In the study of the Han Palace, Xu Cailiu, the shopkeeper of the pear garden, burst into tears. He sighed and choked up: "The grass people's younger brother doesn't even have a queen, and when the grass people see the old mother in the future, I don't know how to explain it?" When he was going, the grass people dissuaded him, but he really didn't expect that Meng Yang Tusi would be so murderous and rude......"

Zhu Gaoxu patiently listened to him crying, and then asked, "The supply of jade mines in Mengyang is interrupted, how much has the Shen family lost?" ”

Xu Cailiu still had tears on his face, but he immediately replied: "There are many people who have died in the mine, and the Shen family has to be sympathetic and appeased." In order to open up the mountain mining, the silver money we have invested in the past six months will also be wasted. There are also warehouses and workshops built in Tengchong Qianhusu and Yongchang Fucheng are vacant, and the hired manpower and purchased mules and horses are no longer needed at this time.

At the beginning of this year, my owner bought a whole street of land on the side of Caihaizi, and the newly opened jade shop was out of stock; The good business negotiated with the merchants and gangs in various places should also be put on hold. If Mengyang jade ore can't be resupplied and let us earn back the capital, the Shen family will not say bankrupt, and it will be almost empty. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded solemnly, but was noncommittal.

At this moment, the commander of the Yunnan Metropolitan of China asked Cao Long to see him, and Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to invite him into the study. Not long after, Cao Long and three other officials walked in and saw each other. The businessman, Xu Cailiu, hurriedly bowed to the side and stopped interjecting.

Cao Long, the commander of the Yunnan Metropolitan Command, complained with annoyance on his face, "His Royal Highness the King of Han, you were also present at that time, so Sijia said it well, didn't you sign the covenant in public?" It's good now, if you say that you will turn your face, you will turn your face, and you will kill all the officials and generals of the capital. There are so many toasts in Myanmar, all of them are in their eyes, where does the prestige of our Yunnan Dusi exist, and how to maintain the situation? Thinking and acting is too arrogant, how can it be reasonable! ”

Zhu Gaoxu let Cao Long scold Si Shi there, and did not mean to interrupt him.

Cao Long continued: "Xiaguan will write a chapter today and send it to the Beijing Division......"

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he finally spoke: "Cao Du is a little restless, of course this matter must be reported to the court immediately!" But our Yunnan is too far away, and sometimes we don't need to wait for the order of the military department.

Cao Long was stunned for a moment.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the rising sun outside the two windows in the east, got up and said: "Today is the first day of the new year, and it is a bit unfortunate that I have set a date to review the guards." Since you're here, come with me through the motions, and then we'll meet with each other. ”

Cao Long hugged his fists and said: "Xiaguan is under the orders of His Royal Highness the King of Han." ”

Zhu Gaoxu called the eunuch Wang Gui and others in and helped him put on a pair of armor. He took the saber from the bookcase and hung it up, and took up a broad-brimmed iron helmet and put it on.

Surrounded by the honor guards, Zhu Gaoxu and several others rode horses to the south of the city. The school field was very noisy, shouts came and went, and nearly 10,000 soldiers who went out to exercise were lined up in various places to practice, and the momentum was very huge.

Zhu Gaoxu and the others stationed in the north of the school field, close to the palace wall, at this time, the drum sound on the school field "rumbled" ....... First, the nearby infantry gathered, and amid the shouts of "stand upright" and "walk in unison", the phalanx walked past Zhu Gaoxu.

The military general riding in front of the infantry formation turned sideways and clenched his fists to Zhu Gaoxu, shouting: "Salute!" There was an uproar in the crowd, and the soldiers neatly lifted the cherry guns, holding the wooden handle with both hands, and looked sideways at Zhu Gaoxu with his fists in the military salute.

The neat footsteps of "click-click-click...... and the horizontal and vertical formation make the military appearance of the escort look very majestic. Cao Long, several officials of the capital department, as well as Xu Cailiu and others, all showed admiration.

The various departments stopped practicing, and the infantry cavalry successively walked in front of Zhu Gaoxu's horse, and then lined up on the school field, gradually forming a huge phalanx of infantry and cavalry. Then music and singing were played, and more than 100 people danced the shield dance in front of them.

