As soon as Xu Youzhen asked for such instructions, Zhu Qiyu knew what Xu Youzhen was going to talk about next.

Luchuan reached its peak at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, occupied half of Yunnan, and directly forced into the line of Kunming and Dali. To the south, it controls Burma and to the west borders India.

The Yuan Dynasty was defeated and retreated, and the Luchuan Kingdom became the overlord of Central and South Asia.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, under the huge pressure of the Luchuan Kingdom, Taizu even reached the point of gathering 200,000 troops to conquer.

In the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Si Lun, the lord of Luchuan, poured out the strength of the whole country, attacked Yunnan with an army of 300,000, and fought with the Ming army led by Mu Ying in Dingbian.

Mu Ying outnumbered the crowd, beheaded more than 30,000 people, and captured more than 10,000 people, which only curbed the expansion of Luchuan in Yunnan.

Later, in the Orthodox Dynasty, Wang Ji and Jiang Gui worked hard for ten years, and dispatched more than 100,000 main troops three times before finally defeating Luchuan.

But the Luchuan has not been completely cleaned, fifty years after the orthodox Pingluchuan in history, the Luchuan rose again, and also wiped out Burma.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Youzhen with antiquity, wanting to hear Xu Youzhen explain how to completely destroy Luchuan and how to establish a stable rule over Annan.

After getting Zhu Qiyu's approval, Xu Youzhen first talked about geography and population: "When Taizong recovered Annan, Annan had a population of more than five million. At that time, the population of our Ming Dynasty was around 50 million.

The population of Annam is about 10% of the population of the Ming Dynasty.

To the east of Annam is the Red River Plain, with fertile land and abundant products, which can support more than 5 million people in the whole territory, while the west is a long mountain.

If we combine Guangdong, Guangdong, and Guangxi, we will have a population of less than 2 million.

After Taizong recovered Annam, the Ming army mainly occupied the plains in the eastern part of Annam, while the mountains and forests in the west were almost under control.

In the end, in the Xuande Dynasty, the people of Annam rebelled, and soon the Ming army was defeated, and they could only occupy a few cities to hold on.

On the contrary, Luchuan is a plain in the west, and the east is the part of our Yunnan that occupies the mountains that are easy to defend and attack in the south.

The Luchuan Kingdom was extremely enterprising, placed the capital in the east, and always maintained an offensive posture against the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, there are many open-pit copper mines and iron mines in Yunnan occupied by Luchuan, so the Luchuan army is well-armored, coupled with the military system of all the people, making Luchuan's combat power far exceed that of the surrounding countries.

The strategy suggested by the minister was to recover Annam first, and then take advantage of the situation to completely destroy Luchuan.

In the past, Luchuan was of little business value to us. However, after the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, he reformed the fundamentals of the economy and minted silver coins and copper coins to replace treasure money.

In this way, the value of those copper mines in Luchuan is highlighted.

We can follow the example of Yunnan in the Gongshi town of Qianguo, and seal the vassal king, Xunguishi Zhenluchuan, and Annam.

Combined with the copper mines in Luchuan, and the control of the surrounding trade routes; The vast arable land of the Red River Plain in Annam, as well as the ease of maritime trade, created great wealth for the Ming to compensate for the attrition of the war. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The eldest brother Gong asked the emperor to conquer Luchuan three times, although it was a great achievement, but it was also a transfer of half of China, a great consumption of national strength, and caused the people to revolt everywhere.

Because of the transfer of elite southern expeditions in Jingying, Ganliang, Huguang and other places, he finally incurred the defeat of civil engineering and almost lost the country.

We really have to find some ways to make money from Luchuan and Annan to make up for our national strength.

Yuanyu, how do you want to attack Annan? ”

Xu Youzhen replied: "The minister thinks that he should fight according to the strategy set by the saint before. Jing Yuanbo has always had experience in mountain warfare, and Jing Yuanbo should lead a large army from Yunnan to attack the mountainous areas in the western part of Annam.

We must first pacify the local turmoil, reorganize the army, and then launch an attack.

As long as Jingyuanbo's army wins a few battles, Zhancheng, Lancang, Zhenla and other countries will follow and flock up.

At this time, Annan was suspicious and full of contradictions, and it could also be used to divide and rule. ”

Zhu Qiyu was very sensitive to the idea of reorganizing the army, and immediately asked: "Yuanyu, how do you plan to reorganize the army?" ”

Zhu Qiyu's meaning is very simple, you have no problem reorganizing the local army of Liangguang at all, but if you want to reorganize my pro-army and three guards, don't you want to live?

