After Agostinius recounted the events that had taken place in Goa, the Don King added: "In addition to the imminent uprising within the Kingdom of Portugal and the election of the Duke of Joao as the king of independent Portugal, the Portuguese in Goa are beginning to hesitate to support Princess Isabella on the throne of Portugal."

Goa is still facing a Dutch blockade, and as far as we know, the Dutch and the Mughal Empire have made an agreement against the Portuguese long before we entered the island of Ceylon.

So from the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Dutch fleet had already begun to appear off the coast of Goa, blockading Portuguese ships from Lisbon to Goa. In addition to this, the Dutch fleet had been raiding various Portuguese positions on the Indian mainland, including here on the island of Ceylon.

It is said that since this year, no large merchant ship in Goa has been able to break through the blockade of the Dutch fleet and return to the Portuguese mainland. They had to use smaller-tonnage fast ships to transport goods and people to places in the north, such as Diu, where the Dutch were not strong, and from there they could return home on larger ships.

We can force the Dutch to spit out the benefits of this part of Ceylon, but to get the Dutch to abandon the blockade of Goa would be to make the Dutch abandon their investment in the war of the previous years, and I fear that this will lead to a full-scale conflict between the two sides.

We have more land forces on the island than the Dutch, but we have less than a third of the ships at their disposal in the Indian Ocean, and I do not think it would be advantageous for us to have a conflict with the Dutch at this time. What's more, the troops of the Kandy Kingdom who have just retreated to the mainland, God knows which side they will be on.

The ties between our country and the people of Ceylonese have been interrupted for more than 200 years since the Three Treasure Eunuchs, and I do not think that they will ever remember the majesty of the Ming Dynasty. But we have taken over the land and benefits left by the Portuguese, and I am afraid that they will be even more resentful..."

Before he could finish listening to King Tang's addition, Zhu Zhishu, the king of Shu, felt that his head began to sting faintly. As one of the few virtuous kings of the Ming Dynasty who was praised by the gentry, he was able to talk about poetry and composition with literati, discuss Confucian classics with his classmates, or receive envoys from foreign vassal countries according to etiquette.

But when it comes to how to compete for interests or provoke wars, he has some blind men on blind horses, and he is completely confused. What made him even more frightened was that once the war broke out, the place where they were staying now seemed to be within the blockade of the Dutch warships.

Just when the King of Shu was thinking about how he should express his position on this matter, Li You, who was sitting next to him, had already asked the King of Tang, "Then what is the opinion of His Highness and the Governor's Palace?" Is there a unity of opinion in the Governor's Palace? ”

Before King Tang could speak, Su Guansheng suddenly stood up and asked him: "Your Highness, there are still some official affairs to be explained to Agostiniu, can you retire to you temporarily?" ”

Tang Wang paused for a moment, glanced at the Portuguese standing on the side, and quickly replied with a normal face: "It's okay, anyway, the information on the Goa side is almost introduced, you go and get down to business first, and leave it to me here." ”

Agostinius followed Su Guansheng out of the parlor with regret, as one of the leaders of the Restoration Committee, he and Princess Isabella were already in a glorious connection. If Princess Isabella or the princess's son can ascend to the throne of Portugal, then he and his family can rise to one of the top families of the Kingdom of Portugal in one fell swoop, and from then on they can be regarded as truly noble blue-blooded nobles.

But if others are allowed to ascend to the Portuguese throne, then they, the supporters of Princess Isabella, are estimated to follow Princess Isabella to wander overseas for a lifetime. Although Princess Isabella now has another noble status, even if she can't ascend to the throne of Portugal, at least she can shelter the members of the Restoration Committee and continue to live peacefully in Daming.

But this kind of life is under the fence after all, how can it be compared with the life of the former. Therefore, Agostinius still very much hopes that the Tang King can strongly intervene in Goa's politics, and take this center of Portuguese India first, which can be regarded as a step closer to the throne of Princess Isabella.

However, Tang Wang had not been able to make up his mind, and now he was unwilling to let him sit in on the conversation with the envoy from the country, which made Agostinius a little worried, worried that the other party had decided to adopt a non-interference attitude.

Just when Agostinius followed Su Guansheng away in frustration and heard the sound of the door closing again, Tang Wang said seriously to King Shu and Li You: "It is true that the opinions in the Governor's Mansion have not been unified.

Some people think that Ceylon, although good, is not as good as Goa, which has been run by the Portuguese for hundreds of years, and the population of Goa is subordinate to Portugal exceeds 300,000. If we get Goa, we can almost cut down a few decades of infiltration into the Indian continent and start working deep into the interior of the Indian continent. Therefore, it is necessary to accept the request of the Acting Governor of Goa and others to send troops to interfere in the political situation in Goa, even if it is a conflict with the Dutch.

