When Xia Xun arrived at the Jinshen Hall with Mu Si, Zhu Gaoxu had already gone in first.
The emperor did not deal with the music in the main hall of the Jinshen Palace, but in a small study room where the Jinshen Hall usually rested.
Seeing this scene, Xia Xun thought: "I only met the courtiers in the small study, and I don't think there will be a few people." ” After Mu Sitong, Xia Xun went in and saw that there were not many people in the study.
Jin Zhong, the secretary of the military department, Xu Jingchang, the prince of Dingguo of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Zhang Fu, the British prince, and Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, were all present, and there was a man dressed in military clothes standing in the center of the study.
Two rows of seats, the innermost window by the window of a royal book case, one corner of the case is piled up with some documents, the other corner is erected a pair of ivory carved auspicious goddess of the arm, the case also lies across a side of purple jade Ruyi, a gourd-shaped incense burner, is wafting with the fragrance of curling.
Behind the imperial book case is a yellow silk cushion of the royal chair, behind the imperial chair was originally an eight-screen screen, but now it has been removed from the side, revealing a square-legged horseshoe foot Huanghuali couch, on which is covered with a Shu finely woven mat, Zhu Di is wearing a casual clothes, his head is tied to wipe his forehead, reclining on a large pillow, is lying on the couch, listening to the military general's words.
Xia Xun came in, and before he could give a salute, Zhu Di waved his hand lightly and said, "Sit down on the side and listen to him."
"Yes" Xia Xun agreed, and Xu Jingchang, the Duke of Dingguo, had already smiled and signaled to him, and there was a seat next to him.
Xia Xun didn't say much, and the British public Zhang Fu and the military department Shangshu Jin Zhong gestured with their eyes, and they saluted each other, and then went to the seat and sat down.
The chamberlain quietly brought tea and quietly retreated, and the king of Han sat at the top, not squinting, as if he had never seen him come in.
I only heard that the four-rank military attache was still telling: "Jian Ding is the former official of the Chen family, when my imperial court soldiers and horses attacked Jiaozhi, he once led the way, and called on the old department to help my heavenly soldiers attack the Li clan from both land and water.
Because our court did not reinstate the descendants of the Chen family, Jian Ding was not convinced, so he hung up the seal and fled, absorbing the old department in Huazhou and recruiting several scattered Annan rebels to raise the flag and rebel.
This simple set to establish a country, the country name Da Yue, called the king of the south, took the opportunity of the British army to return to the north, conquered the Xianzi Pass, and choked the main road between Sanjiang Mansion.
At that time, Huang Fu, the political envoy of Jiaozhi, had prayed to the emperor for reinforcements, and the emperor passed down a decree in the northern expedition, ordering Mu Sheng, the prince of Qianguo, to send 50,000 troops to recruit Jiaozhi again.
General Mu Sheng fought with Jian Ding, Jian Ding feinted defeat and left, General Mu Sheng was afraid that he would escape into the deep mountains and it would not be easy to chase and suppress, so he hurriedly chased after him, not wanting to ambush in the middle, General Mu Sheng was in danger.
Zhu Di snorted coldly when he heard this, and said lightly: "Defeat is defeat, don't put gold on his face, let's talk about the next thing."
The military attache was a little embarrassed, and his tone paused, before he said: "General Mu Sheng hastily collected his troops, checked the losses, and has suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and even left behind a lot of armor, equipment, and firearms, all of which fell into the hands of the Annan rebels.
General Mu Sheng originally wanted to re-fight the whole army, but he won a big victory in a simple battle, which made the old officials of the Chen family respond one after another, Deng Xi, Ruan Shuai and other former ministers of the Chen family rebelled one after another, some signed their own official titles, killed the generals, burned the house, still played the banner of the Chen family, and some stood up as kings, and my Annan defenders took care of one and the other, and it was difficult to control, so General Mu Sheng ordered the end to return to Beijing, and then move with the emperor to ask for help."
When Zhu Di heard what he said, he waved his hand with a calm face, and the military attache hurriedly bowed and retreated.
If you take out one of them in this study, the officials are so big that they crush him half to death, not to mention that there is a real dragon lying inside, it is really difficult for him to speak.
It wasn't until he left the study that he gasped for a few breaths, only to feel that Venus was appearing in front of him, but it was because he was overly nervous and out of breath.
As soon as the military attache retreated, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, said angrily: "My father set up a county in Jiaozhi because the Chen family was the queen and should be invited by the military and people of Annan.
Since the imperial court governed Annan as an inner county, it has treated the former ministers of the Chen family favorably, most of them have been crowned with official positions, and they have also sent an edict to visit Annan Ming Jing, erudite, virtuous and upright people to enter the court as officials, but these barbarians, self-righteous and ill-intentioned, seem to be so stubborn, the court should immediately send an army to be requisitioned" Zhu Di glanced at Xia Xun, Xia Xun's eyes immediately fell, this silent exchange was because when Zhu Di intended to take Annan as the inner county, he wanted to give this great achievement to Xia Xun, but Xia Xun proposed to conquer Annan and settle Annan, and suggested that the emperor support the puppet and govern Yidi with Yidi, Zhu Di was very unimpressed.
As a result, Annan really fought smoothly, and the process of fighting can be described as devastating, but as soon as Zhang Fu's army left, the rebel flags of the rebels were spread high everywhere, which fulfilled Xia Xun's previous prediction.
But now, even if it proves that he is right, it is impossible for the imperial court to withdraw troops at this time, of course, the actual interests need to be taken into account, the dignity of the country is also an interest, it is not an economic interest, but a political interest, and it can only be fought at the moment, and it is impossible for him to take the opportunity to withdraw the army.
