I'm really not the carpenter emperor

With this last word, Zhu Youxiao's voice suddenly increased several times, and coupled with the sound amplification effect of the Emperor's Hall, the envoy of the Hou Li Dynasty trembled and subconsciously knelt on the ground.

"Emperor, do you really want to defy your ancestral system in Xuanzong's first dynasty and insist on going to war with me?" The envoy raised his head reluctantly and asked with fear on his face.

Zhu Youxiao looked at him, speechless for a while, but suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, ancestral system?"

"The fire of the firefly candle dares to compete with the bright moon!"

"Fighting against you, why declare war? As long as our army is dispatched, we will be able to calm down sooner or later! I forgive you as an envoy, and I forgive your life. Get out."

Seeing the envoy of Hou Li who left the Huangji Palace in embarrassment, Wang Qia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was also shocked. Even he did not expect that the emperor's attitude was so tough.

It seems that since Xuanzong gave up Annan, Daming is about to retake Annan, adding thirteen more state capitals to the territory!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling excited.

On the side, Mo Jingkuan and Mo Jingwan, the father and son, had listened to the whole process, until now, they just stood there stupidly, deeply shocked by the words of Emperor Ming.

Suddenly, the two of them knelt on the ground and shouted:

"The great emperor's kindness to reshape, the Mo family will never forget, and is willing to bring the land of the Thirteen Ways of Annan, the fields, and the roster, to the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Youxiao glanced at him, thinking that this kid is quite self-aware.

Mo Jingkuan guessed that this time Da Ming sent troops not just to vent his anger on Mo Chao, because it would not have any substantial benefits to Da Ming.

The emperor of Tianqi never needed a false name. Since he decided to send troops, he must have taken a fancy to Annan's thirteen state capitals.

That being the case, it is better to surrender as soon as possible, so that in the future, he can be a hereditary Prince of Anle in his hometown.

If the other party was interested, Zhu Youxiao would not pretend to decline, and immediately said: "Since you have this intention, if I evade it, it will be my fault."

"Send an edict to re-establish the chief secretary of Jiaozhi to rule the thirteen state capitals of Annan!"

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In October of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Ming and Jin fought for the second large-scale battle around Liaodong, known as the Second Liaodong Battle in history.

The commander-in-chief of the Ming army in the first Liaodong campaign was Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of the Southwest. He achieved great tactical success, shattering the seemingly heroic illusion of the Mandate of Heaven, Nurhachi, and changing the disadvantages of the Ming army in Liaodong for many years in one fell swoop.

Since then, under the leadership of Xiong Tingbi, the new governor of Liaodong, the Liaodong Ming army has recovered all the homeland of Liaodong that had been lost for many years.

By the time of the second battle of Liaodong, the Ming army had undergone years of reorganization and reform, and when it faced the Jurchen Eight Banners, it was no longer what it was at the beginning.

When one side has crushing force, the whole battle seems to be very smooth.

Xiong Tingbi's ten-year reign in the Liao Dynasty finally fulfilled his lifelong wish. He invaded the old village of Hetuala and wiped out the Jurchen. Afterwards, the Ming army branched north and recovered most of the territory of Nuer Gandusi.

In March of the eighth year of Apocalypse, Monan, Mobei, Zuoyi, headed by the Mongolian Golden Family Zaisai, 540 eight Mongolian tribal chiefs came to the top of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Later, Zhu Youxiao set up the Lifan Academy in Guihua City, ranking under the Ministry of Industry, to sort out matters related to the internal attachment and resident pastoralism of various tribes after Mongolia's surrender.

Moreover, for the first time, the Li Fan Yuan adopted the policy of Mongolian and Chinese joint governance.

That is to say, the Lifan Court is the most special yamen in the entire Ming Dynasty. In addition to a Han Shangshu, there is also a Mongolian Assistant Shangshu, and the official ranks are all the same.

Starting from Zhu Youxiao, it opened a precedent for the Ming royal family to marry a Mongolian woman as a concubine. All these policies have laid an extremely positive foundation for the integration of Mongolia and Han.

