At midnight the next day, the convoy departed the port under the escort of two warships, one in front and one behind, and headed for Annam.

Yang Congyi's warship No. 3 was in front, opening the road to navigate, the sea ship was in the middle, and Zhang Biao's warship No. 5 was behind.

The fleet first headed south along the island, then turned west and headed straight for Annam.

Regarding the route and the place of stop, before departure, Yang Congyi discussed with Dai Cong that it is not appropriate to go directly to Thang Long, the capital of the country where the king of Annam is located, since the Great Song Dynasty is the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, as soon as he sets foot on the land of Annam, the king of Annam should come to visit and congratulate in person, so the place where the fleet docks cannot be too close to Thang Long, too close to show the king's sincerity, and it cannot be too far, too far and delay time.

Dai Cong has been an official in the DPRK and China for many years, so he has no reason for this.

As long as the Great Song Dynasty does not recognize, de jure Annam is still the land of the Great Song Dynasty, Annan has paid tribute many times, and the Great Song Dynasty court has not given it the name of the country, which is to beat him, tell it to be independent, but don't make trouble at the border, behave well, reward a country name, it is to recognize that you are an independent country, and will not send troops to conquer, but if the performance is not good, you must send troops to re-enter Annan under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty.

For such an embarrassing country, Dai Cong is an envoy of the Celestial Empire, so naturally there is no reason to go to Shenglong to see King Annam.

Since they don't know much about Annan, no one has ever been there, but they only vaguely know a few place names, but they are not very clear.

But this problem is not difficult for Yang Congyi, and he quietly took out the map to see that all the big cities in Annan are basically on the coast, and when they reach the territory of Annan, the coast goes north for three or four hundred miles, and it is almost not far from Thang Long, where the terrain is gentle, and there should be big cities.

After the fleet went north, it sailed against the wind, the sails could not be used, only the oars could be used, the sailing speed was reduced a lot, and the ship could only travel about fifty miles a day, and it took five days to enter the territory of Annam.

After a lot of twists and turns, I heard from the fishermen that Ayutthaya was a hundred miles away in the north, and it would take two days to reach it by boat, and three or four days by land.

The fleet, of course, would not go overland, so it continued north for another two days.

On this day, Yang Congyi, who was looking at the bow of the boat, finally saw a larger one such as Haikou, from the mouth of the sea, the river is not small, and there are town residents near the big river.

"My lord, are we going to dock here?" On the deck, sergeants also found traces of man-made repairs in and near Haikou.

"The ship slows down and waits, let's go check first." Yang Congyi immediately gave the order.

The sergeant immediately went to give the order to turn, and the flag bearer on the deck was also ready to contact the rear ship with the flag, and when the warship turned around, the rear ship could see the bow of the front ship, and the flag bearer raised the yellow flag and began to wave the flag "slow down, confirm safety".

The ship received the order, and at the sound of the order, the sailor threw the pulp horizontally, and a moment later the ship came to rest in the middle of the sea, only two miles from the shore. Then he turned around and conveyed the same instructions to the boat behind.

When the three sea ships and one warship were all heading towards the coast to stop and stand guard, Warship No. 3 was about to dock.

The ship slowly approached the shore, and finally anchored at a distance of fifty feet from the shore, and stopped sailing near the harbor without landing directly.

"Raise the flag!"

Yang Congyi gave an order, and a big banner with the word "Song" woven with gold thread rose to the top of the mast, stretched with the wind, and hunted sounded.

"Straighten out the army, be on guard!"

The banner of the Song character was raised, and Yang Congyi immediately issued another order.

The two hundred Xuanwei soldiers on the deck had guns in their hands for a while, and behind them bowed their backs, looking at the coast, a murderous atmosphere.

After waiting for half an hour, a small boat finally rowed out of the harbor and came under the warship.

A man walked out of the boat, looking thirty or forty years old, only to hear him raise his head and shout: "Why did you Song people come to us?" What do you want to do? ”

Yang Congyi reprimanded loudly: "The Great Song Dynasty sent envoys to your country, and now that they have arrived in your country, why don't you see anyone coming to greet the envoys of the Heavenly Empire!" ”

But the man replied, "I haven't heard of any heavenly envoy." Leave quickly, and don't block the harbor and interfere with the fishermen's entry and exit. ”

Yang Congyi said angrily: "Bold! The small people in the border wilderness, I don't know how thick the sky is, so I don't know how much to say, go to the city and find the principal! ”

When the man saw Yang Congyi angry, he looked up and saw a lot of spears on the bow of the boat, and he was quite murderous, so he immediately didn't say a word and rowed the boat back to the port.

After another hour, I saw from the bow of the ship a crowd of people coming from the harbor, and there were no less than forty or fifty people. After they had stopped in the harbor to observe, another small boat came out.

As soon as the small boat arrived under the warship, the people on the boat still had to speak, and they heard Yang Congyi ask in a loud voice: "Who are you, report your name and ask again!" ”

One of the people on the boat looked up and replied: "In Xia Wang Lang, he served as a scribe in Hejing Mansion." I don't know what happened to the envoy? ”

Yang Congyi said: "Scribe? Why didn't your adults come? Let the adults in your family come and talk! ”

The man replied: "Please be accommodating, and the envoy will explain the reason, so that the little official can talk back to my family, and please forgive me." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Your king has sent envoys to pay tribute to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty many times, and recently the emperor sent Zuo Shilang Zhong Dai Cong as an envoy to your country. Let the adults of your family come and greet you! ”

Only then did the man say, "The little official knows, so I'll go back and report to my family." ”

Looking at the small boat under the warship rowing in the direction of the port, Yang Congyi was uneasy.

