Seeing that the King of Han was still hesitant, Zhu Gaojie said earnestly: "Second brother, ask the pagodas in the world, is there any way to have the best of both worlds in this world? There are so many best of both worlds waiting for you in this world, you have to make a choice, either Either take care of this matter for the old man, or spend the rest of your life in a cage, you have to make a choice. If you want to commit suicide, I won't stop you, but I have to tell you something, a living flower, There are ten thousand ways to open it.”
The King of Han looked into King Qi's eyes and said in a deep voice: "Old Fourth, tell me the truth, is this the old man's intention or yours?"
Zhu Gaojie said without hesitation: "I won't hide it from you. This is the old man's idea. He asked me to persuade you."
Of course he couldn't say he came up with the idea.
If the King of Han knew that King Qi had come up with the idea to trick him, the "good brother" image Zhu Gaojie had worked so hard to create would completely collapse.
Now the king of Han should still be fooled.
At the very least, they have to be fooled until everything goes on the right track planned by Zhu Gaojie.
The King of Han also wanted to negotiate some more conditions: "What you just said was that you let me go to the border to establish a vassal state. But as a prince with no soldiers or generals, I don't know how to die when I go to the border and vassal me. What's the point? "
Zhu Gaojie smiled and said: "Second brother, don't worry, this matter has been taken care of. I will transfer two guards from the Liaodong army to you."
King Han was shocked: "Are you serious?"
King Qi, the basket is occupying his brain!
Two guards, over 10,000 troops!
Zhu Gaojie said: "Of course it is true, and I will not fool you. These two guards will definitely not be weak troops stationed in the camp, but elite soldiers in the Liaodong Army. Moreover, the imperial court will not restrict your development. You can fight wherever you want. Although you need to deal with the subsequent food and grass for these two guards by yourself, I will provide you with supplies for the first year in the name of supervising the country."
"Is this true?!"
The King of Han couldn't believe it. He not only gave soldiers to generals, but also food and grass. King Qi must have gone crazy!
Zhu Gaojie said solemnly: "If there are even half a lie, I will not enter the ancestral temple after my death!"
The king of Han was suppressed. King Qi even said that he would not enter the ancestral temple, but he still didn't believe it.
This is really cruel, it can be said to be the most poisonous blood oath.
The ancestral temple was called "Shishi" in the Xia Dynasty, "Chongwu" in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, "Mingtang" in the Zhou Dynasty, and "Tai Temple" in the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was a place where the emperor or princes worshiped their ancestors. According to the system, the emperor There are seven temples, five temples for princes, three temples for officials, and one temple for scholars. Common people are not allowed to build temples.
There is no doubt whether King Qi can inherit the throne. It just depends on how long the old man can live. If the emperor does not enter the ancestral temple after his death, it will be an eternal joke.
For people who have reached this level, compared with vows such as not entering the ancestral temple after death, "I guarantee it with my father's life", "I guarantee it with my ancestor's grave", "I guarantee it with my wife's chastity" and so on. It's not even considered a poisonous oath.
The King of Han said loudly: "This is my oath to you, Fourth Brother. I believe in you. I will do whatever you say!"
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Zhu Di was a little confused: "You said that you want the King of Han to return to the vassal state again, and you still have to swear an oath in the temple?"
He suddenly felt that King Qi in front of him had a sense of beauty that was missing his brainstem.
Are you serious about letting a vassal king with such an excellent resume as a rebel re-join the vassal, and using the poisonous oath of the ancestral temple as a guarantee?
"Dad, of course I am serious." Zhu Gaojie said with a smile, "Nothing I said to the King of Han was a lie."
"You're so stupid!"
Zhu Di said with emotion, "Can you say this nonsense? Even if the king of Han settled the vassal matter and asked him to lead the army to the border to join the vassal, he became the most threatening vassal in the Yongle Dynasty. This Isn’t it putting the cart before the horse?”
"Dad, I know what you are worried about. It is just that you are afraid that the King of Han will go to other provinces and rebel. Don't worry, I have made clear arrangements for him."
Zhu Gaojie took out a sheepskin map and unfolded it on the table.
This map not only includes the entire territory of the Ming Empire, but also the neighboring countries of the Ming Dynasty and even the countries in Central Asia.
He placed his finger on a point on the map and said, "I plan to ask the King of Han to go here."
Zhu Di knew his empire so well that he recognized this place at a glance: "Jiayu Pass?"
Jiayuguan Pass, the most majestic pass in the world, was on the edge of the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
The westernmost pass of the Hexi Corridor. The Hexi Corridor is sandwiched between the majestic Qilian Mountains and the Beishan Mountains, and stretches thousands of miles from east to west. An ancient road runs through the Gobi and alluvial plains at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, where the Silk Road is.
"Are you stupid?"
Zhu Di looked at King Qi with disbelief, as if looking at an idiot, "The road here is difficult and dangerous. When we reach the pass of Jiayushan Mountain, there is a narrow valley through the mountain and dangerous slopes. The Jiayuguan Pass is located here. The situation is very dangerous. It leads to Suzhou in the east. , reaching Anxi in the west, such an important town, you gave it to the King of Han, are you afraid that the King of Han will rebel?"
Jiayuguan was built in the fifth year of Hongwu, nine years earlier than Shanhaiguan. It is the largest pass in the existing Great Wall and the largest pass in the Ming Dynasty.
