With the ringing of nine bells, an era comes to an end.
The South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo finally met his death.
The entire Kingdom of Nanyue is plain.
Even South Vietnam's neighboring country, Fujian and Vietnam, symbolically hung white cloths on the border to express condolences.
Zhao Tuo is almost a living fossil of history.
He experienced the entire heyday of the Qin Dynasty, from the beginning of unification of the world to the final collapse.
I also experienced the mysterious era of Bo Yun in the early Han Dynasty, and witnessed the end of one genius or hero after another.
He came from the late Warring States Period until today.
They are almost the only two longevity stars in politics known so far (the other one is Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Beiping).
However, as history moves forward, no matter heroes or villains, they will eventually be buried by time.
On the night of Zhao Tuo's death, the selected king's grandson Zhao Hu, surrounded by Yuan Ang and the South Vietnamese ministers and nobles, ascended the throne as the new king before Zhao Tuo Lingshu.
After the new king ascended the throne, the first order he issued was to immediately send an envoy to Chang'an to deliver Zhao Tuo's suicide note and his memorial to Chang'an and present them to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
This order caused dissatisfaction among some local powerful factions in South Vietnam.
Especially Cangwu King Zhao Guang.
King Cangwu is actually just a common name for him by outsiders.
His real title is King of Qin!
It was a by-product of Zhao Tuo's proclaimed emperor.
It is also a product of Zhao Tuo’s collection Baiyue Policy.
Zhao Guang's surname was not Zhao. Back then, when the Qin soldiers went south, the first place they occupied was the so-called "Yangyue".
The so-called Yangyue refers to the Yue area south of Yangzhou.
Both Guangxi and the Lingnan area in Guangdong in later generations.
Then the Qin army continued to move south and captured the land of Luliang, which was Nanhai County, Guilin County, and Xiang County.
Among them, Zhao Tuo was first appointed as the magistrate of Longchuan County, Nanhai County.
Xiang County and Guilin County gradually evolved into today's Cangwu and Yulin.
In Cangwu and Yulin, the power of the Baiyue tribe has the upper hand.
In order to maintain the unity of the South Vietnam Kingdom, Zhao Tuo had to ennoble some powerful local nobles as kings and gave them the surname Zhao.
This is the result for Zhao Guang.
When Zhao Tuo was alive, he could still use his prestige to suppress these rebellious Baiyue tribe leaders, but when Zhao Tuo died, he loosened the reins on them.
Not to mention, Cangwu King Zhao Guang and Nanyue King Prime Minister Lu Jia are related by marriage.
Lu Jia died suddenly before Zhao Tuo died, which made Zhao Guang's wife cry all day long.
Moreover, after the new king ascended the throne, he first went to Chang'an to ask for China's intervention, which also deeply hurt Zhao Guang's own interests.
So the King of Qin was very angry.
Several times he said to his left and right in private: "If the new king joins the army, I will raise an army to rebel and leave a chance for my Yue people to survive..."
He even threatened: "The high ground of Cangwu Mountain is far away, and the north and south are dangerous. Our army will defend according to the danger, and the Han soldiers will not be able to cross the mountain!"
result……
Three days later, the King of Qin died in his bathroom.
His younger brother Zhao Tong immediately took control of Cangwu.
Then, Zhao Tong sent a letter to Panyu, swearing allegiance to the new king and the emperor of Han.
In private, Zhao Tong said to his closest confidants: "Everyone thinks that I have killed my brother, but how many of them know that what Zhao Guangzhi has done will trap our Cangwu Zhao family into eternal disaster?"
Zhao Guang's anti-Han policies and anti-Han ideas, in Zhao Tong's view, were simply self-destruction!
Are you kidding me?
Can Cangwu and Yulin today be separated from the Han Dynasty?
Can we do without the sugarcane trade of the Han Dynasty?
If Zhao Guang plays this way, it will either cause the Yue people in Cangwu to riot, or it will definitely cause the Han army to cross the mountains.
No matter what happens, Cangwu Zhao will fight Smecta!
What's more, once the merchants of the Han Dynasty cut off the sugar trade and without the silk and silk grain imported by the Han Dynasty, the Baiyue tribe would probably immediately go back to the terrible time of being underfed, hungry, ragged, and plagued by diseases.
The Han people did not even need to send troops to starve to death and starve Cangwu to death.
Moreover, if Cang Wu chooses to renounce the Han Dynasty, then Yu Lin will definitely laugh to death!
Moreover……
What's wrong with surrendering to the Han Dynasty?
In Zhao Tong's opinion, there is nothing wrong with it at all!
Even if he loses his title as king, he can at least gain a feudal lord with thousands of households!
You can also send your descendants to Chang'an to learn the culture of the Han Dynasty and live in fine clothes and fine food.
In contrast, if she chooses Zhao Guang's path, the Cangwu Zhao family may have to return to the mountains and valleys to fight against savages, wild beasts and diseases.
