Chapter 315 Li Shengzong: Did I, Annan, provoke you, Daming?
Li Sicheng did not doubt the authenticity of Zhu Qizhen who wrote this letter.
How could a man who was able to establish a small imperial court as a puppet in Fujian and later fled to Taiwan to have Yan Shenggong Kong Hongxu and Tianshi Zhang Chenglu support him in establishing a small imperial court? How could he be fake?
But no matter whether this Baozong is true or false, even if everyone from top to bottom in the Ming Dynasty knows that he is true, no one will admit that he is true.
Baozong died long ago.
In the ninth year of Jingtai, he was killed by His Royal Highness Zhu Jianji, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Li Sicheng immediately sent someone to summon important ministers.
The problem is more difficult.
Zhu Qizhen fled from Taiwan to Hue Prefecture, and he acted like a dove occupying a magpie's nest. I'm afraid it won't work to persuade him to leave. Do you dare to beat him?
You should be able to beat it.
Moreover, we can also discuss with Champa, and the two countries will send troops to attack Zhu Qi Town at the same time.
But the problem lies in Ming's attitude.
After all, Zhu Qizhen was the fortress of the Ming Dynasty - being in the Cai Temple does not mean that he was not the king of the Ming Dynasty. Since he was the king of the Ming Dynasty, if he died in the hands of Annan, what would be the dignity of the Ming Dynasty?
Although on the surface the Ming Dynasty could not accuse Annan of anything, secretly everyone knew that Annan had killed Zhu Qizhen. How could the Ming Dynasty royal family tolerate this?
Li Sicheng was familiar with Han culture, and he understood the Han people's protective nature very well.
It doesn't matter if you shut the door and fight for life or death.
If a foreigner offends them, teach them how to behave in a minute.
Look at the period from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the time when the Three Kingdoms were at war, the fighting between Wei, Shu, and Wu was so intense that it turned out that even Gongsun Zan was able to dominate the outside world. There was an exception. There was such a great hero who advanced seven times among the Shu army.
Going out is like entering a deserted place, and playing with Zhuge Liang is like a daily routine.
Well, this person’s name is Meng Huo.
Therefore, Annan must be cautious when sending troops to attack Baozong.
Capture him alive and send him back to the Ming Dynasty?
Daming might not want it!
Others have finally solved the hidden danger of the Baozong. Good guy, if you, Li Sicheng, send the Baozong back, isn't this a slap in the face of Zhu Jianji, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and a slap in the face of the entire Ming Dynasty?
Once Zhu Jianji gets rid of this bad thing, Annan will be ready to bear the wrath of the Ming Dynasty.
Now the Ming Dynasty does not have to worry about fighting on the third front. If Annan continues to risk his life to offend the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty can completely use all its strength to conquer it. If nothing else, if the 20,000 East Palace young troops come to attack, who can withstand it?
In other words, this uninvited guest cannot be killed or caught.
But you can't ignore it.
When Li Sicheng urgently summoned the central ministers in the court, when the important ministers learned about the situation, they all looked confused. Is there such a thing?
As a result, Annan found a hot potato at home.
And it’s the backyard!
Annan has a long and narrow territory, and its control over Thang Hua and Hue is already weak, because it has always been at odds with Champa, and Hue and Thang Hua often have wars.
These two prefectures are a bit like the Hami area of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Qizhen is now in charge here. If he is not careful, he can turn these two prefectures into his jurisdiction.
The key is that Champa probably wouldn't dare to move.
Move Zhu Qizhen?
That's a slap in Daming's face.
Just occupying the city, how can you dare to provoke the Ming Dynasty at its peak?
What's even more uncomfortable is that Zhu Qizhen's occupation there has become a natural strategic buffer area. Annan cannot expand southward, and the conflict with Champa is gone. Everyone can only live happily and make money.
Li Sicheng watched the important ministers in the hall talking about it, and the analysis was sound and reasonable, but he couldn't come up with a feasible solution, which made him feel troubled. He didn't blame the ministers, this problem was indeed difficult to solve.
Finally, an old minister who often dealt with Ming Dynasty came out and said: "Wei Chen believes that this matter should not be underestimated. We need to make more preparations. On the one hand, we should not prepare too many reinforcements for Xinping Mansion, for fear that Ming Dynasty will divert the tiger away from the mountain.
If we increase our troops too much and Guangxi Dusi and Yunnan Prince Mu invade our country, it will lead to a shortage of troops on the northern front and risk the country's subjugation; but it cannot be too few. Although Baozong's Huilong Camp was defeated by the Ming Prince in Taiwan
Zhu Jianji's East Palace Young Army does not mean that the Huilong Camp is weak. In fact, the Huilong Camp has not lost a single battle in Taiwan waters over the years. Its combat power was only inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty's young army, and it was definitely not the garrison troops of the Ming Dynasty's local capital.
It can be compared, so the number of troops is too small, and it is very likely that the Huilong camp will defeat them. In this way, we will lose more than just Hue and Shenghua."
Li Sicheng: "..."
You talked a lot of nonsense. Who doesn’t know these truths? I want you to teach them?
He coughed and said, "Xinping Mansion currently has about 8,000 troops. How many more troops does the Qing family think should be added?"
The old minister said: "Twelve thousand reinforcements can be added to maintain the military advantage over the Baozong. However, the veteran believes that it is better not to fight for the time being. Your Majesty can write a letter to the Baozong and ask him to capture the city. After all, it is
The city is even weaker. If he goes there, he may be able to capture the entire city with his strength."
Li Sicheng firmly objected, "This is impossible."
If Zhu Qizhen occupied Champa, how could Annan expand southward?
The old minister sighed: "Then there is only one plan. Write a letter of credence to the Ming Dynasty and tell His Majesty Jingtai and His Royal Highness Zhu Jianji that the Fake Bao Sect who rebelled in Taiwan fled to Annan and occupied the two prefectures. Please ask the Ming Dynasty monarch for instructions.
Next, how shall I, Annan, respond to this?"
Leave the problem to Daming.
Li Sicheng was silent for a while, "We must write a letter of credence to the Ming Dynasty, and we can also use this matter as an opportunity to exempt the Ming Dynasty from paying our tribute."
You can mention it implicitly in the certificate of credence. If the Ming Dynasty does not agree to exempt from tribute, then the Baozong will be sent back to him. Then it will be up to you where Zhu Jianji's face will be.
A minister stood up and said, "With Ming's tough style, it is very likely that he will not agree. If we dare to send Baozong to him, maybe as soon as we enter Guangxi, a Ming army will appear and take our people together."
Kill all the Baozong together."
Li Sicheng thought about it, this is the truth.
Then don't think about paying tribute.
Or solve the backyard problem.
After thinking about it, "I will write a letter of credence to Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, I will increase the number of troops in Xinping Prefecture to maintain the military advantage over the Baozong. I will also send people to Champa on a detour from overseas to see what the attitude of Champa is."
The old minister said: "Where is Zhu Qizhen?"
Li Sicheng smiled and said: "I first wrote him a letter to persuade him to leave our Annan territory. If he doesn't listen, let the troops of Xinping Mansion try to attack. After all, there are only more than 10,000 defeated soldiers in Huilong Camp.
The strength should have dropped significantly."
The ministers went to carry out their respective duties one after another.
After Li Sicheng finished writing his credentials and letters, he suddenly remembered something and his face suddenly turned pale.
Prince Zhu Jianji went on an expedition to Taiwan, and the Ming Dynasty sent out all its elites at any time.
Under such circumstances...
How did Baozong escape?
And it's such a coincidence that I didn't go anywhere and went straight to Annan. When did Annan provoke the Baozong?
