Chapter 172 An Nanjie reports good news and worries
On the seventh day of March, Annan's good news was finally delivered to the capital at full speed. Except for Liaodong and Jizhen, the Ming court, which had not heard the news for a long time, became energetic.
Taking down Thang Long is not surprising, but taking down Thanh Hoa is worthy of special mention. And taking down Thang Long and Thanh Hoa with a "mere" 50,000 wolf soldiers and a few servants has basically determined the overall situation of Annam.
...This is really a great joy that comes from heaven, makes people happy, everyone celebrates it, and rushes to tell each other about it!
The officials and people of the capital celebrated each other. This nephew of Gao Wenzhenggong, the emperor's classmate for ten years, and the six champions of the Ming Dynasty really made an extraordinary move. No, this is no longer an extraordinary move, this is simply a stroke of God!
Why? Because Gao Xunbing did not spend a penny from the court to avenge him for exactly ten generations from Emperor Xuanzong to Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun!
What kind of credit is this?
Not to mention the small state of Annan, a small state can also have great hatred! This small state forced the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops and abandon Jiaozhi!
And now, the great revenge must be avenged!
An insider in the palace spread the news that when the emperor received the report from the high press station, after reading the memorial, he slammed the memorial on the imperial desk and shouted three times: "Happy! Happy! Happy!"
After reading the memorial again and again, he sighed: "I will avenge the hatred of my ancestors for ten generations!"
However, the news outside the palace did not stop there. In fact, Zhu Yijun immediately sent the cabinet ministers to the Wenhua Palace and personally discussed the matter with the cabinet ministers in the Wenhua Palace.
The so-called discussion can only be divided into two categories: the court behaves and behaves, and rewards merits and favors.
In terms of rewards, it is easy to understand and pragmatic. Huang Zhiting, Cen Ling and all the chieftains all made great contributions in this battle. The so-called virtue is to reward officials, and merit is to be rewarded. It is impossible for the court to not express it.
Xingzhi is more interesting. Annan has taken it, do you want it or not?
According to Zhu Yijun's thinking, if Annan can't be taken, then that's it. Now that he's taken it, how can he not give it up?
At his age, he is obsessed with "making big news". Now Gao Pragmatic helps him capture Annan and avenge the ninth generation (he himself is not counted). If he doesn't show off his power, wouldn't it be Jin Yi?
Night travel?
Unexpectedly, the cabinet ministers seemed to have had some discussions beforehand (the memorial went through the cabinet first), and they did not agree with Zhu Yijun's ideas such as "re-establishing the Jiaozhi Administrative Envoy Department", saying that the lessons from the past are not far away, and that direct rule of Jiaozhi needs to be cautious.
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As for the reasons, they are nothing more than the same reasons as before. For example, Shen Shixing said: "In the past, Annan's annual tax was only 70,000 taels, and civil riots broke out. The court spent ten times as much. Besides, the people here are lazy and there is no fertile land.
If you are willing to plant seeds, if our court takes back direct jurisdiction again, will we have such spare energy and wealth in the future that we can continue to fill it?"
Yu Youding agreed to this, and Xu Guo also seconded it.
Zhang Siwei thought for a while and said: "I remember that Gao Pingshi had previously written a memorial and mentioned that 'it may be possible to make the chieftain Gu Annan'. I wonder if he has any more detailed explanations on this?"
Zhu Yijun's expression moved slightly, but he was still reluctant to give up on changing Annan from Annan's Chief Secretary to Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi, and looked at Guo Pu again.
Everyone knows that Guo Pu wants to withdraw. It depends on when the emperor will be ready, or when the two palaces will be ready. Since he wanted to withdraw, he naturally felt calm, looked calm, and said calmly: "Your Majesty
If you are willing to put your high pragmatism in Annan for the rest of your life, then I think it is okay to change Annan to the Chief Envoy."
Zhu Yijun was startled, and then became helpless. Now he was not only in awe of Guo Pu, but the key was that Guo Pu, who wanted to retreat, had a lot less scruples in speaking.
Being less scrupulous does not mean talking nonsense, but being too sharp to the point will sometimes make the emperor more difficult. It is impossible to pursue the case, let alone status and qualifications. The key is that people are discussing the matter based on the situation, and are not using the topic to make use of it. It's just...
For example, in his answer just now, he seemed to be following the emperor's wishes: Don't you want to put Annan under direct control? It's not impossible. Let Gao Pragmatic guard Annan for the rest of his life. With his methods, Annan will not be naughty.
But how could Zhu Yijun be willing? Gao Pragmatic was his confidant who had long made up his mind to use him as an assistant minister, so why was it that he had been left in Annan?
To put it bluntly, if Zhu Yijun was asked to choose between Annan and Gao Pragmatic, he would directly choose Gao Pragmatic without giving it a second thought.
After all, taking Annan back under direct jurisdiction was mainly a matter of face for the young emperor.
In terms of whether it is cost-effective or not, doesn’t Zhu Yijun know that Annan under direct jurisdiction will most likely lose money?
Moreover, if Gao Pragmatic was left in Annan, Gao's party would not be able to drown him out as the emperor with memorials? He was the undisputed "future leader" in their minds. Such a person was not in the cabinet, but was suppressed by the emperor in Annan.
