Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 614 Poor parents in the world

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, glanced at Empress Zhang, and said, "I have thought about it."

"However..." Emperor Hongzhi said: "At this time, it shouldn't be us who are in a hurry. The Fang family has never made a formal court proposal, and we are in a mess. Then Ping Xihou is silent by himself, so why should I make an order?" , begging them to fail."

  After hearing this, Empress Zhang nodded hurriedly: "That's exactly the reason."

  Emperor Hongzhi was speaking, and an **** came outside, saying: "Your Majesty, Liu Jian and other senior scholars were very excited when they heard that the crown prince was happy, and persisted outside the Nuan Pavilion to congratulate Your Majesty."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and said: "Yes, this is double happiness. I was thinking about Xiurong, but I forgot, haha... let's go, drive to Nuan Pavilion, I want to meet Zhuqing in person It is."

   As he spoke, he resigned from Empress Zhang and hurried to Nuan Pavilion, where he saw Liu Jian and others kneeling here happily, and seeing Emperor Hongzhi from a distance, they all said excitedly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

  Emperor Hongzhi was all smiles: "The Qing family has worked hard, hurry up and do it in the warm pavilion."

  Seeing that Liu Jian and others were exhausted, Emperor Hongzhi felt a little guilty. He went to the Nuan Pavilion, sat down, and said: "Fang Jifan really has a few tricks. He has a hand at this difficult disease."

  Liu Jian and others actually knew in their hearts that Fang Jifan raised his sword and everything, which made the Ming Dynasty directly change its direction.

   It is a big deal that the crown prince has no children, but now, everyone's heart has finally fallen.

   Liu Jian said: "Yes, yes, Fang Jifan has contributed a lot. I don't know how your Majesty plans to reward you?"

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "Well, I'm thinking about it."

  Right now, of course he has to carry it. Then Ping Xihou went to the court to propose marriage, no, he had to lick his face to propose marriage. The next thing is the matter considered by the palace.

   Royal married daughter, that is also face.

  Liu Jian and others were surprised that such a credit, they only talked about thinking about it.

Your Majesty...is really famous for being stingy, but it also makes sense, what should be rewarded for such a great contribution? Is it a great contribution? So the emperor rewarded him heavily?

   Forget it, such things have nothing to do with me.

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be afraid that Liu Jian and others would get to the bottom of it, so he said, "Masters, now, the major event has been decided, and I am also determined, and it is also decided. Since Guozuo can continue continuously, I should be more diligent in politics. What's the matter?"

Liu Jiancai remembered something, and said: "Your Majesty, the dispute between An Nanguo and my Ming Dynasty has become more and more obvious, especially about Milu... No, the dispute over Liu's territory has become more frequent. There have been some conflicts between the two sides at the border. Ping Xi At that time, there were some conflicts with them, and after that, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places exposed An Nanguo's tampering with the calendar, Your Majesty... this is the impeachment memorial."

  Xiao Jing sent the memorial to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi looked down, and he knew it in his heart. When Daming withdrew from Annan and officially recognized Annan as a vassal state, to a certain extent, although he maintained his dignity, it was equivalent to a military failure. This point, everyone He knew in his heart that after Daming withdrew, although An Nanguo was obedient on the surface, but in his heart, he had already disdained Daming. Based on their years of combat experience with the Ming army, they began to encroach on Champa and the neighboring countries. Already a hegemony in the West, he is very domineering.

Therefore, although in the official document to Ming Dynasty, he claimed to be a minister, he could close the door, but he claimed to be the emperor, and he claimed to be the Zhonghua Zhengshuo, a tribe of Milu, across Yunnan and Guizhou, bordering on the Annan Kingdom, in Milu After the Lu rebellion, An Nanguo pretended to help Daming suppress the Milu rebellion, but actually invaded a large amount of territory of Milu and other native tribes, and his forces had invaded the hinterland of Yunnan and Guizhou.

  Originally, these territories were mostly high mountains, and Daming didn't bother to care about them.

But then, things took a turn for the better. Milu became Pingxi's wife at this time, and her tribe naturally became a force loyal to the court. Milu's tribe was expelled to the hinterland of Yunnan and Guizhou by the Annan people, but they Behind them, Fang Jinglong, who was guarding Guizhou, backed them up. Now, the natives who had failed in the rebellion and were precarious naturally wanted to return to their homeland, and this battle became more and more explosive.

  Emperor Hongzhi thought of something, and said: "I ordered the imperial envoy to go to Annan, ordered the king of Annan, and ordered him to spit out the occupied territory. What happened?"

   "The king of Annan entertained the envoys and said a lot of good things, but the border remained motionless. Not only that, but it was getting worse." Liu Jian said.

  Emperor Hongzhi was furious: "Did they do this to control our Ming Dynasty and dare not make a big move against Annan?"

