Half an hour later, the warship completed the perimeter guard, and the transports began to land on the pier. Soon, 5,000 heavily armed Ming officers and soldiers took control of the dock. The monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty who came to greet them, as well as those of Annam, who were generally dwarfs, were all driven out of the docks.

Although it was really unpleasant to be treated like this in their own land, the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty did not dare to complain in the slightest, they had been intimidated by the Celestial Empire army, and they were all honestly waiting aside.

It wasn't until dusk that officials came to take care of them, and ordered the king of Annam to meet Lord Chincha.

Emperor Tianxuan, who had already changed back into the red royal clothes, hurriedly got up, and Zheng Song also got up, wanting to meet him with him.

But when he walked to the cordon, Zheng Song was stopped outside by the tall guards. The official who came to the announcement said, "Did you call you?" Do you understand the rules? Zheng Song, who is proud of his martial arts on weekdays, has a red face and red ears.

The Emperor of Heaven who has passed has stood still" and said with a smile: "Shangcha, this is the prime minister of the country" Please let him and Xiao Wang meet Lord Qincha together. ”

"The Governor only announced the king's visit," the official said expressionlessly, "No prime minister has been summoned." ”

"In that case, I'm waiting for the king outside," Zheng Song couldn't hold back his face, he laughed dryly, glanced at Emperor Tianxuan with a warning taste, and then turned around and left.

Although he was severely cut face, Zheng Songning thought that "this is the people of the Celestial Empire who don't understand the situation in Annan" and mistakenly thought that the Emperor of Heaven was the one who had the final say. He believed that the facts would soon tell the Celestial Empire "who Annan really is."

Emperor Tianwei went in for a long time, and did not come out until dark and told Zheng Songqin that he had an invitation.

"What did the chasa say to the king?" , Zheng Song's face is so cloudy that it can drip water.

"Didn't say anything." Emperor Tian said: "I waited for a long time after I went in, and only came out to see me on a mission, and after a few words of greeting, he asked me some questions about military and political affairs, "I said that I was not in good health, and I didn't care about things, and the prime minister helped me handle national affairs" The mission lost interest and asked me to call you in. ”

"Well......", Zheng Song's face was slightly misty, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "How is the mood of the errand?" ”

"Not so good." Emperor Tian Wei said cautiously: "It seems that he is angry because of our negligence." ”

"Hehe", "Zheng Song smiled, I believe that the errand will soon understand that if you want everything to go well in Annan", you must not leave your own help.

一凵一、一"

Da Nang is actually a small fishing port town, with only three or four thousand inhabitants, because the Celestial Empire wants to borrow it, so Zheng Song has already sent troops to empty all the residents, and then built a large barracks by surprise...... The houses on Annan's side are all made of bamboo and wood, and it is easy to build, and at this time, the Ming army's continuous stationing has turned this place into a military city.

For the army was still entering the city, and the streets were lit with torches, as bright as day. Daming's guards led the way, Zheng Song followed on horseback, but his eyes couldn't help but look around, "But I saw that there were sergeants living at the door of the house, and some of them had guards." On the street, every short distance, a sergeant "stood there motionless and unsquinting, dressed in a distinctive red cotton armor, holding the hilt of his sword in his backhand, and standing motionless and without squinting." Once an officer or soldier violates military discipline, such as making noise, walking arbitrarily, or fighting or brawling, they will be arrested by them as soon as possible. Zheng Songjiu heard that Yu Dayou, the main general of this expedition, was strict in governing the army, and when he saw it today, it was really extraordinary.

Unconsciously came to the gate of Xingyuan, and the weather was even more severe. Although it was originally just a low town office, it was set off by the newly built fences, gates, and heavily guarded soldiers, especially the tall iron flag, which also looked extremely majestic.

Zheng Song raised his head and saw a satin banner hanging on it, with a "Shen, character" written in yellow characters on a blue background. He actually felt a little excited, in fact, he had heard the silent name since he was a child, and even regarded this Ming legend as an idol, "and even secretly imitated each other Of course, this belongs to the secret that Lord Guogong can't say."

