The banquet was held in a garden in the palace of the prime minister of Rajantra, and although it was impossible to see the flowers and trees planted in the garden, as soon as I entered the courtyard, I smelled a strong fragrance of flowers, and I couldn't smell any flowers, but there was definitely more than one kind of flowers. (Baidu search: Burning book library, see the fastest update.)

The feast had been set, and the first one was naturally to let Amboya sit down, and next to him was me, and then Luo Rou, and Rajandhara was accompanying him on the throne.

Although it was a state banquet, it felt more like a gathering of old friends, as it was only Rajandhara who accompanied him.

The city of Zhancheng is near the sea, and domestic food is indispensable for seafood, such as arm-sized lobster and sea bowl-like crab, accompanied by a variety of seasonal vegetables, mountain hair, wool and other fruits. The taste is mainly sour, spicy and sweet. In fact, this is not much different from the Central Plains diet, the only difference may be the fish sauce with butterflies as a sauce.

"This first cup of wine, we salute the late monarch of Annan!" Rajandhara raised his glass and said.

Hearing that the first glass of wine was toasted by the emperor, An Boya immediately left the table and poured a cup of sake on the ground with a solemn face.

Razhendra, Luo Rou and I also got up and bowed slightly and poured the wine from the cup on the ground.

"Everybody sit down...... Sit ...... "Rajandhara waited for the sacrifice before inviting everyone to re-enter the table."

The maid behind him did not wait for the order, and immediately filled the empty cups for each person.

"The second glass of wine is for our two countries...... Oh! Servant (no) right, it is the Three Kingdoms, may our country always be peaceful, and the white (hundred) surname will always be rich! Rajandra raised his glass again.

The glass of wine was not poured again, and the four of them lightly touched the glass and drank it all.

"The third cup, respect the (old) pot (friends), and the new pot (friends), welcome Ni (you) to the city!" Rajandra didn't pause for a moment, and the waiter behind him had just refilled his glass of wine, and he immediately raised his glass.

After three rounds of drinking, Razhendra invited everyone to move. During the banquet, listening to the half-tone Chinese of Luo Zhendra is really a torture for people, but what can be done? Isn't it true that people speak Chinese just to communicate with us directly, do I want to say to people, 'Hey, don't speak Chinese, you still speak Champong!' Otherwise, I'll be dizzy when I hear it! I had no choice but to talk to him with a twelve-point chat, during which Anboya, a person who knew Rajandhara well, explained on the side. I'm sure he didn't understand what Rajandra meant by some of his words, but because they were old friends and knew each other better, they could guess what Rajandra was trying to mean.

After eating the five flavors, Rajandhara waved his hand. Eight 28 women dressed in Champa folk clothes came to the arena and danced. The tulle plain skirt has an exotic look.

It was the first time that so many women with both color and art were dancing in front of me, and I couldn't help but look at it twice, but there was a cold snort in my ears! I was shocked, knowing that Luo Rou was angry, so I quickly withdrew my gaze and showed a reassuring smile at her. Luo Rou was a little angry, her pretty face was frosty, and she turned a blind eye to my flattery. Considering the maid behind me, I withdrew my hand from under the table and looked down to study the food that filled the table. At the same time, I felt a little aggrieved in my heart, I thought they were right, but I was just a little curious to appreciate this exotic style, and I didn't have any lust, but Luo Rou obviously didn't care about this, and directly coldened her face.

An Boya thought about the dispatch of troops, where there was a mood to enjoy the song and dance, Rajandra saw this and waved the singer away, everyone understood that the politeness was over, and it was time to get down to business.

An Boya cleared his throat and said, "Prime Minister, I wonder what His Majesty the King of your country thinks about sending troops?" ”

Now is not the time to have a personal relationship, so you can directly call each other by their official position rather than by their name. Note: The following Rajandhara still speaks that half-tone Chinese, but what I am saying is that I "understand" his words.

Luo Zhendra said helplessly: "You know, I occupy the city and the country is small, the people are poor, and the soldiers are weak, and the national strength cannot be the same as that of Annan, and the soldiers are not the enemies of the tiger and wolf division of Annan!" It is really incapable of waging a foreign war. He began to speak diplomatic rhetoric.

"Your country has a territory of thousands of miles, many rich people, a surplus of government stocks, and more than 100,000 armor, how can you say that the country is small, the people are poor, and the soldiers are weak? The king of your country and the former king of our country have brotherly relations, is it no longer the king of your country who remembers the brotherhood with the former king in the past, and allows the rebellious ministers and thieves to kill the king and usurp the power, and kill the loyal and good? The Prime Minister knows that the first king's family is now living alone in the world, but he has to leave his hometown and flee to other countries! ”

"Your and our two countries are indeed fraternal states, but the way of war is dangerous and unpredictable, if there is a mistake, my majesty the king will face the people of the world as follows? The people of the Central Plains have a saying, 'For the herdsmen of heaven, you should be benevolent', if you use swords and soldiers in vain, so that the people of our country fall into dire straits, the country is ruined, how can the king face the people of the city, and after death, how will he face the previous kings? ”

"Could it be that the king of your country has watched his young lord flee to another country and be displaced for the rest of his life?"

