Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

"Your Highness, should we invite Marshal Li from the Ming Dynasty to the banquet tonight?" Mei Xiufu asked.

Chen Tianping thought for a few moments and said, "No need for now."

"ah?"

Everyone was stunned. Did King Annan think that the other party was not in a hurry at all? In this case, why bother to gather everyone together to ask for advice?

Chen Tianping glanced at Mei Hideo who made the suggestion calmly, and said calmly: "I believe that although the withdrawal of troops is urgent, since the Ming army is still stationed in Annan, if we send people there rashly, we will inevitably cause trouble. Affecting the relationship between Annan and Ming Dynasty."

These words sounded high-sounding, but in fact they just meant that they didn’t want to lose their status in front of Ming Dynasty.

"……yes."

Ume Hideo remained silent and retreated to his seat again.

"Your Highness is wise."

A military general stood up and said, "But there is one more thing."

"As far as the general knows, several large cities on the northern border have been controlled by the Ming Dynasty, or have been renamed as prefectures and counties of Jiaozhi Chief Envoy, or have been established as states belonging to the Ming Dynasty, but the specific boundary lines are still divided. I’m not sure, so I’d like to ask Your Highness to discuss with Marshal Li of the Ming Dynasty how to determine the boundary and erect boundary stakes.”

Chen Tianping understood what the general meant. Of course the generals had little interest in demarcating borders and erecting boundary stakes, but they were not only interested in demarcating defense zones, but they were also very interested.

Now that there is the Ming Dynasty's expeditionary force inside and the border garrison of Jiaozhidusi outside, these Annan warriors naturally dare not make mistakes.

But this does not mean that after the Ming Dynasty's expeditionary force leaves and the military pressure on the northern border is not so great, these Annan soldiers will not grow up in their old ways and expand their ambitions.

After all, the martial culture of the Annan people had already been formed before this, and due to the years of foreign wars, the Annan army has always remained at a relatively large scale, so it was inevitable that the social status of the warriors would rise.

Although the war against the Ming Dynasty has failed, these warriors will not give up their intention to maintain their old status. This maintenance of status must be based on maintaining the size and territory of the army.

Therefore, these warriors will definitely covet him.

I'm afraid no one can stop this kind of thing.

Sure enough, as soon as the general sat down, another general stood up: "Your Highness, I will second my opinion!"

Immediately, several other major generals also expressed their views one after another.

"The general agrees!"

"The same is true for the last general."

"..."

Looking at the many generals standing below, Chen Tianping sighed secretly. These warriors are the only generals who are capable of fighting in the Annan Kingdom after the purge. Unfortunately, their vision is a bit too shallow.

Can he really rely on these people to ensure peace in Annan?

"I understand what you all mean."

Chen Tianping rubbed his eyebrows and said, "In this case, I will talk to Marshal Li of the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Tianping waved for everyone to sit down, and then said to Mei Xiufu: "According to my king's order, go and tell Marshal Li that I hope to hold a simple banquet with him tomorrow to celebrate the achievements that our Annan Kingdom has made in suppressing bandits. Victory, please be sure to reward him."

"As you command!"

Mei Xiufu cupped his hands, turned and left.

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Li Jinglong quickly received Mei Xiufu's invitation, and Li Jinglong had no objection to this. After all, the initiative was with him, and Annanguo would not be able to change the situation no matter what.

And because Li Jinglong went hunting far away, he walked back and forth in the forest to the west. He had been away for two days, so there were some documents that needed to be processed by him.

The reason why there are so many documents is mainly because the Ming Dynasty is about to withdraw its troops from Annan Kingdom.

The Central Committee ordered the withdrawal of troops from Annan Kingdom for two reasons.

One aspect is to save military expenditures. The military expenditures for the expedition to Annan were quite staggering. Although the war did not last long, after all, it was enough for an army of 200,000 people to eat their horses. And the tens of thousands of expeditionary troops who stayed in the Annan Kingdom later, even if the Annan Kingdom Its own finances can bear some expenses, and Ming Dynasty will also get some of the money. Otherwise, it will all fall on the people of Annan Kingdom, and I am afraid that it will soon fall into a vicious circle of more and more banditry.

