Chapter 5 Fan Jingwen was detained, and he designed a clever plan to get out

Hearing Qingfengzi say that the diode was glowing, Zhang Zhimu asked again: "That's right!" How far has your intraocular lens go? ”

"Not ideal!" Qingfengzi said, "We heat the crystal and sodium hydroxide in the autoclave, after the crystal in the autoclave is dissolved, the solution moves upward, and the upper temperature is lower, and new crystals can be produced, but the crystal growth direction is chaotic, and we can't get the crystals we need." ”

"You need a container to control the direction of crystal growth!" Zhang Zhimu suggested.

"Hmmm! We're going to try this," Qingfuzi said, "but the biggest problem right now is that this crystallization is growing too slowly, and we're going to increase the pressure." However, the current autoclave is not enough, and it is necessary to develop an autoclave with higher pressure. Li Dong: They are already working on high-strength alloys, and they are processing new autoclaves. Let's wait for them to come out of the autoclave! ”

"You know, if we can produce high-purity crystals ourselves, the cost of crystal devices can be greatly reduced. We have to hurry up and get this thing done! Zhang Zhimu said.

"I also have an idea, if we can produce large crystals, can we also produce high-grade crystal jewelry and other things?" Qingfengzi also thought about making money.

"Huh! If we can produce it in large quantities, of course we can. However, maybe Sun Liang is more interested. They can get cheap crystals and they can produce special lenses. Zhang Zhimu said.

After chatting with Qingfengzi for a while, Zhang Zhimu was in a very good mood. Master Qingfengzi is to use all his efforts in chemical engineering, not only do a lot of things himself, but also bring out a lot of disciples, there are people like Master Qingfengzi who block the chemical industry alone, Zhang Zhimu is much more worry-free.

On the Myanmar side, Fan Jingwen once again found the feeling of being an adult. The generals of Yaogang have great respect for him, and he also spent a happy year with everyone in Myanmar. What surprised Fan Jingwen was that after such a great change, Myanmar quickly returned to peace, and the people quickly returned to a state of peace and rejuvenated all industries. Fan Jingwen took a serious look at several major places in Myanmar and had to admire the governance ability of the Yaogang people.

Originally, Fan Jingwen wanted to see more in Burma, but Li Zicheng was eager to attack Lao (Laos) and Chenla (Cambodia) and Champa (southern Vietnam), Zhang Zhimu discussed with Emperor Chongzhen, and immediately asked Fan Jingwen to lobby in these places, and try to let them take the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. It turned out that this attack on Siam (Thailand), which was the strongest in these places, meant to kill chickens and show the monkeys, and wanted them to surrender on their own initiative.

Fan Jingwen received the order and did not dare to delay his departure immediately. Fan Chengkun sent a flat-bottomed warship to send him over.

Unexpectedly, Fan Jingwen came to Cambodia (also known as Zhenla and so on before the Ming Dynasty) and ran into trouble.

Pham Kyung Van and his team left Burma, bypassed the Strait of Malacca, entered the Mekong River from the mouth of the Mekong River, and arrived at the pier in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The smoky warship roared against the Phnom Penh pier, which immediately attracted many people to watch. Of course, it also attracted Cambodian officers and soldiers.

Phnom Penh is a large inland river wharf, there are a lot of big ships coming and going from various countries, and the people here are also well-informed, but they have never seen such a boat that emits black smoke, has no sails, and has no slender man to go up the river. Some knowledgeable people have also heard that there was such a ship in the Ming Dynasty.

THE NEWS THAT THE CAMBODIAN ENVOYS OF THE MING DYNASTY HAD STOPPED AT THE PHNOM PENH PIER ON A LARGE SHIP REACHED THE PALACE, AND KING CHAN IMMEDIATELY CONVENED THE MINISTERS TO DISCUSS THE MATTER.

