Li Weiqi, the emperor of Dai Viet (the official name of the country within Annam), walked tremblingly in the palace of the Qingdu Palace in Thanh Hoa City.
In the capital of Thang Long, Emperor Le still has some supporters - Thang Long is close to China and is more influenced by Confucianism. There are many bookworms who really regard Emperor Le as the Emperor of Dai Viet!
However, in Qinghua Mansion, the hometown of the Zheng family, we only know Zheng and not Li!
Therefore, if Zheng Zheng wanted him to hang himself from a beam in the Qingdu Palace, he would have no choice but to hang himself up.
If you hang him up, you can die easily. If you don't hang him up, he will be beaten to death and then hanged up - this is how his father died back then. He doesn't know what's going on these days. As soon as he closes his eyelids, he dreams His father, Li Weixin, was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and then he hung up alive...
The previous Lord Zheng, Zheng Song, was still standing to the side laughing wildly. How could he still look like a human being?
Even a treacherous minister, even Cao Cao, can't be so dishonest, right?
Li Weiqi also heard some gossip these days, saying that the Ming Dynasty King Yunnan who occupied Shenglong City had issued a secret edict from the Ming Dynasty Emperor to come to Annan to hold justice.
Oh, just to uphold justice for King Li!
From now on we can no longer carry out regicide openly like this. If we want to kill the king, we have to do it secretly!
However, Li Weiqi was not grateful to Zhu Cixi at all, because he knew that Emperor Zhu's nosy behavior would probably kill him. He could have survived for a few years, but now he might die soon.
Because Zheng Jie, like his father Zheng Song, are both lawless and ruthless people! Kill an emperor without even frowning.
Therefore, Li Weiqi, who learned the lessons from his father Li Weixin's tragic death, was a completely obedient and filial son to Zheng Jie! Oh, more filial than a filial son, at least Zheng Zhen’s son is much more filial!
How can Zheng Zha compare with him? Zheng Zhuo could hold up his chest in front of his father, and he often talked back to the old man... Old man Zheng only had Zheng Zhuo when he was middle-aged. He was really spoiled, but he couldn't bear to let him hang himself.
If Zheng Zha was gone, would the old man still cry to death?
But Li Weiqi is not that valuable... Zheng Jie said last time that he wanted to attack Lord Ruan. He kindly reminded him, saying that Changde Base was difficult to beat. As a result, Old Man Zheng was offended in front of the ministers. He was scolded and told to abdicate immediately!
How dare Li Weiqi say no? He immediately gave up his throne to his son Li Weiyou, and he had to give up his throne happily without any hesitation.
In this way, his life was still in danger, and the hanging rope could be broken at any time.
Just as he was waiting for death without complaint, good news, oh, bad news came. His son Li Weiyou died in the army for some reason... Li Weiyou had no son to ascend the throne, and Li Weiqi had no other sons (there will be in the future, but not now), so he can only be allowed to return to the throne. The emperor.
But Li Weiqi still lives in fear... He has no son, but he still has a nephew!
Maybe Zheng Ming will hang himself because of the emperor's meddling in other people's business, and replace his nephew in power - Li Weiqi's nephew has no grudge against the Zheng family for killing his father!
At the thought of being hanged, Li Weiqi found it difficult to breathe, but he did not dare not to see Zheng Jie. He did not even dare to walk slower, panting all the way to the main hall.
After entering the hall, look at the ceiling first... there is no hanging rope!
so far so good......
"Your Majesty Huaiqing, Duke Wu, has met the Commander-in-Chief!"
Someone saluted Li Weiqi, but they didn't kneel down, they just bowed.
Li Weiqi was stunned and looked at a general wearing a Ming Dynasty python robe in front of him, "You said you are..."
"The Duke Wu of Huaiqing is dead!"
"Who is the commander-in-chief?" Li Weiqi asked again.
"It's you!" Zheng Zhi said angrily from the side.
Oh, I have to abdicate again... The emperor is gone and he has become the commander-in-chief. I don’t know how many more days he can live?
Li Weiqi looked at Zheng Jie pitifully, "King Qingdu, I'm sorry, who should I give up the throne to?"
"Give up the throne?" Zheng Zhi glared at him, "Give up for what? You are the commander-in-chief of Annan who was conferred by the Ming Dynasty!"
