In December of the sixth year of Yuande, the capital of South Vietnam, Panyu.
Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, lay on the soft mattress and looked at the kings and ministers kneeling in front of him.
His shriveled skin had now completely lost its luster, and his eyes, which had once made people feel frightened even when they opened their eyes, were now dull.
This hero, who was born before Qin's unification of the world, finally ran out of oil after nearly a hundred years of struggle.
Especially two years ago, he went to Chang'an, and the long journey exhausted him too much energy and vitality.
It is a miracle to be able to return to Panyu and continue to be king so far.
"Taisun" Zhao Tuo struggled to get up with the support of Prime Minister Lu Jia, and beckoned to his chosen heir, Zhao Hu.
Zhao Hu is the heir he chose, and he is also the son of Nanyue hand-picked by two generations of emperors in Chang'an.
This makes Zhao Hu basically no one or force in South Vietnam who can challenge his position.
At this time, Zhao Hu has also matured a lot.
He has even become a father of several children.
He took his sons and knelt down in front of his grandfather, and wept silently: "Grandfather, grandson is here" Zhao Tuo looked at Zhao Hu's appearance, to be reasonable, he didn't like Zhao Hu very much.
This grandson is too loyal, and too simple, without much scheming, if in troubled times, such an heir will either be hollowed out by the courtiers and then killed, or will be torn apart by outsiders.
But "Fools have foolish blessings," Zhao Tuo sighed inwardly.
Looking at Zhao Hu, he now had to admit that it was the most suitable thing for this grandson to inherit the Nanyue rivers and mountains He was even more fortunate that he bowed his head to Chang'an and went to Chang'an in person.
Otherwise, I'm afraid at the moment The kingdom of Nanyue is going to turn into powder "After I die, you have to mourn immediately" Zhao Tuo took Zhao Hu's hand and said: "Give Chang'an a recital, and ask the Son of Heaven to give me a nickname and a coffin."
If in the past, whether there was Chang'an canonization and recognition, South Vietnam did not matter.
Panyu is far away from China.
The soldiers of Chang'an want to come to Panyu, but it is not so easy.
Moreover, South Vietnam also has enough depth.
Even if Panyu could not defend it, Zhao Tuo was confident that he would lead the people and the army to retreat to Cangwu and Jiaozhi.
But not anymore.
China has been restored to its entirety.
It has even surpassed the prestige of Qin's heyday.
Not long ago, there was news from Chang'an, Wang Shi went out of the fortress, obtained the fortress of Gaoque, the danger of Dingyang Mountain, the restoration of the homeland of Qin Zhao Jiuyuan County, and even Yinshan was to be owned by China again.
As the former attendant and cavalry of the first emperor, the deputy commander of the Qin army, the dragon and the order.
Zhao Tuo knows the strength of Gao Que very well, and knows even more that the Yangshan defense line is terrible.
Qin and Zhao have been operating in the local area for more than 100 years.
In particular, the Great Qin Empire, in order to build the Great Wall, requisitioned hundreds of thousands of people and mobilized the army, which took more than ten years to complete.
At that time, above the Great Qin Dynasty, the most important aspect of the Great Wall was always the section of Yulin Saigaoque.
General Meng Tian commanded 300,000 troops, stationed in the local area, the eldest son of the first emperor, the son of Fusu as the supervising army.
In the heyday, there were as many as seven or eight forts in the entire Gaoque defense line alone, and there were Yulin Fortress and Jiuyuan City on the north and south sides, relying on each other.
It can be said that it is impregnable.
Even if it has been broken and decayed in recent decades, it is still a formidable defense system.
But it took less than a month for the Han army to take back Gaoque.
It's astounding It also makes all those who know this understand that there is a truth now, which is the Han Dynasty The mandate of heaven is in Han, and all cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods must retreat, otherwise, they will be crushed into powder Therefore, Zhao Tuo knew that whether he was willing or unwilling, he could only take the path of accepting Chang'an's leadership and recognizing Chang'an's authority.
Any other choice is an evil path, and it will definitely be easily crushed by people like the mantis arm of the car.
What's more, the trip to Chang'an eliminated all the mustard in Zhao Tuo's heart.
When today's son gave his comrades and siblings, even Qin Shi Huang could not give an honor.
He was even more gloriously and dignified buried in Lishan with Qin Shi Huang as his companion.
Such a mind is enough to convince him.
Therefore, at the end of this life, Zhao Tuo finally saw it and took the initiative to stretch out his hands to Chang'an.
"Perhaps, this is reincarnation," Zhao Tuo thought in his heart.
The Kingdom of Nanyue began with the death of his old boss, Ren Huan.