On the other hand, there is a need to use this part of the mobile force. Although the total military strength of the Ming Dynasty is very large, it can reach a scale of more than one million and nearly two million, but in fact, most of them cannot be maneuvered. They are a squatting force that is like a carrot and a pit. It needs to be in They are stationed in various places, with little training and low combat effectiveness. They can be used to maintain the place, but they are absolutely useless for field battles. Correspondingly, they are some troops that can carry out field battles. The proportion of this part of the troops was quite large during the Hongwu Dynasty. , such as the Eight Great Sai Kings and the Twenty-Six Guards of the Capital in the south, as well as elite cavalry units such as Songpan Jingqi and Ganliang Iron Cavalry.

But what has to be admitted is that the Battle of Jingnan was a bloody grinding mill for the elite mobile forces of the entire Ming Empire. Zhending, Baigouhe, Dezhou, Jiahe, Gaocheng, and Lingbi were all in a state of exhaustion. After a tragic battle, until the end, the soldiers of the two major battalions of Dezhou and Zhending of the Southern Army were replaced one after another. Almost all the elite mobile troops of the empire were defeated. In the end, Mei Yin only had The reason why Mei Yin was trapped in Huai'an with less than 100,000 untrained second and third-line troops and did not dare to go to war was because Mei Yin knew very well that once he went to war, he would face the Yan Army's main cavalry group like wolves and tigers on the Huaihe Plain. The new recruits Danzi are just delivering food. Even if there are eighty or ninety thousand people, if there is a real fight, the Yan army's ten or twenty thousand cavalry will be able to defeat them like chasing rabbits.

Therefore, the current Ming Dynasty can no longer gather as many mobile troops as the Hongwu Dynasty.

In the north, the filling troops used to fill in the northern border defense line are not full, and they are still facing potential threats from the Qin and Jin vassals. Shandong does have a newly built Japanese army, but these troops reorganized from the southern army will not be able to fill up the troops. No one can tell how long it will take to train to become combat effective.

Moreover, the three major battalions of the Beijing Camp, which were reorganized as the main force of the Yan Army, have begun to move north one after another.

Therefore, it is very critical for the tens of thousands of mobile troops that Li Jinglong has been stranded in Annan State and have combat experience to return to the country and then stay in the southern Zhili area to fill the vacancies left by the main force of the Beijing camp heading north. question.

"First give me the documents from the Chief Envoy of Cochin."

After the Ming Dynasty withdrew its troops, although the embassy stationed in Annan Kingdom was responsible for the affairs between the Ming Dynasty and Annan Kingdom, these were only some daily affairs. If a major event really happened, it would actually be handed over to the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi. Li Zhigang and Jiaozhi's envoy Huang Xin were sent to discuss and make a decision.

Let’s not say whether these two enemies can work together. Anyway, if there is an urgent military matter, it is definitely impossible for Nanjing City to respond quickly under the current communication conditions.

Moreover, the Chief Envoy of Cochin was established on the land cut off from the Annan Kingdom, and it is close to the Annan Kingdom. Various problems between the two are definitely inevitable, such as land division, population movement, and criminal arrests. Capture, goods exchange, etc.

Therefore, after the Ming army withdrew, although the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi did not have the authority to conduct diplomacy on behalf of the Ming Dynasty in theory, it actually had to bear this responsibility.

Li Jinglong read in detail the copy of the document sent to him by the Chief Envoy of Cochin. While reading, he nodded unconsciously in agreement.

The penetration ability of the Ming Dynasty was gradually revealed during this period. In just over half a year, it controlled the original Red River Delta area of ​​​​Annan Kingdom, and the control was quite good. This was unique in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, Hongwu The Jianwen Dynasty was even more busy fighting a civil war.

The Ming Dynasty's control of the Chief Envoy in Jiaozhi was similar to that of the Chief Envoy in Guangxi. It was mainly a combination of floating officials and native officials.

Within the scope of the Ming Dynasty's control, in addition to the counties and counties of the Annan Kingdom that were originally exiled, it also included other large and small cities and even some villages and towns in the Annan Kingdom. Although these have the conditions to be exiled, they are actually controlled by native officials. , and the chieftains and nobles in these places were willing to join the Ming Dynasty and serve the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty naturally accepted them happily.

However, this acceptance is only temporary. When the Ming Dynasty stabilizes the situation and completely controls the Chief Envoy of Cochin, and then blocks the border and locks the Chief Envoy of Cochin, it will naturally take action against these native officials and implement Change the soil and return to the current.

It is the general trend to change the country and return to the country. No matter how powerful the chieftain is in the local area, he will be powerless against the behemoth of the Ming court, especially the Ming court which is still on the rise.

