At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 271

"He is a usurper!"

Fan Lai looked at the crowd and said sharply: "The only heir of the Champa Kingdom is Her Royal Highness Princess Xuanzhen, you have all been deceived!"

General Shi Li looked at the crowd, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do.

When Maha Pancha succeeded to the throne, he was ordered in the face of danger, and he did not get the edict of succession from the previous king Mahabharata.

If the old king died in Annan, it would be logical for him to sit in this position, and there is nothing to say.

However, the situation is completely different now.

The Ming army rescued the old king and sent special personnel to escort him back to the country, but he was intercepted and killed halfway.

If what Fan Lai said is true, the old king passed the throne to Princess Xuanzhen before his death, then...

Everyone fell into deep thought, the matter was too strange and too sudden, no one could make up their minds.

This is not just a power struggle between Maha Pancha and Princess Xuanzhen, the issue is very complicated.

Because Maha Pancha holds great power, even if Princess Xuanzhen is the orthodox heir, she has no power, no soldiers, and is imprisoned, which is useless.

However, what needs to be considered right now is the Ming army in the north!

With these forces in my hands, can I really fight against the Ming army?
Maha Pancha's backlash had already annoyed the Ming army. They didn't even invite the imperial court's edict, but called directly.

How long can Champa last in the face of those devastating artillery...

General Shi Li raised his head and said suddenly: "Everyone, can you listen to me?"

The rest of the generals had no idea at all, so they looked over one after another.

General Shi Li looked at the crowd, and continued: "Tomorrow's battle, I'm waiting for bad luck, although I'm waiting for the king's orders, but who doesn't care about their own lives?"

When everyone heard these words, it seemed that they meant something else. They were all thoughtful, but they didn't speak.

General Shi Li said again: "As the commander in chief, I naturally don't want to see you all die in battle. It's better to let Fan Lai be a messenger and go to the front of the Ming army. Maybe this battle can be avoided."

Seeing the hesitation of the crowd, Fan Lai said loudly: "The Ming army is the army of justice. It once helped us repel the invading enemy. You all saw it with your own eyes. Now they are attacking. Why? Isn't it that hypocrite? Maha Pancha caused disaster! He first intercepted and killed his own relatives, and now he wants me to wait to die, you all think about it, is it worth dying for such a person?"

"You're right, it's not worth it to sacrifice your life for such a person!"

"Yeah, I thought the war was over and I could live a good life for a few days. My son was just born, and I want to watch him grow up and marry a wife!"

"If the blood letter is true, Princess Xuanzhen is the heir to the throne. We should rescue the princess and support her on the throne!"

Everyone said something, and I said something, and I was very emotional.

They are not stupid, if they really go to fight the Ming army, can they beat it?
Now there is an excellent reason for them not to die, so why not do it!

Wouldn't it be a great achievement to fight back now and support Princess Xuanzhen, and then get the support of the Ming army?
Seeing this, General Shi Li knew that the situation of Maha Pancha was over, so he said: "The order is passed on. From now on, no one is allowed to step out of the camp gate. Fan Lai, you should go to the Ming army's camp and say that I don't want to." To be an enemy is just to be deceived by the hypocrite, let’s see what the Ming army’s next plan is.”

Fan Lai nodded and said: "Please rest assured, General, I will definitely convey your thoughts!"

After everyone listened, they were relieved.

Only one day later, Fan Lai went and returned.

"General Qi, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing'an, said that as long as we are willing to cooperate and wait for the hypocrisy Maha Pancha to execute, we will be innocent and meritorious, and everyone will be rewarded!"

General Shi Li looked nervous, and asked: "How to cooperate, do we need us to be the vanguard to help him break through the city?"

"That's not necessary!"

Fan Lai shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Jing'an said that the Ming army has its own strategy to destroy the city. What we need to do is to spread the crimes of the hypocrite Maha Pancha and let the people of Champa know. Princess Xuanzhen is the real heir, and the Ming army is the reinforcements that Princess Xuanzhen invited to dispel the hostility of the common people."

General Shi Li couldn't help laughing. To such an extent, the Ming army still wanted to appease the people?

In this world, what matters is success and defeat. As long as you win, everything you say is right, and what do ordinary people know? At that time, they will support you.

In this situation, it's fine if you don't need to help yourself.

After all, in things like siege, the defender must have the upper hand. If Maha Pancha can't shrink back like it did against the Annan people, I don't know how many people will die.

The others thought roughly the same as General Shi Li, they didn't have to die, and they got credit for their merits, it was a free pick!

As a result, the Zhancheng army began to pull out the camp, turned south, and went to appease the people along the way.

The Ming army drove straight in, crossed the Hengshan Pass, and came all the way to the royal capital of Champa.

When Maha Pancha got the news, his face was full of disbelief.

what's the situation?
Where are my [-] soldiers and horses?
Even if it's [-] pigs, if you kill them on the road, you'll have to kill them for ten or eight days, right?

Why did they suddenly come to the city again!

Hey, why did I say again...

Now, he has no choice. If the Ming army breaks the city, he will follow in the footsteps of King Annan, and he will die without a place to die.

