"snort!"
Facing Zhao Yi's threat, Zhao Chen's response was a cold snort.
"'The emergence of the Southern Emperor and the rise of natural justice' are auspicious signs from heaven. If the officials want to pursue the case, then just let them go. The Gu family has the protection of heaven, so why should we be afraid of him?"
As soon as Zhao Chen's tough attitude came out, Zhao Huan, who was sitting next to him, frowned - didn't this sound like a replica of Lao San's "Chosen One"? Moreover, his demeanor and behavior are clearly that of a smaller Zhao Kai!
Whose son is this?
Zhao Yi also thinks that Zhao Chen looks a bit like Zhao Kai... They don't look alike, but when they get angry, they are all from the same mold! It seems that the eldest brother’s futou is still a bit green!
However, "Zhao Zhuzi" will not be intimidated by Zhao Chen. He has also seen strong winds and waves (he is a navy!). How can he be afraid of a junior like Zhao Chen?
"Since your Majesty has spoken of heaven's destiny, does your Majesty know what your destiny is?"
Zhao Chen stopped pretending and said sternly: "The Gu family's destiny is, of course, to become the emperor of Tiannan!"
He no longer wants to expedition to the Central Plains... He can't defeat him!
But it is still very possible to conquer Tiannan and create a Tiannan empire.
This should be his destiny...it must be!
Zhao Yi smiled and said: "Heaven is the world! As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, Guangdong and Guangxi were the land of the world, not the south of the world. If the king had a destiny, it would not be in the two Guangxi, but in the south of the two Guangxi! As long as the king returns the land of the two Guangxi It’s not impossible for the imperial court to let the officials make you Emperor Tiannan’er or Emperor Nan!”
There is a precedent for this!
Isn’t Yelu Yanxi the son-emperor?
Therefore, in Zhao Kai's "under the whole world", the emperor is not the only one, but someone who can be named emperor.
In addition, Li Renxiao of the Western Tang Dynasty also closed his door and proclaimed himself Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, while Zhao Kai turned a blind eye... As long as the Western Tang Dynasty professed its vassal status to the Song Dynasty and supported the Confucian education cause.
Zhao Huan was so angry after hearing his brother's words... Zhao Chen became Zhao Kai's son-emperor, what does this mean? Do you recognize your biological father?
Zhao Chen frowned deeply, "But Guangdong is the father of Tiannan, and Guangxi is the mother of Tiannan... Nowadays, the three prefectures of Tiannan are like babies, how can there be no parents to take care of and feed them?"
Zhao Yi smiled and said: "Although the cause of the Southern Emperor is weak now, it will definitely be prosperous and magnificent in the future... How can such an undertaking be watched by parents like a child? Besides, the two places of Guangnan and Nanlu are not heaven. If the south is always owned by the king, there will be a war between the north and the south in the future! And how can the king's soldiers defeat the government's heavenly soldiers? If he loses the battle and loses the two provinces, can the king still start the cause of the Southern Emperor? It is better to take advantage of the fact that God's will is still there, king. Here, we launch the forces of Heavenly Law, march southward in a large scale, and establish the cause of the Southern Emperor in one battle!"
"God's will?" Zhao Chen didn't quite understand.
Zhao Yi said: "Now that the remnants of the golden thieves have seized the country of Rome, the Roman Kingdom of the West has joined forces with thousands of miles to surrender... This is God's will! I hope that the king will act according to heaven and expand the borders of heaven!"
What kind of providence is this? Zhao Chen frowned, looked at Zhao Xi, and saw that the other party was smiling, as if he had a plan in his mind, so he asked humbly: "Uncle Twenty-Six, if you have any tips, please tell me. If you really succeed in the Southern Emperor's career in the future, you will not forget it." Twenty-sixth uncle’s help.”
