King Ning Zhu Quan was instantly turned to stone as if struck by lightning.
Then it exploded violently and shouted, "Impossible! How can Sheng Yong, a foreign general, control Daning's troops? All of my subordinates are..."
"Chitose, do you want to say that your men are all loyal generals who were promoted by you!" Ping An looked at Ning Wang Zhu Quan with unusual calmness, "They only listen to your words, and no one else can move them, right?"
Poof, Zhu Quan sat down helplessly, with cold sweat on his forehead and his eyes filled with disbelief.
"First of all, you are wrong. The generals under your command were promoted by you, not brought out by you! Furthermore, strictly speaking, it was the Ming Dynasty who promoted them, not you personally!" Ping An continued to speak, "Do you think they
I listen to you, that’s because the emperor didn’t say anything, because you are the son of the Supreme Emperor, and you are the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty.”
"If!" Ping An smiled, "The emperor gave the order, do you think they will still listen to you?"
"Impossible..." Zhu Quan murmured.
"Not to mention your generals in Daning, the soldiers you have brought out now. Believe it or not, they are weighing in their hearts at this moment whether they want to commit this crime of disrespect with you! Whether they want to follow you or not.
If you go against the imperial court, do you want to follow you and become a traitor?"
"Nonsense!" Zhu Quan stood up again with a bang, "Ping Bao'er, please stop scaring me!"
Ping An was still very calm, looking into Zhu Quan's eyes was like looking at a naughty student.
"I'm telling the truth. Sheng Yong represents the emperor, so he can naturally control all the troops in Daning. Besides, your generals know better than you. They were granted to you by the imperial court. The imperial court can grant or accept them.
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Ping An sighed, "Besides, you are still junior!"
"I have been at the frontier for these years..."
Ping An raised his hand to interrupt King Ning Zhu Quan, "Have you achieved anything good in these years?" He said, looking at King Ning peacefully, and continued, "Among the Ming Dynasty Sai kings, the Qin, Jin, Yanning vassals are the strongest. But no matter what,
Whether it is the King of Qin, the King of Jin or the King of Yan, they all joined the army as young men, and it took them more than twenty years of experience at the border to firmly control their troops."
Having said this, Ping An shook his head, "You have no merit in battle, you are far behind in terms of the means to win over people's hearts, and you are even worse in terms of connections! Everything you have today comes from the preference of the Supreme Emperor. Everything about you,
It's all based on the fact that you are the son of the Supreme Emperor, not something you made up by yourself."
"You..." Ping An's words directly hit King Ning Zhu Quan's Achilles' heel.
Indeed, he is young, he does not have enough prestige, he does not have enough qualifications, and his time at the frontier is still short... The reason why those powerful generals in the army listen to him is because he is King Ning and the son of Emperor Hongwu.
, instead of sincerely admiring him and being willing to live and die with him.
"I would like to say something that only you and I can talk to in private!" Ping An whispered, "You are the least qualified and least capable to go against the Emperor!"
Ning Wang Zhu Quan roared silently, his eyes like daggers, staring at Ping An fiercely.
"Look, you look like you are strong on the outside but strong on the inside!" Ping An sighed, "You are spoiled and have forgotten everything!"
As he said that, he shook his head silently and smiled bitterly, "Your father-in-law is just the commander of Luzhou Road, with only eight thousand soldiers and horses under his command. He has some military exploits, can he be compared with the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Among the brothers of your generation, the in-law family of King Qin is the Deng family. Not to mention the princes who have been granted the title of county king, they are the six founding princes of the country! The in-law family of King Jin is the Xie family of Yongping Hou, who is also the founding army of Tie Tie.
Hou, the older generation figure who swept across Mobei and became the all-powerful figure!"
"Not to mention the Yue family of King Yan, the Xu family of Wei Guogong! And you! Compared with them, what do you have? Those three princes have the favor of the Supreme Emperor and the support of the Yue family. They have fought for more than twenty years and survived.
No one on the other side dares to disobey, what about you? What do you have?"
"Say something even more unpleasant!" Ping An shook his head again, "Even if I ask you to go back to Daning, believe it or not, there is no need for the imperial army to arrive. Just any old military prince will go there with the emperor's order, and your people will be there."
