When Liu Sheng's good news arrived at Dongguan (Hanoi), it was the end of November.

Dongguan City is full of lights, and it is a joyful place. The people who celebrated were not only the civil and military soldiers sent by the Ming Dynasty, but also many Annamite people.

Among them, there are the large families that survived after the fall of the Hu family, the nobles of the clan who took refuge in Chen Zhengyuan's family, and the Annan people who had long defected to the Ming court, such as Ruan Gonggui and Ruan Zhi; These people wish that Chen Jikuo would be finished soon. Otherwise, if the Annan rebels gain power, they will be the ones who will be cleared; Everything they got in previous years will of course be in vain.

Zhang Fujun had already cleared the plains of all enemy troops, the traitors in the Yellow River Valley, and he had now returned to the "Governor's Mansion of Annam" in Dongguan City.

At this time, there were still many rebels, and they had escaped into the jungle and mountains of the west; For a while, the Ming army had nothing to do with them. Among the rebel leaders who fled, only Ruan Yinhe expressed his willingness to accept the Ming army's recruitment through the relationship of Ruan Zhi, the governor of Dongguan Province.

After Zhang Fu got the news of Liu Sheng, he summoned the civil and military forces every other day to discuss the matter of reporting to the imperial court.

The first person to come to the Governor's Mansion early in the morning was Huang Zhong, who still held the official position of "Deputy Governor". Huang Zhong came too early, so he had to go to the courtyard behind the lobby to meet Zhang Fu first.

Huang Zhong began to hold grievances for Zhang Fu when they met, in order to express his attitude of advancing and retreating with Zhang Fu.

"Chen Jikuo didn't have much talent, and at first he put the main force of the rebel army in the north, so the big commander was the one who contributed the most. Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng took advantage of a loophole, ran straight to the south, took advantage of the weakness, and picked up a great deal of work in vain, alas! Huang Zhong said with a displeased face.

Zhang Fu was very calm and said: "General Liu and I are both working for the imperial court, as long as we finish the affairs of Annan, we will have fulfilled our duty as a minister." What's more, Marquis Anyuan's surprise attack from the sea was originally a strategy set by the imperial court, and now that everything is going well, we should be happy for Marquis Anyuan. ”

Huang Zhong was stunned for a moment, and then muttered, "Fortunately, the people of the Liu family have not been the guards of the Yan Wangfu (Zhang Yu is one of the three guards of the Yan Wang), otherwise the current momentum is still good?" ”

Zhang Fu glared at Huang Zhong when he heard this.

There are so many "smart people" that it seems that if they don't tell others, they don't understand anything. Zhang Fu knew very well in his heart that he was not only Zhang Yu's son, but also a general of Pinghan, and his current situation was not bad.

He glanced at Huang Zhong again, and said in a very casual tone and quietly, "Deputy Governor Huang, do you want others to think that Ben will have a grudge against the imperial court?" The emperor's grace is vast, how can he be a person who does not know kindness and righteousness? ”

Huang Zhong hurriedly bent down and finally closed his mouth.

Zhang Fu was dressed neatly, estimated that the hour was around midnight, and took Huang Zhong to the lobby together. Sure enough, the civil and military officials of Dongguan came to the governor's mansion at this hour.

Everyone is coming one after another. Zhang Fu did not immediately go to the public seat, but put the king's order and seal on the public case, took the lead in kneeling on the ground, and bowed to the north. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly saluted together and shouted long live.

After tossing for a while, Zhang Fu got up, took out the folded piece from his sleeve pocket, handed it to the civil official Hou Hai first, and motioned for him and his colleagues to circulate it.

At this time, Zhang Fu spoke: "This general has written the good news chapter, everyone take a look,

Is there anything wrong? After the chapter was sent away, we arranged for the deputy general to lead the army to escort the thief chief and sacrifice the capture of the Beijing division. ”

Hou Hai looked at the chapter and said, "The Marquis of Xincheng is the boss, why don't you personally escort the prisoners?" ”

Zhang Fudao: "The person who broke through the pseudo-capital and captured Chen Jikuo was Marquis An Yuan. Let's choose Marquis An Yuan to enter Beijing to offer prisoners, is it appropriate? ”

Xue Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said: "Zhang Dashuai also made great contributions, but what he said was reasonable. ”

The crowd chimed in.

Zhang Fu continued: "Although Chen Jikuo is destroyed, Li Li is still in the mountains, and this person is even more tricky. The Holy Lord attaches great importance to this person no less than Chen Jikuo, and our army should try to completely eradicate the poor guys! ”

At this time, Huang Zhong showed a sudden expression, with a little admiration. Zhang Fu glanced at him and said in his heart: I didn't get the first opportunity, and I don't have to complain in a hurry, I really want to do something, won't I think about it myself?

Zhang Fu looked back and said: "This general has already played the strategy of 'suppressing and appeasing at the same time'. rewarding the Annamites who provided reliable information to the Ming army; Those in the rebels are encouraged to leave the mountains within a certain period of time to surrender, otherwise their land and property in their hometowns will be confiscated. At the same time, the focus was on suppressing the rebels of the Leli tribe. ”

Two sergeants carried a map, unfolded and erected in front.

Zhang Fu ignored it for the time being, and continued in front of everyone: "The Governor's Mansion of Annan should also send a report to the local government to announce the promise of the Ming Imperial Court. As soon as the situation in Annan gradually stabilizes, the vast majority of the Ming army garrison will withdraw from Dongguan and the areas south of it; Chen Zhengyuan was recognized as the king of Annam, and the military and political power to govern the local area was handed over to the Chen monarchs. The Ming court was no longer directly responsible for the personnel, government decrees and other affairs in various parts of the Annan Kingdom. This is also the will of God. ”

Perhaps the judgment of the Holy One was right, and letting the Annam people themselves take power first would greatly reduce the resistance. The former Jiaozhi political envoy and the current official, because sooner or later he will step down, it is inevitable that he will not be exploited, which will make Annan's big families and Haoqiang feel that they have no security.

