Meng Ji found a chopstick to block the tea leaves in the iron cup, and then poured the tea soup into two blue and white porcelain cups from Jingdezhen, which were originally to be exported. The tea was drunk quite dullly, Liu Ming didn't speak, and Meng Ji also calmed down.

At a certain moment, Liu Ming seemed to want to speak and stopped, and glanced at Meng Ji. However, after a while, Liu Ming suddenly got up and said, "Thank you Gonggong Meng for the tea." ”

Hearing this, Meng Ji was stunned for a moment, and finally couldn't help but say: "You can soak it twice, don't worry about it, Liu Yuanjun will sit down for a while." ”

Liu Ming had to sit back on the wooden bench.

Meng Ji had no choice but to take the initiative to ask: "The Siamese and Zhenla people have been here for a few days, and things are not going to drag on." Does Liu Yuanjun have a plan? ”

Liu Ming's expression became serious, he pondered for a moment, and said, "What the Zhenla people do is quite bad, and I hate those people. But the Holy Lord has entrusted him with a great responsibility, how can the lower officials decide it by their likes and dislikes? The Holy Lord repeatedly discussed with his courtiers that the new policy was to maintain the sea route to the West and establish rules in the countries of the South China Sea. Every time he thought of this, the lower officials reminded themselves to be cautious and worry about the king.

Zhenla's destruction of the country is not beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for us to migrate a large number of soldiers and civilians to this hot and humid land to establish an official government and directly govern the local area. Eventually, the Chenla Kingdom was annexed by the surrounding states of Siam, Champang, and Annam, among which the Siamese state had already dispatched a large army and would occupy most of the land in Chenla.

In recent years, Siam's national power has become more and more prosperous, and countries such as Manchurian have paid tribute to it. Moreover, Siam would not necessarily follow the advice of the imperial court, and it would not be a good thing if they continued to expand their power in a big way. ”

Meng Ji nodded and said, "Yes, at the beginning of the war, Siam was watching. The difference between them and the Zhenla people is that they are not so reckless, and they are not necessarily loyal to the court. ”

Since Liu Ming has expressed his position, Meng Ji said again: "Liu Yuanjun is a minister who advocates a new policy, and the situation in the South China Sea has improved, which is also beneficial to the major affairs of the princes." ”

Liu Ming did not deny it.

Meng Ji observed Liu Ming's righteous expression, and couldn't tell whether Liu Ming was selfless or a little selfish. It is difficult for people in the world not to think about themselves, at least Meng Ji is not dedicated to the public, he also has his own considerations.

"How to arrange it after the waste of real wax?" Meng Ji asked again.

Liu Ming said: "According to the rules, the identity will be determined first, and then the Chinese army will discuss the matter." ”

The so-called discussion, the people who speak with weight are none other than Liu Ming and Meng Ji. Lin Zixuan, who guards this place, is a guard commander, and he should take care of military affairs; However, when it comes to diplomatic relations with the imperial court, a guard commander and military attache cannot talk about mixing.

Meng Ji said quietly: "Let the queen take a look at the head of her younger brother Anen." Ann was the culprit who slaughtered our envoys, not some rebel thief, who deserved it. ”

Liu Ming said: "If it is indeed An En's head, then the sinner will be punished, and Chen Zhang's revenge will be over." But the murderer is not abolished, we are still on business. ”

When Meng Ji heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. On the surface, it is still indifferent: "It is said that when the Siamese killed Ahn, they captured his territory and killed his entire family. Is this karma? ”

Liu Ming said: "I don't believe in Buddhism very much. Han Buddhism and the Buddha here seem to be very different. ”

Meng Ji said at this time: "Our family has an idea, but we still have to make up our minds with Liu Yuanjun." To confirm the identity of the deposed queen, first let her see An En's head, and then find a general of Zhenla who was seriously injured and surrendered. Zhenla messengers, don't let them see the queen of the abolition. What do you think? ”

Liu Ming thought for a while and asked, "What does Gonggong Meng mean, I'm afraid that the Zhenla envoy will ask for the abolition queen back?" ”

Meng Ji said: "Since Liu Yuanjun is ready to accept the Zhenla people's request for peace, and the two countries want to reconcile, it stands to reason that they should be returned to their abolition." The deposed queen was also the queen of the king. ”

Liu Ming thought thoughtfully, "Will it leak the news?" ”

Meng Ji smiled and said, "So what? We don't admit it, unless the real people come up with real evidence, but where does the evidence come from? ”

Liu Ming said: "It will be according to Gonggong Meng's wishes." ”

Meng Ji thought that Liu Ming would continue to ask the reason, but Liu Ming didn't ask anything. Meng Ji couldn't help but glance at him again, this young jinshi who had only become an official during the martial arts period did not seem to be as immature as his age.

Liu Ming then got up to say goodbye, Meng Ji didn't keep him this time, and sent him outside the tent.

The next day, Liu Ming met with the commander Lin Zixuan, and informed Lin Zixuan to send a team of soldiers as honor guards and wear military uniforms to the Chinese army's tent the next day. Ming officials will officially receive envoys from various countries to discuss diplomatic relations.

But on the same day, Liu Ming met with the Zhenla people privately, and of course he was accompanied by the eunuch Meng Ji, the general affairs officer, and the captain on duty of Jinyiwei.

When the envoy saw the Ming officials, he immediately began to defend himself. He claimed that the slaughter of the Ming Mission's An En and his assertion were not the will of the Zhenla royal family; After Zhenla Junchen learned about this, he was also very angry. The enemy of the Ming Dynasty was due to the instigation of the envoys of the Manchurian and Canadian countries, and the confusion of the descendants, and the nobles and civil and military forces in the country today have tried to oppose it.

