Yun Xi did not know that after more than a year of transmission of his actions the year before had reached Timur's ears, it had caused a huge change in Timur's behavior in Anatolia, and Timur's crusade would also take place earlier.

But even if he knows it now, he sighs: "Sure enough, a change in a person's actions will definitely cause a chain effect, and it seems that a war against the Timurid Empire is inevitable." ”

He was not interested in paying attention to the affairs of the northwest for the time being, because the news of Chen Tianping's assassination had been transmitted back to the capital.

On 24 June, Chen Tianping was assassinated, and after being rescued, Jiangzhou City fell into panic. Li Fuyuan committed suicide that night, leaving a suicide note to ask Yunxi and Zhu Zanyi for guilt; Luo Shenzhen also fell into a coma because of excessive blood loss and overwork.

The governor of Jiangzhou and Nie Yi, the head of the thousand households stationed in Qianhu, were also very frightened, although they were not guilty of death, they were also likely to lose their official positions. Fortunately, Fei Bin, the person in charge of Jinyiwei sent to the local area, appeared in time, and took out the captured assassin and confession to let them know that the mastermind behind the scenes was Li Jichen of Annan Kingdom, so that there would be no empty plea for guilt when he reported to the capital.

The three of them discussed until midnight, drafted the fold, and sent it to the capital and Guilin Mansion in an urgent manner for 600 li, and delivered it to him when Yunxi received two Mongol envoys on the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh month and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Yun Xi looked at the twists and turns in front of him, his face did not change, but he sighed secretly and said, "Sure enough, it happened, something I have been looking forward to for a long time." ”

Yes, Chen Tianping's assassination is what Yun Xi is looking forward to, and he must kill Chen Tianping.

The location of Annan is too important. The western regions of Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong provinces have always had rugged terrain and inconvenient access, which seriously hindered Yunnan's ability to communicate with the outside world and weakened the imperial court's control over Yunnan.

But it is different from Yunnan to Annam, the territory of Annam is a plain, and although the southeast of Yunnan Province is not so flat, it is also much closer than the passage through the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangdong. Having taken control of Annam, and following the example of the French in history who built the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway to connect Yunnan and Vietnam, the imperial court would greatly strengthen its control over Yunnan.

And Annan itself is rich in resources, and the people are also hard-working, which not only has strategic significance, but also has an economic role, so Yunxi is bound to win it.

However, as a country with Confucianism as the main ideology, the Ming Dynasty can not care about foreign public opinion, but must take into account domestic public opinion and deal with national affairs in accordance with etiquette.

The Chen Dynasty of Annam was recognized by the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu period, and Zhu Yuanzhang cut off the tribute of Annam because the Li clan usurped the power of the monarch of the Chen Dynasty and bullied the monarch, not that he did not recognize the Chen dynasty's right to rule Annam, so as long as there was a man in the Chen Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had to hand over Annam to him after regaining Annam from the Li clan.

How could Yun Xi accept such a situation? Therefore, after thinking about it, Chen Tianping was sent to Yunnan for very fair reasons, and asked Jinyiwei to cooperate with the assassins sent by Annan to assassinate him.

Yun Xi also asked Jinyiwei to secretly make preparations, if Yunnan's Jinyiwei failed to capture Annan's assassin alive or failed to get a confession from Annan's assassin, he would take out the forged evidence, anyway, he must make the ministers of the court think that Li Jichen's father and son sent someone to assassinate Chen Tianping, so that no one dared to oppose sending troops to Annan.

So at this time, Yun Xi said to Wang Xi in an orderly manner: "You go and call the six Shangshu of the imperial court, all the governors of the Five Military Governor's Mansion, the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, the left servant of the military department, Chen Xingshan, the right waiter Jin Chun and others into the Qianqing Palace, and go to my big study. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Xi bowed down and agreed, and immediately withdrew to pass the decree.

"Brother Huang, what's going on, now invite all the important ministers of the court into the palace?" Shang Bing, who had just received the envoy of Yili Baal with Yun Xi, asked.

Yun Xi handed him the fold and said, "Li Jichen of Annan sent someone to assassinate Chen Tianping in Yunnan. ”

"This ......" Shang Bing took the fold and felt very surprised after looking at it carefully. He was not surprised that Li Jichen of Annam sent someone to assassinate Chen Tianping, but that the local government and Jinyiwei in Jiangzhou were able to find out the truth of the matter in a short period of time. Even if the assassin who caught Annan right away, he shouldn't have been able to ask for a confession so quickly.

However, he didn't say the question, but thought of another thing, and said to Yun Xi: "Brother Huang, do you want to tell Zanyi and the princess Chen who has already promised him about this immediately?" Also, do you want to continue to maintain the marriage contract between Zanyi and Chen? ”

"Of course, the marriage contract between Zanyi and the Chen family must be maintained. Since the marriage book has been exchanged with eight characters, the Chen family is a member of our Zhu family, and it must not be dissolved. But don't you tell Zanyi and Chan right away," Yun Xi thought about it and said, "Later, I will tell Zanyi first, and let Zanyi decide whether to tell Chan or not." ”

"That's fine." Shang Bing said.

Then Shang Bing retired and left the palace, and Yun Xi asked Huang Fu to send him to Chang'an Gate.

