Buy and sell the city on behalf of the king's palace.
Zhu Cijiong has not been back to the castle on the edge of Lake Issyk-Kul since this year. He just stayed in the trading city and stirred up the situation in the Western Region with all his strength. With his efforts and instigation, the turmoil caused by Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Wenxiu's march westward to the Snowy Region has gradually turned into a storm that is about to sweep through all the internal and external vassals in the western part of the Ming Dynasty.
Probably maintaining a money-losing vassal state and stirring up trouble everywhere was too mentally exhausting, which made Zhu Cixiang's third brother look a lot older. If he and Zhu Cixiang were seen together, he would definitely be regarded as the elder brother.
"Your Majesty, have you read the proclamation sent by Jinzouyuan? Long live the Lord is going to send people to the Western Regions and Xini. The leader is your ninth brother Luoshan King, as well as Prince Gong and Marquis Yanen who have surrendered from the Tartars. He also came with me... What exactly is Master Long live planning? Why did he send these useless people here?"
The one who spoke was Yu Chenglong. He was now very powerful and was the number one confidant of His Highness King Dai. He was so notorious among the subordinates of King Dai that he was nicknamed "Yu Xiaogui". It means that Dai Wang, the "King of Hell", is quite easy to see, but Yu Chenglong, the "little devil", is sad!
This Yu Chenglong is a typical example of being kind and not being an official. If you don't dare to make money yourself, you can't watch others make money. If you see someone making money that shouldn't be made, you will report it to the "Three Hell Kings" (one of Zhu Cijiong's nicknames) and report them accurately.
In addition to corrupt officials who like to snitch and rectify the Daiwang system, "Yu Xiaogui" will not let go of the unruly people below. There is no need to discuss the heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes that should be paid, the corvee military service that should be performed, and the laws of the king that should be observed. They must be done 100%.
Otherwise, he will be beaten when he should be punished, he will be imprisoned when he should be imprisoned, and he will be exiled when he should be exiled... No matter who's relatives are in trouble! Even if the king himself came forward to plead for mercy (pretend), he would be able to push back.
Therefore, there is no one in Daiguo and Beiting towns who does not hate Jackie Chan. Of course, except for the acting king Zhu Cijiong himself...the king who really made a name for himself knew how happy it was to have an important minister that everyone hated. Especially since this evil man is not corrupt and does not accept bribes, and he is quite capable of getting things done.
According to King Dai’s own words: The Western Regions cannot live without me for a day, and I cannot live without Yushan for a day (Yu Chenglong’s nickname).
However, this Yu Chenglong has the ability to be a villain and a cruel official, and he is still a little short of Daoheng when he plays tricks.
The acting king Zhu Cijiong smiled and dropped the text in his hand, and glanced at the fifty-year-old Taoist man who was sitting aside, smiling and saying nothing: "Taoist Shi, you often go to Yingtian Mansion, have you met King Luoshan several times? ? What do you think of him? Can he cope with the mud of the Western Region?"
At first glance, this Taoist Shi was a tall man. He was quite tall, and he had an immortal demeanor and was extraordinary. However, his surname is not Shi, and he is not a real Taoist. "Taoist Shi" is just his nickname, his original name is Fu Shan. He was originally a famous scholar in Taiyuan, claiming to be a disciple of Lao and Zhuangzi. He was familiar with the pre-Qin scholars, good at calligraphy, painting and medicine. He also carefully read the classics of Buddhism, Tianfang Sect and Christianity. He was considered a scholar with knowledge of both China and the West.
If it hadn't been for the Jiashen crisis and Dai Wang's ascension to the mountain, he might have been a worldly master for the rest of his life. But these two things changed Fu Shan's life trajectory. After learning that King Dai went to Luliang, he sold his property and went to Luliang Mountain. Because he was very knowledgeable and a famous person, he was quickly put into important positions. After the older generation figures such as Li Jiantai, Wang Yongji, and Jiang Yu gradually withered away, he became the mastermind of the acting king Zhu Cijiong, and was listed as the acting king's three confidants along with Yu Chenglong and Wang Fuchen.
One is in charge of government affairs, one is in charge of military affairs, and the other is in charge of strategy.
Fu Shan seemed to have not heard Zhu Cijiong's question, but was frowning and thinking hard about something.
Zhu Cijiong seemed to be used to this "Taoist Shi" being distracted, so he did not disturb him, but turned to look at Wang Fuchen.