After the establishment of Li Fanyuan, Ming Dynasty canceled all border trade towns, changed to comprehensive trade for the first time, and began to station troops outside the Great Wall.

The Lifan Academy will issue road guides to Mongolian merchants. With this guide, Mongolian merchants can enter through any pass to conduct trade activities.

Although this is highly threatening to some people, in a political sense, such measures by Emperor Tianqi have greatly accelerated the Mongols' focus on the Central Plains Dynasty.

More and more Mongolians choose to move into the customs, learn the language and culture of the Han people, settle in the customs, and multiply.

Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, the entire Mongolia will really become a part of the Chinese nation.

Dramatic changes took place in Annan. The Mo Dynasty, which originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, lost its dominant position and lost its last stronghold, Gaoping.

Zhu Youxiao accepted Mo Jingkuan and Mo Jingwan, father and son of Annan Metropolitan Commander who came to surrender, and rejected Li Chao's request to welcome Mo Jingkuan back and give him the title of Duke Gao Ping.

Later, on the grounds that the Lord Zheng, Zheng Bing, did not follow the law and Li Huang stood up on his own, under the banner of being the master of the Mo family, he dispatched three armies, totaling 24, to the southwest.

When the news reached Thang Long, both Zheng Ting and Li Weiqi, the emperor of the Li Dynasty, were very shocked, and quickly summoned the ministers to discuss countermeasures in the palace.

At this time, the envoy had already hurried back to Shenglong.

Looking at the envoy, Zheng Bing asked: "Is that what the Emperor of Ming said, that he wants to send troops to help the Mo family restore the country?"

Although it has been a long time since what happened in the hall that day, the messenger was still full of shock when he mentioned it, and he said:

"The Emperor Daming scolded me out of the palace in front of Mo Jingkuan and his son, and said that if I hadn't been an envoy, I wouldn't have come back alive."

Li Weiqi was even more terrified when he heard this, "It seems that Da Ming is going to get serious this time, let's think of some countermeasures to calm Da Ming's anger!"

Hearing this, Zheng Yi murmured with a sullen expression on his face, "My lord, do you really think that Daming is here to make decisions for the Mo family?"

"They are using this banner to seize the land of the thirteen kingdoms of Annan! Didn't you hear that Emperor Tianqi has publicly said more than once that he is going to restore the territory of the Chengzu era."

Hearing this, Li Weiqi suddenly felt helpless, and slumped on the throne, his gaze was distracted.

"Could it be... Could it be that there is no other way?"

"Not really." Lord Zheng said coldly: "This time Daming came to Annan, and this is not our family's business. The Ruan family in the south must be worried."

"First, we should send envoys to Hue to enlist the help of the Nguyen family and gather Annan's strength to fight against the Ming Dynasty."

"Secondly, I heard that the chieftains in the southwest area have always been dissatisfied with the rule of the Ming court, and they should also unite with them. When the Ming army invades, set a fire in their backyard."

"So, there is still a chance to coerce Ming Ting to accept our proposal!"

Chapter 939 I'm in trouble

The border of Annan and Guangnan, the city of Hue.

In Annan right now, after the forces of the Mo dynasty were completely expelled from the territory by Hou Li, they mainly consisted of Zheng Zhu, the ruler of the Li Dynasty who emptied the royal family of the Le Dynasty from the north, and Ruan Fuyuan, the power minister of the Le Dynasty who was entrenched in Guangnan.

When the Second Liaodong War broke out in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, when the Ming army marched northward on a large scale, a large-scale battle broke out between Lord Zheng in the north and Lord Ruan in the south in Annan.

Zheng Bing led a large number of Annan troops to march south, but they were repelled by Ruan Fuyuan's personal conquest.

However, Ruan Fuyuan did not recognize Zheng Bing, who had gained power by coercing Emperor Li, and the two sides were still in an incompatible situation.

It wasn't until the news that the Ming army attacked Annan again that Ruan Fuyuan couldn't sit still.

