Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

The map mentioned in this idiom is actually the map of Dukang of the Yan State. The reason why Jing Ke was able to hide the dagger in the map was that the map had high strategic significance at the time, so it could be used as a treasure. The form personally presented the picture to King Yingzheng of Qin.

Since China's development, it has adopted drawing methods such as scale, direction, distance, relative height, slope, height and distance conversion, so map technology is very close to modern times.

It’s just that no matter what method is used, it is inseparable from actual measurement. It requires specialized personnel to use tools to measure, so that a more accurate map can be drawn.

Now that this detailed map is presented to everyone, no wonder everyone will be surprised.

This map not only has signs of mountains and rivers, but also cities and road networks. It is no different from domestic maps, especially with the use of multiple colors.

Zhu Youtang saw the shock of the minister of household affairs, Li Si, and other important ministers. He should have been happy, but he sighed and said: "This is not a map of Annan, but a map of Indochina. I have ordered the inner library to be combined." The national map submitted by the foreign vassals earlier has been drawn, but you see many blank spaces, which is actually caused by incomplete information!"

Since he had made up his mind to open up the cotton market in Indochina, he had already begun to collect relevant information and draw the most complete map of Indochina to date.

Laos, Mengyang, Mupang, Myanmar, Tai Koo, Siam, Champa, etc. on the map have been very clearly marked, allowing people to understand them at a glance.

It is only due to the lack of some information and the fact that some foreign vassals do not have national maps that they can only choose to leave some parts blank. This is undoubtedly a small regret.

Although Zhu Youtang explained this, the faces of Minister of Revenue Li Si and others were still full of shock. They never expected that an almost complete Indochina Peninsula would be drawn.

"Your Majesty, is this the territory of the Annan Li Dynasty?" Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, asked in disbelief when he saw the long snake-shaped area.

Wan'an had been studying the map with squinted eyes for a while, and then answered on his behalf: "After Li Hao succeeded to the throne, he has been conquering all directions, and Champa in the south has suffered greatly. According to the intelligence over the years, their territory has indeed been expanded It has expanded to the southernmost point!”

"Your Majesty, why Annan has been expanding southward along the east coastline instead of expanding westward? This is very strange!" Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, looked at the strange area and expressed his confusion.

Xu Qiong, the Minister of Etiquette, nodded gently and approved this judgment. Wan An helped explain: "The Annan Li Dynasty actually planned to go west, but it was defeated by Laos, but I don't know if it was because of this!"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Zhu Youtang.

After getting along with each other for this period of time, although I am several times older than Zhu Youtang, sometimes I feel that the other person is wiser than me.

"It is true that they were defeated by Laos and were unable to expand westward for one reason, but the Le Dynasty has been expanding southward along the east coast. Even though it has bypassed Laos' territory, it has not expanded westward. In fact, it is surrounded by the mountains and dense forests on the peninsula. Obstruction! Everyone who lives by the sea knows that the coastline is affected by typhoons all year round, and the seaside area is easy to pass. Therefore, after the army of the Le Dynasty annexed most of the area in the city, it went south smoothly!" Zhu Youtang also said the same thing. When he came to the map, he looked at the map in front of him and said calmly.

This situation is actually not an isolated case. The most typical example is Chile in later generations, whose land length can extend from the northeast of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Indochina Peninsula.

Wan An and other important ministers have a kind of loyalty to the emperor in their bones. Now seeing Zhu Youtang coming here, everyone suddenly seemed a little shorter.

Jia Jun, Minister of Industry and Industry, seemed more pragmatic and asked a question about the sudden appearance of the map of Indochina: "Your Majesty has taken out this map now, but what other plans do you have?"

Huh?

Wan An and other six officials found that Jia Jun's words made sense and the appearance of this map seemed unexpected, so they all turned to look at Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang knew that officials in his current position were unlikely to betray their country and seek glory, so he pointed lightly with his finger and said as if he were dropping a chess piece: "The terrain here is the most dangerous. We only need to send troops to occupy it." Here, then we can divide the Li Dynasty into two."

The expansion of Li Chao to the south is certainly gratifying, but the combat strength of 100,000 has been reduced instead of increased. Now that the troops are so dispersed, they have fallen into huge weaknesses.

With Zhu Youtang's finger tapping so lightly, everyone present couldn't help but take a breath.

