The Emperor Zhang Ping'an of the Chinese Empire was a person who was not very pious to all kinds of gods. The only thing he respected was a few ordinary gods, such as the God of Wealth, and he was particularly perfunctory when worshiping. Emperor Zhang Ping'an did not even respect the gods of the Chinese Empire, and foreign gods naturally had no market in the empire. Emperor Zhang Ping'an did not prohibit the request of the missionaries in Taixi to build churches. That is, if the Chinese people use silver to worship foreign gods, theirs will be forced to donate by the emperor. According to the original words of Emperor Zhang Ping'an, these people who have money to worship foreign gods must also use more money to worship Confucius, the ancestor of Confucianism of his country. Emperor Zhang Ping'an's words are not just saying this. Any people who worship foreign gods will subsidize them with heavy taxes to the imperial schools in various parts of the empire. This also made it difficult for the Chinese Empire to spread other foreign religions in the empire except Taoism and Buddhism.

Emperor Zhang Ping'an often taught the ministers around him that Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are the spiritual sustenance of his subordinates and the people and the people. As the emperor, he naturally had to transcend these trivial matters and needed to govern the country with the kingly way. The ministers of the Chinese Empire were deeply taught by Confucianism, and most of them did not believe in the random words of gods and ghosts. They very much recognized the remarks of Emperor Zhang Ping'an. Therefore, when the Spanish chants praising God sounded on the battlefield in Manila, Emperor Zhang Ping'an was still deeply moved by the generous heart of Catholicism. Only a dense sound of muskets broke the temporary calm on the battlefield, which immediately annoyed Emperor Zhang Ping'an. He did not expect that there would be anyone who dared to disobey the imperial edict. Fortunately, Emperor Zhang Ping'an judged from the sound of muskets that this was a musket used by the Spanish, and his anger turned into extreme surprise.

What the Chinese Emperor Zhang Ping'an never expected was that the Spanish sang hymns while using muskets to massacre the indigenous people floating towards Manila City. The reason for such a strange scene was that there was a problem between the church in Manila City and the Governor of Manila Francisco. They had a huge difference on whether to accept the indigenous people who fled. The Catholic Church of Manila believes that a considerable number of these indigenous people joined the Catholic Church and became God's people, and the church has the responsibility to accept these indigenous people to take refuge in Manila City. However, the Governor of Manila Francisco had to consider the food reserves in the city, and it would be seriously insufficient to receive so many indigenous people in Manila City. For this reason, the Governor of Manila Francisco ordered to shoot at the indigenous people in the Pasig River to stop them from running to Manila.

It is better to let the enemy fight by themselves than the Chinese army massacre. After all, the Chinese army spends a lot of money on using muskets and bullets. Although massacres of the natives of Sulu can produce the pleasure of revenge, they do not make them more comfortable to fight by themselves. Since the Spaniards began to massacre the natives in the Pasig River, the unkind Zhang Ping'an of course needs to add fuel to the fire. He sent people to use a horn to send orders to let Liu Qingshan's army attack the army to continue to attack Pasig.

The natives on the north bank of the Gehe River put pressure on them to flee to Manila City as much as possible. After the rain stopped, the Chinese army, who had cleared muskets in batches, fired muskets again at the south enemy camp after receiving the military order from Emperor Zhang Ping'an. At this time, the Chinese army was only about 40 feet away from the other camp, and could clearly see the scene in the local camp. More than 100,000 people were almost all facing the Chinese army front, and they were crowded with people trying to escape from this hell on earth.

Commander Liu Qingshan was a veteran on the battlefield. He asked the soldiers not to fight too fast, but to make the indigenous people feel the pressure of death. So, the Chinese soldiers almost fired a few rounds of muskets and rested for half a stick of incense, and then continued to shoot at the indigenous people. Faced with the powerful Chinese army, the Sulu indigenous people had no chance to fight back. The warriors who dared to fight had long fallen into the muddy red mud and became dead bodies. It was obvious that the debate in Manila whether to accept indigenous refugees was the upper hand. Bishop Fernando asked people to carry the cross and forced Governor Francisco to confess to God. Most of the middle and lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers in the Spanish army were devout believers. They either fired guns at the sky or did not fire at all, making Governor Francisco unable to get out of the Taiwan Strait.

When his military order was not implemented, Governor Francisco had to give in. He ordered that as long as the indigenous people who could cross the river, they would gather in the west of Manila City. Because the east was the key point of the outer defense line of Manila City, if these indigenous people who were scared by the Chinese army would go, it would have a negative effect that would affect the morale of the army. As for the west of Manila City, there was no military defense, so a large number of fleeing indigenous people could be placed there.

The reason why the Spaniards did not defend the west of Manila was mainly because the swamps were everywhere here were not conducive to the attack and combat of the large forces. Under the pressing of Liu Qingshan in the Chinese army, the remaining 160,000 Sulu natives were forced to cross the river. For a time, the Pasig River was filled with densely packed heads, and many drowning children cried and asked for help from the people around them. However, in the face of their own care, who would like to reach out to help the orphans who lost their loved ones?

When tens of thousands of troops of Liuqingshan stepped across the Sulu native military camp and arrived on the north bank of the Pasig River, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. Countless drowned corpses floated in the Pasig River, and more people struggled to survive in the gaps of the corpses. Those who had just landed on the bank were lying on the bank, lying on the riverside for excessive swimming or lying on the riverside to gather their strength. Those who had not yet reached the ashore struggled to survive in the water because there was no clearance. At this time, the city of Manila sent out a number of messages.

