"Here we are, oh my God, so many boats, so big ships!"

Champa State, Port of Xinzhou.

As dense black spots appeared on the sea in the distance, the merchants who had been waiting for the city for a long time, and the people who were about to look for a job couldn't help but cheer excitedly.

In their impression, the Ming people are very bold.

Helping them to work, not only do they get paid, but they even take care of food.

The things they picked on the mountain on weekdays that no one wanted, the Ming people came without refusing, and the prices they gave were very reasonable.

Therefore, when the news of the Ming fleet came again from the palace, the people and merchants of Zhancheng came to the Xinzhou Wharf in a hurry.

In addition to these people, there were also many women smiling in the crowd.

They were not happy for the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, but for the arrival of the sailors on the Ming ship.

They have no craft, no ability to go up the mountain to gather, and can only sell what they have.

And these are also the most needed by sailors at sea all year round, the two are willing, one has been satisfied, and the other has benefited.

And the Ming man is notoriously gentle, and he is very generous in paying.

They would rather receive 10 Ming sailors than a stinking and dirty native man.

"Father, what do you say His Royal Highness King Yue looks like, will it be like the legend, with a house as high, and several people will be eaten at one meal."

In the team that Cham Chengguo greeted, a girl with a completely different skin color from the people around her, looked at the slowly approaching fleet in the distance with some nervousness, and asked her father who was looking at the sea next to her.

Hearing his precious daughter's inquiry, the old king laughed and patted the girl's head.

"My good daughter, you can rest assured, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Yue, and he was the procurement envoy who came with that Eunuch Zheng last time."

"He is handsome and tall, and he is the ideal husband candidate."

Hearing her father say this, Princess Dona relieved her heart, and at the same time imagined in her heart what His Royal Highness the King of Yue looked like.

"Cough cough cough, father, the residence of His Royal Highness King Da Ming Yue has been arranged, they have arrived..."

When the father and daughter were discussing Zhu Gaoyu's appearance, the eldest son of the old king Zhan Lai, came over with a pale face and reported the work assigned to him by his father.

But I don't know what's going on, he didn't finish a word, and coughed hard.

"Harry, what's going on these days, why is your health so bad?"

Looking at his eldest son, who had not finished a sentence and coughed vigorously with his mouth covered, the old king frowned.

Harry shook his head and wiped his mouth vigorously with a square towel before replying with a smile: "I may have suffered from the wind chill these days, and it just so happened that the Ming fleet came, and I heard that their doctors are very capable, so I asked them to help me take a look." ”

The old king frowned and looked at his eldest son for a long time before nodding slightly.

Although his eldest son's life is a bit extravagant, his physical fitness is still good, but he suddenly became ill in the past few days, which made the old king feel a little hazy.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Just as the old king was worried about his eldest son's situation, a trumpet sounded on the sea in the distance.

"Wow, there are so many boats that cover the entire sea."

The exclamation of the baby daughter woke up the old king.

He looked up at the surface of the sea and couldn't help but gasp.

The endless ship covered the entire sea, and the white sails were like clouds covering the sky as far as the eye could see.

The strength of the Ming Dynasty is terrifying!

Looking at such a huge fleet, the old king had nothing but shock in his heart.

At the same time, I was secretly glad that I was fortunate that I sent envoys to pay tribute when the Ming Dynasty was established.

If you don't choose tribute, I'm afraid that the Champa at this time will not be much better than Annan next to it.

"Let's dance!"

When the first ships approached the dock, the old king raised his hand, and the palace musicians next to him began to play the welcome music they had learned from the Ming Dynasty.

Hundreds of specially selected women danced a dance with national characteristics.

The first to come down was Wu Hai, who was promoted to the first guard of the Tiger Jiao Battalion and the 1,000-person team of 1,000 people.

The original 1,000th household was promoted to the first guard captain because of his military exploits.

Wu Shan was promoted by Zhu Gaoyu to the commander of the Tiger Jiao Battalion, and completely controlled the entire Tiger Jiao Battalion.

"On behalf of the upper and lower parts of the city state, the ministers welcome the arrival of the envoys of the Ming Dynasty."

The only envoy who could proficiently speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty was arranged by the old king as a plenipotentiary representative to be responsible for receiving the Ming fleet.

