Chapter 59 Li Jinglong’s thoughts
"No matter what the reason is." Guo Ying said with a sneer: "Old Fu knows when to take action better than that young boy. If His Majesty is here -----"
When Guo Ying said this, he suddenly sighed and couldn't continue.
The majesty Guo Ying mentioned was naturally Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he no longer led his troops to fight in person. But it does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang's military skills have disappeared. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, all major and minor wars and general strategies have been determined by Zhu Yuanzhang after discussions with the generals. Then let go and let the following execute.
Guo Ying has long been accustomed to this kind of decision-making mechanism.
If Zhu Yuanzhang were here, he would definitely not make such a ridiculous order.
It’s just that Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer here.
The eventful years that Guo Ying misses can no longer be returned.
Li Jinglong also accompanied Guo Ying for a while and said sadly, "Fourth Master, my nephew is not sure about something, so he came here today to ask for advice."
Guo Ying said: "What happened?"
Li Jinglong said: "You also know that I have some industries in Beijing. Now Hexi has done something, and the Fourth Master has also heard about it. I don't know what to do? Why don't you come here to ask for advice?"
At this point, how could Guo Ying not understand what Li Jinglong meant? He didn't want to ask for advice, but Li Jinglong was here to join forces. ..
Li Jinglong's industry in Beijing is not small, but Guo Ying's industry in Beijing is not small either. Guo Ying has a reputation for being greedy for money, not to mention that Guo Ying is related to Zhu Yuanzhang's harem. He Xi may not be familiar with Guo Guifei, but Princess Anqing is very familiar with her.
A considerable part of Guo Ying's properties in Beijing belong to Concubine Guo.
Li Jinglong actually made a decision before he came here. That is, no matter how you fight, I will make money no matter how you fight. But Li Jinglong knew very well that he was alone and weak. If he does this on his own, he is very likely to be caught as a model, which will be difficult to handle.
But the law does not blame everyone. We need to get a few capable people to work together. This made Zhu Yunwen unable to take action.
Rat-proof device.
And Guo Ying was the first one Li Jinglong came to find. Without him, Guo Ying's relationship extends to the palace. Although Zhu Yunwen is now on the throne, the Crown Princess Lu is now the Empress Dowager. But the Lu family cannot treat Zhu Yuanzhang's concubines badly. Zhu Yuanzhang's concubines are mainly Guo Guifei, and now she is the Taihuang Taifei.
When Zhu Yunwen came to power, he labeled himself a filial son. He can't attack Concubine Guo's family.
Guo Ying said: "There is only one Ming Dynasty in the world, and there is only one Zhu family in the world. Now the two brothers are having a tantrum, and it's their fault. Can we still follow suit? Don't you think so?"
When Li Jinglong heard this, he immediately felt that it was very agreeable and said, "Yes. Yes. Fourth Master is so right."
Guo Ying said: "However, it is not enough for you to come to me."
Li Jinglong said: "Not enough?"
Guo Ying sighed and said: "After all, my family has gone out of style. You go find someone who has not."
Li Jinglong said: "What does Fourth Master mean?"
Guo Ying sneered and said, "Go find the Lu family."
Li Jinglong asked in disbelief: "Is this the Lu family?"
Guo Ying said: "When His Majesty chose Lu as the crown prince's concubine, it was just to win over the Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats and local big families, but he never thought of making her the crown prince. The crown prince that your majesty really likes is Chang. The Chang family is talented He is one of our own. Mrs. Chang is no longer here. Your Majesty has always wanted to marry the Crown Princess for the Crown Prince. Firstly, the Crown Prince doesn’t want to. Secondly, Mrs. Lu has shown to be very virtuous, how virtuous she is, diligent and frugal internally, able to live a good life, and externally. Take care of your mother's family."
"But who are the Lu family? Our ancestors, Lu Wende and others, are all old people. After the Ming Dynasty was established, the lives of the remnants of the previous dynasty will only become more and more difficult. After so many years, Lu has become the empress dowager, how can Lu They are not getting rich. At this moment, there is nothing they dare not do. After all, they risked their lives to support today, so they must pay back."
Li Jinglong pondered for a moment, then he shook his head and said, "Fourth Master, I think it's still wrong. Of course.
