The words that the white crane heard, he could understand. In Chinese, it is Constantine.

"Someone." The white crane called a person in, and after a few whispered instructions, the person went out. Bai Minghe motioned for the merchant to sit down, and from his tone, it didn't look like he was going to talk about business.

Soon, a scribe came in, this person was from Honglu Temple, and he had never been involved in the affairs of the white crane. He has only one task, and he can come in handy when Bai Minghe needs someone who understands Siamese.

"Ask him, who does he represent?"

After asking, the scribe replied, "Lord Bai, he said that he represents Her Royal Highness, the last princess of the Byzantine Empire. He is very urgent, and he hopes that you can rescue the last princess of the empire. ”

"Princess?" Bai Minghe was a little surprised, and immediately asked: "Is it a niece, or a daughter?" ”

The scribe asked three times, and then replied, "My lord, I asked." He said that it was a daughter, the daughter of an eleventh emperor, his own daughter. It's just that he can't pronounce that syllable in Siamese. ”

The white crane thought for a moment and said, "Palaiologos! Bai Minghe read it out in English, and the scribe of the Ming Dynasty couldn't understand it, but the other party understood it, and said urgently: "Oliviale Valerius - Aurelius - Palaiologos - Constantine." ”

Bai Minghe savored the word he didn't understand at all.

But the pronunciation gave the white crane a wonderful feeling, because at the end, Constantine's syllables were added.

"Ask him, the last princess. Is it the last hope of Rome, with the surname of the once great Roman emperor, or with the name of the imperial royal city? ”

The scribe was dizzy, he didn't understand what Bai Minghe was asking. But I still thought it was said in Siamese as possible.

The other party's speed of speech also slowed down, and he replied very seriously.

Because of the language barrier, after a long time of communication, the scribe replied to Bai Minghe: "My lord, he said that his country is in a great crisis. Their emperor was reluctant to leave, and although he had a chance to live, he was still willing to fight to the end. Neither he could ask for a sect from the west, or give the royal city to the Uthmans, and swore to live and die with the royal city. ”

Speaking of this, the scribe wiped the sweat from his forehead: "My lord, the lower officials have the courage to say that their emperor has integrity!" ”

"Let's get down to business first, and by the way, tell them that their emperor can be called a saint, or a saint."

After the scribe said it. The one bowed deeply to the white crane.

The scribe continued to explain what he had just said: "He said that the emperor had a daughter, but she was not born to the empress, so she kept her secret. The empire encountered an irresistible crisis, and this last princess not only used the surname of the great Constantine the Great, but also took away the last fire of the imperial royal city. ”

Bai Minghe nodded slightly.

Ask him two questions. First, what does the tinder represent? Second, where is the princess? ”

It's another laborious exchange. The scribe was rubbing his temples constantly. I finally figured it out, and quickly replied: "He said." Tinder is the culture of the empire, and there are many talented people. The princess was snatched by an enemy fleet as they crossed the strait, and they continued east, the Ottomans. ”

"Sue him, let him go and rest, and I will help him find their princess. Then go and pass on the officer's order. The divisions are ready for battle. Send a liaison ship and invite Lord Deng to fight at any time! ”

"My lord, the lower officials are bold. The princess who saved them is not good for us Daming, according to him, they are already on the verge of destroying the country. Saved their princess, we will have one more powerful enemy. Please think twice, although the lower official is only a small official of the Ministry of Rites, he has been in Honglu Temple for seven years, but he knows how to participate in the affairs of other states and make enemies by making enemies in vain! ”

The little official was loyal and wise, kneeling in front of the white crane and persuading hard.

"You're good, you're right. But your vision is too short, and the official will give you an explanation. ”

"Master Xie, listen to the officials!"

"Even if they don't save it, Daming and Ottoman are enemies. Saved, they brought with them the culture, technology of a powerful enemy country. It is of great benefit to my Daming. And a kingdom is occupied, but can the people be killed? Do not spread these words, go and appease him, and tell him that in three days, five days at most, I will lead my troops to attack several places where they might take their princess. Go ahead! ”

"What the lord said, the lower officials are convinced."

Bai Minghe waved his hand, signaling that the scribe could go down. The scribe Shi Li retired, and at the same time took this guest from the Byzantine Empire, this ancient Greek language is estimated to be difficult to learn, and it is difficult to find people in the Ming Dynasty who can understand this language.

In fact, the white crane got it wrong.

This guest from Byzantium did not speak ancient Greek, but was probably the lingua franca Greek that came to be known as Biblical Greek, which was later known as Biblical Greek, which was very close to the modern Greek of later generations.

Just now, Bai Minghe picked up a gem on the table and played with it in his hand.

Siam offered to use these jewels as a trade variety. So I sent a whole big box to Bai Minghe, if you want to say the weight, Bai Minghe feels that this box is at least more than 200 kilograms, and it is not packed in separate compartments, it is all mixed in the whole box.

