No matter how Chen Yue explained, Li Guo didn't believe it.
In Li Guo's view, this was just Chen Yue's excuse to whitewash himself. , he first made his wife the emperor, and then asked her to pass the throne to him.
However, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually agreed to pass the throne to his daughter, and actually let a woman become the emperor.
This man named Chen is so good at playing Li Guo that he doesn’t even know what to do.
How to say it.
Seeing Li Guo's expression, Chen Yue didn't want to explain any more.
Damn it, believe it or not, how can a thief understand my behavior?
"In short, the rampage of the Ainengqi rebels is just an illusion.
As long as I say a word, the rebels will understand that they will disarm and become the Ming army.
Therefore, General Quan, you still don't expect to profit from the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty.
As long as the Shun army has not been eliminated, Before, my hundreds of thousands of Northern Expedition troops would never withdraw to the south," Chen Yue said at last.
Judging from Chen Yue's demeanor and tone, it didn't look like he was telling lies, and given Chen Yue's status, there was no need for him to invite him over and trick him into surrendering with words.
Li Guo's heart suddenly became heavy.
Since there is no internal turmoil in the Ming Dynasty, there may not be much time left for the Shun army.
It was really difficult for Li Guo to rely on the 200,000 newly recruited soldiers to resist and defeat the elite Ming Dynasty Northern Expeditionary Army.
In the battle of Luoyang, he knew how big the difference in combat power between the two sides was.
However, if you want me to surrender, that would be a dream "King Qi, if that's the case, why are you still negotiating with me?
Why don't you just bring the army to kill me soon?"
Li Guo sneered.
Chen Yue sighed: "Although you are rebellious, most of you are also our people of the Ming Dynasty.
Most of them are forced by life to take desperate risks.
Since we are all Han Chinese, there is no need to kill everyone and leave corpses everywhere.
Now that the strength and weakness are clear, no matter how hard you resist, you will only cause more unnecessary casualties.
For twenty years, the world has been in constant war, and too many people have died.
Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, and both sides of the Yellow River have been in continuous war.
Tens of the people have been wiped out.
I really don’t want to start killing again or die anymore.
So I can promise you that as long as you are willing to put down your weapons, I guarantee that everyone will forget the past.
Ordinary soldiers can be demobilized and become civilians, and the imperial court will distribute unowned land to you and others.
I will appeal to the imperial court to exempt the war-torn northern provinces from taxes for three years so that they can recuperate.
As for General Quan, you and other Shunjun generals can choose to join the Ming army and lead troops.
Although the Manchus have been driven outside the customs, they have not been completely wiped out.
There are also Mongolians on the grasslands who are always coveting my territory of the Ming Dynasty.
There will be many places for you to use your force in the future."
Chen Yue showed the greatest goodwill to Li Guo and other shun troops.
After all, compared to recruiting hundreds of thousands of shun troops, it was easier and more direct to send out a large army to annihilate them.
Moreover, Chen Yue's current position is actually a bit embarrassing.
After all, there is the Ming Dynasty above, and Chen Yue has not yet taken power.
If it comes out that he is privately recruiting rebels, there will probably be a lot of trouble.
However, Chen Yue himself had no confidence in whether he could be appeased.
After all, the Shun Army still occupied Shaanxi Province, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and it was not at a dead end.
Sure enough, after hearing what Chen Yue said, Li Guo refused directly: "King Qi, although your army is powerful, my hundreds of thousands of soldiers are not in vain.
For more than ten years, our Shun army and the Ming army have fought countless battles, and their hatred has become as deep as the sea.
The late emperor even died at the hands of the Ming army.
Therefore, it is simply impossible for us to surrender.”
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Chen Yue urged: "General Quan, don't you think about the lives of hundreds of thousands of your subordinates?"
Li Guo sneered and said: "Ever since the day they rebelled with me, they knew that they might not end well.
King Qi, if you really have a kind heart, you shouldn't lead troops to attack.
Let me make a suggestion.
You and I can use mountains and rivers to attack each other.
How to stop fighting for the border?
To the west of Tongguan and the Yellow River is our border of Dashun, and to the east is the Ming Dynasty.
You and I are blood-blooded allies, each guarding his own border and not attacking the other."
Chen Yue frowned and said, "General Quan, are you kidding me?"
Li Guo sneered and said: "King Qi, you are joking.
It is a joke to think that hundreds of thousands of my soldiers will switch sides with just a few words.
I came to meet you because of your reputation for expelling the captives, King Qi." .
Since we have seen each other, let’s go back and meet on the battlefield.”
After saying that, Li Guo was about to turn his horse back.
"Wait a minute" Chen Yue quickly stopped.
"Why does King Qi want to keep me here?"
