Thanh Hoa, the western capital of Annam, is located in the central part of Annam, near the mouth of the Yuan River, and about 300 miles away from the eastern capital of Thang Long.

Originally, it was only a small county with a population of less than 100,000, and it was not ranked in Annam at all, but since the establishment of the Later Li Dynasty, it has become a prosperous place second only to the capital Thang Long, as for the reason, it is very simple, because this is the hometown of Li Li, the founding monarch of the Later Li Dynasty, and it is also the birthplace of the Zheng family, a wealthy family of the Later Li Dynasty.

The Li clan of Annam was originally a wealthy family in Thanh Hoa, and the Zheng family was also a famous wealthy family in Thanh Hoa, and the mother of Li Li, the founder of the Later Li Dynasty, was the daughter of the Zheng family, so after the establishment of the Later Li Dynasty, the Zheng family also became the wealthy family of Annam second only to the royal family.

In other words, the Zheng family of Annan and the Li family of Annan are actually in-laws, quite close, which is also the main reason why the Zheng family can still serve as a high-ranking official of the Later Li Dynasty after killing two kings of Annan in a row, because they are a family, Emperor Xiangyi is tyrannical, they kill it, it is to clean up the door, and it has nothing to do with others, at least, they themselves think so, as for whether others think so, they don't care.

At this time, the Zheng family's power in Annam was really strong, it can be said that it was second only to the Mo family, but the Hou Li royal family was almost extinct because of their "union" suppression, as for whether the Li Zhuang Sect supported by the Zheng family at this time is a descendant of the Hou Li royal family, it is difficult to say.

The Zheng clan under the banner of the Houli royal family also won the support of many Houli relics, so they were driven out of Annam, fled to the prison of mourning and then made a comeback, occupied the western capital of Thanh Hoa, and repeatedly sent missions to the Ming Dynasty, asking the Ming to take action and clean up the traitor Mo Dengyong.

If Da Ming really made a move according to the historical practice, then he was tricked by the Zheng family.

Historically, Mao Bowen, the secretary of the Ming Dynasty, also used coercion and intimidation to force Annan Mo to surrender, but after the Mo surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the Zheng family did not surrender, and they still fought against the Mo family who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in the name of the later Li Dynasty, so that Annan entered the Northern and Southern Dynasties period for the first time, the north was the Mo family who returned to the Ming Dynasty, and the south was the Zheng family under the guise of the Later Li Dynasty.

Later, after the Mo clan was destroyed, the Zheng clan competed with the Nguyen clan of Annam for control of the Later Li Dynasty, making Annam enter the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties again.

In other words, this Zheng clan is not a deferential minister, whether it is for the Ming Dynasty or the Later Li Dynasty, their obedience is only superficial, and their desire to control Annan is even stronger than that of the Mo clan, even if the Mo clan surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, they will not surrender.

Yang Cong is not very clear about this, after all, he did not study the history of Annan in his previous life, but at this time, he has already moved his intention to clean up the Zheng family, because Mo Dengyong has already surrendered to him, and if he wants to solve Annan's problem quickly, he must help Mo Dengyong kill the Zheng family of Annan.

The problem is that he can't make a clear move at this time, after all, the Zheng family has repeatedly represented the Later Li Dynasty as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, and the whole Ming Dynasty thinks that only the Mo family is the rebellious minister and thief of Annam, and the Zheng family is a loyal minister of the Later Li Dynasty.

If he made it clear that he would do something to the Zheng family, it would be to give Xia Yan and Yan Song an excuse to clean him up.

So, what should I do, is it just like in history, only recover the Mo clan of Annam, and let the Zheng clan of Annam compete with the Mo clan in the name of the Later Li Dynasty and divide Annam into two?

Of course, Yang Cong was not so honest, after he had a secret discussion with Mo Dengyong for a while, when he went to the imperial court, it was clear that Mo Dengyong was willing to hand over the map of Annan and the Yellow Book of Enslavement to serve the Ming court, and at the same time, he also hinted in the recital that Mo Dengyong's attachment was conditional, that is, he must especially continue to be in charge of Annan.

The meaning of handing over the map of Annam and the Yellow Book of Enslavement is to accept the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty and turn the vassal state into a direct territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, at the end of the song, he suggested that Annan be annexed in a form similar to that of the capital division, and the post of commander of the Mo clan should be granted the post of hereditary replacement, and at the same time, the imperial court should send officials such as the commander of the capital and the secretary to supervise it.

He believed that Jiajing should accept his suggestion, because at this time, Da Ming really couldn't withstand the long-term consumption of more than 100,000 troops, and he also played more than once, with the financial resources of the Yang family, he could maintain the expenses of 100,000 troops for half a year at most, and after half a year, the imperial court would have to find a way.

That is to say, Annan's affairs must be resolved within half a year, and Nanning is five or six thousand miles away from Beijing, even if it is 800 miles and an urgent return will take about a month, if Annan Mo's sends an envoy to Beijing to surrender and return will take at least four or five months, four or five months plus a month, exactly half a year, if Jiajing does not agree to his suggestion, then, sorry, after half a year, the 100,000 army will ask the imperial court to pay for it.

Does the imperial court have so much money to maintain an army of 100,000?

Obviously, no, so even if Jiajing is not very happy, he must accept his suggestion, otherwise, it is difficult to say whether Annan's problem can be solved.

It has been half a month since the fold was sent to the capital, and Xia Yan couldn't help frowning after reading the content of Yang Cong's performance.

Yang Cong is also too powerful, it has only been two months since he arrived in the southwest, and Annan Mo was so frightened by him that he took the initiative to ask for surrender!

Is this guy's proposal acceptable?

If you start from the perspective of the imperial court, it is naturally acceptable, because the matter of Annam is a matter of face, and the king of Annam, who was "canonized" by the Ming Dynasty, was usurped, which made the Ming Dynasty very faceless.

To put it bluntly, it's as simple as that, the main purpose of Jiajing sending Yang Cong to the southwest is to get back face for Daming.

There are many ways to get back face, and Jiajing did not stipulate which one Yang Cong used.

If Yang Cong can lead the army to smash Shenglong, capture all the Mo clan in the capital, and hand it over to the imperial court to deal with, it will naturally be the best.

However, Yang Cong's way is also acceptable, after all, Annan Mo's admitted, and even the king is not the king, so he just begs Daming to give him a half-official position and continue to be in charge of Annan, which can be regarded as a very face-saving for Daming.

Question, if Yang Cong is allowed to make this miracle so easily, he Xia Yan is very faceless, or if Yang Cong is allowed to solve Annan's problem so easily, he may not be able to sit for long as the head of the cabinet, and Yang Ming will not take advantage of the situation to seize his power!

After thinking about it for a while, he still decided to ask Yan Song to come over for discussion.

Of course, Yan Song also understood that Yang Cong could not be allowed to "succeed" so easily, they were deliberately trying to send Yang Cong to the southwest not to make meritorious contributions, how could this "miraculous achievement" of recovering Annan make Yang Cong easy to get!

So, what to do?

I have to say that Yan Song is indeed poisonous, and he used his brain a little to come up with a poisonous plan.

His poisonous plan is very simple, that is, to force Yang Cong to arrest Annan Mo.

According to him, the Annan Zheng clan has repeatedly played, this Mo clan is a chaotic minister and thief, a usurper minister, this kind of person must not be spared, must be escorted to the capital for trial, in order to set an example, otherwise other vassal states of the Ming Dynasty will not have to follow suit, when the time comes, today's usurpation, tomorrow's usurpation, where does the Ming face exist?

There is also a certain truth in what he said, if the Ming Dynasty was still as powerful as at the beginning of the dynasty, then, if he didn't say it, he would directly send troops, arrest the Mo family, and escort him back to the capital for trial, so as to set an example.

The problem is that at this time, the Ming Dynasty is no longer as strong as it was at the beginning of the dynasty, not to mention the 800,000 army, even if the 100,000 army can't last long, how will Jiajing choose?

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