Annan moved **.

No one would have thought that the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty would be so cruel and directly massacre the capital.

Song Zhong led a thousand Jinyiwei and visited almost all the princes and ministers in the city.

Not all of them will be killed. Those who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty will naturally be left behind.

"Okay, this is what our eldest grandson is like. After all these years, I thought you had changed your personality and couldn't match the situation in the Western Regions."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud. He was very happy to see his eldest grandson killing someone.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to stop the rebellion by killing and quickly pacify Annan.

Now that his eldest grandson had done this, it was exactly what he wanted.

There are rebellions all over Annan. Although they are just minor fights, no one can believe them if there is no one supporting them.

After a little thought, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the capital of Annan was the culprit.

It's just that there is no evidence for many things.

There is no way to find evidence in the messy environment.

Even though there are now hundreds of thousands of troops suppressing Annan, there are millions of people in the entire territory of Annan.

If the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were dispersed, it would be like a drop in the bucket. It would be better for them to gather together, guard the two capitals of Annan, control the Red River Plain, and occupy the granary here.

"We have now eliminated the source of this problem, but the local military is still a hidden danger, so we can only gradually push it down."

Zhu Ying analyzed and said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then asked, "I heard from Yueqing a few days ago that arrangements have been made for the eldest grandson."

Zhu Ying replied: "I do have an immature idea, and this method was also proposed by Yue Qing, which is to make Mu Yue pregnant, and then use her name to reintegrate the local forces in Annan."

"If there are those who refuse to surrender completely, we can just send troops to pacify them. This way, there will be fewer targets."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and agreed, "That's a good idea. Annan is not a big problem. But we can't stay here for too long."

"Time is a bit tight right now, grandson, you have to hurry up."

Even though he was the father of several children, Zhu Ying still felt somewhat embarrassed when being teased by the old man.

In the next few days, Zhu Ying didn't care about anything else. He mainly focused on making a baby with Chen Muyue.

Fortunately, Chen Muyue showed signs of pregnancy, probably because she had gotten pregnant on the way. After the imperial physician took her pulse, it was confirmed that she was pregnant.

As soon as she became pregnant, Zhu Ying immediately held a grand banquet to announce the news.

The plan began to be implemented.

At this time, what we want to do is find a spokesperson.

…

Chen Shiping.

A member of the Annan royal family, but his life was not easy.

Because he is just an illegitimate child.

Whether in Ming Dynasty or Annan, the status of illegitimate children is difficult to be recognized.

"It's better for him to die. This beast should have died long ago. This way, it can be considered as revenge for my mother."

Chen Shiping's father was executed by Song Zhong. When Chen Shiping received the news, he was not sad but laughed out loud.

His mother was just a maid. Because she gave birth to him out of wedlock, his father's wife became resentful and beat him to death.

Chen Shiping was seven years old when his mother was beaten to death.

He saw with his own eyes that his so-called father just stood there and did nothing, watching his mother being beaten to death.

Even after being beaten to death, he was just given a hasty burial.

He was not allowed to enter the palace, but was left to a servant to be raised, and no one was asked about him again from then on.

His adoptive father was a horse slave. The funny thing was that when he was sixteen years old, he was beaten to death by his so-called half-brother because of some trivial matters.

Chen Shiping had been enduring, and it seemed that he had no other choice but to enter the officialdom. Fortunately, he passed the imperial examination and gained fame.

Perhaps his father found that his son was quite good, so he made a gesture and allowed him to enter the Imperial College.

But he was never assigned an official position and just stayed in the Imperial College for ten years.

Chen Shiping also prepared a series of revenge plans.

But before he could put his plan into practice, he found that all the enemies he had been thinking about day and night had been executed.

"Chen Shiping, right? Come with me."

Inside the Imperial College, the Ming Dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard came and greeted Chen Shiping.

Seeing the two ferocious-looking Jinyiwei, Chen Shiping was paused and smiled bitterly.

He had already thought that his illegitimate son would probably be implicated.

In the past, many students from the Imperial College had been executed, and now it was finally his turn.

He did not hesitate and left with the Jinyiwei under the gaze of other students.

"Hey, this direction feels a little wrong."

