The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 191 The Hongxing Emperor in the Valley
Gui family, this is a very complicated issue.

Although their experiences are easier to trace than those of Min's family, it is still difficult to tell what is true and what is false.

For example, the kid who is sitting in front of Mo Zibu now claims to be a descendant of the Hongxing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

He also told Mo Zibu that he could make Mo Zibu the King of Taisho as long as Mo Zibu gave him 200 guns, 1,000 kilograms of gunpowder and 10 loads of lead bullets.

I, King Mo, couldn't help but rub my eyes, guessing that this thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy must be talking about the Regent.

As for the Hongxing Emperor, there really is such a person. He is not fictional, nor is it Brother Haonan who traveled through time.

Historically, when King Li Jin heard that Emperor Yongli had fallen into the hands of Wu Sangui and been strangled in the Shan Plateau in northern Myanmar, he was shocked and angry and died in grief, leaving behind the legacy of "I would rather die in a desolate borderland than surrender to the enemy."

But after that, before Li Jinwang's body was cold, the remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty, including Ma Siliang, murdered Jin Tongwu, who refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty together with Li Jinwang's son Li Sixing and Liu Wenxiu's son Liu Zhen.

However, there were still some who refused to surrender. Generals Wu Sanxing and Wang Gongfu under the Prince of Jin were unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and led more than 300 people to continue marching south.

Taking into account the murder of Emperor Yongli and the death of Prince Jin, the army had no flag, so they jointly elected Zhu Jingchun, the ninth-generation grandson of Prince Han Zhu Song, a member of the Ming Dynasty royal family, as king, named him the Great Ming King, and the reign title was Hongxing.

After these people established an official office in Menglangba, they soon attracted Na Xilie, the Dai chieftain of Mengla.

Since Wu Sangui became a vassal in Yunnan, the interests of the local chieftains have been greatly eroded. Therefore, Na Xilie strongly supported the remnants of Prince Jin who were raising the banner of rebellion against Wu Sangui.

He also hoped to use King Li Jin's prestige in the Shan Plateau to rally the people to fight against Wu Sangui's oppression.

With their support, Wu Sanxing was even able to gather an army of 20,000 mainly composed of Dai and Wa people to launch a northern counterattack six years after the tragic death of King Li Jin, and once captured Ning'er, which was later known as Pu'er.

But in the end they were defeated by the Qing army led by Wu Sangui, suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat back to the Qing-Myanmar border.

Five years later, the Three Feudatories Rebellion broke out. Wu Sanxing felt that the time had come, and he once again gathered thousands of people to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

However, the local chieftains no longer supported him and were unable to bear the losses of a Northern Expedition that was likely to fail. So they conspired to murder Wu Sanxing, who insisted on launching a Northern Expedition to restore the Ming Dynasty, with poisoned arrows.

Eight years later, in 1681, Zhu Jingchun, who changed his name to Zhu Hongzhen, was also poisoned to death during an internal power struggle.

His descendants with Na Xilie's daughter gave the title of Great Ming King to Na Xilie's son Na He in exchange for their personal safety.

After the political demand of anti-Qing was gone, the descendants of Zhu Hongzhen, Wu Sanxing, Jin Tai and others became harmonious with the chieftain of the Na family.

The remnants of the Southern Ming took advantage of the protection of the Na family and gradually settled down in the Shan Plateau. They began to intermarry with the Dai (Shan) people and gradually assimilated into the local culture.

Na used the title of Great Ming King to continuously attract Ming Dynasty survivors scattered across the Shan Plateau to settle there.

They continued to intermarry, and gradually formed a unique culture within the Dai (Shan) people.

According to local customs, a certain ethnic group is often referred to as a family.

In the probability that the Dai (Shan) ethnic group had not yet been created, the mixed and integrated Na Tai people and the remnants of the Ming Dynasty had a new name.

Gui (Gui) family.

After being called the Gui family, the original name of the chieftain of the Na clan gradually became Gongliyan and continued to be used.

