Chapter 113: The Battle of the Trapped Beasts

When Li Sicheng got the news, he was shocked inexplicably, and for a moment he felt his head buzzing, as if countless people were saying something in their ears? It seemed that there was silence between heaven and earth, and he could see the tongue of the person in front of him open and close, but he could not hear a word.

It was as if the heavens and the earth had turned to amber, or that his own thoughts and breath had been frozen for a moment.

After a while, Li Sicheng said in a hoarse voice: "How is this possible? ”

Of course, Li Sicheng knew that this could not be a false report.

Those who dare to lie about this news, they have a few heads that are not enough to cut off.

And even if they are falsified below, they are all falsifying good news to seek reward, and they never falsify bad news to find death.

It's just that Li Sicheng understands in his heart that this is true. However, he was not willing to accept it.

But he couldn't accept it.

Soon there was other news, that is, the Champa army marched north, killed the king of the northern Champang, and had begun to enter the southern part of Annam. Some Tusi, mainly in Laos, also took advantage of the reputation of being ordered by the Ming Dynasty to kill Annam from the southwest.

It seems that in the blink of an eye, Annan, who is still in a good situation, has become embattled.

That's why it is said that soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored. No matter how much civilian officials emphasize their importance, it is still war that really determines the rise and fall of a dynasty.

Or a decisive battle.

Li Sicheng suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, good, good, this is my country." The herald ordered Ding Lie's headquarters to immediately pick up the dragon, recruit the people of the world, and all the strong men will join the army. ”

Li Sicheng's pride made him unable to sit still.

In such a situation, it is impossible to hold Thang Long or retreat to Thanh Hoa. It's nothing more than a lingering breath.

Perhaps after Annam, the Ming army tossed for more than 20 years, as before, and could not be pacified, so it withdrew.

The problem is that no matter what, the Ming people will not let him go, the emperor.

Instead of lingering and inevitably dying in the end, it is better to gamble with Daming again, even if he loses, for Li Sicheng, it is enough to explain to himself.

What Li Sicheng did was nothing more than a battle of trapped beasts.

Ignore him for now.

Because whether he transfers Ding Lie back, controls the last combat-effective border army in his hands, and adds the troops in his hands, and then recruits the people, he may be able to gather hundreds of thousands more.

It's just that it's not much known how much combat power there is.

Simply say that the news reached Beijing.

Zhu Qizhen saw the good news and laughed: "Okay, then I can rest assured." ”

This year is a good year, it can be called a good year, except for the northern Henan region, that is, the part of Henan north of the Yellow River, there is a drought, and other places are similar.

At least, the food used for disaster relief was not much, less than one million stones.

This is a good year for Zhu Qizhen.

It's just that what made Zhu Qizhen feel difficult was the battle with Annan.

In the battle of Lang Son, Annam has already overdrawn all its national strength, and it can be expected that even if the Annam people win this battle, they will face a great famine.

Zhu Qizhen also felt the pressure.

Some people even said that the official played and asked Zhu Qizhen to strike Annan.

In particular, officials from the south have not been able to affect Beijing because of the impact of the conquest of Annan, but the southern provinces are already struggling.

even delayed the major event of Qingzhang.

Zhu Qizhen also took on considerable political pressure.

Zhu Qizhen can certainly bear it, but he also reacts to himself, and this time the Ming army seems to be a little anxious to fight Annan.

If you take Annam for another two or three years, and then attack with a large army, it seems to be better.

However, Guo Deng's battle relieved all of Zhu Qizhen's worries.

He summoned the cabinet ministers, passed the good news to the scholars, and said, "The thief in Annam is broken. ”

Needless to say, how the scholars sang the saints. Li Xian then turned the topic to the main topic and said: "Your Majesty, the army has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a move, and so far this year, the front-line sales have exceeded five million taels, and now the big victory is imminent, but the minister is worried that it is a pity to be able to destroy Annan and not to be able to control Annan." ”

Zhu Qizhen groaned and said, "What does Mr. Yi mean?" ”

Li Xian said: "There are two most important places in the south of the country, one is not to draw money and grain from Annan, but to feed the people of Annan with money and grain, and to show the forgiveness of the people of Annan. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Not only that, if Annan is lacking, he can report it to me, and I am willing to pay for it." Liu Dingzhi. ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "How much silver is deposited in the calculation department? ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "This year's good year, although Tian Fu has not been completely collected, but I want to come around 43 million stones, silver is about 15 million stones, this year Guangdong Customs has the largest increase." ”

"Although there are various expenses, plus the silver deposits over the years, there is no problem with 20 million taels of silver deposits."

