The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of August in the ninth year of Hongwu in the Song Dynasty.
The palace of King Wu of the Song Dynasty located in Panyu, Guangzhou, was visited by an angel.
Of course, this angel is not the kind with wings that can ascend to the sky, but the only legitimate envoy of the Song Dynasty Emperor Zhao Kai, King Jing Zhao Qi, and the envoy of South Vietnam's imperial edict, Zhang Bangchang.
Zhao Huan was just passing by Yashan...not really planning to jump, because Guangdong and Guangxi were still in the hands of his son Zhao Chen at this time.
And he also has a strong ship and a powerful gun!
If he pulls out the Shenzhou D, he will be invincible at sea. Who can force him to jump into the sea?
So he stayed in Yashan for two days before arriving at his son Zhao Chen's fleet. After the father and son hugged each other and cried, Zhao Huan took a few of his followers and ministers to board the Shenzhou C that Zhao Chen was riding, and together they The son went to Panyu, the capital of Guangzhou.
Not long after living in Panyu, Zhao Qi and Zhang Bangchang came.
"Brother, third brother has now leveled Jiangnan. It is not two-thirds of the world, but nine-tenths of the world! If he really wants to bring peace to Guangdong and Guangxi, wouldn't it be easy? Since ancient times, no one can With the wild land of Guangdong and Guangxi, you can resist the whole world!
Now the third brother can obviously pacify Guangdong and Guangxi, but he is willing to give you the title of king by splitting the earth and granting you two roads in Guangnan and Annan to protect the road, a total of three roads. What else are you dissatisfied with? "
"Guan, the Great (Niandai) King, the official family is really benevolent and righteous. They not only treat the king well, but also treat the princess and his wife well. They made Queen Jingkang a queen and allowed her to continue to stay in the Imperial City of Jinling to be a saint... "
With a bang, a pen washer hit the ground like this, smashing it into pieces. Zhang Bangchang, who was saying good things for Zhao Kai, was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at the thing he had just thrown in panic and turned blue with anger. Zhao Huan thought: What happened to this king? My wife and children are all taken care of by good brothers, and I still have a king to be... a king who has lost his throne. How dare you be dissatisfied with such an end?
Zhao Qi was also startled by Zhao Huan's behavior of smashing things... Is this to "break and wash as a sign"? Could it be that the swordsman was ambushed? He looked around nervously, but did not see the swordsman, but instead saw Zhao Shu who looked helpless and Zhao Chen who was shaking his head.
He relaxed slightly and said to Zhao Huan with a smile: "Brother, don't be angry, and it's useless to be angry... The situation is already like this, and this is God's will!"
Zhang Bangchang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this is God's will... God's will cannot be violated, otherwise there will be great disaster!"
This is not a nice thing to say!
Zhang Bangchang, a weakling, now dares to threaten Zhao Huan!
Zhao Huan just wanted to get angry, but he heard Zhao Chen next to him cough and speak: "Father... Uncle Liu has come far away to work hard, so we should arrange for him to go to Guanyi to rest first. You will transfer the seal to Lingnan. We still need to discuss it carefully.”
What? Zhao Huan became angry when he heard this. But his son Zhao Chen did not give him a chance to have an attack. Instead, he said to Su Wang Zhao Shu: "Fifth Uncle, please send Sixth Uncle and Zhang Xueshi to the Guanyi to rest."
Zhao Shu smiled and nodded, and then said to Zhao Qi and Zhang Bangchang: "Brother Six, Bachelor Zhang, please come with me... Guangzhou is a thousand-year-old city, a prosperous place, I will show you look."
As he spoke, he made a sign of respecting guests and led Zhao Qi and Zhang Bangchang out of the palace lobby.
Zhao Huan watched the three people leave, then turned to Zhao Chen and said, "Brother, why did you let these two rebellious officials and traitors leave? I still want to reprimand them!"
Zhao Chen did not answer his father's question, but just coughed. Then he heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind a screen behind Zhao Huan, and then saw Geng Nazhong, Li Gang, He Su, Wu Min, Zhang Shuye, Hu Shijiang, Lu Benzhong, Lu Zhi, He Zhu, Cao Xun and other officials filed out.
Zhao Huan was stunned when he saw these people.
When did these people come? I didn’t summon them to the palace! Why did you come here by yourself and hide in the corridor behind the screen...
"Father," Zhao Chen suddenly spoke at this time, and called his father "Father" again, "I asked them to come."
Then they are coming?
Zhao Huan felt something was wrong! He didn't have that much power when he was a son-in-law...
Zhao Chen said solemnly: "Father, we have to understand the situation clearly! We were all driven to Lingnan by Third Uncle... When we held the land of the Southeast Ten Routes, we were no match for Third Uncle , now that only a corner of Guangdong and Guangxi is left, can we still openly resist the Central Plains?"
What does this mean? Zhao Huan was unhappy after hearing this. Is this his son teaching me a lesson?
"Guan family, what the prince said is absolutely true!"
The prince's grand master Zhang Shuye immediately expressed his support for his good student. He said: "Now that the north is strong and the south is weak, we must not openly confront the king of the Central Plains... Otherwise, we will be asking for death!" "
"Officials," Prince Hu Shijiang also stood up and said to Zhao Huan, "Now that we have settled in Lingnan, we should imitate King Gou Jian of Yue, sleep on our salary and taste our courage, accumulate strength, and then make progress!"
