Summer in Shuntian Mansion is in full swing, but far away in Annan Province on the southwest border of the Ming Dynasty, there are stretches of deep mountains and old forests, miasma and mist. The rotten leaves in the forest are piled up to half a person's height. If you step on the air at will, you may fall into the ground. In the swamp, they will be swallowed up by the mud, and their flesh and blood will be eaten away by poisonous insects and snake ants, leaving only a pile of bones buried under the mud forever.
Annan Province, a Ming province established on the ruins of the old Jiaozhi Kingdom, was also the first province developed in the Yongle Dynasty.
Zhu Gaojie, King of Qi, who was not yet the crown prince, and his old father-in-law, the British Duke Zhang Fu, led hundreds of thousands of southwest army expeditions, defeating the indigenous survivors and the remnants of the dynasty who participated in this land, leaving only the Three Divisions of the Ming Dynasty and the One hundred thousand southwestern troops guarded this place.
Although it was the first province to be developed by the Yongle Dynasty, in terms of economy and development, Annam Province was far inferior to the two northeastern provinces of Jianzhou and Goryeo that came after them, and it was even inferior to an island like Yingzhou Province.
This is not because the geographical advantages of Annan Province are inferior to those of the other three provinces. On the contrary, the terrain of Annan Province is very suitable for planting. If developed properly, it will become the granary of the Ming Dynasty in the far south. The main reason is the uneven policy.
Although the Ming Dynasty conquered this land, the original survivors here still retain an unruly and barbaric atmosphere. Before the Ming Dynasty tamed these original survivors, it was difficult for the Ming Dynasty to focus on development. One hundred thousand southwest troops in Annan Province Running around here and there, suppressing the rebellion here today and suppressing the rebellion there tomorrow, I am exhausted and exhausted.
"Drive out the Ming thieves and return my mountains and rivers!"
In the Blue Mountains, a man roared, and hundreds of righteous men around him echoed the roar, igniting the anger of revenge.
The leader, named Li Li, calls himself King Pingding.
He is a descendant of a local wealthy family in Lanshan. Li Li's great-grandfather Li Gui traveled here and thought it must be a good place, so he settled in Lanshan. In just a few years, he accumulated a rich family fortune and became the leader of the country.
By the time Li Hui's son Li Dinh, Li Li's grandfather, inherited the family business, he was already a wealthy businessman with more than a thousand people.
After the Ming Dynasty captured Cochin and established Annam Province, Le Li was dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty's rule and lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, making friends with heroes and recruiting exiles.
The momentum has been building up for a long time, just waiting for today.
Le Li lit a fire in Lam Son. He was not the first rebel to oppose the Ming Dynasty, but the flame of the Lam Son rebellion was definitely the most vigorous fire of rebellion in Annam Province.
King Lili of Anding looked at the north with eager eyes and murmured: "Ming Dynasty? King Qi?"
"It's just a joke, I will build a huge empire on top of your graves!"
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Annan Dusi, whose full name is "Annan Provincial Command and Envoy Division", is the highest military department established by the Ming Dynasty in the southwest, commanding 100,000 southwest troops.
In particular, there are special local policies. Koryo Province needs development, so the powers of the chief envoy of Goryeo are greater than those of the chief envoy. In Annam Province, because of the need for military suppression, the powers of the chief envoy are much greater than those of the chief envoy.
Li Bin, the commander of Annan Province, read the military newspaper. He was very satisfied with his current situation.
Originally, he was supposed to be the commander-in-chief of Jiaozhi without any rank. However, since the Ming Dynasty established Jiaozhi as a provincial unit, the commander-in-chief above Li Bin naturally became the commander of the capital, changing from a temporary title to a fixed title.
Although the power has not changed, the meaning is very different. If he is the commander-in-chief, his official position will be removed after the battle here is over, but if he is the commander-in-chief, he becomes the number one resident in the southwest. .
"Master Marquis, the rebels in Thanh Hoa Prefecture have become more and more serious. The troops stationed there have been repelled one after another. They have requested reinforcements from us."
Li Bin frowned slightly when he heard this: "Well, let Zhu Guang...forget it, let Ma Qi be the commander-in-chief and go to quell the rebellion."
"Huh? Is it appropriate to let Eunuch Ma serve as the commander-in-chief?"
Zhu Guang is Li Bin's general, he is brave and good at fighting. As for Ma Qi... he is just a eunuch who knows nothing but makes money. When it comes to leading troops, a hundred Ma Qi can't compare to one Zhu Guang.
