In fact, Annam did not dare to oppose the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Annam repeatedly interfered in Yunnan, which belonged to the Ming Dynasty, was simply because the Ming Dynasty did not value Yunnan in the first place.

This gave Annam hope, as they felt they could potentially seize Yunnan and make it part of their territory.

They also felt that the Ming Dynasty might not care too much about this, and that Yunnan was a mountainous and dangerous place, and so far away from the central government of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Annam believed that Yunnan would eventually break away from the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Rather than that, it would be better for this small country to take advantage of its proximity and occupy Yunnan, making it its own territory.

Anyway, he's so close to Yunnan, if he were to occupy Yunnan, the Ming Dynasty might not be able to do anything about him.

Of course, the idea was nice, but reality was cruel. Annam probably didn't know that his action had hit Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the Ming emperor, right where it hurt.

Zhu Yunwen is currently making great efforts to develop Yunnan, and this guy just happens to want to seize Yunnan at this time.

Isn't this like walking right into a knife's edge?

Would Zhu Yuntong let this mere Annam go? So, through Zhu Yuntong's actions, Annam realized that Yunnan was a tough nut to crack and not so easy to conquer.

But this did not deter their ambitions, because they still believed that the Ming Dynasty did not pay enough attention to Yunnan.

They can eat this piece of meat.

Inside the royal palace of Annam, the King of Annam, with a smile on his face, looked at a general below and said:

"Even if the border troops in Yunnan rebel, what does that prove? Ever since the Ming Dynasty took back Yunnan, hasn't the Mu family always been stationed there to guard it?"

So it's normal for them to send troops to oppose us. As far as I know, there are more than 100,000 soldiers in Yunnan.

Originally, there were about 300,000 troops, but most of them became ordinary civilians. Now, the 100,000-strong army is no longer a threat.

"You should know that my Annam Kingdom can mobilize as many as 300,000 troops nationwide. Wouldn't it be easy for us to defeat their 100,000-strong garrison in Yunnan?"

After the King of Annam finished speaking, a young prince of Annam nodded and said:

“What Father says is true. That’s what I think too. Yunnan is very far from the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, it has not received any attention from the Ming Emperor for the past ten years.”

It was even called a place of exile. In that case, even if we were to launch an attack on Yunnan, the Ming emperor would probably not be willing to go to war with us for such a small, backward territory.

Moreover, as far as I know, Goryeo and Dongdao, which are located to the east and north of the Ming Dynasty, seem to have been making moves recently, which has helped to divert the Ming Dynasty's attention.

Our move to seize Yunnan at this time is perfectly timed. The Ming Dynasty will certainly not be distracted by dealing with us at this crucial moment.

After all, their crisis lies in Goryeo and the host country, so the chances of successfully seizing Yunnan are very high.

The King of Annam nodded in satisfaction and said:

“My son’s analysis is quite correct, but there’s one thing you haven’t considered: your father’s ambitions extend far beyond the mere territory of Yunnan.”

The prince of Anlan immediately looked shocked and said:

"Could it be... that Father is really interested in the Crown Prince from that Yunnan region?"

The King of Annam sneered:

"The importance of this grandson to the Ming Dynasty is self-evident, but he is still too young."

He dared to enter Yunnan with only a small number of troops, which gave us a perfect opportunity.

Imagine, if I were to conquer Yunnan and capture the Crown Prince alive, what benefits would I gain?

The prince of Anlan remained silent for a moment, unable to come up with any reason, and the ministers of Annan in the court were also puzzled.

They were unaware of the ambitions of their king.

The King of Annam sneered and said:

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is old, and he places all his hopes on this young grandson. Although this young grandson is indeed very capable, he is too young and not shrewd enough."

He actually dared to risk his life and enter the border region of Yunnan. If I were to conquer Yunnan and capture this grandson alive, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty lose all hope and future?

At that time, the already elderly and frail Ming emperor might fall ill and die because of this, potentially leaving the Ming Dynasty leaderless.

"And at this time, with the Ming Dynasty's crown prince in our hands, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty easily come under our control?"

Upon hearing this, the Annamite prince stared wide-eyed at his father and said:

"So, Father's ambitions lie not in Yunnan, but in the entire Ming Dynasty?"

The King of Annam laughed heartily:

"Who wouldn't want to conquer the Central Plains? My Annam region is geographically disadvantaged, so if we could enter the Central Plains and seize such a vast territory, we would be true heroes and true kings."

The courtiers below shouted:

"Long live the King!"

But at this moment, the Annamite prince, in his self-righteousness, said:

"Father, what if we capture the Crown Prince alive, but the old emperor of the Ming Dynasty doesn't fall ill or die as a result? What then?"

The King of Annam sneered and said:

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