Immediately afterwards, the crown prince Taibao Lu Zhi said: "The number of officials, soldiers, volunteers and family members who have been exiled to Lingnan now amounts to hundreds of thousands... They can't support themselves with the tax revenue from Guangdong and Guangxi, and we must find a way out." . And the power of the north is not something we can resist. For now, the only way is to bear the humiliation and surrender to the north!"
"You..." Of course Zhao Huan knew that what Zhao Chen's three teachers said were right, but he was unwilling to accept it, so he asked Zhao Chen, "Brother, when we were in Jinling in the past, you were How come you who are the ones who advocate war are the ones who are willing to make peace today?"
"Father, one moment and another..." Zhao Chen shook his head and said, "Back then we still had half of the country, our wealth and population were still higher than those of the Northern Dynasties, and we had the advantage of the navy, so why couldn't we fight? But now we have What else? Although Lingnan is far away, it cannot support hundreds of thousands of loyal people... Moreover, most of Lingnan's wealth comes from trade. If the third uncle banned the sea in Jiangnan, what would hundreds of thousands of people do? feed?"
With a livid face, Zhao Huan turned his attention to Geng Nanzhong, Li Gang, He Su, Wu Min, Lu Benzhong, He Zhu, Cao Xun... These people all lowered their heads and did not say a word.
Even Li Gang, who always likes to shout and kill, has become exhausted. It's no good if he doesn't become exhausted. He also fled to Lingnan in embarrassment!
All the men and horses under his command dispersed, leaving only three to four hundred people following... It was so miserable!
"Guan family," after a while, Geng Nanzhong spoke again, "I also think what the prince said is reasonable...and there is no other way!"
When Zhao Huan heard this, he sighed: "Does it mean that if you surrender to him in the north, will this South Vietnamese king be able to survive?"
"Father," Zhao Chen shook his head with a helpless expression, "I can't be the King of South Vietnam...but we must accept the title of King of South Vietnam conferred by the Central Plains Court!"
What's the meaning? Zhao Huan was confused.
When the ministers below saw him like this, they all had disappointed expressions on their faces... At this glance, they knew that he was not the Ming Lord, but the Hunjun!
Zhao Chen had no choice but to explain to his father: "We can call ourselves ministers from the north and emperor from the south!"
Zhao Huan said: "Proclaim yourself a minister in the north and emperor in the south? Then Zhao Kai can't attack us?"
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "Isn't it always like this with the Annan Protectorate? Starting from the leadership of the Ding tribe, successive governors have always regarded themselves as emperors internally and to the southern countries. Our ancestors in the Song Dynasty have also Turn a blind eye and close a blind eye?"
Zhao Huan asked: "Then...what country should we call the emperor? The emperor of South Vietnam?"
"Of course not!" Zhao Chen said, "Father, we can call ourselves the Southern Emperor of the Song Dynasty... We can't lose the banner of the Song Dynasty!"
"The Southern Emperor of the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Huan frowned, "If there is a Southern Emperor, is there also a Northern Emperor?"
"Yes," Zhao Chen smiled, "Isn't the third uncle the Northern Emperor? We will be the Southern Emperor, and the third uncle will be the Northern Emperor."
Is this still possible? Zhao Huan was stunned again and again, "Two emperors? Isn't this one country and two masters? How can there be such a thing since ancient times?"
"Father," Zhao Chen sighed, "now is not the time to think about what has happened since ancient times... We have to make the people below think that there is a future for us, and at the same time, we have to make the barbarians in the south regard us as the emperor. country! So calling it Southern Emperor is the only way."
This method was not thought up by Zhao Chen, but came up with the help of his "teaching group".
This method seems a bit absurd, but it is not unfeasible... Because Zhao Kaiyuan is in the Central Plains, he is very busy, and there are many enemies to defeat. As long as Zhao Huan and Zhao Chen appear to be vassals, he will probably not have the time. Go to war.
And for people in the south, the Southern Emperor is better than the South Vietnamese King! After all, the Southern Emperor was still part of the Song Dynasty, wasn't it? He can still represent Chinese orthodoxy, and he can still claim to be the supreme king of heaven... He may also be able to kill Beidi and unify the country in the future!
So when the three teachers Zhang Shuye, Hu Shijiang, and Lu Zhi saw that Zhao Huan was still hesitating, they all stood up and spoke.
"The official family, what the prince said is the only way out now!"
"Yes, what about the Northern Emperor and the Southern Emperor? If you are dissatisfied, it's the Northern Emperor who is dissatisfied... What are you dissatisfied with?"
"Guan Jia, you have proclaimed yourself a vassal to the Northern Emperor. Why is he dissatisfied? If he really wants to attack him, it will be useless for you to call him a minister."
Zhao Huan was still undecided and turned his attention to ordinary veterans like Li Gang and Geng Nanzhong.
Li Gang sighed at this time and went out to the class to say: "Guan, if you really don't want to be the Southern Emperor or the King of South Vietnam, it's actually easy..."
easy? Zhao Huan's eyes lit up, he looked at Li Gang and said, "If Li Qing has any clever ideas, tell me quickly!"
Li Gang said: "It is better for the officials to surrender to His Highness the Crown Prince! In this way, you don't have to embarrass the officials!"
This is a good idea!
Resign and stop working... What can Zhao Kai do to him? Why don't you let him retire? But is it too early to retire?
Zhao Huan was stunned by this suggestion. Before he could react, the ministers below all spoke together: "I would like to respectfully invite the officials to perform the ritual of inner Zen...I would like to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to assume the throne as soon as possible!"
Now Zhao Huan completely understood that it was not him who wanted to be the Southern Emperor at all, but his son Zhao Chen... Today he encountered a palace change!
