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Chapter 36 Fate (Part 1)

As soon as Chen Zuo said that, Li Dingguo hurried to smooth things over. He did not want to be rude to Deng Ming. Today, the two sides met for the first time, and the topics involved were far more extensive and in-depth than Li Dingguo imagined.

"It's okay, it's okay." Although Chen Zuocai was unreasonable, Deng Ming did not show any anger. He pondered for a moment and said in a polite tone: "I have some ideas. I guess Mr. Chen will find it ridiculous after hearing it, but I think 'A real man cannot speak to others for nothing', so that Mr. Chen can understand my thoughts."

In Deng Ming's understanding, officials should not speak to others in anything, such as the officials' property, policy tendencies, basis for making decisions, etc. However, in the future, law may be used to force officials to explain these things clearly, at least part of them must be explained clearly, but now they can only rely on moral self-discipline.

"For the great cause of Zhongxing, it is best for everyone to bow to the orders of the court. The orders issued by the court can be executed without any discount. As long as the court gives orders, those who receive the orders will not be afraid of sacrifice, and will not care about gains and losses, and they will also be executed even if they understand. If they don't understand, they will still be executed." Deng Ming said: "If the millions of soldiers and civilians under the court can be united and united, then driving the Tartars and restoring the mountains and rivers will be just around the corner."

In Deng Ming's previous life, with the development of literacy and technology, the efficiency of the ** system has also improved. For example, Nazi Germany before World War II relied on the general revenge mentality of the people, a well-developed education system was brainwashed day and night, and the convenience of radio communication and the organization of the industrial society allowed the leader's will to be implemented. A ** country can achieve the level of a constitutional country within five to ten years. However, even a ** country in an industrial society cannot achieve the efficiency that Deng Ming hopes. Deng Ming has never seen it with his own eyes whether it can achieve it after the great development of computer technology in the information age. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty could not achieve it. With the existing technical conditions in the late Ming Dynasty, it was very difficult to implement the imperial power directly into the county.

Chen Zuo didn't say anything. He smelled a hint of mockery from Deng Ming's words. However, when the Ming Dynasty was so devastated, he could not jump out and say that the other party was wrong. Li Dingguo felt that just as Deng Ming said, he might not be able to drive away the Tartars smoothly, because there were also problems of improper command, food and supply of various military supplies. If everyone obeyed the court without fail, there would be chaos. If others didn't say it, Li Dingguo himself would not be able to arrange the army and production according to the instructions of the Mashou Guard.

"The question is who will issue orders? If it is King Jin, then let alone other people, even I will worry about whether King Jin will let me sacrifice; and Jianchang will definitely worry, what if King Jin takes away their troops and military rations and arrests all the generals and asks for punishment?" Seeing that Chen Zuo was about to refute, Deng Ming hurriedly took the initiative to take a step back: "I know that it is wrong for Jianchang and I to have this idea. I am ashamed of the emperor and the court, right?

The ancestors and elders are, but the problem is that this is impossible. Even if King Qingyang and I do it, our subordinates still cannot do it, and the generals of the Xongdong will definitely not do it. On the other hand, if the imperial court asks King Qingyang to issue orders, will the King of Jin not be worried about Jianchang using a knife to kill people, annex friendly troops and then settle the score in the autumn? Even if King Jin is loyal to the country, I still worry about myself, and the generals of the Xongdong cannot convince Jianchang."

"Admiral Deng just claimed to be a loyal minister." Chen Zuo snorted, but he was not as excited as he had just now. Deng Ming was telling the truth. In any case, warlords who were willing to tell the truth were better than warlords who took advantage of their power to suppress others.

"So, there are two ways in front of the King of Jin. The first is to block the attack of the Wu bandits and send troops to wipe out Jianchang, then Chengdu, and then Gaodong, destroying all those who did not obey Kunming's orders. Finally, the loyal ministers and righteous men in the two provinces completed the great cause of Zhongxing; there is another way, to put Jianchang, Chengdu, and Kuidong aside for the time being, concentrate their efforts to deal with the Tartars first, and then come to attack Jianchang after they have been cleaned up.

, the rioters in Chengdu and Gaodong." Deng Ming mentioned the traditional warlords' unification countermeasures, but Kunming has not yet eliminated other Ming troops, and it is even difficult to survive alone under the military pressure of the Qing Dynasty: "For Jianchang, Chengdu and Gaodong, the road ahead is also like these two. The best thing is to eliminate all those who are dissatisfied with the orders, whether they are Tartars or officers and soldiers. If all those who are dissatisfied with the consequences of the dissatisfied with the great cause of rejuvenation, the great cause of rejuvenation will be completed."

Deng Ming paused: "It's a pity that no one can go the best path, because there are many kinds of bad results. If we fight each other, in addition to being destroyed by our own people, we may also be able to take advantage of the loopholes and eliminate us by the Qing Dynasty; or defeat our own people and force our own people to the Tartars; or be killed by our own people so that they have no place to live, and have to go to the Tartars for survival."

