Chapter 746: Three invitations and three resignations
Of course, the Zheng family has no connection with the Fairy Tale Kingdom. Outsiders don't know what's going on, but the Zheng family and Gao Jingfei understand that this is Mrs. M's beginning to fulfill her promise.
As for why Britannia was not the first to speak out, but the Fairy Tale Kingdom was the first to speak up, this is naturally because the Brittanians also need help. With a younger brother speaking out, it is natural that the big brother of a monarchy will express support.
It doesn't seem so abrupt.
Especially since the Fairy Tale Kingdom has nothing to do with the Nanyang Zheng Family, no one would suspect that all of this was secretly planned by Brittania.
And they are indeed worthy of doubt. After all, there were many areas in Nanyang that were colonies of the Bu Kingdom. If they want to promote the revival of the monarchy, the Alfred family really has the possibility of doing so.
As the two kingdoms expressed support for Zheng's independence as a monarchy, many European monarchies such as the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Norse also expressed their support. Although these countries are not large, they are powerful and influential.
Not too small though.
Of course, the biggest reason for this is that the Zheng family's Dongning Kingdom also established diplomatic relations with some of these countries more than 300 years ago. This is also the most recognized legal principle in Western society since ancient times.
You must have a monarch for your ancestors to be qualified to become a monarch. Otherwise, even though the Bonaparte Emperor shocked Europe with his great military exploits, his position as emperor and his family would not always be resisted and rejected by all the royal nobles.
Already.
Even as the emperor of Franz's First Empire, he couldn't find a qualified marriage partner, so he had to resort to force to seize her.
Obviously, as the leader of the monarchy, Britannia still has great influence. With the support of these monarchies, even the originally huge opposition in Nanyang was quelled for a while.
few.
Even though the Javanese side still expressed opposition, their rhetoric has softened a lot and is no longer as absolute as before. After all, there are so many monarchy countries, especially the world's top five like Britannia, among them. Even if the Javanese side
Xi got into the relationship with Bald Eagle, but he was a little nervous because he didn't want to offend too many countries.
On the Nanyang side, we have seen that many European monarchies have a supportive attitude. The Malayan official, which was originally a special monarchy federal system, also made some seemingly supportive remarks at this time. After all, you can't sit on your butt crooked, this matter concerns everyone.
interests of monarchies.
Siam also subsequently expressed support for the Zheng family. This country, which is not weak in the Nanyang region, does not have so many concerns at this point, and no country will suppress Siam because it supports the monarchy.
Seeing that the heat was coming, a group of supporters took to the streets the next day to demonstrate and petition, shouting that the Zheng family needed to be restored to the country. Zheng Jizong immediately appeared publicly and said that his moral character was lacking and he did not dare to inherit the throne, and then appeased the crowd.
Within a few days, another group of officials from Sanlikun and Michali came to petition and persuade them to move in, but Zheng Jizong postponed it again.
By this time, people who know enough about the culture of the Xia Kingdom have already figured out that this is just like the ancient method of asking for three times and resigning three times!
Everyone is naturally familiar with "Three Invitations", which is the allusion of "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage".
Three words, also called three concessions.
"Zuo Zhuan·The Twenty-Eighth Year of Duke Xi": "The Marquis of Jin made three speeches and obeyed his orders, saying: 'If Chong'er dares to pay homage to Jishou again, he will give up his life in honor of the Emperor's Pi Xian.'"
Liang Liu Xie of the Southern Dynasties recorded in "Literary Heart Withered Dragon·Zhang Biao": "In the past Jin Dynasty, when Wen received the book, the three words were in accordance with the order. In the late Han Dynasty, the list was given and the three words were used as the break."
In history, when Cao Cao became king, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty granted him a title, and Cao Cao said three words; when Cao Pi usurped the throne, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty enthroned the throne, and Cao Pi said three words.
Although in the eyes of most people, this is a somewhat hypocritical showmanship routine, it is not possible without this step. If he directly declares himself the king, it will make people laugh even more.
The three applications and three resignations do not have to be complete, but the necessary procedures still need to be completed. Therefore, for the third time, some highly respected elders of the Nanyang Xia people, as representatives, came to Sanlikun with the common wishes of the Nanyang Xia people.
