Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 902 0897 [Foreign Students]

Du Yingwu was extremely angry when he set foot on the land of Ming Dynasty again.

Not to mention the humiliation he suffered during his previous mission, just the things Yang Zaixing did were enough to make Du Yingwu hate the Ming Dynasty for the rest of his life.

Yang Zaixing transferred Li Herong's Guangxi garrison to open up the line from Lang Son to Thang Long. Then the native soldiers from Yongzhou were transferred. The garrison troops were stationed in the big cities along the line, and the native soldiers were stationed in the small cities along the line.

Then, they began to kidnap the people of Thang Long Prefecture, which lasted for more than three months, with an average of 30,000 people being escorted every month!
This is not some kind of internal immigration, and the treatment is not even as good as that of Ming Dynasty prisoners.

There were many escapes and casualties along the way. Of the 100,000 people in Thang Long Province who could make it to Lang Son alive, only 70,000 to 80,000 were left. By the time they reached Guangxi, there were only 60,000 to 70,000 left.

Yang Ying, the captain of Annan State, also tried to attack the Ming army who was responsible for escorting them.

As a result, more than 10,000 Annan troops ambushed 2,000 Ming field troops, but were defeated and fled by the Ming army.

Moreover, the Ming army suffered only more than a hundred casualties.

On the contrary, thousands of Annan people who were captured took advantage of the fighting between the two armies to escape.

After Yang Zaixing left, Du Yingwu led his troops back to take over Shenglong Mansion. There are only a thousand households left in the entire city, and many of them ran back with their families after learning that the Ming army had withdrawn.

"Sister, Luoyang is ahead." Du Yingwu walked into the cabin and said.

Empress Dowager Du sighed: "If I, alone, can bring about reconciliation between the two countries, it will be considered a good deed for my descendants."

Du Yingwu gritted his teeth and said, "This revenge must be avenged!"

The reason why the siblings said this was not only that Shenglong Mansion was looted, but also because the situation along the way was particularly miserable.

The military discipline of the Ming Dynasty field army and garrison was acceptable, and the Yongzhou native soldiers were no different from bandits in Annan. These barbarian soldiers from Guangxi were sent to garrison the small towns along the way. They burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil, causing great misfortune to the people of Annan.

Annan's own defeated troops, as well as the captive people who escaped, also robbed the area. Such evil deeds were all blamed on the Ming army.

From Thang Long to Lang Son, the area along the line has 10 rooms and 9 vacancies!

Not many people were killed, mainly because they were frightened and fled their hometown.

Empress Dowager Du warned: "After you return to the country, you must assist my son well. His prestige has plummeted in this battle, and the big families in the country are ready to make moves. Fortunately, Yang Ying is there to stabilize the situation."

"I don't have to." Du Yingwu said.

Taiwei Yang Ying suffered successive defeats and allowed the Ming army to invade Shenglong Mansion.

The leader of the country, Li Yanghuan, did not take the opportunity to reduce his military power, but continued to entrust him with important responsibilities. This made Yang Yingyi grateful and actively gathered the remaining soldiers to suppress the chaos, but also made the forces in the country dare not act rashly.

Gradually, Yang Ying lost all the infamy, and the leader of the country, Li Yanghuan, was firmly in power.

Du Yingwu defeated the coalition forces of Champa and Zhenla, and also captured Wuzhou in Champa. This time he was promoted to the commander of the Sima Infantry Command in front of the palace.

The Annan Forbidden Army was now controlled by Du Yingwu. When he successfully returned to the Ming Dynasty as an envoy, he would probably be awarded a title.

The commander of the front office of the palace, the founding monarch of the Li Dynasty in Annan, had this position when he wore the yellow robe!
Du Yingwu said that "this revenge must be avenged", but what he thought in his heart was that his nephew would die early, leaving an orphan and a widower for him to regent.

At that time, he can freely choose whether to be the regent or wear a yellow robe.

In the afternoon of the same day, the official ship arrived in Luoyang.

