Chapter 177: Zhang Bin Gives Advice
Chu Yun put his attitude very low, and he didn't mention the last time Zhang Bin deliberately cheated himself. Of course, the last time Chu Yun was in danger in Sili Prefecture, it was not Zhang Binkeng himself, but he did not tell himself about the danger of this trip.
The last time Zhang Bin took Silizhou's plan, there was absolutely no problem, but he didn't explain to himself the huge loophole in this plan, this loophole is that if Da Zhao encircled and suppressed himself with all his might, and besieged or killed the Ming Emperor in Silizhou, then Daming's strategy would all collapse. Even the Ming Empire was wiped out. If he hadn't resisted with all his strength and broke Da Zhao's encirclement, then Da Ming would have really been planted.
But in any case, Zhang Bin's plan is very visionary, at least his plan made Daming win, and apart from him, no one else has such a comprehensive plan at all. Chu Yun was going to listen to Zhang Bin's plan this time, and then go to discuss the loopholes with his subordinates and strive to get the most perfect plan, but the premise of everything was that Zhang Bin would give ideas.
"Haha, the old man didn't expect His Majesty to dare to come and ask Zhang, the last time the old man's plan put His Majesty in danger. Since His Majesty dared to ask this time, then the old man dared to say that You Shoufu's plan was very good and could be executed, but if His Majesty wanted to win, he needed to do so. Chu Yun nodded while listening, and when Zhang Bin finished speaking, Chu Yun's whole person was overjoyed.
"Zhang Gong, don't worry, I won't treat you badly. Your eldest son I will grant him the rank of Marquis, and you can tell me if you need anything. Even when Zhang Gong recovers his body, there is no problem for me to appoint Zhang Gong as the first assistant. Chu Yun made a wish.
Zhang Bin looked indifferent, "Your Majesty, everything will wait for you to win this time." Chu Yun glanced at Zhang Bin deeply, nodded, he took out his remaining bottles of fruit wine, put them on the stone table, and then arched his hand and turned around. Zhang Bin didn't even look at Chu Yun, but couldn't wait to pick up a bottle of fruit wine and drink it in a big gulp.
Coming out of Zhang Bin, Chu Yun didn't have the intention of going back to the harem, he went directly to Ran Liang's house, the two of them hadn't been alone together for a long time, and Chu Yun had a small reunion with him. Even if Ran Liang, an old courtier, is his apprentice, the current relationship is not as close as before, Chu Yun found that although Ran Liang tried his best to behave the same as before when facing him, he was actually very restrained in his heart, Chu Yun had a true eye, how could he not feel it.
Ran Liang's strength was stuck in the consummation of the human realm, and Chu Yun estimated that he was the number one master in the native world without using divine stones, and of course he was also the martial artist who was most likely to break through the ground level. However, this card is several years, even Ran Liang does not have much confidence in himself, the spiritual energy of this world is very low, and there is no divine stone to provide spiritual power, it is really difficult to break through, unless there is a treasure of heaven and earth. Of course, Chu Yun has both the Earth Martial Pill and the Earth Spirit Pill that can help Ran Liang, but Chu Yun has other thoughts, and now is not a good time to show grace.
And Ran Liang's son Ran Min also relied on several big battles to get ahead, worthy of being the king of martial mourning, still very fierce, he took the lead on the battlefield several times, known as the first fierce general of the Ming Dynasty, of course, this is the opinion of ordinary people, those powerful generals rarely take the lead anymore, such as Xie Ai, Wang Jie and Ran Min's father Ran Liang, most of the time behind the scenes. Moreover, Ran Min had already reached the seventh layer of the human realm with the first half of the "God of War Formula" given to Ran Liang by Chu Yun, and he seemed to be more talented than his father.
Chu Yun deliberately came to Ran Liang's mansion to re-examine the loyalty of the Ran family, because Chu Yun wanted to be of great use to them, their father and son were now in the prime of life, and they were the right-hand man left by Chu Yun to his son, how could Chu Yun not care.
Everyone didn't know that the new commander of the rear battalion of the Fifth Battalion Forbidden Army, the young general Cui Cheng was Chu Yun's eldest son Chu Cheng, and the whole Ming Dynasty knew about it by Chu Yun himself, and even Chu Cheng's mother Cui Ning didn't know. He was really competitive, although Chu Yun helped him wash his essence and cut the essence, and even did not hesitate to use the earth spirit pill to help him upgrade his realm, personally help him protect the Fa, and taught him his most proficient "Cold Ice Soft Palm". But if Cui Cheng didn't have to deal with the development behind him, Chu Yun didn't interfere, Cui Cheng's promotion was all obtained by his own efforts.