However, Liu Ming didn't seem interested in the previous events, and he asked: "Does the Zhenla Kingdom openly admit that the Ming Dynasty has set up 'envoys' in Saigon Bay, and is it willing to assign the land east of Saigon to the Zhancheng State?" And should send a tribute to be a minister, the king accepted the official position of the Ming Dynasty, and served as the governor of the 'Zhenla Governor's Mansion'. ”

The envoy hardly hesitated, and asked directly: "Can the Ming Dynasty make the army of Siam retreat from Angkor Thom and stop threatening Phnom Penh?" ”

Liu Ming passed through the translation of the general affairs and said: "If the imperial court can't do it and let the Zhenla Kingdom die, what is the effect of the request made to you?" ”

So the two sides almost hit it off and immediately reached a peace agreement.

One night later, the tent of the Chinese army was arranged, and in the morning began the simple ceremony of receiving the envoys of the foreign domain. First, Liu Ming, Meng Ji and the generals of the army went to the gate to greet the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, and walked all the way to the open space outside the big tent of the Chinese army.

At this time, the soldiers wearing blue and neat military uniforms lined up in a purging procession and began to play salute music and raise the flag. In the rhythm of the magnificent horizontal blowing tune and the copper cymbal, a group of dragons, sun and moon flags were raised on the high flagpole.

The officials bowed to the banner, and the messengers bowed. Then Liu Ming and the others went to the north, praised the emperor, and wished long live, and then welcomed everyone into the account.

The guards outside the tent shouted and saluted, and the guards on both sides of the guard raised their light guns together, clasped their fists and saluted the person in the middle, and there was a neat sound of "bang" in the air.

The envoys of the foreign vassal couldn't help but look sideways, observing the guards with complicated eyes. In this era, it is estimated that they have never seen a more rigorous military appearance than this army. The cyan military dress purchased by the Shen Xu Shang Gang is exactly the same in style and color, and everyone who marches and camps does not wear this, so it is very neat and clean. The queue also continued the training of the Slayer Army, which was quite neat and looked really neat.

According to the rules, Liu Ming first asked the envoys of various countries how well the kings were well, and then sat down. Because Liu Ming was just an official, he and Meng Ji also invited the envoys and deputy envoys to sit after they took their seats.

But see that the Zhenla people are dressed a little similarly to the Siamese people, and the hats they wear are all spired, just like their Buddhist temples and pagodas; However, these two groups are enemies. On the contrary, the Manchurians, who had allied themselves with the Chenla, wore very different garments, and they wrapped cloth around their heads, just like the Persians.

After the translation and conversation of the general affairs, today's deliberations were not as smooth as yesterday's.

Soon the Chenla and their allies, the Manthorns, quarreled. The point of contention is over who started the initial war. After the war between several parties, it seems that it is now a mess.

Liu Ming stepped in to stop their quarrel. The envoys of Manchu and Thorn also made a request: they wanted the Ming army and navy to withdraw from Malacca and stop attacking the Manchu and Thorn countries, and they would send tribute to be vassals and rebuild the old friendship with the Ming Emperor.

"The official can't decide on the matter. After a while, there is a ship back to the Ming Dynasty, and you can send an envoy to Beijing with the ship to meet and ask the Holy Lord. After Liu Ming replied, he turned his head to look at Tongshi.

Then the Siamese envoys came out to ask for merit, claiming that they had obeyed the orders of the Ming Emperor, and together with the Ming army, they attacked Chenla and captured Angkor Thang, the capital of Chenla.

The messengers of Zhenla actually understood the Siamese dialect, and they couldn't bear it anymore, so they scolded again on the spot. Liu Ming asked the general matter before he figured out what they said. Roughly speaking, the Zhenla people scolded Siamese for being treacherous and cunning, first waiting to see the outcome of the victory, and then choosing a side team to make a profit.

Liu Ming raised his hands and motioned for the two to stop, and the general official also spoke, which calmed down a little.

"The criminals of the Zhenla Kingdom have been ambushed, and its royal family has sent envoys to negotiate peace, intending to restore the old good." Liu Ming opened his mouth and said, "The Ming court has always liked and hated war, and state affairs can be discussed, so it is not appropriate to continue to use troops in vain. The Siamese army should immediately retreat to its own country and stop its invasion of Chenla. ”

The Siamese envoy was shocked and first asked himself if he had heard it wrong.

However, the thorns and messengers finally had some relief. The Manchurians also had a grudge against Siam, which is said to have forced them to pay taxes on gold for many years.

The Siamese envoy continued to argue and argued that the attitude of the Ming court had changed too quickly and was not reasonable. He also did not accede to the request for the withdrawal of troops.

Liu Ming listened to it for a long time, and then said: "In the past, the Hu clan of Annan was chaotic, and if he did not listen to the persuasion of the imperial court, he destroyed the country the following year; In the affairs of the Chenghua area, the people of Champa did not mediate from the imperial court, and were soon defeated by the Annan army, and the royal city was in danger, but fortunately, the benevolence of the saint avoided their annihilation; What happened to the traitors of the Zhenla Kingdom who slaughtered the Ming Mission? Go back and ask your monarch if Siam still wants to defy the law. ”

After the general matter was translated into the three Chinese languages, the big tent was unusually quiet for a while. People were speechless for a long time, and many people did have serious and worried expressions on their faces.

After a while, the Siamese messenger bowed, took his leave, and then left the table.

The eunuch Meng Ji, who was sitting on the sidelines, could see that the Siamese envoy was very angry about today's ruling. But when it comes to big things, it's time to talk about it.