But what happened next was somewhat beyond Zhu Youlang's expectations.
Lord Zheng did not come to visit him.
Zhu Youlang felt insulted and felt angry.
He was a dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty.
He contracted an illness in Thang Long, but Lord Zheng didn't even bother to show concern for his face.
This is simply intolerable.
Zhu Youlang was already suffering from cold, and his condition worsened due to anger, and he kept coughing continuously.
Even after taking medicine according to the doctor's prescription, there was no improvement.
Qu Shichu was so worried that his face was filled with sadness.
His Royal Highness King Gui is the hope of this lonely overseas army.
If His Majesty King Gui fails to recover, this army will completely lose its cohesion and become a mess.
This is extremely terrible.
But Qu Shichun was not a doctor after all.
He can make suggestions but does not know how to diagnose diseases and prescribe medicines.
He could only watch as Zhu Youlang became weaker and weaker.
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
At the same time, the Zheng family in the Annan Palace was receiving an important guest.
This distinguished guest is also from the Ming Dynasty, but he represents the imperial court.
After learning that King Gui had defected to Annan, the Holy Emperor of the Ming Dynasty finally couldn't restrain his inner anger and vented his anger on Lord Zheng.
Although it was only relayed from someone else's mouth, the emperor's anger could still be heard.
Lord Zheng was stunned for a moment.
He thought that taking in King Gui would be a risk, but he never thought that the risk would be so great.
The Ming Emperor ordered Lord Zheng to immediately escort King Gui to Zhennanguan and hand him over to Yuan Jixian.
If not, he would immediately send troops stationed on the border to attack Annam and go directly to Thang Long.
Emperor Ming's words were very domineering and very relieving.
But Lord Zheng was very depressed.
It would be easy to capture King Gui and send him back now, but he was worried that doing so would not be enough to appease the Ming Emperor's anger.
What should the Ming Emperor do if he still feels dissatisfied?
What if he just wants an excuse?
At this moment, Lord Zheng was in deep fear.
He summoned his advisers to discuss together.
But the opinions of these counselors were not unanimous.
"Your Majesty, as I see it, Emperor Ming Ting is just bluffing.
Your Majesty, there is no need to worry.
Just pretend that you didn't hear that bullshit imperial edict."
"No, no, the Ming Dynasty is now so powerful that even the Donglu have suffered repeated defeats.
Do you think we can defend Annan if the Ming Dynasty sends troops to attack us?"
"Ju Wentai, how can you make others' ambitions destroy your own prestige?"
"Huh, I'm just telling the truth.
It's not like some people who would encourage you.
Your Majesty, you must think twice."
"enough" Master Zheng felt dizzy and his head was about to explode.
"What should we do?
Can you achieve a result by arguing so hard?"
He glanced at everyone in the hall and said coldly: "The Ming people have always been arrogant.
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Their emperor is naturally even more so.
It is not impossible for him to think that we have offended him, so he sent troops to attack.
However, we cannot just take it easy.
Send him back."
"The king means" "I want them to make a commitment and recognize my position in Annan."
Master Zheng said word by word.
It turns out that Annan at this moment was during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Lord Zheng and the Ruan clan fought with each other, each wanting to unify Annan and become the hero.
However, both sides have victory and defeat, but neither one can eat the other in one bite.
It was very uncomfortable for Lord Zheng to be wasted like this.
So he wanted to take this opportunity to ask Ming Ting to support him and help him eliminate the Ruan family.
If Ming Ting could agree, he would naturally not mind kidnapping King Gui and sending him to the border.
"Your Majesty, why does the Ming court support us?
After all, your Majesty took in King Gui first."
Lord Zheng shook his head and said: "I'm actually not sure.
But I decided to take a gamble.
I want to bet that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty does not want to start a war at this time."
Historically, Annan was once appointed Chief Secretary of Cochin by the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Lord Zheng believed that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty must hope to restore the glory of his ancestors one day.
But now he has another thorny problem to deal with.
That is the Donglu in the north.
The strength of Donglu is not inferior to that of Ming Dynasty, and now they have occupied most of the north.
Lord Zheng wanted to bet that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would attack the Donglu first.
As long as he wins the bet, he can earn enough benefits for himself.
Ruan and him have been fighting for many years, and it's time to decide the winner.
"The king has decided" "Yes, I have already decided."
Master Zheng clenched his fists and his eyes became cold.
"Quickly send someone to communicate with the imperial envoy and express my intention to him.
I want to see what the Ming Emperor will do."
Sichuan, Chengdu.
Wen Anzhi received a secret report that someone was secretly transporting grain to sell to Hanzhong.
Naturally, such a thing would not be tolerated during the sensitive period of the upcoming Northern Expedition.
Wen Anzhi decided to investigate the matter thoroughly.
In order not to alert the snake, Wen Anzhi decided to have someone keep an eye on him secretly, and only jump out to clean up the situation at the critical moment.
Sure enough, by following the clues along the way, he achieved amazing results.
The person who secretly sold grain to Hanzhong was Han Yuanfang, a famous merchant in Chengdu.
This person monopolized 40% of the grain business in Chengdu and was extremely powerful.
Moreover, Han Yuanfang also did business directly with Chengdu Mingjun.
Many of the parts that were insufficiently allocated by the imperial court were purchased at low prices by the Korean Won side.
Unexpectedly, such a person would have a secret flirting with Donglu.
It’s really hard to guard against domestic thieves.
After Wen Anzhi obtained conclusive evidence, he immediately ordered the arrest of Han Yuanfang.
The unprepared South Korean side was captured before they even had time to resist.
Many letters exchanged with Hanzhong were found in his study, which confirmed his charge of treason.
After interrogation, Wen Anzhi learned that Han Yuanfang was initially approached by a Shanxi businessman and promised him three times the market price.
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Of course Han Yuanfang is not stupid.
He knew that the reason why the other party offered this price must be because of extremely urgent needs.
And besides the Tatars, he couldn't think of anyone else who could afford this price and urgently needed so much food.
But the South Korean side did not choose to refuse.
He is a businessman, not an official.
Businessmen pursue profits.
In his view, making money is what businessmen have to do for granted.
He will cooperate with anyone who can make him money.
This is why Han Yuanfang cooperated with both the Ming army and the Qing army.
If he had not been discovered, he would have continued to sell grain to Hanzhong.
Of course it all came to light.
Wen Anzhi saw through everything and put Han Yuanfang and his family in jail.
Massive house raids are inevitable.
All the gold, silver, money and food obtained from the raids were put into the public treasury.
Wen Anzhi decided to write a memorial to the emperor after completing all the counting work.
Although the emperor usually let the local government use the money confiscated from homes, Wen Anzhi would not make the decision without authorization.
He would not hesitate when it was time to report to the emperor
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