After talking about personal matters, it’s time to start talking about official matters.
At this time, the food and wine had already been served, and Wu Xun was ordered to pour wine for Gao Qingshi. As soon as the wine was put into the glass, Gao was a little surprised when he saw it, and it turned out to be golden.
Wu Dui smiled and said: "This Zhejiang famous wine was called Dongyang wine in ancient times and is called Jinhua wine today. It is unique to Wuzhou (Jinhua)."
Gao was pragmatic and good at drinking, but he was not good at wine. He didn't quite understand the origin of this wine. He picked up the glass and smelled it and said, "It seems to have a medicinal smell."
Wu Xun said: "Uncle Haojiao knows that there are differences between ancient and modern times for this wine. The ancient brewing method originally recorded in "Shilin Guangji" used medicinal herbs. Now it is not used. It is made with bran flour and polygonum leaves. It is fake.
It has a pungent aroma, and Polygonum is also detoxifying, with a slight medicinal aroma. This wine has a far-reaching fragrance and a golden color. Even if you drink it until you are drunk, you will not have a headache, dry mouth, or diarrhea. It is called water and is heavier than
His rivers and neighboring towns are like mine in Shaoxing, but their creations are not the same. They are all of the beauty of water and soil."
Gao pragmatic laughed: "The water of Yuquan is light and the water of Jinhua is heavy, but each has its own use. It seems that Li Taibai said in the past that 'I am born with talents that will be useful', which is really true."
"Of course, the same is true for the imperial court's employment." Wu Dui said: "When it comes to employment, please be honest. Do you think Liu Shizeng can handle this war in Yunnan?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "Let go and make good use of Liu Wei. Second General Deng Zilong will do the job."
"The emperor summoned you to the palace yesterday. I think he also talked about the war in Yunnan?" Wu Dui asked: "Brother Yu has got some news about the Yunnan War treasure banknotes. Since you are in charge of this matter in Beijing, I guess the military pay will not be paid this time."
There will be a shortage... What Brother Yu is curious about is how the emperor hopes to fight this battle?"
"This little brother is about to report this matter to my senior brother." Gao pragmatically said: "The war in Yunnan may involve a three-sided siege of Burma, but the main direction of attack is still Yunnan."
"Besieged on three sides?" Wu Dui said in surprise: "Mengyang, Luchuan, Mubang and other great Xuanwei have all been lost long ago, how can we start talking about siege on three sides?"
Gao pragmatic caressed the ancient porcelain cup in his hand and said with a smile: "On the one hand, we went south through Yunnan, on the other hand, we went west on Siam, and on the other hand, we took the sea route and climbed to the old Bago territory... besieged on three sides from the north, west and south."
Wu Dui hurriedly asked where the other two groups came from, and Gao Pragmatic explained in detail the method discussed with Zhu Yijun yesterday.
"I didn't expect Siam and Annan to be able to exert such great force this time." Wu Dui sighed: "I originally heard that Siam and Laos have become vassals of Myanmar, and I thought they would become the accomplices of the Mang chieftains this time. I didn't expect you to do so.
We made arrangements in advance when we were in Guangxi... The so-called person who doesn't plan for the future can only plan for a moment. If you want true talents, you can't do it like a foolish brother."
Naturally, Gao Pragmatic couldn't just accept the compliment. Shi Ransheng quickly explained that he was in Annan at the time and could get the news nearby, so it was better to prepare for a rainy day. As for Senior Brother Wu, you are far away in the capital and can't get the news, so naturally you can't get the news.
I don't think about that anymore, it's all commonplace and not worth mentioning.
After all, Wu Dui was the Grand Sima of Jiuzhen Border Pass. After thinking about it, he suddenly said: "If you plan like this, the main force of the Burmese rebels first fought with Liu Jing and Deng Zilong in Yunnan, and then there was police in southern Burma, so they had to return to the division."
Save. And Annan’s surprise attack troops will circle around and delay in the old Bago territory...
