Different from the concept of "sharing the blessings of peace" advocated by the rulers of the Ming Dynasty, the Annam Li Dynasty, as one of the strongest countries in the Indochina Peninsula, has always bullied the surrounding countries such as Champa, Laos, Siam, Java, and Raka.

Relying on its strong military strength, the Li Dynasty conquered the surrounding small states such as Champa, Laos, Siam, Java, and Raja, and made these vassal states pay tribute to them every year, creating a "sub-vassal system".

For example, in the sixth year of Chenghua, Li Sicheng personally conquered the city, broke through the capital of the city of Zhanpan, captured the king of the city and returned with all the tea, and set up Guangnan Province to govern three prefectures and nine counties.

In the fifteenth year of Chenghua, Le Si Cheng personally conquered Laos and won a great victory, and his king fled, but seized a lot of property, population and land from the Laotians.

It's just that in the vast land of the East, there is, after all, the most powerful country in the world, and the nominal suzerainty of all the countries of the Indochina Peninsula.

In November of the 22nd year of Chenghua, Gu Lai, the prince of Champong, led his troops to invade the territory of the Li Dynasty, but in the face of the counterattack of the Li Dynasty army, he was afraid, so he led his princess, Wang Sun and thousands of tribes to Guangdong to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.

Xianzong was a lord who was not afraid of things, and after learning the truth of the matter, he did not adopt Wenchen's suggestion of "verbally warning the Li Dynasty", but immediately ordered Tu Tu, the imperial historian of Nanjing, who was in charge of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, to deal with it.

After all, the two places are too far apart, and even if Xianzong wants to teach the Li Dynasty a lesson, he needs to understand what happened.

After Tu Tu went to Guangzhou to understand the cause of the matter, and knew that the fault party was the Li Dynasty, he asked Xianzong to move the Li Dynasty and order him to suspend his army.

He personally led thousands of people to take 20 ships of Dongguan maritime merchant Zhang Xuan to escort the prince of Champa Gulai back to China, and then canonized the prince of Champa Gulai as the king of Champa in the territory of Champong.

Although under the strong intervention of the Ming Dynasty, Annam and Champa ceased their armies, the two sides have formed a blood feud.

This time, the envoys of the two countries met in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Guangdu, the envoy of Annam, as the victorious side, continued to directly humiliate Wen Jin, the envoy of the occupation of the city, with words.

Although the king of Champa has returned to China in ancient times, most of the territory has fallen into the hands of the Li Dynasty and rebel generals, and today's Champa can be said to be surviving.

"Haha...... The smell of your women in the city is really wow, I heard that your wife was defiled by our soldiers, but unfortunately I didn't taste it! At the banquet just now, Annan's envoy Li Guangdu deliberately used words to provoke the Champa envoy Wen Jin.

Wen Jin, the envoy of Zhancheng, was poked in the sore spot, and he couldn't care about the rules of the Ming Dynasty, so he pounced on Li Guangdu and said angrily: "Take your life!" ”

The Ministry of Rites arranged for the British Gong Zhang Mao, who was idle at home, to preside over the banquet on his behalf, and when he saw that the two sides were about to fight, he stood up and wanted to persuade him to fight.

"The British man is good at drawing a bow and archery, but brawling is not a strong point, and he was beaten in the eye!" Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, observed Zhu Youji's reaction and reported bitterly.

Zhu Youzhu finally knew why Xu Qiong was so flustered, although there was no fatality at the banquet, but the British public Zhang Mao was injured when he attended the banquet on his behalf.

It's not a big deal, but it's not a big deal.

The Ming Dynasty, the four seas are called ministers, and all countries come to the court, but a small Annan envoy dares to beat the envoy, where is there any face to speak of?

Zhu Youzhu realized that the nature of the problem was very serious, and although Zhang Mao's noble waste had lost the face of his ancestors, he still defended it clearly: "Who beat the British duke?" ”

"Li Guangdu, the envoy of Annam, at that time he also kicked Wen Jin, the envoy of Zhancheng, and the envoy of Zhancheng was not his opponent at all!" Xu Qiong secretly swallowed and spit, and reported cautiously.

Among the five envoys this time, the most difficult one is undoubtedly the Annam Li Dynasty. Although the strength of this foreign domain is average, there are too many mountains and forests there, and it is a difficult bone to gnaw.

"It's arrogant! How should such incidents be dealt with according to the established practice? Zhu Youzhu naturally wouldn't be a turtle with a shrunken head, and immediately said angrily with a calm face.

Because he was determined to build the Ming Dynasty into the textile center of the world, he needed to re-establish the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, so he needed a massacre to establish his authority.

Not to mention that the Li Dynasty under Li Sicheng sometimes offended the Liangguang region, an independent Li Dynasty was not conducive to its own control of the Indochina Peninsula, and the fact that Laos, Siam, Java, and Raka and other countries did not send envoys to the country shows that the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in the Indochina Peninsula is declining.

It is precisely so, once he has the right excuse, he does not mind taking the initiative to start a war, a battle like the bloody Annan during the Zhu Di period.

Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, felt Zhu Youji's murderous intent, but replied stubbornly: "Your Majesty, this matter is not customized, and it has never been done before, and the minister doesn't know how to deal with it!" ”

"Liu Jin, you go and call the elder of the Wan Pavilion over to discuss!" Zhu Youzhu found that obedient courtiers often dropped their chains, and immediately commanded helplessly.

Wan An is already an old man in his seventies, although he has been pampered for many years, but the lack of exercise has made his body deteriorate, especially coughing from time to time.

With Zhu Youzhu officially moving his office here, the current cabinet has also moved to the South Pavilion outside the Heart Cultivation Palace.

After Wan An learned what happened, he proposed: "Your Majesty, the British Minister represents your face, and now the persuasion was injured by Annan's envoys, and this matter has to be punished!" It's just that Li Guang'an is an envoy of a foreign vassal after all, and the Ming Dynasty is also a state of etiquette, so it is not appropriate to punish too heavily and breed trouble! The old minister thought that he could be grounded in the Annan envoy in the same hall, and he would send the Annan envoy out of Beijing tomorrow, which not only maintained the face of the Ming Dynasty, but also made the Annan mission have nothing to say! ”

After Xu Qiong heard this solution, she couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up.

"It's cheaper for him! Chen Qing, let's deal with it according to the method of Wan Ge Lao! Although Zhu Youzhu was unwilling, he also knew that Wan An had handled it properly, so he instructed Xu Qiong.

Even if you want to fight, it's not the best time yet, after all, this reason is too far-fetched, and there is no suitable candidate to lead the troops now.

When Xu Qiong saw that this diplomatic dispute had been resolved, she immediately said respectfully: "The minister's order!" ”

"Elder Wange, I am going to the Spring Festival tomorrow, so stay in the capital if you have inconvenient legs!" Zhu Youzhu found out that this old man of the Papier-mâché Pavilion who was degraded by later generations was actually a diligent old man who was honest and seeking the country, so he made arrangements.

Wan An's body is indeed not suitable for mountaineering, and he also said gratefully: "I am sincerely sympathetic to Your Majesty!" The old minister will stay in the South Pavilion tomorrow to share His Majesty's worries! ”

More than half of March has passed, and the farmland outside the capital is growing green seedlings.

A mighty procession came out of the Fucheng Gate of the West Gate, the banner was dazzling by the sun of Jichun, and in the center of the procession was the Golden Wheel Palace car that only the emperor could ride.

The emperor's travel is never a trivial matter, except for the captains in armor, the brocade guards alone dispatched as many as 5,000 people, followed by the accompanying civil and military officials.

At this time, the tender green grass on both sides of the official road, the spring swallows pecking at the new mud, and the green willows swaying in the wind, this field presents a vibrant scene.

Zhu Youzhu is also busy today, sitting comfortably on the palace car, enjoying the scenery of the fields on both sides, and seeing the lake from time to time.

However, he paid the most attention to the farmland, although the two sides of the road were mainly rice paddies, but some of the fields were also planted with cotton.

Cotton is just emerging, and the seedlings that are very similar to bean seedlings show a thriving vitality and seem to be working towards the world's textile center.

Zhu Youzhi deliberately checked the tax situation of Daming cotton, although it could not be compared with the output of millions of tons in later generations, but he was already satisfied when he saw that he could receive 120 tons of cotton every year.

As long as he insists on promoting planting and making cotton a cash crop with a high rate of return, Huaxia will not need to worry about the raw materials of cotton cloth.

Although the difficulties of the shuttle loom have not yet been overcome, the Jenny spinning machine is a thing that breaks the inertial thinking, so it is only a matter of time before it comes out.

After spending the night in Shahe Palace, the royal honor guard came to Tianshou Mountain near noon the next day.

Tianshou Mountain originally had a very common name - Loess Mountain, Zhu Di chose to bury Queen Xu here, and it was naturally his own resting place, so it was renamed "Tianshou Mountain".

Tianshou Mountain is not only the mausoleum of Zhu Di, but also the mausoleum of the Ming Emperor behind is also buried on this mountain, and the only exception is the Jingtai Mausoleum of Emperor Jingtai.

Not long after the change of seizing the door, Emperor Jingtai was cut to the king, and after his death, he was also buried in Jinshankou in western Beijing.

After Xianzong ascended the throne, although he recovered the emperor name for Emperor Jingtai and rebuilt the mausoleum, he did not move the Jingtai Mausoleum into Wanshou Mountain, and the green glazed tiles were still used, and the scale was significantly smaller than that of the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum.

Such treatment is the difference between the Great Emperor and the Little Emperor, and more importantly, Emperor Jingtai not only broke his bloodline, but also lost his heir. Even if it is treated as an emperor, how can Zhu Youzhu go to sacrifice again?

It's just that seeing Emperor Jingtai's treatment, Zhu Youzhu secretly made up his mind to have more children and better children.

