Days later, there was a buzz outside Dhaka.

Soldiers stood on both sides of the road with weapons in hand, blocking the people and people from other countries watching the bustle.

Not far from the city gate, the eldest prince took hundreds of civil and military officials, ready to welcome the upcoming Zhu Zhangui.

The border is actually not far from Kacheng, and the reason why Zhu Zhangui walked for half a month was to waste time on inspecting where to open the road.

All he asked Hu Yu to investigate was the security of each city and the number of troops. Where to build the road still needs to be decided by Zhu Zhangui himself.

"Your Royal Highness the Great Prince, what do you think about what His Majesty the King talked to us about the day before yesterday!"

Seeing that the waiting guests had not yet arrived, the Minister of State glanced left and right and approached the eldest prince.

The eldest prince, who was in a trance, was woken up by the Minister of State, looked at him and smiled.

"I agree with my father's idea, joining the Daming Kingdom will benefit us and do no harm."

The Secretary of State nodded slightly.

He asked the eldest prince what he thought, not because he had any ambitions.

He had consulted the current situation with the king the other day, and had come to a conclusion after studying the map.

In the next 5 years, except for the Sultanate of Bengal, which has some relatives with the Ming Dynasty, other countries may be annexed by the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, they were surrounded by the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they were a little uncomfortable to be alone there.

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As the eldest princess said, when she and Her Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson are alive, they can still stabilize the situation between the two countries.

In the future, once they are gone, the descendants of the future will not have so much feeling towards the Sultanate of Bengal.

Once the Sultanate of Bengal offends the Ming Dynasty somewhere, it is likely to be directly annexed.

In addition, the future successor to the throne of the Ming Dynasty must be Zhu Zhangui's sister-in-law.

These princes have nothing to do with the Sultanate of Bengal, and if they were ruthless, the entire royal family might be destroyed.

Having come to this conclusion, the old king and the parliamentary secretary felt that this was the best time to take refuge.

The two made the decision to join, and they gathered all the noble royal families, announced the decision to the people, and told their speculations and reasoning.

At first, the people who heard it were very resistant to this.

The Sultanate of Bengal is so rich that it lacks nothing, why should it take refuge in someone else?

But after listening to the analysis of the old king and the political minister, many people were silent.

The Sultanate of Bengal and the Sayyid dynasty are completely different in nature.

The Sayyid ministers dared to resist because they felt confident that they had a chance to defeat the Ming.

The Sultanate of Bangladesh is different.

The Three Kingdoms of Afghanistan in the west had just been destroyed, and the powerful Timurid Empire in the north was also shattered by the Ming Dynasty.

The other day they also received news that Timur's army had suffered a great defeat, and even their old marshal had died on the battlefield.

With the collapse of the Sayyid Dynasty and the Timurid Empire in the past, the monarchs and ministers of the Bengal Sultanate did not dare to refuse the Ming Dynasty unless they were sick in their brains.

In addition, the eldest princess also said it.

Zhu Zhangui is a person who attaches great importance to commerce, especially maritime trade.

The Sultanate of Bangladesh has taken refuge in Daming, and commerce will be more developed in the future, and everyone will earn more money.

The nobles of the Sultanate of Bengal, who valued making more money than power, agreed to the suggestion of defecting to the Ming Dynasty after hearing this assurance.

Of course, they also made their own demands.

The title they have now, Da Ming's side can choose to downgrade, or even only allow one generation to have it, but it must not be eliminated directly.

There is also the issue of commerce, they can choose to pay taxes, but it cannot affect their business.

Regarding these two requests, Sanbao only said that he would tell Zhu Zhangui, and as for whether Zhu Zhangui would agree, he could only decide after Zhu Zhangui came.

This is understandable to all.

The eldest princess is at most a middleman, and it is the imperial grandson who really makes the decision.

None of the ministers and nobles objected, and the eldest prince had no opinion on this.

The eldest prince was not an ambitious man, but a reader who liked to study culture.

His sister knew about his character, so she brought him a lot of precious classics from Daming. And told him that there were more books on the Ming side, as well as the Yongle Canon that was said to have collected the books of the world.

The eldest prince yearns for this, and keeps nagging with his sister, and when he turns back to join the Ming Dynasty, he goes to school in the Ming Dynasty, and by the way, he asks his brother-in-law to help, and lets him read the Yongle Ceremony.

And the other sons of the old king did not object to this.

They may be a bit of a fool, but they are not stupid.

If you stand up against it, you are likely to lose everything you have.

Besides, it seems useless for them to object.

Neither his ministers nor his sons objected, which relieved the old king.

He heard from his daughter that the Syed Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms next door had agreed to join the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, his son and his ministers objected, staged a coup d'état, and killed Hazr Khan's unlucky man. All the family except for the coup prince were killed.

In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening to him, before announcing that he would join the Ming Dynasty, the old king transferred his most trusted personal guards into the palace.

I didn't dare to sleep too hard at night, and at the slightest movement, I got up and pulled out my bedside weapon and prepared for battle.

His nervous behavior scared his daughter-in-law enough that he thought something big had happened.

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince, Your Excellency the Minister of State, His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson is about to arrive!"

