In June of the 13th year of Hongzheng's reign, the imperial court sent Fan Jie, the censor, to the southwest fiefdom to read out the imperial edict to reduce vassalage. The king of Southwest was dissatisfied and wrote a letter to defend himself.
In July, the King of Southwest killed the imperial envoy and proclaimed himself king, shocking the court and the public! Emperor Hongzheng then decided to send troops to pacify Southwest China!
"I heard from my Duke that the terrain in the southwest is steep and difficult to defend and difficult to attack, and the current king of the Southwest is quite cunning and good at using strange weapons, which is very difficult to deal with." Mrs. Mao Guogong whispered to the queen.
The step-empress Wu looked at the pomegranate flowers blooming in front of her and frowned slightly: "The emperor wants to mobilize one hundred thousand troops this time. It would be inappropriate to let King Liam Jing go."
"It is not easy to win a war in that difficult place in the southwest," Mrs. Mao Guoguo carefully recalled what her husband had told her. "Once the withdrawal of the vassals begins, I am afraid that all three vassals will withdraw. When the King of Huainan is defeated, the four vassals will be allowed to retreat." Prince, the terrain south of the Yangtze River is flat and can be conquered with sufficient troops and horses. "
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