Xu Youzhen heard the voice outside the words, and hurriedly explained: "The minister wants to ambush the people of Liangguang and form a wolf army of 30,000 soldiers and 50,000 auxiliary soldiers.

The wolf soldiers are brave, as long as they promise heavy profits, the wolf soldiers will fight in the front, and the Beijing army will be in the back.

The 150,000-strong army pressed the border, which was enough to drag Annam down.

If Annam is not heavily defended, I will take its capital. If Annam is heavily defended, the pressure on the armies of Jingyuanbo and Champa will be greatly reduced, and they can also drive straight into the hinterland of Annam.

When the time comes, Annam will fight on all sides, and our army will reproduce the feat of Pingnan in July of the Yongle Dynasty. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, and drove the Guangxi wolf soldiers to take the lead, this Xu Youzhen is really treacherous.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the wolf soldiers of Guangxi were repeatedly recruited by the imperial court to participate in various battles. On the bright side, the wolf soldiers in Guangxi are not afraid of death and have extremely strong combat power.

On the bad side, the military discipline of the wolf soldiers in Guangxi is really bad.

However, using the Guangxi wolf soldiers to conquer Annan, well, how to ambush and restrain these wolf soldiers is something Xu Youzhen has to consider.

Zhu Qiyu is an emperor who is willing to delegate power, as long as the big strategy is set, I won't the specific fight in front.

Wei Ji opened his mouth and asked, "After the war is over, dare to ask the Holy Lord how to deal with the Annan royal family?" ”

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Place the Annan royal family in Qiongzhou, give it a fief of 100 miles, and Xu hereditary replacement." It not only captures the hearts of the people of Annam, but also relieves the worries of the southern vassals, which is the best of both worlds.

In addition, marrying Princess Annan to the crown prince as a concubine can also have the miraculous effect of appeasing the people of Annan. ”

Hearing this, the ministers all understood, it turned out that the emperor was waiting here. No wonder the marriage between the Ming Dynasty and Annan was successfully passed by the emperor.

The current situation is that Gong makes the emperor feel that the emperor is stupid, and the emperor thinks that Gong makes the emperor stupid.

In the end, it was the results of the conquest of Annam that decided who was stupid.

If the expedition to the south fails, then the emperor is stupid, and let the crown prince have more help from one more country.

If the expedition to the south is successful, it will be a fool to make the emperor stupid, not only will the help be gone, but also let the crown prince marry a princess of the dead country as a concubine.

Now the ministers have a complete understanding of the ins and outs of the matter: this is a gamble, buy and leave, and have no regrets.

The winners rejoice, the losers shed tears.

Next, we completely entered the Q&A session with hundreds of officials. Xu Youzhen has a legacy of Confucianism, and she responds to everyone's inquiries by herself, talking endlessly, and answering them fluently.

At the same time, Princess Nguyen Ngoc Yao of Annam went to Chonghua Palace and met with Emperor Gongrang and Empress.

Zhu Qizhen chose to meet in person.

Queen Zhou, Concubine Qian Ling, Concubine Wan Chen, and Concubine Cheng were all called over by Zhu Qizhen.

As soon as Ruan Yuyao entered the Chonghua Palace, she felt that the atmosphere was wrong: the emperor's face was as white as paper, and he looked like he was lacking in qi and blood, which was just that.

The tension between the three women is very easy to perceive.

Ruan Yuyao has been in Beijing for a few days, and she already has an understanding of the general relationship between the characters: this Qian Lingfei was originally the queen of the main palace, but because of the mutiny, she was demoted. and also gave a very unkind 'spirit concubine' title, which is almost insulting.

Queen Zhou is the biological mother of the crown prince, and she was promoted as today's son. Concubine Wan Chen is the emperor's favorite concubine, but the two princes born to her have died, which is regrettable.

Just three people get together, can there be a good one? On the contrary, it was Concubine Cheng, who was responsible for taking care of the crown prince, who did not quarrel or make trouble, and sat there quietly, like a non-existent person.

Besides, Ruan Yuyao is used to seeing the battle of the harem in Annan, and the harmony and friendship like the favorite concubines of today's son are the palace outliers that are rare in a thousand years.

After Gong let the emperor read it, he was very satisfied. After just a few words, he got up and left.

(End of chapter)