Chapter 288: Ambition and Domineering
Polom Moraja I was also a man, and after succeeding to the throne, after the turmoil of the early succession to the throne, he began to attack Sukhothai, with three large-scale military uses, and countless small and medium-sized wars.
In the 11th year of Hongwu, Sukhothai became a vassal state of Ayutthaya.
Ten years later, in the twenty-second year of Hongwu, when Polommaraja I died, the usurper expanded Ayutthaya's territory considerably, leaving a powerful Ayutthaya to his descendants.
However, Ramexuan staged a coup d'Γ©tat, and he killed Donglan, the son of Polom Moraja I, who had succeeded to the throne for only seven days, and returned to the throne.
Although seventeen years have passed, Lamexuan is not comfortable sitting on this throne.
In other words, he could not control the situation, and many ministers did not cooperate at all.
Facts have proved that if a person fails to do something, if he can't find the root cause and make improvements, he will still make the same mistake even if the opportunity comes again.
When Lamexuan took over the throne from her father, she did not keep the throne and was robbed of the opportunity by her uncle, proving that he did not have the ability to be a monarch.
Every time there is a change of dynasty in China, the monarchs and ministers of the new dynasty will carefully analyze the successes and failures of the previous dynasty and the previous dynasty, summarize them, and make up for the defects found and avoid possible risks through the establishment of a system.
History is such a process.
Siam, on the other hand, did not learn from his suzerain, and even if Ayutthaya annexed Sukhothai, he still only included it as a vassal state.
Two thousand years ago, China implemented the county system, and since then has established an iron law that no non-clan is allowed to be crowned king, and every generation of kings will abide by it.
At this time, the prince of Suphan Buri rode an elephant and walked slowly to the dirt road leading to the capital city of Ayutthaya.
Ayutthaya before the unification of the north and the south was the merger of Luo Hu and Suphan Buri.
The empty car wanted to follow the Ming Dynasty closely, but the speed of the car climbing over the dirt road was not the speed that a slow and heavy elephant could achieve.
Unless, the elephant gives birth to two wings! That empty self-deprecation thought.
In what way does he want to get in touch with Daming? With his status as Prince Suphan Buri, he doesn't seem to be qualified, but no matter what, he has to give it a try.
He counted the ten fingers, and in the end only two were left unused.
When the capital was in sight, Zhu Gaoxian opened his eyes, and he ordered the armored car to slow down a little.
The city of Ayutthaya is located on a vast plain, surrounded by rivers and lakes and streams along the way.
As the sun sets, the afterglow of dusk shines on the lake not far away, the clear water of the lake reflects the shadow of the Phra Ma Ha Tay Temple, and a domed tower building in the middle, about a dozen stories high, towers into the sky.
Surrounded by several smaller spires, surrounded by a round tower in the middle, the stucco decorates it beautifully, the green woods, the red facades, the golden sunset reflected on the top of the glittering gilded tower, and the blue lake water form a beautiful picture.
Phra Ha Tay Temple was built by Rama Tie Bodhi I, only 20 years have passed, the incense is at its peak, there are many monks, and it has a high status in Siam.
Soon after, they came to the Chao Phraya River, three rivers surrounded the city of Ayutthaya, and on the wide river, there was a bridge that was so simple for the Ming people that it could not be simpler, and the main way to get in and out was by ferry.
"Your Highness, our armored vehicles may not be able to pass."
Although the armored car brought by Zhu Gaoxian had the function of building bridges, it was impossible to build bridges over a river nearly one kilometer wide.
"This ......" La Meixuan realized this problem, and suddenly, very embarrassed, he hurriedly followed Zhu Gaoxian and got out of the armored car.
The plains are vast, and the fields are filled with the smell of rice, and Siamese rice is famous even in later generations, with an excellent taste.
In the direction of Ayutthaya City, you can see the golden pagoda everywhere, the towering spires cut the blue sky into pieces of different shapes, and the tall Buddha statue is solemn, and in an instant, it seems that you have come to the realm of the Buddha, which makes people have a pure heart.
Zhu Gaoxian nodded slightly at La Meixuan, and instructed Gu Yun, "You lead the team into the city with me, leave people, all the guns are aimed at the direction of the palace in the city, the firing points cover the surroundings, and once there is action, you will see three fireworks." β
"Yes!" Gu Yun answered, turned around and went to arrange.
