Dominate the Country

It has to be said that Chen Ming is very domineering now.

When he decided to attack Annan, he chose Hanoi at first sight. When the fire in Hanoi started, the official newspapers in China began to guide public opinion and firmly labeled the "Three Heroes" as "unkind and cruel to the people".

After everything fermented, Chen Ming did not give the Three Heroes any time, and the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took the clipper and went straight to Hanoi.

In August of the twelfth year of Chengtian, the Three Heroes in Hanoi and their civil and military ministers looked at a diplomat from Chen Han who stood in front of them with a show of force.

This man was Zhou Zinan, who had been helping Gao Yanming in Europe for five years. Then he was sent back to China, but was directly pushed down in the office until Gao Yanming returned to Nanjing from Europe. As an old subordinate, this was the time for his luck to change.

Chen Han led a series of public opinion, and the speed at which the news spread from Guangzhou to Hanoi was much faster than Zhou Zinan running from Nanjing to Hanoi. The three heroes and their subordinates almost all knew Nanjing's reaction.

The emperor of Nanjing was furious because there were many Chinese among those who were burned to death or injured in the fire. Even though these people were almost all Chen Han's opponents and followers of Chen Jie and the other three, from a certain perspective, they were still loyal subjects of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, but they were indeed Chinese. So Chen Han jumped out to uphold justice, although it was very awkward, but there was always a little reason.

So now everyone knows that Emperor Chen of Nanjing will hit Hanoi.

All the leaders in Hanoi were extremely nervous.

Chen Jie was also a little confused.

Chen Ming was too domineering, it was against the "rules", right?

Haven't Chinese people always been very reserved? Fighting a war also requires a legitimate reason and a face issue, but now Chen Han's approach is to wipe off his face and put it in his pocket, shameless.

But there is no way, Hanoi is too weak!

Apart from other things, the mobilization of the border defense forces in Guangxi, combined with the navy fleet in Qionghai, is enough to make Hanoi suffer.

Nanjing is "furious", what should they do?

How can the three heroes resist the big hand that Chen Han stretched out?

Perhaps they only need to resist the first blow, and Chen Ming will not be willing to stretch out and hit the second blow, but how can Hanoi resist this first round?

"I am here on the orders of His Majesty to ask why the situation in Hanoi has come to this point? The local scoundrels are mixed together, and they even wantonly harm our Chinese people. It is really hateful. Today, you must give an explanation!" If Hanoi's own people can't control the situation, then Chen Han can help the three heroes to "control" it. Zhou Zinan said arrogantly.

Chen Jie's forehead was full of blue veins, his face turned pale with anger, and his hands were clenched into fists, wishing to smash Zhou Zinan's broken face with one punch.

Chen Han really went too far.

After years of living in a foreign country, no matter how loyal Chen Jie was to the Qing Dynasty, he would not be so stupid as to continue to wear the golden rat tail. Doing so would be asking for trouble!

So Chen Jie now has short hair, because keeping long hair means obeying Nanjing, so he kept short hair. Although this is inconsistent with Chinese tradition, at least the old man criticized the left-handed lapel in the sentence "If it were not for Guan Zhong, I would have had my hair loose and my clothes left open." [It is very speechless that many characters in TV still regard "loose hair" as beautiful, thinking that it can represent personality]

The clothes they wear are also very different from the short clothes and Hanfu of Nanjing, but inherit the long gown and jacket of the Qing Dynasty, which is slightly better in this regard. Compared with the golden rat tail, although this long gown and jacket has also been criticized, it will not cause a thunderbolt from Nanjing.

Chen Jie and his three men glanced at the civil and military officials under him.

In the eyes and faces of these guys, the three of them did not see any confidence.

On the contrary, the humerus who followed them to climb mountains and drill forests and never bowed to Nanjing in the past, now all lowered their heads, with a look of confusion and anxiety.

Some people's legs were even shaking.

"Useless guy!" Chen Jie cursed in his heart. But he also knew that after years of stable life, people would change.

People really would change.

The brave generals who were fearless of life and death in the past, now have their eyes shrunk to the point of a needle when they mention Chen Han's army, like a frightened house cat; the humerus who used to carefully control the logistics of the entire army now eats and drinks dozens of dishes every day, and lives a very extravagant life.

Even Chen Jie himself, to be fair, now he no longer has the courage to cross mountains and ridges, march thousands of miles with a risk of death, rather than surrender to Chen Han.

But what made Chen Jie even more angry was that several important people under his command, although they looked nervous and helpless now, actually didn't know how to be overjoyed in their hearts. Because those people had been dragged into the water by Chen Han's intelligence department.

In order to play along with Nanjing, Chen Jie dared not move. He knew that those people had become traitors, but he still had to be patient.