Moreover, let alone the early Ming Dynasty, it was also the late Ming Dynasty. Which toast was wanted to be crushed to death, even the biggest toast, it just depended on whether Ming Ting wanted to do it or not.

Take the Battle of Bozhou during the Three Great Expeditions of Wanli as an example. The Bozhou area is located between the three provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Hu. It has a dangerous terrain and a radius of 2,000 miles. It is the largest area among the southwestern barbarians. The people are fierce and wealthy. A small kingdom.

The history of the Yang family's rule over Bozhou is even longer. It has been as long as Yang Duan's plan to defeat Mu Xingtian of Nanzhao at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and then he was granted the title of Bozhou by the Tang Dynasty. Counting hereditary official positions, after the two Song and Yuan dynasties in between, He surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and became the governor of Bozhou. It has been run by nearly thirty generations for seven hundred years. It cannot be described as "deep-rooted". It can only be said that it is integrated from top to bottom.

But even so, once the Ming Dynasty was determined to put down the rebellion, it mobilized troops from eight provinces, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Huguang, sending 240,000 troops and spending about two million taels of silver. It took less than three months to manage Bozhou. For seven hundred years, the Yang family was wiped off the map.

Therefore, as long as the encirclement can be completed, no chieftain will be afraid of the Ming Dynasty. Obviously, it is necessary to give the local officials some small favors to calm their minds.

Although the actual power of some places was in the hands of the original chieftains of Annan Kingdom, this did not prevent the Ming court from using their resources to expand its territory. In particular, the court was able to directly obtain many of the original facilities such as official roads and inns. As for some more troublesome resources, you can easily get them by paying a little money and food, which saves you a lot of trouble and trouble.

Generally speaking, the local handover of the entire Cochin Chief Envoy Department was very smooth.

Moreover, the agriculture and animal husbandry in the Red River Delta are quite developed. The land here is fertile, the water is sufficient, and the grain output is also quite amazing. With the supplement of this grain production area, as long as stable rule can be maintained, the entire south of the Ming Dynasty will actually have By finding a way out, at least the food burden for the southern part of the empire would not have to be placed on a corner of the Yangtze River.

In short, the place ruled by the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi was indeed a sacred place. After stabilizing, Li Zhigang discovered in just a few months that the tax revenue from agricultural products here had been maintained at an astonishing level that was basically impossible to achieve in other places in the Ming Dynasty. level, a large amount of grain flows into the warehouse.

The work of Sinicization education in the Chief Envoy of Cochin is also advancing steadily. In addition to a group of officials dispatched, local Confucian scholars from Annan such as Pei Wenli are also assisting in this work. Pei Wenli and others are even more enthusiastic about their work. Impeccable.

In fact, there is also the factor that the Red River Delta area is close to the Ming Dynasty and used to be Chinese territory, so the level of Sinicization has always been high.

This is a good thing after all. I believe that with the efforts of the officials in the Chief Envoy of Cochin, the people in this area will soon realize their initial recognition of the Ming Dynasty. After all, in this era, there is not much sense of national identity. , the local people were more often ruled by chieftains.

The subsequent complete assimilation will definitely be much slower, and may last for decades or even hundreds of years.

But in any case, under this solution, Ming Dynasty will definitely not fall into the quagmire of the Annan War like Jiang Xinghuo in his previous life. This is inevitable.

Although Annan's vitality was severely damaged, it still maintained its existence. The red river delta, a fertile land, was ceded to the Ming Dynasty. The remaining land could also be used to dump goods. It can be said that not a single bit was wasted.

In Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, Ming's problem was that he had a big appetite but couldn't swallow it in one breath. He had to eat hard regardless of whether it was good or bad. There was bound to be a problem, and his attitude towards the people of Annan and local forces had also been changing. Change, not choosing to support an agent is undoubtedly a mistake.

Then, Li Jinglong read Jiang Xinghuo's letter again.

Jiang Xinghuo's letter mainly talked about the current situation in the Ming Dynasty and the progress of the reform. He urged him not to be obsessed with the comfortable life in Annan and lead his army back to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. The Ming Dynasty now needs him to be in charge.

Apart from this, Jiang Xinghuo said nothing else because the confidentiality of the letter was not high.

Li Jinglong knocked on the table and made up his mind.

"The general has thought about it for a long time and decided to adopt the advice of the national adviser and to be polite before fighting."

Li Jinglong said: "We can wait until tomorrow's banquet to negotiate. If they are willing to compromise, then implement our plan. If the other party has a tough attitude, we will use troops."

