Chapter 184: The King's Death
Vietnam, Hue. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info95 years ago, it was the capital of the Nishiyama Dynasty. But after 95 years, it became the capital of the Nguyen Dynasty. Although the lord of the country has changed, the appearance of Hue City has not changed. It's just that the property in the city has been emptied by the Ming Dynasty, and even the people have been replaced.
Now it is the first year of Gia Long, and Nguyen Phuc Anh has become the head of Vietnam. Overall, he still keeps his promises. After ascending to the throne, he followed the conditions promised to the Ming Dynasty before, opened the domestic market, and allowed Ming merchants to do business freely. But there was one thing he didn't agree, that is, to lease the port to Daming.
There's a reason for that.
First, he was wary of Daming! After all, when the Ming Dynasty captured Hue before, the strength he showed made him secretly frightened. And with the development trajectory of the Ming Dynasty, it is completely a history of expansion. Even such powerful Westerners were forced to be like this by the Ming Dynasty. If one day, the Ming Dynasty is going to be unfavorable to Vietnam, can it still keep Vietnam?
This answer does not need to be said explicitly, it is already clear in the heart.
Second, it is the condition of Daming's lease, which is difficult for some strongmen. Not only in the leased port, the Ming Dynasty's strict punishment law was implemented, but also in the port to garrison troops. The Vietnamese imperial court has no jurisdiction at all in the local area. This was in disguise, ceding the port to the Ming Dynasty. Although Daming is rental, and the price is not low. But the cession of land sounds dishonorable. Nguyen Phuc Anh had just unified Vietnam and was trying to make every effort to fulfill his political ambitions. Naturally, I don't want to carry the infamy of ceding the land on my head.
So he wanted to half-drag, so that Da Ming knew that it was difficult to retreat.
But Da Ming seems to have been guarding against his move. When capturing Hue, an army was sent north. The local Wenchen generals of the Xishan Dynasty occupied the vast Red River Delta. This is the most important granary in northern Vietnam, with fertile soil and flat terrain. It covers an area of about 15,000 square kilometers. After being occupied by the Ming Dynasty, the Ming merchant ships that came and went every month were all empty ships and returned full of ships. Not only did they empty the local grain, but they also removed the local people.
And years of civil war have caused Vietnam's people's livelihood to wither and its population to plummet. Now letting Daming move grain and people like this is equivalent to cutting meat in Vietnam's heart. Ruan Fuying knew this, and he was also angry.
Therefore, he sent people to negotiate with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty to return the Xishan Dynasty and withdraw from the Red River Delta. and promised to lease the negotiated port, but the laws of the Ming Dynasty could not be passed in the port, and the Ming garrison was not allowed.
Da Ming obviously did not agree to such conditions.
However, in order to continue the negotiations, Daming did not refuse. Instead, the leased port will be changed from one to five. According to the title of later generations, from south to north, they are Vung Tau City, Quy Nhon City, Jian Gang City, Thanh Hoa City, and Hai Phong City. In the implementation of the Ming law and the conditions of the garrison, there is still no concession.
At present, except for Quy Nhon, there is a bit of a city, and the rest of the place is similar to a small fishing village. Compared to the fertile Red River Delta, these places are simply not worth mentioning. But seeing that Da Ming actually chose the names of these places, Ruan Fuying felt a little unhappy. Thinking about it further, he felt that Da Ming had been planning for a long time.
In particular, the port is just south of Hue, less than a day's journey away. If the Ming Dynasty suddenly attacked, wouldn't the siege of the Xishan Dynasty be repeated in him? Moreover, the Red River area is the territory of Vietnam. It is only natural that Daming will come back. Why do you want Vietnam to take five seaports in exchange? But he seems to have forgotten that isn't it natural to fulfill the promises he made?
Da Ming did this, and he broke his promise first!
With this in mind, the negotiations are also closed. So Ruan Phuc Ying thought of looking for a helper. It's like when he was pressed and beaten by the Xishan Dynasty and asked for Daming support. Now in order to drive the Ming out of Vietnam, he thought of the Spaniards in the Philippine Islands to the east and the British in the Malay Peninsula to the south.
These two countries are fighting with the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, you come and go, so lively. If he moves a little closer to these two countries, then Daming's posture will definitely be lowered, right?
Therefore, he ordered his trusted courtiers to take the initiative to go to the Malay Peninsula and the Philippine Islands to make contact with the British and the Spaniards.
What he didn't expect! After he ascended the throne and became emperor, Daming had already planned to let him go to the west to see the Buddha. So by his side, many eyeliners of the Intelligence Division were arranged. Even the officials in the court were bought a lot by the Ming Dynasty.
The news of this contact with the Spaniards and the British was also intercepted by the Ming Dynasty for the first time. As a result, the assassination plan against Nguyen Phuc Anh was further accelerated.
It was July 28, in the afternoon. There was a faint buzzing thunder in the sky, and the cicadas that had been crumbling all the time seemed to be startled by the thunder, and finally stopped. There was also a sweltering heat in the air, and the ice cubes placed in the hall melted into a pool of warm water at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ruan Fuying, who had been reading the folds all morning, was also a little tired. Let the waiting eunuch pass the meal, and let the fan be more forceful. Then open the placket of the shirt that was close to the chest and soaked with sweat, so that you could feel better.
At this time, a palace beauty dressed in traditional costumes in the south walked in with a smile on her face. The pink and tender Ao Dai is very similar to the cheongsam of the Qing Kingdom. not only shows her nobility, but also sets off her more dignified and beautiful.
"Concubine!" , Ruan Fuying saw the palace beauty, and the tired old face showed a little smile. This is the woman that the crown prince dedicated to him after he ascended the throne. Not only is he skinny and beautiful, but he also has a strange fragrance. It makes people smell it, and unconsciously calm their minds.
Rao is that he has reached the age of not being confused, and he thinks he looks down on women. I can't help but pay more attention to the concubine. Therefore, before giving birth or giving birth, she was named a concubine. and allowed her to come and go here at will, which can be described as a holy grace.
"Your Majesty!" , Xiang Concubine glanced at Ruan Fuying with seductive eyes. The voice is crisp and soft, like a spring breeze in March, which melts people's hearts. sat down next to Ruan Fuying, opened the food box, and said softly: "I saw that it was very hot this day, so I ordered the people in the dining room to make a bowl of mung bean soup." Putting it in the ice cellar to cool for a while is the most antipyretic. ”。
As he spoke, he used a small porcelain bowl to present a full bowl and handed it to Ruan Fuying. The eunuch next to him immediately stepped forward. I dipped a silver needle in the bowl, and when I saw that it was colorless, I carefully retreated.
Seeing that Concubine Xiang was so understanding, Ruan Fuying was also very happy. didn't care about the heat, so he took the concubine into his arms. Then ask the other person to feed him and drink.
deliberately glanced at him, and the concubine gently picked up the porcelain bowl and brought it to his mouth. Grunt, looking at his moving Adam's apple, the corners of the concubine's mouth became more and more raised.