These people were the representatives of the pro-Han faction in the Hanoi Governor's Office. As for how they changed from supporters of the "Three Heroes" to pro-Han faction, Chen Jie felt sad. What else can he do? It was forced by the facts.

After the reform of Hanoi, after the first two years of unlimited glory, it soon fell into the quagmire.

Falling into 'trouble' and unable to escape, the deteriorating situation leaves everyone helpless. Hanoi itself has been unable to solve this problem, and it has been in vain for several years, so it is not so unacceptable that people who foresee that "catastrophe is bound to come" jump ship first.

The main reason is that time has worn away the fighting spirit of the year, and the stable life makes people reluctant to let go. Therefore, they had no choice but to admit defeat and compromise.

Now that Chen Han was blatantly forcing him, the looks and expressions on the faces of the pro-Han faction made Chen Jie and the others furious.

No one in power wants to see that his ministers, who are obviously their own ministers, are receiving their own salaries and eating their own food, but all day long they are thinking about how to be loyal and serve another country/force.

However, in front of Zhou Zinan, Chen Jie did not dare to have any dissatisfaction. The three of them had tolerated their anger before, so how could it explode at this critical moment?

He could only lower his head and said, "Angel, what happened in Hanoi a few days ago was just a small mischief. How can it be regarded as universal truth? Although the governor's government does not dare to compare with the previous country, the government is well-organized and the people are harmonious. Ankang Tai is also a grand scene that we have not seen for many years under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. "

Chen Jie smiled and said, "I dare you to ask the angel to tell your majesty that we will take strict precautions from now on and will never let this happen again."

"The angels who are far away in the capital may not know it. After the incident, the Governor's Office made urgent efforts to remedy the situation and issued multiple sets of laws and regulations one after another to ensure that this situation will not happen again. We also specially allocated money to provide compensation for the injured and disabled "It's not too late to mend the situation." Chen Jie now wants to clean up everything from beginning to end, and try his best to take away Nanjing's guilt.

Zhou Zinan sneered after hearing this.

If things were really as easy to handle as Chen Jie said, would the emperor still make such big fanfare that the central and local official media frequently launch attacks?

Your Majesty is going to do something big!

And since His Majesty is going to do something big, then the opportunity for his subordinates to flourish will come. When Zhou Zinan came to Hanoi, what did his great backer Gao Yanming say? Don't let the court down.

After so many years in the officialdom, Zhou Zinan's nose and intuition have become extremely sensitive.

This time, Zhou Zinan sensed an opportunity for him to rise, an opportunity for him to climb up.

As long as we mess up this 'criminal inquiry', put the 'crime' firmly on the heads of the three heroes, and assign the crime of being unruly and resisting the angels to the three heroes, everything will be easy to explain.

War, your Majesty wants war, and the military also wants war.

Chen Han attached great importance to military merit. Why didn't the then powerful Duke of Xu, Chen Quan and Chen Wu just make him a marshal? That is, Chen Ming deliberately suppressed Chen Quan in order to highlight his "military merit". He suppressed Chen Quan for ten years and became Chen Han's third marshal not long ago.

Therefore, Zhou Zinan must start this war, otherwise the military's opinions on him will completely sink him, and even his great backer Gao Yanming will not be able to save him.

But knowing all this, Zhou Zinan still took the initiative to ask for help, and even used Gao Yanming's favor. He already had a clear idea of ​​what to do when he went to Hanoi as an envoy.

Zhou Zinan looked at the Hanoi monarchs and ministers who filled the hall. Chen Jie and his wife could be regarded as the 'founding' of the country here. It was said to be the Governor's Mansion, but in fact it was a small imperial court. It's not too much to call him "Jun Chen". Some people in the country put the three of them together with the three heroes of the Ruan family in the Xishan Army to the south, and some also compared the three of them to Wei Man's generation. Countless thoughts came and went in Zhou Zinan's mind.

The survival of such a big shot now only depends on his own thoughts.

As a person with a backer, Zhou Zinan has far more information than ordinary officials.

Not only did he know the court's attitude, but Guangxi's troops were already being mobilized. Therefore, he thought that Hanoi would definitely perish.

Then it is logical that he behaved a bit arrogantly in Hanoi. If he wants to mess up this errand, how can he do it without being arrogant and overbearing?

Zhou Zinan glanced at the trembling people in Hanoi who were full of people in the hall, and felt a sense of complacency that could not be suppressed in his heart.

"A good man, when your husband is born, he should make great achievements and honor his ancestors!" He secretly made up his mind, his chest covered by an official robe rose and fell slightly, and the excited blood surged in his body.

"Haha, the government is harmonious and the people are happy?"

"Chen Jie, Chen Jie, you are so brave."

