Gao Mo's suggestion also made some sense, and Gao Pragmatic understood it as soon as he heard it.
But he shook his head and said: "Confucius said: 'Killing without instruction is called cruelty, failure to discipline is called violence, slow order is called thief, just like treating others, and cashier's stinginess is called
Yousi'."
After a pause, he continued: "Zhiting has already prepared for the attack on Malacca. Now that it is approaching, it is impossible to bypass her. She takes charge of everything in southern Xinjiang for me. I have no reason not to ask
What are her plans?
Uncle Mo, this cannot be confused with the Huang Yinglei incident. Go now and send a letter to Dingnan in my name to ask Dingnan what detailed plans it has for this and the extent of its preparations. This letter will also be forwarded to the Nanyang Fleet.
, let Gao Jing reply."
Gao Mo bowed and obeyed the order and left.
As soon as Gao Mo left, Liu Xin saw Gao Pingshi looking at her and couldn't help but shrugged: "It seems I'm too talkative."
Gao pragmatic ignored this sentence, but asked with some confusion: "Why do you seem to be uneasy about your relatives in my clan?"
Although Liu Xin said "no intimacy", it seemed that she was not really worried about this problem. When she heard Gao Pingshi asked this question, she couldn't help but curled her lips: "Do you want Gao Ruichu to be Zhu Wenzheng?"
High pragmatism can't help but stagnate.
Zhu Wenzheng, this Wenzheng is not a posthumous title, but his name. This man is the founding general of the Ming Dynasty, the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and the core figure of the Zhu Yuanzhang Group. He once served as the governor of the highest government office in the army. His father is
Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother Zhu Xinglong, King of Nanchang.
When Zhu Yuanzhang raised his army, Zhu Xinglong had already died. Zhu Xinglong's wife Wang and her son Zhu Wenzheng attached themselves to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang raised Zhu Wenzheng as his own son. Zhu Wenzheng was brave and good at fighting. When he crossed the river with the army, he captured Jiqing Road. Because of this,
After repeatedly performing military exploits, he was promoted to a peer of the Privy Council. Zhu Yuanzhang asked him: "What official do you want to be?" Zhu Wenzheng replied: "My uncle has achieved great success, so why not be rich? Why not convince the public by giving officials and rewards to relatives first?" Zhu Yuanzhang said
I was very happy to hear this and loved this nephew even more.
In the 21st year of Zhizheng of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the Privy Council to the Governor's Office and appointed his colleague Zhu Wenzheng as the Governor to control the Chinese and foreign military affairs. He also reorganized Jiangxi and guarded Hongdu (Nanchang), southwest of Pinghan, and non-flesh and blood ministers.
Can't keep it.
Chen Youliang led an army of 600,000 to besiege Hongdu. Zhu Wenzheng defeated him several times and held out for 85 days until Taizu personally led his troops to help. Chen Youliang withdrew the siege and retreated to Poyang Lake to confront Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Wenzheng also cut off Chen Youliang's food route, and you
Liang was defeated. He Wenhui and others were sent to attack the unaffiliated prefectures and counties. When Jiangxi was pacified, Zhu Wenzheng took most of the credit.
After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the capital, he generously rewarded Chang Yuchun, Liao Yongzhong and other generals with gold and silk. However, Zhu Wenzheng had made great contributions but had not been rewarded yet. He became angry and lost his temper. He let his generals plunder his wives and daughters.
The inspector Li Yinbing reported to Zhu Wenzheng that he was arrogant and extravagant, and Zhu Yuanzhang sent his envoy to scold him. Zhu Wenzheng was afraid, and Li Yinbing reported that Zhu Wenzheng had different intentions.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately took a boat to the city and summoned Zhu Wenzheng. Zhu Wenzheng rushed out to meet him. Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What are you going to do?" Then he was escorted back to the capital. Empress Ma persuaded him and said: "He just has a strong personality and nothing else."
He was dismissed from office and placed under house arrest in Tongcheng, and died not long after.
Of course Gao Jingshi knew these things very well, so after Liu Xin pinned Zhu Wenzheng's incident on Gao Ruichuan, Gao Jingshi suddenly felt awe-inspiring.
Seeing that he was silent, Liu Xin simply said: "You use Gao Ruichu as the patrol envoy in southern Siam. This is nothing. After all, your third brother Gao Wuqin has long been the commander-in-chief of the six Annan towns. But they are different. Gao Wuqin
He is your younger brother. Gao Ruichu is not only a generation younger, but also just a cousin.
