The windows in the King's Hall were tall and small.The scorching sun outside makes the castle bricks and stones dry; the sun and dust in the windows are visible to the naked eye.
The envoy of Mantaga came in. He looked at the queen Isuva sitting in the upper throne, and then looked at her brother, Ann, who was standing in the lower throne.The messenger's face showed a look of suddenness.
May the Lord protect the noble king.After the envoy bowed his chest, he immediately said in real lane words: The two strategies of war and peace were prepared by the king and minister of your country. At present, it seems that the strategy of peace talks is no longer possible.He then pretended to be calm and made a small joke, unless His Majesty was willing to ask the Ming Dynasty for punishment and publicly cede all the land north of Saigon to Chameng.
King Benhaya responded calmly: You know you can't.
The messenger said: As for the battle strategy, the situation is not very good now.Siam kept holding his troops and should still wait and see.
Ann looked at the messenger, his hands folded together, and he was considerate, but his face showed a mocking expression: I am only very interested in one thing, why would Mantaga (the Kingdom of Sultan of Malacca) reuse you and ask you to go to various countries?Is it just because, how many languages do you know?
The messenger was stunned for a moment.
Ann continued: I heard that you had been on a mission to Java and wanted to convince Java to resist the Ming Dynasty; as a result, the King of Java still obediently paid 60,000 taels of gold.Now that you are on a mission to Siam, you will achieve nothing again.Wouldn't you King Manta blame you?
The messenger, however, had no shame and said with his head high: I am just doing my duty, and the consequences are all the will of the Lord.
Almost all the Zhenla people believed in Buddhism, and obviously did not agree with the leader of the Hui and Hui sect.Ann just asked indifferently, right?
The messenger said: What's more, the Siamese practices are very reasonable.They may not want to see the Ming Kingdom come and make trouble, but they are even more unwilling to become an alliance with the losers.Your Majesty and you should also see my contribution. Now that the Siamese no longer attacks the Zhenla Kingdom, they at least started to wait and see; our coalition will not be attacked from both sides.
The king Benhaya turned his head, looked at Ann and other nobles, and asked: Without the Siam fleet, do we have a chance of winning on the water?
Before the ministers and nobles could answer, Queen Isuva suddenly asked the envoy: Your fleet of Montaka will not wait and see like the Siamese, right?
The messenger said: Of course not, the fleet is already on the way.Our king has prayed at the feet of the Lord, and the Lord's servant will never deceive him and will fulfill his promise.
He paused for a moment and said: Your Majesty doesn't seem to have any choice.When I heard the news about the Ming Fleet, I also heard some winds that the Ming Fleet had encountered a hurricane.The hurricane did not stop them from moving south, and it seemed that they had made up their minds; as long as they were dissatisfied with the conditions for peace in your country and the war would break out.
The king sat silently on the high chair.A ray of sunshine made his clothes look magnificent, but it still did not dispel the haze on his face.
An En gritted his teeth and said: When I saw such a scene with my own eyes, the Ming people's fleet was burning, and their bodies were filled with woods and river banks; then I would definitely be very excited.It must be happier and joyful than torture the envoys of Ming Dynasty to death, or peel off their skin and put them into the woods to feed mosquitoes!No matter how cruel the consequences are, they are the cause.
Ann was wearing a red and yellow robe and his strong chest was exposed.
He just clasped his rituals, which was a ritual for goodness. In a blink of an eye, he showed cruelty on his face and a violent anger in his mouth, which attracted extra attention.
However, the Buddhist teachings in Zhenla Kingdom are very different from those of the Han Dynasty. The Zhenla people do pay more attention to retribution and punishment.
The general of Zhenla Kingdom said at this time: I believe that until now, we cannot completely give up the possibility of peace talks; but at the same time, we should be prepared to start a war and should not relax and careless.
King Benhaya said: Let's continue.
The general said: When the Ming fleet approaches, we will send an envoy to negotiate peace first.If it is possible to have a good agreement, it is the best result; even if the agreement cannot be reached, it will not anger the Ming people.
King Benhaya nodded.
An En and the general have always had different political views, but at this time they also agreed: The general is right, the Ming people underestimated the enemy, and when they see us sending envoys to seek peace, they will definitely be even more careless.Our coalition forces are just in time to carry out the arranged strategy.
We will place the main force on the edge of Tongnai River (near Saigon), and make great efforts to lure the Ming army to attack.
When most of the Ming army immediately came ashore and the ships were empty, the coalition forces raided the sea with their fleets and captured and burned the Ming people's ships.
After being trapped, the Ming army, who was angry and embarrassed, must have wanted to fight the coalition forces and take revenge on us.At that time, we retreated to the northwest and lured the enemy into deeper.The hot and rainy jungle and the constant harassment day and night will definitely make life worse than death in Ming Dynasty!