"Me? I'm the capital... It seems that something like this happened." Li Weiqi breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to sit on the throne. Instead, he stood and talked to Zheng Zhi, "Then I should take it as my responsibility." Emperor?"
"What else do you want to be?" Zheng Zhi glared, "The King of Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty can't be the emperor, so you still want to be? That King of Yunnan wants to be your city lord, the lord of Shenglong City, do you want to be?"
City lord?
Is he the city lord who can really make the decision? Or the lord of Shenglongfu City?
Li Weiqi had tears in his eyes - King Yunnan of the Ming Dynasty was such a good king! It's a pity that I am not lucky enough to accept his kindness.
"I don't want to be!" Li Weiqi gritted his teeth and said, "I'm fine just being in Qinghua, I'm not going anywhere..."
"I can't go without you!" Zheng Zhi said coldly, "The King of Yunnan has said that from now on, our Zheng family, the Ruan family, the Gaoping Mo family, and the Xuanguang Wu family of Guangnan will jointly govern Annan and protect you, the King of Li!"
This is real?
Li Weiqi was stunned. What day is it today? How could such a good thing happen?
No, no...it's impossible, Zheng Zhe must be testing me.
"I won't go!" Li Weiqi said, "I will follow King Qingdu."
"Hmph!" Zheng Zhe snorted, "Stop pretending...I won't hold you captive anymore. I have already drafted a memorial to the Emperor of Heaven, asking for the title of Marquis of Qinghua, and I will let you go after that!" "
Can you really leave? Li Weiqi looked at Lord Zheng with a gloomy face in tears.
Zheng Jie snorted again: "You should also submit a memorial, please make King Annan...I can't be the Emperor of Dai Viet anymore. From now on, you will be King Annan at most!"
"Is he also a king at home?"
"Of course!" Zheng Zhi gritted his teeth, "In the future, there will be officials from the Ming Dynasty protecting you in Shenglong...can you still be the emperor behind closed doors?"
What? And the protection of Ming Dynasty officials?
Li Weiqi was ecstatic in his heart!
It's better now, he won't die... The real master of a house can enjoy endless glory and wealth!
Long live the great emperor of tomorrow, long live, long live!
He was shouting long live in his heart!
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The memorials of Li Weiqi, Zheng Jie, Wu Gongpin and Zhu Cizhao were soon sent to Guangzhou by sea, and then rushed 600 miles all the way to Nanjing. About 20 days later, they were placed in Zhu Cixing's imperial palace. The case is over.
Emperor Zhu was also a little unbelievable... Is Annan Kingdom coming back?
Although he was still promoted from Dutongsi to King, he also changed from an internal vassal to an external vassal.
But the Ming Dynasty can send the supervisor to Shenglong, and the supervisor can also lead troops to protect King Annan!
This means that the Annan Kingdom has become a real vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the king can no longer call himself the emperor!
In addition, with the garrison and supervision of the country, King Annan could rely on the Ming Dynasty for survival, which also made him the representative of the Ming Dynasty in Annan.
Maybe Annan will become as deferential as North Korea in the future, although he will not be able to go to the vassal state or travel to the counties. But considering Annan's national strength and their record against the Northern Dynasties many times, turning into a loyal vassal state is still a very good result.
With this vassal state, the Ming Dynasty will be able to use it as a back-up to continue its expansion in Southeast Asia.
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu gently put down Li Weiqi's memorial in his hand, and then looked at the important ministers attending the meeting between the two imperial houses with a smile.
"Great... Annan has been quarreling with us for 200 years, and now he has finally surrendered!" Zhu Cixiang said with a smile, "Since Annan has surrendered, the door to the south will be open for me."
He paused and said, "Since the King of Li wants to return to Thang Long, it is not appropriate to capture the city with Thang Long. Instead, use Xin'an Prefecture to conquer it. From now on, Nan Ruan will have a coastal stronghold in the north and can contact Fuchun by sea. If necessary, Xin'an Prefecture can also send troops to assist the king, and the overall situation of the four masters jointly protecting the king of Li will be determined."
King Li is happy. From now on, the four masters will love him together...
Zhu Cixiang added: "As for the King of Yunnan, his contribution this time is not small, which is enough to make up for his mistakes. He was ordered to lead his troops to go south by sea to pacify the Champa Kingdom. After pacifying the Champa City, he was changed to the Prince of Rinan County, Jinghai Haijie The envoys will guard the occupied areas. And in the occupied areas, a vassal and a navy will be established!"
