Another day later, the ninth day of July, the details of the assassination of Chen Tianping were sent to Qin Song by Fei Bin through the Jinyiwei system.
After receiving the document, Qin Song did not dare to neglect it. After reading it from beginning to end, he got up and went to the palace to deliver it to Yunxi, who had just left Fengtian Palace.
"So, originally the Annan people's assassination plan was more clever, and because the assassins were determined to die from the beginning, it was not until the end that the Jin Yiwei caught the two assassins, and there was no time to stop them from assassinating?" Yun said After reading the memorial, Xi also said to Qin Song.
"That should be it, Your Majesty." Qin Song said.
"In other words, although Yunnan's Jinyiwei received your order this time, they allowed the Annan people to achieve their goals without executing the order?" Yunxi asked again.
"According to the document, it is like this, Your Majesty." Qin Song said.
Yunxi had some doubts in his heart. How could the Annan people be so powerful and successfully carry out assassinations in the Ming Dynasty?
However, he read the document several times and found no loopholes. This was normal, because Fei Bin originally told the truth, and only the last few sentences were lies.
Yunxi, who did not find any loopholes, said to Qin Song: "Then this is the omission of Jin Yiwei. Jin Yiwei has such a big omission, Qin Song, you have to rectify it."
"I know the crime." Qin Song said.
"That's all. I don't blame you, but you must learn a lesson and don't let something like this happen again. Chen Tianping was assassinated this time. What if it is someone else next time?" Yunxi said. Qin Song bowed and apologized again. .
Then Yunxi said: "All traces of the order you issued were destroyed without leaving any residue. All the Jin Yiwei sent to Yunnan were also eliminated."
"Your Majesty," Qin Song was about to speak.
But as soon as he said two words, he was interrupted by Yunxi: "They must all be eliminated. This matter must not be leaked."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Song had no choice but to agree.
After that, Yunxi gave him a few more instructions and was about to let him go down, but seeing his expression was a little unusual, he asked again: "What? I don't want you to get rid of all the Jin Yiwei sent to Yunnan." ?”
"I know that the people you can send to do such confidential things are all people you trust very much, and they must also be smart and capable people. You will be very sad if any one of them dies. I also understand."
"But there must not be any news about such things, so we can only get rid of them all."
"Your Majesty, I understand this truth. In fact, I have some doubts in my heart, that's why I am like this." Qin Song said.
"What are you wondering about?" Yunxi asked.
"Your Majesty, when you discussed with your ministers before, your Majesty also said that even if Chen Tianping is allowed to live safely in Yunnan, in a few years, even if most officials in Annan are interested in him, he may be assassinated by Li Jishen when he returns to the country and takes the throne. "
"Then Your Majesty, why don't you let Chen Tianping return to China and be assassinated in a few years? That would have nothing to do with our Ming Dynasty. It was done by the Annan people. Then your Majesty will have a legitimate reason to send troops to Annan."
"And by then, King Jingjiang will have been married to the princess for several years, so he should already have a prince. It will be easier to appease the Annan people after the war," Qin Song said.
This is something he has always wondered about. Yunxi's performance on this matter was anxious, very anxious, extremely anxious, as if there was a whip behind him constantly urging him. But obviously, let this matter settle for a few more years. Even better. I asked Yunxi today while I was talking to him.
"Qin Song, you are right. After a few years of settling down, things will go smoother, not only from the situation in Ming Dynasty, but also from the situation in Annan."
"However, I am very afraid of Li Jiyou. In other words, I am very afraid of some of his actions." Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty is afraid of Li Ji Ya?" Qin Song couldn't believe it.
Of course, Yunxi was not a particularly outstanding emperor, and he was far inferior to Zhu Yuanzhang in terms of qualifications for being an emperor. But he often had many novel methods, such as the 'big data analysis method'. Through these methods, Yunxi understood everyone For memorials, by analyzing all aspects of the person who wrote the memorial, his purpose can often be analyzed to the last detail, so that each memorial can be properly handled.
Moreover, the country has been very stable in the past few years since Yunxi was in power. Although there were rebellions, they were quickly put down, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and everything was in good shape.
In the past few years that Li Jisu has been in power, although he also wanted to usurp the throne, the internal situation in Annan was turbulent and the food harvests were poor due to wars for years. It cannot be said that he managed Annan well and there was nothing worthy of His Majesty's fear.
Yunxi looked at Qin Song's confused face and said: "Li Jisu is actually very capable. You should also know the population theory I talked about in the early years. Annan has no war because Li Jisu usurped the throne this time, and the population There are so many that the food produced in domestic fields is not enough to fully feed them."
"If he does not fight and allows the population to continue to increase, sooner or later the food produced in the domestic fields will not be able to feed most of the people. At that time, no matter how wise and powerful he is, he will not be able to maintain the Li Dynasty or the Hu Dynasty. So. He is going to attack Champa and seize the fields."
