452. Partition

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As early as the first century of the Western calendar, equivalent to the end of the Western Han Dynasty and the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, today's Cambodians live in the hinterland of the Indochina Peninsula, and have successively established a number of successive huge countries such as Funan, Chenla, and Khmer, and their land was once eight-tenths of the entire Indochina Peninsula. At that time, Cochin (Annam) had long been under Chinese rule, Champa was located in a corner of the peninsula and could not expand westward, Laos (Laos) was its vassal, the Burmese and Thai had just begun to move south, and the only opponents of the Cambodians might be Java and Sriwijaya on the islands of the South Seas.

However, due to the large-scale construction of large religious buildings such as Angkor Wat, which wasted national strength, and the sudden end of the warm period of the Middle Ages at this time (note: this is also one of the reasons for the southward movement of the Jin soldiers and the demise of the Liao and Song dynasties), the climate changed from a stable rainfall pattern in summer to a climate pattern of frequent alternation of holy children and droughts, which in turn led to a significant decline in agricultural harvests, resulting in the rapid weakening of the Khmer Empire, which was highly dependent on the Tonle Sap water system.

In the sixth year of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty and 1431 in the Western calendar, the army of the Ayutthaya Dynasty invaded Cambodia, besieged Angkor for seven months, and finally broke through Angkor, the Khmer Empire was destroyed, and the descendants of its royal family moved to Phnom Penh, thus establishing the Phnom Penh Dynasty that has survived to this day. However, the rule of the Phnom Penh dynasty was very weak, with fierce internal struggles and frequent successions. Since the internal affairs were not quiet, there was no power externally, so Cambodia was in decline under the encirclement of Siam, Vietnam, and the emerging Laotian state.

It stands to reason that since the national strength is so weak, Cambodians should choose a thigh hug among the surrounding countries, and the previous Zheng Fan and the current Huaxia Dynasty are the best choice, but the Cambodian side has always been like leaving. Of course, this is not the arrogance of the Cambodians who ignore the power of the northern powers. In fact, ever since Zheng Fan set up a colony in Cam Ranh, King Zheta IV, who was in power at the time, had already noticed these familiar newcomers.

However, after Zheng Fan gained a foothold in Cam Ranh, he adopted a policy of fully supporting the encroachment of Cambodian territory by early Han immigrants, and seized the right to protect and rule the original Cambodian territories such as Meilan, Bienhe, and Ha Xian from the King of Cambodia, which made Cambodians extremely disappointed and wary of Zheng Fan and even the Huaxia Dynasty.

After that, the Ayutthaya Dynasty invaded Cambodia again, and Cambodia lost its troops and retreated. And for Cambodia, the bigger trouble is that after Siam withdrew its troops, Cambodia, which was no longer a country, actually had a civil war in which its own people fought its own people. The princely forces supported by Siam declared their independence one after another, and King Ahn En, who succeeded the deposed King Zheta IV and King Qute I, was too busy to even command the war, let alone have the heart to contact the Chinese side.

However, this lack of international vision brought great trouble to King En, who was preparing to level the feudal town.

Just after the Shangyuan Festival in the third year of Huaxia Wucheng, the Protectorate of Jinlan sent envoys to Fuchun and Bintonglong, and decided to send troops to fight on the grounds that Cambodia has not paid tribute since the founding of Huaxia, and asked Vietnam and Champa to send troops to help in the war as the leader of the alliance.

"Lord Zhao, since your country has accepted the canonization of our emperor, it is natural that you should fulfill your vassal obligations. Looking at the Vietnamese wearing vermilion in front of him, the Prime Minister Fan Yang of the National Affairs Yamen stationed in Cam Ranh Dadu Protectorate made Kuang Juren's face a little unhappy and threatened. "Do you have to take your country as an opponent first?"

"Why did Lord Kwong say this," Regarding the threat of Cao, Mei Qingchen, who was also in charge of the Hajj and Minister of Foreign Trade and Commerce of the Vietnamese Ministry of Rites, sat firmly on Mount Tai, and just responded with a smile. "How dare the lower country refuse to be sent by the lower country, it's just that the lower country has the difficulties of the lower country, and I ask the people of the upper country to forgive me."

According to the agreement reached before the canonization of the Nguyen Dynasty by the Huaxia Dynasty, the government organization system of the Vietnamese State will fully follow the setting of the Huaxia Dynasty, of course, the national conditions are different, and it cannot be copied uniformly, among which the government goes to the countryside to consume too much financial resources, and even the Huaxia Dynasty itself is a little unbearable, and the Vietnamese side is even more unable to implement it.

"Everyone has difficulties, and everyone wants others to be considerate." Kuang Juren smiled playfully, of course he knew that the Vietnamese were preparing to put forward conditions, but in order to prevent the other party's lion from opening his mouth, he naturally had to block the other party's mouth first. "The land of Zhancheng is only one-tenth of Vietnam, and the population is only one-twentieth of Vietnam, but the king of Zhan is very aware of the righteousness, and as soon as he heard that the imperial court was going to use soldiers, he promised to provide 3,000 soldiers and horses for a season's rations, as well as 1,000 troops and 20 elephants."

"Zhancheng is indeed generous," Mei Qingchen's face remained unchanged. "But there is no way to fight a war with the army alone, and if it is not the case, how can the kingdom borrow the power of a small country." This is a fact, although the six forces of the Grand Protectorate of Cam Ranh can be cobbled together five or six thousand, but this alone is not enough to conquer a large country like Cambodia. "However, the small country only fought with Annan in Hengshan two years ago, and the manpower and material resources were seriously damaged, and it was really unable to provide 15,000 soldiers and horses, not to mention that the upper country also asked the small country to prepare its own grain and grass, which really made it difficult for the small country." This is also true, how can there be a foreign aid when inviting foreign aid to bring its own grain and grass. "And this road****??"

