Chapter 20 Strategies for Dealing with Annan

In the Wuying Palace.

Zhu Qizhen sat on the main seat, and the cabinet scholars lined up on both sides.

A map was put on the screen by the eunuchs, it was the map of Guangxi and Annan, at least for so many years, Jinyiwei did not do nothing.

At least the most basic situation, it is still understood.

"Your Majesty," Yang Hong said first past Shoufu.

But it was Yang Hong who had to speak up for the nobles in the army. War is the desire of all nobles, because only war can give them glory and wealth.

Therefore, they support any foreign war.

Zhu Qizhen's attitude now also gave Yang Hong a glimpse of many things. He felt that Zhu Qizhen's original intention was probably to destroy Annan, after all, Annan was the pain of the Ming army.

When Emperor Xuanzong gave up on Annam, he was also full of reluctance. It was also expressed when he first ascended the throne today.

"Your Majesty, the first emperor abandoned Annan, and the rest of his life was haunted, and Annan has never been at peace for decades, encroaching on the city many times, encroaching on the land of Guangxi, and even peeking into Lin'an, Yunnan."

"The number is chaotic in China, and Annam's ministers are not subordinate, so it is here."

"Annan is in turmoil, the clan is killing each other, the officials are uneasy, the imperial court has set the desert north, but the army is sent out to conquer Annan, rebuild the Jiaozhi political envoy, to comfort Taizong, Renzong, the first emperor in the spirit of the sky."

"The old minister is not self-sufficient, he is willing to serve His Majesty, please ask Your Majesty's permission."

Annan is obedient to Da Mingli, but it is unknown what kind of thoughts are secretly inside.

The closest situation with Annan is the intelligence of Yunnan, and Annan peeps into Lin'an, that is, the upper reaches of the Red River.

Li Xian said: "Your Majesty, by all means. ”

"Although the tile spurs were defeated, they still gathered troops in the northwest, which was a great disaster for China. After several years of war, the treasury has long been empty, and there is really no money and food. Moreover, all kinds of affairs of the imperial court, there is no energy at all in the affairs of the imperial court, and there is the situation in the southwest, the situation in Datengxia has lasted for three years, and tens of thousands of troops have been mobilized, and now Li Tianbao and his ilk have caused chaos in Huguang, internal affairs are not quiet, and foreign affairs are uneasy, and Annan Cheng is a big country, although there is civil strife, but dozens of counties and counties, with a million, Yongle can not be pacified for 30 years, which can be seen. ”

Li Xian felt a little anxious at the moment.

The reason is very simple, if the political situation in the Ming Dynasty is relatively peaceful, it may not be possible to fight Annan once, but now the situation has been broken by the emperor.

Because the Jingcha case triggered the revision of the Daming Law, and then the Daming Huidian was compiled. Then there is Xu Youzhen, a restless guy.

Although it didn't make trouble on the bright side, the dark tide was already surging this day.

In this case, to fight? It's a taboo at all.

Zhu Qizhen actually understands this.

When he decided to fight with the tile spurs, he forcibly replaced the cabinet with Zhou Chen, is Cao Nai and others worse?

No, but during the war, the unity of the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty was more important than the talent of a certain person.

The same is true today.

It is indeed not an option to use troops outside without appeasement at home.

Yang Hong wanted to fight, and these things could not be considered, but Li Xian, the general of the government, could not but consider them.

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment or two, and said: "You have also seen it, and it is not suitable to send troops to Annan now, but the imperial court should not sit idly by, and must be prepared with both hands." ”

Yang Hong said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. ”

"Annan's situation may not be stable now, and Li Yishan may not be able to secure his position. If the situation in Annan continues to be chaotic, I will not be able to start from scratch if I try to intervene again. ”

Zhu Qizhen looked at Li Xian.

Li Xian glanced at Luo Tong.

After all, Luo Tong is responsible for the specific affairs of the Ministry of War.

Luo Tong said: "Your Majesty, look at Xiang Zhong's report, Li Tianbao has been defeated recently, and he has fled to the deep mountains and old forests of Xiangxi, and it is likely that he will flee to Guizhou. The situation in Guangxi is stalemate, and if Your Majesty wants to try to Annam, he must be Guangxi and Guizhou. Only by blocking two places can we attack Annan. ”

"Attacking Annan is just three roads, one route is Guangxi, one route is Yunnan, and one route is on the sea."