At the same time, to prove that he is right, he must be cautious and modest, and never show a smug appearance.
Cao Ying loves talents, but Kong Rong, the head of Jian'an's seven sons, is arrogant and arrogant, too showy, which makes Cao Ying extremely hateful, and in the end, he is not a person who wants to prove that he is more intelligent than the boss, and he is definitely not a really smart person.
Zhang Fu, Xu Jingchang, and Jin Zhong obviously also knew that there was only one way to send troops at the moment Daming just set up a county there, and someone raised the flag against him, and he immediately changed his course, what kind of thing is it called, the dignity of the Ming court will be lost.
Therefore, now is not the time to discuss whether it is reasonable to set up counties in Annam, except to send troops, the Ming Dynasty has no second choice.
Even if the successive wars have just ended, the burden that has just been lifted on the shoulders of the people will become a heavy burden because of this decision.
"Send troops, send troops" Zhu Di muttered to himself, bent his fingers and tapped his knees, and suddenly stopped his fingers for a while, and said: "Mu Sheng has already suffered a defeat, who should be sent to conquer Annan again?"
Zhu Gaoxu immediately bowed his hand and said: "Father, the son is willing to take command and send troops to conquer Annan."
As long as you give your son an army of 100,000, your son will be successful, and the heads of those traitors will be presented to the emperor."
"The minister thinks it's inappropriate" As soon as this sentence came out, Zhu Gaoxu's cheeks tightened, just listening to the voice, he knew that it was Xia Xun, even if he didn't listen to the voice, who of the few people present would dare to disagree with him in person Zhang Fuhuan, Jin Zhong or Xu Jingchang They didn't dare, only Xia Xun, only this damn Xia Xun Sure enough, it was Xia Xun who stood up slowly, Xia Xun said: "Bing, it must come out; However, last year's expedition to Annan, sending hundreds of thousands of troops, the northern expedition to Tatars, and another 200,000 troops, although the Western Regions did not fight, hundreds of thousands of troops were waiting for them, people ate horses and fed them, strengthened city defenses, and rushed to build equipment, all of which were money.
For this reason, the total number of conscripts and servants exceeded one million, and how many young and strong laborers were taken from the farmland, and the court consumed a huge amount of money, and the people could not bear the suffering, so the ministers thought that this conquest, in terms of means, should be suppressed and used, instead of beheading the heads of thieves and chiefs. ” Zhu Gaoxu just made bold remarks, just to impress his father's heart, hearing Xia Xun say this, he gritted his teeth with hatred, but he hurriedly smiled on his face, and said modestly: "What the prince said is very true, Xiao Wang is eager to fight, and he is indeed reckless."
If it is used to suppress and appease, reduce the number of casualties, and quell the rebellion, Xiao Wang will naturally do it. ” Xia Xun smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness's intentions, the minister naturally understands.
However, His Royal Highness has not yet understood the words of the minister."
"Oh" Xia Xun said: "The British Duke has just returned from Annan, and he is familiar with the geography and customs of the mountains and rivers there, and he is more familiar with the methods of fighting the Annan soldiers.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled dryly: "Auxiliary Guogong, the British Duke has just returned to Beijing, and before he rests, he has to take command again, and my royal family can't be so unkind."
Moreover, this king has learned the art of war at a young age, and has fought with his father for many years, and if he is confident that this king will lead the troops, he can also pacify Annam, and it must be the British Prince, Isn't this making the Siyi small country laugh at my Heavenly Empire, except for the British Prince, there are no more generals available?"
Xia Xun said expressionlessly: "The country is tired, and it is not the time to train the army."
Zhu Gaoxu's face changed, and he said with great light: "This king is in command, which is to train soldiers."
Xia Xun said: "Regarding His Royal Highness's martial arts, the minister naturally has no doubts.
If you talk about the art of war, not only is the emperor a hundred times high, but even all the adults here, including Your Royal Highness, are much more clever than Yang Xu.
When it comes to soldiers, the minister is not as good as His Royal Highness, and the minister can only talk about the Tao on paper here. ” Xia Xun smiled and said: "But the minister thinks that the British Duke has fought with the Annan people, which is knowing oneself and knowing the other; The British won consecutive battles and established an undefeated reputation in the Annam army, which was a precedent; With these two advantages, it is naturally easier for the British to win than His Royal Highness the King of Han.
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The minister just said so much, in fact, he just wanted to show that if we win a day earlier, we can save countless money and food; If we fight one less battle, there will be many more young and strong farmers in the fields to plant seedlings and farmland, and the emperor will be sympathetic to the people, and he should be able to understand the hard work of the ministers."
Zhu Gaoxu was furious in his heart: "The hard work of the fart has messed with my good things again and again" Xia Xun looked at his iron face, and a trace of ridicule flashed in his eyes: "You want to make great achievements, you want to make great achievements in war, you want to make the people get some benefits from the history of the green history, so that the people can get some benefits, I will not be supported in vain, light car leather belt, brocade clothes and jade food; Use that people's fat and people's ointment, accumulate white bones, pile up your military exploits, and nourish your strength to compete for the reserve, Lao Tzu just doesn't want you to be in charge of the military alone, the two of us have already spent it, and it's not just today that we have made a rival, what are you staring at?"
Zhu Di lowered his eyes, thought silently for a while, and then turned his questioning gaze to Zhang Fu.
Zhang Fu suddenly showed an embarrassed expression To be continued: