Thang Long City, no plaque mansion.
The forty-eight-year-old Chen Jian was focused on his prime and ambitious. When Hu Jiyou massacred the Chen royal family, as a clan member, he chose to remain silent and left the center of power with the title of "Prince of Rinan County".
Hu Jisu appreciated Chen Jianding's self-awareness and only banned most of his domestic slaves, but did not completely liquidate him.
Chen Jianding has been waiting, waiting for Hu Ji Ya's brutal conquests and widespread resentment among the people, waiting for the right moment to rise up and unite the people to become king. Chen Jianding saw the public dissatisfaction and saw that the opportunity had come.
It's just that I didn't catch it...
It was possible for Chen Jianding to seize the opportunity, especially after the Ming army broke through Duobang City and entered Shenglong City.
It's a pity that Chen Jianding had just started his activities here, and before he applied for an activity permit, it was regarded as an illegal assembly. When he visited Han Guan, he was detained and sent to Thang Long City.
After arriving here, I haven't seen Zhang Fu.
This is also understandable. Zhang Fu is very busy, busy with dispatching troops and generals, and local governance. There are so many things that he always needs to be supported by the commander-in-chief. Especially after a team has been destroyed, many places have fallen into disorganization and disorganization. In the state of order, many people took the opportunity to become bandits and robbers, plundering the people, so Zhang Fu needed to spare time to dig holes and bury headless corpses.
As for where the head went, it's hard to say. Anyway, the view outside Duobang City is getting more and more spectacular.
Chen Jikuan, who was in his early twenties, hurried over with a look of surprise on his face and shouted to Chen Jianding who was sitting in the yard: "Uncle, it's not good!"
Chen Jianding looked at the panicked Chen Jikuo and stood up quickly: "Why are you so panicked?"
Whether it is Chen Jikou or Chen Jianding, their identities are unusual.
This man is the son of Chen 㬎, king of Zhuang Ding of the Chen Dynasty clan, and the grandson of Chen Yizong, king of the Chen Dynasty.
However, in the fifth year of Hongwu, Chen Yizong passed the throne to his younger brother Chen Shuo, and he became the supreme king.
Chen Shuo died in the battle against the Kingdom of Zhancheng, and the throne was passed to Chen Shuo's second son Chen Huo. Later, Chen Huo was deposed, and Chen Yong, the fourth son of Chen Yizong, ascended the throne. Hu Jisu usurped the throne, which was the creation of It’s the generation of Chen Yong and Chen Shunzong.
Chen Jikuo's father, Chen 㬎, is Chen Shunzong's younger brother, a veritable royal brother. And Chen Jianding's identity is even more astonishing. He is the elder brother of Chen Shunzong, the second son of Chen Yizong, and the uncle of Chen Jikuo. He is commonly known as:
uncle.
Both of these two people were important figures in the Chen family. When Hu Jiyou usurped the throne, he did not completely cleanse these princes. He only killed Chen Shunzong's lineage, supported Hu Hancang, who had royal blood, to ascend to the throne, and controlled power to suppress Chen Shunzong. The power of clan members.
Chen Jikou looked a little pale and said: "Tao Rong and Liang Mo summoned more than two thousand elders and threatened to have Annan annex the Ming Dynasty!"
"What?!"
Chen Jianding was shocked!
Chen Jikuan was so anxious that he broke into sweat and said: "Uncle, once the Ming court agrees, our Chen family will have no hope of restoring the country. Annan will never be an independent country again, and generations will succumb to the sword of the Ming Dynasty." .”
Chen Jianding comforted Chen Jikuo, sat down, and asked, "I read the Ming court's statement, and it was clearly written. After searching for the Chen royal family, they reestablished the Chen family."
Chen Jikuo frowned and said, "What if they say that the Chen family has no descendants?"
Chen Jianding looked at Chen Jikuo and said without hesitation: "Do you need to ask? Of course, I will choose from the Chen clan."
When the king dies and has no sons, look for his grandson to take over. If there are no sons or grandsons, then look for his son's brothers. If the son has no brothers and the whole line is extinct, then you can only choose from the king's brothers.
It is a matter of course to inherit a lineage from the clan and connect with the incense.
Chen Shunzong's brother is Chen Jianding, and his nephew is Chen Jikou. The Chen family still has descendants.
