Mu Shaoxun's Yunnan Front Army suddenly stopped advancing because it was only fifty miles away from Shenglong Mansion due to "unacceptance of the climate".
No matter how much Ruan Gan urged, Mu Shaoxun pretended to be ill, so the former could only go to Shenglong Mansion by himself.
Before the Ming Dynasty sent troops, Ruan Gan only had a few thousand soldiers, 30 war elephants, and more than 300 war horses. But now, he has more than 60,000 troops. Although most of them are local warriors, they can be considered strong soldiers and horses.
There are only more than 3,000 defenders left in Thang Long Mansion, guarded by Mo Wenming and Du Shiqing.
Mo Dengyong's confidants had been purged by the two men. Then he told the civil and military officials that they were seeking refuge with the Ming Dynasty and were not surrendering to King Nan'an. The morale of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty suddenly increased.
Why is this so?
Because the civil and military officials in Thang Long City were all rebellious ministers who followed Mo Dengyong. They could surrender no matter who they were, but they could not surrender to King Annan, otherwise they would surely be turned over by the old ministers of the previous dynasty.
Ruan Gan led the puppet king and soon arrived at Shenglongfu City.
Ruan Gan sent someone to shout: "Mo Dengyong is dead. Your Majesty is back. Why don't you open the city to welcome Master Wang!"
Mo Wenming laughed on the city tower: "Annan is the homeland of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of the Li Dynasty is the rebellious minister and traitor, a rebellious person who betrayed the Ming Dynasty! We have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, how can we open the city to welcome the false king? All the soldiers outside the city listened.
Look, the Ming Dynasty King's Master will arrive soon, so surrendering to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible is the right way."
Ruan Gan's heart sank, Ming Dynasty really wanted to restore Jiaozhi!
Even if he takes down Shenglong Mansion, what's the use? As soon as the Ming army arrives, he will be finished in an instant. In the past, the emperor and his ministers could still be united, but now they can no longer unite their forces.
Otherwise, why don't I surrender to the Ming Dynasty?
But there was no way to surrender. Ruan Gan was the Minister of Zhongxing of the Annan Li Dynasty. His surrender to the Ming Dynasty would be equivalent to the collapse of his character.
What if the Ming Dynasty did not plan to regain Jiaozhi? Ruan Gan still had a little luck.
Even if it goes as expected, Thang Long Palace must be captured first, and when the time comes, surrendering will have the merit of dedicating the city, and the sacrifice will be Thang Long Palace, the capital of Annan!
Ruan Gan ordered his soldiers to build siege equipment and fill the moat with earth. After a few days, he began to attack the city.
Tens of thousands of Xiangyong were treated as cannon fodder and rushed towards the city desperately.
The civil and military officers of Thang Long Palace worked together to defend, and even civilians were brought in to transport supplies. Once the city was breached, they would all be doomed, because they had a blood feud with the former officials outside the city.
The Ming Dynasty regained Jiaozhi, and the most brutal battle began. The two sides had nothing to do with the Ming army.
In just a few days, mountains of corpses were piled up, and heavy losses were suffered both inside and outside the city.
Almost at the same time, civil strife broke out on both sides.
The soldiers and civilians responsible for defending the city could not bear the heavy casualties and wanted to surrender to their emperor.
The soldiers and Xiangyong responsible for the siege suffered heavy casualties due to Ruan Gan's purge some time ago, and launched a mutiny under the instigation of the royalist ministers.
In the city, Mo Wenming and Du Shiqing led civil and military officers to suppress the mutiny.
Outside the city, Ruan Gan took his son and confidants to carry out a bloody massacre of the former officials.
Each plays his own game and has nothing to do with each other.
Mu Shaoxun, Lin Fu, Shen Xiyi and Cen Zhang were dozens of miles away from Shenglong Mansion, waiting in all directions to decide the winner.
Another day later, both sides successfully suppressed the attack at the same time, but Ruan Gan was no longer able to attack the city.
"Your Majesty, come with me." Ruan Gan found the puppet emperor.
Annan King Li Weining asked in horror: "Where to go?"
Ruan Gan's face was expressionless: "Go and see the great general tomorrow."
Ruan Gan didn't know that the Ming army was approaching Shenglong Mansion. He took King Annan back the same way, escorted him to Mu Shaoxun and said: "Mr. Mu, I have captured the puppet king of Annan. Please report to me."
The emperor of tomorrow. The gentry and common people of Cochin are all looking forward to returning to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty. Please ask the emperor of tomorrow to reinstate the Chief Secretary of Cochin!"
Mu Shaoxun asked: "What do those ministers think?"
Ruan Gan replied: "All the officials who rebelled against the false king have been killed, and those who are still alive are loyal to the Emperor of Heaven."
Mu Shaoxun exclaimed: "You are so cruel, you killed all your colleagues."
Ruan Gan knelt down and said nothing.
Mu Shaoxun said: "Get up and follow me to see Mr. Lin."
Lin Fu has already led the main force to formally take over Shenglong Mansion. Mo Wenming and Du Shiqing led the Manchu civil and military forces out of the city to greet him.
