Bright Spring

Nhe An City is located on the north bank of the Cha River.Half a month later, the Ming army had about [-] soldiers, and the Lu division approached the city from the west and north roads of Nghe'an.

The siege did not happen, and there was a mutiny in Nghe An.Several rebel generals ambushed in the city, captured Chen Jikuo who was disguised as a commoner and was about to escape, and then opened the city gate to surrender.

It was already November.Li Li and other rebel generals are still active in the middle and upper reaches of the Chajiang River, in the large forests west of Yanzhou in Qinghua, and control a large area.If Liu Sheng wanted to deal with these scattered rebels, it would be troublesome. He decided to temporarily stop using troops, and immediately sent people north to defeat Zhang Fu.

The Ruan family is still in the army and has arrived in Nghe An City with the army.

Liu Sheng has been busy with military affairs in the barracks for more than half a month, and has neglected her for a long time.At this time, the fighting gradually subsided, and Liu Sheng decided to meet her.

Ruan lived next to the Xingyuan of the Chinese Army, and when she greeted Liu Sheng, she seemed uneasy.

After the two met, Liu Sheng was welcomed into the living room, and he asked, "Your parents and brothers are still there, where do you live? Do you have any children?"

Ruan replied: "General Liu, I have no brothers, and my parents are in Hedong (Haiyang). My husband is the second son. I got married not long ago and have no children yet."

Liu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said, "The land on the north bank of the Yellow River is now under the control of the people of Xinchenghou. However, your father and others have to go to Dongguan to be more secure. Madam, please write a letter, and I will send someone to go there. Accept them."

Ruan bowed her knees and said, "The general is very thoughtful, I thank you General Liu."

Liu Sheng said: "I should be thanking you, and I've also made you a burden."

Ruan didn't respond, but she raised her head and looked at Liu Sheng with complicated eyes, as if hesitant to speak.After a while, she said softly: "I don't blame General Liu, I just blame myself for being dizzy. Li Li said something terrible that night, as if he was determined to win, and I felt that General Liu's fate was too bitter. Harm, it's really..."

Liu Sheng thought for a while, and then said to himself: "When the Ruan family arrives in Dongguan, I will invite a matchmaker to discuss the marriage with the two elders."

"Ah?" Ruan's face flushed with surprise, "Does General Liu want Ming Mei to marry me?"

Liu Sheng exhaled, nodded and said decisively: "As long as the parents of the Ruan family agree."

Ruan said in a trembling voice: "General Liu is the Marquis of Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that my status is not worthy..."

Liu Shengdao: "Ruan Jian is a criminal who aided the evildoers. Your family severed ties with him. This is a case of abandoning the dark and turning to the bright. This matter should not be a serious problem. But I have to speak to that eunuch Hou Xian. When he returns to the country, he will see the Holy Majesty. You can mediate from that."

The conversation fell silent somehow, and the two looked at each other.For some reason, he hadn't met a few times before, but Liu Sheng felt that the hearts of each other were already very tacit.

7 Chapter Fifty Everything Is Possible

It was the end of November when Liu Sheng's good news was delivered to Dongguan (Hanoi).

Dongguan City is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the sky is full of joy.Those who celebrated were not only civil, military and sergeants sent by the Ming Dynasty, but also many Annan people.

Among them are the big families who survived after the fall of the Hu regime, the clan nobles who took refuge in Chen Zhengyuan's family, and Ruan Gonggui, Ruan Zhi and other Annan people who had defected to the Ming court long ago;Otherwise, if the Annan rebels gain power, they will be the ones who will be liquidated; everything they got in the past few years will of course be in vain.

Zhang Fujun had already wiped out all the enemy troops on the plain, that is, the rebels in the Yellow River Basin. He has now returned to the "Annan Governor's Mansion" in Dongguan City.

At this time, there were still many rebels, and they had fled into the western jungle and mountains; for a while, the Ming army had no good way to take them.Among the various rebel leaders who escaped, only Ruan Yinhe, through the relationship of Ruan Zhi, the prefect of Dongguan Prefecture, expressed his willingness to accept the Ming army's recruitment.

After Zhang Fu got the news of Liu Sheng, it took a day later to convene civil and military affairs to discuss the matter of reporting victory to the court.

The first person to come to Dudu's Mansion early in the morning was Huang Zhong who was still holding the official title of "Deputy Dudu".Huang Zhong came too early, so he had to go to the courtyard behind the lobby to meet Zhang Fu first.

When Huang Zhong met, he began to hold grievances for Zhang Fu, expressing his attitude of advancing and retreating with Zhang Fu.

"Chen Jikuo didn't have much talent. At first, he placed the main force of the rebel army in the north, so the commander-in-chief was the one who contributed the most. Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng took advantage of the loophole and ran straight to the south. It's a great achievement, alas!" Huang Zhong said with a displeased face.

On the contrary, Zhang Fu was very calm and said, "General Liu and I are both serving the imperial court. As long as we get things done in Annan, we will have fulfilled our duties as ministers. What's more, Marquis Anyuan's surprise attack from the sea was originally decided by the imperial court." According to the strategy, everything is going well now, we should be happy for Marquis Anyuan."

Huang Zhong was stunned for a moment, then muttered again, "Fortunately, the Liu family has never been a guard of King Yan's mansion (Zhang Yu is one of the three guards of King Yan), otherwise the current momentum is still good?"

Zhang Fu glared at Huang Zhong after hearing this.

There are really too many "smart people", as if he doesn't tell others, others don't understand anything.But Zhang Fu knew very well in his heart that he was not only Zhang Yu's son, but also a general of Ping Han, and his current situation was not too bad.

