Annam Province, the capital of the Yamen.

After the Ming Dynasty conquered the southwest, it issued the "Ping An Southern Edict" and set up the Chengxuan Political Envoy Division, all of which commanded the envoy and prosecuted the envoy according to the punishment. Establish a direct administration system of prefectures, prefectures, and counties. The provincial capital of Annam was set up in the former capital of Cochin, the western capital of Thanh Hoa Province.

The three divisions of Annam Province are all located in the western capital, but at this moment, the western capital is surrounded by rebels, like rootless duckweed, and the connection with other provinces is cut off by the rebels, and the entire Annam Province has become a fragmented situation and chaos.

Fengcheng Hou Li Bin closed his eyes lightly, tapped the handrail with his fingers, and thought long-term.

As the commander of the Ming Dynasty in Annam Province, in fact, at the beginning, Zhu Di wanted Li Bin to become the second Mu Ying, who could be so reused by the emperor, Li Bin was naturally a generation of generals.

Now that he is a step behind, he underestimated the pacifying king Li Li who rebelled in the Blue Mountains, and suffered heavy losses, but this does not mean that Li Bin can't beat Li Li. On the contrary, even now in adversity, Li Bin is still very confident that he can suppress Li Li.

"There's no turning back at this point."

Li Bin muttered to himself, "For the sake of ***, I cleaned up the Jinyi guards in Annan, and openly turned my face with the imperial court, although I had a little incense with His Royal Highness the crown prince, but now the prince will definitely not protect me anymore, I have become an outcast."

Unlike the former southwestern general Zhang Fu, Li Bin has some friendship with the four princes, and no matter which prince comes to power, it has no impact on him. Many of the people in the Southwest Army are henchmen of the British government, and Li Bin knows these tricks, but he has never seen them.

He didn't want to offend His Royal Highness the current crown prince.

Li Bin understands the sophistication of human feelings, but he also fell a big step because he understands the sophistication of human feelings too well.

I wanted to push the boat down the river to give the prison army Ma Qi a favor, but I never thought that Ma Qi would be so useless, but it would affect Li Bin himself.

"Now I only have two ways to go, either wait for the court to ask for guilt, or ......."

Li Bin's eyes were cold, "Either you will do things absolutely and rely on Annan Province to be the king of the southwest!"

In such a chaotic world in the southwest, Li Bin knew that there was no way out.

But he can also make a desperate bet, with the help of the isolated terrain in the southwest, rip the soil as the king, and turn the Ming Annan Province into his own Annan country!

Li Bin knew that under the restrictions of the southwest, even if the Ming Dynasty sent troops, it would be difficult to send hundreds of thousands of troops like the last southern expedition, and at most, it would be less than 100,000 troops to the south.

He didn't need to defeat the imperial army, he only needed to drag down these Ming troops and force the imperial army's army back. When the Ming army was forced back, it can be said that the remnants of the dynasty could be captured with Li Bin's ability to deal with Li Li.

At that time, he will be the real king of the southwest!

"Tsk, if you want to complete these plans, you still have to deploy them in advance."

Li Bin's eyes were deep, "It's better to ...... First unite with the rebels and thieves like Li Li, and fight back the imperial army, and then plan how to bring the southwest into my rule."

……

On the Grand Canal, the waves are sparkling, the river is surging, lapping the rocks along the coast, the vegetation on both sides is flourishing, and the business is booming.

….

Zhu Gaoxian, who was on the board of the boat, picked up a fat and delicious carp with a fishing rod and threw it into the bucket.

From Shuntianfu to Yunnan, Zhu Gaoxian took the first half of the road by water, borrowed the boat of grain to cover the aisle, and then took the land route after arriving in Henan Mansion, and then passed through Xi'an and Hanzhong, and went all the way south, taking Sichuan to Yunnan Qianguo Mansion.

On this trip, he only brought two people with him, and two hundred brocade guards as escorts.

These two people, one is the British public Zhang Fu, and the other is Shen Qingyu, the official of the Jinyi Wei Thousand Households.

"Shen Qingyu."

"The minister is here!"

Shen Qingyun, who was delicate and tall, walked over and curtsied.

Zhu Gaoxian asked leisurely, "I heard that you are from a fisherman's background?"

Shen Qingyu replied: "Back to His Royal Highness, the minister's ancestral home is Huai'an, he made a living from fishing, and later moved to Beiping, and his father was in Jingnan

When he joined the army, he accumulated his merits after the war and accumulated 100 hereditary households for Jinyiwei. After his father died of illness, he was succeeded as an official of a hundred households, and later performed meritorious services and was promoted to an official of a thousand households in Jinyiwei."

Zhu Gaoxian bowed slightly: "I see that you are young, you have such ability, it's not easy."

Although it is not uncommon for a son to inherit his father's business in the Ming Dynasty, there is still a little bit of trickiness to play with. It is not uncommon for a boss to prevaricate the past and put his own people on top during the intervening period between "the son inheriting the father's business".

