Emperor Jiajing was on the throne, looking down on Pires and his party.

Below, the Portuguese envoys saluted with great skill, having practiced quite skillfully while waiting for the Emperor to summon them.

After all, they are the losers in the war.

Pires rightfully thought so, as their invincible Duke of Goa had just been defeated several times in Manraka and suffered heavy losses.

These Westerners did not understand the real relationship between the Governorate of Luzon and the Ming Dynasty, and they did not know that the Governor of Luzon and their Viceroy of India were fundamentally different things, and that the Governor of Luzon was actually out of the control of the Ming Dynasty and was equivalent to the local emperor, while the Viceroy of India was still appointed and dismissed by the King of Portugal.

For Pires, it was the governor of Luzon under the Ming who had just defeated them, and Portugal, although it was not a defeated country, could not hold its head high.

Coupled with the fact that he was asking for others, his knees bent instantly, and his attitude was extremely humble.

This attitude made the Ming monarch very satisfied.

Yiren, that's how to express respect and reverence for the Heavenly Empire.

Do you still want to earn money standing still?

Pires also presented the emperor with tribute from the West, gorgeous jewelry, etc., but this did not surprise the Ming monarchs and ministers, because there were so many of these things.

Even in their hearts, they secretly despise it, and it is really a small country, and this treasure is still so cherished.

However, the other party's attitude was still satisfactory to the courtiers, and the etiquette was flawless, neither Yan Yuan nor Yang Tinghe had anything to say.

Emperor Jiajing also showed his generosity in return, rewarding them with rich possessions and allowing them to pay tribute.

As for trade, it is needless to say that all vassal states have permission to trade with the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Jiajing has already regarded Portugal as his vassal state.

Pires naturally didn't know that their actions were interpreted in this way in the eyes of the Ming monarchs, but he was equally pleased that they had achieved their goal.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Daming, we of the Kingdom of Portugal, the Duke of Goa, offended the Governor of Luzon appointed by you some time ago, for which we express our deep apologies, for which this is the opinion of the warmonger himself, not the original intention of the kingdom."

In order to win the favor of the Ming Emperor, Pires did not hesitate to sell Albuquerque:

"I ask Your Majesty to forgive us for our recklessness. Now that our caravans are stuck in the Straits of Manraka by your governor in Luzon, and are unable to trade with your empire, we hope you can order them to open the straits for our merchants to enter. ”

Emperor Jiajing was stunned when he heard this, he didn't know what happened in Nanyang, after all, since the end of the seven voyages to the West, there was no other communication between Nanyang and Daming except for tribute. It was Pierce who saw that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty looked puzzled, and hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, and he finally got the relevant information.

"You should have violated the territory of my Ming domain, and you should have been severely punished." Emperor Jiajing was also smart, and immediately followed his words, but then the tone changed:

"However, if you don't understand etiquette in a small country like Er, you will change your mistakes if you know them, and you will immediately come to pay tribute and admit your mistakes, and I will forgive you and others."

"Luzon Governor's Palace...... Not...... I'll make them open that, that strait. ”

The Governor's Mansion of Luzon, Emperor Jiajing thought for a while before remembering the name from the depths of his memory.

It was an official position in Nanyang when Taizong went to the West seven times during the period, but he never took care of it again, and in the first few years, they would come to pay tribute, and the governor would come to ask for the approval of the Ming Dynasty, but since the death of Xuanzong, Luzon has directly cut off contact with the Ming Dynasty.

However, since the other party still admits that he is the governor of the Ming Dynasty, he must also obey his will, which Emperor Jiajing is still confident in, and he immediately agreed.

For the first time, nearly a hundred years later, the Ming Dynasty issued an order to the Governor's Office of Luzon.

And the Governor's Palace did not refuse, and readily agreed.

"The Yi people are afraid of power but not virtue, but the elite of the imperial court are in the north, and the southern guards are like peasants, plus those generals eat empty salaries, etc., the Portuguese saw it, and it is estimated that ...... But if we really block it for the court, we are afraid that it will not be pleasing to help. ”

These were the exact words of the governor of Luzon.

With the importance that the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty attached to the face of the court, if they continued to stop Manraka, they would lose the face of the court in public, and they would not be at odds with the Ming Dynasty, so why do they do this unflattering thing?

The navy lifted the blockade of the strait, but the Governor's Palace also seized the opportunity to set a very high tariff, and the Portuguese who wanted to pass through this side had to pay taxes, otherwise they would be expelled.

And the development of events did not surprise the governor of Luzon.

At the beginning, the Portuguese were quite honest, they knew the wealth of the Eastern Empire through "The Travels of Marco Polo", and they also knew their strength, and the Governor's Palace of Luzon taught them how to behave.

However, after more than half a year of peaceful trading, they gradually figured out the strength of the Ming Dynasty. The Portuguese discovered that the Ming army was far less powerful than Luzon, and that Luzon was not actually directly part of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty, whether it was muskets or artillery, had begun to lag behind the West, not to mention the quality of the army.

The greed and ambition in his bones can no longer be restrained.

Simon, who commanded the convoy, continued their usual colonial strategy directly on Chinese soil, setting up a fort on Tuen Mun Island, and then committing a series of violations of the Ming law, such as private courts, human trafficking, refusal to pay customs duties, and threatening and looting merchants from other countries.

It's ignoring the laws of the Ming Dynasty!

How could the officials of the Ming Dynasty tolerate these Yi people they looked down on to act recklessly in the land of the Ming Dynasty?

They immediately played, and Emperor Jiajing was furious when he heard it.

The vassal state invaded the suzerain, and the Yi people, who had always looked down on it, bullied the people of Yanhuang!

How can this be endured?

Wang Hong, the deputy envoy of the Guangdong Judicial Department, was ordered to lead the army to expel the Portuguese army.

I have to say that at this time, the Portuguese army was indeed strong and strong, and its combat effectiveness was also strong, but the Ming army won the battle at home, and was supported by the local scholars, each of whom received high rewards, and Wang Feng was also a capable one, and the Portuguese army was directly at a disadvantage after the initial advantage.

Under the continuous offensive of the Ming army, the armed merchant ships and warships of the Portuguese army were sunk one after another, and in the end, only two of them broke out desperately.

In this Battle of Tuen Mun, the Ming army won a complete victory.

(End of chapter)