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Chapter 337 If You Don’t Argue, I Won’t Be Able to Sleep

June 1775, 6. Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth day of the fifth month, the 2th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty.

Mo Zibu personally led an army of 30,000 and arrived at Tokyo City.

In the city of Tokyo, King Le Vie Tho of the Later Le Dynasty, Quang Hung, was guarded by Deputy Chief Censor Duan Nguyen Chu, Hanlin Academician Yang Kuang and others.

He went to stay temporarily in the territory of Ruan Huilong, the governor of Taiyuan Town, the Censor-in-Chief, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and the pacifier of the four towns of Xuan (hua), Tai (yuan), Xing (hua), and Gao (ping).

This can be considered as having a conscience. Except for these few people, the rest of the ministers of the Later Le Dynasty, officials of the Zheng family, including Zheng Sen's concubines and children, almost all ran away.

The huge city of Tokyo was already on fire everywhere and screams were heard everywhere when Mo Zibu entered the city.

After losing the original power class, a large number of ruffians and gangsters immediately came out to rape and plunder.

Even the palace of the Later Le Dynasty, the main residence of the Zheng family, was set on fire and large-scale looting occurred.

"Deng Chenchang!" Mo Zibu shouted.

"I'm here!" Deng Chenchang ran over happily. In just a few months, the ugly, poor and down-and-out scholar had now put on gorgeous official uniforms, and even his appearance seemed to have become more pleasing to the eye.

"Enter the city immediately and execute on the spot all those found guilty of rape, robbery, theft, and plunder. Find the troops from the Tokyo Military Department and have them immediately restore order. Announce to the people of Tokyo that everyone must remain at home and not venture out."

Mo Zibu would certainly not tolerate such a thing happening, because this city already belonged to him.

As the order was issued, Deng Chenchang led thousands of garrison troops and Hui people into the city of Tokyo. Anyone who was seen carrying valuables or leading women on the streets and could not explain their origins would be beheaded.

Deng Chenchang was also an old Tokyo native. He quickly called out the Bingmasi, who were originally responsible for the city's security, and hurriedly arranged for the Bingmasi's water dragon team (fire brigade) to lead the men to put out fires everywhere.

Afterwards, the elders of the neighborhoods were summoned together. As long as there were victims in the neighborhoods who came forward to identify the perpetrators, they would be immediately dragged out and executed.

At noon, when the situation had recovered a little, Deng Chenchang even asked people to report the incident directly, and went to search the market one by one. Anyone who had made money through illegal means and claimed to be a hero of the world was directly caught at the gate of the market and beheaded.

To the poor and ugly Confucian scholars, the foxes and rats in Tokyo were even more disgusting than those from high-ranking families.

When I, Lord Deng, was in Tokyo, I was often blackmailed by them. Now that I am in power, I naturally have to "repay" them.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Deng Chenchang had basically stabilized the situation in Tokyo City, and then personally came out to invite Mo Zibu into the city.

Even when entering the city, a large number of elders and common people were arranged to kneel on both sides of the road to welcome them.

"My dear Deng, you did a good job!" Mo Zibu happily praised Deng Chenchang. He took most of the day to stabilize the entire Tokyo city, proving that this man was indeed capable.

His way to maintain stability was to kill people. A rough estimate by the security department in front of the palace showed that Deng Chenchang had killed at least a thousand people in half a day.

This is perfect. King Mo doesn't care how many people die. He only cares about whether his minions are capable. A ruthless person like Deng Chenchang who is capable of killing people is the perfect candidate for a cruel official.

. . . .

Looking at the royal palace of the Later Le Dynasty in front of him, Mo Zi Bu was filled with emotion. This was a very large palace complex. The Ly, Chen and Le Loi dynasties in Annan's history had all repaired and expanded it.

The Hanoi Palace that later generations saw was actually the one that began to shrink after the Nguyen Dynasty established its capital in Hue. Later, it experienced the destruction by the French, and there was basically not much left, so it appears very small.

But at this time, the palace was at its most glorious moment. The walls were extremely tall, but they were not painted with vermilion like in China, so they looked a little dark.

Apart from the city walls, the main buildings of the palace are mainly bright yellow, mixed with some blue-black.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! You have finally fulfilled your promise and led us back to Beihe!"

