There was silence in the upper study.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the chair, thinking back to what Li Shanchang said just now, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was really too tolerant of Li Jin.

Okay, you Li Jin, you have challenged our bottom line several times, and we will definitely not spare you this time!

Queen Ma on the side was frowning and thinking, how to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to eliminate the disposal of Li Jin, but before she could speak, she heard Mao Xiang outside the door asking to see her.

Mao Xiang is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and every time he takes the initiative to ask to see, it is usually a great event, otherwise it would never appear at this time.

Mao Xiang's sudden appearance also interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

Hearing the shouts outside the door, Zhu Yuanzhang did not delay and immediately summoned Mao Xiang.

At the same time as Mao Xiang came in, he was followed by a brocade guard with messy hair and ragged clothes, who looked embarrassed, and he knew that he had suffered a lot at a glance.

"See the emperor!"

"Get up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand towards the two, inadvertently glanced at the brocade guard, and then asked Mao Xiang:

"What's so urgent?"

Mao Xiang respectfully arched his hand and said:

"Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guard who went to investigate Annan has returned."

After Mao Xiang finished speaking, he turned sideways and let out the brocade guard behind him.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but show surprise, looked at the brocade guard, and said in a deep voice:

"What happened to Annan? Tell us about it! ”

Jin Yiwei replied respectfully:

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"The monarch of Annam is weak, the imperial power has been hollowed out by the prime minister Hu Jichen, and corrupt officials are rampant in Annam, causing its people to live in misery and misery."

"The monarch has no choice but to watch that Annan is about to change the day, and there will be no return."

Queen Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang's faces changed greatly when they heard this, Zhu Yuanzhang was still stunned, but Queen Ma was in a hurry to speak, and pleaded for Li Jin again:

"Chongba, then Li entered and sent troops, it must be because Annan has reached the moment of life and death, so he has to send troops south to save Na Annan."

"Li Jin is here to safeguard the interests of the Ming Domain, so concerned about the country's courtiers, you must not dispose of it at will!"

"That holy decree is still ordered to be taken back quickly!"

But Zhu Yuanzhang looked suspicious, waved his hand at Queen Ma and said:

"Girl, don't worry."

Queen Ma wanted to say something more, but saw Zhu Yuanzhang continue to ask the brocade guard:

"When you came back, did you see Li Jin, the prefect of Qinzhou?"

Jin Yiwei shook his head and said:

"Back to the emperor, my subordinates didn't see Li Jin, but my subordinates saw His Royal Highness the Prince."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face froze, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Prince? What did he tell you? ”

"At that time, the situation was urgent, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only ordered the prince of the country to send troops to quell the civil strife in Annan and support the vassal state."

Jin Yiwei replied truthfully.

"Then why is Li Jin also in the army?"

Jin Yiwei responded without the slightest pause:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to ask for it, and Lord Li didn't plan to go at first."

What did the bidder ask for?

Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded, and after Queen Ma heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and pleaded again:

"This is all our Biao'er's idea, it has nothing to do with Li Jin, why are you arresting Li Jin?"

"Chongba, quickly withdraw the holy decree, Li Jin acted like this, it was also for the sake of Daming, he was not at fault."

"If you really dispose of it at will, won't it chill the hearts of loyal ministers!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, and finally could only sigh lightly, and then said to Mao Xiang:

"Go and ask Li Shanchang to withdraw the holy decree."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Mao Xiang left, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to inquire about the war in Annan.

When asked about this, Jin Yiwei's expression was a little sad, and he told all his personal experience in Annan:

"There is a miasma on the Annan side, and our people are even more unaccustomed to the water and soil after arriving there, and there are a total of seven brothers who went with their subordinates, but only one of them is still alive."

"After the subordinates leave, the rest of the situation is unknown."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed greatly, doesn't that mean that Annan and his party, the Ming army died nine times for life?

How many of his 100,000 troops will come back alive in the end?

What about Li Jin's thin body?

Is it already dead?

...

Annam domestic.

