On the seventh day of March, Annan's good news was finally delivered to the capital at full speed. Except for Liaodong and Jizhen, the Ming court, which had not heard the news for a long time, suddenly became energetic.
Taking down Thang Long is not surprising, but taking down Thanh Hoa deserves a special mention. And taking down Thang Long and Thanh Hoa with a "mere" 50,000 wolf soldiers and a few servants has basically determined the overall situation of Annam. ...This is really a great joy that comes from heaven, makes people happy, celebrates it all, and tells everyone about it!
The officials and people of the capital celebrated each other. The nephew of Duke Gao Wen, the emperor's classmate for ten years, and the six champions of the Ming Dynasty had indeed made an extraordinary move. No, this was no longer an extraordinary move. This was simply a stroke of genius!
Why? Because Gao Xunjian did not spend a penny from the court, he took revenge for exactly ten generations from Emperor Xuanzong to Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun!
What kind of credit is this?
Not to mention the small country of Annan, a small country can also have big enemies! This small country forced the Ming Dynasty to retreat and abandon Jiaozhi!
And now, the great revenge must be avenged!
An insider in the palace reported that when the emperor received the memorial from the high press, after reading the memorial, he slammed the memorial on the imperial desk and shouted three times: "Happy! Happy! Happy!"
After reading the memorial again and again, he sighed: "I will avenge the hatred of my ancestors for ten generations!"
However, the news outside the palace did not stop there. In fact, Zhu Yijun immediately sent the cabinet ministers to the Wenhua Palace and personally discussed the matter with the cabinet ministers in the Wenhua Palace.
The so-called discussion is nothing more than two things: the court behaves and behaves, and rewards merits and favors.
It is easy to understand the reward aspect. Gao Pragmatic, Huang Zhiting, Cen Ling and all the chieftains all made great contributions in this battle. It is impossible for the court to not express the so-called virtues and merits for officials and merits and rewards.
But Xingzhi is more interesting. Annan has been taken down, do you want it or not?
According to Zhu Yijun's thinking, if Annan can't be taken, then that's it. Now that he's taken it, how can he not want it?
At his age, he was obsessed with "making big news". Now Gao Pragmatic helped him capture Annan and avenge his ninth life. If he didn't show off his power, wouldn't it be a night walk in brocade clothes?
Unexpectedly, the cabinet ministers seemed to have had some discussions beforehand, and they did not agree with Zhu Yijun's ideas such as "re-establishing the Jiaozhi Provincial Envoy" and other ideas, saying that the lessons from the past are not far away and that direct rule of Jiaozhi needs to be cautious.
As for the reasons, they are nothing more than the same reasons as before. For example, Shen Shixing said: "In the past, Annan's annual tax was only 70,000 taels, and civil riots broke out. The court spent ten times more. Besides, the people here are lazy and there is no fertile land. If you are willing to plant seeds, if our court takes back direct jurisdiction again, will we have such spare energy and wealth in the future that we can continue to fill it?"
Yu Youding agreed, and Xu Guo seconded the proposal.
Zhang Siwei thought for a while and said: "I remember that Gao Pingshi had previously mentioned in a memorial that 'it may be possible to make the chieftain Gu Annan'. I wonder if he has any more detailed explanations on this?"
Zhu Yijun's expression moved slightly, but he was still reluctant to give up changing Annan from the Annan Chief Secretary to the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi, and looked at Guo Pu again.
Guo Pu wants to ask for withdrawal. This is something everyone knows. It depends on when the emperor will be sure, or when the two palaces will be sure. Since he wanted to retreat, he naturally felt calm and calm, and said calmly: "If the emperor is willing to put Gao Pragmatism in Annan for the rest of his life, then I think it is okay to change Annan to the Chief Envoy."
Zhu Yijun was startled, then became helpless. Now he is not only in awe of Guo Pu, the key is that Guo Pu has a lot less scruples in speaking because he wants to retreat.
Having less scruples does not mean talking nonsense, but being too sharp to the point will sometimes make things difficult for the emperor. It is impossible to pursue the case, let alone status and qualifications. The key is that they are discussing the matter as it is, and they are not using the topic to make use of it, but...
For example, in his answer just now, he seemed to be following the emperor's wishes: Don't you want Annan to be under direct jurisdiction? It's not impossible to let Gao Pragmatic guard Annan for the rest of his life. With his methods, Annan can't be naughty.
But, how could Zhu Yijun agree? Gao pragmatism was his confidant and henchman who he had long made up his mind to use as an auxiliary minister. What's the point of leaving him in Annan?
To put it bluntly, if Zhu Yijun had to choose between Annan and Gao Jingjing, he would choose Gao Jingjing directly without even thinking about it.
After all, taking Annan back under direct jurisdiction was mainly a matter of face for the young emperor.
In terms of whether it is cost-effective or not, doesn't Zhu Yijun know that Annan directly under the direct administration will most likely lose money?
Besides, if Gao Pangshi was left in Annan, Gao Dang wouldn't be able to drown him as the emperor with memorials? That was the "future leader" who was uncontroversial in their minds. For such a person who was not in the cabinet, but was forced by the emperor to live in a "sleepy southern barbarian land" like Annan, was this a reward or a punishment?