Li Guo pressed the sword on his waist and asked with a cold face.
At this moment, he was a little eager to see the might of the world-famous King Qi of the Ming Dynasty.
Chen Yue shook his head: "No.
I just want to remind General Quan that if the battle is unfavorable, he can lead the army to the west.
After crossing the desert, there will be another world.
This world is very big.
In addition to the Ming Dynasty, there are also people outside the territory.
With an extremely vast land, with the power of General Quan, there should be no problem in conquering foreign races and establishing their own kingdom outside the territory.”
After saying this, Chen Yue turned his horse and returned.
Looking at Chen Yue's back, Li Guo's eyes flickered thoughtfully.
Leading troops to the west, does this man named Chen want me to lead troops to leave Shaanxi and go to the Western Regions?
He wants me to leave hundreds of thousands of soldiers to leave their homes and go to the Western Regions.
What a joke.
Letting Shun's army leave the Central Plains and go to the Western Regions was Chen Yue's second plan, if Li Guo refused to surrender.
If Li Guo and other Shun troops were willing to surrender, everything would be fine and the war could be easily eliminated.
If Li Guo refuses, rather than destroying them in battle, it is better to drive them westward to the Western Regions.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the far west has only controlled the Hami area, and has almost no control over the vast Western Region, let alone the area across the river beyond Congling.
It has no influence at all.
The reason for this situation is not that the Ming Dynasty lacks enterprising spirit.
The most fundamental reason is lack of motivation.
After the Mongols' occupation, the Western Regions were separated by feudal lords and all industries withered.
They were no longer the prosperous Western Regions they once were.
There are more than a dozen forces in the entire vast Western Region, and the total population is only hundreds of thousands.
The cost of stationing a large army in such a place is very high, and it is simply not worth the gain.
So in the end, even the westernmost Hami Guard and the Ming Dynasty gave up.
The biggest reason why the Western Regions are so poor is the rise of sea routes, which led to the decline of the Silk Road.
As for the Western Region, which is located in the vast desert, when the value of trade routes is lost, no one is willing to go there, and decline is inevitable.
And this is the biggest reason why Ming Dynasty did not manage the Western Regions.
There is no point in occupying a place where there is no interest or value.
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Even if Chen Yue takes power, he is not willing to send troops to such a barren place.
After all, there are too many vast and fertile territories overseas that can be occupied and developed, but if he can deceive the army to go there, The Western Region is a good choice.
With the strength of the Shun Army, there is no problem in occupying the Western Region, which currently has a total number of hundreds of thousands.
When the Western Region cannot support the huge army of the Shun Army, they will naturally cross the Congling Mountains westward and attack Central Asia.
However, the Yarkand Kazakh and other khanates in Central Asia have declined, and the Shun army should be able to gain a foothold.
Even if the Shun army cannot defeat the nomads on horseback, Chen Yue, who is also a Han, will naturally not stand by and support some muskets and artillery.
Let Shunjun become the pioneer in exploring the Western Region and Central Asia, this is Chen Yue's idea.
As for whether it can work, you might as well give it a try.
"How was the conversation between the prince and Li Guo?"
On the way back, Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but ask as he rode beside Chen Yue.
Chen Yue shook his head: "Li Guo refuses to surrender."
Zhang Huang said: "This is also imaginary.
After all, the Shun Army still has considerable strength.
It will not surrender until it is at the end of the road."
Chen Yue said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to surrender, we can just implement our second plan."
Zhang Huang said: "Your Majesty, I am not pouring cold water on you.
I am afraid that the Shun Army is more willing to surrender than to go to the Western Regions.
These days, what the people are most afraid of is leaving their hometown and dying in a foreign country.
The important thing is to return to their roots."
Chen Yue sighed: "It is precisely because of the inherent mindset of being nostalgic for our homeland that we will not leave our hometown unless absolutely necessary.
We Han people are unwilling to leave China and cannot see the broader world outside.
Although China is large, the number of Han people in our country is small."
More, limited land simply cannot support the growing population.
Therefore, every few hundred years, wars occur, and this is the reason for the wars.
And when decades of war end and countless people die in the war, when the land can accommodate the people, peace will come again.
And as the peaceful population increased and the land was not enough to support the people, wars broke out again, and this happened again and again.
This is the main reason for the change of dynasties in the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years.
Since ancient times, our Han Dynasty has proclaimed itself the Celestial Kingdom, and has viewed its surroundings as barbarians, with no land other than China in its eyes.
In fact, there is a wider territory outside the Ming Dynasty, with countless fertile lands.
Instead of killing each other in China, why not look overseas and seize the rich overseas lands to feed my growing people."
Chen Yue's words shocked Zhang Huangyan.