Wang Fuchen said: "What kind of mud are you talking about? It's the same for everyone... This little oil and water here in the Western Region is crammed into three vassals, how can we not pinch it?"
At this time, Fu Shan seemed to be pleasantly surprised by Wang Fuchen's words. He exclaimed and began to speak: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is better at calculating abacus than anyone else. He is also good at management. He is famous as the richest man in the Ming Dynasty. ...I am afraid that he could have predicted that our country has suffered such losses. Since he knew that we would definitely suffer losses, why did he have to let us come? And he also paid so much money? I think, Your Majesty also has the idea of stirring up the situation in the Western Region. He is not worried that the Jungar Kingdom will continue to grow!"
Zhu Cijiong's face changed, and he said coldly: "Then why did he send Lao Jiu to fight with him?"
Fu Shandao: "We can't guess the reason for the visit of the Nine Kings and others now. When they arrive, the prince will know it by asking him... The key to the question now is whether we have the righteousness to conquer the Three Feuds in the Snow Region." The honorary status. The bandits secretly communicating with the Three Feuds in the Snowy Region did not escape. This is a false surrender! We must firmly grasp this point and fight to the death, but we must remember that a gentleman must use his words but not his hands. Otherwise we will There is no righteous name anymore. The Three Feuds of the Snow Region are internal vassals, and our country is an external vassal. So we can expose the Three Feuds of the Snow Region, but we cannot attack the Three Feuds of the Snow Region without an explicit edict."
Wang Fuchen frowned: "Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui are both cowards. They don't dare to send troops to fight against the Three Feuds in the Snow Region. The most they can do is report them as bandits... If the emperor doesn't want to intervene, when will this trouble start?"
Fu Shan smiled and said: "Aren't there Galdan and Pengsuke? Now Galdan has led his troops to Kashgar and joined forces with Pengsuke from Heshuote's Ministry. The combined troops were no less than 30,000, and there were also one We have the strength to fight. As long as we can fight, no matter who wins or loses, we have a chance. If Galdan wins, we can seek the Uzang Jiedushi for him and swallow up his Chu River. By the way, they can also capture part of the land of Dayuzi and Zhongyuzi.
If Ge Erdan loses... we can still annex Chuhe Mansion and take part of Dayuzi and Zhongyuzi. Because the defeated Jungar Kingdom needs our support even more! "
It turned out that the target of the acting king Zhu Cijiong was Chuhe Mansion, and then Dayuzi to the north of Tianshan Mountain and the vast Zhongyuzi land to the north of Dayuzi.
But Zhu Cijiong didn't want to go to war with the Jungar Kingdom because of Chuhe Prefecture and the grasslands of Dayuzi and Zhongyuzi. Because the strength of the Jungar Kingdom is much stronger than his strength in the Western Region... If the two sides really want to fall out and fight, he has no confidence in winning.
And his eldest brother Zhu Cixiang would not support him, because Zhu Cixiang also needed a powerful Zhungeer Kingdom to support him to the west.
After staying in the Western Regions for several years, Zhu Cijiong also discovered Zhungeer's weakness - everyone in this country believed in the Yellow Sect! Therefore, the conflict between the Jungar Kingdom and the Tianfang Sect forces in the Western Regions was so intense... that their wars in the Western Regions continued endlessly. Especially in the densely populated Fergana Basin, it encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy. It fought for several years and was not completely pacified. This long-term war also consumed Jungar's national strength and
In addition, compared with the vast and desolate Great Yuzi and Zhongyuzi grasslands, places like the Fergana Basin, Samarkan Oasis, and Bukhara Oasis, they are really too fertile. Therefore, the focus of the Jungar Kingdom in recent years has been on those areas, and it has somewhat neglected the Great Yuzi and Zhongyuzi grasslands... This allowed Zhu Cijiong to see the opportunity to "peacefully acquire" these two territories.
The fact that Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Wenxiu went west to the Snowy Region and were recruited by the Ming Dynasty touched upon the dangers of the Zhungeer Kingdom. Because the Yellow Sect suffered heavy losses in this war, even the great lamas left the Snowy Territory and took refuge in Anxi territory.
Seeing the opportunity, Zhu Cijiong began to be active and encouraged Galdan to go eastward to "make tea" (Geldan, of course, could not go eastward in the name of conquering the three feudal lords in the snowy area, but the Jungar Kingdom had the "making tea" in the upper snowy area, That is, the right to burn incense and worship Buddha, and to lead troops, which was approved by Zhu Cixiang); while contacting Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui, they pieced together an alliance against the Snowy San Francisco...
