Chapter 544: The Second Battle of Annam V

The king of Zhancheng described the so-called envoy of the Ming Dynasty to Zhu Houhuang in detail. Zhu Houhuang immediately knew that this messenger was fake. Even if it is not fake, it is not an envoy who came down from Beijing, or perhaps a secret envoy sent by a high-ranking official in the south in order to cater to Jiajing.

In fact, the king of Champa can also see this.

If the king of Zhancheng had no knowledge before, but since Zhu Houhuang went to Zhancheng and his party, Zhancheng has been included in the Dongyonghuan Nanyang route. There were a large number of merchants coming and going to Champ. The king of Champa is no longer the dirt bun he used to be.

But it is better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not. The small country of Champa cannot afford to offend anyone.

There are some things, where the volume is, even if you don't want to have anything to do with it, but no matter what you do, you can't get rid of it, in the future life, it is penguins and Taobao. At this moment, it is the Ming Dynasty.

Before, Zhu Houhuang may have felt that his achievements in Nanyang were because he was stuck on the pulse of the times. Only now found out. The reason why he is so smooth is because he is the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Today, he does not have a good relationship with Beijing. His most loyal younger brother, Champa immediately put aside the relationship. Zhu Houhuang originally thought that Zhu Houhuang would draw some people's power from Zhancheng, but it was completely unsuccessful, and even he had to beware of Zhancheng, maybe if Beijing had a clear will, the matter of occupying the city might be repeated.

In Zhu Houhuang's heart, he even had the idea of killing the king of Zhancheng and his country. But he was pressed down alive.

Champa and Annam are two countries of different sizes, if it were not for Annam falling into civil strife, Champa would have been annexed by Annam long ago, as can be seen from the map of later generations, there is no so-called name of Champa on the map of later generations. But Zhu Houhuang knows very well what he wants.

Dongyong needs allies. Zhu Houhuang wanted to destroy all the Nanyang countries in one country and turn Nanyang into a province. But Zhu Houhuang understands very well that he can't do it, and Daming may have this ability. But Dongyong didn't. Not to mention whether they can destroy the country one by one, will these countries unite to fight against Dongyong. With such a vast area alone, Dongyong couldn't defend it at all.

So, since it is not possible to annex them all. Zhu Houhuang must pull one faction and fight another faction in Nanyang. He must let all the countries that follow Dongyong know that there is food to eat with Dongyong, and the two countries selected by Zhu Houhuang are Zhancheng and Sulu. However, Jiajing's ascension to the throne destroyed all this. Zhu Houhuang's plan to establish a vassal state has been uncertain.

Only then did Zhu Houhuang know how influential Jiajing's ascension to the throne was for him, as the Ming Emperor, he didn't have to do anything, he only needed to show his attitude, and countless people came forward to find his own trouble.

Zhu Houhuang no longer had the heart to talk to the king of Champa, so he casually sent the king of Champa away.

Fortunately, it is not bad news that Zhu Houhuang is facing today, there is good news.

"General Zheng has the heart to serve, why doesn't Gu accept it?"

Zhu Houhuang was enthusiastic, and he couldn't wait to greet him. He looks like a corporal of Lixian. If it weren't for the previous betrayal of King Zhancheng, Zhu Houhuang would never have treated Zheng Sui so politely. Everything is valuable. With the change of diplomatic form, Zhu Houhuang felt more and more that he was not a stable eater of Mo Dengyong. Especially whether Daming will intervene, this is a question that makes Zhu Houhuang uncomfortable when he thinks about it.

Zhu Houhuang knew that the soldiers under his command, after repeated battles and the decline of the Beijing camp, could be said to be the first-class elite in the entire East. But it is still inevitable that the number is too small, maybe thirty or forty thousand troops, in a decisive battle, can decide the outcome of the victory, but if you want to destroy a big country like Annan, there is still some strength that is not enough, originally, he wanted to use a large number of Zhancheng troops as a servant army. However, the change of fortune in Zhancheng made Zhu Houhuang's plan fail.

He urgently needs to give him a side that raises a lot of manpower.

And Zheng Sui is almost his only choice.

Zheng Sui and Mo Dengyong have been fighting against each other for more than ten years. So to speak. What a person is capable of depends on his friends and enemies. Zheng Sui is the only person in Annan who can compete with Mo Dengyong now. It can be seen that Zheng Sui's strength, with Zheng Sui's strength and prestige, coupled with Dongyong's strength, it is enough to pull up an army of 100,000, and there is no need to say what the quality of this 100,000 army is. Quantity alone is enough.