The so-called Gong Li Yan is not a person's name, but a title of a leader passed down from generation to generation. It roughly means a person who lives in a majestic and beautiful room and handles important matters.

In other words, this is a Chinese word - Gongliren, which was formed into the word Gongliyan after continuous integration, modification and misinformation with the local Dai and Wa dialects.

Opposite Mo Zibu, there was a young boy sitting in a swaggering manner. When he saw that King Mo was suddenly stunned, he thought that he had successfully controlled the other party. He was still very proud of himself, thinking that the method left by his ancestors was very useful.

He would use the name of the Hongxing Emperor to show off his official hat to everyone he met, and basically he was always successful.

But just when he was feeling proud of his cleverness, Mo Zibu walked up to him and gave the stupid boy a big smack.

With a bang, the stupid boy was stunned. Before he could fight back, Mo Zibu grabbed his hand and beat him all over the head.

Although the foolish boy was strong, he was no match for a strong man like Mo Zibu. After beating him, Mo Zibu picked up the foolish boy with blood coming out of his mouth and nose and roared:
"Do you know what the title of Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty means? You don't even understand the blood and tears behind it, yet you dare to come out and swindle people!"

"Let me tell you, it's not called the Taisho King, it's called the Regent King, and that was a term coined by the Manchus. We Han people only have the power to manage state affairs, there's no such thing as a Regent King."

“Besides, the Hongxing Emperor is a self-proclaimed emperor. Your ancestors are only members of the royal family of the Han Dynasty. Even Zhu Hongzhen herself was only a general with the title of Minister of Rites.

He is not even a prince of a county. Since the first Han King Zhu Song, there has been no close relative of the royal family in the Han royal family. He has no right to call himself emperor."

"Finally, do you know who I am? I'm from Mingxiang. You, the descendant of someone who usurped the throne, dare to come here and swindle me. Do you think your life is too long?

If it weren't for the fact that you can still speak Chinese, I would chop off your head right now!"

Every time Mo Zibu said something, he would slap him, making the silly boy see stars and unable to stand steadily.

Then Mo Zibu waved his hand again and called Li Quan in. "Give him twenty taels of silver. Wait, don't give him silver. Give him cloth, salt, sugar, etc., and then tell him to get out."

Military Chief Judge Wu Shixiu couldn't help but admire Mo Zibu's smooth operation.

"My lord, do you think this boy might really be the descendant of the so-called Hongxing Emperor?" Wu Shixiu was very knowledgeable. He knew that although Mo Zibu seemed to be hitting someone, he was actually trying to wake him up. He deliberately refuted the legitimacy of the Hongxing Emperor without leaving any trace, and also to avoid future troubles.

Therefore, if Mo Zibu thought that the other party was fake, he would just kill him with a knife. He would not beat him up and then deny his legitimacy, and finally go through the trouble of giving him something to show his goodwill.

Mo Zibu nodded and took out a letter to show Wu Shixiu. This was the 'edict' of enthronement brought by the silly boy.

Wu Shixiu couldn't help laughing at first, but as he watched, he sighed deeply.

“Although there are many errors and omissions in the format and wording, there are also many correct ones.

And many of the mistakes are not about other things, but simply because they don't understand the meaning of some words and simply remember them by sound, so the characters are wrong, but the pronunciation is barely correct. "

Both the Mo and Chen families have imperial edicts issued by the Ming Emperor and other items, so they can quickly determine the authenticity of these things.

Mo Zibu also sighed, "The title of Emperor of the Great Ming is not a beneficial one at this time. Instead, it is a source of misfortune. Most people would not think of impersonating him because it does not bring any benefits.

Seeing how desperate they are now, they must be at the end of their rope. Let's see if they can bring more evidence.

If this is true, I would like to dig up the remains of Wu Sanxing, Jin Tongwu, Wang Gongfu, and others, bring them back to Ha Tien for burial, and build a temple to honor them."

"Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous!" Wu Shixiu bowed and praised with some emotion. Of course, he also knew that in addition to benevolence and righteousness, this move could also further tighten the centripetal force of the Mingxiang people.

