Due to distance transmission restrictions, it was actually a month later when Daming received the news.
In other words, Annan has been in the hands of Hu Jishen for more than a month.
This was something Zhu Ying never thought might happen.
After all, those in Annan were his eldest disciple Liu Sheng and Zhao Yuanhong, a highly regarded scholar of Zhao Dynasty.
Zhao Yuanhong was able to serve as a pioneer and responsible for coordinating Annan affairs, which shows that in Zhu Ying's heart, he was a talent who could truly take charge of his own affairs.
that's the truth.
Many of the layouts of the Western Regions back then were almost all completed by Zhao Yuanhong. His seemingly gentle appearance actually concealed a ruthless heart. Once upon a time, in Zhu Ying's heart, Zhao Yuanhong was a figure like Yao Guangxiao.
Needless to say, Liu Sheng has always been the guard of the Western Region base camp during the Zhu Ying Qunying Chamber of Commerce period. Zhu Ying can run around and rely on Liu Sheng to be in charge.
But now both of them were secretly captured by Hu Jiyou.
Something doesn't sound right.
It’s not that he underestimated Hu Jiyou, but Zhu Ying knew very well that in many aspects, his arrangements had already surpassed this generation.
Moreover, Annan still had 50,000 Ming elites. In addition, Chen Muyue had returned to Annan to visit her relatives, and her power had greatly increased. How could she be overturned?
Are there traitors?
Or is it too careless?
There is no way to know what happened now. Now it is not about sending people to investigate, but how to deal with it. Annan has turned against the Ming Dynasty.
Who gave him the courage to rebel at this time?
A big war is obviously unavoidable.
The incident broke out in the court the next day.
For a small country like Annan, the civil and military officials in the capital have never taken it seriously.
"The small country of Annan dares to risk its own safety and violate our great dynasty. It is really ungrateful."
"I suggest that we send out a large army immediately to recapture Annan, so that they can understand that the power of God cannot be violated."
A civil servant immediately stood up and expressed his stance.
Immediately, more ministers stood up and seconded their opinions.
Anyone who understands a little bit knows that Ming's strength is now in an absolutely strong state.
Not to mention the overseas Japanese countries, even Beiyuan, the current grassland overlord, are not all obedient.
Looking around the world, there is no threat at all.
The ministers at the Ministry of Revenue even expressed their approval.
In the past, when there was a possibility of war, most of the Ministry of Revenue raised objections. It’s not that they were afraid of anything, it was just that the Ministry of Revenue, which was in charge of money, knew the damage a war would do to the national treasury.
But there is no need to worry now. There is so much money in the national treasury that we don’t know how to spend it.
Last year’s annual income was not even used up, but this year’s annual income has already been spent.
Conquering a small country like Annan is not a burden at all to the national treasury.
At this moment, there were voices in the court denouncing Annan.
Everyone is not a fool.
Whether it is His Majesty or His Royal Highness, they are all extremely powerful kings.
There is absolutely no need to do anything unique.
Not to mention the current Ming Dynasty.
Even Zhu Ying or Zhu Di, who was in trouble in history, had never been afraid of Annan.
Zhu Yuanzhang once had the idea not to conquer Annan, but he just thought that conquering Annan would be of no use.
If something happened to offend Ming, he would naturally be beaten.
"We have passed on our decree to the Chief Secretary of Yunnan to prepare an army of 100,000 troops, and to march into the Chief Secretary of Guangxi at the Annan Border Pass."
"The Chief Secretary of Guangxi prepares troops for the twelve prefectures under his jurisdiction, and immediately prepares an army of 200,000."
"The Marquis of Jingning Ye was promoted to the title of General of the Southern Expedition to control the army, and the Marquis of Puding Chen Huan was appointed the Deputy General of the Expedition."
"Gather the army in three months and capture Annan."
What is the biggest difference between the Hongwu period and the Yongle period?
It's not that there are more soldiers, it's that there are more generals.
At this time, the outstanding generals of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be like a crucian carp crossing the river, and the stars are shining brightly.
After going through the troubled times of the late Yuan Dynasty, each of them accumulated extremely rich war experience.
In the early days, Ye Sheng, Marquis of Jingning, attacked Shu and conquered the Western Fans. Later, he went to Dingbian in Yunnan. Yao An took charge of all the armies, set up barracks and farmland, and managed Bijie Guards.
