Chapter 541: The Second Battle of Annam II

Zheng Sui smiled and said, "The official has lost his eye, I want to know, if I dedicate Hue to His Highness, I don't know what His Highness will do to me?" ”

Yu Dayou was stunned, not knowing what to say.

Hue is the western capital of Annam, although it is far less important than Ascend Long, but it is also the largest city in Annam. Yu Dayou never expected that Zheng Sui would do this, and at the same time, Zheng Sui's words also brought him a huge problem. That is how to reply to Zheng Sui? Yu Dayou doesn't have this permission.

Yu Dayou pondered for a while, but still said honestly: "This matter is very important, and I need to report it to His Highness." However, His Royal Highness has come to Haiphong in the past four or five days. I didn't care until His Highness arrived. ”

Zheng Sui said: "Then can the foreign minister go to Haiphong to meet His Highness." ”

Yu Dayou said: "It couldn't be better. ”

When Yu Dayou was recruiting a rebellion for Zhu Houhuang and pocketing Zheng Sui, who was second only to Mo Dengyong in Annan, Mo Dengyong was also making final preparations.

Since Mo Dengyong defeated Shenglong, there has not been a day off.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

Mo Dengyong knows very well. King Yong will not let the situation in Annan get out of control and remain indifferent. Therefore, Mo Dengyong immediately tried his best to stabilize his foundation, control the entire Annan and North in his own hands, and desperately increase his strength, on the other hand, he fortified on the Baiteng River. Mo Dengyong completely stopped the Baiteng River waterway, and rushed to work day and night, so that the film boat could not pass.

Although Dongyong has some strength in Haiphong, he can't move at all now, and without him, part of Mo Dengyong's Haiyang soldiers will be stationed in the south of Haiphong.

After Mo Dengyong's victory over the Zheng family, he immediately sent an army to be stationed near Haiphong, and this army was about 10,000 people.

Even when Mo Dengyong pursued Zheng Huaixing again, at the least, there were only more than 3,000 people around him, and he didn't have the heart to transfer this army. Their task is to keep an eye on coastal defense.

On the other hand, it is to beg Daming, hoping that Daming will restrain Dongyong's actions. Annan is willing to pay tribute every year, and come to the court every year, only asking the Ming Dynasty to restrain Dongyong from violating Annan. Even Mo Dengyong withdrew the troops on the border between Daming and Annan, and asked Guangxi for reinforcements.

I have to say that Mo Dengyong did a good job.

Zhu Houhuang had already felt the power of Dongyong before he set off.

"Smack." With a thud, a scroll of holy decrees slammed into the ground. The Divine Decree rolled away in an instant. Zhu Houhuang was angry and said: "As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he doesn't think about Dongyong, but goes to help outsiders, like words?" ”

The holy decree did not say anything else, that is, Dongyong and Annan were required to keep their duties. Do not attack each other.

In Zhu Houhuang's heart, even if Dongyong has a conflict with the emperor of Beijing now, in Zhu Houhuang's heart, Dongyong is still a part of the Ming Dynasty, but Jiajing, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, helped Annan speak. But in Jiajing's heart, Annan? It's still been hundreds of years, and there is no threat to Jiajing's throne anymore. However, Dongyong is growing stronger and stronger, so that King Yong will not have a day of martyrdom in the future.

So what can restrain Dongyong, Jiajing will do. Moreover, this decree is not a decree. Obviously, the Cabinet agrees with this view. Because of the dispute over the great etiquette, the court has long been in chaos, and Yang Tinghe and Jiajing are competing against each other. And most of the civil and military officials stood on Yang Tinghe's side and wrote to advise. But when it comes to Dongyong affairs, there is still an amazing tacit understanding between the two.

The holy decree was picked up by Wang Yangming, rolled it up again, and put it on top of the incense case on the side.

