"The country can't be without a king for a day, how can Sheng not need an emperor?" Zhu Biao looked incredulous.

Li Wei was noncommittal, and said softly: "I mean what if!" ”

When Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but be silent.

If there is such a prosperous world, does he want it or not?

He understood what Li Wei meant, this was to test whether he attached more importance to the world or to the throne of their old Zhu family.

He is the monarch of the Zhu Ming Dynasty, the future emperor, can he give up his family's throne in order to create a prosperous world?

Even if he could, would Zhu Yuanzhang allow it, and could the many princes and grandsons of the old Zhu family agree?

Zhu Biao was silent for a long time, and said with some difficulty: "What if I am willing?" ”

Li Wei smiled and said, "That minister will definitely help!" ”

After speaking, he didn't say anything more.

Zhu Biao looked at Li Wei silently, he couldn't help but think of the words that Li Wei and his father argued about at the beginning, there are high and low positions, no one is noble or low, it turns out that this person has never changed, and now he is in a high position and has power in the government and the opposition, and he still retains this naïve idea.

It is no wonder that he was able to put forward the view that "the gentry receive food in one piece", which is hostile to the world's corporals, even if it led to the betrayal of the officials who clinged to him one after another, and his power plummeted.

Thinking of what his father and queen said to him, Zhu Biao couldn't help but flash a trace of pity in his eyes when he looked at him.

But that's fine, he's more reassuring like this.

In the hall, the two of them were speechless, and sat for a while before Zhu Biao got up to leave, and Li Wei also got up to see him off.

Out of the mansion, Zhu Biao's footsteps paused slightly, turned around and said to him: "Don't mention today's words to others, and I won't say much." ”

"Your Highness." Li Wei arched his hand.

Zhu Biao bowed his head lightly and turned to leave.

Looking at Zhu Biao's distant figure, Li Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although he was annoyed by Zhu Biao and mentioned these words to him to send him away, at the same time, he also had a kind of luck mentality, wanting to test Zhu Biao's attitude.

If Zhu Biao is really willing to transform Daming into a prosperous scene in later generations, then of course he is willing to help, and at the same time, he doesn't have to go out with all his might.

It's a pity that this prince didn't live long, and he died before he became the emperor. If possible, he will try his best to save the life of this eldest brother in the future.

It's just that Zhu Biao said that he died of illness in history, but the specific reason is confusing, even if he has the heart, he doesn't know where to start now.

The only drugs he can make are one or two anti-inflammatory drugs, and no matter how much he has, he is powerless.

What's more, if Zhu Biao was not simply sick and died, but poisoning or other reasons, then he would have no other way but to keep an eye on the opportunity to act.

The wheels of history rolled forward, and after Zhu Biao left, Li Wei also continued his own plans.

In the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, soon after the sailors transported the grain and grass, the army led by Feng Sheng Lanyu and others arrived and settled in Tongzhou, not far from Beiping.

Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the Northern Yuan, and also formulated a combat policy for them before the expedition, Feng Sheng, like Xu Da last time, first stationed the troops to stay, and ordered a small group of troops to go out to detect the enemy's situation and wait for the opportunity to move.

Their main target this time was Nahachu, which was located in Liaodong.

Naha out of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is the Tai Lieutenant, after the Yuan court moved north, they led the army to camp in the Jinshan area, often drove troops south, harassing the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also repeatedly summoned him to surrender, but unfortunately unsuccessful.

In order to deal with this Naha, the Ming Dynasty has also made full preparations, in recent years, twelve guards have been built in Liaodong, with a garrison of nearly 100,000, this time Feng Sheng led the army to arrive, and the army is even stronger.

And Naha out of this side, although there are nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, but the decline of the Northern Yuan, under the preferential treatment of the Ming Dynasty, there are constantly subordinate generals to submit to the Ming Dynasty, and the 200,000 troops in his hands are also unstable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a plate of loose sand.

Feng Sheng is a veteran of the battlefield, he did not underestimate the enemy because of this, but according to the strategy formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang before the expedition, he first garrisoned the army to wait and see, sent a small force out of the pass to investigate the enemy's situation, and only after finding out the situation did he lead the army out of Songting Pass.

While he sent the generals of the Yuan army who had surrendered to summon the enemy country, he sent Lan Yu to attack Gyeongju, where the Yuan army was stationed.

The Ming army won successive battles, and these Northern Yuan powerful generals who were attached to Naha were even more panicked, and many people directly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty after being summoned.

Feng Sheng summoned and surrendered while fighting, marched cautiously, cornered Naha, and finally could only agree to the surrender of the Ming Dynasty under the persuasion of the subordinate general Nai Tingwu, who had already surrendered.

