When Chen Yongxi, a good man of the Ming Dynasty, came from Hoi An Port to Fuxuan City, the deal to capture the city in Thang Long Yi had already gone bad... This deal was given to three loyal ministers, Zhu Cizhao, Mok Jingyu and Wu Gongpi. Stir yellow.
People flock together and things divide into groups. Zhu Cizhao was very bad when he was a child, and he wanted to replace the filial son Zhu Cizhong as the crown prince. But now that he has grown up and is sensible, he has learned his mistakes and can correct them, and is determined to be Zhu Cihong's loyal minister.
Great progress!
Moreover, he not only progressed to become a loyal minister himself, but also led Mo Jingyu and Wu Gongbi to improve and become loyal ministers together. Zhu Cizhao served as loyal ministers to Zhu Cihong, while Mo Jingyu and Wu Gongpin served as loyal ministers to Li Wang Li Weiqi.
After one person picked up a house, both of them believed in Zhu Cizhao's sincerity. So in early June, they each brought two to three thousand troops into Shenglong Mansion to discuss with Zhu Cizhao about becoming loyal ministers.
"The lonely king has sent an envoy to go to Fuchun by sea to meet Duke Yangjun Ruan Phucin!"
At the banquet for Mo Zhongchen and Wu Zhongchen, Zhu Cizhao told the two people that he had sent people to negotiate with Lord Ruan.
The young prince did not wear official or casual clothes today, but only wore a thin Taoist robe and no hat. However, it was still very hot. There was sweat on his forehead and he kept waving a fan.
To be honest, he didn't like Annan at all. It’s too hot, but Kunming is better. It’s warm in winter and cool in summer, and it’s like spring all year round.
"Your Majesty, what do you want to talk to Ruan Phuc Lin?"
The speaker was Mo Jingyu, and he was an emperor even after closing the door of Gaoping Mansion! He also has his own reign name, Shunde.
But after Gaoping, he was no longer the emperor, but a rebellious minister and traitor of the Li Dynasty and a loyal minister and filial son of the Ming Dynasty. Because he was a loyal minister and filial son of the Ming Dynasty, he spoke Chinese very fluently.
"Of course we are talking about how to jointly support King Li." Zhu Cizhao said while fanning, "I received a letter from He Zhijun of Guangdong and Guangxi a few days ago. He said in the letter that the court's intention is to restore the Li family's throne and let When King Li returns to Thang Long Mansion, the four families of Zheng, Ruan, Mo and Wu will support him together."
What He Tengjiao said in the letter was still the way of "four fathers jointly rule the King of Li". Li Weiqi is now only Zheng's father, and his life is very difficult. Zheng's father is a stepfather, and he doesn't know how to feel sorry for Lao Li. Lao Li's father, Li Jingzong and Li Weixin, were forced to hang themselves by Zheng Zhi's father, Zheng Song... This matter was not done quietly, and then they found a reason to accidentally hang themselves to cover up the crime, but it was made public. ongoing!
Moreover, Li Weixin was not even allowed into the Imperial Ancestral Temple after he hanged himself. After 13 years of silence, Zheng Song's son Zheng Jie moved Li Weixin's memorial tablet into the Imperial Ancestral Temple after Li Weiqi's repeated pleas.
It is really too much to be a powerful minister to this extent!
Therefore, Zhu Cihong's plan to find three more "fathers" for Li Weiqi to love him was supported by many people in Annan.
If there are "Daddy Zheng, Daddy Mo, and Daddy Wu", Master Zheng will have to take care of his dignity no matter what. At most, he will die quietly and be buried in glory...
However, Zhu Cizhao wanted to go one step further. He felt that King Li should also have his own city.
"What I mean," he waved his fan, "from now on, Thang Long Mansion will belong to King Li... The four families of Zheng, Ruan, Mo and Wu will send troops to protect it, and the Ming court will send officials to supervise it! No more There is a story about King Li being forced to hang himself by his powerful ministers. This is outrageous!
It would be fine if Annan was a barbarian, but Annan is the internal vassal of our Ming Dynasty! How can you do this? Is there any justice in this matter? "
Zhu Cizhao sympathized with Li Weixin very much, because he himself was also the leader of the inner vassal of the Ming Dynasty!
Duke Wu was not fluent in Chinese, but he was accompanied by a counselor who acted as an interpreter. He nodded repeatedly while listening to Zhu Cizhao's words.
His family is loyal from generation to generation!
After the ancestor of the Mo family, Mo Dengyong, usurped the throne, Wu Wenyuan, the ancestor of the Mo family, submitted a military map to the Ming Dynasty for help, hoping to use it to assist Li to defeat Mo. He claimed: "Wenyuan's ministers of the Li family came out due to the Dengyong Rebellion. According to Xuan Guang, he is willing to wait for the Ming Dynasty soldiers to go south, and lead his nephew Wu Ziling and others to garrison at Shilong Pass, because he can call on the righteous men in the country to defeat them."