Wu Wenyong had just come from Haiyang. This time he was returning home in glory, so the journey was very smooth and he encountered little resistance.

Instead, in his hometown of Haiyang, with the cooperation of Chen Shaochang's Haiyang Chen family, an uprising broke out in support of Mo Zibu.

The surrounding civil and military officials also came over to flatter him, and Mo Zibu laughed out loud, it was really not easy!

He traveled through time and space in 1765, and he deceived and tolerated people everywhere along the way. He fought battles for thousands of miles in the south and the north, and it took him ten years to finally conquer Annan.

I, Mo Dawang, have also grown from an eighteen-year-old boy to a middle-aged uncle who is about to turn thirty.

The reason why it was so slow was mainly because Annan at that time was not a stage for the Chinese. Both the Ming and Qing people were just supporting roles.

And Mo Zibu carried this group forward and brought them to the summit of Annan. Going against the will of heaven was naturally much more difficult.

But Mo Zibu had a feeling that his accumulation had reached a critical point. He only needed to fight another big battle with the Qing Dynasty in Beihe, and then the future would become clear.

However, for Mo Zibu, entering Tokyo City does not mean that he can gain a foothold in Beihe. At present, he only controls some large towns, and the countryside below is still all controlled by the high-ranking families.

The aristocratic families that have formed over the past few hundred years are not so easy to eradicate. Even suppressing them requires certain means.

Historically, Nguyen Van Hue invaded Bac Ha three times, even driving out the Qing army, but still failed to pacify Bac Ha. The same was true after Nguyen Phuc Anh unified Annam. Due to popular discontent, he even issued an edict prohibiting the reconstruction of the royal palace in Dong Kung. He then built various structures to undermine the royal aura of Dong Kung, and then turned to building a large royal palace in Hue.

If you think these two people have no means, you are wrong. Both Nguyen Van Hue and Nguyen Phuc Anh were heroes of their time and killed many people.

Nguyen Phuc Anh even deliberately framed the literati of the Bac Ho high-ranking families with the crime of serving the Tay Shan bandits, dragged them to the Tokyo Confucian Temple and whipped them in public to expose their shame, but in the end he still failed to gain the support of the Bac Ho people.

While recalling the two historical encounters he could remember when entering Beihe, Mo Zibu combined them with the actual situation and began to formulate his own plan.

On the tenth day of the fifth month, Chen Guangyao led an army of 10,000 and first occupied Shanxi Town without bloodshed. He then went north to capture Taiyuan Town, killing more than 3,000 soldiers and generals loyal to the Later Le Dynasty and capturing more than 70 civil and military officials who followed King Jingxing Le Du.

Li Weiyu was stationed in Taiyuan and, under the escort of Nguyen Huy Quyen, the pacifier of the four towns of Xuan Tai, Xing Gao, he ran north to Gaoping and established himself there. He also sent people to the Qing Dynasty to plead for help, following the old path of the Mo family.

Chen Guangyao only had about 10,000 people to guard two towns and more than a dozen counties. He was not clear about the situation in Gaoping area, so he did not dare to pursue and could only stabilize his territory.

At the same time in the northeast, Wu Wenyong led 10,000 troops, crossed the Phu Liang River, and captured Jingbei Town. On May 13, he crossed the Si Qiu River and defeated Nguyen Van Hue and Nguyen Huu Ching in Liangjiang Prefecture.

The two men suffered heavy casualties, and the thousands of men they had just recruited were reduced to only a few hundred.

Nguyen Van Hue could only run to Lang Son in shame, escorting Crown Prince Le Vien Kin, before he could gain a foothold. He also quickly pleaded with the Qing Dynasty, requesting them to send troops to punish Mo Zi Bu.

Wu Wenyong did not dare to march deep into the dense forests of Lang Son alone, so he could only station there to pacify the local people.

On May 15th, Mo Zibu appointed Chen Guangyao as the garrison commander of Taiyuan, stationed in Shanxi and Taiyuan towns northwest of Tokyo.

Wu Wenyong was the garrison commander of Jingbei, stationed in the northeastern area of Jingbei Town and Liangjiang Prefecture.

