Annan's envoy was, to be precise, an envoy sent by the Nguyen tribe in southern Vietnam. The purpose of coming to the Ming Dynasty was of course to seek help.

The envoys of the Ruan family had their own set of rhetoric. First of all, the King of Annan Li Dynasty was enthroned by the Ming Dynasty and a nominal vassal state in the Ming Dynasty. The Ruan family nominally respected the Li family as king at this time. The vassal state was invaded, so there was a precedent for asking the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help. Secondly, Zhang Xianzhong was originally a rioter of the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty let such a bandit harm the vassal state, the Ming Dynasty should have sent troops to wipe out the vassal state.

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The Ruan family of Annan also knew that the Li family offended the Ming Dynasty too deeply, and the Ming Dynasty did not necessarily lend a helping hand. However, at this time, they were anxious to seek medical treatment. They also claimed to be "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness" all over the world, so they sent envoys to try their luck.

Chongzhen did not expect that Zhang Xianzhong would make this happen, and he didn't know what to do for the time being, so he had to convene the cabinet to discuss matters.

Ma Shiying was extremely disgusted with Annan and was the first to speak:

"The Li family of Annan fought against our Ming Dynasty and sent Annan away from our Ming Dynasty. Now Zhang Xianzhong is attacking Annan. As the saying goes, evil will be punished. At present, we have no time to take care of ourselves, so we can watch the show."

Shi Kefa didn't think so, and immediately said:

"I think it is unwilling to ignore it. Although the Li family in Annan is not kind, my Ming Dynasty must be unwilling! My Ming Dynasty promotes 'benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness' internationally. If I ignore Annan's request for help, how can the people in the world regard my Ming Dynasty? First of all, Zhang Xianzhong is ambitious and occupying southern Annan today. How could he not capture the northern part of Annan? Even if it is a city or a real La country, Zhang Xianzhong may not let them go. If he allows him to expand wildly, what is the righteousness of the world? Therefore, I think that my Ming Dynasty cannot sit idly by. My Ming Dynasty is the highest country in the heavenly dynasty, and he should protect his subordinate vassal states."

Gao Hongtu felt that the Ming Dynasty had not yet unified the north and had no time to take care of itself, so he did not advocate scrutiny of the affairs of Annan, so he said:

"I think that since Zhang Xianzhong invaded Annan to force a robbery of a woman, he must have achieved his goal after he has captured enough women and his subordinates will withdraw back to Luzon. Since our Ming Dynasty is the sect leader of Annan, we only need to send envoys to go and sternly urge Zhang Xianzhong to withdraw his troops."

When Chongzhen heard Gao Hongtu's words, he really didn't know whether this man was really confused or pretending to be confused. If Zhang Xianzhong only wanted to steal the Vietnamese woman, he would not have to send so many people to attack Annan. This guy sent a 35,000 army of water and land to attack Annan at once. Of course, the drunkard's intention was not to drink. It was probably not that simple to ask Zhang Xianzhong to spit out the meat he had in his mouth.

Jiang Yueguang stroked his beard and said:

"According to the old minister's observation, Zhang Xianzhong attacked Annan, fighting for the guise of resolving marriage for the soldiers. He took advantage of his fighting spirit and went with the flow. I thought that his ambition was not just that. Think about it, why do you need to plunder women so much? Zhang Xianzhong sent an army of more than 30,000 troops to invade Annan. He had many advanced firearms from the Ming Dynasty, with strong firepower and crowds. It seemed that he wanted to say that he just captured a group of women and went to Luzon, which seemed to be a little overwhelming. Zhang Xianzhong himself was a bandit, since he could roam to the scene.

Luzon can naturally wander in Annan and even covet Champa. Annan was originally a small country, but now it is facing north and south, and its national strength is even weaker. Champampa is also a small country. It is not an opponent of Zhang Xianzhong's strong army. If Zhang Xianzhong is determined to attack one by one, these small countries will definitely be unstoppable. Once Zhang Xianzhong becomes a climate here, it will be a big threat to our Ming Dynasty. The old minister is only afraid that the southwest border will not have peace in the future. If Zhang Xianzhong's expansion ambitions are not curbed today, I am afraid that I will regret it later!"

