Chapter 849 The cake on the picture

The words of Zhang Shun, an official of the Guardian Department, were not recognized by the emperor and ministers; however, his experiences and narratives still played a role.Zhu Gaoxu was preparing to summon Luo Pan, the envoy of Chameng Kingdom, to have a face-to-face conversation.

The Ming Dynasty had a relatively clear concept of hierarchy. The emperor received foreign vassals with formal etiquette, which was usually when the kings of the Gentiles came to visit.

If the person who came was an envoy like Luo Pan, then the person in charge of the reception was a court minister.

So Zhu Gaoxu chose to meet Luo Pan in the place where Rouyi Hall was lived.

In the morning, he left Fengtian Gate and came from Wulou to Rouyi Hall. The person he was about to meet had not arrived yet. Perhaps the official in charge of this matter had a little debate with Luo Pan on the details, which delayed the time.

However, Zhu Gaoxu's Japanese concubine Akitsuki Kaori came first.

According to Zhu Gaoxu's intention, it was the concubines who were serving in bed and could serve him in his daily office.

Not every day there are concubines around, and sometimes it is the turn of ordinary female officials, so they are not used. Because the queen often wants to summon concubines to manage the harem, she rarely goes to the south of the palace.

There is also Concubine Shu and Xianfei who has just given birth and needs maintenance, so they will not go out easily.

Qiu Yue returned here for the first time, her eyes full of novelty.

She was a little restrained at first, but soon Zhu Gaoxu's casualness gradually affected her. There were no outsiders here for the time being, so she relaxed a little.

She walked around, curiously watching the high bookshelf by the wall and the various decorations in the hall.

Is this the place where the ministers pay homage to the emperor?Qiuyue turned around and asked.

Zhu Gaoxu said: The court is on the east side, on the central axis of the palace.This place is where the emperor lives and studies, just like a study.

Qiuyue said in surprise: The emperor’s study is so big.

Zhu Gaoxu casually said: Do I have a small place?

She nodded seriously. After a moment, she suddenly turned her head to look at Zhu Gaoxu. A faint blush appeared on her round face. She looked a little embarrassed, but she still had a little smile.

Qiuyue reached out to the bookshelf and stroked the piles of books on it. She looked along the cover, as if she was silently reading the Chinese characters on it.

Zhu Gaoxu was watching the beautiful scenery in the hall and suddenly realized that he could stay in this so-called cage-like palace, not because of the grand and gorgeous architecture and the life of luxury; but because there were many beauties here.

Zhu Gaoxu said to Miao Jin from the beginning, which was also sincere. He felt that he did a good job after ascending the throne.

Under the emperor's system, the current emperor has great decision-making power. When he believes that these decisions can have a great positive effect, he will feel an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

At this moment, someone kowtowed outside the hall gate. After a moment, he saw Qi Tai, the Minister of War, coming in alone.Zhu Gaoxu looked up and said, "Qibutang is not allowed to kneel."

After hearing this, Qi Tai bowed and said, "I thank the priest for the grace."

Qiuyue seemed surprised to see a minister coming in, and she immediately looked at Qi Tai with some at a loss.

Qi Tai glanced at her and bowed: I have seen Lipin.She smiled kindly to Qi Tai and bowed gently to return the gift.

After waiting for a while, three people came in outside the hall.Among them are Hu Yi, Minister of Rites, and Wei Dao of Wei.

Although it was not formally summoned, the officials who brought the envoys were still a combination of literature and military affairs.

In this situation, if Liu Sheng was the noble, he would be more handsome, but Liu Sheng was still in Japan. In comparison, Veda's figure is not tall, but he is also strong and upright.

The envoy should be Luo Pan, with dark skin, thick lips, big eyes and many white eyes, and his curly hair was combed like a cone.

As Zhu Gaoxu expected, Chameng Kingdom was no longer the Linyi Kingdom established by the Qin army.

The name Luo Pan is transliterated. I don’t know who translated it. It sounds a bit like a Chinese name when pronounced, but it’s just an illusion.

At this time, the deep relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Chameng Kingdom was even more distant than that of Annan Kingdom; Annan Kingdom was still using Chinese characters in large quantities, but Chameng Kingdom already had alphabetical characters.

The three of them walked to the front of the case and bowed to Zhu Gaoxu.Hu Yi and Veda spoke while bowing, while Luo Pan just bowed.

Just let it go.Zhu Gaoxu said.

At this time, Qiuyue had already hid in the northwest corner, sat next to the coffee table, fiddling with the tea set on it alone.

Zhu Gaoxu did not say anything, nor did he intend to easily mention Chameng's collusion with the Leli rebels.

Hu Yi stood beside the table and said to Luo Pan: What's the matter with the envoy? You can report it in front of the emperor now, and the emperor will judge you.

Luo Pan bowed and said: The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is in the supreme state. Our country has always had good friendships with the Ming Dynasty and sent envoys to pay tribute many times.Previously, the Hu family in Annan was in chaos and provoked the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty sent troops to conquer Annan. The king of our country responded immediately and led his army to the northern expedition.The friendship between the monarch and ministers of the two countries has never been in a state of disagreement. Now the situation is like this, and our monarch and ministers of our country are very sad.

The envoys sent by Chameng Kingdom could speak Chinese. Although their pronunciation and tone were not very standard, they were easy to understand because of their unfast speed.