Li Bin said earnestly: "Although we are soldiers, we must also think about our own future. Mr. Ma has been complaining that he has nothing to do in the army, so let him lead the troops and lead the Thanh Hoa Prefecture.
The rebellion is not worth mentioning. Even a pig can wipe out the rebels. In this case, why not let Mr. Ma have the addiction of leading an army? "
He naturally knew that Zhu Guang was more suitable to lead troops than Ma Qi. Although Li Bin was not as talented a general as Zhang Fu, he still had the ability to lead troops.
But is this Ma Qi an ordinary person?
This father-in-law is the supervisor of the Southwest Army and has the power to directly report to His Majesty. If he does not serve him well, this Eunuch Ma will "say a few kind words" for Li Bin in his letter to His Majesty. Even if Li Bin is Even the general of Fengjiang couldn't withstand such a stab in the back.
The generals of the border areas are the easiest to be suspected.
Li Bingui is the hereditary Marquis of Fengcheng and the commander of the capital of Annan Province. He is already an official at the highest level. If he goes up to the next level, he will be the Duke of the country. Although it is only one step away, it is like a chasm. Li Bin knows that he does not have that. At this point, he just wants to keep the status he has now.
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Bin felt that the rebels in Thanh Hoa Mansion were not a big problem, so he let Ma Qi go through the habit of leading troops so that the two could get along with each other in the future.
There should be...no problems.
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"Your Majesty, military report from the southwest."
Zhu Di sat on the wicker chair and closed his eyes lightly: "Nian."
Tang Cheng opened the military report and read: "The rebels in Qinghua Prefecture were in rebellion. The general commanded Li Bin and ordered Ma Qi to lead 20,000 soldiers to fight against the rebellion. This battle was a great victory and the enemy army was repulsed. Later, Zhu Guang was ordered to lead the army at Lingshan. , Lanshan and other places, and wiped out more than 10,000 rebels..."
"Just wait a moment."
Zhu Di raised his hand to indicate that his many years of experience in leading troops told him that there was something wrong with this military report, "Who submitted this military report?"
Tang Cheng glanced at the signature and replied: "Commander of the capital of Annan Province, Marquis of Fengcheng Li Bin."
"Li Bin?"
"Your Majesty, where is the flaw?"
Zhu Di frowned: "First let Ma Qi lead the army in the battle. It was a great victory, but he changed his generals before the battle. Li Bin is a man who understands the art of war. Doesn't he know that this is a taboo for military strategists?
"Let Ma Qi lead an army of 20,000 to go on an expedition. What kind of bullshit plan is this? Ma Qi can just lead it if he knows how to lead an army? Something is wrong, something is too wrong. There is definitely something wrong with this military report. I am being fooled by the lake!"
"Look again, there should be three copies of this military report. One is written by Du Si, one is written by Supervisor Army, and the other one is submitted by Jin Yiwei. Bring me the ones written by Supervisor Army and Jin Yiwei. !」
Zhu Di, who was well versed in the use of troops, smelled a strong atmosphere of conspiracy.
He has been fighting for so many years, fighting from north to south, and from south to north, killing each other back and forth. Just listening to military reports can simulate the fighting scenes on the battlefield in his mind, but listening to this The military report was given to His Majesty the Emperor, who was stunned for a moment, as if there were pieces missing somewhere.
Tang Cheng searched among the letters sent from Southwest and was stunned.
Zhu Di looked at the words and realized that something might have gone wrong: "What, what's wrong?"
Tang Cheng paused for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, there are only two military reports sent from the southwest. One is from the Dusi that I read just now, and the other is secretly submitted by the Jinyi Guards. No supervision troops were found. 's share."
Zhu Di suddenly stood up: "It's bad, something happened in the southwest."
"This bastard Li Bin must have tampered with the military newspaper and tried to deceive you. There must be something wrong with Southwest now!"
"Quickly, hand over the secret letter from Jin Yiwei!"
Tang Cheng quickly opened the secret letter secretly presented by Jin Yiwei. Before he could read it, Zhu Di snatched it away.
Zhu Di flipped through the military newspapers with a gloomy face, his face getting darker and darker as he read, and by the end he was extremely angry.
"Beast! Li Bin, this beast!"
"It is a capital crime to deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors!"
Zhu Di couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and General Bao fell to the ground.
