Horse on the World

Chapter 667 Chapter 660 Four: Surrender

Yan Nanfei was ordered by Li Qing to handle this matter with full authority. As the current cabinet minister of Dingzhou, it is indeed extremely risky to go into the enemy's den alone, but Yan Nanfei and Shang Haibo do have some similarities in temperament , has a gambler's side, and rolls the dice when he sees it, without hesitation.

As one of the three ministers in Li Qing's cabinet, Yan Nanfei knew very well that although he was ranked second and his status was still above Luo Daoming, his foundation was actually the shallowest.Lu Yiming was the undisputed leader of civil servants. Since the beginning of Li Qing's uprising, he had followed the commander-in-chief. During the Dingzhou Incident, he stood extremely firmly, so he won Li Qing's trust.I have no intention, nor do I want to, let alone shake his position.

But Lu Yiming is a typical technical bureaucrat, who is good at government affairs but neglects strategy. He can be a qualified housekeeper, but he can't become a pioneering talent with foresight and solid ability to plan long-term layout plans.Originally, Shang Haibo was such a character, he and Lu Yiming complemented each other perfectly, but during the coup in Dingzhou, Shang Haibo stepped on the wrong foot and lost all hope.Once Shang Haibo left, Li Qing desperately needed to add such a person who was always by his side to advise him, and because he was more similar to Shang Haibo, he was valued by Marshal Li. It was so high that even I was a little dumbfounded.

But his position is like a building built on quicksand, if there is a slight disturbance, it will collapse.People are very cold at high places, Yan Nanfei looked around in the meeting hall, but he didn't have a single friend, and his long career didn't have any solid merits to set it off, unlike Luo Daoming, who started slowly from a single county. After starting to work, he served as the governor of Shanglinli again, and successfully made great contributions to Li Qing's integration of the barbarians. Moreover, this person is also far-reaching, and has a close relationship with Li Qing's wife Jiyue and eldest son Anmin. After Qingfeng left, the officials of a series showed faint signs of moving closer to him.And he was alone, and his only contribution in Dingzhou was to stabilize Shiwei for Li Qing, and this was nothing in the eyes of senior officials in Dingzhou.Now that he is in a high position, there are naturally some people who are dissatisfied. Although he is afraid of Li Qing's majesty and does not dare to challenge him openly, he has encountered many undercurrents and difficulties in the open and in the dark.

The arrogant Yan Nanfei naturally wouldn't mention these issues to Li Qing. If he couldn't handle these issues well, how could he be valued by the commander in chief!
I need convincing credit, and I need some allies who can speak above the court.

Therefore, when Yan Nanfei arrived on Taiwan Island, after getting a deep understanding of the situation, he immediately decided to go to the meeting alone, and persuaded the other party to surrender with his steady tongue. After a full analysis, Yan Nanfei believed that the danger was extremely low. Counting from when the Great Zhou Dynasty ruled the mainland, it has nearly a thousand orthodox orthodoxy. For such a dynasty with a long history, its officials should be quite mature in politics, not reckless, and able to analyze the gains and losses in depth, and find out from it. A path to maximize profits.

If I can finish the things that the powerful navy has not done well for more than a month, then this is a heavy credit.

Sure enough, after talking with the other party's prime minister, Wei Gang, Yan Nanfang discovered that the other party was indeed a well-established politician, not only rich in knowledge, but also keen-eyed, and he did things cleanly and without delay.

Yan Nanfei immediately decided to introduce this person to the commander-in-chief. Now the commander-in-chief is in short supply of talents, and a mature politician like Wei Gang is exactly what the commander-in-chief lacks.When Wei just entered the court, just like himself, he was alone. Then, the two lonely people would naturally become allies. In this way, he was no longer a high-ranking man in the court, with no one to support him.

As for Wei Gang's proposal of marrying Zhou Ruizong's princess with the commander-in-chief Li Qing, Yan Nanfei also felt that this was an excellent thing. The Great Chu destroyed Zhou, but he never found the handed down jade seal. There is a kind of embarrassment that the name is not right. Although it has gone through hundreds of years, because there is no trace of the handed down jade seal, the scholars of the world have gradually recognized the great Chu. It dealt a fatal blow to the impoverished Da Chu.

When the Great Chu destroyed Zhou, if Li Qing became the son-in-law of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be justifiable to fight against him, and people in the world would not regard Li Qing as a traitor.What's more, Princess Yanran's bloodline is more noble than Princess Qingcheng's, so she is a good match for a handsome man.What Wei Gang thought of was that the marriage between Princess Yanran and the Marshal would guarantee the status of the Zhou dynasty's clan and bureaucrats who surrendered to Li Qing, and the interests of Dingzhou would be a win-win situation.And I will also get great benefits politically from this marriage.

Three birds with one stone, three birds with one stone, why not do it!As for the Marshal's personal thoughts, Yan Nanfei shrugged. For a person with aspirations in the world, the Marshal should know that the emperor has no family affairs, and family affairs are state affairs.Now Jiyue is the only person in the Marshal's harem, which is not normal in itself, coupled with Qingfeng's influence on Dingzhou's political situation, and the Marshal's scruples about Qingfeng, it is impossible for Jiyue to sit in the main room.Regarding this point, Yan Nanfei thought that he saw it very clearly, otherwise Qingcheng had passed away for so long, and Jiyue had actually become the only wife of the Marshal, but why didn't the Marshal keep her upright?What's more, they didn't hand over Qingcheng's two children to Jiyue to raise them, but let Yang Yidao's wife take care of them all the time?In the final analysis, it was the commander-in-chief who was worried.

