When the King of Sulu heard this, he smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

Jin Ying suddenly felt dissatisfied, and said in a strange manner: "Could it be that the Sulu Kingdom is unwilling to trade with the Ming Dynasty? ”

The king of Sulu hurriedly said, "The envoy is strange, it is really ...... There are difficulties......"

"What's the difficulty? You are the king of a country, and there are still people who make it difficult for you? ”

"Alas!"

The king of Sulu sighed and said, "Since the Ming Dynasty announced the opening of the sea half a year ago, we have merchant ships sailing over here, but the road was stopped by the Luzon State and the goods were forcibly intercepted. ”

"Luzon still robbed your ship?"

Jin Ying is not very familiar with these countries in Nanyang, and in his impression, the so-called Luzon and Sulu seem to be no different except for their names.

Therefore, when he heard that Luzon was still bullying Sulu, he was somewhat surprised.

King Sulu smiled bitterly: "It can't be regarded as robbery, that is, the goods are intercepted, purchased at a low price, and then they are transported to Ningbo and sold at a high price." ”

Jin Ying understood, to put it bluntly, it is Luzon bullying people!

As for why Sulu was bullied and didn't dare to speak out, it is not difficult to guess why.

I can't beat it!

A thought suddenly occurred in his heart......

After the banquet, the king of Sulu specially sent someone to send Jin Ying and others back to rest.

To say that the king of Sulu is impeccable, seventy or eighty people, all of whom have arranged good rooms, and Jin Ying, Tang Xiaozhong and other chief officials have arranged luxury suites.

Moreover, there is also a special person to serve and deliver tea and water.

Jin Ying didn't sleep, and knocked on Tang Xiaozhong's door overnight.

At this time, Tang Xiaozhong was already a little drunk and was about to sleep, and asked with some resentment: "What's the matter with Gonggong Jin?" ”

Jin Ying didn't speak, pushed him in, turned around and closed the door.

Tang Xiaozhong suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, subconsciously tightened his clothes, and said, "Father-in-law, what do you have to tell you in the middle of the night...... Why don't you talk about it tomorrow? ”

Jin Ying sat down by herself, poured a cup of tea, and sniffed it.

"This is the Tieguanyin of Quanzhou, since there is no direct trade between Sulu and our dynasty, I think it was bought by Luzon and sold to Sulu at a high price."

Tang Xiaozhong looked dazed and nodded, but he didn't know what to say.

Jin Ying glanced at him and pointed to the bench in front of him: "Sit down and say!" ”

Tang Xiaozhong shook his head, then nodded again, but sat at the head of the bed, deliberately keeping a distance from Jin Ying.

On weekdays, he prides himself on being clear, and when he sees a eunuch, he basically doesn't look at it squarely.

Eunuchs, what good things can be?

Later, when they went to sea together, they also experienced life and death, and the improvement was slightly better.

The situation tonight made him panic.

I heard that eunuchs will also change their psychology due to their physical disabilities......

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

The old man doesn't like this tune, so let's go!

Kim Young didn't notice it, because he had been thinking about things since he came back from the dinner.

In the fifth year of Yongle, when Zhang Fu returned from Annan, he brought some smart and handsome boys to the palace.

Kim Young was one of them, and at that time, he was still very young.

However, he witnessed the rise of a eunuch at the level of an ancestor master, that is, the Three Treasures Eunuch, Zheng He!

The feat of seven trips to the West has been the ceiling of the eunuch world throughout the ages.

Including the later powerful Wang Zhen, who has always taken Zheng He as an example, hoping to make contributions, but he deviated......

Since going to sea, Jin Ying has always fantasized that even if she can't complete the feat of seven voyages to the West, even once or twice.

As a result, just after reaching Sulu, the ship was destroyed...... Almost died!

Although it is a great achievement to catch a king of Zhancheng and escort him back to Beijing, he is still unwilling.

On the contrary, at the dinner, the words of King Sulu touched him deeply.

"Master Tang, let's ask you, do you want to make a contribution?"

When Tang Xiaozhong heard this, his heart relaxed a little, and he nodded: "Yes!" ”

Jin Ying said expressionlessly: "You have made a big mistake in the matter of the sea chart, and you almost got a boatload of people to accompany you for the funeral, have you thought about how to make a deal after returning to Beijing?" ”

Tang Xiaozhong secretly said in his heart, don't you want to use this matter to blackmail me and force me to comply?

"What my father-in-law said is very true, but Tang is old, and his body is ......."

Jin Ying suddenly became excited, stood up, and walked to the side of the bed: "Since you are old, you must hurry up!" ”

Tang Xiaozhong subconsciously shrank back: "No...... Father-in-law, do you have something to say......"

