Chapter 961 Just speculation

Yisuva asked Zhu Gaoxu to ask Meng Ji about whether King Zhenla was involved in the conspiracy.She was a wise man, knowing that the eunuch Meng Ji might deceive her, but she dared not deceive the emperor easily.

When Zhu Gaoxu saw Meng Ji, he suddenly remembered this and asked Meng Ji.

Meng Ji's expression was a little embarrassed at first, but then he reported truthfully that he was indeed talking nonsense, and actually knew almost nothing about the details of the conspiracy that occurred in Zhenla Kingdom.

Meng Ji did not explain why he lied to Yisuwa, and Zhu Gaoxu did not continue to ask; the matter was indeed a bit awkward, why did Meng Ji insist that Yisuwa had no choice and come to the Ming Dynasty to avoid disaster?

However, someone who may know more will soon return to Beijing.He is Liu Ming.

Zhu Gaoxu received the memorial and the main force of the naval fleet was returning.

The Navy avoided the season of frequent storms in the southeast coast and is expected to arrive in the lower reaches of the river this month and enter Liujia Lane on the other side of Taicang.

The memorial was written by Liu Ming.

Liu Ming had been to the Jinbian Town of Zhenla Kingdom without any dissuasion before, and stayed there for a lot of time.I think Liu Ming must have more information than Meng Ji.

Most of the main force of the Ming Navy returned, and the head coach Chen Xuan and Zhengshi Wang Jinghong were both back.

Only two commanders, Lam Zixuan and Tang Jing, stayed at Longyamen Gate in Malacca and the New Envoy City in Saigon Bay.

The losses of naval warships and soldiers mainly occurred in that storm, with thousands of casualties; on the contrary, in subsequent wars in the south, the ships suffered very little loss of troops.

Judging from the results, Chen Xuan and Wang Jinghong made great contributions.So Zhu Gaoxu quickly issued an order to ask the Honglu Temple and other government agencies to prepare for a celebration banquet, and ordered the Ministry of Revenue to calculate a sum of money to reward the soldiers.

However, there was something Chen Xuan had before that made Zhu Gaoxu a little dissatisfied.

After the war between the Ming army and the Zhenla army ended, it was no longer appropriate for the official army to continue to attack the Manchu Kaguo, because the hot season was about to enter soon; and the Manchu Kaguo took the initiative to send envoys to seek peace, agreed to all the Ming Dynasty's requests, and was very respectful.

It was obviously unnecessary to continue to launch a war at that time.

However, Chen Xuan still used various means, including arbitrarily driving away the Mantaoka envoys, etc., to make the Central Army reach a decision to continue to attack the Mantaoka country.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered these things and thought about Chen Xuan again.

Ordinary people may meet many people in their lives, but most of them are just a few people who really spend their time thinking about it, probably their bosses or relatively close companions.

But Zhu Gaoxu is different. He has many people to think about, but he is afraid he uses the wrong person.

So sometimes he gets angry with someone, but he forgets when he turns around.

Zhu Gaoxu was like this to Chen Xuan. If it weren't for this recent memorial and reminding Chen Xuan to return to China, Zhu Gaoxu would have almost forgotten what Chen Xuan had done.

However, no matter what, the reward must not be reduced, after all, it is best to judge the results in the open.Since Chen Xuan won the bet, Zhu Gaoxu did not plan or publicly calculate the process with him.

In mid-April, Zhu Gaoxu led civil and military ministers to give a banquet in Fengtian Hall, and invited the meritorious soldiers, civil and eunuchs and others who came back, and rewarded a lot of money and property on the spot.

The next day after the Imperial Gate was over, Zhu Gaoxu asked the eunuchs to go and summon Liu Ming directly to the Rouyi Hall in the west.

After the monarch and ministers met, they sat on both sides of the coffee table in the northwest corner.

The palace maid Xiaohe was next to her, boiling water slowly to prepare Chaozhou tea.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Liu Ming who had been separated for a long time and saw that he was both dark and thin this time. He was wearing a big red official uniform, which made his face look darker. The sunshine in Zhenla Kingdom should be stronger.

Zhu Gaoxu said: Meng Ji came back first, saying that Envoy Liu did not listen to his advice and followed the Zhenla people to the Golden Border City. I was worried for a while, for fear that something would go wrong for you.

When the emperor said this, Liu Ming's face was a little excited.Even Xiaohe, who was concentrating on fiddling with the tea set, quietly looked up at Liu Ming.

Liu Ming bowed and said: The criminal minister dare not let the emperor worry so much.

I can tell whether that matter is your problem or your stepfather's business.Zhu Gaoxu said, you went to the south for a while, it has been almost two years since the incident has passed, and probably not many people remember it.

Liu Ming said: I am not familiar with the place in Zhenla, so I am really a little uneasy.However, once I was willing to give up my wealth, I saw many novel things.The houses, soil, rules, customs, and people's minds over there are completely different, which makes people's eyes wide open.

That's the fun of adventure.Zhu Gaoxu said casually, it is of course difficult to see novel scenery without experiencing unknown roads.

Liu Ming echoed and said: The scenery and things are hard to explain. After returning to the capital, I plan to write some articles about what I see and hear.Once the article is completed, it will be presented to the emperor.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: Very good.

