Champa and Annam both belong to later Vietnam, but the cultures and customs of the two places are very different. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, Annam has been a part of the territory of China, and after defecting from China, it has always regarded itself as a subject country, belonging to a part of the Chinese cultural circle, and the surname customs are similar to those of the Central Plains.

The Champa state, located in the southeastern coastal zone of the Indochina Peninsula, was once part of the Central Plains, but because it had rebelled in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it had little connection with China. This place is deeply influenced by Indian culture, using the script of Nantianzhu, and Buddhism is also prevalent in the local area, so the name of the sand system is so strange.

The rough treatment of the Uszang Lama made the envoys of various countries feel cold, and since there was no negotiation, there was no need to bring humiliation on themselves. They all pondered, the little emperor is still young, his surname is undecided, and when everyone is gone, it will be deserted, thinking of the lively scene in the past, maybe he will change his mind, and when that time comes, it will not be too late for everyone to turn around.

Of course, the sand system is also afraid of adding unhappiness, but there is no way, he can't go, because of the different national conditions, the purpose is also different, he came to Daming not only to fight the autumn wind, but to try to solve the imminent disaster of destroying the country, is the biggest purpose of the trip to the city of Zhancheng.

Therefore, for him, this trip must at least get the letter of state returned by the Ming Dynasty, and deter the Annan Li clan as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, which is the most important thing. Of course, after learning about the changes in the Ming Dynasty's national policy, he had a new idea, and wanted to try to provoke the Ming Dynasty to send troops to Annam, so as to relieve the pressure brought by the strong enemy in the north.

“…… The same is a vassal, Annan Li is rebellious, not only the power of the Celestial Empire to oppress the neighbors, the edict to the kingdom is also in disobedience, decades many times to raise troops to the south, invade the land of the city, kill the people of our country, now, the city has long ceased to be the old scene, the children of the land do not exist one out of ten, but also hope that the Hou Ye Nian in our country has always been obedient, punish the evil and promote the good, and give a helping hand. ”

Having made up his mind, the Sha Department set the theme of the mahjong meeting as crying. He followed the example of Korea and the Ryukyus, and only said that the Champong State was sincere in paying tribute, and did not mention anything about the return.

Left and right are just some ivory, rhino horn, ebony and the like, and when taken to other places, it is considered a rare thing, but in the Champa locality, it is not rare at all, and there is nothing to be reluctant to. If this can be exchanged for the support of the Ming Dynasty, the Champa Kingdom is expected to restore its homeland.

After expressing a few words of loyalty, he immediately got to the point, lying on the ground and crying, crying very miserably and pitifully, but his black and thin appearance was really unsightly, which greatly weakened the element of pathos, but gave Xie Hong goosebumps.

Xie Hong tilted his head slightly, tapped his fingers, and sent a secret signal to Tang Bohu.

"Don't cry, messenger, I have always ruled the country with benevolence and righteousness, and I hate those fierce and unreasonable guys the most. Rebellious and perverse, Annanguo's behavior can really make the heavens and people angry, and his crimes are not forgiven...... "Tang Bohu understood and indignantly accused Annanguo of his crimes.

As the head of the four great talents in Jiangnan, how eloquent he is, scolding people without a dirty word, but he can say everything on the point, Xiao Hei listened to the tears in his eyes, and his heart was until: The parents who gave birth to me, and the Tang who knows me.

However, just by scolding, people will not die, and there is no way to recover their homeland. Finally catching a gap, he raised his head, his eyes lit up, and asked expectantly: "Then will the Lord send troops to punish the Annan villains?" ”

"Well...... this" Tang Bohu frowned, stopped squeaking, the sand system had tied Ma Yi's heart to him, and he couldn't help but be disappointed when he saw this, and his face quickly collapsed.

In fact, since Annan betrayed the Ming Dynasty, the attack on the city of Zhancheng has not been interrupted, and the envoys of the city to the Ming Dynasty are also endless, and every time they will mention the matter of asking for help, the Ming Dynasty has never carried out the action of the actual surname, it is said that he should have adapted to it a long time ago.

However, before the Ming Dynasty did not send troops, they all found a bunch of excuses to argue, the content is nothing more than that Annan is a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty, and both sides insist on their own words, and the Ming Dynasty is also a Qing official who is difficult to decide family affairs. As for the history of Annan's defection from the Ming Dynasty, the officials never mentioned it, let alone such a righteous and righteous rebuke as Tang Bohu.

Tang Bohu's performance gave Sha Jiang Ma an illusion, which gave him a glimmer of hope, thinking that Da Ming had gone from one extreme to another, and for a long time, his dissatisfaction with Annan was about to explode. This realization made his heart flutter, as if he saw a bright future for the reshaping of the Champa city.

What disappointed him was that the spirit of Daming may have changed somewhat, but the officials of Daming are still the same as before, and as soon as the matter is implemented at the critical point, they will be dumbfounded. As soon as it came to the matter of sending troops to help, Lord Tang, who was still pointing to the sky and scolding endlessly, was silent.

