Just as the Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers expected, after being beaten violently by three hundred Ming Dynasty cavalrymen, Annan directly put on a desperate posture.
According to reports from Jin Yiwei and insiders in Annan, Annan seemed to be afraid of the Ming Dynasty's revenge. At the first time, a large army gathered at the border, numbering 150,000.
No matter how much moisture there is among these fifteen people, and how many of them are strong men who were brought to the battlefield temporarily, it is still an astronomical number. Moreover, while the army is guarding tightly, Annan also implements the method of fortifying the wall and clearing the country.
All major transportation routes were destroyed and waterways were blocked. People in cities and villages were driven inland, leaving no possibility for the Ming army to support war in the event of war.
Annan looked like he was going to fight the Ming Dynasty when facing a powerful enemy. However, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty's monarchs and ministers, this was a stupid strategy that would invalidate his martial arts.
Just think about it, are people willing to leave their homeland?
It's the summer harvest season, how will they live after leaving their homeland? And how many people will be separated from their flesh and blood by that improvised army of 150,000?
The Ming army has not yet arrived, but there is already resentment among the people in Annan, and the people's hearts are not there!
Just when the Annan people took a deep breath, thinking that the Ming army was coming, the Ming army was unusually calm, and only an edict of inquiry came.
This made everyone in Annan very surprised. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty did not send troops to attack. Instead, he asked about the reason for the battle? And his words no longer had the same unruly and domineering tone as before!
So in an instant, Annan's country, which had been unified and made concerted efforts to resist the Ming Dynasty, suddenly became loose again.
The peace faction proposed to immediately send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to explain the situation, saying that the battle was the work of Sanjiang pacifier Chen Gongsu himself and had nothing to do with the Annan court.
Some people even said that they should bring gold and silver treasures as tribute to the Ming Dynasty in order to win the understanding of the Ming Emperor.
Of course, some people say that the Ming Emperor was a fierce person and would only intimidate and threaten Annan, but would not actually use troops. As long as Annan gave Ming enough face and gave the Ming Emperor a way to step down, that would be fine.
In short, the anger they were holding back was released because of an edict issued by the Ming Emperor! Their hearts, which had been reluctant to reconcile, also had cracks again.
Therefore, the Annan people were once again led by the Ming Dynasty in diplomacy. They thought it could be solved through diplomatic means, but they did not know that this was just a cover-up used by the Ming Dynasty to paralyze them.
While Annan's envoy was desperately rushing to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunxi had decided to go to the front line to work in person.
Moreover, counting the days, when the attack on Annan took place, it was the day when Annan's envoy was waiting to see him in Beijing.
The Annan people would never have imagined that the Ming Dynasty would be so insidious!
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It was midsummer in August, and Zhu Yunxi decided to drive to Guangxi.
The officials tried hard to dissuade him, but all the memorials to dissuade the emperor from leaving the capital were ignored.
On the fourth day of August, a very simple edict was issued from the Qianqing Palace, "The crown prince is ordered to supervise the country, and the minister of Nanshufang will assist him."
The edict was very simple, but the list of people who accompanied him and stayed in Beijing announced by the emperor next was very thought-provoking.
Wu Jie, the Marquis of Anlu, Wang De, the Marquis of Anyuan, Hu Guan, the Prince Consort, and Li Jian were accompanying them.
Because Cao Guogong Li Jinglong led a horse army of three thousand to serve as a guard.
The commander-in-chief of the army is Ping'an, the Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, and the prince-in-law, Captain Mei Yin, remain in the capital.
In addition, Zhao Sili, the Marquis of Cheng'en, has completely taken over the patrol of the capital, while the emperor's mother clan, Zheng Guogong Chang Sheng, Baoguo Gong Lan Chun and others are still in charge of the city's defense.
The emperor is willful and can hand over a huge country to the prince who has not tied his hair, and use the royal family and ministers to assist him. But at the same time, he also eliminates all uneasy factors.
On the sixth day of August, the holy driver set off from Guanghua Gate.
Zhu Yunxi did not choose to take the water route, but insisted on taking the land route. He wanted to take a good look at the empire under his rule. It seemed that he had not taken a good look at the country for a long time.
