Looking down from an altitude of 500 kilometers, piercing through the shadow of clouds and mist, the land that occupied the city in the past is now in full view of the area contested by Khmer and Quang Nam. The Mekong Delta, the southernmost point of Vietnamese territory.

To the southeast of the sea is Vietnam's Kunlun Island, also known as Kunshan Island, which is now the base of the British South Ocean Fleet. More than 200 miles northwest of Kunlun Island, the coast is the reclamation land built by Yinghua, located in the northeast of the Jinou Peninsula, Yongli City, Bo Liao Province, Vietnam, which was the ancient city of Zhancheng.

At present, this wild land to be developed is exactly the situation of the three kingdoms competing for each other. Speaking of Dali, Cambodia in the northwest, that is, the Khmer, is watching here. After conquering the city of Quang Nam in the north, he nominally owned this land. Now the giant Yinghua has set foot in the South Seas, and has stepped on a thick and hard toe in the southeast of this place.

To put it mildly, the pattern here is all controlled by the Chinese people, and it is also a tripartite pattern. More than 200 miles northwest of Yinghua Tun Reclamation Land, it is the river fairy commonly known as the "port country", and at this time it is the second generation of the Mo family of the river fairy This text was provided by Qihang Ming'er Mo Tianci was in charge.

The situation of the Mo family in Ha Tien is the most complicated, and the text of the Siamese attack on the Khmer was provided by Qi Hang Ming'er, which was invaded by Siam. Later, although he was able to recover the land, he had to snort because of his close proximity to the Khmer. In addition, the place was begged by Mo Jiu from the lord of Guangnan, and he had to serve Guangnan as the lord in name. Thanks to the Mo family's insistence on the strategy of establishing a business position and not involving swordsmen, they can finally maintain a certain degree of independence.

More than 200 miles northeast of the Anglo-Chinese Tun Reclamation Land is My Hagi, and more than 100 miles northeast of My Hagi is the famous firewood stick, that is, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Mei Hagi, including firewood sticks, was the land that was brought by the Guangdong pirates, the general soldiers of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Yang Yandi and Chen Shangchuan, who were commonly known as "Yang Er", and others led the people to Nantou to find the lord of Guangnan to ask for land. For this reason, Yang Chen and others reclaimed the wasteland here, and at the same time served the lord of Quang Nam and fought against the Khmers.

Yang Yandi died due to infighting with his subordinates, and the lord of Guangnan directly reached out to the firewood stick. Trusted by the lord of Gwangnam, Chen continued to develop in Meihagi, and when he died in 1715, he was also given the title of "Auxiliary Governor" and "High God". His position was succeeded by his brother Chen Shengyin, and his son Chen Dading commanded the army.

In Li Shi's previous life, the Mekong Delta was developed by these two Chinese as the pioneers, but with the evolution of history, Vietnam occupied the entire Mekong Delta, and the French colonized Vietnam, and the Chinese gradually disappeared in this historical tide.

Now that Li Shi was born and Yinghua intervened in Nanyang, the tide of history has a different direction. Li Xian drove tens of thousands of prisoners of war to reclaim in Jin'ou, echoing the Kunlun Island naval base, a force that the Khmer and Quang Nam could not resist, which also triggered a series of chain reactions.

The first is Guangnan, originally Guangnan was focused on the south, but Yinghua quickly destroyed Zheng Zhu in the north and held Jiaozhi in his hands, which had already captured Guangnan. Yinghua's movements in Jinou further intensified the panic of the people of Guangnan. From the perspective of the strategic situation, Quang Nam has been attacked by the north and the south, and there is no room for maneuver. For such a long time, the lord of Quang Nam has not had formal official contact with Yinghua, not so much because he has relied on it to respond to all changes, but because he has been frightened and does not know how to deal with it.

Guangnan's retreat, the Haxian Mo family and the Mei Hagi Chen family lost a layer of pressure on their heads, and they also became active. According to their own understanding of the situation, they reacted differently to Yinghua's intervention here.

The Hexian Mo family has always been trying to survive in the cracks, and they have always felt that they don't have to, and can't completely bow to anyone, otherwise they will anger other parties. More importantly, after Mo Jiu's death, the new head of the family, Mo Tianci, lacked prestige, and the old people in the clan were unwilling to give up their vested interests, and regarded the Nanyang Company that threatened their maritime trade as a mortal enemy, and naturally held a hostile attitude towards the new Yinghua.

Instigating and leading the Khmer to attack the Yinghua Jinoutun reclamation land several times was the resolution of the elders of the Mo family, for which the Khmers lost tens of thousands of strong men, and the country was even more degraded.

