"What you just said, Your Majesty values you and holds a high position as the Duke of the Ming Dynasty. Didn't you mean the person you were yesterday?"
"Your Majesty valued you so much a few months ago. You have great autonomy in Annan, and the Duke of Ming Dynasty is also in your pocket." BIquGe.biz
"But what did you do? You stayed in the palace at night, you used palace servants, and you did countless transgressions. Although His Majesty knew it, he did not punish you. But later on, you changed military orders day and night, and you were arrogant and domineering, even reaching the heavens. If not, If people stop you, all the troops will go south, and Annan and the north will be in chaos. Even if the south is pacified by you, Annan will still be in turmoil for decades. What a price the court will have to pay for this, and how many casualties my son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty will have to pay for this. , don’t you know, you know everything, but you still did it for your own selfish desires. Once you do it, you will be the number one sinner in my Chenghua Dynasty."
"Now you say that His Majesty values and occupies a high position as the Duke of Ming Dynasty. How did you say this? Is this how you treat His Majesty? Don't you have any melancholy or remorse in your heart?"
"I know, you must be thinking in your heart, I am away fighting, and Marquis Taining is enjoying wealth and peace in Beijing, why can he become the Duke of the country before you? You are not angry and dissatisfied about this, but you know, thunder, rain and dew are all Jun En, you can't question it, and you don't dare to write a letter to question it. You have done the last thing you should do. You have to use the lives of the soldiers to question His Majesty's decision, and you have to use the stability of the southwest to force His Majesty. Make a step back..."
"Are you still a minister? How can His Majesty value you...How can you become the Duke of the Ming Dynasty...How can a minister like you get involved in the Duke of the Ming Dynasty?"
Shi Heng, who was sitting at the top, was stunned when he heard Shi Biao's words.
He was obviously Shi Biao's uncle, but why was Shi Biao talking to him in a lecturing tone at this time?
And every sentence stabs at the softest place in my heart.
Sure enough, the people who can hurt you the most are your relatives.
Moreover, he said it was useless and made it impossible for him to refute.
Over the years, Shi Biao and Shi Heng have accumulated experience in Jurchen, North Korea and other places in Liaodong.
The state's occupation of land is like eating. If you eat quickly or in a hurry, you will always accumulate food, and if you don't get it right, you will vomit it out.
Eat a piece of land, digest a piece of land, eliminate all unstable factors, and then proceed downwards, so as not to accumulate food. This is to exchange the smallest price for the greatest result.
Shi Heng knew this, so after occupying Annan Jiaozhou City, he did not go south in a hurry and went to the deep mountains and forests to find the young imperial court who had fled.
Because Shi Heng understood that even if he occupied the south of Annan in a short time, the Ming army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers would not be able to manage the entire territory of Annan well.
But it is unrealistic for Ming Dynasty to continue sending troops.
Because in the southwest, it only needs to involve the southwest. If the troops and food reserves of other provinces are used, it will really disrupt the overall deployment.
You used more than 100,000 soldiers, more than 200,000 civilians, and one million taels of silver to occupy Annan. You used 500,000 soldiers, more than one million civilians, and nearly two million taels of silver to occupy Annan. Annan's contribution is different.
Half a million soldiers, more than one million civilians, enough food and military supplies, and silver to clear the way. As long as you are a qualified general, it can almost be completed successfully. However, the price seems extremely huge, and neither the imperial court nor the emperor himself would think of paying it. This is the price to occupy Annan.
Because the effort is not directly proportional to the short-term returns.
The merits of being a general will also be greatly reduced. How can the achievements of a general be highlighted when anyone can do it.
Zhu Ji, who was sitting aside, glanced at Shi Biao and then at Shi Heng. He sighed silently in his heart and said to himself: "I know my father better than my son. What Shi Biao said is on point."