The next day, Mu Shaoxun took Ruan Gan into the city.
Mo Dengyong's civil and military ministers and the civil and military ministers of the old Li Dynasty, as long as they could survive, under the leadership of Ruan Gan, Mo Wenming and Du Shiqing, jointly petitioned the Emperor of Heaven to restore the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi.
The previous plan was no longer needed. Mo Wenming no longer had to kill King Annan, Du Shiqing no longer had to kill Ruan Gan, and everyone in the group of young men was happy.
In order to quell the anger of the Annan people, Lin Fu killed several Guangxi soldiers officers. These guys were really making a fuss.
Then, he sent out troops to expel the servants of the vassal states, and killed all the generals in Zhancheng, Nanpan, and Huaying. Shen Xiyi led five thousand fire gun soldiers and the servants of the Three Kingdoms and continued to kill south.
The three kingdoms of Champa City, Nanpan, and Huaying have long been exploited by the Ming Dynasty Navy. The common people were first exploited by the powerful powers of their own countries, and then the powerful powers handed over some grain, which was shipped to Beijing by the Ming Navy. The people of the three countries lived in this country all year round.
In dire straits.
The crimes were all committed by the powerful men of the country. Now Shen Xiyi has come with the army of heaven to make decisions for the people of the three small countries.
The powerful ministers of the three countries all showed their heads to the public, and the king was escorted to Beijing, where he dealt with some of the most notorious officials and powerful men, and easily won the hearts of the people.
In September of the fourth year of Shaofeng, the Ming Dynasty restored the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi, and merged the three kingdoms of Champa, Nanpan, and Huaying into the jurisdiction of Jiaozhi. There were fifteen prefectures, thirty-two prefectures, and one hundred and fifty-six counties. Because Wang Yuan
The Ming Dynasty officials who had been idle due to the streamlined organization were instantly assigned to serve as officials in Jiaozhi.
Take the former Champa State, which has now become the Champa Prefecture of the Chief Secretary of Ming Dynasty, Jiaozhi.
Wang Yuan not only regained the homeland of the Ming Dynasty, but also occupied a few more territories. The eastern coast of the Indochina Peninsula was owned by the Ming Dynasty.
Li Weining, the deposed king of Annan, was named Annan Bo and was given 300 acres of land in the suburbs of Beijing. From now on, the whole family would have to live in Beijing, and future generations could study for the imperial examination.
Ruan Gan, an old minister of Annan, had rendered meritorious services to the country and was appointed magistrate of Chizhou.
Du Shiqing, an old minister of Annan, had made great contributions to the country and was appointed the prefect of Pingyang.
Mo Wenming, an old minister of Annan, had rendered meritorious service to the country and was appointed the prefect of Long'an.
Only a few of the remaining Annan old ministers died, and they were awarded official positions from prefecture to county magistrate.
Wang Yuan's disciples Wang Xiang and Nie Guang were transferred to the left and right chief envoys of Jiaozhi respectively, responsible for inventorying the land and population in Jiaozhi, and taking advantage of the situation to implement the one-whip method.
Lin Fu was promoted to censor of Youdu and governor of Jiaozhi.
Shen Xiyi was transferred to the post of Commander-in-Chief of Jiaozhi, promoted to the right commander of the former army, awarded the title of General Zhaoyong, and sealed the town of Nanbo.
Cen Zhang sent troops to plunder, and the military discipline was ruined. The merits and demerits were equal to each other, and he was rewarded with three hundred taels of silver.
Mu Shaoxun, the Duke of Guizhou, had outstanding achievements and was promoted to the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master, and was promoted to the right commander of the former army.
The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Navy were also rewarded.
A sea ship set off from Qinghua Prefecture in Jiaozhi, carrying a bunch of Annan's old ministers, including the deposed King Annan and his princess.
On the deck, Ruan Gan, Mo Wenming, and Du Shiqing looked at each other in silence, and could only silently look at the sea in the distance.
Three of them, one was the Zhongxing minister of the old Li Dynasty, one was the nephew of the king of the puppet Mo Dynasty, and the other was a confidant of the king of the puppet Mo Dynasty. Now they have all become magistrates of the Ming Dynasty.
Especially Ruan Gan, who is already over 60 years old and may only be able to level up one more level before he dies.
Even for the youngest Mo Wenming, it was the end of their political participation after they were promoted to the first province. It was not that the Ming Dynasty did not trust them, but that their academic qualifications were not recognized. They were not Ming Dynasty Jinshi, so they would naturally be ostracized by Ming Dynasty officials.
As for the Jiaozhi scholars who honestly studied for the imperial examinations, Ming Dynasty had enough tolerance to treat them equally.
Decades ago, a scholar from Jiaozhi served as Chief Secretary of the Ming Dynasty!
"Mr. Du, do you know where Long'an Mansion is?" Mo Wenming asked.
Du Shiqing said: "It seems to be in Sichuan."
Mo Wenming suddenly felt much better: "I know Sichuan, the land of abundance."
What Mo Wenming doesn't know is that there are also poor places in the land of abundance.