I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 354 King Annan
Nanjing.

Ruan Phucshu led the envoys and knelt down respectfully: "Ruan Phucshu, a subordinate of the Annan Kingdom, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"

"Be flat!"

Zhu Yijiong said with a smile: "Give me a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ruan Fushu stood up cautiously, unable to conceal his joy.

The great emperor of the Celestial Dynasty treated him so courteously, it seemed that the king's envoy mission should be almost certain.

As soon as Ruan Phuc Thu sat down symbolically, he couldn't wait to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, the Zheng family is unethical and uses the king of Li Dynasty to exercise the power of the country's ruler. This is deceiving the king. Not only that, the Zheng family and the contemporary king of Li also betrayed the Ming Dynasty. , and the puppet Qing Hulu neglected to pay tribute!"

Zhu Yijiong understood the meaning immediately and pretended to be angry: "The Zheng family of Annan is really a treacherous minister, and the King of Li is also really rebellious!"

Ruan Fushu didn't expect it to be so smooth. He was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and said: "King Li betrayed his master and was no longer qualified to be the lord of Annan. Then the Zheng family became vassal and paid tribute to the Hulu of the puppet Qing Dynasty. But I, the Ruan family, have always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty. , Not only have you never surrendered to the puppet Qing Dynasty, but you have also never submitted to the puppet Li Dynasty. I also ask your majesty to show your loyalty to our Lord and grant the seal of King Annan!"

This is about self-reliance. No wonder when belittling the Zheng family, he also belittled the puppet royal family of the Hou Li Dynasty.

Although he was a little surprised, Zhu Yijiong only thought for a moment and said generously: "It seems that the Ruan family is my true loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, so I will grant the Annan King's Seal."

Ruan Fushu was so happy that even the envoys all knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of China!"

Although the Nguyen family and the Zheng family have been in opposition for a long time, they have always been at a political disadvantage.

Because the Nguyen family did not have a king from the Li Dynasty, or they did not have the seal of King Annan given by the Central Plains Dynasty.

This means that they have no orthodoxy. Ruan Phuc Wei tried to start from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but failed.

Although Ruan and Zheng had ceased war decades ago and ruled by dividing the river with the river.But this was only a temporary measure. The Zheng family could not go south, and fighting every year wasted their troops. The Ruan family had no righteousness and could only defend passively.

Only then did they decide to cease the war and move across the river to rule.

It was not until the later Xishan Army uprising that the Zheng family broke up with the king of Houli Dynasty.

After the Zheng family became independent, the Xishan Army had the title of Northern Expedition, and directly pushed the Zheng family to the ground.

It can be said that as long as there is an opportunity, Ruan Fuwei will not mind taking the initiative to fight even if he has a righteous reputation.

This is also the ancestral grudge that occurred during the Annan split more than a hundred years ago.

The former powerful official of Annam, Mo Theng Dung, usurped the country, and then the Nguyen family supported the Le Dynasty clan and established the Later Le Dynasty, and finally defeated the Mo family to unify Annam.

But the Nguyen family, who obviously made the most contribution (in his own opinion), was stabbed in the back by his son-in-law Zheng family, and seized the power of the Later Le Dynasty.

The Ruan family retreated to Guangnan, a small and sparsely populated area. The confrontation between Ruan and Zheng continues to this day.

In other words, it is equivalent to Chai Zongxun fleeing to the northwest to continue fighting Zhao Kuangyin after Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe was added.

Today, the Zheng family in northern Vietnam is obviously confused about the situation and has not yet realized that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is completely gone in China.

This is normal, because the territory bordering the Zheng family is either owned by the indigenous warlords in Guangxi, who do not obey the Ming court or the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Or it's Yunnan, which is still the territory of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

And as early as a year ago, the daughter of the Nong clan chieftain of Guangnan Prefecture in Yunnan married the chieftain of Baolezhou in Annan and gave Annan the land of Sanpeng as a dowry.

While Yongzheng issued decrees to appease Yunnan and Guizhou, he also took the initiative to express his kindness to Zheng's Annan, which greatly satisfied Zheng Fan's vanity.

In comparison, Ruan Fuwei's news channels are obviously much stronger than Zheng Fan's.

Because the Ruan family's territory was a maritime trade center, European colonists traveling to and from the Far East often needed to pass through the Ruan family's territory as a transit point.

It was precisely because of this advantage that the Ruan family was able to withstand the Zheng family's attack and continue to grow and develop under the unfavorable conditions of a small and sparsely populated area.

Moreover, when the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, many Chinese maritime merchants came to Ruan's territory.While bringing huge maritime trade benefits to the Ruan family, it also brought China's latest war situation.

