Annan was in turmoil.
No one would have thought that the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty would be so ruthless and directly slaughter the royal capital.
Song Zhong led a thousand royal guards and almost visited all the princes and ministers in the city.
It is not necessary to kill them all. Those who love the Ming Dynasty will naturally stay.
"Okay, this is what our eldest grandson looks like. After all these years, we thought your temper had changed and you couldn't keep up with the situation in the Western Region."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and was very happy to see his eldest grandson kill him.
From the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to end the chaos with killing and quickly pacify Annan.
Now that Da Sun has done this, it is extremely in line with his wishes.
There are rebellions all over Annan. Although it is just a small fight, no one supports it and no one believes it.
After a little thought, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the culprit was here in the capital of Annan.
It’s just that there is no evidence for many things.
There is no way to find evidence in a messy environment.
Don't look at the hundreds of thousands of troops currently suppressing Annan, but there are millions of people in Annan.
If the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were scattered, it would be a drop in the bucket. It was better to gather together to guard the east and west capitals of Annan, guard the Red River Plain, and occupy the granaries here.
"Now we have eliminated the source here, but the local army is a hidden danger after all, so we can only slowly bulldoze it."
Zhu Ying said analytically.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then asked: "Earlier, we heard from Yue Qing that the grandson has already made arrangements for this."
Zhu Ying replied: "I have an immature idea. This method was also proposed by Yue Qing, which is to make Mu Yue pregnant, and then use her name to reintegrate the local forces in Annan."
"If there are those who are unwilling to surrender completely, we will directly send troops to defeat them. This way, we will have fewer targets."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and agreed: "This is a good idea. This Annan is not a big problem, but we can't stay here for too long."
"It's true that time is a bit tight now, so Da Sun, you have to hurry up."
Even though he was the father of several children, Zhu Ying was still a little embarrassed to be teased like this by his old man.
In the next few days, Zhu Ying didn't care about anything else, mainly making a baby with Chen Muyue.
Fortunately, she probably already had it on the way. Chen Muyue had pregnancy symptoms. After the imperial doctor checked her pulse, she was sure that she was pregnant.
As soon as she got pregnant, Zhu Ying immediately held a big banquet to announce the news.
The plan is put into effect.
At this time, what I want to do is find a spokesperson.
.....
Chen Shiping.
He is a member of the Annan royal family, but his life is not easy.
Because he is just an illegitimate child.
Whether in Ming Dynasty or Annan, the status of illegitimate children is difficult to be recognized.
"It's better to die. This beast should have died long ago. In this way, it can be regarded as revenge for my mother."
Chen Shiping's father was executed by Song Zhong. After receiving the news, Chen Shiping not only did not feel sad, but laughed.
His mother was just a maid, and because she had given birth to him out of wedlock, her father's wife had a grudge and sent someone to beat her to death.
Chen Shiping was seven years old when his mother was beaten to death.
He saw with his own eyes that his so-called father was standing there, doing nothing, watching his mother being beaten to death.
Even after he was beaten to death, he was given a hasty burial.
He was not allowed to enter the house, but was left to be raised by a servant, and he was never taken care of again.
His adoptive father was a horse slave. The funny thing is that when he was sixteen years old, he was beaten to death by his so-called half-brother because of some trivial things.
Chen Shiping has always been patient. It seems that he has no other choice but to become an official. Fortunately, he got the honor.
Perhaps his father found himself
The son was pretty good, so he said hello and let him enter the Imperial Academy.
But he was never given an official position, so he stayed in the Imperial College for ten years.
Chen Shiping also prepared a series of revenge plans.
But before he could remember to implement it, he found that all the enemies he thought about day and night were executed.
"Chen Shiping, right? Come along."
In the Imperial Academy, the Ming Dynasty Jinyi guards came to the door and greeted Chen Shiping.
Seeing the two fierce-looking Jin Yiwei, Chen Shiping was heartbroken and smiled bitterly.
He had already thought that his illegitimate son might also be involved.
In the past days, many students from the Imperial College had been executed, and now it was finally his turn.
Without hesitation, he followed Jin Yiwei and left under the watchful eyes of other students.
"Hey, something doesn't feel right about this direction."
Chen Shiping, who was silently following Jin Yiwei, suddenly realized that the road he was taking now seemed to be heading to the palace.
