Under Li Jin's repeated pressure, Hu Jiyou had to find ways to raise 10 million taels of silver as compensation for this war.
Forced into a desperate situation, Hu Jiyou finally chose to plunder the people and directly collected the taxes from the Annan people ten years later.
To complete the collection of compensation, they plundered the people of Annan.
After half a month of hard work, Hu Jiyou's lackeys lived up to their expectations and collected 10 million taels of gold, silver and supplies.
After the two sides talked, Li Jin promised to retreat directly as long as he got 10 million taels.
In order to send away Li Jin, the god of plague, as soon as possible, Hu Jiya immediately ordered the navy to help, and went all out to escort all the silver and supplies to the Ming army's military camp.
For four days, under the watchful eye of Hu Jiyou, the mountains of supplies, gold and silver were all sent to the Ming Dynasty military camp.
Originally, Hu Jiyou thought that the Ming army would retreat this time, and he could use this to complete his plan and seize the throne.
However, just as he was waiting expectantly for the Ming army to withdraw, explosive news suddenly came from the south. A rebellion broke out in the southern port of Haiphong and the entire Haiphong Port was occupied.
The southern rebels appeared out of nowhere and suddenly increased to 200,000 in number. They had captured the important Hai Phong Port and were still marching toward Hanoi in a mighty manner.
This news can be said to have shocked Hu Jishen and Chen Zheping like five thunderbolts. They originally thought that the people were just lambs to be eaten by mermaids, but unexpectedly, they suddenly turned into hungry wolves and wanted to tear themselves and others to pieces.
Hu Jiyou immediately summoned all civil and military officials to discuss how to quell the rebellion.
When the civil and military officials arrived one after another on the dragon boat, their faces were still shiny and their brains were full of fat.
They originally thought that Hu Jiyou was going to announce the Ming Dynasty's withdrawal, but after seeing the faces of Hu Jiyou and Chen Zheping, everyone was suddenly shocked, knowing that things might have twists and turns again.
Minister of Rites Liang Qichen asked cautiously:
"I dare to be the prime minister, but what happened?"
Hu Jisao handed the report from Haiphong Port to Liang Qichen and let him read it for himself.
After Liang Qichen finished reading, he couldn't help but gasped and said in shock:
"This...how is this possible?"
"How can the people be so innocent and innocent that they can gather 200,000 people overnight? And they also attacked the prefecture and county. There must be someone behind this!"
When other officials heard Liang Qichen's exclamation, their eyes widened and they looked at Liang Qichen in disbelief.
Two hundred thousand people? ?
Minister of War Zhao Ran hurriedly took the memorial from Liang Qichen and read it carefully.
After reading it, Zhao Ran gritted his teeth and said:
"These unruly people should all die!"
"My lord, I would like to ask you to go and suppress these unruly people."
"If we don't stop these unscrupulous people and let them attack Hanoi, our country of Annan will definitely be shaken."
"At that time, I am afraid that not only the southern provinces will riot, but even Hanoi Prefecture, Qinghe Prefecture and other places will also rebel together."
Zhao Ran seemed furious, but in fact he was panicking. After all, they, the tax ministers, were the only ones who knew best what they had done where they went.
Now that the south has rebelled, if Hanoi and Qinghe cannot be stabilized, then Annan will really be doomed.
When Hu Jishao heard that Zhao Ran took the initiative to ask for help, he felt a little relieved, at least his men were not all empty-handed.
He immediately asked:
"In that case, how many troops do you need to quell the rebellion in the south?"
"Eighty thousand is enough."
Zhao Ran was full of confidence. Although the report stated that the rebels numbered 200,000, Zhao Ran did not take it seriously.
On the one hand, Zhao Ran is well aware of the urinary nature of local officials in Annan. These people often exaggerate and are afraid of being held accountable.
On the other hand, he looked down upon these so-called rebels at all. They were just a group of peasants who had just taken up arms. How could they march and fight? They are just a ragtag group of people, nothing to worry about.
Hu Jisao nodded slightly, and then said resolutely:
"I will give you a hundred thousand troops to go south to suppress the rebellion. You must annihilate all these rebels in the south and do not allow them to break into Hanoi Prefecture."
"Hu Aiqing, we only have one hundred thousand troops now. If we give them all to Zhao Aiqing, what will we do here?"
Chen Zheping was a little surprised when he heard this. After all, the Ming army was on the other side now. If all the troops were to withdraw, what would happen if the Ming army came over?
Hu Jishen frowned and said:
“Hanoi is the foundation of the country and cannot be compromised.”
"Once the rebels break into Hanoi, with the density of the population in Hanoi Province, there will inevitably be a greater rebellion, and we will all be finished by then."
"As for the Ming army, they only need to leave three thousand people for defense."
"After all, Ming Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, and it is impossible to break one's word."
"Besides, we can keep the navy here. As long as the navy blocks the river, the Ming army will have no choice but to look at the river and sigh."
