On the main hall of the Later Li Dynasty, Li Zhenzong sat on the throne, but he had no expression, like a mud bodhisattva in a temple, sitting there motionless.

On the contrary, in front of him, Zheng Jie's back was facing him, facing the ministers below, and he was speaking seriously: "The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom led 30,000 troops to our country. In addition, news came from the northern border that the Ming army over there was also being assembled. What do you think? ”

After he finished speaking, the subordinates kept quiet, and there was no longer the lively scene when he said that he was going to attack Nam Nguyen.

Seeing this, Zheng Jie knew that they were all afraid.

Not to mention that the country is so big, it has always been a great threat to them; Just by virtue of the experience of the Ming Emperor in the south and the north over the years, he was invincible and invincible, which was enough to scare them. Not to mention, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom had just destroyed Dongwu.

In terms of land area, Dongwu and Annam are about the same, however, Donggo is a complete country, while Annam is divided into two factions, the north and the south, and they are fighting each other fiercely.

Zheng Jie was very angry that the people below didn't speak. He took a look at the confidant general who was the precedent of the military attaché.

So, this confidant general immediately stepped out of the ranks and shouted to the other colleagues: "Do you still think that when the emperor of the Ming Kingdom called, he changed the dynasty and surrendered to the Ming Kingdom to continue to be your official?" Hehe, you don't know that what the Emperor of Ming said was rebellious, it included you. Do you think you'll be able to escape? ”

After shouting, he turned around and played loudly to Zheng Jie: "Prime Minister, the last general thinks that the emperor of the Ming Kingdom has won many battles and has been arrogant. In this battle, I will definitely win! ”

"How so?" Zheng Jie was overjoyed when he heard this, so he asked loudly.

In fact, the words of this confidant general were all taught by him. It is to tell others through the mouths of the people below that they should not be afraid, and that they have to be beaten.

Otherwise, they were all scared, and they didn't have morale at all, so they would be a fart!

He is also worried now, afraid that when the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom leads the troops to call, he will say that he will only punish the evildoers, and the servants will be pardoned, or that others will be allowed to surrender. If this is really the case, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom drove the expedition in person, and came with the power of destroying the cave, he estimated that before the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom arrived, some of these courtiers would rebel and sell him.

Fortunately, judging from the current signs, the Ming Emperor did not mean this at all, but explicitly said that all officials in Annam were rebellious and should be suppressed.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jie felt that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom really felt a little arrogant. He doesn't know that the arrogant army will be defeated?

In this battle, if he is replaced by the position of the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, he will inevitably divide and disintegrate the enemy first, and after the overall situation is in control, see who is not pleasing to the eye, and then clean up who is!

As he was thinking about it, the confidant general had already replied loudly: "The emperor of the Ming Kingdom has already issued a clear decree before the army comes, not only reprimanding the northern thieves for their incompetence and punishing him, but also including the southern Ruan thieves in the rebellion." This is tantamount to forcing all of us in Annam to the opposite side. This is his arrogant appearance, which completely violates the essence of the art of war of long-distance friendship and close attack, and division and attack. ”

Hearing this, many people in the hall were nodding.

If the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom pardoned the Ruan thieves and attacked them in the north and south with the Ruan thieves, then the Dali Kingdom would really have no chance of winning!

The mood of the ministers in the palace was obviously a little higher, and they saw a glimmer of possibility that they could win.

Seeing this, Zheng Jie glanced at his confidant civil servant again.

So, the civil official immediately came out of the queue and said loudly to Zheng Jie: "Prime Minister, the lower officials think that now that the national crisis is at hand, it is too difficult for me to deal with the imperial expedition of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom with the strength of my Dali State alone. And even if our Dali Kingdom can win the Ming army, its strength will definitely be a big loss. Let the Ruan thief sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, it is better to pull the Ruan thief to fight against the Ming Emperor together. ”

For them, they have always said that the Ruan clan in the south is rebellious, just as Emperor Chongzhen declared that the Annan side is rebellious and must be pacified, and their Later Lê Dynasty has always aimed to pacify the Ruan thieves in the south. During this time, they were still preparing for war, and they sent troops to exterminate the southern Ruan thieves.

Therefore, this time when he felt that the pressure was too great, Zheng Jie had the intention of uniting with the Ruan family. However, he still didn't have the confidence to say it himself, so he used the mouth of his confidant civil official to say it in public to see the reactions of others.

At this time, after Zheng Jie listened, he didn't have any expression on his face, just glanced at the other civil and military generals below, and asked lightly: "What do you think, why don't you play it according to the truth?" ”

"Prime Minister, the lower officials seconded the proposal!" Immediately, another civil official came out and said, "It is an indisputable fact that the Ming Kingdom is strong, since the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom does not care about destroying all of us in Annan together, it is better to unite to fight against the Ming Emperor together." ”

"The lower official seconded the proposal!" Another civil official came out and said loudly, "Let the Ruan thief also send troops against the Ming Emperor, it will help weaken the strength of the Ruan thief, even if His Majesty changes his strategy against the Ruan thief after the war, it will not be too strong!" ”

These two civil officials also got Zheng Jie's instructions in advance, otherwise, it would be difficult to sing alone, and the top of the hall would be ugly.

