Gao Mo's suggestion also made some sense, and Gao Pragmatic understood it immediately.
But he shook his head and said: "Confucius said: 'Killing without teaching is called cruelty, failure to discipline is called violence, being slow to follow orders is called a thief, just like treating others, and cashiers are stingy. Yousi'."
After a pause, he continued: "Zhiting has already prepared for the attack on Malacca. Now that it is approaching, it is impossible to bypass her. She takes charge of everything in southern Xinjiang for me. I have no reason not to ask What's her plan?
Uncle Mo, this cannot be confused with Huang Yinglei's incident. You should go now and send a letter to Dingnan in my name, asking Dingnan what detailed plans it has for this and the extent of its preparations. This letter was also forwarded to the Nanyang Fleet for Gao Jing to reply. "
Gao Mo bowed and obeyed the order.
As soon as Gao Mo left, Liu Xin saw Gao Pingshi looking at her and couldn't help but shrugged: "It seems I'm too talkative."
Gao pragmatic ignored this sentence, but asked with some confusion: "Why do you seem to be uneasy about your relatives in my clan?"
Although Liu Xin said "no intimacy", it seemed that she was not really worried about this problem. When she heard Gao Pingshi asked this question, she couldn't help but curled her lips: "Do you want Gao Ruichu to be Zhu Wenzheng?"
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but hesitate.
Zhu Wenzheng, this Wenzheng is not a posthumous title, but his name. This man was the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the famous founding general of the Ming Dynasty and the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and the core figure of the Zhu Yuanzhang Group. He once served as the Grand Governor of the Grand Governor's Office, the highest government office in the army. His father is Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother Zhu Xinglong, King of Nanchang.
When Zhu Yuanzhang raised his army, Zhu Xinglong had already died. Zhu Xinglong's wife Wang and her son Zhu Wenzheng were attached to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang raised Zhu Wenzheng as his own son. Zhu Wenzheng was brave and good at fighting. When he crossed the river with his army, he captured Jiqing Road. After being promoted to a fellow Privy Councilor for his repeated military exploits, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him: "What official do you want to be?" Zhu Wenzheng replied: "My uncle has achieved great success, so why worry about not being rich? How can you convince the public by giving officials and rewards to your relatives first?" Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to hear this and loved his nephew even more.
In the 21st year of Zhizheng of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the Privy Council to the Governor's Office, and appointed his colleague Zhu Wenzheng in the Privy Council as the Governor to control domestic and foreign military affairs. And then Jiangxi was established, and Hongdu (Nanchang) was guarded, southwest of Pinghan, and no important ministers who were not flesh and blood could guard it.
Chen Youliang led an army of 600,000 to besiege Hongdu, but Zhu Wenzheng defeated him several times. He held out for 85 days until Taizu personally led his troops to help. Chen Youliang withdrew the siege and retreated to Poyang Lake to confront Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Wenzheng also cut off Chen Youliang's food supply, and Youliang was defeated. Then He Wenhui and others were sent to attack the unaffiliated prefectures and counties. When Jiangxi was pacified, Zhu Wenzheng took most of the credit.
After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the capital, he generously rewarded Chang Yuchun, Liao Yongzhong and other officers with gold and silk. However, Zhu Wenzheng had great achievements but had not been rewarded yet. He became angry and lost his temper. He appointed his generals to plunder his wives and daughters.
Li Yin, the envoy to the inspection, played Zhu Wenzheng's arrogant and extravagant gaze on the ice, and Zhu Yuanzhang sent his envoy to scold him. Zhu Wenzheng was afraid, and Li Yinbing reported that Zhu Wenzheng had different intentions.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately took a boat to the city and summoned Zhu Wenzheng. Zhu Wenzheng rushed out to greet him. Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What are you planning to do?" He was escorted back to the capital. Queen Ma persuaded him and said: "He just has a strong personality and nothing else." He was dismissed and placed under house arrest in Tongcheng, and died not long after. .
Of course Gao Jingshi knew these things very well, so after Liu Xin pinned Zhu Wenzheng's incident on Gao Ruichuan, Gao Jingshi suddenly felt awe-inspiring.
Seeing that he was silent, Liu Xin simply said: "You use Gao Ruichun as the patrol envoy in southern Siam. This is nothing. After all, your third brother Gao Wuqin has long been the general of the six towns of Annan. But they are different. Gao Wuqin He is your sibling brother. Gao Ruichu is not only a generation younger, but also just a cousin.
