Bringing Military Supplies to Ming Dynasty

The Imperial Palace in Nanjing, the land of Southern Ming capital.

Ministry of Rites High Official Liu De was left alone by Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen after the early reign.

Compared with the previous period, Zhu Qizhen’s complexion is much more rosy, and his mental state is also much stronger, and even when he speaks to the courtier, his tone of voice is much more kind. “Minister Liu, how are the Vietnam Envoy talks?”

“Back to His Imperial Majesty, the ministers are preparing to report this to you. Just last night, my Ministry of Rites officials agreed After hard work, Vietnam Envoy finally spit out. They are willing to express their acknowledge allegiance to Southern Ming. If necessary, they can also send troops to attack the Prince of Min army. All that is required is that His Imperial Majesty orders Duke of Zhongdan to disband the mercenaries. “

When talking about this, Liu De can be said to be gushing.

The so-called Ministry of Rites is united. In fact, they simply didn’t do anything. It was only because Vietnam’s war situation prevented Vietnam Envoy from delaying, so they took the initiative to give in. But other people don’t know all of this, Liu De can naturally count all the merits on his head and put gold on his face.

“Oh.” Zhu Qizhen heard that Vietnam is not only willing to show acknowledge allegiance, but also can send troops to help him deal with the rebel Prince of Min, his eyes widened, and then he screamed “Okay!” The raised hands patted the dragon bank in front of him vigorously.

No wonder Zhu Qizhen is so excited. If there was a small Vietnam in the past, it was not in his eyes. But since the defeat in civil engineering, he hasn’t had an Anshun once, and he has almost walked over one step at a time. He has been able to persist until now, and he feels a little physically and mentally tired.

After so long, and finally let him see the hope, how can he not be excited? How can you not be excited?

Zhu Qizhen is really happy. The Prince of Min has only gained power with the help of Vietnam’s military, so why can’t I get their help to defeat the opponent? Once Prince of Min is defeated, Southern Ming will retake Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan. Not only that, but also the friendship of Vietnam. When the time comes, they are sending troops to help them deal with the Prince of Cheng Zhu Qiyu of Northern Ming. I am afraid that even the unification of Great Ming is not impossible.

Thinking about finally seeing the hope of unifying Great Ming, Zhu Qizhen would like to cry. In the past two years, he has rarely been able to sleep peacefully, and even more often has nightmares. Now that I can finally get rid of all this, don’t feel too good.

Zhu Qizhen’s cheering look was seen by Liu De. On the surface, he also had a smile on his face. He seemed to be happy for His Imperial Majesty, but in his heart he wanted to How to take the opportunity to deal with Yang Chendong.

Not to mention that he confronted Yang Chendong because of the Hangzhou prefect. Later, the other party proposed to ask for the throne, and even His Imperial Majesty Zhu Qizhen agreed to it, and he took the initiative to stand up. He made suggestions and made matters worse on the grounds that he needed to notify the Emperor Northern Ming.

From this point of view, the contradiction between the two parties is irreconcilable.

A while ago, I heard that a mercenary actually killed Lang Son area and arrived in the hinterland of Vietnam. He was the most worried. Liu De is really afraid of Yang Chendong’s momentum. In that case, he can find his troubles at any time.

When he was anxious and hesitated, even Liu De himself was thinking about whether to send someone to contact Yang Chendong privately, and take the initiative to surrender to ensure future safety, Vietnam Envoy appeared in a timely manner, just After forgiving the other party for two or three days, they were completely softened, which also gave Liu De the hope of solving the problem.

Now that Zhu Qizhen is so happy, he rolled his eyes and cup one fist in the other hand and said: “His Imperial Majesty, Vietnam is willing to call Small Official and is willing to help His Imperial Majesty send troops. The rebellion is suppressed, but all of this has a prerequisite, that is, the Duke of Zhongdan needs to disband the mercenary. But since ancient times, there has been a saying that the army will be out. If the military order is not granted, will he agree?”

” en? ”After Zhu Qizhen heard this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. He is the His Imperial Majesty today, and what he says is the Imperial Edict. If anyone wants to disobey, then he is resisting the decree. It will be exterminate the clan. Is there anyone who dares not listen to the Imperial Edict?

Of course, this anger just passed away in a flash. Even Zhu Qizhen himself knows that his so-called His Imperial Majesty authority is naturally an extraordinary existence in the eyes of other officials, but it may not really be able to play any role in Yang Chendong. Didn’t he decreed that Duke of Zhongdan, who had resolved the Guangdong chaos, disbanded the mercenaries and returned to the capital for errands? But it’s not the same that people didn’t agree.

Not to mention that Vietnam is now a few more than a thousand li, and there are more conditions to not listen to the holy orders.

When I thought that if I got the Imperial Edict, but Yang Chendong was not respectful, once this was passed out, wouldn’t my His Imperial Majesty look bad? I am afraid that by then, Vietnam will not be looking for itself even if it is soft. That great situation will be lost in an instant, and he will feel a big head.