Officials such as Wan An were originally worried about the war, but when they saw that the place Zhu Youtang pointed out was simply the key point of the Li Dynasty, they couldn't help but secretly swallow their saliva.

Zhu Youtang pointed to the territory of the Li Dynasty from north to south, and then added: "The Li Dynasty went south all the way, and there were repeated killings in the places it passed. As a result, the tribes in the south had already gnashed their teeth in hatred towards them, and even more so. Forge a bloody feud! Although there are 100,000 regular troops, the casualties will not be too small after fighting for many years, so the military strength is really damaged! Now the Li Dynasty has to take care of such a long territory, we only need to occupy the fortress with surprise troops, and we can The Li Dynasty's army was divided into two. By then, when we press the southwestern army, the Li Dynasty will not be able to mobilize the southern troops in time. With the military capabilities of Wang Yue and Wang Zhi, it is not difficult to severely damage the Li Dynasty in Annan! "

Although Annan has been preaching ZTE, history has long proved that "long-term military divisions will lead to military fatigue."

If a powerful country like the Ming Dynasty did not raise troops, then once it sends troops to the current Li Dynasty, it can be said to be adding insult to injury. In addition, various tribes in Indochina have long been resentful of the Li Dynasty, so this time they will definitely get twice the result with half the effort against the Li Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this is a wonderful strategy!" Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Service, said with sincere emotion, his eyes brightening.

When Wan An and other officials swallowed their saliva, they nodded slightly in approval and looked at the strategizing emperor in front of them in horror.

This knife cut into the snake's seven inches.

The Li Dynasty was already a target of public criticism in the Indochina Peninsula, but if the connection between the north and the south was really cut off, the Li Dynasty would definitely fall into chaos.

At this moment, everyone realized that the emperor in front of them was not only a master of power, but also had extraordinary military strategies.

Zhu Youtang was not complacent about this, but he knew that the successful implementation actually required the lives of the soldiers, so he looked at Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, and said: "Xu Qing, please ask the director of the Ministry of Rites who had contacted Champa earlier to go south and be responsible for contacting Champa." , asking them to fully cooperate with us to cut off the Li Dynasty!"

"Follow your orders!" Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, knew that Zhu Youtang had already made arrangements, so he said solemnly.

Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on the Annan map area, but he said with a hint of bitterness: "Annan's map seems to be the most detailed, but in fact it is missing something, and the route is not as good as Zhang Fu's march map back then!"

"Your Majesty, Zhang Fu's march map must be archived in the Ministry of War. Just send someone to find this map!" Jia Jun, the Minister of Industry, was stunned for a moment, and then reminded him seriously.

Zhu Youtang smiled bitterly, but shook his head slightly and said: "Forget about the march map, I sent Liu Jin to the Ministry of War to retrieve all the military files of Zhu Fu's campaign in Annan, but he has disappeared without a trace!"

In Zhang Fu's four battles to pacify Annan, it can be said that he left behind a lot of valuable military information, which has been sealed and stored in the database of the Ministry of War.

It's just that things are so weird. A piece of intangible wealth that originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty was very important, but now they sent someone to get it, but it turned out to be missing.

"How could such important military information be missing?" Jia Jun, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stared at him and looked for the Minister of the Ministry of War in shock.

Since the Minister of the Ministry of War is vacant, and Lu Wen, the left minister of the Ministry of War, has not been taken seriously by Zhu Youtang, there are currently no members of the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

Wan An and Liu Ji exchanged glances silently, but they already knew what was going on. This was because Ming Dynasty had produced Liu Daxia, the most powerful charioteer in the military department.

Everyone knows that Liu Daxia burned the files on Zheng He's voyages to the West, but they don't know that the most powerful chauffeur in the history of the Ming Dynasty also hid the military files on Zhang Fu's four attempts to pacify Annan.

The land in Annan was relatively barren, so Li Hao chose the path of external expansion. However, this process was not smooth. During the process of westward expansion, it was defeated miserably by Laos.

After Wang Zhi learned of the tragic defeat of Annan, he thought it was a good opportunity to recapture Annan, so he persuaded Xianzong: "The land of Annan was conquered by the Qin people, restored by the Han people, established by the Tang Dynasty to control traffic, and conquered by the Song Dynasty to Shenglong. This is our dynasty. There is also a great achievement by the British Duke Nan. Now that the Holy Emperor is here and there is chaos in their country, we should take the opportunity to take back Cochin!"

