Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1416: Difficult? Then don't do it!
"Stop arguing!" Seeing that Du Ziman was about to roll up his sleeves to beat up the bald donkey, Hu Quan coughed and asked him, "What on earth are you doing here?"

"Uh..." Du Ziman thought for a moment, then quickly said with a smile, "It's to ask the Marquis to withdraw his troops. Of course, our Pingzhang will not let the brothers make a wasted trip. The city is already preparing a generous gift, which will be presented soon."

"Alas, what can I say about you? If you don't know etiquette, you still know how to give gifts. If you know etiquette, I came all the way here, but you didn't even invite me into the city to have a seat."

"Of course we should invite the Marquis into the city." Du Ziman said in embarrassment, "But the city has just been through a war, there are not only dead bodies everywhere, but also many rebels hiding among the people. Pingzhang is afraid of offending the Marquis."

As he said this, he held up two fingers and gestured to Hu Quan, "Isn't it better to prepare double gifts for the Marquis than to go into the city in this hot weather?"

"No." Hu Quan said decisively: "I will not leave until I meet the King of Annan and confirm Annan's situation in person!"

"But the throne is vacant now..." Du Ziman said with a bitter face: "My Lord, isn't this forcing others to do something?"

"A country cannot be without a leader for a day, and the same is true for small countries. If there is no leader, then quickly choose one and I will complete the process." Hu Quan pointed at the black-faced captain beside him and said impatiently, "If you can't choose one, let him be the leader."

"Haha, you are such a joker. Although Annan is a small country, not everyone can be the king, right?" Du Ziman couldn't help laughing. He thought, who is this person? He looks like a charcoal-headed man. It's almost like he can go to India to be the king.

Zhu Di sensed his contempt and could not help but sneer, "Then I must be the king."

"Haha, if that day comes, I will lead the whole clan to welcome you." Du Zi was thinking, why are these Ming people so crazy? He clasped his fists and said to Hu Quan, "I understand the Marquis' request. Such a big thing needs to be reported to the Pingzhang first and let him make the decision."

"Then why are you still talking nonsense here? Get out!" Hu Quan waved his hand and said unhappily. He thought to himself that this group of Kou Boyi actually had the nerve to come empty-handed and leave empty-handed, how shameless.

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Du Ziman returned to Thang Long City and came to the Qianyuan Hall in the imperial palace.

The people of Annam were as dishonest as the Koreans. Their monarch only called himself a king when he was dealing with the Ming Dynasty, and at other times he regarded himself as an emperor. Therefore, the royal palace in Thang Long was completely modeled after the royal palace in the Central Plains, but because they were too short, all of them were built as miniature versions.

The Qianyuan Hall in Annan is equivalent to the Fengtian Hall of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Hu Jinyi could not wait to sit on the "emperor's throne", but there were only twenty or so civil and military officials scattered below the steps, half of whom were his children and relatives, and the other half were his close friends and confidants.

It’s not that all Annan officials were so loyal, but Hu Jinyi’s regicide was a big taboo.

Chen Yizong, the uncle killed by Chen Riwei, came to power in a coup d'état, and his nature was much lighter than that of "Hu Jimao". When he asked for a title from the Celestial Empire, he was denounced by Boss Zhu, saying: "Chen Shuming of Annan was treacherous and treacherous, and he destroyed his king in order to gain wealth and honor. How can we be so unjust? He is appeasing a traitor and supporting a traitor!"

He was forced to give up the throne to his younger brother, and the matter came to an end.

Now Hu Jinli has killed the emperor, and he is of a different surname. His behavior is so evil that no one thinks he can be enthroned by the Celestial Empire.

Now that the Celestial Empire's army has arrived at the city so quickly, it just proves everyone's point of view. So all those Chen Dynasty officials are hiding somewhere, and they will not show up again until the dust settles.

