"Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is on the fold again!"

Lord Zhou? Zhou Xin?

Zhu Yun froze his mind, smiled bitterly and took the fold, opened it, looked at it for a while, and then put the fold on the table: "Jingzhi, what do you think should be done?" ”

"Weichen thought it should be almost, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been away from Beijing for ten days."

"Well, did the King of Shu also go to the fold together?"

“...... This time, His Royal Highness the King of Shu did not write a book. Wang Gen groaned slightly, and then said.

"Okay, let Zhou Xin and the King of Shu leave the prince's brigade and rush to Xi'an on an errand; In addition, I told Fang Xiaoru and Yang Pu that the prince is young and his heart is undecided, so he must not be contaminated with bad habits, remember to remember! ”

While speaking, Zhu Yunwen took the brush, gave instructions on Zhou Xin's recital, and then told Wang Gen, who hurriedly responded.

......

"Your Majesty, Lord Hubu Shangshu Huang requests to be seen!"

"Mr. Huang?"

Zhu Yunwen put down the fold and said, "Please let him in!" ”

"Yes!"

After a while, Huang Zicheng, the head of the household, walked in quickly: "Minister Huang Zicheng see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live!" ”

"Hehe, Mr. Huang, please get up, Liu Zhen, take a seat for Mr. Huang, and get a cup of chilled sour plum soup!"

"Yes!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Huang Zicheng took the sour plum soup and drank it all, feeling refreshed, in this midsummer season, it is also a kind of enjoyment to be able to drink the chilled sour plum soup.

Huang Zicheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, then got up and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Tianping and Pei Boqi just arrived at the Ministry of Rites and asked to see Your Majesty!" ”

"Oh?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "They are very well-informed!" ”

"Your Majesty's grace, it's not that the officials of the Ministry of Rites deliberately leaked it," Huang Zicheng hurriedly said: "Since Your Majesty sent an envoy to Annan, Chen Tianping and Pei Boqi have been to the Ministry of Rites every day to inquire about the news, and they have never been absent for a day. ”

"So the news of the envoy's return, they knew on the same day, and now that three days have passed, they may be a little anxious, so they asked for an audience!"

"......" Zhu Yunwen looked back at the chiming bell erected in the corner of the wall and built by the School of Engineering, then turned to Liu Zhen and said, "Liu Zhen, immediately notify the Imperial Military Conference to be held at one o'clock in the afternoon, and all personnel of the Military Aircraft Department and Wenyuan Pavilion must participate!" By the way, I also have to call the previous Xianzong and Kou Tianbo from the Military Intelligence Bureau to attend the meeting together. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Mr. Huang, you go back and inform Chen Tianping and the others, I will meet them tomorrow morning after the morning court, you can bring them over then!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Xu Huizu, the secretary of the staff department, Song Sheng, the secretary of the supervision, Wu Gao, the secretary of the military department, Zhuo Jing, the secretary of the household department, Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, Huang Zicheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lian Zining, the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Palace, arrived on time, and after bowing to the emperor at the top, they sat down respectively.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Zhu Yunwen sat down, looked at the ministers, and said with a smile: "Everyone should be clear about the topic of this meeting, that is, how to deal with Annan Hu Hancang's reply, and how much credibility does it have to be based on Chen Tianping?" What should I do with Chen Tianping? ”

The crowd looked at each other, but no one spoke first.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and nodded: "Xianzong, the situation of Annan, you, the envoy, should know better, how do you think the imperial court should deal with it?" ”

Ren Xianzong's father, Ren Hengtai, was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the Hongwu Dynasty, who had sent an envoy to Annan and negotiated territorial disputes with Annan, but at that time Annan was relatively tough and increased troops in northern Xinjiang.

Ren Xianzong himself was in the seventh year of Jianwen in the top three jinshi, and then entered the Hanlin Academy to study, this time to send an envoy to Annan, the emperor appointed him to send an envoy to Annan.