During this time, the whole kingdom was very nervous, they didn't know what the Ming Dynasty meant, and sent out a group of missions to the Ming Dynasty, but there was no news after they went out. Now the Ming Dynasty seems to have become something they don't understand, the Ming Dynasty, which has always been very friendly with their countries, has sent troops to occupy Annam, Burma, and is now occupying Siam, although the Ming Dynasty makes their old enemy Siam suffer a little, they are happy to see it, but I don't know if the Ming Dynasty is also going to occupy their country? The ministers have discussed this many times. According to the news that came back, the Ming Dynasty is now very powerful, and it basically does not take much effort to eliminate Annam and Burma, including the current occupation of Siam. According to this situation, some ministers even suggested that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to exterminate us, it would be better for us to surrender on our own initiative. On the other hand, there is a resolute opposition, believing that the entire army should be mobilized and ready to meet the enemy.

Some sensible ministers suggested that now that the envoys we sent to the Ming Dynasty have disappeared, can we send people to Annam or Burma to meet the Ming officials there and find out what the Ming Dynasty meant.

Just when they didn't know what to do, the news came that the envoys of the Ming Dynasty had arrived in Phnom Penh.

As a result of the deliberations of the monarch and the ministers, several important ministers were immediately sent to the dock to meet the envoys of the upper state.

Early the next morning, Cambodia sent out a long ceremonial procession to welcome Fan Jingwen and others into the Phnom Penh car city with a very grand ceremony. Fan Jingwen felt the incomparable glory of being an envoy of a state.

Fan Jingwen was taken to the palace, came to the main hall, and after paying tribute to the king of Cambodia, the king gave up his seat to Fan Jingwen. The king said, "It is a great pleasure for the king to receive the envoys of the kingdom here. The arrival of the envoys of the state to our country is the glory of our country. There is only one thing, I would like to ask the envoys, we sent a mission to the Ming Dynasty last year, and we have not heard from them so far, do you know about this? ”

Fan Jingwen said: "As far as I know, we have not seen your mission. When I left the Ming Dynasty, the Siamese mission arrived in Beijing, and I waited for them in Dengzhou (Yantai) for a day to come back together. If we see your mission, we will come back with them. ”

"Alas!" The king sighed in admiration and said, "I'm afraid something has happened to our mission!" ”

Fan Jingwen said: "There are unforeseen circumstances, and there have been accidents in the missions of some countries in the past. But in the future, it will be better, our Ming Dynasty now has steam-powered ships. Such a ship is less affected by wind and waves! Now we have also built a large sea ship that is specially designed to run customers. It won't be long before we will open a route to the West, and it will be very convenient and fast for us to travel back and forth at that time, and it will be much safer and more comfortable. Our sea vessels not only have a large tonnage, but also have added stabilizer fins, which can reduce a lot of sway in strong winds and waves. ”

"Oops! This is the gospel that the great powers of the kingdom have brought to us! The king praised and knew that it was time to get down to business, "My lord, we sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty last year, just to know that the Ming Dynasty is now sending troops to Annam, Burma, and this year to Siam, not knowing what Shangbang's intentions are." We have a long history of friendly exchanges. As if it shouldn't be like this? ”

"Yes! That's what I'm here for. Fan Jingwen said, "As you know, Annan and I have been fighting for more than 100 years and have caused many disasters to the people in the border areas. This kind of thing can't go on. And you and Siam have been at war countless times, and Siam and Burma will also be at war, and these things should not be happening. So we decided to take drastic measures to solve these problems once and for all. At the end of last year, I first sent an envoy to Siam to try to settle this matter peacefully, but some of the great men of Siam held the king of Siam hostage and insisted on going to war with us, and there was no way, so we had to use force to settle them. Now that the King of Siam and his family are under our protection, when I return to the Ming Dynasty after I leave here, I will also bring him and their family to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise their safety in Siam will not be guaranteed! ”

"So what can you do to resolve these disputes?" It was this question that Wang Zan was most concerned about.

Fan Jingwen didn't want to make a turn, so he said bluntly, "We want to merge the entire Southeast Peninsula into one country of our Ming Dynasty." In this way, it is all one country, and there is no need for strife! ”

The King of Cambodia and the ministers present listened to the general matter and translated Fan Jingwen's words, as if they were like lightning strikes, and what Fan Jingwen said steadily was to destroy and annex their country, which was the last thing they wanted to see.

