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Chapter 680 Bullying King Chenla

Phnom Penh City, located on the banks of the Lancang River, was originally the capital of the Chenla Kingdom. Because the Lancang River once flooded the city, the Chenla Kingdom moved its capital to Udong City, which is [-] miles away from Phnom Penh City.

After the Nanyang Fleet captured the city of Udon, they robbed the treasury of the king of Chenla and forced the king of Chenla to sign a series of treaties, and then they could station troops in Phnom Penh.After the main force of the Nanyang Fleet left Chenla, they left two artillery pieces and [-] soldiers in Phnom Penh to guard the capital of Chenla for the Kyushu Army.

The Chenla Kingdom was demoralized by Siam. After the Kyushu Army came in, it was full of fear of the Kyushu Army that broke through the capital. Knowing that the Kyushu Army only left 200 troops in Phnom Penh City, they just swallowed their anger. He didn't dare to make any movement, and he didn't dare to raise any objections to it.

The King of Chenla thought that the city of Phnom Penh would be handed over to the Kyushu Army, and other powers would still be under his own control, and everything was as it was before.But he obviously thought too much.

After the two sides lived in peace and peace for a year, the Kyushu Army sent an envoy as the sovereign state.When the King of Chenla learned that the envoys of the Kyushu Army were coming, he was so frightened that he immediately summoned all the princes, nobles, monks and warriors to meet the envoys of the Kyushu Army outside Wudong City in person with the highest standards.

The envoy of the Kyushu Army was originally just a middle-level official of the Chief Secretary of Cochin. He did not expect that the Chenla Congress was so afraid of them that the Kyushu Army even asked the king to come out of Guo to greet him. He was shocked.

The King of Chenla carefully took the envoys of the Kyushu Army into the city, and then held a banquet and treated each other with beautiful women in fragrant cars, for fear that the envoys of the Kyushu Army would be dissatisfied, and then the Kyushu Army sent troops to attack the city.

"The Civil Affairs Officer of the Chief Secretary of Cochin sent me to tell you three things, King Chenla." The envoy of the Kyushu Army was surrounded by beauties, and had delicious food and wine at the banquet.

As everyone knows, even King Chenla's own birthday banquet was never like this, but the King of Chenla was afraid that the Kyushu Army would enter the capital again to rob his treasure, so he did everything he could to please him.

"Which three things?" King Chenla hurriedly sat upright.He knew that there must be an order for the Kyushu Army to send envoys, otherwise they would not have sent envoys suddenly after living in peace for almost a year.

"The first thing is that our civil affairs officer thanked the King of Chenla for being safe with our Kyushu Army for a year, and also heard that the King of Chenla will soon have his birthday, so he asked me to send a birthday gift." The messenger asked Take a mahogany box and present it to the King of Chenla.

Wang Ling of Chenla opened the mahogany box from left to right, and found a pair of gold-rimmed glasses inside.

Although glasses are not new in this era, most of them are hand-held single-view mirrors, but this gold-rimmed glasses lying in a mahogany box has a complete spectacle frame, which is unprecedented in this world!
"It is said that these glasses can not only solve the problem of blurred vision, but also solve the problem of double images. The frame is made of gold wire, which is extremely precious." The Kyushu Army envoy said.

The King of Zhenla took out the glasses with gold wire frame, and looked at the courtiers and banquets below, and they were all very clear.The King of Zhenla has eye disease, which is myopia and astigmatism at present. This is the information learned by the Kyushu Army, so he specially ordered the craftsman to polish a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

It is a problem that the glasses of this era do not have a complete frame. Another major problem is that they cannot correct the double image caused by astigmatism. This has brought great inconvenience to King Chenla and other people who have this problem. The King of Chenla was even more ashamed to mention this matter with his courtiers or others.

If it is in the capital, it is no longer a rare thing. This kind of technology is simply given away to Chu Yunlai, who has the industrial revolution system. Mass production has long been started to solve the myopia problem of some people, and it has solved the problem of using lenses. To solve the problem of astigmatism.But in the distant country of Chenla, it is like a treasure for the king of Chenla who has astigmatism.

"Good thing, really good thing." After King Zhenla put on his glasses, he let go of his hands, and the glasses were still hanging firmly on the bridge of his nose, feeling extremely convenient and precious.

"Congratulations to His Majesty the King for the treasure." A group of ministers congratulated the King of Chenla one after another.

The envoy of the Kyushu Army wiped off his cold sweat in private. He boasted that the gold-rimmed glasses are extremely precious, but in fact, in the capital, even a slightly richer family can afford them. What's the deal.

"The heavenly kingdom has bestowed such treasures on this king, how should this king repay the heavenly kingdom?" The king of Chenla really regarded his practical and magnificent gold-rimmed glasses as treasures. Without taking it off, this feeling of being able to see things in the distance makes him feel like a new life.

"Your Majesty has newly obtained two night pearls, which may be used to thank the Heavenly Kingdom."

"I have a pot of thousand-year-old red coral in my house, which is priceless, and I am willing to donate it to repay the heavenly kingdom."

"I have a piece of jade of this size, which may be comparable to these gold-rimmed glasses."

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A group of princes and nobles from the Chenla Kingdom volunteered one after another, and they don't know if they are really willing to contribute such treasures, or if they are just showing off their wealth.

The envoys of the Kyushu Army did not expect that a group of people from the Zhenla Kingdom could hold the gold-rimmed glasses so high, and even felt a little ashamed: "Our Heavenly Kingdom has a vast land and rich resources, so just return some things. There are two other things that may be requested of your country."

"What's the matter?" King Chenla slapped his head, remembering that the envoy sent by the Kyushu Army had three things to say, so he said one thing.

All the noisy kings and nobles of Chenla also gradually quieted down.

"The second thing and the third thing are actually the same thing, so I said it together. We asked the Chenla Kingdom to give us [-] troops in the Angkor Wat area for half a year. At the same time, the Chenla Kingdom needed Provide us with enough grain, and as a consideration, we will buy your grain at a reasonable price, and all of this grain will be shipped to Angkor Kiln." The envoy of the Kyushu Army said the biggest purpose of this trip.

The King of Chenla and many princes and nobles of Chenla Kingdom all changed their colors.

"You stationed troops at Angkor Kiln and purchased grain. What is your intention?" King Chenla's tone was a little trembling, and he had already had some bad thoughts.

"Oh, we want to attack the Toungoo country, and we want to pass through the Chenla and Siam countries to buy some food. Do you want to refuse?" The envoy of the Kyushu Army said indifferently.

"No...it's not like this..." King Zhenla said in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)