It's late at night, and Yuan Gong hasn't fallen asleep yet. He stayed at Xuanzang Temple tonight, but he stood on the pagoda for half the night.
The weather was clear and the stars in the sky were dazzling. Yuan Gong was counting on his fingers while looking at the stars. When he was a fortune teller, he learned a secret method of observing the sky. He stood here and counted for half the night. He felt that the southern general's fortune was declining and he was afraid of disaster!
But when he thought that the coach of Zheng Annan was the King of Han, he decided not to say anything, and a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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In May in Yunnan, the weather was sunny and the daytime was a bit hot. Zhu Gaoxu was lying in the corridor next to the study, covered with a quilt, sleeping. His forehead was soaked with sweat, his eyeballs moved under his eyelids but did not open, and his face was flushed.
In the dream, he felt like he wa
Mu Sheng had not been to the Liyuan for a long time. One day, he suddenly received an invitation. Shen Xu invited him to go to the Liyuan to listen to a play.He hesitated for a moment and then prepared to go to the appointment. Mu Zhen, Mu Sheng's eldest daughter, loved to hear Li Lou from the Li Yuan sing opera, so she disguised herself as a man and followed Mu Sheng.Unexpectedly, soon after arriving at the theater, Mrs. Shen Xu came to see her. She said that the King of Han happened to have just arrived at the Shen Garden at the back, and heard that the Marquis of Xiping was in the Liyuan, and wanted to invite him to come and talk.At this time, Mu Sheng vaguely guessed that the person who invited him might be the King of Han. How can it be such a coincidence?Mu Sheng has been in Yunnan Mansion for many years, so he has naturally visited Shen Garden. Ordinary people here don't know it, but it is quite famous among the dignitaries of Kunming City.
After Zhu Gaoxu came to dominate Yunnan, he really tricked Mu Sheng. When Hu Hui traced the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, without Zhu Gaoxu's strong support, Hu Hui's matter would definitely not be possible.If Mu Sheng had not been confirmed to have protected Jianwen, the degree of suspicion of Mu Sheng by the court would have gradually decreased. In this war against the Kingdom of Annan, which has a strong military force and excellent conditions, Mu Sheng is also likely to get military merit; and he may be reintegrated into the power circle of the Yongle Dynasty and have the opportunity to be promoted to a higher rank based on his merits!As for ruining Mu Sheng's original plan to annex the Shen family, it was nothing compared to the more serious incident involving Emperor Jianwen.So Mu Sheng was badly cheated! He must have resentment in his heart, but he didn't necessarily hate Zhu Gaoxu that much. Zhu Gaoxu could see that Mu Sheng was still very restr
Walking into the Han Palace from the quiet Shen Family Garden, the atmosphere changed, and the flat and wide brick ground and the magnificent palace came into view. Zhu Gaoxu was in the gatehouse and saw several civil and military officials coming out of the government office, bending down to avoid the road.He passed by those people, turned around and looked at Zhao Ping, and asked, "Where is the Annan Queen's family home? Does Chen Xingwang know?"Zhao Ping immediately clasped his fists and said, "To reply to Your Majesty, I don't know. I asked Chen Xingwang about this matter, but he didn't know."After he finished speaking, he walked forward and followed Zhu Gaoxu, saying, "But for a person like the queen, it is not difficult to find out where her home is. Now Pei Boyi, an old minister of Annan, was arrested at Qin Station. We only need to wait until the army arrives in Annan and capture the surrendered official to ask him and we will know the answer."
Yuanjiang is the Red River. The army had to march southwards and first reach Yuanjiang, and then go east along the Red River.Zhu Gaoxu's troops were divided into five groups. Except for Wang Bin's vanguard, the rest of the troops were divided into four groups and marched forward one after another. Zhu Gaoxu led tens of thousands of people through Mengzi County, Lin'an Prefecture, and saw Yuanjiang within two days. It was already the beginning of July.The road along the Yuanjiang River was relatively easy to travel, mostly rolling hills. However, when the weather was clear, you could see the shadows of mountains on both the north and south sides, and high mountains in the distance. The ancient river had already chosen a path for people without high mountains blocking it.The weather in July was still hot, Zhu Gaoxu could not feel the breath of autumn, and it rained frequently. However, everyone was still in the territory of Yunnan Provincial Administration
Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, decree: The former King of Annan, Chen Rihong, was the first to surrender during the reign of Emperor Taizu, and he performed tribute with respect and sincerity. Our country also treated him with courtesy, and the people of Annan all benefited from him... After the criminal is captured, a wise man from the descendants of Chen will be selected to govern the area. Then he will return to the army to report to the ancestral temple, and spread his merits and reputation forever. This is what I hope for, so go and do your best.In a tile-roofed house with poor lighting and dim light, Zhu Gaoxu read the manifesto again and put the paper on a square table.This edict was not written by Zhu Di himself, but should be a formal edict from a civil servant in the Hanlin Academy. Zhu Gaoxu knew that his father Zhu Di did not write in such a classical Chinese style. In fact, Zhu Di was educated, but he just didn't like to write in classical Chinese; if i
Generals Wang Bin, Liu Ying and others led 40,000 infantry and cavalry and won a great victory at Phu Leng Pass (near Xuanhua Province), winning a battle that originally only required 10,000 troops.After Zhu Gaoxu led his troops through Fuling Pass, the world seemed to suddenly become clear.Woods, rice fields, villages and large tracts of farmland appeared before people's eyes. The flat plains and houses and people everywhere made Zhu Gaoxu believe that the Ming army had entered the heartland of Annan!The Ming army encountered neither powerful large-scale resistance nor small-scale guerrilla attacks along the way, and even entered the fertile hinterland of Annan, and it was still very easy and smooth. It was so smooth that people wondered if it was a treacherous plot!In early September, Wang Bin's troops under Zhu Gaoxu made another achievement, defeating the Annan army's Hu She troops who came to block them in a field battle. Zhu Gaoxu then led hi
Zhu Neng died of illness in the army. According to military law, Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng and the Right Deputy General of the Expedition to the Barbarians, immediately took temporary command of the Eastern Route Army of more than 100,000 troops and continued to march into the territory of Annan. In mid-September, Zhang Fu captured the Beijiang Prefecture and advanced to the north bank of the Dajiang (Red River).Soon after, the imperial edict from the court arrived at the front line by express horse, ordering Zhang Fu to officially command all the Ming troops in the Eastern Route.At this time, the two armies of the Ming army, totaling 300,000 soldiers and civilians, had completely advanced to the north bank of the river; the army was stationed in the east and west, facing the Annan army's thousand-mile defense line.When Zhang Fu arrived at Zhu Gaoxu's army with his cavalry guards, Zhu Gaoxu was preparing to besiege Muwanzhou City....Muwanzh
The feng shui of Muwanzhou is not good. It is located at the arch of a curved river, which can neither hide wind nor gather water. If it were on the south bank of the river and the city was built in the river bend, the feng shui would be much better... So now Muwanzhou is under siege by more than 100,000 people.The clear sky was already covered by a thick cloud of dust and smoke, as if the clouds were pressing down on the ground. In the hazy smoke, the roar of artillery fire flashed in all directions, with large cannons and muskets that flashed like stars.Zhu Gaoxu, riding a brown horse, was surrounded by a group of cavalrymen and crossed the battlefield in the smoke. He saw ladders set up everywhere outside the city wall, battering rams, artillery carts, and countless infantrymen advancing continuously. There were noises everywhere, shouts of killing, and screams.People were falling from the city walls all the time, including Ming soldiers who were shot