Xianzong was actually a bloody emperor, otherwise he would not have said the words "destroy his nest and destroy his species".

Faced with the loss of Annan by his grandfather, he also intended to bring Annan back to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty can be said to have ushered in its most bloody moment. The Jurchen generals in the northeast were almost wiped out. The Mongols in the north did not dare to invade the border, and they also wanted to seize the opportunity to raise troops to recover the southwest.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." The military archives of the British Duke Zhang Fu who pacified Annan four times during that year are very important and are the best reference materials for the Ming Dynasty to attack Annan.

Xianzong sent people to the Ministry of War to ask for it. Although Liu Daxia, who was the Chariot and Driving Department of the Ministry of War at the time, did not dispose of it like burning the files on Zheng He's voyages to the West, he still hid the Annan files.

Liu Daxia knew that his own opposition voice was too weak, but he took up the banner of "if the provocation is over, the Southwest will be corrupted" and enlisted the Minister of War, Yu Zijun, and others to oppose the imperial court's recovery of Annan.

In fact, the lives of the people of the Le Dynasty were not satisfactory, especially because they had been burdened with huge military expenditures, and now the Le Dynasty army was defeated by Laos. If the Ming army fought back at that time, it would indeed be very likely that Annan would be included in the Ming territory.

It was only that Liu Daxia hid Annan's files, and the civil service group strongly opposed sending troops on the grounds of stability in the southwest, that Xianzong gave up the idea.

It can also be seen from this incident that the young Xianzong actually wanted to do something, but he encountered a group of civil servants who only wanted to share the blessings of peace.

At this point, Ming Dynasty lost a good opportunity to bring Annan back into its territory, and the most critical figure among them was Liu Daxia, who was known as the Three Gentlemen of Hongzhi.

After many years, Ming Dynasty wanted to start war against Annan again, but was once again trapped by Liu Daxia's concealment of important Annan files.

Li Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, frowned slightly and speculated: "When I was serving as the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, I heard that Liu Daxia, then a doctor in the Chariot and Driving Department of the Ministry of War, hid the Annan files to prevent the late emperor from attacking Li. I am afraid that the Annan files were at that time It’s been lost!”

"Your Majesty, I also heard about what Li Shangshu said at that time! I just heard that Liu Daxia was hiding, but he did not burn it privately. He should have returned it to his original place afterwards. Could it be that he did not return it?" Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, recalled the past. , which is also an authentic way to speculate.

"If Liu Daxia really lost the Annan archives, he will be punished!" Jia Jun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, knew the importance of historical data and immediately expressed his position angrily.

Du Ming, the Minister of Rites, and Li Si, the Minister of Household Affairs, had more or less heard about it. After all, concealing the Annan archives and burning the archives of Zheng He's voyages to the West have always been the acts of loyal ministers in the mouth of Qingliu officials.

Zhu Youtang saw that everyone's focus was on him, so he told the investigation results of the matter: "I asked for it to no avail, and also wanted to know the whereabouts of Annan's files, so I ordered Yin Songcheng of Shuntian Prefecture to investigate!"

Wan An and others heard that Zhu Youtang had been entrusted to Song Cheng for investigation, which not only showed that His Majesty attached great importance to this matter, but also proved that the investigation results were credible.

Now all the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty know that Song Cheng is probably the only official who can truly be a "gentleman group without party".

Zhu Youtang thought of Song Cheng's investigation results and said bitterly: "It's just as everyone guessed! The Annan files were lost when Liu Daxia was in office. Because it had been many years and Liu Daxia was extremely careful when hiding them, they have not been found yet. Look for the location of Annan’s files. I sent Jin Yiwei to search Liu Daxia’s house in Beijing, but they did not find Annan’s files!”

"How dare Liu Daxia do this? He dared to do such things that violated the imperial order?" Jia Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said angrily with gritted teeth when he learned that it was really Liu Daxia who was hiding or burned privately.

Officials such as Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, did not feel too much when they heard that Liu Daxia had hidden Annan's files. It was only now that the court was preparing to use troops against Annan that they realized how disgusting Liu Daxia was, and they did not understand a small military chariot driver. How could China do such a heinous and unethical thing?

Wan An and Liu Ji silently exchanged glances. Other officials may be on the outside and unaware, but they are in the middle of the game and naturally know where Liu Daxia's arrogance lies.

