Seeing this, Zhang Wuji also praised these two people in his heart for being smart people.

Although Zhang Wuji will really keep his promise and crown them as the founding kings of the country.

But whether they can convince the public, whether they will be isolated by the ministers in the future, or even impeached, is not his business.

When Zhang Wuji heard this, he didn't have a hypocritical politeness, and then said, "Oh? Since the two Aiqing are unwilling to enter the knighthood, then I will not be reluctant. That Fang Aiqing still retains the title of 'Qu Guogong'. And Chen Aiqing will be named 'Nan'an Gong'. ”

In the face of Zhang Wuji's edict, these two still refused.

Chen Youding was the first to speak: "The minister will ask Your Majesty to take back the order." ”

Seeing this, Fang Guozhen also echoed and said, "The same is true for ministers. ”

Zhang Wuji asked puzzled at this time: "The two Aiqing are the princes of one party, and now they are sincerely surrendering and withdrawing the domain, I don't have to treat them lightly, and the two Aiqing don't have to refuse." ”

When Chen Youding heard this, he replied, "Your Majesty is very kind. If His Majesty bestows a micro-minister, then the vassal can be a marquis. Weichen Wenmeng, the former minister of Mengyuan, Luoyang Hou, and Li Siqi also served under His Majesty. The ancestor of Marquis Li was the founding nobleman of Mengyuan. The minister is also a general, and since he is a marquis, then the minister should not be higher than him. ”

Fang Guozhen also followed Chen Youding's words and said: "What Chen Shuai said is extremely true, when it comes to the merits of the anti-Yuan resistance, no one in the world's righteous army can compare with Liu Dashuai, and Liu Dashuai is still a duke. The minister's merits are not as good as Liu Dashuai. Please also ask Your Majesty to bestow on the Marquis. ”

Zhang Wuji saw that these two people knew the current affairs so well, and he completely dispelled their thoughts in the later stage.

So he said: "Okay, since the two Aiqing are like this, then I should also be beautiful." Feng Fang Aiqing is Linjiang Hou, with 10,000 households. Chen Aiqing was named the south of the town, with 10,000 households. The two Aiqing don't have to excuse themselves. ”

After listening to Zhang Wuji's words, the two of them knelt on the ground one after another, thanking them.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them as "dog slaves", Zhang Shicheng glared at the two of them with great disdain.

But Zhu Yuanzhang did not change his face about this.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to pull the two of them into the water, since these two are smart people and refuse to be trapped, then the two of them are lucky. At least Zhang Shicheng, a "fool", still can't let go of the so-called false name. With him in his own hands, Zhu Yuanzhang can be invincible.

In fact, since returning to the post station yesterday, Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking hard about the current countermeasures.

Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that the Yuan court is weak, and if he will unify the Central Plains in the future, there is no doubt that Zhang Wuji will be the one who is right.

And this recruitment conference is Zhang Wuji's last chance to give them. It is also Zhang Wuji's last love.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang also made a difficulty. He didn't want to give away the hard-won country like this, nor did he want to tear his face with Zhang Wuji and completely cut off the lives of the nine clans.

And Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that he is different from Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng opposes Zhang Wuji, and he can make waves, but if he, a person from Mingjiao, opposes Zhang Wuji, then the army will inevitably mutiny.

Previously, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be Mingzun, and the rapidly growing army has now become an obstacle to his rat trap.

However, after Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a night, he finally came up with a countermeasure to achieve both.

That is the art of "vertical and horizontal".

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Wuji put forward conditions, but they just wanted to delay the date of cutting the domain.

But he didn't delay for himself, but for Zhang Shicheng.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew Zhang Shicheng, although Zhang Shicheng had fought several times with the Yuan army, the two sides still had secret contacts.

If Zhang Shicheng hadn't agreed to withdraw the feudal domain on the spot, he would inevitably rebel after he went back. And it is also united with Meng Yuan to oppose it.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang will sit and watch Zhang Wuji and Zhang Shicheng compete for hegemony.

If Zhang Wuji wins, then the general trend of the world has been decided at that time, and he will withdraw the domain and surrender to the army, and he will be guilty. There are Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, these people who have an old relationship with Zhang Wuji plead for themselves, even if they can't keep the prince, they will still not lose the position of marquis in the future.

And when he was guilty of pleading, Zhu Yuanzhang had already thought of countermeasures, and he told Zhang Wuji that he saw Zhang Shicheng's disobedience and planned to "trap" him and expose his wolf ambitions.

has this barely reasonable reason, and then Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others intercede for themselves, Zhang Wuji has no reason to kill him.

But if Yuan Ting and Zhang Shicheng win, then Zhang Wuji will inevitably be greatly injured, and Zhu Yuanzhang can continue to break the ground and seal the territory.

And Zhang Wuji's soldiers are strong and strong, and if the Yuan court and Zhang Shicheng win, it will inevitably be a disastrous victory, and he mobilized troops and horses to take the opportunity to go north to eliminate Zhang Shicheng, take advantage of the situation to annex Jianghuai, and then go north with the momentum of victory, even if he can't do "the king of Xianyang first", he can also seize a large territory of Qilu.

Waiting for Zhang Wuji to recover from the defeat, then he, Zhu Yuanzhang, will already have full wings.

At that time, he dismissed the generals of the Ming sect and let the soldiers of the Ming sect return to their hometowns and tuntian. After gaining a firm foothold, he followed Fang Guozhen's example and swayed between Yuan Ting and Ming Zun. You can be invincible. After that, when the time comes, it may not be impossible to dominate the world.

Therefore, today Zhu Yuanzhang uncharacteristically agreed to withdraw the feudal domain, and even dragged Chen Youding and them into the water together.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to find a few allies for Zhang Shicheng. It can even take the opportunity to annex them. After all, their territory borders Zhu Yuanzhang. It's a pity that Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding are not as "stupid" as Zhang Shicheng and were not fooled.

Seeing that Zhang Wuji and Fang Guozhen had negotiated, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "In addition to keeping the title of king, the minister also has a reluctant request. ”

Although Zhang Wuji was a little impatient, his face still changed and asked, "If you have anything to say, Aiqing, it's okay to talk about it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "The transfer of household registration, the transfer of military households, and the transfer of taxes, these things need to be sorted out well, and I also ask Your Majesty to allow the ministers to wait for a few months to prepare for the withdrawal of the domain." So as not to cause unnecessary trouble later. ”

After Zhang Shicheng heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he hurriedly echoed: "What King Wu said is extremely true. I also ask Your Majesty to grant me. ”

Hearing this, even a fool sensed the intentions of the two. Everyone is a smart person, and now they are trying to see the dagger. Everyone is no longer hiding.

And this is also a trap for Zhang Wuji, if Zhang Wuji does not agree, then today's negotiations will collapse again. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang and the two have already made concessions, and if they force it again, they will really be suspected of "crossing the river and demolishing the bridge" and "forgetting their righteousness for profit".

But if they accept it, then if they are given a few months, then they will build the walls and hoard food and grass to strengthen the defenses.

When the time comes, if you attack the city yourself, you will inevitably pay a more painful price.

And during this period, you can't attack in advance. If he attacked in advance, Mingzun would have reversed course, which would have a great impact on his authority.

But if after the time limit, they will neither withdraw nor rebel, but just find a reason to continue to delay, then it will not be able to fight at that time, and it will not be possible to fight at that time.

If you fight, the price to pay is very high. If they don't fight, they will be like a man's back and a fish in their throat.

(End of chapter)