My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 483 Attending the Banquet

Standing under the royal flag was none other than Prince Li Chun.

The sixteen-year-old boy fled north to the Ming Dynasty under the protection of the Zheng Group.

It was he who stayed in the capital for a long time, bribing civil and military officials and sending letters to the court in succession, asking soldiers to go south to attack the traitors Mo Dengyong and his son.

"The emperor has an edict and orders Qiu Luan, the general who conquers the south, to escort Li Chun, the crown prince of Annan, to return to the country and succeed to the throne."

Behind Qiu Luan, two imperial guards wearing red clothes and black armor took out the edict from their arms.

After showing it to everyone around him to confirm that it was correct, he read it loudly.

"This……"

Hearing this, all the officials in front of them, headed by Ruan Hongyu, were dumbfounded.

Although they knew that it was Li Chun who requested the Ming court to send troops south to attack the Mo rebels.

However, there is no definite news that the court is preparing to establish a new king.

Although Qiu Luan didn't want to talk too much with these insects in Annan.

It is an important supply route for the navy going south.

If Annan can be controlled, then the empire can completely open up a major maritime trade route to the west like the way the Francons lead to America and Europe.

It is similar to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty who was held hostage by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and others at the end of the Han Dynasty.

However, considering the relationship between the other party and some high-ranking officials in Beijing.

Li Chun, the Zheng family warlord and others beside him heard this and glared angrily at the Annan official in front of them. Feeling the gaze of these southern pirates, the Annan official who spoke was trembled in fright and quickly retracted his neck.

However, although Qiu Luan was very disdainful to play with the people of these small states in Annan.

It is said that the many ministers in the cabinet and the chief officials of the six ministries all have a share according to their rank.

Moreover, in order to gain the support of the Ming Dynasty, these Annan courts spent a lot of money bribing officials to intercede for them.

Although the imperial court intended to let Li Chun succeed the throne, it did not intend to eliminate the Nguyen Hong Yu group that supported Li Chun.

After all, in the eyes of many people, Le Thi, the Annan king who fell into the hands of warlords twice, was the orthodox king.

And competed with Western trading companies from India's transit station.

Many forces are quietly investing in various forces in Annan behind the scenes.

"..."

"I know that His Majesty's grace reaches the sea and his power is as powerful as prison...Although the traitors of the Mo family are treasonous, our Annan country now has a monarch, and his succession was announced through formal etiquette. Perhaps because of the news of the war, the news of the Celestial Dynasty was blocked. I'm wrong. Can I write a letter or two to the imperial court about this matter and just listen to the imperial edict before making any plans?"

Looking at the armored soldiers behind Qiu Luan, the Annan official hesitated for a moment before speaking.

This allowed many people to see the potential of Annan Country. Its land extends along the coast to the south, and there are plains and good harbors along the way.

The imperial court fell into the hands of various warlords and was manipulated at will. The Ming Dynasty spent money and food to help you restore the country and succeed to the throne. It is really abominable that you dare to make so many demands.

Many big shots in the court still hope that Qiu Luan can spend two or three years to completely regain the various warlords in the territory by blood transfusions to the new Annan court after pacifying Annan, and then start to serve as the natural transshipment of the Ming Dynasty to India and Africa. The port played a role in transporting a steady stream of gold, silver and silk to the imperial court from the west.

"If the imperial court takes back the order, I should naturally follow it. However, now that the imperial court has ordered me to pacify Annan, I will congratulate King Annan on behalf of the Ming Dynasty for his succession. If you still have objections, you must hurry up. Although the sea route is open now, there is still a long way to go. It will still take dozens of days, and our army will not stay in Annan for more than two months. If we don’t see the imperial edict by then, don’t blame us for being ruthless——"

Qiu Luan brushed away a trace of water stains on his armor. This place is too cold and biting, completely different from the humid heat when we came here.

Qiu Luan felt that although this place was a famous local summer resort, it was a bit too cold.

"Very indeed!"

After hearing what Qiu Luan said, the slightly tense atmosphere between the several parties relaxed.

"Please also invite General Qiu and His Royal Highness the Prince to come in. I have prepared a banquet waiting for you."

Ruan Hongyu, a veteran, is worthy of having experienced the baptism of the most chaotic era.

He took the initiative to introduce the people in front of him into the house behind him.

There was no trace of the embarrassment on each other's faces just now.

The original part of the banquet that paid tribute to King Annan was deliberately ignored by everyone.

Before I was unsure which of the two people in front of me would be able to accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty in the future and become the head of Annan.

All rash actions are a time bomb for yourself and your family.

The Ming Ting general behind Qiu Luan was dazzled by the scantily clad singing and dancing girl in front of him.

Although most of the Ming troops behind him were the Hundred-War Ming Army recruited from the southwest.

But most of them were warriors recruited from various garrison stations in the north during the campaign against the Luchuan barbarians in the first year of Jiajing.

The north has always been barren and has to bear the heaviest military pressure. Even basic survival requires food and silk from the south.

In most places outside the capital, even ordinary wealthy families have very little entertainment.

No wonder the Yankees were shocked as soon as they entered the prosperous Jinling.

I felt as if I had entered heaven on earth.

Then, in order to let his wife and children who were far away in the north still feel the prosperity of the south, they started to grab special loot once military discipline was relaxed.

Compared with the Ming army under Zhu Di, the Yuan army under Kublai Khan seemed to be relatively strict after entering Jinling. This is probably not as strict as Kublai Khan said in the history books. After all, it depends on military discipline. It seems that Zhu Di's army is more well-trained than Kublai Khan's miscellaneous army.

Probably the Han princes under Kublai Khan had seen the prosperity of the Central Plains dynasty when they destroyed the Jin Dynasty, and Jinling was far inferior to the capital of the Song Dynasty at that time.

The soldiers transferred from West Asia and the Mongolian Plateau have seen the world for generations. Maybe they have mapped hundreds of cities under the command of the Sultan of Khwarezm decades ago. They have never seen any good things. Naturally. Without Zhu Di's men, the Ming army felt inferior and shocked from the bottom of their hearts that Jinling had become the most prosperous city at the time.

The northern soldiers behind Qiu Luan watched intently.

The reaction of soldiers and horses from the northwest and Liaodong was stronger. As the empire's military center, these two places bear heavier military pressure and are naturally poorer.

For example, Xuanfu Datong was close to the capital, and the local generals were generally directly appointed by the court to serve as officers with experience in serving in the Beijing army.

Having seen the great world in Beijing, although the northern capital of Ming Dynasty was not very prosperous during the Ming Dynasty, it was more like a huge military fortress built by Zhu Di than a city.

But after all, after entering the capital, I have seen the big world, and I won't be as embarrassed as others because of the extravagance I have never seen before.

(End of this chapter)