The commander-in-chief may be disgusted with his assertiveness, but if the commander-in-chief calms down, he will definitely think of the benefits of this marriage. Comparing the two, he still has more gains than losses.

The cloud of war that shrouded the island of Taiwan suddenly dissipated, and the flag of the Great Zhou Dynasty that had been flying on the island for hundreds of years slowly fell, replaced by the flag of Dingzhou, the last tribute of Zhou Ruizong, the last emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After the imperial decree and his abdication edict were announced in Luoyang City, the soldiers and civilians of Taiwan Island were like mourners. There were those who were deeply saddened and shocked, those who cried bitterly, those who wept, and those who were numb, but most of them were calm.

For the vast majority of ordinary people, when their families are about to be destroyed, their wives and children are scattered, they do not lack the courage to fight, but as long as there is hope and vitality, no one is willing to fight to the death, such an ending , which, though unexpected, made them all the happier that the war was over.

King Zhou Rui's move also won him since he ascended the throne, his people have expressed their gratitude to him from the bottom of their hearts, because it is their emperor who sacrificed himself in exchange for peace and their lives.

King Zhou Rui clearly stated in his last imperial decree that the people of Taiwan Island have the right to choose. Those who are willing to return to the mainland will be escorted by Dingzhou warships, and those who are willing to stay on Taiwan Island will not be forced.Grassroots officials will stay in their posts, while ordinary soldiers and low-level officers who are willing to retire will be reorganized and become members of the Dingzhou Army.

Taiwan Island fell into another kind of busyness. After King Zhou Rui announced his abdication and surrender, a part of the Dingzhou Army marched in and entered Luoyang City to take over the defense of Luoyang. Stay in the barracks, register and divert them.

Yan Nanfei became the busiest person on the island, while Tang Hu had nothing to do. After staying in Luoyang City for two days, he finally walked away and returned to the warship in the harbor.

The ending was so smooth and unexpected, which made Deng Peng and Zheng Zhiyuan overjoyed. It is naturally the best strategy to be able to defeat others without fighting. They do not want to be caught in a war on Taiwan Island. During the bitter battle, judging from the previous battles, the soldiers and civilians on Taiwan Island are indeed ready to fight to the death, so that the soldiers under their command can die less. As a general of the army, he is naturally happy.

There is another reason for Zheng Zhiyuan's happiness. Most of the soldiers on Taiwan Island will be incorporated into his expedition fleet, which will greatly increase the strength of his fleet. The stronger the strength of the expedition to the uncharted land, the more natural confidence will be. It will be enough, not to mention that the army on Taiwan Island is still good.

Zheng Zhiyuan named Wei Zhihua who had fought with them several times on the battlefield. For this young general, Zheng Zhiyuan had a deep impression, and He Aimin was also good. Unfortunately, this person's status is too high, and he must go to Dingzhou with Zhou Ruizong, otherwise Zheng Zhiyuan also wanted to bring him under his command.

Yan Nanfei was busy accepting the surrender in Luoyang City and arranging for the aftermath, while Deng Peng and Zheng Zhiyuan were busy reorganizing and reorganizing the Taiwan Island soldiers. A few days later, Deng Peng and Yan Nanfei would bring Zhou Ruizong, Princess Yanran and other great Zhou Dynasty soldiers The high-level executives have returned to Dingzhou, and everyone on Taiwan Island is busy.There are tens of thousands of people on Taiwan Island who are willing to go back to the mainland to find their ancestors. Although the Dingzhou Navy is powerful and has many ships, even if all the warships are crowded, they can only take half of them away at a time, and there are still a few left. , can only be shipped at the scheduled time.

Bringing these people back will not only help these people to find their ancestors, but more importantly, these remnants of the Great Zhou Dynasty will strongly prove that Li Qing in Dingzhou has obtained the jade seal handed down from generation to generation. If possible, Yan Nanfei and Deng Peng even wished to bring some more people back.

When the crown prince fled across the ocean, the important things of the Great Zhou Dynasty that he brought were not only the handed down jade seals, but also a lot of precious books and royal objects. These things must be transported back. Yan Nanfei knew all about these things Precious, many references, in today's Great Chu, have long since disappeared.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had lived on Taiwan Island for hundreds of years, and the treasury was naturally extremely rich. Although Yan Nanfei promised that these would belong to Zhou Ruizong as his private property, Zhou Ruizong was also a very sensible person What's more, there are people like Wei Gang under his command. Zhou Ruizong generously stated that half of his property will be dedicated to Marshal Li Qing of Dingzhou as military resources, which naturally makes Yan Nanfei and Deng Peng is very satisfied. You must know that Dingzhou's finances are indeed a bit stretched. Deng Peng spent a lot of money on this expedition. With these supplements, he can not only make up for the consumption, but also have a slight surplus, which also allows Li Qing The idea of ​​never fighting a battle without gain did not go bankrupt because of this. Of course, in fact, the handed down jade seal alone is enough to make Li Qing feel that he has made a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)