  Liu Jian and others were silent.

   After a long time, Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, although this is the case, it is meaningless for the imperial court to use troops against Annan. Besides, with the lessons learned by Emperor Wen, I think it is necessary to be cautious when using large swords."

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed, and said, "Order someone to warn you."

Xie Qian shook his head: "I don't think so. The court issued an order before, but the people in Annan obeyed it and violated it. This shows that the order has no effect. If you continue to warn, it will only make the Annan people look down on the court even more. They think that I am Ming. They have no choice. In my opinion, they might as well close the exchange with Annan, issue an order to the world, reprimand him, suspend the tribute with Annan, and see how they will react. They see the court like this , I should know that the attitude of the imperial court has been resolute, and I know that if I continue like this, I may suffer terrible results, and perhaps, I will rein in the precipice..."

  Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while: "Then do as Qing said."

  But at this time, an **** hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, asks to see you."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Call in."

  A moment later, Ma Wensheng stepped in quickly. He met Emperor Hongzhi, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, something has happened. There is a great epidemic in the army in Yunnan and Guizhou!"

   "What?" Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback.

  Liu Jian and others also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Ma Wensheng held the report in his hand: "Gong Qian came to report. This time the epidemic spread very fast, especially in the guards. It was very serious. The soldiers were afraid of the cold at first. After that, they became feverish and vomited violently. What's more, Fainted directly, unconscious...not only in Yunnan, but also in Guizhou."

  Emperor Hongzhi was silent.

   Malaria again.

   This malaria attack occurs almost every few decades. Although there are occasional outbreaks in normal times, a major outbreak is extremely terrifying.

  This kind of epidemic is not only in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places, and the high incidence is often in the military.

  On the one hand, most of the military guards built in the Ming Dynasty were Han people. When the Han people arrived there, it was very easy for them to be unaccustomed to the environment, while the natives were relatively more resistant.

  On the other hand, the army is densely populated, and once it is infected, it will spread crazily.

Daming was in Yunnan, Guizhou, and even after occupying Annan at the beginning, an epidemic broke out, and tens of thousands of people died, and countless people lost their fighting ability. The reason for not relying on the proxy rule of the local chieftain in Jiji, because every time the epidemic broke out, it was the time when the Ming army was weakest in the southwest.

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said, "This is the unkindness of heaven."

   With a sigh, Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Liu Jian and the others.

  Liu Jian also sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, just now His Majesty told An Nanguo..."

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "There is no need to cut off the mutual market and tribute, and there is no need to announce it to the world. Send an envoy to Annan and tell the king of Annan. Show it with righteousness."

   This means that it can only be tolerated temporarily at this time.

   As for what the result will be if you show righteousness, only God knows.

   "I decreed that the government of Qian State and the Marquis of Pingxi should take precautions and try their best to alleviate the epidemic."

  Ma Wensheng glanced at Emperor Hongzhi, and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Pingxi Hou is also infected with the epidemic."

   "What?" Emperor Hongzhi's expression changed.

  Ma Wensheng sighed, and he took out a memorial: "This is Ping Xihou's memorial, he said...he said..."

   Ma Wensheng was hesitant to speak, and it was a bit difficult to speak.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't bear to see the memorial in person, so he sighed and said, "Speak."

Ma Wensheng said dumbfoundedly: "Ping Xihou said that he was guarding Guizhou. At this time, there was an epidemic in the army, and he was also infected during the patrol. At this moment, he was dying. He didn't know whether he would live or die. If he could die in Guizhou , although it is not a horse leather shroud, it is no regret to be loyal to the court in Guizhou. He also said that he has only one son, who has been indulged since he was a child, and his words are good when he is about to die. Deep in his heart, there has always been a bold idea…"

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback.

  Ma Wensheng said: "He said that his son's character and appearance are passable, and he heard that Her Royal Highness is waiting in his boudoir..."

  Liu Jian...has a feeling of RI dog.

   This person is going to die, Ping Xihou is still thinking about this.

  But after thinking about it carefully, Liu Jian understood, how pitiful the hearts of parents all over the world.

As far as Ping Xihou is concerned, his son is good in everything, but he is a bit unreliable. His reputation is mixed. What a disaster, it's not easy to end, although the emperor always misses some old feelings for Fang's family, but who knows, Fang Jifan is so bold that he will do something terrible.

Therefore, for Marquis Ping Xi, he no longer dared to think about the future of the family. He was seeking stability. If he could die loyal to the court and facilitate such a marriage, Fang Jifan would certainly become a son-in-law. Wei, the Fang family has become a relative from a meritorious official, but according to His Majesty's great love for Her Highness, Fang Jifan is almost invincible. If he pokes a big basket, there will always be someone who can end it for him. To convict.

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  (end of this chapter)