On the day of the Lantern Festival, after Zhu Gaoxu saw Mu Zhen away, another banquet was held. On the festival, the imperial envoys passing by Yunnan, Hu Guang and others came to the banquet. They talked about some military and national affairs at the banquet.

Emperor Zhu Di seems to be playing a big game of chess!

The imperial envoy first talked about the affairs of Annan. In August and September last year, an old minister of Annan fled to the capital and confronted the envoys of Hu. By the end of the year, Laotian local officials obtained Chen Tianping, a relative of Chen's clan, and escorted him to the capital. Chen Tianping denounced Hu's crimes.

At the beginning of this year, the court sent envoys Li Qi and others to Annan Kingdom to question Hu. They just arrived in Kunming City yesterday.

During this period, the local officials in Laos were also mentioned, which made the emperor very happy. He decided to formally enthrone the local officials in Laos as the envoy of comfort.

Now we can completely confirm a fact: the Prime Minister of Annan Kingdom Hu is plotting to kill the king and usurp the throne!

The court did not immediately use troops to Annan Kingdom, but just sent envoys to Annan Kingdom to ask about this matter... However, Zhu Gaoxu believed that using troops was a matter of time, and it may be because the court was not ready for war.

Because Zhu Gaoxu then heard another news, shipyards in various places in the capital were stepping up the construction of sea ships. From this, it can be seen that the Ming Dynasty was not implementing the national policy of stopping troops and resting. How could the affairs of Annan Kingdom be abandoned?"

In the past, Zhu Gaoxu always thought that Zheng He was voting to the West to find Emperor Jianwen. But now Emperor Jianwen has found it; the construction of a large ship was ready to go to sea, but there was no intention of stopping...

This made Zhu Gaoxu vaguely feel that his father Zhu Di's eyes were not only on Emperor Jianwen, but perhaps he had greater ambitions! That was to establish greater achievements and be praised by later generations like Emperor Taizong of Tang.

The entire Southeast Peninsula is probably within Zhu Di's control attempt, and he also wants to establish a further tribute system from the sea.

...But for the Yunnan government, the affairs of Annan Kingdom are not to be cared about for the time being. After the beginning of this spring, the situation of the Ping Myanmar Sunshine Comfort Department will be a matter that the Yunnan Three Departments attach more importance to.

The envoy of the Pac-Myanmar Xuanfu that year Silunfa, who was stolen from the border, was pacified by the official army. His eldest son Sixingfa changed his title to Mengyang Xuanfu. In the past two years, Si's family has been attacking and annexing the villages of Sixia. The Yunnan Dushi has become alert and reported to the court.

But Pingmian Xuanwei is not a easy place to go. It is located southwest of Dali Prefecture. Last year, the guards of the Han Palace visited Dali. When they came back, they reported that Dali was all mountainous areas to the west, with high mountains and high roads far and rugged.

This made Zhu Gaoxu realize that things in Myanmar are very difficult.

The use of troops is huge. Before the chieftains really launched a rebellion, it would be difficult for the court and the Yunnan government to support the dispatch of troops. However, if only a few people were sent to reprimand a few words, it would not seem that they would have any effect.

...At the lakeside in the front hall of Shen Mansion, the sun is bright and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the spring scenery is full of scenery.

But as soon as Zhu Gaoxu walked into the shade of the dome-topped tiled house, he immediately felt the coolness. On sunny days in Yunnan, outdoors and indoors gave people the illusion of different seasons.

Zhu Gaoxu came in and clasped his fists and said, "I broke the appointment yesterday, I'm really sorry. Because the imperial envoy passed by Kunming City, I went back to my house for some time."

Shen Xu bent his knees and made a ten thousand Buddhas, and smiled and said, "Your Highness the King of Han is polite. I dare not blame me at all. But I thought the King of Han saw the little lady of the Mu family, so I was anxious to go back to my house."

Zhu Gaoxu was a little embarrassed, but saw Chen Xu covering his mouth and laughing. He hurriedly said, "Mrs. Chen is kidding."

Chen Xu looked at Duan Xuehen who was walking slowly inside the door and said, "Your Highness, please sit down."

Zhu Gaoxu sat down on the chair and immediately said, "Last year I said I would cooperate with Mrs. Chen, but at that time I was just talking. This year, the government was going to send someone to the Pingmian Xuanfu Department. I want to join forces with the Shen family there to do something. I wonder if Mrs. Chen is interested?"

Chen Xu immediately looked very interested, "I would like to listen carefully."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said, "We are talking about business, but I am not a businessman, so I won't talk about those empty words that are exaggerated.

I said straightforwardly that there are several Xuanwei envoys on the border between northern Myanmar and Yongchang Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty. Hidden dangers arise there in the past two years. After reporting to the court, the Yunnan Metropolitan Department should do something. However, after thinking about it carefully, I thought that no matter what the parties in Yunnan do, it would be useless. Everyone was just trying to hand in the court.

This is not my style. I don’t want to do those superficial useless work. If you want to do something real!”

Chen Xu's complimented.

Zhu Gaoxu then said, "I have put together a small note and use only one thing to open up the situation, jade!"

