On May 27, the twelfth year of Tianwu, the Zheng lord of Annan was frightened to death by the Ming army, and the prince Zheng Zheng led the Zheng family out of the city to surrender, and presented the seal of the king of Annan, the land register and the household register.

Li Dingguo ordered that the military generals of Annan Wenchen be packed up and sent to Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and Mo Jingyu, also known as Mo Jingyu, temporarily entered Shenglong to pacify the people.

In order to prevent the Mo family from taking the opportunity to develop and grow, he transferred the Mo family's army to Lingjiang in the south, and transferred another brigade of men and horses from the Southern Army Governor's Mansion to settle in Thang Long.

On the first day of June, the Ming army, which had rested for several days in Thang Long, moved south again, preparing to break the Nguyen regime in the south.

For decades, the northern Zheng lord coerced the emperor of the Later Lê Dynasty to order the princes, and always wanted to annex the southern Nguyen clan and unify Annam, but it did not achieve the desired goal.

On the contrary, the Nguyen clan continued to grow in strength in the struggle with the Zheng clan, and eventually formed two rival secession regimes, with the two sides taking the Ling River as the boundary, each ruling separately, and ending in a draw, with the north of the river under the rule of the Zheng clan and the south of the river ruled by the Nguyen clan.

A few months ago, the Ming court issued an order to the Ruan lord to raise troops to attack the Zheng lord, but the Ruan lord saw that this was the Ming Dynasty's strategy to weaken the two sides, so he wrote that the country was weak and the people were poor, and he could not take the initiative to start a war.

When it was over, Lord Ruan also stretched out his hand to ask Daming for assistance, and made a stack of lists of food, weapons, and so on.

Lord Ruan's approach is tantamount to playing the Ming Dynasty of the suzerainty as a dumbfounder, this time to conquer Annam, Zhu Cihong strictly ordered Li Dingguo to destroy Lord Ruan and conquer the entire territory of Annam.

In mid-March, the Ming sent troops to take over Champa, also to deal with the Nguyen regime and threaten them from the south.

Knowing that the Ming army was moving south, the Nguyen lord who was entrenched in Hue panicked and hurriedly sent an envoy to see Li Dingguo.

On the north bank of the Lingjiang River, in the camp of the Ming army, the envoy of Lord Ruan knelt all the way from Yuanmen to the big tent of the Chinese army, with an extremely humble attitude.

When he arrived in the tent, the envoy fell to the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The little envoy pays homage to the general!" ”

Li Dingguo knocked on the table and said lightly: "Lord Ruan asked you to come, what do you want to talk about?" ”

The envoy did not dare to get up, and said profusely: "Returning to the general, my lord calls on the Ming army to exercise moderation, maintain restraint, maintain peace and security in Annam, and do not change the status quo or destroy the status quo......

As soon as the words fell, one of the Ming army generals in the tent laughed wildly: "Haha! These bitches, we are reasonable, they are hooligans, we are hooligans, and they have to be reasonable! It's fucking shameless! ”

Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, walked over with his hands behind his back and taught the envoy: "How can you play hooligans and don't let us lose our temper!" We've already given you a chance, it's too late to say anything! ”

In the face of the humiliation of the general, the envoy of Lord Nguyen was flushed and felt powerless.

Lord Zheng had 100,000 troops, but the Ming army collapsed in just half a month, Lord Ruan was three points weaker than Lord Zheng, how could he resist the Ming army going south?

Moreover, the Ming army that attacked this time not only fought the official road in the north, but also thousands of men and horses came to the southern part of the city, not to mention the Ruan family, even if the Ruan family and the Zheng family were tied together, they couldn't deal with it!

Li Dingguo looked at the envoy and said coldly: "You go back, tell Ruan, let them bring their own coffins!" ”

The messenger was so frightened that he collapsed on the spot, no matter what, lie down first, and then speak, the attitude was expressed, and it would be fine to go back.

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In the Fengtian Hall in Nanjing, Zhu Cihong was discussing the war in the southwest with the important ministers and generals of the court.

Since the army entered Annam, Zhu Cihong would convene his courtiers almost every day to discuss the possible progress of the war on the front line, and what kind of results the army achieved was related to the political arrangements for the Ming Dynasty to take over Annam.

Zhu Cihong learned the lessons of the Yongle and Xuande dynasties in governing Annam, and attached great importance to the appointment of officials.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty lost Annam in the Xuande Dynasty was because of the corrupt rule of local officials.