The Annan envoy was led to the Sifang Pavilion. This time they did not bring any auspicious animals, but only paid tribute with a lot of goods.

Officials from Honglu Temple came to receive him and took away Annan's letter of application for credentialing, which meant that the Ming Dynasty would officially ennoble Annan as King.

The next day, Cao Tuan, the Xixia envoy, moved in and replaced the original envoy in Ming Dynasty.

Empress Dowager Du looked outside through the round arch and asked, "Are those also the envoys of the Ming Dynasty?"

Du Yingwu said: "I have inquired about it, and it is the new envoy from Xixia. Xixia envoys have been living in Sifangguan for a long time, and they will be replaced by envoys in two or three years. It seems that this is still a fat job, and Xixia officials are rushing to come to the Ming Dynasty. permanent."

Empress Dowager Du said with emotion: "It seems that Xixia and Ming Dynasty have excellent relations. I hope Vietnam and Ming Dynasty can do the same."

The Xixia envoy, who had excellent diplomatic relations, was angrily rebuked by the officials of Honglu Temple that day.

"If the Xixia herdsmen dare to cross the border again, it will be fine if there is no dispute. If it hurts our Ming border residents, we will definitely send a large army to attack Xixia!"

"I dare not, our country will strictly control the border residents."

Cao Tuan, the Xixia envoy, quickly apologized and smiled.

Cao Tuan is the younger brother of Concubine Cao Xian of Xixia, the uncle of the Prince of Xixia, and the grandson of the former Taiwei of Xixia.

His ancestor was Cao Yijin (the grandson-in-law of Zhang Yichao), the governor of the Guiyi Army.

Cao Tuan said: "This time it was purely because the border people were stupid and accidentally crossed the Ming border. Our Lord has severely punished those border people."

After finally sending away the officials of Honglu Temple, Cao Tuan returned to the courtyard and sighed.

The Ming Dynasty was so bad. It had insufficient population on its borders, so it actually lured Xixia border residents!
There are only three or four places where food can be grown in Xixia.

One of them is the line from Hengshan to Tiandu Mountain and then to Lanzhou. For the Ming Dynasty and Song Dynasty, it was a barren border, but for Xixia, it was fertile land for farming and grazing. The Northern Song Dynasty built forts and encroached on the past, and the Ming Dynasty regained the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty, severely compressing the strategic space of Xixia and causing the grain production of Xixia to decrease.

The herdsmen and farmers on the border of Xixia became increasingly poor, and the Ming Dynasty actually promoted more preferential tax policies through smuggling merchants.

The first people to try to cross the border were agricultural and pastoral slaves. They could not stand the increasingly severe exploitation and tried their best to escape to the Ming Dynasty. As a result, they were immediately resettled and given land and livestock, transforming them directly from slaves into yeoman farmers.

Immediately afterwards, poor farmers and herdsmen on the border of Xixia also crossed the border to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty.

These people have no sense of national identity. They used to be caught between the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia, and suffered disaster every time they fought. Either serve as a soldier for Xixia or the Northern Song Dynasty. No matter who you serve as a soldier, you will be cannon fodder.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is stronger and treats its people well, the Xixia border people came to vote directly with their feet.

The Dangxiang border tribes who had lost their herdsmen and tenants could not bear the loss of their population, so they crossed the border and went to the Ming Dynasty to recapture their slaves.

Just earlier this year, the two sides fought.

The Ming Dynasty's garrison in the Hengshan area killed and captured hundreds of party members, and even crossed the border to attack Xixia!
After the conflict broke out, Li Qianshun was worried and quickly sent his brother-in-law as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, I just got scolded.

Cao Tuan stayed in Sifangguan for a few days and found that the conflict did not affect the relations between the two countries, so he relaxed and enjoyed the prosperity of Luoyang.

Japan’s envoy to the Ming Dynasty also changed. This time the envoy was named Kawachi Keiguo, and he also brought an overseas student named Taira Kiyomori.

Taira Kiyomori is seventeen years old. Due to Japanese reform customs, his teeth have not been dyed black.

