To this day, the only person who can be called a divine sword is the Daming Sailor outside Liujiagang...... This is a huge fleet that Zhu Di has prepared since he ascended the throne.

Under the supervision of Zheng He, there were plenty of ships and 20,000 sailors, all of whom were the elite of the elite, and went south along the coast to take Annam, just to raise their prestige in a foreign land, and avenge the damage of the border people this time.

It is bound to make Annan pay the price.

Xu Jingchang put forward a plan, but no one responded to the princes in the court.

In particular, Liu Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was even more despised.

"Crusade against Annam with a sailor, if the Annam people retreat inland, what can they do without a fight? What's more, the sea is high and the waves are urgent, and the consequences are unpredictable. Let the sailors dispatch, not to hurt the enemy, but to hurt themselves, and it will not punish the rebels of the Hu dynasty in Annam, and the military department will never agree. ”

Xu Jingchang also snorted: "The military department does not understand water warfare, nor does it understand the security of the Ming Dynasty's border defense, so how can you defend the interests of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Liu Jun gritted his teeth, don't look at you Xu Jingchang is the Duke of Dingguo, he is also an important minister of the imperial court, the six Shangshu, and the military department can rank third, how can you be humiliated and underestimated!

"There is no need to argue about this matter here, you can plead with the Holy Judge!"

After Liu Jun finished speaking, he turned around and left, disdainful of talking nonsense with Xu Jingchang.

And Xu Jingchang was not polite, turned around and went home, he also needed to draw up a detailed plan......

The meeting of the Secretary for Communications broke up unhappily...... The courtiers generally supported Liu Jun's idea, believing that if Annan dared to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty and kill the border people of the Ming Dynasty, it was necessary to send troops, and they would send troops from the land to attack Annan.

Or simply, annex Annan.

At the beginning, it was Zhao Song who had no interest and allowed Annan to stand on his own, which led to today's disaster, and now it is the right time to recover Annan.

Up and down the court, there was the sound of clamor marching.

And many people also mentioned Confucian patriarchy...... They think that the Ming Dynasty is the parent of the world, and His Majesty is the father of the Siyi, and now that the child is disobedient, he must be severely punished, so as to set an example for other vassals!

The actions of these people can only be reminiscent of four words: counterattack!

Moreover, the Di Bao, which has always supported Xu Jingchang, also shamefully replied that it published a few short articles on the second and sixth pages, to the effect that it also supports the severe punishment of sending troops, but how to send troops needs to be discussed.

Compared with the noise of these people, Xu Jingchang was completely quiet, he locked himself in his room for three days in a row, painstakingly trying to find a plan to deal with it.

On the fourth day, Zhu Gaochi couldn't sit still and killed him directly.

"Brother Xian, it's a bad thing, Zhang Fu is on the book!"

Xu Jingchang heard Zhu Gaochi shouting, and he had to open the door and invite him in.

"What are you yelling about, the sky can't fall!"

Zhu Gao said with a blushing face: "I told you, you can't be careless this time, Zhang Fu has already written a book, he has drawn up a detailed set of military plans, after his father read it, he praised it very much, and he intends to let Chengguo Gong be the main general, Zhang Fu will be his deputy, and go to Annan together." ”

Xu Jingchang was stunned, Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu? It seems that I have read it in a book, Zhu Neng was sent to the army this time and died of illness, and then Zhang Fu beat Annan and made great achievements, and only then was he promoted to the position of the British duke.

Zhang Fu and his father Zhang Yu are definitely Zhu Di's most confidant generals, and it is difficult to follow him to raise troops, if he is not killed in battle, the first person to honor is none other than Zhang Yu.

And Zhang Fu himself is also quite strategic, and he is a leader among the younger generation.

Zhu Neng and others did not go to the book, that was to give themselves a face, Zhang Fu went to the book, to a certain extent, it represents the attitude of Xungui, they want to borrow the head of the Annan Hu Dynasty to add a little military merit to themselves, after all, more than two years have passed since the Jingjing, and the big guys are all quietly thinking about moving, what future does Xungui have if he does not fight!

"Cousin, I have weighed it carefully, no matter what, I can't send troops from the land, the cost is too great, I should start shipping a hundred stone of grain from the sky, and less than three stone can be sent to Yunnan, and I am afraid that there will not even be a stone. Otherwise, let Cheng Guogong and Zhang Fu lead the troops, take Zheng He's ship, and go to Annan, what do you think? ”

Xu Jingchang was surprised for a moment, and said with a smile: "Your Highness's idea is indeed good, but I'm afraid this matter won't work." ”

Zhu Gaochi was stunned, but also understood, and said with a wry smile: "Dignified Guogong, I'm afraid I'm unwilling!" ”

Xu Jingchang also sighed secretly, the battle between land and water will happen anywhere.

Xungui also has very realistic considerations for opposing the attack of the sailors.

If the future battles were dominated by sailors, wouldn't they become decorations?

How could these people be willing?

