Chapter 2399 Political dispute, the beginning of assimilation


    Chapter 2396: Political dispute, the beginning of assimilation


    "A alliance with the Unming?"


    Liu Xiu stood up suddenly, his face full of shock, and then said angrily: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible."


    Seeing that the King of Chu, who had always been gentle, had a rare fire, the ministers below were suddenly silent, and those who had intended to support him all dared not speak.


    Liu Xiu is not an irritable person, and he rarely gets angry with his ministers, but this time it is impossible not to get angry because Pang Tong touched the political red line of Chu.


    A dragon has a reverse scale, and it will die if it touches it. The same is true for the country, but it is not called a reverse scale, but a political red line.


    Any country has a political red line, which is an existence that must not be touched. Once this red line is touched, it means that political incorrectness will be opposed by everyone in the system.


    The political red line of the Great Qin Dynasty is that the Han Dynasty was cruel and its energy was exhausted. The Qin Dynasty and Han Dynasty were the destiny of heaven.


    If officials of the Qin Dynasty publicly say that the Qin Dynasty was a rebellion in the Han Dynasty, it would be politically incorrect. Even if those who touched this red line did not die, their career would definitely come to an end.


    Similarly, the political red line of Chu State is the Han Dynasty. Officials cannot say that the Han Dynasty is bad, otherwise it will be politically incorrect.


    Although Pang Tong proposed the alliance with the Ming Dynasty, he did not mention any bad things about the Han Dynasty, he should know that the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were incompatible.


    Although the Han Dynasty will perish mainly because of its own reasons, in the eyes of Liu Xiu and other Han family members, the Ming Dynasty was the biggest disaster, not so.


    Even Liu Xiu knew that the defeat of the Han Dynasty was more caused by internal corruption. Even if there was no Yellow Turban Uprising, there would be White Turban Uprising. However, in order to maintain the legitimacy of his own rule, all the mistakes were pushed to the Ming and Qin.


    After all, how could a great man make a mistake? All the mistakes are the faults of those ambitious traitors who are against Ming and Qin.


    Liu Xiu and other princes of the Liu family used this method of turning the blame to excuse the Han Dynasty, so as to stabilize their own rule and discredit the mortal enemy.


    This method cannot be said to be wrong, but it also determines that the national policy of the entire country is that the Han and Qin and Ming countries are mortal enemies and are definitely not coexistent.


    Pang Tong now proposed to join forces with the Ming Dynasty and let the Han Dynasty join forces with the biggest promoter of destroying the Han Dynasty, which undoubtedly touched the political red line of Chu.


    With the fall of Zhu Yuanzhang, Ren Hongchang surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, Zhu Di carried the banner of the orthodox Ming Dynasty, and Liu Xiu always regarded himself as the orthodox Han Dynasty.


    The Han Dynasty will fall to its current level, and the Ming Dynasty has the greatest responsibility. Joining forces with such a mortal enemy will undoubtedly make Liu Xiu slap himself in the face.


    Pang Tong did not say such a bold strategy in private, but instead proposed it openly, that is, his lord was Liu Xiu. If it were a monarch who was suspicious, such as Cao Cao, he would probably suspect that Pang Tong had ulterior motives.


    Liu Xiu certainly knew that Pang Tong''s proposal might not be a way out for the current dilemma of Chu, but he could not accept joining forces with Ni Ming in any case. Instead, he promoted Wei and Song to annex the Ming Dynasty.


    Liu Xiu deliberately looked furious, not really angry with Pang Tong, but was saving Pang Tong and asking him to stop in time and not to continue to commit suicide, otherwise Pang Tong would be really isolated in Chu State.


    Pang Tong''s political wisdom is obviously not as good as his military wisdom, but he still can see that Liu Xiu is for his own good, which also touched him very much, and he felt that a soldier died for his confidant, so he did not accept Liu Xiu''s kindness, but instead committed suicide and went all the way to the end.


    Pang Tong analyzed in public what benefits would it be for the Chu State to temporarily put aside his old grudges and alliance with Ming Kingdom.


    Let’s not talk about anything else, the navy will definitely be of great benefit.


    In addition, Pang Tong also analyzed the current situation in Ming State. If Chu State alliances with it, Ming State would definitely not refuse.


    Liu Xiu was a little moved after hearing this, but Pang Tong only talked about the military benefits, but did not mention the political disadvantages, which also made Liu Xiu very confused.


    For Chu, although the alliance with the Ming Dynasty can solve military difficulties, how should the political influence be resolved?


    There are gains and losses.


    After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Xiu finally decided to listen to Pang Tong''s strategy and actively sent envoys to join forces with the Ming Dynasty in an attempt to obtain shipbuilding technology from the Ming army.


