Nom script has been popular in Annan for hundreds of years and has been in use since the Song Dynasty.

For Annan, it is of great significance, which is equivalent to the integration and independence of the Annan nation.

Annan itself has a large number of indigenous people, and now because of the Nom characters, they have a stronger sense of national belonging.

Although Chen Yong longed for power and was also wary of the Ming Dynasty, he was still unwilling to completely abolish the Nom script on this matter.

After all, he grew up in this land of Annan. He had always been a puppet before, but that didn't mean he was a fool.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Yong said, "Mr. Zhao, this matter is too important for Annan. Can you let me think about it before making a decision?"

"You are also aware of the current situation in the court. Almost all the officials are strongly opposed to this matter. If I insist on doing it, I am afraid I will lose the hearts of the officials."

This answer obviously made Zhao Yuanhong very dissatisfied.

The reason he came here this time was actually to take advantage of Chen Muyue's return to Annan to visit her relatives, in order to force the abolition of the Nom script.

Although so much preparation has been done before, Chen Yong obviously still believes that Nom characters are very important to Annan.

Zhao Yuanhong knew very well in his mind that if he failed this time, he would not have such a good opportunity next time.

It is very difficult to force Chen Yong to do this matter, although now all the guards of the Annan Palace have been replaced by Ming soldiers, it can be said that their lives are under control.

However, the condition for abolishing the Nom script was that Chen Yong had to take the lead and guide the ministers of the Annan court to learn from it.

This is not just a matter of an edict, there are too many things involved.

Hundreds of years of customs cannot be changed overnight for all the Annan people. It requires a slow process.

As long as all the upper echelons of Annan agree, Zhao Yuanhong, Liu Sheng and others can use this impetus to subtly influence all the people of Annan.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuanhong said in a somewhat calm tone: "To be honest with you, the matter concerning Annan Nom has already been reported to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by an envoy."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince was very surprised by this matter, because since Annan paid tribute to our Central Plains Dynasty, no emperor of any generation has ever known about this matter."

"Your Highness wants Annan to return to the Ming Dynasty, rather than always thinking about breaking away from independence."

"There is something I want to explain to the Emperor. Not only is Concubine Yue the Crown Prince's concubine, but also princesses from Goryeo and Japan are the Crown Prince's concubines."

"Your Highness is only twenty years old now. There are still several decades to come, and the Ming Dynasty will be under the control of Your Highness."

"According to the news, the first child born to the Crown Prince's Consort is a princess. This means there are many possibilities. I think the Emperor should be very clear about these."

"If Madam Yue Fei can please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at this time and thus have the possibility of being favored by him, then it is not impossible for her to give birth to a boy."

"As long as a boy can be born, there will be a slight possibility after a long time."

"Compared to the Ming Dynasty, Annan is just a county. As long as Concubine Yue can be favored there, she will be able to support Annan more in the future."

Zhao Yuanhong also became very angry at this time, and simply put some things that might involve the court struggles of the Ming Dynasty directly on the table and told Chen Yong about them.

Sure enough, when Chen Yong heard this, many more thoughts came to his mind.

According to Zhao Yuanhong, if his daughter gave birth to a son, he would most likely obtain the status of the legitimate son.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that he can become the future crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Yong was very clear about this in his mind, but as long as he could become the legitimate son and be favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he would have the possibility of obtaining an overseas fiefdom.

This also means that the overall power of Annan will also be enhanced because of it.

I have to say that Chen Yong was indeed somewhat moved at this moment.

But this cake alone is not enough.

This was not enough for Chen Yong to make up his mind to abolish the Nom characters.

Zhao Yuanhong continued to add fuel to the fire, "The emperor should have heard of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's younger brother, the grandson of Emperor Yunwen."

Chen Yong nodded and said, "Of course I have heard of it."

He sighed and said, "This kid is unlucky. Who would have thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come back at this critical moment after disappearing for ten years."

"Otherwise, the great Ming crown prince must be Zhu Yunwen."

The news of the Ming Dynasty's enthronement of a crown prince must naturally be announced to the world.

Chen Yong, who was the first to receive the news, also clearly understood that Zhu Yunwen was the crown prince.