The shrewd Fan Jingwen could think of their reactions, and deliberately did not look up at them, and the ministers below whispered to each other, but did not dare to speak, and the king praised his voice and said with a trembling voice: "My lord, the friendly relations between our Cambodia and the Ming Dynasty have been a long time. We have always served the Ming Dynasty as the upper state, shouldn't the Ming Dynasty treat us like this? ”

"Your Majesty, you may have misunderstood." "We are not trying to annex Cambodia, but we are going to reform the way we govern it," Pham said. In the future, officials in various parts of Cambodia can still be elected by the people here. If you take the initiative to cooperate with us to resolve the Cambodian issue peacefully, we will give you a very high honor and status in our future country. We have a senate, and the senators in the senate not only enjoy very high salaries, but also can participate in the decision-making of major national affairs. Now, in the south, we are about to unify Indochina, to the west our army has reached the shores of the Caspian Sea, and to the north has reached the White Sea (Arctic Ocean), and it is a great honor to be able to participate in the governance of such a vast country! ”

The Cambodian monarch could not listen to these words, and one of the ministers could not help but ask: "My lord, if we do not accept your peace proposal, will you treat us like Siam?" ”

The words were already very hostile, and the king did not stop the minister's words, apparently supporting the lord.

Fan Jingwen knew that he would have to face this situation sooner or later, and said with a slight smile: "I came because our emperor considered that we have always been very friendly, and I came to avoid war. But I know that no one can resist our great cause of becoming a united nation. As for what to do if we can't talk about it, it's not for me to decide. I'm afraid everyone has seen the things about Siam! ”

"My lord, are you threatening us?" One of the ministers quit.

"Is this a threat?" Fan Jingwen said unhurriedly, "It should be a kind reminder!" ”

Wang Zan held back his anger and said to Fan Jingwen: "Lord Fan, you have worked hard all the way, go and rest first!" The matter you raised is too big and too urgent, let's study it and give you an answer! ”

"Good! Thank you, Your Majesty. When he got up, he said, "Your Majesty, I still want to remind you that Li Zicheng, the army of hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves of King Li Chuang, is on your border. ”

"Thanks for the reminder!" Wang Zan was also a little angry.

The most worrying thing still appeared, after sending Fan Jingwen out, the palace hall was like a pot.

Everyone scolded Fan Jingwen and the Ming Dynasty together, and they all felt that the Ming Dynasty was too barbaric. But they also knew that there was no chance of winning the battle against the Ming Dynasty. Even the minister of the main battle just wants to fight to the death.

The king, who kept his head down and kept silent, waited for everyone to quarrel for a while, then quieted down a little, raised his head and said to everyone: "What a calamity and trouble we have! Siam did not exterminate us again, but I did not expect that the Ming Dynasty was so far away to exterminate us. I know that we can't defeat the Ming army, but the land left to us by our ancestors must not be handed over in vain. Don't argue, let's think about how to fight the Ming army! ”

The king's praise is settled, Cambodia will not be handed over in vain, and the war with the Ming army will be started. Now that the king has decided, all the civil and military officers are no longer arguing, and they are all thinking about how to fight the Ming army.

Some people suggested that the king should flee Cambodia first, and the officers and soldiers would hide in the mountains and deal with the Ming army, while others said that they would stick to the Ming army and fight to the death. In short, no idea was come up with that would please the king.

After waiting for a day, Fan Jingwen did not get a reply from Wang Zan, Fan Jingwen asked the post house to receive officials, and brought a message to Wang Zan, saying that he wanted to go to Lao first, and asked Wang Zan to consider his suggestion first, and wait to listen to his reply when he came back from Laos.

However, he never received a reply from the king, and asked the post house officials to ask him several times, but there was no news.

Wang Zan knew that he didn't give Fan Jingwen an answer, so letting him go was a reply in itself. He didn't dare to let Fan Jingwen go, afraid that he would not go to Laos, but go back to report to the surrounding Ming army. In that case, war will soon come. Therefore, Wang Zan would not let him go before he thought about how to deal with Fan Jingwen.

