There is no need to tell Cui Da the truth inside, it is related to human nature, people are naturally suspicious, if you give him too much, he will doubt your original intention and sincerity.

When a person with a low status asks or negotiates with a person in a high position, the person in the position only needs to create some difficulties for them, and finally the request of the person in the lower position is folded in two or three folds to express his agreement, and the person in the lower position will be satisfied, because his own expectations are not so high, and the reason why the high conditions are prescribed is because those unreasonable conditions are waiting to be cut off by the high position.

No one had ever made any promises to the Khmers, and none of Nong Zhigao's requests for surrender were accepted by the arrogant Song Dynasty, let alone the legendary savages of the Khmers.

Therefore, the Khmer people never expected their demands to be adopted by Yun Zheng, and they themselves knew that it was unrealistic, if Yun Zheng agreed, there was no doubt that he was deceiving himself, and those Khmer people would definitely pit the Song army in the jungle.

If Yun Zheng really considered their requirements, and found that there were many unreasonable points in them, and then said his own conditions, it would show that the Great Song army was indeed considering giving them some benefits, no matter what the conditions proposed by Yun Zheng were, this was a good start, indicating that the Great Song army was sincere in cooperating with him.

Cui Da is used to being a businessman, and he habitually wants to maintain a harmonious scene, and the only thing he forgets is that the Khmer people really want to get some practical help from the Great Song Dynasty, and this desire is still very strong.

A swarthy monk sat cross-legged on a huge stone, with only a piece of white cotton wrapped around his waist, revealing his skinny waist and two lean legs, but his eyes were as clear and flawless as a child's eyes, but his mouth was an authentic Song Yin.

"The general agreed to meet with Honosu in person, and the Khmer will remember this scene."

Yun Zheng frowned and said, "You are a wise man, you should be able to see it." This time we really need the help of the Khmer people, you are the descendants of the forest, entering the forest is like returning to your own home, and we are out-and-out outsiders. If it weren't for Jiaozhi Li Dezheng's violation of the Heavenly Rules, we would not have the idea of marching into the forest. ”

The monk nodded and smiled: "Yesu knows the truth, when Emperor Taizu of your country waved a jade axe by the Dadu River and said, my country has ended here, Yesu understands that the Great Song Dynasty is not a country with ambitions for the territory of other countries.

General, Li Dezheng was cruel and unreasonable, and the people of the forest were very angry with him, so the general was ready to crusade against the tyrannical king, and the people of the forest were all rejoicing, if possible. Ask the general to agree to the Khmer warriors as the general's precursor. ”

The monkey set up a table on the stone, set up some snacks and tea sets, and quietly retreated.

Yun Zheng sat opposite the monk, personally poured a cup of tea for the monk and said: "I originally wanted to ask the name of the master, but after meeting the master, I feel that there is no need for it, and a wise person does not need to use his name to distinguish it." A wild and wise man is enough to represent you, to say something offensive, I used to think that most of the people in the forest were barbarians, but I didn't expect the master to teach me a lesson, there are sages in the mountains and wilderness, clear reason, knowing the advance and retreat, these two can make Yun Zheng awe-inspiring. Borrow a cup of tea to pay respects. ”

The monk smiled: "The monk's real name is Yesu, I have heard for a long time that the Great Song Dynasty fragrant tea is a sacred object of meditation and enlightenment, Yesu has also tasted the wonderful taste from Mr. Cui, and I heard that the method of brewing and drinking is also from the hands of the general, so I must taste it." ”

Yun Zheng smiled but didn't answer, and the two drank tea in their cups. Yesu began to tell Yun Zheng about the origin of the Khmer people. The Khmers have long been the masters of the Mekong Delta region. As early as 300 years ago, this land belonged to the country of Chenla. The territory of Zhenla is vast, and the land that stretches for thousands of miles was once strong, but later Zhenla was divided into Lu Zhenla and Shui Zhenla. Later, the Angkor Dynasty unified Chenla, but lost a lot of land, including the rich south of the Cochin Kingdom.

The Khmer people are the descendants of Shui Chenla, but later after Lu Chenla unified Shui Chenla, their Miao descendants were expelled from the country of Shui Chenla, and they wanted to regain the land where their ancestors were sleeping day and night.

"The Great Song Dynasty's expedition to Jiaozhi is not to destroy the country, but to punish, the Great Song Dynasty does not allow the quiet south to be infected by any force, Nong Zhigao is a subordinate of Jiaozhi, since he dares to invade the Great Song Dynasty, Jiaozhi must be ready to accept the revenge of the Great Song Dynasty.

