In the east, sporadic battles were taking place in various places by the Ming army's pursuit of the enemy to the north; but in the Mekong River basin in the west, the situation was quite different.
It had just rained on the vast green plains, but it soon stopped. The air was very fresh and clear, and the wind brought a pleasant breeze. On both sides of the Mekong River, the pastoral scenery was peaceful and primitive.
The only thing that was out of place here was the large warship with huge hard sails on the river. It was obviously not something that belonged here, but an uninvited guest.
Occasionally, farmers wearing straw hats were seen standing on the distant river bank, watching. A child riding on a buffalo, holding a branch in his hand and facing the river, must have been very curious.
Many warships are sailing down the Mekong River, and judging from the direction of the current, the estuary is just ahead. They are heading back to the sea.
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When the victory news from the southern ocean reached the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it was already the beginning of the fifth year of Wude.This was considered extremely fast, thanks to the complete post road from Songtaiwei in Annan to the capital. The post stations and official shops along the way provided fast horses for the messengers, so that the news could be delivered to the capital so quickly.Zhu Gaoxu was naturally very happy to receive such news at the beginning of the year. He immediately asked the six departments to copy the memorial and inform the various government offices of the court. He also ordered the Jinyiwei to go to the city and post the copy of the victory report on the city gates to boost people's morale.Since the implementation of the new policy, many hidden dangers have emerged, but it can still be maintained for the time being.However, within the civil service, the power to collect commercial taxes in various places was
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly woke up in the early morning. After a while, he came to his senses and realized that he was in Guo Wei's bedroom and felt very stuffy.He got up and put on his clothes. He found a half-cooked pot of cold water on the red clay stove, picked up a blue and white teacup, and filled two cups of cold water. Guo Wei also woke up. She looked at Zhu Gaoxu with sleepy eyes and asked, "Is it time to get up?"Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the window curtains and said, "It's not dawn yet, you should sleep a little longer."After he said that, he still sat beside the cold red clay stove, a little absent-minded.After a while, Guo Wei held the quilt to cover her body and sat up on the big bed. Then she found the lining and dressed in the quilt. There was no attendant in the palace, only two people. Guo Wei and Zhu Gaoxu had been together for many years and were very familiar with each other; but she had always been more reserved and would hardly take the in
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Meng Ji found a pair of chopsticks to block the tea leaves in the iron cup, and then poured the tea into two Jingdezhen blue and white porcelain cups, which were originally intended for export. This cup of tea was quite dull to drink, Liu Ming did not speak, and Meng Ji also kept calm.At some point, Liu Ming seemed to be hesitant to speak and glanced at Meng Ji. However, after a while, Liu Ming suddenly stood up and said , "Thank you, Eunuch Meng, for the tea."Hearing this, Meng Ji was stunned for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said, "You can soak it twice more, Liu Shijun, don't be anxious, sit for a while."Liu Ming had no choice but to sit back on the wooden bench.Meng Ji had no choice but to ask, "The Siamese and the Champa people have been here for a few days. We can't delay this any longer. Does Envoy Liu have any plans?"Liu Ming's expression became serious. He pondered for a moment and said, "What the Zhenla people did was ver