.

Li Daozhen immediately wrapped himself up, and his white tender arm hooked Du Bian's neck and said, "Of course not, how can Du Lang rebel?"

Du said: "Yes, how can I rebel?"

Then, Li Daozhen's soft lips kissed him, and the jade hand reached into Du Yan's clothes.

"I'm just asking you a question, not intimacy. Du changed his way.

But it was too late, and Li Daozhen had already begun to undress himself.

Last time, Du Chang said that he was not in a hurry to make love if he had something, and Li Daozhen, a woman, said a very classic sentence.

Du Lang, everyone's clothes have been taken off, so people can't be put back on.

They all say that I will rebel and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes? You are really blind.

You guys are underestimating me!

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Capital.

Emperor Yongde greeted Du with unprecedented etiquette.

He led three princes, civil and military officials out of the city thirty miles to greet him, followed by two thousand royal forest troops and thousands of people in the capital.

This etiquette is truly unprecedented.

Du Chang's army is getting closer and closer.

The civil and military officials stared at the Duke Du Bian, who was the leader, and wanted to see if he would be domineering after making such a huge contribution?

When he was still 100 meters away from the emperor, Du Bian dismounted directly, walked forward quickly towards the emperor, and when he came to the emperor, he was about to lift his robe and bow three times and bow nine times.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

Before he could kneel, Emperor Yongde desperately hugged Du Bian and resolutely refused to let him kneel.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Yongde bowed down to Du Bian and said: "The ancestors of the Ning clan of the Dai Dynasty, thank Duke Du Bian for his kindness from heaven and earth." The ministers knelt down and thanked Duke Du for saving the country. ”

Suddenly, the civil and military officials behind the emperor, including the three princes, all knelt down neatly towards Du Bian, and said loudly: "Thank you Duke Du Bian for the grace of Kuang Fu Sheji." ”

Du Bian hurriedly returned the salute and immediately helped the three princes up.

This etiquette is even more excessive.

Then, Emperor Yongde said: "Du Bian, listen to the seal!"

"I canonized Du and became the prince and the prince, admire this!"

Du Bian kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

Immediately afterwards, a big eunuch stepped forward, unfurled a holy decree, and said loudly: "Du Chang takes the decree." ”

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, canonizing Du to become the king of Zhenxi, Qin this!"

Then, the hundreds of eunuchs in the procession played various instruments and drums in unison.

Ripping the Ground and Sealing the King?!

Du was shocked.

The civil and military officials were shocked!

Unexpectedly crowned king?

In the history of the Daning Empire, there has never been a king with a different surname.

At this time, Du Bian actually broke history, and Emperor Yongde did not say any greetings to the ministers in advance.

Of course, if the emperor had said hello, the ministers would have stopped him. Because they feel that once they are crowned kings, the next situation may be irreparable.

And now that the decree has been read publicly, it can no longer be reversed.

Emperor Yongde looked at Du Chang and smiled: "King Zhenxi, take the order!"

Du Bian said: "The opposite sex of the Daning Empire is not crowned king, and the ministers dare not accept it, please ask Your Majesty to withdraw the holy decree." ”

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military officials were overjoyed, and this Du Chang was finally sensible.

Emperor Yongde said: "How can I take it back?"

Du Chang said: "The minister really doesn't dare to stand it. ”

Emperor Yongde said: "The ministers still don't kneel down and knock on the king of Zhenxi?"

Suddenly, the civil and military officials once again knelt down and kowtowed to Du Bianneatly: "The minister greets His Royal Highness the King of Zhenxi!"

Emperor Yongde said: "King Zhenxi, if you don't accept the order, the ministers probably won't be able to get up." ”

Du Bian still said: "I can't stand it." ”

Emperor Yongde said: "The ministers can't let the king of Zhenxi accept the decree when they kneel down, so I can only personally implore you to accept the gift of the king of Zhenxi." It is said that merit is not rewarded, and I will never believe it. Aiqing has made a shocking contribution, how can I be stingy with the reward of the king. Although the ancestors did not have a history of being crowned kings with different surnames, the ancestors did not have such a credit as Aiqing. Therefore, it is completely natural for Aiqing to be named the prince of Zhenxi. ”

Then, Emperor Yongde bowed in front of the ministers and said, "Please accept the reward of this prince, otherwise I will not be able to bow down." ”

The ministers were stunned.

The thousands of people who came to watch the ceremony were stunned.

