Finally, he said: "Chen Ji, please write a few sentences at the end of the imperial edict to encourage the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely and serve the country. After the imperial edict is drafted, bring it to me for review."
Chen Ji quickly drafted the imperial edict and sent it to Yunxi to read and then stamped it with a big seal.
After finishing his instructions, Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Zhu Su and others: "Duobang City has been conquered, the Red River Plain has opened its door to the Ming Dynasty, and the battle against Annan will be over soon." Yunxi is very optimistic.
However, others are not as optimistic as him. According to the news from the past few days, the left army led by He Rong is still floating on the sea and has not landed. This means that Hu Jisao can escape south at any time, even if he cannot defend Yi'an. They can also retreat further south to Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and even Quang Nam. As for the southernmost territory of the former Annan Kingdom, Quang Ngai Province, which was just carved from Champa this spring, is already in Siam, Chenla, With the help of Pahang and other Japanese troops, Champa was recaptured.
However, the progress of the Champa people ends here. Regardless of whether it is Champa or Siam and other countries, the combat effectiveness of the armies is very doubtful. The Champa army finally has some morale because it is recovering lost territory, while the armies of Siam and other countries are just doing errands. , if there were not generals sent by the Ming Dynasty in the past, they might have been able to maintain the "sitting war".
Even though the army in Champa still had morale, the upper-level rulers were thinking about how to avoid losing the army and were not active in fighting. They had been waiting for the Ming Dynasty's army to win and pick up the slack. After vaguely hearing that After He Rong lost the battle, he became anxious and took the initiative to send troops.
So others should not be too optimistic. Zhu Su was still thinking about it, and Chen Ji said: "Your Majesty, although the army led by Huininghou has made progress, the troops of Marquis of Palembang are still at sea and have not yet landed. Hu Jisu is here At this time, there is no one to stop him from escaping south. If we just sit back and watch him escape to the south, the war will be prolonged, which will be detrimental to both the country and the army."
"In addition, the soldiers of Champa and other foreign countries are very lazy and have hardly fought with the Annan army. If you don't stop this kind of thing, then what is the point of recruiting soldiers from the foreign countries?"
"I believe that the Marquis of Palembang should quickly land on the coast of Annan to block Hu Ji Yao's way south; at the same time, he should send an order to Champa and other foreign countries, asking them to attack Guangnan immediately. If they do not obey the order, they will be punished."
‘Chen Ji is really a traditional scholar, he can blurt out such implicit accusations against me.’ Yunxi first thought after hearing his words.
Then Yunxi said: "Chen Qing, there are specialties in the art industry, not to mention that when the army is fighting, it is a taboo for military strategists to have someone 'remote control' thousands of miles away. I think He Rong has not sent troops to land for a long time because he has his own considerations and rashly interfered. I'm afraid it might ruin He Rong's plan, so it's better not to interfere."
"However, it is better to forward a copy of Zhang Wen's report, and He Rong will naturally know what to do."
"As for supervising the armies of Champa and other foreign countries, it is indeed necessary. Hu Yan drafted an edict and sent people to the capital of Champa to convey my will to the king of Champa. The content of the edict should be written simply, but he must understand what I mean. .”
Hu Yan immediately sat down and began to draft the decree; although Chen Ji's remonstrance was only half completed, he thought that He Rong would probably become anxious after reading Zhang Wen's report, so that was all.
But at this time, Zhu Su, who had just finished reading Zhang Wen's report, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if you have something to do, it's best to arrange it immediately."
"Your Majesty, when we attacked Duobang City, although Chang Jizong led the troops to enter the city and disrupted the city, and Zhang Fu led his troops to fight against the bloody Annan people, the main credit was due to the surrender of the Annan people."
"The three Ruan brothers understood the righteousness well and turned from darkness to light, allowing the advance troops to enter Duobang City unscathed. They also cooperated with Chang Jizong, Lin Yurong and others. Your Majesty should commend them."
"Although Zhen Weitong only surrendered after being surrounded by a large army, he also made great contributions in conquering Shenglong City. Your Majesty should also reward him to reassure him."
"I didn't say that I won't reward them, but I won't reward them for the time being. I'll wait until." At this point, Yunxi suddenly understood what Zhu Su meant: "What you mean is that they just surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and they are still uneasy.
Should I accept them immediately to appease their hearts?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Su said: "When I am in Nanyang, whenever a barbarian soldier surrenders to our vassal, I will immediately reward him, give him an official position, land, wealth, silk, etc. Even if I cannot summon him immediately, I will issue a royal edict to reassure him. Annan's
The minister thought it was the same, so he made the suggestion."