He immediately went to the large study of the Qianqing Palace, took out all the newspapers about Annan from the cabinet, and read them with the later records about Annan that he had written a few years ago.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Jian, the former governor of the military capital, walked in, bowed to him and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the reason to let the ministers enter the palace?" ”

"I didn't just call you into the palace, I called many people into the palace, and I have a big thing to tell you. Seventh Uncle don't be impatient, I'll talk about it when everyone comes. Yun Xi said.

When Li Jian heard this, he knew that it must be a very important matter, so he didn't ask anymore, sat down and waited.

After that, other officials came one after another, and some people asked the same questions as Li Jian, and Yun Xi always answered them in the same words.

It wasn't until the yamen was farthest away from the palace that the Shangshu Ru Python of the Criminal Department walked into the Qianqing Palace, that Yun Xi put down the books in his hand, exchanged a few words with them, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the news just came from Yunnan that Chen Tianping was assassinated, and the local government and Jinyi Wei have found out that it was Li Jichen's father and son. ”

"What?" In an instant, countless such voices rang out.

Everyone was so surprised. In April, Chen Tianping was still in the capital talking to them, but now he suddenly told them that this young man was dead.

"Why didn't the people who guarded it protect Lord Chen?" Chen Di, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, then said.

"Yes, Li Fuyuan, who is responsible for protecting Lord Chen, and others have not fulfilled their duties and let Lord Chen be killed, and they should be punished." Yin Qing, the governor of the left capital of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, said loudly.

"Li Fuyuan has committed suicide; Luo Shenzhen was seriously injured and fell into a coma that night; This letter was jointly signed by the local governor and the thousands of households and the people who sent the Jinyi Wei in the past. Yun Xi said as he handed them a few turns to watch.

"Luo Shenzhen and the others will naturally be punished if they are not good at guarding, but since Li Fuyuan has committed suicide, it is not clear what the situation was on the day Chen Tianping was killed, so the others will not be punished for the time being, and the decision will be made after the detailed report is released."

"I called you here today to discuss how to deal with this matter."

"Your Majesty, can you be sure that it was indeed Annan Li Jichen who did this? According to common sense, even if the assassin who caught Annan immediately, he could not ask for a confession so quickly. Chen Xingshan asked Shang Bing's unspoken doubts.

"I also had some doubts about this matter, and said that the detailed report would be sent out in two days, and I did not dare to be completely sure now. But I think about it, these officials should not dare to make up nonsense and slander Li Jichen. Yun Xi said.

Everyone nodded. Although it is very puzzling that Jin Yiwei can find out the truth of the matter so quickly, it is even more unreasonable for them to make nonsense and slander Li Jichen. They are not the principals who protect Chen Tianping, Chen Tianping is the monarch of Fanguo, not the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and his crimes are not to death; And once it is discovered, it is a sin to be copied and beheaded.

"Then if this is true, Annan must be punished." Xue Ning, the governor of the Left Army's Governor's Mansion, said.

"Your Majesty, if Guangxi's report is correct, troops must be sent to punish Annan!" Guo Zhen also said immediately.

Yun Xi glanced at the officials present, all the complements on their chests were beasts, they all looked happy, and spoke in support of Xue Ning's words; And the complement on the chest is a bird's, and the expression is different, but no one dares to refute.

Yun Xi has worked hard to promote Zhou etiquette over the years to counter the more decadent Confucianism such as Cheng Zhu Lixue, and the standard answer to the imperial examination is not Zhu Xi's commentary. Therefore, although there are still many people who believe in Cheng Zhu Lixue, they are decreasing year by year, and the few with the highest official positions are even more none, whether they believe in it or not, they all believe in Zhou Li anyway. Therefore, they did not dare to refute the words of Xue Ning and the others now. Because to refute his words is to violate the Zhou etiquette.

However, not daring to refute it directly does not mean that it is accepted. Chen Xingshan said: "Your Majesty, it has not yet been decided whether Li Jichen's father and son instructed his subordinates to assassinate Chen Tianping, so the minister thinks that it is better to wait for a final conclusion before making a decision." ”

Guo Zhen was about to speak, but was stopped by Yun Xi. He looked at Yun Xi in confusion, but Yun Xi didn't look at him, but said to Chen Xingshan: "It's really better to wait until there is a conclusion before making a decision." However, I have summoned you today to discuss the preparation of several possible situations, and to make a decision as soon as the truth of the matter is clear. ”

"Therefore, if the assassination of Chen Tianping was really committed by Li Jichen, then should troops be sent to punish Annan?"

Chen Xingshan was silent for a moment and said: "If this matter is really Li Jichen's doing, he should be punished." Presumably, he would not be willing to enter Beijing to stand trial, so he could only send troops to attack Annan. ”

"However, this matter has nothing to do with the ordinary people of Annan, and we should avoid implicating the people of Annan too much, and explain to the gentry of Annan why I am here, so that Li Jichen and his son can be arrested and punished as soon as possible."

"What's more, there is also the matter of who will rule Annam after Li Jichen's father and son are captured in Beijing. Since Li Jichen's father and son are still so rebellious when my Ming Dynasty has repeatedly tolerated them, they cannot be the king of Annan. And most of the Chen clan has been cut off, who is the monarch of Annam? ”

"In the end, I am not busy with the matter of who will be the monarch of Annan for the time being." Yun Xi said: "What needs to be determined now is how to treat Annan. It seems that the result of everyone's discussion is that we can only send troops? ”

Chen Xingshan had to nod.

Yun Xi glanced at everyone present again, and everyone had no objection to Chen Xingshan's opinion, so the matter was decided. 12910