The representative sent by the Tang army left without saying anything, and Rama I did not dare to restrain him. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And in the palace of Thonburi, there is already chaos. To tell the truth, Zheng Xin was unpopular in recent years, tyrannical and suspicious, and he was often killed by the ministers and nobles of the court, and his previous purge of the northern Buddhist forces also caused the Siamese Buddhist forces to be strongly dissatisfied with him. Therefore, the succession of Rama I did not cause much opposition in Siam.

Rama I felt that with a heavy army and the support of a number of nobles and monks, he was able to sit firmly in Siam. But I never expected that I missed the external threat. Although Siam is located in Southeast Asia, it is still aware of the events in East Asia that are close at hand. The Tang Dynasty had already dealt a heavy blow to the Qing State and brought the Qing State to its knees, and even the Tang army stationed tens of thousands of people in the Qing State. As a small country in Southeast Asia, the Central Plains Dynasty has always been a behemoth for them, and this behemoth seems to have been poked down by the Tang Dynasty with only one finger.

Rama I's successive campaigns, especially the thousands of muskets purchased by Siam from the Tang Dynasty, enabled him to form a formidable musket team, and when facing the enemy, as long as his musket team was deployed, he could immediately achieve brilliant victories. It can be inferred from this that Datang's army must also be very powerful.

At this time, Rama I hesitated, he sat on the throne and hesitated: "The Tang Dynasty and Zheng Xin have not had much contact, this time they actually want to avenge Zheng Xin, and even force this king to abdicate, it is really incomprehensible." But the Tang warship has already sailed into the Chao Phraya River (Chao Phraya River), and our Siamese army can't stop it, how can this be good? ”

His nephew, Phraya Suria, said, "Uncle, the Tang people are making excuses. Wants to take the opportunity to attack us in Siam. That's why I deliberately forced you to abdicate. Because this is an impossible requirement. ”

A senior monk said: "Your Majesty, please think twice, the Tang warship cannons are powerful, if the shelling of Thunburi, I don't know how many Li people will be ruined, this crime will be counted on both sides, and the Buddha will also be blamed." If the Tang people want to restore the legal system of Zheng Xin's lineage, it is better for His Majesty to abdicate for the time being. Commanding the court as a regent, he casually set up a son of Zheng Xin as a puppet emperor to avoid sword soldiers. ”

Before Rama I could speak, the Phaya Surian faction was furious, but given the identity of the other party, the Siamese generally did not use force against the monks, he just said angrily: "The master is wrong in what he said, if he abdicates easily, it will be a blow to my uncle's prestige, and it will allow the Tang people to succeed." And. Even if the uncle abdicates, the Tang people will still be entangled. We have only been able to overthrow Zheng Xin's throne for just over a month. The Tang Dynasty is thousands of miles away from our Siam, and they actually sent warships to threaten us, which must have been prepared, and they have coveted our Siam for a long time, rather than really upholding justice for Zheng Xin. If we believe the lies of the Tang people, we in Siam will be doomed! The Siamese never gave in to their enemies, whether Burmese or Tang. ”

The Phraya Surian faction is not wrong, and the Tang people put forward an ultimatum, which is indeed far-fetched, and it is just to add a seemingly glorious reason to their military action. Although there are only a few warships of the Tang Navy here, it seems that it is indeed just for punishment. However, there are nearly 1,000 troops of the First Regiment of the Datang Marine Corps, plus tens of thousands of troops from the Okuyu Yamato Corps who are preparing to go on the expedition, which is clearly a local war with intentions and plans. Of course, the Siamese knew nothing about this.

Not only the Phaya Surian faction, but also the military nobles and generals who followed Rama I in his northern and southern conquests also supported a hard-line attitude. They all had a share in the slaughter of Zheng Xin's children with Rama I, and now there are only a few younger ones left among Zheng Xin's children, although they are young, but if they really grow up, they will inevitably have resentment towards them, and then it will be a mess. Moreover, the Siamese generals, who have won many battles, also lack real fear of the Tang army from afar.

At this time, a general who was known as a wise general said: "The Tang Dynasty battleship Chen Jiang, although it looks very powerful, is not too powerful. The Tang people are good at making guns and cannons, and although the cannons will cause great damage to Thonburi, if we clear the field and withdraw the people and troops from Thonburi, the warships of the Tang Dynasty will not be able to run to land, and it will be useless. Even if the Tang army lands and fights, then we will not lose anything, the king has 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands, even if the Tang army can come, how many people will come? Their interests are in the Great Qing Kingdom, not in our Siam. For the sake of Siam, they will not send many troops. If you go on an expedition and pay too much, then of course it is the Tang people themselves, not us, who are in trouble. ”

A civil official was surprised: "Is your idea to abandon our royal capital Thonburi?" How can this work! ”

And Rama I, sitting on the throne, pinched his chin and slightly agreed. In fact, from the first day he sat on this throne, King Rama I had been thinking about moving the capital. He had already made clear to some of his henchmen that he wanted to build a more prosperous city on the other side of the Chao Phraya River, that is, Bangkok, following the example of the Ayutthaya dynasty. As for Thonburi ruined, it would be more helpful for him to carry out this plan. After all, Thonburi is Zheng Xin's birthplace, and I don't know how many people here still have their hearts on Zheng Xin. And moving the capital to a new city, relying on his henchman humerus, will naturally be stronger than Thonburi.

After a thorough discussion, Rama I finally decided not to accede to the Tang people's request, but he still hoped that things would turn around, and Rama I sent an envoy to express Siam's submission to the Tang Dynasty, and of course pretended to clarify that the person who killed Zheng Xin was not Talama I, but a scapegoat who had already been executed. Even, Rama I was willing to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, claiming to be a vassal state, and further conceding to the Tang Dynasty's commercial and trade practices in Siam.

If there were such conditions before, the Tang people might admit it half-pushed. But now that Datang has made a plan to interfere with Siam, it will naturally not be impressed by such conditions. Jiao Qiang, on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, insisted that Rama I, the person who killed Zheng Xin, could not reverse black and white and be in the company of the monarch killer.

The Siamese envoy left disappointed, and Jiao Qiang looked at his watch, and then said to the left and right: "Don't wait, the Siamese will not compromise, and it seems that they are planning to fight us to the end." Let's tear the skin directly, so that they can use this day to withdraw from Thonburi and weaken the effect of our blows. Jump right into the shelling! (To be continued.) )