"How do you say it?" The more Zhu Xi listened, the more he felt that there was a profound meaning in Han Du's words.
Han Du glanced at Huang Zhong and said: "If the Li family really usurps power secretly, they will definitely control the Chen family. Even if the Chen family appears to be the same as before, they will secretly send people to keep an eye on them. . As soon as you fall asleep, you may not be dead until tomorrow morning. I want to ask, as long as you are an individual, who would have thought about such a precarious life? "
"What do you want?" After listening to Han Du's words, Fang Xiaoru looked a little unhappy. He could tell from Han Du's meaning that the method Han Du wanted to think of was not very honorable.
Han Du didn't feel any disgrace at all. When Fang Xiaoru asked, he explained: "If the Li clan and the Chen clan are really at odds with each other in Annan, then our opportunity will come."
"What do you mean, Lord Marquis, by supporting the weak and hoeing the strong so that they can kill each other?" Huang Zhong suddenly asked with an excited look on his face.
Han Du smiled and shook his head slightly and said: "No, doing this will be too time-consuming and laborious, and I don't know how long it will be delayed. If you were the only one before, you can use this method.
But now that King Qin and this prince are here, there is no need. What we want is just a teacher with a good reputation. As long as we can contact the successor of the Chen family and have him take the initiative to ask us to pacify Annan, isn't that enough? "
"But in this case, what's the difference between us trying to bring things right? King Qin felt that Han Du was a bit unnecessary, and after going around and around, he still only got one division to make a name for himself.
Han Du glanced at Zhu Ping with deep meaning, then turned his gaze to Fang Xiaoru and saw that they both looked completely confused. Then he smiled and explained: "Of course it's different. Let's put things right. The Annan family still belongs to the Chen family and has nothing to do with us. But if the Chen family takes the initiative to ask us for help, then they will always show off. , we can’t let our help go in vain, can we?”
"Of course, it would be best if Mr. Chen is wise and can hand over the entire country to Ming Dynasty."
Hiss~
Hiss~
Hiss~
...
After three gasps, several people were overjoyed at the same time. Everyone originally thought that Han Du wanted to take advantage of the situation to gain some benefits from the Chen family, but they did not expect that Han Du's appetite was so big that he wanted to swallow the whole Annan in one gulp.
Among the excited people, Fang Xiaoru was relatively calm. Although he is a scholar, this is a contribution to the expansion of territory. Scholars also pursue fame, and it is not bad to make meritorious deeds first.
"Are you happy too early? Chen is not a fool, how could he give up the country so easily?"
Facing Fang Xiaoru's questioning, Han Du was not angry, but still said with a smile: "Of course Chen is not stupid. If we dare to bring it up in the past, they will definitely fight us desperately. But now and then, now they are here The situation is precarious under the shadow of the Li family. Since the Li family dares to secretly usurp the throne, exclude the Chen family, and depose the king at will, it means that the strength of the Li family in Annan is much greater than that of the Chen family. If they do not want the entire family to die one day, then I don’t dare not agree to our conditions.”
"With their lives hanging by a thread, what choice does the Chen family have? If they reject us, they will inevitably die without a burial place. By agreeing to our conditions, Ming Dynasty can also give the Chen family a throne and move the whole family to Let’s go to the capital and raise them up. This ending is much better than their heads falling to the ground under Li’s butcher’s knife.”
"Hahaha..." After hearing Han Du's explanation, everyone no longer had any doubts in their minds. They all thought of the way Chen was raised in the capital by the emperor, and couldn't help laughing.
'The capital city is prosperous, and Chen will definitely be happy to miss Shu. Let me take care of this Annan. ' Zhu Xi thought unceremoniously.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
With the goal in mind, Zhu Xiang immediately cheered up, turned his head and said to Huang Zhong: "Huang Zhong, listen to the order."
"The general is here." Huang Zhong quickly stood up from his chair, bowed towards Zhu Fang and bowed with fists in his hands.