"Lady May." Kuang Juren unceremoniously interrupted the other party's complaints. "Since Vietnam is allowed to send troops, it is natural that you will not let your ** team make a detour to the south and then go west, and your country can directly cross the Changshan Mountain, go straight to Xialiao and then sweep the northwest of Chenla****??"

Mei Qingchen's eyes blinked, and he asked tentatively, "What did you get along the way?" ”

Kuang Juren knew that the drama was coming, so he replied bluntly: "It is used to make up for the cost of sending troops to Vietnam." ”

Mei Qingchen complained with some dissatisfaction: "I'm afraid that this alone is not enough to pay for the troops of a small country." ”

Mei Qingchen's eyes rolled: "If these lands can be handed over to small countries, it is worth the small countries to contribute to the upper country." ”

Taking advantage of the Huaxia Dynasty's encroachment on Laos and Cambodia was a major reason for Mei Qingchen to persuade the Vietnamese family, so he was very concerned about it, but now that there is an opportunity to change the erosion to whale swallowing, he naturally has to seize the opportunity.

"Your country's appetite is not small." Kuang Juren sneered, but Huaxia did not have the strength to penetrate deep into the Indochina Peninsula, so the requirements for Vietnam were not unsatisfied. "Aren't you afraid that King Nanzhang will disagree?"

Nanzhang is Laos, that is, Laos, but Nanzhang, which was unified by King Faang, fell into division after the death of King Suriyawangsa, a generation of virtuous kings, and the major nobles fought for the throne, so it attracted the double watch of Annam and Vietnam.

"Lord Kuang laughed, how can the current Nanzhang Wang's decree not go out of the capital, how can he have the strength to interfere in the actions of the kingdom." Mei Qingchen said calmly, and at the same time hit a rake. "The king of Nanzhang did not pay tribute to the upper kingdom, and what the lower kingdom did in the final analysis was also to assist the upper kingdom to conquer and disobey, and to teach the king of Nanzhang a lesson."

Kuang Juren nodded secretly, knowing in his heart that even if he didn't agree, he couldn't dispel Vietnam's ambition to expand the territory, so it was better to push the boat with the river, so he said: "In this way, it is not impossible, but this official is worried that your country's dedication to expanding the territory will delay the real purpose of this dynasty to punish the two countries." ”

Mei Qingchen knew that with Vietnam's national strength, there was no way to eat the entire Nanzhang and Cambodia in one go, so he responded cheerfully: "If the two kings and ministers obey, the small country will not get Longwangshu, but it has already been occupied, and please don't ask the small country to return the two kings." ”

"It's nature." If you want the horses to run, you naturally have to give the horses grazing, how can you say that you can move the greedy Vietnamese people without interests, but Kuang Ju people still drew the line first. "But Vietnam can't be unrestrained, so let's have a map west of Truong Son for Lord Mei." Naturally, the map has been there for a long time, and Vietnam has been peeping at the two countries for a long time, so how can it not find out the situation early. "And it is limited to the east of the Agong River and the north of the San River."

This is a piece of land with a radius of nearly 10,000 miles, which is equivalent to at least one of Vietnam's current administrative districts, but Mai Thanh Chen was not satisfied, and asked inch by inch: "Please grant the north of the Sileb River to a small country again." ”

Kuang Juren looked at Mei Qingchen coldly, Mei Qingchen looked back without flinching, the two looked at each other like fighting cocks for a long time, Kuang Juren finally took a step back: "It's not impossible, as long as Vietnam agrees to the two conditions of the imperial court." ”

Mei Qingchen, who won the bet, secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Lord Shangguo only has to say it clearly." ”

"First," Kuang Juren demanded. "The imperial court in the noble ** team that invaded the west of Changshan should send personnel to supervise, in case your interests are forgotten at the moment."

Mei Qingchen thought about it and felt that even if the overseers were sent, the restraint on the Vietnamese army would be almost none, so he agreed: "No problem." ”

"Second," Kuang Juren added. "The court doesn't ask how many soldiers and horses your country sends on the front line of Changshan, but your country must send 5,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 stones of grain to Jinlan to accompany the imperial army."

"There is no problem with 5,000 elite soldiers, but is there too much grain and 10,000 stones, and the national strength of a small country is limited, please limit it to 3,000 stones."

"Three thousand stones? Master Mei will bargain, and it's fine, but there is one more condition in the end. Kuang Juren pointed to a corner of the map. After your country has accepted the above-mentioned territories, please return the south of Tuy Hoa to Champ. ”

"This can't be?" Mei Qingchen took the case. "Don't push people too much."

"What's impossible." Kuang Juren looked at each other calmly. "Use a few counties for one, everyone can calculate this account clearly, do you think that the imperial court really does not have the strength to leave your country and conquer independently?"

Mei Qingchen was stunned for a moment, and then thought of something: "Lord Kuang is right, if the Shangguo only wants to return to Zhenla, then there is no need for the Xiaguo to contribute, but Shangguo's mind is probably not just to let King Faang call him a minister and pay tribute." ”

"This is natural, otherwise as long as the sailor is dispatched, why bother." Kuang Juren said without mince words. "It's just that a bowl of water must be level, all of them are attached, and they all contribute to it, and the rewards and punishments must naturally be consistent, otherwise the imperial court would rather leave Vietnam."

"In this case, the lower officials can only ask my king."

"Please****??"