651 [I destroy your country, you have to thank you]
Thang Long Palace.
The two Annan kings were brought back to their capital.
What you see is devastation.
The streets and alleys are full of blood stains that have not been washed away. Walking through the streets, you can occasionally see houses that have been burned by fire. The once prosperous city of Thang Long was looted by Mo's troops for several days, and the population was directly reduced by half.
Of course, not all the people lost in the city died violently, and many of them fled with their families elsewhere.
Li Shenzong, Li Zhenzong and his son were riding in a carriage together. They were stunned after entering the city.
Li Dingguo said to Li Shenzong: "I will not harass the people with my troops. These are the sins of the Mo family and his son."
Before everyone arrived at Lord Zheng's residence, Zhang Dai had already brought the officials to greet them.
Zhang Dai has been a diplomat for a long time. When the Datong Army made its northern expedition to Shandong, Zhang Dai was ordered to recruit Zuo Liangyu to surrender. Now, he is Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. After completing this mission and returning to China, he can be promoted to the rank of Minister of Honglu Temple.
Li Dingguo and Zhang Dai bowed to each other, and Li Dingguo asked: "General Liu and General Ding are not in the city?"
Zhang Dai replied: "General Liu is chasing the remnants of Mo's army, and General Ding is attacking Haiyang and its surrounding areas."
The Zheng family and his son failed to escape into the Ailao Mountains, but Mo Jingrui did. When he heard that his father Mo Jingyu was defeated and died, he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to his hometown in Gaoping. But halfway, he learned that Liu Xinyu led the Datong army to capture Taiyuan, and he was frightened.
He quickly ran west and plunged into the mountains of northwest Vietnam.
Next, we must arrange for the Datong Army to be stationed for a long time. The first is to prevent the Vietnamese gentry from rebelling, and the second is to go into the mountains and wipe out the remaining forces of Mo Jingrui.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Dai suddenly took out the edict of guilt and shouted: "Puppet Emperor Annan, get off the car immediately to receive the edict!"
Li Zhenzong could not understand Chinese, but his father Li Shenzong was so frightened that he pulled his son out of the car and knelt down in the street to kowtow to listen to the imperial edict.
Without any ceremony to receive the edict, Zhang Dai opened the edict and began to read it, and asked the general officer to translate it for the people:
"Fengtian Yingmin Emperor issued an edict: Annan has been the land of China since ancient times. The Qin Dynasty established Xiang County (Northern Vietnam), and the Han Dynasty established the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan.
(Northern Vietnam, central Vietnam) has been our Chinese territory for thousands of years. However, it lives in a remote corner and has been infected by barbarians for a long time. It has gradually lost touch with the teachings of saints and sages, and has even forgotten who its ancestors were...
"In the previous Ming Dynasty, Annan was recovered and the Chief Secretary of Cochin was established. The land and its people could return to the embrace of their motherland. However, some traitors caused chaos and raised armies to establish themselves. The wise king could not bear the people to be robbed by the army, so he gave the King of Annan a gold seal and allowed him to live forever.
As a barrier to China."
"The Lord of the Annan Kingdom is not grateful for this blessing, but instead has delusions. He changed the name of the country to Dai Viet and pretended to be the emperor of Yue Yin. If the Lord of the Annan Kingdom becomes the emperor,
Where can we place the Emperor of China?"
"There was also the puppet emperor Li Weimu of the Li Dynasty in Annan. He killed virtuous concubines and virtuous ministers, favored treacherous ministers and relatives, and exploited them to excess. All the people complained. As a result, uprisings broke out.
The warlords separated the remnants of the people and put our Chinese remnants in water and fire. Many of the Li family's pseudo-emperors died unexpectedly, and all their clans were slaughtered. The current leader of the Annan Kingdom, his ancestors were found in the mountains, and he was supported by the rebellious officials and traitors, so he is the Li family.
Descendants?"
