My subjects are too rebellious!

"Teacher, do you think Prince Yong'an will agree to my father's request?"

Gong Zhenglu looked at the students surrounding him and asked, "Do you think Prince Yong'an will agree?"

"Or, if you were the King of Yong'an, what would you do?"

Chu Ying was the first to stand up and answered: "Teacher, in my opinion, Prince Yong'an will definitely agree to father's request."

Gong Zhenglu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Oh, why is that."

"Because compared with the King of Beiliang and the King of Pingxi, the fief of the King of Yong'an is too small. If I were the King of Yong'an, I would definitely be dissatisfied."

"Besides, the Han emperor is even weaker, the emperor is dark and the ministers are obedient. Under this situation, if I were Prince Yong'an, I would definitely want to go further."

Chu Ying's answer was obviously recognized by others. Daishan, Manggurtai and Tang Guda looked at their elder brother with admiration.

Abatai and Amin looked at Huang Taiji but did not express their opinions.

Gong Zhenglu naturally saw this scene, but these were all his students and they all respected him very much.

Although Gong Zhenglu was also a Han Chinese, he had been highly valued since he defected to Nurhaci.

All matters concerning military, politics, civil affairs and other military and national administration, big or small, were consulted with him and he was asked for his suggestions.

Therefore, Gong Zhenglu became the only person in Nurhaci's camp who was literate and understood writing.

All the drafting, translation and even negotiations of the Jianzhou Jurchens with the outside world were handled by Gong Zhenglu alone.

Looking at his students, all of whom were Nurhaci's nephews and nephews, he had always known Huang Taiji's thoughts and ambitions.

So he asked: "Huang Taiji, do you have any different opinions?"

Hearing the teacher speak, Huang Taiji stood up and replied: "In fact, what you said is not unreasonable, but since Prince Yong'an wants to go further."

"Then why can't he fight for the throne himself?"

"Besides, we fought him several times and never gained any advantage."

"Brother, if it were you, would you surrender to an opponent weaker than you?"

After hearing this, Chu Ying also reacted.

The others also suddenly realized.

In their view, the Han people were weak and the dynasty was often in internal strife.

The Jurchens, on the other hand, were extremely united.

Gong Zhenglu was born into a business family. He had some knowledge of literature and art, but he was definitely not a scholar.

However, he was shrewd and capable, well-informed, had a wide range of knowledge, and was well aware of the successes and failures of past dynasties.

He looked at the students' inquiring expressions and smiled.

"Actually, you are all right, but you overlooked one point."

Huang Taiji and Chu Ying asked at the same time: "Teacher, what's the matter?"

Gong Zhenglu still smiled gently and said, "If there was only one Prince Yong'an in the Wu Dynasty, he might have joined forces with us to invade the Wu Dynasty."

"However, the Wu Dynasty not only has three kings, but also four great generals who are willing to conquer the country."

"Have you forgotten that a few years ago, Zhu Di and Cao Cao cooperated with Prince Yong'an to attack us?"

"How inferior do you think Zhu Di, Cao Cao and Prince Yong'an are to each other?"

When the students heard this, they all looked thoughtful.

Huang Taiji said with some difficulty: "They are equally matched. It is only natural that Zhu Di and Cao Cao should be crowned kings."

"If you were the King of Yong'an, what would you do?"

"If Prince Yong'an really leads his troops to attack us, we may not be able to win, but we can consume all of his troops within our territory."

"But in the current situation, we can afford to waste time, but Prince Yong'an cannot."

"So, thinking in this direction, how do you think Prince Yong'an will make a decision?"

Now several students were silent and all lowered their heads in thought.

Huang Taiji, whose thoughts were originally unclear, immediately became clear in his mind after hearing his teacher's remarks.

"Teacher, so the delegation sent by father this time will not succeed. Not only will it fail, but the King of Yong'an will also send troops to attack us."

When Gong Zhenglu heard this, he quickly asked, "Why did you attack us?"

Huang Taiji said confidently: "Because he wants to get more favorable conditions, so he wants to negotiate with us by defeating us."

Gong Zhenglu glanced among the princes, and finally his eyes stopped on Huang Taiji.

"Think about it carefully. If we can cooperate with Prince Yong'an, what should we do to gain the greatest benefit?"

"It's not a good decision, so we have to think carefully. If we make the wrong choice, we might end up making things difficult for others."

After saying that, Gong Zhenglu turned and left, leaving behind a group of Manchu princes who were lost in thought.

...

"The Chu Emperor has become increasingly furious lately."

"I'm afraid our good days won't last long. I heard that Ma Bao is the most capable general under the Pingxi King."

"Who asked the Emperor of Chu to cook those envoys and anger the King of Pingxi?"

Several generals under Zhu Can were whispering to each other. They were already dissatisfied with being forced to eat their own kind, but who would have thought that they would now offend the King of Pingxi.

Originally, they were trying to survive in the gap between the Mughal Empire and the U-Tsang Xuanwei Office, and they could not afford to offend either side.

Now they had angered the King of Pingxi for no reason. When they learned that Ma Bao had deployed 200,000 troops in the U-Tsang Xuanwei Office, their inner dissatisfaction reached its peak.

Just as they were discussing how to find a way out of this dilemma, the soldier outside the tent shouted, "General, the Emperor of Chu invites you to come over."

Several people became alert instantly and looked at each other.

"Did he notice our thoughts?"

"Impossible. We haven't taken any action yet. He definitely won't notice it."

"Then why did he ask us to come over?"

Several people could see the fierceness in each other's eyes, and then gritted their teeth.

"At worst, we can just take action first. We have tens of thousands of soldiers under our command. If there is a mutiny, it will not be easy for him."

"Yes, the boss is right."

"So shall we go?"

"Go, why not? If we don't go, it will make us look guilty."

After hearing what the eldest brother said, the third brother shouted outside the tent: "Okay, got it, we'll go over there right away."

After saying that, several people went to find their deputy generals to explain some things, and then went to the central military tent.

When they arrived, they only saw Zhu Can sitting on the throne holding his beloved concubine. Only then did they realize that their worries were completely unnecessary.

When Zhu Can saw the men, he also laughed and said, "Chen Hu, Chen Bao, Chen Lang, you are finally here."

Chen Hu, the leader, bowed and said, "I wonder what the Emperor of Chu wants to talk to us about."

Zhu Can looked at his beloved concubine, then glanced at the three brothers who were standing bowed in the big tent, and smiled.

"I was arguing with my beloved wife about what is the most delicious thing in the world."

“So, I would like to invite you to come and taste it together.”

Chen Hu glanced at Zhu Can with some disdain in his heart.

It is obvious that the delicacy Zhu Can is talking about must be children.

Although the three brothers insisted on their bottom line, they had no choice but to eat their own kind and there was no other food in the army.

Zhu Can, however, did not notice anything unusual about the others. He just pinched the chin of his beloved concubine in his arms and said with a smile.

"My dear, you are such a beauty that you are a feast to the eyes."