Chapter 490 Hou Xuanyan's goodwill
In November, Peng Zhuze and the Qiongzhou Navy met in Jiaozhou, and the Siamese fled from Annan like a deer chased by a lion.
The reason why the Li family's Dayue Dynasty suffered such a crushing defeat and was beaten by the Siamese to flee to the Ming Dynasty was mainly because they were still fighting in their nests.
The two powerful families, Zheng and Ruan, fought seven times, and the domestic wars were raging, and people found loopholes.
Among them, the Zheng family's status is just like the shogun in Japan. Emperor Li is just a decoration, and the Ruan family is a place that is enough to resist the Zheng family, confronting north and south in a small place in Annan.
When Siam invaded north, the Ruan family suffered a catastrophe. Zheng Zha, the contemporary head of the Zheng family, took Emperor Li excitedly to return to Shenglong City, Jiaozhou.
Shenglong City is Hanoi in later generations. This Hanoi is not the hometown of the famous general Fang Yue, but a famous city in Vietnam.
Departing from Guangxi, he took their nominal emperor Li Weiqi to Shenglong City from Guangxi. Guangxi officials had already received the imperial decree from the court and did not allow these people to enter Jinling to thank him, so they gave a few horses to see him off.
Zheng Zuo's nephew Zheng Gen, a general of the Zheng family, led his troops to defeat the Ruan family repeatedly. He rode on a slightly weak but capable horse, looking around. He looked at his uncle who was overjoyed and could not hide his mood at all, and said worriedly, "Uncle, I see that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are lukewarm and warm to us. Will they help us drive away the Siamese people for nothing?"
Zheng Zuo was in a good mood and didn't care. He said, "The Han people are so arrogant and arrogant. As long as we write a memorial after we go back, they will be satisfied with their gratitude. This arrogant nation has always loved this kind of nihilistic flattery the most. As long as it gives them face, everything will be easy to do."
Zheng Gen was still a little suspicious. He really didn't believe that the Ming Dynasty would send hundreds of thousands of people just to help them, and he didn't want anything.
"Uncle, the current emperor Hou Xuanyan, I heard that he is very keen on expanding territory, and even the territory of the Mongols was taken into his hands. Our Annan had been occupied by the Ming Dynasty, would you say he would?"
Zheng Zuo was a little unhappy. On such a happy day, his confidant was very worried that the Ruan family was destroyed and the Siamese people were driven out, and he was about to be the only one. At this time, his nephew's words were a little harsh.
"Don't be suspicious. Mongolia is because they sent troops to help the Manchus invade the south. We have no grudges with the Han people recently. After we go back, give these Han people some sweetness and send them away. At that time, you have to take over the affairs of several major states in the south. This is a big deal. Humph, we have unified the whole country, and there is no need for the Li family to exist."
Zheng Zuo was dreaming of spring and autumn and returned to Shenglong City all the way, where the place had been transported by the Ming army.
The Siamese escaped very decisively, almost wishing to take off their clothes to reduce the weight. The Qiongzhou Navy had just been established, and their family background was not very rich, far from that of the Fuzhou Navy. While making a name for itself, they did not forget to make some extra money. A large amount of property was transported to Qiongzhou (Hainan).
The narrow and long coastline in the south of Jiaozhi happened to surround Qiongzhou in an arc. Qiongzhou Navy Admiral Ding Chongyuan and Peng Zhuze stood on the city tower of Shenglong City together and looked north.
The people of Jiaozhi happily surrounded their emperor and Duke and returned to their homes. The officials who had no time to flee north finally dared to walk down from the deep mountains where they were hiding. The more people went south, the more people, and when they arrived outside Shenglong City, there was already a huge dragon.
Zheng Zuo brought the puppet Li Weiqi to the city. Peng Zhuze nodded and ordered the flag to wave the city gate before it was opened.
The old and young people from the Great Yue Dynasty were crying and finally able to return home.
You should know that it has been almost a year since the Siam coalition invaded. Hou Xuanyan waited until he ascended the throne before he took time to deal with this matter. At that time, the entire Annan was trapped in the hands of the Siam people, which means that they had been a slave to the country for a whole year.
In Shenglong City, there is a palace built completely in the Forbidden City, but there must be some difference in courage and scale.
Peng Zhuze stood at the top in this hall, but did not sit down. Since ancient times, the commanding generals who entered the capitals of other countries will be suspicious of the court if they acted like a ragtag and made a dragon throne.
Although he didn't sit, he stood there and did not mean to let Li Weiqi come up and sit.