At that time, Ren Huan judged that the Chinese civil war was endless, the second was incompetent, and Zhao Gaolisi pushed the empire to destruction for his own selfishness.
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Therefore, before he died, he told Zhao Tuo to consider the lives of the immigrants and soldiers who migrated here, destroy the pass beams, cut off the road, block the five passes, and block the war from South Vietnam.
The Kingdom of Nanyue was separated from China until today.
And now his days are numbered.
China has long since restored peace, and has even entered a prosperous era.
On his deathbed, it may be a good choice to choose to return the kingdom of South Vietnam.
After all, Zhao Tuo knows that his children and grandchildren have a few brushes, and he knows even more clearly how terrifying the current power of the Han family is Even if it was the main elite of the Qin army in its heyday, under the command of Wu Anjun, I am afraid that it would not be able to fight with it But when Zhao Hu listened to his grandfather's words, he cried even more.
Zhao Tuo's serious illness made the entire Nanyue Kingdom an undercurrent.
Many powerful nobles and separatist princes are ready to move.
They may not dare to challenge his throne, but they definitely dare to jump out to embarrass him after his grandfather's death, or even divide the land.
Even, Zhao Hu also heard that the powerful factions in some places, such as those Tuwang and Yue tribes who only nominally obeyed Panyu, were already in tandem.
There are even people who want to borrow the Fujian and Vietnamese soldiers to protect themselves.
These changes made the young Zhao Hu a little at a loss, and he didn't even know how to deal with it.
But he didn't dare to bring it up at this time, adding to his grandfather's worries.
He, like most young people, chose to keep these things in his heart.
On the contrary, it was Lu Jia, the prime minister of South Vietnam, who had a clear mind and clear thinking.
He took advantage of Zhao Tuo's sober moment, seized the opportunity, and asked: "If Your Majesty is unfortunate and the nobles in the country change, what will happen to the ministers?"
Zhao Tuo looked at Lu Jia, of course he knew what was going on in the mind of this minister of his cronies Zhao Tuo has been spanning for decades, has experienced countless changes, and read countless people, and can basically know the minds of others through judgment.
Not to mention, Lu Jia has been with him for decades, how can Lu Jia's careful thinking be hidden from him Zhao Tuo knew very well what Lu Jia wanted to do He wanted a testament, an edict written by him himself, authorizing him.
Relying on this edict, as long as there is a need in the future, Lu Jia can do the abolition of the establishment.
If it was in the past, the Han family was weak, and Zhao Tuo was naturally willing to give this edict.
But now The Han family is in full swing, and the incomparably powerful army is beating the world.
It is known that the strongest Huns in the world have all hugged their heads and scurried.
The soldiers and horses of South Vietnam, in front of the Han army, may be like local chickens and dogs.
Moreover, today, even in South Vietnam, there are countless people who worship and worship the Holy King.
South Vietnam had no qualifications or strength to fight against such an emperor.
Therefore, Lu Jia's careful thinking not only failed to protect the South Vietnamese community, but the more likely result was that the Son of Heaven was angry, bleeding and drifting, and floating corpses for thousands of miles The entire South Vietnamese country and society have been completely turned into powder Therefore, Zhao Tuo looked at Lu Jia, the courtier he had relied on for many years, and sighed long in his heart.
"For the sake of Nanyue and Sheji, even if the widow is reluctant, I'm afraid he can only be sorry" Lu Jia has assisted him for decades, compiled hundreds of Yue tribes, and even threaded the needle to communicate with those unruly Yue tribes, so that the Nanyue Kingdom maintained unity and stability.
However, this is in the past.
Now, Lu Jia has become a time bomb.
He had close ties with the powerful factions of the Yue people and the local feudal towns of the Nanyue Kingdom.
He even opposed the annexation of South Vietnam into the Han dynasty and became the backbone of the Han vassal states.
Lu Jia's thoughts also fit the thoughts of many Yue nobles and Panyu ministers.
What these people think is very simple: our South Vietnam has been established for decades, and it has long been independent, how can Chang'an actually want to annex us, besides, how can South Vietnam be incorporated into the Han Dynasty, how to maintain the culture and independence of the Yue people Therefore, Zhao Tuo knew that once he died, Zhao Hu and Chang'an became closer and closer, which was likely to trigger criticism and even a coup d'état by the localists led by Lu Jia And once this happens, Chang'an cannot remain indifferent.
Just the terrible building boat yamen of the Han dynasty has the ability to level the entire South Vietnamese boat and control the waterway.
And if there is no boat, the Han Dynasty iron cavalry can drive straight in.