Ren Xianzong received the order and sent an envoy to Annan to question the king of Annam, Hu Hancang (the son of Hu Jiyak), deposed the Chen family and established himself as the king, and everyone in the court and the opposition sweated for him, but fortunately, there was no danger, and he returned safely to Beijing three days ago, and reported the situation to the emperor.

"Your Majesty,"

Ren Xianzong was about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, wearing a five-grade cyan official uniform, tall and dignified, and he responded: "The minister thinks that what Hu Hancang said is not credible, and even if Chen Tianping returns to Annan and restores the throne, he is just Hu Hancang's puppet, and even died inexplicably, it is unknown." ”

"The minister stayed in Annan for more than 20 days, and once sent an attaché to investigate and secretly visit, and when talking about the Hu family's abolition of the Chen family, most of the high-level officials were vague, and even opened their eyes for Hu Jiyak, thinking that the Chen family had no way, and the people of Annam were disgusted with it, Hu Jiyak set things right, and the people were peaceful.

"Most of Chen's supporters are low-level officials, with low grades and insignificance, and they are simply unable to support Chen."

"Moreover, when the minister visited, the minister also heard some news that the Hu clan had increased troops in the northern Xinjiang and deployed defenses in the area of the Baihe River, which seemed to have an attempt to prevent my Ming from sending troops."

"Your Majesty, the minister is finished!"

"Well, you sit down," Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "What Xianzong said, is there anything to add from the Military Intelligence Bureau?" ”

"Your Majesty," Kou Tianbo, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, got up and said, "After the sea is opened, there are more merchant ships sailing to the South Seas, and in order to replenish fresh water and food, my Ming merchant ships often choose to dock at the coastal ports of Annam. ”

"But four years after the establishment of the text, the Annan side gradually refused to allow our Ming merchant ships to dock, and this matter quickly attracted the attention of the Military Intelligence Agency, and later with the help of the Nanyang Navy, the Military Intelligence Bureau sent people to infiltrate Annam to understand the situation in Annam."

"This time, Lord Ren sent an envoy to Annan, and the Military Intelligence Bureau also sent personnel to accompany him."

"According to the available information, the judgment of the Military Intelligence Bureau is basically the same as that of Lord Ren, Hu Hancang is not credible, even if Chen Tianping arrives in Annam, sooner or later he will die, and at that time, the Chen bloodline will really be cut off."

"Your Majesty, the last general's narration is over!"

"Okay, sit down!" Zhu Yunwen's face was as usual, and he said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, how should I deal with Hu Hancang's reply?" ”

This time, it will not be possible for everyone to speak.

Huang Zicheng stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, since Hu Hancang has already made it clear that he is willing to welcome Chen Tianping back and regard him as the sovereign, then the minister thinks that I, Daming, should send someone to escort Chen Tianping to Annan as soon as possible and support Chen Tianping to ascend the throne." ”

"Well, what about the others?"

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Lord Huang's opinion, since Hu Hancang has agreed to return Chen Tianping, then I, Daming, must return it, otherwise, Hu Hancang has a reason to say that Chen Tianping is a fake Chen, otherwise why don't you dare to go to Annan? In this way, even if Chen Tianping is alive, it is no different from death, and it is worthless. ”

"But the concerns of the Military Intelligence Bureau and Lord Ren also have a certain amount of truth, so the minister thinks that I, Daming, should use a large army to escort Chen Tianping back to China, so that even if Hu Hancang harbors evil intentions, he can also be suppressed by a large army, so it can be done in a safe way."

The military department Shangshu Qitai arched his hand.

"Well," Zhu Yunwen nodded, his fingers lightly tapped on the table, recalling the plot that had happened in another time and space, this Chen Tianping, in the end, it seems that Hu Hancang executed Ling Chi in the name of "the son of a servant pretending to be a clan", and then caused a war between Daming and Annan.......

What Huang Zicheng said is not wrong, Hu Hancang has already opened the handicap, and Daming must go on a journey.

In another time and space, it seems that there are not many troops sent by the Ming army to protect Chen Tianping, at least not very elite, and the purpose of protecting Chen Tianping has not been achieved.

However, this Chen Tianping, is it better to die? Or is it better not to die?

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