If history still hasn't changed, it is clear that Zhu Houxi will be given the throne of Emperor Dazong, but people will make their father the emperor of Dazong, which is really the first injustice in the world.

The throne can't be exchanged for people calling you Dad, the most loss-making deal in the world is nothing more than this, and the Empress Dowager Zhang, who elected the emperor, is even more worthy of "the world's first pit man".

Zhu Youzhu personally sacrificed the Changling Tomb of Emperor Taizongwen, the Yuling of Emperor Yingzongrui, and the Maoling of Emperor Xianzongchun, and the other tombs were sacrificed by ministers.

Because the filial piety tomb of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is in Nanjing, the Changling Tomb of Emperor Taizongwen is the head of all the tombs, and Yuling and Maoling are grandfathers and fathers, so it is most suitable to choose these three tombs.

It's not that Zhu Youzhu doesn't want to worship the other two tombs, but the distance between the imperial tombs is not close, and the three imperial tombs are already a chore, which is really not allowed by physical strength and time.

It's just that the first stop is not Changling, but Maoling, which has just been built.

"Slave and maid, please Your Majesty Holy Ann!" Liang Fang, the eunuch of the Changling Divine Palace, saw Zhu Youzhi coming, and immediately saluted respectfully.

Zhu Youzhu saw that Liang Fang's gray hair was obviously much more, and he also asked with concern: "Liang Fang, are you okay lately?" ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, everything is fine with the slave!" Liang Fang was also very happy when she saw Zhu Youzhu coming.

Zhu Youzhi originally wanted to continue to reuse Liang Fang, but Liang Fang insisted on coming here to guard the mausoleum, so he added a lot of respect to this loyal eunuch.

Although in the pen of Wenchen: Wenchen is loyal, and the eunuch is treacherous. It's just that when the soldiers came to the city, the civil and military officials were busy opening the city gate to welcome the new master, and the only eunuch Wang Chengen who accompanied Chongzhen was martyred.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid has been arranged, please go up the mountain to worship the first emperor! The first emperor knew that you were so civilized and martial arts, and he would definitely be proud of you! Liang Fang had been paying attention to the court hall and smiled sincerely.

Although the first emperor said that "the prince is not like me", the first emperor was wrong after all, and today's Hongzhi must be better at power than the first emperor.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the newly built Divine Dao of several hundred meters in front of him, as well as the palaces and buildings above, in fact, he was here for the second time.

At the end of December last year, when Zhu Jianshen was buried, he personally came to the funeral once. It's just that at that time, only the Xuan Palace was repaired, but the buildings on the surface had not yet started.

It's just that now when I come here again, what I see in front of me is the most standard imperial tomb.

Zhu Youji walked into the road paved with stone bricks, this road is called Shinto, because there is a stream in Wanshou Mountain, the Shinto of each mausoleum will build a stone bridge.

Today's sun is relatively sunny, and although there are eunuch wrestlers holding umbrellas, it is not too easy to climb to Fangcheng on foot.

The first to appear is the Wordless Tablet Pavilion, which stands in the middle of Shinto.

Continuing to walk forward, it is similar to the layout of the Fengtian Hall in the outer court. At the foreground is the Qi'en Gate, a three-room hall gate in the single-eaves mountain style, flanked by a gable that extends into the distance.

After passing through the Gate of Grace, there is the Hall of Grace in front. This hall is a single eaves rest on the top of the mountain, the face is five wide, three deep, and the cost alone has reached 200,000 taels.

"Your Majesty, do you want to drink water!"

"No!"

"Your Majesty, the slave will wipe your sweat for you!"

"No!"

……

Zhu Youzhu found that being an emperor was also a chore, and this kind of sacrifice was not easy to shirk even for the emperor, especially Maoling also found a reason for the minister to talk about things.

On the third day after the completion of the Maoling Cemetery, the area of Tianshou Mountain suddenly thunder, lightning, wind and hail came overwhelmingly, and the mausoleums, halls, kitchens, pavilions and the houses of the prison halls were broken a lot.

After learning of this, many officials asked Zhu Youzhu to cultivate morality.

Zhu Youzhu knows that he can't just take the throne and not do things, so if he doesn't sell some physical strength at this spring festival, it is really not very kind, so no matter how hard he works today, he has to persevere.

At the back of the Qi'en Hall are three gates, which are glazed flower gate shapes, and the middle gate gate tower is a single eaves rest hilltop shape. Fortunately, through the door, it is the last Lingxing Gate.

If it was just the outer court, then now it is the real dormitory.

Coming in from the Lingxing Gate, it is the stone five offerings, and behind it is the square city, and the square city is the Ming Tower. In front of the Ming Tower, there is a mausoleum, engraved: the tomb of Emperor Zongchun of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhu was already out of breath here, but he still gritted his teeth and walked straight into a coupon hole, and came to the stone offering table in the back square, where he needed to sacrifice to the top of the treasure on the treasure city.

Today is destined to be a day to torture the emperor, and after the sacrifice is completed, you have to walk down the mountain, and there are two other imperial tombs to go to worship.

Spring Festival, the emperor's calamity day.

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