At the time of the initial enthronement, although the formal ceremony had not yet been held, all the envoys from various countries stationed in the capital of the Ming Dynasty had already sent the news back to their countries.

And then Zhu Ying's sudden appearance was truly jaw-dropping.

Who would have thought that the eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty, who had been dead for ten years, would be resurrected like this.

At the beginning, no one believed it.

Even Chen Yong felt that there must be some conspiracy behind this.

Later, as the Yuwang Mausoleum in the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum was excavated, the bones inside disappeared, and only then did we begin to believe it.

Of course, for the kings of small countries like Chen Yong, they are just a little curious about these things. Believe it or not has little to do with them, and it is not their turn to say anything.

These are all the family affairs of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Whether it is true or false, as long as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has decided, there will be no changes.

Zhao Yuanhong continued, "There is one thing that the emperor doesn't know yet. The fiefdom of the grandson of the emperor Yunwen has already been decided in Champa."

"This news is top secret. I want His Majesty to know the pros and cons of this, so I told Him."

"The king of Champa also wants a lot of princesses. Now he wants him to give up a city to the grandson of the emperor Yunwen to be a vassal. He has proposed to pay tribute to the princess. I think His Royal Highness will definitely agree."

"The maritime ban has been lifted. Champa is the first stop on the Maritime Silk Road. There are countless benefits to be gained from this."

"In my opinion, within ten years, Champa's wealth will likely surpass Annan's."

"If the Champa princess is also favored by His Royal Highness, then some things will be hard to say."

These last few words completely overwhelmed the last balance in Chen Yong's heart.

Annan and Champa were neighboring countries and there were constant frictions between them.

Local wars are commonplace.

The reason why Hu Jima had his current authority was that he defeated Champa in a large-scale battlefield and regained the lost territory for Annan.

If it is true as Zhao Yuanhong said, that Champa surpasses Annan in all aspects, how could Chen Yong be willing to accept it?

Having said this, Zhao Yuanhong stopped talking.

After waiting for a while, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please consider it carefully. This is an opportunity that cannot be missed. If you miss it, it will never come back again."

At this point, Chen Yong took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Please tell Supervisor Liu that I agree to abolish the Nôm character."

"For the specific matters, please invite Liu Jianjun to the palace to discuss them in detail."

Hearing Chen Yong's promise, Zhao Yuanhong raised his eyebrows, his eyes revealed surprise, and he quickly said, "Okay, I will go and tell Liu the military supervisor right away, and come to the emperor tomorrow to discuss it in detail."

With Chen Yong's agreement, Annan has taken a big step forward.

There will certainly be a lot of resistance in abolishing Nom characters, but as long as there is a start, the Ming Dynasty can take the opportunity to intervene militarily.

In terms of education and punishment, ensure the implementation of the abolition of Nom characters.

On the surface, it was the abolition of Nom characters, but in reality it was also a reshuffle of power.

With the help of this incident, the Ming Dynasty's infiltration of Annan's power will achieve a crucial success.

The next day.

Upon receiving the news, Liu Sheng immediately went to the Annan Palace to discuss the matter in detail with Chen Yong.

The main proposals involved here are about how to promote Nôm characters.

The Annan nobles and common people who were accustomed to Nom characters would certainly resist at the beginning, and the edict issued by Chen Yong was equivalent to an extension of the laws of the Annan royal power.

Those who disobey must be dealt with severely.

There are so many things going on here.

Day 3.

At the Annan court meeting.

Chen Yong attended as the emperor emeritus.

In Annan's system of emperors, Chen Yong was actually the real emperor.

In Annan, the edicts of the retired emperor were obviously more reliable than those of the King of Annan.

Of course, Chen Yong’s previous edict had to be reviewed by Hu Jima, but now there is naturally no need for this.

At the court meeting, Hu Jima saw Liu Sheng and Zhao Yuanhong appear at the court meeting, and the emperor also showed up today.

I immediately felt that something was about to happen.

In recent times, Hu Jima's mind has been in a state of confusion.

For more than a year, the Ming Dynasty continued to infiltrate and bribe its surrendered officials.

Hu Jima was also very clear about these things.

