Hong Chengchou sent Feige to Yang Sichang, and Yang Sichang also sent Feige to Hong Chengchou.

He was shocked and confused when he received such an edict and the emperor's decree.

Since ancient times, the highest reward for meritorious officials was to be listed and bounded. This is the severance of the territory, right? They are also the highest rewards of the ministers, right? This is something he never dared to think of before.

In the past, what he thought was that he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and was awarded the posthumous title of Wen Zheng after his death. This was very amazing.

After his death, he was given a posthumous title of Wen Zheng, which is a glory of Xu, but if he can be named a prince and passed down from generation to generation, it will be a real glory and benefit.

But Yang Sichang can also be called an old fry in the officialdom. He also knows that often the honey is accompanied by crises. When collecting honey in the woods, it is easy to encounter bears who come to collect honey. Danger and opportunity coexist.

There is a saying that from ancient times to the present, the most important military achievements are the ones who have made great contributions to the territory and boundaries. There is also a saying that the master of great achievements is shocked.

He was thinking that the emperor was forced to come up with this method, even the prince could be granted a title. If the emperor lifted his pants and refused to recognize others after this matter, what should he do? The Zhu family killed the meritorious officials, which is in line with the family rules of the ancestors. I am afraid that even if all the ministers were killed, the people would applaud. So many meritorious officials who followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world, the emperor would openly kill them, and the people were not good, let alone people like themselves.

But this piece of cake with honey was so tempting that he didn't dare to agree, but he wouldn't refuse. He immediately asked someone to discuss it, and only Hong Chengchou was the only one who asked someone to discuss it.

This is because he and Hong Chengchou are very close to each other, both within Shandong, and everyone often echoes and takes care of each other.

If they had some competition in the past, they had cooperated with each other after entering Shandong.

As for Zhu Xieyuan, who was far away in Jining, Shandong, forgot that, he always regarded himself as an isolated minister, and everyone said that he was different and did not plan for each other.

Yang Sichang also admires Zhu Xieyuan's character very much, but he will never be another Zhu Xieyuan himself.

He could see clearly that being an official is not only to assist the wise ruler, to support the world, and to benefit his hometown, but also to gain tangible benefits.

If you don’t have any benefits like Zhu Xieyuan, you can kill the ten clans, so there is no need, and Zhu Xieyuan may not want it. Why is this? Because his ten clans were destroyed, he only had one son by his side, and even his son was in his forties. It’s hard to say whether he could give birth to offspring. I’m afraid that even if it’s a generation of his son, even if it’s absolute, what’s wrong with being a prince?

This piece of fat meat was so tempting. Yang Sichang admitted that he was tempted, so he immediately had an affair with Hong Chengchou and asked for his opinion. Hong Chengshou quickly responded, thinking that he could try it.

If it were the past, Hong Chengchou didn't even dare to think about it, so he immediately pushed it. Just kidding! Only those who died in the Ming Dynasty could be granted the title of king. If he wanted to be granted the title of king, he wanted to die.

But today's Ming Dynasty is really different from the past, and we have to rely on these people to conquer the world. Since the world is defeated by these people, even if we reward the merit of breaking the land and tying the border, what's wrong?

Even if there is something wrong, what are you afraid of if you have hundreds of thousands of troops in your hands?

Even Hong Chengchou was thinking in his mind, if he led these hundreds of thousands of troops to surrender to the Chinese Army, what position would the other party give him?

Although he had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, these soldiers were basically the ones who served as soldiers to eat food. As long as they were given wealth and honor, they probably wouldn't mind who they called their father. They always acted like they had milk and were mothers.

However, this matter was of great importance. Neither of them dared to be good at it. Then they contacted their confidants and they had a secret meeting.

In the laws of the Ming Dynasty, generals of their level met privately, which was considered a violation of the court's laws and regulations. The censors in the court learned that they had written a book, which was a loss of head.

This is called collusion and indiscriminate plots, but now it is different from the past. It is natural that the two of them dare to connect in private, so there is a reason for the matter.

Their confidence is that there are hundreds of thousands of troops in hand. The Ming Dynasty has changed sincerely. It has become that the emperor wants to do something, and he has to ask these generals.

Even Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang were thinking farther away. What they thought was that since the Ming Dynasty was protected by them, could they connect their wealth and honor with the court, and could they imitate the pattern of King Sima of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and governing the world together into Zhu, Hong, and Yang?

They have such concerns, but they are not too concerned. According to most of the past events in history, most heroes and military generals did not end well in the end, and they would inevitably end up with great achievements, and they would be cooked by the master.