Nong Zhigao died, this is not enough to calm the anger of the Great Song Dynasty soldiers, so there will be this expedition to Jiaozhi battle plan, since the Khmer people want to restore the glory of their ancestors, the Great Song Dynasty is happy to see it, but your requirements are too high, neither I nor Guangnan pacification Yu Jing have the right to agree to the conditions you propose. ”

Yesu drank another cup of tea and said: "If it weren't for the fact that I, the Khmers, coerced the generals and searched out two roads in the jungle that had been abandoned for nearly 20 years, my Khmer people paid a heavy price, and these roads were also the secret channels for trade between the Khmer people and the Great Song Dynasty, and they were the foundation of my Khmer people's existence, and non-elders could not know about them."

Once the general raids Thang Long Mansion from these roads, he will be able to come to Thang Long City in less than ten days, not only can he avoid the passes along the way, but also can catch Li Dezheng off guard, and the general can even establish a supreme martial honor. ”

Yun Zheng nodded and said, "It should!" It should be very much, but you must do what you can, and you can't open your mouth widely, for example, the status of Guangyuan Prefecture is not allowed to be touched, and it is even more impossible for the Great Song Dynasty to let you establish Zhenla Kingdom in Guangyuan Prefecture.

Zhenla country is now pilgrimage to my Great Song Emperor once every three years, very respectful, we can't ignore the opinions of King Zhenla, not to mention, Zhenla is located in the city of Zhan, is a very important maritime transaction object of my Great Song Dynasty, so you will die of this heart. ”

Yesu seemed to know the Great Song Dynasty officialdom very well, and was silent for a moment and said, "Since you can't give us a place to stay, can't you give us the force to defend yourself?" ”

Yun Zheng sighed and said, "Master, the relationship between countries is different from the relationship between merchants, and I'm sure you are not ready to build a country.

If I hadn't wanted the Khmer to be genuinely helped, I would have agreed to your offer and would have fulfilled my promise when I was victorious.

Let's assume that the Great Song Dynasty allowed you to establish a state in Guangyuan Prefecture, have you thought about what you are going to do after the founding of the country? Once the founding of the country is completely in control of your own destiny, will your little force be able to protect your permanent survival? If you want to entrust the security of your country to the Great Song Dynasty, I guarantee that the price you pay will be very high, so high that you can't afford it.

And the restoration of national strength will also crusade against you at the first time, so ah, now the establishment of a country is a luxury for you, no country is easily established, and must go through countless hardships and hardships to finally take root and sprout.

People can only rely on themselves, and the country is even more so, is the army I helped you build still your own army? What is the Army? It is a fighting body with a soul, and I will inject the soul of the Great Song into your army, do you think it is appropriate? ”

Monk Yesu closed his eyes in pain, and it took a long time before he said: "Your words are right, but you don't know the pain that Li Dezheng inflicted on the Khmer people, we have no land, we can't read and write, we can't be officials, we can't eat delicious rice, and even our daughters can't marry the men they love, they are destined to become female slaves of the Jing people from birth, we can't bear this kind of pain, and after a while, our ancestral temple will disappear by the river." ”

Yun Zheng smiled: "I can't give you land, I can't give you an army, but I can give you weapons, a lot of weapons, as for how to fight, how to get back your rights from Li Dezheng, that's your own business, if we can really do a raid on Shenglong Mansion, I'm afraid what you have to deal with will become another emperor, Li Dezheng doesn't care about life or death, he needs to go to Tokyo Bianliang City to give an explanation to my majesty!" ”

Ye Su opened his clear and flawless eyes and looked at Yun Zheng word by word: "Are you willing to arm us?" ”

Yun Zheng laughed, knocked on the table and said, "It's not an armament, I just don't look down on the weapons of the Jiaozhi people, and I don't plan to take them, as for who took those weapons, it's none of my business." ”

Nosu stood up and reconfirmed, "What you said is true?" ”

Yun Zheng nodded and said: "We have to set aside the transportation capacity to reprint the gold jewels of Shenglong Mansion, there is no extra space to reprint those useless weapons, so ah, you just need to take your people to help us open the way, after the Great Song army defeats the enemy, those remaining weapons will be yours, and you will arm as many of your own people as you have the ability,

Photograph some smart people standing in my military formation, see how our generals command, and how much they can learn, we will not deliberately explain it, it all depends on personal understanding.

Sage, if you have weapons, you have force, as for how to turn these forces into an army, it is your Khmer people's own business, you can't figure out how to fight in battle and want to get an army, there is no possibility, your own strength is really strong. ”

Yesu also laughed, sat down in front of Yun Zheng again, and said, "Can we send a thousand people to follow you to pick up those weapons that you don't want?" ”

Yun Zheng said with a smile: "As long as you can open up a wide road for the army, you can take the whole clan to Shenglong Mansion together, except for the official warehouse and the imperial palace, anything you can grab is your own." ”

Ye Su got up and saluted: "The Wild Man will go and gather the clansmen to open the way for the general!" ”

Yun Zheng raised his glass and smiled: "It's hard work!" ”

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Chapter I