For the Qing Alliance, uniting is still a game, and no one can become the boss, so they are competitors, and the losers will end up miserably. The strategy of sacrificing their own interests to help competitors is beneficial to the alliance, but not necessarily to themselves. The individual’s best strategy is harmful to the collective.

Deng Ming continued: "Since no one can walk the best path, and if everyone walks the best path, no one can survive, so I call this committee the next best path. We contact this committee so that we will not fight each other, and we can understand the difficulties of allies, formulate a unified strategy, and discuss the distribution of spoils."

"This is all the affairs of the court!" Chen Zuocai shouted. Whether it is formulating strategies or collaborative cooperation, not to mention distributing interests, it should be the rights and responsibilities of the court.

"But the court can't do it, where is the court in Myanmar now!" Deng Ming smiled bitterly: "We can pretend that we can't see each other, and no one cares about each other, and then all of them are killed by the Tartars; or we use this committee to make do with the emperor and the Tartars before returning to China, so as not to give each of them a chance to defeat them."

"Who has the final say in this committee?" Bai Wenxuan listened to the side for a long time, then interrupted.

"No one can say anything." Deng Ming replied: "The committee is not the court, and no one can issue an order. It is just a liaison meeting."

"That's not very useful." Bai Wenxuan shook his head.

"It's better than fighting each other, and anyone who has any request can be put forward in the committee. This time someone helps you. Next time someone is in trouble, you're embarrassed to keep a penny? Otherwise, will someone help you in the future?" Deng Ming also knew that the control of this committee was very limited, because the committee was not a strong parliament, a bit like Deng Ming's United Nations in his previous life.

He also said to Li Dingguo: "The king is the prince of Huang Yue, so naturally you cannot let your envoy be on par with the generals in this committee. In my opinion, the king might as well send an envoy to listen. If there is any need in Kunming, you can also say it; if we need the king to send troops to support us, we will also raise it."

"After all, someone should have the final say." Bai Wenxuan said in a deep thought.

"It is impossible for someone to have the final say. If someone really has such prestige, is it necessary to have this committee?" Deng Ming said helplessly.

He suggested that the committee could adopt a voting system, but even a vote could not be very binding. In the final analysis, it is because the committee has no money. The committee's resolution can only allow each warlord to weigh the trade-offs. If the implementation is refused, it will be difficult to seek help from the committee in the future. However, if the loss is too great, the warlords will definitely choose to refuse.

The eyes of the people inside the room once again turned to Li Dingguo, waiting for his final decision.

Everyone, including Ma Bao, admitted that the committee that Deng Ming said was indeed stronger than No. Since no one has the power to unify the Ming army, it is also a good idea to use it, which can prevent the Ming army from stabbing each other - whoever violates the oath will definitely become the target of public criticism.

Li Dingguo did not answer this question immediately. He also felt that this committee was a challenge to the prestige of the court. However, Deng Ming made sense. Now that the court has actually lost its authority, the emperor and the cabinet have not returned to China. Even if Emperor Yongli brought the cabinet masters back, he might not order Jianchang or even Chengdu. If the committee was just an alternative tool and only played a temporary compensation role in the absence of the court, then Li Dingguo would not mind sending people to attend the committee meeting - Kunming urgently needed help.

With Huang Yue in Li Dingguo in hand, it was impossible for him to swear to obey the restraint of the Wenshu like others, but the name and actual operation are two different things. For Li Dingguo, he did not need to contact the generals of the Great East for the time being. The envoys he sent could be stationed in Chengdu, as long as he maintained a good intelligence sharing with Jianchang, Chengdu, and at most Wanxian.

However, Li Dingguo still had a hidden concern, worried that this committee was not just an alternative tool, but was shouldering more other purposes, and was a prop used by Deng Ming to challenge the emperor's authority.

Li Dingguo's own loyalty to Yongli is not the key, the key is the future and safety of all the officers and soldiers of the Xiying. Needless to say, the history of being excluded from the camp and discrimination is not to mention. Just looking at the group of Feng Shuangli in Jianchang, you will know how serious the consequences of the mistake in standing up will be. If Yongli loses his authority, it will be Li Dingguo's loyal subordinates who have nowhere to stay. They can only find a mountain corner to hide, and live in the fear of the court's old accounts all day long.

"I have a few words to say to Admiral Deng in private." Li Ding Guodao.

After everyone walked out, Li Dingguo carefully observed Deng Ming's expression and asked word by word: "I have heard some rumors that Admiral Deng is a royal family, I wonder if it is true or false?"

In the few days before Deng Ming arrived in Kunming, Li Dingguo called Zhao Tianba several times and asked Deng Ming about his life experience very carefully. Zhao Tianba reported to King Jin, and there were many rumors. Deng Ming might be the young King of Tang or the third prince. In short, everyone thinks that Deng Ming is a noble royal family, at least Zheng Chenggong and Wen Anzhi have already determined that he is the descendant of Emperor Shaowu.

"I'm not." Deng Ming replied without hesitation-
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