For Gao Wuqin, you didn't make many special arrangements; for Gao Ruichu, you just let Musali, the Cambodian surrender, partner with him. It would be hard for me to believe that there was no intention to test him here.
And this test is similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's refusal to appreciate Zhu Wenzheng's great achievements in Jiangxi... Gao Situ, aren't you doing this because you are afraid that Gao Ruichu's mentality will expand and lead you to the wrong path? "
Gao pragmatic did not remain silent this time, but laughed: "How do you know I'm not afraid that he will be the master?"
"His achievements are so high that he can defeat the master?" Liu Xin also smiled, but at the same time shook his head: "How? Not to mention that Jinghua was founded by you and controlled by you, so what if you let him pacify the Malay Peninsula this time?
He was the patrol envoy to southern Siam, but the garrison envoy to southern Siam was Musali. He is in charge of government affairs, while Musali is in charge of the military. Even if he conquers the Malay Peninsula, Musali will probably be number one in terms of merit, right?
What's more, even if the credit for the conquest of the Malay Peninsula is given to him, Gao Ruichu, can his credit be compared to that of your ladyship? Not to mention that he can't compare to her, I'm afraid he can't even compare to me - do you have to worry about his superiority?
So in the final analysis, are you worried that his character is unstable and he may be arrogant based on his achievements? When the time comes, will you kill him, or will you put him under house arrest like Zhu Wenzheng until he dies? You definitely don’t want to see either of these situations, so I say that Siam cannot be solely responsible for this southern expedition. "
Gao pragmatically asked calmly: "Then why don't you agree to let Zhiting go? Don't mention any reasons like 'there is no day in the sky', you know that I will not approve it, and that is not your consistent idea."
Liu Xin raised her eyebrows: "What are my consistent thoughts?"
"Huh?" Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows in response and said, "Don't you always insist on equal rights?"
"Ha, is there a relationship between the two?" Liu Xin shook her head and said: "Even in this era, the emperor and the empress are known to be enemies of each other. However, once upon a time, it was the empress who decided who would be the emperor? Only the emperor decided Who will be the queen.
Just because I have equal rights ideas does not mean that I ignore reality. What is the reality in southern Xinjiang? It was you who created Beijing, and you must be the most visionary person in most matters such as politics, military, science and technology. I understand and support your goals, so I am opposed to any situation that may pose a threat to you.
My relationship with Huang Zhiting is very complicated. I know that she intends to use me, but I also know that her use is not from her personal perspective, but from your perspective. This is why I can still The key to becoming friends with her.
But even so, on the premise that the Huang family is still strong, I don't agree with you making certain decisions that will allow her to continue to increase her prestige. If you are here, she may never consider betraying you, but what if you are gone? How can you tell what she would do for Gao Yuan?
Now that you don't have other sons, this idea seems to be too much, but I guess you won't have only one son, right? You might say that in the future, Southern Xinjiang can be like the Ming Dynasty and strictly follow the rules of establishing direct descendants and elders, but I think the situation in Southern Xinjiang may be difficult to be the same as that in the Ming Dynasty. "
"What's the difference?" Gao pragmatic smiled slightly.
"The Ming Dynasty did not have enclaves, and the areas it ruled were connected together. What about Southern Xinjiang? Although you have established a governance structure with Siam as the core, geographical separation has always existed objectively.
It is only the end of the 16th century, not the 21st century, or even the 20th century. The maritime territories - for example, the Philippines in the future, are they too far away from Dingnan?
Judging from the current situation, after you take over the Philippines, you must establish a king there. In other words, Jinghua will establish a general commander or patrol envoy there. What is the difference between a general-general and a patrol envoy and a governor-general and a governor?
They are also frontier officials, and they are independent frontiers that are far away or even separated from the core of your southern border... Can you be sure that you will always have firm control? Maybe while you are alive, but what about after you are gone?
After thinking about it, unless you don't allow a 'frontier' like the Philippines to have a navy, it will inevitably cause them to become centrifugal. The best choice you can make at that time is to send one of your sons to guard it.
But here comes the problem, doing so will make Gao Yuan feel threatened. If this son is also the direct descendant of Huang Zhiting, Huang Zhiting may not suppress him too much, but Gao Yuan will be even more wary of him; if this son is not the direct descendant of Huang Zhiting, Gao Yuan's sense of threat may not be so strong, but will Huang Zhiting take it seriously? If he's a threat, it's hard to say.
All in all, internal estrangement will result anyway. Under this estrangement, the higher Huang Zhiting's prestige and strength, the easier it is for problems to occur... Do you want to see that scene? "
Gao pragmatic frowned and said, "Didn't you only care about military affairs before?"
