The weather in this era is much cooler than in the gradually warming 21st century, especially in winter! Even in Henan, a province that is not too northern, in December, there is a white expanse between heaven and earth, and it is really frozen for thousands of miles, and snow is drifting for thousands of miles. A gust of north wind swept by, and between the snow-covered trees, there were snowflakes flying, and the vast expanse was like mist.

However, no matter how cold the weather in Xuzhou is and the snow is heavy, it can't stop Wu Shifan and Wu Xuanye, the two beloved relatives and friends, from missing each other. In mid-December, the young couple, who had already reached the pinnacle of their lives, became cousins of the emperor, and despite the cold and snow, they came to Xuzhou, the former capital of their counterpart, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, to hold an alliance of "emperor to emperor" that may rarely occur in Chinese history.

This Chinese emperor should theoretically be the only one, a lonely man! Where are pairs? Even between two or three emperors at the same time, it should be hostile, and if they want to meet, most likely on the battlefield.

However, in Xuzhou City at the end of the third year of the Ming Republic, there was a rather rare "Double Emperor Meeting". What is even rarer is that the "two emperors" who met were all dressed in white - both emperors were dressed in filial piety clothes.

What a coincidence, the two emperors' families are dead. Among them, the family of Emperor Wu Shifan of Honghua of the Great Zhou Dynasty died in the family of his father Emperor Xiaozhuang Wu Yingxiong and his grandfather Zhaowu Emperor Wu Sangui. And the Qing Dynasty Kangxi Emperor loved Xinjueluo. Wu. Plum. Xuan Ye is dead, his uncle and godfather are dead, and the uncle doesn't have to wear filial piety, so he is now wearing filial piety for his godfather Wu Sangui.

If you want to talk about seniority from Wu Sangui, Kangxi is still Wu Shifan's cousin!

This is really a trick!

The two people, who were supposed to be mortal enemies, have now become brothers, and they are also the "two emperors" who recognize each other.

In a palace prepared for Kangxi by Zu Liangbi, the prefect of Xuzhou in the Qing Dynasty and the first-class son of the general army, Kangxi and Wu Shifan were hugging their heads and crying!

Kangxi actually hugged Wu Shifan and cried, and he was still crying for the death of Wu Sangui and Wu Yingxiong, and even his tears were real!

Although Kangxi hated Wu Sangui, his godfather, he cursed him behind his back more than once. But Wu Sangui really died, but he cried sadly. Because he knew that without Wu Sangui in front of him to shelter from the wind and rain, the Ming Dynasty might not know when he would take his life in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and destroy his Qing Dynasty! Can he not be sad, can he not be sad?

But people can't be resurrected after death, so now Kangxi has no choice but to support each other with Wu Shifan, the little brother, to complete the rest of their lives

After crying for a while, Kangxi comforted Wu Shifan and said: "Okay, don't be sad, there is a brother, let's block the Ming Dynasty together in the future, my brother should not be a proper Timur, and you should not be Chen Li or Mingsheng, is this good?" ”

This Tu Timur is Emperor Yuan Shun, Kangxi's current goal in life is to be Yelu Ruan, the nephew of Yelu Deguang, who once entered Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, and then did not stand and was thrown out, known as Liao Shizong in history. At that time, although the Liao State failed to enter the Central Plains, it still occupied the land of Youyun, and its rule in Saibei and Liaodong was also very stable.

And Chen Li is the son of Chen Youliang, and Ming Sheng is the son of Ming Yuzhen, both of whom have been emperors. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was also stingy and did not give enough living expenses, and only gave the king of Goryeo forty-eight pieces of silk. Where's enough? Therefore, the treatment of Chen Li and Myeongsheng in Goryeo can be imagined. However, the descendants of these two were not cut off, and it was passed on until Yang Qilong arrived in North Korea to serve as a prisoner, and Yang Qilong also promoted some descendants of Chen Li and Mingsheng to become officials. also mentioned the descendants of Chen Li and Mingsheng in the excerpt to Kangxi. So as soon as Kangxi saw the pink and tender, very cute Wu Shifan, he thought of Chen Li and Mingsheng.