Liu Daxia was born into an official family. When he was six years old, he went to Beijing with his father to meet his fellow countryman Yang Pu. When Yang Pu, a scholar, saw Liu Daxia, he said, "This child may be able to reach my position in the future."

Yang Bo personally named Liu Daxia Daxia, and betrothed a girl of similar age to Liu Daxia, thus indirectly marrying Liu Daxia, and Liu Daxia was naturally a core member of the Huguang clique.

According to the original rules, Liu Daxia was the key training target of the Huguang Township Party, and was even trained as a future township party leader.

It's just that the imperial examination is about true talent and learning and opportunity.

Liu Daxia has been smart since he was a child and has excellent teaching resources. However, when he became a Jinshi in the eighth year of Tianshun, he was already twenty-seven years old.

Although he is still a young man, Yang Tinghe, who is a nineteen-year-old high school Jinshi, is the successor that the civil service group focuses on cultivating, while Liu Daxia is actually a bit older.

Liu Daxia entered the Hanlin Academy as a scholar, but when he saw that his teacher Peng Shi, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, he voluntarily gave up the opportunity to continue his qualifications in the Hanlin Academy, and instead chose to join the Ministry of War to assist his mentor Peng Shi. hour.

Although this choice almost ruined his chance to join the cabinet and become the prime minister, joining the Ministry of War as the head of the Ministry of War to gain real power greatly pleased his mentor Peng Shi.

Things proved that his political speculation was right.

In the fourth year of Chenghua's reign, Chen Wen, the chief minister of the cabinet, passed away, and Ci Pengshi took over the position of chief minister.

Liu Daxia's status was rising, and he was naturally promoted to the position of Yuanwailang of the Fangsi Department. In the ninth year of Chenghua, he was appointed as the fifth-rank chariot and driving department doctor.

If he had chosen to stay in the Hanlin Academy to gain seniority, he would probably have continued to climb the imperial examination position like Yang Tinghe, but now he has become a powerful figure in the Ministry of War, with the support of the first assistant teacher behind him, and has even entered formed the core circle of the civil servant group.

That's why, whether it was Liu Daxia's private burning of Zheng He's files on his voyages to the West, or Liu Daxia's hiding of Zhang Fu's files on his attack on Annan, to many extent they were inseparable from the support of Peng Shi, the chief minister at the time.

Of course, these things were ultimately done by Liu Daxia, and it was he who stood up to resist the imperial power, but it was inseparable from his arrogant temperament.

Zhu Youtang actually hated Liu Daxia for delaying the development of China, but he said calmly: "The Annan file is of great importance today. I have ordered Wang Zhi to go to Liu's house to get it. He will have news soon!"

Ordinarily, Liu Daxia burned the treasure map of Zheng He's voyages to the West and hid Annan's files. It would be a shame for such a person to die. However, Liu Daxia was protected by the civil service group. Not only did he win a great reputation in the officialdom, but he was also transferred to the Ministry of War's position as a doctor with more authority.

Later, he was arrested and imprisoned by Emperor Xianzong for committing a crime. However, Huai En, who was highly respected by the civil service group, tried his best to save him and was released after only being sentenced to twenty canes.

After being released from prison, Liu Daxia was afraid of being taken back by Xianzong's order, so he decided to leave the capital to avoid the limelight. He was promoted to a third rank as a foreign official and served as the right political advisor to the Chief Envoy of Fujian and deputy envoy for sea patrol, becoming the highest maritime military officer in Fujian.

However, the glorious days did not last long, and he soon left Fujian. It's not that he was demoted, but because his father died, so he is now observing filial piety in his hometown in Huguang.

Now if he wants to retrieve the Annan archives, no matter what Zhu Youtang's mood is, he still needs to ask where Liu Daxia was hiding back then, and combine it with Zhang Fu's march to formulate a more scientific combat deployment.

Officials such as Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, learned that Zhu Youtang had arranged for Wang Zhi to go to Liu Daxia's home. Although they were very angry about Liu Daxia's actions, they knew that the top priority now was to find Annan's files to formulate a war strategy against Annan.

Since a combat consensus has been reached, after determining the troops to be dispatched and finalizing some details, everyone returned to their posts to start preparing for war.

Under Zhu Youtang's iron-fisted governance, Xianzong was unable to wield the iron fist due to obstacles. Now it is Hongzhi who completes this thunderous strike on behalf of China.