After doing all this, Mo Zibu finally slept peacefully in Tokyo.

Only after hearing that Chen Guangyao and Wu Wenyong had both won victories in their attacks on both fronts did Dali Temple Minister Chen Shaochang rush to see Mo Zibu.

“Now that the four directions are generally stable, the king’s decrees can still only be implemented in Tokyo and a few other large cities. This is why people’s hearts have not yet been won over.

I implore the king to seek out the descendants of former Ming officials and generals and grant them official positions. This will, firstly, demonstrate the authenticity of the king's edict, and secondly, allow some of the noble families to serve the king without worry."

Deng Chenchang also came in and suggested, "According to the rules, this year is the year of the imperial examination. If the king had not entered Beihe, the examination would have started long ago.

Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty immediately hold an imperial examination to recruit scholars, and select more scholars from humble backgrounds, so that they can help Your Majesty suppress the four directions."

Mo Zibu knew what the two meant. One represented the noble families of Beijing and Han in Beihe, and the other represented the scholars from humble backgrounds. Both wanted to get as many seats as possible in the future new dynasty.

After careful consideration, Mo Zibu still felt that the poor people of Beihe would be the main group he could rely on in the future.

The reason why Nguyen Van Hue and Nguyen Phuc Anh could not gain a foothold in Bac Ha in history was simply that after they dealt a severe blow to the Gao Clan, they were unable to immediately raise a force that could compete with the Gao Clan for various reasons, which resulted in the Gao Clan suffering a severe blow but not fatally.

No matter how many people you kill, you still need people to rule Beihe for you. So even though many elites from high-ranking families were killed, they could immediately promote talented and learned people from the same clan and surname to fill the vacancy.

And these poor families of the same clan who came in to fill the gap immediately became rich families again. As a result, the rich families could not be killed off at all, and in the end they still had to rely on them.

Therefore, Mo Zibu immediately ordered to hold the imperial examination in mid-June, but this time the imperial examination was completely different from the previous ones.

One is the recommendation system, which is only for well-educated people from prominent families. Talents are recommended by high-ranking officials of Beihe who have obtained official positions from King Mo Da. King Mo Da personally interviews the candidates, and those who pass the interview are immediately appointed to high positions.

One is the normal imperial examination, but only scholars from poor families are allowed to sign up and participate, allowing them to create a future.

Moreover, Mo Zibu explicitly stated that this time he would select ten Jinshi, twenty Tong Jinshi, and grant fifty Tong Jinshi titles, which greatly increased the number of people who passed the imperial examination.

Moreover, as long as you participated in the imperial examination, even if you did not pass, you could submit your essay to King Mo through the drum outside the palace.

Scholars who are truly talented can also be received by King Mo. Although they cannot become high-ranking officials, they can certainly become low-ranking officials at the grassroots level.

Deng Chenchang was very anxious after hearing the news and hurried to find Mo Zibu, because this was different from what Mo Zibu had promised before. What about the promise that all the candidates would be from poor families?

Deng Chenchang even started to attack Chen Shaochang right in front of him. "Your Majesty, the so-called noble families are all uneducated and unskilled. They are unwilling to contribute to the court and exploit the people. Beihe cannot continue to be controlled by them. Hasn't Your Majesty met the Li and Zheng families?"

Chen Shaochang's face was filled with black lines. He glared at Deng Chenchang fiercely, then said to Mo Zibu, "There are indeed some greedy people among the noble families, but not all of them are like that.

For thousands of years, those who have upheld the orthodox teachings in Annan have been the unlearned and unskilled people that Minister Deng mentioned. If Your Majesty wants to revive the Han Dynasty, how can you do so without the support of the noble families? We are Your Majesty's natural supporters."

When Deng Chenchang heard this, he became furious and immediately started arguing with Chen Shaochang in front of Mo Zibu.

These two brothers-in-law, who had only been brothers-in-law for less than two months, immediately started to attack each other because of their different positions, and even almost broke out in a fight in front of the emperor.

"Go ahead and argue, go ahead. If you two don't argue, I won't be able to sleep."

A certain king said happily in his heart that it was because he secretly fanned the flames that Deng Chenchang and Chen Shaochang had a big quarrel.

(End of this chapter)