Last year, the biggest hero of the Battle of the Capital, Chen Xi, forcing the robbery of a civilian woman in Nanning Prefecture on the southwestern border, was completely fermented in the capital and surrounding areas. There were many discussions among the people and all kinds of rumors, so that the Ming Dynasty court, who originally wanted to deal with the matter in a low-key manner, had to turn to investigate and handle the case in an open and transparent manner. .

In addition to the Dongchang and Jinyiwei sending people to the local area for investigation, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate also sent people to Guangxi. The court also asked the Guangxi Censorate to cooperate. Those who investigated the case would almost block the official road leading to Xuanhua, Nanning Prefecture City. At this time, Chen Xi was leading troops on the front line and ignored those who came to investigate him.

The Qing Dynasty was clear, and Chen Xi did not believe how much impact this case could have on him.

But I have to admit that this was the biggest public pressure he had suffered since he entered politics. Gao Ning, who was extremely serious, did a very beautiful job this time. He forcibly framed and framed and slandered the world by sacrificing his reputation as a woman and his long-term reputation as a scholarly family.

For the first time, Chen Xi was unable to grasp the overall situation and was subject to others.

The matter has spread. Chen Xi did not use tough measures to suppress Gao Ji and Gao Ning. After the battle in Nanning, he chose to voluntarily withdraw from Xuanhua City and advance to Taiping Prefecture to avoid the whirlpool of public opinion.

In the battle against Jiaozhi, Chen Xi fully utilized the geographical advantage of Nanning Prefecture City on the north bank of Yongjiang River, tempting the Prime Minister of Jiaozhi, Mo Zhu'an, to lead the army to cross the river to attack the city. When his troops and horses could not look after each other, they also used the city defense to attack Jiaozhi's soldiers and horses to be angry. When they retreated, they took the initiative to attack and defeated them in one fell swoop.

Su Jingyang and Wang He led their troops to pursue them, from Nanning Prefecture to Taiping Prefecture, killing and captive Jiaozhi soldiers along the way.

In the end, Mo Zhuan led the Jiaozhi Central Army who fled to Siming Prefecture and Pingxiangzhou, with only 3,000 troops remaining at most, and a war was lost to nearly 10,000, which brought a heavy blow to the Jiaozhi Kingdom.

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After leading troops into Chongshan County, Taiping Prefecture City without any danger, Chen Xi sent scouts to find out the movements of the Jiaozhi soldiers, the rest of the time was to train four thousand households, including the Nanning Guard and the Shining Elephant Guard, who were transferred from Nanning Prefecture.

It was already late twelfth lunar month, and there were only a few days left before the New Year. Chen Xi summarized the seventeen years of Hongzhi that were about to pass, and that was just tired.

From the north to the south, I finally spent a few days of comfortable life in Wuchang Prefecture. Next, I went to Nanchang Prefecture to inspect. As a result, Hu Gong was in a hurry and had to lead troops south to quell the rebellion...

The journey was basically unstoppable, only Guilin Mansion was relatively quiet during that period. After that, he led the army south, originally hoping to restore the former place of the Jiaozhicheng of the Ming Dynasty. Who would have thought that he would be framed by Gao Ji and Gao Ning in Nanning Mansion City, which made him feel very tired and no longer interested in fighting.

According to the feedback from the scouts, after Mo Zhuan slightly rectified his troops in Siming Prefecture, he led his troops to retreat to Zhennan Pass, and the impact of the troops crossing the border on Guangxi had been basically eliminated.

Although there were still thousands of soldiers and horses in Lin'an Prefecture, Guangnan Prefecture, Yuanjiang Prefecture and other places in Yunnan at this time, Chen Xi did not plan to go there. He was preparing to command the troops to restore Zhennan Pass, and after blocking Jiaozhi's throat to the north, he would see what decision the court would make next.

If Emperor Hongzhi made up his mind, Chen Xi would still be ready to lead the army southward and attack Shenglong (Hanoi) directly to completely consolidate the stability of the southwestern border of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, Chen Xi was not optimistic about this. After all, Liu Daxia, Xie Qian and other ministers were famously conservative and would definitely make various obstacles in the court. In addition, the civil servant group was behind the scenes, so things were very difficult to deal with.

On the 26th day of the 12th lunar month, it had been eight days since Chenxi arrived in Taiping Prefecture.

Before this, Chen Xi's soldiers swept all the prefectures and counties that were once attacked by Jiaozhi soldiers. Su Jingyang and Wang He finally led their troops to meet Chen Xi. This time the two brought back rich spoils, and there were 5,000 prisoners alone.

In the central army tent, Chen Xi listened to the report of the two, and said: "The two generals have worked hard and made great contributions. Now the Southern Barbarians have basically withdrawn from Guangxi. The border troubles have been eliminated, so we just take the opportunity to rest. In the subsequent war, our officials will dispatch local troops in Guangxi to enter various passes and cities!"

When Su Jingyang heard this, he thought Chen Xi wanted to deprive him of the opportunity to continue to expand the results of the war, so he quickly expressed his opinion: "Sir, the general is not afraid of hard work. The battle has not been exhausted. It is basically a pursuit... Please continue to give Huguang soldiers the opportunity to make achievements. Those bastards are waiting for the rewards to show off to their mothers and children!"