Fang Yizhi is now one of the Bachelor of the Cabinet. He deduced it in his heart and said:

"Mr. Jiang is right. If Zhang Xianzhong only wants to seize the Annan woman, he would not be so generous. Zhang Xianzhong's troops are a group of bandits and have always been extremely greedy. If they are not expected, after they capture Guangnan, southern Annan, they will take the opportunity to advance north and capture the Zheng family in northern Annan. Zhang Xianzhong only needs to speak out. The puppet king of the Li Dynasty is in the north, and there are beautiful women in the palace. His subordinates, who are like wolves and tigers, will definitely wave their swords north like cats. When he occupys the entire Annan, he will then go to the city, real wax, and even Siam, which may be difficult to stop. Therefore, I think that although Annan has repeatedly rude to our heavenly kingdom, he must be saved. According to my opinion, on the one hand, he can send envoys to threaten Zhang Xianzhong and ask him to withdraw his troops from Annan, and on the other hand, he can also send a military horse to Annan to help him expel Zhang Xianzhong."

When Chongzhen saw that, except for Ma Shiying's extreme dislike of Annan and his face of letting him die, the others made a big splash. Whether from the perspective of benevolence and righteousness or real threats, they all said that they should not sit idly by. Before, Chongzhen never expected that Zhang Xianzhong would cause trouble so quickly, which forced him to act as an "international police" in advance. It should be said that whether it is the Ming Dynasty or himself, they are going to be an international policeman, and everything is not ready, at least the police's funds have not yet been settled!

Chongzhen said in a pretentious manner:

"Zhang Xianzhong's attack on Annan might really be accusing a group of Annan women. After all, my Ming Dynasty women refused to go to Luzon. Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates had so many bachelors, and it would be a problem that he could not find a wife. Ma Aiqing didn't like Annan, and I didn't like Annan. Annan said that he was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't take my Ming Dynasty seriously at all. Let Zhang Xianzhong and his bandits go to make trouble, and they also wanted to have a better memory and might be more honest in the future. Of course, if

Let Zhang Xianzhong become a big shot, and there is a certain threat to my Ming Dynasty. I think it is necessary to try to curb it. However, my dear friends also know that the most urgent thing for my Ming Dynasty is to unify the north. If you want to send troops to help Annan, a few thousand and ten thousand may not help. Too many soldiers will be sent. If you are trapped in Annan for a long time, not to mention the military pay, it will inevitably drag down the cause of unification. Besides, there is a strong enemy of Japan, I dare not make this decision easily! Let me think about it carefully and stabilize Annan's envoy first."

Chongzhen said this, and the real idea was that these cabinet scholars had been talking for a long time, whether it was righteous or potential threats, they were all right. But after all, the focus was on the Ming Dynasty to send troops to aid Annan. These people had forgotten that they had to spend a lot of money. They didn't care about how much money they had to spend, and whether it was good or not. These people did not realize that Annan was a wolf cub who was not familiar with, and how would they support him in the future! How would they provide free assistance? After turning a blind eye, they turned into ungrateful wolves. We can't do the loss-making business that not only lost money but also raised tigers.

Of course, these words cannot be told to these saints and disciples, so it is better to discuss them with Wang Chengen and the princess.

Wang Chengen was originally devoted to technology and industry. When evaluating Zhang Xianzhong's war to seize Vietnamese girls, Wang Chengen said whatever he said without any psychological barriers:

"Haha, robbing Vietnamese girls, no, it's Annan girls. It seems a bit dark, it's not a good thing! Just to robbing Annan girls, Zhang Xianzhong put a large army in the border area and crippled the Ruan tribe in southern Annan. Oh, at this time, the Ruan tribe remembered that my Ming Dynasty came, and came to ask our Celestial Kingdom for what he did before! I asked my Ming Dynasty to send troops to help, can he afford military expenses? Pay two million taels of silver first, who will send troops? If there is no benefit, who will send troops! If I think, the Ruan tribe is not a good thing. A century later, the Ruan tribe colluded with France to destroy the Zheng tribe in the north, and the French forces took root in Annan, and finally became a French colony in the future.

