After saying that, Zhang Wuji put his arms around Zhao Min, slowly stepped off the throne, and left through the side door.

And the attendants in the palace also stepped forward one after another and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng sneered disdainfully, but seeing Zhang Wuji's insolence on women and disregard for business, the two of them had a rebellious heart.

Then the two looked at each other, and each understood.

Lu Chang was a little confused, so what he wanted to say just now. Liu Bowen winked at him and shook his head. Then the two of them walked out of the main hall with the attendants.

As for Fang Guozhen, it doesn't matter, he is a wall grass himself. Anyway, he has identities on both sides, and if Zhang Wuji can't do it, it's not too late for him to take refuge in the Yuan Dynasty.

Only Chen Youding and Liu Futong were left in the hall.

Although Chen Youding is not very familiar with Liu Futong, he also respects Liu Futong.

Chen Youding came to Liu Futong's side and asked, "Lord Liu, Xia Guan has heard that the Son of Heaven is Mingjun, why is he so lazy with women now?" ”

Regarding Zhang Wuji's performance today, Liu Futong is also a second monk who is confused, although Zhang Wuji is surrounded by beautiful women, but he has never wasted his business because of women. Today, however, is very unusual.

However, Liu Futong has always distrusted these "allies", and he prevaricated casually: "Then the Lord of Zhao County looks like a fairy, and my eldest son is upright and young, so I naturally cherish beauties." General Chen has something to say, and it is not too late to wait for the emperor to summon him tomorrow. ”

Chen Youding wanted to say something, but then swallowed it back. After he said goodbye to Liu Futong, he turned around and went out of the palace with the chamberlain.

Liu Futong glanced back at the throne of Jinluan, although he was a little confused, he trusted Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min very much. If Zhang Wuji was just for pleasure, he could have accepted the Mongols' terms. You don't have to hold on until now. He felt that Zhang Wuji did this for his own reasons.

Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min returned to the harem.

As soon as Zhang Wuji entered the door, he asked, "What's wrong, Minmin?" Do you have anything to say? ”

Zhao Min sat in front of the dressing mirror in the dormitory, and while asking the maids to remove her makeup, she said, "We'll meet my teacher later." We agreed to their terms. ”

Zhang Wuji shook his head when he heard this: "No, Minmin, I can promise you anything, but this is the only thing that doesn't work, if I agree to Meng Yuan's conditions, then Meng Yuan's main force is not destroyed, and they can fight back at any time." In this way, our world will not be stable. They left the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, presumably for future counteroffensives. ”

Zhao Min said while removing makeup: "I know this. My Mowgli brother is good everywhere, but he is too upright in big things. Even if we make a covenant now, we can deny it in the future. If you can take advantage of this opportunity to recapture a large area of territory in just three or two sentences, isn't it much more cost-effective than fighting a war? ”

After listening to Zhao Min's words, Zhang Wuji couldn't help laughing. He said, "Minmin, you're taking this too much child's play. How can such a promise be broken? This would have a great impact on the prestige of the Ming Zun. I can be the second Genghis Khan, and if I break my promise at will, how can I convince the people in the future? ”

Zhang Wuji also considered the policy of "saving the country by curve", first accepting the conditions offered by the Mongols, and then receiving all the Han land after Meng Yuan withdrew from the Central Plains at the lowest cost, and then directly smashing Huanglong against Meng Yuan.

But if you do, there are two far-reaching downsides.

The first disadvantage was to give the Mongols the strength to invade him again.

Because if they did not accept the terms of the Mongols, then the Mongols would not have made up their minds to abandon the Han lands. Then their power will spread throughout the entire Han land, and it will be easier to eliminate this scattered sand.

But if the Mongols abandoned the land without a fight, it would be a great blow to the morale of the entire Mongol court. Even in the future, it will be cowardly before fighting. Accelerate the disintegration of the Mongol tribes and completely weaken the prestige of Emperor Yuan, the "Great Khan of Mongolia". The Mongol tribes will even be redivided.

But if this condition was accepted, the Mongols would be able to retreat reasonably without affecting their morale and retreat to the steppe to recuperate. This is like clenching the outstretched hand into a fist again.

Maybe this fist will hang down on your face at any time. Maybe nothing will happen in the past few decades of his life, but if he dies in the future, then what he throws to future generations is a hidden danger and a mess. Therefore, Zhang Wuji would rather spend a lot of money on the Northern Expedition than be fed by this sting.

And the second disadvantage is the problem of "credibility".

Zhang Wuji learned the lessons of Soochow's "crossing the river in white" and Sima Yi's "Luoshui Oath".

Eastern Wu and Shu Han were allies back then, and after the Xiangshui Alliance, the dispute in Jingzhou had been completely resolved. However, Sun Wu took advantage of Guan Yu's Northern Expedition to cross the river in white clothes and attacked the alliance.

This made Soochow's credibility in the future lose and lose the hearts of the world.

And Sima Yi's Luoshui oath is the same.

If you do this yourself, you won't be able to subdue those small countries in the Western Regions in the future. After all, what the emperor said doesn't count, forget it or not. It's all up to your mood. It's going to make everyone scared. This will do more harm than good in the long run.

If you can seize the world through the Northern Expedition, why bother?

After Zhao Min took off her headdress, she looked back at Zhang Wuji and said, "My brother Wuji is a little pedantic now. I don't want to pick it up cheaply. At that time, we Mongols also tore up the alliance with the Southern Song Dynasty and invaded the Song Dynasty in the south. In the end, the Great Yuan Dynasty was established. Covenants are just scraps of paper, and don't be taken too seriously. We'll see what we can gain from the covenant. ”

"When the Han Gaozu of the Han people had made a covenant with the Xiongnu in Baishan Mountain, and then the Han Dynasty began to raise the obscurity, and even with the princess and relatives, the rule of the scriptures Jing endured the burden of humiliation for many years, and finally leveled the Xiongnu in the year of Emperor Wu."

"And Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Jieli Khan of Tule also had an alliance with Weishui. But what about in the end? Li Jing and Li Ji, the gods of the Tang Dynasty, led their troops to level the eighteen grasslands, robbed the Great Khan of Tule to Chang'an, and danced in the street. ”

"This is all what you Han heroes have done, and they are all the first emperors of the ages who will go down in history. Especially Tang Taizong, he was the first person to be hailed as the 'Heavenly Khan'. Since Brother Wuji also wants to be a 'Heavenly Khan'. Then if they can betray the alliance, then we can also betray the alliance. ”

"After all, the history books are written by the victors, and as long as we win the war, we can completely prevaricate these subsections."

When Zhao Min said this, she smiled and said: "Brother Wuji, don't forget, we Mongolians are 'barbarians', in the words of your Han people, 'fear of power but not virtue'." What you need to defeat the Mongols is a strong army. And not what 'credibility'. ”

(End of chapter)