Colorful is very beneficial.

Siam, as the world's capital of colored gemstones, is definitely the largest in terms of quality and variety. It's just that the top ones are not them, such as rubies from Myanmar, sapphires from Tanzania in Africa, etc......

Gems are not something to eat, and they are very valuable. This is tantamount to a lucrative trading variety in Siam, but the white crane is thinking about whether this trade is worth it. In Bai Minghe's heart, energy, spices, grain, daily necessities, ores, and metals are the focus of his transactions.

Gems are just toys for the rich.

Da Ming, he is still very poor!

While Bai Minghe was thinking, Yang Hu came in and hugged his fist: "My lord, His Royal Highness the Prince of Siam asks to see you!" ”

"Please!" The white crane got up and went to the door to greet the Siamese prince in.

He was accompanied by two men and six young girls.

"Bai Gongzi, I know that you like to be simple and direct. As a friend, I also came to you very directly to ask for it. The Khmer king's own brother wanted to be a faithful servant of the Ming Dynasty and the friendliest friend of Siam. If a negotiated solution could be solved, there would be no war between Siam and the Khmer. Siam will devote all its energy to the northwest. And the Khmer as a friend of Siam, a servant of the Ming Dynasty. will go all out to suppress the king of Champong, and join forces with Nanzhang to attack Annan in the north! ”

What tempting conditions!

Bai Minghe wanted to agree almost on the spot, but after thinking about it, such a big matter must be discussed with someone.

"Please sit down with the Khmer guests for a cup of tea, and let me say a few words first."

The prince of Siam bowed his hand according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and before sitting down, he said to Bai Minghe: "This is the Khmer princess, Ahaya, and her uncle Phanya is the current Khmer king. ”

"Ahab meets the white boy!" The girl was very clumsy in applying a Han etiquette, and it was obvious that this Han dialect was not good. After that, Yahaya said clumsily: "There is no longer a Khmer king, after the glorious king of Angkor was defeated by the mighty king of Siam, now only the king of Phnom Penh, who is my father, can lead the Khmer people to live a peaceful and prosperous life again!" ”

The white crane didn't answer. The prince of Siam said, "The other five, all of whom are daughters of nobles, are well educated. They have already heard our conversation, so for the sake of safety, Bai Gongzi please accept them. ”

"Take them to Mrs. Qing!" The white crane's expression did not change at all.

Yang Hu nodded, and took the six girls to find Qinghe, Bai Minghe didn't need to explain, and he didn't need to consider the feelings of these six girls.

Whether it was the Siamese prince or the Khmer envoys, in their minds, these were just six goods worth more than precious stones. At a higher level, it's a precious gift.

It is impossible for Shiramei Crane to show any superfluous emotions in front of these three people, and any slight weakness may become a weakness that others take advantage of.

When there was no one else in the room, Bai Minghe said: "The principle of the Ming Dynasty is not to interfere in the internal affairs of other states, and the affairs of the Khmer are Khmer's. I'm afraid that even those old grandfathers in the court will not agree, this is not a question of whether I can affect them, but their consistent principles of doing things. ”

"Please Bai Gongzi help us!"

Two Khmer envoys knelt in front of the white-named crane.

How can Bai Minghe not understand, these two people are just the dogs of the prince of Siam, Siam once defeated the Khmer, but did not occupy the entire Khmer, so after occupying the original Khmer capital, he chose to retreat.

Right now, the Siamese prince wants to prop up a power of his own and regain control of the Khmer.

It doesn't take too long, just ten or twenty years, so that Siam can withdraw to deal with Burma in the north. (Note: There are many ancient names in Myanmar, and the word Myanmar originates from the Song Dynasty, so the Ming people have called Myanmar)

The white crane was silent with the teacup.

This is not a trivial matter, just showing a tone will cause a big event, even if these events do not happen in Daming.

There are only eternal interests before the country, and Bai Minghe began to think quickly in his heart, how much benefit did he have for himself to help Siam? How much benefit can it bring to itself, how much benefit it can bring to Daming.

"I'm sorry, I can't convince the Ming ministers in the court." Shirakawa refused.

The Prince of Siam was a little surprised, and when he asked Bai Minghe to help him, Bai Minghe immediately agreed. But why did you refuse this time?

According to the Siamese prince's understanding of the white crane, he is a very simple and direct person. To agree is to agree, and to disagree is to disagree. I won't engage in those words that explicitly refuse and actually want to agree. When he accepted the six girls, Bai Minghe's expression did not change at all, and he refused at this time, and he was just as resolute. (To be continued......)

PS: I almost forgot to add a change, haha.

Fortunately, when I went downstairs for a run, I suddenly remembered and hurried back to update.