At the beginning of the Ming Emperor's decree, he announced that everyone in Annan would be suppressed for rebellion, and the menacing force was like a thunderbolt, which made the forces that were fighting each other in Annan feel unprecedented pressure for the first time, and were forced to put aside their respective prejudices and unite.

As a result, what no one expected was that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom actually came to operate, with a loud thunder and a small raindrop. When they arrived at the border of Annam, when the forces of all sides in Annam were in full battle, they stopped moving forward and retreated to the border area to rest. And it seems that there is no posture to attack Annan immediately at all.

If the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom really wants to stop fighting, then it's fine. Everyone goes back to their respective homes, and when they go back to fight each other again, then we will talk about it.

However, the key thing is that if you really want to withdraw, believe it or not, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will suddenly start attacking! On Annan's side, with the strength of one family, it is impossible to be the opponent of the Ming Emperor at all.

Today's situation is as uncomfortable as it gets!

Of course, this discomfort refers to the forces on Annan's side. As for Emperor Chongzhen, he did whatever he wanted, and it was also a good thing to stay in Yunnan, especially in the Lin'an Mansion where Shadingzhou rebelled, and supervise local officials to transform the place.

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On this day, in the routine military discussion, all parties in Annan listened to the detailed report, and the Ming Emperor's side was still the same as before, and finally Zheng Ji sighed and said: "It seems that the Ming Emperor is treacherous and cunning, and he has made up his mind to consume it." Now the plan is only for us to take the initiative to fight! I just hope that this war will end soon! ”

The army has been assembling all the time, and the consumption of military supplies is also quite large. Not to mention, if other forces have to transport it from their own side, the consumption on the road will be much more, and they will not be able to afford it.

In the case of a large difference in national strength, the difficulties encountered by the weak are so great!

When Mo Jingyu heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "You can't drag it out any longer, let's fight!" ”

Zheng Jie didn't pay much attention to his opinion at all, but turned his head to stare at Ruan Fuwei, his opinion was the most important.

Ruan Fuwei nodded, meaning to agree, but then, he sighed and said: "Now that we take the initiative to attack, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom avoids and refuses to fight, and even lures the enemy to go deeper, leading us into the hinterland of Yunnan and lengthening our grain route, so what?" ”

"......" As soon as he finished saying this, the lobby suddenly fell silent and became very quiet.

If this is really what Nguyen Phuc Wei said, their side will lose!

Even if the two armies don't fight, just if it continues to be consumed like this, the food and grass materials on Annan's side are limited, and they will definitely not be able to consume it!

Originally, this trick was intended to be used by them to deal with the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, but the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom didn't do anything at all, and cracked it at once, but let them taste this trick.

Alas...... Zheng Jie's heart sighed long, for the possibility that Ruan Fuwei said, he felt that it was a very possible thing. In this way, the army takes the initiative to attack, and it may not be possible to seek a war!

It can't be like this, it can't be like this!

Zheng Jie made up his mind in his heart, so he said: "This king has decided that we must take the initiative to attack, and we must force the emperor of the Ming Kingdom to fight a decisive battle with us!" ”

Hearing this, Ruan Fuwei couldn't help but look at him and asked, "How to force the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom to fight a decisive battle?" ”

The world is really unpredictable, and now what they are discussing is to force the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom to fight a decisive battle.

I only heard Zheng Jie say in a deep voice: "As the emperor of the Heavenly Empire, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will inevitably value his face. This king is well aware of this. Therefore, we should take action against this point and force the emperor of the Ming Kingdom not to avoid fighting! ”

On the side of Annam, the nominally this Li Dynasty is orthodox, and he is the king of Qingdu who is the actual controller of the Li Dynasty. As a high-ranking person, it is natural to pay attention to face, otherwise where is the prestige and prestige?

That's why he said that he knew it very well, because he knew it deeply.

When Ruan Fuwei heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he immediately had an idea in his mind, and immediately said: "Yes, we can release the wind in advance, whether it is our Annan or the Ming Kingdom, we must let people know that if the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom avoids fighting and does not fight, it is afraid of us, and this kind of person is not worthy of being the emperor." In this way, it can also boost our morale and extinguish the prestige of the Ming Army! It's a win-win-win-win ”

As soon as he said it, he immediately hit the snake with the stick, and came out with a specific idea, Zheng Jie was very appreciative in his heart. But it is precisely because of this that he also has a killing intent towards Ruan Fuwei in his heart: this son is really powerful, and he must not stay after the war!

But on the surface, he smiled and nodded, and began to discuss the specific situation in response to this. The final conclusion is that the army takes the initiative to attack and meet the battle!