Chen Jikkuo was filled with anger and gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Fu has received the document and will submit it to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty soon. Once the Ming Dynasty court nods, Annan will not be a country! Hu Jiya has recruited the Ming Dynasty King's Master, We thought it was hope, but now it turns out we were too naive! Uncle, we must leave Shenglong City! The further away the better!"
Chen Jianding was uneasy. If the Ming Dynasty really wanted to swallow up the Annan Kingdom, then the best outcome would be to stay in Shenglong City with Chen Jikuo and others. The best result would be to be sent to the Ming Dynasty together with Hu Jiya. The sky and the sky are not responding, and the earth and the earth are not functioning properly.
"After all, we are relatives of the Chen family. Zhang Fu shouldn't do anything to us, right?"
Chen Jianding speculated.
Chen Jikuo said with some worry: "Uncle, Zhang Fu may not do anything to us, but he insists on sending us to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, how can we refuse? Once we refuse, wouldn't it be true?"
Chen Jianding thought about it and gritted his teeth and said, "You are right! Zhang Fu clearly knew that the Shunzong lineage had no descendants and that we were relatives of the Chen family. Instead, he went out to search for the Chen family with the intention of seizing Annan! Let’s go, we can’t stay here!”
After Chen Jikuo and Chen Jianding discussed it, they arranged for the slaves to go out of the city to find a boat. As long as they left Shenglong City, they could disappear overnight.
That night.
Chen Jikkuo and Chen Jianding led two tribesmen disguised as a caravan and easily evaded the inspection of the Shenglong City guards.
Thang Long City is very lax about the inspection of caravans, and it can even be said that there is no inspection. After all, these people transport things all day long, and it is not troublesome enough to check back and forth.
Chen Jikuo and Chen Jianding left the city and hurriedly ran to the river. They couldn't help but be overjoyed when they looked at the boats moored on the river.
"King slave, if you do this well, you will be rewarded heavily when you arrive at Modu."
Chen Jianding looked at the slave standing at the bow of the boat and smiled.
Wang Nu set up the planks and invited Chen Jianding, Chen Jikuo and others to board the boat.
Chen Jianding stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the brightly lit Shenglong City, and sighed: "The Ming Dynasty wants to take away Annan Kingdom, but we will not agree! I will definitely clean up this mountain and river from the beginning!"
Chen Jikuo took a deep look at Chen Jianding. He was still very ambitious. Even if the Ming Dynasty restored the Chen family, it would still belong to him.
"When you start from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky, as a minister, it is gratifying to say such words. If you are a rebellious minister and say such words, you are seeking death."
There was a sound coming from the cabin.
Chen Jianding, Chen Jikuo and others were suddenly startled and shouted in unison: "Who?"
Dengdeng, the boat rocked slightly.
Lin Zhaoxue opened the curtain, and Tang Buping came out with Xiuchun Dao in his arms. He looked at Chen Jianding, Chen Jikuo and others coldly and said, "Isn't it good to stay in Shenglong City with peace of mind? Why do you have to run out? "
Chen Jianding and Chen Jikuo looked at each other with eyes wide open. They knew that the other party was the Ming army without guessing.
"We just remembered something and needed to go out, so we asked this general to show his respect."
Chen Jianding said vigilantly.
When Tang Buping saw Lin Zhaoxue pushing the boat, he said calmly: "Unfortunately, I also have something to do and need to go out."
The boat has entered the river and there is no one on the shore.
Chen Jianding took out all the treasures he had with him and handed them to Tang Buping: "As long as you let us go, these treasures will be yours."
Tang Buping lowered his head and looked down, with some disdain on his lips: "You are so brave to bribe the governor of the Ming Security Bureau with money. You could have lived in peace and stability, but who knows if your ambition will not die, you can't blame me."
"Security Service?"
Chen Jianding and Chen Jikuo didn't know what the security bureau was, but they knew clearly that the other party wanted to kill them!
Chen Jikkuo said quickly: "I am a descendant of the Chen family!"
"oh."
"Me too!"
"Oh, I know, is there anything else?"
Tang Buping looked at the two of them coldly.
Chen Jianding was afraid. The person in front of him was extremely cold, and a breath of death slowly rose from his feet.
"If not, just do it."
"How can the mighty Ming Dynasty be so shameless? In the name of punishing the people, it actually invades other countries!"
Chen Jikuan scolded angrily.
