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Chapter 290 There is a Chicken in the South

Seeing that the emperor did not immediately veto it, Yuan Keli became bolder. He told the inspiration of his idea exactly and made a comparison of strengths. From his tone to his expression, he was full of expectations.

According to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, those in charge of the army are most afraid of starting a war. Not to mention that there is no danger, even if they are threatened, they should focus on the overall situation. If they can't avoid fighting, don't fight.If Yuan Keli's words were known by the courtiers, he would be impeached until death. It is so treasonous!Not only does he have the idea of ​​starting a war, but he also secretly instigates the emperor, he is also a traitor!
"Then who do you think is the chicken?" But at this time, Hong Tao was secretly happy. He had just discovered a strategist Sun Chengzong not long ago, and now Yuan Keli, who was always a handsome man, has made such great progress that he is finally no longer I have fought alone, and the future is really promising!
"...Your Majesty, please take a look!" As a naval admiral, all other furnishings in the office can be omitted, except for maps and nautical charts.Yuan Keli quickly walked to the wall and lifted the curtain, revealing four maps, pointing to the lower left corner of one of them.

Hong Tao didn't even need to look closely to know where it was. It was Jiaozhi, or Annan Kingdom, which was later known as Vietnam.However, Hong Tao not only did not collect much details about this area in later generations, but also did not pay attention to it after the Ming Dynasty.

"Why is it?" It was suddenly mentioned and made a target of a raid. Apart from being shocked, I could only ask shamelessly.

"I think Jiaozhi is most similar to Ryukyu, and the strength of the navy is the most reliable!" Perhaps anticipating that the emperor would ask for details, Yuan Keli answered without hesitation.

"...Wang Cheng'en, tell Zhang Ranzhen that I will not return to the palace today. Li Qing, please tell me in detail why Jiaozhi and Ryukyu are the most similar." This answer confused Hong Tao even more, and at the same time aroused strong curiosity, and he was ready to listen. Let’s hear what insights this rare and handsome man from the Ming Dynasty has.

Annan Kingdom has a relatively long history, and there was political power in BC.Yuan Keli did not start from the beginning, but simply introduced the background related to his proposition, which also benefited Hong Tao a lot.

When the Ming Dynasty was established, the Annan State had a very good relationship with the Ming Dynasty. When Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Yunnan, it sent troops to help. It was later included in the fifteen countries that were not subject to conquest, which was natural.

In the last years of Hongwu, the Chen family that ruled Annan was overthrown by a coup launched by the powerful Hu family, so they sent envoys to Nanjing to request canonization.

Zhu Yuanzhang was most annoyed by powerful ministers usurping the throne. If he had been a few years earlier, he would have sent troops to intervene. Unfortunately, he was already old and the court was troubled by several major cases and could not spare any time. However, he did not follow Hu's wishes and simply refused. Request for canonization.

When Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, the Hu family sent envoys to ask for the title.Zhu Di had just ascended the throne and needed public recognition, and he didn't know much about Annan's situation, so he just agreed.

Unfortunately, the Hu family did not eradicate the Chen royal family. More than a year later, the descendants of the Chen family came to Beijing to complain, revealing the truth about the Hu family's father and son usurping the throne.

This made Zhu Di very passive and embarrassed. He himself was suspected of usurping the throne, but in the end he readily admitted the usurper of Annan Kingdom. Isn't this complicit.

If it didn't work, the order had to be withdrawn, so he sent someone to escort the Chen family back to Annan to inherit the throne, and informed the Hu family to give up the throne and return it to the Chen family, and the Hu family also replied and agreed.

I don't know if Zhu Di is too confident or too disdainful of human nature, but if he is even [-]% sure of winning the throne, countless people will throw their lives and blood. How can Hu be willing to give up easily when facing the throne that he has already obtained and everyone is sitting on?

