I am the king of the dead

Yu Qian chose to enter the city on the third day, because the city had already been settled.

To Yu Qian's surprise, the dilapidation of Thang Long City was far beyond his imagination, and it was not even as prosperous as Lang Son Province. It was like a ghost town, without any popularity, and even the main street was overgrown with weeds.

The dilapidation of the capital of Annan Kingdom was entirely due to Li Yimin's brutal exploitation. Just after the Ming army took Lang Son Mansion, Li Yimin ordered the imperial guards to start orderly confiscating the food in the inner city and outer city. According to the city to defend, at least one year, until the Ming army retreats.

When the three lines of the Ming Army were advancing side by side, Li Yimin once again ordered to confiscate all property. This method of confiscating property immediately aroused resistance from the common people. The intensity of the confiscation, a bloody and cruel massacre began.

After the Ming army captured Duobang City, the city finally turned into a chaotic purgatory on earth, and everyone was in panic. Sitting on the throne, Li Yimin, the owner of Shenglong Imperial City and the king of Annan, chose five hundred porters. With Xiruan, he was ordained as a monk and escaped by boat.

The entire Shenglong City, only in places such as Cuiyu Hall, Haichi, and Jiangwu Hall, has a little popularity and a little prosperity. It has also become a place where the people in the city come to escape. Just give it a stutter.

This is Liu Pu's site, and it is also the station of the "Shanglong Army" where Liu Pu has been fooling Li Yimin, and the Shenglong Army has been building Haichi and Jade Palace since its establishment.

"The land of the first beneficence supported by 500 million people has withered like this. No wonder Li Yimin wanted to run away. He knew what he was doing." Yu Qian came to the Jiangwu Hall next to the sea pool with a frown. After sitting down, he looked at the By the rippling lake, that white jade-colored palace.

It was the palace built by Liu Pu for His Majesty—Cuiyu Palace, which is more solemn and solemn than Shenglong Imperial City.

However, this Jade Palace has not been completely completed, only the main building has been built, and the rest of the interior decoration has not started at all.

"Liu Pu is dead?" Yu Qian took a sip of tea, the newly opened land was full of clues, and An Nanguo looked at it with a messy look.

Chen Mao nodded and said, "He's dead, his head is in a different place."

In Daming, decapitation is an unknown way of death.

Yu Qian also said with a little sigh: "I asked His Majesty before leaving, and His Majesty did not intend to take back the order, but to forgive him, but he was not allowed to return to Daming and continue to be a Marquis overseas."

Yu Qian now somewhat understands His Majesty's choice to forgive Liu Pu.

Due to the convenience of communication, the rebellion of Nan Ya’s arrogance did not have a great impact in Guangdong and Guangxi, and because Li Xian’s arrogance of government in Nan Ya, the prefectures and counties in Guangdong and Guangxi thought that they were implementing the Ming Emperor’s decree .

Liu Pu, on the grounds that he needed to be on guard against Annan, did not pull the guards from Guangdong and Guangxi to Nanya to confront the Emperor of Ming Dynasty head-on. When Chen Mao led his troops to pacify Guangdong and Guangxi, Liu Pu did not choose to die, but ran away with his son. .

Compared with the attitude of the Yang family in Bozhou in Hailongwei, who wanted to rely on geographical advantages to resist and seek peace through war, Liu Pu is undoubtedly not the group of people who have eaten the weight and are determined to rebel.

In Yu Qian's view, in Annan, the county, the Ming army was victorious. Liu Pu played a role in two key battles, the Battle of Liangshan and the Battle of Shenglong. His Majesty forgives Liu Pu. It's not unacceptable anymore.

Yu Qian is a loyal minister, so he is naturally disgusted with rebellious ministers and thieves.

Liu Pu took his own life, gave His Majesty an explanation, and did not make His Majesty difficult.

Yu Qian said full of reminiscence: "Does Ningyanghou know that Saiyin doesn't spend money?"

Chen Mao nodded and said, "I know, Dong Shengwei Commander Yang Hanying, the commander, after the earth-shattering change in the civil fort, this beast brought his official horses to join the enemy, and even changed his name to Saiyinbuhua."

Yu Qian looked at the pile of documents in his hand and said: "Sai Yin Buhua actually participated in the rescue of the 81 people who did not accept at night, so when Sai Yin Buhua sent his wife and son back to Daming, His Majesty sent them to the Ming Dynasty. settled in Guangxi."

"The courtiers always think that I am advising His Majesty for forgiveness. In fact, Your Majesty has great benevolence and forgiveness in his heart. Why should I persuade him?"

The Marquis of Duntai Yuan belonged to Jinyiwei. Chen Mao only knew one of these secrets, but he didn't know who was involved in it. He thought for a long time, and solemnly said: "Your Majesty is lenient."

