King Gui Zhu Youlang has experienced ups and downs in the past few months, and he feels that everything is just like a dream.
A few months ago, he was so confident that he could overthrow the current emperor's rule in one fell swoop and replace him with it.
At that time, he was accompanied by Qu Shiqi, governor of Guangxi, Ding Kuichu, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Zheng Zhilong, the general town of Fujian.
But a few months later, not only did they fail to capture Jiangxi, but they also allowed the imperial army to march straight into it.
Seeing that the city of Guangzhou was in danger, Zhu Youlang had to make the decision to lose his car to save his coach.
He left Guangzhou under the escort of Qu Shishu and fled to Wuzhou via Zhaoqing.
Guangxi is Qu Shichun's territory, and Zhu Youlang feels at ease staying there.
Moreover, compared with Guangdong, the terrain of Guangxi is more complex, and it is not easy for the court to march straight into it.
"Mr.
Qu, what should we do next after we arrive in Wuzhou?"
Now all Zhu Youlang's hopes are on Qu Shichen, and he is the only one who can ask for advice.
Qu Shichen's mood is actually very complicated.
In his opinion, after the defeat of Jiangxi, King Gui no longer had the possibility of threatening the imperial court with the Northern Expedition.
The best result now is to hold on to Guangxi and plan for it slowly.
But he has no idea whether he can hold on to Guangxi Qu Shichun.
After all, the coalition forces they formed were defeated when facing Yuan Jixian.
Now that he is the only one with the strength, it is not easy to resist the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of tiger soldiers.
But he couldn't tell King Gui about his worries.
No one knows better than Qu Shichun that this prince is indecisive and hesitant to look forward and backward when things happen.
If Qu Shichen said that even he had no confidence, His Highness King Gui would really run away immediately.
The soldiers worked hard for him on the front line, but if he ran away, the soldiers would be disappointed.
Therefore, Qu Shichun must show a confident look no matter what, so that His Highness King Gui can see hope.
The pain involved in this is probably only understood by Qu Shichun himself.
"Wuzhou is not a place to stay for a long time.
Your Majesty should move to Guilin."
Qu Shiqi said quietly while twirling his beard.
"Guilin is the center of Guangxi and is extremely rich.
The prince can recruit troops by moving here.
It won't take long to recruit an army of hundreds of thousands."
Zhu Youlang frowned when he heard this.
"What Mr.
Qu said is reasonable.
But is Guilin too close to Huguang?"
Qu Shishu sighed deeply in his heart.
His Royal Highness Prince Gui is really looking forward and backward.
"Your Majesty, in addition to bordering Huguang, Guangxi also borders Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangdong.
According to your statement, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay anywhere."
He was obviously emotional when he said these words, and he was quite angry.
Zhu Youlang shrank when he heard this and said, "Don't be angry, Mr.
Qu.
King Gu just said it casually."
"Your Majesty, in addition to defending Guangxi, we must also leave a way out for ourselves."
Qu Shishu can be regarded as a person who can make good decisions and has his own analysis of the situation.
It was now a time of melee, and they might be able to take advantage of the chaos and hold on for a while.
But when the imperial court solved the serious problem of Donglu in the future and freed up its hands to deal with King Gui with all its strength, Qu Shishu did not think that they could hold on.
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"Oh, Mr.
Qu has already made plans."
Zhu Youlang's eyes lit up and he asked urgently.
Qu Shishu pondered for a moment and said: "Nowadays, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is unreliable.
Not to mention Ding Kuichu.
In my humble opinion, if your highness wants to form an alliance, you might as well look south."
"Look south" Zhu Youlang was a little confused now.
Guangxi is almost the southernmost part of the Ming Dynasty.
Looking further south, there is nothing else besides the sea.
Could it be that Mr.
Qu meant for him to flee across the sea?
Zhu Youlang swallowed his foam and said: "Mr.
Qu, we are no better than Zheng Zhilong in Fujian.
We don't have many boats in our hands.
Even if we escape on the sea, we won't be able to go far."
Qu Shishu said quietly: "I didn't say that I wanted to escape by sea."
"If you don't flee across the sea, then go south."
"Annan."
Qu Shishu spit out two words without hesitation.
"hiss" When he heard the word Annan, Zhu Youlang couldn't help but gasped.
You must know that the feud between Annan and Daming is constant.
During the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Annan and set up the Jiaozhi Chief Envoy to directly rule Annan.
In the second year of Xuande's reign, the imperial court abolished the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi.
For more than a hundred years since then, conflicts between Annan and the Ming Dynasty continued.
It was not until the eighteenth year of Jiajing that the imperial court sent a large army to attack Annan.
With soldiers pressing down on the territory, the king of Annan sent an envoy to ask for surrender and presented him with the yellow household registration book.
The next year, the king and his ministers tied themselves up to surrender, and the Annan Kingdom was destroyed.
The imperial court abolished the Annan vassal state and established the Annan Dutong Envoy Department.
The thirteen departments were changed into the Thirteen Xuanfu Departments, each with Xuanfu, Tongzhi, Deputy Envoy, and Qianshi, and Tingdu unified deposed Zhi.
At this point, Annan Kingdom changed from a vassal state to a dependent territory.
Nominally Annan was once again incorporated into the Ming Dynasty.
But this is only in name.
In fact it remains hereditary autonomy.
When the Ming Dynasty was strong, Annan was still able to surrender.
Once the Ming Dynasty's national power declined, the Annan people's ambitions were immediately revealed.
In fact, since the Tianqi period, the Annan capital Mo family has stopped paying tribute every three years.
Although he has not publicly proclaimed himself king, it is said that he has ordered people to make a python robe and jade belt and is ready to proclaim himself king at any time.
During the Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties, the court suffered from constant internal and external troubles, and was unable to distract itself from managing Annan.
As a result, the strength of the Annan people has expanded rapidly, and now they have almost returned to their peak strength.
Go to the Annamites This is a good idea.
But Zhu Youlang always felt that something was wrong.
After all, he can be regarded as the grandson of Emperor Shenzong and a nobleman of Tianhuang.
It's really heartbreaking that he, who has such a respected status now, should go to the Annan savages for help.
"Mr.
Qu, does the lonely king really want to beg for food from the Annan people?"
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Zhu Youlang's temperament will still be very arrogant.
Seeing this, Qu Shichu could only console him: "Your Highness, those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters.
We are just borrowing the power of the Annan people.
As long as Your Highness takes over the world in the future, this is what we have to pay.
Worth it.”
"But why would the Annan people willingly sacrifice their lives for my king?"
Zhu Youlang was not stupid.
After thinking about it, he felt that the Annan people had no reason to do things for him.
"Your Highness can give them a promise."
Qu Shishu swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then said: "If His Highness takes over the country in the future, he will recognize the status of Annan as an independent kingdom and cede Yunnan and Guangxi to him."
After Qu Shishu said this, Zhu Youlang was stunned.
If he really did this, wouldn't he be an eternal sinner of the Ming Dynasty?
If our ancestors knew that there was such an unworthy man like him, wouldn't they be so angry that they would come alive?
"Mr.
Qu, is there no other way but this?"
Zhu Youlang asked in great pain.
"Your Highness, people die for money, and birds die for food.
If they are not given sufficient benefits, they will not work hard for Your Highness."
Qu Shishu sighed
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