How can I say that he is a His Imperial Majesty, even if Zhu Qizhen has no confidence in his heart, he can’t show weakness in front of his ministers, so he just said with an ambiguous attitude, “Liu Minister The truth is that Duke of Zhongdan is now in a bloody battle on the battlefield in Vietnam. I don’t know what the situation is like there? If it’s because of a decrement and delayed any major event, isn’t it my fault?”

Simply is not confident, but now he is said to be so high-sounding, or it is His Imperial Majesty. Two mouthfuls of official characters, really do what you say.

Although he understands this in his heart, Liu De will never expose it. This act of slap His Imperial Majesty in the face, unless he does not want to live, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to do it. Not only that, but he also pretended to be very understanding and said, “His Imperial Majesty Enlightened Sovereign, Duke of Zhongdan’s situation is indeed not something we can immediately know, maybe there are any difficulties in him, it is not necessarily.”

Seeing Liu De hitting the road like this, Zhu Qizhen is of course very happy, nodding his head quickly and saying: “Yes, yes, or Liu Minister understands me. That’s right, but I don’t know where Vietnam Envoy is. Are there other ways to say it?”

I would ask like this, obviously Zhu Qizhen wanted to find another way. After all, he could not guarantee that he would be able to speak Yang Chendong, but wanted to find a way from the weak Vietnam Envoy.

“This…” Liu De, who understood Zhu Qizhen’s heart, looked embarrassed. “I’m afraid this won’t work. If Duke of Zhongdan doesn’t withdraw its troops, Vietnam is not flawed in its own right, so how can its ability to help us do things?”

“That’s what it said. “Zhu Qizhen hearing this nodded, he stopped speaking.

Liu De, standing below, was discussing Zhu Qizhen’s whimsical thoughts in his heart. That is, there is no 100% certainty that Yang Chendong will retreat from Vietnam, and he wants Vietnam to send troops to help him deal with the rebellious Prince of Min department. I want to account for all the good things in the world, how is this possible?

Not to mention that Liu De really has no way to persuade Vietnam Legion, even if he has it, he will not contribute. He, who is eager for Yang Chendong bad luck, finally found the opportunity, how could he take the initiative to retreat?

The so-called shoot when it is time to shoot. Seeing Zhu Qizhen hesitating there, Liu De was cruel, and finally decided to add a fire, but he did it like this, I’m afraid he and Yang Chendong The hatred between them can no longer be solved.

But unless that is the case, he will bow to Yang Chendong. For Liu De, who is the Ministry of Rites High Official, bowing to a junior is really embarrassing. That is no different from killing him.

The decision was made to offend Yang Chendong to the end. Liu De spoke again after seeing Zhu Qizhen’s silence, “His Imperial Majesty, in fact, it is not impossible to tell Duke of Zhongdan.”

“en?” While still thinking about how to use the current good situation to gain the best advantage for himself, Zhu Qizhen suddenly heard Liu De’s words and his spirit came in an instant, “Liu Minister , You said you have a way? What is the way?”

“His Imperial Majesty, there is a way, but if you do this, it will inevitably cause Duke of Zhongdan’s unhappy heart. But compared In terms of resolving the Prince of Min rebellion and restoring my Southern Ming Qingming, a person can’t be considered for honor and disgrace. In short, we must ask His Imperial Majesty to make a decision.” Not at all directly said the solution, but instead Liu De still looked embarrassed, because he wanted to get rid of himself as much as possible.

Zhu Qizhen didn’t think about that many, he just wanted to solve the problem, so he looked towards Liu De urgingly, “Liu Minister, if you have any idea, just say it. I have my own decision.”

“Yes.” After Liu De answered complied, he said: “His Imperial Majesty, as far as the minister knows, Duke of Zhongdan and him The relationship between Duke of Zhongdan’s fourth brother is excellent. And this person is now in Jianing Residence, Fujian. If you can move this person, you must consider family affection. Duke of Zhongdan will retreat if he doesn’t retreat, but it’s unavoidable. Will feel resentful…”

In the following words, Liu De not at all said more. He believed that Zhu Qizhen must have understood under his hint like this. To put it bluntly, it was just taking advantage of Yang Chendong’s fourth brother to act as a hostage. Although this approach is not enough for straightforward and upright, it is worth looking at everything compared to getting everything.

Zhu Qizhen did understand what Liu De meant, but he did not immediately make a decision. Of course he knew that if he did this by himself, it would be tantamount to offending Yang Chendong to death.

Yang Chendong is not someone else. If it is his other courtier, then there is such a way, Zhu Qizhen will not even hesitate, and immediately decreed to arrest people. But Yang Chendong is now holding a heavy soldier in his hand. Once he is really pressing, he pushes him to the side of Prince of Min. Isn’t it worth the loss? Isn’t it just shooting himself in the foot?

The wicked did it. If they fail to achieve their previous goals, then they are really asking for boring, asking for trouble.