The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Since everything has been decided, let's do what Zhang Aiqing said," Empress Dowager Li said, "Let's talk to Wang Tai first about this matter. If he is willing, that would be the best. But if he is unwilling, he can let his son do it, anyone can do it, as long as Wang Gao is caught, but since he may not be willing to do this, we have to give him some benefits. , but, how should we give this benefit? If you give too much, Aijia is not willing, but if you give less, I am afraid that he will not help us. Therefore, what do you love to think, "

What Empress Dowager Li said is a more practical issue. Although it is said that this issue is being discussed now, it is not a political matter in the court. It is enough to have a general direction, or some general statement. After all, it is necessary to face It was a group of "uncivilized" Jurchens. Therefore, for them, it was only real and visible, otherwise, everything could not be done accurately.

Therefore, discussing this matter here now must be very practical, and it is definitely not something that can be said in those vague words. For Wang Tai, it is not just a matter of Wang Gao If you want him to hand over Wang Gao, this matter has become very simple now, but what is important now is how to reward Wang Gao, and even after the reward, how can he not give it to the future? Bringing trouble, in short, these are some troublesome things now.

And if you look at this matter in this way, it's not that simple. It's not just giving him a title or giving him some random things. People in the court are not short-sighted when looking at problems. Especially in the case of foreigners, they pay more attention.

Now that Wang Gao is down, the Hada tribe will definitely lead the Jurchen tribe in the future, and if Wang Tai, as the leader, has more power than Wang Gao, will he bring more trouble than Wang Gao? Well, even, if the imperial court rewards him, will it affect this matter in the future?

These, I didn’t need to think about them before, but now I have to think about them clearly. In case, it’s hard work to get Wang Gao down now, but who knows what I’m doing now, and I’ll get it out in the future A royal platform, that would definitely not work.

This is not an alarmist thing. Maybe some people think that it is just because they want to arrest Wang Gao now, so they just gave Wang Tai some benefits casually, but these are obviously just random benefits. Why would they be in the future? It really sounds impossible to cause such a big mess, but in fact, this kind of thing doesn't happen once or twice.

"You can't be stingy in this name," Gao Yi said at this time, "After all, if Wang Tai agrees, whether he does it himself or asks his son to tie Wang Gao up, it's a great achievement, so It is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to underestimate this contribution, the queen mother and the minister feel that if it is only based on this, Jin will be crowned Wangtai Youzhu country."

Youzhu Kingdom is an official title only available in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a first-rank grade, which is really quite high, but this Youzhu Kingdom, to put it bluntly, is a civil honorary position, without any power in its hands, at most it is just a compliment Of course, this is also suitable for Wang Tai. After all, no matter what he says, even if he captured Wang Gao, he has made great contributions, but he is a foreigner after all, so giving him such a name It is also enough.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Empress Dowager Li naturally had no objection to Gao Yi's proposal, and the imperial court could easily get it out. "But, is it just this one?"

What Empress Dowager Li heard was true. After all, it was an official position without any real power, but it just sounded good. Although Wang Tai was not a Han, it did not mean that he did not understand the affairs of the Ming court. On the contrary, he was very familiar with these matters. They are very familiar with each other, so just being a right column country may not be able to persuade Wang Tai to do it.

"If you think about it, that's not enough," Zhang Juzheng said, "Although the Youzhu Kingdom is indeed quite big, the person from Wangtai may not be willing to buy it. Besides, he is a Jurchen after all. I don’t think too much about the official position of this civil servant, otherwise, we’ll just give him the title of general.”

Zhang Juzheng's proposal is naturally good. After all, Wang Tai is a Jurchen, and Jurchen's current state, the most important thing is force. Therefore, if he can agree to capture Wang Gao and offer him, give him a general The name of the general is more attractive to him than that of the Youzhu country. Moreover, the title of this general will definitely be a great help for him to dominate the entire Jurchen in the future. Wang Tai will never refuse.

What's more, he has someone under him, and if he accepts it, and he intends to seriously imitate Wang Gao's words in the future, then he will be a rebellion. There is no need to be soft-hearted, so this is a good thing for Wang Tai, but at the same time, it is also a shackle put on him by the court. It is fine if he does not commit any crimes in the future, but once he commits a crime, then But it's completely different.

