Thanh Hoa Palace.

An anxious Nguyen Phuc Thi was walking back and forth in the study in the palace at this time.

The Nguyen emperor looked very uneasy.

At his side, Ruan Zhifang was standing upright, his face calm, pursing his lips and saying nothing.

"Has Ruan Wei Aiqing arrived in Nanding?"

"Yes."

"The army has also set off?"

"It has already set off, led by Lord Zhang, Lord Wu and Lord Lin, and the troops are divided into three routes to lurk 30 miles away in the southwest, south and southeast directions of Nanding City."

"What about Zhu Jishi? Have you ever left Hanoi and gone to Nanding? ”

"I have already gone to Nanding, and I only brought less than 20,000 Ming troops."

Syllable......

Ruan Fushi slapped his slap hard, and then smiled coldly: "It's a big thing!" Even if Ruan Wei Aiqing misses, my 300,000 troops will be enough to destroy Zhu Jishi's 20,000 people...... Hum...... The surname Zhu thought that I was Ruan Persimmon, and this time I let him know how powerful Da Nan was! ”

"Ruan Aiqing, the three-way army besieging Nanding will be commanded by you, remember, no matter whether Ruan Wei's assassination is successful or not, you will defeat Nanding and destroy all the 20,000 Ming troops!" Ruan Fushi pursed his lips, and suddenly laughed again: "I can't give Zhu Jishi a chance, don't give it at all!" As long as Zhu Jishi is destroyed, there is hope for the revival of my Danan! Haha......"

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Nam Dinh Thanh is also in the valley of the Er River, closer to the sea than Hanoi, the climate is very humid, and the fog is hazy every morning. Zhu Jishi's trip was located in a monastery outside the city of Nanding, called Xingdao Temple, which is said to have been built by the king of the Chen Dynasty to commemorate the defeat of the Mongol invasion of the great general Xingdao King Chen Guojun. It has a history of nearly 500 years. In addition to the Buddha statue enshrined in the temple. There is also a statue of this Vietnamese national hero.

Now the main hall dedicated to the statue of Chen Guojun has been changed into the dormitory of Emperor Zhu. The 500-year-old wooden statue was thrown somewhere. Maria, who accompanied Zhu Jishi to the south. Clementina, who had recently fallen in love with horseback riding and hunting, went out early in the morning under the protection of a group of guards and came back soaking wet – Vietnam's climate is so hot that a little exercise can make it a good place for Maria to lose weight.

Zhu Jishi crossed his legs and enjoyed Southeast Asian-style dance and music in the dormitory, and a woman from Siam named Zheng Shi danced. is not tall, but her figure is very graceful, her complexion is slightly dark, and her complexion is a little gorgeous, and she is still a little beauty.

Zhu Jishi was accompanied by several Siamese visitors wearing embroidered silk robes and short hair, led by an elderly man with gray hair, who was the younger brother of King Rama III of Siam and the Prime Minister Duke Pakang, whose Chinese name was Zheng Kang. The girl who was dancing was his niece. The 18th daughter of King Rama III of Siam and is said to be the most beautiful daughter. He was born to King Rama III and a Chinese concubine. Now it's a precious gift.

It is clear that the Ming Empire's attack on Vietnam has caused great concern in the Kingdom of Siam. Bedridden, King Rama III sent his most trusted ministers and most beautiful daughters to Zhu Jishi, the first purpose was to hope that the Ming Dynasty could become the suzerainty of Siam and protect Siam. Secondly, Rama III also wanted to negotiate with the Ming and France on the question of Laos and Chenla, which were, no, these four small states had always been common subjects of Vietnam and Siam.

By the way, there is no unified Laos now, only the three small kingdoms of Vientiane, Champasak and Luang Prabang are all vassal kings of Siam. Among them, the king of Champasak Kingdom, Chao Anou, in order to win the support of Vietnam and fight for independence, sent gifts to Emperor Gia Long (Nguyen Phuc Anh) four times, and Emperor Gia Long regarded these gifts as tribute, insisting on Laos (the Vietnamese say lamentation) as his own subject country for his own amusement.

This matter originally had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, but now that the Ming Dynasty has invaded northern Vietnam, it seems that the entire Beiqi will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the ownership of the Laos region bordering Beiqi has immediately become a headache for the Siamese people.

