My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 699 Liu Sheng again
Cochin was in crisis, and battle reports one after another were sent to the Imperial City of Beijing. Even newspapers from various places were reporting on the war in Cochin.

Zhu Zhanji is also frowning now and has not had a good rest for several days in a row.

Now the situation in Jiaozhi is in a mess. If the Ming Dynasty wants to quell the chaos in Jiaozhi, it must send more troops. But sending troops costs money, and even if the army is sent, it may not be able to calm the situation in Jiaozhi, unless Zhu Zhanji He could be ruthless and suppress the rebellion in Jiaozhi at any cost, but he obviously did not have this determination.

Some officials in the DPRK also realized that if the chaos in Jiaozhi was to be quelled, a huge price would have to be paid, and this price obviously exceeded the benefits of ruling Jiaozhi. Therefore, many officials wrote letters asking Zhu Zhanji to issue an order to bring the Ming army under control. Withdraw from Cochin.

But Zhu Zhanji couldn't bear to withdraw his troops, because Jiaozhi was one of Zhu Di's greatest political achievements. Zhang Fu had finally defeated it. If it were lost in Zhu Zhanji's hands, to put it bluntly, he would be dead in the future. Too shameless to see Zhu Di.

So now Zhu Zhanji is neither advancing nor retreating. He is so worried that his hair is almost turning white.

"Your Majesty, we can no longer hesitate. The situation in Jiaozhi is critical now. The army is unable to suppress the pressure. It can only shrink to the main cities. Everyone at the prefecture and county level is in danger. No one knows that one day he will be assassinated. , if it drags on any longer, I’m afraid it will only make people lose their hearts!”

In Wuying Hall, Xia Yuanji suggested to Zhu Zhanji sadly.

In fact, this is not the first time Xia Yuanji has said these words. In his opinion, even if Zhu Zhanji makes a wrong decision, it is better than being hesitant now. After all, the more hesitant, the more critical the situation in Jiaozhi will be, and even More serious consequences may occur.

"Then what do you say?"

Zhu Zhanji was also urged by Xia Yuanji, and immediately glared at him angrily and asked.

"Your Majesty, the Jiaozhi rebellion was entirely a man-made disaster. When Huang Fu and the British Duke Zhang Fu were guarding Jiaozhi before, there was never any problem. But since they were transferred, especially when Huang Fu left Jiaozhi a few years ago, there has been no problem. There are no capable ministers to guard Jiaozhi, which led to today's chaos!"

Xia Yuanji didn't care about anything else at this time and directly told the main cause of the Jiaozhi Rebellion.

There were two main reasons for the Jiaozhi rebellion. One was the corruption of the army, and the other was Zhu Zhanji's heavy use of eunuchs, which led to the eunuchs misbehaving in Jiaozhi and intensified Jiaozhi's rebellion against the Ming Dynasty.

But at the beginning, Huang Fu and Zhang Fu were guarding Jiaozhi. They were both civil and military. Huang Fu was in charge of the government affairs of Jiaozhi as minister. The eunuchs sent by the palace did not dare to offend him too much, so they had to restrain themselves.

Not to mention Zhang Fu. He had a very high prestige in the army and his generals did not dare to mess around. Therefore, Jiaozhi performed quite well during that period. Later, Zhang Fu was replaced by Zhu Gaoxu, and Ming Dynasty's rule over Jiaozhi became more stable. .

But later Zhu Gaoxu went to Tianzhu, and Huang Fu guarded Jiaozhi for 19 years. It was not until Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne that he ordered Huang Fu to be recalled to the capital to serve as Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu, and was ordered to assist Zhu Zhanji.

The departures of Zhang Fu, Zhu Gaoxu and Huang Fu left Jiaozhi without important ministers to guard it. The army was corrupted and the eunuchs were in power, which led to today's Jiaozhi Rebellion.

