nyslfriends Chapter 426 The Tacit Understanding Between Zhu Yuanzhang And Ye Xuan
Chapter 426 The Tacit Understanding Between Zhu Yuanzhang And Ye Xuan
Chapter 426 The tacit understanding between Zhu Yuanzhang and Ye Xuan
As the king of a country, Zhu Yuanzhang can make such a promise, which undoubtedly shows his absolute trust in Ye Xuan.
If it were someone else, he would be grateful at this moment, and his mind would be full of how to repay Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness.
But Ye Xuan is not someone else after all. First, he has money and fame, and he doesn't care about any title or rank; second, if there is something he really wants, it seems that Zhu Yuanzhang can't give it.
But Ye Xuan naturally can't say this directly. After thinking about it, he finally found the most suitable answer.
"Your Majesty values it so much, I am really ashamed and terrified. But I just gave an idea, as for whether it can be done, it is still uncertain.
"Besides, even if this thing is made, it is also God's blessing on the Ming Dynasty and the efforts of these craftsmen. I really dare not take credit.
After hearing Ye Xuan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang felt comfortable, but he was also a little confused.
He asked: "Do you mean you don't want any reward?"
Ye Xuan bowed and answered solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am grateful to your majesty for my food and clothing. I also have a beautiful wife and concubines at home. Looking at the 17 official positions in the Ming Dynasty, except for a few dukes with outstanding achievements, I am afraid that only I am the most comfortable. I am very satisfied with my life now. I really don't know what to ask for from your majesty, and I don't want to take advantage of others.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this, but then he appreciated Ye Xuan a little more in his heart.
He had a rough youth, and what he hated most was corrupt officials. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang also despised greedy people.
Although what Ye Xuan said was true, who would dislike too much money or too many achievements?
He nodded and asked tentatively: "Don't you regret answering so hastily? Although you have fame and wealth, no matter how rich you are, it will only last for two or three generations. There is more than one child in your family, and you are young. If the family is divided in the future, each person may not get much. "
What he said was true. With Ye Xuan's personality, he has three children in three years. Who knows how many more he will have in the future.
Although Shen Wansan is rich enough to rival a country, if he divides it equally among a dozen or even more children, each person will not get much.
Besides, Ye Xuan is so young, who can guarantee that there will be no variables in the future, or that he will spend too much because of extravagance?
In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the safest and most beneficial to his descendants is still the title or official position.
Ye Xuan groaned in his heart, knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to express his feelings, but he really didn't want anything, and was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would continue to insist on this matter, so he could only grit his teeth and give an explanation he had heard before.
"Your Majesty, descendants have their own blessings. If they have good skills and character, they can start from scratch. But if one has low ability and low character, even if he has money, he will only bring disaster to the region.
What I will pass down to my family is not wealth, but talent and character. "
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, thinking it made sense, but Ye Xuan had not finished speaking.
"Your Majesty's good intentions, I understand in my heart, but the world has just been settled. If you give me too much reward, I am afraid that the officials will have other thoughts, and the meritorious officials will feel that your Majesty's reward is too little. If your Majesty really wants to reward, it is better to convert it into silver and give it to the meritorious soldiers or the craftsmen of this divine bureau. After all, they are the backbone of the country in the future. " Zhu Yuanzhang smiled after a little thought. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Sure enough, Ye Xuan, you really didn't let me down! Did you know that we had already prepared a title of Earl for you?" According to the title, Earl is the fourth rank, but because the title of King can only be conferred posthumously or by the royal family, the Earl is actually the third rank among the foreign ministers. The highest duke among foreign ministers during their lifetime was only conferred on six people by the Ming Dynasty. Although there were many marquises, they were all people with outstanding military achievements.
Even Liu Bowen was actually just a sincere man. From this, it is not difficult to see that Zhu Yuanzhang valued Ye Xuan.
And if Ye Xuan is really given this title, it means that Ye Xuan will be the first civil servant who is not a founding father to receive this honor after the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, not only will he have merit and fame, but he will also be able to respond to every call in the court, and there will be no doubt about it.
But Ye Xuan understood that as the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind, and if he wants to continue to be a salty fish in the court, he must hide himself.
Otherwise, no matter how much you trust yourself, it is hard to say that one day you will not feel suspicious.
With a slight thought in his mind, Ye Xuan quickly waved his hand to refuse.
"Your Majesty, please stop joking. For just a small amount of merit, you want to be granted the title of uncle. How will your Majesty reward other meritorious ministers in the future?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, but he quickly reacted, pointed at Ye Xuan, and said nothing else.
On the other side is the Tianzhu border.
With the arrival of the Ming Dynasty's army, the already assembled coalition finally regained its morale.
Previously, because the Ming army had not arrived, various countries either did not dare to go to war directly with the Delhi Sultanate, or they were unable to coordinate, and the war directly reached a stalemate.
During this time, the Delhi Sultan's army had conquered two more small states.
Although these are all small countries, together they can be comparable to a medium-sized country.
In several wars, the gains made by the Delhi Sultan's army were enough to support Tianzhu's consumption for a year and a half.
Because it was forced into a hurry, the Delhi Sultanate no longer cared about face and reputation.
They carried out maximum looting and even massacre in the occupied areas.
However, the armies of various countries saw it in their eyes, but they did not dare to act easily, and their morale also fell to the bottom.
Fortunately, the Ming army was able to arrive in time and gave the most effective boost to the morale of the army that was on the verge of collapse.
Allied military camp, commander's tent.
Lan Yu sat in the main seat, looking at various battle reports that had been compiled recently, while the translator around him was constantly translating the words of various generals.
There were complaints and suggestions, but Lan Yu never said a word and looked calm.
Everyone couldn't tell what Lan Yu's attitude was for a while, and they were all worried that the Ming army would give up the war because of Tianzhu's actions.
But before they could figure it out, Lan Yu dropped the things in her hands and stood up suddenly.
"After nightfall, send a group of 10,000 suspicious soldiers, under the banner of various national flags, to the place where we gathered before to confuse the Tianzhu army!"
After speaking, Lan Yu reached out and pointed on the map and gave orders to everyone.
"You immediately organize your troops and horses and prepare food and grass. We will march towards the positions of those small states tonight!"
The translators on the side heard this and hurriedly translated his words to the generals from various countries.
After listening to Lan Yu's words, everyone's faces instantly became very solemn. They all knew that the war was about to start, and this time, it would be a desperate fight with real swords and guns.