After two days and two nights of internal deliberations within Nguyen Phuc Thi, on the third day after the meeting, Nguyen Phuc Lan officially informed Su Bai Yi that he had agreed to the proposal of the five-nation alliance.

In fact, it was just a trade-off between the pros and cons, Su Baiyi was waiting in the post house, knowing that he would agree.

Because according to the plan of Nguyen Phuc Yuan, the old Nguyen lord of Quang Nam, their development route was as follows: first to achieve reconciliation with the Truong clan in the north, and then use this period of peace to try to annex the Cham state and the Khmer region of Chin La in the south by force. The area of these two small countries is even larger than the area occupied by the Nguyen clan today, and if these two places are included in the territory of Quang Nam, then their Nguyen clan's strength will be doubled, and then they will have the capital to confront the Zheng clan in the north.

Advance and retreat are guaranteed.

But due to the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, Su Baiyi killed the envoy of the Zheng family, so that the possibility of reconciliation between them and the Zheng family was minimized, and it was obvious that this ideal plan could not be realized.

The Nguyen clan now had no choice but to continue their hostility with the Zheng clan.

There are two ways to go in front of the Ruan family, one is that he is hostile to the Zheng family, if he loses, the country will be ruined, if he wins, he can basically unify the entire Annam, and then he will plot against the two small countries in the south, there will not be so many constraints.

The second way is to pull together as many countries as possible to attack the Zheng clan as Su Baiyi said.

There are pros and cons to both approaches.

The disadvantage of the first method is that the Nguyen clan has no possibility of achieving a formal victory in battle in the short term, and the advantage is that if it is possible, it can unify Annam.

The second method is to use the Five-Nation Alliance to attack the Zheng clan, and the advantages of this method are obvious, that is, as long as it can be used, it is very likely to defeat the Zheng clan and serve the country's due interests as quickly as possible; The disadvantages, hehe, naturally it is also obvious that so many countries come to help you, and it is impossible for people to go back empty-handed. Especially in the north, the Mo clan is still the orthodox descendants of the Mo Dynasty, and when the time comes, not only will the Ruan clan not be able to unify Annam, I am afraid that the situation in Annam will become more and more difficult to unify.

After a heated discussion within the Ruan family, they finally accepted Su Baiyi's suggestion.

Nguyen Phuc Lan ordered Su Baiyi to be the envoy of Quang Nam, wrote a letter of state and sent it to him, and sent a 500-man guard to accompany him to make good friends with the Champa and Chenla kingdoms and unite as many forces as possible.

Before leaving, Ruan Fulan personally saw him off, took Su Baiyi's hand and said seriously, "Mr. has worked hard for our Ruan Phuc clan, it is really beyond retribution." ”

Su Baiyi raised an expression comparable to that of an Oscar actor, and said solemnly: "The so-called soldier shoots to death for a confidant, and a woman is the one who pleases himself, not to mention that our two families have business dealings, so the younger brother regards Brother Ruan as a confidant, and he should also go on this trip." ”

"Hahaha, good!" Ruan Fulan patted Su Baiyi's shoulder and said, "You are a virtuous brother, you will accept it as a brother." But brother Xian, there is another sentence for brother, you have to keep it in mind. ”

"Big brother, please speak!" Su Baiyi gave up.

"Hmm......" Ruan Fulan coughed lightly and said something that Su Baiyi would never forget for the rest of his life: "Call me Brother Ruan Fu in the future, don't call Brother Ruan, it's very rude to mistake someone else's surname." ”

Su Baiyi was embarrassed, his face was red, and he lowered his head and said, "Oh, look at my little brother!" That's right......" He raised his head again, looked at Ruan Fulan worriedly, and said: "Brother Ruan Fu, this time Guangnan established the country, plus the envoy of the Zheng family, the younger brother is afraid that the Zheng family will be embarrassed and angry, so the line of the Lingjiang River in the north must be guarded." The eldest brother should remember the words of the younger brother, no matter how provocative the Zheng family is, you can only stick to it and never take the initiative to attack. As long as we wait until the little brother returns, then is the time for us to show our might. ”

"The virtuous brother is a golden and jade good word, and he will definitely remember it in his heart for his brother!" Ruan Fulan drank a glass of farewell wine and waved his hand: "This is a thousand miles away, the virtuous brother must be careful." ”

"Don't worry, big brother, little brother is gone!"

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On the sea outside Fuchun, the ship is like a dense cloud.

In addition to the fleet and caravan that Su Baiyi originally brought, more than a dozen galleons were added to Guangnan, carrying five hundred soldiers and a lot of goods.

Su Baiyi did not pull the anchor and set sail as soon as possible, but called Hou Fangyu and Gu Zhong to the flagship and arranged another matter for them.

Because there are too many things that have happened in Guangnan, many things that he can not make decisions as an envoy, such as the handover of Chenla and the Cham country, such as the attack on the Zheng clan by the Five Nations Alliance, etc., must be explained to the emperor one by one, otherwise it will be easy to settle down. You must know that those ministers in the imperial court are not vegetarians.

"Beyond that!" Su Baiyi put the song in an envelope and handed it to Hou Fangyu, and continued: "You take ten sailors and ten horns from the flagship, and before leaving, I asked Wang Zheng to continue to refit the big ship, and when you come, it should be about the same, if you haven't done it yet, urge him to do it as soon as possible, and then drive the modified steam ship over five times, I have an important use." ”

Su Baiyi said that the Ming Dynasty was willing to provide Ruan Fulan with 100,000 horses to attack the Zheng family, which was bragging, not to mention that the dynasty would not be able to draw 100,000 people at all, and even if it could be drawn, the military department would not agree, and the emperor would not agree.

