Lu Ming

Chapter 631 Mediation
On April 1634, 4, the wind was from north to east, and it turned to light rain.

The rain, enough to affect the situation of the battle, finally fell from the sky this morning.

However, it's too late.

At the same moment as the rain fell, the gate of Hue City, the capital of South Vietnam, slowly opened.Subsequently, a wave of North Vietnamese soldiers and horses poured into the city, which brought a little irony to the belated rain.

There's not enough irony.After all, the victory of the North Vietnamese this time was the result of industrialization.If the South Vietnamese in Hue knew the truth, they would shout that the Yankees did not practice martial arts.

It's a pity that Yue people don't understand what industrialization is, and they don't have time to understand it.They are very busy now, busy watching the Yankee army enter the city with complicated eyes.

The army entered the city this morning.

As early as Maoshizhong, before Chuyang rose, the North Vietnamese army and horses had already begun to gather, and the formation blocked the north gate of Hue.

After that, at the beginning of the morning, facing the first sunrise, the civil and military officials of the South Vietnam separatist regime headed by Ruan Fuyuan in the city, according to the ancient script, collectively went out of the city to ask for surrender, and presented their seals and land registers representing the actual ruling rights.

At this historic moment, the power minister Zheng Bing naturally wanted to enjoy the fruits of victory, and he happily accepted all this on behalf of the Hou Li Dynasty.

Next, without further ado, the army entered the city.

All in all, apart from some scattered incidents, this time Hue Kaesong was relatively peaceful, without too many conflicts or dramatic surprises.

This ending was predictable.

The nature of North Vietnam’s attack on Hue is a bit similar to the liberation wars of later generations. They are all about internal unification wars.

It is different from the barbarians entering the customs and killing wantonly.To put it bluntly, this kind of war is one's own people fighting against one's own people, so everyone is very restrained in many aspects. After all, it is a family, and it is enough to divide the outcome, and we will live together in the future.

Adhering to this concept, the northern military horse, which has been upgraded to the "court army" early this morning, has won the victory in the frontal battlefield, and quickly took over the city defense facilities inside and outside Hue City.

The defenders also put down their weapons as agreed last night, and did not cause any trouble.In fact, many local soldiers fired themselves last night and went home. The army has long lost its combat effectiveness.

Afterwards, after receiving the report of taking over the whole city, North Vietnam, no, it was the king of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Bing, who was wearing a purple silk python robe and a tall horse under his crotch. Door.

Due to the relationship of national power, the building of Yingwang Palace in Hue City is much shabby compared to Thang Long Mansion.However, these do not affect the victor's mood.

After the large group of people arrived at the main hall of the palace, Prince Zheng immediately stood on the high platform in the middle, then turned around and looked down, and slowly sat down on the large mahogany chair amidst the congratulations of the officials.

As for Li Weiqi, the lord of the late Li Dynasty who should be in the top position theoretically at this moment. A joke, such a critical moment will definitely be recorded as a highlight moment in the history books afterwards. How can it be the turn of this puppet kid to catch the heat?
In this hall today, the only person who can issue administrative orders on behalf of the unified An Nan Kingdom is Prince Zheng Zheng.

Needless to say, Prince Zheng, who is full of ambition, has entered the mode of sympathy between heaven and man at this moment.

Essentially speaking, the moment he sat on the mahogany chair in the Hue Palace, it meant that the Zheng family had unified the whole country in the hands of Zheng Bing, and it also meant that he himself became the de facto leader of Annan.

As for the name, this is not a problem.With the great cause of reunification as an endorsement, Prince Zheng now fully possesses the political prestige to promote the change of dynasty.

The high-end prestige of "Jin Ou Wu Que" is nothing more than a hard-core strength for a country, regardless of dynasty or ethnic group.

For example, if one day in later generations, the island is taken back at a certain time, how much national prestige and historical evaluation will the current people gain?Just think about it.

Sitting on the top chair in the main hall, looking at the mountains and rivers in the distance, Prince Zheng's cheeks were flushed and his heart was surging.He knew that as long as he proceeded step by step and reclaimed the southern homeland smoothly, it would not be long before the day when he himself boarded the great treasure in Shenglong Mansion.

As for the lord who took the initiative to rest in the camp because of the "occasionally feeling the wind and cold" early this morning, Zheng Bing didn't take it seriously at the moment. He only needed to go through a few "small procedures" to properly arrange for the child to go on the road.

There are examples of all the steps in the history books of the Han people. The prince only needs to be patient now, and a little more patience is enough.

"And let that child live a few more days."

After thinking everything through, Prince Zheng calmed down, turned his eyes back to Qingming, and looked at the civil and military officials under the stage.

The courtiers are also knowledgeable.Seeing that the prince and the lord had come back to life, they hurriedly lined up to congratulate him again on his great achievements.