Hearing Kangxi mention Chen Li and Mingsheng, Wu Shifan cried even more sadly. If he wants to be the emperor and directly take refuge in Li Yat-sen, he will rely on himself, as well as the relationship between Wu Xiaosuo, Wu Xiaojiang, Wu Guogui, Wu Shijue and Li Zhongshan, are you afraid that there will be no glory and wealth?

But after becoming an emperor, this nature has changed!

To tell the truth, among the dead kings of China's past dynasties, the treatment of Chen Li and Mingsheng is actually okay. At least it's the end of life.

Seeing Wu Shifan crying with pear blossoms and rain, Kangxi's tears couldn't be stopped. After all, his Qing Dynasty was not polite to the deceased monarch of the Ming Dynasty, and he had killed the third prince of Zhu more than a dozen times. Can this not be sad?

And the emperor brothers kept crying, and the ministers who accompanied them were embarrassed, should they cry together, or persuade the two of them? As a result, the big warlord Zu Liangbi on the Xuzhou side was thick-skinned and big-faced, and when he went up, he relieved Wu Shifan, who was crying very sadly, and said: "Cousin Emperor, don't cry, my cousin and my cousin can't be resurrected after death, you should discuss with the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty how to resist the Ming." As long as you can resist it, you still want something in the future. ”

It turned out that he was the grandson of Zu Dashou, so he had to call Wu Sangui "cousin uncle", Wu Yingxiong called cousin, and Wu Shifan was his cousin. And Kangxi, because their ancestral family still has some strength, got close to Wu Sangui again, so he was sent to Xuzhou, which is at the forefront of Henan, to be a general soldier and prefect, that is, to hand over Xuzhou to him as a domain.

Kangxi also wiped his tears and said: "Brother Shifan, don't cry, let's discuss what to do in the future!" ”

Wu Shifan finally stopped his tears, nodded and said, "Brother Xuanye, then let's go into the house and sit down and discuss it slowly." ”

It turned out that the two reigning emperors were hugging and crying outside on a cold day! I am afraid that there is no second time in Chinese history.

Kangxi and Wu Shifan finally entered the house hand in hand, and the house was burning with earth dragons, steaming, so both of them took off their heavy coats, revealing the silk white robes inside, and then sat down. The ministers who accompanied them were all standing on the sidelines. Everyone has a dignified face, and they almost write big things on their faces.

"Brother Xuanye," Wu Shifan said, "As far as I know, the Ming Dynasty is expanding too fast, and the internal division is too large, and they have been fighting for many years, spending too much, and their imperial court is already in debt, so they can't afford to make a large-scale northern expedition for the time being." Even if Li Yat-sen governs the country well and can bridge the contradictions of all parties, it will take five or six years. During this period, he will not easily provoke a fight. so as not to be disadvantageous in war, and in vain to damage prestige. ”

Wu Shifan's analysis is still quite organized, after Li Zhongshan defeated Wu Sangui to seize large areas of land in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Hubei, his prestige must have reached its peak, and it can probably be said that it is the same in China.

And this kind of prestige is the greatest reliance on his success in promoting reform, and before the success of reform, he will certainly not easily start another big war, lest the huge prestige that he has accumulated with great difficulty be lost because of the unfavorable war.

Kangxi nodded and said: "After five or six years of stability, Da Ming is afraid that the battle of reunification will begin. In the past five or six years, it will be time for us to gather in the valley to train our troops and prepare our troops for war. It's just that. It costs too much money to gather valleys to train troops and prepare for war! ”

Listening to Kangxi's advance money, Wu Shifan remembered that Wu Cheng of his own family took care of him, and hurriedly followed Kangxi's words and said: "When I was going to school with Li Zhongshan, I once heard that this colonization makes money quickly, I wonder if Brother Xuanye has heard of this statement?" ”

"Heard!" Kangxi nodded and said, "That Li Yat-sen also played the impeachment of the King of Spain, the King of Portugal and the Roman Church in an attempt to carve up the world and colonize China's conspiracy, and I also specifically asked John Tang to confront him. ”

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Wu Shifan asked.