At that time, Panyu may not be able to hold out for even half a month.
And then what In the face of war, the Zhao family's Sheji and the mountains and rivers of Nanyue will all be reduced to ruins.
At that point, it will not be too late to regret it Therefore, Zhao Tuo looked at Lu Jia and said to him: "Prime Minister, you have followed the widow for decades, assisted so far, and worked hard, the widow once said: The widow cannot be without the prime minister for a day, and now the widow will collapse, please follow the widow and go."
When Lu Jia heard this, he was stunned at first.
How could he not have imagined that Zhao Tuo would answer like this.
He still remembered how majestic Zhao Tuo was when he was the emperor But now It's just that Lu Jia himself is also a Yue nobleman who has been deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and in his thinking, loyalty to the king is always the first choice.
Now, his king has asked him to accompany him He couldn't find a reason to refuse Moreover, Zhao Tuo did not intend to let him refuse.
Zhao Tuo struggled to stand up and said outside: "Yuan Gong, please come in" With a creak, the door of the palace was opened, and dozens of heavily armed soldiers, surrounded by the current Nanyue king, Taisun Taifu, and Yuan An, the superintendent of the Nanyue State, walked in.
Yuan Ang looked at Zhao Tuo, bowed slightly, and said, "Ang is here, what does the king command?"
"Please ask Yuan Gong to record the widow's testament," Zhao Tuo struggled and exhaled a breath.
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"Nuo" Yuan Ang was sitting down, and someone immediately took pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.
"The minister is contemptuous, does not know the king, fortunately the high emperor does not give up, the minister is the lord of a country, the south and called the king, so far for decades, His Majesty is benevolent and sage, Jia Dahui is in the courtiers, the ancients said: the fox died in the first hill, the minister is dead, ask for the lackey of His Majesty, please bury the Maoling, to Yong as His Majesty's minister, in order to repay His Majesty's grace in case" Zhao Tuo's cultural level is not too high, so there is no crepe crepe when he says it.
But the meaning is very simple and clear, the Kingdom of Nanyue will give up most of its autonomy, follow the story of Wu Qi, the king of Changsha, and become the internal vassal of the Han family.
But at the same time, he also asked Chang'an to allow and promise Zhao's dominance.
It makes sense.
Yuan Ang put down the pen and said to Zhao Tuo: "King Gaoyi" With Zhao Tuo's testament, the Kingdom of Nanyue will completely become a part of the Han Dynasty.
In the future, the military, political, and official appointments and dismissals of South Vietnam will be determined by Chang'an.
And he, Yuan An, may be able to rely on this merit to return to Chang'an.
Zhao Tuo smiled.
He is an old man, where do you know, in fact, there is no such watch, there is not much difference.
The financial and economic lifeblood of South Vietnam has long been controlled by the Han family.
What's even more terrifying is that the fleet of Louchuan Yamen has been stationed at the dock outside Panyu City, and thousands of soldiers may cross the sea at any time.
Not to mention, the slave trade and sugar trade opened in Jiaozhi, Rinan, Cangwu and other places in the past two years allowed a large number of Han forces to infiltrate.
To put it mildly, as long as Yuan Ang is willing, I am afraid that today's Nanyue Royal Palace will be a river of blood.
It's ridiculous, but Lu Jia doesn't know these yet.
Zhao Tuo turned around, looked at Lu Jia, and said, "Prime Minister, the widow is dying, please go to Jiuyou with the widow."
He said to Yuan Ang again: "Please ask Yuan Gong to help" Yuan Angong said: "The king has his life, dare not obey his fate" Eliminating Lu Jia is what Yuan Ang and his predecessor Mei Juan have always wanted to do, but they don't dare to do it because of Zhao Tuo.
Now, Zhao Tuo has spoken, and Yuan Ang has nothing to dare to Immediately, several soldiers, holding a wine jug, sent it to Lu Jia: "Please drink from the king of Nanyue" Lu Jia is all cute.
He couldn't figure it out, obviously he was for the good of the king and for the good of the South Vietnamese community.
Why did the king never mention the matter of self-reliance since he went to Chang'an once, and stopped him from preparing for some small actions more times.
However, the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die.
He, Lu Jia, should have died a long time ago.
If it weren't for the king's kindness and generosity, he would have died in the jungle a long time ago, where would he be today Therefore, when the wine was brought to him, he did not hesitate too much, took it in his hand, knelt down respectfully, bowed his head and said: "The minister is ordered, the minister is one step ahead" and drank it all.
Zhao Tuo looked at Lu Jia's expression and movements, and couldn't help but shed tears.
"It's a pity that you shouldn't still be thinking about the past."
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