In the past few months, Guiwang Zhu Youlang has experienced ups and downs, and he feels that everything is like a dream.

A few months ago, he was complacent that in one fell swoop he could overthrow the current rule and replace it.

At that time, he was surrounded by Qu Shiyun, the governor of Guangxi, Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang, and Zheng Zhilong, the general town of Fujian.

But a few months passed, and not only did they fail to take Jiangxi, but they also let the imperial army drive straight in.

Seeing that the city of Guangzhou was not protected, Zhu Youlang had to make the decision to lose the car and protect the handsome.

He left Guangzhou under the escort of Qu Shiyun and fled to Wuzhou via Zhaoqing.

Guangxi is Qu Shiyun's territory, and Zhu Youlang feels at ease when he stays there.

And compared with Guangdong, the topography of Guangxi is more complicated, and it is not easy for the imperial court to drive straight in.

"Mr. Qu, what should we do next when we arrive in Wuzhou?"

Now all Zhu Youlang's hopes are on Qu Shiyun, and only he can ask a question or two.

Qu Shiyun's mood is actually very complicated.

In his opinion, after the defeat of Jiangxi, King Gui no longer had the possibility of the Northern Expedition threatening the imperial court.

The best result now is to hold on to Guangxi.

But whether he can keep Guangxi Qu Shiyun has no bottom in his heart.

After all, the coalition they formed was defeated in the face of Yuan Jixian. At the moment, he is the only one, and it is not easy to resist the 100,000 tigers of the imperial court.

But he couldn't tell King Gui about his worries.

No one knows better than Qu Shiyun that this prince is indecisive and looks forward to things.

If Qu Shiyun said that even he didn't have confidence, I was afraid that His Royal Highness King Gui would really run away immediately.

The soldiers worked hard for him on the front line, but if he ran away, the soldiers would be cold.

Therefore, Qu Shiyun must show a confident look no matter what, so that His Royal Highness King Gui can see hope.

The pain in this is only clear to Qu Shiyun himself.

"Wuzhou is not a place to stay for a long time, and the prince should move to Guilin Mansion."

Qu Shiyun said quietly while twisting his beard.

"Guilin is the center of Guangxi, and it is extremely rich. The prince can recruit troops and horses when he moves here, and it won't take long to recruit an army of hundreds of thousands. ”

Zhu Youlang frowned when he heard this.

"What Mr. Qu said is reasonable. But is Guilin too close to Huguang? ”

Qu Shiyun sighed in his heart.

This His Royal Highness King Gui is really looking ahead and looking backwards.

"Lord Wang, Guangxi borders Huguang. It also borders Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangdong. According to you, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay anywhere. ”

When he said this, he was obviously emotional, and he was quite angry.

Zhu Youlang shrunk his neck when he heard it and said, "Mr. Qu, don't be angry, King Gu just said it casually." ”

"Lord Wang, for today, in addition to guarding Guangxi, we must also leave a way out for ourselves."

Qu Shiyun can also be regarded as a person who can make good decisions, and has his own analysis of the situation.

Now is the time of scuffle, and they may be able to take advantage of the chaos to hold on for a while. But when the imperial court solved the big problem of Dongyu in the future and freed up their hands to deal with King Gui with all their might, Qu Shiyun did not think that they would be able to defend it.

"Oh? Mr. Qu already has a plan? ”

Zhu Youlang's eyes lit up and he asked.

Qu Shiyun pondered for a moment and said, "Now the Manchu Qing is unreliable. Not to mention Ding Kuichu. In the humble opinion of the ministers, if His Highness wants to form an alliance, he might as well look south. ”

"Looking south?"

At this time, Zhu Youlang was a little confused.

Guangxi is already almost the southernmost part of the Ming Dynasty.

Looking further south, what else is there besides the sea?

Could it be that Mr. Qu meant to let him float into the sea and escape?

Zhu Youlang swallowed a mouthful of foam and said, "Mr. Qu, we are no better than Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, and we don't have many ships in our hands. Even if you escape from the sea, you won't be able to go far, right? ”

Qu Shiyun said quietly: "The minister didn't say that he wanted to flee to the sea. ”

"Don't float to the sea and escape? And to the south is..."

"Annan."

Qu Shiyun spit out two words without hesitation.

"Shhh

Hearing the word Annan, Zhu Youlang couldn't help but gasp.

You must know that the struggle between Annan and Daming is constant.

During the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Annan and set up a political envoy to directly rule Annan.

In the second year of Xuande, the imperial court abolished the Jiaozhi political envoy. For more than 100 years after that, Annan and the Ming Dynasty were in constant conflict.

Until the eighteenth year of Jiajing, the imperial court sent a large army to attack Annam. Under the pressure of the soldiers, the monarch of Annan sent an envoy to surrender and sacrifice the yellow book of household registration.

The following year, the king and his ministers joined themselves to surrender, and the kingdom of Annam was destroyed. The imperial court abolished the Annan Domain, changed the Annan Metropolitan Envoy Division, changed its thirteen provinces to the thirteen Xuanfu Divisions, and set up Xuanfu, Tongzhi, deputy envoys, and servants, and listened to the deposition of the capital. At this point, the state of Annam changed from a subject country to a dependent territory. Nominally, Annan was once again incorporated into the Ming Dynasty.

But this is only in name.

In fact, it is still hereditary self-government.

When the Ming Dynasty was strong, Annan was still able to surrender.

Once the power of the Ming Dynasty declined, the wolf ambition of the Annan people was immediately revealed.

In fact, since the Apocalypse, the Mo clan of Annan has no longer made triennial tributes, although it has not openly claimed the king, but it is said that it has ordered people to make python robes and jade belts, ready to establish themselves as kings at any time.

In the two dynasties of Tianqi and Chongzhen, the court was constantly worried about internal and external troubles, and it has been unable to distract from Annan. As a result, the strength of the Annamite people has swelled rapidly, and now it has almost recovered to its peak strength.

Going to the Annanites?

That's a good idea.

But Zhu Youlang always felt that something was wrong.

After all, he is also the grandson of Emperor Shenzong, and he is a nobleman.

It is really heart-wrenching that he wants to ask for help from the Annam savage with such a respected identity now.

"Mr. Qu, does King Gu really want to beg for food from the people of Annan?"

Zhu Youlang's temperament will still be very arrogant, Qu Shiyun can only comfort when he sees this: "Your Highness, those who achieve great things are not informal." We are just borrowing the power of the Annan people. As long as His Highness takes over the world in the future, it will be worth it. ”

"But why would the people of Annam willingly die for this king?"

Zhu Youlang is not stupid, he thinks about it and thinks that there is no reason for Annan people to do things for him.

"Your Highness can give them a promise."

Qu Shiyun swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then said: "In the future, if His Royal Highness takes the country, he will recognize the status of Annan's independent kingdom and cede Yunnan and Guangxi to him." ”

After Qu Shiyun said this, Zhu Youlang was stunned.

If he really did this, wouldn't he be a sinner of the Ming Dynasty through the ages?

If the ancestors and ancestors knew that there was such an unscrupulous son as him, wouldn't they be angry and come back to life?

"Mr. Qu, is there no other way than this method?"

Zhu Youlang asked very painfully.

"Your Highness, people die for money, and birds die for food. If they are not given sufficient benefits, they will not die for His Highness. ”

Qu Shiyun sighed.

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