Kangxi said: "There are things that the Portuguese and Spaniards want to conquer China, but their goal is not the Qing Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Conquer the Ming Dynasty?" Wu Shifan was stunned for a moment, "Then their courage is not small!" ”

"Yes, it's not a small amount of courage!" Kangxi said, "And the plot is not secret, and Li Zhongshan knows about it, so I guess I can only think about it." ”

"Brother Xuanye, what does this colonization mean?" Wu Shifan inquired with Kangxi again, just like a curious baby.

"This colonization. To put it bluntly, it's a robbery! Kangxi snapped his fingers and said, "One is to grab land, the second is to grab money, the third is to grab people, and the fourth is to grab business."

"Robbing business is also robbing?" Wu Shifan was stunned.

"Of course!" Kangxi said with a smile, "This business can be done by everyone, if someone has big fists and thick arms, he will dominate the market." If you don't allow others to do it, you can let his family do it, this is robbery! This robbed business is easy to do, and you can make money while lying down! ”

Wu Shifan saw Kangxi's eyebrows fluttering, so he whispered to him: "Brother Xuanye, have you robbed the business?" ”

Kangxi smiled: "I won't hide it from you, I really robbed it. Two years ago, I sent Yang Qilong to North Korea to steal business, and now the ginseng, pearls, and furs in North Korea have all been robbed by our Qing Dynasty, and the trade between North Korea and Japan has also been robbed by our Qing Dynasty. Therefore, Yang Qilong can give hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the palace every year! I really didn't expect that a small North Korea could squeeze out so much oil and water! ”

Wu Shifan's eyes lit up, "Brother Xuanye, this robbery. It's the colonization that makes money very quickly! Then can the two of us join forces to rob, oh, to colonize? ”

"Let's join forces?" Kangxi thought for a while, "It's no problem to join forces, we are originally brothers!" But where are we going to colonize? ”

"The Western Regions!" Wu Shifan said, "In the past, when the Tang Dynasty was in the past, how prosperous was the trade road in the Western Regions? Later, the Anshi Rebellion occurred in the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions were lost, the trade routes were blocked, and even the Hexi Corridor and Chang'an were depressed. So that there is a world of bitterness, all in Gansu. If we can open up the Western Regions, reopen the trade routes, and let silk and tea be exported to Europe, Persia, India, and the Ottomans through the Western Regions trade routes, won't we be rich? ”

"That's right!" Kangxi thought about it and felt that it made sense, "I heard that shipping Chinese silk, tea, porcelain, and sugar to Europe can be ten times more profitable!" Originally, these good deals were all on the trade route of the Western Regions, but later the Western Regions were not connected, so they were changed to the sea route. ”

Wu Shifan nodded: "The sea is high and the waves are fast, how dangerous it is, where is it safe to take the land route?" If this ship capsizes, it will not be a loss of money, but even a loss of life! ”

"That's right, if the Western Regions Trade Route can be opened, we will rob the trade of Western maritime merchants!"

This Kangxi and Wu Shifan really don't know anything about shipping! This wishful thinking is also too good.

However, Kangxi still knows a little about the Western Regions, and not long ago he met with Galdan on the grassland of the Golden Lotus River!

"Brother Shifan," Kangxi asked, "It doesn't seem to be easy to open the Western Regions, right?" How much do you know about the Western Regions? ”

"It's quite easy," Wu Shifan said, "My cousin Wu Shicong has just leveled the Yeerqiang Khanate, and forced the Khan of Yeerqiang to declare himself a vassal to my Great Zhou, this Yeerqiang Khan has a background, he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan's second son Chagatai!" This Yerkand Khanate is called by outsiders, and they themselves call themselves the Chagatai Khanate!

