1635 Han style rises again

April 1661, 4, Hue.

Nguyen Phuc, the king of Guangnan, sat on a wooden chair, tried his best to straighten his back, tried his best to show the momentum and dignity that a king should have, and then looked up calmly at several Qi officials and generals in front of him.

Since being captured by the Qi army, he has been detained alone in a side hall on the west side of the palace.Although during the nearly one month of captivity, the Qi army did not humiliate and abuse him, and even assigned him more than a dozen maids to serve him wholeheartedly.Later, he also sent his queen and several concubines over.However, he was not allowed to step out of the room at will, and there were dozens of officers and soldiers of Qi State armed with guns guarding him, cutting off all his external contact.

In the past 20 days, Ruan Phuc had no way of knowing what happened in Quang Nam and even Hue City.The entire palace seemed unusually quiet, and even the entire city of Hue seemed to be calm as usual.There was no rumbling of cannons, no loud shouts of killing, and no screams representing the looting and massacre of the whole city.

All this shows that the Qi people have completely controlled the situation in Hue City and its surrounding areas. King Qin's army may have arrived near Hue, but he was afraid of the strength of the Qi army and did not dare to go forward to invite battle, so he had to station far away. In the outskirts of Hue.And the entire city of Hue, under the threat of the soldiers of Qi State, has all prostrated at their feet and gave up any resistance.Perhaps, because of the "Hue" of Hue City, the Qi army did not carry out large-scale barbaric looting and massacres.

But this by no means means that the Qi army is a holy white lotus, let alone a teacher of morality and benevolence.The sound of footsteps coming and going in the palace, the clear and crisp sound of porcelain containers falling from time to time, as well as the faint exclamation and cheers, all indicated that they were looting the once magnificent palace.Hundreds of years of accumulation, collections of past dynasties, and countless treasures that gather all the treasures of the whole country in one place will be removed one by one by the people of Qi and transported back to their remote Hanzhou mainland.

Presumably in the entire city of Hue, the Qi army must be doing the same thing in the palace.Under the threat of their swords and muskets, what sufferings my countless people in Guangnan will suffer!
However, with the passage of time, while lamenting the catastrophe suffered by Quang Nam and Hue City, Nguyen Phuc suddenly thought of his own fate.

Will Qi Jun kill him in anger because he was suddenly attacked by Guangnan?
Or, colluded with the generals of King Qin's army outside the city to depose him as King of Guangnan and make someone else king?
Or, in this way, Guangnan was slaughtered, and the country was divided up with the Zheng family in the north and Champa, Cambodia and other countries in the south, and the Ruan family was completely destroyed?

As soon as he thought of this, Ruan Fubin's heart was covered with a layer of sadness, and more of it was endless fear.I regret it at the beginning, but now I am missing a move, and my strength is not good, so that my Guangnan will fall into a place of eternal doom.

Just when he fell into alternating emotions of remorse and fear from time to time, after nearly a month, Qi people suddenly broke into this side hall, and then sat opposite him one by one.

"His Royal Highness Yangjun (Title Ruan Fubin), how is your health these days?" Cao Ning, the general manager of Qi State in Annan, looked at the opposite Ruan Fubin who was trying to calm himself down with a smile. asked.

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"Lonely..., lonely body...is good." Ruan Fu glanced at several Qi military officers standing behind Cao Ning. They were dressed in blue and black military uniforms, shiny copper buckles, and bright chest ribbons, giving people a sense of humor. A feeling of overpowering and oppressive.

"Since the body is still in good condition, the mind and emotions are also peaceful." Cao Ning nodded, then took a document from a staff officer behind him, and handed it to Ruan Fubin, "Then let's talk How to end this war that you started for no reason."

"End the war?" Ruan Fubin took the document and looked at Cao Ning in astonishment, "You..., Qi, are you willing to cease the war?"

"Why, Duke Yang wants to continue fighting with Qi?" Cao Ning's expression turned cold.