For Gao Wuqin, you didn't make many special arrangements; for Gao Ruichu, you just let the Cambodian general Musali partner with him. If you say there is no intention to test him here, I can't believe it.
And this test is similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's refusal to appreciate Zhu Wenzheng's great contributions to Jiangxi... Gao Situ, aren't you doing this because you are afraid that Gao Ruichu's mentality will expand and lead you to the wrong path?"
Gao pragmatic did not remain silent this time, but laughed: "How do you know I'm not afraid that he will be the master?"
"His achievements are so high that he can defeat the master?" Liu Xin also smiled, but at the same time he shook his head: "How? Not to mention that Jinghua was founded by you and controlled by you, so what if you let him pacify the Malay Peninsula this time?
He is the patrol envoy to southern Siam, but the garrison envoy to southern Siam is Musali. He is in charge of government affairs, and Musali is in charge of the military. Even if he conquered the Malay Peninsula, I am afraid that Musali will be the first in terms of merit.
Bar?
What's more, even if the credit for the conquest of the Malay Peninsula is given to him, Gao Ruichu, can his credit be comparable to that of your lady? Let alone her, I'm afraid even I can't compare - you need to do this too
Worried that his achievements will overwhelm his master?
So in the final analysis, are you worried that his character is unstable and he may be arrogant based on his achievements? When the time comes, will you kill him, or will you put him under house arrest like Zhu Wenzheng until he dies? You definitely don’t want to see either of these situations, so I say
Siam cannot be solely responsible for this southern expedition."
Gao pragmatically asked calmly: "Then why don't you agree to let Zhiting go? Don't mention any reasons like 'there is no day in the sky', you know I won't agree, and that's not your consistent idea."
Liu Xin raised her eyebrows: "What are my consistent thoughts?"
"Huh?" Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows in response and said, "Don't you always insist on equal rights?"
"Ha, is there a relationship between the two?" Liu Xin shook her head and said: "Even in this era, the emperor and the queen are known to be enemies of each other. However, once upon a time, it was the queen who decided who would be the emperor? Only the emperor decided
Who will be the queen?
Just because I have equal rights ideas does not mean that I ignore reality. What is the reality in southern Xinjiang? It was you who created Jinghua, and you must be the person with the most vision in most matters such as politics, military, science and technology. Your goal
I understand and support it, so I am against any situation that may pose a threat to you.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! My relationship with Huang Zhiting is very complicated. I know that she intends to use me, but I also know that her use is not from her personal perspective, but from her own perspective.
From your perspective, this is also the key to why I can still be friends with her.
But even so, on the premise that the Huang family is still strong, I do not approve of your making certain decisions that will continue to increase her prestige. If you are here, she may never consider betraying you, but if you are not here
How can you tell what she would do for Gao Yuan?
Now that you have no other sons, this idea seems to be excessive, but I don’t think you will only have such a son, right? You may say that in the future, Southern Xinjiang can be like the Ming Dynasty, strictly following the rules of establishing heirs and eldest sons.
But I think the situation in southern Xinjiang may be difficult to be the same as that in the Ming Dynasty."
"What's the difference?" Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly.
"The Ming Dynasty did not have enclaves, and the areas it ruled were connected together. What about Southern Xinjiang? Although you have established a governance structure with Siam as the core, geographical separation has always existed objectively.
It is only the end of the 16th century, not the 21st century, or even the 20th century. The maritime territories - for example, the Philippines in the future, are they too far away from Dingnan?
Judging from the current situation, after you take over the Philippines, you must establish a king there. In other words, Jinghua will set up a general or envoy there. May I ask about the generals, envoys, governors, and governors?
What's the difference?
They are also frontier officials, and they are independent frontiers that are far away or even separated from the core of your southern border... Can you be sure that you will always have firm control? Maybe you can when you are alive, but what about after you leave?
After thinking about it, unless you don't allow a "frontier" like the Philippines to have a navy, it will inevitably cause them to become centrifugal. The best choice you can make at that time is to send one of your sons to guard it.
But here comes the problem, doing this will make Gao Yuan feel threatened. If this son is also the direct descendant of Huang Zhiting, Huang Zhiting may not suppress him too much, but Gao Yuan will be even more wary of him; if this son is not the direct descendant of Huang Zhiting, Gao Yuan
Yuan's sense of threat may not be that strong, but it's hard to say whether Huang Zhiting will regard him as a threat.
All in all, no matter what, it will lead to internal estrangement. Under this kind of estrangement, the higher the prestige and strength of Huang Zhiting, the easier it is for problems to occur... Do you want to see that scene?"
Gao Pragmatic frowned and said, "Didn't you only care about the military before?"