Zhu Gaoxu said: I hope the two countries can continue to have a good relationship.However, Annan and Champaign have been attacking each other for many years. The Ming Dynasty established a "City of Envoy" in Da Nang, which can reconcile the relationship between the two countries nearby. Hue and other places were originally land donated to Annan by Champaign, so it should be clearly owned.

Zhu Gaoxu's words were very tactful and unhonest.

Because Chameng State sent envoys to Beijing this time, Zhu Gaoxu read the relevant old files and did some homework.During the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols dealt with Chameng.

After the Yuan army conquered the capital of Chameng and received the surrender of the Chameng people, they evacuated Chameng. As a result, the Chameng people immediately killed the Mongolian envoys and the two countries declared war again.

The Yuan army wanted to use Annan Kingdom, but was rejected, but they first fell into a long war with the Annan people.

The Mongols' failed diplomatic experience also taught Zhu Gaoxu a lesson.

He felt that Annan Kingdom and Champaign could not be allowed to form an alliance; at the same time, we should not conquer and force too much by force, and we should still leave room to avoid being unable to step down.

Luo Pandao: In the past, when Annan Kingdom married Princess Xuanzhen to the king of our country, Jaya Senghavarman III, and the betrothal gifts were made in Hue and other places.But not long after, the king died of illness; Princess Xuanzhen actually returned to Annan without authorization and refused to commit suicide by throwing fire to the king.This incident insults our country so much, and the land of Hue should be taken back.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said: Didn’t Jaya Senghavarman sleep in his third lifetime?... Has he married Princess Xuanzhen?

Luo Pan said: She should be buried in the fire.

Zhu Gaoxu said: Champa has the customs of Champa, Annan has the customs of Annan. I have never heard of the rules that the Queen of Annan should bury the king for his death.But both the betrothal gift and the marriage did happen, and I thought Chameng should keep its promise.

Luo Pan looked unhappy, but did not continue to argue. He said: Danang has always been a place in Chameng Kingdom, so why should it be classified as Annan Kingdom and be actually governed by the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while.

At this time, Qi Tai said: Aren’t Chameng Kingdom willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Gaoxu also spoke: As Qibutang said, the minister must obey the king's wishes, and the truth is this.But I will also take into account both emotion and reason.

He continued: The relationship between the king and the minister is like the father and the son. A kind father always hopes to treat all his sons fairly.There is controversy in the land of Hue, and the establishment of a metropolitan city in Da Nang also made Chameng reluctant to leave. I already know that.However, Chameng Kingdom should put aside these disputes and obey the court's arrangements; I will make sense and compensate your king and allocate a large area of ​​Zhenla to Chameng Kingdom.

After Zhu Gaoxu said that, he took out a map from the table, picked up the red pen, and drew it around.

The map contains the original border line, the territory in the south of Chameng Kingdom, probably to the south of Nha Trang and Cam Ranh Bay.

Zhu Gaoxu made a new stroke and extended the border of Chameng Kingdom to the vicinity of Ho Chi Minh and Vung Tau areas.

(Cam Ranh Bay is a large bay where Soviet aircraft carriers were stationed hundreds of years later, but it had not yet developed at this time, and sailing ships did not need such a large deep water bay.)

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the map and handed it forward.Qi Tai bent down and reached out to take it, took a look, and gave it to Luo Pan.

Saigon Bay (Vung Tau, because the Zhenla people in the early Ming Dynasty set out from there and came to pay tribute, the Ming Dynasty gave the place name "Saigong", which means tribute to the west), and the Ming Dynasty nominally belonged to Chameng, and the Ming Dynasty would establish another "City of Envoy" here.Zhu Gaoxu said, the territory in the south is quite large. Can the disagreement of the King of Chameng losing Hue and other places be offset?

Luo Pan looked at it and said: Emperor Ming Dynasty clarified that Hue and Da Nang are the existing lands in our country, while the land north of Saigon is still in the hands of the Zhen La people.

Wei Dao of Wei finally couldn't help but feel upset and said: Has Hue been captured by Annan?No matter how long you talk about bargaining, the capital of the city of the city will not be in your hands.

Zhu Gaoxu reached out to stop Veda and said kindly: Since our dynasty wants to set up a city in Saigon, it must be actually controlled. The government troops stationed in Saigon. What is the difficulty for Chameng to take over the land in the north? Don't worry, look at the long term.

Luo Pan said helplessly: I will convey the will of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to the king.If our country abides by Your Majesty’s wishes, can Your Majesty stop the Annan army and attack our capital?

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said: If Chameng Kingdom sincerely applauded and cooperated to enter the system of our dynasty, I certainly would not want to see the people of Chameng being massacred and would stop the Annan army from continuing to advance south.But you must respond quickly, because the army attacking the south is not the Ming official army.

Luo Pan had no choice but to bow to Zhu Gaoxu.

At this time, Qi Tai's voice said: The emperor has a golden word and a jade word, and he is very honest. He will do his best to do what he promised to you.You should be glad that the emperor and his ministers are polite and kind, otherwise how could the matter be settled like this?

Zhu Gaoxu said: Most things depend on strength.If a monarch only has cruelty and no kindness, it will be difficult for the country to become strong.I am not that kind of person. If you go back, please feel at ease and see the situation clearly.

After Luo Pan agreed, he bowed and retreated with a map.