Fan Wencheng sneered in his heart.
These officials of the Ming Dynasty are still so stupid. They actually think that the Ming Dynasty can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. Until now, they have not realized that the weakest among the three is Ming Dynasty.
"What? Mr. Fan doesn't believe what I said?" Gao Hongtu asked immediately when he saw the disdain on Fan Wencheng's face.
Fan Wencheng, who heard this, shook his head and said: "Secretary Gao only saw a few battles between the Qing Dynasty and the tiger thieves, but has Gao Shilang thought about it? The people in Liaodong were hungry and poor, and they were far less attracted to tiger thieves than those in the south of the Yangtze River. With greater strength, if it were the tiger thieves who were among the tiger thieves, would you prepare to deal with the barren Liaodong or the rich Jiangnan first?"
Gao Hongtu's face changed color after hearing this.
If it were him, he would definitely have to deal with the Ming Dynasty, which occupied wealthy places such as Jiangnan. After unifying the world, he could concentrate the power of a country to deal with the Qing Dynasty, which was in a corner of peace.
"What Mr. Fan said is just his own guess!" Qu Shichen said, "In fact, the tiger thieves took the lead in dealing with the Qing Dynasty, not the Ming Dynasty."
Gao Hongtu on the side came to his senses and said immediately: "Yes, the tiger thief wants to deal with the Qing Dynasty, not the Ming Dynasty. No matter how correct Mr. Fan's guess is, it is not true."
After hearing what the two people said, Fan Wencheng's expression did not change at all.
After the two people finished talking, he replied with a smile: "You two are right. It is a fact that the tiger thieves took the lead in attacking the Qing Dynasty. But have you ever thought about the reason?"
"What could be the reason for this!" Gao Shilang spread his hands.
Qu Shishu also said: "No one can guess who the tiger thieves want to attack first. Maybe they like to conquer the land of Liaodong first."
"No, the tiger thieves attacked our Qing Dynasty for a reason, and there are more traces to follow." Fan Wencheng looked at the faces of Gao Hongtu and Qu Shichun, and finally fell on Qian Qianyi.
Qian Qianyi hesitated for a moment and asked: "I am very curious, what is the reason that made the tiger thieves attack the Qing Dynasty in the first place?"
Although Gao Hongtu and Qu Shiqi didn't ask, their eyes were on Fan Wencheng, wanting to hear how he would explain.
"The reason is very simple." Fan Wencheng paused for a moment before saying, "Because the Qing Dynasty knew that it was at odds with the Ming Dynasty, so before the tiger thief attacked the Ming Dynasty, he took the lead in attacking the tiger thief, forcing the tiger thief to kill his target. It was transferred to the Qing Dynasty, and then there were these battles between the Qing Dynasty and the tiger thieves."
"It's just nonsense. Mr. Fan's words can only deceive those young children who are not familiar with the world. Do you think I will believe it?" Qian Qianyi sneered.
In his opinion, this kind of explanation was just self-comfort, something he used to lie to himself.
Considering that the Qing Dynasty was still fighting to the death with the Ming Dynasty a few years ago, no one with any sense would believe that the Qing Dynasty would actively attract the attention of the Tiger Character Flag and become the target of the Tiger Character Flag in order to help the Ming Dynasty.
"Mr. Fan's joke is not funny at all." Gao Hongtu said sarcastically.
Although Qu Shishu didn't speak, his eyes looking at Fan Wencheng were also full of sarcasm.
However, Fan Wencheng was not annoyed at all by the cynicism of several people, and said: "You may think what I said is ridiculous, but after listening to my explanation, I'm afraid you won't be able to think about it anymore."
"Does this need to be explained? Isn't it the most ridiculous joke in the world? If I say that the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to find trouble with tiger thieves in order to save the Qing Dynasty, would you believe it, Mr. Fan?" Gao Hongtu sneered at Fan Wencheng mercilessly. .
Qu Shichun on the side also sneered: "Shilang Gao, you don't want to beat people to death with a stick, you always give them a chance to continue making up lies."
"How about you two just listen to me and finish what I'm saying?" Fan Wencheng said to the two of them calmly, showing no sign of anger at all.
Gao Hongtu said with a disapproving look: "I don't think it's necessary to say anything anymore. It's all compiled nonsense. No one will believe it."
"Secretary Gao feels that what I said is nonsense compiled by him. Is it possible that he is still afraid of saying more?" Fan Wencheng asked with a smile.
Gao Hongtu's face was serious and he said: "It's nothing to hear nonsense, I just think it's a waste of time."
"Since Gao Shilang thinks it's nothing, just listen! It's just a few words." Fan Wencheng forced Gao Hongtu into a corner with his words.
snort!
Gao Hongtu snorted coldly and turned away to look at Fan Wencheng.
Seeing him shrinking back, Fan Wencheng said: "A few of you have always thought that the Qing Dynasty had no reason to help the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, your majesty, I know very well that the Ming Dynasty cannot stop the tiger thieves' troops, so in order to prevent the tiger thieves from sending troops southward , Your Majesty, I took the initiative to contain the strength of the tiger bandits. If not, the army of tiger bandits would have captured the city and territory of Ming Dynasty, and I don’t know how many provinces it has captured."
"Nonsense, our Ming Dynasty is not without soldiers and generals, how could we allow the army of tiger thieves to run amok." Gao Hongtu sneered.
Fan Wencheng looked at Gao Hongtu and said: "The Ming Dynasty does have many soldiers and generals, how many more can be fought? I'm not looking down upon you, but since the tiger thieves rose up and occupied the northern capital of your dynasty, there may not be many elite soldiers left in the Ming Dynasty!" "
"Although our dynasty has lost half of its empire, it is still not something that small tribes like you can underestimate." Gao Hongtu retorted fiercely, his face flushed with embarrassment.
Although the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses did lack elites and were far inferior to before, for the sake of face, he was not willing to let Fan Wencheng, a traitor to the Han family, underestimate him.
Fan Wencheng looked at Gao Hongtu and asked: "Does Shilang Gao really think that the Ming Dynasty can stop the army of tiger thieves with its own strength? If you really think so, I will ask your Majesty to stop interfering with the tiger thieves after I return. Regarding the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, with the military strength of our dynasty, it may be worse to attack the tiger thieves, but it is not a big problem to defend the existing city in Liaodong. In addition, it is bitterly cold in Liaodong. It is good to see if the tiger thieves will continue to send troops to Liaodong in such a bitter cold. land, it is better to send troops south to obtain more prosperous land."
Gao Hongtu's expression changed.
The tiger-shaped flag army really wanted to go south and set its target on Daming. He knew that it would be difficult for Daming to stop the tiger-shaped flag army by himself.
"Okay, let's not argue about this." Seeing that Gao Hongtu was at a disadvantage, Qian Qianyi interrupted the argument between the two people and said, "Since Mr. Fan has come to see me, he doesn't want the tiger thief to have the opportunity to grow stronger. , you might as well talk about how you plan to cooperate."
Although the quarrel just now was fierce, he knew that Ming Dynasty needed help from Qing Dynasty.
The reason for the quarrel was for the two parties to cooperate in the future and avoid the lion from the Qing Dynasty making excessive demands.