But there is no way to break off relations with the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the 50,000 Ming soldiers are the biggest trump card of Liu Sheng and others. Once the table is turned over, Annan will have a hard time resisting.

Not to mention other places, at least the capital is bound to fall.

At present, all the generals in Annan have their own ideas. Once the capital falls, it will be extremely difficult to gather strength to deal with the 50,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

The key point is that the Ming soldiers were under the pretext of protecting the royal family, which left ministers like Hu Jima with less room to display their abilities.

After realizing something was wrong, Hu Jima coughed a few times, which was also a warning to the officials under his command. No matter what happened, they must do their best to stop it.

Sure enough, after the normal process was completed.

Chen Yong, the Emperor Emeritus of Annan, stood up and said at the head of the hall: "Our country of Annan has belonged to the Central Plains since the beginning of the reign of Emperor Yuan of Zhongyuan."

"The First Emperor issued an edict that all vehicles should have the same track and all writing should have the same writing system. Therefore, our country of Annan has been using Chinese characters for thousands of years."

"During the period of chaos, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms existed, and then Annan established its own country."

"However, even after the founding of the country, our Annan Kingdom has always been a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it has continued to this day."

"Today we have the great Ming, a powerful and prosperous country, which has driven out the Tartars and restored the unity of the Central Plains."

"My country Annan shall naturally belong to it."

"Today, the Nom script is widely used in Annan, and the traditional Chinese characters are gradually becoming obsolete. This is the misfortune of Annan."

"I have negotiated with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. I have issued an edict today. From now on, the Nom characters will be abolished. It is strictly forbidden for any Nom characters to appear in my country of Annan again. From now on, the upper and lower parts will be unified and Chinese characters will be used throughout the country."

"Anyone found using Nom characters privately will be severely punished. We ask General Wei Xing of the Ming Dynasty and Military Supervisor Liu Sheng to jointly monitor this. If anyone is found using Nom characters privately, we have the right to deal with them on our own."

"I hope my subjects in Annan will encourage each other."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Annan court held their breath.

Liu Sheng raised his eyebrows, then calmed down.

The Emperor Retired of Annan was somewhat cunning, and his words hinted that he seemed to be under duress from the Ming Dynasty.

However, being able to achieve this level has already made Liu Sheng extremely satisfied.

Hu Jima was stunned for a few breaths, then he immediately took a few steps forward to the bottom of the stairs, knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Your Majesty, this decree is absolutely unacceptable!"

"Nom characters have been used in our country for hundreds of years, and the people have been learning them since childhood. If they were to change suddenly now, no one would be used to it, and it would definitely cause unrest in our country!"

Following Hu Jima's lead, other ministers also took the lead in kowtowing and speaking words of comfort.

Even for those who want to remain neutral or don't care, when they see such a situation, they can only follow the crowd.

Everyone knows the importance of Nom characters to Annan, as they are the standard for national independence.

If Chinese characters were really promoted everywhere, wouldn't China become a complete vassal state of the Central Plains dynasty in the future?

Moreover, the Nom script has developed to a very mature level now, and many unique literary works written in Nom are also precious treasures of the Annan people.

It seems that all Nôm characters are to be banned.

Moreover, for some ministers, they spent their entire life learning Nôm characters, and many of them successfully entered the official career because of Nôm characters.

This is tantamount to destroying the foundation of their careers.

Once the Nom characters were abolished, it would mean that they would have to learn Chinese characters again. Some elderly Annan officials would not have the energy to do so.

Faced with such a situation, Chen Yong looked very angry, but deep in his eyes there was a hint of secret joy.

He had expected such a situation to happen, and his angry face was a show for Liu Sheng and other Han people.

I have already issued the decree, but if everyone opposes it, there is nothing I can do.

Chen Yong smiled in his heart, and then looked at Liu Sheng and Zhao Yuanhong with embarrassment.

The general meaning is that I have now done what you asked me to do, and I can't control the situation from now on, so I'll leave it to you to deal with it.

If it doesn't work out, it's not my fault.

In Chen Yong's heart, he actually didn't want the Nôm language to be abolished. Now it depended on Liu Sheng and others.