Chapter 788: Unifying the Four Kingdoms (2)
When Chen Mingyu came to the Nanzhang King's Palace, the Nanzhang King and many Nanzhang royal families, officials, nobles, etc., were already waiting here.
"Dare to ask the envoy, how can Da Ming be willing to withdraw his troops?" King Nanzhang asked impatiently. This is also the voice of all the Nanzhang people present, and everyone looked at Chen Mingyu nervously, waiting for Chen Mingyu's answer.
The Nanzhang Kingdom is too weak, and it is impossible to defeat the Ming Dynasty no matter what, and the people in the Nanzhang Kingdom can only hope that the Ming Dynasty may let the Nanzhang Kingdom go.
"The unification of the four southeastern countries is a strategy that our emperor has been implementing, and now that Burma and Siam have been destroyed, only Nanzhang and Zhendian are left, so the Ming Dynasty will not withdraw its troops, and Nanzhang and Zhendian will be destroyed!" Chen Mingyu shook his head and said.
"Destruction?" The faces of the King of Nanzhang and all the Nanzhang people present turned pale in an instant.
"Envoy, my Nanzhang has never offended Daming, isn't there any room for maneuver?" King Nanzhang looked at Chen Mingyu with an extremely ugly face and asked again.
Although the southern state of the country is at the junction with Yunnan of the Ming Dynasty, because the country is small and the people are weak, they have never dared to fight the idea of the Ming Dynasty, and they have always recognized the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain, and they pay tribute every year. However, since the beginning of the Ming Chongzhen ten years, the Ming Dynasty has internal and external troubles, and the war continues, so Nanzhang stopped attacking the Ming Dynasty, and when the Ming Dynasty reunified the Central Plains a few years ago, Nanzhang sent people to the Ming Dynasty to ask for a new start of tribute, but at that time, the Ming refused.
Thinking of this, the king of Nanzhang suddenly woke up, after the reunification of the Ming Dynasty, why did he refuse his request for Nanzhang to resume paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, could it be that at that time, the Ming Dynasty was already preparing to destroy his Nanzhang country?
At this time, I saw Chen Mingyu shaking his head and saying: "In addition to the surrender of the whole country, there is no room for maneuver!" ”
The king of Nanzhang immediately understood, Daming had a premeditated plan, and he had planned to destroy his Nanzhang country a few years ago, no, not only his Nanzhang country, but the four southeastern countries, including Burma and Siam.
Thinking of this, King Nanzhang suddenly collapsed on the king's chair.
The other Nanzhang people were not weak and full of despair.
An old minister of Nanzhang stood up angrily and pointed at Chen Mingyu and asked: "Da Ming is so immoral and invades small countries such as us at will, aren't you afraid of suffering from God's curse one day?" ”
"Damnation?" Hearing this, Chen Mingyu sneered and said, "Do you want Da Ming to preach morality? What is the morality between countries, when Myanmar is strong, it can invade Siam and your southern country at will, and even invaded my Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period, trying to cut a piece of meat from my Ming territory. When Siam was strong, it also invaded your Nanzhang and Zhendian, and fought with Burma for many years. When I was worried about internal and external troubles, Annan took advantage of the fire to rob several counties on my border, and Burma also had the intention of gathering troops on the border to invade my Ming Dynasty again! Doesn't that say a lot about that? ”
Chen Mingyu sneered: "You and other small countries have never talked about morality, my Ming Dynasty is strong and attached to my Ming Dynasty, after my Ming Dynasty became weak due to civil strife and sorrow, I thought about tearing a few pieces of flesh from my Ming Dynasty and drinking a few mouthfuls of blood." If you are like this in a small country, why do you still want me to talk about morality? ”
"Presumably all of you present are clear, now my Ming heavy army southward to expand the territory, Burma and Siam were destroyed in less than a month, among the four countries, only Nanzhang and Zhendian are left, not that my Ming is not able to directly kill the capital of the two countries, but my emperor is benevolent, I can't bear to see the people of the two countries shed blood for this, specially sent me to persuade surrender, if the two countries are willing to surrender, then there is no need to move troops, on the contrary"
Chen Mingyu didn't say anything, but anyone could understand what he meant, once the persuasion failed, the Ming army would be able to attack their Nanzhang and Zhendian capitals in an instant, and forcibly destroy their two countries.
Hearing Chen Mingyu's words, the old minister who came out to question Daming just now had no morality, his body trembled with anger, but he couldn't say anything to refute it, isn't it just like that, there has never been morality between countries.
Over the years, he was sandwiched between Myanmar and Siam, and the southern palm was not as strong as the two countries, and he was blackmailed by the two countries every year to worship a huge amount.
Moral? That's a handout for the powerful, but it's never something they have to do.
The king of Nanzhang was also so angry that he couldn't speak, and Chen Mingyu's words showed that the Ming Dynasty would definitely destroy the Nanzhang Kingdom no matter what, and there was no room for maneuver.
The king of Nanzhang also knew that Nanzhang could not compete with the Ming Dynasty, but how could he be willing to give in, how could the hundred-year-old foundation of the ancestors of the Nanzhang Kingdom be destroyed in his hands, and the Nanzhang Kingdom was also a country, after being annexed by the Ming Dynasty, who knows what kind of situation it was.
King Nanzhang wanted to resist very much, and fought to the death with the strength of the country, and endured and endured, but he couldn't make up his mind after all. He is still too weak in the southern state, and the Ming Dynasty destroyed Burma and Siam, which are several times stronger than the southern palm, so quickly, how can the southern state have the strength to resist.
Many of the royal family and officials present in Nanzhang had the same thoughts in their hearts as King Nanzhang.
Forbearance and unwillingness! It made the King of Nanzhang and many loyal Nanzhang people suffocate their faces red.
Looking at this scene, Chen Mingyu nodded secretly. The so-called carrots and sticks have been enough to deter and intimidate just now, and now it's time to give them a little favor and crush the last insistence in their hearts.
"Actually, my emperor sent me to persuade me to surrender, and naturally he also gave generous conditions to the people of Nanzhang and the royal family of the king of Nanzhang, etc." Chen Mingyu said with a smile, his tone was quite peaceful.
The corners of the Nanzhang King's eyes jumped, and the Nanzhang royal family present also shook in their hearts.
"What kind of conditions did the emperor offer!" King Nanzhang suddenly blurted out a question.
The other people of the Nanzhang Kingdom immediately looked at the Nanzhang King with different eyes.
King Nanzhang immediately realized that he had been too eager and had lost his royal demeanor. But now, King Nanzhang didn't care about anything else, and still looked at Chen Mingyu, waiting for his answer.
Chen Mingyu said with a smile: "My emperor promised that after the surrender of the Nanzhang Kingdom, the people of the Nanzhang Kingdom can enjoy the same treatment as the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, not only the tax can be reduced to less than thirty taxes, but my emperor has not yet prepared the position of the Duke of the Ming Dynasty for the king of Nanzhang, which is hereditary for two generations!" The Nanzhang royal family can go to live in Nanjing City with the king, as long as it does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court will not harm any member of the Nanzhang royal family! ”
After Chen Mingyu finished speaking, he kept silent and patiently waited for King Nanzhang's answer, he believed that such conditions were enough to make King Nanzhang tempted.