Chapter 762 Fire

At dusk, Zhu Gaoxu left Chen Mansion and returned to the palace.

He returned from Xuanwu Gate, and there were hidden whistles from Jinyiwei on several roads along the way, which were deployed a few days ago. After Zhu Gaoxu left the shore of Xuanwu Lake, he temporarily chose one of the roads.

Everything was peaceful.Just like the series of processes of Ma Enhui serving tea, the greatest significance may only show Zhu Gaoxu's importance.

After Zhu Gaoxu walked into Xuanwu Gate, he climbed the city tower on a whim. Just like he walked out of Ma Enhui's living room and came to the lake to see the scenery, this trip had no special purpose.

It was a bright day, even at sunset, the world was very beautiful.

The afterglow shines on countless double eaves in the imperial city, and the glazed tiles are gorgeous.

Outside the imperial city, the magnificent buildings and the plants and trees that recovered in spring form an environmentally friendly and beautiful picture.

The scene in front of you is very beautiful.

Chinese civilization was reborn in the ashes of many disasters, and now the unified Central Plains Empire is resurrecting and entering a decades-long rise in its founding country.

This is the golden stage in every complete dynasty, and it is undoubtedly an era full of glory and dreams.

The economy began to recover, the population began to grow, and a huge fleet was developing on the vast ocean. The Ming army's cavalry several times went deep into the Baikal area and established a military control area at the Dushi level near the distant Sakhalin Island.

The central empire reappeared and regained control of this world area, suppressing the growth of disorderly barbaric forces, reducing the possibility of large-scale chaos that was empty to the lowest point.

But standing in the afterglow of dusk, Zhu Gaoxu vaguely felt that all this seemed to be just a reflection of the light.

If we move forward according to such inertia, history hundreds of years later seems to be repeated.

He recalled everything and felt that the most terrifying thing at that time was probably not the compression of living space, but the complete loss of dignity and confidence.

Zhu Gaoxu left Xuanwu Gate.It was already the next hour today, so he went straight back to the Ganqing Palace.But he did not go to the bedroom, but went to the East Nuan Pavilion first.

Compared with the spacious Rouyi Hall, the East Warm Pavilion appears narrow and closed.After all, Rouyi Hall is a serious palace, and the Dongnuan Pavilion is just an attached house in the Ganqing Palace.

During the process of walking back to the Ganqing Palace from Xuanwu Gate, the sun had completely set.

The candlelight on the lamp stand in Donghun Pavilion has been lit, and the lanterns and lampstands outside also shine in.

But these firelights cannot be compared with the sun at all, and the East Warehouse is still shrouded in the darkness.

However, this dark and narrow space is more suitable for thinking about some secret ideas.

Because of the bright and wide place, it is easy for people to feel that it seems to be exposed in broad daylight, and they can't help but approach in an open and upright direction.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair where Emperor Taizu sat, neither saying a word nor moving. For a moment, he seemed to have disappeared into the darkness.If you don't pay attention, people may ignore the person sitting there...

This time, Zhu Gaoxu felt completely different from before and was deeply impressed.

As the civil war ended, the court's institutions were on the right track, and various systems to warn the emperor were gradually being improved.

People do not seem to pay attention to the emperor's psychological influence; but Zhu Gaoxu could feel that all this made him feel nervous and restrained.

When he was the prince or prince, he was obviously more free, and even had to lead his troops to charge in person, and often in adventure.

But Zhu Gaoxu did not interfere in the operation of these systems, perhaps it was really necessary.

People will die, but there is a big difference between dying early and late, especially key people.

Zhu Gaoxu did not intend to define the inevitability or accidentality of history; but he knew very well that the world really began to change from a person's accidental death, Zhu Di.

Before that, everything was probably just moving forward according to inertia.

So how much impact will Zhu Gaoxu die early and late?

The death of his father Zhu Di shocked Zhu Gaoxu very much.

Zhu Gaoxu has thought about that incident many times and has learned some lessons: establishing a defense mechanism around the emperor is like fortification defense on the battlefield, which is passive defense; and a more effective defense may be active defense and attempt to weaken the source of danger.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu felt that his father's miscalculation was not that he killed too many people... but that he was not accurate enough and thorough enough.

Killing will create fierce hatred, and should not leave behind the spark of revenge, but should be carefully eliminated.

If you are not sure, it is best to show a tolerant and kind attitude in order to relieve hatred and reserve room for compromise and reconciliation.

This is also the reason why Zhu Gaoxu has not killed Yang Shiqi, one of the three Yangs.Yang Shiqi is the former official of the Eastern Palace who deposed the crown prince and Zhu Gaochi's confidant. Unfortunately... Yang Shiqi's son has not been arrested yet.

So when the Jinyiwei brought the list of characters to be removed, Zhu Gaoxu expressed his regret and said in public that Yang Shiqi was a talent.