Hearing someone talking to him, "Zheng Song came back to his senses" turned out to be the military academy that ordered him to come, beckoned him to dismount, and said: "Please wait in front of the door, Lord Prime Minister" My family came out to greet him. Zheng Song was still a little unhappy in his heart, but when he saw the majestic military power of Daming along the way, he was completely convinced. He realized that any confrontation was to hit a stone with an egg, and he had to do everything possible to win the support of the Ming Dynasty, so that the heavenly soldiers could help him regain the lost territory, which was the best, at least to suppress the Northern Dynasty and make them dare not go south.

Having made up his mind, Zheng Song's demeanor became more respectful, and he hurriedly replied: "Lord Shangfu Ministry, don't dare to work to greet you, it's good for the villain to go in and see you." "I secretly wondered in my heart, how could the Inspector call himself a minister?

After entering, I realized that it was not the Shen Inspector who received him, but Wu Baipeng, the governor of the Ming Dynasty and the deputy marshal of the expedition. However, he did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, because the other party's power was much greater than his own...... In front of the officials of the Celestial Empire, he, the indigenous ruler, really has nothing to boast about.

Although Wu Baipeng is a scholar, he is in charge of the army all the year round, when Shen Mohan put down the rebellion, he was the deputy, and later he suppressed bandits in Guangdong all the year round, and the killing spirit on his body was no worse than those generals.

For the first time, Zheng Song felt that he was completely enveloped by other people's aura, so he immediately gritted his teeth and took a step forward to pay homage.

Wu Baipeng accepted his salute before he asked him to get up and said, "Sit down." ”

Zheng Song got up, a sergeant brought a round stool, he put down his buttocks, and said respectfully: "The king has come from afar, and the country is not well entertained, so please invite the superintendent and the governor Haihan." "It's already very good", Wu Baipeng said lightly, "It can be seen that you are very attentive, not bad." ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for the compliment." Zheng Song smiled and said, "I don't know what you ordered to summon the villain?" ”

"Both things have been known before." , Wu Baipeng said bluntly: "First, is the problem of grain and grass for the army, this expedition, a total of 50,000 horses, from Fujian and Guangdong to the sea is not troublesome" But the grain of Fujian and Guangdong is imported from Nanyang, so it is still purchased directly from Nanyang, saving time and money. Speaking of which, he looked at Zheng Song and said: "Before the army set off, "a document was sent to Siam, Burma, Champang, Chenla and other states" ordering them to transport military grain to Annam, has this matter been completed? Zheng Song rolled his eyes secretly, he didn't believe that the army could go out without enough food and grass. The other party demanded this, "It is just to test the attitude of the Nanyang countries towards the Celestial Empire." The grain requisition documents issued by the Celestial Empire to various states had been delivered to those princes and kings as early as two months ago. With the exception of Champa, which was controlled by the overseas Chinese, the rest of the princes did not take any action. Myanmar, the largest power in Central and South Africa, has even begun to build up its armaments, as if it is about to be greeted not by a suzerainty that has sworn allegiance, but by an extremely dangerous aggressor.

However, Zheng Song understood their reactions, if he was not cornered and couldn't let go of any life-saving straw, he wouldn't be so positive. Because although the Nanyang states have always been vassals of the Celestial Empire, this kind of lord-vassal relationship is only based on the tributary system, and the rights of the suzerainty to the vassal states are "mostly nominal and honorary, that is, they will not interfere in the internal affairs of the vassal states, nor will they garrison troops in the vassal states, although the suzerains have this power, but the attention of the Ming Dynasty is in the north, when did they pay attention to the distant Indochina Peninsula?" This has been the case for at least more than a hundred years.

The princes of all walks of life on the Indochina Peninsula are also accustomed to this kind of suzerain-vassal relationship that only has benefits and no obligations, and even many times, they forget the existence of the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty......

However, in recent years, they have all found that Daming has changed. Unconsciously, the ports of various countries were "already full of sea ships from the Ming Dynasty, and their bazaars were full of all kinds of commodities from the Ming Dynasty" What pottery, porcelain, cotton cloth, silk, four treasures of the study, tea, medicinal materials, iron pots, kitchen knives and the like, everything; The goods traded between the Ming Dynasty and Europe were also re-exported here, bringing unprecedented wealth and prosperity to the Indochina Peninsula.