Just when everyone was thinking, a cavalryman galloped over and reported the news of Zhu Zhangui's arrival.

The eldest prince perked up and motioned to the Minister of State next to him, telling him to start preparing for him.

Soon a group of cavalry appeared in the distance, and the leading standard-bearer held aloft a large flag with yellow trim.

The banner was waving in the wind, and a vigorous and powerful big character was reflected in the eyes of everyone.

It's just that the people present don't know much about the culture of the Ming Dynasty, and except for the eldest prince, everyone else doesn't know what is written on the flag at all.

"Playing music!"

Seeing the cavalry arriving, the Secretary of State waved his hand and announced the official start of the welcoming ceremony.

The drummers who were waiting next to them began to beat hard.

Hundreds of beautiful dancers, with charming smiles on their faces, danced gracefully on both sides of the road, trying to show their figures and dance postures.

They wanted to use their beauty and figure to attract the attention of the distinguished guest.

No woman will refuse to fly on the branches and become phoenixes, and these lowly dancing girls, if they do not send themselves into the arms of a noble person in their best years, then their future lives will be very miserable.

A better one dies alone, or is rewarded to others, and the unlucky one is even sold and becomes a prostitute!

So once they have the opportunity, they will work hard to show themselves, not for glory and wealth, but to get rid of the miserable fate in the future.

It's a pity that Zhu Zhangui, who has just eaten the delicacies of the mountains and seas, doesn't want to eat home-cooked meals for the time being.

So the performance of these dancing girls is obviously flattering to the blind.

"Meet His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Zhangui's war horse marched in front of everyone, and the group paid a big salute under the leadership of the eldest prince.

Looking at the people of the Sultanate of Bengal who were saluting the monarch, the corners of Zhu Zhangui's mouth were slightly hooked.

From this ceremony, it can be seen that his old father-in-law has convinced everyone.

Of course, thinking so, Zhu Zhangui was secretly on guard.

The lessons of the Sayyid Dynasty were still there, and he wasn't sure if these people in front of him were trying to lure him into the trap.

"Hahaha, no courtesy!"

Zhu Zhangui laughed and turned over and dismounted, gave the guard next to him a look, and after inserting his hand into his arms, he strode forward to help the eldest prince.

"Brother, what are you doing, how can the younger brother afford such a big gift, hurry up, hurry up."

As a prince who likes various cultures, during the time when his sister came back, plus the time when he went to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty and stayed in Jinling, he had learned the official language of the Ming Dynasty.

I have to say that this guy was born a language genius, he only stayed in Daming for more than a month, and with the teaching of his two younger sisters, he was already able to answer questions with his two younger sisters in Daming's official dialect.

A few days ago, he also mastered most of the Ming characters, and even some rare characters that literati Xiucai couldn't write, this guy could write one or two.

"Hahaha, we are about to become people of a country, as the so-called monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, fathers and sons, this is the norm, as a courtier, the first time to formally meet His Royal Highness, how can we lose our manners."

The translator who was translating Zhu Zhangui's dialect next to him was stunned when he heard this official dialect that was fluenter than him.

He looked at the skin of the eldest prince, and then at his own, and doubted his nationality.

The eldest brother's fluent official speech made Zhu Zhangui feel shocked.

Before this guy went to Daming a few years ago, he seemed to only have a few simple words.

It's only been a long time for my eldest brother to be able to speak Daming's official language so fluently.

And between the words, you can also quote the classics.

The eldest prince with a smile on his face looked at Zhu Zhangui, who was suddenly looking at him in astonishment, scratched his head suspiciously, looked at the translator and asked.

"This little brother, isn't what my Great Ming official said accurate?"

The translator replied with a wry smile.

"Your Royal Highness, what you said is not only accurate, but if you are ashamed, the villain is not as fluent as you say."

The eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he thought that he had deliberately played with literature just now and said the wrong thing.

"I didn't expect my brother to be a language genius, Zhan Gyu was really blinded before."

Zhu Zhangui took the eldest prince's hand and couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe, I just have a better memory, His Royal Highness Taisun has a good reputation."

The eldest prince was modest, then pulled Zhu Zhangui and began to introduce the courtiers behind him.

The courtiers who were introduced were all respectfully saluted again.

Zhu Zhangui didn't put up a fight, and after the other party finished saluting, he hurriedly helped him up.

It is the rule to accept the salute, and to help the other party up with his own hands is to show the benevolence and tolerance of him and the Ming Dynasty.

As the courtiers of the Sultanate of Bengal were introduced, Zhu Zhangui boarded the king's carriage at the invitation of the eldest prince, and slowly drove into the city under the lively dance of the onlookers.

Along the way, Zhu Zhangui and the eldest prince only talked about poetry and books and the cultures of various countries, and did not say a word about joining.

The first is that the conditions of the two parties have not been negotiated, and the second is that this eldest brother may not be able to call the shots.

The carriage traveled to the palace, and Zhu Zhangui, who was in the carriage, saw the two Sanbao sisters at a glance, under the protection of Hu Yu, accompanying the old king and waiting for him.

