Chapter 32: The Rising Birds

Xie Jin actually understands this dilemma, if he doesn't make up for his lack of ability. Don't go any further. Even if you want to retain the position of the Ming Cabinet in the future, it is not too easy to do.

Therefore, he made up his mind to temper himself in response to the position of Tianfu Yin.

Now it seems that Xie Jin's determination is right.

After all, even if Zhu Xiongying trusts Xie Jin again, if Xie Jin does not prove his ability, it is impossible for Xie Jin to take over the position of the first assistant to the cabinet.

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"What the hell are you doing?" Mu Chun pinched the wine glass and turned around and said.

"What does he want to do?" Li Jinglong was slightly drunk and said, "In the future, I will be a rich idler. What do you do with so much?"

Mu Chun saw that Li Jinglong was drunk. knows that Li Jinglong is not a person who can discuss things.

I could only shake my head slightly, and pondered it myself.

There is also a reason why Li Jinglong is like this.

That is, Li Jinglong felt that he had done so many things, set things right for the Ming Dynasty, and made so many contributions, and now he was victorious, but he did not reward Tang Yin for his meritorious deeds.

did not allow him to hold any important official positions, but only added Yu Lu and gave him some other honorary official positions that did not hurt or itch, which was really unfair to Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong has complaints about He Xi.

It's just that Mu Chun feels that He Xi does this thing makes sense.

Did Li Jinglong have any merit in the battle between the north and the south? Naturally, there is, and naturally there is a reward, but how to reward is the problem?

The title of Duke of Cao Guo has reached its peak. Moreover, the title of Duke Cao Guo was inherited, not the title won by Li Jinglong himself, not to mention, even if Li Jinglong made more contributions in the North-South War, it could not compare to his father Li Wenzhong's achievements in the founding of the country.

Therefore, it is not feasible to change the Duke of Cao for a big country as a reward.

Let Li Jinglong come out as an official?

He Xi didn't think it was okay to do this.

Li Jinglong's military ability is average.

This generally refers to the fact that He Xi has not yet had military reform, after all, he is the first god of war in history. Now, after a series of military reforms, it is estimated that Li Jinglong does not know what is the matter with army command?

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to let Li Jinglong go to the army. That's deadly.

Let Li Jinglong be a full-time civil official, unless he goes directly to the cabinet as a scholar. Otherwise, it is difficult to reflect Li Jinglong's status.

As for giving money. Li Jinglong spared no effort in the matter of destroying Nanjing's new banknotes. The original intention was not to serve the imperial court, but to make money. This action is a lucrative business.

Because of the tide in this financial turmoil, Li Jinglong should be one of the richest people in the world.

There is no use in giving money at all.

In fact, He Xi hinted that he would give Cao Guogong an overseas fief. But Li Jinglong didn't have that kind of pioneering spirit, and he went overseas to open up his own territory, so he was naturally unwilling.

He Xi had no choice but to give up, after all, if the party concerned was unwilling, wouldn't the fief be exiled?

All He Xi can do is give some money. The amount of Yulu does not only represent money, but also represents the rank, and the duke's happiness, in addition to the size of the country's name, is the level of Yulu.

Then there are some honors. It can't even be posthumously sealed, because the former Cao Guogong, that is, Li Wenzhong, has been sealed by Zhu Yuanzhang for several generations.

That's enough.

He Xi was not good for Li Jinglong. So Li Jinglong can only be a rich idler. This made Li Jinglong very depressed, what did he do with so much effort to participate in this matter?

It seems that regardless of whether they participate or not, the attitude of the imperial court towards them is similar.

At this time, Li Jinglong felt that Xu Da did not want to participate in the foresight. People like them have everything they should have. not

There are ordinary cases, but there will never be. Or, it's something that the emperor can't do either.

Participating in the matter of winning the heir, not to mention the risk, the return is not high.

It's better not to get involved.

Mu Chun actually has this idea too. It's just that he was forced to this position by the Feng family. Thinking about it now, Mu Chun still feels indignant. Because the position of the Duke of the Feng family was stepped on by their Mu family.

If everyone didn't come out, in fact, there wouldn't be so much trouble, but now Feng Cheng is doing this, and it seems that he has flaunted the label of a hero, and Mu Chun's Mu family's lineage, in the narrative of the Feng family's lineage, has become an enemy.

It made the court have a bad impression.

How could Mu Chun not be depressed.

However, he immediately made up his mind.

He brought out the charter that he had been preparing for a long time, that is, when he was in Yunnan, he began to brew the theory of conquest of the south, and the charter to make a large-scale crusade against Burma.

When Mu Chun returned to Nanjing from Yunnan, he wanted to put it on, but he still decided to let it go. After all, the political ecology of the Ming Dynasty today is whether the country is determined or the meeting, and he can't understand it.