Jin Yingyi grabbed him and said, "The opportunity to make a contribution is right in front of you!" ”

"No, no...... What? ”

Tang Xiaozhong suddenly reacted, what is the contribution?

Jin Ying said: "Do you remember what the King of Sulu said at the dinner? ”

"Dinner, King Sulu......"

Tang Xiaozhong tried to remember, but he still shook his head.

Jin Ying had no choice but to say: "He said that Luzon has been bullying Sulu all year round!" ”

Tang Xiaozhong nodded and asked, "So what?" ”

Jin Ying smiled and said, "Suppose that the Sulu country is unbearable and raises troops to resist? ”

"Words of resistance...... I definitely can't beat Luzon, otherwise, I would have resisted a long time ago! ”

"Okay, if Sulu can't be defeated, will it ask Daming for help?"

Tang Xiaozhong thought for a while and said, "If the two countries are at war, I will definitely focus on mediation." ”

"Mediation fails?"

"Then, then ......"

Tang Xiaozhong hesitated for a moment and continued: "Father-in-law, do you want to say that the Ming Dynasty will send troops to help Sulu, the old man thinks that it is almost impossible. ”

"Why?"

"The reason is very simple, Sulu is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but Luzon is also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, so the emperor will send an envoy to mediate between the two countries, and will not rush to send troops."

Jin Ying asked again: "If you are the king of Sulu and you can't beat Luzon, and the Ming Dynasty only mediates and does not send troops, what will you do?" ”

Tang Xiaozhong was very puzzled, and said in his heart, how much wine did you drink at night, what kind of questions are you asking?

The more Jin Ying spoke, the more excited he became, and seeing that Tang Xiaozhong didn't answer, he said to himself: "If the king of Sulu writes and is willing to donate his territory and include Sulu into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, at this time, do you think the emperor will send troops?" ”

After hearing this, Tang Xiaozhong was suddenly stunned.

After a long time, he muttered: "My father-in-law is so resourceful!" ”

Jin Ying returned to the chair and picked up the teacup here: "What happened to you and me after going to sea is shameful enough, although you can deal with it if you pick up a king of Zhancheng, but the matter of going to the West has been messed up after all." If Sulu can be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, you and I will be able to expand the territory, what do you think? ”

Tang Xiaozhong has fallen into contemplation, his life, from the beginning of his admission to the Jinshi, until today, has hardly left the Hanlin Academy, and he has been dealing with various literary and historical manuscripts every day.

I thought that my life would be like this, but I didn't expect that by mistake, I was sent to sea to explore the shipping route for the Western Fleet.

However, when he reached the sea, he realized how wrong he was.

After returning to Beijing, punishment is inevitable, as Jin Ying said, even if he picks up a king of Zhancheng, he can't make up for his mistakes, it's just that he can be punished lightly.

However, if Sulu can be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, it will be completely different!

According to the news just received, the Ming Dynasty has completely occupied Annam and Champa, and Sulu and these two countries are just connected across the sea.

Jin Ying drank the tea in the cup and asked, "Master Tang, what are you hesitating about?" ”

Tang Xiaozhong nodded heavily and said, "Father-in-law, you just command, what do you need me to do?" ”

Jin Ying smiled with satisfaction and said: "Our family is a rough person, in this life, we can only serve people, not good at words, the next thing, you need to communicate with the King of Sulu, whether you can get the credit for opening up the territory depends on Master Tang!" ”

Tang Xiaozhong got up and saluted: "Father-in-law, don't worry, if this matter can't be done, I, Tang, won't leave!" ”

On the second day, Jin Ying took a few godsons and took a good turn in Sulu, which was the height of summer, and all kinds of fruits were dazzling, which made people feast.

From this day on, Tang Xiaozhong turned on the Messenger of Justice mode and fooled King Sulu for a long time.

He was born as a Jinshi, and when it comes to eloquence, he thinks he doesn't belong to anyone.

Only three days later, the idea of rebelling against Luzon's oppression arose in the heart of the king of Sulu.

However, he is not alone in such a major national matter.

In fact, there are three kings who hold the power of Sulu, namely the king of the east, the king of the west and the king of Dong, of which the king of the east has the greatest power.

The Eastern King who was buried in the Ming Dynasty is the grandfather of the current King of Sulu.

Soon, the king of the west and the king of the mountain were summoned.

Over the years, Sulu has been oppressed by Luzon, and it can be said that he dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and now when he heard that he wanted to resist and get the support of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help but have some expectations in his heart, and at the same time, he was also very worried.

The forces of Sulu could not compete with Luzon in any case, in other words, they would inevitably not be able to defeat them.

The crux of the matter lies in whether Daming will send troops to help.