At that time, at most, the guards from Guangxi and Hainan will be used, and it will be thankful that 10,000 can be gathered.

10,000 people wanted to attack Zheng, and that was to hit a stone with an egg.

But if it is with the mobility of a large ship, it will definitely play a role in surprise.

Destroy the Zheng family?

Hmph, to hell with it.

Why did Lao Tzu destroy the Zheng family?

What Su Baiyi wants is the chaos of Annan and balance.

Chaos means that the more forces the better, and balance means that there can be no one dominant scene. Today's Annan is chaotic enough, but it is far from balanced, because the Zheng family is too powerful and has broken this balance.

"Yes, the disciple will definitely complete the task!" Hou Fangyu gave up.

Su Baiyi said: "Go, this trip is not possible in two or three months, you don't have to worry, I will go to Zhenla and Cham this time will not be as touching away as in Guangnan, this governor is afraid that I will have to rest for a while, and enjoy the tropical style by the way." ”

The winter of the Ming Dynasty was too cold, but Zhenla and Cham were definitely a summer scene.

After sending off Hou Fangyu and Gu Zhong, Su Baiyi pulled anchor and set sail, leading a huge fleet all the way south along the coastline of the Indochina Peninsula.

Because of following the sailing ships of the brigade, Su Baiyi's flagship could not run too fast, and the speed was maintained at about five knots, and he traveled all the way day and night, only about 200 miles a day.

"The country of Cham was also a big country before!" Su Baiyi sat at the front of the deck, looking at the blue sea and the occasional white clouds floating overhead, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

Qin Shi Huang destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, the territory at that time did not include the current two vast land, only later sent the general into the south of Wuling, conquered Baiyue, and moved a large number of inland people to Lingnan, set up three counties here, namely: Nanhai County, Guilin County and Xiang County.

Nanhai County was later Guangdong, Guilin County was later Guangxi, and Xiang County was later Hanoi, now controlled by the Zheng family.

So logically speaking, the north of the Lingjiang River in Vietnam is now the territory of the Mo family and the Zheng family, which was our China during the Qin Dynasty.

From the unification of China by the Qin Dynasty to the rebellion of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, for more than 1,000 years, the north of the Lingjiang River has always been the territory of China, but sometimes it is called Xiangjun, and sometimes it is called Jiaozhi County.

It was about the beginning of the Song Dynasty that the Yue people of Cochin broke away from the rule of the Central Plains and became a state of Duli, which was the predecessor of Vietnam, which seemed to be called the Ding Dynasty at that time.

It was also during this period that the Cham people of Cochin County established a country called "Champa", which is now the territory of the Nguyen lord, that is, the city of Phu Xuan in Quang Nam (this city was formerly called Hue, and later also called Hue, and it was called Phu Xuan at this time), and the name of the country came from the Cham people's Cham and the other word came from the great god "Shiva" in their faith.

The Cham people founded a country near Fuchun in Guangnan, and then relied on the benefits of mountains, rivers, fish and salt, and developed rapidly, becoming a large country in the south that was not weaker than the Ding Dynasty, and the capital of the country was in Fuchun during its heyday, while the land stretched to the north of Chenla, which was nearly a thousand kilometers away.

It is a pity that the Cham culture belongs to the Indian culture, and the Ding Dynasty people uphold the Chinese culture.

In the process of colliding with two large countries that were originally equal in strength, or even stronger than the Cham country, the two cultures showed completely different things, and then, the advantage began to slowly swallow up the weaker side.

Throughout the history of the territorial development of the Indochina Peninsula and Vietnam, it is a comical history of the oppression of the Cham people and the eventual destruction of the Cham people.

When the "Great Yue Kingdom" Ding Dynasty was just established, in order to declare force and show the means of his eldest brother, the Cham King led his troops to raid Hua Lu, the capital of the Ding Dynasty, but not only failed to capture Hua Lu, but also returned with heavy losses; Fifty years later, the former Li Dynasty usurped the Ding Dynasty and sent an envoy to the Cham for a friendly visit, but was taken hostage by the Champa State.

Then, Cham confessed.

Can't beat it, can't I run away?

So, the king took his wife and children and ministers to the south, and ran to Vijaya, which was 400 kilometers south in one go, and gave thousands of miles of fertile land in the north to the Li Dynasty in vain.

But the Annamite people do not seem to intend to let the Cham go.

Forty-four years later, the vicissitudes of the "Great Yue Kingdom" changed regime again, the original former Li Dynasty has become the current Li Dynasty, and the Li Dynasty Emperor Li Taizong personally led the army to kill again. This time it was even more excessive than the last one, not only capturing the new capital of Vijaya, but also killing two kings in a row.

Later, Annan hit the Cham twice, and the king of Cham kept running south, running and running, and a huge kingdom became the vassal state of Annam after 600 years, and the capital was also from Fuchun to Vijaya, and from Vijaya to today's Bintong Dragon, unfortunately, it was 400 kilometers again.

Today's Cham country is already very small, about the same size as the Khmer region of Chenla country, about 200 kilometers long and more than 100 kilometers wide, basically the same area as Beijing + Tianjin in later generations.