Now that he has ascended the throne, his young master is suspicious of his country, and there are troops in Beijing. How can he be lenient to the Lu family at this time? "
Guo Ying said: "You are right, the Lu family will definitely not be lenient today."
Li Jinglong said: "Then Fourth Master, you-----"
Guo Ying leaned on the back of the chair, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a bit of ridicule: "Can he control it?"
Li Jinglong suddenly understood, and he changed his mind just now. When Zhu Yuanzhang was here, as long as there was any violation of law or discipline, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely clean it up. No matter who is involved behind this. Even my own relatives never show mercy.
But now Zhu Yuanzhang is gone.
Zhu Yunwen was so courageous that he gave the Lu family a sharp blow and killed them all. How does he face his mother?
What tests a person is not how he treats others? But how do you treat yourself. People who can discipline themselves are truly ruthless people. The same problems are posed to politicians. Only those who can take advantage of their own power are the real political strongmen.
Can Zhu Yunwen really take action against the Lu family and his mother clan now?
As for the Lu family currently not having much property in Beijing? It doesn't matter, Li Jinglong has a wide network of contacts, and each family will give some benefits, and the Lu family will soon have it. But after enjoying the benefits of so many families, the Lu family must be responsible for taking care of the inside of the palace.
Otherwise, even if he is a member of the empress dowager family, he would not be able to take advantage of so many nobles.
There will be blood.
Li Jinglong said: "You are still smarter, Fourth Master."
Guo Ying shook his head and said, "It's not me who is smart, but He Xi, the kid. I really don't know why it's necessary. Why is it arranged like this?"
Li Jinglong was stunned and said, "What arrangement?"
Guo Ying said: "This is the current situation. I have thought about it over and over again and thought a lot. I feel that this situation must have been arranged by His Majesty. Otherwise it would not be like this."
People in the world are not fools. Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement was not perfect. At the end of Zhu Yuanzhang's life, Guo Ying, as a relative and general, was a member of the guard of the palace, and many things happened under his eyes.
He didn't understand it at the time, but so many days later, he thought about it over and over again. I also figured out some flavors.
Now I couldn't help but say to Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong was shocked and whispered: "Fourth Master, can't you talk nonsense? If this spreads, big trouble will happen."
Guo Ying laughed and said, "Just think I'm talking nonsense. It's a joke. It's a joke."
This topic ends here.
It’s just that both the speaker and the listener have a caring heart.
When Li Jinglong returned to his home, he was still in a state of despair. He had no intention of thinking about the Lu family's affairs. Anyway, using Li Jinglong's skills to drag the Lu family into trouble was a trivial matter. There was only one thing that made him think deeply.
Is this situation caused by Zhu Yuanzhang intentionally or unintentionally?
Li Jinglong is not good at fighting, but his political sense is very good.
He listed the things Zhu Yuanzhang did in his later years one by one, and suddenly found that there was one thing that he had ignored. That is the reform.
After the death of Prince Gein, seizing the direct line of succession became a matter of concern to everyone in the Ming Dynasty, but no one paid much attention to the reform. But in fact, this incident received a lot of backlash.
Li Jinglong thought to himself: "Is Your Majesty someone who shrinks when encountering difficulties? No, Your Majesty will accept soft things rather than hard ones. Whoever gives him hard things will be harder. Doesn't Your Majesty know the tricks played by Fang Xiaoru and others? ? Of course he knows. Since he has put Fang Xiaoru in charge of the present, so-called reforms will no longer exist in the future. Is this what Your Majesty wants to see?"
"But if it really must be arranged, how can Your Majesty be sure that Beijing can defeat Nanjing?"
Li Jinglong thought over and over again, but couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
He couldn't figure it out.
But there is one thing that Li Jinglong agrees with Guo Ying's idea, that is, today's situation was intentional by Zhu Yuanzhang. Of course, what happens after a person's death is not up to him. Have many arrangements changed? Are they still on the track arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang? this
They don't know either.
However, before that, Li Jinglong always felt that Nanjing would definitely win. After all, Nanjing has what it wants. There are so many famous generals, but the people in Beijing are short of food, how can they win?
But at this moment, Li Jinglong suddenly hesitated.
If he decided to sit back and watch, he would have to take another look before he could make a decision.