But now, he understands.

He Xi wants Dingguo to become a channel for the central supervision of the locality. Whatever happens in the future. But one thing is certain.

At the beginning, He Xi escorted. Some unimportant things may really be discussed.

So Mu Chun's heart moved.

He not only wanted to inherit his father's wishes, continue the southern expedition, and expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty. Two more thoughts.

The first careful thought, to Feng Cheng ugly, his letter is sparse, if it passes, the Yunnan army will definitely become the main force, and Feng Cheng, who is still in Yunnan, is the first to bear the brunt. For Feng Cheng, it is a blessing or a curse, it is difficult to say.

Myanmar is very difficult to break through because of its high mountains and dense forests.

The second careful thought was that he wanted an opportunity to march south, because in the jungle, the original firearms tactics needed new adjustments. At this point, the people who used to be in the jungle and fought the old battle are needed, that is, their Mu family.

Feng Cheng actually has no experience in this area. Even though the imperial court's medicine developed rapidly and had good effects on many tropical diseases, it would probably take some time for Feng Cheng to grow into an expert in jungle warfare.

But the Ming court will not have time to let one person brush up on experience.

In this case, it is possible to succeed by using familiar local generals and bringing soldiers who are familiar with jungle warfare.

It is possible for him to return to Yunnan.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, the two generations of the Mu family's father and son have an understanding of this place, and no one can compare with it.

Mu Chun thought about it and made up his mind. Ignoring Li Jinglong, who was addicted to wine, he left immediately.

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Mu Chun moves very quickly as a general.

Soon, this letter of Zhengnan came to the hands of the King of Shu through the process, and the King of Shu was also shocked after reading it. This letter is different from the previous one.

The Kong family was a bit of a surprise attack. But this letter is a formal form, sent from below layer by layer.

Moreover, the content of the song is also very heavy.

It is related to the stability of the southwestern border.

The King of Shu didn't dare to slack off, so he naturally sent it to He Xi's hands.

After He Xi read it, he fell into deep thought.

In terms of physical geography, Mu Chun is right. In fact, Chinese mainland's way to connect with Yunnan is too difficult. The lofty mountains and mountains of Yungui are not something that ordinary people can pass through at all. On the contrary, to the southwest and southeast, there are several rivers that break through the channel. Although the river here has many cliffs and waterfalls, it is difficult to navigate, but it is easy to rely on the river to open up a channel.

Some even hypothesize that the best direction of development for the establishment of a large empire in Yunnan is not in the direction of China, but in the direction of Burma. Geographically.

Daming did not take Luchuan. Luchuan has always threatened the safety of the hinterland of Yunnan, but after taking the Luchuan region, the front of the army is not far from the capital of Burma.

The Myanmar side will feel the edge on its back.

The capital of Myanmar is Awa, near Mandalay in later generations, so it is the best solution to directly destroy the Burmese countries and open the gateway to the West Sea.

Otherwise, a lot of toast in Yunnan will be out of reach and lost one by one.

This solution made He Xi feel very domineering.

And Mu Chun's idea cannot be said to be unreasonable.

You must know that the Yunnan of the Ming Dynasty is not the Yunnan of later generations, it is much larger than the Yunnan of later generations, Yunnan in the early Ming Dynasty is larger than Yunnan in the late Ming Dynasty, Yunnan in the late Ming Dynasty, and Yunnan in the Qing Dynasty. And Yunnan in the Qing Dynasty was larger than Yunnan in later generations.

It can be said that China's operation in the direction of Yunnan was gradually lost after the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason is very simple, the Ming Dynasty's support for Yunnan is insufficient, and the Central Plains Imperial Court is too far away from Yunnan, so their requirements for Yunnan are actually not troublesome.

Many of the toasts in Waiyunnan have penetrated deep into the mountainous areas of central Myanmar. Face to face with Myanmar. Moreover, the mountains and rivers are geographically connected, and in terms of climate, the tropical rainforests of Myanmar are not a good place for the people of the Central Plains. But for the locals, it's all the same.

They all adapted.

In this case, it is very possible to be encroached upon, retreated, or even driven into Yunnan.

Directly to the sea to form a complete territory, the geography of mountains and rivers for my use, this method of stabilizing the frontier, indeed only the generals of the early Ming Dynasty would be so domineering.

It's just that He Xi can't just look at the mouth, and now the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is much stronger than in history. But whether or not to launch such an expedition still depends on a combination of many factors.

For example, the situation within the imperial court is also about the input-output ratio in the southwest direction, and the most important thing is the issue of money.

Rich heroes, but it is difficult for people without money. The same is true of the imperial court. Now the imperial court has enough deficits. Fighting a big battle in Yunnan will cost you a lot of money.