Zhu Gaochi was so anxious that he sweated, "I said Brother Xian, what should I do now?" Wenchen and military generals all advocate fighting, and the people are also talking about it, if you let me take that four-stage tactic again, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled slightly, "Actually, don't worry, I've also drawn up a strategy in the past few days." ”

"Strategy, what strategy?" Zhu Gaochi was surprised: "Let me see." ”

Xu Jingchang shook his head, "This matter can only be told to Your Majesty first, and then it depends on Your Majesty's meaning." ”

Zhu Gaochi became even more curious, "I said Brother Xian, you still hide the relationship between the two of us?" You know, I've always been tight-lipped, and I won't leak it out. ”

Xu Jingchang snorted: "Your Highness, do you remember what I said? For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, sometimes it is necessary to cooperate with recognized villains, and sometimes it is necessary to abandon the good people who are disobedient...... You'd better not know about it, even if it's between father and son, you don't have the final say. ”

Zhu Gao was stunned for a moment and nodded silently.

"I see, you're protecting me...... Hurry up, go and see your father, talk to your father first, maybe my father will be able to tell me when I go back. It's so curious. ”

Zhu Gaochi is desperate to figure out, what amazing operation did Xu Jingchang come up with?

The two of them hurriedly set off and went directly to the palace.

Zhu Gaochi took Xu Jingchang directly to the Qing Palace, walked to the door of the palace, and happened to see the eunuch Hou Xian, who also hurried over.

"Father-in-law Hou, is there something wrong?"

Hou Xian saw Zhu Gaochi, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, Liu Bingbu is here with Chen Tianping, and I want to meet the emperor!" ”

Xu Jingchang's face immediately changed suddenly, "I can't let Your Majesty see Chen Tianping, after seeing him, things will be in trouble." The Ming Dynasty had to lose at least half a year's revenue. ”

Zhu Gaochi was shocked, is it so serious?

He rolled his eyes and said decisively: "Father-in-law Hou, you wait a while, let Dingguo Duke go to see his father, if there is anything, I will take care of it." ”

In this way, Xu Jingchang entered the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaochi and Hou Xian waited outside, while Liu Jun and Chen Tianping waited at Zuoshunmen.

When Zhu Di saw Xu Jingchang, he was not angry, but smiled and said, "Sit down." ”

Xu Jingchang thanked him before slowly sitting down.

Zhu Di said: "I won't say much about some things. This time I will crusade against Annan and make great achievements, and I will send troops no matter what...... And I can tell you clearly that helping the Chen Dynasty restore the country is just an excuse for me. Restoring Annan is my goal. If you can't expand your territory, how can you call it a prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty? No matter what the cost, I will keep going, so don't stop me. ”

Xu Jingchang took a deep breath, "Your Majesty's ambition is clear to the ministers. Here is a suggestion from the minister, please look at it for your majesty. ”

Zhu Di hesitated, received it in his hand, looked at it carefully for a long time, and his hands trembled and became excited.

"This, this is what you came up with?"

Xu Jingchang nodded, "That's right, it is indeed the plan that the minister came up with after thinking about it, what does Your Majesty think?" ”

Zhu Di touched his knees with his hand and sighed: "When my father sent Mu Ying to guard Yunnan, he saw that there were many toasts in these places, and it was not easy to govern. ”

Zhu Di's eager heart finally calmed down.

This is also inaccurate, and has been replaced by another, larger blueprint drawn by Xu Jingchang...... The Tusi in the southwest has always been a big problem for the imperial court.

Why is there so much attrition when using troops to the southwest?

In addition to the difficulty of the road, there are also many local toasts, these toasts do not obey the dispatch of the imperial court, will not contribute money and food to the people, and may also attack the logistics of the Ming Dynasty.

All the people's grain had to be requisitioned from the interior, and many people had to be arranged to protect the grain routes, which was directly doubled.

Xu Jingchang's plan was to join forces with the Hu Dynasty to carry out a thorough rectification of the Tusi on the border and the tribes across the two countries, so as to realize the transformation of the land and return to the stream.

"Your Majesty, many of the Tusi in the southwest are across the two countries, and they pay tribute to both sides at the same time, nominally belonging to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it is only in name...... Once the imperial army invaded, they would flee into the mountains of Annam and other places to seek refuge. And these countries in Annan are worried that they will provide them with shelter, so that no matter how much strength the imperial court has, it will be difficult to eliminate the trouble of Tusi. ”

Zhu Di nodded again and again, "You're right, it's true." ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, let's change our thinking, at the beginning of the Hu Dynasty, many remnants of the Chen Dynasty fled to the mountains, and they had the need to conquer the tribes and stabilize their rule." And we also have to change the land and return to the stream, and completely control the southwest. If the Tusi between Annan and Daming can be cleaned up, Liuguan can be dispatched to control it, and immigrate to Shibian, cut off the connection between the Tusi in the interior and Annan and other countries, and deal with the Tusi in Guizhou and other places in the future, it will also be convenient. This is the best time to debunk the situation in the Southwest. ”

Zhu Di's brows flickered, and he pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "Annan disturbs my border people, but you suggest uniting with Annan to deal with Tusi together...... That's a bad idea! ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, this is the fundamental move for the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and you can't be emotional." ”

Zhu Di took another breath, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"Zhang Fu can be sent south, but he is not allowed to attack Annam, just stop at the border to demonstrate. At the same time, sailors were dispatched to block the communication between Annam and the outside. Forced Annan to agree, hunt down the murderer with us, severely punish the maniac, and give Daming an explanation. ”

Zhu Di naturally understood, driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, it was really a clever calculation!

"It's hard for you kid." Zhu Di reached out and grabbed Xu Jingchang's shoulder and shook it vigorously, "I really want you to be a prime minister!" ”

(End of chapter)