Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 40 Why do you love Ming Dynasty?

Ancient times were superstitious and feudal.

Whether it is a monarch or an emperor, there will be a strange celestial sign when he is born, ascends the throne, or dies.

As long as they are human beings, they all have magnificent appearances.

Unlike Quan Xiaojiang, he still has to use a set of methods to break the feudal iron fist and make the fortune teller admit that he is the best among men and can be the commander-in-chief.

When Chongzhen Hongguang died, unofficial history records that there was thunder in the capital, yellow sand covered the sky, and the sky was dark and without light.

Even Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty captured a giraffe as a unicorn when he sailed to the West to bring good luck.

The Han Dynasty respected Huang Lao and used the theory of the Five Virtues to establish legal principles.

The popularity of prophecies and divinations is an indispensable part of the scriptures.

There will be an earthquake or solar eclipse, a hen will turn into a hen, and one of the three dukes and nine ministers will have to resign.

Zhang Jue presented the Taiping Sutra to Emperor Huan of Han, but failed and turned around and shouted that the sky was dead.

Tu Gao, who replaced the Han Dynasty, fascinated countless noble and powerful families.

Even Li Shimin was wary of the golden sword prophecy.

Even the warlords and vassal states of the Five Dynasties changed their names in an attempt to comply with the will of heaven.

It was not until the rise of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty that the theory of prophecies and divinations was put to rest.

At the turn of the Han Dynasty, time travelers and sons of the planes coexisted.

Needless to say.

Wang Mang used a talisman of disaster to order Ruzi Ying to abdicate.

Liu Xiu's understanding of prophecies and divinations had reached the point where every word he spoke was based on prophecies, and every action he took was in accordance with prophecies.

Gongsun Shu, assisted by the King of Bronze and Fire, is the best among them.

As soon as Gongsun Shu started his official career, he relied on ghosts and gods to govern the local area.

Later, he became king and emperor and quoted prophecies crazily, saying that there were strange lines on his hands.

Yellow follows red and white follows yellow.

The Western Han Dynasty had the virtue of fire, the Xin Dynasty had the virtue of earth, and now it was his turn to have the virtue of gold.

He then built a city and called himself Baidi.

If it were before the Song Dynasty, this [White Emperor] destiny would be absolutely awesome.

Now?

Newton was almost hit on the head by an apple.

Britain had its Glorious Revolution.

Who would believe in prophecies, divination and fortune-telling?

Wang Fuzhi and his group all talked about simple materialism.

If it doesn't snow in the twelfth lunar month, the director of the Imperial Observatory will be beaten to death.

"Alas, I will bear the blame for fooling the people."

[Baidi] The Mandate of Heaven can only be used on those who have not received education.

Upon discovering that there was another fire outside, Zhu Cixuan called his ministers and decided to take over the remaining counties of Hongsawadi as soon as possible.

After collecting one thousand destiny points, I added, deleted, modified and checked [Fire in Destiny].

After a while, Bai Wenxuan, Ma Bao and others boarded the ship one after another.

Zhu Cixuan glanced at the pale-faced Wang Qilong and Pan Huang, whose arm was bandaged, and asked about the losses in the army.

Bai Wenxuan responded, "Your Highness, my three thousand cavalry have been fighting for days, and nearly eight hundred of them have been killed or wounded."

"However, the climate in Xiahongsha is hot and humid, and many soldiers in the army are sick. Currently, there are only about a thousand who can still mount their horses."

Deng Kai bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Three Pure Ones are cunning men. If we fight to the death, we will either die or flee."

"The Jinyiwei were almost completely wiped out, and everyone was injured."

"If it weren't for His Highness's mastery of medicine, using alcohol and clean cloths to reduce fever, there would probably only be a few dozen people left."

Zhu Cixuan sighed.

Although most of the dead were Hongsha people.

But the Han people also lost less than a thousand people.

Wang Qilong was hit by two arrows and a musket, but luckily he survived. However, his strength value dropped directly to 30, and he was almost useless.

On the contrary, most of the Shenji Camp stayed behind to defend the captured cities and did not suffer much loss.

Pan Huang spoke up, "All our troops have lost their combat capability. Should we ask the Prince of Jin and the Duke of Mu to mobilize some troops?"

There are still a few thousand soldiers in Ava city.

There were three thousand Hongsha soldiers recruited by the monks of the temple, one thousand Han and barbarian volunteers brought by Li Weizha, and one thousand barbarian soldiers recruited by Mu Tianbo from Menggen.

