In the Le Chao Palace in Thang Long Prefecture, Annan State, Li Weiqi, the later Emperor of Le, Le Shen Zong (the Le State called him King Annam when facing the Ming Dynasty, and privately called himself the emperor in private) was talking to his second son Li Weihu.
"How is your brother's illness?"
Li Zhenzong Li Weiyou is seriously ill.
"Brother is not well. His illness is getting worse."
Li Weiqi sighed: "Has anyone come from Qinghua?"
Thanh Hoa is the ancestral home of the Annan Zheng family.
"The king of Qingdu is attacking Nguyen, and no one from Qinghua has been sent to visit him."
A flash of anger flashed in Li Weiqi's eyes, but it was quickly hidden. Zheng is paying less and less attention to the royal family!
More than four years ago, Li Shenzong Li Weiqi was still the emperor of Hou Li (self-proclaimed, not recognized by the Ming Dynasty), just because during the third Zheng-Nguyen War, Zheng Jie blackmailed him to join him in the southern expedition. When discussing the military situation, he interrupted , saying that the Ruan family's fortress was very strong and that this battle was not easy to fight. This aroused the fear of the powerful official Zheng Jie, the king of the Qing capital.
Zheng Jie believes that the emperor of Li Dynasty, apart from being a rubber stamp, should stay in the palace and enjoy peace and happiness. It is wrong to care about national affairs!
Old Man Zheng was furious, pointing at Li Shenzong and scolding, "The two armies are fighting, how dare you, the emperor, disturb the morale of our army? Emperor, stop doing it, let your son do it.
There was no way, Annan State, who was the emperor, the Zheng family had the final say. Shenzong Li Weiqi obediently gave the throne to his son, Li Zhenzong Li Weiyou, and he became the supreme emperor.
Li Weiqi was lucky. At that time, Li Weiqi's father, Li Jingzong, wanted to seize power from the Zheng family, but was forced to hang himself to death by Zheng Jie's father, Ping'an King Zheng Song. The emperor was just the emperor, and he managed to save his life.
Thinking of this old guy Zheng Jing, Li Weiqi broke into a cold sweat on his back. This old man is seventy years old and still in good health. He is a thief who is too old to die. His political skills are much better than his father Zheng Song. Zheng Song forced him to death back then. Li Jingzong caused chaos in the world and many ministers rebelled. Ruan Huang of the Ruan family took the opportunity to ask for orders to quell the rebellion. He never returned and separated the south to form the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Zheng Jie was more powerful than his father. He did not kill himself and allowed himself to ascend the throne. If you give it to your son, even if some ministers are dissatisfied, it's hard to say anything. It not only destroys yourself, but also ensures the smooth transition of power.
Zheng Jing has monitored himself very strictly these years, walking on thin ice with great fear!
"Have the envoys sent to the Ming Dynasty returned?"
"I'm back. The Ming Dynasty is at war with the Qing Dynasty and cannot intervene for the time being."
Li Weiqi secretly sent an envoy to meet with Hu Zhigong, governor of Annan in the Ming Dynasty, and expressed his hope that the Ming Dynasty would help him seize power. Unexpectedly, although Hu Zhigong categorically recognized the orthodox status of the Li Dynasty, he did not provide any substantial help. Now the Ming Dynasty has again In a battle with the Qing army, it seems that there will be no hope for a while.
Li Weiqi took stock of the strength he had in hand. There were still some ministers who supported him in the capital city of Shenglong, but they were all great Confucians. They insisted on the idea of a monarch and a minister, but they had no military strength.
The only one who has some strength is Xuanguang Town’s young master, Fu Zongjun, Duke Wugong.
The Vu family of Tuyen Quang played a great role in supporting the later Le Dynasty. The ancestor of Vu Gong Pi, Vu Gong Ji, did not forget his old master when the Mo family usurped Li, and was still loyal to the emperor of Le Dynasty. The emperor of Le Dynasty allowed the Vu family to live in Tuyen Quang The status of the town is a bit like that of the Duke of Guizhou of the Mu family in Yunnan during the Ming Dynasty.
However, this Duke Wu was different from his ancestors. He had always been ambitious. "Based on the dangerous mountains and rivers, he harbored a disobedient heart, pretended to be a king, and established a false dynasty." There are letters to and from each other.
If he is asked to come to Qin Wang to help him seize power, will he be a tiger at the front door and a wolf at the back door?
His Majesty Li Shenzong Li Weiqi is a little undecided.
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"Father, the Zheng family is attacking the Ruan family now, which is a good opportunity for my Wu family to grow stronger. Father, why don't you contact the Gaoping Mo family and attack Zheng together in the name of King Qin?" Wu Gongjun, the son of Wu Gongpi, said anxiously.< /p>
Although the Wu family was the queen of Zhongliang, the emperor was far away, and the Zheng family had the compilation power to use the emperor to order the princes, which angered the Wu family. Since the time of Wu Degong, he had been disobedient and called himself King Longping.
"My son has made great progress!" Duke Wu praised his son, wiping his beard.
"My father has sent someone to contact Gaoping Mo."
In the Mo family's palace in Gaoping, Annan, a beautiful woman in her early thirties, with a face like a hibiscus, a flower that is shy of the moon, a fish and a geese, is summoning the envoy of the Xuanguang Wu family. She is Zhao Baolian, Empress Zhao, the concubine of the Annan king. .
Time has not left any traces on Empress Zhao. Her thirty-one-year-old face is well maintained, just like an eighteen-year-old girl.