"Do you really think Mr. Zhou is so blind that he doesn't know the cruel methods of the people under your rule?"

"What happened has happened. You don't want to repent, but you dare to try to deceive me. You are really a bitch. Do you want to deceive you? Are you afraid that when my Han family's heavenly soldiers arrive, we will crush the little Hanoi immediately?" For fans?”

Chen Jie was unceremoniously reprimanded by Zhou Zinan in front of everyone, and he was so angry that he wanted to take out his gun and beat Zhou Zinan into a bloody gourd, but he couldn't do it under Zhou Zinan's harsh words. Dare to express any dissatisfaction, he just bowed his head deeply, endured the humiliation and said: "You are wronged, angel. We are really wronged. How dare Xiaoxiao Heuchi deceive your majesty."

Chen Jie moved his mouth, but unfortunately his shame could only allow him to say soft words, "The angel has just arrived in Hanoi, so you must not be deceived by villains and believe it to be true. Chen dares to ask the angel to see clearly!"

Chen Jie's weakness made the fire burning in Zhou Zinan's heart even stronger.

Although he had made up his mind to make things difficult for Hanoi and turn this mission into a war, he was really a little afraid that Chen Jie would shoot him. But now, he is fearless.

Even Chen Jie, the leader of a region, has to be humble in front of him. Zhou Zinan's heart has become stronger.

People are so strange.

If Chen Jie and others had a tougher attitude, Zhou Zinan would never be as unscrupulous as he is now. There are many ways to mess things up.

But now Zhou Zinan is arrogant, just like a dog that bullies the weak and fears the strong. If you are strong, it will be weak, and if you are weak, it will be strong.

Zhou Zinan, who has no fear and scruples, speaks more aggressively and with more momentum.

"Whether there is injustice or not is not up to me to decide." He clasped his fists and bowed in the direction of Nanjing, "Governor Chen, you are the head of the Hanoi Governor's Office, please follow me to Nanjing and explain to His Majesty in person!"

When Zhou Zinan said this, the whole hall suddenly became so quiet that you could hear the sound of a needle falling to the ground. The civil and military officials in Hanoi, the guards and attendants in the hall, were all silent.

Chen Jie's chest heaved violently, he was really angry!

Wu Xiongguang even waved his hand at the guards outside the hall. Yang Zhengjie beside him saw it clearly, but did not stop him.

A team of soldiers appeared in the hall silently, and Zhou Zinan's heart was thumping. He thought he had pushed Chen Jie and the other two to a corner, and he knew very well how arrogant he was just now.

The current situation is that he will get retribution after "seeking death" just now.

Zhou Zinan's face remained unchanged, and his legs did not tremble. He still had this courage and cunning, otherwise he would not have stayed with Gao Yanming for five whole years.

Chen Jie took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to recruit people to drag out the hateful diplomat in front of him and cut him into pieces.

"I have to endure..." Chen Jie said to himself in his heart.

Hanoi's strength is far behind Nanjing. In order to survive, he must be a ninja. Because today's matter is not only about his personal honor and disgrace, but also the safety of tens of thousands of followers under the entire Hanoi Governor's Office.

If you are not strong enough, then bow your head and be a grandson! People have to bow their heads under the eaves!

Chen Han's national strength and military strength are the sky, how can Hanoi, a small place, go against the sky?

With this thought, Chen Jie clenched his teeth fiercely, and a bloody taste suddenly appeared in his mouth. He endured!

"Angel, please forgive me. Although Hanoi is small, there are millions of people. Although I am the head of the Governor's Office and have a heavy responsibility, how can I leave?"

"How about I send a right-hand man to Nanjing with the angel to meet His Majesty?"

Yang Zhengjie shook his sleeves, "Please forgive me, angel! Hanoi really can't do without the Governor for a moment. The safety of these millions of people depends on the Governor. I and Huaijiang [Wu Xiongguang's name] are not all-rounders, and we must not be unable to take on the empty post of the Governor."

Yang Zhengjie took the lead to block Zhou Zinan's possible "sowing discord", which made Zhou Zinan a little unnatural. Looking at Wu Xiongguang who was glaring at him, Zhou Zinan smiled dryly.

He didn't expect Chen Jie to be so tolerant. According to Zhou Zinan's idea, Chen Jie would not deal with him on the spot, and would most likely drive him out of the "border", so that he could return to Nanjing comfortably. Why is it like this now?

This guy is too cowardly!

Zhou Zinan's fear disappeared. At this moment, the only thing running through his mind was how to blow up Chen Jie.

The person assigned by Chen Jie to go to Nanjing with Zhou Zinan was none other than the head of the Hebei Provincial Affairs Department, Hong Yinghui.