On the second day, Yunxi took his two concubines to meet Zhu Zanyi and his wife.
Zhu Zanyi was surprised when she saw Xiyi and Li Shaer appear at the same time, but she immediately calmed down her expression and saluted Yunxi and Xiyi. Yunxi agreed, and Xiyi and Li Shaer returned the salute.
Afterwards, Princess Chen Liping bowed twice and served tea to Yunxi, Xiyi and Li Shaer. To be honest, Yunxi was not used to it when receiving the tea from 0. Even according to the traditional Chinese calculation method,
He was also far from the age to be served tea by his new wife. For a moment, he thought he was already in his thirties. It took him a moment to realize that he was only twenty-six years old and not yet twenty-eight to grow a beard.
Even by the standards of this era, he is still a young man.
After Yunxi reacted, he gave 0 Zao, Li, Xiyi and Li Shaer a bracelet and a jade pendant each according to the prescribed regulations. 0 bowed twice more and bowed twice before exiting; Li Shaer looked at Yunxi and also pulled Xi.
Yi went out.
Zhu Zanyi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Uncle, my nephew is really not used to this."
"You'll get used to it gradually." Yunxi smiled and said, "Even if my uncle doesn't let you marry her, you still have to marry a concubine. It's outrageous that the main wife is empty."
"That's not the case." Zhu Zanyi said: "Uncle, she is from Annan. I am worried that she will favor the locals."
"From now on, no Annan people will be worried about the southern people," Yunxi said: "No matter who they are, they are your people. You are not allowed to say anything about Annan people, and officials are strictly prohibited from saying anything about them."
"My nephew understands." Zhu Zanyi smiled and said: "My nephew understands."
"Just before I came to see my uncle, my nephew just saw a report from Yi'an City. There was a man named Chen Ji who claimed to be a descendant of the Chen Dynasty and was rebelling against my nephew."
"This man has also claimed to be emperor, with a simplified reign name, and has led thousands of troops to attack the county town. My nephew has ordered He Rong to lead troops to put down the rebellion."
Zhu Zanyi didn't take it seriously and told Yunxi casually.
Unexpectedly, Yunxi attached great importance to this and immediately asked: "Where did this person rebel? What is his name? What are the weapons he holds?"
"Uncle, how can a small rebellion be worthy of uncle being so serious?" Zhu Zanyi said.
"You don't know this, right?" Yunxi said.
"Why should my nephew know such trivial matters like sesame seeds and mung beans in such detail? Didn't my uncle teach my nephew not to hold on to power and appoint ministers? My nephew is following his uncle's teachings," said Zhu Zanyi.
"It is not a trivial matter for descendants of the Chen Dynasty to rebel!" Yunxi said very seriously: "Zanyi, you must not ignore such a thing!"
"The Chen Dynasty has been king here for nearly two hundred years, and has twice repelled the Mongols' invasion. It has a reputation of being orthodox. There are not many gentry who are willing to destroy their families and relieve the difficulties to help the Chen Dynasty, but there are many who are loyal to them, and they will never
We will cooperate with the army in the attack."
"After all, the army has only been in Annan for a short period of time. If this man named Chen Wei retreats to the mountains and forests when the fighting is unfavorable, it will be difficult to annihilate him without the cooperation of the local people. In the long run, we will have to withdraw our troops."
"But as soon as the army retreats, he can come out to harass the enemy again and again. Not to mention the fact that the army is exhausted, my uncle has spent a lot of money on it."
"Over time, in order to maintain this expenditure, we can only increase taxes, which makes the local gentry and people more dissatisfied with the government and more willing to assist the rebels. This government is in danger."
"Uncle, it's not that dangerous, is it?" Zhu Chanyi said in disbelief.
"Uncle is talking about the most critical situation. But even if this situation does not come true, you will not be able to put down the rebellion quickly." Yunxi said.
Zhu Zanyi thought carefully about the situation Yunxi described, and felt that it was quite reasonable, so he asked: "Does uncle have any strategies to teach his nephew?"
"The first is to cut off their food, grass and herbs." Yunxi said confidently: "In areas where the rebels are harassing, appease the gentry so that they will not surrender to the rebels. At the same time, bribe the servants of the local gentry's family. If
Anyone who is found to be secretly communicating with the rebels will be killed immediately to serve as a warning to others."
"The second is to cut off their troops. In areas with dense mountains and forests, there will be many villages with few people and little land. It is easy for rebels to rape people in such villages. Such villages must be moved out of the mountains and forests and relocated to nearby flat lands.
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"Third, and this is the most important, is to cut off their salt. There are many mountains and forests here, and the weather is not cold all year round. Even if there is no food and grass, you can still survive and pick fruits. You can also pick your own herbs if you don't have them."
"But salt does not grow in the mountains and forests. After driving them into the mountains and forests, strictly prohibit a grain of salt from entering the mountains and forests, and let them either collapse without a fight or go down the mountain to die. In this way, the rebels can be easily wiped out."
If there were another modern person here, he would probably be called Okamura Yunxi or Zhu Ningji. Although the method he proposed is simple, it captures the essence of how all the countries in the world dealt with guerrillas in later generations.
Rebels should do the trick.
"Uncle, that's a good idea." Zhu Zanyi knew after a moment's thought that it would definitely be useful, and praised it sincerely.