Of course, it also benefited from the teaching of the two teachers You Ziyuan and Wen Qiao that Chu Yun invited for him. Chu Cheng and Ran Min studied under two people at the same time, and their martial arts realm and official rank were almost the same, and the two of them were very good brothers, which was what Chu Yun was happy to see.
When Da Ming basically gained the hegemony of the world, Chu Yun was ready to pass on the throne to Chu Cheng, at that time Ran Liang would definitely be difficult to break through, and when Chu Cheng gave Ran Liang the Earth Spirit Pill and let him advance to the ground level, this kindness was enough to make the Ran family loyal to Chu Cheng, with the support of the Ran family's father and son, Chu Yun would be relieved to let go of power.
I have to say that although the aura in this world is insufficient, there is one thing that is much stronger than the Xianwu Continent, that is, it is easier to advance to the ground level than the Xianwu Continent, and there is no demon invading, as long as the aura is enough, then it is easy to advance to the ground level. Chu Yun had been in the Xianwu Continent for so many years before he reached the ground level, and he died nine times a lifetime, but in this world, the water and the canal have been achieved, but the gap between the two ground levels can be said to be very different, and the ground level martial artists in this world can be abused into scum by the ground level of the Xianwu Continent.
Chu Yun left under the congratulations of the entire army of the Ran family, and when he returned to the palace, he immediately convened the ministers to discuss, and everyone was convinced of Zhang Bin's plan, and it had to be said that the gap between the vision of the top strategist and the first-class strategist was very different.
And everyone kept calculating Zhang Bin's plan, if it really succeeded, then there was no hope of the opponent turning the tables, Chu Yun and the others really didn't notice the trap of Zhang Bin's plan.
Zhang Bin's plan is to plot against the Great Yan Kingdom, can this plan be realized? It is completely possible to achieve it, because Chu Yun's eldest son above tomorrow has half of Murong Xianbei's bloodline, and he is called the current emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom, Murong Hao's uncle, this is his own uncle, because the Murong clan and Murong Hao, who married Chu Yun, are both the children of Murong Diao in the hands of the previous generation of Xianbei.
Originally, the Great Yan Kingdom and the Ming Kingdom had a very friendly relationship, why the Ming Dynasty and the Great Yan fell out, it was not because the Ming Dynasty divided Youzhou into several fast in order to curb the Great Yan Kingdom, and the richest Dai County, Shanggu County, Beiping County, Yan Kingdom (just a county country, the name is Yan State) and other places were given by the Ming Dynasty to the Liao State and the Dai State at that time, so the Great Yan Kingdom did not get much benefit and broke with the Ming Dynasty.
The betrayal of the Great Yan Kingdom must have the factor of the Ming Dynasty, how could the Ming Dynasty not know that the three Xianbei tribes would definitely be divided by the three Xianbei tribes, but this is also the Yang conspiracy of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty just wants to make the Northeast that cannot be intervened for the time being as chaotic as possible, in fact, it has indeed achieved this goal, several countries in the Northeast have reached a mess under the provocation of the Ming Dynasty, and the Dai Guo has almost destroyed the country, although it is the hand of the Ming Dynasty, but if the Dai Guo is too ruthless by the Ming Dynasty, they will not be able to betray the Ming Dynasty, and they will desperately come to fight with the Ming Dynasty.
And Yuwen Xianbei's Liao State has benefited a lot, after all, they were almost destroyed by Murong Xianbei at that time, Chu Yun supported them to stir up the muddy waters in the northeast, although tens of thousands of people were also killed by Daming, but after all, with the support of Daming, they gained a piece of territory, and their strength has also increased greatly, and there is no worry about losing the country for the time being, but they follow Daming's pace too tightly, and it is impossible to betray Daming, they can only be Daming's younger brother, otherwise their future is worrying. From a big force that is about to perish but is independent, to a small force that is worry-free to perish, but can no longer develop, I don't know if they are making money or losing money.
As for the Great Xia Kingdom, although it looks miserable without the Dai Kingdom, after all, its own territory has not disappeared, and the territory of the Dai Kingdom is all gone, which has been accumulated for decades. But in fact, compared to the Dai Guo Daxia is not much better, although they keep the territory, but there is no one, the Ming Dynasty uses them like slaves, and dies hundreds of thousands in Youzhou, and in the grassland with the Dai Guo, Rouran and the bald Xianbei fight tens of thousands, they are now desperately squeezing the small tribes under their names, and all the men who are ten years old and up to sixty or seventy years old are recruited, that is, sixty or seventy thousand cavalry. Not only are they going to die, they're even dying out.
