Yan Zilu, Ye Kai still knows something, this is a very traditional Confucian literati official, who values the concepts of loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and faith more than life!

Not only him, but their father and ancestor are all this kind of people for three generations, when Yan Ci was attached to the Ruan family, the Ruan family was still the lord of Quang Nam, and when Yan Zilu took power, the Ruan family was already in decline, but even if he followed Ruan Fuying to Phu Quoc Island to nibble on grass and taro, Mo Zilu never betrayed Ruan Fuying.

Not only that, but he also worked hard to collect ships everywhere, and personally went to Bangkok to serve Rama I to accept Nguyen Phuc Anh again and find a place for Nguyen Phuc Anh to live.

In the later years of history, Mo Zilu was ill all the year round and could not continue to control Hexian Town, and his son was weak and could not stand, so he very decisively handed over the post of chief soldier of Hexian Town to his eldest brother Yan Zihuang's son and his nephew Yan Gongshan, thus stabilizing the stormy Hexian Town and avoiding the infighting of the Yan family.

This is a clear-headed, wise man, and more importantly, he is the last generation to regard himself as the lord of Hanrao River Xianzhen in his heart, and since his nephew Yan Gong, the Yan family has gradually become completely Vietnamese.

Moreover, at this time, the strength of the Yan family was still very strong, and in the history of their Haxian Town, they once controlled a large area of Cambodian territory, including the famous Sihanoukville Port in later generations, that is, the West Port.

In this land, there are still more than 100,000 Chinese, and more than 100,000 Zhenla people who are deeply influenced by the Chinese, although they are not the subjects of the Yan family now, but the Yan family has a great influence on them.

At the same time, Yan Zilu, don't look at him is in his sixties, but in fact, he is in the most confused moment of his life, and this confusion has not been solved until he died four years later.

This knot is whether he wants to be a Han or become a Vietnamese completely, although the Yan family has been in Ha Xian Town for three generations, his father Yan Ci was born to a Vietnamese woman, and his mother is also a Vietnamese woman, but the Yan father and son have always been proud of being Hua Rao in their hearts.

His father, Yan Ci, who was benevolent, righteous and brave, Botong scriptures and history, and the books of the sons of a hundred schools, were all familiar with his chest, and were known as Nanhao Confucian, and he was also very proficient in poetry and literature, and had made several poems with great literary accomplishment.

For example, one of the ten songs of this river immortal, Perch Creek Fishing Anchor

The distant waves shine at sunset, and fish lamps come out of the smoke of Perch Creek.

The transverse waves cover the night boat, and the moon falls unevenly and floats.

A collar of frost is pressing, and a few bamboo trees are shiny and condensed.

Floating to laugh at himself outside the river and ocean, he wanted to attach the fish and dragon but couldn't.

How could he be willing to let go of the pride in his heart and become a Vietnamese!

But what if you don't become Vietnamese?

Since Ha Xian Town was broken by Thonburi Emperor Zheng Xin, it has never been able to return to the previous situation, whether it is Siamese or Chenla people around, they can easily defeat them, if they don't be Vietnamese, I am afraid that the temple will collapse in the future, and even people will have to do it.

In his later years, he couldn't get out of this unbreakable circle, and finally died of depression.

Therefore, Ye Kai looked at Yan Zilu, whose face was full of wrinkles and gloomy expression, and decided to show no mercy, if he pulled the Yan family in Hexian Town to his side, it would be a good thing for him and for Yan Zilu.

"But Mr. Yan, even if you give up your dignity to be Vietnamese, will the Vietnamese really accept you?

Your Yan family has done so many things for the Ruan family, and after the death of Mr. Shu Dexuan, he Ruan Fuying didn't even let you inherit the title of Marquis of Congde Township, and the death of Mr. Shu Dexuan, is he really not responsible? ”

Yan Zilu raised his head in pain, his eyes burst out with anger, the death of his father Yan Ci has always been a thorn in Mo Zilu's heart.

