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Chapter 447 Guangnan Province

Once the vassal state's claim to be emperor is removed, the rest of the matter will be much simpler.

And this is not a slap in the face, Annan Le Chao has indeed always called himself the emperor of Dai Viet.

Lv Youlong, a marginalized cabinet minister, also added: "The Puppet Li Dynasty had been overthrown by the Mo family's rebels as early as the Ming Dynasty, and all their clans were massacred by the Mo family. The identity of the Puppet Li clan later supported by Zheng Ruan was really suspicious. .The current false Emperor Li not only claims to be the emperor, but he also cannot be of Li family’s blood.”

Well, not only did he pretend to be emperor, he even pretended to be someone else.

Even if he wasn't an imposter, Ming would still have to label him as an imposter.

The cabinet brainstormed and found some gaps and filled in some of them.

After Zhu Yijiong heard this, he thought for a moment and finally made a decision:
First, Annan has been the homeland of China since ancient times, and its citizens are descendants of the 50 Qin soldiers brought by the South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo during the Qin and Han Dynasties, all of whom are Chinese people.It was just that they were infected by barbarian habits and gradually became barbarians.

Second, after South Vietnam, the Han, Tang, and Ming Dynasties all recovered it. Now that we have established the new Ming Dynasty, we should inherit the legacy of the previous generation and restore the homeland of Annan.

Third, the Annan puppet Li Dynasty pretended to be the emperor, and because of his impure blood, he should be abolished and taken to Nanjing for trial.

Fourth, Xu Jin’s Third Army recovered Annan in this battle and should be rewarded based on their merits...

The imperial edict is drawn up and issued by the cabinet, and then it can be published in the newspaper with the emperor's seal and sent to Annan.

The cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel should also select Annan officials as soon as possible to take up posts and govern.

By the way, Annan should also change his name, but without the Chief Secretary of Cochin during the Taizong period of the Ming Dynasty, the name always sounds a bit barbaric.

After discussion, it was decided that Annan would be renamed Guangnan Province, and Guangnan Chief Envoy and Guangnan Governor would be established.

The name Guangnan is not copied from Guangnan Prefecture in Yunnan.

As early as the Tang Dynasty, the entire Guangdong, Guangxi and Annan were widely recorded as the land of Guangnan and Lingnan by historical materials.

It was not until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms lost Annan that the place name of Guangnan disappeared from Song Dynasty documents.

Of course, Zhu Yijiong simply thinks that the name of Guangnan Province sounds more pleasant... Guangxi, Guangdong, and Guangnan are the three vast areas.

And when Zhu Yijiong's imperial edict was announced to the world and spread to Guangnan, Ruan Fushu, the real leader of Guangnan in the south, was already trembling.

The good news of newly ascending to the throne and defeating the Zheng family has just made Ruan Phuc Shu full of confidence.The entire Nguyen court even clamored for the Northern Expedition to unify Annan and become the king of Annam worthy of the name.

As a result, the Zheng family in the north was fleeting, and the Chinese emperor still wanted to formally establish Guangnan Province in the north, just like the Chief Secretary of Cochin in the Ming Dynasty.

When Ruan Fushu learned the news, he sent someone to get a copy of the edict, and suddenly felt cold all over.He finally understood the real reason why the Chinese emperor canonized his family as King Annan and replaced the Li Dynasty.

Originally, the Ruan family just thought that the Chinese emperor was going to oust the disobedient Zheng family, or even worse, he would force them to fight against the Zheng family in the same court for a long time.

But he never thought that what the Chinese emperor wanted was the entire Zheng family and Li Dynasty.

Nowadays, everything north of Hengshan is controlled by the Chinese army. The Ruan family does not have the ability or the courage to make the northern expedition.

Even the Zheng family's Beihe Kingdom originally wanted to resist, but was stabbed in the back by the gentry under its own rule. They directly surrendered the city to the Ming Dynasty, and the Zheng family in Annan was destroyed.

The Ruan family is very embarrassed now. He was canonized as King Annan by China, but now even Annan Kingdom is gone, so how can this king be counted?
Fuchun City.The Ruan family's newly promoted Minister of War, Ruan Fuyue, said: "Your Highness, the Zheng family's puppet dynasty has been destroyed by China. We should immediately send an envoy to Nanjing to offer soil and surrender, and ask for canonization."