Chang Yuchun was the strongest vanguard general before the Ming Dynasty, and under Chang Yuchun, Puding Marquis Chen Huan was also very famous.
For example, when the current Nanjing city was attacked, Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, was the first to ascend the city.
In siege warfare and mountain warfare, Puding Marquis Chen Huan was particularly good at it.
He possesses courage, wisdom, and martial arts. In the process of pacifying Yunnan with Fu Youde and Lan Yu, no matter how difficult or dangerous the city is, with his presence, no city can be defeated.
If you really want to go through the outstanding generals of the Ming Dynasty, there are really too many, especially in the field of war. You can just pick them with your eyes closed.
If it hadn't been for the fact that all the people implicated in the Lan Yu case died in history, how could Zhu Di have reached the gates of Nanjing?
I am afraid that I will be defeated and captured before I even leave Peiping.
The appointment of the general this time was really not made by Zhu Ying, but by Zhu Yuanzhang.
After all, peace in Annan is not a big deal.
In March it will be October.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang has never been to Annan and does not know what a tropical rainforest climate is, he also knows that Annan is hot all year round and winter is a good time to fight.
At that time, the farmland in Guangxi had been harvested, and the soldiers could concentrate on fighting.
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"Annan is not a problem. As far as our current soldiers are concerned, we can take them all in about half a year."
"What we are thinking about now is what will happen after Annan is captured."
"Dasun, what do you think?"
In the Huagai Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Ying.
Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang is a little more thoughtful now.
Although he didn't pay much attention to Annan, some available information showed that Annan was not as barren as he imagined, but rather a relatively fertile land.
Now that I happened to encounter this problem, of course I had to plan something.
Zhu Ying replied: "Annan's rebellion was a little too eager, and there was no news before the incident. Obviously, the preparation time was not long enough."
"If the grandson guessed correctly, it is most likely that Chen Muyue went back to Annan to visit the relatives, and the pressure was too great, making them feel that if they did not rebel at this time, they would have no chance in the future."
"The current situation is actually not very good for our Ming Dynasty. It is easy to pacify Annan, but it is not that simple to take back Annan."
Historically, the reason why Zhu Di was able to take back Annan was because all the descendants of the Annan royal family were dead and there was no way to choose a new king.
Therefore, the ministers left by Annan all wanted to join the Ming Dynasty family and gain some benefits.
It's just a pity that the indigenous people couldn't be properly appeased in the end. It was probably because the Ming Dynasty didn't pay attention to this, and this is why Annan rebelled and split again.
But it's different now, the Annan royal family is still there.
According to normal circumstances, even if Annan is pacified, Annan can only be returned to the hands of the Annan royal family in the end.
If we say we have to take it by force, it’s not impossible.
But there is still the same problem here, that is, the Ming Dynasty's ability to directly govern it is weak. Although the Annan royal family seems to have been ignored, in fact, the vast majority of Annan people are still loyal.
Temporary occupation is simple, but complete integration is more complicated.
This is why Zhu Ying sent 50,000 elite troops to station in Annan, and then went to Liu Sheng and some of his former disciples, led by Li Xiucai, to educate Annan.
Incorporating such things is a subtle process, and only in this way can the benefits be maximized.
Forced occupation will only lead to endless uprisings, which will consume a lot of Ming's national power.
Although Zhu Ying did not directly answer the old man's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood the meaning.
"Then let's wait until it's pacified and hand it over to King Annan again."
"But when the time comes, we can be like the Japanese country and let more people and businessmen from our Ming Dynasty go there to support some benefits."
"The food and fodder consumed by our 300,000-strong army must be borne by King Annan."
In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have said this. Instead, in order to show the majesty of the Great Tomorrow Kingdom, he would directly bear the expense of the army instead of asking Annan to bear it.
It must be said that in the days after Zhu Ying entered the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly affected in all aspects.
Especially when it comes to money, the changes are particularly obvious.
Dasun would always get benefits from various aspects when he fought here or there. He couldn't arrange the war by himself. Not only would there be no benefits at all, but some would also be taken out.
The Japanese war compensation also allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to see a new direction.
