Chapter 23 The Nguyen Clan of Quang Nam
The Ruan family in Guangnan was a descendant of Nguyen Gan, the general in front of the Right Guard Hall of the Later Li Dynasty. When the Grand Tutor Ren of the Later Li Dynasty was planning to usurp the throne, it was Nguyen Gan who organized troops to support Li Zhuangzong and fight against Mo Dengyen, and the later Li Dynasty was able to continue.
Later, Ruan Gan was poisoned to death by Mo Dengyong. His son-in-law Zheng Jian took the opportunity to control the power of the Later Li Dynasty. The Zheng family of Annan rose from then on. In the end, Ruan Gan's eldest son, Ruan Wang, was killed by Zheng Jian. The second son Ruan Huang begged his sister Ruan Yubao to come forward and beg Zheng Jian, and then he escaped and sent to Guangnan area.
The Nguyen tribe developed localities in Guangnan, actively traded with various countries, and made good friends with the Portuguese, learned the artillery casting and shipbuilding technology of the continent, and gradually gained the strength to fight against the Zheng family. After the demise of the Mo Dynasty, which was established by Mo Dengyong, who was usurped the throne, the Nguyen tribe officially began to fight against the Zheng family by Guangnan.
Later, the Ruan family in Guangnan unified Annan and established the last feudal dynasty, the Ruan Dynasty, in Annan. It was not until the end of World War II that it withdrew from the historical stage.
Of course, now that Emperor Chongzheng has come, the Ruan family has no chance to unify Annan again. What they have to consider now is whether to surrender or not.
After receiving the edict from Li Shenzong, Ruan Phoenix, the contemporary head of the Ruan family in Guangnan, suddenly panicked. To be honest, he did not want to surrender. He had the same concerns as Zheng Jian, the head of the Zheng family. If he surrendered now, the Ming Dynasty might not have done anything to him, but once the Ming Dynasty leaves, Li Shenzong will definitely deal with him. What should I do?
There was a lesson in the precedent of Zheng's death to the nine clans. Unless otherwise required, Ruan Phoenix did not want to resist the Ming court. Therefore, he sent a secret envoy to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to appoint him as King of Guangnan, and Guangnan and Annan each became one country. In this way, he would not have to worry about Li Shenzong's settlement in the future.
To grant an additional King of Guangnan is nothing to Zhu Cijing, but he does not want to grant the King of Guangnan because this precedent cannot be set. If he sets this precedent, it would be equivalent to acquiesce. If anyone in any vassal state could cede land and become king, then the Ming Dynasty would grant him a king. In this way, wouldn’t the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty be in chaos?
Before the coercion and inducement was used, Zhu Cijiu had no intention of taking action immediately. He analyzed the advantages of the Ruan tribe in Guangnan. It was nothing more than relying on the support of the Portuguese, he could cast cannons, build ships, and build bastions.
Damn, the Portuguese dared to go against me, and they were ruined. Zhu Cijiong issued an edict to invite sincerity Boschvilla to come and meet him quickly.
Schvira is in Macau now, and the emperor has personally taken the imperial envoy. It doesn't make much sense for him to stay in the capital, so he simply went back to Macau to handle government affairs.
Hearing the emperor summoned him, he hurriedly borrowed a lucky ship warship with a flywheel from the southeast Governor Nan Juyi, and went straight from Macau to Haipang Port. The terrifying speed of the ship was more than 2,000 miles of sea route, which only took one day and one night.
When he arrived at Haifang Port, he borrowed a batch of fast horses from the garrison, and took a group of personal guards to whip the horses straight to Shenglong City. He had more than 200 miles of land, but he arrived in less than a day.
Within two days after the imperial edict was issued, Schvira rushed over. Zhu Cijiu was still very satisfied with this guy's positive attitude, but he was very dissatisfied with the Portuguese in Guangnan.
Therefore, when Schvira ran to the study to pay homage, Zhu Cijing did not show his past affection, but instead asked coldly: "Do you Portugal want to tear up the contract and go against the Ming Empire?"
This was too heavy. Schvira was so scared that she broke out in cold sweat. He replied in horror: "Master, this is absolutely nothing. It is impossible for us Portugal to go against the Ming Empire."
Zhu Cijiong didn't say anything, but just gave a wink at Cao Huachun who was beside him. Cao Huachun immediately took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Shiweila.
The secret report is very simple. In just one sentence, it was found that the Portuguese businessman Roland had a close relationship with the Nguyen Thichs in Guangnan.
When Schvira saw this, he was stunned. He knew about this. He also knew Roland. The two sides also had business dealings. Why did they go against the Ming Empire?
He asked in panic: "Emperor, this, Mr. Roland knew him. He was just a businessman. How could he go against the Ming Empire?"
Zhu Cijing said angrily: "Do you know where this is? This is Annan, and further south is Guangnan. I want the Ruan family in Guangnan to surrender, but they relied on your Portuguese support and refused to surrender!"
Of course, Schvira knew that this was Annan. It turned out that the emperor wanted Rolander to no longer support the Guangnan Ruan tribe. This was not very difficult. His eyes rolled and he immediately had an idea. He patted his chest and said, "Emperor, as long as the Wei Messenger goes to Guangnan, he will ensure that Rolander is obedient and will not help the Ruan tribe again."
Zhu Cijiong rolled his eyes. What he wanted now was the surrender of the Ruan family, not to Roland. This guy didn't understand the key point, but as long as Roland no longer supported the Ruan family, it would be almost half of it, and the remaining half could be handled by this guy.
Zhu Cijing said seriously: "Then you should act as a secret envoy for me. Go and tell the Ruan tribe in Guangnan that as long as they surrender now, I will give them a hereditary commander, and serve as the commander of the right army of the Annan Legion, and the title of third-rank military general. As long as they do not rebel, the commander can keep going. With soldiers in their hands, they are not worried that the king of Houli will deal with them."
Schvira is also a versatile person. After savoring Zhu Cijiu's words, he understood the current situation of Annan and Guangnan. It turned out that the Ruan family in Guangnan was afraid that King Annan would settle the score in the future, and relied on Roland's support, so they refused to surrender.
When the secret envoy Shivera liked this errand, it seemed a bit difficult to persuade the Ruan tribe in Guangnan. He replied nervously: "Thank you for your kindness, I will do my best to persuade the Ruan tribe in Guangnan to surrender."
Zhu Cijing nodded, and then said sternly: "Tell the Guangnan Ruan tribe that this is their last chance. If you don't surrender, the Annan Zheng tribe will be their role model."
Schvira hasn't really inquired about Annan's affairs these days, so he didn't know what happened to Annan Zheng's family. He asked foolishly: "Annan Zheng's family? What's wrong?"
Zhu Cijing said coldly: "I have killed their nine clans."
Kill the Nine Clans! Shi Weila had studied the "Da Ming Law". Of course he understood what it meant to kill the Nine Clans. He was so scared that his face turned pale. He stood there in horror, sucking air conditioners.
When Zhu Cijiu saw his expression, he couldn't help but laugh. This time it was indeed a bit too strict. This guy was probably scared. He quickly comforted him: "Okay, I'm not going to kill your nine clans. What are you afraid of? As long as this matter is done, I will reward you with 100 kilograms of tribute wine to let you drink enough."
This guy is a drunkard and has long been envious of his tribute wine. Zhu Cijing himself doesn't drink much, so tribute wine is usually used to reward ministers, so it's nothing to reward this guy.
Chapter completed!