Zhu Houhuang said angrily: "Master Wang, what do you think Lone should do?" ”

Wang Yangming understood that Zhu Houhuang had already made a decision, and he asked himself, not to get any answers from here, but to get support. Wang Yangming said: "Your Majesty and Elder Yang Ge are arguing about the great etiquette, if the matter of the great ceremony is not over, there is no intention to take care of the affairs of the foreign domain, so His Royal Highness should have no problem putting this holy decree on the shelf." However, just because Beijing has problems now does not mean that there will always be problems in the future. Once the great ceremonial turmoil calmed down, His Highness was so disrespectful. I'm afraid that the imperial court will immediately target Dongyong, and ask His Highness to think twice. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Lone is sitting in Dongyong and waiting to die, and when Jiajing frees his hand, Lone will die, and the land of Dongyong will never be able to compete with the Ming Dynasty." Only by freeing up Beijing's hands and grasping the strength to make Beijing dare not act rashly is the way to protect itself. ”

The current Wang Yangming is also conscientious about Zhu Houhuang's affairs. Without him, the current Wang Yangming has already nailed his label as King Yong. However, as far as Wang Yangming's heart is concerned, he still doesn't want Daming to go to war with Dongyong.

Wang Yangming pondered for a while and said, "The minister thinks that His Royal Highness thinks so, and he should go to Annan to destroy Annan. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Master Wang, please speak." Listen to you. ”、

Wang Yangming said: "Your Highness, if you want to fight against the Ming Dynasty, Dongyong alone is not enough, Your Highness wants to move the capital to Nanyang to avoid the edge." Although it is a good way, there are Nanyang natives in all parts of Nanyang, and His Royal Highness wants to rebuild a fundamental place in Nanyang, but the minister thinks it is too difficult. ”

Zhu Houhuang couldn't help but nodded.

Yes good. It took three or four years for Dongyong to gradually move from pure money loss. It became a grain producing area directly controlled by Dongyong. In Nanyang, it is not easy to repeat the construction of Dongyong. Let's not talk about anything else, just the population. No matter how stupid Jiajing is, he will not know that population is the foundation of the world. So Zhu Houhuang wants to find immigrants, and it is getting more and more difficult.

A lot of things are written on the contract, but they don't have much use. As long as the superior has a thought, it can be modified. Although during this period of time, due to financial problems, Dongyong did not open its belly to absorb immigrants, but also felt that the number of immigrants was rapidly decreasing. Although the Ming court did not prohibit the immigration of Dongyong, the Ming officials did not know how to figure it out. Whether it is His Majesty the Emperor or the cabinet bosses who have always shown their disgust for Dongyong, they don't need to do anything.

Without enough immigrants, it is simply impossible to build a base in Nanyang. Talent is the most difficult of all resources to obtain, and if you have to put a limit on it, it is a person who is committed to yourself.

There is no shortage of people in this area of Nanyang, but Zhu Houhuang is deeply wary of these people. It is necessary to let the Han people become the mainstream, and Zhu Houhuang is willing to invest a lot of money in construction.

Wang Yangming continued: "Annan was originally the territory of China, and during the Chengzu period of this dynasty, he also wanted to accept Annan as the territory. In the area of Shenglong, there is the benefit of the Red River, the mountains and rivers are dangerous enough to establish a country, if His Royal Highness has Annan, then Annan and Dongyong a west and an east, and then take the trend of Nanyang trade, enough to establish a country to resist the Ming Dynasty. Annam was in turmoil for decades, and the people were in turmoil. The people are determined. His Royal Highness only needs to cut off the heroes, pacify the heroes, and be benevolent to the people, which is enough to make the people of Annam available to His Majesty. Although there are few countries in Annam, there are at least millions of people, which is enough to open up the South Seas. With the Han people as the backbone, Annan as the flesh and blood, and the people of the South Seas as the branches and leaves. It is enough to educate His Highness. ”

Wang Yangming pointed out that Zhu Houhuang made a mistake. Maybe it's not a mistake, it's just a problem.

Zhu Houhuang was bent on immigrating from the country, but he did not want to convert the local people into Han Chinese. It is the so-called education of Confucianism. In fact, Wang Yangming did not approve of Zhu Houhuang's cruel methods against foreign races. Now there is a large manpower shortage in Dongyong. I can only find a solution from Wang Yangming's thinking.

Previously, Zhu Houhuang attacked Annan, but it was just to maintain his control over Annan. There was no thought of capturing Annam.

Because Annan is very difficult to conquer, the matter of becoming an ancestor, hundreds of thousands of troops have been tossing in Annan for more than ten years, and in the end, didn't they leave in disgrace? Zhu Houhuang has a clear understanding of his own strength. I don't think that Dongyong's strength is much stronger now than when he became an ancestor.