His Majesty the Yongde Emperor is so polite and virtuous, even surpassing the first emperor.

Although Du Yan didn't attach much importance to this prince's reward, he couldn't refuse it at this time.

"Thank you, Lord Long. Du Bian kowtowed.

Suddenly, the ministers and thousands of people knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live." ”

"King Chitose of Zhenxi, Chitose, Chitose!"

Then, Emperor Yongde said: "Please get on the horse of the king of Zhenxi, and I will personally lead the horse into the capital for you." ”

Du Chang bowed and said, "Your Majesty must not, never allow." ”

In the end, both sides took a step back, the emperor rode the yellow crown, and Du Chang rode a horse to escort him.

The ministers walked behind, and the Imperial Forest Army guarded and entered the capital in a mighty way.

Entering the capital, Du Chang fell into a sea of fever.

The emperor organized hundreds of thousands of people to welcome Du Bian, and countless people cheered at every intersection, every street, and every window.

"Imperial Zhongxing!"

"Imperial Zhongxing!"

"Lord Du Bian, Gonghou Wandai!"

"Long live the Daning Empire, long live, long live!"

This grand welcome ceremony is unprecedented!

Emperor Yongde gave Du Chang the highest honor in the history of the Daning Empire.

This is probably the highest honor of being a courtier for hundreds of years.

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Du Bianzhen never thought about becoming king.

In his opinion, the duke can be divided into several ranks, even if the first-class duke can be canonized.

However, he didn't expect that Emperor Yongde directly gave him the title of king, and in front of the ministers and countless people, he gave him the highest etiquette and honor that he had never seen before.

Say a word without conscience.

This will bring a certain passivity to Du Bian, and the subsequent negotiations will fall into passivity.

After a day of celebration, Du Bian accompanied the emperor to the Taimiao Temple to worship his ancestors and sacrifice heaven and earth.

In the afternoon, the two went to the mausoleum of the first emperor, officially punished Li Yuan Ling Chi, and began to cut him with a thousand knives.

And the first knife that Emperor Yongde personally chopped!

This shameful traitor finally suffered the most terrible end, and in the midst of a thousand cuts, he howled miserably and fainted again and again.

But he could never die, because he was hanging himself with ginseng soup all the time, and he had to be stabbed enough to die.

Du Bian bowed down to Li Lianting's tombstone and said, "Ancestor, I have avenged you." ”

Returning to the palace in the evening, Du Bian and the emperor went to meet the Empress Dowager together.

At night, it was finally quiet, and the monarch could finally speak in private.

In the study room of the palace, only Du Bian and Emperor Yongde were left, and the atmosphere was very harmonious and cheerful, as if the previous tension and embarrassment had disappeared without a trace.

"Now that the Liaodong War has ended, the minister resigned as the governor of Liaodong. Du changed his way.

Du Bian took the initiative to resign, which can be regarded as reciprocating.

The emperor smiled and said, "Quasi! Then in Aiqing's opinion, who is suitable to take over this position?"

Du Bian said: "Now that the Jurchen Empire has perished, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains outside the border have become the territory of my Daning Empire. Therefore, please merge the border town of Liaodong and the border town of Jizhou into the town of Jiliao. ”

Once the two border towns merged, Jiliao Border Town would become the largest defense area of the Daning Empire and the final important town of military power.

"Exactly. Emperor Yongde said: "Then who does Aiqing think is suitable to be the governor of this Jiliao border town?"

Du Chang said: "The minister asked Princess Ning Xue to take this position, General Fu Hongbing served as the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Li Ling served as the chief soldier of Shenyang Guard. ”

Emperor Yongde paused for a moment and said, "Accurate." ”

In this way, the military power from Juyong Pass to Shanhaiguan to the entire Liaodong is all in the hands of Princess Ning Xue.

Then, the emperor said: "Although the Vana Khanate is a little sluggish now, it has to be guarded against, and Lan Ao, the Duke of Xuanhua, is dead. This governor of Xuanhua border town, I don't think it is appropriate to be vacant for too long, I really plan to restart Xuanhua border town and recruit 50,000 soldiers, what does Aiqing think?"

Du Chang said: "Your Majesty can make an arbitrary decision in this matter." ”

Emperor Yongde said: "I plan to let the royal family of the Marquis of Rulin serve as the governor of Xuanhua, what does Aiqing think?"