The image of the Ming emperor among the people is probably not the same as that of Renshu. He started killing people before he took the throne, and after he took the throne, he directly killed King Jili, and then conquered the rebellion by himself, and then beheaded the three princes. Full family, even Chen Mao, who has already served as a sacrificial wine in the lecture hall, feels the same way.

It was only after Yu Qian told the old news that Chen Mao suddenly realized that His Majesty's forgiveness of loyalty and traitors does not depend on personal likes and dislikes, but on whether it harms the interests of Daming.

This is His Majesty's great benevolence and forgiveness, a great journey.

Chen Mao sat upright, and said solemnly: "Li Yimin has already fled, and Li Sicheng is next. I want to send envoys to persuade him to surrender. If that fails, I will attack again."

"I have no objection." Yu Qian agreed with Chen Mao's approach. Compared with Li Yimin, Li Sicheng was too much like a person, so that Li Sicheng was a bit out of place in Annan.

His Majesty's attitude towards Li Yimin is very simple, catch him and kill him.

Punishing the people and appeasing the people, it is natural to punish the crimes, and the crimes committed by Annan carnivores such as the Zheng family and the Mo family headed by Li Yimin are naturally to be punished.

Li Sicheng is not the case. Li Sicheng has a sense of proportion and method in doing things.

Li Sicheng is in the south of Qinghua, and is loved and sought after by the people. For the long-term stability of Annan, it would be great if he could persuade Li Sicheng to surrender. Not an inch of grass grows.

The Ming army began to quickly take over the northern area of ​​Annan, re-established prefectures and counties, and dispatched a large number of commanders. Following the method of Lang Son Wanghua, Annan was transformed into counties.

The envoy of Daming went to Ninghua Prefecture as quickly as possible, and then got a reply from Li Sicheng.

Li Sicheng is willing to surrender, but his surrender is conditional. There is only one condition: Li Yimin must die before the Qinghua army can surrender.

Li Sicheng only wants Li Yimin to die.

Li Sicheng is rebelling. Although he has no program of rebellion, he is mostly against the tyrannical monarch Li Yimin.

Only when the program is completed can the Qinghua Army surrender and disband without any regrets or future troubles.

Otherwise, it is also a hidden danger for the long-term stability of Ming Dynasty in Annan.

With regard to the situation in Annan, the only problem left is where Li Yimin is.

Li Yimin ran in front, and Yuan Bin chased after him.

After getting the exact news, Yuan Bin flew a pigeon to send a letter, asking the Ming army in the lower reaches of the Red River to cooperate with them to intercept Li Yimin's escaped ship.

Li Yimin had no other skills, the escape route was obviously planned long ago, he ran all the way out of the mouth of the Red River and onto the boundless sea.

"Ah!!" Li Yimin looked at the pitch-black sea, and shouted loudly at the sea, trying to relieve the depression of the past three days.

Yuan Bin's pursuit was like a tarsal maggot, following Li Yimin like a shadow. This powerful pursuit ability made Li Yimin a little out of breath.

The escaped King Annan didn't even have a peaceful sleep in the past three days. As soon as he lay down, his pursuers arrived again.

It is safe to be on the sea. On the vast sea, if you want to find a few boats, you are looking for a needle in a haystack.

"It's safe." Li Yimin held onto the railing, looked up at the bright starry sky, and was quite relaxed. Even the bravest person in the world could not catch him.

This is the sea.

The night on the sea is frightening. On a moonless night, it is a blackness that devours people. Less than a foot away from the boat, the sea and sky are all black.

From time to time, there was a sound similar to knocking from the bottom of the boat. It was not clear whether it was the fish hitting the boat or Taikoo and Lonely had hallucinations. It was really frightening to sail the boat in such a dark night.

There were five boats that Li Yimin escaped from. On the Red River, Li Yimin abandoned one boat in order to shake off his tail, and then because of the chasing soldiers ahead, Li Yimin had to abandon one boat. Now there are only three boats left.

And these three ships are two-masted ships and three-masted ships. Annan does not have the ability to manufacture them. They are all ships owned by the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants. It is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous behavior for a two-masted ship to sail on the sea.

But fortunately, Li Yimin's destination is Luzon, and the voyage is extremely short, less than ten days. If you hold on and endure, with luck, you can still arrive smoothly.

The sailor on the ship held a cross-shaped wooden frame to measure the azimuth, looked up at the star map of the starry sky and compared it with the star map in his hand.

Li Yimin fell asleep drowsily, he was really too tired, so tired that even a boat that was bumpy enough to lift a person could not disturb his rest.

As he expected, the tail following him, that is, Daming's pursuers, had disappeared without a trace.

"The weather is really nice." Li Yimin stretched himself, he came to the deck, and even planned to fish for fun.

