"What does Your Highness mean?" Hearing Zhu Zanyi's words, Chen Qia immediately answered.

"I thought that this matter should not be delayed, so I decided to act urgently and get the matter done within three to five months." Zhu Zanyi said.

"I respectfully obey the orders of His Highness. The minister will go down to do this. Chen Qia said immediately.

"Aiqing is not curious, why does Gu want to act urgently?" Zhu Zanyi suddenly asked.

"This is the decision of His Highness, how dare the minister put his beak?" Chen Qia agreed, and seeing that Zhu Zanyi didn't say anything more, he discussed a few more details with him, and bowed down.

Chen Qia didn't answer his words, which made Zhu Zanyi feel a little bored, he turned to look out the window, stared at the north and said, "But the generals of Shenglong City should be able to guess, and they can also guess Gu's intentions." ”

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"His Royal Highness King Jingjiang's decision must be based on the outside and not on the inside of Annam." Zhang Wen held in his hand the top-secret document sent from Nanding City and printed by Zhu Zanyi in Chen Qia's handwriting, and said to Sun Ke, Li Jian, Li Jinglong and others: "The army should not stay in Annan for a long time, I think that Your Majesty will probably order 150,000 to 200,000 soldiers to be left, and the rest of the soldiers will be sent back." Even these less than 200,000 soldiers, at least half of whom will stay in Annam for a year or two at most, will be withdrawn sooner or later. ”

"As soon as there are fewer soldiers, there will be less deterrence for the Annamite people, and it will be more difficult to quell the rebellion; His Royal Highness King Jingjiang should quickly cut through the chaos and settle the matter while the army is still in Annan, so as to prevent extraneous branches. ”

"Besides," Zhang Wen suddenly smiled: "I'm afraid Your Highness also has self-knowledge, knowing that if you play tricks in the court, I'm afraid you can't compare to the collective efforts of so many Annan gentry, even if they are divided and wooed, they have to promise a lot of things, and it is easier to directly set the name." ”

Everyone nodded. Although they are not as comprehensive as Zhang Wen thought, they have actually thought of a lot, so no one suddenly realized.

"In my opinion, Your Majesty will certainly allow this. First, there is nothing wrong with this policy; On the other hand, His Majesty is also very anxious about the affairs of Annan, and this strategy is very much in line with His Majesty's appetite. ”

"Hey, Your Majesty has always acted calmly in the past, planning and then acting, and I don't know why I am so anxious about the conquest of Annam. You can't hesitate to march and fight, but it's better to be cautious about things in the court. Zhang Wen commented on Yunxi's actions in this matter.

However, he stopped at the point, and immediately turned the conversation around: "Since His Highness has made a decision, let's do it according to His Highness's decision." ”

"Li Jian, you sent someone to publicize the fact that Hu Jichen's father and son had been captured alive in the northern part of Annan, and persuaded the Hu Dynasty soldiers who had not yet surrendered."

"Sun Ke, pay attention, if there are still Hu Dynasty soldiers in the Quartet, lead troops to destroy him."

"Li Jinglong, the wooden stakes laid by Hu Jichen in the water should be cleaned up quickly, and they should not be allowed to continue to stay in the water. In particular, the wooden piles on both sides of the Red River must be cleaned as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, Master Hou." All three of them bowed down and agreed.

Zhang Wen nodded, and was about to say more, but suddenly coughed, feeling that something was blocked in his throat, and asked his subordinates to come over with a spittoon and spit out a mouthful of phlegm, only to see that there was blood in the phlegm.

"Marquis Zhang, since the army entered Annan, you have been too tired, not only do you need to be in charge of the war with soldiers, but you are also asked about the big and small affairs of the city you have conquered, I am afraid that your body will not be able to bear it, so you should rest and rest." Li Jinglong said immediately.

"It's okay." Zhang Wen wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "This is nothing, back then, I didn't sleep much for three or four days with the military affairs of the first emperor, and it was nothing." ”

"But Master Hou, your current age is not the same as it was back then. Li Jinglong thought to himself, and the last sentence was still rotten in his mouth. Talking is indispensable, even if it is well-intentioned, it can be annoying if you talk too much.

Zhang Wen continued to instruct: "Now Mu Sheng is leading troops to guard Taiyuan (Annan Taiyuan), Xuanguang and other places, and Lan Zhen is leading troops in the western capital, and he also conveys His Royal Highness's meaning to them, informing the locals that Hu Jichen's father and son have been captured alive, and if there is anything that does not surrender, they will be eliminated." ”

"He Rong led his troops to guard Yi'an, Yanzhou, Qinghua and other places, Qinghua was very close to the western capital, and ordered him to lead his troops back to Yi'an, and handed over Qinghua to Lan Zhen to guard; and ordered him to go south to capture Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Zhi and other places. ”

"Since the battle is about to end, it is necessary to appoint officials from all over the country. Li Jian, I will go to Nanding City to discuss this matter with His Highness, and the affairs here in Thang Long City will be handed over to you. ”

Zhang Wen gave a lot of instructions, and after telling them all the things he thought of, he said to them: "Okay, I have nothing to tell here, Sun Ke, Li Jinglong, you two retreat; Li Jian, you stay, I have a few words to tell you. ”

Li Jinglong and Sun Ke immediately saluted and retreated, leaving Li Jian behind.

Li Jian originally thought that Zhang Wen had instructions on how to deal with the affairs in Thang Long City, but he didn't expect that he would be surprised as soon as he opened his mouth.

"There's something for you to do." Even though there were only the two of them in the room, Zhang Wen still whispered in his ear.

When Li Jian heard what he said, it was like a thunderbolt sounding in his ears, and he sat in place. After a long time, he said, "Why do you want to do this?" ”

Zhang Wen did not answer. In fact, he also wondered in his heart, he didn't know why Yunxi wanted to do such a thing.

Li Jian saw that Zhang Wen didn't answer, and he reacted that he shouldn't know why, and was about to ask something else, when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Master Zhang, why did you leave this matter to me?" ”

"Li Jian, Your Majesty and I have passed the letter and think that you are calm and capable of fighting, so it has been decided that you will be the left minister of His Royal Highness King Jingjiang." Zhang Wen said.

"This," Li Jian was dumbfounded. He never imagined that he would be left in Annan as an official.

"Master Hou, I am only shallow in my studies, but I don't dare to be this left minister." Li Jian immediately refused.

Of course he wasn't happy about it. In such a remote place as Annan, coming here to be an official is equivalent to degrading an official without demoting his rank. He is now the governor of the first rank, and the rank of the vassal king is from the second rank, and coming here is even more like exile.

What's more, how good is the capital and how bad is Annam? Who wants to stay here.

"Your Majesty has made a decision on this matter." Zhang Wen said this first, and then said: "Li Jian, you went out with the army this time, and you could have been crowned a doctor based on merit, but because of the previous recruitment of businessmen with the army, until now there are civil officials in the court, if you return to Beijing now, it will inevitably make the civil officials rise up again and be impeached." ”

"Of course, Your Majesty will not forget the credit, but it is better for you to hide for a while, just in Annan as the left minister, and when you return to Beijing in a year or two, Your Majesty can take advantage of the situation to make you a marquis."

Li Jian is still not very willing. But since it is Yun Xi's meaning, it is inconvenient for him to disobey; Moreover, he also promised to crown him as a marquis, but he could only agree unwillingly.

Zhang Wen knew that he was still not satisfied, and was about to say something more, when he suddenly felt dizzy, and just said: "Don't forget the thing I told you before." "Let him go down.