"Your Highness, the concubine has never been so happy, it's so good to be with you......"

There were also some delicate Ma Xin leaning on Zhu Zhanji's body, ignoring that his somewhat immature body had been exposed to broad daylight.

There are no other men on this island except Zhu Zhanji, and those clans think that the island is not fun, so they are taken to Zamboanga by Du Ma Han to be warmly entertained. Even the attendants were driven away by Zhu Zhanji.

Except for Shen Dai'er, the other women here have been trained by Zhu Zhanji, and they have even soaked in the hot springs together, and they have done all kinds of embarrassing things, so on this island where there is no one else, just wearing obscene clothes is nothing at all.

Ma Xin's parents have been pampered since he was a child, his family is very good, and he has never suffered hardship. When she arrived in the palace, she was the youngest, she didn't fight or rob, Zhu Zhanji treated her differently, and no one dared to bully her.

So although he is in the harem, it is rare to maintain an innocent mentality.

Zhu Zhanji also wore only a small coat, revealing his thick thighs and muscular body, lying on a recliner. He looked at Liu Chenghui and them with a smile and asked, "What about you?" Happy? ”

Liu Chenghui said with a smile: "Since ancient times, women are not allowed to enter and leave the house at will when they get married, and they can only live in the backyard for the rest of their lives. The concubine and others were fortunate enough to be able to follow His Highness to travel thousands of miles, but they really didn't dare to think about it before. ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "I also know that etiquette is very restrictive, especially for you women. In the future, if I have time, I will take you around more often, and take a look, so that you will not be confined in the palace. ”

Women in this era are so easy to be satisfied, they can only live in the box drawn for them by men, and they dare not go beyond a single step.

He sat up and smiled, "Have you rested enough?" Who wants to go and play in the water with me? ”

The girls were a little embarrassed, only Ma Xin climbed Zhu Zhanji's arm and said, "Your Highness, the concubine hasn't learned to swim yet?" ”

Zhu Zhanji hugged her up and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll teach you to swim again......"

Zhu Zhanji strode Ma Xin to the shallow water on the pink sand, and then dropped her down.

Ma Xin suddenly fell into the half-meter-deep seawater, and the dirty clothes on his body were wet, imprinting a beautiful arc on his body.

She laughed and splashed water with her hands, had a water fight with Zhu Zhanji, and laughed heartily.

Shen Dai'er pulled the dirty clothes on her body a little, and then asked softly in surprise: "Liu Chenghui, has Your Highness always been so friendly on weekdays?" ”

Liu Chenghui nodded, sighed and said: "Your Highness has noble blood, but he treats people equally, we must all cherish this blessing." ”

The rest of the women were all lower than hers, and when they heard her preaching, they all hurriedly responded.

Although the scenery of this island is beautiful, it is impossible for Zhu Zhanji to play here forever. Time is a luxury for him, and such an opportunity to relax is even more luxurious for a few girls.

After only one night on the island, the next day, I began to pack my things again and prepare to return to Jolo Island.

They came back and forth this time, plus two days of playing, that is, five days had passed, and it was time for the fleet to leave for Bo Ni Country.

When they departed, the whole fleet was watched by all, but the heads of five hundred knives and five hundred iron spears, along with the rest of the cargo, did not alarm anyone.

On March 14, when the fleet was about to depart from Holo City, the second batch of greeters from the Bo Ni Kingdom arrived in Holo City.

To Zhu Zhanji's surprise, it turned out to be a woman who came to greet him, and it turned out to be the current Sultan Princess Huang Yuanli.

When the fleet was sailing towards the Bo Ni Country, Zhu Zhanji called Zhang Qian and Zhou Hang and began to seriously inquire about the details of the current Bo Ni Country.

Today's Bo Ni country is not the same thing as the later Brunei country, which was only a small area, but now includes the northern part of Brunei, which belongs to a large area of Malaysia, including Kota Kinabalu, the capital of East Malaysia.

And Kota Kinabalu is the stronghold of the Chinese princes of the Bo Ni country, and today's Bo Ni country, like the Sulu country, has more than one prince, and the two princes are no matter how big or small.

And it all started more than 30 years ago.