As a result, he was granted the title of Annan Commander-in-Chief and the title of Marquis of Qingyang. In theory, this Duke Wu was still the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty!
After Wu Wenyuan, the Wu family of Xuanguang had four generations of patrons. Although Wu Degong, Wu Gongpin's father, had been plotting evil intentions, he also confronted the Later Li Dynasty several times, and even fought against each other, and even claimed to be the king without permission. But he did not close the door and call himself emperor; secondly, he did not force King Li to hang himself. For Annan, he was a loyal minister.
After learning that Zhu Cizhao wanted to build a city for King Li, he immediately stood up and expressed his position: "My family has been a minister of Li for generations. I am loyal and have won the trust of King Li. Therefore, I am willing to go to Thanh Hoa in person to welcome King Li back." Rising Dragon.”
His words were told to Zhu Cizhao by his own counselor and translator Chen Hanyu.
Zhu Cizhao nodded: "The Marquis of Qingyang is indeed a loyal minister of the Li family! Then this matter will be troubled by the king... Please tell the king of Li that as long as he returns to Shenglong. The lonely king will immediately transfer to Xin'an and will Shenglong was transferred to him.
In addition, you talk to Zheng Jie and tell him not to have his own way, otherwise the Chinese soldiers will gather the troops of Mo, Wu, and Ruan to attack him! "
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Now Zheng Zhi, who was in Qinghua, had learned a lesson from Zhu Cizhao's skills!
He is clearly a foreign enemy who invaded Annan. He behaves like a knight who upholds justice, and wants to build a city for Li Weiqi, a loser...
What to do about this matter?
When Lao Zheng looked at Duke Wu who was gloating about his misfortune, he had the urge to draw his sword and kill someone!
But he doesn’t dare!
Now the rightful name has been taken away by the traitor Zhu Cizhao! If he kills Duke Wu, he will be besieged by the troops of Ruan, Mo, Wu, and the Ming army!
He only has 20,000 people at hand. Even if he tries hard to mobilize, he can only get 30,000 at most. How can he win?
And... it is very possible that the Ming Dynasty really did not want to destroy Annan Kingdom.
The bastard Zhu Cizhao was probably passing by - Zheng Zhi already knew that most of Yunnan was captured by Li Dingguo.
This Zhu Cizhao is clearly the Ming vassal king who lost his vassal, and came to Annan Kingdom to meddle in other people's affairs...
This meddling in other people's affairs makes Zheng Zhi almost want to kill him with a piece of tofu!
If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have given up on Sheng Long!
How is this going to end now?
If Li Weiqi is not allowed to go back, won't he become a traitor? But what if Li Weiqi is allowed to go back and Li Weiqi issues an edict to attack the Zheng family?
What the Zheng family has done over the years, they are really rebellious officials and traitors!
Wu Gongpin looked at Old Man Zheng's dark face and was so angry that he was trembling with anger. He felt unspeakably happy in his heart, but he still tried his best to deceive the old man.
"King Qingdu, he knows his mistakes and can correct them, and there is no great good... I think the heavens do not want to force the Zheng family to death." Wu Gong said with a smile, "After all, the emperor who the Zheng family forced to death was not named Zhu! Your Majesty, If we go to the emperor to plead guilty, ask for an edict to forgive him, and ask for an official title, then no one will be able to cause trouble with the death of Jingzong in the future."
"Ke Gu is a minister of Emperor Li, not the Emperor of Heaven!"
Duke Wu smiled and said: "The official is a minister of the emperor of tomorrow, and Mo Jingyu is a minister of the emperor of tomorrow. Why can't the king declare his ministers to the emperor? Besides, Mo's ancestors also committed evil deeds of usurping the country. The king's father invited King Li to How can his death be compared with that of Mr. Mo?"
Yes, Mr. Mo can correct it, so what is Mr. Zheng afraid of?
It doesn't matter if you usurp the country and kill the king, as long as you change it, you will still be a loyal minister of the Later Li Dynasty!
Zheng Zhi thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was the only way. There has been no response from Lord Ruan yet, but he will probably side with the Mo family and the Wu family. In this way, the Zheng family will be attacked from both sides, and they still have to fight against the Ming Dynasty. No matter how you look at it, it will be a dead end!
He nodded: "Okay, go and talk to Emperor Li alone. As long as he agrees, we can arrange for him to return to Shenglong Mansion."
For this Li Weiqi, it felt like happiness suddenly arrived! He was still a precarious puppet at first, but now someone is hurting him, and he has gained a liter of Dragon Mansion for nothing, and now he has a territory!
This is really a step to the top of life!