"The most critical thing right now is to quickly suppress this rebellion."
Chen Zheping saw that Hu Jiya had a plan in mind and did not dare to refute, so he could only nod his head. Zhao Ran was also appointed by Hu Jiya as the general of rebellion, leading the main force of Annan's army to go south to quell the rebellion.
Hu Jiyou then sent envoys northward to ask the Ming army to abide by the agreement and withdraw from northern Annan.
...
When Annan's envoy arrived at the Ming army camp again, he found that the Ming army had packed their luggage and even pulled out their flags. This made the envoy extremely happy.
He secretly thought to himself that this Ming Dynasty was indeed a kingdom in heaven, and he kept his word. From the looks of it, Ming Dynasty was already preparing to break camp.
When he entered the Ming army's tent again, what he saw was not Li Jin, but Fu Youde.
Looking at the bearded Fu Youde, Annan's envoy's legs were spinning a little. Compared with the smiling Li Jin, Fu Youde was like a reckless man, full of a barbaric temperament.
Fu Youde didn't care what the envoy thought, he asked straight to the point:
"Why are you here again?"
"The money has been sent, do you have anything else to do?"
"No, no, no...no."
The messenger hurriedly waved his hands and stammered:
"It's my king who sent a servant to ask if your army needs any help before leaving?"
"As long as our country can achieve it, we will do our best and dare not neglect it."
When Fu Youde heard this, he immediately became happy, opened his mouth wide, and laughed loudly:
"You, the king of Annan, are so strange."
"We don't need your help for anything. After we finish delivering the supplies in the past two days, we will withdraw our troops."
"If there's nothing wrong, just go back. I don't like you like this."
The messenger hurriedly bowed to apologize, then turned around and planned to leave.
Just as he was about to leave the tent, Fu Youde suddenly called out to the envoy, "Wait a minute."
The messenger shuddered, and although he was reluctant, he turned around with a forced smile.
"May I ask, sir, do you have any other orders?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I heard some news recently. I don't know if it's true or not, so I want to confirm it with you."
Fu Youde touched his chin and then asked:
"I heard that your Annan country is not very peaceful. I wonder if you need help from my army?"
There was a flash of panic in the eyes of the envoy. Before he came, he had heard that there was a rebellion in southern Annan, and they had already conquered the county and killed many officials.
However, the envoy did not dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing. His mission was to send away the Ming army, so how could he dare to lure the wolf into the house again?
Don't kill the rebels in the south by then, and then the Ming army comes to occupy the magpie's nest, and the Annan Kingdom will be completely destroyed.
The messenger hurriedly forced out a smile and said with a smile:
"It's just a small matter. I don't dare to trouble your army. We can handle it ourselves. Thank you for your kindness."
"Tsk, tsk, you Annan people are really powerful. The rebellion of 200,000 people can be said to be a trivial matter."
Fu Youde clicked his tongue in surprise and kept saying:
"Not bad, really good. No wonder you dared to rob my Ming Dynasty merchant ship."
The envoy seemed to have a storm in his heart at this moment. He did not expect that Fu Youde knew so clearly about the rebellion in their country.
Just as he was about to explain, he was interrupted by Fu Youde's arrogant hand:
"Okay, don't say any more."
"I don't want to hear you talk nonsense anymore, treat your kindness like a donkey's liver and lungs, so get out of here!"
Fu Youde's loud voice frightened the envoy so much that he hurriedly left the Ming army camp.
When he got out of the tent, he saw that the Ming army was already pulling out the fence of the camp. The envoy completely let down his guard and returned to Hu Jiya with great joy.
...
"Hahaha, okay, great."
Hu Jishen was overjoyed after receiving the messenger's reply. Just as he had guessed, the Ming Dynasty, as a sovereign state, was still very trustworthy.
Now that the threat in the north has been lifted, in the south, Zhao Ran is leading his army south to wipe out the rebels. I believe that good news will reach his ears soon.
"You have made great achievements this time, and I have decided to promote you to the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Rites. Do your best, and your future will be bright in the future."
The messenger was originally just a dispensable scapegoat, but now he directly entered the palace and became a fifth-rank official, and he couldn't help but feel elated.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for the promotion. I will definitely follow the leadership of the adults and go through fire and water without hesitation in the future."
Even though Chen Zheping of the Annan National Army is right in front of him, the envoy is a small man who can act according to the circumstances. He knows better than anyone else who is in charge in the court.
Chen Zheping is just a puppet. If he wants to get promoted and make a fortune, he still has to hold on to Hu Jiyou's thigh.
Now I am afraid that my statement is in line with Hu Jishao's wishes, which is why the envoy can be so confident.
Sure enough, Hu Jiyou laughed loudly and said:
"Okay, I really saw you right."
Just when Hu Jiyou was laughing, the envoy thought of Fu Youde's words, and after hesitating for a moment, he expressed his worries.
