Ever since Liu Wei sent out the invitations, the local chieftains had different reactions, but they all chose to send people. Some sent a few thousand people, some sent a few hundred people, and some even sent a few dozen people.
Some did not have the ability to bring so many people, and some did not want to bring so many people.
However, none of the people that Liu Wei imagined would oppose him. It was obvious that no one chose to openly support Yang Yinglong.
This made Liu Wei very satisfied. As for whether these people were sincere or not, it was not important.
Before the fight started, Liu Wei would not care about these things. Unless someone directly supported Yang Yinglong, Liu Wei would pretend that he did not see those little tricks.
After these people beat Yang Yinglong, they would know what the invitation meant. Liu Wei was now thinking about how to beat Yang Yinglong.
Qiongzhou, later known as Hainan Island, was actually developed very early. The earliest development of Hainan Island could be traced back to the Han Dynasty.
Qiongzhou was established in the fifth year of Tang Zhenguan, and its jurisdiction was the northern part of Hainan Island.
During the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed Qiongzhou Road, and it now belonged to Qiongzhou Prefecture of Guangdong Province.
Its jurisdiction expanded to the entire Hainan Island.
Qiongzhou Prefecture was governed by Qiongshan County, which was located in the present Qiongshan Prefecture of Hainan. In ancient times, Qiongshan County included the present Haikou City.
In the past, Qiongzhou was a remote place, and most of the time, it was used to assassinate prisoners. However, after so many years of development, it was much better than before.
After all, most of the prisoners that were sent there were capable people. Although Hainan Island's geographical environment was bad, there were still good places.
Of course, if someone in the future said that Hainan Island's geographical environment was bad, they would probably be scolded.
Now, Qiongzhou governed 3 prefectures, Danzhou, Yanzhou, and Wanzhou, and the islands in the South Sea were under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou. Therefore, from Daming onwards, the islands in the South Sea were part of Daming's territory.
Now, the Daming's royal navy came to Qiongzhou, and they would completely open up the situation in the South Sea.
Right now, the most famous minister in Jingzhou was Hai Rui. In this life, Hai Rui was even more famous than in his previous life.
Hai Rui's name resounded throughout the Daming Empire. Furthermore, after Zhu Yijun ascended to the throne, Hai Rui was promoted and placed in an important position, which made Hai Rui the representative of upright ministers.
Although Hai Rui was already dead, his reputation had been constantly fermenting. He had even become a role model for scholars in Jingzhou.
As a High Scholar, Hai Rui could be said to be a legendary figure of his generation. Although it was a pity that he did not manage to enter the Cabinet.
Someone had already shouted that if Hai Rui had been born ten years later, Hai Rui would definitely have had a place among the Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Qi Jin. Right now, Qi Jin was just using Jingzhou as his base and going to the Mo Dynasty.
From this point of view, Qi Jin did not need to do much in Jingzhou.
After the fleet arrived at Jingzhou, they did some simple repairs and set off. Their target was the Mo Dynasty.
Qi Jin sat on the flagship. There was no expression on his face. Before he came, Qi Jin had already done a detailed understanding of this place.
Where was this place?
In name, it was a territory of the Daming Empire. Yes, it was a territory, not a vassal state.
It could be traced back to the time when Jiaozhi Cheng announced the Administrative Commissioner. The Administrative Commissioner had 15 prefectures, 36 prefectures, and more than 180 counties. Its jurisdiction was roughly the area north of the 17th parallel north of Vietnam.
It was established in the fifth year of the Yongle Year of the Ming Emperor. During the Ming Emperor's reign, the Chen Dynasty was usurped by a powerful minister, Li Ji Ya (Hu Ji Ya), and the Hu Dynasty was established.
The Ming court sent troops to the south and destroyed them.
In the second year of the Ming Emperor's Xuande Year, the Chief Military Officer of the Daming Empire, Liu Sheng, suffered a major defeat.
The Vietnamese Li Li established the Later Li Dynasty and changed its name to Da Yue. Thus, the Annan Empire was restored.
Despite opposition from the senior officials, such as Zhang Fu, the Ming Emperor still decided to withdraw his troops from Jiaozhi.
In the third year of Xuande Year, Jiaozhi was officially abolished and the Administrative Commissioner was announced.