To be honest, I wonder if you have ever thought about it. In this way, Liu Wei and Deng Zilong are likely to quickly recover Mengyang, Luchan, Mubang and other places, and then send their troops southward. Siam and Annan can take the opportunity to join forces at this time.
At this time, we may be able to attack Dongyu City from two directions and force Chief Mang to fight in the city!"
"Brother, this is just the best situation." Gao Pragmatic shook his head: "Even if the military pay is sufficient, in places like Yunnan and northern Myanmar, it is very difficult to transfer military rations. In the past, I conquered Annan and headed north to Cen Ling.
, the military food consumption of Huang Zhiting's two units was far more than that of the southern route where the navy landed. The reason was that the transportation of food in the mountainous areas was ineffective. In the end, only one or two points of every ten cents of food and grass could reach the front line.
The terrain in Yunnan and northern Myanmar is worse than that in northern Annan. Not only are the mountains dangerous and densely forested, but there are rapids and mountain streams blocking the road at every turn, making it even more difficult to walk. To be honest, my brother, I really don’t dare to expect to win everything in this war in Yunnan.
In Myanmar, if we can recover a few Xuanweisi, it will be enough in my opinion."
Wu Dui thought about the same truth, but after thinking about it, he frowned and said: "But if it only stops here, how will the imperial court appease Siam, Laos and Annam?"
Gao pragmatically said: It seems that Senior Brother Wu still doesn't understand the nature of Annan, Siam, and Laos. In his mind, he probably still views these families based on their attitudes during the tribute period. But he doesn't know that 90% of Annan's attitude now depends on it.
For me, Siam and Laos are nothing more than vassal states that I control indirectly through Annan in my plan.
But this is fine. Senior Brother Wu’s attitude should to a large extent represent the attitude of the important ministers in the court. They probably think that my status in Annan is just as great as Zhang Fu’s status in Annan in the past. That is to say, as long as
In their view, Annan was still a vassal state, and they would always be a trump card to intimidate Annan.
At present, his special status in the right wing of Mongolia is recognized by the imperial court: the Anda of Tumed Chechen Khan, the reincarnation of the third Ming Dynasty king of the Yellow Sect. It can be said that before the "Eastern System" was not completely successful, as a key figure of "Western Huai"
, no one will and dare not ignore their huge influence on Tumut.
In this way, coupled with Annan, and Siam and Laos, which Annan will have a strong influence on in the future, the imperial court will never break up with itself unless it is not afraid of the smoke of war in southern Xinjiang and Mobei at the same time.
Of course, breaking one's face refers to the special situation where some people slander the emperor. In fact, given Zhu Yijun's current trust in Gao Pragmatic, the possibility of this is basically zero.
It's just that Gao Gao is pragmatic and cautious, especially since he knows that few of the great reformers in history can end well, so he always thinks of an escape route for himself while reforming.
Everyone is happy if something like an escape route is not used, but if it is needed, it is really impossible to live without it. Without it, you will be dead.
"As for Annan's comfort, I have already thought about giving Cambodia to them. However, although Cambodia is just a wilderness to me, Ming Dynasty, to Annan it is not much smaller than the mainland. Let's give so much at once.
They have to do something - they need to provide effective support to Siam and Laos to ensure that Siam and Laos can resist Burmese retaliation. In this way, not only will the three countries be safe, but we, the Ming Dynasty, will not have to spend a soldier or a salary.
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Wu Dui was probably moved by "My Ming Dynasty doesn't need to spend a soldier or a pay". Da Sima was very happy when he heard this, and he laughed and said: "Brilliant plan, brilliant plan! I beg you to be honest, you really played this skill beautifully!"
Then he paused and said, "There's just one thing, what can we say about it in Cambodia?"
Oh, Cambodia is also a tributary country of the Ming Dynasty, so there must be an explanation.
However, Gao Pragmatic was very disdainful and said calmly: "The other country has lost tribute for many years, so the imperial court sent Annan to question him."
Wu Dui was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "This question... It seems that tens of thousands of troops are going to ask it, right?"