The royal family of the Marquis of Rulin, one of the nobles of the Daning Empire, his father once served as the governor of Xuanhua, but the defeat of a major war decades ago, coupled with the failure of the political struggle, the governor of Xuanhua fell into the hands of Lan Ao.

Now that the emperor wants to reactivate this long-lost Marquis of Rulin, it is obvious that the other party will be grateful to him.

Du Chang said: "Your Majesty is wise. ”

So far, both sides have been quite pleasant.

Du Bian got the military and political power of Jiliao Border Town, and the emperor got Xuanhua Border Town.

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The two of them drank a cup of tea.

The next negotiation is the most important thing.

Then, Emperor Yongde smiled and said, "Does Aiqing have any other requirements?"

Du said: "The new policy in the southwest has achieved remarkable results, and the minister intends to carry out a certain diffusion. ”

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Yongde's face changed slightly: "Aiqing plans to spread to those provinces?"

Du said: "Sichuan and Hunan. ”

Suddenly, the emperor's face changed drastically!

After a long while, the emperor reluctantly smiled and said, "Aiqing, this is a little inappropriate." You have already Yongzhen in the three southwestern provinces, even the fiefdom of the prince is completely enough. Those vassal kings of the Ning royal family are only the territory of one state and one county. ”

Du Chang bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers want Sichuan and Hunan provinces not for their own power desires, but for the Daning Empire, for the upcoming Armageddon with the Eastern United Kingdom. ”

The Emperor was silent.

Du Yan continued: "According to the plan of the Fang family, it is planned to use the Jurchen Empire to destroy the entire northern part of the Daning Empire, and then Jin Taiji will be the emperor in the Forbidden City. In this way, the United Kingdom of the East had enough righteousness to carry out the Northern Expedition, in the name of expelling the Tartars and restoring the Han people, so that the Yan King of Nanjing would ascend the throne and become the orthodoxy of the Daning Empire, taking the opportunity to complete the act of stealing the country. ”

Emperor Yongde remained silent.

Du Bian said: "However, the conspiracy of the Fang family has completely failed, and the Jurchen Empire has been destroyed by the ministers. In the future, it will no longer be possible to transport taxes and grain from the southern provinces to Beijing, and the tragedy of the interruption of transportation will be repeated again at any time. After serving those in Sichuan and Hunan, even if they took the land route, there was enough food to supply the capital and the north. ”

The emperor said lightly: "Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi provinces have good weather this year, and there may be a bumper harvest of grain." ”

The implication is that the demand for grain in the southwest is no longer large, and the reason for Du Chang does not make sense.

Du Bian said: "According to the strategy of the Eastern United Kingdom, it has always wanted to use political means to solve the problem of the Daning Empire. But now that we have won a great victory, the southwest of the next country may face a military attack by the United Kingdom of the East, from land to sea. ”

"It could be months, or even less, and this showdown with the United Kingdom of the East could come sooner than we thought. Du Chang said: "The strength of the Eastern United Kingdom does not need to be explained. Compared to him, the Jurchen Empire was nothing more than a barbarian. Only by controlling Sichuan and Hunan, the southwest of the minister is a complete area, so as not to be attacked by the enemy. ”

This is the big truth, there is a guarantee to take the grain in Hunan, and enter the Jiangnan base camp that can attack the Fang system. Retreat can also defend the southwest.

Not to mention the Sichuan Basin, which has a huge population and land.

Only those territories of Hunan and Sichuan, Du Chang, have a complete offensive and defensive system, have enough population to fight with the United Kingdom of the East, and have enough depth.

But now the two provinces of Sichuan and Hunan have been mastered by officials sent by Emperor Yongde.

In the eyes of the emperor, these two provinces were his territory.

The emperor said: "Now the two provinces of Sichuan and Hunan have been loyal to my Daning Empire. King Zhenxi no longer has to worry about being attacked on his back. ”

Du Chang said: "Your Majesty, don't you still understand the virtue of those local officials? When the real fight broke out, these governors and these general soldiers surrendered one after another, and then stabbed the ministers in the back. In order to keep the Daning Empire, in order to fight a decisive battle with the Eastern United Kingdom, the minister really needs to personally control the two provinces of Sichuan and Hunan. ”

Emperor Yongde said lightly: "King Zhenxi, if I guess correctly, the strategy of the Li Clan's Dayan Kingdom at that time was also aimed at Sichuan and Hunan. Only by taking these two provinces can the Li clan's kingdom be considered complete. How did Aiqing's strategy coincide with the Li Clan's Great Yan Kingdom?"