Most of those dog officials came from the neighboring provinces of Guangxi, Guangdong, and Yunnan, and they were illiterate and ventured into the wilderness, not for the purpose of governing the newly established Jiaozhi Province (Jiaozhi Bu Political Envoy Division) for the Ming Dynasty, but only to make a fortune.

In particular, the eunuchs, the eunuchs appointed by the imperial court to supervise the army, became the high-ranking officials of Jiaozhi Province, and launched unbearable extortion against the local people, such as peacock tails, and the dead eunuchs and dog officials had to collect 10,000 from the local people every year.

If the number is insufficient, the dog officers will arrest the Jiaozhi and brutally torture them.

In this way, who can not oppose it?

"Report, Annan Emergency Army Report!"

There was a military report outside the Fengtian Palace, and the general in front of the palace, General Li Hu, reported to the imperial front.

Zhu Cihong took the military report, opened it directly in front of the courtiers, and took out the letterhead inside and read it.

There was no suspense about the capture of Annan, and Zhu Cihong hoped to see better news in the military newspaper.

His Royal Highness's ministers all craned their necks, wondering what was said in the military report that was urgently sent to the Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Cihong suddenly laughed proudly: "Hahaha, when the traitor Zheng Ji saw my army appear under Thang Long City, he died of fear and died violently on the spot!" ”

The courtiers looked at each other, secretly saying how could Zheng Jie be so fragile and be scared to death by the Ming army? This is too unbelievable, isn't it?

Throughout ancient and modern history, it is really rare to see characters who are scared to death by the enemy!

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More officials feel sad for Zheng Jie, why should the little Zheng Zhu bother, it is too self-sufficient to fight with the giant of Daming in a small country!

Then, Zhu Cihong continued to look down, and a smile appeared on his face again.

He held up the army and reported: "Zheng Shizi surrendered the city, our army continued to move south, and on June 12, he divided his troops to capture 15 large and small cities controlled by the Nguyen thieves, broke Hue, the capital of the Nguyen thieves, beheaded 30,000 enemies, captured more than 100 people such as the puppet king of the Nguyen clan and the ministers, and sent them to Beijing in a few days!" ”

Zhu Cihong said proudly and loudly: "At this point, the whole territory of Annan has been completely pacified, and there are 48 prefectures, 180 counties, and 5.12 million households!" ”

Seeing the emperor's expression change from excitement to calm, and then to joy, the mood of the ministers also changed.

Yang Shicong was the first to jump out and shouted: "It is a great fortune for the country to pacify Annan, thanks to Your Majesty's wise decision-making, and the front-line soldiers will live up to their mission and fight hard to kill the enemy!" Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to Daming! ”

All the ministers shouted in unison: "Cai! ”

Some courtiers who were good at expressing themselves stood up alone, generously said something gratifying, and did not forget to use his solid cultural skills to pat Emperor Zhu's dragon farts and praise him for making a wise decision on the expedition to Annam!

After accepting the compliments from the courtiers, Zhu Cihong gradually put away a somewhat smug smile, got up from the throne, and asked the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, since Annan has been pacified, what should we do with the land of Annan?" ”

Although everything has been decided, it is still necessary to act, after all, what happened today must be recorded in history.

Yang Shicong was the first to jump out and shouted: "Naturally, in addition to the name of Annan, Jiaozhi Province will be restored, and the prefectures and counties will be re-established within its borders, and officials will be sent to govern it, and the land of Annan will be permanently placed under the governance of my Ming Dynasty!" ”

Yang Tinglin, the first assistant of the cabinet, stood up and said: "The people in Annan are all descendants of our Han people, and they are also dedicated to the Ming, which is also in line with the will of the people!"

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!"

Li Yan, the head of the household, also stood up to express his support, and he said: "The land of Annam, and even the entire South Seas, regardless of tribes or sea areas, must be included in the territory of my Ming Dynasty, otherwise the exploits of tens of thousands of soldiers will be wiped out!" ”

In the entire Fengtian Temple, there was a one-sided phenomenon, all of them supported the establishment of a province in addition to the state of Annam, and no one came out to oppose it.

Even Li Banghua, the old dean of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who had always adhered to the ancestral teachings, tried his best to hold back several times after listening to everyone's speeches, and later, with a thoughtful look, acquiesced in the matter.

Zhu Cihong saw that everyone's position was almost over, so he spoke: "What you Aiqing said is reasonable, in order to maintain the long-term peace and stability of the land of Annan and the stability of generations, I am determined to follow the example of Emperor Chengzu, except for the country of Annan, re-establish prefectures and counties, and send court officials to govern the ...... directly."