Zhao Guang is totally out of his mind!
Zhao Tong recognized this, and he immediately received an invitation from Yuan An's second son Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu invited him to go to Jiaozhi and Rinan to develop sugar cane plantations and whaling trade.
This immediately made Zhao Tong feel deeply that his decision was correct.
And after powerful factions like Cang Wu changed their stance, other cats and dogs naturally became irrelevant.
South Vietnam's internal attachment was like a natural progression, eliminating all internal resistance.
Naturally, this is inseparable from the strong deterrent power of the Han Dynasty and the increasingly close trade and cultural exchanges between Han and Vietnam.
In last year's examinations, at least 140 South Vietnamese scholars were awarded the title of Han Dynasty Scholars. Although they did not actually want to be officials, this honor was also very important to them.
This means an identification from a higher level of civilization.
It is also a method they use to prove themselves.
And behind these scholars, there are powerful local factions or ministerial families in South Vietnam.
These families control at least half of the military and political power in the South Vietnamese Kingdom.
And their current stance has all turned pro-Han.
Some do it for profit, and some take advantage of the powerful Han army, but more people think there is nothing wrong with becoming a Han? There is nothing wrong with it!
Especially those South Vietnamese military nobles whose ancestors were Qin people felt this way.
It was precisely because of the forgiveness and benevolence of the emperor that the coffins of their ancestors returned to their roots. They were even buried in Lishan Mountain and buried with the First Emperor. They also enjoyed the honor of being covered by the dragon flags of the Qin and Han dynasties and given by the emperor as a coffin.
In this way, they would naturally not resist submitting to the Han Dynasty.
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It's mid-December in Chang'an.
The temperature is gradually getting warmer, and the ice and snow are beginning to melt, but the earth is still desolate. Only the winter wheat in the wheat fields feels the pace of spring and begins to gradually recover.
Liu Che looked at the two memorials in front of him and sighed.
"This is the butterfly effect..."
In the original history, Zhao Tuo could live for more than ten years, and the real date of his death was the fourth year of Jianyuan.
Lived for more than a hundred years!
But now, he has not even lived to be a hundred years old.
This made Liu Che feel a little sad.
Because he knew that Zhao Tuo died early because of him.
A ninety-year-old man traveling thousands of miles will naturally greatly damage his vitality!
but……
Liu Che stood up and said to Ji An in front of him: "Make an imperial edict! Grant the posthumous title to King Tuo Wen of Nanyue and make him King Wen of Nanyue!"
In the original history, Zhao Tuo's posthumous title was Wu.
This is bad!
Or is Wen more representative of him and the future Chinese-Vietnamese integration?
"I will give you Huang Chang Ti Cou, gold woven jade clothes, and a chariot and four horses, and you will be buried with the emperor's rites!" Liu Che continued.
It was Liu's initiative to give the princes and kings a funeral system that was equivalent to the emperor's standards.
It is also the only way to win people's hearts.
Then, Liu Che picked up Zhao Hu's memorial and read it.
In Zhao Hu's memorial, in addition to imploring Liu Che to give his grandfather a beautiful posthumous title and high-level honors, he also made a long-awaited request for Liu Che: please Bi Nei princes, three years old and one court, except for the border!
what does that mean?
Liu Che couldn't be more clear.
This is unity!
It was not like in the past. Although the Han Dynasty ruled South Vietnam in name, in fact South Vietnam still had an independent army, diplomacy, laws and even systems.
But unity in the true sense.
What is unity?
Naturally, Chang'an can appoint, dismiss and dispatch officials, collect taxes, and command the South Vietnamese army. South Vietnam's laws are unified with Han laws, and there is no difference anymore. Han laws are the laws of South Vietnam, and South Vietnamese officials and people must abide by and follow them!
The people and officials of South Vietnam were organized into households and registered in the same register as the people and officials of the Han Dynasty.
This is unity in the true sense!
Although Zhao Hu's request is not the same, it is not far from it.
The feudal lords of Binei, once they are three years old, they will clear the borders.
This means that the Han family and South Vietnam are no longer separated from each other, and they are one with each other.
The Kingdom of Nanyue officially became a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. Just like the previous Kingdom of Changsha, the Han army, Han officials and people could come and go freely.
Of course Liu Che would agree to such conditions!
"King Hu of South Vietnam has great righteousness, and I highly commend him. He gave him a sword, a gold seal, and made him the King of Yue!" In order to commend South Vietnam for his great knowledge, Liu Che was naturally not afraid to give him a generous reward.
The title of King of Yue not only means that the status of South Vietnam King Zhao Hu is endorsed by him, but also means that the Kingdom of South Vietnam will be superior to Min Yue from now on.
If he is capable, the King of Minyue should also learn from the example of Nanyue!
