Chapter 209 The crime of deception, the change of the situation
Ma Bao, the newly promoted King of Wei, ranked among the kings of different surnames. It can be said that he has reached the pinnacle of his life. He kowtowed to accept the order and shouted long live, but in his heart he was like a mirror, knowing that this would never be a permanent success.
The imperial edict issued. But this is no longer important. He has a distinguished title and outstanding achievements. While he continues to gain honors and positions, Zhu Yongxing also pulls him onto a "thief ship" that he cannot jump off unless he is willing to abandon them all.
Ma Bao was not the only one who was in high spirits during happy events. Zhu Yongxing attached great importance to merit rewards, and the financial rewards came second. A group of generals were promoted to higher ranks. With the smooth progress of the war, the future became brighter.
"After our army has rested, we will go straight to Geng Ni's lair. Let Xiao Wei take this first merit and be promoted to Marquis. Let's see where Old Wei's face will go." On this day, Ma Bao and the generals finished discussing the matter and were in a good mood.
He made a joke about Wei Junzhong and his father, Wei Yong, Marquis of Mengjin.
However, Wei Yong, the Marquis of Mengjin, was also a very thoughtful guy. He stayed in Annan silently, pushed his son to the martial arts hall, and asked him to serve Zhu Yongxing with all his strength. Now Wei Junzhong has lived up to his expectations, but the momentum of promotions and promotions has also failed.
This became the reason for Ma Bao to tease his father.
"My father once said: 'A disciple does not have to be inferior to his master, a son must surpass me.' This is the right principle. As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the new ones are stronger than the old ones." Wei Junzhong was promoted to count and colonel.
Needless to say, he was happy because he was the person with the highest military rank among those who came from the martial arts hall. Now that Ma Bao was teasing him, he didn't take it seriously.
"Old Wei is shrewd, look at what he said." Wu Sansheng shook his head gently as if with emotion, and said with a smile: "He is hiding in Annan to enjoy his life, but he has a promising son who can support his appearance. Why, I heard that he has accepted it again
A concubine?"
"This -" Wei Junzhong was a little embarrassed at this moment, scratching his head and not knowing what to say.
"It's easy to expand territory overseas. Qi Sansheng and Gao Qilong led a few thousand soldiers to fight against Zhenla. Yes, Zhenla didn't dare to fight. Didn't they both take concubines? They are still overseas barbarians!"
Ma Bao didn't understand the situation in other countries, so it was normal for him to say the words overseas barbarians.
"Your Majesty, overseas is overseas, don't talk about barbarians." Wu Sansheng reminded kindly.
"Yes, yes, you should be careful what you say." Ma Bao woke up suddenly and nodded quickly.
Speaking of which, I would like to mention what Zhu Yongxing did a few days ago. Siwei, the commander of the Annan capital and the head of the Croat tribe in Mengshan, rushed to Guangzhou with Mengzhu and his family, and immediately asked Zhu Yongxing to plead guilty. What crime was it, deception?
The crime of deceiving Mengzhu’s life experience.
In Siwei's account, Mengzhu was originally a daughter of the Han family. Her father's surname was Chen, who was very knowledgeable and was the professor he invited for the Mengshan Ke people. In a conflict with the Burmese, Mengzhu's parents unfortunately died.
He adopted the infant Mengzhu as his daughter. Over time, this matter was not known to outsiders. He regarded Mengzhu as his own son. The tribe also regarded her as a princess in the tribe.
This obviously made-up story made Zhu Yongxing "livid". Not only was he given the title of Siwei Annan Commander-in-Chief to see the consequences, but he was also fined three years as a penalty, and even banned Mengzhu to make him think about his mistakes.
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In fact, most people know that this is just a trick to hide people's ears, and there is nothing profound about it. But Zhu Yongxing chose the time well and did things wonderfully. Even if people want to object, they can't speak out.
What do you object to? You think the punishment is too light, you think this is fake, and you think this is setting the stage for the future... Well, I can punish you more severely, anyway, as long as you don't behead; if you say it's fake, then you take it.
Prove evidence; as for the future, I haven't done anything yet, why do you object!
But if you don't object, it will be equivalent to acquiescing to this matter and Mengzhu's life experience. If she is really made a princess in the future, there will be no reason to object again.
This is exactly the key point that Zhu Yongxing has identified. People know that there is a lie, but they have no way to start and no excuse to object. Mengzhu and Longer's status, although they are officially married, there is no imperial decree, they can only be regarded as concubines.
Others were respectful, flattering, and to please Zhu Yongxing, so she treated her as the Crown Princess or Princess. Under such status, the issue of Mengzhu's life experience was really not a big deal.
Of course, according to Zhu Yongxing's love for Mengzhu, the issue of life experience has been confirmed, and the possibility of being promoted will not be ruled out in the future. But it is possible after all. To challenge Zhu Yongxing with unfounded speculations, not only is it unknown, but also completely offends Zhu Yongxing
But if you remain silent now, you will undoubtedly lose your right to speak in the future. This is Zhu Yongxing's "turning a deer into a horse", an unsolvable trick that leaves others helpless and helpless.
Ma Bao, Wu Sansheng and others had only heard about it, but they all roughly guessed Zhu Yongxing's intentions. The fake origin was a fake after all. This barbarian always talks about it, so it is naturally not very appropriate. Zhu Yongxing will not say it in the future.
Maybe Mengzhu, who is a princess, is not easy to offend.
Everyone chatted some gossip and were about to leave one after another when a staff officer came to report that Min King Zhu Yongxing had sent a secret message, which was urgently needed for eight hundred miles.
When Ma Bao knew that his situation had changed, he immediately stopped the generals from leaving and ordered the confidential personnel to translate the letter immediately. After a short time, the translated secret letter was placed on Ma Bao's desk. After reading it carefully, he couldn't help but frown.
He raised his eyebrows and signaled Wu Sansheng to take the letter and watch it.
Wu Sanxin read the letter and signaled it with his eyes. Ma Bao nodded in approval, and then Wu Sansheng began to read it aloud.
According to the original deployment of the Ming army, the Ming army led by Ma Bao mainly fought against the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia. If they could win, they would attack the city and seize territory in Fujian Province, advance towards Fuzhou from the west, and fight against the Ming and Zheng forces fighting on the coast.
The coalition forces attacked Geng Ni's home base and wiped out Geng Ni's troops in Fujian Province and even in Jiangnan, which were considered powerful enemies.
However, after the internal strife in the Zheng family, Zheng Jing had ordered the main force to be assembled in Jinxia to prepare for the violent storm from Taiwan. This made the Ming army fighting in the coastal areas seem somewhat isolated. Zhu Yongxing detailed the current situation changes in his letter
, requiring the West Route Army to deploy some troops and strengthen the South Route Army in order to continue to implement the Fujian Province strategy.
"Do you need at least one division?" Ma Bao guessed what Zhu Yongxing said in his letter, and after Wu Sansheng finished reading, he asked uncertainly.
"There are more than 10,000 marines. With the help of the navy, one more division will be enough!" Wu Sansheng calculated the attack routes and characteristics of the two Ming armies and answered firmly.
Ma Bao nodded. The South Route Army does have the convenience of offshore, and there are many towns on the attack route that can be captured with the help of the navy. More than 20,000 army troops should be enough. And on his own side, after supplementation, he can still have
With nearly 30,000 people, there should be no problem in continuing to implement the original strategic plan.