Of course, it is estimated that Wang Tai can't see that the court has such a plan now, so if he hears the benefits that the court has given him, he will be happy to agree, and then offer Wang Gao. , for the imperial court, it is enough.

"If that's the case, then the matter is settled like this," Empress Dowager Li also made a conclusion on this matter, "If Wang Tai can capture Wang Gao, he will be granted the Youzhu Kingdom, and a general of Dragon and Tiger will be added." , if his son does it, the reward will remain the same, and his son will also have his own reward. Naturally, it will not be too late to talk about the rest of the things. The reason why Empress Dowager Li invited so many people was to remind Zhang Juzheng to take it easy. As for Liaodong's affairs, although many people were invited to discuss them, Liaodong's affairs were not troublesome.

"The ministers respectfully abide by the Queen Mother's will." This condition is completely acceptable to them, and it is also what they think Wang Tai can do, so they naturally have no objection.

"Well, let's do it this way." Empress Dowager Li nodded, then turned to Zhang Fan, "Zhang Aiqing, the Ai family has approved this matter, but there is no need to issue an imperial edict for this kind of matter. Wait until Wang Tai captures Wang Gao. As for how to talk to him about this matter, Zhang Aiqing, I will leave this matter to you for the Ai family, and it will be better for the Ai family to capture Wang Gao."

"I obey the decree," Zhang Fan knelt down to accept the decree. In the words of the Empress Dowager Li, Zhang Fan heard something unusual. Regarding the matter of Wang Gao, Zhang Fan was faced with two kinds of things. Choice, of course, these two choices naturally do not include the situation of Wang Gao's escape, that is to say, in Zhang Fan's consideration, if Wang Gao is caught, there can only be two endings, one is Wang Gao's. corpse, and the other is to capture Wang Gao alive.

For these two situations, Zhang Fan is acceptable no matter which one is, because no matter which one is, it can also achieve Zhang Fan's goal.

But when Empress Dowager Li was talking just now, she didn't say that. Of course, it can be considered that Empress Dowager Li didn't think so much, she just said it casually, but Zhang Fan heard these words completely differently Well, Zhang Fan just heard the word "capture" from Empress Dowager Li, that is to say, Empress Dowager Li hoped that Wang Gao could be captured alive.

Perhaps Zhang Fan, a courtier, really needs to be too careful in trying to figure out what Shangyi is thinking, but at the same time, Zhang Fan also thought about it in his heart, if Queen Mother Li really wanted Wang Gao to be captured alive, What good is that?

Wang Gao was captured alive, but his fate was only one death, but his death outside and his death in the capital after being caught are two different things, or represent two completely different situations.

The former is at best a warning, to let those who still think about resisting Daming know the consequences of doing so. Of course, even so, the warning is already very strong.

But the latter is completely different. Wang Gao was arrested in the capital and then executed. This clearly tells those people that they must never think about fighting against the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, your end will be absolutely terrible, and Wang Gao , is your precedent.

It is conceivable that if Wang Gao died outside, no matter whether he committed suicide or Liang Chao and the others did it, at most it would be a matter of one knife, but if he was escorted to the capital, then his death would not be possible. It's going to be extremely miserable, and I don't know what kind of "spectacular" scene will be waiting for him in the end.

And Queen Mother Li's doing this is naturally beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. The rebellious foreigners will definitely not end well. This not only warns other foreigners, but also reassures the Han people and makes them understand that they have With the protection of the imperial court, there is absolutely no need to be afraid of anything.

All in all, what the Empress Dowager Li said was so, but when Zhang Fan heard it, he couldn't help but think so, and after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing wrong with doing so, and the current government is also stable. Although Zhang Juzheng has important things to do, under the current situation, even big things can be settled smoothly.

Externally, it has also calmed down. This time the Liaodong Rebellion ended, if it ended with Wang Gao's execution, it would be able to draw a full stop. Maybe there will still be troubles in the future, but at least it is enough to do so now Let those people dare not make mistakes.

As for Zhang Fan, if this matter is done according to Queen Mother Li's words, it will undoubtedly become more difficult to capture Wang Gao alive, but now, with Wang Tai's help, it will become less difficult. It's possible, or in other words, Empress Dowager Li has already planned to do so, that's why she said so.

On the other hand, Zhang Fan doesn't need to worry about it now. Anyway, he just needs to follow the instructions from above. Of course, there are some tricks involved, but Liang Chao has to do it himself.