No matter how the Lord Zheng and the Ruan family quarreled before, the strength of the two sides was about the same, but the Ming Dynasty was different. Its army of hundreds of thousands at every turn, definitely cannot be resisted by any force alone.

The purpose of the Ming army was very clear from the very beginning. Although they came under the banner of restoring the Mo family, what they really wanted was the land of the thirteen state capitals in Annan.

After Emperor Tianqi succeeded to the throne, Ming Dynasty successively won several battles in the southwest and Liaodong, re-establishing its supremacy in the Far East.

And long before the suppression of fake gold, Zhu Youxiao had already started to re-establish the Ming Dynasty's suzerain status in the Western region.

The Mala Dynasty in Nepal sent envoys to Beijing again at the beginning of the eighth day of the apocalypse, accepting the canonization of the Ming Dynasty.

This is very bad news for Annan.

"The intention of the Ming court to send troops to Annan this time is obvious. They want the whole of Annan, not just to destroy the Li Dynasty."

In the city of Hue, in the palace.

Ruan Bingqian, the most high-ranking and famous official in Ruan's regime, has sunken eyes. Since hearing the news, he has not slept well for several nights and said:

"We should put aside the grievances with Lord Zheng for the time being, and use all our strength to resist the attack of the Ming army. Once Lord Zheng in the north is defeated by the Ming army, it is impossible to resist the army of the Ming court with our strength alone. .”

In fact, Ruan Fuyuan also understood these situations. After hesitating for a long time, he still said: "Go to have good wine and good food, and entertain Lord Zheng's envoys. Let's say that from the time the Ming army enters the country until the Ming army is repelled, let's go together." Soldiers make peace!"

After the news of Lord Ruan and Lord Zheng's temporary alliance spread, the lords and lords in the rest of Annan were horrified and quickly stood in line.

In fact, the Nguyen regime has already begun to try to expand abroad a long time ago.

17 years ago, Ruan Huang, the father of the current Ruan Lord Nguyen Phuc Yuan, led the Ruan soldiers to conquer China and Britain in the south, and established Fu'an Mansion in the occupied area.

Eight years ago, Ruan Huang died suddenly, and Ruan Fuyuan succeeded to the throne. The first thing he did was to marry his daughter Ruan Thiyu to King Ji Zheta II of Chenla, so both parties were married.

As a dowry, the King of Chenla, Ji Zheta II, began to allow the people of the Ruan regime to build towns in the Priango area in the north of Chenla in the third year of Tianqi.

Until now, the alliance between the two parties has been very strong.

In addition, Ruan Fuyuan also attached great importance to the development of firearms, which is why he was able to resist the attack of Zheng Bing, who was stronger than himself.

Ruan Fuyuan has a good relationship with the Portuguese. He has been buying advanced European cannons from the Portuguese, actively learning the design methods of European ships, and building a large number of warships.

With the assistance of Portuguese engineers, the Nguyen regime started their own production of Western Franco guns three years ago.

Until now, the Pfeiffer Port in the eastern part of Annan controlled by the Ruan regime has become an important trading port in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. Many people from the East, the West and Southeast Asia will come to Pfeiffer Port for trade.

In order to trade with foreigners, Nguyen Phuc Nguyen also actively developed the sugar industry.

Before Emperor Tianqi came to the throne, due to the influence of the Daming sea ban policy, in order to obtain the silk and ceramic products they urgently needed, foreign businessmen from the West and Southeast Asia had to choose to come to Feifu Port in Annan for trade.

Overseas trade provided the material support for the Nguyen regime, which was short of material resources, to maintain the regime, enabling Nguyen Phuc Yuan not only to counter the Le Dynasty in the north, but also to spare time to expand new territories to the south.

Although the apocalypse, the Ming court has reopened the sea ban policy, but after all, the opening time is very short, and Feifu Port in the hands of Ruan Fuyuan is still the most prosperous trading port in Southeast Asia.

Ruan Fuyuan understood that this time when Da Ming attacked Annan, he must also seize Fei Fugang, which is why he agreed to Zheng Bing's request this time.