Before the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there was no city in the Jiayu area. They only inspected the people coming and going. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's keen strategic vision realized that if he wanted peace in the northwest, the Jiayu area must be impregnable.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the founding general of the Song Dynasty, Duke Feng Sheng, to build Guancheng here. A loess rammed city rose from the Jiuyan Spring level, with a circumference of 220 feet, a height of two feet, and a width of one foot. Since the completion of Jiayuguan, this place has become an important military town in the west, protecting the safety of Hexi.
Now King Qi actually said that he would give up Jiayuguan to King Han?
I'm afraid this King Qi is not an undercover agent sent by the King of Han to break into me!
Damn it, what benefits did the King of Han give you, why are you helping the King of Han so much?
Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaojie shook his head and said: "This is wrong. Where can Jiayuguan be given to the King of Han? If Jiayuguan is given to the King of Han, what is the difference between giving Jiayuguan to the King of Han and Shaanxi Xingdusi giving it to the King of Han? If so, the two of us will just give our heads away. Just send it out."
"Since you understand, why did you still give this place to the King of Han?"
"Father, I'm not talking about Jiayuguan as a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. I'm talking about the area outside the pass, which is the area north of the Great Wall."
Zhu Di looked along the map, north of Jiayuguan?
The map outlines layers of mountain ranges, which account for as much as a province. Zhu Di asked uncertainly: "You mean, Yiwushan Mountain?"
Zhu Gaojie nodded: "Yes, this is it!"
Zhu Di was confused: "It's not Cishan, and it's not the territory of the Ming Dynasty."
This place is located to the north of the Ming Dynasty and south of the Hanhai. Strictly speaking, it should be the territory of the Tatars and is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Mongolian Taishi and Hening King Alutai.
Zhu Gaojie said matter-of-factly: "What are the two guards I gave the King of Han for? If he conquered this place, wouldn't it be the territory of the Ming Dynasty? As the territory of the vassal king, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is very reasonable, right?"
Zhu Di was shocked. There was someone more shameless than him!
He already has a picture in his mind——
King Qi: Do you see this place? After you resolve the vassal affairs, I will reward you with this land.
Hanwang: Old Fourth, isn’t this our territory?
King Qi: I don’t care about that. I’ve given you the place. Who can you blame if you don’t have the ability?
"From the beginning to the end, not a single word I said to the King of Han was false."
Zhu Gaojie smiled slightly and said, "I can give two elite guards in Liaodong, and a year's worth of food and grass. Doesn't he like to fight? Yes, he can fight wherever he wants. I don't care. As long as he doesn't fight the Ming Dynasty, he can do whatever he wants. beat!"
Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "Have you ever thought about whether the King of Han is willing to take over this territory?"
"Of course he is willing, because I will tell him where his vassal is after he solves the vassal issue."
Zhu Gaojie said leisurely, "After he defeats the vassal, he will no longer be able to control it. If he doesn't want this place, then return the two guards to me and continue to lock him up in Zhao Prison."
He said before that the King of Han can attack wherever he wants.
Don't you want to fight wherever you want? It's impossible not to fight!
After the King of Han took these two guards to the vassal state, everyone was dumbfounded. The vassal state was in Mongolia. If he didn't fight, he would have to come back and return everything to King Qi. This was forcing him to fight!
"If the King of Han is dissatisfied and colludes with the Tatar tribe..."
Zhu Di still had questions, "Or maybe, as he grew bigger and bigger in Yibu Ci Mountain, wouldn't he have left behind troubles in the future?"
Don't forget that when the King of Han arrives at Yibuci Mountain and becomes extremely brave, he goes all the way through Arutai and annexes the Tatars, and backfires on the Ming Dynasty, then the fun will be huge.
"I have been on guard against this for a long time." Zhu Gaojie said with a smile, "If he colludes with the Tatar tribe, or annexes the Tatar tribe, then Jiayuguan will be effective at this time. Dad, I I know you are still thinking about the Northern Expedition. When we do the Northern Expedition again, with Jiayuguan as a natural barrier, even if the King of Han annexes the Tatars, we can still destroy them."
Zhu Di shook his head: "That's not right. When you and I are alive, the Northern Expedition is naturally acceptable. I haven't paid much attention to a mere Tatar tribe. But if the King of Han settles in Mobei, he will kill you and me." Man, what will happen when the descendants of King Han rebel and the later emperors of Ming Dynasty are useless?"
Zhu Di had never lost in the Northern Expedition, so he was naturally not afraid.
Even if he is gone, there is still King Qi who can march north.
But what if Prince Qi is gone?
In another hundred years, will future emperors still be confident in their northern expedition?
Zhu Di once thought it was okay, but he realized that he was wrong after he learned about the achievements of Emperor Mingmen in the simulation.
A battle that is 9 out of 10 sure is still 10 percent unstable. Who would have thought how stupid future emperors would be to lose such a battle that has basically no suspense.
He believed in King Qi, and he also believed in King Qi's son Zhu Zhanyou, but among King Qi's descendants, there will always be one who is a fool for hundreds of years, right?
If he happens to run into a descendant of King Han, wouldn't it be all over?
Zhu Gaojie smiled mysteriously: "You are worrying too much. You are trying to trick the King of Han. I am a professional."
"How could I leave such a flaw to King Han?"
"Ever since the King of Han believed my words in Zhao Prison, he has lost everything."
"He has been deceived by me so many times, and he still hasn't realized a problem——"
"You wouldn't be able to believe a word of what King Qi said to him even to death."