"When the Holy King of Datong founded the country, the leader of Annan, Li Weiyou (Li Zhenzong), and the treacherous minister Zheng, did not regard the Emperor of Datong as their master, but secretly formed an alliance with the pseudo-emperor of the Zhu family of Yunnan. This was a great disrespect, and their intentions should be punished! The pseudo-emperor of the Zhu family of Yunnan
After it was destroyed, Annan's monarchs and ministers did not think of repentance, but instead occupied more than 200 miles of Chinese territory.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable..."
This is not an imperial edict at all, but a proclamation against thieves!
I was afraid that the Vietnamese wouldn’t understand it, so I didn’t quote any scriptures in the whole article, and I just talked about the truth in simple words.
Li Shenzong broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, because it was determined from the beginning of the imperial edict that Annan has been part of China's territory since ancient times. The entire Li dynasty was a traitor to the country. Later, the leader of the Li Dynasty was not even a traitor, but was found in the mountains.
, a puppet whose lineage is unclear.
After reciting the imperial edict, Li Zhenzong saw his father trembling all over and couldn't help but ask: "Father, what did the Chinese emperor's imperial edict say? Is it to help my Li family recover the country?"
Li Shenzong did not answer his son, but kowtowed and cried: "The Holy Spirit is clear, all the chaos is caused by the powerful minister Zheng. Although my father and son are the lords of Annan, they can't help themselves!"
Zhang Dai sneered: "You can't help yourself? You can't help yourself by changing the name of Annan to Dai Viet and calling the king the Emperor of Dai Viet. You, the Li clan, have been tyrannizing for hundreds of years. Do you still have the principles of a monarch and a minister?"
Zhang Dai took out another imperial edict: "I serve the people of the people, Emperor Annan, and his ministers, but they are arrogant without reason. Now we take back the golden seal of King Annan and withdraw from the Annan Kingdom.
Granted by Guangnan Province!"
Li Shenzong instantly fell to the ground.
Li Zhenzong had the idea of dedicating himself to his country and wanted to be an An Le Gong in Nanjing so that he could spend the rest of his life peacefully.
But Zhao Han's imperial edict did not even give him a chance to dedicate himself to the country. Directly saying that the Annan Kingdom is the master violates the principles of a monarch and his ministers. There is no need for the existence of the Annan Kingdom.
It is the inherent power of the Chinese emperor to take back the legal authority of Annan and destroy the country and establish provinces.
Is this reasonable?
This is very reasonable. Even if it is taken to Europe and let those European kings judge it, it is still a reasonable behavior!
Because all the Annan rulers in the past have indeed overstepped their bounds.
Before Napoleon, which French king dared to call himself the Emperor of France?
The British king was promoted to emperor, and after colonizing India, his title was King of Britain and Emperor of India.
As for King Annan, he dared to call himself the Emperor of Dai Viet. If he is strictly investigated, he is simply seeking death. Zhao Han has extremely legitimate reasons to annex his territory.
You see, the Korean king is so self-conscious that he never dares to call himself the emperor. Whether it is the Korean palace or Korean clothing, everything strictly abides by etiquette, and he does not even dare to wear yellow clothes. Although the Korean king's Gonglong robe is a five-clawed dragon
, but that was a special treatment, which was granted by the Ming Emperor - the king of North Korea was at the level of a county prince, and was equivalent to a prince in terms of etiquette.
There is no need to find other reasons. If the Vietnamese leader dares to arrogantly proclaim himself emperor, the Chinese emperor has the right to destroy his country!
Zhang Dai put away the two imperial edicts and said with a smile: "Master, don't be afraid. Although you have committed a serious crime of treason, your deeds should punish the nine tribes. But I, the Holy King of Heaven,
I have always been kind and have not sentenced you to death. The Li family has all moved to various counties in Hebei, and you have settled in Hebei and divided your land. When you arrive in Hebei, you should work hard to learn farming, cultivate the fields and provide food for the Holy Emperor, and do that with peace of mind.
Good people... still don't thank you for your kindness?"
Li Shenzong looked mournful, and besides feeling sad, he felt lucky. At least, he did not have to be beheaded for treason, and his descendants could still make a living as farmers.