Zhao Yi said: "God's will is the emperor's will! If you follow God's will, the emperor will help you... The golden thief has revived in Rome, and he may come across the West in the future. If the king can guard the mouth of the West for the world, , are you still afraid that there will be no help from God? Whatever the king wants, just ask for it!"
yes! Zhao Chen suddenly realized, isn't this God's will the emperor's will? And if Rome was captured by gold thieves, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for South Vietnam to seize the entire western seaport? The starting point now is to prevent the golden thieves from invading eastward... Although the reason seems far-fetched, as long as they can convince the Song Dynasty.
As long as the Song Dynasty is willing to support Zhao Chen's "Southern Emperor Cause", is Zhao Chen still afraid that it will not succeed?
Thinking of this, Zhao Chen bowed to Zhao Yi, "My nephew, thank you Uncle Twenty-six for reminding me... When things come true in the future, we will never forget each other!"
...
In Guangzhou City, in the Nanyue Palace, officials gathered in the main hall, with the Zhao family father and son standing high above them.
A court discussion related to the success or failure of Nandi's cause and the survival of the Kingdom of Nanyue is underway.
Everyone already knows Zhao Yi's purpose of coming.
Although Zhao Kai did not ask the Kingdom of South Vietnam to immediately hand over the territory of Guangdong and Guangxi, everyone knew that the days of the Kingdom of South Vietnam to occupy Guangdong and Guangxi were not long, and it must speed up the pace of its southward advance.
The territory in the south is certainly large enough, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of followers of the Nanyue Kingdom and the Tiannan Confucian Sect. Even if it were ten times more, it would still be enough to accommodate. But the land in the south is mostly wild and miasmatic. In the past few years, more than a quarter of the "rude scholars" and military households who went south to open up and educate the three prefectures contracted the disease and died!
The southward advance of the Nanyue Kingdom and Tiannan Confucianism was also greatly slowed down by the high mortality rate among military households and "rude Confucians".
However, in the past two years, the Nanyue royal court also discovered some characteristics of southern miasma. Generally speaking, there are fewer diseases in cultivated areas; the diseases in seaside port cities are the least severe, and the diseases in inland mountain and forest areas are the most severe; the southerners (people from Guangdong and Guangxi) are more resistant to diseases than the northerners; "rude Confucians" and army commanders who do not directly participate in production The infection rate is lower than that of the southerners. The casualties paid to seize land through war are much lower than the human life price paid to open up new land for oneself.
In other words... if the Nanyue Kingdom and Tiannan Confucianism want to open up Tiannan at a relatively low cost, they have no choice but to rob, no, to worship Tiannan!
As for the matter of "enlightenment from heaven", we also need to pay attention to some methods, and we cannot blindly do it recklessly. Because although the countries in the south are weak, they can't resist them and they can sneak into the mountains and forests! Once the war spreads to the inland wilderness, the war will be endless and the price will become higher and higher.
In short, this Southern Emperor's career is extremely difficult! It is not only a matter of how much manpower and material resources are invested, but also whether it can devote a lot of energy to its operation... It will definitely be difficult to succeed with the extensive investment of the Song Dynasty court.
Only Zhao Chen and Tiannan Confucianism's slow work, meticulous work, and perseverance could succeed.
However, the slow and meticulous work in the past few years has progressed too slowly. It may take decades to develop the three Tiannan Jiaohua Prefectures. Why is the emperor in the north waiting in such a hurry?
But to go south in a big way...
Zhao Chen had already taken in everyone's expressions at this time, and then laughed a few times: "Hahaha... Don't worry, gentlemen, this is God's will! God's will makes it happen quickly, and we will wait. We should obey God’s will and march south in a big way!”
"Your Majesty," South Vietnam's left prime minister Lu Benzhong said in a class report, "if the three prefectures of Tiannan are somewhat basic, but the output is still limited, it is difficult to supply hundreds of thousands of people. If we want to go south in a big way, how will we supply hundreds of thousands of people?" Grain and rice?”