After getting out of the carriage with the eldest prince, Zhu Zhangui glanced at Hu Yu covertly.

Hu Yu, who understood what it meant, gave a very safe look back.

At this point, the trace of vigilance in Zhu Zhangui's heart was completely let go.

Hu Yu is his own dead man, if the whole Ming Dynasty is the most loyal person to him, Hu Yu is called second, no one dares to call him first, even Li Hu can't compare.

If Zhu Zhangui orders the two to cut themselves, Li Hu may ask Zhu Zhangui for the reason before committing suicide, and hopes that Zhu Zhangui will take care of his family.

And Hu Yu would only wipe his neck with a knife without hesitation, and would not even ask the reason.

In Hu Yu's heart, Zhu Zhangui's words are the words of heaven, no matter what the reason for killing him is, as long as Zhu Zhangui needs him to die, he will not hesitate to die.

"I've met my father-in-law, I wish you all the best health!"

Zhu Zhangui, who got out of the carriage, first smiled at the two sisters and nodded.

As a husband, you should give your wife plenty of respect in front of her mother's family.

In the same way, as a wife, no matter what at home, in front of outsiders, you must give your husband enough face.

"Hahaha, hurry up and be polite... Hurry up and excuse me..."

The old king turned sideways with a laugh and only accepted Zhu Zhangui's half-salute.

Although Zhu Zhangui has a noble status, he is a junior, so he naturally has to salute and greet him.

The old king avoided the half-salute because they were about to join the Ming Dynasty, and his kingship would also become a duke.

Zhu Zhangui is the future prince, and this old king naturally can't accept it.

And he received the other half of the ceremony, because he is still the king and Zhu Zhangui's father-in-law, and he can afford this half of the ceremony.

The old king has made up for the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty during this time, and he has thoroughly understood these rules that ordinary people don't understand.

Zhu Zhangui, who was helped up by the old king, looked at the silver hair under the old king's crown, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "After a few years, father-in-law, you are a little old!" ”

The old king touched the silver hair on his sideburns and said with a smile: "The years are not forgiving, I am old, if I am not there in the future, you will have to help this family a lot!" ”

Zhu Zhangui smiled slightly, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Whether the family needs to be taken care of in the future also depends on the performance of the father-in-law.

If Zhu Zhangui is not satisfied, then I'm sorry, I may need to take care of it in advance.

That evening, a grand welcome banquet was held at the royal palace.

Many noble ministers deliberately befriended Zhu Zhangui, constantly toasting and flattering.

Zhu Zhangui also did not refuse to come, laughing and drinking with everyone.

"Your Highness, this is a topographical map of the entire Sultanate of Bengal!"

After the banquet, Zhu Zhangui returned to Sambo's dormitory.

After Zhu Zhangui let him rest first, he drove away the servants and began to learn from Hu Yu about the situation in the Sultanate of Bengal.

Taking the topographic map handed over by Hu Yu, Zhu Zhangui looked at it carefully.

The map is very detailed, and the troops stationed in the dangerous places of each city fortress, as well as the famous families in the city, Hu Yu are clearly marked.

With this map, if Da Ming directly launched an attack, it would be at least several times easier.

"Make a copy of this map, give it to General Zhang Feng at the border, and tell him by the way that he is still acting according to the original plan. If I don't reply to him by then, let him attack directly! ”

"Yes!"

After Hu Yu put away the map, Zhu Zhangui looked left and right, and asked in a low voice in Jinling.

"Have you found any opponents, or are they really taking refuge!"

Hu Yu, who had been prepared, took out a small notebook and handed it to Zhu Zhangui, and replied quickly:

"Most of them are in favor of joining the Ming Dynasty, and there are some who oppose or are unwilling, among which the most powerful is a prince who controls the northeastern region of the Sultanate of Bengal!"

"He's your father-in-law's half-brother, more than 10 years younger than your father-in-law."

"This man is extremely ambitious, and has assassinated the old king many times, but all of them have ended in failure!"

"As far as the slave maid knows, the old king also knows that he did it, but the other party has fifty or sixty thousand troops in his hands, and the old king does not dare to act rashly, he is worried that the war will ruin the current situation in the Sultanate of Bengal, so he has been dragging it out like this!"

"The matter of joining Daming, the old king also wrote to the other party to tell him, but the other party has not replied until now."

"According to our investigation, the other party has secretly prepared for war since receiving the letter!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Zhangui snorted disdainfully.

is just a clown who jumps off the beam, and he dares to provoke the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.

"When I sent Zhang Feng the map, tell him that the negotiation on my side was successful, and when he led the troops in, he went to destroy this guy first."

Without waiting for Hu Yu to agree, Zhu Zhangui added calmly.

"Tell him that I will press all the captured prisoners to the border of Burma, and cut them all down in front of those Burmese soldiers!"

"Then on the pile of corpses, plant a big flag for Lao Tzu printed with several national characters!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhangui looked left and right, came to the table, and wrote a line of big characters with a pen.

After the ink dried, Zhu Zhangui threw it to Hu Yu.

Hu Yu took it and glanced at it carefully, and saw that there were six big characters written on it.

Those who go along prosper, and those who go against it die!

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