In the past, although the name Bo Ni had been known for a long time, they simply belonged to a tribe, or a regional name.

The power of the Bo Ni Kingdom has always been small, and the northern region of Borneo, where it is located, has always been under the control of the Majapahit Kingdom in the past.

In the process of resisting the Yuan Dynasty, the strength of the Majapahit was damaged, and the then king of Boni, Ma Hemo Sha, had the heart to restore the country.

At this time, we have to mention Huang Senping, the Chinese prince of the Bo Ni Kingdom, that is, the Ma Naja Gana of the Bo Ni Kingdom who died in Yingtianfu.

Huang Senping's original name was Yuanshou, the word Changnian, and the number Xichun. His ancestral home is Caoxiang Zhuxi, Xichunpu City, Licheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian, and his father's name is Huang Liangfu.

In the eighth year of Hongwu, Huang Senping was first appointed as the garrison of Heqing. Due to the important geographical location of Tengchong, Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, sent Huang Senping to garrison with heavy troops, and built a stone city, which was called "the first city on the extreme side". Because Huang Senping was brave and good at fighting, he repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and was later promoted to the general soldier of Tengchong Guard in Yongchang, Yunnan.

Because of the conflict with the eunuchs of the prison army, Huang Senping later became estranged from the imperial court, and led thousands of people from his family and the township party to sail south to Borneo through southwest Burma to avoid chaos.

They searched for a no-man's land along the northern shore of Borneo in search of a no-man's land where there were no large forces, and finally landed in the Sandakan region in the northeastern corner of Borneo.

At that time, the area northwest of Sandakan was a weakened state of Boni, and the south was under the control of the Majapahit, and tribute was often demanded from it. The eastern part of the country was often harassed by the Sulu Sultanate from time to time, and it was not a stable area.

The newly enthroned Sultan of the Bo Ni Kingdom, Ma Hemosha, appealed to the Chinese forces led by Huang Senping for help. Ma Hemosha married his daughter to Huang Senping and gave him the title of Manajagana, which is about equivalent to the common "one-word side by side king" in China.

In order to win over Huang Senping, Ma Mosha also asked his younger brother Ahmad to marry Huang Senping's sister Huang Yuanli and gave her the title of princess, and the two regimes formed a close alliance due to the marriage relationship between the rulers.

Under the hard work of Huang Senping and the Chinese army, the Sulu invasion was contained, and the Bo Ni Kingdom avoided its fate.

In the three decades that followed, the two forces became intimately close and developed rapidly. The Chinese developed from Sandakan in the east to the northern coast, and successively established cities such as Chinatown and Chinatown, that is, the big cities of Kota Kinabalu and Chinarut in later generations.

In the first year of Yongle, Mahmosha died, and his son Hassan succeeded to the throne, and Huang Senping and Mahamosha's elder brother, Prince Temangon, supervised the regent of the country, so Brunei history generally does not regard Hassan as the second sultan.

In the fifth year of Yongle, Hassan died of illness and had a two-year vacancy. During these two years, a series of political struggles took place, and finally Ahmed, who favored Huang Senping, overwhelmed Prince Temangong to succeed to the throne and became the second sultan in the history of Bo Ni, and Huang Sen Ping's position in Bo Ni was further consolidated.

Huang Senping, who has struggled in Nanyang for most of his life, has never forgotten the motherland, and his sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty has also been continuously enhanced. In the sixth year of Yongle, Huang Senping left his sister Huang Yuanli to guard Bo Ni, and he personally led more than 150 pro-Wei and subordinates to return to China to pay tribute in the name of Bo Ni Mana Jagana.

Zhu Di was very happy, and specially ordered every prefecture and county along the way of the mission to Beijing to hold a banquet and entertain them, so that they could see the changes in their hometown.

However, the elderly Huang Senping no longer had the energy to endure the fatigue of the journey along the road, nor could he bear the great joy of returning to his hometown, and after arriving at Yingtianfu in October of this year, he died of exhaustion due to the bumpy journey in December at the age of 67.

Before his death, he made three requests to Zhu Di: first, "the territory belongs to the staff", and the land near Bo Ni and Sandakan should be included in the Chinese territory.