As for others, they feel that the power of the Ming Dynasty has just appeared in the Indian Ocean, and we have already obtained Kolkata and most of the island of Ceylon without even standing firm. Compared to our ability in the Indian Ocean, we eat a little too much.

Now these two places have not been digested, and they plan to take over the operation of the Portuguese in mainland India for a hundred years, isn't it: 'that is, Pinglong, Fuwangshu'? The human heart is so insufficient, I am afraid that there will be a snake swallowing an elephant.

I myself see it this way, Your Majesty has entrusted me with the important task of Governor of India, and I have always been trembling, lest I am not able to do so, and then I will fail the great trust of Your Majesty.

Now that we are off to such a good start in the Indian Ocean, shouldn't it be on the safe side? As long as we put down roots in Kolkata and Ceylon, I believe that the Indian continent will eventually have a place for our master.

It's just that the soldiers below are so excited, and I am worried that rejecting the invitation of the Goan side to send troops will make the soldiers complain and hurt the prestige of the Governor's Palace. That's why I'm inviting Uncle Wang to discuss with Lieutenant Colonel Li today, just to hear your views on this matter. ”

Under the expectant gaze of King Tang, the King of Shu finally had to speak: "Can't you send someone back and ask Your Majesty's opinion?" In any case, this matter also involves the family affairs of His Majesty's harem, and we are afraid that we can't mention His Majesty as the master. ”

Hearing the words of the King of Shu to shirk his responsibility, the King of Tang was a little discouraged when he heard it, and he had to reply: "The messenger sent back to China has already set off, but when His Majesty decides to return, it is estimated that it will be half a year later, and I am worried that Goa may not be able to hold on for so long." Therefore, some decisions should be made by the Governor's Office. ”

After hearing this, the King of Shu finally reluctantly considered and said: "Then as far as my personal thoughts are concerned, I think it is right to be safe." If we can't even keep what we have in our own hands, what's the point of thinking about what others have? If you can't say it, it's a dowry for others.

In addition, we came to mainland India this time to ally with the Mughal emperor and then work together against the Bukharans. Will meddling in the political situation in Goa now cause the displeasure of the Mughal emperor and thus the failure of our mission? ”

Tang Wang nodded involuntarily, he could hear that this Uncle Wang's idea was that more things were better than less, although it was not completely consistent with his position, but it coincided with his desire to be stable.

However, he cared more about the opinion of another officer who was still thinking about it than Uncle Wang's opinion. Compared with the King of Shu, this is the emperor's real confidant, and the opinions he expresses are more in line with the emperor's wishes.

Although the Tang King had some ideas of his own, he was not willing to make a choice against the emperor's wishes. Because he knew very well that he was able to have the opportunity to sit in this position because of the emperor's trust in him. In fact, the ministers in the court did not want to see a clan go out of town, even if it was far away from the country.

Because this means that the clan power that was suppressed at the beginning of the country has a chance to rise again, in fact, the reason why the clans in various places can endure being deprived of land and economic privileges by the emperor is precisely because they saw that he and the prince of Jingjiang and King Fu got the signal that they were enabled by the emperor.

There may be many people in the Ming clan who do evil, and there are also many stupid and ignorant people, but there is also no shortage of people who want to live a normal life. What is a normal person's life, in addition to being able to do business, study and do what you want to do, naturally also includes entering the office.

In the final analysis, everyone has the blood of Taizu in their bodies, even if they are not allowed to sit on the dragon chair in Beijing, let them satisfy their power addiction to governing the country. If the emperor can relax the restrictions on the clan in politics and life, then they can also tolerate the loss of some economic benefits, and there is still a chance to earn it back in the future anyway.

However, for civil officials, the political power of the Ming Dynasty is already insufficient, and they even want to do the duties and powers of the military ministers, let alone distribute them to these clans with special status. Therefore, the civil officials are very close to the movements of the princes of Tang Wang, King Jingjiang, and King Fu, and they are gearing up to oust these clan leaders from power.

Even if he is a vassal king, the king of Tang can only rely on the emperor alone, and as for those clans, at most, they are shouting for him on the side, and they want to argue with the civil officials for him to justify it, don't even think about it. Therefore, always being consistent with the emperor is the only way for the Tang King to protect himself.

Therefore, he naturally respected Li You's ideas more. Under the gaze of the two highnesses, Li You finally spoke: "What do I think? I think there is still too little information on my hands, such as what was the attitude of the British towards the war between the Dutch and the Portuguese. ”

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