    As for Pang Tong, although he was devoted to the country, he began to be isolated by the officialdom of the entire Chu State because of his touching the political red line. Even the Jingzhou family began to alienate him and gradually became an isolated minister.


    The most taboo thing about being an official is to be an isolated minister. If politics does not have a single ally, the first thing that happens is to take the blame.


    The Chu Ming Alliance was initiated by Pang Tong. Once the alliance fails, or after it becomes successful, there will be mistakes in the future, or if the Chu State betrays the covenant in the future, Pang Tong is the only candidate for the scapegoat.


    Pang Tong naturally knew about this but didn''t care at all. He had absolute confidence in Liu Xiu and believed that Liu Xiu would never give up on him and regarded him as a scapegoat.


    But when he realized that the Jingzhou family was alienating him, Pang Tong finally became a little panicked and realized his political naivety.


    Pang Tong is from the Jingzhou family, representing one of the four major families in Jingzhou. The Jingzhou family has always been in harmony, but now even the Jingzhou family is alienating him, which does not explain the problem.


    Pang Tong was still too young after all. He cared about military affairs and politics, and insisted on himself becoming an isolated minister, but he was not a passive person, so he took the initiative to serve as an envoy and went to the Ming Dynasty.


    Pang Tong should personally control the diplomatic affairs between Chu Ming to prevent some accidents from happening, leading to diplomatic dilemma between Chu Ming, and thus make himself more passive.


    As Pang Tong expected, Zhu Di, who was far away in Japan, was obviously not in good condition.


    The huge benefits of the victory of the Japanese victory caused greed among the countries and pushed Zhu Ming up to the grill.


    Since the demise of the Oda family, conspiracies and tricks against Zhu Ming have been attacking one after another. Even Zhu Di cannot tell which ones belong to the Qin Dynasty and which ones belong to the Wei, Song and Wu.


    Zhu Di was so troubled that he had been involved in these conspiracies. If it weren''t for Yao Guangxiao''s sharing of the burden for him, Zhu Di would have been unable to avoid these conspiracies.


    For Zhu Di, other plots were fine and not very fatal, but he really didn''t have the courage to join the state to participate in the alliance in person.


    Zhu Di was full of war with the four-nation coalition from the beginning. He was obviously trying to accumulate prestige this time, but he did not lead the troops to attack the northeast of our province, but handed this task to Chang Yuchun, because he was afraid that he would not be able to come back once he landed on the island of our province.


    Zhu Di knew his value very well. He was both aware of the safety of both countries. As long as he did not personally enter the state, he could only target him intrigues. Once he went to the state, he would probably have a clear gun and a sword.


    The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu may not kill him, and they will even protect him with all their might, but the Qin Dynasty will never let him leave the island of the province alive. Therefore, no matter how the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu promised Zhu Di, they would definitely guarantee his safety, and Zhu Di still did not dare to go to the island of this prefecture.


    Because in front of the Qin Dynasty, the three kings of Wei, Song and Wu were just younger brothers, and even if they had the will, they could not save his life at all.


    But if you don’t go to our state to participate in the alliance in person, the Ming Dynasty will be excluded from the Japanese rule sequence and will not be able to protect the interests in your hands.


    Just as Zhu Di was in a dilemma, Yao Guangxiao suggested that Zhu Di still wanted to go, but he could not go by himself, but sent a substitute to go there, which could not only deal with the four countries, but also ensure his own safety.


    Zhu Di thought about it and found that this plan was feasible. After all, the four countries didn’t know if it was the real one he went there.


    The three kings of Wei, Song and Wu promised to ensure his safety, but if the substitute died, then what the three kings said was fart. Even if he did not really go, he could not continue to use this as an excuse. After all, they could not even guarantee their own safety.


    If the substitute is not dead, letting the substitute replace him will be a alliance, which is the best of both worlds.


    Before Zhu Di had not set off, Zhu Di received news from the Central Plains that the Chu envoy Pang Tong was sent to the Ming Dynasty and proposed the intention of forming an alliance on behalf of the Chu State.


    Zhu Di was overjoyed when he learned about it. The Ming Dynasty has been fighting alone for a long time. The three Central Plains wars were all in one challenge. There was no ally except Qi, and the development was extremely difficult.


    The reason for this situation is naturally because Zhu Di inherited the orthodox of the Ming Dynasty, and the other princes were inherited from the Han Dynasty. Who would they target if they didn’t target the Ming Dynasty? After all, the Han and the Ming Dynasty were not just talking.


    Zhu Di also knew that fighting alone would not last long, but looking at the world, except for the Ming and Qi countries, all forces were powers of the Han Dynasty. This situation did not improve much until the establishment of the Qin Dynasty.


    After the establishment of the Great Qin Dynasty, the world saw disputes over power, which turned into disputes between the Qin, Han and Ming dynasties.