"Immediately send people to Annan to find out the current situation of the Li family and the Chen family. I want to check it personally. Also, send people to secretly find out who the Chen family's heir is. It is best to contact him. Tell him , I can avenge him, but the condition is to move to the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Ping adopted a superior attitude and lightly sentenced the Chen family, not afraid that they would not submit.
"I will obey the order." Huang Zhong also straightened up with a smile.
Han Du said to Huang Zhong with a somewhat proud expression: "If Chen dares not to agree, then you have someone tell them. We will contact them and let the news of Ming Dynasty's restoration of the country be revealed. If this news reaches Li's ears, they will definitely die. Haha, no matter what conditions we propose, they will not be able to refuse even if they want to."
One hit kill!
Zhu Xi saw Han Du smiling happily, and suddenly a chill rose up his back, and goosebumps instantly covered his neck. Han Du's move was too vicious. It seemed that he gave Chen two choices, but in fact there was only one.
That is to agree to the conditions and go to Ming Dynasty to enjoy the blessings.
Unless, no one in the Chen family is afraid of death.
If the Li family knew that the Chen family was in contact with the Ming Dynasty and asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help them. Then he will definitely not be as secretive as now, and he will definitely kill the Chen family without hesitation.
. Because only if the Chen family lineage is completely cut off, the Li family will have enough reason to forcefully occupy Annan. If one of the Chen family members is allowed to survive, it will be endless disaster. Ming Dynasty could directly send troops to attack Annan on the grounds of bringing order to chaos.
No matter how arrogant the Li family is, they will not think that they will be Ming's opponents. If Ming gets involved, the only thing left for them will be death. Therefore, in order not to give Daming an excuse to get involved, he had no choice but to ask the Chen family to die.
Although Han Du's plan is a bit vicious, it is to deal with Annan. The more vicious it is, the more Zhu Ming likes it. He burst out laughing: "Hahaha, okay, that's it."
Then he told Huang Zhong: "You immediately send people to sneak into Annan, and no matter what, you must find out who is the most qualified person of the Chen family to inherit the throne. If he is willing to hand over Annan, I will see that he knows the truth and is interested." For his sake, I will tell my father to give him a royal title at the meeting. If he refuses, humph, kill him and replace him with someone from the Chen family."
"Yes." Huang Zhong was ordered and quickly went out to make arrangements.
Huang Zhong guarded Anping for several years and traded with the local natives. Naturally, he also had to deal with merchants from Annan. Businessmen are all driven by profit, and Annan's businessmen are no exception. Although Anping was often harassed by Annan, he was helpless because Daming's stuff was so good. No matter what it was, even if it was treasure money, as long as he could bring it into Annan, it would be a huge profit.
As long as there is enough profit, businessmen will dare to go no matter what kind of place it is.
So, Huang Zhong found several merchants and put his people into the caravan. This kind of thing is not uncommon. If a caravan wants to come to Anping to do business, it must have Huang Zhong's approval. Therefore, these businessmen did not dare not agree.
More than half a month later, the news finally came out.
Han Du and others gathered together again.
"Prince, Marquis, Mr. Fang, and the last generals reported back that the Li family has indeed gained power in Annan. Not only did they depose the king of Annan, but they also acted rebelliously in Annan. Now the Annan officials and people dare not be angry with the Li family and his son. Speak up."
"It's better to be angry but not speak out." Zhu Xi clapped his hands and smiled, "This way when we send out troops, we will be more justified."
Han Du couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Yes, originally I was worried that if the Li family manages Annan in an even and orderly manner, then even if we occupy Annan, there will inevitably be people who miss the benefits of the Li family and resist our intervention. Our future governance will be unfavorable. Now it seems that the Li family are really a group of good people. They think about what we think, worry about what we worry about, and have our hearts in their hearts!"
"Hahaha..." Han Du's interesting words immediately made several people laugh, especially Zhu Fang who laughed the loudest.
Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Han Du's mouth is really powerful, he can demote Li family as worthless in just a few words, which is simply murderous and heart-breaking.
After laughing, Zhu Fang continued to ask Huang Zhong: "What about the descendants of the Chen family? Have they been found?"
"Of course," Huang Zhong nodded immediately, "the Chen family is very prosperous and deeply rooted in Annan. Perhaps the reason why the Li family dare not directly seek to usurp the throne is also related to this reason. The Chen family has many people in Annan, but The person most qualified to inherit the throne is Chen Tianping, the grandson of the former Annan King Chen Rigen."
Chen Tianping is the grandson of the former King Annan, so he is naturally the most qualified to inherit the throne and the person most qualified to decide Annan's fate. As long as he is willing to give up Annan, things will be easy to handle.
Han Du flicked his fingers and asked aloud: "Have you had any contact with him? Does he agree to our conditions?"
The smile on Huang Zhong's face slowly disappeared. He first nodded in response to the gazes of several people, and then slowly shook his head, "The general's men found him and told him our terms. But this person doesn't Like a foolish man, he was very in favor of us sending troops to attack Li clan. He even sent a message to the general without hesitation, saying that he could invite us to send troops to Annan. But he was firm about our conditions. He objected and even said that the Ming Dynasty was so virtuous that he could educate the world, so why would he choose a small place like Annan? If the Ming Dynasty could conquer the people and continue to rise and fall, he would be willing to swear to serve the Ming Dynasty from generation to generation. "
Han Du and Zhu Fangfang Xiaoru looked at each other. Is this Chen Tianping crazy? Thinking that he said a few good words to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would send troops to help him attack the Li clan, and then wait until the Li clan was wiped out, and then leave Annan to him completely?
He, Chen Tianping, was not Lao Zhu’s illegitimate son. Why did Ming Dynasty spend manpower and material resources fighting for him?
I have never seen such a shameless person... Han Du lowered his head and frowned. This is my special skill. Who are you, Chen Tianping, to be worthy of such a trick?
"Have your people told him that if he doesn't agree, then we will have to tell the Li family about his contact with us?" Han Du asked with some disbelief. Are there really people in this world who are not afraid of death? You know, once Li knows that Chen Tianping is connected with Daming, he will definitely not let him go.
"I told you." Huang Zhong replied immediately.
Even if he still refuses to agree, then this is probably not a master who is willing to give in easily... Han Du pondered and thought. Since he is unwilling to cooperate, there is no need to keep such a person. Han Du said coldly: "If he doesn't agree, let him die. It's great. Let's just change him to another person. And now it seems that this guy is smarter and can easily He won't be intimidated by us, and it's not necessarily for us to keep him.
That's a good thing. "
When Zhu Xi heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement and said, "That's fine. Anyway, the Chen family has a large number of people in Annan. If he refuses to agree, there are naturally many people who will agree."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." To everyone's surprise, Huang Zhong had a wry smile on his face when he spoke.
Facing the puzzled looks of several people, he quickly explained: "This Chen Tianping is not only the grandson of the former king, but he is also very young and has no heirs yet. And the other lineages, like Chen Rigen's, are My bloodline is a bit far away, and strictly speaking I am not qualified enough to inherit the throne."
There are no heirs, which means that by killing Chen Tianping, the line of King Annan will be cut off. And the other branches are not qualified, which means that now Chen Tianping is the key to Han Du and others' success.
No wonder he wasn't even afraid of threats. He was sure that Daming wouldn't kill him. Moreover, if Ming Dynasty kills him, it will no longer be possible to clean up the hearts of the Annan people. It will simply be more gain than loss.
Zhu Xiang raised his eyes to look at Han Du, who was thinking deeply, and asked, "What should we do now?"
This issue was indeed a difficult one, and Han Du had a hard time making a decision. However, Han Du soon came to his senses and was constantly disturbed by it.
He said in a deep voice: "We can't let a grandson of the small kingdom of Zor be frightened, right? Since he wants to die, then we will help him."