, it would be better to let Zhang Xianzhong destroy the Ruan regime. Besides, the Guangnan Kingdom, which was separatist in the Ruan family, was regarded as a rebellion by the Annan Li Dynasty. Although the Li Dynasty was just a puppet in the hands of Zheng, the Ming Dynasty had only recognized the Li Dynasty. Morally, the Ming Dynasty had only the obligation to assist the Li Dynasty in Annan, but he didn't have to pay attention to the Ruan family. If the Ruan family was destroyed, the Zheng family in the north would definitely ask for help from the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the Ming Dynasty took another move. A weak and threatened northern regime might be exactly what we would like to see. Of course, Zhang Xianzhong's clutch could not be allowed to extend to the north of Annan. This guy was so brave. Maybe even the Ming Dynasty wanted to bite another bit."

Chongzhen smiled bitterly and sighed:

"Yes, we sold arms to fatten up Zhang Xianzhong, a habitual bandit, was like cultivating an overseas corps, which in turn turned into a threat, which was a bit nonsense."

The princess smiled and said:

"It's no big deal. I think it's good. If Zhang Xianzhong attacks the Zheng family in the north, we can also sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight at the beginning, and sell some arms to the Zheng family. In short, the Zheng family will not collapse quickly. Zheng family will definitely ask for help from the Ming Dynasty. Then we will mediate again. We can also draw a 37-degree line, which stipulates that Zhang Xianzhong can only occupy south of the 37-degree line and do not cross the 37-degree line to invade the north. Zheng family in the north may have no choice but to hold the Ming Dynasty's thigh. As for Zhang Xianzhong, if he violates the will of the Ming Dynasty, he will be in trouble as long as the Ming Dynasty punishes him. His overseas corps are still a little tender."

Upon hearing this, Chongzhen felt relieved and worried again:

"I'm afraid that the Ruan clan would collapse too quickly. If Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of the victory to invade the Zheng clan in the north, I'm worried that the Zheng clan would be swept by Zhang Xianzhong before he could buy our arms. That would be awful. At that time, Zheng clan collapsed, so why are there any mediation? What are the 37-degree line?"

The princess pointed to the map and said:

"We might as well guide Zhang Xianzhong to turn his attention to Chameng. Chameng rice is a famous rice seed. You might as well use various channels to make Zhang Xianzhong feel that Chameng is easy to capture and a natural granary. As long as Zhang Xianzhong is induced, we will have enough time to deploy. Moreover, we should also let Zhang Xianzhong understand the will of the Ming Dynasty. I can tolerate him to take advantage of it, but I, the Ming Dynasty, is a responsible major country after all, and also upholds the principle of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness" internationally. I will also uphold justice when necessary. If he is too outrageous, I, the Ming Dynasty, will not be polite."

Wang Chengen also added:

"As an overseas corps, Zhang Xianzhong's threat is nothing. An army without military industry support cannot become a big deal by buying arms. If he dares to fight against the Ming Dynasty, as long as we cut off his arms supply, he may be able to hold on at the beginning and will be finished soon."

Chongzhen was very happy and said:

"What you mean is that Zhang Xianzhong is almost the same as being a pawn, and it is not enough to be an overseas corps to compete with the Ming Dynasty, right?"

"Yes, that's exactly that."

"So, at least in Southeast Asia, no one dares to disagree as an international referee. Is this the reason?"

Wang Chengen couldn't help laughing, and then teased:

"It's really a matter of being an international referee. Is it so satisfying to be an international referee? I can remind you first that you can blow the black whistle, but you have to try to keep your marks as far as possible."

Chongzhen didn't take Wang Chengen's teasing seriously, but just frowned:

"In principle, Zhang Xianzhong can only be considered a terrorist. I am a wise man who advocates 'benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness', and upholds 'fairness' and 'justice' in international affairs and advocates the establishment of a new international order. We cannot obviously favor Zhang Xianzhong. We must curb and curb, and punish sanctions must be punished. You see, it is really not easy to grasp the standards as a referee!"


Chapter completed!