"If the imperial court wants to prepare in advance, it must mobilize the sailors to go south to Guangzhou, Yunnan to rectify the Tusi, and make Mu Bin, the general soldier of Yunnan, prepare for battle."

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yang Hong.

Yang Hong immediately said: "What Lord Luo said is extremely true, while pacifying Guangxi, it is also necessary to send important generals to sit in Yunnan and Guangxi. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Since this is the case, let Liu Pu go to Yungui, Mao Sheng is in charge of Guangxi's military affairs, and order Xiang Zhong to clean up Guizhou's affairs within half a year." The first army from the Beijing camp was sent south to Guangxi to solve the problem in Guangxi as soon as possible. ”

Mao Sheng has been in Guangxi. From qualifications to ability, it is also competent. As for Liu Pu sitting on the cold bench in the capital for a few years, there have always been people who intercede, he has been in the south for a long time, and he is also adapting to the situation. Although Mu Bin is a national prince, he has not been through the battle array, how can Zhu Qizhen rest assured of him.

All the way to the water division, Zhu Qizhen was still more at ease with Wang Ying. 、

In his opinion, with 50,000 troops in Beijing as the main force, mixed with soldiers and horses from various places, it is possible to mobilize more than 100,000 or even 200,000 horses.

If the civil strife in Annam is not serious, it may not be able to fight a war to destroy the country, but if the civil strife in Annam is serious, these hundreds of thousands of troops will be enough to destroy Annan.

The two generals are in front, and Premier Xiang Zhong is in logistics. will even be prepared to select the younger generation of generals from the Beijing camp to participate.

"Your Majesty----" Li Xian wanted to say something.

He can see clearly, where this is prepared with both hands, it is simply the meaning of preparing for war.

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "I know, be prepared, if the monarch of Annan is blocked, I will stop, otherwise it will be a godsend." ”

After Zhu Qizhen's final word.

Even Li Xian didn't dare to refute Zhu Qizhen in person.

It was only after the meeting that Li Xian asked to stay right.

After everyone left, Li Xian said: "Your Majesty, you can't take care of both inside and outside, Your Majesty wants to rule the world, not in the vast territory and the prosperity of the land, and now Your Majesty destroyed North Korea the day before yesterday, and yesterday it was a thorn, and now you want to attack Annan, although the Ming Dynasty is strong,." I can't stand it. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Mr. means, I understand. This matter is just a matter of circumstance, not intentional. ”

Li Xian said: "Your Majesty, the minister will order from today onwards that all ministries will compile their own regulations and submit them to the compilation team of the "Daming Huidian", just ask Your Majesty to put aside the blade for the time being, and let the world rest for a year or two?" ”

Li Xian said this, which shows that he is willing to compromise with the emperor on the matter of "Daming Huidian".

Zhu Qizhen only felt it at this moment, in fact, compared to Zhu Qizhen's big castration change, in fact, many civilian officials hate endless wars more.

Then it's a victory.

Without him, fighting a war will certainly increase the burden on the country. The basis of the civil service system is the gentry groups scattered throughout the country.

A considerable part of the pressure passed on by the Ming Dynasty to the local government was borne by them.

For the war with the tile thorns, the salt tax, the tea tax, the customs, and the internal banknote customs were all rectified, bringing great benefits to the imperial court, but if you think about it, you will know that these benefits will not exist because the imperial court does not rectify. 、

So who embezzled these benefits before?

The officials and gentry all have a share, but the gentry and bureaucrats are the most. After a battle, it was the nobles who benefited, and they were promoted to become wealthy, and even hereditary disregard. However, for the majority of bureaucrats and even scholars, there is no benefit at all.

After the nobles had their military exploits, their arrogance became arrogant.

In this way, no matter how you look at it, fighting a war is a thankless task.

And Zhu Qizhen's reform plan, now it seems that it is just a revision and rectification of the old policy, although it is a little troublesome, but it will not really touch, or it has not touched the sore spot of the scholars.

After weighing the pros and cons, it is natural that they would rather compromise with the emperor on this matter than let the imperial court attack Annam, whether it is won or lost, it will not be beneficial to them?

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment and said, "Please rest assured, sir, I know the severity." Annan's move was just a matter of preparedness. It's just a matter of the imperial court, so I'll entrust it to Mr. I need to pay more attention to this matter. ”