Queen Yisuva smiled proudly when she heard this.
Although her younger brother is often reckless, he is not stupid.More than one nobleman praised Ann's strategy and his great wisdom.
Although the Ming Empire was very large, the reason why they could threaten the Zhenla Kingdom that was thousands of miles away was nothing more than that fleet.
As long as their fleet is gone, even if the Ming people have strong national strength, they will not be able to rely on them at all.
So trying to destroy the enemy's ships first can weaken their greatest strengths.
However, the coalition forces lured the enemy into depth and relying on the climate and terrain to give full play to their strengths and take advantage of the Ming army's shortcomings.
Yisuwa and many nobles believed that it would be difficult for the Ming army to escape from such a strategy.
At this time, the general's voice said: I still insist on a steady position.Angkor Thom (near Siem Reap) is deep inland, far away from Saigon.As long as we ignore the Ming army, the Ming army will have no choice but to do anything to us by the beach.
Yisuva frowned immediately.
Before, she did not support the Lord's peace, mainly for the sake of brotherhood; because once the Lord's peace, the king might sacrifice Ann and use him to please the Ming people.
After all, Ann is not the king's younger brother, and he cannot be compared with the entire kingdom in the king's heart.
But now, even if Yisuva doesn’t think about her family’s safety, she still agrees with her younger brother’s statement: the king is surrounded by timid mice!
Yisuva couldn't help but speak in person and participated in the dispute: I'm afraid things won't be as good as the general wishes.
The Siamese temporarily stopped the army and stopped fighting, just to wait and see for the victory and defeat between us and the Ming Dynasty.If we show fear and retreat at this time, will the Siamese rekindle the war?
The newly-emerged Siam and Champai attacked Angkor Thom on both sides of the east and west, and the king had already planned to manage Phnom Penh City and give up Angkor Thom.
If we want to move the capital to Phnom Penh City in the southeast, then the land in the Tongnai River Basin where Saigon is located will be particularly important.
If the power of Champa Kingdom expands westward, the power of the Ming Kingdom will also stand firm in the Tongnai River; the eastern part of Phnom Penh City will face the threat of a strong enemy for a long time, how can the kingdom last forever?
Can you be anxious only if you are in a hurry?
The general said: The queen is very knowledgeable.But if we unfortunately lose, the above crisis will still be faced and will be even more serious.The army of the Ming Dynasty was coming in full force, unlike just to scare people.We plan to make enemies with great powers, so we must be very cautious.
Yisuwa disagreed and said: Since there is a chance of winning and a good chance of winning in the war, why should we choose to sit there and wait for death? I don’t know what you are afraid of, are you afraid that the Ming Dynasty will have a large territory and strong national strength? But those are thousands of miles away. For us, there are only those 10,000 or 20,000 people in the Ming Dynasty.
It is not in accordance with the rules for the queen to talk about military and national affairs in front of the nobles and foreign envoys.However, King Benhaya never stopped her, and it was obvious that the king was a little moved.
The envoy of the Mantaga said: Under the glory of the Lord, women cannot participate in military affairs, perhaps different in Zhenla Kingdom; but I still have to express my respect, the queen is both beautiful and wise.
Isuva smiled and looked at the messenger and nodded slightly.
The general said: The Mantaojia people were just thinking about themselves, and they intended to let Zhen La Kingdom hold back the Ming army and not attack them.
The envoy said a little angry: The Manchuka Kingdom and the Ming Kingdom had had a good relationship. They could have negotiated peace, but they still had no choice but to send a fleet to support the Zhenla Kingdom.We are not for ourselves, but for everyone.Can't you see it?The Ming people were devouring everyone's benefits and wanted to control everything.In the long run, that situation is hell.
Yisuwa said: Our country has no grievances and no grudges with the Ming Dynasty. The king even sent envoys to travel thousands of miles to send gifts, but did they treat us like this?How can the king ignore it?
King Benhaya sighed: The Zhenla people killed the entire mission of the Ming Dynasty.
Isuva said: The mission is just here to oppress us. They themselves don’t want to give up anything, they just want to cut off the land of Zhen La Kingdom and win over Chameng. The people of the Ming Dynasty were just committing their own sins and suffering their own consequences, and they were retribution.
Benhaya turned around and said: The Ming people would not think so.
Yisuwa pondered for a moment and said: The king is a wise monarch. If you defeat the powerful Ming army, you will definitely be able to pass on the Zhenla people for ten thousand years, and the surrounding countries will also respect and fear the king.You will become the greatest king in history.
The envoy of the Mantaga took the opportunity to bow and said: The wise king Ah!Everyone present had to praise each other.
Although Benhaya has been criticizing the queen's opinions, he has actually been moved, otherwise he would not have been considering the details.
Benhaya didn't say anything for a moment, his expression was very serious, but his eyes suddenly stern, and there was a resolute glory in his eyes.
