1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 982 Annan Zheng's Transformation

On August 1681, 8, Xinzheng Port (now Hongji Port, Vietnam).

As soon as the ship docked at the pier, Chen Fengnian, the person in charge of the black guards stationed in the Annan area of ​​Qi State, Lieutenant Linghui (Lieutenant Colonel) Chen Fengnian couldn't wait to jump down, jumped onto the shore, stabilized his body a little, and walked long Let out a sigh of relief.

Although I often go to sea with the boat, the fear of sea water has not weakened since I was a child. I always feel that I will fall into the deep ocean in the next moment.However, as a middle-level officer in the Black Guards, he can only try his best to overcome this psychological fear, and try to show that he is fully adapted to sailing in front of his subordinates, so as to maintain his image as an officer.

A dozen or so soldiers of the Hao family who were in charge of maintaining law and order on the pier saw a few officers from the State of Qi boarding the pier, and immediately stopped the many Annan coolies and idlers nearby, lest they would offend the "Master" of Shangguo .

"Sir, everything in Xinzheng Port looks normal, and the Hao family has never imposed any restrictions on the ships entering and leaving the port from our country of Qi. Moreover, looking at the scene on the dock, they don't seem to have any more soldiers stationed there." Intelligence analysis officer, Lieutenant Renyong (Lieutenant) Guan Weicheng said in a low voice.

"If they send more troops to Xinzheng Port, wouldn't it be more guilty?" Chen Fengnian sneered, "Furthermore, how many troops can they send to defend Xinzheng with the population that the Hao family has. If I Qi State really wants to seize this land, can they hold it?"

"What the officer said is very true." Guan Weicheng echoed, "This Hao family has always been submissive, and I don't know what's going on in his head, but..."

"Lieutenant Guan!" Chen Fengnian sternly interrupted Guan Weicheng's words, looked up and looked around, and then glanced at him coldly, "As an intelligence officer, you need to know that disaster comes from your mouth!"

"Sir, I know I was wrong in my humble position." Guan Wei bowed his head and admitted his mistake when he was established.Although the Hao's soldiers on duty at the pier have already cleared out all the idle people around them, who can guarantee that there is no one in the crowd watching from a distance who can use that magical lip-speaking technique, just by his mouth movements? Take the important information he said.

"No need to say much, go to the office of my black guard in Xinzheng immediately." Chen Fengnian said, and walked towards the office on the east side of the pier, planning to find a carriage for transportation.

In the 20th year of Qianwu (1662), at the behest of the State of Qi, the Hao family made a surprise attack on Jinpu, Guangning Prefecture, Annan (now Hongji Port, Vietnam), and with the support of a large number of firearms provided by the State of Qi, repelled the Zheng army of Annan several times. His counterattack forced him to firmly occupy the land on the coast.

After the situation stabilized, the Hao family recruited a large number of Annan people to dig coal mines here, and then sold them to the Qi people in Nanping one by one. In addition to exchanging necessary weapons and ordnance, they also obtained the military support of the Qi people. .

In the 26th year of Qianwu (1668), the Hao family occupied Yuntun Island in the northeast of Jinpu, further consolidating their armed strength in the northeast coastal area of ​​Annan.At the same time, the Hao family also cut off the land connection between Annan and Guangxi, so that if the Annan Zheng family wanted to make a pilgrimage to the Celestial Dynasty, they had to detour to Yunnan or take the sea route to reach Guangdong and Guangxi.

Under the threat of Guangnan Kingdom in the south, the Zheng family in Annan never dared to concentrate all their forces to clear the Hao family in the rear, regain Liangshan, Jinpu, Yuntun Island and other places, and at the same time, they were afraid of being behind the Hao family The Qi State could only endure endless resentment and acquiesced to the existence of the current situation.

The Annan Zheng family sent missions to Nanjing several times to make pilgrimages to the Ming Dynasty, and later to the Great Qin Dynasty, hoping to obtain substantial help from the Celestial Dynasty and promote its unification.But unfortunately, the Celestial Kingdom has its own difficulties. It needs to face the threat of nomadic forces in the northwest and north. It is temporarily unable to go south, so naturally it cannot give them enough support.

Therefore, in the past 20 years, although the Hao family was sandwiched between the two major regional powers of Daqin and Annan, under the protection of Qi, they lived a very happy life.

Liangshan and the northern region are rich in forest resources. There are a large amount of precious rosewood, mahogany, yellow rosewood, and teak for shipbuilding. The Jinpu area, which has been renamed Xinzheng, has huge coal reserves. A steady stream of income came.

Out of the mentality of spending money to buy peace, the Hao family gave all the timber and coal trading rights to Qi merchants, in order to bribe them to provide reliable security guarantees for Hao's permanent separatist regime in Vietnam.

However, the first generation of the Hao family, Hao Shangjiu, the second generation Hao Yaotong, and the third generation Hao Changzhi were all able to understand the situation and understand the general situation, knowing that only by clinging to the Qi State can the Liangshan regime be preserved and the Hao family's power be maintained. Long and rich.However, Hao Yuanfeng, the fourth-generation head of the family who was recently in power, was bewitched by someone, and suddenly wanted to change his ways, switch to Daqin, and surrender the land of Yuebei to the imperial court.