"His Majesty the King said that if the little prince wants, he can send an army to pick up the little prince to occupy the city! As long as the little prince wishes, he and his descendants can live in our country for generations, and His Majesty the King will treat him with the courtesy of a king, and guarantee the absolute safety of the little prince and his descendants, and will never let the people of Annam hurt the little prince and his relatives in the slightest. ”

"The little prince is the young lord of our country, if he takes refuge in another country, wouldn't it be a tacit acquiescence to the usurpation of power by the Li clan? Could it be that the little prince would watch the centuries-old inheritance be destroyed by him? No, never! We must fight, we must restore the country, and we will definitely let all the rebellious ministers and thieves have their heads cut off under the sword and axe. Although we don't have an army in our hands now, all the people of Champa are grateful for the benevolence of the first emperor, and the legacy of the first emperor is still there. The Li clan acted perversely, forcibly levied taxes, and oppressed neighboring countries, and the people were really evil, but they had to endure it temporarily under the Li clan's obscenity, and they were eager to return the little prince to return to the country to kill the rebel ministers and return the people to a peaceful world. As soon as the little prince returns to his homeland, the people will respond, and the army will turn against him. As long as your country agrees to borrow troops, once the country is successfully restored, when the young lord ascends the throne as king, our country will pay you 2 million taels of silver, 3 million stones of corn, and 100,000 horses of cloth, and the wealth of the Li family will also be taken by your country, and at the same time, we will pay you 300,000 taels of silver and 300,000 stones of corn every year in the future. ”

Rajandra didn't speak, squinting as if thinking about something.

An Boya knew that he was already a little tempted, so he immediately added a fire and said, "Although I dare not say that this battle will be won, I am ninety percent sure." Although the Celestial Empire army was temporarily blocked at Zhennan Pass, the momentum was only temporary. Not many people know about the situation in Annan, the treasury cannot guarantee the supply of a long-term war, and within half a year, the wealth accumulated by Annan over the past decades will be turned into water with this war, and then Annan will collapse without a fight. It's just that the little prince is often worried about the people, and he doesn't want to see the people being oppressed and abused by the Li clan for a long time, so he sent me to borrow troops and do his best to relieve the people from hanging upside down. ”

"I don't know how many troops the Celestial Empire has sent now?"

Amboya looked at me and motioned for me to answer the question.

I nodded slightly, and said loudly: "Our army has 240,000 horse infantry troops, 10,000 naval divisions, and hundreds of artillery pieces. According to intelligence, the strength of the confrontation between Annam and our army is about 120,000, which is less than half of our army. According to Annan, this is already the limit of Annan's military strength, and if Annan increases his troops again, then he can only recruit the old, weak, sick, and young to join the army, not to mention that these recruits will not be able to form combat effectiveness for a while, and even after training, the combat effectiveness of these soldiers will be very low. In order to gather enough of these 120,000 troops, Annam has already transferred all the troops that can be drawn from the whole country, and even the garrison of Thang Long has been transferred most of them. Now that the Thang Long garrison is empty, it's a good time to attack! ”

"How to attack?"

"I don't know if the Prime Minister knows that an army of 10,000 people of our army has entered the territory of your country and is currently stationed at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain in your country's land and Lun Port. As long as your country agrees to send troops, then you only need to send 30,000 troops to join forces with our army, and attack the territory of Annam and take Thang Long directly. If the enemy is defeated in one fell swoop, the enemy army on the front line of so many states will collapse without a fight; Even if Thang Long cannot be conquered for a while, then Annam will have to be reinforced by many states, and I have already discussed with the commander of our army, as long as the Annam people draw the defenders of many states, he will immediately launch an attack to break through the defense line of many states in one fell swoop, and when the two armies join forces to capture Thang Long, he will definitely overcome it! ”

Razhendra nodded: "If you develop according to what you said, it is indeed not difficult to win!" ”

Seeing that he was relieved, An Boya immediately said, "Then does your country agree to send troops?" ”

"I can't answer you yet, after all, I must consult His Majesty the King for such a major matter, and he will decide!"

"Yes, it's reckless!"

"I agree with your statement, and I am willing to ask His Majesty to promise to send troops, but I dare not guarantee that His Majesty will listen to my opinion! But I will certainly convey your comments to you clearly. ”

"Thank you so much! You are the most trusted person of the king of your country, and I believe that your majesty will agree to it. Amboya bowed with a fist.

Then they talked about politics again, which made Luo Rou and I irritable and depressed, and after more than an hour, the banquet finally ended. Rajandra sent a car to take us back to Honglu Temple.

Everyone was a little tired, and they didn't say much about going back to their rooms to rest. Of course, I almost couldn't help but want to sneak to Luo Rou's room, but thinking that this was the place where Champa received foreign envoys, it would not be good if I was discovered, so I forced myself to endure and sleep.

There was no word for the night, and after breakfast the next day, the waiter came in and reported that Rajandhara had come.

An Boya's heart was overjoyed, and she knew that the great thing had been accomplished, so she happily took me and Luo Rou to meet Razhendra.

What happened next was both expected and unexpected.

Mahagatta III agreed to send troops, but on one condition, let the little prince marry his ** as Queen Annam. He expressed his hope that the two countries would become good relations between Qin and Jin from a brotherly state, and of course, everyone knew that he hoped that his daughter would become queen and that he could control Annam.

After all, now the little prince is weak, even if he returns to the country, my ** team will withdraw, and then he will have no strong support, and the throne can be said to be precarious, but once he marries the princess of Champa, he will have to rely on, with the support of the king of Champa, I believe that the opposition forces in the country will think twice, so that his throne will be more solid.