Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 208 The Wrath of the Emperor, Repairing the Two-Character Book
Annan, this is undoubtedly a regrettable history of China.

Because Annan Hu's regime harassed the border of the Ming Dynasty, Taizong Zhu Di sent Zhang Fu to lead the army to Annan in a rage, and then changed Annan to Jiaozhi Chief Secretary for direct rule.

It's just that the Ming court mistakenly adopted the Confucian governance model, and the civil official Huang Fu served as the official envoy of Jiaozhi and the inspector of Jiaozhi with the title of minister, and served as an official in Jiaozhi for 19 years.

During his 19 years in office, this Confucian official tried his best to promote Confucianism, restrained the army from disturbing the people, and worked hard to relieve the victims. He was resolutely a moral gentleman of the local people.

However, Huang Fu's rule of benevolence did not change the fact that the local productivity was low, and the livelihood of the local people could not be effectively guaranteed. After all, reading sage books really couldn't fill their stomachs.

The descendants of the Li regime and the Chen regime got a respite. When officials such as Huang Fu promoted Confucianism, they silently bewitched the people to accumulate strength.

Although the incoming eunuch guarding Jiaozhi realized that the people here refused to obey the rule, it was too late, and the rebels had already become the climate.

Facts have proved that the Confucian teachings can only move me.Facing the government without fangs, under the leadership of Li Li, many people joined in this feast of looting and rebellion.

Faced with the continuous defeat of Jiaozhi in the war, the Ming court also adopted tough measures and immediately sent Chengshan Hou Wangtong to suppress it.

In the end, this was another wrong move. Wang Tong is the real son of King Ning Guo, but he is actually a counselor.When facing Li Li, he even secretly sent someone to promise to beg for a title for Li Li.

In the end, the Ming garrison suffered repeated defeats, and Wang Tong even chose to form an alliance with Li Li, and then withdrew from Annan without authorization.

As for the captured Huang Fu, he was also released by Li Li and sent troops to Yunnan.

Huang Fu's good reputation as an official in Annan for many years did not help Daming suppress the rebellion. Instead, he voluntarily handed over the gold and silver he carried with him, saying it was a gift from the rebels.

When the matter came to the court, Huang Fu was resolutely promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although Wang Tong was convicted, he was finally sought out by the civil official group, and the crime was that Ma Qi, the guarding eunuch who had been in office for two years, made a "radical change" Go to prison for the crime.

In the eyes of those in power, as long as he doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble, Li Li will definitely be an obedient citizen.

Since the civil servant group had already gained power at that time, and they yearned to share the blessing of peace, there was a voice in the court begging for a title for Li Li.

The virtuous officials Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong have a very high reputation in the court. Together, they proposed that Ming withdraw from Annan, canonize Li Li as king of Annan, and recognize the independence of Annan.

Taizong Zhu Di was no longer in power at that time. If Taizong was in power, it is estimated that these two virtuous ministers could be executed on the spot.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty succeeded to the throne less than two years ago, and he chose to rely heavily on important ministers like Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong with virtuous names in national affairs, so he decided to give Li Li a title.

So far, the Ming court used the wrong person, and even under the begging of a group of virtuous ministers for Li Li's title, this piece of territory was separated from Huaxia again.

Every time Zhu Youtang thought of this, the resentment in his heart could not be subsided for a long time.

This is also a helpless result. The civil official group has always yearned to share the blessings of peace, and what they care about is whether they can seal their wives and sons, and the name behind them.

For example, after Huang Fu's death, Yingzong never gave him a posthumous posthumous posthumous title, and the ministers began to discuss grievances.Until Xianzong came to the throne, Emperor Xianzong, who didn't know why, gave Huang Fu a posthumous gift of Taibao, with the posthumous title of "Zhongxuan".

Facts have proved that what the civil official group yearns for is actually a hypocritical peace, and its essence is still an ostrich mentality of compromising with evil forces.

Although the Ming Dynasty gave Li Li a title in compromise, it also ignited the flames of war in the Indochina Peninsula.

The Li Dynasty has always been proud of "defeating" the Ming Dynasty, and their domestic resources are indeed limited, so they have embarked on a path of using force to expand abroad.

The Le Dynasty maintained a standing army of 10. It not only invaded small countries or regions such as Champa, Laos, Cambodia, and Malacca in the south, but also demanded huge tribute from them.

Although the Li Dynasty accepted the baptism of Confucian culture, in fact, military generals were in power, and what they had always pursued was a ruling ideology of plunder, and some practices were even more sensational.

For example, after invading the city of Champa, the Li Dynasty army slaughtered [-] residents, and at the same time drove away all the remaining rural residents, and then emigrated their own citizens.

It was through this cruel method of combat that the territory of the Le Dynasty extended from the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula to Malacca, and it was also the reason why Li Guangdu once dared not to take Ming in his eyes.

The current king of Annan, Li Shengzong, is the grandson of Li Li, and he can indeed be called the master of ZTE.