After the Chen family entered the territory of Annan, the Hu family and his son, who were unwilling to abdicate, sent troops to ambush the escort team, captured the heirs of the Chen family dynasty, and killed many of the Ming Dynasty soldiers who were escorting them.When the news reached Beijing, Zhu Di immediately became anxious. Without saying a word, he directly sent Jingnan veterans Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu to lead an army of 80 to attack the rebels.However, according to Yuan Keli, the total number of troops is not that large, and the combined amphibious and land forces may not be less than 30.

Yes, Zhu Di must be the emperor who was most passionate about the ocean and the most adventurous in the Ming Dynasty. In order to complete his victory in one battle and prevent the Hu family and his son from having a chance to escape, he not only sent a large army southward from Guangxi, but also asked the eunuch Zhu Bin to lead Fujian and Guangdong. The navies of the two places engaged in a landing battle from the side.

In less than a year, Annan was completely captured, and Hu and his son were executed.When Zhu Di saw that there was no royal family in the area, he might as well stop being a vassal and merge it directly into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

From then on, Annan was renamed Jiaozhi, and the Jiaozhi Chief Envoy Division was established, with jurisdiction over fifteen prefectures, 36 states, and 180 counties. It was directly managed by officials dispatched by the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Di didn't pay much attention to Jiaozhi. He completely regarded it as an important supply station for Zheng He's voyages to the West.In ancient times, Jiaozhi was relatively backward, with a large number of ethnic minorities. It was too far away from the ruling center and transportation was inconvenient. Even serious officials were unwilling to go there, and those who went unofficially would only cause chaos.

As time went by, uprisings continued to break out in various parts of Cochin. It cost a lot to send troops to suppress them. Once the troops left, they came back again, which made the Ming court very irritable.In the Xuande Dynasty, after Zheng He's seventh voyage to the West, Zhu Zhanji simply abolished the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi and re-founded Annan.

When the time came to the Jiajing Dynasty, the Chen family, who had been supported by Zhu Di to ascend to power, had long been buried in the dust of history. At this time, the Li family ruled the Annan Kingdom.But in the sixth year of Jiajing, the Li family was usurped by his general Mo Dengyong.

However, the Mo family also committed the same problem as the Hu family back then. They only occupied the capital and several important cities without pursuing the victory and eradicating the roots.The Li royal family had deep roots in the southern part of Annan. They took a breath and immediately launched a counterattack. The two sides started a tug-of-war in Annan, and no one could push the other away for a while.

This fight lasted for 20 years, and he had long forgotten the rules of paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.But Emperor Jiajing didn't forget it and planned to send troops to teach him a lesson.After Mo Dengyong got the news, he quickly took his nephew Mo Wenming and the court officials to Zhennanguan to present the surrender form, asking for the emperor's Zhengshuo and the old seal to be his minister forever.

Emperor Jiajing didn't want to actually fight a war. It would be a waste to send people to rule after the war, and he wouldn't get much benefit.Therefore, Mo Dengyong's dominant position in Annan was recognized, and Annan was appointed as Annan's envoy, nominally the Chief Secretary of Guangxi.

Mo Dengyong was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the second rank of the capital, and he was hereditary.He was given the official seal and python robe, and was allowed to proclaim himself emperor in the country, but he had to proclaim himself a minister to the Ming Dynasty.Since then, Annan has nominally returned to Chinese territory again.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In the 20th year of Wanli, the Li family conquered Shenglong Mansion. Mo Jingzhi, a descendant of the Mo family, fled to Fangcheng, Guangdong and asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops to quell the rebellion.At this time, Emperor Wanli was dealing with Japan's invasion of Korea, so he had no energy to take care of Annan's domestic affairs.

The remnants of the Mo family have been entrenched in the northern area near the Ming border. They tried to go south many times but were defeated by the troops led by Zheng Song, the powerful official of the Li Dynasty.However, Li Chao was unable to move north smoothly, and the two sides remained in a stalemate.

(End of this chapter)