Gao pragmatically spread his hands slightly: "This is the problem of Annan's commander-in-chief. The court just explained the task. As for how he completes it, what does the court care about him? Does it mean that he needs to be taught by the court about everything he eats?"
When Wu Dui heard this, he couldn't help laughing, shook his head and sighed: "This Mo Dutong...forget it, with the interests of opening up Cambodia, a little notoriety is not important."
Gao pragmatically smiled and said nothing.
Did Mo Dutong open the border to Cambodia? Apart from being bored in the Dutong embassy and playing with creating people, Mo Dutong really has nothing to do with opening the border to Cambodia. The things I just mentioned should be all about Jinghua by then. As a national policy advisory group, it makes decisions on its behalf, and only puts Mo Dutong’s seal of approval at the end.
The two of them had a banquet for a while, and the atmosphere gradually became more intense. Wu Dui also calmed down a little bit with his son, and with Gao Jingshi's persuasion, he was allowed to come to the table to eat - Wu Xun had been strictly ordered by him to stand next to Gao Jingshi and drink the food. Liquor.
Although Wu Xun annoyed his father today, he gained a lot. He was so excited that he didn't care whether he ate or not. Of course, it was a good thing that his father's attitude softened, so he sat down to eat in a proper manner. When he was not talking about business, he was very well-behaved. Everything he says and does is consistent with his identity.
Wu Dui was thinking again at this time: "There are Liu Wei and Deng Zilong in Yunnan, there is Na Li Xuan in Siam, and in Laos... uh, what are the names of the siblings of the Dao family?"
Gao pragmatically said: "My sister's name is Biajue, and her brother's name is Nuojiao Gumeng."
"Oh yes, yes...the name of this Laotian is really strange." Wu Dui said: "Nalixuan and the Dao family are both from the local royal family. They each led their own soldiers and civilians to restore the country, which must be good. But In my opinion, Annan is the key to sending troops to the Southern Xinjiang vassal this time, not to mention two groups of troops...Who will lead these two groups of troops? Do you have any arrangements?"
Gao pragmatically said: "The Eastern Route Army will support Siam by land. At present, I am inclined to let Ruan Huang lead the army."
"Ruan Huang?" Wu Dui thought about it carefully, then remembered who Ruan Huang was, and asked, "Brother Yu, do you remember that this person was originally a minister of the Zheng family?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly: "The situation here is more complicated. Earlier, the Zheng family actually snatched the military power from Ruan Huang's father, and then Li rebelled after taking over. In addition, there is another reason why I want to use Ruan Huang. It was his son Ruan Fuyuan who became a disciple of his younger brother, which is actually equivalent to being handed over to the Ming Dynasty as a hostage - this son is now in Liaoyang."
The implication is that Ruan Huang is relatively more reliable. Wu Dui understood, nodded and stopped dwelling on the matter, and asked again: "What about the West Route Army?"
Gao Pangshi was about to answer when suddenly there was a knock on the door from outside.
Wu Dui frowned slightly. He had told his servants not to disturb him during the banquet with the high school prime minister if there was no big event. Why did he knock on the door?
However, the voice that sounded next was actually Gao Mo's voice: "Master, there is news from the palace."
Gao Pingshi and Wu Dui looked at each other, and when Wu Dui nodded, he said, "Come in and talk."
Gao Mo pushed open the door and came in, and first complained to Wu Dui. Wu Dui naturally waved his hand to indicate that it was okay. Gao Mo pragmatically asked him to report the crime in front of Wu Dui.
Gao Mo then said: "There is an edict from the Holy One: change Huang Zhiting to the governor of Yuedong and change Cen Ling to the governor of western Vietnam. In addition, on the grounds that 'the former Annan is divided into two, the Mo family is the chief envoy and the Li family is the deputy envoy', Annan is reset.
The post of Deputy Envoy of the Dutong Department is concurrently held by Huang Zhiting."
This news was so sudden that not only Wu Dui responded with shock, but also Gao Pingshi was caught off guard by Zhu Yijun. After being stunned for a while, he asked: "What rank is this deputy envoy, and is it hereditary?"