On the other hand, the Mei Hagi Chen family has always depended on the strong to exist, and when the family Chen Shengyin has a deep understanding of the power of Yinghua through Guangnan relations. When the Privy Council's Coastal Defense Department and the Cypriot Defense Department talked to him respectively, Chen Shengyin had already persuaded his clansmen that when the time was ripe, he would accept the land as a vassal and return to China.

When Nanyang called this land "Funan" and began to form a governing body, the time was half ripe, and the other half had to wait for the outcome of the scheduled showdown in the Nanyang sea. In April of the second year of the Holy Dao, in front of a newly completed building in the reclamation land of Jinpingtun, countless people gathered here and discussed one after another. "Funan? We are here, and we are going to become the land of China? ”

"We are not Funan, Funan includes most of the land occupied in the past, and this name is also the name of the ancient country here."

"It's not the land of the Huaxia, it's just the trusteeship of the Nanyang Company, which is considered a ...... Territories that are closer to the vassals, the imperial court only sends the governor and the people of the judicial department, and other matters are in the hands of the Nanyang Company. ”

Listening to these words, Li Shun's heart also made waves, although he couldn't return to his homeland, but here, after all, is no longer a place outside the world. Behind him, the three daughters-in-law of Annam also puffed up their chests, listening to these words, this can be regarded as Middle-earth, they are also people of Middle-earth.

"It's settled!"

One person ran from the direction of the wharf, behind him were several high-masted ships, the navy stationed on Kunlun Island had been circling here for three days and two days, either patrolling or buying rice and grain, and the people here could recognize it at a glance, it was a Haiao-class warship.

Everyone's eyes were focused on this person, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

"We're called ...... here Nostalgic! ”

The man shouted, and the crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

There are 30,000 or 40,000 people here, most of whom are prisoners of war captured during the war, and there are labor contracts ranging from one to three years. By this time, the little half of them were free, enjoying land and working for the Nanyang Company. There are precedents for these people, and everyone else is full of longing, and there is no confusion.

They don't understand what the imperial court will set this place as a trusteeship, but the imperial court wants to send officials, and they understand this, this is already the land of kings, and they have also returned to China.

Therefore, they are full of expectations for what the place they live in will be called. If the name is not right, it is not good, and the name of the imperial court is naturally more meaningful than their own common name. And now that the name of "nostalgia" has been set, they are naturally very excited about their feelings of the homeland of the mainland.

"Do you know who the first governor was?"

The messenger's face flushed, as if this was the real big news.

The impatient crowd scolded this unknown kid, and he hurriedly shouted: "It's Wu Ya!" General Wu is coming back! ”

After a moment of silence, the cheers were even louder than before, even Li Shun clenched his fists and shook vigorously, okay, take them, and the head of the Khmer natives who killed the Khmer natives to a river of blood is back again! It's still here to be their parents' officials, not only will it be safer here, maybe Wu Ya will also take them to make a great cause of expanding the territory!

"It's open, let's take root first!"

"Don't squeeze, first the old and weak, then Ding Zhuang!"

In the midst of the uproar, the doors of the building opened, and everyone greeted each other, forming a crooked long line, and marching in an orderly manner.

This is the newly opened Heavenly Temple, and since these prisoners of war were distributed, there have been Catholic sacrifices that have been following. On the one hand, they cooperated with the medical staff to treat the sick and wounded of the prisoners of war, and on the other hand, they also taught the prisoners of war to observe hygiene habits in the form of lectures, and at the same time read and write. Although many people still don't know how to believe in this ethereal heaven, over the past few years, they have become accustomed to the presence of the priests, and to praying and meditating on the tall blank tablet, so as to gain peace of mind.

In the past, there were also heavenly temples built one after another, and a wall was erected, but there were 60,000 or 70,000 people in this nostalgic hometown, which was far from enough for everyone. Therefore, this grand temple was newly built for these people who have established a career in a foreign land to "take root", of course, the new temple of heaven, everyone comes to worship, it is also human nature.

The three daughters-in-law clung to Li Shun's clothes, for fear that they would be swept away. After walking for a while, he realized that there was no chaos, but Li Shun was stared at by others with envy or contempt. The daughters-in-law all blushed and lowered their heads, followed behind Li Shun, and entered the Heavenly Temple uneasily.

Entering the Heavenly Temple, the high and wide dome suddenly made Li Shun and his daughter-in-law feel their insignificance, and in the heartstrings vibrating, the priest smiled kindly at him, and then waved his hand to let him hang the blood tablet.