The prince smiled this time, waved his hands as a signal, and began to give orders.

With the new forces occupying the city, there are naturally many and complicated things to do if they want to settle the people's livelihood and stabilize the government as soon as possible.However, Zheng Bing has been in charge of North Vietnam's political affairs for many years, and the current situation will not trouble him.Soon, the commands flowed out casually, and the prince entered the work mode.

First of all, it is natural to occupy the city of Hue, issue notices for the safety of the people, count the money and grain warehouses and other routine affairs.

After the routine arrangements in Hue City are completed, the next step, the most important thing for the imperial court, is to occupy the entire southern territory.

As a result, some low-level generals and low-level civil servants went to the temple to accept the appointment documents.

The advantage of the South Vietnamese regime's cooperation with the surrender is that the imperial court received important documents such as local taxation, money and food, and military registration smoothly.However, those sites are still in the hands of the southern bureaucrats after all, and the imperial court needs to send someone to accept them as soon as possible.

As for the people of the Li people, it’s fine to pay taxes honestly, and whether they change the ruler or not has nothing to do with those muddy legs in the rural areas.

By this time, the benefits of the North Vietnamese regime's full force will be reflected.Accompanied by the order of the prince, it is enough to persuade the garrison troops in various parts of the south to move out one after another.

Not only that, but with the departure of a replacement garrison, the imperial court also sent officials from the "old dynasty" to persuade them to surrender and enough civilian officials to accept the place.

In this way, local officials will certainly not be stubborn, and all parts of the south can be regarded as "depending on the message".

In this way, the palace of the king became a large comprehensive office.Excited, the monarchs and ministers of the new court have been busy since the morning, and it is almost noon before they can sort out their thoughts and settle down all the urgent matters.

After a rough lunch, take a break for half an hour.Shortly after noon, another highlight of the day began—disposing of the civil and military ministers of the former dynasty.

The old ministers referred to here are the high-ranking bureaucrats who can influence the court situation in Shanzhi Dynasty, and have nothing to do with the low-level officials in green robes waiting for redistribution.

In general, the new imperial court was very cautious in dealing with these important ministers, and did not make it look ugly.

The reason is simple: many of the old ministers are from rich families in various places, and their connections are intertwined.Since the new imperial court wants to pacify the area and make a smooth transition, it is impossible for these important ministers to suffer large-scale persecution.

Some of them are well-known, and they have not been too ruthless against the imperial court before. This time, the imperial court has to honestly arrange jobs for them and take up posts on the spot.If this is not done, the magnanimity of the new court will not be reflected, and it will not be conducive to the rapid restoration of stability and peace.

So the former officials who had been waiting outside the palace early in the morning began to enter the palace one by one to wait for the verdict of fate.

Prince Zheng, who had a secret plan for a long time, was really amiable most of the time when he met his old ministers, and he would chat and laugh when he met old friends from back then.

In the end, a group of old ministers did recognize the new master on the spot, and under the verbal assignment of Lord Zheng, these people easily got a position in the new dynasty.

As for those others, most of them received the treatment of "retiring from old age and returning to their hometowns", which can be regarded as keeping a safe place, leaving a chance for a comeback in the future, and the ending is not bad.

However, since most of the officials hold them up high and put them down lightly, then naturally, there must be a few unlucky ones who are used to stand up.

Seeing that the number of ex-dynasties "to be dealt with" outside the palace gradually decreased, the next moment, after the prince winked, he kept silent.

On the side, a thin old man who had been prepared for a long time, Li Sun, an important minister of the Northern Dynasty, who was the official of the Grand Sima, stood up, took out a stack of Houli Dynasty imperial edicts that had been prepared, and began to call people in to read out.

From the moment Li Sima served as the readout officer, there would be no good end for those who were called into the palace to be dealt with.One by one was either exiled or beheaded, and blood began to be seen on the field.

The imperial edicts to deal with these people were all issued in the name of the ruler of the Houli Dynasty—the old thief Zheng Yi used to be a good person and promoted everyone, but now it's his turn to kill, and the blame belongs to the young ruler.

The bloody scenes are uncomfortable, so it goes faster.

Not long after, after disposing of a batch of cold dishes, finally, more than a dozen main dishes dressed in white and with their hands tied behind their backs appeared on the stage: the Ruan clan headed by Ruan Fuyuan is also the core civil and military of the South Vietnam separatist regime.

Most of these people have the surname Ruan, and even a few of the opposite sex are Ruan's in-laws and other close friends.Their names, Zheng Bing, are very familiar, and the appearance of many of them is also familiar to him, and they all belong to the kind of enemies who want to cook and eat them even in their dreams.

Finally, today the prince can clean up the grievances that have been going on for many years.

The imperial decree against the Ruan family was very short and cruel: all males were beheaded, female relatives were exiled into the army, and family property was confiscated.

