Chapter 388 The third method
Zheng Dong was stunned when he heard the words of the King of the Left Guard.
This Yinzhou City is the economic lifeline of the Nanyue Kingdom. Because there are several silver mines, this city is called Yinzhou.
One-third of all the expenses of the South Vietnam Kingdom are supported by the silver mines in Yinzhou City.
"Master, are you kidding me? You should also be clear about the importance of Yinzhou City to our Nanyue Kingdom. I think General Zhao Yu can't agree to you about this."
The left guard smiled coldly.
"If you don't agree to this request, then you can go back wherever you come from."
"this……"
Zheng Dong was in a dilemma.
"To tell you the truth, even if you don't give it to me, won't I rob it? I have 200,000 troops under my command, and now I occupy Moke City and are condescending. The Kingdom of Nanyue is already our possession. As long as we want, we can go south to attack you at any time. So it's best to be more aware of our relationship and not let us fight each other, otherwise it will be a huge loss for you General Zhao Yu."
Zheng Dong was stunned, seeing that the situation was going to be true.
He pondered for a while and said, "I, a little adviser, cannot make the decision on this matter. So I will go back and report it to us General Zhao, and he will decide."
The left guard nodded and waved, "Now you can leave."
Zheng Dong said goodbye and left, got on his horse and headed straight to the capital of Nanyue to report on this matter.
When Zhao Yu saw Zheng Dong come back, he was very happy and quickly asked about the negotiation results.
When he learned that Shanyue was still in Yinzhou City, he was stunned and collapsed on the chair and said nothing.
After a while, he came to his senses, stared at Zheng Dong, and angrily shouted: "When King David wanted Yinzhou City on the left, why didn't you stop him? He brought back such conditions to see me. I don't know what the use of asking you as a strategist!"
Zheng Dong bowed to Zhao Yu and said, "General, it's not that his subordinates have not stopped him. His subordinates have told the left guard all their interests, but he is tough. Except for handing over Yinzhou City, he will definitely not cooperate with you."
"hateful!"
Zhao Yu punched the coffee table. Before he could take the position of King of Nanyue, he had already lost the western land. If he lost Yinzhou City now, what's the point even if he took the position of King of Nanyue?
"Mr. Zheng, do you think this general should agree to the conditions of King David on the left?"
Zheng Dong pondered for a while and shook his head, "Zheng felt that he could not agree to this request. I think King David's mind on the left was not just as simple as Yinzhou City. We promised his conditions now, and he will make more requests in the future. By that time, the general may find it difficult to satisfy him."
Zhao Yu nodded and agreed with Zheng Dong's analysis.
"Then you said, what should we do now?"
Zheng Dong thought for a while, stared at Zhao Yu and said, "If we don't rely on Shanyue, and the general is afraid that civil servants will stop you from ascending the throne, there is only one way, that is, to eliminate all these disobedient civil servants."
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yu was slightly surprised.
Zheng Dong is also a literati, how could he make such a ruthless suggestion?
There were at least two hundred civil servants in the capital of Nanyue, and most of them opposed him. If they were killed, they would probably cause a lot of unrest.
Zheng Dong saw Zhao Yu's thoughts, took a step forward, and continued: "General, you should continue to suffer the chaos. I know you don't want to leave a reputation for being incorrect or killing. But now is an extraordinary period, sacrificing two hundred civil servants is better than losing Yinzhou City."
Zhao Yu bit his lower lip slightly. Even Zhou Jing, who resisted him the most, did not kill him, but just locked up.
"Is there really no third way?"
"Yes, it's just that you won't choose this method."
Zhao Yu looked at Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong sighed and said, "This method is for the general to take the initiative to return the power to descendants of the King of Nanyue, so that the civil servants will not object to you and you can also gain a good reputation."
Zhao Yu remained silent.
He worked hard for so long and betrayed Moke City. If he could not ascend the throne and become the King of Nanyue in the end, then everything would be in vain.
What is the difference between assisting Zhao Yi’s descendants in succession and making wedding dresses for others?
Moreover, if Zhao Yi's descendants succeeded to the throne, they would definitely settle the score with him.
For his own wealth and life, he would never choose the third method.
The first method cannot be done, there is only the second method.
Zhao Yu made up his mind and said to Zheng Dong: "Mr. Zheng, you will invite all the two hundred civil servants in the capital to the General's Mansion on behalf of this general, and say that this general will discuss with them the matter of establishing a new king and stabilizing the Nanyue Kingdom."
Zheng Dong knew in his heart that Zhao Yu had chosen the second method.
"Yes, I'll go now."
When the civil servants in the capital saw Zhao Yu summoning him, they didn't want to go, but when they heard that they wanted to discuss the establishment of a new king with them, they were immediately excited.
The South Vietnamese Kingdom values literature. Although civil officials do not manage military power, their treatment and official positions are higher than military generals. More importantly, civil officials can participate in the discussion of the new king's succession, but military generals cannot.
Now Zhao Yi and Zhao Mo of the South Vietnam Kingdom have been taken to Yecheng, and the censor Zhou Jing is missing.
Zhao Yu became the nominal leader of all officials. Although he was a military general, he had the highest official position. It is reasonable to call all civil officials to discuss the establishment of a new king.
Civil officials went to the General's Mansion one after another.
Along the way, they talked a lot.
"No matter how powerful Zhao Yu is, he is a military general after all. If he wants to establish a new king, he still has to find us civil officials."
"No, the South Vietnamese Kingdom has always valued culture over military affairs. In the future, the South Vietnamese Kingdom will rely on us. Without us, the South Vietnamese Kingdom will be paralyzed and will not be able to operate."
"I heard that Zhao Yu had always wanted to proclaim himself the King of Nanyue before. Why did he suddenly become a new king this time? Is there any fraud here?"
"It is impossible. Although Zhao Yu has military power, we civil servants have the pen. If he dares to hurt us, he will definitely be infamous for thousands of years. So don't be afraid, we just go to the banquet with peace of mind."
The civil officials didn't believe that Zhao Yu dared to do anything to them.
Soon, they entered the General's Mansion of the Cavalry and sat down according to the official rank.
After all of them sat down, the General Cavalry Mansion was closed, and soldiers who had been hiding for a long time rushed out and surrounded all 200 civil servants.
The civil servant was surprised to find out that he had been trapped.
"What do you want to do?"
"According to General Zhao's order, we investigate your collusion with Nanyue and attempt to subvert the Nanyue Kingdom. Now the evidence has been found and you will be rectified on the spot."
As soon as these words were said, the civil servants were so scared that their faces turned pale.
Then they cursed.
"Bitch, you said we rebel, where is the evidence!"
Chapter completed!