"No, no, no..." Ruan Fubin hurriedly shook his head, "It would be the best if your country is willing to cease the war. If your country Qi is willing to end the war, I, Guangnan, will pay you money to compensate you for what you have suffered. loss."

"Well, very good. Since Duke Yang has the same desire to end the war as we do, then sign this truce." Cao Ning tapped lightly on the luxurious nanmu table, his eyes signaled to Ruan Fu was about to sign the document.

"Huh?..." Ruan Fu was stunned for a moment, and opened the document in his hand.

"Since the war was provoked by you for no reason, you must pay a corresponding price for it." Cao Ning looked at Ruan Fubi and flipped through the document, and said to himself: "Our request of Qi is very simple. , compensation, land cession, opening up all domestic markets, and of course, punishing those who provoked the war.”

"what……"

"Oh, you are the Duke of Yangjun and the lord of Guangnan, so you don't need to be punished. But you must go to the mainland of Hanzhou in person and confess your guilt under the rank of the King of Qi."

"..." Ruan Fu heard the words, closed the text subconsciously, and looked at Cao Ning in disbelief.Isn't this like taking the king of a country as a prisoner and pleading guilty under the ranks of an enemy country? Who dares to accept such humiliation!Moreover, it still crossed tens of thousands of miles of sea waves to the far south of the Hanzhou Continent. If there was an accident, he might have died at sea.This is not exempt from punishment, it is simply an excuse to kill me!

Such a near-death experience, it would be better to be slaughtered in the palace like this, at least the whole body can be buried in this familiar land.

Cao Ning saw that Ruan Fu was afraid of going to the mainland of Hanzhou, sat on the wooden chair and kept silent, with a look of determination on his face, he couldn't help shaking his head slightly, and said: "If His Royal Highness Yang County can't bear the long journey , then send important ministers as apology envoys to go to the mainland of Hanzhou on behalf of His Royal Highness, and plead guilty to my king of Qi. In addition, His Highness, please send the prince to the mainland of Hanzhou as a hostage."

Qi State had previously defeated Satsuma Fan and Wandan Kingdom, and neither asked to keep their sons as hostages. The reason why Cao Ning added this item was inspired by the words of Li Laiheng, who came to aid Chaozhou, and then thought of adding this item.Taking the future prince of Guangnan Kingdom to Hanzhou, he will be influenced by Qi State to some extent, which can play a positive role in strengthening the control of Guangnan Kingdom in the future.

When Ruan Fuyuan weakly discussed with Cao Ning whether the land cession clause could be waived and the amount of compensation reduced, he became stubborn for a while and insisted on not making concessions.But in the next two days, when Cao Ning inadvertently informed Ruan Fubin that General Beida of Guangnan Guozhen and his eldest son Ruan Fushun suddenly left the north bank of the Xianghe River with his troops and returned to the northern military town of Rili (now Donghai City, Vietnam).

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Ruan Fubin's face immediately changed, and after hesitating for a long time, he immediately agreed to the armistice contract determined by Qi State, which was the "Hue Contract", and signed it.But there was also a rather embarrassing episode. The gold seal of the King of Guangnan was searched and taken away by the Qi army in the palace. gold seal.

The terms of the Hue Contract are as follows:
[-]. The Kingdom of Guangnan apologized to the State of Qi for the war it initiated, and sent important ministers to act as apology envoys to the mainland of the State of Qi to make a formal apology for its war crimes;

[-]. Severely punish the officials who initiated and instigated this war, and the state of Qi will send supervisors to supervise the implementation and confirmation;

[-]. The Kingdom of Guangnan clearly recognizes the Kingdom of Huaying and the Kingdom of Nanpan as completely independent states.Therefore, any loss of its independent system, such as the contribution ceremony of the country to the Guangnan Kingdom, will be completely abolished afterwards.

[-]. The territory of Champa Kingdom, Huaying Kingdom, and Nanpan Kingdom stolen by the Kingdom of Quang Nam shall be returned to the legal territory of the above-mentioned kingdoms and shall not be violated.