Wu Hai, who walked down without squinting, arched his hand at the envoy, and made a few gestures to his subordinates, and the five hundred households took their soldiers to occupy important positions one by one, and the remaining five stood on both sides of the road.

No one in the city has an opinion on this.

This time it was the prince of Daming who came, and his identity was so noble, no matter how much security was arranged.

After the soldiers guarded their respective positions, Zhu Gaoyu's flagship slowly approached the dock.

The main fleet in the rear was parked in order and waited for the orders of the main fleet.

Zhu Gaoyu has already strictly admonished that no one is allowed to land without the permission of the main fleet in another country, and those who violate it will be disqualified from going to sea in the future.

Although the owners of the ships are eager to go up to breathe, if they lose the qualification to go to sea, it will be more than worth the loss.

"Meet His Royal Highness King Yue!"

As soon as Zhu Gaoyu stepped off the boat, the envoy greeted him with a respectful face.

The two looked at each other and exchanged words in just a few moments.

"Excuse me!"

Zhu Gaoyu stretched out his hand with a smile.

After the envoy got up, he smiled and said, "His Royal Highness King Yue, His Majesty the King and Princess Dona have been waiting for a long time, and please ask His Royal Highness King Yue to move and go to the reception platform." ”

Under the guidance of the envoys, Zhu Gaoyu and his entourage stepped on the red carpet sprinkled with flowers, and under the welcome of the dancing girls from both sides, they walked towards the old king and his party, who also welcomed them.

"Welcome to His Royal Highness Yu, your arrival, in the words of Daming, is to let us occupy the city and flourish!"

When the two parties approached, the old king spoke the not-so-standard Daming official dialect, folded his hands slightly, and performed a ritual similar to that of the Buddhist family.

The Champa Kingdom was influenced by the culture of the Three Kingdoms before, and its own customs were also biased towards the Three Kingdoms, although the beliefs have changed somewhat, but there are still shadows in it.

"His Majesty's Daming official is getting better and better, if you don't listen carefully, I think it's a Daming person talking to me."

The so-called diplomacy is business mutual support, and the other party not only made such a big welcome pomp, but also personally brought the whole family to greet him, which is enough to save face.

In addition, the two parties are about to become in-laws, Zhu Gaoyu naturally will not refute the face of this old man, he praised each other, and arched his hand with a smile.

"Haha, yes, it seems that I'm an old fellow and I'm also very talented in languages."

The old king stepped forward with a laugh, kindly pulled Zhu Gaoyu, and walked to the welcoming platform.

Princess Dona, who was standing in the middle of the ceremony, holding a wreath woven with various flowers, looked at the handsome young man who walked hand in hand with her father, and her pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly.

So handsome, is this my future husband?

Looking at the figure getting closer and closer, Dona's face became more and more red, and his little heart was pounding nervously.

"Your Highness Yu, let me introduce you, this is my daughter, the pearl in my palm, Dona."

The group came to the ceremonial platform, the others stayed outside, and Zhu Gaoyu and the old king walked in with their respective personal guards.

As soon as he entered, the old king enthusiastically introduced his daughter.

Zhu Gaoyu had already noticed the girl waiting with a garland in her hand.

The girl is not very old, and she looks like she is just over the right time.

Its skin color and facial features are not the same as those of the people of Zhancheng, but they are very similar to the women of the Ming Dynasty.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was wearing a Zhancheng costume, Zhu Gaoyu would have thought that this was a Jiangnan girl.

"Ahem, girl, why haven't you come to see His Highness Yu."

After introducing his daughter, the old king suddenly found his daughter, looking at Zhu Gaoyu with a slightly red face, standing motionless.

The old king, who was a little embarrassed, coughed and reminded his daughter not to lose etiquette.

Dona, who was already thinking about what the name of the future child was, heard his father's reminder, and his little face flushed, and he was even more shy.

With a soft sound like a mosquito and a fly, he came to Zhu Gaoyu with a garland in his hand, stared at Zhu Gaoyu with bright eyes, and put the garland on Zhu Gaoyu's neck.

"Your Royal Highness the King of Yue, welcome to the Champa Kingdom."

The smile on Zhu Gaoyu's face suddenly tightened, and he frowned, looking at the somewhat shy girl in front of him.