This means that war is most likely no longer a burden to Ming Dynasty, but that it will put twice as much of what it consumes on other people's heads.
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Annan Palace, Dalao.
The prison environment here is quite good, and it can be seen that there have been simple cleaning and improvements before this.
As for the taste, it doesn't go away so easily.
It is a tropical climate, and in this unventilated environment, it is more likely to smell bad.
But Liu Sheng and others have no good choice.
"I said Mr. Liu, you are a supervisor after all. We have 50,000 elites. Why did you let people get to this point?"
"I was still teaching there, but I was suddenly arrested out of nowhere. I didn't even know the situation."
"Isn't there any possibility of discovering it in advance? This is worse than when we were in the Western Regions."
"The Western Regions were not so good at that time, nor did they fall into the prisoner situation they are today."
In the adjacent cell, Li Xiucai kept complaining.
Even in this dark and damp dungeon, Li Xiucai was still wearing a blue robe, with a somewhat scholarly temperament.
It’s just that this bad mouth problem has not improved at all.
Opposite his cell was facing Liu Sheng.
Faced with Li Xiucai's complaint, Liu Sheng just sighed and said nothing more.
In terms of official position, Liu Sheng was in charge of all the Ming people in the entire Annan region and was considered the highest commander of the Ming Dynasty in Annan.
No matter how you say it, it is a huge dereliction of duty for him, the supreme commander, to have been tricked and blamed for everything.
On the contrary, when it comes to life, there is nothing to worry about, and he doesn't really care.
What he cares more about is that he failed to handle Zhu Ying's affairs well.
"This is not the fault of Supervisor Liu, I also have an unshirkable responsibility."
A voice came from the cell next door, it was Zhao Yuanhong who was secretly responsible for Annan's intelligence.
Zhao Yuanhong frowned slightly at this moment, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Obviously wondering what went wrong.
Liu Xiucai looked at Zhao Yuanhong, hesitated slightly, but did not speak again.
As the only few talents in the Qunying Chamber of Commerce in the Western Region, they were relatively familiar with each other.
When Zhu Ying recruited them, his earliest arrangement was to teach.
And Zhao Yuanhong is the most outstanding among them. His talents and learning in all aspects are not comparable to that of Li Xiucai, and he is also the leader among several scholars.
I didn't work for long, but Zhu Ying took notice of me because I had learned a lot, and was responsible for other things. In the end, I was assigned to Annan.
When facing Zhao Yuanhong, Li Xiucai was obviously much more polite.
Even though Liu Shengming was called the commander-in-chief, Li Xiucai still had his own bad temper, but he just didn't dare to express it to Zhao Yuanhong.
"This matter is extremely strange. Hu Jiya, an old boy, must have had an idea when Concubine Yue came over."
"When Concubine Yue came over, our thoughts were all on Concubine Yue, so our supervision of Hu Jiya was much less intense. This old boy must have made secret arrangements at this time."
Hearing Zhao Yuanhong speak, Liu Sheng also said a few words.
Because until now, no one knows the specific details.
After being arrested, except for two meals a day, even the jailer kept silent about them. There was no channel to obtain information and they could only rely on guesswork.
"There are traitors among us."
Zhao Yuanhong said in a deep voice.
When Li Xiucai heard this, he immediately looked at Liu Sheng, and then thought that it was impossible. After all, Liu Sheng was the supreme commander, so there was no question of rebellion. Finally, his face was stunned, and he couldn't help shouting: "Don't talk nonsense, I can't
Not a traitor."
Liu Sheng said angrily, "Shut up, you guy. With your appearance, you are not qualified to be a traitor."
"If it were you, we would still be in this prison."
Zhao Yuanhong ignored Li Xiucai and analyzed himself: "This person must be very familiar to us, and he should also be very familiar with Annan's situation."
"This person did not follow Liu Jianjun from the Ming Dynasty. He should have followed me here a few years ago."
"That's the only way he can collude with Hu Jiyou."
"This man is very ambitious. As a subordinate of his boss, he must have colluded with Hu Jishao because he wants to get more, or he is dissatisfied with his current situation and has complaints."
"It's easy to find people. There are only two or three people available."
"Without his help, Hu Ji-sao would not have been able to attack us all at once."
"It is precisely because of him that Hu Jiyou has the confidence."