The so-called hereditary, then you have to have the ability to be hereditary.

However, Shen Qingyu relied on his own means at a young age, not only inherited his father's position in Jinyiwei, but also made meritorious contributions to become an official of thousands of households, which can be described as outstanding.

Shen Qingyu, the thousand-household official, is a five-rank real power martial officer, and he is also the chief official of one of the fourteen thousand households of Jinyiwei, and the gold content is naturally much higher than that of the ordinary thousand households.

What's more, Shen Qingyu has now made meritorious contributions in Shandong and has become a celebrity in Jinyiwei, and he has a lifelong friendship with Song Yeji, the political envoy of Shandong, but I am afraid that it will only rise in the future.

"Okay, you go and burn this carp I caught, let's have a meal today."

Zhu Gaoxian wiped the water stains on his hands with a white towel and said to Shen Qingyu.

"I wonder how Your Highness wants to eat this carp?"

"It's up to you, you can make soup or roast it."

Zhu Gaoxian sat on the chair, and the old father-in-law Zhang Fu sitting next to him quietly looked at Shen Qingyu who was cooking fish.

After a long time, Zhang Fu slowly spoke: "Do you want to go up with the kid?"

Zhu Gaoxian asked casually, "How can you see it?"

"As far as I know you, you never do useless work, and every time you make a move, you calculate that this move will become a god at some point."

Zhu Gaoxian chuckled and said, "Father-in-law knows me."

Zhang Fu asked with a little puzzlement, "I'm a little puzzled, what is the specialty of this person that can make you favor?"

Zhu Gaoxian said calmly: "This Shen Qingyu, in my eyes, is the same kind of person as Lu Chaoyang, with courage and courage, but unlike Lao Lu, this person's mind is more calm. Shen Qingyu helped me suppress the King of Han when I was in Shandong, and saved Song Yeji, the political envoy of Shandong. After this, he has broken the three thieves in his heart."

….

Zhang Fu frowned slightly, as if he was a little confused.

Zhu Gaoxian thought for a while and said, "Sit quietly and break the thief of anxiety; The thief who breaks his desires; Practice on things and break the thief of hesitation; If all three thieves are broken, everything can be done."

Zhang Fu suddenly realized, but fell into contemplation again, the more he thought about it, the more mysterious he felt, and he couldn't help but admire Zhu Gaoxian's words, and sighed: "Now that this statement has come out, you are about to become a saint."

Zhu Gaoxian chuckled silently.

He is not a saint, but the person who said this is indeed the only saint comparable to Confucius.

——The originator of psychology, Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren, known as Yangming, was born in Jinshi, and successively served as the director of the Criminal Department of Guizhou Longchang Yicheng, Luling Zhixian, Youdu Yushi, Governor of Southern Jiangxi, Governor of Liangguang, etc., and successively pacified the Southern Jiangxi, Liangguang Bandit Rebellion and Chenhao Rebellion, and was knighted for merit, becoming one of the three civil servants of the Ming Dynasty who were knighted for military merits.

In terms of being an official, his achievements are not as good as Zhang Juzheng. In terms of leading soldiers, his achievements are not as good as Yu Qian. But the reason why Wang Shouren is really called a saint is because after his enlightenment in the dragon field, his mind has reached the realm of detachment and stands at a height that does not belong to this era.

If the heart is disturbed, it will be foolish, and if the heart is quiet, it will be wise, and I will be self-sufficient, not seeking from the outside, seeking from the inside, and the heart is reasonable.

Zhang Fu suddenly asked, "These people under your hands, such as Lu Chaoyang, such as Yang Rong, such as Su Wen and Su Wu, such as Xia Lao Shangshu, and now Shen Qingyu, don't seem to be fuel-efficient lamps, after holding all these people up, can you still control them?"

"Why not?"

Zhu Gaoxian said calmly, "For me, it's all the same, I can only go up with them, I can hold them up, and I can also take them

They get it down."

"But these people are still too young after all."

Zhang Fu sighed, "Among these people, except for Xia Laoshangshu, most of the rest are in their teens and twenties, and the slightly older Yang Rong is also in his early forties. These people are unruly, no one but you are convinced, especially Lu Chaoyang, this person seems to be taciturn, but in fact his methods are extremely cruel, and he will never choose another two masters, after you, who can control them?"

In Zhang Fu's eyes, Zhu Gaoxian's employment is too young, and there are good and bad.

The advantage is that although these people are young, they are talented enough to make up for the lack of qualifications, and young people are strong-blooded, and it is not a good thing to be rampant in life and work.

But the downside is that they are too young and too capable of living.

For example, the two brothers Su Wen and Su Wu, not to mention forty or fifty years of political career, although Zhu Gaoxian is only less than thirty years old this year, but since ancient times, emperors have a thin life, and it is not uncommon for emperors to die at the age of thirty or forty.