He glanced at Huang Zhong again, and said in a very casual tone, calmly, "Deputy Governor Huang, do you want others to think that this general has resentment towards the court? The emperor's kindness is so great, this general is ungrateful Righteous people?"

Huang Zhong hurriedly bent down, and finally closed his mouth.

Zhang Fu was dressed neatly, guessing that the time would be around Mao shi, so he brought Huang Zhong to the lobby.Sure enough, the civil and military officials from Dongguan came to the Dudu Mansion just at this time.

Everyone came one after another.Zhang Fu did not step up to the public seat immediately, but placed the king's order and seal on the public case, knelt down on the ground first, and kowtowed facing the north.Seeing this, everyone quickly saluted together and shouted long live.

After tossing and tossing for a while, Zhang Fu got up, took out the folded memorial from his sleeve pocket, first handed it to the civil servant Hou Hai, and signaled him to pass it on to his colleagues.

At this time, Zhang Fu said, "I have written the memorial to the victory. Look at it, everyone.

Is there anything wrong with it?After the memorial was sent away, we arranged for Deputy General Zuo to lead the army to escort the bandit chieftain to the capital. "

After reading the memorial, Hou Hai said, "Xincheng Hou is the commander, why didn't you personally escort the prisoners?"

Zhang Fu said, "The person who broke through the false capital and captured Chen Jikuo was Marquis Anyuan. Shouldn't it be appropriate for us to choose Marquis Anyuan to go to Beijing to offer prisoners?"

Xue Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, said, "Marshal Zhang also made great contributions, but his words are justified."

The crowd joined in.

Zhang Fu went on to say, "Although Chen Jikuo is gone, Li Li is still in the mountains. This person is even more difficult. The Holy One values ​​this person no less than Chen Jikuo. Our army should try to completely eradicate the poor!"

At this time, Huang Zhong showed a dazed expression, with a little admiration.Zhang Fu glanced at him, thinking that he didn't get the first opportunity, so there was no need to rush to complain, if he really wanted to do something, wouldn't he be able to figure it out by himself?

Looking back at the left and right, Zhang Fu said, "The general has already played the strategy of 'suppression and appeasement at the same time'. Reward those Annan people who are reliable information for the Ming army; encourage people in the rebel army to come out of the mountain and surrender within a time limit, otherwise the land and property in their hometown will be confiscated. At the same time, the key points Suppress the Lili rebels."

Two sergeants carried a map, spread it out and stood it in front of them.

Zhang Fu ignored it for the time being, and continued facing the crowd, "The Annan Governor's Mansion should also send a mansion report to the local government to announce the promise of the Ming court. As soon as the situation in Annan State stabilizes, most of the Ming troops will withdraw from Dongguan." , and the area to the south; Chen Zhengyuan was recognized as the king of Annan Kingdom, and the military and political power to govern the local area was handed over to the Chen family. The Ming court is no longer directly responsible for personnel, government orders and other affairs in Annan Kingdom. This is also the will of the Holy Majesty. "

Perhaps the Holy Majesty's judgment is right, let the Annan people take power first, which can greatly reduce resistance.The original Cochin chief envoy, Siliu Guan, will step down sooner or later, and the exploitation will inevitably be irrelevant, which will make Annan's big families and powerful people feel that they are insecure.

Zhang Fu turned around, pointed to the map next to him and said, "This time, the Governor's Mansion should add four guard cities in Annan Kingdom. In addition to Langshan Guard, Beijiang, Zhiling, Hedong Haiyang), Songtai Haiphong ) each added a guard, and established water and land post roads and official shop post stations.

With these lines of defense, the Ming army garrison could occupy a corner of fertile soil in the northeast of the Yellow River Plain and garrison fields without worrying about the need for food and fodder; and it could also control the land and sea passages entering Annan Kingdom.The navy at sea can enter the Yellow River directly from the Songtai River and the Dongjiang River, and the Keri soldiers approach Dongguan; the land division can quickly respond to Dongguan through Langshanwei and Beijiangwei.

In this way, the Ming army did not need to divide its troops to occupy various parts of Annan, but it could also maintain a deterrent force against the hinterland of Annan.In the future, without 3 people, our dynasty will be able to control An Nanguo. "

Huang Zhong was the first to praise, "You are handsome and wise!"

Xue Yan and Hou Hai also echoed, "Marshal Zhang has a great talent in economics and strategy. As long as the Holy Majesty receives this memorial, he will be able to rest easy."

The right deputy general Yin Desheng, a direct descendant of the old Han royal family, also had no objection.Zhang Fu's memorial was approved by everyone, and he decided to send it to the capital immediately by express horse.

...King Annan City in Hanoi, Dongguan City, has been abandoned for several years.Recently, people refurbished and tidied up, and then selected some court ladies and eunuchs from the major families that persuaded Chen Zhengyuan to enter;

the city of the king

The building and the hall are in the form of double eaves, which is very oriental classical style, but it is somewhat different from the Forbidden City in the capital.The same thing is, the reign of terror experienced by the Dongguan Imperial City is no less than that of the Daming Imperial City.Hu's coup | Ming army entered the city, all forces have occupied this place.

On the brick floor outside the royal city, many Annan people are gathering there, holding a petition of ten thousand people, asking Chen Zhengyuan, the son of the former king of Chen Dynasty, who is justified, to become king as soon as possible.Many onlookers, soldiers and civilians, could sense that there are many Annan people who support Chen Zhengyuan.

However, these people were all arranged by Zhang Fu. It was not the first time he had done this kind of thing, so he was quite skilled.After the Ming army wiped out the Hu family's regime, Zhang Fu and other generals learned that Emperor Taizong intended to "recover" Annan's land, so a group of generals brought a group of Annan scholars to Beijing to petition Emperor Yongle to make Annan "volunteer" "Incorporated into the territory of Ming Dynasty. )