"Then what do you mean, do you want to transfer Huang Fu and Zhang Fu to Jiaozhi to guard them?"

Zhu Zhanhe frowned and then asked Xia Yuanji again. "This is what I mean, especially the British Duke Zhang Fu. He was the one who put down the several rebellions in Jiaozhi. He will definitely not disappoint the court this time!"

Xia Yuanji stopped beating around the bush and nodded directly to admit.

As one of Zhu Di's most trusted ministers, Xia Yuanji is unwilling to give up Jiaozhi. The only way now is to send capable ministers to suppress the rebellion. With the prestige of Huang Fu and Zhang Fu in Jiaozhi, as long as they lead their troops If we go there, we will definitely be able to pacify Jiaozhi in one battle.

After hearing Xia Yuanji's suggestion, Zhu Zhanji did not agree immediately. Instead, he pondered for a long time and then said: "Huang Fu has gone to Nanjing. It is feasible to transfer him to Jiaozhi to guard. As for the British Duke..."

Zhu Zhanji deliberately paused when he said this, which made Xia Yuanji's heart suddenly rise, because Zhang Fu was the key to suppressing the rebellion, otherwise what was the use of sending Huang Fu as a civil servant?

"The British prince has worked hard and accomplished a great deal, and he is too old. It is really inconvenient for him to lead the army. The Marquis of Anyuan, Liu Sheng, is in the capital. Why not let him lead the army to conquer Jiaozhi!"

Zhu Zhanji finally continued.

"Your Majesty, you must not do it. Have you forgotten the defeat of Marquis Anyuan in Japan?"

Xia Yuanji's face changed with fright when he heard Zhu Zhanji's decision, and he immediately objected loudly.

When Yanagi Sheng was guarding Japan, he was so arrogant that his generals alienated him. Later, he was defeated miserably at the hands of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, and he was imprisoned for this.

But Liu Sheng was Zhu Di's favorite general after all, so he was only imprisoned for a while and then released. Zhu Di even took Liu Sheng with him during his last few northern expeditions, and Liu Sheng was also very In order to achieve success, he actually achieved military exploits again, so the official was reinstated and now is in charge of the Right Army Governor's Mansion.

"There are no ever-victorious generals in this world. Even the King of Zhongshan suffered defeat during his northern expedition to Mongolia. What's more, Liu Sheng later learned his shame and became brave. He also made military exploits when following the emperor's grandfather. Therefore, I believe he must I won’t make the same mistakes again!”

However, Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and did not listen to Xia Yuanji's advice at all.

In fact, Zhu Zhanji had his own plan for using Liu Sheng instead of Zhang Fu. Although Zhang Fu was very capable, his contribution was too high. Even Zhu Di was not willing to use him anymore, let alone Zhu Zhanji.

In addition, in terms of personal likes and dislikes, Zhu Zhanji also dislikes Zhang Fu. After all, Zhang Fu's son Zhang Zhong is not only Zhu Zhanhe's good friend, but also works for the Han Dynasty. I heard that he has been named the Duke of the country. This makes How could Zhu Zhanji safely hand over the army to Zhang Fu?
In contrast, Liu Sheng had a very good relationship with Zhu Zhanji. When they were in Japan, the two had many interactions. Even if Liu Sheng was defeated later, Zhu Zhanji didn't think there was a problem with Liu Sheng's abilities. The main reason was that It was strange that the Japanese garrison were all Zhu Zhanhe's confidants and were unwilling to obey Liu Sheng's command, which led to his defeat.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanji also wanted to train a trusted general in the army, and it seemed that only Liu Sheng was the most suitable.

Xia Yuanji knew Zhu Zhanji's thoughts better than anyone else. He was very dissatisfied with Liu Sheng's ability. Zhu Di had said at the beginning that Liu Sheng could only be a general, not a commander. It was absolutely unreasonable to let him lead the troops alone. A disaster, God knows what the consequences will be?
(End of this chapter)