Now Geng Nazhong, Li Gang and other old ministers are dead and hidden. The courtiers of Nanyue Kingdom are all Zhao Chen's people, and Zhao Chen's teacher Lu Benzhong has become the left prime minister who is the leader of the ministers.
In addition, Zhao Huan's line of "abolition of military force and use of literature" was completely abandoned by Zhao Chen... The so-called "abolition of military force and use of literature" is actually the abolition of feudalism based entirely on official governance. This is true when the economy is developed and the people Southeast is feasible with higher cultural level.
But in Guangdong, Guangxi and Tiannan, that is completely unfeasible. The economies of Guangdong, Guangxi and Tiannan cannot support a huge government-run country, so the promotion of feudalism is inevitable.
Under the so-called Jiaohua Three Prefectures, there were a large number of "feudal fortresses". Only the main cities of the Three Prefectures were actually managed by officials sent by Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "We are heading south in a big way to guard the border on behalf of Heaven. The imperial court will naturally provide supplies, and the Annan Protectorate will also provide food, rice, soldiers and horses, so we don't have to worry about running out of food."
The relationship between the Nanyue Kingdom and the Annan Protectorate has not been harmonious in recent years, but it has prompted the Annan Protectorate to be loyal to the Song Dynasty. To the west of the Annan Protectorate is the Yunnan Jiedushi Division, and to the south and north are Nanyue country, the sea to the east is also under the control of the South Vietnamese Navy, and it can be said that it is trapped on all sides. If we don't firmly hold the thigh of the Song Dynasty court, I'm afraid it will be divided among others in the blink of an eye.
So now there is no independent Annan Kingdom, only an autonomous Annan Protectorate. If Zhao Kai's court ordered the Annan Protectorate to send troops and food to support Zhao Chen, how could Du Yingwu, who was in charge of Annan's power, dare to disobey?
Zhao Chen paused and then said: "In addition, the Bangni Kingdom on the sea will also comply with God's will and support us. With the food from the Annan Protectorate and the Bangni Kingdom, our hundreds of thousands of people will be able to fight in Hue , Fenghua, and Chenghua prefectures have gained a firm foothold."
The Bangni Kingdom was Borneo, and at this time it was considered a large country in Nanyang. It had always had a tributary relationship with the Song Dynasty, and it could barely be regarded as a member of "the whole world".
In addition, the current Weni Kingdom has not yet been enlightened by Tianfang and is a country where Buddhism is the state religion. Moreover, there are many Chinese immigrants and their descendants in the country who still inherit Chinese culture. Therefore, the spread of Tiannan Confucianism in the Bangni Kingdom was relatively smooth.
If Zhao Chen marched southward from Fengtian, he could naturally collect rice from the country of Bangni.
With the assistance of Annan and Heni, and the supply of Champa (already controlled by Tiannan Confucianism), hundreds of thousands of people should be able to gain a firm foothold in the three prefectures of Jiaohua.
However, colonizing the three prefectures of Jiaohua was not Zhao Chen’s goal. These three mansions are actually large strongholds used to support Zhao Chen's expansion into Champa, Chenla, and Srivijaya.
Now that Champa is lying down, Hue is the most developed of the three provinces and can become the capital of the Southern Emperor in Tiannan.
Chenla and Srivijaya have become Zhao Chen's main opponents in Tiannan. Moreover, these two countries are not weak in strength and have formed an alliance with each other.
In addition, the Western Chola Kingdom, the Dashi Kingdom (mainly Dashi merchants) and Srivijaya formed an alliance, and the three countries (sides) joined forces with the West to confront Zhao Chen's Fenghua Prefecture.
Zhao Chen then lowered his tone and said: "After our hundreds of thousands of people have established a foothold in Jiuhua Sanfu... the Gu family will lead all the gentlemen to conquer Sanfoqi in the south! The Gu family must comply According to the law of heaven, first destroy the Three Buddhas, and then pacify the Zhenla Kingdom!"
