Deng Ming felt that he had already said to the Prince of Dong'an, Zhu Shenglu, and he didn't mind reiterating it to King Li Dingguo of Jin. Deng Ming refused to admit that he was a royal family and said the words he said to Zhu Shenglu again: He was born in a northerner, and encountered bandits attacks on his way south, resulting in amnesia, etc. Of course, this set of rhetoric is completely different from when Deng Ming first met Yuan Zongdi. For two years, Deng Ming kept adding details to the story, removing the dripping and reserving the essence, making it more and more full and credible.

However, Deng Ming's revised story still failed to deceive Zhu Shenglu. In his letter to Wang Guangxing, the Prince of Dong'an insisted that Deng Ming was the descendant of the King of Chu. Li Dingguo's attitude was not as firm as Zhu Shenglu. If Deng Ming was not a royal family, then of course it would be the best. In this way, Deng Ming would have a much smaller threat to Yongli and Xiying. However, from Zhao Tianba's report, it is very unlikely that Deng Ming is not a royal family. Now Deng Ming firmly denies it, and even fabricates stories for it (the King of Jin doesn't believe it too much). In Li Dingguo's view, it is just a statement from the other party.

"All the rumors are rumors," Deng Ming vividly explained his tortuous experience of throwing Sichuan, and once again assured Li Dingguo: "Except for the battle in Wanxian, in order to boost morale, I have never pretended to be a royal family to anyone. After the battle in Wanxian, I immediately explained to the soldiers and apologized to Governor Wen."

Li Dingguo also heard Zhao Tianba carefully describe the story of the battle in Wanxian. He knew that Deng Ming adopted the little-known Zhu Di's strategy and asked Zhao Tianba to undertake the most important and critical tasks.

"I didn't mean to ask the King of Han. The King of Han was fake. Wen Anzhi had reported it to the court a long time ago, and the emperor knew it." Li Dingguo did not say anything, but only thought in his mind: "But what happened to the young King of Tang? He never mentioned it!"

Of course, Deng Ming would not mention it, because the young King Tang, like the third prince, was certified by others without his knowledge.

"Then, I mentioned that there should be no problem with asking for titles for Admiral Deng, right?" Li Dingguo felt that Deng Ming was continuing to express his attitude of not being infighting inwardly. Not recognizing the identity of the royal family was obviously the most effective way to eliminate internal strife. If someone puts a yellow robe on Deng Ming's shoulders, the situation would become the same as when Sun Kewang usurped the throne. Li Dingguo did not want to have internal strife and had no choice.

"Of course not." Deng Ming did not hesitate at all. Although he didn't know what Li Dingguo thought, he knew very well that this proposal was an absolutely unambiguous issue. If you want to eliminate Chengdu and Kunming's estrangement, you must accept it. Even if Deng Ming is really a royal family, you must compromise and accept it for the sake of the Ming army's alliance. Besides, Deng Ming is not a royal family, so what's wrong with it?

Deng Ming found that he seemed to have symptoms of schizophrenia again, and hurriedly dispelled the inexplicable feeling that had risen, bowed to Li Dingguo, "Thank you, King."

"Ask for all." Li Dingguo served as the emperor and supervised the country, and evaluating talents was part of his work. Today's negotiations with Deng Ming were even smoother than expected. Li Dingguo called everyone back and said as soon as he saw everyone, "I want to ask the court for the Admiral of the Yangtze River, and Admiral Deng is very humble..."

Li Dingguo glanced at Deng Ming and confirmed that the other party had no intention of objection, so he made the agreement reached by the two of them publicly. Chen Zuocai, Bai Wenxuan and others all showed different degrees of surprise on their faces. Since Deng Ming accepted the title, he would not be able to repent at least in the short term. Even if he turned out his identity as a royal family in the future, he would be much more passive.

"Two trips to Jiangnan, killing the Tartar Emperor, Hong Chengchou and Hu Quancai (Zhao Tianba also reported to Li Dingguo about the process of Zhong Xiang's battle, of course, it is still a nominal contribution to Deng Ming), and it is not an exaggeration to use the prince to pay. He became the prince less than 22 years old..." Li Dingguo thought in his heart, and glanced at Deng Ming's face: "It's all obtained because of martial arts. Even if he really has no clan status, this matter is amazing. What should he do if he makes meritorious contributions in the future? He had to ask for a title of Prince. I don't know how many years he can wait."

Li Dingguo had already made up his mind to send envoys to Chengdu, which was a necessary reward for Deng Ming's attitude, and it was indeed practically beneficial to the Qing alliance. He only pretended not to see the committee in Fengjie. In Li Dingguo's view, the role of the committee was only to delay the outbreak of the conflict. Sooner or later, with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the lifespan of the committee would come to an end. At that time, everyone would still have to compare the length and shortness to decide who is the real lord of China.