"Are you still going to be executed in the palace?"
Chen Shiping looked numb and followed Jin Yiwei all the way in until he stopped in front of a palace.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry in." Jin Yiwei scolded.
Chen Shiping was a little confused and asked subconsciously: "Where is this place? Can I still be buried in the palace?"
The Jin Yiwei immediately said: "This is the palace of my Highness Taisun of the Ming Dynasty. It is His Highness Taisun who summoned you. Go in quickly and don't keep His Highness Taisun waiting."
Chen Shiping was shocked.
It was the grandson of Ming Dynasty who summoned him.
Immediately, he quickly followed the eunuch in front into the palace.
After entering, Chen Shiping did not dare to raise his head, and immediately knelt down and saluted: "Chen Shiping, a student of the Imperial Academy, pays homage to His Highness the Great Grandson of the Heavenly Kingdom."
Upstairs, Zhu Ying was flipping through a book. When he heard the voice, he raised his head slightly and said with a smile: "No courtesy, I'll give you a seat."
A eunuch immediately moved a chair over.
Chen Shiping was so flattered that he didn't dare to sit down.
Zhu Ying didn't force it, he just raised the book in his hand and said, "These three volumes of Taiping were written by you."
After hearing about the three volumes of Taiping, Chen Shiping hurriedly said: "Report to Your Highness that it was written by a student."
Zhu Ying nodded and said: "It's well written. I like some of the ideas here very much. Now that Annan's talents are declining, we need people with ideas like you to join the officialdom."
Originally, Chen Shiping was also going to be implicated and executed, but Song Zhong felt something was fishy.
Because Chen Shiping, as a descendant of the royal family, actually stayed in the Imperial College for ten years and never held an official position.
So I investigated.
Chen Shiping's affairs are not a secret in the Imperial College, and they will all be known to just a few people after being tortured.
Song Zhong was considered half a scholar, and he obtained the three volumes of Taiping based on the clues he was given. After reading them, and based on Chen Shiping's life experience, he felt that there was no need to kill him, so he reported the news to his grandson.
These three volumes of Taiping mainly talk about social conflicts in Annan.
The general idea is that members of the Annan royal family control too much power and wealth, which has seriously affected the royal power. They even interfered with Annan laws at will, bullied men and women, and ran rampant in the city.
Pointing out that members of the royal family colluded with the local army to embezzle taxes that originally belonged to the country has become a cancer in Annan Kingdom.
Then there are some ways to gradually weaken the royal family.
These methods are obviously relatively immature.
Back then, when he submitted the three volumes of Taiping, his father intercepted him and kept him in the Imperial College without promotion.
Zhu Ying had been looking for the leader of Chen Muyue's party.
I felt that Chen Shiping was pretty good.
Being able to write articles like this ten years ago, his talent and learning are naturally good. At the same time, he is a member of the Annan royal family, and his status is also decent.
Besides, I can’t find a suitable one yet, so I’ll make a decision first.
Chen Shiping was naturally happy to recruit the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
Out of sight, he kowtows repeatedly.
There is no need for Zhu Ying to arrange the specific details, there will be someone to teach them later.
.....
Chen Shiping is very sensible and understands his position.
The next day he was promoted to Annan's new prime minister.
It sounds a bit exaggerated, but sometimes it's just so casual.
In fact, the Annan court can be said to be in pieces at present. Most of the old ministers were involved in the treason case and were dealt with. There are only two or three big and small cats left.
The noble class in the royal capital was also cleaned up, but those who had some military power were basically buried.
Under such a situation, Chen Shiping was appointed prime minister by the Ming Dynasty Taisun, and naturally no one stood up to refute.
The next step is to deal with the local affairs, those chieftains and local warlords.
These are Chen Shiping's future tasks. Now he is setting up his own party in the name of the child in Chen Muyue's belly.
It's not a fight alone. Zhu Ying will naturally arrange for many Ming troops to assist.
The main thing is that the command of the 50,000 imperial guards in the Annan capital fell into the hands of Chen Shiping.
This made Chen Shiping, who had been silent for ten years, suddenly feel arrogant.
Of course Zhu Ying has some secret tricks.
Chen Shiping had no one around him before, so now he is surrounded by housekeepers, servants, and guards, all of whom are Zhu Ying's spies.
