After preliminary discussions with Gu Yanwu, Zhao Ming immediately summoned the cabinet to discuss the specific details.

Soon, the cabinet came up with a plan, and the Grand Secretary Du Yinxi went to Guanzhong to supervise the army, summoned the generals Xie Qian, Chen Youlong, Korqin, Chahar and other Mongolians to prepare to launch a Western Expedition and recover the Western Regions.

Military orders were issued, and the Ming Dynasty immediately began to operate, and a large number of strategic materials moved northwest along the newly built official road.

Zhou Guo’s detailed work in the Ming Dynasty soon discovered the news and passed it on to the Western Regions.

The Ming army launched a large-scale transportation of materials to the northwest, but it was not a bluff, but actually carried out transportation.

Because the recovery of the Western Regions was also in Zhao Ming's five-year plan, the Ming army did have the intention to recover the Western Regions.

While transporting supplies to the northwest, ten thousand elite Ming troops who had been trained for more than a year set out from Chengdu and marched towards Uszang.

Uszangdusi surrendered to the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, but this kind of surrender was just a superficial surrender, and the Ming Dynasty did not station troops in Uszang.

Decades ago, after the Hoshuot Mongolia invaded Uszang, Uszang completely lost contact with the Ming Dynasty.

Previously, the living Buddhas of Uszang first went to Beijing to worship the Qing Dynasty, and then worshiped Wu Sangui in Guanzhong. Now they are still in contact with the Zhou Kingdom. Zhao Ming then decided to send troops into Uszang, forcing Uszang to cut off contact with Wu Sangui.

The Ming Dynasty moved northwest to transport military funds and sent troops to Uszang. At the same time, it launched two routes to attack Zhou, which immediately confused the Zhou army and the Dongshuo in the southwest.

In February, Kunming, Yunnan Province.

A team of hundreds of people surrounded a carriage outside the city. In front of the city gate, Yang Zhiwei, the governor of Yunnan, led a group of officials to greet him.

At this time, the team stopped. Chen Mingxia, the Minister of Rites, picked up the curtain. Yang Zhiwei said loudly: "Mr. Chen, thank you all the hard work."

Chen Mingxia bowed and smiled, "How dare I worry Zhongcheng greeted me in person."

Yang Zhiwei turned sideways, "It's all for the Ming Dynasty, please!"

The group of people collaborated with each other and went to the governor's office together.

After everyone entered the yamen, they sat in the lobby according to the official stairs, without greetings or courtesy, and went straight to the point.

Chen Mingxia asked: "Yang Zhong has received the secret letter from the Regent!"

Yang Zhiwei nodded, "I received it. I have asked the governments to suspend road construction, and the border troops and posts have also retreated thirty miles!"

Chen Mingxia nodded with satisfaction and asked again: "Do you have contacted Dongyuguo?"

"After several twists and turns, it was considered to be in contact. King Dongzhao agreed to the negotiations, but asked us to send an envoy here!" Yang Zhiwei said with a smile.

Chen Mingxia frowned and said, "According to the regent's plan, Dongyu felt that our Ming Dynasty learned that Dongyu had a backer and hoped that big things would turn into small things and small things would turn into small things. However, in order to avoid Dongyu's suspicion, my face of the country of the Great Ming Dynasty still needs to be maintained. Sending an envoy over here is too much, which may arouse the suspicion of King Dongyu. The negotiation location should be set at the border!"

Yang Zhiwei nodded, "I'll deal with this matter."

Half a month later, Awa City, Dongyu Kingdom.

At the end of last year, after Dongxu formed an alliance with Zhou and British Columbia, Dongxu took the initiative to destroy the roads built by the Ming Dynasty on the border.

After that, King Baimang of Dongzhao thought that the Ming Dynasty would launch a counterattack. While setting up an ambush in the border jungle, he urged Zhou and Yingjili to send various weapons and strategic supplies.

King Dongxu was preparing to attack the Ming army head-on, and Zhou State was also preparing to join the war, but the Ming Dynasty did not fight back. Instead, the army retreated and the road was no longer repaired.