Originally, the war had basically reached this level, and the overall situation had been decided, but something went wrong in the middle.

When Nahachu surrendered, Lan Yu asked him to wear Han family clothes, but Nahachu refused, and the two fell into a stalemate.

At this time, a general beside Chang Mao suddenly shouted that Naha was going to run, Chang Mao was also young, and he didn't think much about it, so he rushed up to cut Naha out with his sword, and almost caused a catastrophe.

After Feng Sheng arrived, he rescued Naha, but as soon as this incident happened, the troops from Naha collapsed all at once, and Feng Sheng finally collected some of the surrendered troops with the help of Naha's generals.

Despite this, there were still many soldiers and horses who fled, and these soldiers and horses also attacked the army from time to time, so Feng Sheng could only take these captured soldiers and horses back to the division for a while.

Afterwards, Feng Sheng reprimanded Chang Mao, but Chang Mao relied on himself to be a prince of the country, not only did he not repent, but he was also very arrogant to him, a general and an old man, Feng Sheng did not cover up in a hurry, and played the matter of snatching booty and seizing women in the army in the past.

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he saw it, this battle could have easily subdued Nahachu and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians who were attached to him in one fell swoop, but such an accident directly led to the halving of the benefits of this battle.

At that moment, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent someone to order Chang Mao to be taken into custody, and at the same time ordered the army to return to the division.

At this point, there is no point in fighting any longer, these soldiers and horses have been dispersed, and it is too time-consuming to clear them, so instead of chasing them everywhere, it is better to directly build cities and set up defenses.

After more than half a year of marching, Feng Sheng and the princes returned to the court, leaving only some generals to build a city in the local area.

After Feng Sheng and the others returned to the court, Chang Mao was immediately put into a prison to await disposal, and the former Guogong was so easily reduced to a prisoner.

But that's just the beginning.

Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, Lan Yu is full of spirit, and his military exploits in this campaign are also very great, especially the attack on Gyeongju, which played a beautiful first victory for the army.

Shortly after his return, the house slave suddenly reported that an old Confucian suddenly came to visit.

Lan Yu was surprised, but he didn't think much about it, with his current status, it was normal for someone to come to Bala.

After thinking about it for a while, he ordered someone to bring this Confucian scholar in, and it just so happened that he also wanted to make some achievements in civil and political affairs, just like Li Wei, who was both civil and military.

The house slave quickly brought the old Confucian in, and the blue jade horse golden knife sat on the top seat, looking domineering.

The old Confucian didn't care, and bowed respectfully: "Wang Xing has seen the Hou Ye." ”

This old Confucian is the same Wang Xing who once stayed in Li Shanchang's mansion.

Lan Yu nodded lightly, and said with a shelf: "Well, what is the matter with you coming to meet Ben Hou?" ”

Wang Xing smiled: "The old man came to give gifts on behalf of the Korean princess. ”

Lan Yu was taken aback when she heard this, and sat up straight and looked at him with a straight face: "You are a member of the Korean Gong?" ”

"Yes and no." Wang Xing said ambiguously.

Lan Yu looked at him for a moment, then resumed his contemptuous attitude, and said lightly: "What kind of gift does the Han Gong want to give to Benhou?" ”

Now that Li Shanchang has returned to his hometown, his influence in the court is getting smaller and smaller, and on the other hand, he has made military exploits and his status is getting higher and higher, coupled with His Majesty's appreciation, although he is not a prince of the country, he is also the top one among the marquis.

Wang Xing looked at him and did not say it directly, but handed over a note.

Lan Yu opened it casually and looked at it, and was suddenly shocked, and stood up suddenly: "How do you give this gift?" ”

Wang Xing looked at him and smiled without saying a word.

Lan Yu's expression moved slightly, and he immediately waved his hand at the people around him: "Go down, no one is allowed to approach without my order." ”

"Yes!"

The subordinates who were waiting around said yes and retreated one after another.

Lan Yu stared at this Wang Xing and asked in a deep voice again, "How are you going to send it...... This ceremony? ”

Saying that, Lan Yu raised his hand and raised the note in his hand, which said that he would give him the position of a prince!

The position of the Duke of the Kingdom cannot be sealed unless it is a great merit, like Tang and Fu Youde are all heroes of the founding of the country, and their exploits were enough to be crowned when the country was founded, but they were not awarded together with Xu Da and Li Shanchang for various reasons.

In addition to the two of them, the only one who was awarded the title of duke was Li Wei, Li Wei was the merit of exterminating the Japanese, and after his war, the Japanese country was almost completely under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Lan Yu himself was very conceited, he also knew that with his current military merits, he was not enough to be crowned, and he wanted to know how this Wang Xing and Li Shanchang behind him would give him a national public position.

