After paying such a high price, Ming Dynasty received only more than 1,000 pieces of silk, more than 2,000 kilograms of lacquer, more than 5,000 kilograms of sappan wood, more than 2,000 green feathers, and 10,000 fans every year...
This is no longer an issue of outweighing the gains, but Zhu Biao still supports Zhu Di on this issue. The major affairs of the country cannot ignore the immediate pros and cons. Giving up Annan is tantamount to giving up the Ming Dynasty's military experience and political radiation on the Indochina Peninsula, which has made the Ming Dynasty even more Foreign policy has shifted from offensive to defensive.
This is not good. With Annan here, the Ming Dynasty can radiate the Indochina Peninsula militarily. At the same time, it can establish maritime trade bases, promote the economic development of Nanyang, and jointly consolidate the Ming Dynasty's maritime strength and maintain the trade system on land and sea.
Of course, from Zhu Biao's perspective, Zhu Di was right in terms of strategic layout, but there were big problems in the specific implementation. This also led to the Ming Dynasty not being able to establish an effective rule in Annan at all, and the successor king was chosen. Being too moderate and conservative has led to the death of people and the collapse of government...
"What do you think of Annan? This war in Northern Xinjiang is of great significance. I estimate that even if the Liang King of Yunnan still stubbornly resists, the Duan family of Dali is very clever. Seeing the decline of the grassland, they will definitely take the initiative to rely on the Ming Dynasty to smoothly If Yunnan surrenders internally and externally, then our Ming Dynasty will officially have borders with the Nanyang countries."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned cold: "First ask Annan to spit out what he has eaten, otherwise we have to let him see what it means to punish the people and punish the people!"
Although Annan was the hometown of the Qin and Han Dynasties, due to the isolation of the mountains and forests of Yunnan and Guizhou, the central government's rule over it was never very stable, and there were many twists and turns in the past dynasties.
Now, taking advantage of the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty before the Ming Dynasty was established, they once sent troops to attack Yongping Village on Siming Road, surpassing the copper pillars that defined the Yuan Dynasty for more than 200 miles, occupying five counties including Qiuwen and Qingyuan and refusing to return them. , Lao Zhu has been reluctant to cross the border because Yunnan and Guizhou have not attached a large army to conquer.
If everything goes well next year, after Yunnan and Guizhou are pacified, Annan will definitely be forced to return the land to the people. This will also be an opportunity to formally put pressure on the Southeast Asian countries and let them know the majesty of the Celestial Kingdom.
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and said: "After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I will send someone to Yunnan. Nahachu from Liaodong has agreed to let his son come to the Ming Dynasty to pay homage to his father. It can be seen that he is already inclined to surrender. In this way, the King of Liang can't stand alone." , he must also know what to do."
After Zhu Yuanzhang drank a glass of wine, he said: "This man deserves to die."
Except for Zhu Lu, who was still immersed in cooking, no one at the table was simple. They didn't show any frightened expressions when they heard this. Empress Ma was just dissatisfied with Lao Zhu saying this on such a happy day.
Zhu Biao immediately raised his glass in greeting: "If the father of the emperor speaks the golden words of Tianxian, then this person should die."
The King of Liang in the Yuan Dynasty was a descendant of King Hu Gechi of Yunnan, the fifth son of Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. He had guarded Yunnan for generations. The current King of Liang is Zarawalmi. This man is vicious, ruthless and ruthless.
In the 23rd year of Zhengzheng, Ming Yuzhen and his younger brother Ming Er, who had proclaimed themselves emperor, led an army of 30,000 to attack Zhongqing Road in Yunnan. The king of Liang fled Zawarmi to Chuxiong. Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali at the time, sent troops to assist Liang. Wang and Ming Yuzhen fought at Luge Pass to protect Yunnan.
Later, Duan Gong attacked Gutian Temple at night, defeated Ming Yuzhen with fire attacks, defeated Ming Yuzhen's troops at Qixing Pass, and finally recovered Zhongqing Road and Kunming.
After the war, the King of Liang worshiped Duan Gong as the political official of Yunnan Pingzhang, and at the same time married his daughter Princess Agai to Duan Gong. The King of Liang and the Duan family had been on good terms for a while. hatred……
Due to the marriage between the two parties, the Duan family of Dali, as a native, was already more popular than the King of Liang. Duan Gong's power soared and was about to surpass the King of Liang. Therefore, the King of Liang suspected that Duan Gong had the ambition to annex the entire territory of Yunnan, so he wanted his daughter Princess Agai. Poisoned her husband.
According to the information obtained by Zhu Biao, although it was a political marriage, Duan Gong and Princess Agai had a harmonious relationship after their marriage. Princess Agai naturally refused to throw water away from her married daughter and told herself everything. Husband, but Yunnan is the territory of King Liang after all. Duan Gong died, and Princess Agai also died in love.