Nguyen Phuoc Viet is the brother of Nguyen Phuoc Thuy. The father of these two, Nguyen Phuoc Thuy, is a real cowhide. He gave birth to 146 children in his short life, and he can be called the prince of Annan.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, when Nguyen Phuc Hoi was crowned King of An Nam, Nguyen Phuc Hoi followed the official system of the Le Dynasty and formally established six ministers, which also did not have a prime minister. He also imitated China and established a cabinet of bachelors, which was basically the same as that of the later Nguyen Dynasty.

Someone soon raised objections: "The Emperor of China destroyed the Zheng family, denounced Emperor Li for arrogating the throne and claiming impure blood, and established Guangnan Province there. And Guangnan (Chengxuan) was the foundation of our dynasty. What is the purpose of establishing Quang Nam Province?”

Ruan Fuyue, however, refused to give in and said: "What should we do? We start a war with the Chinese army. The Chinese army can destroy the Zheng family in one month. Most of our troops are stranded in the south and we have to guard against Siam. How can we defeat the Chinese army?"

"Then don't just offer soil and accept surrender for no reason. China is so ambitious. To offer soil and accept surrender is to seek death."

"What can you do?"

"..."

A group of Nguyen clan ministers were chattering and arguing endlessly, and it was not for the sake of Nguyen clan Annan's kingdom, but they were afraid that if they surrendered, they would not get any benefits.

The current Ruan family is no longer the Ruan family that just went south. The long-term truce is causing it to be corrupted at a high speed. Not only is the land annexed seriously, but the upper class nobles, including Lord Ruan, are all making a lot of money.

The reason why Nguyen Phu Hui attacked Chenla and completely destroyed the Champa State ten years ago was to snatch the land and distribute it to the landless farmers in the country to ease social conflicts.

Although the effect is not great, because most of the land is eaten up by the landlords, even if it does go to the farmers, the landlords have many ways to grab the land.

Finally, 50 years later, the farmers in the Ruan family's territory could not bear it anymore and broke out in an uprising, known as the Taishan Army in history.

After arguing for a long time, Ruan Fushu had a headache due to the quarrel, so he had to make a decision and said: "Once the soil is surrendered, Guangnan will really become a fish on the chopping block, and will be slaughtered by China. You can first send an envoy to China to request the emperor of China... Then say that Guangnan The name of Nan coincides with the province of Guangnan in China. I request that the name be kept anonymous and that I, Guangnan, be renamed the King of South Vietnam."

Ruan Fuyue quickly raised his hand and agreed: "This method is wonderful. It can not only change our country's situation, but also take the opportunity to test China's attitude. If the Chinese emperor agrees, then everything will be fine. If not, we can think of other ways."

Minister Nguyen, who had previously objected, also said: "How should we treat Ha Tien Town's commander-in-chief Jiu Ngoc Marquis Min Jiu? After all, this person is a Han. Now that the Chinese emperor has destroyed the Zheng family, I am afraid that this person will inevitably have some ideas."

Ruan Phuc Thu thought for a while and said: "First send envoys to appease, and then mobilize troops to the surrounding counties of Ha Tien Town. Don't start conflicts without permission."

Don't be good at starting conflicts. Just sending troops here is a clear sign of distrust.

This is perfectly normal. Mo Jiu, the commander-in-chief of Ha Tien Town, was originally a Han Chinese and his ancestral home was Leizhou, Guangdong. He came to the Southeast Asian separatist regime 50 years ago. Because he could not stop Siam, he was forced to surrender to the Nguyen family and ask for help.

Moreover, Majiu was only surrendered, but it was still completely autonomous internally, which was equivalent to the ancient Jiedushi vassal town.

In addition to Mo Jiu, there are also many Han people living in Ruan's territory. These Han people call themselves Mingxiang people, which means the last incense of the Ming Dynasty.

At first, the Ruan family did not interfere with them because of the pioneering achievements of these Ming Huang people, especially helping the Ruan family obtain Shuizhenla. They not only allowed these Ming Huang people to govern themselves, but also established the Ming Huang Society.

Decades later, two Mingxiang people named Zheng Huaide and Pan Qingjian respectively achieved the official positions of Minister of War and Minister of Honglu Temple in the Ruan Dynasty.

It was not until 100 years later that the Ruan Dynasty officially attacked the Minh Huong people. First, they ordered them to change their name to Minh Xiang people, and then they were not allowed to return to China, and they were not allowed to call themselves Han people again.

(End of this chapter)