"Jade?" Chen Xu blurted out curiously and puzzledly, "Is it a kind of jade?"

It was Zhu Gaoxu's turn to be surprised. He was stunned and said, "Mrs. Chen has seen jadeite?"

Chen Xu said: "The forbidden treasure written in "Gui Tianlu" is a kind of green jade, but I have never seen it."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said, "That is indeed a kind of jade, produced in a certain place in Myanmar. I don't know if it is the jade recorded in the book. This jade is different from all soft jades such as Hetian jade. It has a hard texture, crystal clear and bright color. It is very good to be used as jade bracelets. I can guarantee that it will replace fragile soft jade bracelets immediately. Jade with a high-quality texture should be more expensive than gold of the same weight."

Chen Xu asked softly: "Where does Your Highness the King of Han know?"

Zhu Gaoxu said nonsense: "Many years ago, an official from Yunnan gave me a piece of jade, saying that it was a rare stone obtained from Myanmar. Later, the craftsman punched a green bracelet from the stone and named it Jade."

Chen Xu seemed to believe it and nodded thoughtfully.

Zhu Gaoxu said excitedly: "This is how I plan. First of all, we need to find this kind of ore.

I spoke out and wanted to go to the Pingmian Xuanwei Department and Myanmar to search for treasures for my father, mother and queen. Who dared to obstruct officials and chieftains from all over the country? At that time, the Han Palace and the Chen Palace sent people to search for jade from all sides.

Once we find the jade ore, we will send military miners to mine. Then we will take the opportunity to build cities nearby, garrison soldiers, and directly control the territory there.

By then, it not only has a reputation, but also has benefits for many people, and it will be convenient to do things. In addition to the jadeite in the tribute palace, more jade can be made into jewelry and sold to various parts of the Ming Dynasty. This jade is currently only available in Myanmar. Once people like jadeite, we will monopolize the business and the profit is unbeatable!"

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she gradually became more interested. She said, "It sounds like this business can be done."

"Of course!" Zhu Gaoxu said decisively, "Is the business that a prince can care about is not reliable? At that time, Chen Mansion found a skilled craftsman and contacted sales in various places. I was responsible for mining, transporting ore, and ensuring that jade transactions were not bullied by the government. If we get the benefits, the two mansions will share the benefits equally, how about?"

Chen Xu nodded and said, "We need to find the jade ore first."

"Well..." Zhu Gaoxu also felt that her words had a sharp effect.

But he was still very confident. After all, jadeite proved that it really existed in later generations. And he was under the banner of finding treasures for the palace... Even if the father knew that he, a royal family, was doing business illegally, it would not be a big deal!

When he talked about this, the water on the mud stove boiled, and Chen Xu went to make tea with his own hands.

When she put the teacup in front of Zhu Gaoxu, she spoke again: "I heard that the Prime Minister of Annan Kingdom, Li, killed the king Chen, and conspired to seize the throne?"

"Mrs. Chen's news is quite fast." Zhu Gaoxu smiled, "But isn't that treacherous minister's surname Hu?"

Chen Xu smiled and said, "I used to be the surname Li, but later I changed my surname to Hu."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "So that's it. I didn't read the official documents of the Sansi carefully, just said that his surname was Hu."

Chen Xu smiled and said in a low voice: "A real man only looks at military and national affairs, but I am most interested in the unofficial history rumors. His Highness the King of Han wants to know why Hu killed King Annan?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked with great interest: "I just think it's a power struggle, and there is still something inside? Mrs. Chen said it."

Chen Xu said: "When Chen was in power, the merchants who had been to the Nanyang country, often called the Chen Dynasty. Before the Chen king died, he had already lost power. The one who actually held the power was the Prime Minister Li. The Li family regarded the Chen family as a puppet for so many years, but suddenly killed the king, so there were some folk rumors... It was said that the king had a queen of genius. The prime minister who had the power coveted the queen of genius, and that happened."

Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "The King of Chen, the Queen of Chen, is also the surname Chen?"

Chen Xu nodded and said, "That's right, the etiquette of Annan Kingdom is different from that of the Central Plains. During the Chen Dynasty, the king only married Chen clans of the same surname as his queen."

Zhu Gaoxu asked seriously: "Empress Chen, the husband, was killed, and he has been occupied by Hu now?"

Chen Xu covered his mouth and laughed out loud: "What I said is just a rumor, and His Highness the King of Han is still serious. Annan Country has high mountains and long roads, and it is difficult to travel on land and water. Those news may not be true. Maybe someone will add fuel to the fire and make a mistake. Of course, I haven't heard where Queen Chen is now."

She paused and looked dazed and smiled, "It's true that His Highness the King of Han also wants to see the beauty of the queen?"

Zhu Gaoxu said awkwardly: "Where, I just think a woman can actually affect such a big event. She is very curious and can't help but want to know the truth."

Chen Xu said: "In recent years, Laotian chieftains have been in contact with Yunnan. People from Yunnan merchants have gone there to see if there is any opportunity to make money. Laotian chieftains are very close to Annan. I asked someone to go to various merchants to inquire about whether there is any news about Chen."

"Well..." Zhu Gaoxu responded without comment.
Chapter completed!