Ha San did not give these translations to La Meixuan, and La Meixuan's interpreter was already sweating profusely at this time, bowing his head, forgetting his duty.
All the muzzles were pointed in the direction of the royal palace, and the firing points covered the perimeter? What do these Ming people want to do?
The interpreter is trembling all over!
The armored vehicles behind have slowly arrived, a total of twenty vehicles, at this time lined up on this plain, all the batteries are slowly raised, the muzzles are adjusted, and they are aimed at the direction of Wangcheng.
La Meixuan was a fool and saw the clue, he knelt on the ground, prostrate in front of Zhu Gaoxian's feet, and stammered, "Your Royal Highness, please, please, please be merciful!" β
Zhu Gaoxian said, "This king has no malicious intentions, but it is better to prevent trouble, after all, once this king follows you across this river, the farther away from this king's army, the greater the danger!" β
"Let's go!" He bent down slightly and gently patted Lamexuan's shoulder.
La Meixuan got up, followed behind Zhu Gaoxian with weak legs, and got on the special ferry boat for the royal family.
Gu Yun brought nearly a hundred people to follow behind Zhu Gaoxian, all of them were loaded with live ammunition, in addition to submachine guns, machine guns, and grenades, although it was not enough to raze the entire Ayutthaya City to the ground, but at least it could ensure that they would bring His Royal Highness out safely.
The royal palace of Ayutthaya is located next to the Mahathas Temple, surrounded by a lake, with majestic trees, sparse vegetation and flowers.
La Meixuan held a very grand welcome ceremony in the palace, the long carpet was spread from the outside to the palace, La Meixuan walked on the right side of Zhu Gaoxian half a step behind, because it was very close, and all the people around him knelt on the ground, not hearing a sound, Zhu Gaoxuan heard the tinkling sound from La Meixuan's body, which made him feel very surprised.
The food of Siam is similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, but in view of the fact that Siam and Zhenla are too close, Zhu Gaoxian still does not dare to use Siamese food at the banquet.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Gaoxian only took a cup, and the wine in his cup was taken care of by the dog.
This made Lamexuan very nervous, and his mind kept flashing the muzzles of the cannons aimed in the direction of the palace.
At this time, the artist who was performing the song and dance lowered his voice and reduced the amplitude of the dance, and a woman in a brocade robe walked in from the door of the main hall with a wine glass, she walked in front of Zhu Gaoxian, and bowed to Zhu Gaoxian on the ground.
Zhu Gaoxian glanced at Ha San, and Ha San guessed who the person was just by looking at La Meixuan's face, but he still asked, "Your Royal Highness, dare to ask which princess this is?" β
Before Lamei Xuan could speak, the woman on the ground raised her head, she didn't look very young, about twenty or thirty years old, with faint wrinkles on her face, but she was born very gorgeous, and she had a sinking and criminal temperament all over her body, especially the people who were looked at by her affectionately, there was an irrepressible impulse.
Zhu Gaoxian looked away and didn't look directly at her.
"Your Royal Highness, I am La Meixuan's third wife, and when I saw you, I fell in love with you deeply and wanted to spend the Spring Festival with you!"
Ha San bit his tongue, he hesitated for a long time, but he still expressed the woman's words directly, and after finishing speaking, he lowered his head.
Is it so straightforward?
If Zhu Gaoxian hadn't touched the wine here, he would definitely have squirted out a mouthful of wine at this time, and now this sister-in-law who seduced him would probably be bathed in wine.
"Huh?" Zhu Gaoxian looked at the interpreter unhappily, Ha San's forehead, cold sweat broke out, he wiped a handful of sweat, and whispered to Zhu Gaoxian, "Your Highness, this is their custom, there is already disorder here, and the women here will like it especially when they meet Chinese men, and they usually buy wine and food, sing and stay overnight." Instead of being ashamed, the husbands were proud of it, and felt that it was a matter of pride for Chinese men to like their wives. β
Seeing that Zhu Gaoxian was displeased, La Meixuan was extremely nervous, and he moved his buttocks uneasily on the seat next to him, and there was a clanging sound in his crotch.
Zhu Gaoxian was already sure at this time, and the sound came from between his legs, so he was particularly surprised, what kind of custom is this?