He looked up at Huang Zhong and said, "Send someone to pass the news to Li. I want to see if he can still be as strong-willed as he is now when death is imminent."
Some people are just too smart to see the situation clearly. With the current situation in Annan, it can be said that the Chen family has nothing but a name. Even if the Ming Dynasty does not occupy Annan, Annan will fall into the hands of the Li family soon.
In other words, from now on, Annan has nothing to do with Chen. Chen Tianping's only role was to make Han Du and others famous, and to reasonably incorporate Annan into the Ming Dynasty.
To be honest, the price paid by Han Du and others to Chen Tianping was not low. Taking something that no longer belongs to you in exchange for the Chen family's food and clothing for generations to come is a gain no matter how you look at it.
Unfortunately, people are inevitably greedy. Especially smart people always think that they can manipulate everything and take advantage by relying on their intelligence. But in this world, there are so many advantages to take advantage of!
"The general will understand." Huang Zhong originally valued Chen Tianping very much. It was not easy to find such a legitimate heir to the throne. But as Han Du said, since he is so ignorant and wants to stay away from the south wall, let him die.
"But if we lose our rightful name, even if we attack Annan, it will be difficult to appease the people, right?" Fang Xiaoru thought more about the people's support. Those who win the people's support will win the world.
Han Du said disapprovingly: "People's support is important, but it's not a big deal if it doesn't exist. Moreover, didn't the Li family go against the grain in Annan? Once they kill Chen Tianping, the people's anger will definitely go towards the Li family, and Annan will inevitably It will become more turbulent and civil unrest. After the chaos in Annan, and the people are suffering from the war and their hearts and minds, we will stand up to stabilize Annan and restore the people's hearts. It will be the same, that is, it will be more troublesome and the time will be longer."
This... was not a solution, and Fang Xiaoru had to nod and admit that what Han Du said was reasonable. Since you can't get it, just let Annan destroy it himself. When the people have had enough of the suffering of the Li family and the Chen family, and Ming Dynasty stands up again, they will no longer resist.
No one had any objections, and the plan was decided.
After Huang Zhong returned, he immediately sent people to Annan to spread the news that Chen Tianping had formed an alliance with Ming Dynasty. He also used Anping's current army as an excuse, saying that these armies came because Ming Dynasty wanted to help Chen Tianping.
Huang Zhongdu was able to secretly send people into Annan through caravans, and Li was not blind. As soon as Han Du and others arrived, the news that a hundred thousand troops gathered at Anping Port was sent to Li and his son. On hand.
They have fought against the Ming army many times in the past two years, so they naturally know how powerful the Ming army is. Although they took into account the Ming Dynasty behind the Anping Port defenders and did not try their best when attacking Anping Port, the ferocity of the Ming army's firearms still left a deep impression on Li and his son.
Now that Ming Dynasty's 100,000 troops have gathered in Anping Port, Li and his son naturally have to become nervous. While sending people to keep an eye on the movements of the Ming army, he secretly mobilized troops and generals to prepare to mobilize forces to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, the news suddenly broke out that the Ming army was found by Chen Tianping. The Li family and his son's noses instantly became angry. Obviously Chen is a dish in the eyes of Li and his son, and they can eat it whenever they want. Keeping the Chen family was just because the Li family and his son felt that the time had not come yet.
Now that Mrs. Chen actually dared to jump up and peck the eyes of Mr. and Mrs. Li, there was naturally nothing to be polite about. Immediately ordered the arrest of Chen Tianping.
After Chen Tianping rejected Daming, he was also afraid that Daming would really reveal the news, so he sent people to keep an eye on the movements everywhere. In Chen Tianping's view, since Ming Dynasty wanted to attack Annan legitimately, his help was absolutely indispensable. He could just use this to negotiate terms with Daming. Although he was afraid of Daming's threats, how could he feel at ease if he didn't take a gamble when the matter came to pass?
Give it a try, what if Daming agrees again?
