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Yong-le: Year 4, Month 9, Day 16

27 Oct 1406

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Imperial orders were sent to the Cheng-guo Duke Zhu Neng, regional commander of the force being sent on expedition to punish Annam. The orders read: "The military matters are set and the previous orders have all been acted upon. You should examine the situation carefully and then proceed. When you meet the enemy, if they resist you with weapons, kill them without leniency. However, those who submit, those who receive you and those who run away to hide, are not to be killed. In this way, you will manifest my love for mankind."

Tai-zong: juan 59.3b

Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 11, page 860

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Geoff Wade, translator, Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource, Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore, http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/reign/yong-le/year-4-month-9-day-16, accessed January 22, 2019