Zhang Fu turned around, pointed to the map next to him, and said, "This request, the Governor's Mansion should add four more acropolis in Annan. In addition to Lang Son Wei, Bac Giang, Chi Linh, Ha Dong (Hai Duong), and Song Tai (Hai Phong) each added a guard, and established a water and land post road and an official shop post station.

With these guard lines, the Ming army garrison can have a fertile soil in the northeast corner of the Huangjiang Plain, and Tuntian can be garrisoned, so as to worry about the needs of grain and straw; And it can control the sea and land passages into Annan. The sailors at sea can go straight to the Yellow River from the Songtai River and the Dongjiang River, and the Japanese soldiers are in Dongguan; The Lu division could quickly respond to Dongguan through Langshanwei and Beijiangwei.

In this way, the Ming army did not have to divide its forces to occupy all parts of Annam, but also maintained a military deterrence in the hinterland of Annam. In the future, we don't need 30,000 people to be able to contain Annam. ”

Huang Zhong was the first to praise: "Handsome and wise! ”

Xue Yan and Hou Hai also chimed in: "Zhang Dashuai has a lot of talent, as long as the saint receives this recital, he will be able to sit back and relax." ”

Yin Desheng, the descendant of the old Han Dynasty and the right deputy general, also had no objections. Zhang Fu's recital was recognized by everyone, and it was decided to immediately deliver it to Jingshi on a fast horse.

…… King Annam City in Dongguan City (Hanoi) has been abandoned for several years. Recently, people have renovated and sorted it out, and then selected some palace maids and eunuchs from the major families of Chen Zhengyuan persuaded from the above table; After some arrangement, a lot of withering and decadent atmosphere was finally dispelled.

The city of this royal city

The building and the main hall are in the form of heavy eaves, which is very oriental classical style, but it is somewhat different from the Forbidden City of Beijing. In the same way, the bloody wind and rain experienced by Dongguan Wangcheng is no less than that of Daming Imperial City. The Hu coup d'état and the Ming army entered the city, and all forces occupied this place.

On the brick floor outside the royal city, many Annan people are gathering there, holding a petition of 10,000 people, asking Chen Zhengyuan, the son of the former king of the Chen Dynasty, to be crowned king as soon as possible. Many onlookers and civilians looked at it, and they would think that there were many Annan people who supported Chen Zhengyuan.

However, these people were all arranged by Zhang Fu, and it was not the first time he had done this kind of thing, so he was quite skilled. (After the Ming army destroyed the Hu clan's political power, Zhang Fu and other generals learned that Emperor Taizong intended to "recover" the land of Annan, and a group of military generals sent a group of Annan scholars into Beijing and petitioned Emperor Yongle to let Annan "voluntarily" incorporate into the Ming Dynasty.) ）

A few days later, the officials and people of Annam finally got their wish. Chen Zhengyuan summoned the civil and military officials of Annan and the envoys of the Ming Dynasty in the Dongguan Wangcheng to ascend the throne in the main hall.

In the ceremonial process agreed upon by everyone, Chen Zhengyuan inherited the throne first and sacrificed to his ancestors; Then he led his ministers to accept the canonization of the king ceremony of the Ming court, officially recognized by the suzerain, and served as the governor of the "Annan Governor's Office".

The solemn music of bells and drums sounded in the main hall, and the queen mother Chen, who was wearing a ceremonial dress and a phoenix crown, led the king Chen Zhengyuan, who was a few years old, and under the attention of countless people, they slowly walked to the high throne.

Chen Zhengyuan, who was wearing a small gown and a crown on his head, obviously felt a little uncomfortable, and he wanted to grab the crown on his head with his small hand from time to time. At this time, Chen gently took his hand to prevent him from crooking his clothes.

Mother and son finally reached the pedestal and turned in front of the two chairs. The ministers immediately knelt on the ground and sang congratulatory messages in Annan dialect, and the hall was bustling.

Zhang Fu and several other Ming Dynasty civil and military officers, but they stood in the last position, they did not kneel, but just bowed to the people above. Chen looked over and nodded slightly.

Obviously, she knew very well that she could not ignore the attitude of the suzerainty at any time.

Then the music of the bells and drums gradually stopped, and the official walked up and began to read the edict of succession. This kind of formal document is written in the Chinese classical Chinese of the Eight Classics, and it is also read in Chinese. Because Annan only has Chinese characters and no other scripts, they used Chinese characters earlier than the Chao Xian people.

On the glamorous and luxurious hall, solemn rhetoric echoed on the beams. Many powerful people gathered together, and the vibrant scene seemed to be the spring, summer, autumn and winter of the season, and like the cycle of rise and fall of heaven; The prosperity of the past has returned to Thang Long City again.

The beautiful Queen Mother sat on the side of the throne, and her dignified demeanor was majestic and excited. She attended the succession ceremony with the king to make it clear to the ministers that she would be the regent in the future. After all, a child of a few years old does not know how to use the power he has been given for the time being.

Zhang Fu watched the whole ceremony, and he guessed the Queen Mother's thoughts. Maybe Empress Dowager Chen will feel that everything is like a dream at this moment. It's a bit incredible that the women and children who have lost all of their lives are here today.

However, behind that woman, there is a powerful person who supports her, that is, the emperor who has more than two million real troops and has a territory of thousands of miles. So anything is possible.

.。 Writing Chinese Network M.