Liu Heng's straightforward words made Sun Chuanting silent for a while.
"The general already owns half of the Ming Dynasty. Why hasn't he proclaimed himself emperor for so long? As long as he proclaims himself emperor, I believe more virtuous people will come to join him." Sun Chuanting said.
After hearing this, Liu Heng put down the tea cup in his hand, sighed, and said: "The world is not at peace, and it is far from the time to enjoy it."
"The general has the world in mind and has lofty aspirations. The guilty people think that even if the general ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will not delay the unification of the world." Sun Chuanting said.
Liu Heng asked with a smile: "Does Mr. Sun think that this world is already in the tiger's pocket?"
"Isn't it?" Sun Chuanting asked back.
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "The world is divided into three parts. The Tiger-Character Banner may seem to be strong, but it is the weakest among the three forces. Dajin in the north threatens from the south at any time, and Ming Dynasty in the south is eyeing it. Once the Tiger-Character Banner shows signs of weakness, , the south and the north will turn into evil tigers and wolves will swallow the tiger flag alive."
"The general may be overly worried. Dajin is located in a barren land, and the troops it can support are limited. Over time, it will become chaotic. The Ming Dynasty in the south has no ambitions. It is similar to the small court in the Song Dynasty. It may be greedy to go north. , but have no ambition to go north." Sun Chuanting said.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "You are truly powerful when you are strong. No matter what others may do, Tiger Character Flag is not the time to be greedy for pleasure. Besides, most of the world is living outside. Even if you claim to be emperor, it is not justified."
"If the general can claim the title of emperor, it will also be good for the imperial examination. It will be more legitimate to start an official school, and there will be fewer scholars who take the opportunity to make trouble." Sun Chuanting changed his style and mentioned the official school.
Liu Heng picked up the cup and took a sip of the tea in the cup. After a while, he said: "The tiger character flag has destroyed the high status of the Kong family in Qufu. It is expected that the scholars will cause trouble."
"Since the general has already guessed this, why should he suppress the Kong family? Promoting the Kong family will be more beneficial to the future general in governing the world." Sun Chuanting said.
Liu Heng stood up from his seat and walked to the window nearby.
Looking at the endless flow of people outside the window, he said: "The Tiger Flag does not need a special family power like the Kong family to exist. In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial power only stayed in the city, and the countryside was all controlled by various powerful families. In this way The world is not for the tiger-character flag, nor for the common people, nor for me, Liu Heng, but for the local tycoons and gentry, and the world for the Sun family on behalf of the county."
As soon as these words came out, Sun Chuanting was so frightened that he stood up from his seat in a hurry.
"The political power of the Tiger Character Banner is about to sink." Liu Heng turned around, looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "The primary enemies of the sinking political power are the original vested interests, that is, the powerful country gentry, of which Kong is just a representative."
Sun Chuanting hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "The general's idea is good, but if he does this, he will be the enemy of the world."
"No, you are wrong. The Tiger-Character Banner is only an enemy of those local powerful gentry. Moreover, not all of these people will be enemies of the Tiger-Character Banner. There are still some people who are willing to accept the Tiger-Character Banner's regime sinking into the countryside. ." Liu Heng said with a smile.
Sun Chuanting said: "Even if there are people like the general you are talking about, they may not be willing to accept it. They just have to obey because of the strong military front of the tiger-character flag. But once the tiger-character flag's military front is insufficient, or external forces If it is too big, they will switch sides again and choose to be enemies of the Tiger Flag."
"Don't be afraid." Liu Heng said, "The people in the world are not only those powerful squires, but also ordinary people. To be enemies with these ordinary people is to truly be enemies with the world."
"So every time the Tiger Character Banner captured a place, they would divide the land and set up a farmers' association in the local area, just to let these ordinary people deal with the powerful forces in those places. The general is really good at it." Sun Chuanting praised.
Liu Heng said: "The Tiger-Character Flag only gives things that belong to the people back to the people. As for those powerful squires, many of them have become stubborn local diseases and live a superior life by bullying the people. Such powerful squires have no regard for the Tiger-Charactered Flag." The flag is of no benefit to the people."
"The general called the criminals to come here to meet, presumably not to eradicate the stubborn disease of the criminals!" Sun Chuanting looked at Liu Heng nervously.
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "The Sun family's land in Dai County has been divided, but some of the Sun family's frivolous tiger-character flag soldiers have not moved much. I believe Mr. Sun also knows this."
Sun Chuanting nodded.
If the entire Sun family was killed by the Tiger-Character Flag, he would not be able to take the initiative to come to the capital to take the Tiger-Character Flag exam.
"One of the reasons why I asked people to find Mr. Sun is that I want to meet you, Mr. Sun. I only heard about you, Mr. Sun, from reports in the past." Liu Heng said, "The second reason is that I want to meet Mr. Sun." a request."
"General, please speak!"
"I hope Mr. Sun can withdraw from this exam."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Chuanting's expression suddenly changed.
Liu Heng, who noticed, said again: "Mr. Sun, don't get me wrong. The reason why I hope Mr. Sun will give up the big exam is because I plan to arrange for Mr. Sun to directly enter the Tiger Flag as an official without wasting time on the big exam."
Sun Chuanting's face relaxed after hearing this explanation, and he said: "I wonder where the general is going to arrange for the criminals to serve as officials? Return to Shanxi or go to Shandong?"
Shanxi is his hometown, and he assisted Hong Chengchou in handling local affairs in Shandong, so these two places are very suitable no matter where he goes.
"I won't go to Shanxi, and I won't go to Shandong either." Liu Heng shook his head and rejected these two places.
"Where to go?"
"Go to the grassland."
Liu Heng gave him an answer.
Sun Chuanting frowned. He never expected that he would be sent to the grassland.
He served as a county magistrate and an official in the civil service department, and later became a military officer and an inspector. However, he had never tried to become an official on the grassland.
His hometown is in Dai County, Shanxi Province, and he knows more or less about the situation on the grassland. The situation there is completely different from the situation in the border town.
How to be an official on the grassland? His eyes darkened.
I thought that when I became an official on the grassland, I couldn't imitate the Taiji of those tribes and enjoy a wealthy life by bullying the herdsmen.
"Don't you know how to be an official on the grassland?" Liu Heng looked at the confusion on Sun Chuanting's face and knew what he was worried about.
Sun Chuanting said hurriedly: "The criminals are indeed a little confused."
"In the future, don't call yourself someone who offends the people. Although you were once an enemy of the Tiger-Charactered Banner, you are each his own. Now that you are willing to vote, the Tiger-Charactered Banner welcomes you, although it cannot allow you to suddenly rise to a high position. , but as long as you work hard, you may not be able to reach a high position one day in the future." Liu Heng said to Sun Chuanting with a smile.
