In 1784, Nanyang was on the eve of turmoil. Nguyen Phuc Anh of Vietnam was doing everything possible to seek restoration of the country. King Rama I of Thailand had just succeeded in usurping the throne, and Western colonists were about to arrive in large numbers. From the beginning of controlling Vietnam, along the way he rejected the Baiyi outside, fought against the natives inside, and established a powerful Nanyang Empire, but he was not satisfied, because when he looked north, the survivors wept in the dust, and looked south to the king for another year!