After receiving the news, Chen Fengnian, the person in charge of the Annan Black Guards, rushed to Xinzheng immediately to find out the details.Damn, I have been running the Hao family for more than [-] years in Qi State, and when it is about to bear fruit, why did it end up taking advantage of Qin State?

"Returning to the commander, according to the many messages sent by the secret agents of Liangshan Black Guards, it can be preliminarily confirmed that Hao Yuanfeng was never bewitched by anyone before the Hao family's change. The act of surrendering to Qin was his own act. Huang Zhengde, the person in charge of the black guards stationed in Xinzheng and the captain of Yuwu Xiaowei (captain), said solemnly: "In addition, based on the news from Guilin and Guangzhou, Qin has not done anything about this matter. If you take any action, it seems that you don't know anything about Hao's mutation."

"Since this is the case, then it can only mean that Hao Yuanfeng's actions are his own crazy behavior?" Chen Fengnian asked sarcastically.

"Sir, according to reports from Liangshan's spies, Hao Yuanfeng studied under Meng Boyuan, a great Confucian in Guangxi, when he was a teenager, and studied all kinds of Confucianism, and was deeply influenced by the thought of loyalty to the emperor." The behavior of surrendering to the Qin State may be to practice the Confucian thought theory of great unification.”

"Hao Yuanfeng wants to be a loyal minister and filial son of the Great Qin Dynasty, so what do other people in Liangshan think?"

"The vast majority of civil and military officials in Liangshan firmly opposed Hao Yuanfeng's decision. But ten days ago, Hao Yuanfeng blatantly executed six officials and sent all their family members into slavery, which greatly shocked those maintenance factions who held opposing views. At this moment, Liangshan up and down, presumably no one would dare to openly object."

"So, Hao Yuanfeng will get his wish and show his utter loyalty to Qin with the certificate of honor?"

"Sir, if you say that, you underestimate the ability of your subordinates." Huang Zhengde said with a smile: "At present, our office in Liangshan Heiyiwei has initially drawn up a set of solutions for this incident, sir. Make a decision, and the humble staff should bring the brothers to implement it as quickly as possible, and properly handle the storm of Hao's mutation."

"Okay!" Chen Fengnian looked at Huang Zhengde approvingly, "If this incident can be resolved smoothly, my Black Guard Annan Branch will give you the first credit, and report it to the local headquarters, and give a reward to all the staff."

"I don't dare to be greedy for meritorious deeds. It depends on the brains and efforts of the brothers, multi-planning, and careful layout to formulate corresponding backup plans."

"Very good!" Chen Fengnian liked this person in charge who was not greedy for merit and could take care of his subordinates more and more. He was ready to deal with this matter, so he called him to Nanping to cultivate him, so that in time he would be able to stand alone up.

"Hao Changyi, the commander of the guards stationed in Xinzheng, is Hao Yuanfeng's uncle. Hao Yaotong was favored by his brave and resolute character when he was alive. However, his mother was born in a brothel in Nanning and had a low status. In the end, he failed to inherit the position of commander of Lang Son. " Huang Zhengde said: "Nowadays, the situation in Lang Son is undercurrent. Those civil and military officials who want to maintain the status quo have begun to contact Hao Changyi frequently, intending to persuade him to raise troops to return to Lang Son, depose Hao Yuanfeng, and maintain the current separatist status."

"Hao Changyi's heart moved?"

"That's right. Hao Changyi found us five days ago, hoping to gain the support of our country Qi, and planned to attack Liangshan secretly and capture and kill Hao Yuanfeng."

"There are no less than 3000 troops in Liangshan City, can Hao Changyi take it down?"

"Of course, Hao Changyi's 40-odd soldiers and horses alone will definitely not be able to attack the well-defended Liangshan City." Huang Zhengde said with a smile: "But our black-clothed guards can help him open the gate of Liangshan City and greet him." The soldiers and horses he brought into the city. In addition, the Annan Trading Company's trade settlement in the first half of the year was about [-] yuan, which can all be transferred to him. Rebels, with some money in hand, it is much more convenient for the general manager to handle things .”

"How is Hao Changyi?" Chen Fengnian nodded, agreeing to his suggestion, "Don't support him when the time comes, and add to our chaos."

"Sir, you can rest assured." Huang Zhengde said firmly: "This guy had a great ambition more than ten years ago, and wanted to make something amazing. But now, apart from trying his best to maintain the current Hao family. In addition, he has been stationed in Xinzheng for several years and has dealt with us all the year round. He is already familiar with our Daqi strength, so he naturally knows in his heart who he should rely on in this area to survive in the world."

"Since that's the case, let's do everything according to the plan you have drawn up."

On August 8, Hao Changyi, the commander of the guards stationed in Xinzheng under the Lang Son regime of the Hao clan, led a thousand elite soldiers to rush nearly 14 kilometers in four days, and suddenly killed Lang Son City.

