Chapter 119: Don't Enter the Tiger's Den

"The stakes are high. Please let the king of the West let us counsel about it. He Xi didn't agree immediately in the end. And to put it this way. Then they asked the king of the west to go out. Discuss the matter with several core figures such as Lu Zhongheng.

As soon as King Xi left, Lu Zhongheng said: "Fight, why don't you fight, this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." As long as he helps the king of the west to take Java, in the next one or two decades, Nanyang will be basically stable. Wait a decade or two. ”

If you want to be peaceful in the South Seas, it is simply impossible.

Lu Zhongheng said it safely, that is, in the past one or two decades, no other country has threatened the Ming Dynasty's rule in Nanyang.

With the help of the power of the Great Ming, the King of the West became the lord of Java. If you want to sit in a firm position, you can't be guilty of Daming in the past few years. Not to mention the political roots of Java, which are not the same as those of the Ming Dynasty. The political roots of Java are the nobility of the locality, whose territory is almost as entrenched as a small country. It is unlikely that all the rival nobles will be wiped out.

It's like King Wulu has a headache when he looks at the West Javanese nobles now, and when the King of Java West ascends the throne, he will also have a headache for the East Java nobles. These people cannot be killed, and they cannot be killed.

This big-trouble, in more than ten years of Xiwang, can almost be solved, it is already considered clever.

And a lot of things are hard to say, in the past ten years, maybe something else will happen, or simply the king of the West has messed up. Let Java fall apart. It's not impossible. After all, the island of Java is deeply divisive. From the fall of the Majapahit Empire until it became a Dutch colony, there was no other unified dynasty. You can see this too.

It can be said that as long as this battle merit. For a long time to come, there will be no need to worry about Majapahit. Because Majapahit has become the former overlord of the South Seas. Unable to interfere in matters outside of Java.

He Xi said; "Master Hou. You don't want to win, what will it be like if you lose? If we want to be involved in this matter, we must draw our forces to the limit. But even then, how many mobile forces can there be, three thousand, five thousand? These centaurs, put in Java, are they useful? How much is it used for? ”

"And once these horses are destroyed in Java. Then we are a soldier in the South Seas and cannot be mobilized. Once something happens, how do we respond? ”

"And, is this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? All things are mine, not enemies. As long as we continue to be strong. The enemy will make mistakes. Even if they don't make mistakes, we can guide them to make mistakes. This is a rare opportunity. But not a once-in-a-lifetime event? ”

Lu Zhongheng said: "No matter what he is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a once-in-a-century one, I will only say one word." What's the next chance to do? Ask again, once the king of the west is eradicated. King Wulu's army marched westward, and when the time came, it would not only be the people of King Xi. It's a Javanese soldier. ”

"Although I look down on Java, there are too many enemies. It's not easy either. It's good to be able to hold the old port. Your plan can only be on paper. Not to mention, at that time, Nanyang was for the imperial court, as long as it was consumed, it took a long time. Do you think the imperial court will not give up Nanyang? ”

"When the time comes, your hard work and my money will be wasted."

Speaking of money, although in order to follow the hearts of the people of the old port, the Ming army did not plunder. But all the property of the Chen family is war spoils. Lu Zhongheng sold the Chen family's ship to the Jinghai Merchants. As soon as the left and right hands fall, they make a lot of money. Not to mention, tin ore was found on the big island outside the old port, that is, on the big island where the fleet had temporarily rested.

But this tin mine is already surnamed Lu.

Although tin ore development, money is still needed. It won't be able to bring money to Lu Zhongheng for a while, but it is a world-class tin mine. It is the eternal business of the descendants of the Lu family. At this moment, Lu Zhongheng is more unwilling than anyone else to give up Nanyang.

Whoever gives up Nanyang, Lu Zhongheng is desperate with whom.

This is also the reason why Lu Zhongheng is so aggressive.

On the one hand, Lu Zhongheng did not take Java seriously. On the other hand, Lu Zhongheng wanted Nanyang to settle down more than anyone else, and not to delay him Lu Houye to make money.