"I was negligent." Yunxi thought about it and felt that Zhu Su's words were right. He confessed his mistake without any dissatisfaction and said with a smile: "As expected, you have been in Nanyang for a long time and have rich experience in how to appease the barbarians."
"Hu Yan again drafted a decree. Mo Yuan, the Mo family, bestowed the crown belt of the third rank on the imperial family. Mo Yuandi, Mo Huan, granted the crown belt on the third rank from the subordinates. They were each rewarded with a hundred taels of gold, ten pieces of jade, and ten pieces of silk and satin. They were still in charge of their ministries.
, was incorporated into the right military command belt; Zhen Weitong gave the third-grade crown and belt, a hundred taels of gold, and ten pieces of silk and satin, commanded the original department, and was incorporated into the central military command belt. The four-man army is limited to 5,000 people. Write more at the end
A few words of praise for them must make them burst into tears of gratitude to the Ming Dynasty."
"Your Majesty!" Chen Ji shouted in surprise. Not only him, but several others, although they didn't shout out, were also surprised.
Yunxi's reward was so unexpected. They thought that Yunxi would reward Mo Yuan and others according to the previous example of rewarding Ruan Xun, but who knew that the reward would be even more generous than that of Ruan Xun.
That’s it for the rest, the Ming Dynasty did not lack these things; but the sentence “the army of four people is limited to five thousand people” is not what everyone can think of.
Among the four of them, Modi's command, which currently has the largest number of troops, only has more than 2,000 troops, and Mo Yuan's command, which has the smallest number, now has only more than 500 troops. Four, even including the approximately two troops of Ruan Xun, who led troops to surrender before, are also included.
Thousands of people, the total number is only more than 6,000, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to the Ming Dynasty's nearly 400,000 troops. Even if they rebel, it will have little impact.
But now Yunxi allows them to limit their troops to 5,000, which is equivalent to allowing them to expand their own troops. The total strength of the four of them will reach 20,000. Although it is still far less than the Ming army, it cannot be smaller.
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Zhu Su was about to speak; but before he could say anything, he heard Yunxi say again: "Ruan Xun, who had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty before, also allowed his troops to limit the number of five thousand people to write an imperial edict; in Duobang City, he was promoted to
If there are Annan generals captured by Longcheng who are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty, they are allowed to call Annan soldiers captured by the Ming Dynasty to form an army, and the number of troops will still be 5,000."
"Your Majesty," Zhu Su said immediately after he finished speaking: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to allow them to recruit their own troops. Annan has not yet surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and these Annan generals who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty cannot be trusted. They must be used and guarded. Allow them to
Taking charge of the original troops is already a last resort to show trust in them, so how can we increase the number of soldiers under their command?"
"It is reasonable to allow Annan generals who are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty to command their troops, but they must also be dispersed. They cannot be allowed to control the original troops, and the number of soldiers in each group should preferably not exceed a thousand and be assigned to the Ming Dynasty's garrison."
Zhu Mo and Cao Xing also tried to dissuade them, but Chen Ji, who had no experience in this area and didn't know what to do better, didn't say anything. Because everyone gave them tactful advice, Hu Yan stopped making orders.
The fine langhao pen stopped in mid-air.
Yunxi immediately said to Hu Yan: "Continue to draft the decree." Then he glanced at Zhu Su and others and said: "Why, you don't understand? Annan is different from all other Nanyang countries. Your experience in Nanyang vassalage cannot be applied to others.
On Annan."
Annan, also known as Vietnam in later generations, is the country most similar to China in the world, even above North Korea. North Korea has always had aristocratic families - the so-called "two classes" of nobles. The king has been in power for a long time, and no real monarch has been established*
* system, and the military relied heavily on the Central Plains dynasty. It felt like a disabled baby formed by the blending of Central Plains culture and local culture.
Annan is different. Although the domestic aristocratic families were very powerful when Annan first became independent, the monarchs of all dynasties have tried hard to reduce the power of the aristocratic families. By the Chen Dynasty, the monarchs had already become very powerful. In terms of military affairs, they have always been independent and independent, and they have never had any desire to do so.
After crossing the Central Plains, they even dared to go to war with the Central Plains dynasty. The time when the two sides were hostile was far longer than the time when they were at peace.
But this just means that Annan is similar to China. China's tradition is to be independent. As long as domestic affairs are done well, Annan will not be afraid of anything. Annan has inherited this tradition, although this is not a good thing for the Central Plains.
Therefore, the methods used to deal with Annan cannot be applied to other Fan countries and Fan people in Nanyang. At this time, the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty did not know how to effectively deal with such local people, but Yunxi knew that he only needed to use the Manchu Qing Dynasty to deal with the Ming Dynasty and Fusang to deal with the Baldheads.
