Fu Shanhe

Chapter 361 War breaks out
Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Looking at the letter of credence presented to him from below, Emperor Yongning was furious on the spot.

I didn't bother with the Annan people before, and I thought these guys should just quiet down and send someone to apologize.

I never expected that instead of being asked to apologize, I was questioned.

They actually dared to threaten to send troops and asked the emperor to apologize.

"My dear ministers, do you have anything to say?"

Emperor Yongning asked coldly.

Dayu is not the Song Dynasty. If he does not do something in the face of such provocation from a vassal state, he will become a laughing stock among the emperors of Dayu.

Even the weak Song Dynasty, faced with the provocation of the Annan people, still sent troops to beat the Annan people.

Annan’s arrogance is mainly the aftermath of the dispute between civil and military officials in the past.

If some self-proclaimed ministers had not given up Jiaozhi for short-term interests, there would be no Annan today.

Problems that were not resolved during the empire's heyday became disasters at the end of the dynasty.

Faced with the threat from the King of Annan at this time, Emperor Yongning awkwardly discovered that he could only respond passively.

"Your Majesty, the ambitions of the Annan people are obvious, and a war is inevitable.

The governor, provincial governor, provincial judge and many other officials of Guangxi jointly submitted a memorial to the court, hoping that the court would strengthen Guangxi's defense to deal with the invasion of Annan.

A number of senior officials, including Duke Chengguo, Marquis Wuyang, and Marquis Hanshui, expressed different opinions on the Annan issue.

They believed that the Annamites were too ambitious and that passive defense alone was not enough, so they advocated retaking Hanoi and rebuilding the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration.

Prime Minister Wan Junhui answered.

The Dayu Dynasty had more than one quarrel over the issue of Annan, but all of them ended in failure.

However, during previous discussions, no one had expected that the Annamites would dare to be so presumptuous.

Even in the last letter incident, everyone just thought that the Annan people were testing Dayu, and at most waiting for an opportunity to annex a few vassal states that were dependent on Dayu.

No one expected that the Annan people would dare to target Dayu.

In terms of development level, the Guangdong and Guangxi regions are definitely more advanced than other areas in Indochina, but this is the territory of Dayu.

Just because Dayu could give up Jiaozhi doesn’t mean it could also give up Guangdong and Guangxi.

Even with the fighting in Liaodong so intense, none of the civil and military officials in the court dared to give up, let alone Guangdong and Guangxi.

"Oh!"

"Do they have a specific battle plan?"

Emperor Yongning asked expectantly.

Emperor Yongning's ambition to become the ruler of the revival of Dayu was not dampened by the early setbacks.

Cultivating cultural virtues internally and managing military preparations externally are essential steps to becoming the leader of a prosperous country.

Compared with the conservative approach of strengthening defense, recovering lost territory and rebuilding the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration was obviously more to his liking.

The rebels in Guanzhong were severely damaged, and the rebels in Sichuan were also delayed.

The southern rebels have been suppressed to a corner, and it will only take some time for peace to return to the southeastern provinces.

Once the south is stabilized, Dayu's financial situation will gradually improve.

Once the internal problems are solved, it will be the external troubles.

Originally he wanted to deal with the northern barbarians first, but now the Annan people have jumped out to stir up hatred, so it would be the same to deal with the enemies in the south first.

"no!"

"The main forces of Guangdong and Guangxi have all gathered at the front line, and those left behind are garrison troops, whose combat effectiveness is very limited.

In the early stage, the main focus is on defense, supplemented by local counterattacks.

In order to stabilize the overall situation, Marquis Wuyang suggested that Marquis Hanshui return to Guangdong and Guangxi to take charge of the overall situation and try to keep the important prefectures intact. "

Wan Junhui said frankly.

Deep down in his heart, he couldn't help cursing.

These guys from the noble faction could obviously submit memorials directly to the emperor, but they chose to go through the procedures and submit them to the cabinet first.

If it was just a simple pass, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the timing was so good.

It could have arrived one day earlier or one day later, but it happened to arrive after the memorial from the Guangxi Governor's Office.

The memorial was in the hands of the cabinet and had not yet been presented to Emperor Yongning. Now that the emperor was asking questions, naturally only he could answer.

It seems to be a paraphrase of the original text, but in fact it is forcing their position.

Recovering lost territory is politically correct.

The issue of Jiaozhi, which had always been a taboo, was brought to the table, and the cabinet could not object to it openly.

Even now, those ministers who advocated giving up Jiaozhi are still being called traitors by the people.

Especially in recent years, with the popularity of novels and stories.

The criticisms from the public against them were getting louder and louder, directly equating them with Qin Hui and Zhonghang Shuo.

The descendants of these families have the biggest gap, going directly from being descendants of famous officials to being descendants of traitors.

Their former students, old officials, relatives and friends all distanced themselves from them.