This is a heart-wrenching word.

Du Bian's face changed, and he said, "Your Majesty, you, are you saying that I want to rebel?"

Emperor Yongde said, "I didn't say that. ”

Then the emperor trembled with excitement and said, "Du Bian, you have made a great contribution. But the reward for you is not low, the ancestral system of the Daning Empire is not crowned king, and I will seal it for you. I have given you an unprecedented honor, and I have given you the military power of Jiliao Border Town. It can be said that the entire palace and even my life are in your hands, and the military power of the capital is in your hands, what are you not satisfied with?"

Du Yan said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't forget, Princess Ning Xue is not only my wife, she is also your sister. If you don't believe me, don't you believe her?"

The emperor said in a loud voice: "King Zhenxi, go and look at the map yourself, Liaodong belongs to you, the thousands of miles of grasslands of the original Vadan Khanate also belong to you, the military and political power of the border town of Jizhou also belongs to you, and the three southwestern provinces also belong to you." Half of the entire Daning Empire is yours, and your territory is already larger than the Fang system. Why do you want to have two provinces of Sichuan and Hunan, don't you think you are too greedy?"

Suddenly, Du Bian was completely speechless, and after conquering Liaodong, he would never touch all the civil power.

He did not touch the economic and political power of the entire North, except to garrison the North to defend against the possible landing of the United Kingdom in the East.

Du Bian said sharply: "Your Majesty, now that the whole north is empty, if I don't garrison the army, will I give up the entire Liaodong to the United Kingdom of the East and the Vana Khanate?"

Hearing this, the emperor was furious in his heart.

He felt that Du Bian was slapping him and mocking him, the emperor, for not having a single soldier in his hands.

"King Zhenxi, you think you are a great loyal minister. The emperor said angrily: "But how can a loyal minister in the world ask the monarch for the territory of two provinces? And if half of the territory of the Daning Empire is included in it, what loyal minister will persecute his own monarch?"

Du Chang said: "Your Majesty, the ministers want Sichuan and Hunan, is it for themselves? Isn't it for the great cause of the empire?"

"King Zhenxi, when the Jurchen Empire was about to conquer the Shanhaiguan, I didn't think about running, because I wasn't afraid of death, and it was a big deal for the king to die. Now I dare to hand over the military power of the capital to you, and dare to hand over my net worth and life to you, which proves that I am not afraid of death. The emperor said directly: "King Zhenxi, if you want Sichuan and Hunan provinces, you can get them yourself, I can't give it to you!"

"Even, my life is here, you can take it whenever you want!"

Looking at the stubborn Emperor Yongde, his thin face was full of absolute will, and his eyes were also full of fierceness.

Du Yan suddenly remembered Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Sizong.

The two people are the same smart, the same stubborn and strong, the same narrow-minded, and the same self-serving.

They are very thoughtful, but they are extremely willful, and they can't control their temper and can't hide their words.

Moreover, they are really not afraid of death.

He felt that he had done his best to Du Bian, and the honor and reward given to Du Bian were no less than those of the first emperor.

However, Du Bian was not satisfied, and even stretched out his hand to Sichuan and Hunan provinces, how greedy?

However, Du Yan didn't value this prince of Zhenxi at all, what he valued was the next big war with the Eastern United Kingdom, what he needed was Sichuan and Hunan, and what he needed was a complete defense system.

In the eyes of Emperor Yongde, Du Chang is for his own desire for power, for expansion, and the people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants.

The three views of the two sides are too far apart to be bridged at all.

"Minister's resignation!" Du Chang bowed and left.

When he walked out of the palace gate, Emperor Yongde said: "King Zhenxi, before you make any decisions, I hope you will think more about the kindness of the first emperor to you, and think about the source of drinking water." ”

The emperor still has a word that has not been uttered.

Once you send troops to seize Sichuan and Hunan provinces, you will be a rebellious minister and thief of the Daning Empire, and everyone will be punished.

At this moment, a mysterious figure appeared behind the emperor.

This person, Du Bian had never seen him, and even the vast majority of people had never seen him, a great grandmaster-level powerhouse who almost never appeared.

His voice was very low, and he drilled into the emperor's ear, and said: "Your Majesty, Du Bian is alone at this time, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it is better to take the opportunity to capture him to prevent future troubles." ”

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