Zhu Gaoxu finished inspecting the guards on duty and re-entered the Duanli Gate with his entourage. At this time, Cao Long and the others stopped complaining, and they seemed very silent.

When everyone came to the main hall of the carrier hall, Zhu Gaoxu didn't even take off his armor, so he sat on the public seat on the upper seat. He turned his head and said, "What Cao Du's envoy said in the study early in the morning is very reasonable. Meng Yangsi's barbaric behavior is challenging the prestige of the Yunnan Metropolitan Division and trampling on the face of the Ming Dynasty!

When Cao Du made the imperial court, he must write clearly, if this matter is delayed, those wait-and-see Tusi will feel that the Ming Dynasty is weak and can be bullied! According to the expedient authority given by Taizu and Jinshang to the three divisions of Yunnan, as long as you inform the Han Wangfu and the Xiping Marquis Mansion, you can first transfer troops to quell the chaos, and then play the imperial court. ”

Cao Long lowered his head and pondered.

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "Cao Du's envoy?" ”

Cao Long hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han is reasonable. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "There is no need to hesitate in this matter, this king believes that a large army should be mobilized immediately and prepare to use troops against Meng Yangsi." ”

Cao Long was worried, but Xu Cailiu seemed to be relieved, after all, the war had nothing to do with businessmen, and they didn't need to spend on the army.

At this moment, the people reported that the Luchuan military and civilians had arrived to comfort the envoy of the Diao clan. Cao Long and the others looked suddenly, as if they had just understood that after Meng Yangsi's accident, Zhu Gaoxu was ready to deal with it.

The envoy of the Diao clan stepped forward to pay respects.

Zhu Gaoxu opened his mouth and said: "The Ming Dynasty and the Yunnan Metropolitan Division are very pleased with the loyalty of the Diao family, and they have long been supportive. And the Si clan is arrogant, does not respect the king and is unreasonable, and regards etiquette as nothing, and the Si clan has plotted to rebel in the Hongwu years. Although the imperial court was kind and deferred, although it was driven out of Luchuan, it was still sealed in Mengyangsi.

The Ming court has always attached the most importance to faithfulness, first has been sealed Si in Mengyang, and later discovered the jade pit, still with the profits. Unexpectedly, he was insatiable and treacherous, and killed our military and civilian officials. This king intends to use troops against Meng Yangsi, and transfer the Luchuan military and civilian co-followers, are you willing to obey the order? ”

The envoy asked: "If you can drive away the Si clan, I don't know if the Luchuan Military and Civilian Propaganda Division can have the benefits of the Mengyang Division's jade mine?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said, "Didn't this king just say that the imperial court intends to support the Diao family?" The Sijia jade mine site, of course, was taken over by the Diao family. ”

The messenger hurriedly bent his waist very low, and thanked him for his kindness.

Zhu Gaoxu proposed that the profit of toast should be changed from 800 taels of silver a year to 800 taels of silver or money per year. The jade ore mined by the natives has the right to be purchased exclusively by the merchants designated by the Yunnan government.

The messenger returned to Luchuan quickly, and after the report, he still came to the palace of the Han Dynasty to sign the covenant.

…… The next day, Si's envoy arrived in Kunming and brought more than 20 captured soldiers of Zhao Ping to show their sincerity. They brought letters of justification for what happened in the mines of Mengyangsi.

Si's account is that the Ming soldiers slaughtered the villagers in the area, which provoked anger. Before he knew the method of thinking and acting, a military general led his headquarters to besiege the "Daming City". After Sixingfa learned of this, he immediately rescued Zhao Ping and others, and wanted to reconcile with the Han Wangfu and renegotiate the matter of sharing the profits of the jade mine.

Zhu Gaoxu wrote a letter to rebuke Meng Yangsi for his treachery, ordered them to hand over the military generals who had committed crimes, and refused the request to revise the covenant; On the one hand, he communicated with Mu Sheng, and then asked Cao Long to order the transfer of men and horses from various guards to reorganize the army.

He wrote to the court to explain the matter. Sijia once rebelled in Hongwu, and belonged to uncontrollable local officials, and let them sit on the big side to raise tigers; At this time, taking the opportunity to annex the eastern region of Mengyangsi with Diao's Tusi and weakening Si's power was a move for Yunnan's long-term peace and stability.