One by one they were forced to move, and they dared not introduce their families when they went out, and they were even more cautious when serving as officials in the court.

He was afraid that one day his identity would be revealed and he would be besieged by a group of scholars.

The scholars from Liaodong who were forced to migrate south were particularly fierce in this regard.

Everyone hoped that the imperial court would fight back and take back the family property from the northern barbarians.

The purpose of scolding these few families was actually to learn from past mistakes and dissuade officials in the court from giving up Liaodong.

The effect was very obvious. For the sake of their own reputation during their lifetime and after their death, the pro-peace officials collectively fell silent, and no one in the court dared to talk about giving up Liaodong anymore.

“As an admiral, it is against the rules to hold military and political power.

The war is happening in Guangxi, so the governor of Guangxi should be in charge of the situation..."

Chu Linjie realized the problem halfway through his words.

Only by gathering the military strength of Guangdong and Guangxi can we have a chance to keep the important provincial capitals. It is too difficult to let Guangxi alone.

Letting the Governor of Guangxi take power, not to mention whether he has the ability to stop the Annan people, just the allocation of military money and food between the two provinces is a big problem.

The Governor of Guangdong and the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi were not subordinates of the Governor of Guangxi.

Even if the court issued an imperial decree to appoint Zhang Sihan as imperial commissioner, he would not be able to integrate the Guangdong and Guangxi armies in a short period of time.

If one wants to quickly integrate the military forces of the Guangdong and Guangxi garrisons, the best option is naturally to let Marquis Wuyang go back.

As the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was the legitimate military and political chief and could legitimately mobilize human, financial and material resources of the two provinces.

But this is impossible.

While serving as the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Marquis Wuyang also served concurrently as the Governor-General of Jiangnan.

The Governor-General of Jiangnan cannot be absent at the critical moment of retaking Nanjing.

Compared with Nanjing, Guangxi is far inferior in both strategic value and political status.

In this context, Li Mu became the only candidate.

Although the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi did not take charge of political affairs, he was in charge of the military forces of the two provinces.

People can get started as soon as they return, without wasting a lot of time on team building, and can bring out the combat effectiveness of the troops in a short time.

“Sir Chu, the governor of Guangxi is indeed capable, but he is not good at military affairs.

On the issue of resisting the invasion of Annan, Governor Zhang also tends to let Admiral Li take charge of the overall situation. "

Gu Jiaxi interrupted immediately.

Gifts cannot be accepted for nothing.

Zhang Sihan was in a hurry to leave Guangxi because he sensed the danger.

All the recruited soldiers in Guangdong and Guangxi were on the front lines. It was too difficult for the garrison troops alone to stop the hundreds of thousands of Annan troops.

Letting Li Mu take charge of the overall situation can at least mobilize the garrison troops in the two provinces. If Zhang Sihan were to take charge, he would be able to command the troops within the province, both of which would be above average performance.

It’s not that the generals below disobeyed orders, it’s mainly because of the tradition of the Dayu army - march expenses.

The Guangxi Governor's Office was poor and could not provide any money or grain.

The relatively wealthy ones were the garrisons.

After driving away the rebels, Li Mu comprehensively rectified the garrisons and put an end to land occupation, which was known to all the civil and military officials in the court. In the eyes of the cabinet, although the garrisons in Guangdong and Guangxi were not wealthy, they should have accumulated a lot of money and grain in their warehouses.

However, it is not an easy task to get the garrison commanders to take out the money and food from their pockets.

"Sir, Governor Zhang is being too modest.

He also made achievements in the previous battle to suppress the rebellion.

The status of the Governor of Guangxi was not enough to command the two provinces, but the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi could.

Marquis Wuyang has been holding two positions for a long time and has been under a lot of pressure, so he needs someone to help share the burden.

Your Majesty, I recommend Zhang Sihan, the governor of Guangxi, to serve as the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi, and to be in charge of resisting the invasion of Annan!"

Pei Xueqing's words once again ignited the dispute between the civil and military officials.

The governor was established to quell the rebellion. Now that the war is coming to an end, the distribution of benefits must be considered.

The richest provinces of the Dayu Dynasty were all in the hands of the nobility, which was something the civil servants could not tolerate.

However, the war on the front line is still going on, so it is not appropriate to discuss replacing or abolishing the post of governor for the time being.

Now the opportunity has come, just in time to take the position of Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Recommending Zhang Sihan may seem like a sign of respect, but in fact it is setting a trap for him.

The achievement of reforming the native system allowed Zhang Sihan to stand up again and become a rising political star in the court.

If he were allowed to return to the court, he would definitely occupy a position of real power and become one of the substitute cabinet ministers.

As a political enemy, we must not allow this to happen.

It is too difficult to suppress directly, and it is easy to be branded as jealous, so they simply resort to flattery.

Once Annan invades, Guangdong and Guangxi will become battlefields, and a lot of trouble will be inevitable.