If Da Ming doesn't send troops, isn't it the end of the calf?

Therefore, the three were hesitant and could not make a decision.

At this time, Tang Xiaozhong's three-inch incorruptible tongue began to play a role again, he gushed endlessly, quoted scriptures, and exhausted the translator, and finally, the emotions of the three kings were aroused, and they decided to resist the oppression of Luzon.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Jin Ying and others took the king of Zhancheng and returned to Beijing first to resume their lives.

Tang Xiaozhong volunteered to stay, and in his capacity, he could at least represent the Ming Dynasty's attitude of supporting Sulu.

On the side of Luzon, he was used to bullying Sulu, but now the other party suddenly jumped to resist, and he was in a hurry at the moment, and sent 5,000 soldiers and horses to the south to conquer Sulu.

The two countries began to fight, with Sulu's side weakly and constantly retreating, and Luzon pressing in.

Sulu couldn't sit still, found Tang Xiaozhong, and asked, "May I ask the envoy, when will the Celestial Empire be able to send troops?" ”

Tang Xiaozhong was not in a hurry, and said: "Regarding the situation here, the old man has already written the original book and sent someone to send it to Jingshi. ”

The king of Sulu was anxious and said: "The army of Luzon is pressing, if the Celestial Empire does not send troops again, I am afraid that it will be ...... Can't hold on......"

"When it comes to the war, the emperor will not make decisions rashly, and will definitely convene a court meeting to solicit the opinions of other ministers."

"This ...... How long will it take? ”

"It's hard to say, if everyone unanimously agrees, the money and food that will be prepared for the expedition, huh...... About half a year is fine. ”

"Half a year?"

The king of Sulu feels that he is going crazy, and the grass on my grave is half a foot high for half a year, and you still send troops, make a request!

Tang Xiaozhong smiled and said, "This is a smooth situation, if someone objects, or if there is a problem when collecting grain and grass, it is difficult to say." ”

The king of Sulu suddenly realized, is this bad old man fooling me?

At the beginning, it was you who told us to resist, if we can't beat it, don't be afraid, there is still Daming!

Now that everyone is about to hit the door, you told me that you have to wait for half a year?

Can I wait, will people Luzon wait?

Thinking of this, the king of Sulu wanted to strangle this bad old man, but he didn't dare to ......

"Envoy, can you think of a way, I really can't hold on!"

Tang Xiaozhong thought for a while and said, "What's the way...... It's not that it doesn't work, it's just ......"

When the king of Sulu heard that there was hope, he hurriedly said, "Please speak! ”

"The old man can only give you some advice, but as for whether it will work, he can't guarantee it."

The king of Sulu secretly said in his heart, who swore to me that with the support of the Ming Dynasty, Luzon would be defeated, but now he dare not guarantee it?

Alas, there is no way, who told you to ask for help now, bear with it!

Tang Xiaozhong continued: "The emperor convened the ministers to discuss, and everyone will definitely consider whether to send troops and when to send troops, and the conditions to be considered are nothing more than expenditures and ......benefits."

The king of Sulu felt a sense of foreboding suddenly appear in his heart......

“…… Fighting a war costs money, and to send troops to Luzon by sea, a large number of ships are needed, and more money is spent, and the rations, weapons and equipment, and ammunition supply of the soldiers are ...... None of this is a decimal. ”

King Sulu hurriedly said: "As long as the Celestial Empire is willing to send troops and supplies, we can provide them here!" ”

Tang Xiaozhong waved his hand and said: "Material supply is only one aspect, the most important thing is what kind of impact this battle will cause, Luzon and Daming are on good terms, just because they sent troops to Sulu, Daming will have to fight each other, this reason does not seem to be very sufficient, when the emperor convenes a court meeting, the ministers will definitely raise objections." If the opinions of the people are not unanimous, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve results in a short period of time. ”

The more the king of Sulu listened, the more anxious he became: "Envoy, you have to think of a way to come ......"

As he spoke, he beckoned, and someone came over with a large box.

Tang Xiaozhong peeked at it, a box needs two strong men to carry, and it is very difficult, it seems that the weight is not light.

With another wave of his hand, the box opened, and all of a sudden, all kinds of yellow and white things, jewels and jade......

Tang Xiaozhong couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, smiled, and said: "Your Highness, don't be polite, the old man is willing to stay here just to help Sulu tide over the difficulties, just now we said that fighting a war is a big deal, if you want the emperor to send troops as soon as possible, unless you ......"

The king of Sulu hurriedly asked, "Unless what?" ”

"Unless ......"

Tang Xiaozhong glanced at him and said slowly: "Unless Luzon sends troops to attack, it is the land of the Ming Dynasty!" ”