"Hmph, you are a young boy, how can you teach me, a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles, a lesson? I am lonely now, but you have not reached the heights I was before, and you still want to teach me how to be a courtier. I charged into battle under the walls of Beijing, I pacified the Jurchens in Liaodong, and I went to Annan to fight for the country. I have made great contributions to Your Majesty and to the Ming Dynasty. Seeing my silence, I thought of giving me advice, Shi Biao, you are worthy No, you are not worthy..."
Shi Heng didn't want to speak and couldn't refute, but he felt that if he didn't say anything after listening to Shi Biao's words, it would be a bit unreasonable. But he really didn't have anything to say to refute Shi Biao, so he could only change his mind.
Everyone has a moment of glory. Don’t take a moment as eternity. Don’t think that now that you are awesome, you can just do it in front of my uncle. If you talk too much, I won’t listen.
After listening to Shi Heng's words, Shi Biao sighed heavily.
"uncle……"
Hearing Shi Biao's uncle, Shi Heng's heart still had big ripples. He looked at Shi Biao. In Shi Biao's eyes, Shi Heng saw endless sadness, which made Shi Heng feel very uncomfortable. Although When uncle and nephew talk, neither one gives way to the other.
But they are the closest people.
In a sense, Shi Biao was more important in Shi Heng's heart than his two sons.
Because Shi Biao was not only his eldest brother's posthumous son, but also the brainchild of more than twenty years of his hard work...
"What, what's wrong..."
Shi Heng's emotions also fluctuated slightly.
"You are confused. Now we have reached this point. My nephew has been forced into a corner by you and there is no way out. If my nephew is like you and does whatever he wants, all of us in the Shi family will die. of."
"Before I left the capital, I asked for permission to kill my uncle myself to show my determination..."
Hearing Shi Biao's words about killing him, Shi Heng was not upset deep down in his heart.
His face was expressionless, waiting for Shi Biao to continue.
At this time, Shi Biao had tears in his eyes, but Zhu Ji, an outsider, was sitting beside him, and he couldn't act like a little girl.
Shi Biao sighed heavily, then turned and walked out of the lobby, grabbing the saber from a soldier.
Then he turned back again.
When Zhu Ji saw this, he quickly stood up and watched Shi Biao's next move.
Shi Biao pulled out the knife and walked towards Shi Heng step by step.
Shi Heng watched Shi Biao, who was holding a knife in both hands, walking towards him step by step without any fear.
Now that things have come to this, it is not an unacceptable thing to die in the hands of his nephew, which will help him fulfill his future path.
But when Shi Biao arrived in front of Shi Heng, he knelt down and held the knife high.
Looking at this evening, Zhu Ji and Shi Heng were both stunned.
Shi Heng, in particular, looked very flustered.
Panic like never before.
He was really afraid that Shi Biao would commit suicide in front of him. This would make him unable to see his elder brother and make him feel at ease.
"Uncle, my nephew wants to serve the Ming Dynasty, be loyal to His Majesty, and want to treat his uncle well, but now it's hard to do both. My nephew came from the capital, and he felt uneasy all the way. Now the nephew wants his uncle to make his own decisions... …”
"You, you mean, let me do it myself?"
"No, my uncle can take the knife in my hand and chop my nephew to death with one blow. This way my nephew will not feel embarrassed, and he will not have to worry about the family affairs. He will be relaxed and at ease, and he will be able to fulfill his filial piety."
When Shi Heng heard Shi Biao's words, he immediately became furious, stood up abruptly, and then said quickly: "This, how can this be done, Zhu, Commander Zhu, hurry up, take his sword."
At this time, Shi Heng seemed extremely panicked and incoherent.
Zhu Ji, who was on the side, also hurriedly arrived: "Marquis Liaoping, don't be ridiculous. His Majesty asked you to come here to pacify Annan, not to die."
"Uncle, I haven't finished speaking yet. I still have a second choice..."
"No matter what, I choose the second option. If you kill me now, I will choose the second option..."
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