Of course, other people know who these civil officials are from Zheng Jie, and their unanimous statement is obviously what Zheng Jie's own meant. It can be seen that Zheng Jie is indeed afraid of the imperial conquest of the Ming Emperor.

Seriously, if it weren't for the Ming Emperor's explicit decree that all of them would be rebellious and had no intention of accepting their surrender, many of them would really have the idea of betraying Zheng Jie and then continuing to be officials in the Ming Kingdom.

However, this road can't be taken, and after they knew what Zheng Jie's meaning was, they saw Zheng Jie's gaze sweeping over, and they also expressed their attitudes.

"Prime Minister, although the Ruan thief is evil, after all, it is our internal affairs, and the Ming State is a strong enemy.

"The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is personally conquest, and it is difficult for my Dali Kingdom to support it alone, and the lower officials seconded the proposal, and all the troops should be united to resist the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom!"

“……”

In the midst of these statements, suddenly, there was a statement by one person that surprised him a little.

"Prime Minister, since the Ruan thieves can unite, it is better to send a letter to the Mo thieves and unite the Mo thieves to fight against the Ming Emperor together, so that they can also have more strength."

For this proposal, Zheng Jian had not thought of it before. In fact, Annan's most powerful strength now is the Ruan clan in the south, and as for the Mo clan in the north, it is not in his eyes at all. If he hadn't been bent on solving the Southern Ruan clan first, he would have felt that he would be able to destroy the Mo clan with a wave of his army.

Zheng Jie could guess that this was all because the pressure brought by the Ming Emperor's imperial expedition was too great, so that this civil official had this proposal. Of course, it is also possible that this civil official has a connection with Mo's side, and wants to use this to speak for Mo's in order to solve Mo's danger.

If it was in the past, Zheng Jie would inevitably have to track down the details of this civil official, but at this time, Zheng Jie thought about it, but felt that he was reasonable, anyway, he could unite with Ruan Thief, then it would not be a thief.

In the main hall, this matter was soon agreed. Whether you are worried about your own lack of strength, or you don't want other traitors to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, in short, in the current situation, we must pull other traitors into the water and unite together to fight against the imperial conquest of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom.

As for whether to fight or make peace with other traitors after the war, it doesn't depend on what Zheng Jie thinks when he looks back.

After this big idea was decided, the morale seemed to have risen, and the hall was no longer as lifeless as before, and there were obviously a lot more people who spoke.

I saw a military general come out and played: "Prime Minister, my Dali Kingdom is not a cave Wu, not only the soldiers are full of food, but also the prime minister is with him, and he will definitely be able to defeat the emperor of the Ming Kingdom who is bound to be defeated by the arrogant soldiers!" ”

This sycophant is very suspicious, and the military general who came out to say good immediately afterwards said something real, and only listened to him play: "What Ming Guo relies on is nothing more than artillery firearms." Our Dali country has the help of Hongyi, and in terms of artillery and firearms, it is also not weaker than the Ming country. This battle may not be unwinnable! ”

As soon as they heard this, many people's spirits suddenly lifted again, and they all echoed it.

"Yes, the most powerful artillery in the Ming Kingdom was bought from Xiyi, and the Hongyi cannon, and now we also have it!"

"Can the artillery of the Ming army be accurate? Our artillery was fired by Hongyi himself, and when the time comes, it will definitely be able to bombard the Ming army! ”

“……”

In the main hall, a group of people waited, and the more they talked, the more confident they became, and they felt that the emperor of the Ming Kingdom was no longer so invincible.

Li Zhenzong sat on the throne, looking at all this, his face was still so flat, as if all this in front of him had nothing to do with him.

In fact, it seems that this is indeed the case, he is just a mud bodhisattva placed by Zheng Jie.

In the midst of these heated discussions, some civil officials also saw some hidden worries, so they also told Zheng Jie.

"Prime Minister, many Diao people in China believed the rumors of the Ming Emperor, thinking that they could get the same land as Yunnan side. This matter must be guarded against! ”

"Yes, Prime Minister, there are also rumors in the army that the emperor will treat them well. This matter must be done with caution in case things change in time of war. ”

"Prime Minister, the lower officials heard that when the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom conquered the Yunnan Tusi, he used this countertactic, causing those Tusi's subordinates to rebel in battle, and they were easily defeated by the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom!"

“……”

Hearing these suggestions, in fact, Zheng Jie naturally received a similar message, and he also had a headache, because this trick of the Ming Emperor was not easy to break.

If there were no things in Yunnan, the Ming Emperor would just talk about it, and there would be nothing. The point is that the Ming Emperor did exactly what he did in Yunnan, and there is a factual basis.

The so-called facts speak louder than words, how to break it?