In fact, in ancient wars, a battle of hundreds of thousands of people, the real decision between tens of thousands of elites was between tens of thousands of elites.

Zheng Sui said: "Your Highness is smiling, does Your Highness know why the Li Dynasty is here today?" ”

Zhu Houhuang respectfully asked Zheng Sui for advice: "I would like to hear the details." ”

Zheng Sui sighed slightly and said: "When Emperor Shengzong was here, the country took the Ming Dynasty as the blueprint and revised history and changed the law, so that Annan was no more than China, the west conquered the prison, the south conquered the city, and the dynasty was even extremely prosperous. Zheng Sui's tone couldn't help but carry a sense of reverence.

Zhu Houhuang understood Zheng Sui's thoughts very well.

Le Thanh Trong is arguably one of the most accomplished emperors in the entire history of Vietnam. Zhu Houhuang has some discomfort as a Chinese, but Li Shengzong is not my enemy, but they are all heroes.

During the reign of Li Shengzong, the culture of the Central Plains was introduced. Confucianism became a classic of governance, and the imperial examination was opened, and the people were organized. And for the history of Vietnam, the Vietnamese are called after the Shennong clan. Transforming the Later Li Dynasty into a country on the Chinese model, the Later Li Dynasty greatly increased its national power and expanded to the south and the west, especially forcing the city to move its capital again and again.

Le Thanh Trong inspired Vietnamese national pride. made Zhu Houhuang's conquest extremely difficult. Zhu Houhuang also knew that the biggest obstacle to his desire to destroy Annam was the idea of Vietnamese independence left behind by Le Shengzong. And not Mordenyong.

"But our founding heroes have been greatly suppressed. It's just that the poor Emperor Shengzong I was wise, but the heirs were so unbearable, after the Emperor Shengzong went, the two emperors were not good, or they were punished excessively, or they built a lot of buildings, and the world was in chaos. The father had no choice but to establish the first emperor. It is today. Zheng Sui said. At this moment, he did not hesitate to reveal his roots.

The so-called first emperor is the little emperor of Annam who has just died.

Zhu Houhuang knew very well that no matter what reform or any change in the law, it was a kind of redistribution of interests. Some people gain, others lose. I've said it before. The power of the Annan family is very large, and Li Shengzong's various centralized methods have divided the power of the family, but Li Shengzong is wise and powerful, and when he was there, no one dared to say a word. But Li Shengzong went. Li Shengzong's heirs are not successful.

The family began to fight back.

The so-called Zheng clan is a member of the Qinghua meritorious group represented, while the Mo clan is a close confidant of the deposed Emperor Mu Yi. He used to be just a fisherman. Fundamentally, the two sides are different. This kind of confrontation in political ideas has caused the two sides to fight to the death.

"We are all loyal ministers of the Li clan, and we have been loyal to the Li clan for generations. Mo's killing of the first emperor is a great rebellion, and it must not be lenient, fortunately, His Royal Highness rebelled on the East China Sea, as long as His Royal Highness is willing to re-establish the Li family. We are willing to bow down and obey orders, and we are willing to be the vanguard, to conquer the Mo family, and never die. Zheng Sui said.

Zhu Houhuang frowned, Zheng Sui's attitude was beyond his expectations, he originally thought that Zheng Sui was here to take refuge in him, but it seemed wrong, it was Zheng Sui who wanted to borrow a teacher to help suppress him. It is not at all the same as Zhu Houhuang's intentions. Zhu Houhuang spent so much effort here in Vietnam, but he didn't come here to send warmth.

Zheng Sui also foresaw this. Seeing that Zhu Houhuang didn't speak, he said: "If His Royal Highness refuses to re-establish the Li clan, it will be heaven that will not bless the Li clan." Please kill your highness. Anyway, if the minister does not die from the Mo family, that is, he dies from His Royal Highness, and it is not much worse to die early and die late. ”

Zhu Houhuang frowned, in his opinion, Zheng Sui's performance was problematic.

How do you say that? No matter how you look at it, Zheng Sui is not the kind of person who generously dies. It's a cunning old fritter, who came here to see him, and he definitely didn't come to die. There must be something else.

Zhu Houhuang tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop and said, "If Gu is willing to re-establish the Li clan, I don't know how Lord Zheng wants to repay Yu Gu." ”

Zheng Sui said: "If Your Highness is willing to re-establish the Li clan, it will be a generous grace to the Li clan. We will not disappoint Your Highness. ”