"I only have one condition. If I win this battle, I hope that my father can put Shanghai County under my fiefdom."
Zhu Gui lowered his head and said.
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked, and all the civil and military officials looked at Zhu Gui in surprise. They did not expect that he actually wanted to increase the fiefdom, and it was an enclave close to the sea.
Shanghai County is really far away from Datong Prefecture. It takes about ten days to travel even at high speed. They really don't understand what Zhu Gui wants this enclave for.
Besides being close to the sea, Shanghai County has no other advantages. What's more, the Ming Dynasty implemented sea bans and even fishing boats were not allowed to go out to sea for fishing. Therefore, these people did not understand what Zhu Gui wanted for this small seaside county.
But just because they didn't understand it didn't mean that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand it. Zhu Yuanzhang still remembered that Zhu Gui had told him in the court about the measures to open up shipping. Now he was staring at Zhu Gui, as if he wanted to confirm the idea in his heart.
However, Zhu Gui could still maintain a calm look when facing Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, but he was panicking in his heart.
Go ahead, this old man’s eyes are so scary, Zhu Gui thought.
But after a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "There is nothing wrong with a fiefdom, but how are you going to run this small county?"
"Father, I just want to see the majestic waves of the sea. I have no other ideas. I hope my father will make it happen."
Zhu Gui said very simply that he had already thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would ask this question and had prepared the answer in advance.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought over and over again, his eyes lingering on Zhu Gui and Lan Yu for a long time, but in the end he chose Zhu Gui's plan.
After all, if Lan Yu were to go on an expedition, it would be a huge military expenditure. For the Ming Dynasty, which had just experienced a natural disaster, the national treasury was very empty. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang extorted several million taels from Zhu Gui, it would not be enough.
to fill.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was not so easy to talk to, "Zhu Gui, I can reluctantly agree to your plan, but it must be based on your victory. If you lose this war, not only will you not get that small county, but you will also
You will also be deprived of your position as feudal lord, but even so, are you still willing?"
Zhu Yuanzhang tried to put pressure on Zhu Gui and wanted to see his reaction.
But Zhu Gui still said calmly, "I am willing to issue a military order. If I lose this war, everything will be at my father's discretion."
When all the civil and military officials heard Zhu Gui's words, they all looked surprised, especially Xu Guogong. He didn't understand why Zhu Gui was so confident. But at this point, he could only step out and say, "I hope that my second son Xu
Yingxu can accompany the king on the expedition."
Zhu Gui glanced at Xu Guogong. This was what he was supposed to say, but Xu Guogong beat him to it. However, this could also be seen that Xu Guogong cared about him.
Zhu Yuanzhang agreed without thinking. After all, this was just a small matter in a war, not to mention that Xu Yingxu was originally the garrison general of Datong Prefecture.
But all this fell into the eyes of Lan Yu who was standing aside, and it became a humiliation to him.
After all, his control over this war was guaranteed to win, so he even transferred his troops to Nanjing without any transfer orders.
If Zhu Yuanzhang knew this, and since he was not responsible for this war, it would probably be the reason for his punishment.
Thinking of this, even though he was as arrogant as blue jade, there were beads of sweat on his face.
He glanced at the young prince Zhu Gui rather fearfully, but the other party seemed to ignore him.
This made Lan Yu anxious and angry. What was anxious was that he already knew that his subordinates had been arrested by the guards of Nanjing City.
If he had been in power, it would be easy to say that Zhu Yuanzhang would have given him face and would not pursue the matter. But now that he has been intercepted by Zhu Gui, this small matter is likely to become an important factor affecting his career.
Fortunately, Zhu Gui did not mention this matter in the morning meeting.
After it was decided to put Zhu Gui in charge of the war against the Mongols, the early dynasty ended.
All civil and military officials exited the Fengtian Hall one after another, and Zhu Gui and Lan Yu came to the end.
"My young prince, please stay." Lan Yu said from behind Zhu Gui.
"What do you think, General?" Zhu Gui asked calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Zhu Gui's expression fell into Lan Yu's eyes, but it had another meaning.
After all, he had offended the other party outside the palace before, and now he had the leverage to fall into the other party's hands.
Although Zhu Gui's words would probably make Lan Yu go downhill from now on, but at the same time, as long as the other party said something, his little things would be nothing.
So Lan Yu had the idea of wanting to win over Zhu Gui, but he didn't know what Zhu Gui was thinking.
If it weren't for the purpose of bringing down Lan Yu, Zhu Gui wouldn't want to go through this muddy water. But now that the opponent's biggest support has been taken away by him, the only thing left is to deal with him.
The reason why Zhu Gui did not talk about Lan Yu's subordinates in the morning meeting was because he was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to cause more trouble.
What's more, he originally felt that it would be best for him to speak out about this matter. The best candidate in Zhu Gui's mind was naturally Xu Guogong.
After what happened in this morning's court, Xu Guogong should know Zhu Gui's determination, and the development of things has exceeded Xu Guogong's expectation. Now Lan Yu is no longer a favorite in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
"My young prince, why do you want to go against me?" Lan Yu said thoughtfully.
"Confrontation? Why did the general say this? You and I just want to contribute to the court. Now the national treasury is empty and cannot withstand the consumption of a war. And I have some money, so I can launch this war."
A war against the Mongols."
Zhu Gui said very confidently.
When Lan Yu saw Zhu Gui like this, she wanted to talk about her subordinates, but she held back.
"Humph, young prince, war is not a business. It is very bloody and cruel. I would have killed thousands of enemies with my own hands, and won more than a hundred wars. And the Mongols are not that good.
Deal with it."
Lan Yu said pretentiously.
"Thank you, General, for reminding me. I still have some experience in dealing with the Mongols. If the General is really worried about me, you can lend your elite cavalry to me. How about that?"
Zhu Gui took the initiative to mention the other party's subordinates, which made Lan Yu feel nervous.
"Young prince..." Lan Yu was interrupted by Zhu Gui just in the middle of her words.
"If the general is unwilling, I can personally request this from the emperor."
After Zhu Gui finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Lan Yu staring at his back with a complicated expression.