Since Hu Jichen fled back from defeat, he has been cowering on the south bank of the river, not daring to send troops to provoke again, after the last battle, Hu Jichen has also been very clear about the strength of the Ming army.

I can't beat it, I don't want to die, so I can only swallow the grievances into my stomach.

Therefore, Hu Jichen continued to send people to the Ming army, wanting to hold peace talks with Li Jin.

When the envoy of Annan came to the Mingying village again, unlike the last time he was arrogant, this time he came, and the envoy lowered his head all the way, and he was cautious when he left.

After entering the camp tent.

The envoy put his attitude very humble, and when he saw Li Jin, he bowed his face and saluted respectfully, and then said:

"My lord, the little envoy came this time to represent Annan and want to have peace talks with your lord, I wonder what your lord thinks?"

"I don't think it's good!"

Li Jin hooked a chill at the corner of his mouth, and said in a cold voice:

"Have you forgotten what you did before?"

"At the beginning, the official explained in advance and gave your country a chance, but how did you do it, this doesn't need to be explained to you one by one, right?"

"Now I still want peace talks, no way!"

In the face of Li Jin's cynicism, the messenger had to break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and said with a smile:

"My lord, at the beginning... At first, it was the reason why the previous envoy made a claim, and did not fully express the meaning of what you said that day to my king. ”

"That's what happened later, this... This misunderstanding is now known to the king. ”

"That's why I sent a little envoy to communicate with you again."

"Misunderstanding?"

Li Jin said disdainfully:

"Your little misunderstanding is a war between the two countries?"

"Hurry back, the peace talks are pure wishful thinking!"

"When I cross the river, I will swing to the south of Ping'an, and let you know the power of the Ming Dynasty!"

When the messenger heard this, he looked anxious and said:

"My lord, this... This... Our king has said, "Only..."

"As long as we can negotiate peace, my lord, we will try our best to meet the conditions you put forward, and please give us another chance in Annan."

"As long as we are given a chance, anything will be done."

The envoy didn't care what Li Jin thought, he just wanted peace talks with a dead face.

According to Hu Jichen's idea, no matter what method is used, the peace talks must be successful, otherwise, his life will be gone.

Thinking of Hu Jichen's traditional ruthless methods, the envoy only felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, making him shiver.

Li Jin couldn't help but glance at the cheeky messenger, and then said with a smile:

"It's okay if you want to talk about peace, this official also said before, this time Annan went to the country, and the Ming army went through a lot of hardships."

"There are many twists and turns along the way, and I have experienced the pain of malaria in the middle, well, this official will not embarrass you, so I will take out 15 million taels of silver to comfort those suffering Ming soldiers!"

Fifteen million!!

The envoy was frightened by this huge amount of money, and said with a pale face:

"It's... So much... My lord... Annan, Annan doesn't have so much silver. ”

"Humph!"

Li Jin immediately snorted coldly and sneered:

"None? This official gave Annan a chance before, but you didn't ask for it. ”

"This time, due to the reasons of your country, the Ming army has suffered so many casualties, and people cannot be resurrected after death, they are all old and young, if your country wants to negotiate peace, it will not be possible to lose a tael of silver."

The Ming army died so many people, and Annan died more than thousands, hundreds of thousands, thousands of people!

The envoy didn't dare to tell these facts, and thought that the peace talks would be successful, so he had to continue to talk to Li Jin without tears:

"My lord, this amount of silver is too huge, Annan is a small country, I really can't take out so much silver at once, please be merciful."

Mercy to you?

Think beautifully!

"There are no fifteen million taels, let alone peace talks!"

Li Jin insisted on not letting go, and seeing that the messenger wanted to continue to say something, Li Jin shouted outside the tent:

"No matter how much you dare to talk nonsense, you won't even have a chance to talk about peace!!"

Seeing this, the envoy was very helpless, and wanted to argue, but was directly called out by Li Jin.

Two soldiers came in, and said to the messenger with a swaggering look:

"Please!"

The messenger had no choice but to leave and go back to report the report.