"And domestic reforms, suppressing the powerful, and selecting scholars through the imperial examination are also very correct choices."
"But if that's all, I won't be afraid of him. What I'm afraid of is that he wants to abolish the Chinese character and promote the Nan character."
"Although the word "Nan" was invented by the Annan people in the Song Dynasty, not many people have used it. Most people still use Chinese characters; but Li Jisao wants to promote the word "Nan".
"Now the scholars in Annan can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, which is not much different from the scholars in the Central Plains; but if he popularizes the word "Nan" and records the culture in writing, perhaps many years later the scholars in Annan will be different from those in the Central Plains. The culture of Annan is also different from that of the Central Plains. By then, it will be very difficult to pacify Annan."
Speaking of this, Yunxi thought of what happened after the Manchus entered the customs. Although the Manchus conquered China militarily, due to the continuation of Chinese culture and writing and the large population of Han people, they could only accept the Chinese characters of the Han people. However, it was impossible to get the Han people to accept the Manchu language, and in the end the Eight Banners were actually assimilated by the Han people. It was very easy to maintain the group by relying on the banner salaries and the official positions of the bannermen. Once the Manchu Qing Dynasty was over, all the bannermen concealed their identities and hid among the Han people. It is almost indistinguishable in the middle. If it were not for later policies, the Manchu nation would have ceased to exist like the Khitan and other ethnic groups.
Of course, there are not as many Annan people as there are Han people, and there are not as few Han people as there are Banner people. But if Annan culture becomes independent, it will not be easy.
"So, from the perspective of Annan itself, what Li Jisao did was actually good for them. Can Li Jisao be regarded as a hero of the Annan people?" Qin Song said.
"Indeed! From the Annan people's point of view, although they curse Li Jiya now, in a few hundred years they will regard Li Jiya as a hero, at least a positive person." Yunxi said. Later generations will treat Li Jiya as a hero. Li Jisu's evaluation is constantly rising.
"However, Your Majesty, in just one or two years, even if Li Jisu popularizes the word "Nan", there won't be much difference." Qin Song thought for a while and asked again.
"It is true, but I am afraid of him and always want to deal with him as soon as possible. Besides, we have to fight sooner or later, so it is better to fight early. Isn't there a saying, it is better to fight late than to fight early, and to fight small is better than big." Yun He said. .
"Your Majesty, who said this?" Qin Song asked.
"You don't have to worry about that. He is a great man anyway." Yunxi smiled and said.
"It is better to fight late than to fight early, and it is better to fight small than big..." Qin Song pondered this sentence a few more times, raised his head and asked: "Your Majesty, it is better to fight late than to fight early. I understand, but why is it not better to fight small? Big fight?"
"A small fight usually cannot completely solve the problem. A big fight can solve all the problems at once," Yunxi said.
"But the cost of a big fight is much higher," Qin Song said.
"Although I will fight hard this time, I won't spend too much money," Yunxi said.
Qin Song's face was full of doubts again: How could a big war cost so little? The several expeditions to Mobei did not consume 7788% of the food accumulated in the northern region for several years; even though many cattle and sheep were captured, It is also difficult to cover the expenses.
However, Yunxi didn't explain it to him anymore, he just said: "You will know later."
Qin Song could only bow and retreat with doubts.
Then Yunxi immediately called the dozen or so people who had the meeting the day before into the palace and handed them the documents submitted by Yunnan that recorded the details of Chen Tianping's assassination.
After reading the document, Guo Zhen was the first to say: "Your Majesty, the facts are so clear. Even when the Ming Dynasty was lenient towards him, Li Jisu still deceived the emperor and rebelled against human ethics. How could the Ming Dynasty accept it? He should immediately accept it. Send troops to attack Annan."
"Your Majesty, I also believe that we cannot indulge Li Jiyao, and we should immediately send troops to capture Li Jiyao and bring him back to the capital." Xie Jin said.
Afterwards, other people present also echoed his words, regardless of whether they were civil or military. However, there were still subtle differences between the civil and military discourses.
In the end, only Chen Xingshan was left silent. Yunxi and everyone turned to look at him, waiting for his words.
"Your Majesty, Li Jiyou has betrayed his divine grace and committed treason. He deserves to be punished for his crimes. We should send troops to capture him and his relatives from Thang Long Mansion and bring him back to the capital alive and deal with them in accordance with the law."
"But this matter has nothing to do with the ordinary people of Annan, or the scholars of Annan. Your Majesty should inform the scholars and common people of Annan so that they will not become enemies of our great soldiers." Chen Xingshan said.
"Since everyone agrees to send troops to punish Annan, and to capture Li Jishou and his relatives from Annan alive and deal with them according to law, I have decided that from today on, Annan will be officially cut off as a kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, and troops will be sent to conquer it!" Xi said.
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