This made King Dongyu very puzzled, but soon after, Xi Zuo sent back the news that the Ming Dynasty had already learned about the Three Kingdoms Alliance and knew that it could not easily defeat Dongyu, so he didn't want to fight.

King Dongxu was a little suspicious of this, but then it came that the Ming Dynasty wanted to use troops to the Western Regions and Uszang, and the Yunnan Governor used various channels to convey his sincerity to peace to him, which made King Dongxu convinced that the Ming Dynasty probably really didn't want to fight.

"King, Governor Yang has heard that the negotiating envoy from Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty has arrived in Kunming. However, the envoy was dissatisfied with coming to our country for negotiations. He hoped that the king could take a step back and place the negotiation site at the border." Minister Mang Gan smiled.

King Baimang of Dongyu hugged the beauty and held the wine glass, and sneered, "Hmph! How did the Ming Dynasty treat me before? I sent envoys several times, hoping to negotiate peace, but they were rejected by them, so I did not give me any chance. Now, I found that I had an alliance and could not defeat me, for fear that I would attack Yunnan, so I would like to discuss peace. Who are they? Are they calling me? Is it a dog they call? Dongyu is not a dog of the Ming Dynasty. This time they are asking me for my king. If they want to talk, let them come to Awa to talk!"

Bai Mang's domineering aura leaked, and finally felt a sense of anger.

Before, the Ming Dynasty built roads and increased troops on the border, which scared him so much that he hadn't had a good sleep for a year. Now, the Ming Dynasty wanted to turn big things into small things, but small things into small things, which was not that simple.

Seeing Bai Mang's attitude, Manggan was slightly stunned. He knew that the king was still angry, but Dongxu was against the Ming Dynasty, which was actually not very beneficial. If he really fought, he would not get any advantage.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is willing to talk, it is indeed an opportunity to resolve the crisis.

"King, the best country in the Celestial Kingdom is to have a face. If the king wants the envoy of the Ming Dynasty to come to Awa, wouldn't he slap the Ming Dynasty in the face again?" Manggan said in a deep voice.

Bai Mang's anger was not gone, "I want to embarrass them, whoever lets them be shameless?"

Manggan sighed, "This time the raid in Yunnan, the king killed many Ming people. The Ming Dynasty suffered a loss in Yunnan. Judging from the Ming Dynasty's attitude, he did not want to make things worse. However, the Celestial Kingdom is very proud. If we don't accept it, give the Ming Dynasty a step forward and give them a way to gain the truth, I'm afraid this matter will not be able to make a big deal smaller. Then the king has to prepare to go to war with the Ming Dynasty."

When Bai Mang heard the words, he frowned, put down the wine glass, and let the beauty in his arms go down first.

Yes, people in the Celestial Empire have a good face. This time they suffered a loss. If Dongxu could give in and give the Ming Dynasty a face, then the Ming Dynasty would be able to have funerals and betrayal and pretend that something had never happened before.

If Dongxu did not give the Ming Dynasty face, the Ming Dynasty would definitely continue to send troops to attack Dongxu for the sake of the dignity of his elder brother.

Bai Mang had a gloomy face, "So what if the war started? Dongxu has the support of the Great Zhou and the British countries, and he may not be afraid of him."

Bai Mang said in anger, but he was no longer as firm as before.

Mang Gan knew that Bai Mang was just talking about angry words. As the leader of a country, he could not do things based on his happiness and anger alone, but he needed to consider all aspects.

For Dongxu, the best situation now is to maintain the status quo. If you really start a war with the Ming Dynasty, win, lose, and tie, it will not be beneficial to Dongxu.

"King, it is true that Dongxu will be alliance with Zhou and English, but if we fight, how much help can they help Dongxu. Now the Ming Dynasty has increased its troops in the northwest and wants to attack the Western Regions controlled by Zhou, Zhou will definitely take care of itself first and then help us. If we really start a war with the Ming Dynasty, even if we defeat the Ming army with the help of Zhou and English, and drive them out of Dongxu, how much benefit will the war be fought in our Dongxu?" Manggan persuaded in a deep voice.

Bai Mang remained silent. Before the Three Kingdoms Alliance was around, the two sides had not yet established trust, and Bai Mang didn't know how much help he could get.
Chapter completed!