The second is "after begging for the country to be a town", please add the highest mountain in Southeast Asia (now known as Kinabaru Mountain, meaning Chinese widow mountain) as the town mountain of the Boni country, and give it a good name, Yongzhen Nanyang land.

The third is to "support the body in China" and allow oneself to be buried in China.

In the seventh year of Yongle, the new king of Bo Ni, that is, Huang Yuansun, returned to China under the escort of the eunuch Zhang Qian and the pedestrian Zhou Hang.

Zhang Qian and others went to the foot of Mount Jinabalu to carve a stone monument, and also went to Majapahit to convey the edict of the Yongle Emperor: no more tribute to the Bo Ni State.

Zhang Qian, Zhou Xing and his entourage returned to China after guarding Bo Ni for a year. Huang Kesun, who returned to Boni, still inherited Huang Senping's inherent position and influence in Boni, and has always controlled the political situation in Boni, and the local Chinese still call him "General Soldier".

Zhang Qian and Zhou Hang had been stationed in the Bo Ni Country for a year, and they knew the situation in the Bo Ni Country very well, and under their explanation, Zhu Zhanji's inherent impression of the Bo Ni Country was changed.

Because of the influence of the preconceived impressions of later generations, the Boni country in his heart has always been a small country, and although it has a close relationship with the Chinese, it does not belong to the Chinese.

However, at this time, the Bo Ni Kingdom included most of the area of East Malaysia in later generations, and the area belonging to East Malaysia has always been the territory of the Chinese.

And one prince of the Bo Ni Kingdom is Chinese, and the princess of the other prince is Chinese.

Huang Yuanli is married to Ahmed, and they have only one daughter, Huang Guigu.

Huang Guigu has a bold personality and has a crush on an Arab from Mecca, whose name is Sharif Ali.

And this Sharif Ali is indeed a man of outstanding ability, and now he has become a rising star of the Boni Kingdom and the heir of the third sultan.

"What is Huang Yuansun's ability?" Zhu Zhanji didn't have a deep impression of Huang Yuansun, when Huang Yuansun arrived in Yingtianfu, he was not yet twelve years old at that time, and he was in the deep palace every day, and he had never seen this person.

Zhang Qian pondered for a while and said: "Over the years, the ministers have often inquired about the news of Bo Ni, although Huang Yuansun is not as good as his father, but he is also a man of success, and now the Bo Ni Kingdom is becoming more and more prosperous under his leadership. ”

"Then how many people and soldiers are there under his command now?"

"The population of the two kings is less than 100,000, and the soldiers are less than 5,000...... There are less than 500 soldiers out of work. ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head, such a power is still too small to count on.

However, the Bo Ni Kingdom originally survived in the cracks, in the east, in the north is the Sulu State, in the west, in the south, there are Majapahit, Malaga, and the old port Xuanwei Division of the Ming Dynasty, they have no room for development at all.

Others don't know, but Zhu Zhanji knows very well that there is a world-class oil field on Huang Yuanli's territory. The light oil produced here can even be added directly to the tank.

Although there is still a long way to go before the era of the internal combustion engine, it is important to take these into account when it comes to long-term planning.

The land in Borneo is relatively barren, and heavy rains wash away the organic matter in the land for half of the year.

Moreover, the environment on the island is harsh, either high mountains and dense forests or swamps, and people can only survive around the island. In the center of the island there are countless poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, and a ten-meter-long python.

But it is also a treasure land, with oil in the north, coal mines in the south, countless gold mines in the west, and countless precious timber in the forests of the island.

Although it is difficult to develop now, it is worth looking forward to in the future.

Zhu Zhanji pondered for a while, and said to Zhang Qian: "The Boni country is small and weak, surrounded by powerful countries. There will be no arrangements for Gu here for the time being, but when you get to Boni this time, the two of you will help Gu to see if this Sharif Ali is worth supporting, and whether there is a place between him and Huang Yuansun that can be used. ”

The two of them should be holding fists. Zhu Zhanji said again: "I want to entertain Huang Yuanli and her party tonight, and the two of you will also accompany you." Let's go down and rest for a while. ”

The two of them retreated, and Zhu Zhanji called Sun Lin again.