Subordinate: "."

It seems that this is the meaning of Li Jinglong's version of "courtesy first, then attack".

I can only say that it’s not that you can’t afford to talk nicely, but that it’s more cost-effective to flip the table if you disagree.

"Anyway, we have heavy troops stationed here, so there is nothing to worry about."

The subordinates present all nodded in praise, saying that Cao Guogong was a famous general of the generation, brave and strategic, and well versed in strategy. The Annan people must have been afraid of this for a long time.

"My lord, who do you think is better for us to send to stay behind?" one of his subordinates asked.

The "stay behind" here naturally refers to the military camp outside the city, where tens of thousands of Ming troops are stationed.

Li Jinglong thought for a moment and said, "Let Zhang Fu stay at the military camp."

Everyone nodded. Zhang Fu, who has now been promoted to Marquis, is indeed a suitable candidate.

In fact, if the main force of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Force evacuated the Annan State, and the remaining troops remaining in the Annan State at Qinghua Port and along the trade route, everyone now unanimously believes that it is most appropriate to give them to Zhang Fu to command.

In addition to Zhang Fu's proven ability, there is another reason, that is, this is a resume that is not onerous but is enough to be called "one of a kind".

This kind of resume will undoubtedly be very important in Zhang Fu's future promotion.

After all, if you only have the experience of leading troops in battles without having the experience of being responsible for being stationed in a local area, you will not be able to do many positions.

Zhang Fu actually has the legacy of his father Zhang Yu, the king of Hejian. It is only a matter of time before he becomes the Duke of the country, but what Zhang Fu hopes more is to earn it by himself, so Zhang Fu himself has always expressed this request to Li Jinglong.

Another point is that if Zhang Fu returns with the army, he is unlikely to get any credit whether he is transferred to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army or participates in the Northern Expedition. After all, there are so many famous teachers and generals in front of him. In terms of seniority, Zhang Fu There is no chance to lead the attack alone.

Therefore, it is better to stay in Annan Kingdom and take charge of it alone.

And now that Li Jinglong appointed him to garrison the military camp and control the army, he was actually deliberately cultivating this young man and giving him a chance.

"My lord, I don't think it's appropriate."

Someone shook his head and said: "There are still two marquises. If Zhang Fu is responsible for commanding, then these two marquises will have to take action. It is not because they have an old relationship with the King of Hejian, so they are not necessarily selling face. I am afraid it will be difficult for him to convince the public. After all, Zhang Fu is a newly promoted marquis, and he has not yet been formally canonized, which is against the rules."

"Yes, Xinchenghou's status is lacking after all. I'm afraid he will be criticized by other princes." Someone else said.

Li Jinglong waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Leave this matter to Zhang Fu."

Now that the five-star general has spoken, his subordinates will say no more.

"As you command!"

All the subordinates bowed down and worshiped.

——————

Life is like a dream, full of joy.

Life is short, take pleasure in the moment.

Li Jinglong considered that he might have to pack up and leave Annan after the banquet tomorrow, so he planned to go completely crazy tonight.

Oh, I forgot to mention that the five-star general now lives in the "Dayu Palace" built by Hu and his son, and Chen Tianping still lives in the old palace of the Chen Dynasty.

Spending the night on a dragon bed is a daily routine for Li Jinglong.

As for whether the emperor would be afraid of him because of this, Li Jinglong definitely wouldn't according to his understanding of Zhu Di.

Zhu Di didn't care about these things at all. Zhu Di only cared about whether he could threaten him.

As long as he desecrates himself enough, the emperor will obviously feel relieved about himself.

——"So this is the reason for your indulgence?"

Li Jinglong frowned in the mirror. He was very dissatisfied with his lack of self-discipline.

But then, Li Jinglong threw these thoughts out of his mind.

"General..."

Li Jinglong walked to his residence and found a group of maids standing at the door of the hall, seemingly waiting for his return.

After seeing Li Jinglong, the maid immediately knelt down and saluted, respectfully shouting: "Welcome the general!"

Li Jinglong waved his hand to signal them to get up, and then asked: "Are you ready for the meal? My father-in-law is hosting a banquet tonight, and the lead bullet fragments must be picked out from the prey. That stuff is poisonous."

The leader, the former Dayu Queen's kitchen steward, immediately replied: "My lord, I have prepared the meals according to your instructions, but..."

"But what?"

Li Jinglong's face darkened.