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In the hot summer, the mountains, rivers and mountains outside the car window are lush and lush.
The countryside always seems to be cooler than the city. Maybe it's because there aren't so many people from Wuyang Wuyang, maybe it's because there's not so much traffic, maybe it's because there's not so much noise and luxury.
Walking in the fields in the countryside, you are greeted by the refreshing breeze. Even if there is some heat, it is warm and not as irritating as in the city.
The carriage walked on the road with slight undulations.
Deng Ping sat cross-legged on the carriage shaft, looking around nervously.
Beside the carriage, a dozen knights also looked on guard as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
For example, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, Anyuan Hou Wang De, and He Guangyi and others control the reins with one hand, while the other hand is always hanging in the leather bag hanging on the saddle.
Inside, there is a short blunderbuss with its nose opened.
Needless to say, the person sitting in the carriage is Zhu Yunxi!
If you want to have a good look at this country, you can't follow the group. Otherwise, the officials and gentry will kneel down to greet you wherever you go, shouting "Long Live the Mountain".
What I saw were all safe people carefully selected by the local officials. Their ancestors had been good people for eighteen generations, so what a nonsense!
Therefore, after he left the capital, he followed him in a light carriage, took some guards with him, and went on the road in disguise.
"Why are you so nervous?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and lifted the curtain of the car, got out of the car directly, sat on the shaft of the car, looked at the beautiful scenery of the farmland in front of him, and said with a smile.
"It's in broad daylight, why are you afraid of a strongman?"
"Your Majesty..." Li Jinglong just started to speak, but when he saw Zhu Yunxi frowning slightly, he quickly changed his words, "My boss, after all, the outside world is not as good as the capital, so you'd better be careful!"
"In fact, it has only been in these years that our Ming Dynasty has been unparalleled in its prosperity, and the place has been peaceful!" It was obviously not very hot, but Hu Guan, the commander-in-law, was sweating on his forehead and said, "In the early years, the robbers killed people and stole goods.
There are plenty of them!”
As he spoke, he pointed at the farmers on the side of the road who were bending down and busy in the fields, and continued, "Don't look at these people who seem to be honest and honest people, but in the early years, at night, they suddenly transformed... They are robbers!
I took my nephew with me and got weapons, and when I saw the merchant who was alone, I slashed down..."
"So you can only know etiquette if you have enough food!" Zhu Yunxi looked at the endless farmland and said with a smile, "In the early years, we didn't have enough to eat, but now that we have enough to eat, the people will stop doing such immoral things!
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"That's not necessarily the case..." Hu Guan thought to himself.
In fact, along the way, he knew that there were several groups of unknown people who seemed to be secretly spying on them, who seemed to be a team of wealthy businessmen.
"It's all a great blessing thanks to the current emperor!" Li Jinglong laughed and said, "The country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the Ming Dynasty is prosperous!"
Zhu Yunxi curled his lips and smiled, "The people live their own lives, what does it have to do with the emperor?"
"Of course it has something to do with it. The Ming Dynasty abolished the poll tax in the past dynasties, and the people saved a lot of money! Then each province checked the population hidden in the fields, and the landless people were given fields so that they could live and work in peace and contentment! Moreover, the families of self-cultivators also
Taxes have been reduced and reduced many times, allowing his family to have a surplus!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "As you just said, there is enough money!"
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed several times.
"And in the New Deal, the officials and gentry paid the grain together!" Li Jinglong continued, "In the past, the grain chiefs collected grain, and the officials, gentry and landlords filled their pockets. Originally, the court set a one, but the people had to pay at least two."
"Now the common people pay grain directly to the government. Not only do they avoid conscientious exploitation, but the extra grain can be sold at a good price!" Li Jinglong continued with a smile, "This is how ordinary people live. If they lose more this year, next year
If you save some more, you can build a new house and buy big livestock in the year after next..."
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed again.
"The imperial court's taxes are still so high, but the people pay less!" Li Jinglong added, "The money in his hands is the chicken coop in front of the house, the pigsty behind the house...men are working in the fields.
Living, women weave and raise silkworms at home.”
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed again, "You are the only one who can say nice things!"