This is the national character, this is the treatment that the Celestial Empire should have, no matter where the envoys of the Celestial Empire go, they should be the most noble, and they should be welcomed into the city by the stars like the moon.

When the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty came to such a small country that had not been officially recognized by the Great Song Dynasty, a small country that was originally the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, they should naturally have super high treatment.

Sending a little scribe made Yang Congyi very unhappy.

The big banner of Song characters fluttered in the wind, it was impossible for the people on the shore of the port not to see it, what kind of tricks were they playing, although Yang Congyi didn't know, but if the biggest official of Hejing didn't come, they wouldn't get off the boat, and they wouldn't dock, so they stayed outside the port until they came.

After a while, a slightly larger wooden ship sailed out of the harbor and slowly approached the warship, and in the distance I saw a dozen people standing on the deck.

When you get closer, you can see the people on the deck clearly.

The leader was in his forties, wearing a purple official robe, with a short beard under his forehead, and a rich appearance, looking quite solemn.

Seeing that the other party's ship stopped ten zhang away and did not continue to move forward, Yang Congyi immediately shouted: "Who is coming? Talk back closely! ”

The boat on the opposite side did not reply immediately, and after a while, someone replied in a loud voice: "The history of the river is here, the envoy has come from afar, please come ashore to rest." ”

Yang Congyi replied loudly: "The envoy of the Great Song Dynasty is here, please reply to the history of your family, after seeing my envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not too late to go ashore with you!" ”

After some discussion among the people on the boat opposite, someone replied, "Where is the envoy?" Please lead the way. ”

The other party replied like this, Yang Congyi relieved his mouth and said in a loud voice: "Then follow." ”

Then he ordered the sergeant sailors to turn around and sail towards the flotilla two miles away.

The opposing ship then maintained a distance of more than 10 feet.

Two quarters of an hour later, the two ships came to the front of the waiting fleet.

As soon as Yang Congyi approached, he reported in a loud voice: "Lord Dai, Annan River Jing Assassin Shi came to visit!" With that, he ordered the ship to turn around and row to the side.

"Hejing stabbed history, and I replied recently." Dai Cong's envoy ship was also hung with a big Song flag, and the people of Annam knew at a glance where the envoy of the Heavenly Empire was.

The wooden boat where the river Jing Thorn Shi was located was five zhang forward, and stopped within five zhang of the sea boat, and the leader saw that there was a person in his forties on the opposite boat, dressed in official robes, and immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Annan River Jing Thorn Shi Li Quan has seen the envoy!" ”

Dai Cong smiled and said, "Master Li doesn't have to be polite. This envoy is in a hurry, if it disturbs Lord Li, please forgive me. ”

He Jing stabbed Shi Li Quan and replied: "Don't dare, the envoy can come to Hejing, this is the honor of He Jing, and it is also the honor of Li." The envoy came from afar, and he was really fortunate, and he asked the envoy to come ashore and rest quietly in the river. Later, Li sent someone to pick up the dragon and report the visit of the envoy to our king, and then wait for the news of my king. Does the Envoy think this is the right arrangement? ”

Dai Cong said with a smile: "Master Li's arrangement is very appropriate. I don't want this place to be separated from the Central Plains for two hundred years, and the etiquette and education still exist, which is really gratifying. Then he turned to ask, "Lord Li, I don't know how many people you have in Hejing?" ”

He Jing stabbed Shi Li Quan hesitated for a while, but still replied: "There are fifty or sixty thousand people in Hejing. I wonder what the Envoy meant by asking this question? ”

Dai Cong laughed and said: "There is no deep meaning, since there are fifty or sixty thousand people in Hejing, it is a big city, and the envoy can enter the city with confidence." If it was a barren land with few people, the envoy would have to walk a few more steps to ascend to the dragon. ”

Li Quan replied: "The envoy is worried, the river is quiet, the terrain is gentle, there are many fertile fields, and it can support a lot of people, it has been densely populated since ancient times, and now it is one of the few big cities except Thang Long. Please rest assured, when you arrive in Ha Jing, you will definitely make your stay comfortable. It was not early, and the envoy was invited to follow the lower officials ashore and enter the city. ”

Dai Cong smiled and said, "Okay, Master Li is leading the way, and I will enter the city here." ”

Li Quan's wooden boat turned around and headed for the port.

The Great Song envoy fleet followed, and as usual, one warship in front and one warship in the rear, protecting the three seagoing ships until the port.

300 forbidden troops on the sea ship landed with Dai Cong, and Zhang Biao accompanied 300 Xuanwei troops.

Before leaving, Yang Congyi explained to Zhang Biao: "After entering the city, always pay attention to safety, no matter what happens, you can make a decision on the spot, and you must protect your lordship." If something happens, take the fireworks as the signal, one ring is an attack, the second ring is a serious threat to the life of Lord Dai, and the third ring is an accident for Lord Dai, so be sure to remember! As soon as the fireworks go off, I will go to the rescue. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, Zhang Biao keeps it in mind!"

Seeing the huge envoys landing and leaving the port, Yang Congyi gave an order, and the five ships turned around and left the coast and anchored two miles away.