Zheng Zuo was a little unhappy and said in a deep voice, "Thank you to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty for driving away the enemy for us. We Annan people will never forget the kindness of the Ming Dynasty."
The translator next to him spoke clearly and said very loudly. Peng Zhuze actually smiled shyly after hearing this, and then said, "You are welcome. You are also your Majesty's people, and of course you will be blessed by Your Majesty. Now I will pass on your Majesty's oral orders. All officials of Annan who are above the fifth rank in the Li Dynasty will be moved to Qiongzhou to live. Annan was renamed Jingnan Province, Shenglong City was renamed Dingnan Prefecture, and officials sent by the court will arrive soon. This general will take over Jingnan Province during this period."
Zheng Zuo was stunned, just like all the people of Li Chao, and he didn't expect that his nephew would be like a hairpin, Jingnan and Jingbei would end up with Mongolia?
Zheng Zuo immediately objected, and his words were fierce and argued. After a while, the translator nervously remembered what he said. He was about to stop the translator by Peng Zhuze.
"No need to translate, does he disagree?"
The translator nodded in a hunched manner Zheng Zuo's words were stinky and long, but his unwilling attitude was very obvious.
"Then ask if anyone else wants it."
The translator gritted his teeth and asked, "General of the Ming Dynasty, ask if you would like to move to Qiongzhou."
Almost all officials present were officials of the fifth rank or above, and no one was willing to give up their official positions and go to the small place in Qiongzhou. Besides, after going there, there would definitely be no official position. Even the prefect of Qiongzhou was just a fourth rank official.
Everyone shook their heads together and stood firmly on Zheng Zuo's side, who nodded with satisfaction.
Peng Zhuze smiled and said, "That's fine, nothing else matters." After saying that, he pointed at Zheng Zuo and said, "This man brazenly disobeyed the emperor's order, and was an enemy of Your Majesty. Your Majesty's enemy is my enemy, and all the enemies of the Ming army. Others are accomplices, kill them."
Two hundred local soldiers entered one after another, without saying anything, without any room for maneuver, and raised their swords and killed them.
In the hall of Shenglong City, the smell of fishy smell suddenly surged and blood filled the sky. Except for one Li Weiqi, everyone else was killed.
Even the Qiongzhou Navy Admiral Ding Chongyuan was stunned, and after a moment, he roared, "What are you doing?"
Peng Zhuze smiled a little silly. This dark man was like an old farmer in the field without swinging his sword. He squinted his eyes and smiled, "I will take Nanyang for Your Majesty!"
In December, court officials entered the Jingnan prefectures, and local forces in Annan launched rebellion, attacked Pantan and Xianzi Pass, and controlled the traffic of Sanjiang Prefectures. Cilian, Weiman, Shanghong, Lobby, Yingping, Shishi and other places responded. For a time, everyone in the Ming Dynasty was in danger.
With the cooperation of the navy, Peng Zhuze led his troops to defeat the Yumen River, Sheng Jue River and Lei River, captured the rebel leaders alive, wiped out the main force of the rebels, and cruelly suppressed the people who committed rebellion.
He plundered women, accounted for food and storage, protected officials from doing business, recruited refugees to settle down. He executed all the rioters, castrated children, and took over young men from all over the place, and sent them to Jinling.
Most officials in Jingnan, Guangxi and Qiongzhou wrote letters to impeach Peng Zhuze, who were cruel and injustice, bloodthirsty and stubborn. There were also criticisms in the army, and for a time, there was a fierce debate in the court and the public about this matter.
Hou Xuanyan sat on the dragon throne, overlooking the quarrel in Fengtian Hall, and absent-mindedly stretched.
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on him, and the quarrel came to an abrupt end.
"I helped them drive away the invaders. The army is still there, and the people are rebelling. I feel heartbroken! This is caused by the Yue people's lack of education and cunning and selfishness. The Yue people were originally Han people, and they have been contaminated with the customs of the barbarians for a long time, which has become vicious today. I passed the order, recruited scholars from the people, went to Jingnan to set up officials and govern with Chinese etiquette and law, and taught them the kindness of Chinese people. They treated their benevolence with a wide range of benevolence and shared the peace. From then on, they were only allowed to speak Chinese, use Chinese characters, celebrate the festivals of the Central Plains, help them recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, deviate from the animal path, and restore their human nature.
All the books of Yue people will be burned and not left a single page to harm others. The officials in Jingnan should be diligent, communicate and safeguard the people, and have no choice but to educate the local people as soon as possible, and settle the common people. Don’t let me down.”
Chapter completed!