Wang He also looked at Chen Xi with a gaze. It seemed that his thoughts were similar to Su Jingyang.

Chen Xi shook his head: "Even if you want to make meritorious service, you will not be able to find an opponent. According to the scout report, after Mo Zhuan retreated to Zhennan Pass, he had dismantled and packed the cannons and crossbows on the top of the city and was ready to evacuate at any time. It is estimated that our army will be able to easily restore Zhennan Pass."

"In addition, I would like to remind you that the court did not allow our officers to lead their troops into Jiaozhi territory. Now the sporadic Jiaozhi soldiers and horses in Guangdong and Guangxi are no longer important. How can we use a knives to kill chickens? These defeated soldiers are just right to hand over to local soldiers in Guangxi. If the court asks us to withdraw our troops, the local defense must be handed over to them, which can allow them to train their troops."

"I plan to stay in Taiping Prefecture for a while and wait for the imperial court's orders!"

Wang He advised: "Sir, the army stays in the city, and the local governments may take the opportunity to cause trouble again. It is better for us to pursue along the official road and go straight to Zhennan Pass, look down at the entire Jiaozhi area. As long as the imperial decree arrives, we will send troops directly, and we will probably be able to capture Shenglong City in half a month!"

Su Jingyang echoed: "Sir, I will discuss it later!"

Chen Xi closed his eyes and shook his head slightly: "I have decided my intentions, so there is no need to say much. The army stayed in Taiping Prefecture, and the food and grass were guaranteed because of the communication between Zuojiang and Yongjiang. But if the three armies all went out to Zhennan Pass, the logistics alone would crush us. And according to my judgment, the court would most likely not allow us to send troops to Jiaozhi!"

"In the end, the situation of Taiping Prefecture and Nanning Prefecture is different. Our army will not have any problems here. Please rest assured."

Su Jingyang and Wang He looked at each other, not understanding why Chen Xi was sure that the local government of Taiping Prefecture would not cause trouble for Nan's recruits.

Chen Xi did not explain to them.

This is actually related to the structure of the local government.

In the southwest of Guangxi, the prefect of Nanning belonged to the resigned officials. Taiping Prefecture was hereditary local officials before, but later it was changed to resigned officials. However, the prefectures west of Taiping Prefecture were basically governed by local officials.

Take Taiping Prefecture as an example. Most of the ethnic minorities are here. Most of the officials in the government and county government offices are hereditary, while most of the people who come to serve as prefects are juren with no status or down-and-out Jinshi who are depressed and unsuccessful in the court.

Think about it, a second-level Jinshi who was evaluated for nine years in the court year would never choose to go to Taiping Prefecture to be a prefect. Such a prefect is not even as good as a magistrate in the mainland.

In the Ming Dynasty, Taiping Prefecture and its southwestern prefectures were basically places where birds could not shit. They often faced the invasion of Jiaozhi. They might even lose their lives. No one wanted to come here to be an official. They often said they were sick and asked to retire to the court. Therefore, Taiping Prefect often had vacant vacant vacant, and when they were vacant, local officials in the local area took control of military and political power.

Although local local officials are local snakes, local snakes dare not provoke strong dragons like Chen Xi. They are hereditary officials and there is no benefit to the enemy of the chief officials who appointed local and commanded troops in the imperial court. In addition, they are not as cunning as literati, so they naturally will not use conspiracies and malicious frames like Gao Ji, which means no meaning to local officials.

On the other hand, Chen Xi could not target these local officials.

Local officials have been entrenched in the local area for hundreds of years, representing local order. Chen Xi does not want to forcefully promote the "change of land and return to flow", so naturally they will not cause trouble on their own.

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Chen Xi was determined to station troops in Taiping Prefecture, but was actually ready to return home. In his opinion, the war in the south was approaching.

As for what will happen next year, that is, the 18th year of Hongzhi, Chen Xi was unwilling to think too much because he knew that the butterfly effect of his time travel was already very obvious. As for whether Zhu Chu would die next year as history did, this is not something he needs to worry about.

After the military discussion ended, the military supervisor Zhang Yong and Liu Jin did not say much. They agreed with Chen Xi's plan to stop the troops.

Yun Liu stayed in the central army's tent and asked for instructions: "Sir, have you sent a scout into Jiaozhi territory to investigate several major cities and passes in the north?"

"No need!"

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "The court will definitely not allow me to send troops to attack Jiaozhi. At present, it seems that the time to re-incorporate Jiaozhi into the territory of the Ming Dynasty is not yet ripe. If it takes a few more years... there should be no problem! But the person who led the troops south at that time should not be me!"

Yunliu was full of questions. She didn't understand what Chen Xi said meant.

The implicit sound of Chenxi is actually that the future emperor will support this battle. You should know that Zhu Houzhao is most interested in the expansion of territory, and since he ascended the throne, he has been doing whatever he wants, using the power of eunuchs to gradually lose his opposition voice in the court.

"The next thing is to have a good rest!"
Chapter completed!