That kind of "a land of southern barbarians where birds don't shit", is this a reward or a punishment?
"Gao Jingshi cannot stay in Annan forever. He has made great achievements this time. When the term of censor comes, I will transfer him back to the capital to be used." Zhu Yijun's words were both a gesture and a warning, so as not to
When I got it, someone jumped out and started chirping.
But everyone is basically immune to these words. Gao Pragmatic's merit this time is definitely meritorious, but how to reward him is a big problem. He was transferred back to Beijing University and used this word, so he just listened to it for the time being. It's hard to say the details, but this matter
It’s not too late to talk about it later.
Seeing that they were silent, Zhu Yijun thought that the cabinet ministers were using this silence to express their protest. He didn't dare to really make trouble with the cabinet now. Seeing this, he sighed and said: "Well, my dear friends, tell me, Annan
How should we deal with it? We can’t defeat them all, but the Ming Dynasty will just turn a blind eye, right?”
Zhang Siwei took up the previous topic and said: "Both the Mo family and the Li family are both rebels, but the Li family is an old rebel. Although the Mo family usurped the country of the Li family, it was not the case during the reign of King Sejong.
I have surrendered to my Ming Dynasty, and now I am an internal minister of my Ming Dynasty. Compared with the Li family, I am still closer to him. However, I think that we need to ask Ming Gao and pragmatism first about this matter. What kind of official sentiments and public sentiments are there in Annan at the moment?
So that you can make a judgment."
Zhang Siwei's words are watertight. Let's talk about the past first. The Mo family and the Li family are not good people. Then when it comes to closeness, the Mo family is much better than the Li family. Finally, let's talk about the current situation. Well, according to the Ming Dynasty, the Mo family is better.
As a general rule, local officials must express their opinions first.
Therefore, although Zhang Siwei is still unclear about Gao Jingshi's plan, one thing is clear: Gao Jingshi is his nephew, and as long as it does not involve rebellion or other suicide attempts, he will definitely help anyone he can.
Handing over the initiative to Gao Pragmatic is what he needs to do most now.
Zhu Yijun had no objection to this and nodded: "I definitely have to ask Gao Pragmatic for his opinion on this matter. Annan was originally under the jurisdiction of Guangxi. He was the patrol commander of Guangxi, and he was the one who defeated Annan. Don't ask him."
Who? However, to be prepared, the court must first have a basic attitude. For example: if Gao Pragmatic thinks that the Chief Secretary can be changed, how should the court change it? If Gao Pragmatic thinks that the Chief Secretary cannot be changed, how should the court deal with it?"
Guo Pu didn't say anything. Zhang Siwei had just finished speaking. Shen Shixing had no choice but to take over and said: "If the Guangxi Governor thinks that the Chief Secretary should be changed, he will definitely explain the reasons and how to change it. We don't have to be too anxious about this now.
.I think it would be helpful to discuss first how the imperial court should respond if the Guangxi Governor believes that the situation in Annan is unstable or that it cannot be changed for other reasons."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Mr. Shen is right, so Mr. Shen might as well explain it first."
"I believe that if Annan cannot change the Chief Secretary, it is only due to those two reasons, chaos and poverty. These two points cannot be solved in a short while. Once it is believed that the Annan system should not be changed lightly, the court should still suppress it.
It's just a matter of calm. However, the Mo family originally only had half of Annan, but they were still able to behave honestly. If they had the whole Annan... I would be a little worried."
Zhu Yijun saw that several pavilion elders were somewhat convinced, so he had to say: "Actually, before sending troops to Annan, Gao pragmatic had reported this matter to me secretly. He thought that chieftains could be introduced to suppress or balance the Annan Mo family.
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This is a new topic. Zhu Yijun learned about it from Gao Pragmatic's last secret report. It was obviously the first time for all the ministers to hear this idea, and they couldn't help but be stunned.
Even Guo Pu couldn't help but ask: "What kind of introduction is the so-called introduction of toast?"
"To put it simply, the chieftains who sent troops with Gao Pragmatic this time asked them to change their land and move to Annan."
This time it was even more fresh. Shen Shixing said in surprise: "Isn't it a bit difficult to keep the chieftains away from their ancestral land?"
Yu Youding also shook his head: "It's a good idea, but I'm worried that it won't be easy to handle. After all, it's hard to leave our homeland..."
Xu Guo, however, wanted to know Gao Pragmatic better, and after thinking for a while he said, "Can I explain it in more detail? What is the method of 'exchanging land'?"
Zhang Siwei couldn't help but speak, saying: "Exchanging land or something is just like doing business. I believe that Gao is pragmatic on this point... But how can the Annan people accept it? The chieftain of Guangxi, I remember this time
It can be said that most of them followed Gao Pangshi southward to Annan. Even if the chieftain of the area did not go there, he probably sent troops. With all these people going to Annan, what will the Annan people do themselves?"
Guo Pu also nodded and said: "Fengpan's words make sense. Although most of Guangxi and Guangnan are mountainous areas, the ground is not small. If we move to Annan, wouldn't the Annan people themselves have no place to stand? These
The chieftains in western Guangxi and southern Guangxi are all ruled by one word. What name will they use in Annan? If they are still chieftains, then if such power is given to them, can the people of Annan accept it? Is it possible?
Will it cause more trouble than the Yongle Dynasty?"
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