[-]. The Kingdom of Guangnan will manage the rights of the surrounding areas of Nha Trang (now Nha Trang City, Vietnam) and transfer all the fortresses, weapons, factories and all public objects in the place to the Qi State forever, thinking that it was lost during the war. for compensation.Attached description: The boundary of the city of Nha Trang is south of the Cai River, west to the middle line of the Wuxing Mountain Ridge, and south to Nanping Territory.

[-]. After the exchange of the map mentioned in the preceding paragraph is approved and exchanged, both parties shall appoint two or more officials to be the committee members for the joint demarcation of the demarcation of the demarcation of the boundary.

1000. The Kingdom of Guangnan leased the area of ​​fifteen miles around Tuolong Port (now Da Nang, Vietnam) to the Kingdom of Daqi. The lease fee is 20 Hanzhou silver dollars per year. The kingdom has the right of renewal priority.

60. The Kingdom of Guangnan handed over 6 taels of silver to the State of Qi as compensation for military expenses.The payment shall be paid in ten-year installments: the first 6 taels shall be paid within three months after the signing of this agreement; the second 24 taels shall be paid within [-] months after the agreement is approved for exchange Pay in full; the balance is divided into eight equal installments and paid annually.In addition, after the first indemnity is paid in full, an interest rate of five per hundred shall be added annually to the unpaid indemnity. convenient.Furthermore, the compensation payment can be deducted in kind in each period, but the proportion should not exceed [-]%.

[-]. Within six months after the exchange is approved in this agreement, the Daqi Kingdom will allow the people of the Guangnan Kingdom to relocate to other places to sell all their properties and leave the territory.However, those who have not migrated after the expiration of the limit should be considered as subjects of the Great Qi Kingdom.

[-]. The entire territory of the Guangnan Kingdom is open to the commercial market of the Qi State. The subjects of the Qi State come and live abroad and engage in commercial craft production. The Guangnan Kingdom should give the best treatment.

[-]. The subjects of the State of Qi can engage in various crafts and manufactures in Guangnan at will; they can also import various machines and goods at will, and the import taxes are to be negotiated by both parties.

[-]. If the subjects of the Qi State commit crimes in the territory of Guangnan, they must be handed over to the diplomatic and civil affairs representatives of the Qi State in Guangnan, and dealt with according to the laws of the Qi State.

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Thirteenth, the troops of the State of Qi who are stationed in the territory of Guangnan should withdraw all within one month after the signing of this agreement.

[-]. After the signing of this agreement, both sides shall return all the prisoners captured during the war to the other side.

[-]. From the date of approval of the exchange of this Agreement, there shall be a ceasefire.
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On May 5, Nanping.

After the troops withdrew from Hue and returned to Nanping, a grand celebration banquet was held in the city's governor's office. King Yevarman of Champa, deputy commander of Haxian Town Fan Zeliang, and commander of the Weiguo Shenhuo Army Cheng Shihong (the eldest son of Weiguo Gong Cheng Guangyin) ), Gu Yongji (Second Son of Gu Rong), Wenchang Commander of Qiongzhou Town, Li Laiheng, Lin Guogong of Chaozhou Town, etc., all attended the banquet. Zhu Yuanhua, the civil affairs officer in charge of the district, and other military and political officials of the Qi State were present and accompanied them to celebrate the victory of the attack on Guangnan State.

When the king of Champa, Javarman, proposed to take advantage of the situation and annex the Huaying Kingdom, in order to restore the former territory of Champa and enhance its national strength.But Cao Ning tactfully warned the other party that this time Champa took back the land that was ceded by the Guangnan Kingdom more than 20 years ago, and it will take time to consume and absorb it, so don't be greedy for too much.In addition, the Guangnan Kingdom has been newly defeated and its strength has been greatly weakened. In the short term, it will definitely not pose a threat to Champa.If Guangnan is forced too far, there is no guarantee that the other party will act irrationally.