The royal kitchen steward was startled and quickly explained: "My lord, calm down! How dare the servants violate what you told them? It's just..."

After a pause, he continued: "It's just that Empress Wu sent an oral order and ordered the slaves to stew soup for the Duke. Empress Wu also said that if the Duke does not return today, she will ask the slaves to stew the soup first. Send it to Fengyi Palace."

Li Jinglong frowned slightly, narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, and said angrily: "These women are so troublesome, they won't stop even if they have a quiet meal!"

But that's what Li Jinglong said, and he didn't really mean to blame her. Obviously, Empress Wu still had some status in his heart.

This Empress Wu was none other than the beautiful lady Hu Hancang had just summoned. Unfortunately, Hu Hancang took advantage of Li Jinglong before she had time to enjoy it.

When night fell, Li Jinglong was fully prepared and headed to the harem of Annan Kingdom's new palace.

The harem is brightly lit with lights and a bustling scene.

When Li Jinglong entered the palace, he saw a group of graceful and beautiful women walking from everywhere carrying trays and presenting delicacies to the table.

These women's clothes were half-covered, revealing their snow-white and delicate skin. Their expressions were extremely charming, and their eyes seemed to contain a thousand kinds of charm.

Li Jinglong couldn't help but swallowed when he saw this.

"I welcome the Duke~"

When Li Jinglong completely entered the palace door, he heard a soft and sweet voice coming from in front of him.

Then, a concubine with gorgeous clothes and elegant appearance walked from the side, surrounded by palace maids. Her face was filled with a charming smile, and she stared at Li Jinglong with a pair of big watery eyes. She expressed It's not just a strong admiration, but a pure appreciation and worship.

Obviously, even though Li Jinglong was a prodigal son of a flower, he still couldn't stand it for a few moments when he met someone of such a high rank.

Li Jinglong sighed secretly.

The color is like a bone scraper! Quit tomorrow!

"Your Majesty, you must be tired. Drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat~"

Empress Wu rolled up her sleeves, carefully held and handed Li Jinglong a cup of tea with her slender hands.

Li Jinglong took it and after tasting it, he praised: "Not bad."

"I personally picked this tea last year. I hope the Duke is satisfied with it." Empress Wu's smile was as bright as a flower.

Later, he personally pulled out a chair for Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong didn't bother to refuse and sat down directly.

After the two people sat down, the maids dressed like butterflies and serving dishes knelt down at their feet, filled the wine cups for them, and presented the dishes.

"My lord, please use it."

Li Jinglong was crazy, but he still did not dare to neglect the key etiquette. For example, he strictly prohibited these Annan palace people from calling him "thousand years old", "long live", "your highness", "your majesty" and other words, but those belonging to the royal family "Meal" and the like are also replaced with other words to avoid getting into trouble for themselves. After all, although Zhu Di may not care, sometimes he is quite petty when he cares.

Sure enough, some of these dishes were freshly cooked with the products of today's hunting.

However, Li Jinglong was still a little careful when eating.

After all, although he loved the thrill of shooting his prey in the head with a musket, the lead bullets could be poisonous if they were not handled cleanly. Li Jinglong had just made a comeback. At such a young age, he still had a lot of time to enjoy, but I don’t want to die young due to such a low-level accident.

But the kitchen was obviously very careful when handling it.

All kinds of dishes are carefully prepared according to Li Jinglong's preferences.

After all, this was the former palace of Dayu, and the level of the chefs was among the best in Annan.

Li Jinglong took a few bites of food and felt much better.

Not only because he tasted the taste of his hometown, but also because these palace people are all experienced and know how to please themselves. For him, this is a good thing, at least it means that as long as he has this power, then these people will not Betray yourself easily, because the price you pay for betraying yourself is not proportional to the benefits you gain.

Li Jinglong drank glass after glass of wine and became dizzy.

Suddenly, he felt as if a huge boulder was pressing on his chest, so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

He lowered his head and saw that it was Empress Wu who had thrown herself into his arms. At this time, this beauty looked at him with a pitiful look, her eyes filled with tears under the light of the chandelier.

Under the influence of alcohol, Li Jinglong's thoughts were obviously aroused.

At this moment, Li Jinglong's head felt dizzy. He couldn't resist it, and he completely pulled the beauty next to him into his arms.

As the top beauty in Annan Kingdom, Empress Wu not only looks beautiful, but also has a figure that fully meets the aesthetic standards of ancient aristocrats. This is also an important reason why she is known as the most beautiful woman in Thanh Hoa.