Because he was too disappointed, he didn't notice it, Xie Hong threw a look at Wang Shouren again, the latter nodded slightly, Tang Bohu saw this, and immediately comforted him warmly: "The messenger doesn't need to be disappointed, Annan Li has done a lot of injustice, and the great son of heaven is the reason of heaven, and he will be punished on behalf of heaven, but ......"

"Just?" Sha Ji lifted his spirits, stared at Tang Bohu's eyes tightly, and wanted to find some hints, but what kind of acting skills Tang Dacai had, how could he be seen through by a foreign barbarian, of course he didn't get anything.

Wang Shouren said in a deep voice: "It's just that the troops are sent to Annan, which involves a wide range of issues, if they can't be solved one by one, even if they get the consent of the Hou Ye, the decision of the hundred officials, the great tomorrow, and the people of the world will not agree." ”

If someone in the know hears this, they will definitely scoff at it, maybe a hundred years later, the national policy of the Ming Dynasty is such a routine, but now, Principal Wang is talking nonsense with his eyes open.

However, Sha Jiangma is definitely not an insider, he has only been in the capital for more than ten days in total, and the language is different, where can I know much about Daming? Hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart, and he asked nervously, "Lord Wang, ......what do you mean?"

"First, Annan and Zhancheng are both subject countries of the Ming Dynasty, and the relationship between relatives and relatives is no different, and the Ming Dynasty is always not good at favoring one over the other...... "Wang Shouren stretched out a finger, but it was the old words repeated.

"But Lord Wang, the Annan Li clan has always been rebellious, how can he be so deferential as a foreign minister?" Sha Ji hurriedly retorted.

"In fact, the difference is limited." Wang Shouren shook his head, picked up a booklet from the bookcase, opened it and pointed to one of the pages, and said, "Envoy, please see, this is the gift list for Annan's tribute last year...... Well, there are also those from the Hongzhi period, both in terms of quantity and quality, which surpass those of your country, what do you say? ”

"But ......" Sha Zhi Ma was a little dumbfounded, and he didn't need to look at him to know that what Wang Shouren said must be right, but things can't be generalized like this. The tributary system of the Ming Dynasty is a system with a ceiling at the top and no lower limit at the bottom, and the upper limit of each country is set according to the size of the national strength.

And now the rules have changed, the tribute is all meat buns and dogs, and there is no turning back, how can you measure loyalty by the amount of tribute? If Annan's side knew this rule, let alone bring so many tributes, eighty percent of them would not come again.

Although the envoy said so, it is still unknown whether the envoy of Annam will be dissatisfied with the new tributary system and whether he will rebel again. It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. Wang Shouren shook his head again and again, like those great Confucians.

"This ......" Sha Department found the feeling when he was on the envoy again, and that group of officials of the Ministry of Rites was so perfunctory to him back then, by the way, this Lord Wang in front of him is also from the Ministry of Rites, alas, there are no good people in the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty.

"The nominal problem is only one of them, Annan is a rebel after all, and the Ming Dynasty is also famous for its conquest, compared with it, the practical difficulties involved in sending troops are the most troublesome." Wang Shouren is better than the officials of the Ministry of Rites that Sha has seen with Ma, because he always leaves a glimmer of hope.

"The foreign minister is foolish, please make it clear to Lord Wang."

"There is a cloud in the art of war: the army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first. Zhancheng and Daming are separated by a large ocean, the transportation of grain and grass is extremely inconvenient, there are few soldiers, and the logistical pressure is less, but the rescue strength is also low, and it cannot give Li Shi enough blows; There are many soldiers, and the logistical pressure is also great, in case the supply of food and grass is not enough, and the army is in danger, haven't these envoys thought about it? ”

Wang Shouren analyzed the situation, and then asked rhetorically with a frown, and as he spoke, he shook his head, obviously very disappointed in the intrigues of the Zhancheng State.

"Lord Wang, isn't this right?" How difficult it is to prosper the country, Zhancheng was pressed to the ground by Annan and beaten for decades, and he still knows a little about the art of war or something, and the sand department thinks about it for a while and feels that it is wrong, "The Ming Dynasty sent troops to Annan, shouldn't it be from the Yunnan border to march, and then ......"

Wang Shouren's face was fierce, and he snorted coldly, but he didn't speak. Sha was so frightened that his heart trembled, and he thought about it carefully, but he didn't feel that he had said something wrong, a hundred years ago, when the Ming Dynasty conquered Annan, didn't he march from Yungui? But when this Lord Wang looked at himself, why did he look like an idiot?

"The difference between the ministers' words ......" Tang Bohu and Wang Shouren sat on both sides of Xie Hong on the left and right, which was originally a pattern of singing red face and white face. Wang Shouren's surname is more square, which is naturally scareless, and Tang Bohu has good acting skills and looks more affinable, so of course he doesn't let him pretend to be a good person.

"There are many disadvantages to marching from Yungui. As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the soldiers and horses in Yunnan and Guizhou are not strong, and they need to mobilize elite soldiers and fierce generals from other places, and they need to be mobilized back and forth, which is arrogant, not to mention, the mountains of Annan are densely forested, and the army is slow to march, even if the results are obtained, it is beyond the reach of the whip to change the situation of the city, and how can it be compared to directly sending troops to occupy the city, and the effect is immediate? ”

(To be continued)