Nothing is more important than making money, and if there is, it's making more money.

Yao Guangxiao saw the two of them arguing, almost slapping the table and glaring. Hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded him: "My lord, Master Hou, it's not early today. Otherwise, let's talk about this matter tomorrow. Let's go back and think about it. ”

He Xi brushed his sleeves away and said, "Then we'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

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The night in Nanyang is very hot. It seems that there is a fire burning in He Xi's chest. The burning made him so energetic that he couldn't sleep even when he closed his eyes. Originally, all kinds of insect chirping sounds were like a symphony of nature, but when I listened to it at the moment, it was all noise.

He Xi stood up suddenly, his eyes blazing.

In fact, he didn't want to seize this opportunity.

Although he didn't say it, the trip to Nanyang was not in He Xi's plan. Even this errand has a faint meaning of suppression. What he did in Nanyang, although he contributed to the Ming Dynasty's development of Nanyang, thousands of years later, he is likely to want Ban Chao to be listed in the history books, one after the other, a difference of thousands of years, but they complement each other.

But he didn't want to be a supermajor.

If he drags on in Nanyang for a long time, he will miss a lot of big things. It is not good for his future development.

It would be better for him to stay in the South Seas for a year or two and then go back. After all, it was decided that everything in the Ming Dynasty was in the center, not in the South Seas. No matter how well it does in Nanyang, it may be ruined due to the changes in the DPRK and China. There has never been a border general who cannot be trusted by the imperial court, and he can make meritorious contributions.

And He Xi wants to return to China, there is only one way, establish meritorious service, and be recalled by the imperial court.

Before taking the old port, he was just standing firm and doing what he promised to the imperial court before he set off. And among these actions, He Xi did not have much credit.

According to the current situation, He Xi may have to survive for a few years before he has the opportunity to return to Beijing.

After all, Nanyang is a neglected place for the Ming Dynasty. It was not taken seriously by the imperial court.

And this thing in Java, once done. That's a big deal. He Xi's return to Beijing is almost certain.

But fate is so ridiculous. Sometimes we wait for an opportunity and keep preparing and preparing and preparing. and so on are fully ready, or even over-ready. But this opportunity never came. But there is a time when nothing is ready, and the opportunity to decide your fate is already in front of you.

He Xi is facing such a sudden thing.

He Xi denied everything in front of Lu Zhongheng, but in fact, he was the one who wanted to do this thing the most. The suspect is the buyer.

It's just that these problems still need to be solved.

He Xi sat alone at the table, with countless materials in front of him, all the Javanese materials he could find, as well as the transcripts of many people who had been to Java. Some are duplicates and can be verified by each other. But others are contradictory. to spread falsehoods.

It is up to He Xi to study it himself and dig out the truth behind it.

And these tasks have already been done.

All the questions were put in front of He Xi one by one.

In fact, He Xi found that this thing is difficult? It's very hard. But surely there is no chance? Not. In fact, the opportunities are also great.

First of all, the king of the West himself is powerful, with tens of thousands of troops and an aristocratic group that supports him. If it weren't for the prestige of King Wulu, it would not be impossible for the two sides to really fight each other and fight for a year or two.

Secondly, at least now King Wulu never thought that his dear son-in-law would actually lead the Ming into Java. The Ming army is in the dark, and the king of Wulu is in the light, and this alone is enough to do a lot of things.

Just these two points. The odds of success are already high.

But same problem. There are not many troops that Da Ming can use. Can the King of the West be trusted. Even this matter, is it not that the King of the West and the King of Wulu together are set up for the Ming Dynasty? And, even if it's true. Please don't forget how the founding monarch of the Majapahit Dynasty treated the Yuan army. First cooperate with the Yuan army, successfully counterbalance the rebellion, and then backstab with a backhand. This led to a great defeat for the Yuan army.

Enemies and friends can be transformed into each other.

A lot of things, just winning or losing are possible. It's just a few openings, but it's not clear.