Tang Cheng only dared to take a peek and saw the small blood-red characters written in cinnabar on the secret letter, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
Jin Yiwei generally does not use cinnabar to write secret letters. Only when the matter is extremely serious, cinnabar will be used to warn.
Tang Cheng's eyesight was not good, but he could still see the blood-like small words on the secret letter.
,covered in wounds.
"Li Bin ordered Ma Qi to suppress the rebellion. Twenty thousand elites were buried in the Blue Mountains. Ma Qi was killed by the rebels..."
"Li Li, a remnant of the Blue Mountains, started a rebellion and became arrogant...proclaimed himself the King of Pingding..."
"Seeing that the rebels were unstoppable, Li Bin quickly ordered General Zhu Guang to go to quell the rebellion... He suffered a huge defeat, and then suffered successive defeats. Qinghua Mansion fell and fell..."
"In addition to Li Li, there are also rebel leaders such as Pan Liao, Zheng Gongzheng, and Li Hung... Annam Province is in danger..."
"Li Bin was afraid of being questioned by the court, so he massacred the imperial guards in Annan in an attempt to cover up the truth, ***..."
Zhu Di couldn't help but growl: "What are you doing standing still here? Go quickly and ask the prince to come and see you!"
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Not long after the rising sun rose, Zhu Gaojie crawled out of bed, put on a thin white coat, and walked out with his chest exposed. When he saw Tang Cheng, he asked feebly: "Uncle Tang, is this chicken still so early in the morning?" Why did you pick me up before I got up?"
He and his beloved wife stayed in bed for the whole night last night and paid enough for the public food. He wanted to sleep in, but he didn't expect that he was woken up before he had slept for two hours.
Tang Cheng took out two letters and said seriously: "Take a look for yourself. One is from Southwest Dusi, and the other is from Southwest Jinyiwei."
"Why don't you just put it in the Wenhua Palace? I will go there to check. Hey, why is there no military report from the Supervisory Army? Shouldn't it be three copies... Damn Li Bin!"
Zhu Gaojie, who had panda eyes, was originally listless. After seeing the military report clearly, he suddenly woke up. The anger in his heart went straight to Tianling Gai, "You want to cover up the truth and hide the truth. How brave you are. You have lied to the palace. Who can borrow it?" Give him the courage to kill Jin Yiwei!"
Two military reports, one true and one false, Zhu Gaojie could use his heels to figure out what was going on!
Damn it, Li Bin lost the battle and lost the city. Tens of thousands of troops died in his hands. He was so guilty that he was afraid of being prosecuted by the court, and even killed the Jin Yiwei to try to hide the matter!
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I'm afraid it has reached a point where it is out of control in Qinghua Mansion. "
Zhu Gaojie nodded and said: "The natives of the southwest have a hard-to-change nature. If we attack, the enemy will retreat, and if we retreat, the enemy will attack, and they are difficult to discipline. Once the imperial army shows signs of defeat, the natives of the southwest will definitely swarm in and fight back. To put it simply, In other words, we can only win the war, and we must always win the war. Once we lose the war, the rebellious nature of the southwest indigenous people will come up, they will get together to cause chaos, and the previous domestication policy of the imperial court will be in vain."
This was also a helpless move. This was what Zhu Gaojie did when he first suppressed the rebellion in the southwest. At that time, he was not as powerful as he is now. He was unable to implement the domestication policy in the southwest and could only barely maintain the inclusion of the southwest into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Once Zhu Gaojie and Zhang Fu left, Southwest lost its backbone and became a mess, making it even more difficult to subdue. Li Bin now lost his mind and made a stupid move, completely losing all the previous efforts of Zhu Gaojie and Zhang Fu in the southwest.
Zhu Di said impatiently: "Can I not know this truth? Why do you think I called you here? If I could have brought the army over and wiped out all these bastards, you two should think about it quickly. How do you want to solve the problem in the southwest!"
No one is perfect, and the talent of Zhu Di, a top star, is limited in the southwest.
His ability to defeat the foreign tribes in Mobei and the army in the Central Plains was superb, but if he was asked to defeat the indigenous people in the southwest, it would be a bit embarrassing.
Zhu Di has no experience!
All the battles in the southwest were fought by Zhu Gaojie and Zhang Fu. The old man didn't know what the situation was there or how to fight.
Zhu Gaojie's eyes were deep: "I think the current strategy should be to cut through the mess quickly!"
Zhu Di asked: "How to kill?"
