The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Your Excellency said that you can guess what Liu Shan did with this thing. What does it mean?" Wang Meng heard Zhang Fan say this.asked suspiciously.

"That's what it means." Zhang Fan said. "I'm not a half-immortal. I can pinch and count. How can I know what Liu Shan has done. Now it's just a guess."

"Then, what did your lord guess?" Wang Meng asked.

"Don't panic. Let me ask you one thing first." Zhang Fan said before expressing his conjecture.Still seems to be certain things. "The person who committed suicide when he saw you. He has been in the past few days. He is after Liu Shan was executed. Has he ever been out to sea?"

"This..." Zhang Fan asked.Wang Meng thought for a while and said. "I don't know if that person has been in or out of Haibei after Liu Shan's death. But I found out about it from my neighbor. This person disappeared the day after Liu Shan died for no reason. But it was only three days. Three days He came back after that. Because this person didn’t have much contact with the neighbors. Many people didn’t pay attention to this matter. It was a troublesome woman who said it.”

"In this way, my guess is probably the same." Zhang Fan smiled.He weighed the gold medal in his hand.Said. "Think about it. Make such a fake thing. What is the use of it. Or. Who is it useful for?"

"Of course it's someone who doesn't know the authenticity of this thing." Wang Meng said immediately.

"That's right. If it's recognized as a fake, it's useless." Zhang Fan said. "But you forgot. There is one more thing. That is to have someone who worships my Great Ming Dynasty extremely. That will be useful."

"My lord means..." Wang Meng seemed to have thought of something.

"Mmm. It's the big names on Fusang Island." Zhang Fan said. "Although they can't say that they worship my court. But they are now in a melee among the princes. If one of them gets the help of our dynasty, then it can be said that unifying Fusang is as easy as pie."

"But it's unreasonable." Wang Meng seemed to have thought of going elsewhere. "If Liu Shan uses this thing as an introduction, ask a famous name in Fusang to help him do something. After the promise is fulfilled, he can help him seize the entire Fusang. This is possible. But no matter how stupid the famous name in Fusang is, it will not help Let Liu Shan attack us."

"Did I say that Liu Shan sent them to attack us?" Zhang Fan asked.Wang Meng looked at Wang Meng strangely.continued. "It is true that Liu Shan sent someone to take this fake gold medal to Fusang. It is true that he met a certain famous name in Fusang. It is true that he gave that famous name some promises of great benefits. But Liu Shan did not Never asked for any reward. Whether it is items or money."

"My lord, this is not right." Wang Meng said. "The humble official knows. Liu Shan has been greedy for a lot of money in the past few years. With his money at that time, he can indeed provide a lot of support to Fusang's Fang Daming. But he doesn't want any compensation. Isn't this...isn't it... ..."

"Business at a loss." Zhang Fan helped him out. "Actually, it's not. Liu Shan didn't want to get paid there at all. All he did was in the final analysis. It was just that he wanted to be able to leave a few backs in case something happened to him. "

"This..." Wang Meng heard Zhang Fan's words.Some don't know what to say.He can understand Liu Shan's character.But what Liu Shan did.He just didn't get it at all.

"This seems absurd. In fact, the reason behind it is very simple." Zhang Fan explained. "Think about it. Liu Shan only needs to talk to one of the daimyos. My Mingchao is optimistic about him. I am willing to help him dominate the whole Fusang. Then the Daming on that side will definitely agree happily.

"Then. Liu Shan only needs to let his people spread the news to Fusang territory. Think about it. What kind of consequences will there be?"

"If this... if that happens, the other great Mings in Fusang will definitely panic. After all, if that happens, they are destined to be wiped out." Wang Meng replied.But then he frowned again. "But my lord. The other people won't kill us enough to attack us. Wouldn't those people die faster in this way?"

"You're right. If other people don't come to attack us, maybe they can survive for a while. But they know in their hearts that they are doomed to perish. But there is a situation that allows these people to let go of all concerns and attack us. "Zhang Fan said. "That's right. The daimyo Liu Shan sent people to pass on the false information is not weak. Or rather strong. In that case, that person may unify Fusang sooner or later and defeat the other daimyos. Without our help .Other people may still have the idea of ​​a war. After all, the outcome of this matter should not be judged. It's just that the chances are relatively small. But the news that Liu Shan let out is completely ignoring other people. Hope. Therefore. Those people will take risks. Do things that are absolutely impossible in ordinary times."