They don’t want to kill rabbits and dogs to cook, so they naturally have to consider the future.

This official is really not easy to be a good person. He cannot defeat the enemy. He is worried that the emperor will be chopped up his head and the enemy will be chopped up his head. Even if he wins, he is worried that the emperor will cross the bridge and pull out the board, unload the donkey, and kill them.

Hong Chengchou and Yang Xuchang, because they had always had such ideas, they became like alike and hit it off. The two sides immediately colluded with each other with one look.

The two of them privately came to a conclusion that if they did not want to achieve great success and ended up with the end of the birds hiding their bows, they would have to take their own military power in their hands.

At the same time, we must ask the emperor for more things, which are the rewards we receive after working hard, and can also be regarded as our own life-saving talisman.

They believe that if the military power is handed over after the matter is completed, even if they can protect their wealth, they cannot protect their descendants' wealth. The best way is to imitate the Mu family in Yunnan, seize military power, guard one side, guard the Ming Dynasty, listen to the tune but not the publicity, which can ensure their wealth and honor, and the wealth of their descendants can also be guaranteed, which is worth working hard for.

So they thought that they could take this position and ask the emperor for more, and as long as they unite, they could ask for more things.

Of course, they cannot ask for it openly, otherwise they will be afraid that they will be charged with another crime, which is to threaten the emperor and blackmail the court.

If the court itself was willing to give it, it would be different.

So after the two of them had a private connection, they immediately agreed to the emperor's envoy, expressing their respect for the court's decision and forming a new army at the fastest speed. They will set out within half a month at the latest to attack Jinan, and strive to capture Jinan and destroy Liu Yuanqiao in the shortest time.

The envoy waited for two days, and was anxious and impatient. Finally, he waited for the reply from the two great men. This made them very happy. As if they had found a treasure, they immediately returned to Beijing happily and reported to the emperor.

As for the envoys sent by Liubaili to Jining Front, he went to meet Zhu Xieyuan's envoy. As soon as Zhu Xieyuan saw this edict, he was very angry. He cursed: "Which turtle son came up with such an idea?"

The envoy was very embarrassed. He said: "This kind of edict is naturally from the emperor. He wants to reward the meritorious officials and let you work hard to eliminate the rebels."

Zhu Xieyuan is a very strong man. He dares to scold the people in the court, but it is a bit too much to scold the emperor. He dares not scold the emperor, so he immediately said: "Which son instigated the emperor to do this? Is Zhou Yanyu or Xue Guanguo not a good person?"

In Zhu Xieyuan's eyes, such intentions were actually a bit heartbroken. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, he was deeply favored by the emperor and served the court, which was a matter of course. Even if he died for the court, it was taken for granted. The court actually proposed to split the land and enclose the border, which should be a bit heartbroken.

Those who have made great contributions since ancient times either retire with glorious despair, or those who have achieved great success will be shocked by the master. They will either learn from Zhang Liang's free and retreat without being free, or end up with Han Xin being chopped into meat sauce.

As the emperor, he was forced to make such an agreement with his ministers. This is not a good sign. Now that he wants to ask for it, it is natural that everything is easy to discuss. When one day, the emperor thinks of today's shame, he is afraid that he will arouse revenge. Zhu Xieyuan will not live at that time, but his son is still there and there will still be descendants. Where will this place be? And where will the reputation behind him be?

That's why he was very angry.

Zhu Xieyuan scolded the officials in the court, but the envoy dared not be like him. He could only speak out and both sides said good things.

Zhu Xieyuan also had a headache for this. Such a strategy is actually short-sighted and eager for quick success. Once the siege of Jinan is not progressing well, it will easily lead to collapse and failure. A great situation will be ruined. Even if you want to come back, the current situation will not work.

However, the lords in the court had such a mindset and short-sighted attitude, but they were eager to succeed, thinking that the enemy could be bullied, but they could easily defeat and eliminate them.

The Chinese army is not the sheep they let them slaughter, but the tigers they fight to the death and may not be able to deal with. Such a person is actually fickle and fickle, thinking that you can easily deal with it. This is the way to die.

But the emperor also forced him to the corner, and Zhu Xieyuan also understood the emperor's position and ideas.

That is, if you really have no money, you can't fight the war without money. It is not a perfect solution to fight a war of attrition like they are now.

If one day they cannot conquer these peripheral cities for a long time and the Chinese army launches a large-scale counterattack, they will eventually be defeated and killed.
Chapter completed!