Fan Jingwen didn't wait for Wang Zan's reply, and he understood Wang Zan's decision, and knew that Wang Zan would not cry when he saw the coffin. We have to use force to deal with them. In order to put pressure on Wang Zan to put pressure on Wang Jingwen, Pham Jingwen sent a telegram to the flat-bottomed warships parked at the Phnom Penh pier, telling them to leave the pier first and wait at the mouth of the Mekong River.

Here, the king Zan Zheng mobilized the whole country and recruited troops and horses, but he didn't expect the warships of Yaogang to leave suddenly.

Wang Zan felt that it was not a good thing for the Ming warship to leave, and judged that the Ming warship must have known that Fan Jingwen was detained by them and went out to deliver a letter to the Ming army.

The already weak-hearted King Zan was a little flustered.

The ministers didn't have any idea when they came, they all knew that they didn't have any chance of winning if they really fought. A minister said: "Your Majesty, we are not ready to go to war with the Ming army!" I heard that the great city of Siam, with its high walls, was built of huge stones, but it was broken by the Ming army within a day. ”

Someone suggested again: "Your Majesty, while the Ming army has not arrived, let's send you and your family out to hide!" ”

"Hide! Where to hide, when will you come back? The king said helplessly, "Let's invite the envoys of the Ming Dynasty to come over and discuss!" ”

Hearing that the king was invited, Fan Jingwen said that it was the pressure caused by the departure of the Yaogang warship from Phnom Penh that worked.

When Wang Zan saw Fan Jingwen, he immediately said, "Master Fan, I heard that you have been wanting to see me all along. Heck, I saw you that day, so I left Phnom Penh in a hurry, and I haven't been there. I heard about it when I first came back. Thank you for your forgiveness! ”

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm resting well in the inn!" Fan Jingwen said, "That's right, I know that what I'm talking about this time is really a big deal, and you need time to study it." In that case, I won't wait here. I have another mission to Laos, and I would like to take a boat to Laos in the upper Mekong River, and then when I come back to Phnom Penh, I will tell me about your decision. What do you think? ”

The king was pleased to hear this, and said, "Of course, it would be good for your lordship to have a few days of grace!" However, your ship has left the docks, how can you go to Laos? ”

"No problem, I'll just tell them to come back!" Fan Jingwen said.

"You, how do you notify the ship that has left?" The king couldn't get it.

"Don't worry, we have a way!" Fan Jingwen didn't say much. This made the king a little confused.

Sure enough, Fan Jingwen really didn't leave the post house, and the Yaogang warship returned to Phnom Penh Wharf.

The warship came back, and Fan Jingwen was about to leave, and the king who came to the post house praised and said, "It's going to be dark soon, so let's leave tomorrow?" ”

"It's okay! Our ships can sail at night! Fan Jingwen insisted on leaving.

Wang Zan was a little unsure, he was afraid that Fan Jingwen would take the opportunity to leave, because they had not replied to Fan Jingwen, he was worried that Fan Jingwen judged that they were determined to reject the peace proposal and walked away.

But if Fan Jingwen was not allowed to go, he would not dare. Arresting the Yaogang warship, they felt unsure. Therefore, King Zan was full of contradictions and sent Fan Jingwen to the warship in Yaogang.

Fan Jingwen and his entourage came to the ship, and the warship immediately whistled and left the Phnom Penh pier. The captain asked Fan Jingwen: "Master Fan, do the Cambodians really dare to detain you?" ”

"Don't dare, the lives of these kings are all gone! I don't have that kind of courage! Fan Jingwen said, "However, let me go, they still have itching in their hearts!" ”

"So, they don't want to settle it peacefully?" The captain said, "It's better to solve it by force, and kill those who should be killed, otherwise it will be very troublesome to govern these places in the future!" ”

"There are drawbacks to killing," Fan Jingwen said, "which family has someone killed, and they can not hold a grudge from the psychological side?" We can't kill them all! ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to be like Japan?"

"Hehe, you can't all be like that!"

Fan Jingwen and the others talked lightly all the way, went upstream, left the Cambodian king Zan and a group of ministers and began to urgently mobilize and recruit soldiers.