He had always admired Chen Yue's achievements, but Zhang Huangyan didn't think highly of Chen Yue's way of doing things and Chen Yue's indecisiveness.
In fact, the longer he stays with Chen Yue, in Zhang Huangyan's eyes, Chen Yue's IQ and ability are very average, and he is not an amazing talent.
The reason why he can achieve today's achievements is probably more of luck.
Chen Yue's recent words made Zhang Huangyan truly realize Chen Yue's broadmindedness and foresight.
Putting aside whether what Chen Yue said was right or wrong, Zhang Huangyan was ashamed to be able to connect the wars in the past dynasties with the land and population, and sum up the reasons for the rise and fall of wars.
This knowledge alone made Zhang Huangyan ashamed.
Zhang Huangyan is also considered to be well-read and has read history books of previous dynasties, but he has never thought deeply about the reasons for the rise and fall.
Chen Yue's statement sounds ridiculous at first, but it makes perfect sense if you think about it carefully.
At the end of each dynasty, land was annexed and the population was large, which resulted in the people not having enough to eat and having to rebel.
If there is another alien invasion, the country will be in danger of being destroyed.
Combining the history books he read and thinking about Chen Yue's words, Zhang Huangyan had to admit that perhaps what Chen Yue said was right.
And Chen Yue was able to look beyond the Ming Dynasty and look at the world, so as to propose solutions to the ups and downs.
Such a mind made Zhang Huangyan feel ashamed.
Perhaps, according to Chen Yue's thinking, Ming Dynasty continued to expand its land outwards and transferred its excess population to newly occupied land.
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This could solve the contradiction between limited land and an increasing population.
Maybe this move can really solve the problem of chaos and chaos However, it is said that King Chen Yue of Qi came from a military family and had never read a book.
Why could he think so far?
Why did he have such knowledge?
At this moment, Zhang Huangyan was very suspicious.
"King Qi's foresight makes my subordinates feel ashamed, but King Qi, why can you think so far ahead?
Why do you know everything about the Western Regions and overseas affairs?"
Zhang Huangyan finally couldn't help the curiosity in his heart and asked.
Chen Yue glanced sideways at Zhang Huangyan and said casually: "Brother Cangshui has never heard a word.
Shandong is in chaos before the pit ashes are cold.
Liu Xiang originally didn't study.
Zhang Liang and Han Xin are outstanding in military strategy.
Xiao He and Cao Shen are proficient in government affairs.
Why is it?"
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, who didn't like to study, accomplished great things The Taizu of our dynasty was born in Fangniuwa.
He drove out the Mongols to create the Ming Dynasty and established various systems as the foundation for all generations.
It can be seen that the more you read, the more you will be fascinated by the knowledge in the book.
If you study hard, the more you read, you may become a fool. " Zhang Huangyan suddenly became depressed after hearing this.
It turns out that reading too much has its disadvantages.
"As for why I know about things overseas and the Western Regions, that's because before Beijing fell, I knew Tang Ruowang, a missionary to the West, and saw a map of all nations from Tang Ruowang.
Many overseas things also come from Tang Ruowang learned about it," Chen Yue continued.
"I see."
Zhang Huangyan finally understood, "King Qi, will Li Guo follow your plan and lead his troops to the Western Regions?"
Chen Yue was silent for a moment: "I'm not sure.
But since he refuses to surrender, as long as we use military force to force him to go all the way to the west, we should be able to force him to go to the Western Regions.
But we must completely cut off his ability to stay in the Ming Dynasty. hope.
Therefore, since Li Guo refused to surrender today.
I will issue an order to refuse to accept the surrender of the shun army in the future.
In this way, they will be forced to fight to the death or flee westward."
"In this case, we must plan properly.
Your Majesty, I suggest you give Hao Yao an order to send troops from Xiangyang to cut off the Shun army's escape to Wuguan and Hanzhong."
Zhang Huangyan suggested.
Chen Yue nodded and agreed with Zhang Huangyan's suggestion.
After returning to the camp, Chen Yue immediately wrote an order, ordering Li Yi to send someone to Xiangyang quickly.
At the same time, an order was sent to Puzhou, and the generals such as Ma Chuang and Yu Feng who led troops in Puzhou were ordered to immediately lead their headquarters to attack Yuan Zongdi's troops who occupied the Yellow River ferry, striving to seize the ferry and open the way to Shaanxi.
At the same time, under the leadership of Li Yi, the Ming army in Henan also began to march towards Tongguan.
Two Ming armies in Henan and Shanxi launched attacks against the Shun army at the same time. s: On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I have to visit relatives and take my daughter-in-law back to her parents’ home.
I will definitely have to drink.
So I stayed up late coding a chapter and posted it ahead of time.
Well, today’s earliest update: