Finally, he said: "Chen Ji, at the end of the holy decree, you write a few sentences to encourage the soldiers to fight bravely and serve the country. After the decree is ready, bring it to me. ”

Chen Ji quickly drafted the holy decree and gave it to Yun Xi to look at it and stamped it with a big seal.

After instructing this matter, Yun Xi let out a sigh of relief, and smiled at Zhu Lu and the others: "Duobang City has been breached, the Red River Plain has opened its door to the Ming Dynasty, and the battle against Annam will soon be over." Yun Xi is very optimistic.

But others are not as optimistic as he is. According to the news that came a few days ago, the left army led by He Rong was still floating on the sea and had not landed, which meant that Hu Jichen could flee south at any time, even if 7 could not hold Yi'an, they could withdraw to Ha Jing, Guangping, Guangzhi, and even Guangnan further south. As for the southernmost territory of the former Annam Kingdom, Quang Ngai Province, which had just been ceded from Cham this spring, had been recaptured by Cham with the assistance of Siam, Chenla, Pahang and other ** teams.

But that was the end of the progress of the Cham people. Whether it is Champa or Siam and other countries, the combat effectiveness of the army is very suspicious, the Champa army is finally a little demoralized because it is to regain lost territory, and the army of Siam and other countries is completely to cope with errands, if it is not for the past generals of the Ming Dynasty in the army, they may be able to maintain a 'sit-down war' all the time.

Even Zhancheng himself, although the army still has morale, but the upper rulers think about how to avoid losing the army, and they are not active in the war, they have been waiting for the Ming army to win and pick up the leaks, and only after vaguely hearing that He Rong lost the battle did he take the initiative to send troops.

So others are not too optimistic. Zhu Xi was still thinking about it, and Chen Ji said: "Your Majesty, although the army led by Hui Ninghou has made progress, but the Palembang Hou has not yet landed on the sea, and Hu Jichen's escape to the south at this time is not stopped at all. ”

"In addition, the soldiers of the Zhancheng and other countries are very slack, and they have hardly fought with the army of Annam, if you don't stop such a thing, then what is the point of Your Majesty recruiting the soldiers of the country?"

"The minister thought that the Marquis of Palembang should be made to quickly land on the coast of Annam and block Hu Jichen's way south; At the same time, an edict was sent to Champa and other countries, telling them to attack Quang Nam immediately, and if they did not obey the order, they would be dealt with. ”

Chen Ji is really a traditional reader, so he can blurt out words that implicitly accuse me. Yun Xi listened to his words and thought first.

Then Yun Xi said: "Chen Qing, there is a specialization in the art industry, not to mention that when the army is fighting, there are people who are thousands of miles away 'remote control' is a taboo for soldiers, I think that He Rong has not sent troops to land should have his own considerations, rash interference is afraid that it will ruin He Rong's plan, it is better not to interfere." ”

"However, if you transfer a copy of Zhang Wen's recital, He Rong will naturally know what to do."

"As for urging the armies of the Champa and other countries, it is indeed necessary. Hu Yan drafted a decree and sent people to the capital of Zhancheng to spread my will to the king of Zhancheng. The content of the will should be written simply, but it must be made for him to understand what I mean. ”

Hu Yan immediately sat down and began to draft the purpose; Although Chen Ji's admonition was only half completed, he thought that He Rong would probably get anxious after reading Zhang Wen's recital, so he just did.

But at this time, Zhu Qi, who had just finished reading Zhang Wen's recital, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there is something to be arranged immediately." ”

"Your Majesty, when attacking Duobang City, although the main credit is that Chang Jizong led the army into the city to disturb the city, and Zhang Fu led the troops to fight with the bloody Annan people, but the credit of the Annan people who surrendered to Cheng was not small."

"The three brothers of the Ruan family are well aware of the righteousness, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, so that the Xiandeng army can enter the city of Duobang unscathed, and cooperate with Chang Jizong, Lin Yurong and others, Your Majesty should be rewarded."

"Although Zhen Weitong surrendered after being surrounded by a large army, he also made great contributions to the capture of Thang Long City, and His Majesty should also reward him to reassure him."

"I didn't say that I wouldn't reward them, but I didn't reward them for the time being, but waited," Speaking of this, Yun Xi suddenly understood what Zhu Xi meant: "You mean that they have just surrendered to my Daming, and their hearts are still uneasy, and I should accept them immediately to calm their hearts?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Yu said: "The minister is in Nanyang, whenever there is a barbarian soldier who surrenders to my domain, the minister will immediately reward him, give him official positions, land and wealth, etc., even if he can't summon him immediately, he will send an edict to the king to calm his heart." Annan's ministers thought it was the same as this, so they suggested this. ”

"I was negligent." Yun Xi thought about it and felt that Zhu Xi's words were right, and he confessed his mistake without dissatisfaction, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, you have been in Nanyang for a long time, and you have rich experience in how to pacify the barbarians. ”

"Hu Yan drafted again, Mo Yuan gave the three-grade crown belt, Mo's Modi and Mo Tunnel gave the three-grade crown belt, each rewarded with one hundred taels of gold, ten pieces of jade, and ten horses of silk and satin, and still commanded the department and incorporated it into the right military management belt; Zhen Weitong was given a three-grade crown belt, a hundred taels of gold, and ten horses of silk and satin, which ruled the original department and was incorporated into the Chinese military management belt. The four-person department is limited to 5,000 people. Finally, write a few more words to praise them, and make them grateful to Daming. ”

"Your Majesty!" Chen Ji shouted with some surprise, not only him, but several other people were also surprised, although they didn't scream.

Yun Hee's reward was too unexpected. They originally thought that Yun Xi would reward Mo Yuan and the others according to the example of rewarding Ruan Xun in the past, but who knew that the reward was even more generous than that of Ruan Xun.

That's all there is to it, and Daming is not short of these things; But this sentence 'the department of four people is limited to 5,000 people' is not something that everyone can think of.

The four of them now have the largest number of troops in command of more than 2,000 Mo Yuan's troops, and the least Mo Yuan's department is now only more than 500 people, four people, even if you count the about 2,000 people in Ruan Xun's department who led the troops to surrender to Cheng before, the total number is only more than 6,000 people, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to the nearly 400,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty, even if the mutiny has little impact.

But now that Yun Xi allows their troops to be limited to 5,000 people, it is equivalent to allowing them to expand their own troops, and the total strength of the four of them will reach 20,000 people, although it is still far inferior to the Ming army, but it is not to be underestimated.

Zhu Lu is about to speak; But before he could say anything, he heard Yun Xi say again: "Ruan Xun, who had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty before, also allowed the subordinates to limit themselves to 5,000 people and write them into the holy decree; If the Annan generals captured in Duobang City and Thang Long City were willing to serve the Ming Dynasty, they were allowed to summon the Annan soldiers captured by the Ming Dynasty to build an army, and the headquarters was still 5,000 people. ”

"Your Majesty," when he finished speaking, Zhu Lu immediately said, "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to allow them to recruit troops on their own. Annan has not yet been attached to the Ming Dynasty, and these Annan generals who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty cannot all be trusted, both to use and prevent, and to allow the original subordinates to be in charge is already a last resort to show their trust in them, how can they increase the number of soldiers under their jurisdiction? ”

"It is reasonable to allow Annan generals who are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty to command the troops, but they must also be dispersed, and they cannot be allowed to rule the original department, and it is better that the soldiers of one section should not exceed 1,000 people, and they should be assigned to the guards of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Mo and Cao Xing also spoke out to dissuade them; On the contrary, Chen Ji, who had no experience in this area, didn't know how to be better, and didn't speak. Because of everyone's euphemistic admonition, Hu Yan's proposed movements stopped, and the best wolf pen stopped in mid-air.

Yun Xi immediately said to Hu Yan: "Continue to draft the purpose." Then he glanced at Zhu Lu and the others, and said, "Why, you don't understand?" Annam is different from all other Nanyang countries. Your experience in the Nanyang feudal domain cannot be applied to Annam. ”

Annam, later known as Vietnam, is the country in the world that most resembles China, and it is also above North Korea. North Korea has long existed in a big family - the so-called 'two classes' of nobles, the monarch has been in power for a long time, and has not established a real monarch ** system, and militarily it is extremely dependent on the Central Plains Dynasty, which feels like a disabled baby formed after the fusion of Central Plains culture and local culture.

And Annan is different, although Annan was very powerful in the country when he first became independent, the monarchs of all dynasties have been trying to reduce the power of the family, and the power of the monarch of the Chen Dynasty is already very large; Militarily, he has always been independent, and he has never looked at the Central Plains, and even dared to go to war with the Central Plains Dynasty, and the time of hostility between the two sides is far greater than the time of peace.

But this is exactly what Annan is like China. The Chinese tradition is to be independent, and as long as the domestic affairs are done well, there is no fear of anything, and Annan inherited this tradition, although this is not a good thing for the Central Plains.

Therefore, the means used to deal with Annan cannot be applied to other countries and people in Nanyang. At this time, the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty did not know how to effectively deal with such local people, but Yun Xi knew that he only needed to take out the means used by the Manchus to deal with the Ming Dynasty and Fusang to deal with bald heads in history.

(三七 Chinese )