But the Tiefuxia Kingdom and the Liao State did not dare to disobey the words of the Ming Dynasty, they had already betrayed the Great Zhao and got on the ship of the Ming Dynasty, and even now they are desperately attached to the Ming Dynasty, gaining the support of the Ming Dynasty, and resisting the pressure from the grassland. What's more, their leader Liu Dog is still under Chu Yun's control, and Liu Dog is now hated by the entire tribe, and he doesn't dare to betray Da Ming. At the beginning, Liu Dog was the god in the hearts of their Tiefu people, but now he doesn't dare to go back to the tribe because people hate dogs, and now he is in the Guogong Mansion given to him by Chu Yun in the state, and he is drunk and dreaming of death, and he can't go out. The ambitious Liu Dog has become like this, which shows how miserable they are in Daming Pit.
Of course, in addition to the three biggest unlucky eggs of Daiguo, Liao and Xia, the Great Yan State and the Great Zhao State were also pitted very miserably, and the Zhao State threw no less than 300,000 people into Youzhou, otherwise this time they would not have just made up 500,000 people, you must know that before the Ming Dynasty did not interfere in Youzhou, the soldiers and horses that Da Zhao could mobilize were no less than one million, and their strength was comparable to the Xiongnu and Han States at their peak. Although Daming Palace has expanded from 600,000 to 800,000, many troops have to be stationed in the locality, and there are enemies on all sides, so the troops that can be used are 400,000.
After Da Yan Guo was forced to rebel by Da Ming, not only did Yuwen Xianbei not swallow the fat meat in his mouth completely, but almost broke his teeth. And this time, the army led by Wang Jie caused tens of thousands of Xianbei iron horsemen to be killed and injured in Youzhou, although it was not a big injury, but it was not easy to bear. After all, although Liaodong is not poor, it is not a rich place, and it is the limit to support an army of three or four hundred thousand. Fifty or sixty thousand people died at once, and Murong Xianbei was not comfortable.
Otherwise, this time the war will unite other countries, whether it is Qianliang, Dayan, Daiguo, etc., who have been deeply hurt by the Ming Dynasty, they will all help each other, it is really the foreign policy of the Ming Dynasty that is too fucked up, whether it is an ally or an enemy, it will be correct.
Therefore, Da Ming has never thought about such a thing as winning over the Great Yan Kingdom from the new, after all, Da Ming is a little weak-hearted, and the pit is too ruthless. However, after Zhang Bin's analysis, Chu Yun and the others knew that their vision was narrow. If the Great Yan Kingdom really helped the Great Zhao destroy the Great Ming, then they would not get much benefit, and now that the Great Zhao has bordered the Great Yan Kingdom, how could the Great Zhao take out his own territory and give it to the Great Yan? The Great Zhao of the Merged Prefecture in the west will definitely hold it in his hands, after all, the geographical location is too important. They may send a little territory to Daiguo, but it will never be possible to give it to Dayan again, so after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Dajin and Dayan will become the enemy countries of Dazhao, and when the time comes, the alliance between the two countries will definitely be torn up. Da Yan is by no means Da Zhao's opponent, after all, Da Zhao is the number one power in the world, stronger than Da Ming, and the best ending is to retreat to Liaodong and pray for Da Zhao to let them go.
The Great Yan State was able to defeat the Great Zhao State and march into the Central Plains in the previous life, that was because after Shi Hu died, Ran Min launched a rebellion, and the Great Zhao was divided internally, but in this era, the Great Zhao was very united, and the emperor Shi Hong was lenient and had the support of all the Hu and Han people in the Great Zhao. Therefore, the Great Yan Kingdom will undoubtedly be defeated.
Although Murong Hao, the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom, is not as eloquent as his father, he is also a very far-sighted emperor, and he will never fail to see the crisis of the Great Yan Kingdom, but in the Daming pit teammates and the tough attitude of the Great Ming, he can only follow Da Zhao to deal with the Ming Dynasty.
But what if Da Ming turned around and vigorously wooed the Great Yan Congress? After Chu Yun and other high-level leaders of Da Ming deliberated, they unanimously agreed that Da Yan would return to the embrace of Da Ming from the beginning. After all, the two sides have no entanglement of interests at all, except for Youzhou. Now that the Great Yan Kingdom occupies Dongyouzhou, it does not border the Ming Dynasty at all, and the two sides have no unsolvable hatred at all, they are still relatives, and they have the same best expansion target, the Great Zhao State, which is simply a natural ally.
Therefore, when Zhang Bin told Chu Yun that as long as Da Ming won over the Great Yan Kingdom, this battle would be foolproof, Chu Yun suddenly realized that sometimes, a country's strategy is not only military. At that time, the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Six Kingdoms by relying not only on military generals such as Wu Anjun and Bai Qi, but also on Prime Minister Fan Sui's long-distance and close attacks. The Ming Dynasty just attached too much importance to military strength and neglected diplomacy, which is not good.