At this moment, Li Jinglong seemed to remember something and briefly regained consciousness.

Marshal Li was a little embarrassed. He coughed and asked, "I've been a little tired from hunting recently. Do you still have the one from last time?"

Empress Wu naturally knew what "that" was referring to, so she called the maid, who quickly took out a green and crystal clear pill and handed it to Li Jinglong.

"This is the elixir newly refined by my concubine, the alchemist. Sir, please try it and see if it works as well as last time?"

Li Jinglong swallowed it unceremoniously. He frequently played with flowers in his early years. Although he was born in martial arts and could now wield a horse-drawn bow, his overall body was still a little weak. He was still in his thirties after all. Not as good as when I was young.

In this case, the elixir refined by the alchemist naturally came in handy.

Li Jinglong swallowed the elixir and immediately felt warm inside his body. His calves, which had been aching from hunting and riding horses, instantly felt relieved.

"Well..." Li Jinglong stretched his arms.

At this moment, he suddenly felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, his head was dizzy, and he seemed to be in a coma.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" someone next to him exclaimed.

Li Jinglong opened his eyes wide and looked at the ceiling with trembling lips. He wanted to explain something, but he couldn't.

"The Duke of Guo has been poisoned!"

"Call the doctor quickly!"

The eunuchs, guards and maids were in chaos and shouted.

"How did it become like this?"

Empress Wu looked at this scene, her cheeks turned pale and her delicate body trembled.

She definitely had no intention of harming Li Jinglong. After all, if something happened to Li Jinglong, she would have to be buried with him. She would not be stupid enough to seek death!

The dose of this elixir is not large, and if taken alone, it is indeed used to enhance pleasure. How did such an accident happen in the end?

"No, there must be something wrong..."

She gritted her teeth and thought, looking at the miscellaneous dishes on the table. She couldn't remember when the alchemist told her that the elixir should not be taken with any food. But at this time, there was probably a conflict between the elixir and food.

However, the development of things quickly exceeded her control.

After Zhang Fu learned about this, he immediately shouted sharply: "Quick, send the order immediately! Assemble the troops!"

Of course Zhang Fu did not want to kill Li Jinglong, but as the current supreme commander of the Ming army's expeditionary force stationed in Annan, he must handle the incident according to the worst plan.

After all, it cannot be ruled out that some forces in Annan Kingdom went crazy and wanted to poison Li Jinglong and then launch an attack on the Ming army. This is all possible.

So what Zhang Fu has to do now is to assemble the troops overnight, first keep the troops stable, and then send envoys or armed forces into the city to find out what happened in the city and what the nature of the incident is.

Soon, a huge cavalry team quickly gathered over. They were fully armed, wearing heavy armor, carrying steel swords on their waists, and riding war horses.

"Marquis Xincheng, we are ready!"

One of the leading generals dismounted and ran over quickly.

Zhang Fu, who had closed his eyes to rest his mind, slowly opened his eyes, with an intimidating light shining in his eyes. He stared at the general in front of him and said in a majestic tone: "Control the gate of Shenglong City first."

At the same time, in the old palace of Annan Kingdom.

Several eunuchs woke Chen Tianping up in panic.

They seemed to be shouting something loudly, almost at the top of their lungs.

When Chen Tianping heard the noise, he couldn't help but frown, feeling disgusted in his heart. These guys were making so much noise that he couldn't rest.

As a last resort, Chen Tianping still wore his middle coat, pushed his concubine away, and got up.

"What happened?"

Chen Tianping reprimanded in a low voice: "What do you look like in a panic?"

"Your Highness, there was a sudden noise from the direction of the New Palace. It is said that Marshal Li of the Ming Dynasty is afraid something may have happened." A eunuch reported quickly.

"Something happened?"

Chen Tianping was stunned for a moment, then began to ponder, and said: "Keep the news secret for now, don't tell anyone, serve me to change clothes, I will go to check the situation immediately."

"Yes!" Seeing that the king was still calm, these eunuchs seemed to have a backbone, instead of the "the sky is falling" expression just now.

As soon as Chen Tianping finished speaking, another person came flying towards him and knelt down at his feet: "Your Highness, the Ming army outside the city has also lit torches and seems to be preparing. The general guarding the gate asked you what to do?"

Chen Tianping's face suddenly turned pale, and he fell back on the bed in a state of dizziness.

Now Chen Tianping only has one thought in his mind.

——What does Daming want to do?