And those glory was particularly eye-catching on his worried face.
The envoy of Mantaga came in. He looked at the queen Isuva sitting in the upper throne, and then looked at her brother, Ann, who was standing in the lower throne.The messenger's face showed a look of suddenness.
May the Lord protect the noble king.After the envoy bowed his chest, he immediately said in real lane words: The two strategies of war and peace were prepared by the king and minister of your country. At present, it seems that the strategy of peace talks is no longer possible.He then pretended to be calm and made a small joke, unless His Majesty was willing to ask the Ming Dynasty for punishment and publicly cede all the land north of Saigon to Chameng.
King Benhaya responded calmly: You know you can't.
The messenger said: As for the battle strategy, the situation is not very good now.Siam kept holding his troops and should still wait and see.
Ann looked at the messenger, his hands folded together, and he was considerate, but his face showed a mocking expression: I am only very interested in one thing, why would Mantaga (the Kingdom of Sultan of Malacca) reuse you and ask you to go to various countries?Is it just because, how many languages do you know?
The messenger was stunned for a moment.
Ann continued: I heard that you had been on a mission to Java and wanted to convince Java to resist the Ming Dynasty; as a result, the King of Java still obediently paid 60,000 taels of gold.Now that you are on a mission to Siam, you will achieve nothing again.Wouldn't you King Manta blame you?
The messenger, however, had no shame and said with his head high: I am just doing my duty, and the consequences are all the will of the Lord.
Almost all the Zhenla people believed in Buddhism, and obviously did not agree with the leader of the Hui and Hui sect.Ann just asked indifferently, right?
The messenger said: What's more, the Siamese practices are very reasonable.They may not want to see the Ming Kingdom come and make trouble, but they are even more unwilling to become an alliance with the losers.Your Majesty and you should also see my contribution. Now that the Siamese no longer attacks the Zhenla Kingdom, they at least started to wait and see; our coalition will not be attacked from both sides.
The king Benhaya turned his head, looked at Ann and other nobles, and asked: Without the Siam fleet, do we have a chance of winning on the water?
Before the ministers and nobles could answer, Queen Isuva suddenly asked the envoy: Your fleet of Montaka will not wait and see like the Siamese, right?
The messenger said: Of course not, the fleet is already on the way.Our king has prayed at the feet of the Lord, and the Lord's servant will never deceive him and will fulfill his promise.
He paused for a moment and said: Your Majesty doesn't seem to have any choice.When I heard the news about the Ming Fleet, I also heard some winds that the Ming Fleet had encountered a hurricane.The hurricane did not stop them from moving south, and it seemed that they had made up their minds; as long as they were dissatisfied with the conditions for peace in your country and the war would break out.
The king sat silently on the high chair.A ray of sunshine made his clothes look magnificent, but it still did not dispel the haze on his face.
An En gritted his teeth and said: When I saw such a scene with my own eyes, the Ming people's fleet was burning, and their bodies were filled with woods and river banks; then I would definitely be very excited.It must be happier and joyful than torture the envoys of Ming Dynasty to death, or peel off their skin and put them into the woods to feed mosquitoes!No matter how cruel the consequences are, they are the cause.
Ann was wearing a red and yellow robe and his strong chest was exposed.
He just clasped his rituals, which was a ritual for goodness. In a blink of an eye, he showed cruelty on his face and a violent anger in his mouth, which attracted extra attention.
However, the Buddhist teachings in Zhenla Kingdom are very different from those of the Han Dynasty. The Zhenla people do pay more attention to retribution and punishment.
The general of Zhenla Kingdom said at this time: I believe that until now, we cannot completely give up the possibility of peace talks; but at the same time, we should be prepared to start a war and should not relax and careless.
King Benhaya said: Let's continue.
The general said: When the Ming fleet approaches, we will send an envoy to negotiate peace first.If it is possible to have a good agreement, it is the best result; even if the agreement cannot be reached, it will not anger the Ming people.
King Benhaya nodded.
An En and the general have always had different political views, but at this time they also agreed: The general is right, the Ming people underestimated the enemy, and when they see us sending envoys to seek peace, they will definitely be even more careless.Our coalition forces are just in time to carry out the arranged strategy.
We will place the main force on the edge of Tongnai River (near Saigon), and make great efforts to lure the Ming army to attack.
When most of the Ming army immediately came ashore and the ships were empty, the coalition forces raided the sea with their fleets and captured and burned the Ming people's ships.
After being trapped, the Ming army, who was angry and embarrassed, must have wanted to fight the coalition forces and take revenge on us.At that time, we retreated to the northwest and lured the enemy into deeper.The hot and rainy jungle and the constant harassment day and night will definitely make life worse than death in Ming Dynasty!
Queen Yisuva smiled proudly when she heard this.