With the assistance of Nei Ying, Hao Changyi broke into the city and quickly stormed Duke Liang's mansion, beheading Hao Yuanfeng, his family members, cronies, guards and more than [-] people.

On August 8th, with the support of dozens of civil and military officials in Lang Son City, Hao Changyi succeeded the Duke of Lang.Subsequently, it was ordered to block all land passages with Guangxi, and a 15-day curfew was imposed throughout the territory.

At the same time, two warships belonging to the Annan Fleet of the State of Qi suddenly appeared in the waters of Halong Bay, under the guise of fighting pirates along the coast, and provided armed escort for passing merchant ships.

This move immediately led to a tense situation in the northeastern coastal areas of Annan.
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On August 8, Tokyo (now Hanoi, Vietnam).

The actual speaker of the Dali Dynasty, Zheng Zuo, the king of Xiding, has fully inherited his father's longevity genes. At the age of 75, he still firmly controls the political affairs of the Dali Dynasty and contributes to the great cause of Annan's unification. And continue to work hard.

"Have the ships of the Qi people made any further moves?" Zheng Zuo gently placed the documents in his hand on the table, and looked up at Chen Fangliang, Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Returning to Your Highness, the ships of the State of Qi are swimming back and forth on the seashore, and they have not made any other moves." Chen Fangliang bowed and said: "Based on this calculation, the actions of the State of Qi are actually the result of Zhang Mu of the Hao family in Langshan. , to prevent our dynasty from taking advantage of the internal turmoil in the Hao family and sending troops northward to recover lost lands such as Lang Son."

"Hmph, Qi people!" Zheng Zuo snorted coldly, with a trace of sullen anger on his face, "I have failed in the great cause of Annan's unification until now, and it is all caused by Qi. If his heart is clear, his wolf ambition is actually my Dali Chaobai. The archenemy for the rest of the year!"

"Your Highness, calm down!" Chen Fangliang hastily bowed his head and said: "Qi's ships are strong and powerful, controlling the sea, our Da Li Dynasty must not start a war with them lightly, lest the flames of war will destroy the coastal areas. For the present plan, The only way to do it slowly is to work hard at the top and bottom of the court, accumulate strength, and wait until it shows a little fatigue before giving it a thunderous blow, thus revitalizing our Dali Dynasty, and finally unifying Annan."

"Picture it slowly?" Zheng Zuo stroked the gray beard under his jaw, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, how long can he survive in his seventy years?
"Father, in fact, with the current situation of the Hao family, it is the best result for us." The eldest son Zheng Gen bowed and said: "If it is, let Hao Yuanfeng take the land of Yuebei and surrender. Great Qin, then our Great Li Dynasty may lose its land forever, and it will be difficult to regain it."

"Oh, what the prince said, did you think Daqin would gladly accept Hao Yuanfeng's offer of land and bring the land of Yuebei under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Dynasty?" Zheng Zuo frowned, then asked calmly.

"Emperor Chengde of the Great Qin Dynasty has been lazy in political affairs since he came to the throne, blindly indulging in pleasure, and the political affairs of the court and China are all entrusted to the six cabinets." Zheng Gen played carefully: "In this way, Emperor Chengde has a very bad reputation in the court and the people. Good. If the Hao family suddenly surrendered to the land, it would be the best display for Daqin to expand the territory and spread the virtues far. Therefore, in order to be greedy for his merits and show his name, Emperor Chengde will definitely give his contribution The land of Yuebei will be brought under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the officials will be placed in charge of the people, and the army will be garrisoned."

"The son's words are not unreasonable." Zheng Zuo nodded, and then sighed, "However, the Hao family has changed a lot this time, and everything has returned to the same old way. I heard about it in the Dali Dynasty. , I can only do nothing!"

"Father, as long as Lang Son, Cam Pu, Yuntun and other places are still in the hands of the weak Hao family, I, Da Lihu, will definitely have a chance to take them back." Zheng Gen said confidently: "For today's According to the plan, I, Dali, should devote myself to the reform of the government, get rid of all kinds of bad policies in the country, try to change and become stronger, and strive to accumulate strength."

"My son, I have a heart." Zheng Zuo pondered for a moment, looked up and scanned the civil and military officials in the hall, and then said: "The lonely age is too old to manage affairs. From tomorrow, the son will preside over the government affairs of the court on his behalf. All the matters under his control will be reported to the son and heard the judgment."

"I will obey the king's orders!" All the ministers immediately bowed their heads and agreed in unison.

"Father, my son has requested the imperial court to conduct secret peace talks with the Ruan family in the south."

"...Huh?" Zheng Zuo frowned immediately when he heard the words, and his sharp eyes looked straight at Zheng Gen.

What is the meaning of the son's move?

Zheng Zuo has been in power for more than 30 years, and has raised troops to conquer the Ruan family several times. He just wanted to unify Annan and fulfill the long-cherished wish of his father and ancestors for generations. Signing the alliance under the city, this is his biggest failure since he took office, and he has always hated it.

"Father, there is a saying in the "Book of Songs": 'Brothers fight against the wall, and the outside is protected from their insults'" Zheng Gen said softly.

After hearing this, Zheng Zuo was stunned.

(End of this chapter)