"For example. Attack us..." Wang Meng continued Zhang Fan's words. "Those people will attack us, the ones who help their enemies. If so, it will give us a kind of dislike for Fuso. Then it will not be of any help."

"It's not just that," Zhang Fan said. "Those people may pretend to be the big name that Liu Shan can make friends with. They attack us in his name. In this way, not only can we cancel our intention to help that person, but it may also make us want to attack that person. People. Wouldn’t this be a great help to others.”

"My lord, that guy Liu Shan really came up with such a plan. But it was just to drag a few people back after his accident." Wang Meng said with some surprise. "If this happens, I'm afraid it won't be a matter of the death of a few people. At that time, the land in the south of the Yangtze River will definitely be devastated."

"Now all of this is just my guesswork. It's not accurate." Zhang Fan said.But his expression was not relaxed. "Now. I can only hope that my guess is not accurate. In that case, those Japanese pirates who attacked will not work too hard. As long as they can withstand the first few waves of attacks, they will retreat. And if If things are really as I thought, I’m afraid it will be troublesome. At that time, what will come will not be stragglers like Japanese pirates. Instead, some soldiers who have undergone formal training but are not afraid of death.”

Hear Zhang Fan's words.All the people present fell silent.The situation that Zhang Fan mentioned was indeed something no one expected to see.Regardless of whether it is a corrupt official or an honest official, the common people still have power.The Han people are like this.No matter how serious the internal scourge is, it is also my own business.It doesn't matter.But if there are foreigners who come to harass them.Especially a group of foreigners who have been regarded as their subjects since ancient times.This is simply tantamount to rebellion.It is absolutely not allowed by them.

When everyone is silent.A shrill scream came from the room where the execution was taking place.Woke up the few people who were silent.

"My lord." Wang Xiliang said with a smile on his face. "As soon as the scream comes out, it means that the person finally can't stand the punishment. I'll go in now. I guess I can ask something now."

"My lord. Isn't it strange that you think this person." Wang Meng said suddenly. "I know that his current situation is certain to die. But I don't want to disclose any news. If that's the case, why don't you bite your tongue and kill yourself. Why do you have to suffer so much punishment." Finished.Wang Meng looked at Wang Xiliang.As if waiting for his answer.

Although Wang Xiliang knew a lot about Fusang.But he didn't know the reason for this.I can only shake my head.

"I know a little bit." Zhang Fan said. "The people on Fusang Island act extremely. They believe in the 'samurai spirit' of Lao Shizi. They are jealous and inferior in front of their peers who are higher than themselves. But in the face of their enemies. And extremely arrogant. In their eyes, the way of biting their tongues to end their lives is cowardly. It is a show of weakness to their enemies; the real way to make them worthy of suicide is to kill themselves by cutting their stomachs." What Zhang Fan said is the truth .But he was wrong about one thing. Although the essence of "Bushido spirit" existed as early as two or three hundred years ago in the era of the Kamakura Shogunate in Japan.But it was the Edo Shogunate era established by Tokugawa Ieyasu more than ten years later that really had such a name.

But this does not prevent Wang Meng from understanding the situation.After hearing Zhang Fan's explanation.Wang Meng broke out in a cold sweat immediately.Wang Meng can also be regarded as a fierce general.He fought with the army before.Bloody battle.Now he is working in Jinyiwei.Intrigues.Severe torture can be regarded as commonplace.But what Zhang Fan said.He has always been regarded as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty by himself.There has never been a Fusang country that has ever had a war with them.Actually, there is such... such a perverted thought in the mind of the soldier.This is something he had never thought of before.He talked about people who are not afraid of death.Those people are facing desperate situations.Or just hang on.Or just wipe your neck with a sword.Or bite your tongue and kill yourself.But this Fusang soldier.It is insulting to think that an act that requires the utmost willpower.Instead, I chose another way that no one can bear and accept.To end his own life by disembowelment.And show loyalty.

"My lord, these people are hard to deal with." Wang Meng sighed.

Zhang Fan also took a deep breath.It's not easy to deal with.Although they are now in a situation where the princes are fighting.But the people there are because of the natural environment.Never gave up the ambition of external expansion.Once Fuso unified.This momentum is bound to pick up.Zhang Fan began to think about how to restrain this momentum.But first.He still has to face the situation at hand.