    The strongest one is naturally the Qin Dynasty. The Han and Ming dynasties are far inferior to each other, but because of the deep hatred, they cannot unite.


    In Zhu Di''s view, the Chu State''s voluntary alliance of envoys was a good signal. The relationship between Han and Ming was about to break the ice and eventually move towards a joint public resistance to Qin.


    Disagree with Liu Xiu’s final analysis of the alliance, Zhu Di had no psychological burden for joining forces with Chu. The most important thing in the Ming Dynasty was always self-protection, and everything else could be placed in the back.


    Zhu Di could see at a glance that Pang Tong''s purpose must have come for shipbuilding.


    Now, among the major princes of the Central Plains, the only country that relies on the sea but does not have the ability to fight naval battles is the only country left.


    Chu and Wu are mortal enemies, and Wu cannot hand over shipbuilding to Chu.


    As for the State of Song, it was with the help of the Qin Dynasty that it formed a navy and fleet, and did not have a complete system of shipbuilding, so it could not help the State of Chu.


    Then there is only Ming.


    The Ming Dynasty did not develop a naval army at all. The naval army they now own are the former Qi naval army, which was built by Zhu Tianpeng and delivered to Zhu Di in full.


    As for what Zhu Tianpeng has never made? Zhu Di didn''t know either, and Zhu Tianpeng didn''t tell him either.


    Zhu Dibai got the always powerful naval army, but he did not value the naval army at first, thinking that the naval army had little effect on the Ming Dynasty. However, the arrival of the naval warfare era and the great victory of the Japanese at this time completely changed his view.


    After all, if there is no navy, how could the Ming army land in Japan? How could we achieve such a large Warring States Period?


    In addition, the Ming Dynasty is a country that relies on the sea. If there is no protection of the navy, then what is the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the lack of clothes in the eyes of the Qin Dynasty?


    Therefore, for the Ming Dynasty, the navy was crucial.


    After realizing the importance of naval forces and shipbuilding, Zhu Di naturally could not hand over shipbuilding technology to the State of Chu, even if he knew that the benefits of handing over were greater.


    The State of Chu has shown its intention to alliance and is also a potential ally. Zhu Di really doesn''t want to fight alone. Helping the navy of Chu become stronger will also cause some trouble to the Qin Dynasty. After all, the enemy''s opponent is a friend.


    But the shipbuilding technique of the Ming Dynasty was not his Zhu Di''s thing, but Zhu Tianpeng''s efforts over the years.


    If it was handed over so easily, what would the generals of the former Qi State and Zhu Tianpeng think of him?


    Although Zhu Di has been reducing Zhu Tianpeng''s influence and depriving him of his rights a little bit, he is still extremely grateful to Zhu Tianpeng.


    Zhu Tianpeng was neither for power nor for profit. He gave it to himself without saying a word, but he could not let Qi completely integrate into the Ming Dynasty.


    In order not to disappoint Zhu Tianpeng''s expectations, Zhu Di took the risk of leading the troops to conquer the Japanese in order to establish a sufficient prestige and to impress the arrogant generals of Qi.


    As of the current situation, Zhu Di''s plan went smoothly. He won a lot of money and food in the victory of the Japanese. The generals of Qi began to gradually return to their hearts. The only bad thing was the calculations of the four countries.


    If he didn''t even know what to do, he handed over Zhu Tianpeng''s years of hard work to Chu State, even if Zhu Tianpeng didn''t say it, he would probably have a grudge in his heart.


    Although Zhu Di also wanted to form an alliance with Chu, he did not want to disappoint Zhu Tianpeng, so he would not hand over the shipbuilding technique until Zhu Tianpeng agreed.


    In addition, Zhu Di also planned to take advantage of the State of Chu. He asked Yao Guangxiao to take his substitute to the alliance, and at the same time deliberately revealed the intention of Chu to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty to put pressure on the State of Chu.


    If the Qin Dynasty continues to force it, don’t blame the Ming Dynasty for turning to Chu.


    Zhu Di''s song leveraged the power to hit Zhou Yu and Guo Jia''s weakness, which made both of them feel a little at a loss, and they urgently brought back the three great masters sent to assassinate Zhu Di.


    Kanto, Tokyo Bay, Edo Castle.


    After Wu Qi completely captured the Kanto area, Zhou Yu decided to set up Edo Castle near the sea as the capital of Yingzhou and the location of the governor''s office after discussing with Guo Jia.


    At this time, Yingzhou Governor Qin Zheng was already arriving in Edo and met with the soon-to-be-tour to go to Qin for marriage and Oda City and Shizuki.


    Their marriage between the two of them will also be the beginning of the assimilation of the Japanese island of Great Qin.


    (This chapter ends)