Liu Ming said: There are many temples in Zhenla State. In addition to the famous large temples in Angkor Thom, there are also Buddhist temples in Phnom Penh City.I look at it. The Buddhist temple is made of stones, the temple is magnificent, and the pagoda is hundreds of feet high. It must be expended to be huge in manpower and material resources and cannot be built.The Zhenla Kingdom, once a time, must be a very powerful country.

He paused for a moment and said in a sigh that they had consumed their national strength over palaces and temples, and their luxury and glitz were limited to the areas near the left of the capital, while the border areas were negligent in governance and the officials did not repair them. The source of their decline might arise from this.

Zhu Gaoxu responded.

Liu Ming continued: I have never been to Siam, but I have inquired about the situation of Siam.Siam was a minister of Zhenla State before. Not long after its capital was established, they were constantly learning the official system of Zhenla, Chameng and Annan, and actively communicated with other countries.From the perspective of the Siamese people who have made friends with them, although the Siamese people also believe in Buddhism, they are more secular and pragmatic.

Liu Ming took a breath, thought for a moment, and said: It’s like our Ming scholars who believed in the teachings of saints and sacrificed their lives for righteousness. However, many scholars first took care of themselves and became officials and glorified their ancestors, and then used the articles of saints to cultivate themselves and cultivate their nature.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: Envoy Liu is really brave to say it.

I misunderstood.Liu Ming bowed, but the newly-emerged Siam country should soon overwhelm Zhenla.What's more, the Zhen La Kingdom recently lost in the war, not only was it defeated by the Ming Dynasty's official army, but Angkor Thom was also looted by the Siam army. The two countries are strong and weak, and they become faster.

Zhu Gaoxu said: A victory or defeat will affect a country's national destiny for a long time.The prospect of decline is obvious for a country like Zhenla, which is not a big one.

The wise man is wise.Liu Ming said, therefore, when I was in Saigon, I strongly opposed the Siamese people to continue to seize land, and I was worried that the court would deal with Siam in the future, which would be more difficult than Zhen La.

Well... Zhu Gaoxu made a sound.He pondered for a moment before he said: What Liu Envoy did at that time was nothing wrong.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu asked: How much did Liu Envoy know about the secrets of Yisuwa, the former queen of Zhenla Kingdom?

Liu Ming said: Most of the inside story is learned from the Zhenla case criminals.At that time, the clan of the palace minister and the queen tricked him into leaving Phnom Penh City.There were two evil men who followed the queen after that.

One of them was a subordinate of the Minister of the Palace Affairs Office. When he was about to commit evil acts, he was killed by another person; the other person was the criminal captured by the ministers and others.He fell into the trap and wanted to take the king to receive the reward from the official army camp, but was immediately arrested by his ministers and others.

Liu Ming continued: Through the experiences told by the queen and the confessions of the Zhen Laba people, I have obtained the general process.The Minister of the Zhenla Palace Affairs Office and the General should be in the same party and had a slight rift with the queen; they personally planned and implemented the case.

One important step was that the clan brother of the Palace Minister took a secret letter and asked the queen to quietly leave Phnom Penh and head south.The secret letter was written by the Minister of the Palace Affairs Office and signed by the king.But the secret letter was burned on the spot, and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the handwriting signed by the king.

Zhu Gaoxu knew almost what Liu Ming said before.

The two of them were silent for a while, and Liu Ming frowned and thought for a long time, as if he had something to say.Zhu Gaoxu waited patiently.

Sure enough, Liu Ming finally spoke: When I arrived at Phnom Penh City, the Siamese people had stopped using troops and began to evacuate from Angkor Thom near the left.Therefore, the minister was treated with courtesy in Phnom Penh City, and one of the nobles also explained to the minister that the An En family, who slaughtered the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, had been killed.I have lived in the local area for several months and have been searching for people of all kinds to confirm this matter.

The king initially sent the people to receive were the palace ministers and the surname Naye. Later, the king met with the ministers and others, and Naye arranged it.I met with King Zhenla many times and had interviewed separately...

Liu Ming hesitated for a moment when he said this.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded suddenly, looked at Liu Ming and said: I roughly understand what you mean.

Liu Ming said: The wise and the wise.So I won't continue to explain.

Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to say directly: The conspiracy of the Palace Minister Naye and others has failed, and some of the participants have been captured by the Ming army; the Ming side must have known a lot of things.If the conspiracy was done without hiding the king, and the relevant people also had false edicts, Naye may be worried that you would meet the king, for fear of exposing their sins.Zhu Gaoxu paused and added another sentence, especially you cannot be allowed to have an interview with the king alone.

Liu Ming bowed and said: This is what I mean.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and asked casually: Will the king be undermined? Naye and others are fearless?

Liu Ming said: The king has brothers and sons.

Some truth.Zhu Gaoxu nodded.If ministers such as Naye had already taken over the power and made the king feel ashamed and hatred, the best way would probably be to change another king.

At this time, Xiaohe handed over a small cup with both hands and then distributed it to Liu Ming.Zhu Gaoxu said: You're welcome.

Liu Ming held the small cup in both hands and said: I am Xie Sheng.

After finishing drinking, Zhu Gaoxu put down the cup, turned around and said, but after all, we are just guessing.

Liu Ming echoed: It is difficult for outsiders to find real evidence for such secret matters.