The most distinctive is Lu Chaoyang, this person is by no means a depressed person who has lived below people for a long time, his means and temperament are the orders of a lonely minister, except for Zhu Gaoxian, Lao Lu will not obey anyone's orders.

Could it be that Zhu Gaoxian wanted to follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example in his later years and have a bloodbath of meritorious heroes, so as to ensure that the throne can be passed on smoothly?

Zhu Gaoxian touched his chin: "I think I should be able to live for a long time, at least...... outlive them all."

….

Zhang Fu smiled: "What kind of reason is this?"

If Zhu Di heard Zhang Fu's question, he would definitely smile disdainfully.

Longer than life?

Are you kidding!

It is clear in the simulation that Zhu Gaoxian, the king of Qiwu, was nearly eighty years old and was still able to fight on horseback, and fought thousands of miles to quell the rebellion in various provinces, and after nine dynasties, he survived seven emperors!

Sima Yi can't survive it!

The benefits of longevity are vividly shown in Zhu Gaoxian's body, Sima Yi survived the three generations of Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui's ancestors and grandchildren, and stole Cao's luck. And Zhu Gaoxian, the king of Qiwu, survived seven emperors and went through nine dynasties, won the world's eight fighting luck for the Qi Palace, and created the cornerstone for the future Qi Ming Empire.

……

Yunnan, the capital of Qianguo.

After Mu Cheng read the secret letter, he put it on the fire candle and roasted it, allowing the pages to burn and turn into flying ashes.

As the second son of Mu Ying, the king of Qianning, when the title passed to Mu Cheng, he was just a marquis, he was completely a duke with his military exploits in the Southern Expedition, and became one of the most prominent relatives of the Ming Dynasty.

Mu Yan, the young prince of the Qianguo Mansion, asked, "Father, what is written on this secret letter?"

As the future heir of the Qianguo Mansion, Mu Yan followed his father to fight since he was a child, although he was only twenty years old, he had become a famous general in Yunnan, and was deeply favored by the Duke of Qianguo, and wanted to train Mu Yan to become the future master of Yunnan.

Mu Cheng sighed: "Li Bin reversed, and after losing tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he was worried that the imperial court would ask for the guilt, and wantonly slaughtered Jinyi Wei in Annan Province, wanting to prevent the news from leaking. But after all, paper can't contain the fire, and now the imperial court has sent someone to send me a message, saying that they are looking for me to borrow troops to go south."

Mu Yan was stunned for a moment: "Li Bin is reversed?"

Yunnan Province and Annam Province are not far apart, both belong to the southwest, but the Qianguo Mansion really does not know about the chaos in Annam Province. Mainly because of the complex terrain in the southwest, it is not convenient for the news to spread, and in the case of Li Bin's full desire to ***, it is even more difficult for Yunnan, which is also isolated from the world, to know the situation.

Mu Cheng, the Duke of Qianguo, frowned and said, "Speaking of which, I also have some communication with Li Bin, when I was in the fourth year of Yongle, His Majesty ordered Li Bin to arrest the Nanyang Qinjun Mountain Bandit with me. In July of the same year, I wore the seal of General Zhengyi, and Li Bin wore the seal of the deputy general of Zhengyi as a general, serving as my deputy general and jointly crusading against the Hu Dynasty. I was very impressed by him, after the Hu Dynasty, he served as the chief military officer, guarding against the Japanese at sea, and then traveled to various places to hold important positions, and was awarded the title of Marquis for his military exploits."

Mu Yan was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Father, don't make any mistakes at this time. Our Mu family is loyal to the Ming royal family, you don't have to hesitate because of your friendship with Li Bin, and disobey Your Majesty to help this thief, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

"What do you think, my Mu family has only recognized the Ming royal family for generations, but anyone who rebels against the royal family, my Mu family will kill them!"

Mu Cheng scolded with a smile, "You stupid son, you also taught your father to do things."

Mu Yan smiled, and muttered in her heart.

If Mu Cheng had two hearts in his heart, Mu Yan would not hesitate to kill his relatives and report his father to the emperor.

The Mu family's veins are not only boiling blood, but also loyalty to the Zhu family.

As long as the Zhu family gives an order, the Mu family can go to the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and die without regrets!

Mu Cheng frowned and said, "I just suspect that Li Bin's defeat was done on purpose?"

Mu Yan smiled and said, "Father, how is this possible, how could Li Bin deliberately put himself in such a dangerous situation, how nourishing he is as a marquis, fools know how hot this hereditary Marquis of Fengcheng is, Li Bin has a mushroom in his head?"

Mu Cheng said faintly: "Yes, in this way, although he can't be the hereditary Marquis of Fengcheng, he has the opportunity to be the founding king of Annan and the king of the southwest!"

When Mu Yan heard this, the smile on his face gradually converged.

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