If you snatch the cake from the nobles, they will definitely not cooperate with you fully during the battle.

Once problems arise on the front line, dismissal is a matter of time.

With this stain, all previous political achievements have been wasted.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

"The war to suppress the rebellion is at a critical moment. Replacing the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi at this time will undoubtedly create opportunities for the rebels.

Apart from anything else, the command of the six towns in Guangdong and Guangxi, which were the main force in suppressing the rebellion, was a big problem.

If we are not careful, all the efforts to encircle and suppress the rebels will be wasted.

What's more, the situation within Guangdong and Guangxi is not so easy to sort out.

To be on the safe side, it is best to let the Marquis of Hanshui take charge of the overall situation and act as the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi!"

Gu Jiaxi responded strongly.

You can see that he is really angry.

In order to protect his own brother, he did not hesitate to push Li Mu forward.

Acting as the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi may seem like a temporary job, but in fact it is equivalent to locking in the position of the next Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Once Marquis Wuyang steps down, his replacement will almost certainly be appointed.

Although he boosted the arrogance of the nobles, he did not think he was aiding the enemy.

The war with Annan will not end anytime soon.

Sending a civil servant to serve as governor is simply not enough to keep the situation under control.

If you are not careful, even people will fall into it.

Smart people would avoid this kind of hot potato.

Most of those who dare to fight for it have mental problems.

Sending out such idiots would bring disaster to the country and the people.

The two ministers faced off, and the younger brothers of both sides joined the battle one after another. For a while, saliva was flying in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"quiet!"

“This is a court, not a market.

All officials who behaved inappropriately in front of the emperor will have half a month's salary deducted as punishment! "

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Wan Junhui decisively came out to stop it.

As for the means of punishment, they can be completely ignored.

The court still owes everyone salaries, and the salary fine is nothing more than a deduction from previous unpaid wages.

The Ministry of Revenue is extremely poor, and who knows when it will be able to make up for it. It is a matter of life and death.

Naturally, no one felt much about using something they couldn't get as a punishment, but Emperor Yongning was very satisfied.

After watching this great drama, the court’s debt hole was reduced by several thousand taels.

Even though the numbers aren't big, it's a good start.

All the officials were mentally prepared for the court to default on its debts, but the emperor had never thought of defaulting on his debts.

"I understand what you all mean, my dear ministers.

The emperor issued an edict ordering the Marquis of Hanshui to act as the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi and to preside over the resistance against Annan.

Order the Governor of Guangdong and the Governor of Guangxi to cooperate fully and strive to protect the country's territory!"

Emperor Yongning said expressionlessly.

The quarrel among the people was just a reference for him to make a decision.

What really prompted him to employ Li Mu was the promise of recovering lost territory and rebuilding the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration.

If it were not for the court's lack of financial resources, he would have wanted to appoint Li Mu as the governor of Jiaozhi and recover this lost land.

……

Thang Long City.

"Dayu is planning to use military force against us. Is this news confirmed?"

Hu Xinbo asked with a serious look.

It’s okay to brag normally, but he still feels unsure when it comes to really going to war with the giant Dayu.

Don’t underestimate the fact that during the previous emperor’s time, the Dai Viet Dynasty expanded its territory by hundreds of thousands of square kilometers and destroyed more than twenty countries, seeming to be very powerful.

That's only because the opponents are weak. Many countries are just tribes with a population of only a few thousand.

They didn't encounter any truly powerful enemies.

The most powerful Zhenla had a population of only a few hundred thousand and had entered a period of decline.

Even though he had ambitions, he just wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in Dayu to gradually erode the Three Xuans and Six Weis who were canonized by the Yu Dynasty.

“Your Majesty, the news came from the Guangxi Governor’s Office.

It is said that the Emperor of the Yu Dynasty, upon hearing that we had destroyed their vassal state, plotted to seize the Dayu Xuanwei Office and intended to send troops to attack.

There are indeed Yu troops gathering on the border, this is probably true."

Ding Weiqi answered immediately.

A new emperor appoints his own ministers. After the new emperor ascends the throne, life becomes difficult for these old ministers.

Knowing that he had to make room for newcomers, he, as the Minister of Public Security, was not so concerned about intelligence gathering.

Adhering to the principle that less trouble is worse than more, we will never bother Hu Xinbo unless it is necessary.

If the matter wasn't too big, he wouldn't bother to report it.

"impossible!"

"The Yu Dynasty is busy suppressing civil unrest, so they don't have time to care about us.

Most likely, the Yu Dynasty officials in Guangxi are bluffing and want to use the threat of war to force us to give up annexing the Three Xuans and Six Weis. "

Prime Minister Cui Ziyan denied it outright.

"Report!"

"Express 600 miles to the front line!"

"The Yu army crossed the border, looted Hejiang, Gaoping and other places, and killed ..."

(End of this chapter)