Of course, this poignant love story that is enough to be sung is nothing to a political person like Zhu Biao. What is important is that the head of the Duan family was killed by King Liang, so the Duan family must be hostile to King Liang. Yes, it will be easier to deal with the separation between the two.
Zhu Biao actually planned to win over both parties first. If everything goes well, he would prefer to enthrone the King of Liang and take the opportunity to annihilate the Duan family, because as long as the King of Liang moves to the Ming Dynasty, he will be a rootless duckweed. He will die whenever he wants. After all, he The backers of the Yuan Dynasty are gone.
But it is different for a Duan family who has been running the place for hundreds of years. Once he chooses to recruit, he will be a deep-rooted chieftain. Those in Guizhou are enough to give Zhu Biao a headache, so naturally he does not want to have more.
However, since his father wanted King Liang to die, there was nothing he could do. Joining forces with the Duan family was the best option. Fortunately, the Duan family had been suppressed by successive Liang kings, and their power was not as powerful as the chieftains such as Longzan Aqi in Guizhou. As Yunnan borders the Nanyang countries, the Ming Dynasty must have a large-scale military garrison.
The father and son decided on the foreign policy for the entire next year in just a few words. This is also the benefit of the centralization of monarchy. Otherwise, if they were all discussed in the court, they would not be able to figure out the general direction in ten and a half months.
After lunch, the concubines who had been staring closely at this side led the princes and princesses over with smiling faces, chatting lively and festive words. Only the concubines with high status who had given birth to princes had the opportunity to meet Queen Ma. He led me down to see the two sleeping emperor's grandsons.
After a lively afternoon, it was almost time. Lao Zhu led his sons to the Fengxian Hall to invite their ancestors' tablets to the Ancestral Temple, and then held a joint sacrifice together.
Moving the ancestral tablet is not a simple matter, especially as the eldest son of the royal family, Zhu Biao had to set an example. He was dizzy when he knelt down and kowtowed. Even after escorting the tablet to the Ancestral Temple, he could not stop. The annual main ceremony was even more solemn.
Zhu Yuanzhang, wearing a red dragon robe, knelt at the front and spoke solemnly: "I dare to declare to the God of Taishe and Taiji: God only praises the emperor. If there is a good situation in the valley, I will help the people. I will depend on it for eternity. At that time." In mid-spring and autumn, the rituals are strict and the sacrifices are made. In gratitude, I would like to offer jade and silk sacrifices and rice to serve the common people. Prepare the sacrifices and enjoy them...
This is to worship the country and the country, and there are many ancient sage emperors and sages who need to take turns to worship. Some of them Zhu Biao can recite the sacrificial words instead, but most of them need to be worshiped by the emperor himself.
It wasn't until the evening that the men of the Zhu family had a little time to drink tea and eat two snacks to replenish their energy and solve personal problems. Then they had to continue. They were so busy that the others couldn't stop.
The Shangbaosi set up the emperor's throne in the Fengtian Hall of the Forbidden City, and set up the treasure case to the east of the throne and the incense case to the south of Danbi. The Jiaofangsi set up Zhonghe Shaoyue in the east and west of the Fengtian Hall. These furnishings were all facing south and north.
At dawn on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Ministry of Rites led the pro-military Duwei Mansion to display the books and honor guards at Danbi and Danqi, set up bright fans in the hall, and trains at Danqi. During the ceremony, there were four whip-screamers, two on the left and two on the left, all standing facing north.
Usually at this time, the exhausted emperor had already returned to the harem and all the princes had returned to the harem to watch the New Year. In fact, it was just like that. No one would care about sneaking in to sleep for two or three hours. However, the prince Zhu Biao could not do it. Many things belonged to him. He negotiated with the Ministry of Ceremonies to customize it some time ago. He must check it carefully before the ceremony starts tomorrow morning.
For ordinary people, celebrating the New Year is about rest and enjoyment, but it is really sad for the royal family and many upper-level officials. The ceremony is an arduous task for the royal family and ministers, and it is a severe test for the mental and physical strength of the participants.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao was well prepared. He had gotten enough sleep in the past few days and checked the etiquette and music as well as the Jinwu guards who were ordered to protect him. After all, this year is a very important year. There will be great victories in both the north and the south, so it must be grand.
Otherwise, Zhu Biao would be too lazy to bother. The things in the ceremony may not seem important, but their existence is necessary and meaningful. This has to be admitted, otherwise it would have been abandoned long ago.
Not only does Zhu Biao need to keep an eye on the official congratulations tomorrow, but he also has to prepare for the Queen's meeting with her concubine. Who makes Zhu Biao feel sorry for his Crown Princess? Although she is in confinement, it is better to move less in this cold winter month. .
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