Soon after the establishment of Sun Lin's Consultation Department, the network for the Ming Dynasty had just ended, and for the Ming Dynasty, only Dongying and North Korea had begun to expand outside the Ming Dynasty.

The information on other countries in their hands now is also collected from the General Administration Department, Jinyiwei, and the internal prison.

Therefore, before arriving in the Boni Kingdom, it is also necessary to arrange the candidates for the spies stationed in the Boni Kingdom. It is impossible to spread out the intelligence network here, only one or two people can be arranged first, and then they will develop the offline line.

And the best candidate for a spy is, of course, the eunuch in charge of trade. Because the eunuchs in charge of trade have funds in their hands, they don't need to worry about funds all the time, and trade representatives will not be too suspicious when they develop spy networks in other countries.

Jin Kuo discussed with Sun Lin and arranged a long-term eunuch named Lian Xien. This person had originally held the position of purchasing, and let him be responsible for the purchase of timber and pearls in the Boni country, and at the same time set up the intelligence network of the Advisory Division, which can be regarded as making the best use of his talents.

The fiery red sunset cast a dazzling light on the sea level in the west, and the sea breeze gently blew Huang Yuanli's gray-white hair, which also shone a golden yellow in the sunset.

There was a sound of heavy footsteps, and without looking back, Huang Yuanli knew that it was Prince Temangong who came over. On this ship, he was the only one who could stride in with impunity.

He waved his hand, and after a few guards and maids saluted, he took a few steps back.

"Queen, I have already asked clearly, His Royal Highness did not talk to anyone about the situation in Nanyang in Sulu, he is like a merchant who only pays attention to trade, and then likes to enjoy beautiful scenery, and he also cares for several concubines."

Huang Yuanli turned around, her body was shorter, and she saluted Temangong before saying: "You are the emperor's grandson, but regardless of the wind and waves, you went to the ocean, and this royal highness should not enjoy the beautiful scenery on this trip." There are countless far-sighted people in the Ming Dynasty, how could they be willing to let His Royal Highness the Taisun go to risk because of such a reason? It is said that His Majesty attaches the most importance to this grandson, how can he be willing to leave Daming and leave his own care? Moreover, although they only met briefly, it can be seen that His Royal Highness the Taisun is not very human! ”

Temangong smiled: "Of course he is not very human, the old man has never seen such a tall and handsome person, in the face of him, the old man trembles." ”

Huang Yuanli said softly: "Is it really because of your tall stature?" ”

Temangon hesitated for a moment, then pondered. Huang Yuanli sighed and said: "Momentum, His Royal Highness Taisun is tall, but what is even more rare is that he has a compelling momentum!" The old woman has never seen such an arrogant person as him in her life, and she is worthy of His Royal Highness the Grand Sun of the Heavenly Empire! ”

Although he was born in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Yuanli came to the Boni country with his father and brother when he was a child. In the country of Bo Ni, a prince is her brother, and a prince is her husband, and she has long regarded herself as the master of the country of Bo Ni.

The country of Boni is weak, and in these years of fighting in the south and the north, she herself has also carried a knife into battle, and she is not an ordinary weak woman.

Now, although she still thinks that Daming is her homeland, sitting in this position, of course, she is more inclined to the country of Boni.

Temangong also said: "In Luzon, His Royal Highness the Grand Prince designated Luzon Island as the Luzon Prefecture, and Xu Chai Lao became the first Luzon prefect. From this point of view, does the Ming Dynasty want to include all the countries in the South Seas into the national system this time? ”

Huang Yuanli smiled bitterly and sighed: "If this is the case, it would be good, in the future, I don't need to worry about the coercion of Majapahit and King Sulu Dong, and I can enjoy happiness with peace of mind." ”

In the South Seas, only a big country like Majapahit can really be regarded as a hegemon and the king of a country. The other islands are only inhabited in the form of tribes, and the so-called king is only a tribal leader.

Although the name is good, it is not as good as a landlord in the Ming Dynasty.

If it is included in the Ming State System, just like Shi Jinqing in the old port, who was originally an inconspicuous small force in Nanyang, has now become a hegemon, and even the Majapahit Kingdom has to look at his face.