Zhu Gaoxu also ordered the Jinyiwei to treat Yang Shiqi's family with courtesy and not to insult him, and to provide sufficient food and clothing.

Zhu Gaoxu adopted the same concept for Annanguo's policies.

He strictly forbids the generals to inspire morale through the promise of massacre, because that may lead to more resistance and revenge.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty's use of an occupied land was essentially different from the Yuan Dynasty; the Ming Dynasty court did not need a piece of ruins, nor did it need to create more unmanned pastures.

The remnants of the rebels in Annan Kingdom were not important enemies of the Ming court, nor were they the only enemy.The court should first consider the cost of suppression.

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In the mountains of Annan Kingdom, night has fallen.On all sides of a rice field, the shadows of the mountain are pitch black under the night sky.On the flat depression, dilapidated village houses stand.

On the clearings outside a village, a bonfire shines a small area brightly.A group of people squat or sit around the bonfire.

There was a man standing among them. He looked back and saw the flames of a bonfire reflected in his eyes and said: Never trust the Ming court, remember!

He continued: The northern courts have always been cunning and vicious. One of the methods they often used from ancient times to the present is to first indulge some people to take advantage of their tricks, and then kill them as soon as the time comes.After they occupied the "Da Yue", they will only be more ruthless.Nowadays, many people have been deceived and mistakenly believe that as long as you surrender to the jackals, you can gain wealth and their trust. It is simply self-indulgent.

Everyone made a lot of discussion, but there was only one person with a big head and a small body, who didn't say anything. He was Ruan Jian.Ruan Jian participated in almost all the plans, and of course he already knew the answer.

And the person standing in the crowd was Wang Lili, who was pacified.

Li Li said this and turned around and looked at Ruan Jian.Ruan Jian nodded slightly.

Therefore, the Ming army's false benevolence and false righteousness towards the "Da Yue" and its false tolerance are all a big scam!Li Li said, they had to have only one attempt to invade, regardless of our clan's life or death, and to squeeze out everything from Dayue!The Han people said, "If our race is not of our race, their hearts will be different." Our people do not understand this truth and easily believe in such a jackal from the north. Some people think that the Ming army is their own people, which is really the ridiculous thing in the world.

The words quickly received people's approval, and some people said: Some girls from Shenglong and Qinghua were competing to throw themselves into the arms of the Ming people, ashamed.

Ruan Jian's face turned red when he heard this.

When it comes to women, they always arouse the interest of men, and someone immediately said: Some nobles and ladies from the nobles and officials' families also look down on the people of the Ming Dynasty.Don’t they know that most of the military households in Ming Dynasty were just lowly poor people?

Li Li raised his hand and calmed down the noise of the crowd and said loudly: You all saw the steep trend. The Ming people not only suppressed us with force, but also put a dose of sweating and poison. In several months, countless people surrendered.

After the "Jiuguang Battle" (Chen Ji's generation of the reign), the main force of the Great Vietnamese Army was destroyed and we lost our strength; because of a big mistake, we lost the great opportunity to restore the country, unfortunately.But in the long years to come, we will preserve the fire and gradually restore the forces that compete with the Ming garrison.By then, the anger of thousands of Yue people's revenge will surely burn, devouring the ship bandits that occupied Dayue!Let them pay the price of blood, and pay the blood debt.

The people in the open space were excited and shouted: Blood debt is paid back...

Li Li calmed down the noise again, and said with a tragic expression: The Great Yue Kingdom has fallen, and Chen Zhengyuan is just a dog of the Ming Kingdom, so don’t expect anything from them.The subordinates present have become our last resistance force and must regain our own things!

The crowd was excited, and there were a mess of shouts around him, and the atmosphere was very warm.

At this time, Ruan Jian stood up and said: We have made up our minds and should also deploy a proper strategy.From now on, we will temporarily turn to defense and hide.Use places where you can cultivate in the mountains to build scattered villages, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity.For the sake of safety, important people such as the King of Ding will not be easily seen by ordinary soldiers. You should appease your subordinates.

Ruan Jian also said: If the Ming army enters the mountains to clear the mountain, you should attack and block the mountains, trees along the road and rely on the terrain. If you can't stop it, you will migrate to other villages to avoid it.Now that the Ming army is strong, we must stop and wait for the opportunity to expand our strength again.

Someone asked: When will we wait? It’s better to gather people and fight with them happily!

Le Li said loudly: Sending death is to shirk responsibility, and living is even more difficult.

Ruan Jian also said seriously: The great defeat of the 'Jiu Guang Battle' cannot be forgotten. Do you still want to repeat the same mistake?

People finally calmed down, as if thinking.Along the bonfire, Li Li and Ruan Jian, Wen and Wu stood there, as if they were protecting this fire.