It's almost done, and nearly one-third of the country's land area has been regained, so don't look forward to Shu, extend your power directly to other people's doorsteps, be careful to drive it into a hurry, and die with you.

In order to maintain the regional balance, Qi State is not willing to overly weaken Guangnan State, because there is another Zheng family in the north whose strength exceeds Guangnan by a large margin, and has been staring at the south, always wanting to unify Annan and achieve the hegemony of Central South .Therefore, when withdrawing from Hue one after another, Qi State not only dismantled and destroyed the forts on both sides of the Xianghe River, but also returned all the various weapons of the Guangnan Army that had been seized to the other side.

However, when the Qi army withdrew, Guangnan State asked the Guangnan soldiers who had been captured in Hue City. Huaying, Champa and Cambodia are missing.

At the celebration banquet, when everyone was in high spirits and drinking wine, Li Laiheng, the new head of Chaozhou Town in Daming, looked solemn, and found Cao Ning and Yao Wu, talking about important matters to discuss.

"What, you want our country of Qi to help you find a place to stay overseas?" Cao Ning was surprised after hearing Li Laiheng's request, "Could it be that Sun Kewang is already planning to take down the feudal clan by force?"

"Since the failure of the second Northern Expedition in August last year, Sun Kewang has been dissatisfied with several forces in Fujian, Zhoushan, Taiwan, and our Chaozhou Town, and wants to get rid of them quickly." Li Laiheng shook his head and sighed: "I came from Chaozhou before , Sun Kewang has ordered Ma Bao to command [-] troops to advance to Shaoxing and point his sword at Ningbo and Zhoushan. Zheng Zhilong and his son have a powerful navy, and Fujian and Taiwan have dangerous terrain separated by a strait, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In order to stabilize the two of them, Sun Kewang As for us Chaozhou, there is no danger to rely on. It is estimated that after Sun Kewang solves Ningbo and Zhoushan, he will definitely cut us off. Therefore..."

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When Cao Ning and the others heard the words, they immediately understood.Sun Kewang wanted to fight against the outside world and secure the inside. He first unified the interior and eliminated several semi-separatist forces in the south, and then devoted all his strength to the Northern Expedition to clear the captives and unify the whole country.To be honest, Qi Guo also acquiesced to Sun Kewang's move.It's not possible that every time during the Northern Expedition, you have to worry about the instability of the rear. If you are not careful, a few separatist forces will grow up and steal your lair.

Therefore, Sun Kewang decided to take action to eliminate the original Zhang Huangyan forces, occupy Ningbo and Zhoushan, and eliminate the threat from the flanks.As for Li Laiheng's troops in Chaozhou, although they were all peasant soldiers, more than [-] soldiers from his tribe ruled Chaozhou, threatening the prosperous Guangdong at any time.How could this prevent Sun Kewang from feeling suffocated and feeling a little jealous.Moreover, Chaozhou is adjacent to Fujian. If it is occupied, Fujian can be hijacked from the south. At that time, in order to clear Zheng Zhilong's forces, we will reserve a step ahead.

"It would be a pity if you gave up Chaozhou on your own initiative."

"Yes, we have been operating Chaozhou for nearly ten years. It is really a pity to give up." Li Laiheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "But the situation is pressing, what is the futility? Even though Chaozhou Town has mobilized as much as possible, there are still tens of thousands of people. There are more soldiers and horses. But facing hundreds of thousands of troops from the imperial court, it is like hitting a stone with an egg. Therefore, from all over the town of Chaozhou, I wanted to ask Qi State for help and find an overseas territory to protect my [-] soldiers and people."

"So..." Cao Ning folded his arms and pondered for a moment, then walked to the wall, looked at a huge map of Nanyang hanging above it, stretched out a hand, and tapped the northwest corner of Borneo, "How about here?" ?Although the mountains and forests are densely covered, warm and humid, there are quite a few river valleys and plains in them, enough to support tens of millions of people, thinking that you will live and live!"

1635 Han style rises again