"Your Majesty, you have come a long way to work hard, please go down and have a rest." Empress Zhao smiled and dismissed the envoy.
Immediately, he recruited the important ministers of Gaoping Mo's family, the Grand Master, Ruan Gongli, the Grand Scholar of Dongge and the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs; the Taifu, Ruan Yunqin, the Minister of the Ministry of Households; Zhao Chengde, the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army; Nong Guihu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army; Fu Sheng, the Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army and the Commander-in-Chief of the Former Army. Fu Tie; Shi Wei, the commander-in-chief of the rear army, discussed matters.
The official system of Annan State was based on the early Ming Dynasty. In 1460, Li Shengzong was reorganized based on the official system of the Ming Dynasty, which was known as the "Hongde Official System" in history. He abolished the prime minister in the central government and established six ministries, six temples, six subjects, Yushitai, Hanlin Academy, and Imperial College. Si Tianjian and other officials also established Dongge, with the six ministers who also served as Dongge University scholars as the first and assistant. Thirteen Xuan (provinces) were established locally, and the three divisions of capital, Cheng, and Xian were combined. The military attache adopted the system of guard office. Set up the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, with six guards in front of the palace, four elephant taming guards, four horse idle guards, four divine and martial guards, and four service guards.
"The Wu family of Xuanguang asked me, the Mo family, to go south to attack the king of Qin to attack Zheng. The ministers and others discussed whether this battle can be fought?"
"Princess, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come back. The Zheng family's entire army is attacking Ruan, and Shenglong is empty. It is a good time to conquer Shenglong in the south and restore King Yeongjo's great achievements!"
Fu Sheng, Fu Tie, and Nong Guihu are the main fighting faction.
"The concubine and the ministers think that we should look at the attitude of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is immobile and it is not appropriate to act rashly." Ruan Gongli and Ruan Yunqin are pro-Ming factions.
"Mother, although the main force of the Zheng family is attacking Ruan, there are still 30,000 troops left in the north. Don't act rashly!"
Zhao Chengde and Shi Wei are the main peace faction.
Empress Zhao thought for a while: "I thought I could agree to the Wu family first. Let the Wu family move first. If the Wu family wins, our army will follow to march to Tsang Long; if the Wu family loses, we will protect the border." (The ancient Queen Mother, Lin
The dynasty calls me, such as Empress Xiaoyuan of the Western Han Dynasty, Empress Deng of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty; the dynasty calls me only when the curtains are closed but not in front of the dynasty, such as Cixi).
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In the Guangzhi battlefield of Annan State, the armies of the Zheng family and the Ruan family are confronting each other.
At first, Zheng Jie was very successful in his campaign against Nguyen. He unexpectedly captured the entire Quang Binh Prefecture and most of Quang Tri Prefecture, and once advanced to the gates of Hue City. However, as the main force of the Nguyen family returned from the Champa Kingdom, it became difficult to advance further.
Zheng's army has lost 30,000 people, and Ruan's army has also lost 50,000.
Zheng Zhi thought that enough blood had been shed and two of the Ruan family's houses had been captured. It was time to negotiate peace with the Ruan family. If the delay was too long, the rear might be unstable!
Zheng Jie sent someone to rebuke Ruan Lord Ruan Fulan, saying that as a minister of the Le Dynasty, he did not meet the emperor of the Li Dynasty, was arrogant and rebellious, and had no one to respect him.
At this time, Ruan Lord Ruan Fulan was ill. He called his son Ruan Fulin to his side and asked him what he thought about Zheng Jie sending envoys to accuse him.
"Father, this is Zheng Zheng holding the emperor hostage to order the princes and sending envoys to humiliate us," Ruan Phuc Bin said angrily.
"Son, you are still too young! Zheng Zhi is trying to retreat. How can the majestic King of Qingdu take the initiative to seek peace? Therefore, he must come in the name of reprimanding."
"This Zheng Jie is so treacherous, my son will fight him to the end!"
"Alas! The Zheng family can no longer fight, and I, the Ruan family, can no longer fight. We have almost used up all the money, food and supplies. We can only negotiate peace with them!"
Ruan Fulan took a breath and said loudly to Ruan Fulin: "Son, Taizu once said in those days, 'Shunguang has the danger of Hengshan and Lingjiang in the north, and the sea in the south is solid with Yunbei Mountain. The mountains produce gold and iron, and the sea comes out.
Fish and salt are the place where heroes can use their skills. If you can tame the people and strengthen the soldiers to compete with the Zheng family, you will be able to build a legacy for eternity. You must keep this sentence in mind."
"I remember."
Ruan Fulan replied to Ambassador Zheng, accusing Zheng Jie of controlling the government and deposing the emperor without authorization. He was the real traitor and traitor. Ruan Fulan could not stand the traitorous officials usurping power and raised troops to fight against the powerful officials. He was a true loyal minister of the Le Dynasty.
The two sides argued with each other for a long time, and finally reached a peace agreement: using Quang Tri Prefecture as the boundary to end the state of war on the border.
The fourth Zheng-Nguyen war ended with the victory of the Zheng family. The Zheng family captured Guangping, governed the two prefectures of Guangzhou, and returned to Thanglong.
When I heard that Zheng Zhen had returned victorious, the plan of the Xuanguang Wu family and the Gaoping Mo family to jointly attack Zheng naturally ceased, as if it had never happened.
This chapter has been completed!