Although her younger brother is often reckless, he is not stupid.More than one nobleman praised Ann's strategy and his great wisdom.
Although the Ming Empire was very large, the reason why they could threaten the Zhenla Kingdom that was thousands of miles away was nothing more than that fleet.
As long as their fleet is gone, even if the Ming people have strong national strength, they will not be able to rely on them at all.
So trying to destroy the enemy's ships first can weaken their greatest strengths.
However, the coalition forces lured the enemy into depth and relying on the climate and terrain to give full play to their strengths and take advantage of the Ming army's shortcomings.
Yisuwa and many nobles believed that it would be difficult for the Ming army to escape from such a strategy.
At this time, the general's voice said: I still insist on a steady position.Angkor Thom (near Siem Reap) is deep inland, far away from Saigon.As long as we ignore the Ming army, the Ming army will have no choice but to do anything to us by the beach.
Yisuva frowned immediately.
Before, she did not support the Lord's peace, mainly for the sake of brotherhood; because once the Lord's peace, the king might sacrifice Ann and use him to please the Ming people.
After all, Ann is not the king's younger brother, and he cannot be compared with the entire kingdom in the king's heart.
But now, even if Yisuva doesn’t think about her family’s safety, she still agrees with her younger brother’s statement: the king is surrounded by timid mice!
Yisuva couldn't help but speak in person and participated in the dispute: I'm afraid things won't be as good as the general wishes.
The Siamese temporarily stopped the army and stopped fighting, just to wait and see for the victory and defeat between us and the Ming Dynasty.If we show fear and retreat at this time, will the Siamese rekindle the war?
The newly-emerged Siam and Champai attacked Angkor Thom on both sides of the east and west, and the king had already planned to manage Phnom Penh City and give up Angkor Thom.
If we want to move the capital to Phnom Penh City in the southeast, then the land in the Tongnai River Basin where Saigon is located will be particularly important.
If the power of Champa Kingdom expands westward, the power of the Ming Kingdom will also stand firm in the Tongnai River; the eastern part of Phnom Penh City will face the threat of a strong enemy for a long time, how can the kingdom last forever?
Can you be anxious only if you are in a hurry?
The general said: The queen is very knowledgeable.But if we unfortunately lose, the above crisis will still be faced and will be even more serious.The army of the Ming Dynasty was coming in full force, unlike just to scare people.We plan to make enemies with great powers, so we must be very cautious.
Yisuwa disagreed and said: Since there is a chance of winning and a good chance of winning in the war, why should we choose to sit there and wait for death? I don’t know what you are afraid of, are you afraid that the Ming Dynasty will have a large territory and strong national strength? But those are thousands of miles away. For us, there are only those 10,000 or 20,000 people in the Ming Dynasty.
It is not in accordance with the rules for the queen to talk about military and national affairs in front of the nobles and foreign envoys.However, King Benhaya never stopped her, and it was obvious that the king was a little moved.
The envoy of the Mantaga said: Under the glory of the Lord, women cannot participate in military affairs, perhaps different in Zhenla Kingdom; but I still have to express my respect, the queen is both beautiful and wise.
Isuva smiled and looked at the messenger and nodded slightly.
The general said: The Mantaojia people were just thinking about themselves, and they intended to let Zhen La Kingdom hold back the Ming army and not attack them.
The envoy said a little angry: The Manchuka Kingdom and the Ming Kingdom had had a good relationship. They could have negotiated peace, but they still had no choice but to send a fleet to support the Zhenla Kingdom.We are not for ourselves, but for everyone.Can't you see it?The Ming people were devouring everyone's benefits and wanted to control everything.In the long run, that situation is hell.
Yisuwa said: Our country has no grievances and no grudges with the Ming Dynasty. The king even sent envoys to travel thousands of miles to send gifts, but did they treat us like this?How can the king ignore it?
King Benhaya sighed: The Zhenla people killed the entire mission of the Ming Dynasty.
Isuva said: The mission is just here to oppress us. They themselves don’t want to give up anything, they just want to cut off the land of Zhen La Kingdom and win over Chameng. The people of the Ming Dynasty were just committing their own sins and suffering their own consequences, and they were retribution.
Benhaya turned around and said: The Ming people would not think so.
Yisuwa pondered for a moment and said: The king is a wise monarch. If you defeat the powerful Ming army, you will definitely be able to pass on the Zhenla people for ten thousand years, and the surrounding countries will also respect and fear the king.You will become the greatest king in history.
The envoy of the Mantaga took the opportunity to bow and said: The wise king Ah!Everyone present had to praise each other.
Although Benhaya has been criticizing the queen's opinions, he has actually been moved, otherwise he would not have been considering the details.
Benhaya didn't say anything for a moment, his expression was very serious, but his eyes suddenly stern, and there was a resolute glory in his eyes.
And those glory was particularly eye-catching on his worried face.