The reason why he had such an expression was because the girl in front of him was speaking fluent Daming official just now.

A princess from a foreign country, not only looks very similar to the Ming people, but also speaks the official language of the Ming Dynasty, which has to make Zhu Gaoyu feel a little bit in his heart.

"Your Majesty, is the noble lady Daming official very good?"

After the girl stepped aside, Zhu Gaoyu looked at the old king and said something meaningful.

The old king himself is a second sword, and Zhu Gaoyu's words made him a little confused.

But after all, he is the king of a country, and his eyesight is naturally stronger than ordinary people.

He looked at his daughter, and then at Zhu Gaoyu, who was frowning and his eyes were a little cold, seemed to understand something, and explained with a smile: "Dona's mother is your Ming people, when I was a prince and went to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, I met her mother, we really love each other, and her mother followed me back to the city of Zhancheng." ”

Speaking of this, the old king sighed.

"It's a pity that her mother was frail, and she gave birth to Dona, and she drifted with me on the boat for so long, and when she returned to the Champa country, she couldn't afford to fall ill, and it didn't take long for her to leave the child and me and leave this world."

"Later, I was busy with state affairs, and Dona has been taken care of by my mother's maid, who is a Ming person, and Dona is similar to the Ming in terms of habits and language."

Hearing the other party's explanation, Zhu Gaoyu relaxed his brows.

Looking at the other party's sad expression, Zhu Gaoyu estimated that the other party was not lying.

"Sorry for mentioning your sadness."

The old king waved his hand, "After so many years, no matter how painful the wounds are, I just feel sorry for Dona's mother, and I have left this world before I can enjoy it." ”

After this little misunderstanding is resolved, the welcoming ceremony continues.

"Your Highness."

In the temporary accommodation arranged at the wharf, the envoy, who was the general envoy of the Champa state, came to Zhu Gaoyu's resting room on the grounds of arranging meals.

"How's it going?"

Zhu Gaoyu, who was lying on the brocade couch with his eyes closed, waved his hand to the door, and waited for the sound of distant footsteps outside, and asked lightly.

"It's been arranged, the eldest prince has taken the magic medicine."

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince, he is now at the border, and I believe that he will come back after receiving the news, but the subordinates heard that the remnants of Zhenla are planning to wait for an opportunity to take revenge."

The envoy reported in the lowest voice.

"Marriage?"

Zhu Gaoyu appeared in his mind, the face of that shy girl.

What the other party's daughter looks like, Zhu Gaoyu didn't know at first.

His initial idea was that he would accept the other party's beauty or ugliness, and in order to occupy the territory of the city, even if he married and kept it at home, he would marry him.

This is the helplessness of being a high-level person, sometimes for some purpose, you have to make sacrifices.

Fortunately, it didn't turn out as badly as expected.

Dona, the princess, whether in appearance or figure, belongs to the first-class kind, which is completely in line with Zhu Gaoyu's aesthetics.

"His Majesty agrees in principle, but he is very fond of Princess Dona, and after discussing with Her Royal Highness, Her Royal Highness wants to meet you in person before she can make a decision."

"But based on Her Highness Princess's performance today, it's clear that she has been conquered by your charm."

"Huh!"

Zhu Gaoyu chuckled lightly and waved his hand at the envoy.

"I haven't been here for much, so I'll go back and get it done as soon as possible."

"Wait until the wedding day and remember the final arrangements."

The envoy respectfully buckled his head and slowly exited the room.

Zhu Gaoyu was asking the envoy here, and the old king was also asking his daughter's thoughts.

"How about a good daughter, if you are not satisfied, even if you offend Da Ming, I will refuse this family business."

In the old king's makeshift palace, the old king, who had changed his clothes and was about to attend the dinner, asked the princess Dona, who was also dressed in full clothes, what he thought.

"Girl, girl..."

But Princess Dona didn't seem to hear his words, just quietly looked in a certain direction, and a smile hooked up at the corner of her mouth.

"Well, Father, what did you just say?"

The old king continued to shout, and Princess Dona gradually came back to her senses, and looked at her father with some embarrassment.

As an old king who came over, how could he not see his daughter's thoughts, so he shook his head with a sigh, and sighed in the half-baked official language.