"Those who are close to Mo are evil." Liu Xin spread her hands: "I have been with you for a long time, and I know all the many plans you have planned, so that now I can think of these conspiracy theories at every turn. Isn't this all about you?
Harmful?"
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, and added: "The Philippines seems to be divided, but in fact, to the Nanyang Fleet, it is right under their noses."
"After you take over the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula, are you going to stop there?" Liu Xin raised her eyebrows: "Even if you haven't said it, by supporting the Shimadzu family, aren't you coveting Japan? You built Dandong.
City, don’t you have a plot against North Korea? After controlling Malacca, don’t you plan to use it as a support to take over the entire Nanyang? After taking over Nanyang, don’t you want to take action against resource-rich Australia to avoid being defeated by Europe?
Go straight to the heart?
What's more, when Huang Zhiting wanted to attack Arakan, your answer was that you didn't want to fight with the Mughal Empire now - in other words, you actually have thoughts about India in your heart, but you just can't care about it at the moment, or in other words
It's still beyond my ability, am I wrong?
If you don't say anything, I'll take it as acquiescence. Well, with such a vast territory, including maritime borders, do you really think that the navy alone can provide sufficient deterrence to the separated regions?
No matter how powerful the navy is, these places always need a strong army to guard them. After they have a strong enough army, how can you ensure that the southern Xinjiang center on the Indochina Peninsula can still suppress them?
I would like to ask, how much naval power does the southern Xinjiang center on the Indochina Peninsula need to have to be able to devote hundreds of thousands of troops to an expeditionary battle at one time and overwhelm certain isolated places?"
Gao Jingshi smiled bitterly and said: "I really think... you are thinking too far. And, since you said so, doesn't it mean that if Zhiting doesn't have such a high prestige, the matter will be settled? Not to mention other things, such as why you
Do you think I will die so early? Haven’t you heard of disasters that can live for thousands of years?”
Liu Xin waved her hand: "This is just a hypothesis. After all, normally speaking, most men's lifespan is not as long as women. You don't think I'm cursing you, do you?"
Gao Pragmatic shrugged: "That doesn't matter. You know my political outlook. I don't believe this."
Liu Xin took the topic back and said: "Okay, let's continue talking about Huang Zhiting. Under the premise that she lives longer than you, and based on the fact that she considers everything for you now, let's deduce: Suppose you win
Well...just take Japan for example.
You have arranged for a son to go to Japan to guard it. According to Japan's current strength, he may even have an army of 500,000 on hand. Do you think Huang Zhiting can rest assured?
Even if she doesn't consider whether Gao Yuan can shake things up in the future, with the strength of these 500,000 troops alone, she might be worried that Japan will be split apart... Based on her character, would she think this is the case?
A serious threat to the foundation you have built? So, what will she do?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Even according to your hypothesis, first, I should actually find a way to solve the hidden dangers of this situation before I die; second, even if Zhiting does not have higher prestige and stronger strength, when it comes
At that point, she will still find a way to do it. Now if you ask me to restrict her from gaining this prestige and strength, it actually won't solve the problem."
Liu Xin said: "The reason why I suggest this is because as long as she is not confident that it can be solved easily, then she will probably not take too violent measures, at least not to use troops.
As long as there is no troops, this matter will most likely be just a political confrontation. On the other hand, the conflict will not be too intense, will not lead to internal fighting, and will not have a serious impact on the overall strength of southern Xinjiang.
damage.
You established the southern Xinjiang circle of influence to resist European colonialism. If there is such a big turmoil in southern Xinjiang, it is hard to say whether this resistance will be successful. But as long as southern Xinjiang looks like a whole, this resistance will be successful.
The likelihood is much higher.”
Gao pragmatically said: "Even so, it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and cannot solve the problem you call 'centrifugal force'."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "That's right, but I can't think of a better way for the time being. I even think...otherwise you shouldn't think about establishing a complete centralized system like the Ming Dynasty in southern Xinjiang. It's better to do it."
a federated government.
It means taking the Indo-China Peninsula as the core, allowing them a certain degree of autonomy for certain surrounding areas where control is insufficient, but they must recognize the authority of the central government, and when it is time to send troops, they must cooperate with the central government in sending troops...etc."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "I sound a bit like the four great khanates of the Mongols, but you have to know that with the internal competition for the position of the Mongolian Khan, a series of things happened, the four great khanates soon became independent."
Liu Xin spread her hands: "Didn't you say that you can copy the Ming Dynasty's system of establishing direct descendants and establishing elders? In that case, there will be no battle for heirs."
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