In 1780, Du Thanh Nhen, who was about to be tricked into the palace by Nguyen Phuc Anh to be killed, plundered a Siamese merchant ship, and at that time the Siamese and the Quang Nam Nguyen family were allies against the Tay Son Dynasty, so Zheng Xin ordered Dhu Ci to send someone to question Du Thanh Nhen.

However, the people sent by Yan Ci did not return to Bangkok for a long time, so the Xishan Dynasty seized this opportunity and sent the Chenla royal clan Pu Weng Jiao to Zheng Xinjin to slander Zheng Xinjin, and Yan Ci was ready to cooperate with Nguyen Phuc Anh in Jiading to seek to seize the land of Siam to protect himself.

So Zheng Xin immediately sent spies to Jiading to inquire about the situation, and before the spies arrived in Jiading, they happened to meet Du Qingren, who had plundered Siamese merchant ships, and led a naval army to cruise in the coastal waters of Siam.

After receiving the reward, Zheng Xin was furious and forced the eighty-two-year-old Yan Ci to commit suicide by drinking poisoned wine, and Yan Zilu's mother Yan Ruan, his brother Yan Ziyan and Yan Ziliu, and his nephew Yan Gongbai and others were all unjustly killed.

But since then, after losing the eloquent head of Yan Ci, the Yan family has been in a slump since then.

The painful Yan Zilu shook his head, "My father's suicide was all caused by Zheng Xin's gullible slander and the cunning and treacherous schemes of the West Mountain thieves, and it has nothing to do with the lord of the country!" He closed his eyes, and it was clear that he didn't believe his own words.

"Unrelated?" Ye Kai roared loudly, "Before the Zhenla people Pu Weng Jiao were attached to the Siamese people, they were the guests of the Ruan clan, why did Du Qingren know that it was a Siamese Rao merchant ship and still went to plunder?"

Why did the envoy sent by Mr. Shu Dexuan never return? Why did Du Qingren happen to be cruising off the coast of Siam when Zheng Xin sent spies to check on it so coincidentally, how could there be so many coincidences? Didn't Mr. Yan ever think about it? ”

Poof! Yan Zilu sat down weakly on the Lin.

"Father! Father! Mother! Eldest brother! Tears flowed out of his eyes like a wellspring, and the pain of losing a loved one echoed in Yan Zilu's mind again.

The reason why it is so painful is because Yan Zilu knows that Ye Kai's is actually very reasonable.

For so many years, Yan Zilu has been using his father, mother, eldest brother and others to be killed by Xishan Chao and Zheng Xin to anesthetize himself, to remove his psychological barrier of serving Ruan Fuying.

In fact, Yan Ci's death is likely to be a confused account, and the biggest possibility is the result of several parties working together.

Because the Yan family had a strong influence in the area of Ha Xian Town and Xigang, the idea of Yan Ci at that time was to go to Siam to assist Zheng Xin and establish a Tang-dominated Siamese state.

With the support of the Yan family, the Siamese Rao forces soon infiltrated the strategic treasure land of Ha Tien and Xigang.

However, at this time, the Chenla people believed that Ha Tien and Sai Gang were their hometowns, and the Xi Son Dynasty, which actually ruled here, was not happy with Siamese Rao infiltration, and Nguyen Phuc Anh was even more dissatisfied with the Yan family's attachment to Zheng Xin.

Therefore, it is very likely that under the simultaneous exertion of force from several parties, Zheng Xin, who has been a little neurotic by everyone who has opposed his reforms, credulously believed in this anti-plot initiated by the Xishan Dynasty, implemented by the Zhenla people, and fueled by the Quang Nam Ruan family, and killed Yan Ci's father and son!

This made the hand stretched out by the Siamese to Zhenla cut off, and also made the cooperation between the two strongest Chinese groups on the Indochina Peninsula directly interrupted, which had to be a pity!