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a while and calculated the inner library.

It seems that the Sado gold mine has not yet been found, but the Sado silver mine has entered its peak period. It can give Zhu Qizhen an annual income of 700,000 taels, plus several other gold mines, especially in the northeast region, several gold mines have been discovered one after another after Jiajingou.

Even Zhu Qizhen, in order to lure the people to move to the Northeast, specially released the legend of Northeast Gold.

In addition, Shaofu is a large part of the input, and now it is in the internal transportation warehouse, and there are about 10 million taels.

Zhu Qizhen felt that he was also wealthy.

Because for the first time, Zhu Qizhen exceeded the sum of money left to him by the Empress Dowager.

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this case, you make a separate payment and are ready to use it at any time." In case of Annan. ”

"Yes." Liu Dingzhi said.

Zhu Qizhen then said to Li Xian: "Mr. continue. ”

Li Xian said: "In addition to the matter of money and food, the most important thing is to win people, there is Huang Fu in Annan during the Yongle period, and Annan will not have the disaster of regain." ”

"Therefore, non-virtuous ministers cannot settle Annan."

Zhu Qizhen understood and said, "Is there a candidate for sir?" ”

Li Xian said: "Yes, Xu Youzhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was appointed to North Korea before, and he is very experienced in such things, why doesn't Your Majesty add Xu Youzhen as the governor of Annam." ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, he knew that Li Xian wanted to kick Xu Youzhen out of Beijing, but he still had some heartbeat.

Xu Youzhen and Li Xian don't deal with each other, it's not a day or two.

The problem is that since the revision of the "Daming Huidian", the authority of the Criminal Department has increased greatly.

It was also Zhu Qizhen who secretly helped the Criminal Department, Zhu Qizhen thought that this kind of law should be discussed with the Criminal Department, so the Criminal Department had the right to speak on many specific laws.

In fact, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department originally had such a right to speak, but the problem was that the Shangshu of the Criminal Department did not dare to have a hard top with the Minister of the First Assistant, but Xu Youzhen was not an ordinary person.

He had already resolved to be a solitary minister. Naturally, the emperor has an order, and he never executes it to the letter.

In other words, Li Xianming is fighting a lawsuit with Xu Youzhen, but in fact, Zhu Qizhen is behind Xu Youzhen and supports Xu Youzhen to fight with Li Xian for many laws.

Does Lee Hyun know?

Of course I do.

It's just such a thing, Li Xian has never pretended not to know.

However, Xu Youzhen still has the means, otherwise even with the support of the emperor, he would not be able to choke Li Xian several times.

made Li Xian'an angry and wanted to kick Xu Youzhen out of Beijing.

Now this opportunity is naturally excellent in Li Xian's opinion.

The reason why Xu Youzhen was able to be promoted to the Shangshu of the Criminal Department was because he smoothly transitioned North Korea to the land of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how much turmoil Xu Youzhen made in the middle.

But the result is good, and that's his credit.

It's better to use raw than cooked, using Xu Youzhen on Annan, Li Xian is generally more public than selfish, or when he does things for the imperial court, he disgusts Xu Youzhen by the way.

This is what made Zhu Qizhen almost moved.

The person in front of the emperor, which one has no other intentions, whether he has intentions or not, it doesn't matter, the important thing is whether the plan given can solve the problem. Is it good for the imperial court.

If the problem can be solved, it will also be beneficial to the imperial court, even if these officials have any personal affairs in their original intentions, Zhu Qizhen will not care about it.

And Li Xian's plan is indeed a very reassuring choice for Zhu Qizhen. For a while, Zhu Qizhen was about to weigh up, is it better for Xu Youzhen to be placed in the center or in Annan?