At that time, Liu Che can naturally give him the title of King Min or King Wu!
"The former Nanyue King's grandson Tai Fu Ang will be the Yue King's Prime Minister, and he will be given the silver seal. Changsha King Xiang Zhen will be the Yue Lieutenant. King Cangwu will also be the Yue Neishi. The rest can be appointed by the Yue King himself!" Liu Che then ordered.
Since it is unified, it must have a unified appearance.
Liu Che naturally wanted to use his own people to control the military and political power in South Vietnam.
Yuan Ang was the prime minister, Zhang Zhen, the king of Changsha, was the lieutenant, and King Cangwu, who had already submitted the certificate of surrender, was the internal history.
In this way, the military and political power in South Vietnam was basically in the hands of the pro-Han faction or the Han ministers, and even if others wanted to do anything, they would have to weigh it.
Next, in order to appease and take care of the local forces in South Vietnam, it is natural to save some face for them.
It cannot be said that their interests were harmed by surrendering to the Han Dynasty. In that case, these guys would not be able to rebel?
At present, the Han Dynasty has neither the energy nor the strength to go hide and seek in the jungles of South Vietnam, especially Jiaozhi.
At present, the main development direction of the country is still north and west.
At least, after the spring of this year, we must completely recapture the homeland of Qin and Zhao, extend the Great Wall defense line to the Yinshan Mountains, and completely consolidate the results of the Battle of Gaoque.
"Nuo!" Ji An bowed respectfully and went down to prepare the edict.
Liu Che, however, focused his attention on Minyue and Southwest Yi.
South Vietnam has been decided, so with this, South Vietnam's younger brother, Yelang Kingdom, will also be owned by the Han family.
Based on this, coupled with the Cheng Zheng and Zhuo families of Linqiong who have been operating in the southwest over the years, Liu Che does not believe that any major military operation is needed to regain the southwest.
Relying only on Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying, plus the troops of Yelang Kingdom and South Vietnam, it was almost possible to settle the local tribal kingdoms and push the Han border to Yunnan.
However, it is still difficult to develop the southwest region now.
It is not just a technical issue, but also a cost issue.
Therefore, in the future, for the southwest, fetters will be the main focus and development will be the supplement.
It took decades of immigration, reclamation, education, and integration to gradually transform the local area into a Xia-like and Chinese-like place.
With the right strategy, this isn't difficult.
It’s just a matter of patience and commitment.
Minyue, on the other hand, made Liu Che feel like a hedgehog and found it hard to swallow.
This kingdom has learned a lot in the past two years.
They were extremely respectful, polite and powerful towards Liu Che and the Han Dynasty.
Liu Che said that he wanted Fujian and Yue to use Han-made five-baht coins, and he agreed immediately without hesitation.
Liu Che also said that there should be no restrictions on the exchanges between Han merchants from Fujian and Yue, and they agreed.
Liu Che also requested that the aristocratic children of the Minyue Kingdom must come to Chang'an Imperial College to study, and they agreed.
The speed of Sinicization of the nobles in his country has also been significantly accelerated.
However, they were unwilling to learn from South Vietnam and Donghai Kingdom, and they did not reveal their hidden intentions to Liu Che, even as a pretend test.
This made Liu Che very angry.
Especially when the Kingdom of South Vietnam has been included.
Minyue stands out.
After all, originally Fujian and Vietnam, East China Sea, South China Sea, and South Vietnam stood on four pillars.
But now, only Fujian and Vietnam have not returned to the embrace of China, and the other three countries have already returned.
Under such circumstances, the Minyue Kingdom seemed particularly dazzling.
"How has Luo Ying been studying recently?" Liu Che asked a eunuch beside him.
"Huizhenbi ià, the prince of Fujian and Yue, has thoroughly read the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Classic of Filial Piety, and the Hong Fan, and has also performed exceptionally well in the art of war and strategy..." the eunuch replied.
Liu Che nodded when he heard this. It can be said that Liu Che spent a lot of time cultivating Luo Ying.
Now, the prince of Minyue has grown up and is qualified to return to his country to inherit the throne.
However, there are still two issues that need to be resolved.
The first one is his dad who stands still.
The second is that he has not left a son of Chinese descent.
Especially the latter, it is very important for Luo Ying to leave a son with Chinese ancestry. This will not only make Luo Ying more pro-Han. After all, young men are most likely to indulge in sexual intercourse, and they will give up their country for beauty.
But there are quite a few!
Not to mention, there is a prince who was born in Chang'an, grew up in Chang'an, and also has the right to inherit the throne of Minyue. He will be of great use to the Han Dynasty in the future.
Therefore, Liu Che ordered: "Send someone to create a few opportunities so that the prince of Minyue can meet several ladies by chance..."
"promise……"
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I still have a headache, and I will continue to suffer from water leakage tomorrow, which is so sad (to be continued.)