With a loud noise, the Spanish artillery on the northern city walls fired at the Chinese army. What made the Spanish feel a pity was that these solid bullets failed to harm the Chinese army. One shot drilled into the slippery soil on the north bank and raised a pillar of earth, while the other shells fell into the Pasig River and killed two indigenous people. Although the Spanish artillery failed to cause harm to the Chinese army, it also reminded the commander Liu Qingshan that the enemy's artillery was a huge threat to the Chinese army on the river bank.

So, the commander Liu Qingshan ordered the entire army to enter the preparations for war and establish a defense line on the north bank of Pasig. Soon, the Chinese soldiers who had been searched and suppressed the indigenous camps and began to clean up the corpses in the indigenous camps. After all, the weather in Sulu Kingdom is hot, and the long-term placement of these corpses will cause plague. Tens of thousands of dead bodies were pushed into the Pasig River, dyeing the slow-flowing river water bright red. On the east side of the Pasig River, a river fifteen miles away from Manila City

On the surface, one thousand engineers of the Chinese Army Engineer Battalion were building a pontoon bridge leading to the north bank. That is, before night came, a large amount of supplies were sent to the Liuqingshan Military Camp through the newly built pontoon bridge. Eight thousand auxiliary soldiers were crossing the river with the baggage camp, and they would replace the day-long combat soldiers to build positions. The battle to clear the outer defense line of Manila City came to an end. Emperor Zhang Ping'an returned to the imperial tent and complained to Chief of Staff Gu Xin for the bad weather in Sulu.

Gu Xin had no follow-up to the emperor's nagging. In Gu Xin's opinion, Emperor Zhang Ping'an of Manila shouldn't have come. If you weren't addicted to war, the Chinese Empire could send any general to command this battle. As Duke Zhao of the Empire, Gu Xin was also confused in his heart. He followed Emperor Zhang Ping'an for many years and was no longer used to fighting with others in the court. Gu Xin's current mentality is very similar to Zhang Ping'an. He didn't know what to do if he had no war. Every battle was held.

All of them can make Gu Xin find confidence. He can use his talents without any worries, unlike in the court who argues over trivial matters. Gu Xin, who finds happiness in his busyness, quickly figures out the links. He also [31 Novel Network            ] no longer pays attention to the emperor's unreasonable troubles and devotes himself to the next siege battle. War is always the continuation of politics. Emperor Zhang Ping'an is determined to create a safe surrounding environment for the Chinese Empire, and hidden dangers like Manila must be eliminated.

Chief of Staff Gu Xin is now focusing on the details of the next siege battle, while Emperor Zhang Ping'an's eyes looked at the Nanyang Empire thousands of miles away. The city waiter hidden in the Nanyang Empire and the city waiter recently reported a secret rumor to the emperor that the British used 5,000 taels of gold to buy a land of fifty miles south of the Nanyang Empire from the Nanyang Empire Emperor Zhang Shangde. The specific situation is that these city waiter is too low due to their status.

The inside story was not discovered. This spy caused the inner anxiety of Emperor Zhang Ping'an. He worked hard to create a safe living environment for the Chinese Empire, and his son Zhang Shangde began to sell territory less than many years. This proves the old saying that it is not a puppy to sell his land. This time, Emperor Zhang Ping'an personally led the surrender of Sulu Kingdom. The head of the Intelligence Department, Qu Guozheng, did not follow him because he was sick. The person who followed Zhang Ping'an's student Zhang Wuji in front of the emperor.

With the promotion of Emperor Zhang Ping'an, Zhang Wuji has become the deputy commander of the Intelligence Department second only to Qu Guozheng. After reading these spies, Emperor Zhang Ping'an sent someone to summon Zhang Wuji and asked the Intelligence Department to bring intelligence intelligence in Nanyang. Zhang Wuji, deputy commander of the Intelligence Department, is a smart person. As the emperor's favorite student, he is very clear about Zhang Ping'an's likes and dislikes. Things like Zhang Shangde, the emperor's emperor of the South China Empire, will inevitably be disgusted by Emperor Zhang Ping'an. Within the jurisdiction of the Chinese Empire, whoever makes Emperor Zhang Ping'an hate him, then this person's career will come to an end. Therefore, it has become an inevitable choice for the Intelligence Department and the Detective Office to report illegal matters of the Southern China Empire Zhang Shangde. Especially for many years, the Intelligence Department and the Detective Office have been fighting openly and secretly. If anyone misses the important spy, he will definitely be severely punished by the emperor.

In fact, after Emperor Zhang Shangde of the Nanyang Empire sold his land, Emperor Zhang Ping'an of the Chinese Empire made up his mind to replace this incompetent son. Zhang Shangde was given to him by Zhang Ping'an in the Nanyang Empire. If Zhang Ping'an could push his son to the throne, he would naturally be able to take his son down. The only thing that made Emperor Zhang Ping'an anxious was that Zhang Shangde, the Nanyang emperor, received the support of the local people. He used a moderate policy of governing the country to make the economy and population of the Nanyang Empire develop very rapidly. If Zhang Ping'an forcibly issued an order to replace Zhang Shangde, it would be very likely to be boycotted by the people of the country, and it might lead to unnecessary wars. Fighting a civil war was not Zhang Ping'an's choice, and he had to use relatively gentle means to solve this problem. (To be continued)
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