"Those who are close to the ink are evil." Liu Xin spread his hands: "I have been with you for a long time, and I know all the many plans you have planned, so that now I can think of these conspiracy theories at every turn. Isn't this all about you? Harmful?"
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, and added: "The Philippines seems to be divided, but in fact, to the Nanyang Fleet, it is right under their noses."
"After you take over the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula, are you going to stop there?" Liu Xin raised an eyebrow: "Even if you haven't said it, but you support the Shimadzu family, don't you covet Japan? You build Dandong City, don’t you have a plot against North Korea? After controlling Malacca, don’t you plan to use this as a support point to capture the entire Nanyang? After capturing Nanyang, won’t you take action against Australia, which is rich in resources, to avoid being defeated by Europe? Go straight to the heart?
What's more, when Huang Zhiting wanted to attack Arakan, your answer was that you didn't want to fight with the Mughal Empire now - in other words, you actually have thoughts about India in your heart, but you just can't care about it at the moment, or in other words It’s still beyond my ability, am I wrong?
If you don't speak, I'll take it as acquiescence. Well, with such a vast territory, including maritime borders, do you really think that the navy alone can provide sufficient deterrence to the separated regions?
No matter how powerful the navy is, these places always need a strong army to guard them. After they have a strong enough army, how can you ensure that the southern Xinjiang center on the Indochina Peninsula can still suppress them?
I would like to ask, how much naval power does the southern Xinjiang center on the Indochina Peninsula need to have to commit hundreds of thousands of troops to an expeditionary battle at one time and overwhelm certain isolated places? "
Gao Jingshi smiled bitterly and said: "I really think... you are thinking too far. And, since you said so, doesn't it mean that if Zhiting doesn't have such a high prestige, then this matter is settled? Not to mention other things, such as why you Do you think I will die so early? Haven’t you heard of disasters that can live for thousands of years?”
Liu Xin waved her hand: "This is just a hypothesis. After all, normally speaking, most men's lifespan is not as long as women. You don't think I'm cursing you, do you?"
Gao pragmatic shrugged: "That doesn't matter. You know my political outlook. I don't believe this."
Liu Xin took the topic back and said: "Well, let's continue talking about Huang Zhiting's question. Under the premise that she lives longer than you, and based on the fact that she considers everything for you now: Suppose you win Well…just take Japan for example.
You have arranged for a son to go to Japan to guard it. According to Japan's current strength, he may even have an army of 500,000 on hand. Do you think Huang Zhiting can rest assured?
Even if she doesn't consider whether Gao Yuan can shake things up in the future, with the strength of these 500,000 troops alone, she might be worried that Japan will be split apart... Based on her character, would she think this is the case? Is it a serious threat to the foundation you have built? So, what will she do? "
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Even according to your hypothesis, first, I should actually find a way to solve the hidden dangers before I die; second, even if Zhiting does not have higher prestige and stronger strength, when it comes to At that point, she will still find a way to do it. If you ask me to restrict her from obtaining these prestige and strength now, it actually won't solve the problem."
Liu Xin said: "The reason why I suggest this is because as long as she is not confident that it can be solved easily, then she will probably not take too violent measures, at least not to use troops.
And as long as there is no military force, this matter will most likely just be a confrontation at the political level. On the other hand, it means that the conflict will not be too intense, will not lead to internal fighting, and will not cause serious damage to the overall strength of Southern Xinjiang.
You established the southern Xinjiang circle of influence to resist European colonialism. If there is such a big turmoil in southern Xinjiang, it is hard to say whether this resistance will be successful. And as long as southern Xinjiang looks like a whole, the possibility of successful resistance will be much higher. "
Gao pragmatically said: "Even so, it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and cannot solve the problem you call 'centrifugal force'."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "That's right, but I can't think of a better way for the time being. I even think...otherwise you don't want to build a complete centralized system like the Ming Dynasty in southern Xinjiang. It's better to build one." a federated government.
It is to use the Indochina Peninsula as the core, and allow them a certain degree of autonomy for certain surrounding areas where control is insufficient, but they must recognize the authority of the central government, and when it is time to send troops, they must cooperate with the central government in sending troops... and so on. "
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "It sounds a bit like the four great khanates of the Mongols to me, but you have to know that with the internal competition for the position of the Mongolian Khan, a series of things happened, the four great khanates soon became independent."
Liu Xin spread her hands: "Didn't you say that you can copy the Ming Dynasty's system of establishing direct descendants and establishing elders? In that case, there will be no battle for heirs."
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