What surprised the prince a little was that after reading the imperial decree, he did not see Ruan Fuyuan's reaction—whether it was cursing or begging for mercy, the ending that the prince expected did not appear on Ruan Fuyuan.

This archenemy, who was younger than him, knelt down under the stage in sackcloth, but his raised eyes were full of calm, as if the target of the extermination in the imperial decree was not himself.

"Is Zhemo scared out of his wits?"

The prince, who was a little upset, muttered to himself, then waved his hand to signal the warriors in front of the hall, dragged out the deadly enemy and beheaded him first: "It's really good at nourishing your energy! Let's see how long you can stay calm?"

"Hahaha."

Just at the moment when the atmosphere was oppressive, a long laugh came from the hall: "Your Majesty, keep people under the knife!"

Who dares to be so bold?
Dian Wenwu heard the sound and looked, and saw that the one who was making a long laugh was not someone else, but the leader Sheng Nansheng who had been watching the excitement without saying a word since he entered the hall in the morning.

After Sheng Nan spoke, Prince Zheng was a little confused for a moment, he asked in puzzlement, "Why did Mr. Sheng say that?"

"Well, it's a long story, please allow me to explain it in detail."

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In fact, from the moment Hue City opened its doors, the short honeymoon between a certain force from Ming Dynasty and the North Vietnamese regime was considered OVER.

From then on, the fundamental goals of the two sides have begun to oppose: the new Vietnamese government wants to wipe out the remaining forces in various places in the territory, unify the country, and then consider external expansion.

The traversers want to retain and support the above-mentioned forces, so as to cause internal friction within them, and leave enough followers, leading parties, and backers for the future to overthrow and annex the country in one fell swoop.

Therefore, from now on, we must not let these blamers get assed.

Naturally, the real reason why Sheng Nan intervened in this matter cannot be stated clearly.However, since he opened his mouth about this kind of thing, Sheng Nan must have other sufficient reasons-retaining the core troops of the Ruan family and the Ruan family, and forming a coalition army, which can be regarded as "waste utilization". Bian needs to use the soldiers and horses of the Ruan family.

"No reason!"

After listening to Sheng Nan's remarks, the first to speak was Da Sima Lisun.

Li Duan is an old man, and when he heard half of what Sheng Nan said, he knew something was wrong with his heart: cutting the weeds without eradicating the roots, this is a taboo for rulers of the country.What's more, this grand man still wants to keep the Ruan family's army and horses. Isn't it obvious that he wants to raise thieves?

But Li Duan soon realized that the prince himself must not be allowed to speak about such matters.Once the prince opened his mouth, no matter whether he answered or not, it was a conclusion, and he would force himself into an extremely embarrassing position.

This is the role of the old minister.After realizing that Sheng Nan's words were not good, Li Duan waited for the other party's voice to finish, and immediately shouted loudly: "It's unreasonable! Those who rebelled were defeated by the army and mourned for the country. They should be punished by the canon to serve as a warning to others. I face the gang?"

Sheng Nan was not at all moved by Le Duan's shouting.I saw him lazily leaning on the first chair on the right, crossing his legs, and digging his ears with his little finger: "Li Sima is overreacting a bit. Don't worry, according to my plan, the Ruan clan From now on, I will stay in Dacheng and never come back, which is considered exile in disguise. I will pat everyone’s chest here, and promise that the Ruan family will not cause trouble for everyone in the future.”

Sheng Nan's plan aroused more intense reactions from the ministers present.

Immediately, a general in full armor stood up angrily.This person is Zheng Wenxiong, the former enemy general of North Vietnam.

After Zheng Wenxiong got up, he pointed at Sheng Nan from a distance, and shouted with an angry face: "Isn't this just resting with the thieves? In the future, this group of rebels will eat up the rice in Dacheng, and they will raise their vitality and come to trouble me. Where was your surname Sheng during the dynasty?"
Hearing Zheng Wenxiong's blunt accusation, Sheng Nan's expression also changed: "This is floating!"

After a sneer, Sheng Nan stepped forward, leaning his elbows on his knees, staring at Zheng Wenxiong and asked, "Master Zheng, are the cannons that smashed through Hue City yesterday still big?"

When Sheng Nan said these words, it was like pouring a pot of cold water on the heads of the passionate Wenwu.At this moment, everyone suddenly remembered: the smiling General Sheng on the opposite side is the evil star with the fleet and cannon support behind him!
"Although there are no cannonballs right now, there are always enough cannonballs in the warehouse of the Guangzhou city government."

After saying this blatant threat, Sheng Nan ignored Zheng Wenxiong, who was speechless, and turned to look at Zheng Bing, who was sitting on the throne with an uncertain expression.

The next moment, Sheng Nan regained his smiling expression, and said to the prince easily: "Look, the problem is very simple now: since mine is big, everyone in the court probably has to bear with it."

(End of this chapter)