Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Time passed quickly, and after the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1405), the eunuch Zheng He led a huge fleet to this land three times.

Impressed by the hard work, bravery and tenacity of the local Chinese, he officially renamed this place Luzon, and appointed Xu Chai Lao, a leader of overseas Chinese living in the Philippines, as the Governor-General of Luzon in accordance with the imperial decree.

Since then, more and more Chinese have been inspired to leave their homes and migrate here, taking root and spreading out in this land full of vitality and hope.

However, the gears of fate always keep turning. Spanish navigator R. Lopez de Villalobos also set foot on this land in 1543.

This ambitious explorer arbitrarily named the entire 7,000-plus islands, including dozens of large and small island countries such as Luzon, Mayit, Sulu, Butuan Laga, and Magas, as the Philippine Islands in the name of the then Spanish Crown Prince Philip.

From then on, the land of Luzon ushered in new challenges and changes...

In 1565 AD, a year destined to go down in history, the Spaniard Legazpi led his aggressive army and occupied Cebu Island like a hungry wolf.

These Spanish colonists from the distant European continent, relying on their powerful military force and advanced weapons and equipment, ran rampant in this strange land.

At this time, Luzon was in a state of fragmentation, with constant conflicts between tribes and kingdoms, and it was impossible to form an effective resistance force.

This undoubtedly gave the Spanish colonists an opportunity. They took full advantage of this chaotic situation and rapidly expanded their sphere of influence with absolute superior military forces.

Just six years later, in 1571, the ambitious Spanish colonists once again showed their ferocious fangs and captured the important city of Manila in one fell swoop.

From then on, they spread like a plague, successively occupying Luzon Island and thousands of surrounding islands of all sizes, and gradually established a cruel colonial rule.

However, even though Luzon has fallen into the hands of Spanish colonists and was renamed "Philippines", those people with Chinese blood still find it difficult to give up their deep feelings for this land and still habitually call it "Luzon".

This name carries too much historical memory and cultural heritage, like an invisible bond that closely connects Chinese people across the ocean with their hometown.

Looking back to the turbulent fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Spain was truly the overlord of the seas.

Their ships traveled across the turbulent ocean, leaving deep marks wherever they went.

Holding high the banner of exploration, robbery and spreading Christianity, the Spanish played the dual role of gentleman and pirate, plundering wealth and conquering colonies all over the world.

During the Spanish Age of Discovery, many outstanding navigators and adventurers emerged, the most famous of whom were Columbus and Magellan.

With the dream of discovering the New World, Columbus bravely embarked on a journey westward;

Magellan, with his tenacious perseverance and outstanding wisdom, completed the feat of circumnavigating the world and proved the great theory that the earth is round.

It was the unremitting efforts of these pioneers that enabled the Spanish to spread throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

From the moment Columbus set foot on the American continent in 1492 until the early 19th century, the ambitious Spaniards, relying on their powerful military force, launched fierce wars in North America, South America, Africa and Asia, and successively occupied vast colonies.

The island of Luzon, located in southeastern Asia, is one of the many lands conquered by Spanish colonists.

After the Spanish successfully colonized Luzon, they were extremely greedy and implemented extremely cruel policies of extortion and levy on the local people.

Not only that, they also vigorously implemented anti-Chinese policies, regarded the Chinese as thorns in their eyes and thorns in their flesh, and launched large-scale massacres many times in an attempt to drive the Chinese out of this land.

Among these brutal massacres, the Okurayama Massacre in 1603 was the most heinous.

In that bloody massacre, as many as 25,000 innocent Chinese were killed, and the blood dyed the entire land of Luzon red.

At that time, most of the Chinese living on Luzon Island were engaged in business activities and were shrewd and capable Chinese businessmen. There were also many handicraft technicians with superb skills in various industries.

It was precisely because of the presence of these Chinese that the economy of Luzon Island once prospered.

However, as the Spanish anti-Chinese massacre policy continued to escalate, a large number of Chinese were forced to flee or were killed, and Luzon's economy suffered a severe blow and plummeted.

The once abundant food, cloth and other daily necessities became extremely scarce, the market fell into chaos, and people's livelihood declined.

Faced with this dilemma, the greedy Spaniards had to re-examine their attitude towards the Chinese.

In order to restore Luzon's former prosperity, they began to implement the so-called China-friendly policy, sending envoys everywhere to recruit Chinese to settle down and work.

At first, some Chinese were attracted by the favorable conditions and returned to Luzon, working hard to cultivate this land again with their own hard-working hands.

After more than ten or even twenty years of hard work, the Chinese finally created huge wealth, and the economy of Luzon Island gradually recovered.

But the good times did not last long. When the Spaniards saw that the Chinese had accumulated a lot of wealth, their greedy nature was once again exposed.

A new round of massacres and looting once again befell the Chinese. Countless Chinese families were torn apart and their lives and property were ruthlessly deprived.

In this way, the Spanish treated the Chinese erratically, causing this cruel cycle to repeat itself over and over again.

This terrible phenomenon not only brought endless disasters to the Chinese on Luzon Island, but also had a profound impact on the entire Southeast Asia region.

Over time, a twisted vicious circle has formed in the entire Southeast Asian region: on the one hand, it relies on the wisdom and labor of the Chinese to develop the economy; on the other hand, it massacres and plunders the Chinese from time to time.

This contradictory behavior has become a dark mark in the history of Southeast Asia at that time, causing deep pain and indignation to future generations.

Over the past three hundred years, incidents of anti-Chinese sentiment and massacres of Chinese people have occurred frequently in Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

The status of Chinese people in these countries is low, and some countries have even explicitly stipulated that Chinese people are not allowed to engage in politics.