I will tie you up and ask for credit!"
"Impossible..." Sweat was dripping down his temples. Prince Ning's face was ashen but he still spoke harshly.
As he said this, countless grievances suddenly emerged from the angrily unwillingness in his heart, "You deliberately eliminated me, because my father loved me the most back then!"
"Yes, the Supreme Emperor loves you!" Ping An shook his head and opened his mouth to say, "Since you arrived in the fiefdom, you have been given great power for many years, but do you know why?"
Zhu Quan looked at Ping An in confusion, waiting for the answer.
"Just because you have no foundation, no prestige, no qualifications, and no connections!" Ping An looked into Zhu Quan's eyes, "Because you are not a threat! No matter how nice he is to you, he can't be nicer to the emperor!"
"If you think about it, King Yan has already relented. You don't know what King Yan did in the early years, right? He has relented, and now he is a loyal minister and filial son. No matter how powerful you are, can you be more powerful than King Yan?"
Zhu Quan's body shook violently and his face turned pale.
"Did Master Qi send you a letter? I know it, and the Emperor also knows it." Ping An continued to say calmly, "Not only does this letter know about it, but the Emperor also knows about your little tricks in private!"
"What does he know..." Zhu Quan suddenly became nervous.
"Look, you are so restless!" Ping An smiled again, "I know everything I should know, and I also know what I shouldn't know." He said, sighing, "Your Majesty, you have no secrets with the Emperor.
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"Do you really think that the Fifth Master, Sixth Master and Seventh Master want to rely on you? I am a bystander, they are deliberately putting you too high and want to take advantage of you!" Ping An said again, "They are using you as a gunman! If I really have you as my dear in my heart.
Brother, would Master Qi write you such a letter?"
"He wants to drag you to death together!" Ping An sighed again, "Have you thought about the consequences of turning around and not going to the capital?"
"The courtiers will definitely write a letter to punish you for the serious crime of rebellion. When the time comes, the princes will definitely stand on the emperor's side. They are eager for the emperor to deal with you, and they even want to fight between you."
"Why? Because once the Emperor and you meet at war, won't their affairs be relieved? At that time, there will be priorities. They are in a hurry, but you are in a hurry!"
Zhu Quan sat dumbly, sweating profusely, unable to say a word.
"What are you talking about! That's all I have to say!" Ping An stood up slowly and tightened the belt on his leather armor. "I'll give you half a stick of incense to think about." After saying that, he turned around and walked out, but stopped at the door.
He stopped and said, "If you still persist in your obsession, I will not take action against you. After all, you are the old man's son. If I take action against you, I will not be able to see him in the future!"
"But behind me is Commander He Guangyi of the Imperial Guard. He may be more polite to you than I am to you, but he will definitely make you feel more uncomfortable! Unless you are determined to rebel, you should just listen to me! I will be harmed.
You?"
At this point, Ping An's eyes turned red and he looked back, "Seventeenth Master, the old man is gone, don't you want to see him for the last time? Isn't the kindness of your father and son's upbringing more powerful than the love in your heart?
A little greedy?"
Prince Ning Zhu Quan was in a state of confusion and his mind was in chaos.
Looking at Ping An, he subconsciously said, "Then...after I go to the capital, will the emperor...?"
"Hey! Old man, why did you give birth to so many idiot sons!"
Ping An looked at the clear sky and said to himself.
Then he paused and said, "I don't want to lie to you. I can only say that if you go to the capital, you may be able to save your life! If you don't go, you will... die with no body intact for thousands of years!"
With such violence, Zhu Quan's body staggered.
"Wait!" He stopped Ping An, who was about to walk out, "Ping Bao'er, you have to help me speak in front of the emperor!"
As he said this, his heart moved, "How can I be disrespectful? It was Brother Qi who wrote a letter saying that the emperor wanted to kill me. I didn't dare to enter the capital because I was afraid! Yes, that's what Brother Qi said!"
Pingan shook his head silently and looked back again, "Maybe the emperor wants to hear you say these things to him face to face!"