It was only in the early years that they were able to "conquer in person", but now they are used to living a life of luxury and money, and their ambitions have become smaller, so the expansion to the south has gradually stopped.

Compared with the land in the south, the land in Daming is naturally more fertile.After all, Huaxia's water conservancy is more perfect, and the inland land is less affected by the typhoon, which undoubtedly looks more attractive.

In recent years, the Li Dynasty has been eyeing the territory on the border of the Ming Dynasty, and has even sent envoys to get in touch with the chieftains in Guangxi.

Due to the relationship between geography and history, many branches of Guangxi chieftains are in Annan, resulting in a good communication bridge between the two.

Li Shengzong was not ignorant, even though he was invincible in the battle in the south, it was still very difficult to challenge the Ming Dynasty with the [-] troops under his command.

Although the Li Dynasty did not take the initiative to attack, but the small provocative actions emerged one after another.For example, the military households of the Li Dynasty dominated the land in Longzhou, Shangdonggang and other places in Guangxi, and lawsuits on the border of Yunnan also emerged in endlessly.

It's just that in the face of Annan's small provocative actions, the border officials usually choose to calm down, which makes the Le Dynasty a beneficiary.

But this year's tribute incident, Annan was severely slapped by the Ming court.

Because Li Guangdu left Beijing with the contraband of the Ming Dynasty, and committed the crime of treason by killing the emperor's own army, he was executed by Ling Chi in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Although this judgment seemed reasonable to Ming Dynasty, when the incident was reported back to Annan, it immediately aroused a very high fighting spirit in the Li Dynasty military.

At that time, Li Shengzong Li Sicheng sent generals to gather troops on the border of Guangxi, but the arrogance that had been bewitched by the main combat faction earlier had gradually calmed down, but he knew that taking this step was likely to be an abyss.

Not to mention that the territory of the Li Dynasty needs to be garrisoned separately, even if he summons an army of [-] from the whole country to invade Daming, there is actually not much chance of winning.

In Annan, you can still rely on the geographical advantage to deal with the Ming army. If you enter the hinterland of Guangxi, what can you rely on?

Although Li Sicheng backed down in the end, the main fighters of the Li Dynasty were still sharpening their swords. They not only frequently harassed the border of Ming Dynasty, but recently they repeatedly robbed pearl fishing ships by pretending to be pirates.

The lights are bright, and the entire Dongnuan Pavilion is as bright as day.

Zhu Youtang listened to the crackling rain in the courtyard outside, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes at this moment.

As it was previously suspected that Annan was pretending to be a pirate and ransacked the pearling ship, he ordered the local Jinyiwei and guarding eunuchs to investigate Annan's actions in recent years.

I thought that the worst thing about Annan's side was that this group of people robbed his pearl fishing boat, but they didn't know until they checked, and they were really shocked.

Two years ago, the chieftain of Longzhou captured a group of Li Dynasty people who crossed the border and ransacked villages and handed them over to the Longzhou Prefecture Government. As a result, Li Dynasty Prince Li Jia personally led people to besiege the city, and the governor of Longzhou chose to calm down and release the group of people.

If it was just one incident, there were many incidents where the army of the Li Dynasty besieged the city, and the army of the Li Dynasty plundered Daming villages from time to time.

The results of it?All these things were suppressed by the local government, or the documents delivered did not receive the attention of the court.

Zhu Youtang found that he still underestimated the aggression of the Li Dynasty, not to mention all the grievances and grievances in the past, but the current behavior of the Li Dynasty is already unforgivable.

It's fine with your own beads, but if you violate your own Ming territory and slaughter your own people, then you can only use their heads as a sacrifice.

Zhu Youtang twisted his sleeves and splashed his brush and ink, and decided to write a letter to Wang Yue, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, which contained only two short words: prepare for war.

The rain outside gradually became weaker, but it didn't seem like the rain had passed, but it was about using time in silence to brew an unprecedented storm that fell on Annan's land.

A bell rang softly, and a beautiful woman in a purple dress came slowly.

Fan Jinling's facial features are exquisite, the two drawn eyebrows are slender and moving, and those beautiful eyes are like autumn water, giving her a kind of charm.

She came over with a bowl of chicken soup, looked at Zhu Youtang who was seriously handling government affairs under the lamp, her eyes couldn't help showing gentle love, but she couldn't help but let out a sigh in her heart.

Although it can be said that Lian Meiren has made a big step forward as a court lady in charge of the emperor's daily life, what's more, she is still one of the two most beloved women of the emperor.

It's just that people are inevitably greedy. It's not that she wants to pursue a higher status, but that seeing three hundred beauties enter the palace tomorrow, she will undoubtedly spend a lot less time with the emperor in the future.

"Who made the soup tonight? This time the heat is just right, and it's delicious!" Zhu Youtang realized that it was not early, so he drank the thick soup that was just delivered and praised.

Before Fan Jinling could speak, the maid next to her summoned up her courage and said, "This is Lady Lian who memorized all the steps, and followed Liu Yidao's apprentice, who is still watching the fire!"

