Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 29 Justice Justice or Impartiality

Children were playing and playing on the streets, and farmers along the way gathered together in groups, chatting and laughing.

But no matter where Zhu Tuo went, someone would look at him with strange eyes.

In Jiaozhi, these savages are short in stature and have dark skin. When they see a noble with white skin, they will naturally attract their attention.

When they arrived at the restaurant, the waiter was also stunned: "May I ask the young master what you want to order?"

Zhu Tuo waved his hand and said, "If you have anything you are good at, you can take it."

After a while, Xiaoer brought the food. Zhu Tuo chatted with him while eating: "I went there once. At that time, Jiaozhi was still very young, and people on the street were worried every day. I saw the development of Jiaozhi. very good."

The waiter said proudly: "I want you to understand why.

"Oh?" Chen Xiaobei smiled faintly.

"One is the emperor."

The waiter told the emperor's story again, his tone full of admiration. Zhu Tuo had no choice but to nod and listen. After the waiter told about Zhu Yuanzhang, he continued: "The next one is our prefect."

"Our governor is a kind man. He exempted and exempted taxes and granted land. We only need to pay a very small amount of taxes to open a restaurant here."

"What's more, the prefect also trains soldiers. Anyone who bullies the people will be severely punished. The prefect doesn't make things difficult for us. He just lets us farm the land, open a food shop, and support our family."

“Life is getting better and better now.”

Zhu Tuo laughed and said, "But I heard that the prefect of this place is the one from Lingnan."

The waiter was startled, with a flash of panic in his eyes, and shook his head, "I heard that King Su acted rampantly and even killed An Bangyan, the leader of the chieftains. If he ruled Jiaozhi, maybe everyone would escape."

Shi Ziliang narrowed his eyes and was about to reprimand the waiter, but Zhu Tuo pulled him back: "Haha, that's a bad statement. You can go to Lingnan in the future to increase your knowledge."

Zhu Tuo paid and moved forward, but Shi Ziliang frowned and said, "It's all because of you!"

"So what? As long as the people of Cochin can live and work in peace and contentment, why should I care about those illusory things?"

When Lu Qing heard this, he looked at Zhu Tuo in surprise. When did his king become so kind?

Lu Qing was about to praise Zhu Tuo, but Zhu Tuo turned around and ordered: "Remember the name of that shop. When I come back, I must ask the prefect to raise taxes!"

After Zhu Tuo inspected Cochin, he decided to take the army and continue to march towards Annan (now Vietnam).

Annan's current situation is more delicate.

If we say that, the people of Jiaozhi can be said to be people of the Ming Dynasty, but the people of Annan will not regard them as people of the Ming Dynasty.

After knowing Zhu Tuo's plan, the prefect was preparing to arrange soldiers to take Zhu Tuo there.

Zhu Tuo became furious and shouted: "Annan is just a bunch of barbarians, why should I bring all the troops?"

In Zhu Tuo's eyes, these 3000 people are more than enough.

The only difference was that he brought a tour guide, who explained everything about Annan in detail: "Although Annan paid tribute every year, he never regarded himself as a member of the Ming Dynasty."

"They have an emperor, and they don't like the Ming Dynasty's envoys. They just want to live peacefully."

"And because of the remote location and the fact that Annan is very powerful and has about tens of thousands of troops, the chieftains on the border between Annan and Jiaozhi can only obey the command of His Majesty Annan."

Zhu Tuo nodded unconsciously: "Now all Jiaozhi has surrendered. As long as Annan is defeated and the highway is built along the Lingnan, to Jiuzhen, then to Hepu, and then to Annan, then the entire south will be a whole. ”

Lu Qing shook his head, "Your Majesty, the mountains and forests here are lush. Even if everyone in Lingnan is included, it will take decades." Zhu Tuo said: "Okay, let's find another way."

Further south, you will encounter a few chieftains, or small tribes.

Zhu Tuo never thought that those small tribes would be established in a big mountain. If you don't pay attention, you really can't find them.

Zhu Tuo came here with 3000 people. Everyone was shocked. They had never seen such a huge army.

The tribesman immediately exclaimed and quickly closed the door. The men grabbed their weapons, and the woman hid in the house with her children.

The whole village was in chaos.

"Your Majesty, wait another quarter of an hour, and I promise to kill all the enemies in one fell swoop!"

"Is this still the enemy?"

Zhu Tuo slapped Shi Ziliang on the head and shouted angrily, "I'm here to enlighten you. Do you know what enlightenment is? If you are more courageous, I will throw you to Mongolia and give you a good fight." field."

Shi Ziliang scratched the back of his head: "Your Majesty, I was just joking, just joking."

Zhu Tuo didn't dare to neglect and walked over with a tour guide. Soon someone pushed the door of the cottage open.

The leader was a man wearing Miao costume. He stared at Zhu Tuo and others with a hint of wariness in his eyes.

"I wonder why the prince is here?" The leader bowed, and the civilians next to him also bowed.

Zhu Tuo smiled and helped the man up, and held his arm cordially: "I am Prince Su of Lingnan. I came here today for no other purpose, just for a casual walk."

The big man was slightly startled. The legendary King Su was arrogant and cruel, but now it seems that the rumors are not like this. His Highness, King Su, is actually so polite.

Under the welcome of the leader, Zhu Tuo entered the city, leaving 3000 soldiers guarding outside the city gate.

Zhu Tuo followed the leader into the hall with his head held high.

In the main hall, the leader brought out fine wine and delicacies, and beautiful women were dancing. He originally planned to drive everyone away, but Zhu Tuo waved his hand, looking indifferent.

This army is small in number, only a few thousand people, but there are many leaders who cooperate with each other. If they really want to fight, they might be able to draw out 2 or [-] people.

There was a trace of anxiety in Lu Qing's eyes. He was behind Zhu Tuo, and his eyes swept over everyone around him.

However, Zhu Tuo was very casual and drank together with the chief toast, without any worry about whether the wine would be poisonous. More and more people outside gradually began to look at Zhu Tuo inside curiously.

Although I have never heard of Prince Su of Nanyue Kingdom with my own eyes, there are many rumors.
It is said that he cooked An Bangyan himself and shared his meat.

Some people even say that Prince Su has never eaten any vegetables except human flesh.

What's even more outrageous is that all he ate was children under three years old, and almost all the children in Lingnan were eaten by him.

Such rumors gave the local chieftains a natural fear of Zhu Tuo.

The leader looked at the broad-minded king in front of him in surprise.

In the past, when officials from Lingnan came here, no matter what kind of etiquette they used, they would make those officials nervous and wary of themselves, lest they would do something to harm themselves.

But what happened to the famous Prince Su?

At this time, I was chatting and laughing with a child, said a few words with a child, and then danced with two girls.

(End of this chapter)