Wang Xing smiled and took out another note and handed it to him: "Master Hou, please take a look." ”

Lan Yu took it in surprise and looked at it, it was a rough map with a location marked on it.

"This is a map of the outside of the city, what is this place?" Lan Yu asked, pointing to this location.

"It's where the Yuan Master is!" Wang Xing said in a low voice.

Lan Yu's hand trembled slightly: "You said this is where the Northern Yuan Imperial Court is located?" ”

"Not bad."

Wang Xing nodded affirmatively.

Lan Yu was shocked in her heart: "How do you know?" ”

The Northern Yuan is now in extreme decline, if they can determine where their nest is, the Ming army will definitely be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop!

However, the territory outside the Saiwai is vast and the geography is very harsh, it is impossible for the Ming army to stay in the Saiwai Governor all the time, and the Northern Yuan court is hiding everywhere, and it is very difficult for the Ming army to find them.

But such a difficult matter, the Northern Yuan court, which the Ming army failed to find after several reconnaissances, was now easily found by a Confucian scholar, and he had to doubt its authenticity.

Wang Xing knew that he wouldn't believe it if he didn't make it clear, so he didn't hide it at the moment, and said softly: "I don't hide it, I have an old man in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and I learned this position from him." ”

Lan Yu's eyes narrowed: "You actually colluded with Beiyuan to commit evil?" ”

"Master Hou's words are wrong, we are just exchanging knowledge, how can it be said to be collusion?" Wang Xingzheng said.

The corners of Lan Yu's eyes jumped, of course he didn't believe Wang Xing's perfunctory excuse, but it didn't matter, the important thing now was that he got the position of the Northern Yuan Imperial Court, if he was allowed to fight in the north again, he could go straight to Huanglong!

Compared to the Northern Yuan, the Wa Kingdom is nothing at all, at least in the Ming Dynasty, if he can destroy the Northern Yuan, then the merit will definitely be better than Li Wei's merit of exterminating the Wa, and it is inevitable that he will be crowned Duke at that time!

"No, even if I know the location of the Yuan Lord, it is useless, the northern expedition of the army must be led by Feng Sheng or Fu Youde, and when the time comes, I will act according to orders, and this feats will definitely not be enjoyed alone."

Lan Yu thought about it and said.

The Northern Expedition has always been the most important military strategy of the Ming Dynasty, and in the past, Xu Da, the first hero of the founding of the country, was the general, and even now, it is a veteran like Feng Sheng to lead the army, and he is not qualified now.

Wang Xing smiled and said, "This Hou Ye doesn't have to worry, we have our own way to help Hou Ye become this conquest general!" ”

Lan Yu looked at his confident appearance, and his heart was even more surprised. He is not stupid, Wang Xing dares to say this, obviously everything has been arranged.

"What does the Korean Gong want me to do?"

Lan Yu asked in a deep voice.

There is no gratuitous favor in the world, and since the other party has given him such a great favor, he naturally asks for something.

"Master Hou, you are also the old man of Huaixi, and the Korean Gong is also helping you, he has nothing else to ask for, but if there is something unexpected in the future, I hope to work together with Lord Hou to tide over the difficulties."

Wang Xing said softly, but he didn't say anything unexpected.

Lan Yu frowned slightly, he hated the way literati didn't speak clearly and had to be guessed.

But looking at the map in his hand, he still endured it, nodded and said, "Okay, if there is a public matter in Korea in the future, Benhou will definitely do his best to help." ”

Seeing that he agreed, Wang Xing's face relaxed a little, and he arched his hand: "Then I will thank the Hou Ye on behalf of the Duke of the Kingdom." ”

Lan Yu nodded slightly, turned back to his seat and sat down.

After Wang Xing finished speaking, he paused for a moment and said: "Master Hou, the old man still has a private matter, I wonder if Master Hou can agree?" ”

Lan Yu got the opportunity to be crowned the Duke of Jin, and was in a happy mood at this time, so he waved his hand generously at the moment: "Say." ”

Wang Xing bowed slightly, and said: "The old man wants to make a contribution to the imperial court, can you take the trouble to recommend it to Your Majesty after the Hou Ye is crowned the prince?" ”

"Hehe, this is a trivial matter, no problem, in this way, you don't have to go back, just stay in my house first, and I will definitely recommend it to Your Majesty at that time."

Lan Yu smiled.

"Thank you, Master Hou." Wang Xing thanked him.

Lan Yu bowed her head slightly.

The two reached an alliance through the exchange of interests, and of course, Li Shanchang in Wang Xing's mouth. (End of chapter)