"Alas, the woman is not staying, staying here and staying to become an enemy!"

"Father!"

Princess Dona, who was ridiculed by her father's words, blushed and scorned.

"Hahaha......"

Seeing his daughter's cutest side, the old king couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The welcome banquet held by the old king was very grand, and not only Zhu Gaoyu and his officers and officials were invited, but also maritime merchants were invited to attend.

While he wanted to make friends with the Ming officialdom again, he also wanted to increase the exchange of businessmen between the two sides to prepare for the next trade.

It's a pity that he thinks too much.

Without Zhu Gaoyu's permission, these maritime merchants would not dare to trade privately.

After all, their lifeblood is in the hands of Zhu Gaoyu, and it is impossible to ruin the future in the future.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not good."

When Zhu Gaoyu and the old king clinked glasses enthusiastically, a servant hurried over.

"Presumptuous, there are distinguished guests here, how can they be so rude."

The old king's face turned pale, and he slapped the table heavily, and reprimanded the servant in a hurry.

The prince of Daming is sitting next to him, if this makes the other party think that the people who occupy the city do not understand the rules, it will be his face if it spreads.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!"

The servant fell to his knees in fear and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Humph!"

The old king snorted coldly, and then said to Zhu Gaoyu with a smile: "The servants under him have no rules, so His Royal Highness Yu will laugh." ”

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head, "It's okay, it may be that something happened, His Majesty the King still needs to do things first." ”

The old king nodded apologetically, looked at the servant and asked, "Why are you so flustered, if you can't tell you a thing or two, you will be punished." ”

The servant hurriedly kowtowed, "Your Majesty, when His Royal Highness the eldest prince was arranging things in the back just now, he suddenly vomited blood and fainted, and now he is dying." ”

"What!"

The old king stood up abruptly in shock, and Zhu Gaoyu also made a look of concern, and said loudly: "Zuo Jun, go and call the imperial doctor with the ship." ”

"What the hell is going on?"

The old king looked at the servant angrily and asked loudly.

The servant cowered and told the story of what had happened.

It turned out that the eldest prince, who was in charge of the arrangements for this banquet, was originally arranging the process in the back, but as he was talking, he suddenly coughed violently, and finally even spurted out a large mouthful of blood, and passed out directly.

Something so big happened, and the banquet naturally couldn't go on.

Zhu Gaoyu asked Wang Jin to take people back to the ship first, and he took the imperial doctor who rushed over with the old king in the name of visiting.

"Doctor Zhou, how's it going?"

In one of the rooms, the old king walked anxiously with his hands behind his back, and kept looking at his eldest son, who was lying on the bed with a pale face.

Dona accompanied the old king, and did not care at all about his brother's serious illness.

Her two elder brothers, but they are very envious and jealous of their father's pampering of her, and they have used words to ridicule her since she was a child.

Not to mention that this eldest brother is seriously ill now, even if he dies, she will not shed half a tear.

Zhu Gaoyu, who was sitting in the guest seat, saw that the imperial doctor who was taking the pulse opened his eyes and asked knowingly.

Hearing Zhu Gaoyu's inquiry, the old king hurriedly stopped and looked at the imperial doctor nervously.

The imperial doctor, who got up and pondered for a moment, arched his hand towards Zhu Gaoyu.

"Your Highness, this is a disease of lung labor, and it is terminally ill, the medicine stone is useless, unless the gods descend to earth, there is no possibility of treatment."

Zhu Gaoyu's expression showed a heavy expression, and he looked at the old king, whose face was getting paler and paler under his daughter's translation, and asked again.

"I wonder how long it will be!"

Imperial Physician Zhou stroked his beard and replied after a moment of silence.

"If there is an old man who is treated, he can live for another month, otherwise it will be up to 5 days!"

Hearing that the eldest son had only five days left, the old king's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

There is no greater pain in life than the loss of a father at a young age, the loss of a wife in middle age, and the loss of a son in old age.

And he caught up with them all.

Thinking of the sorrows in his life, the old king who was supported by his daughter, let out a painful lament.

However, the old king did not know that the blow to him was just the beginning, and then he would not only lose his son, but also die, and even the country would have to change its name.

(End of chapter)