If Da Ming unites with Da Yan to destroy the Great Zhao State, then Da Ming's strength will definitely increase greatly, although Da Yan's strength will definitely increase, but Da Ming will get more benefits. Compared with the Great Zhao State, which has restricted its own development, the Great Ming State is the best alliance object, and it is impossible for the Great Yan State to refuse the olive branch of the Great Ming.
After everyone agreed, Chu Yun immediately called Zheng Jie Zheng Ge Lao, this Zheng Jie has sent envoys to Dayan, Dacheng, and Liao, and also signed an alliance with Daxia, he is an outstanding diplomatic talent, as soon as he thinks of the envoy, Chu Yun thinks of him, this Zheng Jie can be said to be the von Ribbentrop of the Great Ming Kingdom. He also relied on the merits of these envoys to become the elder of the pavilion, after the Ming Dynasty became strong, he has been useless, and now is the time for him to go out again.
Zheng Jie was rumored over, he was very excited in his heart, because he knew that although he was a pavilion elder, he still couldn't enter the power center of the Ming Dynasty, this time Chu Yun summoned his henchmen, he didn't have the opportunity to participate, and today Chu Yun actually went to him, how could he not be happy.
Coming to the Anwu Hall of Daming Palace, Zheng Jie was even more excited to find the north, each hall in Daming Palace has its own use, for example, Chu Yun's dynasty is in the Shengwu Hall (equivalent to the Jinluan Palace), the banquet is in the Shenwu Palace, and the wedding is in the Longwu Palace. This Anwu Hall is the palace where Chu Yun and his henchmen discuss military affairs, and in the past, Mo Han, Ma Liang, You Ziyuan and others were jokingly called "Wu'an Hall Scholars", which is the meaning of Chu Yun's absolute confidant. Of course, Mo Han is out of favor now, but Lu Zhong, Ran Liang, Wang Jie, Zhou Yan and others have become the new Wu'an Temple scholars, but unfortunately there is no Zheng Jie.
Zheng Jie entered the main hall, Yu Guang saw Ma Liang and others, he was even happier in his heart, sure enough, they were discussing military affairs, after Zheng Jie knelt down, Chu Yun asked him to sit down, Zheng Jie sat at the end with some trembling, compared to Wang Jie and others, but Zheng Jie was not jealous. He carefully sat on the Taishi chair invented by Chu Yun, but only sat on half of his ass,
"Zheng Aiqing, you have followed me for ten years. Chu Yun asked.
Zheng Jie stood up reflexively, "Your Majesty, Weichen has been following Your Majesty for twelve years, and I followed Enxiangyou to referend Your Majesty, which is the most correct choice in my life." ”
Seeing that Zheng Jie was talking and tearing up, although Chu Yun knew that he was patting on the back, he was still in a good mood.
"Sit down and say, Zheng Aiqing, it's been twelve years in a blink of an eye, I remember that when you followed me to Shangjun, you were still very young, and now your hair is gray, and the years are not forgiving. Chu Yun sighed.
"Your Majesty is still in style, and he is really a god. Zheng Jie hurriedly said.
"Zheng Aiqing, I know that you people say that Ma Gong is a scholar of Anwudian University, You Gong is a scholar of Anwudian University, and General Lu Da is a scholar of Anwudian University, and several of them are. Do you want to become a scholar of Anwuden University? After Chu Yun finished speaking, Zheng Jie stood up excitedly and quickly knelt in front of Chu Yun, his actions represented his attitude, and Chu Yun nodded.
"Zheng Aiqing, I have given you an important task, this task is related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty, if you can successfully complete it, then I will not only make you a scholar of Anwudian, but also give you the title of marquis, what does Aiqing want?"
"The minister must bow down and die with all his might. Zheng Jie's eyes were red, except for a few Wenchen who were knighted, there were not many others at all, hearing the high position of the marquis, Zheng Jie had already made up his mind to complete it.
"Okay, very good, I want you to go to the Great Yan Kingdom for me and persuade the lord of the Great Yan Kingdom to form an alliance with my Da Ming. You tell my brother-in-law Murong Hao, and I will share the Great Zhao Kingdom with him equally. For details, you can discuss with You Gong and the others. Do you have confidence?" After Chu Yun asked, Zheng Jie did not answer immediately, but thought patiently, Chu Yun saw his actions and felt a little more sure in his heart, although this Zheng Jie likes to pat horses, but he is a practical person.
"Your Majesty, there is one condition, if Your Majesty agrees, then I am sure that this mission will be foolproof. After Zheng Jie finished speaking, Chu Yun's eyes lit up.
"You said, no matter what the conditions, I will definitely agree to you. ”