"Gao Jingshi cannot stay in Annan forever. He has made great achievements this time. When the term of censor comes, I will transfer him back to the capital to be used." Zhu Yijun's words were both a statement and a warning, so as not to When I got it, someone jumped out and started chirping.
However, everyone is basically immune to these words. Gao Pragmatic's merit this time is definitely meritorious, but how to reward him is a big problem. He was transferred back to Beijing University and used this word, so he just listened to it for the time being. It's hard to say the details, but this matter It’s not too late to talk about it later.
Seeing that they were silent, Zhu Yijun thought that the cabinet ministers were using this silence to express their protest. He didn't dare to really make trouble with the cabinet now. Seeing this, he sighed and said: "Well, my dear friends, tell me, Annan How should we deal with it? We can't defeat them all, but our Ming court just ignores them, right?"
Zhang Siwei took up the previous topic and said: "Both the Mo family and the Li family are both rebels, but the Li family is an old rebel. Although the Mo family usurped the country of the Li family, they were not the same during the reign of King Sejong. Surrender to my Ming Dynasty, and now I am an internal minister of my Ming Dynasty. Compared with the Li family, I am always closer to him. However, I think it is necessary to ask Ming Gao and pragmatism first. What kind of official sentiment and people's sentiment is Annan at the moment? So that you can make a judgment.”
Zhang Siwei's words are watertight. Let's talk about the past first. The Mo family and the Li family are not good people. Then when it comes to closeness, the Mo family is much better than the Li family. Finally, let's talk about the current situation. Well, according to the Ming Dynasty, the Mo family is better. As a general rule, local officials must express their opinions first.
Therefore, although Zhang Siwei still doesn't know what Gao Jingshi's plan is, one thing is clear: Gao Jingshi is his nephew. As long as it doesn't involve rebellion or other death-seeking matters, he will definitely help anyone he can. Put, then handing over the initiative to Gao Pragmatic is what he needs to do most now.
Zhu Yijun had no objection to this and nodded: "You must ask Gao Pragmatic for his opinion on this matter. Annan was originally under the jurisdiction of Guangxi. He was the patrol commander of Guangxi, and he defeated Annan. Don't ask him." Who? However, to be prepared, the court must first have a basic attitude. For example: If Gao Pragmatic thinks that the Chief Secretary can be changed, how should the court change it? If Gao Pragmatic thinks that the Chief Secretary cannot be changed, how should the court deal with it?"
Guo Pu didn't say anything. Zhang Siwei had just finished speaking, and Shen Shixing had no choice but to take over and said: "If the Guangxi Governor thinks that the Chief Secretary should be changed, he will definitely explain the reasons and how to change it. We don't have to be too anxious about this now. . I think we might as well discuss first how the imperial court should respond if the Guangxi Governor believes that the situation in Annan is unstable or that it cannot be changed for other reasons."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Mr. Shen is right, so Mr. Shen might as well explain it first."
"I believe that if Annan cannot change the Chief Secretary, it is only due to those two reasons, chaos and poverty. These two points cannot be solved in a short while. Once it is believed that the Annan system should not be changed lightly, the court should still suppress it. Just keep calm. However, the Mo family originally only had half of Annan, but they could still be honest. If they had the whole Annan... I would be a little worried."
Zhu Yijun saw that several pavilion elders were somewhat convinced, so he had to say: "Actually, before sending troops to Annan, Gao Pangshi had reported this matter to me secretly. He thought that chieftains could be introduced to suppress or balance the Annan Mo family. "
This is a new topic. Zhu Yijun learned about it from Gao Pangshi's last secret report. It was obviously the first time for all the ministers to hear this idea, and they couldn't help but be stunned.
Even Guo Pu couldn't help but ask: "What kind of introduction is the so-called introduction of toast?"
"To put it simply, the chieftains who sent troops with Gao pragmatism this time asked them to change their land and move to Annan."
This time it was even fresher. Shen Shixing said in surprise: "Isn't it difficult to keep the chieftains away from their ancestral land?"
Yu Youding also shook his head: "It's a good idea, but I'm worried that it won't be easy to handle. After all, it's hard to leave our homeland..."
Xu Guo, however, wanted to know Gao Pragmatic better. After thinking for a while, he said, "Can I explain it in more detail? What is the method of 'exchanging land'?"
Zhang Siwei couldn't help but speak, saying: "Exchanging land or something is just like doing business. I believe that Gao is pragmatic on this point... But how can the Annan people accept it? The chieftain of Guangxi, I remember this time It can be said that most of them went south to Annan with Gao Jingshi. Even if the chieftain of the area did not go there, he probably sent troops. With all these people going to Annan, what will the Annan people do themselves?"
Guo Pu also nodded and said: "Fengpan's words make sense. Although most of Guangxi and Guangnan are mountainous areas, the ground is not small. If we move to Annan, wouldn't the Annan people themselves have no place to stand? These The chieftains in western Guangxi and Guinan are all under the rule of one word. What name will they use in Annan? If they are still chieftains, then if such power is given to them, can the people of Annan accept it? Will it cause more trouble than the Yongle Dynasty?"
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