Thank you for the invitation. I am in the Ming Dynasty and swear not to be an official!

Chapter 47: Do you want a fiefdom?

Seeing that the old man was angry, Liao Tiancheng quickly apologized.

"Old man, I was wrong. What reward does the emperor give you? I'll listen to you!"

"Hmph! Come closer, it's not appropriate to leak this matter now!"

Liao Tiancheng was even more nervous, feeling that this was another high-level reward.

But the higher the level, the more dangerous it is.

Like the iron ticket to avoid death, the top reward is also the most terrifying.

But he still got closer. After all, this old man was a close confidant of Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was the only relationship he relied on.

"It's like this. Your contribution of corn has benefited the country and the people and has done a great job. Therefore, the emperor felt that it was not appropriate to give him an ordinary reward. So after thinking about it, he decided to give you a fief..."

"hiss!!!"

Liao Tiancheng shuddered, feeling extremely terrified.

"What's wrong? Don't you dare to ask for such a good reward?"

"I don't dare! I definitely don't dare! You don't even dare to kill me!"

"Then go talk to the emperor and let him beat you to death!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

"This one……"

If you really want to be beaten to death, you might as well take this reward.

"Old man, it's not that I don't want it, I really don't dare to ask for it! This is a reward only given by the emperor. As a foreigner, how can I dare to ask for this reward? If those heroes know about it, how can I live?"

People are afraid of being famous as pigs are afraid of being strong. A person who is not from the Huaixi Group stands out among a group of people with titles. It is strange that he does not attract jealousy.

But when Zhu Yuanzhang saw how cowardly he was, he changed his mind at that time: "Tiancheng, the emperor said he wanted to ask you what you meant first, but in fact he just wanted you to be prepared. You cannot refuse this, otherwise, you will still resist the decree! "

What the hell!

Liao Tiancheng was confused at that time: "Old man, the Ming Dynasty did not grant kings with different surnames. Isn't this a bad rule?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled proudly: "Who said I wanted to make you king? You are still Uncle Guangfeng, but you just have an extra fief! As for this fief, it is just a small village in the frontier."

The confused Liao Tiancheng was even more confused now!
It’s been a long time, just for fun!

How small is Daming's village?

There is a village just a dozen miles away!
The most embarrassing thing is at the frontier!

I don’t know whether it is on the Hexi Corridor side, Shanxi side, or near Yunnan.

But these places are not safe!

In Yunnan, the Liang King of the Yuan Dynasty was active, on the other side of the Hexi Corridor was Chahatai, and to the north were the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty.

No matter where you go, you will face the risk of being killed at any time!
"Old man, I just got some money. I haven't married a wife yet, and I haven't enjoyed anything. How could the emperor have the heart to throw me into that place? To put it nicely, this is a fiefdom, but to put it badly, this is fucking exile. ! Even ordinary people will not be thrown there for no reason, not to mention, no matter what I say, it is also a contribution to the Ming Dynasty! Is this appropriate for you to comment on it? "

Zhu Yuanzhang was embarrassed for a while when he was asked: "It is indeed a bit inappropriate..."

But then Zhu Yuanzhang had another argument: "It's just a fiefdom, you don't have to give it to a vassal state, or in other words, you don't have to rush to a vassal state. What the emperor means is, didn't you say before that you use salt and wine to control the surrounding foreign countries? Now I will give you one This is an opportunity for you to try your hand at the border. If you really don’t dare to go, and you really don’t want to, then we can go back and talk to the emperor, and we should be able to get him to take his life back." Liao Tiancheng was about to nod, but suddenly felt a little hesitant. .

Except for a few Sai kings in the Ming Dynasty, no one else had fiefdoms, only food towns.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang gave himself only a small village, it was adjacent to a foreign country, so he might be able to make a difference.

For example, try to encroach on foreign territory and indirectly expand your own fiefdom.

Given time, maybe I can have a large territory and live the life of a feudal king!
Of course, that's what happened, but you can't tell the truth.

After all, this old man is close to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Old man, it turns out that the emperor asked me to do this? Then I have to think about it carefully. After all, this is a kind of trust that the emperor has placed in me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was suddenly moved: "Tiancheng, don't force it. If it doesn't work, forget it. The border area is not only remote, but also dangerous. If you really don't want to go, we will definitely mediate for you and cancel this reward."

"No, old man, I suddenly remembered that making money from our Ming Dynasty is far less practical than making money from small foreign countries. It comes with peace of mind! In this way, as long as we can guarantee that we will not be directly attacked and killed by the Yuan people, I will use this fiefdom That’s it. As for whether it can effectively affect the surrounding foreign countries, I can’t guarantee that. I can only say that I can give it a try.”

"really?"

"It's true!" Liao Tiancheng gritted his teeth and agreed.

Risks and benefits are often directly proportional. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger cubs!
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy, not only because Liao Tiancheng accepted his reward, but also because of Liao Tiancheng's loyalty!

Because the emperor trusted him, he was willing to take the risk to take this fief. This loyalty made Lao Zhu very satisfied.

"In that case, let's go back and discuss it with the emperor. Just wait for the news!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang left, Zhu Biao came up to inquire about the news: "Brother Xian, what did my father tell you? Why do you feel so mysterious?"

Looking at this kind and cheap brother, Liao Tiancheng did not hide it: "He said that the emperor wanted to give me a fief."

Zhu Biao opened his mouth in shock: "No way? Only a few members of the Zhu family have obtained the fiefdom. How did you get it? Did you misunderstand me?"

"No, no, I made sure again and again that I won't get it wrong."

Zhu Biao scratched his head: "Strange thing...where is that fiefdom?"

"It hasn't been decided yet, but it is still a frontier place, and it is only given to a small village, and it still bears the name of Uncle Guangfeng."

Zhu Biao's expression gradually became dull.

"What kind of fiefdom is this? Isn't this a slanderous person? What do you think, dear brother?"

"Hey, what can I think? I rejected the iron coupon several times, but the reward became more and more outrageous! I simply agreed! Anyway, I don't want to be an official. I just want to make money and live freely. Then go to the frontier and sell wine to foreigners. Not bad."

"However, we have been fighting in the border areas for many years. Let alone selling wine, you are not sure whether you can survive! Dear brother, you are confused!"

Liao Tiancheng sighed: "Humans, it's so rare to be confused! If I had been more confused about the death-free iron coupon and held it obediently, I might not have received such an outrageous reward. If I don't want it this time, who knows if I will get it next time Will there be any more bizarre rewards?"

Zhu Biao scratched his head for a while, thinking that winning a fief would cause dissatisfaction with the other princes, but he thought that it was just a fief, a small village, and it was also on the frontier. They didn't want such a reward for those princes.

But this thing feels weird.

After much struggle, Zhu Biao still wanted to help his brother to find out.

"Brother, let me go back and ask what's going on. Why does this reward feel so awkward?"

(End of this chapter)