"But at that time, at least the Tartars were defeated, which was better than the chaos now and they were all destroyed by the Tartars in the end." Thinking of the inevitable future, Li Dingguo felt a little regretful, but he was also secretly glad that he could at least fight side by side with Deng Ming for some days: "Chen Zuocai is just a small general under Mu Tianbo. Deng Ming did not bully others, but reasoned with him seriously; then he would definitely be reasonable in Fengjie. Whether it was Jianchang or the generals in Gaodong, they all had a much higher status than Chen Zuocai. It was rare to be so polite at a young age, but it was a pity that there were no two days." Even if heroes cherish each other, they would have to fight against each other sooner or later. Li Dingguo was unwilling to think too deeply and far away, but he knew that this was the rule of unification and the fate of all heroes.

"Well, King Jin mentioned that there are some rumors now." Seeing the eyes of everyone, Deng Ming knew that they were also affected by the rumors. It is necessary to emphasize again and completely dispel the concerns of Kunming officers and soldiers: "I am not a royal family. I had no choice but to defeat Tan Yi and Tan Hong that time. Apart from this, I have never claimed to be a royal family, and I don't know how these rumors spread."

The story of amnesia failed to convince Zhu Shenglu and Li Dingguo, and Bai Wenxuan, but the military generals in Kunming, like Li Dingguo, no one would really break the matter. Only Chen Zuo sneered: "The admiral has amnesia, this is a convenient saying. I accepted the title of the court today, and I can remember it when I should remember it in the future."

He Jiuyi and Ma Bao both glared at Chen Zuocai. Who doesn’t know the truth about it? You, a scholar, don’t even understand the relationship between etiquette? Deng Ming has already shown that he will not provoke trouble and cause internal strife at this urgent moment. Why is Kunming still aggressive?

"Although I can't remember some things clearly, my surname is Deng but not Zhu, there is no doubt about this!" Deng Ming was still not angry. He said firmly: "It's true and there will be no falsehood! I will never pretend to be a royal family in my life. If there is any false statement, the world will not tolerate it! You are all witnesses. Please help me spread my words to eliminate the rumors."

Bai Wenxuan and other generals were so surprised that they couldn't speak. Deng Ming vowed that he would never compete with Yongli for the throne. What a terrible oath for a young royal family who had made great martial arts.

Even Chen Zuocai, who disliked Deng Ming the most, was stunned at this moment, and an unspeakable excitement surged in his heart. The royal family who regarded power as dirt and was determined to serve the country made Chen Zuocai so moved that he almost burst into tears. But after a moment, Chen Zuocai put away his touching feelings and thought: "No, he was insincere. If he was really so, why would he have to establish that committee?"

Deng Ming's oath also surprised Li Dingguo, but soon Li Dingguo realized that this was still an attitude, in order to unite the Qing alliance as much as possible. Of course, Deng Ming's mind was very remarkable, but since ancient times, no one could reject the temptation of the throne - not only temptation, but also threat. If you let your enemy sit on it, it would be a dead end. Even if Deng Ming does not fully realize this now, he will sooner or later realize it. Even if Deng Ming himself cannot see clearly, his subordinates will help him see clearly. Regardless of character, mind, measurement, and spirit, it will be a life-and-death life. This is a fate that all heroes such as Liu Futong and Zhang Shicheng cannot escape - if anyone can escape, it is not a fate.

"After all, it's many years later, or even decades later." When Li Dingguo thought of this, he threw away his worries about the future and told his subordinates that he immediately asked the court for Deng Ming, and sent envoys to Chengdu and Fengjie. Li Dingguo looked at the sky. It was already time for dinner, so he asked Deng Ming with a smile: "Are Admiral Deng hungry?"

"I'm indeed a little hungry." Deng Ming smiled and touched his stomach: "Before I came to Yunnan, I heard that there was a kind of mushroom called chicken and brown that was very famous. I wonder if there was one here in the king."

Deng Ming had a cousin in Chuxiong in his previous life. According to him, Yunnan people are scented with them, and they can smell the fragrance on all three streets. Deng Ming has been interested in them for a long time but has not had time to go to Yunnan. However, after traveling through time, he had the opportunity to come to Kunming for a walk. Last time he came to Kunming, he only set fires everywhere and sent orders. He was so busy that he didn't find any opportunity to ask Wu Sangui or Zhao Liangdong for some.

"Admiral Deng has a good experience." Li Dingguo gave a thumbs up and smiled, "I originally wanted to recommend it to Admiral Deng, but it was not necessary. Let's go to have a meal first, and we will discuss it tomorrow if there is anything."

"There's nothing else," Deng Ming smiled and said, "I've finished everything I should say. It's not easy to come to Kunming. If you don't finish the business, you won't be able to eat."

"How long will Admiral Deng stay in Kunming?" Ma Bao asked. He didn't know if Deng Ming's subtext was about to leave immediately.

"Stay more," Deng Ming replied: "The last time I came to Kunming, there were too many things, and I didn't have the chance to go around here in Kunming."

Deng Ming and Ma Baoyaoyao had a conversation last time, but they didn’t have the chance to have an interview. This time, I happened to talk about the thrilling night. I sighed whether they met or not.

The dinner was so happy and the atmosphere was always harmonious until Deng Ming casually said, "I have run some academies in Chengdu."
Chapter completed!