Advise the leader of the Zheng family to advance.
Zheng Jizong did not refuse directly this time, but warmly received these elders, and then lamented that his moral character was insufficient, but the people of the Ming Dynasty had such high expectations for him, but Zheng could not live up to them.
So the matter of Zheng's restoration to the country was settled.
Zheng Jizong did not mention proclaiming himself emperor. He still regarded himself as the throne of Yanping County inherited by the Zheng family, and still regarded the Ming Dynasty royal family as Zhengshuo. He also set up the Ming Taizu in the ancestral temple to supervise the country in Chongzhen, Hongguang, Longwu, and Lu.
After waiting for the memorial tablets of the emperors and governors of the past dynasties, it was announced that sacrifices would be held the next day so that the incense of Zhu Ming would not be cut off.
On the day of the sacrifice, there was a sea of people outside the Zheng Ancestral Temple in Zheng Acropolis. They all came to pay homage to Zhu Chenggong, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the national surname. The latter, in particular, was even more famous among the Xia ethnic groups in Nanyang.
The emperors of the Zhu family.
After all, the Zheng family has a great influence in maritime trade. During Zheng Zhilong's time, he was the king of the sea in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. Even if the Dutch came to trade, they had to look at the Zheng family's face, otherwise there would be no relationship with Zheng Zhilong.
There were several wars between the clan.
Most of the families who went to Southeast Asia in the early days were engaged in maritime trade, so naturally they still have fresh memories of the Zheng family's majesty.
The Zheng family had promised to restore the country and take the throne, and had sacrificed their ancestors. All they had to do was hold a founding ceremony. The Nanyang Xia people were very happy. No matter what, the establishment of a new country led by Xia people was a good thing for them. At least Xia people were there.
The living space here can also be improved.
As soon as the incident happened, the Boni royal family was really panicked after receiving the news.
They are now in a dangerous and embarrassing situation. Although they strongly oppose the independence of the Zheng family and wish to conquer Sanlikun by force, they are not ready to go to war with the Zheng family, and they have no confidence to go to war.
Because the one who knows the Zheng family best is the Boni royal family, their "ally" for three hundred years.
They know that although the Zheng family has a small army and not many warships, fighter planes and other weapons, the Boni Kingdom is not a powerful country in Southeast Asia. These armaments are also not many. It may be stronger than the Zheng family and has a larger army, but it does not
The gap that can crush Zheng's is only seven to five at most.
If there really is a fight, it's not certain who will win!
The old king could see this from the jealousy and fear of the generals of the kingdom towards the Zheng family and Zheng Jixing, the famous general commander of the Zheng family.
It is true that they have not fought in 20 to 30 years, and regarding the quality of their own native soldiers, the old king and others knew very well that they were probably no match for Zheng's troops.
Furthermore, if the two families really fight, no matter whether they win or lose, they will suffer a lot. By then, the two states of the Chief Alliance will definitely take the opportunity to grow bigger, and it will be difficult for the Royal Central State to continue to fight with the Chief Alliance.
Energy and courage.
But if they don't fight, they are not willing to watch the Zheng family go out on their own. After all, they have been thinking about a piece of fat meat for hundreds of years. The old king feels that his heart is aching, and he will be sorry for opening up the territory for the royal family.
Tuotu’s own grandfather and ancestors from all generations.
So we could only urgently negotiate with Zheng and seek foreign aid at the same time, but we couldn't look for foreign aid like Javanese Nixi, lest we chase away the wolf and swallow the tiger, and then suffer disaster for ourselves.
After all, the Boni royal family is still thinking about the two wealthy places of Sanlikun and another Xiayi state, and is reluctant to give them up. Otherwise, if they directly ask a Nanyang power like Java Nixi to intervene, the Boni royal family will definitely win in the end.
It's just that it's easier to invite gods than to send them away. Although the old king and others didn't know this sentence, they also understood the truth behind it.
If you don't pay a certain price for luring wolves into your house, the Boni royal family will never be able to satisfy the hungry wolves' appetites.
In that case, instead of having the family be plagued by hungry wolves and chewing off a few pieces of meat, it would be better to just let the Zheng family be independent and avoid unnecessary wars.