Including the 50,000 Imperial Guards, the middle-level officers among them have long been replaced.
If Chen Shiping had any other ideas, all he needed to do was issue an edict and he would be dead.
Besides, Zhu Gaochi is still here and naturally controls more military power than Chen Shiping.
...
"Brother, Chen Shiping seems to be a little crazy these days."
Zhu Gaochi said with some sigh.
Half a month has passed since Chen Shiping was appointed prime minister.
Although this guy is from Annan, he is ruthless and has no scruples after taking control of power.
There were those who were disobedient, and there was no investigation. They mainly framed them and tried their best to kill them in prison.
Especially for the former royal nobles, he showed no mercy at all.
Zhu Ying drank tea and replied with a smile: "He has lived in hatred for half his life. It is normal to have such a character."
"But for now, the targets he attacked are not good people. If I hadn't been worried that these royal nobles would counterattack too much and cause unrest in Annan, I would have asked Song Zhong to deal with them."
"Now it is much more convenient to use Chen Shiping's hand. After all, he is also a member of the royal family. In the eyes of the local warlords, this is a partisan struggle within Annan. No matter how brutal it is, it doesn't matter."
"Of course, Chen Shiping needs to grasp this measure himself. If he causes anger and resentment, he will find the consequences himself."
When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he immediately understood his elder brother's arrangement.
The biggest problem in Annan is the local army, the chieftains.
Many of these tribes live in the jungle, and even if the Ming army encircles them, it will be very troublesome.
It's okay that most of the chieftains here are civilians, but the local army has formal drills.
The Ming army can be suppressed, but if they really want to rebel everywhere, they will fall into the quagmire of war.
At present, the people who migrated from the Ming Dynasty are basically here in the Red River Plain, and it is difficult to adapt to the miasmatic environment of the jungle. This also leads to big problems in the management and control of the jungle.
Now when it comes to jungle areas, Chen Shiping is basically left to do it.
The nobles of the Annan royal family here in the royal capital are almost dead, but there are still some left in the western capital, including some other places.
Chen Shiping mainly fought against them.
Zhu Ying is not a person who is willing to take advantage of others. If Chen Shiping can achieve the expected results, he will also
I don't mind having such a person here.
After all, Annan also needs development to better provide food supply for the Ming Dynasty.
After staying for more than half a month, it was time for the southern tour team to start again.
Next stop, Champa.
...
Champa is very close to Annan, and news of the southern patrol has already spread.
Among them, none other than Zhu Yunwen is the happiest.
I met my cousin Li Jinglong a few days ago, and now Grandpa Huang is here too, how can I not be happy.
Just thinking about facing his eldest brother, Zhu Yunwen felt a little strange in his heart.
He didn't really want to see his eldest brother.
Since coming to Champa, some of my previous thoughts have changed.
'If the eldest brother had not returned to the capital, then I should be the grandson.
Zhu Yunwen often misses the prosperity of the capital. After all, compared to the capital, Wuli is a completely barbaric place of exile.
Without the oppression of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying, Zhu Yunwen felt better about himself, and he seemed to be less afraid of his elder brother.
This change of mentality was because Zhu Yunwen had never felt any concrete power before.
But when he arrived at Wuli, everything was subject to his arrangements. This kind of experience was something he had never experienced before in the capital.
When he was in the capital, Zhu Yunwen had too many worries.
For example, etiquette, manners, homework, etc.
Be respectful and cautious in front of Grandpa Huang, and be cautious in front of elder brother.
Looking back now, it seems that I have been living in the palace with my tail between my legs.
Until Wu Li, no one could control him anymore.
You can do whatever you want and get up when you want. If you are not satisfied, you will be reprimanded directly and there will be no commentators to make irresponsible remarks.
Relying on the economy of sea trade, the taxation in the feudal kingdom is very good, the products here are rich, and there are no disasters.
With 50,000 elite soldiers at hand, and his status as the Ming Dynasty vassal king, he has no external worries.
Therefore, it can be said that Zhu Yunwen is becoming more and more unrestrained now.
No matter how hard I was suppressed in the past, I can now let go.
If it weren't for the Lu family, I would have completely let myself go.
Zhu Yunwen's expectations for the arrival of the southern patrol army suddenly dimmed a lot.
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