After listening to Du Ziman's report, Hu Jinlei said gloomily: "What do they mean? Why do they have to see the king?" "I heard that the prince of the Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful, so the subordinates must not dare to deal with it carelessly, and they must find a way to get through." His confidant Fan Fan guessed based on his own experience.

"Really?" Hu Jinyi looked at the others.

"That makes sense." Most people agreed, but some people also guessed, "Is he trying to delay time?"

"Why would he delay?" Hu Jimi, Hu Jimi's younger brother, asked, "He doesn't really think that he can capture Thang Long City with those 20,000 soldiers, right?"

"Haha, that's wishful thinking!" There was a burst of laughter in the hall, and the civil and military officials said, "Back then, Kublai Khan's army of 200,000 troops failed to capture Thang Long. What can the Ming army of only 20,000 do?"

Thang Long Citadel was built by the capital of Thang Long by the founder of the Ly Dynasty, Ly Cong Uan. It is extremely tall and solid, at least in the eyes of the Annan people.

After repairs and additions by successive dynasties, Thang Long City has become a fortress with complete defensive facilities and has never been breached from the outside.

Moreover, the Ming army came on civilian ships and even fishing boats, and it was obvious that they had not made any preparations for a siege, so no one was worried.

"No matter what, the request of the people of the Celestial Empire must be taken seriously." At this time, Fan Julun, Hu Jin's chief adviser, said slowly: "In my opinion, why don't you take this opportunity to ascend the throne directly? This will also shut up those ministers."

"Good idea!" Everyone in the hall became excited. They were all waiting for the day when Hu Jinyi ascended the throne so that everyone could rise to prominence!
"Hmm..." Hu Jinyi nodded and sighed, "Alas, when the previous king was alive, he did say to me: 'Now the country is weak and I am old. After I pass away, I will assist the officials if they can, and I will take over if they are mediocre.' But the Chen family has been ruling for a long time. If I rashly replace them, I am afraid that the whole world will be shocked and I will be cursed!"

"My lord, those who accomplish great things do not care about trivial matters!" Fan Julun hurriedly advised: "The most important thing now is to let that marquis recognize that my lord is the King of Dai Viet. It is said that he is also the uncle of the emperor. If he has already recognized that my lord is the King of Dai Viet on behalf of the Celestial Empire, the Celestial Emperor is unlikely to go against his own face."

After a pause, he said, "As long as you get the approval of the Heavenly Dynasty, you will be able to sit firmly on the throne. It will only take a few seconds to deal with those noisy people. Why worry about the instability of the country?"

"Hmm." Hu Jinyi nodded, convinced. "Then let's do as Mr. Fan says."

"My lord, oh no, Your Majesty, there is one more thing you should pay attention to," Du Ziman said at this time: "The Ming army was brought by that evil monk Daoyan, so it is inevitable that he will interfere."

"It doesn't matter. Money makes the world go round." Fan Julun said calmly, "Give generous gifts to Dingbian Hou and his people. Daoyan is nothing."

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As Du Ziman said, when the Ming Dynasty Marquis heard that Hu Jinyi was going to ascend the throne, he flew into a rage and said that the Ming Dynasty would never allow traitors to take the throne. Only the royal family of the Chen Dynasty could inherit the throne of Annan!

When Hu Jinyi learned about it, he immediately sent people to search the imperial city again and killed all the royal family members. Many people were not royal family members at all, but were just surnamed Chen, and they were massacred.

The Annan minister who escaped from the city reported this to the Ming army. Hu Quan was furious and ordered Hu Jilin to open the gate and surrender before dawn the next day, otherwise he would storm Thang Long City and bring Hu Jilin and his son back to the capital to be punished!
Seeing the Ming army's ultimatum, Hu Jinyi was also furious. He was originally a rebellious person, but he had to bow his head under the eaves. Now the people in the house wanted to chop off his head, so why should he pretend? !
He ordered the garrison to strengthen their vigilance and strictly guard the city walls. He wanted to see how the Ming army could capture the impregnable Thang Long City? !

(End of this chapter)