Chen Wending is now less than forty years old, which is the best age for a man, he nodded, "Master Ruan, students will never forget." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoI am so grateful to come to greet the students today, I don't know what to say. ”

"There is no need for this," Ruan Wenxiang said with a gentle smile, "I came to greet you, but also to ask you about the affairs of the north, and when His Majesty summons me, I will also know in my heart, so as not to have no words, go, go to my place to drink a cup of tea, it is a black tea brought by the British from India, and the taste is not quite the same as Chinese tea." ”

Chen Wending followed behind Ruan Wenxiang, slowly walked towards the duty room of the first assistant of the cabinet, and when he arrived in the duty room, the sun outside had been covered by floating clouds, and the weather was a little gloomy, the servant took the tea up, Chen Wending took a sip, and then lowered his hand to listen to Ruan Wenxiang's question, Ruan Wenxiang was calm, drinking tea slowly, and after a while, the dark clouds slowly covered half of the sky, and the sun above the dark clouds also tried to shine a few rays, mottled on the wall of the duty room of the first assistant of the cabinet, Although Chen Wending didn't speak, his heart sank slightly.

Nguyen Van Xiang pondered for a while, "Your Majesty wants to sign an agreement with the French in Saigon, and I don't approve of it. He slowly stood up, "Wen Ding, you also know the old man's opinion, I have always disagreed with the cession of land to the French, at the beginning of the founding of our Ruan Dynasty, of course, it was favored by the French, but over the years, I lost so much money, and ceded Nanqi to the French, this is a third of the place, and it is the land of Longxing of our Ruan Dynasty!" It is time for this great favor to be repaid. Ruan Wenxiang looked out the window at the sea with a huge dark cloud, which was rolling violently, slowly hitting the shore, "It's just that I can't stop it, Your Majesty's temperament, you know, is quite merciful," he said such a word indifferently, but Chen Wending knew that the current Emperor De, who had ascended the throne for thirty-four years, used the words "woman's kindness" and "indecision" to praise him greatly.

"I suppressed Catholicism, refused to negotiate with the previous emperor of France, and killed the French in Thang Long Mansion, it's good to be tough like this, but we don't have soldiers," Ruan Wenxiang shook his head, "A small country and a widow originally treated a strong country with a weak face, but Your Majesty, hey, first it was tough, and then it was extremely weak, and it was condescending, so doesn't this make the French look down on it?" ”

In 1847, Nguyen Phuc Thi ascended the throne at the age of 18 and intensified his policy of repression against Catholicism, refusing to engage with the French Napoleon III. In 1859, in the name of protecting missionaries and Catholics, France occupied Saigon (Gia Dinh), Bien Hoa, My Di, Vinh Long provinces, and in 1862, Vietnam and France signed the "Treaty of Non Hu" (the first Saigon Treaty), Vietnam ceded the three provinces of Bien Hoa, Jia Dinh, Dinh Dinh and Kunlun Island, paid 4 million yuan in compensation, allowed the spread of Catholicism, and opened the port. The French then occupied Vinh Long, An Giang, and Ha Tien provinces, taking full control of southern Vietnam. In order to collect reparations, Emperor Heide took measures to quench his thirst, such as levying opium taxes, raising tax rates, and selling official beards, which plunged the whole country into a vicious circle of political disorder and depletion of financial resources.

Four million yuan is an astronomical amount for the small country of Vietnam, and Nguyen Van Xiang does not know how much he has been haggard over the years in order to raise reparations.

Ruan Wenxiang thought about the past, and couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved, now that the south of Hue Province has been invaded by the French, I didn't expect their appetite to be insatiable, "Still thinking about Longwangshu?" Ruan Wenxiang was annoyed again, and he shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, "Now that they are almost about to succeed, I, the first assistant who has lost power and humiliated the country, can endure it a little longer." Ruan Wenxiang turned his head, "You are in Thang Long Mansion, why did you make such a disturbance?" ”

"According to the agreement signed between His Majesty and the French," Tran Van Dinh was calm, for he could not hear the slightest hint of reproach from Nguyen Van Binh's words, "in the future, our Great Southern Kingdom will be the territory of the French," and the Emperor of Vietnam accepted the guidance of the French State. Foreign affairs, taxation and customs are handled by France. 'Hehe, not to mention all the other stuff like land cession and trade voyages. Although it seems that the French helped us become independent, but such a treaty, Ruan Shi," Chen Wending shook his head bitterly, "how can you agree to sign it!" ”

Chen Wending's voice was slightly higher, which expressed his own strong dissatisfaction, Ruan Wenxiang remained silent, "In the future, the Great Southern Kingdom will not exist, naturally there will be nothing to lose power and humiliate the country, Your Majesty and he himself are willing to be the king of the dead country, why should I worry about the problem of honor, it's a big deal to learn from Pan Qingjian who committed suicide and martyred the country, that is, hey, who told us that we have no reinforcements." ”

"Who says no?" Chen Wending put down the tea cup, which was still a good official kiln produced in Jingdezhen, China, with a green color and thin like cicada wings, placed on the ironwood table, making a crisp sound like jade, "The Tianl Dynasty is naturally our best reinforcement!" ”

Ruan Wenxiang glanced at Chen Wending, "Heavenly U Dynasty? ”

"Yes, China is big, close to its neighbors, strong and powerful, and benevolent and righteous, why don't you let China come forward?" Chen Wending said fiercely, "I have learned the method of military training in China, and after a little training, I have swept away all the thieves in the area of Thang Long Mansion, and the students have only learned a little bit of skin, which shows that China's national strength is strong, and they were still too busy to take care of themselves in the past, but since Emperor Yingzong, the national strength has flourished, and there is a faint image of Zhongxing, and there is a lord of benevolence and virtue on the side, why not use it?" Instead, do you want to be stubborn and insist on going your own way? ”

"Wen Ding said cautiously," Ruan Wenxiang whispered, "how can you accuse Your Majesty like this!" ”

Chen Wending knew that he was speechless, bowed his head and said slowly, "Your Majesty is afraid of the French, and even more afraid of the Chinese." ”

"What's so scary?" Chen Wending's face showed a mocking smile, "It can be said that Yelang is arrogant, the position of the Great Southern Kingdom in the hearts of the Chinese is not important at all, the first is not a big country, the second is not a big country, the second is that the 6th Dynasty is disrespectful, far from Sulu, Ryukyu and North Korea and other countries, when the country was slightly stronger in the past, it also invaded and occupied Khmer Champa and other places, disturbing the surrounding chickens and dogs, China is not willing to deal with it at all, what I saw and heard in Beijing is really ashamed, the world knows Ryukyu Sulu Korea, but does not know where the country of Vietnam is, I don't even know who the current lord is. His Majesty thinks highly of the Great South, but he does not know that only the French can look up to it. (To be continued.) )