Chen Shiping, who was silently following the Jinyiwei, suddenly found that the road he was taking seemed to lead to the palace.

"Will I be executed in the palace again?"

Chen Shiping had a numb expression as he followed the Jinyiwei inside until they stopped in front of a palace.

"What are you still standing there for? Go in quickly." The Jinyiwei scolded.

Chen Shiping was a little confused and asked subconsciously: "Where is this? Can I be buried in the palace?"

The Royal Guards immediately said, "This is the palace of our Great Ming Crown Prince. It is the Crown Prince who summoned you. Go in quickly and don't keep the Crown Prince waiting for too long."

Chen Shiping was shocked.

It turned out that it was the Ming Crown Prince who summoned him.

He immediately followed the eunuch in front of him into the hall.

After entering, Chen Shiping did not dare to look up, and immediately knelt down to salute: "Chen Shiping, a student of the Imperial Academy, pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Celestial Empire."

At the top, Zhu Ying was flipping through a book. He looked up slightly when he heard the voice and said with a smile, "No need to be polite. Please take a seat."

An eunuch immediately brought a chair over.

Chen Shiping was flattered and didn't dare to sit down.

Zhu Ying did not force it, but raised the book in his hand and said, "These three volumes of Taiping were written by you."

Hearing about the three volumes of Taiping, Chen Shiping hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it was written by the student."

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "It's well written. I like some of the ideas in it. Now Annan is short of talent, and it needs people with ideas like you to join the government."

Originally, Chen Shiping was also going to be implicated and killed, but Song Zhong felt something was fishy.

Because Chen Shiping, as a descendant of the royal family, stayed in the Imperial College for ten years and never held an official position.

So I investigated.

Chen Shiping's affairs were no secret in the Imperial College, and all would be known by simply interrogating a few people.

Song Zhong was also considered a half-scholar. He obtained the three volumes of Taiping based on the clues given. After reading them and considering Chen Shiping's background, he felt that there seemed no need to kill him, so he reported the news to the crown prince.

These three volumes of Taiping mainly talk about the social contradictions in Annan.

The general idea is that the members of the Annan royal family controlled too much power and wealth, which had seriously affected the royal power. They even arbitrarily interfered with the laws of Annan, bullied men and women, and ran rampant in the market.

It points out that the collusion between royal family members and local troops and the embezzlement of taxes that originally belonged to the country have become a cancer of Annan.

Then there are some ways to gradually weaken the royal family.

These methods are obviously immature.

When he submitted the three volumes of Taiping to the emperor, his father intercepted him and kept him in the Imperial College without any promotion.

Zhu Ying was originally looking for a leader for Chen Muyue's party.

I thought Chen Shiping was not bad.

Being able to write such an article ten years ago, he must have been quite talented. At the same time, he was a member of the Annan royal family, so his status was also decent.

Besides, I can’t find a suitable one at the moment, so let’s just decide on it first.

Chen Shiping was naturally overjoyed at the recruitment of the Ming Crown Prince, and kowtowed repeatedly.

Zhu Ying does not need to arrange the specific details, as someone will teach them later.

…

Chen Shiping is very sensible and knows his position well.

The next day he was promoted to the new prime minister of Annan.

It sounds a bit exaggerated, but sometimes it is just that casual.

In fact, the Annan court is now in pieces. Most of the old ministers were involved in treason and were dealt with, and only two or three big and small cats are left.

The noble class in the royal capital was also thoroughly cleansed, and anyone who had some military power was basically buried.

Under such circumstances, Chen Shiping was appointed as prime minister by the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally no one stood up to refute it.

The next step is to deal with the local chieftains and local warlords.

These are Chen Shiping’s future tasks. Now he is establishing his own party in the name of the child in Chen Muyue’s belly.

It is not a one-man fight either. Zhu Ying will naturally arrange a lot of Ming troops to assist.

The main thing is that the command of the 50,000 guards of the Annan capital fell into the hands of Chen Shiping.

This made Chen Shiping, who had been silent for ten years, suddenly become extremely arrogant.

Of course Zhu Ying has some hidden tricks.

Chen Shiping had no one around him before, so now everyone around him, including the butler, servants, and guards, were Zhu Ying's spies.

Including the 50,000 guards, the middle-level officers among them had long been replaced.