"Ms. Lian Mei, let them do this kind of thing in the future!" Zhu Youtang took another mouthful of soup and put it into his mouth, liking the taste of this soup very much.

"The concubine probably won't have such a chance! Tomorrow those three hundred goblins will enter the palace, and I don't know if they can come to the Qianqing Palace again!" Fan Jinling carefully observed Zhu Youtang's reaction, deliberately pretending to be pitiful.

"So you have to behave well tonight, I like little fairies, not vinegar jars!" Zhu Youtang encouraged lightly while eating a sweet chicken.

Fan Jinling licked her sexy lower lip, which was her strong point after all.

After today's heavy rain, the dark clouds have slowly dispersed, and a white full moon appears in the night sky.

The entire capital city has quieted down this time, like a girl falling asleep, and the lights of the Qianqing Palace located in the center of the Forbidden City have obviously dimmed a lot.

A small tabby cat meowed, the mice here had been cleaned up by it, and it was lazily lying on a pillar.

In the depths of Qianqing Palace, a golden bell rings in a certain room on the second floor.

Thinking of Annan's various cross-border behaviors in recent years, Zhu Youtang is really in a bad mood tonight.

After such a long period of governance, although the Ming Dynasty is still far from the prosperous age, the salt administration of the Ming Dynasty has been improved, and substantial progress has been made in Qingzhang Tianmu.

The results of it?A little Annan is still so restless, even if he snatches his own Nanzhu King, he even intends to infect Daming's territory.

Although they have not occupied much land these years, how can I be so cowardly, a man of iron and blood in China?

Even if it is an inch-foot mountain and river, Annan's blood must flow into a river.

Fan Jinling bit her lower lip tightly, realizing that Zhu Youtang seemed to be taking medicine again tonight, she couldn't stand it, and suddenly realized that it was wise to pull Qingyue over.

Zhu Youtang did not feel sorry for the fragrance tonight, but gritted his teeth silently.

Although he was very angry with Annan's actions in recent years, he did not completely lose his mind, and he also knew the importance of army logistics.

Why did the Aegis Battalion sent by him only touch Jianzhou Jurchen, because Liaoyan Kaizhong France has been completely corrupted, and the granary in Liaodong is already empty.

If there is not enough food supply, no matter how brave the army is, once it is in a situation of running out of ammunition and food, all soldiers are likely to die in battle.

This is also why I hated Jianzhou Jurchen, but still chose Liu Xuan, who had little military talent, to complete the sacred mission of consolidating the Liaodong granary.

Even if he wants to attack Annan now, he must prepare enough food in the southwest, so that he can have enough capital to support his army to enter Shenglong City.

Fan Jinling bit her lower lip tightly, and her beautiful eyes were filled with tears.

She raised her powder fist like a conditioned reflex, but in the end she didn't dare to land on the man's chest, but she could only bear it silently.

At this moment, her vixen skills seemed to be ineffective, and she was the only one being bullied, which was nothing but pain...and happiness.

In the early morning of the next day, the Xuanwu Gate just north of the Forbidden City slowly opened.

The three hundred beauties looked at the imperial gate in front of them, and under the leadership of the female officer in front, they walked into the most magnificent imperial palace in the world with complicated emotions.

They continue to move forward, which is the Shunzhen Gate of the Palace Houyuan, which means "obedience and chastity".

The buildings in the garden are centered on the courtyard of Qin'an Temple, but unlike the century-old pagoda trees in the south, the area in the north is obviously more flowers and plants, with a magnificent garden pavilion.

Even a beautiful woman from a famous family hopes to come to the viewing pavilion to enjoy the scenery here when she is free.

The show girls who can come here all know the rules. Although some people can't help but look around from the corner of their eyes, most of the show girls still bow their heads silently and follow the lady officials.

When we arrived at the south area of ​​Gonghouyuan, we saw the Kunning Gate in front of us.

The reality is cruel, among the [-] beautiful women among them, there is only one who can enter the Kunning Palace from this door and become the Empress of Ming Dynasty who is the mother of the world.

But now no one is eligible to enter through the Kunning Gate. The three hundred beauties and the female officials enter the West Sixth Palace area through the west gate of Qiongyuan, but the palaces here are all empty now.

They just passed through the palace road here, and then headed north to the West Fifth Palace of Qianqing Palace, which is located to the north of the West Sixth Palace.

Each house has three entrance courtyards from north to south, and [-] beautiful women will live in five courtyards.

The West Fifth Institute of Qianqing Palace is not too far away from Renshou Palace, but once they enter the palace, it is no longer a matter of distance, but rather their status.

"According to the order of the Queen Mother, all the beautiful girls will start studying the palace rules, memorizing the female training, and copying the Five Classics from now on. Rhythm. All beautiful women should listen carefully to the lesson, not to be arrogant and indulgent, not to be disobedient!" A female official opened the Queen Mother's edict and read it out seriously.

Knowing that the new competition has quietly started, all the show girls silently said yes.

Regardless of their family status, rich or poor, noble or humble, there is only one truth left here: the one who wins the heart of the emperor wins the harem.

(End of this chapter)