Chapter Ninety-Seven: Java Shakes

King Wulu as the fourth generation of the monarch of Majapahit, he took over the throne from his mother at the age of sixteen, and there was a strong prime minister in the early stage, who cleared everything for him, but the prime minister also threatened him, he endured it for more than ten years, and finally survived the prime minister, before he really grasped the power.

The crusade to the east and the west laid a territory that has never been seen in the history of Java. Under the banner of Majapahit, countless princes all surrendered, and there was only one king in Nanyang, and that was King Wulu.

It's just that people always have helplessness.

King Wulu's helplessness is the problem of his heir.

King Wulu's wife had no sons, but only gave birth to a daughter. His side chamber gave birth to a son. This made King Wulu have a big problem. Who is his heir?

If according to Chinese tradition, Confucian etiquette, there is nothing to distinguish at all, that is, the concubine of King Wulu succeeded to the throne. But that's not the case at all in Java. First of all, you must know from whom King Wulu inherited the throne, it was his mother.

That illustrates. In an aristocratic society like Java, women also have a lot of power. Not to mention, King Wulu's wife's family is not an ordinary person. If he passes the throne to the concubine, the concubine may not be able to sit firmly. And the daughter will definitely die.

But passing the throne to his daughter and son-in-law is in line with Javanese tradition. What about my son?

So, King Wulu came up with a set of riotous operations.

That is, he sent his son to East Java to marry the local noble leader and marry the other party's daughter. and has the right to inherit the other party's territory. This is the king of Java, and his son-in-law's family is also very prominent, plus the help of his daughter. This is the king of Java in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

King Wulu is getting older. The people around me also have their own ideas. After all, the social structure of Java is completely different from that of China, and the power base lies in the aristocracy. And although King Wulu has a lot of power in his hands, he also has to have a long-term plan.

As a result, although King Wulu did not die, the signs of the division of Java were already obvious.

That is, King Wulu is still there, and he can still maintain the shelf of the Majapahit Dynasty in front of him.

However, King Wulu probably did not regret much about this.

Because, looking at the succession to the throne of the great kings of Java throughout the ages, it is not very stable. King Wulu ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, it was also in the midst of ups and downs, if the prime minister was not everywhere to quell the rebellion, and there was no current Java, of course, if it wasn't for the prime minister who needed the banner of the king of Java, he might not have the current him.

It is precisely because of this internal and external balance that King Wulu has a chance to finally seize power.

In the past dynasties, it was even more common for them to compete with their brothers.

And in terms of the reality in Java. Their so-called unification is completely different from the unification as it is understood by China.

It is reasonable that King Wulu wants to give his son a large piece of land and become a great nobleman with real power. It's just that he didn't expect that after his death, the king of the east and the west of Java started a civil war that lasted for more than twenty years, and directly gave the position of the overlord of the South Seas to Manchurian. What he didn't expect was that this civil war also buried his dynasty.

King Wulu became a turning point in the Majapahit Dynasty.

In fact, it can also be seen from the Majapahit Dynasty that what Confucianism swears to defend is not really useless. The smooth succession of power is an important factor in the stability of political power. It's just that they are a summary of the past, and He Xi represents the prospect of the future.

As the overlord of the South Seas, King Wulu naturally has his own intelligence network. Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty started to fight, King Wulu didn't know what was going on. However, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty came out frequently, and even some places were still subject countries of Majapahit, and King Wulu didn't know it anymore, so there were some unreasonableness.

After King Wulu knew the reason, he was the first to wonder, who did this?

You must know that the war between the Yuan Dynasty and Java directly gave birth to the Majapahit Dynasty, although the Yuan Dynasty was defeated. But he was the founder of the country, and his backstabbing method was exquisitely played, and he couldn't really fight. Even counting the fact that the Yuan army was not adapted to the climate in Java.

Therefore, after that, for a long time, Java's posture in the Central Plains Dynasty was very low, and it was even more tributary every year. And between Java and Daming, it is not unrelated. Java also sent tribute. There is an official connection between the two sides.

This is actually the reason why Fang Guan relaxed his vigilance in Java.

After all, Java is also one of the subject states of the Ming Dynasty.

Because he was beaten. Java has always been respectful and distant from the Central Plains Dynasty. Respect, is not to provoke unnecessary enemies. I don't want to have another big fight. Alienation is out of self-esteem. If you count the population of Java, the native population of Java, more than five million. The combined population of the island dependencies may be more than 10 million.

In this era, there are 10 million people, and it is a proper big country in the world.

That is, when facing the Central Plains Dynasty, it is one level lower. Is it shameless for such a big country?

And Southeast Asia, you pay tribute to me, and I pay tribute to you. It changes with strength and weakness. The Javanese tribute to the Ming only recognized that the Ming was stronger than Java, and did not represent anything else.

And the one who killed the Ming Dynasty. This is something that Wu Lu will not allow in any case. Not to mention, move troops with the Ming Dynasty. King Wulu is old and strong. Naturally, I don't think I will lose to Da Ming who came from thousands of miles. It's just that he has to admit that the Ming Dynasty is a strong country, and if he defeats such an enemy, he will also have losses, wouldn't it be in vain to cheapen those who have ulterior motives.

Whether it is the princes of various places, or the nobles of the country, or even the neighboring countries. In King Wulu's heart, they are all people with ulterior motives.

And against his ban, there were only two people in Java.

Wu Lu immediately summoned the two kings of Java and the East to his side, and asked directly: "Which of you did the death of the Ming people in our place?" ”

Javanese speaks Austronesian languages, which are very different from Chinese. However, it will not be specifically stated here.

"Father," said the East King, "this is not a thing to do. My territory is in the east, and if the Ming people want to come, they must come from the west first. ”

"Father." The king of the West also said: "I did not do this thing. There are a lot of merchants under my command who trade with the Ming people, what am I doing with such a thing? ”

King Wulu listened to the words of the two and looked at the two people with blazing eyes.

After a while, King Wulu said: "Don't check, this must be an excuse for the Ming people." There is no excuse for the sin that you want to add. ”

King Wulu said this in his mouth, but he was already sure in his heart that this must have been done by one of the two. It's just that neither of them will admit it. Once admitted, it is equivalent to being held by the other party. It is very likely that for this matter, Akito has not yet come, so he will fight first.

Now I can only insist that it is the excuse of the Akito.

The king of the east said: "Father, this time the Ming people are menacing. What should I do? ”

King Wulu said, "Fight back." Beasts have their own range, and although I am a small Java, I am also a strong country. Da Ming is a tiger, although the tiger is big. But there is only one claw that can reach out, and if we can't even cope with one of the tiger's paws, we just wait to be eaten by the tiger. ”

King Wulu set his eyes on the King of the West and said, "This matter is handled by you. How is it? ”

King Wulu still favored his son, feeling that his son would be weak in the future. After all, his position and family background are to be passed on to his son-in-law. And he also felt that his son was right, the course of the Ming people was naturally from west to east. The people who should meet the king of the west first, and the people who meet the king of the east last.

He suspected that it was the people of the king of the West who did it.

Moreover, the territory of the king of the west is in West Java, which is closer to Malacca and Sumatra, making it easier to mobilize troops.

King Xi was helpless, but he also knew that he couldn't dodge. Said; "Erchen understands."

King Wulu said in a deep voice, "Don't let me down. ”

King Xi knew very well in his heart that King Wulu didn't really want to pass on the position to his son-in-law in his heart. It's just that the situation is forced to do so. Now this sentence may mean something else.

King Xi said secretly: "If I am defeated by the Ming, will you justifiably abolish the reserve?" ”

King Xi raised his head and looked at King Wulu, the young face and the old face were frozen in an instant. Everything was silent, and King Xi bowed his head slightly and said, "I won't let you down." ”