"Grass people... thank you Lord for your kindness!" Li Shenzong kowtowed to the north.
When Li Zhenzong saw his father kowtow, he hurriedly asked: "Father, I kowtow and thank you. Is it the Chinese emperor who wants to help my Li family to restore the country?"
Li Shenzong explained feebly: "I, Li, have overstepped our bounds and proclaimed themselves emperor, committing a major crime of rebellion. From now on, I will move to northern China to farm and become a farmer.
You should also be grateful, at least you can save a life."
Li Zhenzong had been afraid of Zheng for a long time, and his life was precarious. He was just a little disappointed that he would not be able to be an An Le Gong in the future, but would instead be a farmer. He couldn't even distinguish between grains, so how could he farm?
In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Li and his son were quickly taken to Guangxi, and then a special person was sent to take them to Hebei to settle down.
In the next month, until a typhoon broke out at sea, the three divisions of the Datong Army were busy recovering the entire territory of the Zheng family, including Gaoping, which was occupied by the Mo family.
Only Mo Jingrui is still hanging on. The Ailao Mountain area is too big, the terrain is complex and remote, and it needs to be saved and cleared slowly in the future.
The officials of the Zheng family's court in Annan were almost killed by the Mo family. The officials who luckily escaped with their lives, as well as the local officials, came to Shenglong Mansion one after another, hoping to get some official positions.
"Why hasn't the imperial court sent officials at all levels to govern?" Li Dingguo asked.
Zhang Dai replied: "When I left Nanjing, His Majesty was summoning local officials. They were all outstanding in the performance evaluation last year. It seems that some of them will be selected to come to Guangnan (Annan)."
The name Guangnan refers to a prefecture in the Annan Kingdom, even the ruling center of the Ruan family. At the same time, there is also a prefecture in Yunnan named Guangnan Prefecture.
Zhao Han destroyed the Zheng regime and established a province. It was not named Jiaozhi Province or Annan Province, but Guangnan Province!
China has Guangdong Province and Guangxi Province. It is normal to have Guangnan Province as well.
This is also to scare the Nguyen family, because the Nguyen family's southern separatist regime is often called Quang Nam Kingdom.
Li Dingguo asked: "Those who have excellent performance evaluations come to Guangnan to serve as officials?"
Zhang Dai nodded and said: "This is the result of your Majesty's discussion with the cabinet. In the previous Ming Dynasty, Jiaozhi Province was established, and those who came to Jiaozhi to serve as officials felt that they were assigned.
In addition, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, so he exploited the people unnecessarily, and just wanted to make enough money and go back, which led to continuous peasant uprisings in Jiaozhi at that time. Learning from the past can provide guidance for the future. Therefore, when selecting Guangnan officials, His Majesty decided to select all those with outstanding political performance.
Official. And I heard that officials who go to Guangnan Province will be promoted to an extra level in future evaluations. Not only will they be promoted faster, but they will also be given priority to be selected as officials in the capital!"
"That's it, Your Majesty is so wise!" Li Dingguo said with emotion.
Specially selecting those with outstanding political performance to serve as officials in Guangnan Province will eliminate the illusion of official distribution.
When evaluating political performance, they were given an additional promotion and were given priority as Beijing officials, which made these officials more motivated.
This is not only the case in Guangnan Province, but also in the ruined north. If those officials do well, they will be promoted by Zhao Han as an exception. In the future, officials in Ryukyu County, Fangzhang County, Taiwan Prefecture, and Qiongzhou Prefecture will use the same method until
until the place really develops.
Zhang Dai smiled and said: "There is another big thing. Autumn will be restored this year."
Qiu Wei is the imperial examination and provincial examination.
Li Dingguo didn't feel much about this, but he didn't know that scholars in the northern and southern provinces had already rushed to tell each other.
Moreover, the provisions of the provincial examination made the traditional scholars extremely happy, so Zhao Han left a gap in the imperial examination door for the traditional scholars.
Although it is narrow, a few people can still get in.
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