"But uncle, even if he is stationed with soldiers transferred from the Central Plains, he may not be able to take bribes from the locals and let some salt flow into the mountains and forests. It is not easy to move all the small villages out of the mountains and forests. So, if what uncle said
If this situation really happens, I’m afraid it will be difficult to completely wipe out the rebels.”
"Uncle also knows. So," Yunxi said, "Uncle will give you a few more soldiers to wipe out the rebels in the mountains and forests."
"Where are the soldiers?"
"The barbarian soldiers in the southwest also include the high-mountain soldiers from Taiwan who captured Hu Jiyou alive. They also grew up in a place with many mountains and forests, and they are more familiar with fighting in the forests than the army. My uncle issued an order to the capitals of Yunnan and Guangxi to wait for two years.
As a result, we will send barbarian soldiers to Annan in turn to help you suppress the rebellion."
"When you have been in Annan for a long time, the locals will gradually forget about the Chen Dynasty, and the rebels will become a tree without a chance and will be wiped out."
"Uncle, you are so wise." Zhu Zanyi praised as he took out a piece of paper and used a pencil to write down what Yun Xi said just now.
'That's because I stand on the shoulders of giants.' Yunxi complained in his heart.
After he finished complaining, Yunxi explained several key points to Zhu Zanyi, and Zhu Zanyi wrote them down one by one.
After saying this, Yunxi wanted to teach him about politics. After all, he was leaving tomorrow, and it would be nice if he could teach him something before leaving.
But he didn't want to sit here anymore. "Uncle, my butt hurts after sitting for so long. Let's go to the garden and let me teach you while I'm walking around. You don't have to remember, just like learning Tai Chi, after learning
Forget about light and integrate it into your own way of governing." Yunxi said.
Zhu Zanyi doubted that there was no such secret in Tai Chi, but she did not dare to refute it. She could only say "hmm" a few times, stood up and followed him towards the garden.
But as soon as they walked out of the house, Wang Xi, who was guarding the door, came over and said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, Uncle Xu was poisoned just now and has been sent to the military hospital for treatment; the person who poisoned has been found to be Uncle Xu.
There is a Han-Vietnamese mixed-blood servant in the mansion who poisoned him because his mother's clan was killed and he was hostile to the Ming Dynasty. This person has been arrested and Li Huima plans to execute him."
"After beheading, hang the head at the city gate! Anyone who wants to take off his head will also be beheaded." After Yunxi said this, he added: "Jingchang must have been too careless and told all the generals about this.
, you must be careful.”
"Uncle, aren't you going to deal with this person and his family?" Zhu Chanyi asked.
"Check if his father has other sons. If there are any, let his family go; if not, just kill them." Yunxi said.
When Wang Xi agreed, Yunxi turned his head and looked at Zhu Zanyi. Zhu Zanyi immediately understood what he meant and said, "My nephew accompanied his uncle to the military medical station for a tour and took a look at Jingchang."
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"Ugh, vomit." In a tent at the military medical clinic, a man in his early twenties was seen lying on the bedside, vomiting non-stop, and stopped after a long while.
Zhu Xiancai held back her nausea, picked up a pot of tea, walked over and said, "Master Xu, please drink this pot of tea."
"I can't drink this much tea." Xu Jingchang said weakly.
"Sir, this pot of water is not for you to drink, but for you to drink it and then spit it out to cleanse your stomach." Zhu Xiancai said.
"Still vomiting?" Xu Jingchang's face turned green and he asked with difficulty.
"Sir, your poisoning is serious. You can't just vomit out what you have eaten. You also need to clean your stomach and intestines. If you don't do this, I'm afraid you will have to lie in bed for several months and slowly take medicine for treatment."
Zhu Xiancai advised.
Xu Jingchang weighed it and said, "Uncle, I'd better cleanse my stomach." After saying that, he took the teapot from Zhu Xiancai and drank the water. After half the pot of tea was down, he was forced to vomit all the tea.
Spit it out.
After repeating this process three times, Zhu Xiancai took Xu Jingchang's pulse and said, "Sir, the poison in your stomach and intestines has almost been washed away. There is no need to vomit anymore." After saying that, she took another glass of water and put it in front of Xu Jingchang.
"Didn't you say there's no need to induce vomiting? Why do you still let me drink water?" Xu Jingchang said with a trembling voice.
"Sir, this is for you to drink. You vomited so much just now, so you need to drink more water." Zhu Xiancai said.
Xu Jingchang was relieved, wiped his mouth with a towel, straightened up and sat on the bed, picked up the cup and drank some water, but then put the cup down again. He had vomited too much just now, and he wanted to spit out the water as soon as it entered his throat, so he didn't dare
Drink again.
Zhu Xiancai prescribed two more doses of medicine, handed it to the person on the side to take the medicine, turned to Xu Jingchang and said: "Sir Xu, Min Nu has prescribed two doses of medicine for you, one tonight and one tomorrow morning.
I'll come back and take your pulse, sir."
"This is the best. Thank you very much, Doctor Zhu." Xu Jingchang said: "Come here, I will reward Doctor Zhu with twenty taels of gold."
"Thank you, sir, for the reward." Zhu Xiancai did not refuse.
Zhu Xiancai accepted the reward, gave a few more instructions, and was about to leave. But just as she turned around, she saw the tent being opened. She subconsciously looked up and saw a very familiar person.