If one wants to seize the throne and occupy Guangnan, the character of a loyal and righteous person is the best helper. The loyalty and righteousness of the Mingxiang people can better unite their trusted followers.

The stories of loyalty and righteousness compiled by King Mo of Guangnan himself can alleviate the resistance of the people of Guangnan.

Mo Zibu guessed correctly, this silly boy was just out to deliver the goods, and the Gui family had indeed reached the end of their rope.

And there is a reason why they have fallen to this point.

Gong Liyan, the last generation of the Gui family, was a man of great talent. After the Burmese conquered Ava and destroyed the Toungoo Dynasty, he mobilized people of all ethnic groups in the Shan Plateau, with the Gui family as the main force, to participate in the three-way chicken-eating competition among the Burmese, Mon and Tai (Shan) in Myanmar.

As a result, Gong Liyan, who had originally had the advantage, met his destined nemesis, Yong Jiya, the founding emperor of the Konbaung Dynasty, who was also the father of King Baixiang.

This guy was considered a very powerful and wise king in the more than a thousand years of Burmese history.

It is true that there is always someone stronger than you. If we have Yu, why do we need Liang?

The two sides fought on and off for eight years, and Gui Jiagong Liyan was finally defeated. Only three or four thousand of his subordinates were left, and he had no choice but to go north to seek refuge with the powerful Menglian chieftain.

As a result, Menglian chieftain Dao Paichun fell in love with Gong Liyan's wife, the beautiful Nang Zhan. After the Qing court investigated the origins of Gui's family, the two hit it off.

Menglian chieftain Dao Paichun usurped the throne of Nangzhan, and the Qing court executed Gong Liyan to prevent future troubles.

Although Nangzhan refused to surrender in the end and plotted to kill Dao Paichun in front of the bridal chamber, Gong Liyan was lured and killed by the Qing court.

Among the remaining members of the Gui family, except for dozens of people who were captured by the Qing government and exiled to Dihua, most of them were intercepted and killed by the soldiers of the Menglian chieftain.

Well, there were some who slipped through the net. Wu Yanle finally managed to escape and returned to Mengla with hundreds of people.

But in the years since they left, Mengla has been occupied by other chieftains who moved south from Yunnan.

The remaining group that failed to make a living could only wander around, making a living by doing odd jobs for others and forming horse caravans to do business.

"Damn it, these dogs are so fierce and cruel!" The silly boy cried while wolfing down his food.

"Bang, bang, bang, it was just a few big arrows, they almost beat me, his father, to death."

Wu Yanle blinked his eyes. He had been without salt for many days and had no strength left in his body.

Now that he finally had salt, he naturally had to cook some meat quickly. He didn't even hear the silly boy's crying.

He waited until his body's craving for salt was much lessened before he began to question him in detail.

As expected of a noble who had followed Gong Liyan to Ava for a few days, Wu Yanle was delighted when he heard about Mo Zibu's behavior.

"Your beating was not in vain. This River Immortal King is indeed of the same status as us. He beat you for your own good, otherwise he would have killed you with a single blow.

When I was in Ava, I heard that there were Ming people in Hexian, and it turned out to be true!

Eat quickly, after this meal, we will go to Ava together to pay homage to King Mo and ask him to be the imperial goose."

As they were talking, the scouts outside were brought in with sad faces by Li Quan and others. All the hundred people in the small mountain stronghold were arrested.

"Boiled wild boar meat in salt water, boar at that. It smells so strongly of urine, and you can't even eat it. Let's go to Ava and eat something good!"

Li Quan kicked over the pot of Wu Yanle and the others, grinning at the silly boy whose nose and face were bruised and the blood hadn't been washed off.

　This chapter is extremely difficult to write. Not only is there a lack of information, but damn, the Xiaoting Miscellaneous Notes written by Zhao Lian, the Qing Dynasty's own Gaozong Veritable Records, and the New History of the Konbaung Dynasty, three historical books that were only a few decades apart, actually hold three different viewpoints and have very different records. It's simply outrageous.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)