They just don't have much combat power and can only serve as auxiliary troops. Zhu Cixuan nodded slightly:
"The King of Jin has pacified the northwestern counties of Hongsha. He can spare some men and have Jingyuan Earl Wu Dading lead the troops, along with half of Ava's troops, and march south along the Great Jinsha River."

"Lead the Western Army and recapture the two counties of Shalin and Pyimei."

"Prince Gongchang."

Bai Wenxuan: "I am here."

"Let Yangmydin Hourui Minlai and Toungoo Houlanai select 20,000 capable warriors from among the captives. You will be the commander of the Eastern Army and help me capture Pegu Daguang."

Yangmiding Hou Ruiminlai is the Hongsha soldier who made great contributions in Shiqiao. After deceiving and stabilizing the ambush troops in the Mangbai Tunnel in Tonggu City, he survived to the end and was promoted again.

Bai Wenxuan hesitated and said, "Your Highness, in the battle of Tonggu, we killed 20,000 enemies and captured 50,000, but Mangbai still had nearly 30,000 troops fleeing south to Pegu."

"Xiahongsha's navy is strong, and Pegu Daguang is a fortified city. With the Red Barbarians' firearms, it will be difficult to capture them in a short time."

Last year, he took advantage of the Hongsha people's underestimation of the enemy and their unprepared defense and attacked the outskirts of Ava.

They were forced back by artillery and firearms.

One of his young generals was even killed by a cannon.

Judging from the strength of the Hongsha soldiers, Bai Wenxuan didn't think they could capture three big cities in a short time.

Zhu Cixuan thought for a moment and looked at his destiny column:

"Then use King Chuang's old trick."

"Lanai and Ruiminlai both said that Mangbai was collecting soldiers and grain from Lower Hongsha, causing public outrage."

"Let the leaders of all ethnic groups whose villages were massacred rise up in rebellion."

"Promise them land and allow them to enclose it. As long as they pay tribute every year, they will not have to pay taxes or grain to the Kingdom of Toungoo."

Once Mang Bai dies, the army will be defeated and Xiahongsha will surely fall into chaos.

But Zhu Cixuan didn't want his granary to be in chaos all the time.

It is too difficult to control the vassals of vassals, so just become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty.

"Call Chen Ande and let him take charge of Xia Hongsha directly."

There was no time to worry about that at this time, as Chen Ande did not have much ability to govern.

Even Pan Huang, a translator, had to go into battle and kill the enemy himself.

After all, there is still no one in the Ming Dynasty court.

Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan and Ma Bao were only good at fighting wars, but they were good at managing a military town with tens of thousands of people.

It would be difficult for them to register the people and govern the local area.

He habitually uses a knife to reason.

Lack of people and lack of time.

The next day, Zhu Cixuan met with an envoy who claimed to be from Xia Hongsha.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Ming, we are willing to recognize the old Marquis of Pagan as the new King of Toungoo."

"I am willing to offer ten thousand pounds of gold to appease your highness's anger and stop the war."

"In addition, the counties of Pyin Oo and Bago, along with the other counties of Hongsha, will pay tribute of 10 million kilograms of rice to the Ming Dynasty annually, as requested by the Crown Prince."

Zhu Cixuan looked at the Hongsha envoy with a smile.

"Who's in charge of your trip to Hongsha now?"

The Hongsha envoy knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, it is Bie Daiyun of Pingdali and Marquis Pegu of Mangbai."

"Mangbai ordered him to lead 20,000 troops to Pegu Matuba to resist the Siamese invasion."

"Bie Daiyun gathered the defeated Mangbai army and negotiated with the princes and kings, expressing his willingness to submit to the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Cixuan glanced at the two boxes of gold brought by the Hongsha envoy and chuckled:

"He's done the negotiation? How did he do it?"

"Let the princes and nobles of Hongsha continue to occupy all parts of Hongsha and be called marquises and earls."

"Will the Mon leaders agree to let them continue to occupy their land?"

"If you continue like this, the Hongsha and Meng tribes will be fighting for decades, causing great suffering to the people. Will there be any problems with the food and fodder I provide to you?"

The Hongsha envoy kowtowed profusely, "Your Highness, if Dai Yun says otherwise, there's absolutely no problem."

"Even if we buy grain from Siam, the 50 million kilograms of rice that we pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year will not be missing a single grain."

Zhu Cixuan shook his head:
"Under the Mangbai separatist regime, Hongsha became the king, and could barely be considered half the King of Toungoo."

"He submitted and paid tribute. I believe he can do it."

"What is Bie Daiyun's identity?"

"Even if you don't surrender, the gold, land, and rice in your hands will not be mine, right?"

The previous chapter gave me a headache
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