After that, on the fifth day of the first lunar month in 1431, Li Li was conferred a title by the Ming Dynasty. However, this was a huge blow to the prestige of the central government in the southwest.
From then on, the Administrative Commissioner of Jiaozhi was no longer the territory of the Daming Empire. Seeing this, Qi Jin gritted his teeth.
In the sixth year of Jiajing, the Later Li Dynasty's Prince of Anxing, Mo Dengyong, forced Emperor Li Gong to abdicate and change the name to Mingde. With Sheng Long as the capital, he established the Mo Dynasty.
Ruan Gan, who was then the General of the Right Guard of the Li Dynasty, escaped to Ailao with his clansmen after Mo Dengyong usurped the throne. He recruited troops and bought horses in an attempt to revive the Li Dynasty.
In the eleventh year of Jiajing, Ruan Gan found Li Zhaozong's youngest son, Li Weining, in Ailao and made him the Emperor of Li Zhuangzong. In the south, the Qing Hua Empire fought against the Mo Dynasty in the north. Vietnam was in chaos.
In the twelfth year of Jiajing, the Emperor of Jiajing appointed Chou Luan as the Governor and Mao Bowen as the Military Advisor. They stationed troops to guard the Southern Pass and prepared to attack Mo Dynasty.
Under the pressure of the troops, Mo Dengyong sent an envoy to the Southern Pass to surrender. He presented the land register and household register of Annan to the Daming Empire.
On the third day of the eleventh lunar month, Mo Dengyong and dozens of ministers knelt down and entered the Southern Pass to surrender to the Ming Dynasty's officials. The Ming Dynasty reduced Annan Empire to a vassal state of Annan Empire. The Ming Dynasty reduced the Annan Empire to a vassal state of Annan Empire and changed its 13 provinces to 13 Xuan Fu Bureaus. Each of them had a Xuan Fu, Tong Zhi, Deputy Envoy, and Qian Si.
They appointed the Mo Family as the Commander of Annan Empire. Their rank was second rank and they were to pay tribute every three years.
In name, Vietnam was the Daming Empire.
After understanding this, Qi Jin also knew what the Daming wanted to do.
In name, the Mo Empire was a vassal of the Daming Empire. Under such circumstances, it was only right for the Daming Empire to do something.
What the Li Empire did was to attack the Mo Empire. To put it bluntly, they were attacking the Daming Empire's Annan Empire. This was intolerable and must be eliminated. After the elimination, Annan would truly be the Annan of the Daming Empire.
Originally, the Daming Empire's Annan Empire was quite strong. It was just that it had declined greatly in recent years.
In the nineteenth year, the Li Empire began to counterattack and conquered the Rising Dragon Empire the following year.
Mo Yingzu, Mo Maoqia, abdicated the throne to his son, Mo Jingzong, Mo Quan. He called himself the Retired Emperor and personally led the army to resist the Zheng army. However, the Zheng army was defeated.
Mo Maoqia fled after the defeat. He went to Mo Gui Temple in Fengyan County and hid among the people. He was exposed by the villagers and was captured by Zheng Song's subordinates. He was imprisoned for three days and then beheaded in public.
The Mo Empire's ministers saw that the situation was hopeless and surrendered to Zheng Song.
After Mo Maoqia was killed, the Duke of Xiong Li, Mo Jingzhi, led his troops in Zhi Ling County and established himself as the Emperor. He guarded the Green Forest area and changed the name of the Yuanbao Empire to Mo Min Sect.
Mo Jingfu, Mo Jingcheng, Mo Jingshen, and the others of the Mo Empire's imperial family submitted and guarded the Hai Yang and Gao Ping areas. They had a force of seventy thousand men.
Mo Jingzong, Mo Quan, and Mo Jingzhi of the Mo Empire were dissatisfied and went to seek refuge with Mo Jingzhi of the Mo Min Sect.
According to the latest intelligence, Zheng Song led Huang Tingai, Ruan Youliao, and the others to attack Mo Jingzhi. They captured Mo Jingzhi, Mo Quan, and many members of the Mo Empire's imperial family and ministers.
Zheng Song ordered them to be beheaded in the Grassland area and sent to the Rising Dragon as a warning to the public.
The Daming Empire's Annan Empire was not simply declining. It was very declining. It was an existence that could be destroyed at any time.
Under these circumstances, Qi Jin led the Daming Imperial Navy over.