Tang Buping chuckled: "You are wrong. In name, it is to punish the people, but in fact it is to take back the homeland."
The night was very quiet, and there were constant splashes of water on the river.
Early the next morning, Zhang Fu and Song Sheng went to the Taojiang River. Looking at the sunken ship in the river and the salvaged bodies of Chen Jianding, Chen Jikuo and others, they couldn't help but blame themselves: "I said that heavy troops would be needed to protect them, for their safety! Such an accident happened, how can we deal with the emperor? In order to protect other nobles, we will all protect them with heavy troops, and we must not let them be harmed by Hu Jiya's evil deeds!"
When the people saw that the Ming army wanted to bury Chen Jianding and Chen Jikuo with high standards, they couldn't help but feel good about them.
Tie Xuan looked at the corpses of Chen Jianding and Chen Jikuo, feeling secretly uncomfortable. Until now, the Chen family really has no orthodox bloodline...
If you die, just die. These two people are too smart.
Zhang Fu went all out to show that the deaths of these two people had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty and were all committed by people loyal to Hu Ji Ya. As for Hu Ji Ya, who was captured, how could anyone come to do this outside Sheng Long City? There is no need to talk about it.
All in all, this was a safety incident.
Taking advantage of the deaths of Chen Jianding and Chen Jikuo, Zhang Fu used his troops to completely control the Annan nobles. Without being polite to them, he said: "Either the whole family goes to Nanjing for pilgrimage, or they stand guard outside Duobang City."
The only people standing guard outside Duobang City were human heads.
This group of people had no choice but to agree to go to Ming Dynasty and obey the emperor's arrangements.
The trouble is solved.
The Chen family has no heirs, and the Chen family is basically finished. Annan needs a master, so let's surrender.
Under the instigation of Tao Rong and Liang Mo, under the publicity of Yang Pu's popular support, under the guarantee of the Ming's military power, and under the cruising of the naval fleet, various places in Annan declared their allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, and the call for Annan's surrender overwhelmed all other voices.
Zhang Fu did not stay in Thang Long City, but went to the seaside. Together with the Ming Dynasty Navy, he determined the location of the deep-water port. The location was east of Thanh Hoa, the western capital, and south of the river's mouth. It was named Aizhou Port. .
The Aizhou Port is 32 meters deep at its deepest. There is also a mountain extending to the sea, like an arm, which is strong enough to withstand strong winds. It can be used as a deep-water port here to berth treasure ships and merchant ships.
Going north from Aizhou Port, you can reach the Taojiang River and other estuaries in half a day. It is only a hundred miles away from Dongdu, so the geographical location is quite advantageous. It takes three days with favorable winds from the south to arrive at Xinzhou Port in Champa and then to the old port, which can take at least 20 days.
Zhang Fu mobilized 50,000 prisoners to build Aizhou Port day and night. Taking into account the repair of ships, he specially opened five docks and repaired a small stone town outside Aizhou Port and set it up as Aizhou Guard.
Magic cannons are deployed in the small town, and the magic cannons are aimed directly at the sea outside the port. Even if someone wants to plot the Aizhou Port, they will encounter the artillery fire of the Aizhou Guards. If they want to capture the Aizhou Guards from land, they need to climb two feet high. The city wall...
Although the city of Aizhouwei is not as large and spectacular as the city of Duobang, it is strong and tall, and one guard can be compared to tens of thousands of soldiers.
The west side of Aizhou Port is for military use, and the east side is for civilian use. A huge pier extends out in the middle. The opening of the port allowed the Ming Dynasty Navy to truly have a military and civilian port in the Cochin Ocean, laying the foundation for Nanyang commerce and the Maritime Silk Road. conditions.
On December 5, the people of Annan requested that a document containing the Ming Dynasty be sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yunwen asked all the officials in Fengtian Hall, and all the officials said: "We should do it according to the will of the people."
Zhu Yunwen issued an edict: "Establish the Jiaozhi Capital Commanding Envoy Department, the Jiaozhi Provincial Envoy Department, the Jiaozhi Punishment and Prosecution Envoy Department, and the military and civilian yamen, and set up officials and divisions to clear up the evil atmosphere of the sea and reform the old customs of Xia State..."
Since then, Annan, which has been independent of China for four to five hundred years, has been officially incorporated into Chinese territory!