By chance, Nguyen Phuc Wei got a bruise on his forehead in Chen La, and if he was hit again, it would be obvious that he would be bleeding continuously, which made him want to quit.

Historically, three generations of Nguyen Phuc Wei's ancestors and grandsons have been obsessed with Zhen La because they had no choice.They need the fertile soil of the Mekong River for development, and there is no sense of justice in going north.

But now, since there is a third way, Ruan Fuwei naturally gives up decisively.

Zhu Yijiong was equally happy about this. Even if the Zheng family and the Ruan family became ministers at the same time, he would not hesitate to canonize the Ruan family.

Without him, because the Ruan family is weaker, he just wants Annan to restart the civil war.

It would be best if both sides were beaten to a bloody head and both sides suffered losses.As for himself, he calmly finished cleaning up the country, waited for both Zheng and Ruan to be defeated, and then sent troops to attack Annan and clean up the mess.

And it was justified, because the Zheng family betrayed the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the puppet Qing Hulu.

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Ruan Phuc Thu's mission achieved its purpose and did not leave immediately, but was left to continue visiting Nanjing.

As soon as Ruan Phucshu came and envoys came, he became the prince of Annan.

Not only did he gain great benefits, but he also gained a great reputation for the Ruan family's subsequent war against the Zheng family.

Now I just stay to visit Nanjing, and as the new year is approaching, I can also attend the Ming Dynasty state banquet.

Such an honor is absolutely deserved.

The Ming court specially arranged a Honglu Temple interpreter as a guide for Ruan Phuc's envoy, who was responsible for leading Ruan Phuc and others around Nanjing.

However, Ruan Phuc Thu actually speaks Chinese and has even read many Confucian classics.

This is normal, because there are not only many Chinese maritime traders in the Ruan family's territory, but also many Han people who have settled here.

Especially in some important ports, there are still Han people serving as officials.

The warlord of the M clan in Chenla Ha Tien town that Nguyen Phuc Hoy newly captured came from Guangdong.

The Ruan family is like this, and the Zheng family is no exception.

This situation is not uncommon in countries throughout Southeast Asia.

For example, in Myanmar, there is a Gui family who is inextricably related to Yongli. This Gui family also participated in the Toungoo rebellion.

In later generations, there was also a Kokang Special Zone in Burma, which was established by descendants of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty.

There is also the future Thonburi Emperor Taksin of Siam, who is also of Chinese and Thai descent.

There is a good saying that these Southeast Asian countries are actually very miserable because there is a powerful dynasty next to them.

Even if this dynasty does nothing, it will affect these small countries all the time.

"It is worthy of being a heavenly country. Even our country's Fuchun City can only kneel down and look up at such prosperity." Ruan Phuc Thu said sincerely.

The guide's interpreter smiled and said humbly: "Your Highness is serious, Nanjing is the capital of our dynasty, so it is prosperous and prosperous. This cannot be compared!"

Ruan Fushu was choked. He wanted to say that Fuchun was also their capital in Guangnan... Forget it, they were now a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and could not be rude to the Celestial Empire.

"Huh? What is happening in front of you?" Ruan Fuwei's eyes narrowed and he was a little curious.

The interpreter looked along and said immediately: "This is our Imperial College in Nanjing, Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will reopen new subjects next year, so this Imperial College will naturally be restored and rebuilt!"

Although Imperial College has long been compared with Imperial College, the two do have a high degree of overlap.

But Guozijian, with the word "jian", means that it is not a pure institution of higher learning. It also has the power to supervise and manage official schools in various places.

In modern terms, it is a combination of the Central Education Bureau and the National University.

The Imperial College in Nanjing had been moved to Beijing as the Manchus took over, and the one in Nanjing was changed to Jiangning Fuxue.

Now that Zhu Yijiong has restored official schools in various places, with one subject every three years, he naturally has to rebuild the Imperial College.

Although in later generations, when it comes to the Imperial College, tens of thousands of pig-headed idiots are zatui, and the students are all useless trash.

But in this era, the Imperial College is indeed a place that complements the imperial examination and provides talents to the country.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, the fact that this system lasted from the Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty before being replaced by the Capital University in disguise shows the significance of its existence.

Well, the Imperial College and the Imperial Examination were eliminated together.

Sungkyunkwan, which is used to train and select talents in North Korea, is also equivalent to the Imperial College.

During the period of Wu Zetian, the Imperial College was renamed Chengjun Prison.

That is, "The Rites of Zhou": "The failure to develop talents is due to the uneven customs."

(End of this chapter)