At the beginning, my brother crossed the ocean for a long time and wanted the Ming Dynasty to accept the Boni Kingdom. But His Majesty Daming only appeased and sent troops and two eunuchs to take care of it, but refused to accept Bo Ni.

In the past few years, the Majapahit and Sulu Dong kings have not dared to invade the Bo Ni Kingdom anymore, in fact, they still rely on the blessings of His Majesty the Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of which, the country is too small and too poor. It is not located on the sea route like Malaga, nor is it surrounded by vast farmland like the old port.

Except for some timber and pearls, there is no production in the Boni country.

The two of them talked for a while, and they couldn't guess why His Royal Highness the Taisun of the Ming Dynasty would venture to come to Nanyang, was it really just to see the scenery of Nanyang?

They looked at the giant ship in front of them on the right, which covered the sky and the sun, and the thousand-stone sea ship under them was still a gift from His Majesty the Ming Dynasty to the Boni Kingdom.

Think about how your family used to be just a small landlord in Fujian, although now you are a queen, but compared with the grandson of the Ming Empire, this difference is still too big, and you can't even stammer.

At this time, the soldiers on the giant ship waved two flags, and one of the heralds who remained on their ship also waved the flag in response, and then walked towards them.

The herald gave a military salute and said, "Queen, King Xi, Your Highness has prepared the imperial meal, and the two of you can board the ship with your relatives." ”

Temangong didn't dare to slack off, hugged his fists and saluted back, and said, "The envoy waits, and the contemptible person will arrange it immediately." ”

Huang Yuanli asked at this time: "The envoy's flag language seems to be different from ordinary flag language, and it conveys more information?" ”

The herald smiled and replied, "Now that my Daming Navy Division has been changed to a navy, this flag is also a little different from the past. The subtleties are not something that small soldiers like us can put their beaks in. ”

Seeing that she couldn't ask anything, Huang Yuanli stopped asking, and said to Temangong: "Then let them all prepare, His Royal Highness Taisun has a treat, let everyone be self-conscious, don't be ashamed." ”

The fleet was still sailing with the faint wind, and Huang Yuanli and their ships approached Zhu Zhanji's flagship, but there was still a distance of more than ten meters in the middle, and they didn't dare to get too close and collide.

Collide with the flagship, and their ship will never be lucky.

A herald ship was tied to a noose and slowly put it down, Huang Yuanli and they got on the herald ship, and the soldiers on the flagship twisted the noose, and pulled the boat to the bottom of the flagship, and then they went down the wooden staircase to the upper deck of the flagship.

On the upper deck, the first thing to enter was a stone wall of stone that they had never seen before, and several chamberlains were on duty. Entering the doorway in the wall, I reached the deck with many masts.

What shocked them was that behind the stone wall, there were dozens of cannons that they had never seen before.

This was different from the kind of coarse cannons they had seen before, they had no idea how powerful this cannon was, and when they saw the long barrel, they suspected that it could hit more than five miles.

In addition to Huang Yuanli and Temangong, there were also envoys from the Bo Ni Kingdom to the Ming Dynasty. is also Huang Yuanli's nephew, Huang Yuanliang, the younger brother of Huang Yuansun, the prince of Boni Chinese.

The other few are also the next generation of outstanding people in the Bo Ni Kingdom specially brought by Huang Yuanli, most of them are about twenty years old, I hope to be close to this Royal Highness the grandson, if they get the appreciation of the grandson, the family will focus on supporting.

However, now it looks like there is still a long way to go!

Because there are too many people around His Royal Highness the Grand Sun who want to squeeze in.

From the deck backwards through the mast and dense ropes, there are three layers of deck more than ten meters high, and they are taken to the middle floor, which is also the place where the Ming Taisun feasted the important ministers.

Although it was the first time for everyone to board this huge ship, they did not dare to look around, and honestly lowered their heads, and were taken to the third deck by the chamberlain.

Just this giant ship like a town can make them feel the strength of the Ming Empire.

At this time, a slightly shrill voice shouted: "Ming Empire, His Royal Highness the Imperial Sun has arrived in ......"

Everyone didn't dare to be contemptuous, and quickly knelt down. "Greetings to His Royal Highness!"