Chen Muyue finally understood what it meant to have an all-powerful hand.

During the time he lived in Tianjie Temple, when he first came in, General Zhao Fei still seemed a little cautious and even sent people to keep an eye on him at all times.

It was not until the boss behind the scenes sent someone to show up and have a secret talk with Zhao Fei that Zhao Fei immediately let go and even ignored the people who were watching him. He was very casual.

The maid Xiaoqing was extremely happy and discussed with Chen Muyue how to escape. She even went to tell the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty that all their envoys from Annan had been killed and that these people were all fake.

Chen Muyue denied Xiaoqing's statement. She knew very well that Zhao Fei must have support beyond her imagination. Moreover, she had already entered the Tianjie Temple as Princess Anxiu.

This was something she had not expected. It meant that Princess Anxiu's identity had already been reported to the Ming royal family.

In some aspects, Chen Muyue now still has to rely on Zhao Fei and others.

However, there is a very serious problem, that is, the maid Xiaoqing has been reported as Princess Anxiu, which means that she can only be a maid.

Even if he entered the Ming Palace, it would be like this. Even if the Emperor Annan came, it would be useless.

Once it is exposed, the nature of the crime changes completely and it becomes the crime of deceiving the emperor.

This is a bit embarrassing.

So when he met the boss, or even when the boss noticed it, Chen Muyue immediately acknowledged him and even paid his respects directly.

"Get up." Zhu Ying said calmly.

Looking at Chen Muyue, he felt a little sad.

If she had not followed Zhu Di to the capital, the woman in front of him would probably have been his woman. In order to appease the emotions of the people of Annan, he would probably have canonized her as his queen.

According to the original plan, Zhu Ying would pretend to be a prince or grandson of the emperor and bring his army into Annan to seek state power.

Now, with this turn of events, the fake has become real, and he is the eldest grandson. The situation has changed dramatically.

But even so, Zhu Ying has not given up his strategy against Annan.

Another reason for choosing Annan was its special climate, which allowed it to produce enough food, which was also what the Ming Dynasty needed today.

"Thank you, Mr. Master." Chen Muyue stood up and said respectfully.

"Come with me to the study." Zhu Ying said, and then took Chen Muyue directly to the study.

"I think you are a smart person, so there is no need for me to beat around the bush. Just tell me what the Annan royal family thinks and the situation in Annan. Tell me everything you know, whether it should be said or not."

Zhu Ying gave the order in a commanding tone. Facing such a beautiful Chen Muyue, he did not feel bewitched by her beauty at all.

Chen Muyue bit her red lips lightly, surrendered under Zhu Ying's somewhat indifferent gaze, and then began to drag out everything.

She spoke carefully and Zhu Ying listened carefully, but Chen Muyue's speech was fragmentary. She was a little hesitant at the beginning, but then she said everything, including some difficult things about the royal family.

The further he went on, the more excited he spoke, and Zhu Ying had to interrupt him several times.

After more than half an hour, Chen Muyue finally came to the end. Zhu Ying frowned and analyzed in his mind.

The information from Chen Muyue and the information he collected were roughly the same.

Basically speaking, the Annan royal family has almost lost its military power and is like a puppet with greater symbolic significance. If it were not for the warlord separatism, which required the suppression of justice, they would have been swallowed up long ago.

The purpose of Princess Anxiu's visit this time was to ask the Ming Dynasty to send a large army to restore the rule of the Annan royal family and eliminate internal troubles. It would be great if she could help pacify those warlords.

After listening to this, Zhu Ying thought for a while and then asked, "Emperor Annan, how many troops does he want our Ming Dynasty to send to help them?"

Chen Muyue looked at Zhu Ying with surprise. He didn't expect Zhu Ying to ask this question.

Could it be that the boss is planning to send troops?

"Thirty thousand, oh no, ten thousand too..."

"Okay, but I think 30,000 is a bit too little. Let's go 50,000 first and then send more people based on the follow-up situation. What do you think?"