The number of Chinese in various countries is also increasing day by day. In the past, the princes of various countries regarded these Chinese as fat sheep...... Because they knew that "these people of the Celestial Empire who left the Celestial Empire would not only not be protected by the Celestial Empire, but would be executed for treason once they were caught." Therefore, although the Chinese are good at dancing with long sleeves and can form private armies, "after all, it is impossible to fight alone." Therefore, when the princes of various countries have no money, they will always think of them first.

But today's overseas Chinese in Nanyang are obviously united and much stronger, because they have a strong Nanyang company behind them. This company has only been established for less than ten years, but its strength is extremely terrifying. They started in important ports, as well as in major cities where the Chinese lived, and these so-called offices would be equipped with a strong security team according to the requirements of the local Chinese and the actual situation...... The security team consisted of two parts, one of which was the backbone of the Celestial Empire, "a highly skilled and well-trained man, and armed with a very formidable musket...... The locals called it the "Divine Fire Gun" because the security personnel of the Nanyang Company had used this kind of gun to repel more than ten times the Diao people, and then it was regarded as an artifact.

The other half were recruited locally, and security guards were "trained and assigned to offices on an off-site basis." For example, security guards recruited from Myanmar "have to work in other countries, not in Myanmar, lest they rebel in the riots." The greatest use of these offices is to provide armed support to the local diaspora. With the support of the gun, "the silver ticket can play its best role...... Under the two-pronged approach, the power of the Chinese merchants developed rapidly, and "within a few years they gained a firm foothold in the major port cities", and even began to expand inland, establishing large areas of plantations.

The vigorous expansion of the power of the Chinese merchants made the princes of various countries have mixed blessings, the joy is that the Chinese merchants have created unprecedented wealth for them: the worry is that the Chinese merchants and the Nanyang company standing behind them are too powerful. As long as this behemoth exists for a day, the princes of various countries will really not be able to sleep.

Now the Celestial Empire wants to use the road to suppress thieves", and also asked them to prepare grain and grass, which deepened the uneasiness in the hearts of the princes from all walks of life, they were afraid that the army of the Ming Dynasty would not leave, in that case, the Indochina Peninsula would definitely have to be reshuffled. This makes it difficult for powerful countries such as Myanmar, Siam, and Vientiane to accept" But they don't have the courage to say clearly, no, the word. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the "major princes of Indochina" invariably expressed their negative attitude with silence.

一凵一"

Zheng Song, who knew the thoughts of those people, could only say that they were stupid. Even if the army of the Celestial Empire really didn't bring enough military rations, it could still easily pass through, and the Chinese merchant network throughout Central and South China could buy enough food without begging those princes and kings. The Celestial Empire did this more than to see how loyal they were.

Since you are not on the Tao, I don't need to round the field for you. , so he added fuel and vinegar, told Governor Wu about the resistance of various countries, and told Wu Baipeng that he was smashing pots and selling iron, and he would not let the officers and soldiers of the Celestial Empire go hungry to fight. He is here to put a hot face on people's cold buttocks, hoping that the other party will realize that Annan is the only trustworthy subject of the Ming Dynasty in the southeast.

Wu Baipeng listened calmly, and at the end he just waved his hand and said: "The problem of grain and grass must be solved as soon as possible, if the day of the army's march is delayed, you and I have to go to see the king of Hades." ”

......After asking about the first matter, Wu Baipeng asked about the march "This is what Zheng Song is most interested in" first explained in detail the current situation of the enemy and us, and gave his own opinions on sending troops, and then patted his chest and said: "Of course, how to fight, it is all up to the Governor and the Governor to decide, but in any case, the villain is willing to pawn today, and open the way for the Heavenly Army to meet the mountains and build bridges in the water!" ”

"Haha, it's a good ......" Wu Baipeng seemed to be very satisfied with his attitude, and nodded incessantly.

Zheng Song saw the opportunity, took out an envelope from his bosom and said: "Lord Governor, you and Lord Governor have worked too hard, this is a little filial piety for the villain, not a respect, please accept it." ”

Wu Baipeng only gave in a few words, then turned his head, and Zheng Song saw the opportunity to put the envelope on the table and withdrew.

After he left, Wu Baipeng smiled contemptuously, picked up the envelope, took out the contents and looked at it, "I saw that there were two bills of remittance that were paid at sight, one with a denomination of 100,000 taels of silver, and the other with 50,000 yuan, needless to say, I also know which one was given to whom.!" ~！