This kid carries a Japanese sword on his waist and wanders around Luoyang city all day long.

In two months, the new semester of Taixue will start, and Ping Qingmeng will go to the "International Class".

Taixue’s international class only recruits children of foreign nobles. There is not much content taught. First, we will give the foreign students an introduction, then they will learn Confucian classics, and then various poems and articles.

"Cousin, I heard that there is a martial arts school a few miles outside the city." Taira Kiyomori found out about the military school from somewhere.

Kawachi Keiguo's surname was actually Minamoto, and he was the first in line of succession to the Minamoto clan. He missed the position of family governor because of infighting within the family.

Taira Kiyomori is his cousin and Minamoto Yoshitomo is his cousin.

Hanoi Ching-Kuo warned: "Don't make random observations, it is a military important area."

Taira Kiyomori said: "I came to the Ming Dynasty not to study Confucianism, but to learn the Ming Dynasty's art of war. The city of Ishijian Kingdom has been occupied by the Ming Dynasty. When I inherit the Taing family business, I will lead the army to take back Ishijian Kingdom!"

"You are too young, you can only talk nonsense like this," Hanoi Ching-Kuo worriedly said, "And when the two countries are fighting, food and soldiers are the most important. You can't defeat the Ming army by just learning the art of war."

Taira Kiyomori said: "We should secretly learn the art of iron cannon from the Ming Dynasty."

Hanoi Jingguo said: "You cannot learn secretly in Luoyang. You should secretly contact gunpowder craftsmen in coastal cities. Learn how to refine gunpowder first, and then learn how to spray gunpowder from iron cannons. The mandarin duck formation used by the Ming army in Shijian Kingdom, I have bribed the warriors who defected to the Ming army and learned some of the essence."

"Please, cousin, teach me the Yuanyang Formation!" Taira Kiyomori said excitedly.

Hanoi Jingguo sighed. He knew that Japan's real weakness was not soldiers and food.

It's an internal affairs issue!

Kawachi Keikoku's father was the direct son of the Genji family, and his mother was the direct daughter of the Taira family. He has the blood of two ethnic groups, but he sees the contradiction between the two ethnic groups intensifying day by day. And the Emperor... well, he is called the Heavenly King now, and the Heavenly King cannot control the local counties.

Japan is in disarray and has serious internal strife. So what if it has firearms?

Hanoi Jingguo came to the Ming Dynasty to learn how to govern the country. He wanted to solve Japan's internal affairs problems.

Although, this is a dream.

Cao Tuan visited Luoyang for a few days and took the initiative to meet with the Japanese envoy.

Both parties can speak Chinese, and Cao Tuan is even Han Chinese.

After exchanging pleasantries, Cao Tuan asked, "Brother Jingguo, have you ever heard of Bodhisattva Man?"

"The former envoy to the Ming Dynasty has already said that I heard that Bodhisattva Man's dancing skills are extremely amazing." Hanoi Jingguo Road.

Cao Tuan smiled and said, "Why don't we call the Annan envoy and let's go visit together. Since the envoys from the three countries are here, Alan Ruoyuan must give some face and let the Bodhisattva come out to drink with us."

Although Kawachi Ching-kuo is worried about national affairs, he is also very active in this kind of thing. He has a lot of fun in Japan.

So, the two went to visit Du Yingwu together.

Du Yingwu said: "I will send my sister to the palace tomorrow. Let's go after leaving the palace."

Cao Tuan was a little confused when he heard this. He saw that Du Yingwu was about thirty years old. Isn't his sister in her thirties? Can such a woman be sent to the Ming Dynasty Palace?
Cao Tuan cupped his fists and said, "Congratulations, Annan is actually married to the Ming Dynasty. I, the princess of Daxia, will also marry the emperor of the Ming Dynasty as his concubine. From now on, you and I will be relatives."

"Of course." Du Yingwu was too shy to say more.

The king's sacrifice of his mother was nothing in Annan's country, but it would be too embarrassing to tell the Ming Dynasty to envoys from other countries.

(End of this chapter)