Zhu Gaoxian decided to turn around and ask, he glanced at La Meixuan's wife, and said in his heart, I am not interested in wives, if I am not careful, the bloodline of the Ming royal family will remain overseas, and he dare not take this risk, so he couldn't help but sneer and said, "This king is not interested in fornication!" β
Jing Qing and Gu Yun were already angry at this time, and there were some words that were inappropriate for His Royal Highness to say, Jing Qing got up and said angrily, "How noble my Royal Highness is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, the women of your country can be defiled and blasphemed at will, since His Royal Highness the King sincerely entertains my Royal Highness, he will be elected to serve as a chaste and noble woman, instead of giving His Royal Highness the Prince a bad reputation." β
What kind of joke, will there be a note in the history books in the future, the four highnesses will go to Siam, and occupy the queen of Siam with power, such as the unmentionable Song Taizong in history, leaving a picture of "Xiling Xingxiao Zhou Hou"?
What kind of reputation is this?
The reputation of the emperor is closely related to the reputation of the courtiers, after leaving the Ming Dynasty, Jing Qing seems to see the current situation more clearly, he has a hunch that the fourth highness may be the name hidden behind the Zhengda Guangming plaque.
And he accompanied the Four Highnesses to the sea, if the Four Highnesses were ridiculous outside, after returning to China in the future, he would not be a hero, but a criminal minister.
The Fourth Highness can bring a woman back to China, but he must not sleep with a wife, this is the bottom line.
Queen Rama, who was kneeling on the ground, was taken aback, and looked up at Zhu Gaoxian in confusion, as a queen, she knew many noble wives, many of them had a happy relationship with Chinese merchants, I heard that the Chinese are very capable and long-lasting, and their descriptions made her very envious and particularly yearning.
But Queen Rama did not have such an opportunity, as a queen, it was not easy for her to leave the palace, and it was not suitable for her to sleep with merchants.
Fortunately, the prince of the Ming Dynasty came, this prince is very young, it can be seen that he has not had a wife, such people generally have strong desires, and Queen Rama can't wait to go to the Spring Festival with this prince.
It is a Siamese tradition to let one's wife come out to entertain distinguished guests, and there is no shame in it.
If the guest does not accept it, it is disrespectful to the host.
Queen Rama looked at her husband aggrievedly, and she hoped that he would help her and fulfill her long-cherished wish.
La Meixuan was also very anxious, he knelt on the ground and strongly recommended his wife, "Your Royal Highness, a virgin is a terrible thing, if Your Highness needs it, I am willing to invite a high monk to come, please the virgin red, and paste it on His Highness's denomination, this is my Siamese custom, we don't want His Highness to come to Siam, so there is misfortune." β
After Ha San translated La Meixuan's words to Zhu Gaoxian, seeing that Zhu Gaoxian didn't like it, he hurriedly explained, "The customs here are different from my Daming, and their customs are ...... Same as real wax. β
It's just that the marriage age of the women here is a little older.
Zhu Gaoxian understood that if he wanted to accept a Siamese noble woman, her first night belonged to a high monk. If he wants to regain this right of the first night, he will need to fight against Siamese Buddhism.
However, Zhu Gaoxian did not have any interest in breaking Siamese customs, his greatest interest was only interests, and what he wanted was Siamese resources.
It is rich in natural resources, such as potash, tin, tungsten, antimony, lead, iron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, nickel, chromium, uranium and other metals, as well as barite, precious stones, oil and natural gas, among which the reserves of potash are the largest in the world.
Natural gas reserves are also very large, and the storage of oil, including natural gas condensate, is also considerable, but the coal resources are mainly distributed in Chiang Mai in later generations, which was still the Lanna Kingdom at this time.
The Lanna Kingdom did not belong to Siam, but was an independent kingdom to the north of Siam.
Fortunately, at this time, more than 200 miles northwest of Siam, there is a town, named Shangshui, which can lead to the back gate of Yunnan.
Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxian laughed at himself, he felt very stupid, whether there is a door to Yunnan or not, it doesn't matter, the whole of Southeast Asia, including India, can actually become the back garden of the Ming Dynasty, the national border is only relative to these countries, and the Ming Dynasty does not need any national border.
Zhu Gaoxian's fingers tapped lightly on the mat and said, "Tell them that in my Ming Dynasty, women are precious pearls, and there is never anything unlucky on their bodies, and they are proud of their chastity." Since the women of Siam need great monks to break the filth, the king will not be able to use this cleaned mascot. β