Gao Mo replied: "The imperial edict said that because Annan made the chief envoy the second rank of Cong and the deputy envoy the third rank of chief, the imperial edict did not mention whether it was hereditary or not."
Gao Pragmatic nodded and thought to himself: The emperor suddenly raised Huang Zhiting to the third rank at this time. Could it be that he deliberately wanted to match my current rank so that he could be granted a marriage after winning this battle?
But why was Annan given the deputy capital but not hereditary? The edict compared the later Li Dynasty, saying that when Annan was divided into north and south, Mo was the chief envoy and Li was the deputy envoy, so now it has been reset
Vice-capital. However, Li's position as deputy-capital at that time was obviously hereditary, but it is not mentioned now...
While he was thinking about Zhu Yijun's intentions, Wu Dui next to him suddenly asked: "To tell the truth, is it this Madam Huang who led the Annan West Route Army in the thousands-mile expedition to the old Bago territory?"
Huang Zhiting is not yet married, so logically speaking, she cannot be called a "Mrs." However, there are quite a lot of female chieftains in the Ming Dynasty, so according to the "ancient system", the official titles (not positions, only levels) of women as officials are set as
"Mrs. so-and-so" is what Wu Dui meant by "Mrs. Huang" at this moment.
Here is another detail that future generations may sometimes confuse: for example, if Huang Zhiting marries Gao Pragmatic, then she must not be called "Mrs. Huang", but can only be called "Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Huang". Absolutely
You cannot put her birth name before "Madam". Wu Butang was born as a Jinshi, so he would not make such a mistake.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pragmatic was interrupted by Wu Dui, and he couldn't think deeply about Zhu Yijun's intention for a moment. He could only reply: "Yes, I was just about to talk about this."
There was a strange color in Wu Dui's eyes, and he paused before saying: "Brother Yu has heard some rumors in the capital about this Mrs. Huang, I don't know if they are true..."
Gao pragmatically asked: "What kind of rumors?"
Wu Dui smiled and blinked: "The rumors are probably exaggerated, but the main idea is that there is some... uh, extraordinary friendship between Mrs. Huang and you, the wise brother. I wonder if this is true?"
As Wu Dui asked this question, even Wu Xun next to him was a little embarrassed. On the contrary, Gao Pragmatic looked calm and nodded: "Yes, Zhiting and I have a lifelong contract."
At this time, not only Wu Xun's eyes almost popped out, but Wu Dui also looked shocked. He was stunned for a moment and then quickly asked: "Is this true? Seriously, this matter is not a joke! Is this true among your clan?
No objection?"
Gao Pingshi did not answer immediately, but took a sip from his wine glass and then slowly said: "I guess there will be."
"Then... what do you think your father-in-law said?" Wu Dui became anxious now.
Gao pragmatically put down his wine glass and sighed: "Jia Yan already knew it, but he didn't answer me. Is Jia Ci's attitude...I don't agree too much, but I also made it clear that I won't explicitly object."
Wu Dui knocked on the table a little harder and said: "A high-ranking official of the imperial court got married to a chieftain, and they also had to marry through a matchmaker. This is the first time in the country's two hundred years! You... be honest, you said you are the same, so you
Under such conditions, what kind of noble lady cannot marry, so why bother to cause such a thing?"
Gao pragmatic knew that talking about free love with an "orthodox-thinking" old Jinshi like Wu Dui was purely asking for trouble, so he had already thought about it. At this time, his face was calm and solemn, and he said calmly: "Senior brother, little brother
One person's reputation is small, but Annan's eternal reputation is big."
Wu Dui was stunned for a moment.
Gao Pragmatic sighed, and said with great sincerity: "Annan was recovered by my younger brother. I cannot tolerate Annan straying outside of China again... Senior brother, do you understand what I mean?"
Wu Dui was stunned for a long time, then suddenly stood up, straightened his clothes, and bowed his head solemnly and pragmatically: "My wise brother has a broad mind and deep intentions, which is far inferior to my foolish brother. I just spoke so presumptuously, I hope you will forgive me."
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