Du Wanyuan smiled and said: "When the students heard the news that the Tiger Character Banner conquered the Tumote tribe, they were also shocked. Who would have thought that Liu Heng is still a powerful character."
"I'm not just like you." Mr. Ma picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
The maid carrying the wine pot next to him came forward and refilled the wine cup for him.
Du Wanyuan hung his chopsticks on the dish and said: "The tiger-character flag conquered the Tumote tribe. It can be said that the dragon entered the sea. If the imperial court wants to deal with the tiger-character flag, it will not be that easy."
"That's right, the tiger-character flag can now be advanced, attacked, retreated or defended, unless the imperial court sends a large army deep into the grassland." General Ma nodded lightly.
The Tiger Banner, which has taken over the land of the Tumut tribe, can be said to be in an invincible position.
The chopsticks in Du Wanyuan's hand were placed on the plate in front of him, and he said at the same time: "Today's Ming Dynasty is no longer the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties. The soldiers and horses of the imperial court can no longer go deep into the grasslands to kill the enemy, and they can only face the Mongolian tribes. It can rely on the high walls of the city to block it, so the imperial court cannot destroy the Tiger Flag. It can at most remove the Tiger Flag's power in the border areas, but this may not cause much damage to the Tiger Flag."
"I can think of all these things you mentioned. The problem is that I am an official of the Ming Dynasty. If I continue to associate with Tiger Character Banner, there is no guarantee that the court will take action on me one day." Ma Zongbing said worriedly.
Du Wanyuan, who was across the table, shook his head and said: "Many people in Datong know about the relationship between Dong Weng and the Tiger Flag. It cannot be hidden from the court. Even if Dong Weng has cut off all contact with the Tiger Flag, the court may not believe it. "
"This is what I'm worried about. If I had known this would happen, I would have refused to accept the money from Tiger Flag." General Ma picked up the wine cup and took a sip of wine.
The imperial court began to take action against the tiger-character flag, which made him regret getting too close to the tiger-character flag.
Du Wanyuan's upper body leaned forward slightly and said: "Dong Weng is worried too much. If the court really wants to deal with Dong Weng, a new Datong general should have replaced Dong Weng long ago, instead of letting Dong Weng take charge of the military affairs of Datong Town."
"Are you saying that the court still trusts me?" General Ma looked hopefully at Du Wanyuan, who was sitting opposite.
Du Wanyuan shook his head and said: "Given the relationship between Dong Weng and Tiger Character Banner, the imperial court will not trust you Dong Weng. However, the reason why the imperial court keeps Dong Weng in Datong is that the student feels that the imperial court does not want to anger Tiger Character Banner and is afraid of Tiger Character Banner." The idea is to use the flag to attack the border areas.”
"According to what you said, I, the commander-in-chief, am a pawn used by the imperial court to appease the Tiger Flag!" Commander-in-Chief Ma laughed at himself.
Du Wanyuan nodded and said: "That's why the students said that the more powerful the Tiger Flag is, the more the court will not dare to move, and the safer you will be, Dong Weng."
"Hmph!" Mr. Ma snorted dissatisfiedly.
Even though he knew that what Du Wanyuan said was probably true, he still felt uncomfortable when he thought that he was just a pawn used to appease others.
Du Wanqiang saw that General Ma was not very happy, and was worried that the other party would mess up, and reminded him: "If Dong Weng takes the initiative to distance himself from the relationship with the Tiger Flag, and becomes a waste, then Dong You will be in danger. "
"I understand what you said, but sir, I should also know that once the imperial court takes action against the Tiger Flag, I am afraid that I will be the first to be punished by the imperial court," Ma Zongbing said.
After hearing this, Du Wanyuan raised his head and glanced at the maid who stayed in the house to serve, and said with a solemn expression: "Please step aside, Dong Wengping."
"You guys go down first." General Ma heard that Du Wanyuan had something to say privately, so he asked the two maids serving him in the room to leave.
The maid bowed, put down the wine bottle on the table, and retreated from the side hall.
After going out, don't forget to close the door.
"Everyone has retreated. Sir, if you have anything to say, why don't you just say it?" Ma Zongbing said.
Du Wanyuan stood up from the table, walked to the door, opened a gap, looked outside, and saw no one outside, so he closed the door again.
Then, he walked to General Ma, leaned down, and whispered, "How long do you think this Ming Dynasty can last?"
Bang!
After hearing this, Mr. Ma dropped the wine cup in his hand to the table, and the wine flowed out and spilled on the table.
"What do you mean by Mr. Du's words?" Mr. Ma looked at Du Wanyuan warily.
Du Wanyuan chuckled lightly and said: "No dynasty recorded in history books has ever had one family name last forever. The Li and Tang Dynasties were less than 300 years old, the Zhao and Song Dynasties were only 319 years old, and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty took control of the Central Plains for less than a hundred years. Since the Ming Dynasty, it has been more than two hundred and fifty years since Guo Zuo."
"So what!" Ma Zongbing had a cold face.
Du Wanyuan continued: "The slave thieves in Liaodong were so powerful that the imperial court failed in many encirclement and suppression campaigns and lost most of the land in Liaodong. Not only that, there were constant party disputes between the DPRK and China, natural disasters everywhere, and Xu Hongru's rebellion in Yuncheng, Shandong. Now Now that the tiger-character flag is growing in the north, how long does Dong Weng think the Ming Dynasty can maintain?"
"I am a general of the Ming Dynasty, and I will retire with my country." Mr. Ma slapped his hand on the table.
Du Wanyuan took a step back, saluted General Ma, and said: "Dong Weng, the student has no intention of letting Dong Weng betray the Ming Dynasty. The student just hopes that Dong Weng can leave a way out for him, even if the sun and moon are about to fall in the future, Dong Weng Weng can also protect himself."
The expression on General Ma's face changed several times.
He reached out to hold up the wine cup on the table, picked up the jug on the side, filled it with wine, picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.
Du Wanyuan stood aside and said nothing.
General Ma, who drank three glasses of wine in a row, put his wine cup heavily on the table and said with the smell of alcohol in his mouth: "What do you want me to do?"
"Donweng doesn't need to change anything. What was before will be what it will be in the future. Don't do anything against the tiger-character flag. Even when someone in Datong wants to target the tiger-character flag, Dongweng can take this opportunity to do something about the tiger-character flag. Flag to show good luck." Du Wanyuan said.
General Ma looked at Du Wanyuan and said, "Are you so optimistic about the Tiger Flag? Do you think they have a chance?"
"No one is optimistic about the students." Du Wanyuan shook his head and said immediately, "The students are just leaving a way out for Dong Weng. Even if one day, Dong Weng can still retreat to the grassland to protect himself."
General Ma breathed out a breath of alcohol and said: "The Ming Dynasty has only been over two hundred years old, and the Wanli Dynasty has only been revived for a few decades. I don't believe that the Ming Dynasty will die so soon. However, you are right about one thing. I want to leave myself a way out, not because I think the Ming Dynasty will die, but because I don’t want to be the target of the imperial court.”
"Since Dong Weng already has an idea, the student won't say much." Du Wanyuan bowed to General Ma again.
For him, it was enough that General Ma did not choose to sever ties with the Tiger Character Banner.