As soon as he made a decision on his side, a soldier hurriedly ran outside the door and shouted: "It's not good, Mr. Tai Fu, the Portuguese in Fafu Port will be withdrawn!"

"They said they would not continue to cooperate with us in Guangnan!"

Hearing this, Ruan Fuyuan was also very surprised, stood up, and was very angry: "What's going on, we cooperated well before, why did you suddenly leave?"

The soldier knew a little about farming at most, so he shook his head again and again as he couldn't see the mystery behind it.

On the side, Ruan Bingqian sighed: "This must be the emperor of the Ming court putting pressure on the Portuguese..."

Ruan Fuyuan sat down and breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't understand. He said puzzledly, "I understand the truth, but Portugal is so far away. We are afraid of Daming. What is he afraid of?"

Ruan Bingqian stroked his beard lightly, "The Lord doesn't know yet? The Portuguese don't have autonomy, and they cooperate with us only with Spain's permission."

"Spain?" Ruan Fuyuan frowned deeper, "What kind of country is that?"

"It's a much stronger country than Portugal. Perhaps in the world now, only Daming, the Netherlands and a few countries can compete with it." Ruan Bingqian sighed and said:

"Spain and Ming signed an alliance a few years ago. This time when Ming attacks Annan, even if the Spaniards don't join forces to attack, they will definitely transfer back the Portuguese artillery and warships in Guangnan."

"I had thought of this situation a long time ago, and I didn't expect it to come so soon."

Ruan Fuyuan was still a little unbelieving, got up and said: "I will go to Feifugang in person, but I don't believe it. The friendship of many years of cooperation is not worth the imperial edict of the Ming emperor!"

A few days later, Ruan Fuyuan worked overtime and arrived in Feifu Port.

Over Port Feifu, the national flag with Ruan characters written in the Annan language is flying. Although the current Ruan family is still attached to the emperor of the Le Dynasty, it has long been like a country.

When Ruan Fuyuan arrived here, Feifu Port seemed much deserted than before, and a large number of fleets were evacuating.

Many black-skinned laborers are carrying tons of equipment, artillery, and gunpowder under the command of a small number of white-skinned Portuguese with yellow hair and blue eyes.

Seeing this situation, Ruan Fuyuan was very anxious, raised his hand and shouted:

"Your Excellency John, why are you in such a hurry to retreat? Is it really because you are afraid of Daming's navy fleet?"

9 Chapter Forty

His Excellency John in the words is naturally the supreme commander of Portugal in the Guangnan area.

He had very thick yellow hair, but his face was shaved very clean. He was directing. Hearing this, he came to Ruan Fuyuan in a few steps, pointed to his chest, and said in Portuguese:

"You have to figure out the situation. It's not that we are afraid of the Ming Dynasty. It is our Spanish United King who asked us to bring all the equipment and personnel and withdraw from Guangnan immediately."

Afterwards, he spread his hands, expressing that he had no choice but when he looked in front of him again, there was a lot of hatred in his eyes, and he murmured:

"These black inferiors are simply lazy... First officer, if they are lazy again, I will whip them hard with a whip!"

Hearing this, the first mate standing on the Galen sailboat took off his sailor hat to greet this side, and then laughed and said, "Of order, my lord."

Listening to the tone of his words, it seems that these are just livestock that look like people.

As the sound of the whip on the skin gradually sounded in the port, the pace of the Portuguese evacuation was significantly accelerated.

Ruan Fuyuan stood blankly on the pier for a long time, then walked slowly to John's side, and pondered, "Your Excellency John, is there no other way?"

John also looked at him helplessly, shook his head and said:

"No, our great country is still under the Spanish Union, but we shall be free!"

"Mr. Ruan, maybe by then, we will have a chance to cooperate again."

When the last sail was hoisted, Galen's mate had already lowered the boarding board, calling John to board and set off.

John turned his head and glanced at Ruan Fuyuan, pursed his lips, and said sincerely: "I really hope you can survive until then."