As the coach, Zhu Su had made up his mind to attend the meeting, and everyone stopped speaking out against it. He just looked at Zhang Dingbian with a knife-like gaze. Zhang Dingbian did not feel dissatisfied at all, but laughed loudly and said: "Your Highness, the Fifth Highness, is really extraordinary! Such courage and courage are no less than those of Guan Yunchang who went to the meeting alone in the past!"
"Fifth brother, have you thought clearly?" Zhu Di still looked hesitant. The coach has made a decision. Others can no longer object under the military order. As a brother, he can say a few more words. “Now that Naha is facing a powerful enemy, it’s time to prioritize the immediate matters.”
"After all, it is not urgent to support Wala. We can just let the ministers in the DPRK do it in the future. Before we lead the troops now, we should put the war in front of us as the first priority."
"It is precisely because the war in front of me is the first priority that I should go to the Wala people's camp." Zhu Su said to Zhu Di. "First, the Oara tribe is not weak. If they really want to join us, our situation will be even more difficult."
"If I go, I might be able to persuade Wala to stop participating in the peace. After all, Wala and Yuanting are at odds with each other."
"But if you don't go, Wala will really send troops. As you said, Fourth Brother, even if I, the Ming Dynasty, can mobilize troops to pacify them, how much harm and suffering will the people and this land suffer before they are pacified. ?”
"Isn't it just because we want to stop these alien races that we are trying to find ways to get involved with Naha and them? Otherwise, as long as we follow Guo Xing's example and stay in retreat, we don't care how they harm the people, burn down the houses, etc. Wouldn’t it be great if General Xu Da arrived with reinforcements?”
"..." Zhu Di stopped talking. He wanted to say that even if the people were persecuted by the Yuan army, they would not be as important as your fifth brother who can know the future. But when the words came to my lips, I couldn't say them out.
After all, this fifth brother usually values the people the most. If he said it out loud, not only would it not be able to stop him, but it would most likely strengthen his determination to go to the meeting.
"Both." Zhu Su thought that Zhu Di was speechless, so he continued to speak. "Fourth brother, you said that the war at hand should be the first priority."
"You need to know that war is a continuation of politics and a means to achieve political goals. Our persistence here is also risky. We want to achieve the political goal of 'protecting the people of Ji Town and resisting the destruction of Naha'."
"The purpose of contacting Oara is more important than this. I don't think we should ignore the meeting with Oara for the sake of today's military affairs. This is undoubtedly an act of neglecting the important in politics."
"Is war a continuation of politics?" As soon as Zhu Su said this, the tent fell silent. Zhu Di was shocked all over and muttered the sentence again.
At this time, Zhu Di felt as if he had been enlightened.
As Zhu Di, who loved military affairs since he was a child and knew that he would take charge of the Yan vassal and fight against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he always had a question hidden in his heart, that is, how to balance the "military" and "government" in a place.
In his opinion, it is natural to focus on the "army", and it is best to go as far as possible in the expedition to Mobei. But he also knew in his heart that this would never work. He also had to focus part of his energy on "politics", otherwise he would inevitably be resisted and opposed by the court.
After all, in the eyes of people at this time, the military is the military and the government is the government. The two cannot be confused. Even in the minds of some civil servants and scholars, war is "unkind", a waste of money and food, an act of militarism, and a manifestation of "anti-politics."
And his fifth brother actually expressed the view that "war is the continuation of politics." However, the more Zhu Di smacked it, the more profound it felt. In the past, when I read many war history books, some parts that seemed to be in chaos and unclear, became clear as if the clouds were clearing.
"That's all, fourth brother can't defeat you." Zhu Di shook his head helplessly. I originally wanted to convince this younger brother, but I didn't expect to be convinced by him anyway.
"But I have learned from you again. Now that you have made a decision, just do it."
"There's just one thing. I have to go with you this time."
"Huh?" Zhu Su was stunned. Originally, he wanted to ask Zhu Di what kind of teaching he had received, but at this time, he no longer bothered to ask. He just objected: "No, if the fourth brother is not here, who will decide everything in the camp?"
"There is nothing serious in the camp. It's just the soldiers coming to block it, and the water coming and the earth covering it up." Zhu Di said. "If you are still not at ease, you can ask the second brother to stay here for a while. It is enough to leave Changli to Old Man Ru."
"I have learned a lot from you during this trip. Now that you are going to the enemy's meeting, there must be something I can learn from you. Besides, as your brother, how can I know that my brother is going to go to danger, but my brother stays silent? What’s the point of being in a stable place?”
"If my father... my father finds out, I will definitely be dealt with according to the family law."
When Zhu Di mentioned the word "family law", he shivered excitedly regardless of the fact that he was in the Chinese army's tent. It seemed that Lao Zhu's dragon boots and dragon belt were in Zhu Laosi's young mind. , has left an indelible impression.
Zhu Su saw it funny and hurriedly coughed: "In that case, fine. I'll leave the matters in the camp to Brother Chang for the time being. Fourth Brother, you can go with me."
"There is also a certain family." Zhang Dingbian also said at this time. He smiled boldly: "A certain family is trying hard to get His Highness to attend the meeting. If a certain family doesn't go, I'm afraid they will cut themselves off."
"With layman Zhang by my side, my fourth brother and I have nothing to worry about." Zhu Su said in surprise. If Zhang Dingbian is willing to go together, then the trip will be really trouble-free. Not to mention 500 tile cavalry, let's say 50,000 people. Zhu Su had no doubt that Zhang Dingbian would have the ability to lead him and Zhu Di out of the siege.
Everything is settled, and the generals also know that it is useless to persuade them. Zhu Su and Zhu Di explained everything in the camp to Chang Mao and others one by one, and told them that they would return in three days. Then they walked out with Zhu Di, Zhang Dingbian, Wu Ting, and the dogs on the left and right of their personal guards. tent. Zhu Di asked worriedly: "Fifth brother, do you really want to bring only ten people to the meeting?"
"Although I am determined to go, it is still too dangerous with only ten people. However, if there are more people, the Wala people may not be willing to talk to us..." Speaking of this, Zhu Di was quite distressed.
"No." Zhu Su rejected Zhu Di's point of view with a smile. "Any negotiator has the right time and place, and various factors, both off and on the court, can be used as weights in our hands. Negotiations have actually begun now."
"The final meeting and discussion was just a decisive battle, and now our various preparations and decisions are actually the recruitment and training before the duel between the two armies."
"How we respond to this request of the Oara people is the first step to complete the negotiation. If it is true as they said, only ten people are sent there. Then the Oara people will inevitably think that we are weak-minded and weak. During the negotiation, It must be a slap in the face."
When Zhu Di heard this, he was thoughtful for a while, and Wu Ting on the side said: "How many people are you planning to bring with you? If you bring too many people, I'm afraid the Wala people will think that we don't have the sincerity to negotiate with them." Maybe, they might think that we are taking advantage of the situation to surround them."
"I've thought about it," Zhu Su said. "Since they brought five hundred cavalry, we should also go there with five hundred cavalry."
"If even with the same number of people, those Wala people still dare not come forward to meet them, they are such cowardly people, then they are not worthy of my Ming Dynasty's efforts to support them."
(End of chapter)
