readx; King Benhato of Zhenla came to greet him in person, which made Zhang Huangyan feel a little surprised, because according to normal diplomatic etiquette, it should have been an envoy to meet the king. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info the other party was so courteous, Zhang Huangyan naturally did not dare to slack off, and ordered all the crew to line up to greet him.

As soon as King Zhenla approached, he saw that at the head of the procession was a middle-aged man with a stocky figure and a dark complexion, dressed in a glittering golden costume and adorned with jewels, but barefoot, and the others followed respectfully behind him. From the costume and the guard of honor, it must be the king of Chenla, Benhato.

Before Zhang Huangyan could speak, Benharto stepped forward, smiling, enthusiastically opening his arms and speaking a long string of Khmer words. Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, on the one hand, because he could only speak a few simple Khmer words, and he didn't understand what the other party said; On the other hand, according to the diplomatic etiquette between the Ming Dynasty and the vassal states, the Ming envoys visited the vassal states, and the king of the country should have bowed down to listen to the envoys read the Ming Emperor's decree.

However, in the actual work, of course, the king of a country refused to kneel to the envoys, but the Ming could not afford to offend, so he came up with a workaround: when the envoys delivered the decree, the king did not show up first, but sent a minister to kneel and listen to it instead of him. After receiving the decree, the king again came forward to entertain the envoys. For more than 200 years, all the envoys of the Ming Dynasty have visited like this, but now Benhato himself has come forward first. If Zhang Huangyan followed the diplomatic etiquette of the past, he would have to let Benhato kneel, which would be too difficult.

Fortunately, before leaving, Zhu Youzhen had already given instructions, and Zhang Huangyan hurriedly bowed his hand and said solemnly: "The doctor of the Five Classics of the Foreign Affairs Academy of the Ming Dynasty has been sent to envoy Zhang Huangyan, the envoy of the Nanyang countries, and he has seen His Royal Highness the King!" ”

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Giving hands as a courtesy was a special request made by Zhu Youzhen in order to show the equality of the two countries. He does not require foreign kings to bow down, but diplomatic envoys represent the Ming Dynasty, and no matter how big or small their official positions are, they naturally cannot bow down to each other, so it is appropriate to bow their hands.

However, Benharto obviously didn't care about these etiquette, and still spoke to Zhang Huangyan enthusiastically. Fortunately, there are interpreters on both sides, it turns out that Benhato is very grateful to the Ming for sending troops to assist Zhenla to resist the invasion of Annam, as long as the Annam people are repelled, Zhenla will be more loyal to the Ming, but the Ming is sent, and it is not reluctant to go to the soup and fire.

Zhang Huangyan hurriedly explained: "The king misunderstood, the minister did not come to rescue your country, but just sent an envoy by edict, and happened to catch up with the war. The minister came only to present his credentials and consolidate the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and had no other intention. ”

Benharto's face was disappointed when he heard this, but he quickly smiled again: "I see. The army of Annan pressed the border, and the king did send envoys to Daming to report the emergency, but I didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor also sent Lord Zhang to envoy the country. Lord Zhang came from afar, the seaside is not a way of hospitality, and please enter the city, the king will set up a feast, grand hospitality! ”

Zhang Huangyan meant that the Ming army did not have to enter the city, and could stay on the Princess Anna, otherwise there would be a suspicion of showing off force. But Benharto repeatedly insisted that the Ming army enter the city, and there was a bit of begging in his eyes. Later, Zhang Huangyan realized that Zhenla had just been defeated by the Annan army, and the city of Kampong Xun was also lost; It was the Ming army that frightened the Annan army away, and Benharto dared to come out. Now he invited the Ming army into the city, really wanting to use the strength of the Ming army to resist the Annanes.

The situation was unclear, and Zhang Huangyan did not want to get involved in the dispute between Zhenla and Annan. But without a deep conversation with Benharto, he will not be able to complete the mission. Moreover, if the Ming army did not enter the city, they might really kill back, and the innocent people in the city would definitely suffer again. After thinking about it, Zhang Huangyan had to agree to the Ming army entering the city, but it was limited to fifty people, and the rest were still under the command of Zheng Sen, staying on the Princess Anna to standby.

Fifty more people is enough to reassure Benharto. Benhato was immediately overjoyed, and with a gesture of his hand, the procession that greeted the envoy immediately cheered. Accompanied by the cheerful sound of drums, the congregation actually brought two white elephants wearing golden saddle bridles, Ben Hato took one head, let Zhang Huangyan take the other one, and the two white elephants entered the city side by side, which was the highest courtesy of Zhenla country. The people along the way all cheered and worshipped, it can be seen that on the one hand, the people of Zhenla still support the king, on the other hand, the Ming envoys and the Ming army who saved the lives of the people in the city are even more worshiped as gods.

After entering the city, Zhang Huangyan saw that although the city of Kampong Xun is not big, it is full of Buddhist temples and pagodas, and the architecture is beautiful and breathtaking. Less than half of the pedestrians who came and went on the street were monks. Even if Ben Hato was the king, he had to fold his hands when he saw the monks, which shows that the kings and people of the Chenla Kingdom were all devout Buddhists.

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Fortunately, as soon as the Annan army captured Kampong Xun City, it was scared away by the Ming army, and before they had time to burn and loot in the city, order in the city quickly returned to normal. In accordance with Benhato's request, Zhang Huangyan deployed thirty bird-swordsmen on the northern city wall, and if the Annan army fought back, they could immediately enter the battle.

Benharto was even more relieved and invited Zhang Huangyan to enter the palace located in the center of the city. Zhang Huangyan was just about to present his credentials, but Benharto said that he was not busy, he would set up a feast first, and then hold a ceremony to present his credentials tomorrow.

Don't be so embarrassed by Annan, this state banquet is still very grand, and the tableware is made of gold. Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but think back, don't be a big tomorrow, but he has never liked extravagance, sometimes he inspects the Guozijian and the Wubei Academy, and he will eat a big pot of rice with the prison students. The emperor shares weal and woe with his subjects like this, how can he not swear to die to repay him!

After three rounds of drinking, Benharto repeated the old words, still wanting the Ming army to assist Zhenla in the battle. Bearing in mind Zhu Youzhen's admonition that "we must not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and in particular, we must not use force lightly," Zhang Huangyan once again rejected it. Unexpectedly, Benharto stopped smiling this time, and fell sad tears at the table, choking up: "If Da Ming doesn't help our country, Zhenla will die in the country!" ”

Benharto cried, and the generals under him also cried, it was really miserable and miserable, as if all this was caused by Zhang Huangyan, which made Zhang Huangyan uncomfortable. He hastened to advise: "The king should not be troubled. I don't know why your country is at odds with Annam, can you explain it to your ministers? ”

As soon as Zhang Huangyan said this, Benharto hoped again, and immediately talked endlessly. Zhang Huangyan was also indignant when he heard this, slammed the table and said angrily: "What an Annan, you dare to act so recklessly!" ”