On October 26, the 19th year of Chongzhen, the Annan Allied Army swore to go out, divided into three road shapes, marched in unison, and approached Yunnan Mansion of the Ming Kingdom.

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At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was summoning a large group of civil officials. These civil officials, who had just arrived from the interior, were going to be arranged to be sent to Annam as magistrates.

Yunnan has changed its land and returned to the river, and there is a new province in Dongwu, which has a great demand for officials. In addition, the conditions are relatively difficult, so most of the officials who are willing to go to these places are unsatisfactory jinshi, but more of them are just lifting people and showing talents.

However, as the news from Dongwu came back to the mainland, especially Yan Yingyuan, who became the feudal official of the Ming Dynasty, was the governor of Dongwu, which gave many low-level officials and unsatisfactory officials of the Ming Dynasty a very big shock.

If it is in the mainland, even if it is a third-class jinshi, it will not only take many years of seniority to become a feudal official at the level of governor, but also have a certain opportunity to be possible.

However, if you go to the border in response to the call of the imperial court now, although the conditions are a lot harder, the road to official career will become very wide.

Of course, although some of them understand that Yan Yingyuan can become the governor of Dongwu in one fell swoop, and his military exploits are there. However, even if they don't have Yan Yingyuan's ability, they won't admit that they are much worse than a classic history.

As a result, Emperor Chongzhen's will before coming to Annan was echoed by many officials. According to the comprehensive information from the Jingshi side fed back from the eavesdropping system, there are already signs that the officials of the Houguan side of the Jingshi Officials Department have already started to run for officials in order to come to the border to become officials.

Therefore, this time, there are very few officials standing in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and most of them are at the level of lifting people and jinshi. In addition, a recital placed in front of the emperor was complained by the secretary of the ministry. It is said that the Hetao area, Liaodong, Korea, Yunnan, and Dongwu need a large number of officials in a short period of time, but now there is a shortage of officials, and it is obviously insufficient. He was worried that if Xiucai was used as an official for a long time, it would affect the local people's livelihood and also have a great impact on the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty.

For this situation, Emperor Chongzhen had actually taken this situation into account, so he issued a holy decree to the ministers and the cabinet and the crown prince.

He decided to open Enke, and in addition, he wanted to reopen the miscellaneous subjects of the Tang and Song dynasties, that is, Ming Jing (Jingyi), Jinshi, Ming Law (law), Ming Zi (writing), and Ming Arithmetic (arithmetic), instead of just Jinshi.

In addition, the examination is no longer just about the scriptures, but also the content of the Moyi, oral examinations, scriptures, questions, and poems. Finally, it is necessary to add a special system, that is, to test the knowledge of nature.

In fact, this will of his has been wanted to be issued for a long time. Now that there is a shortage of officials, it happened to take advantage of the situation and send out this will. Many of these contents are precedents of the Tang and Song dynasties for reference, and it is not abrupt to put them forward again. By the way, if the discipline of natural science is truly included, there will be less criticism.

In Emperor Chongzhen's next plan, he will further refine his natural knowledge in the future. There are a lot of subjects out of it.

Now that so many imperial examinations have been held, it will certainly lead to a divided study of the content of the examinations in the local area, and the academies established are no longer just the former Confucianism. With such a demand, it is also natural to set up public schools to promote basic education.

This model of having needs first and then doing them concretely is better than doing them first and then having needs, not only will there be less resistance, but also students will know why they are learning, and they will consciously choose the direction they are good at.

I have to say that the opening up of territory to the outside world can bring about a series of changes, which is also a way to change the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen also put forward requirements for these new officials, let them disperse to the state capitals of Yunnan, first to learn the governance methods of local officials, and after gaining experience, it happened that Annan was also defeated, and they could also use the state capitals they governed.

For Emperor Chongzhen, he didn't want Annan to have another incident in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The officials sent were expropriated and extorted, making Annan's people miserable. As a springboard for the Ming Dynasty's expansion to the South Seas, Annan is to be operated as if it were a local.

The land reform and return to the stream here in Yunnan Province has always been watched by Emperor Chongzhen himself, and he knows in his heart whether the local officials are doing well or not. After studying and observing here, I believe that the governance of Annan will not be worse no matter how bad it is!

Just as he had sent all these officials away, a message came from him at night that the Allied forces in Annam had already marched on this side. And also reported some of the news spread by the Annamite people.

In this regard, Cao Bianjiao immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is a trick of Annan's traitors, as long as our army can finally pacify Annan, these rumors will be self-defeating!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huang Degong also immediately said, "Since ancient times, it is normal to advance and retreat during war. It just so happened that Lin'an Mansion had been plagued by the traitors in Shadingzhou, and the population was not large, so it was not difficult for them to retreat with the army! ”

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Facing the persuasion of the generals, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing.

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