The remaining two ships were within the reach of his eyes, and they were full of belongings. When they arrived in Luzon, Li Yimin planned to change his appearance and start a new life.

"What is that?" The eunuch tremblingly pointed to the surface of the sea.

Although the sea surface of the Beibu Gulf was a bit rough, it did not exceed one foot, but on the left wing of Li Yimin's boat, a sea wall suddenly appeared, a sea wall about ten feet high!
Covering the sky and covering the sun, like a pair of big hands, he slapped the boat on the far left.

Unbearable to be beaten by the sea wall, the ship broke in the midst of a creaking sound, and countless cargoes in the cabin sank to the bottom of the sea. The sea wall appeared so strangely and quickly that the people on board had no time to respond. Cracked by the sea wall.

The struggling sailors tried hard to hold the boards in their hands in order to survive, but the sinking of the ship divided in half formed a vortex, and everyone was sucked into the bottom of the sea.

The sea wall of more than ten feet came and went quickly, and soon disappeared without a trace. If there were still some wooden boards floating nearby, Li Yimin even thought he was hallucinating.

"This...this...what?!" Li Yimin asked tremblingly, he didn't know who he was asking, and he didn't know what he was asking, he was already nervous to the point of losing his voice.

A deep voice rang in Li Yimin's ears: "This is a treacherous wave. Even in the worst storm, the height of the waves is generally not more than three feet high, but this treacherous wave with a height of ten feet is even the most terrifying. Not in a storm."

"Strange waves are creeping in and out of sight. It's obviously calm and the waves are vast. Suddenly, from below the surface of the sea, this giant hand stretched out, slapped it fiercely, and then disappeared without a trace."

"At the beginning, the Maritime Hall didn't believe in the existence of treacherous waves, saying that the boatmen and boatmen were bragging. It wasn't until there was a boat that survived the treacherous waves and fled back to Songjiang Mansion in embarrassment that everyone was convinced of this weird thing. Son, it really exists."

Li Yimin had lingering fears, if the sea wall was a little bit more deflected, it would hit his boat and lose a boat. As long as he can survive to reach Luzon, everything will be fine.

"The sea is really too dangerous. I won't go out to sea again." Li Yimin looked around to make sure that there was no treacherous sea wall, so he could feel relieved for a while. He also lost the interest in fishing and was about to go back to the warehouse.

Li Yimin ignored the voice around him because of the strange scene of the waves and the sea wall. It was not an eunuch, but an extremely thick voice. He returned to the cabin step by step.

"Commander Yuan, the ship has turned around and will return to Annan tomorrow." The sailor on the ship came to Yuan Bin and said respectfully.

It was Yuan Bin who explained the treacherous waves to Li Yimin. He boarded Li Yimin's boat at dawn today.

The sea is vast, and Yuan Bin is really Qingsi's reincarnation. Could it be that he also has the ability to find Li Yimin by smelling it?
of course not.

The best star guides in the world are all in Daming, and Li Yimin must use a star guide to travel across the ocean if he wants to go to Luzon. Under the leadership of this boat guide, Li Yimin circled the Beibu Gulf , I fell into the trap of myself.

Yuan Bin said very politely: "Thank you for your hard work, I will ask for credit for you."

"To be loyal to His Majesty!" Said the boat master very confidently.

The name of this boat master is Cheng Mingwu, and he is a disciple of boat master Peng Sui. Peng Sui is the boat master who once discovered the Cangming River in Ryukyu, and he won a miracle card from His Majesty. He led the Ming ship and surveyed and mapped the entire Jilong Island.

Cheng Mingwu's original name was Cheng Niuer. He was originally an avant-garde military household in Qingcun, Songjiang Prefecture. Because he was near the sea, he loved boating.

The boat master is the official name of the Ming Dynasty. Because they have the ability to pull the stars across the ocean, they are honored as the star pullers. In the eyes of some boatmen, these boat masters have the ability to move the stars in the sky.

"Is this treacherous wave a sin made by heaven? God can't stand it anymore, and is going to shoot Li Yimin to death?" Tang Xing said excitedly: "Maybe His Majesty is really the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu, and he will count on it in the Guangzhou mansion." Li Yimin wanted to escape, so he tried to get rid of the evil spirits, and the people complained..."

"Stop!" The veins on Yuan Bin's forehead trembled, and he said helplessly, "Your Majesty is Your Majesty."

Yuan Bin never thought it was an interesting thing to make His Majesty a myth. On the contrary, he knew with certainty that His Majesty is a man of flesh and blood, and it is because of flesh and blood that His Majesty is more wise.

The reason why your majesty is great is because your majesty is your majesty, not because of the so-called Emperor Zhenwu. This is the fundamental problem.

Yuan Bin's loyalty is loyalty to His Majesty.