This Chagatai Khanate was once the suzerainty of the Western Regions and the Indian states, and the Timurid Dynasty, which now rules India, is still a vassal of the Chagatai Khanate! Although the countries of the Western Regions west of the Green Ridge no longer obey the Chagatai Khanate, which retreated to Yeerqiang, they are all descendants of the Golden Horde, and the suzerainty of the Chagatai Khanate west of the Green Ridge cannot be denied. If I follow the example of Timur, the Yuan concubine, and take the daughter of Nachagatai Khan as my wife and concubine, won't I be able to send troops west of the Green Mountains in the name of restoring the Chahatai Khanate? Brother Xuanye, if I'm not mistaken, you're still the Great Khan of Mongolia, right? ”

"Yes," Kangxi nodded, "I am the Great Khan, and I am the Enkh Amgulang Khan of the Great Mongolia." ”

"Then let's join forces!" Wu Shifan said, "You sent troops to the Kipchak grassland, and I sent Shicong to the west of the Green Ridge." Let's open up the trade route of the Western Regions together! Maybe he could ask for some tribute from the vassals of the Chagatai Khanate, the Timurid dynasty of India. ”

Not to mention, this Wu Shifan, oh, in fact, Wu Yingqi thinks quite beautifully! Just don't consider how big the difference is between the cost of sea freight and the cost of land transportation? I don't know that it is a great emperor who rules India today, Aurangzeb, known as the conqueror of the world!

Kangxi thought for a while and laughed: "Brother Shifan, I can't hide it, I actually had the idea of using troops in the Kipchak steppe and Siberia. The Kipchak steppe is now occupied by the Kazakh Khanate, a descendant of the Golden Horde, and the fur-rich Siberia, which originally belonged to the Siberian Khanate, a descendant of the Golden Horde, is now being swallowed up by the Rakshasa state, a vassal of the Golden Horde.

Moreover, this Rakshasa country was not satisfied with swallowing a large part of the Golden Horde, and also sent troops to seize the land around the Heilongjiang River and the Jingqili River, and killed many Saurons and Balhu people. Those are my people!

As the Great Khan of the Mongols, I should restore the Kipchak steppe and Siberia! ”

Wu Shifan smiled: "That's great, let's join forces, we will definitely succeed immediately!" ”

Kaifeng, the Qing Emperor is here.

In a palace, the Qing Empress Nala (Yang) was sitting on a kang wiping her tears, while Prince Gong Changning was standing on the side with his hands down his shoulders, also sobbing softly.

A pair of uncles and sisters-in-law cried like this, and they didn't know how long they cried, before they heard Prince Gong Chang Ning say: "Sister-in-law, it's really hard for you!" ”

Nala just sighed softly: "Fifth Master, the only thing your second brother and your Ama can count on now is you. You can't fight against the emperor! Now that the emperor's authority is getting heavier, you have to fight against him, it is a dead end. If you fall, your second brother, you Amma, you won't be able to get by. ”

"Sister-in-law." Chang Ning wiped his tears, "What should I do, you just say something!" ”

Nala said: "Fifth master, you have to be this scolding envoy!" ”

"I, I" Chang Ning still looked unwilling.

Nala said again: "If you become this minister, you can ask General Li for an official, and he will definitely make you a big official!" ”

"Make me an official?" Chang Ning was stunned, "When the official of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Nala nodded: "Yes, you are an official of the Ming Dynasty, and your third brother will not worry about you seeking to usurp the throne." And he won't dare to eradicate you! Because to eradicate you is to turn against the Ming Dynasty!

With the Ming Dynasty as the backstage, your prince and territory can be stabilized. If you are stable, you Ama and your second brother can be stable. Your hard-working nephew can live! ”

As he spoke, Nara burst into tears as if she couldn't stop dripping down. Chang Ning finally couldn't bear to refuse, and nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, I'll go. Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will carry the infamy, and I can't let Huang Ama and the second brother suffer more! ”

(End of chapter)