“Ah, this…”

"Could it be that the Annan royal family cannot afford the food and wages needed to support an army of 50,000?" Zhu Ying asked with a frown.

"No, no, no. Let alone 50,000, even if it's 100,000, our Annan royal family will give it. It's just... can we really have an army of 50,000?" Chen Muyue said with some fear of imagination.

"What? Do you think I'm lying to you?" Zhu Ying said with a smile.

"Mu Yue dare not. If that is the case, Mu Yue will work like a slave to repay the boss's kindness." Chen Mu Yue replied immediately with a firm tone.

Originally, she had given up the idea, but she did not expect that the situation would take a turn for the better. Her employer agreed to send 50,000 soldiers to help the Annan royal family quell the rebellion. This was simply incredible.

"Come on, you still think you can exchange for 50,000 soldiers, what are you thinking." Seeing Chen Muyue's self-sacrificing look, Zhu Ying said unhappily.

Before, he was not quite clear about what kind of help the Annan royal family was seeking. He did not expect that they wanted to borrow troops to quell the rebellion.

It’s very good. It’s really very good.

Zhu Ying will lend as much as you want.

The most troublesome things the Ming Dynasty faced in Annan were the climate and some water and soil issues. Many soldiers were not able to adapt when they first arrived, which led to a significant reduction in their combat effectiveness.

Moreover, Annan has many mountains, which is very different from the situation in the Ming Dynasty. The geographical environment is also very important for the army.

It’s great that the Annan royal family is borrowing troops now.

On the one hand, these soldiers were roughly equivalent to mercenaries in the past. Their money and food were definitely paid by the Annan royal family, and they would definitely have to share the profits after suppressing the rebellion.

As for borrowing without returning, that is even more impossible.

Annan was just a small country and a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who went there had no intention of following the orders of the Annan royal family.

Once the soldiers become familiar with the situation over there, it will be much easier to govern.

Zhu Ying even wanted to directly revoke Annan's military power and replace it with Ming troops stationed in rotation, and then interfere in Annan's internal affairs and undermine the Annan royal family.

Transform the entire Annan into something similar to the present Goryeo.

Chen Muyue felt a little ashamed when Zhu Ying said this and didn't know how to respond.

"Annan's situation is also very critical. Please write a letter and I will have someone send it to Annan to inform them first and prepare the food and wages needed by the soldiers."

"It is estimated that the army will be able to set out for Annan in about half a month."

Zhu Ying planned for a while in his mind and spoke directly without caring about Chen Muyue's condition.

"Mu Yue obeys your order." Chen Mu Yue replied with a slight bow.

Zhu Ying nodded, asked someone to arrange accommodation for Chen Muyue, and began to review memorials.

…

Zhu Gang was very conflicted during this period, but with the help of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, everything has been going smoothly for the past half month.

The entire coastline has been strengthened, waiting for the Japanese pirates to arrive and then to give them a powerful and precise attack.

In the past few days, the Ming navy has also arrived at sea and begun to deploy defenses.

As more and more fake Japanese pirates were eliminated, it became obvious that the situation regarding the Japanese pirates in the coastal areas that he was responsible for had begun to improve significantly.

Although only a small group of Japanese pirates have appeared now and the large army they lead has not been put to use, the possibility of the Japanese pirates communicating with the pseudo-Japanese forces along the coast has been eliminated.

Just now, information about Prince of Yan Zhu Di was revealed.

"We beheaded 13,726 people and captured 897 fake and real Japanese pirates."

When Zhu Gang saw this information, he immediately felt bad.

With the help of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, the total number of people beheaded and captured by Zhu Gang's men has not exceeded three thousand.

Zhu Di over there is more than four times as powerful as him.

"Don't you have any evidence that they massacred civilians?" Zhu Gang asked in a deep voice.

The head merchant of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce shook his head and said, "It's not that there aren't any, but there's no way to prove that they are civilians. The fake Japanese situation in Shandong is extremely serious."

"The King of Yan was very lucky. He attacked several wealthy villages. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. Those were really fake Japanese who secretly passed through the Japanese pirates."