Siam's population is small, its military force is not strong, and the country is rich, and it is eyed by Western countries, and China may not be without ambitions. I didn't dare to start a war with the Ming Dynasty, but I was not willing to hand over the Lao region to the Ming Dynasty in this way. After all, Laos is next to Siam, and it may become a springboard for the Ming to attack Siam from land!

Therefore, Siam could only find a way to curry favor with Zhu Jishi, and under the pretext of congratulating the Ming Dynasty on his victory, he asked the Duke of Pakang to come to Beiqi through Laos with generous gifts (including Zheng Shi) to congratulate the great emperor of the "Imperial Expedition".

For Siam's friendly attitude and generous gifts, Zhu Jishi felt a little proud, that girl was not stunning, but after all, she was the daughter of the king (there was no princess title, and all the children of Rama III did not have the title of prince or princess), and she had such a noble temperament. Moreover, this shows the attitude of the Kingdom of Siam to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty, and such an attitude is obviously conducive to the Ming Dynasty's immigration policy.

However, Emperor Zhu's face did not have the slightest expression, and after being on the throne for a long time, he also learned to be happy and angry.

It is a trivial matter who the three small countries of Laos are vassals, and the land of Laos is barren, and it is of little value to settle immigrants, and it will make Siam feel dangerous to take it. Therefore, Zhu Jishi decided to give up the three small kingdoms of Vientiane, Champasak and Luang Prabang at the first time. Besides, what is the difference between Siam's submission to the Ming Dynasty and the submission of these three small kingdoms to the Ming Dynasty?

But the attitude of Britain and France cannot but be taken into account!

Thinking of this, Zhu Jishi clapped his hands gently, and the sound of music and Zheng Shi's dance stopped. The Siamese princess folded her hands and bowed to Zhu Jishi and withdrew from the main hall. Zhu Jishi said to Duke Pacan in English: "It is my blessing to have such a noble and beautiful woman as Zheng Shi, please convey my thanks and greetings to His Majesty the King, I hope that he can recover soon (in fact, he is dead)." As for Vientiane, Champasak, and Luang Prabang, I recognized them as vassals of Siam, just as I recognized Siam as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. However, today's world is not hundreds of years ago, although the Ming Dynasty has been revived, but it has not yet reached the point where it can dominate East Asia. Therefore, for the time being, I can only regard Siam as a friend rather than a vassal country, and the Ming will train and equip Siam with a new army as much as possible, just as I helped Japan. However, I could not protect the security and territorial integrity of Siam, and I could promise in the Secret Treaty of Siam that once the Ming had such strength, I would definitely bring the Kingdom of Siam under the wing of the Ming Empire. Because I, like His Majesty Zheng Fu, are both descendants of Yan and Huang. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Zhu stood up: "Let's go with me to meet Ruan Fu later, he offended me, and now he has come to the south to beg for me!" ”

When Zhu Jishi said this, his face was already full of color. In the propaganda caliber of the Ming Dynasty, he is now "pro-conquest of Annam", and Ruan Fushi's coming to Nanding to beg for surrender naturally means that Emperor Zhu has won the banner, which is a great martial art to open up the territory!

Nguyen Phuc Shi, uh, it should be that Nguyen Wei has already arrived at the Hung Dao Wang Temple at this time. He came in a new dragon robe and in a sedan chair.

Arriving at the same time as him, there were many officers and soldiers of the Great Southern Empire, all of whom were elite of the Beijing camp, but they were all Beijing soldiers stationed in the local area, and none of them had ever seen the real Ruan Phuc Shih.

In charge of receiving the "Nguyen Phuc Thi" were Zheng Hong, the right prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, and Bourblon, the French ambassador, and they were also in charge of the negotiations with the "Nguyen Phuc Thi." Just when Zhu Jishi watched the dance performance, the negotiations were almost over. "Nguyen Phuc Shi" was surprisingly weak, his face was pale throughout the negotiation process, his body trembled slightly, and he looked like a king of a dead country.

Regarding the demands of the Ming Dynasty and France, this "Nguyen Phuc Shih" agreed to all of them, did not even pay back the price, and only took half a day to reach an agreement, and also initialed the treaty on the spot. After the negotiation was over, "Ruan Phuc Shih" put forward a request to meet the Ming Emperor, and Zheng Hong certainly would not refuse - it was a very face-saving thing to make the enemy emperor kneel and beg for mercy by commanding the army! (To be continued......)