If Chen Shiping had any other ideas, he would be beheaded with just one imperial decree.

Besides, Zhu Gaochi is still here, so he naturally controls more military power than Chen Shiping.

…

"Brother, Chen Shiping seems to be a little crazy these days."

Zhu Gaochi said with some sigh.

Half a month has passed since Chen Shiping was appointed as prime minister.

Although this guy is from Annam, he became ruthless and had no scruples after taking power.

If there are those who are disobedient, there will be no investigation, but they will be framed and killed in prison.

Especially towards the former royal nobles, he showed no mercy at all.

Zhu Ying smiled as he drank his tea, "He has lived in hatred for half his life, so it's normal for him to have such a personality."

"But for now, the targets he has targeted are not good people. If I hadn't been worried that these royal nobles would fight back too strongly and cause unrest in Annan, I would have asked Song Zhong to deal with them long ago."

"Now that we have Chen Shiping's help, it will naturally be much more convenient. After all, he is a member of the royal family. In the eyes of local warlords, this is just a factional struggle within Annan. No matter how tragic it is, it doesn't matter."

"Of course, Chen Shiping needs to grasp this balance himself. If he causes the wrath of heaven and people, the consequences will be his own fault."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi immediately understood his elder brother's arrangement.

Annan’s biggest problem lies in the local army and chieftains.

Many of these tribes lived in the jungle, making it very difficult for the Ming army to encircle and suppress them.

It was OK that most of the chieftains were civilians, but the local army did have regular training.

The Ming army can be suppressed, but if they really start to rebel everywhere, they will be stuck in the quagmire of war.

Currently, the people who have migrated from the Ming Dynasty have basically all come to the Red River Plain. It is difficult for them to adapt to the miasma-ridden environment of the jungle, which has also led to major problems in the management and control of the jungle.

Now, anything involving jungle areas is basically handed over to Chen Shiping.

Most of the Annan royal family and nobles in the royal capital were killed, but there were still some remnants in the Western Capital and some other places.

Chen Shiping's main purpose was to fight against them.

Zhu Ying is not the kind of person who would just sit there and do nothing for the sake of service. If Chen Shiping can really achieve the expected results, he won't mind having such a person around.

After all, Annan also needs to develop in order to better provide food supplies for the Ming Dynasty.

After staying for more than half a month, the southern tour team is about to set off again.

Next stop, Champa.

…

Champa is very close to Annan, and the news of the southern tour had already spread there.

Among them, Zhu Yunwen was the happiest.

I met my cousin Li Jinglong a few days ago, and now the emperor is here too. How can I not be happy?

Just thinking about facing his elder brother, Zhu Yunwen felt a strange feeling in his heart.

He didn't really want to see his elder brother.

Since coming to Champa, some of my previous ideas have changed.

"If my elder brother had not returned to the capital, I would have been the crown prince."

Zhu Yunwen often missed the prosperity of the capital. After all, compared with the capital, Wuli was a completely barbaric and exiled place.

Without the oppression from Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying, Zhu Yunwen felt better about himself and seemed not to be so afraid of his elder brother.

This change in mentality was because Zhu Yunwen had never felt concrete power before.

But when I arrived in Wuli, everything was subject to his arrangements. I had never had such an experience in the capital before.

When he was in the capital, Zhu Yunwen had too many concerns.

For example, in terms of etiquette, manners, schoolwork, etc.

Be respectful and cautious in front of the emperor, and be careful in front of your elder brother.

Looking back now, it seems like I have always been living in fear in the palace.

Until Wu Li came here, no one could control him.

You can do whatever you want and get up whenever you want. If you are not satisfied, you can just reprimand me directly without any censors saying anything about you.

Relying on the economy of maritime trade, the tax revenue in the vassal state is very good, the resources here are abundant, and there are no disasters.

With 50,000 elite soldiers at hand and his status as a vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, he had no external worries.

Therefore, it can be said that Zhu Yunwen is becoming more and more presumptuous nowadays.

The more oppressed you were in the past, the more relaxed you are now.

If it weren't for the Lu family, I would have completely let myself go.

Zhu Yunwen's expectations for the arrival of the southern tour army suddenly dimmed a lot.