On the root wall, the sound of tinkling is endless, as if in the continuous spring rain, the main hall of the heavenly temple, the ventilation design on both sides of the root wall, also sends a slight cool breeze, on the side of the main hall, the heavenly girl and the child are humming in a low voice, all of which converge into a soft and penetrating breath, making Li Shun feel that the whole person is extraordinarily clear. , hang a blank hook on the white sign from your great-grandfather to your parents, and then hang your own red bottom sign. Li Shun looked at his daughter-in-law and stretched out his hand, and the daughters-in-law were holding a red card, and they all cringed a little.

"Really...... May I? Their posture and expression made this intention very clear, and such a solemn place is said to be a place of public sacrifice, equivalent to a clan ancestral hall. They think that they are just Li Shun's concubines, and Li Shun is most likely going to marry the daughter of Huaxia as the main family, how can the concubines be listed in the ancestral hall?

"The public sacrifice is a sacrifice to blood relatives, regardless of the noble and low, Chinese and foreign castes, since you are already the wives and concubines of Chinese men, you can naturally be ranked among the root walls."

The priest was obviously accustomed to this situation, and gently persuaded him.

In the joyful eyes of the three Annan daughters-in-law, Li Shun hung the three red cards next to his own signs, looked at his string of cards, and took a breath of cold air.

"You kid, you actually learn to be an official and an ancestor!?"

Li Shun was stunned, where did he start?

The priest looked at him leisurely, and talked about an earlier incident, which also caused a discussion in the country at the time, but then it was covered up by the tide of public opinion that was in turmoil.

"The official family only knows that there is a father, but not his ancestor, but he can remember that his ancestor was from the Wei River. Therefore, on the ancestral shrine of the official family, the grandfather is Li Gong, and the great-grandfather is Li Zenggong, all the way up, the earliest is Li Taigong. ”

When this genealogy was first established, the scholars in the court still shouted indecency, but the official family said that his family had fled from the north and had lost his family tree and memory. I really don't know who my grandfather is or who my great-grandfather is, so I know that my surname is Li and I am from Weihe. But he said, isn't that enough? As long as it is a Chinese person, it is enough. Speaking of which, at this time, my generation of Chinese people, I don't know the roots of my ancestors, nine times out of ten, he is from the people, what is there to be ashamed of? ”

The priest sighed with admiration: "The official family also said that it is a pity that the past has not been left behind, and it is precisely because of this that we must really grasp the present, from now on, so that our Chinese people will never forget their ancestors." ”

The emperor couldn't figure out who his grandfather was!? Don't even want to make one!?

When he first heard this, Li Shun felt unbelievable, but after hearing it, his heart was tumbling, yes, in the past hundred years, the small people have survived in chaos and have been displaced. Although he is from Mizhi, Shaanxi, he only remembers what his grandfather's name is. Earlier, poor people, who can leave any genealogy? The emperor is actually like them, he is also reckless, and he is not willing to pretend to be pretentious, such an emperor really hates why he failed to serve early, but followed the Tartars to help the abuse.

Then his mind turned, and Li Shun felt fortunate that even if he was exiled to Nanyang, the emperor was still full of benevolence, otherwise why would his fate have completely changed in just one or two years?

As the emperor said, from now on, we must have a correct mind, even if this place is thousands of miles away from Shenzhou, but the heart is connected to the ancestors, this is the homeland of China.

With a deep understanding, Li Shun took his daughter-in-law and bowed respectfully to the tall blank tablet in the middle of the hall.

On the wharf, a group of generals dressed in gray clothes and the same style as the Yinghua red-clothed army got off the boat, and it was Wu Ya, the new governor of Funan, who was surrounded by everyone in the middle. He turned his head to look at the other person, waved his hand, and said, "Thank you eight feet, thousands of miles, you take care." ”

The person who sent him was Xie Cheng, the governor of the General Affairs Hall, and the text was provided by Qihang Ming'er, and he smiled heartily: "You are a sword soldier, I just use my tongue, although I am traveling thousands of miles across the ocean, it is just an idle matter." ”

Infected by Xiao Xie's arrogance, Wu Ya smiled: "Okay! When you come back, this Nanyang must be very different. ”

Seeing off Wu Ya, Xiao Xie returned to the ship, but bumped into another person, seeing this person's outfit, Xiao Xie first stared, then frowned, and then smiled: "Lang Shining, have you figured it out?" Lang Shining, who had changed into a plain linen robe, stroked the cross on his chest and sighed: "Heaven is vast, it should be able to accommodate the grace of my lord." ”。 ）