Then... negotiate a peace?
Yes, make peace!

Maha Pancha hurriedly arranged for messengers to go out of the city to discuss peace.

The name of this person is Linga, and his identity is not simple. He is the khasa official of Champa, also known as the oracle, and is in charge of the national education.

Champa people believe in Brahmanism, and believe that Shiva is the supreme god, and Champa is the spokesperson of God in the mortal world, and the name of Champa comes from this.

The status of the Hesa ​​officer is second only to Champa, roughly equivalent to that Champa is the high priest, and she will not show up easily on non-important occasions.

On weekdays, the will of the gods is conveyed by the official Hesa, whose status is equivalent to that of the Minister of Rites in the Ming Dynasty.

Linga arrived in front of the Ming army and revealed his identity.

Li Kechang recognized this person, but when it came to the diplomacy between the two countries, he didn't dare to make good claims, so he brought him to the coach Zhang Fu.

Since Linga arrived at the Ming army's position, he has looked arrogant.

This is because he once studied the beliefs of the Han people, but found that although the Han people also enshrined many gods, there were all kinds of gods, and there were all kinds of gods, and they didn't look like real gods.

For example, there are those who are responsible for giving birth, those who are responsible for going out to sea to fish, and those who are dedicated to guarding the stove... Whose god is squatting on the stove all the time?

To eat ashes?
In contrast, as the most loyal believer of Shiva, he is at least half a god, so why should he be afraid of mortals?
"I am Linga, the Hesa ​​officer of the Champa Kingdom, and I have come to negotiate with you according to the order of His Majesty the King."

Linga spoke Champa language, Zhang Fu couldn't understand it, but when he saw this person's arrogant appearance, he felt a little angry.

Fan Lai translated it in a low voice at the side, Zhang Fu frowned even more after listening, and said: "Okay, the old man just asks, when I sent troops in Ming Dynasty to help you repel the invading enemy, what your king promised, Why do you want to regret it?"

Linga also had an interpreter here, but after listening to it, he burst out laughing.

Zhang Fu was puzzled and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Linga's laughter gradually turned into sarcasm, and he said strangely: "You claim to be a kingdom of heaven and a country of etiquette, but you are doing the business of taking advantage of the fire and looting, and now you are still talking so shamelessly, it makes people laugh!"

Zhang Fu's old face turned dark, and he said, "Come here, beat this guy up, I'll see him get angry!"

"You...what are you doing?"

When Linga saw that he was about to make a move, he became anxious.

"The two countries are at war, if you don't kill them, how can you..."

"No, I can't help it!"

Zhang Fu and the others didn't even have time for the soldiers to do it, so they stepped forward, grabbed the opponent's collar, and punched that angry face with an old fist.

boom!
A fist the size of a sandbag hit Linga's nose, blood spattered immediately.

He screamed in pain, yelling indiscriminately: "You are really... savages, unreasonable..."

Zhang Fu didn't need an interpreter at all, he knew that this guy didn't say anything good, and then he punched him twice again, making Linga find his teeth all over the floor, begging for mercy repeatedly.

"I don't even look at where this is, what kind of thing are you, dare to act wild here?"

"Wrong, I, I was wrong..."

Linga no longer dared to be arrogant, lying on the ground, repeatedly begging for mercy.

"Your mother, now that you know how to beg for mercy, what about that eccentric face just now?"

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

Zhang Fu raised his leg again and kicked him out.

"Go back and tell Maha Pancha that I only give him one day. If he doesn't leave the city and surrender within one day, then you should know what will happen to King Annan, right?"

"Yes Yes……"

…………

Maha Pancha was waiting for news in the city, but what he waited for was a man who had been beaten like a pig's head.

"Are you... Linga?"

"Your Majesty!"

Linga was full of grievances and cried into tears.

Maha Pancha hurriedly asked, "How did this happen?"

Ling Jia cried and said: "The Ming army is unreasonable. When I arrived at the camp, I was brutally beaten by the opponent. It is simply inhuman..."

"Have you seen their coach?"

"seen!"

Linga cried even harder: "I was beaten by that person!"

Maha Pancha asked again: "Did you tell us about our conditions?"

"I just revealed my identity, and before I had time to negotiate the terms, they attacked me..."

Looking at Linga's swollen pig-headed face, Maha Pancha was terrified.

If I knew it earlier, so what if I handed over Saigon Port to them?
Fortunately, for a mere port, the whole city of Champa will be gone!

"Your Majesty, they also said..."

"What did you say?"

"Say, say... Within a day, let you go out of the city and surrender, otherwise..."

Otherwise, there is no need to say anything, everyone understands.

Maha Pancha is as anxious as ants on a hot pot. The Ming army is serious about it. What should I do?

In desperation, he had no choice but to go to the temple in person and ask Champo to come out of the mountain, trying to negotiate a second time with the Ming army.

Champo's status in Champa is second only to the king, and sometimes even higher than the king's prestige.

…………

Champo personally visited the camp of the Ming army.

Zhang Fu looked at this person. He was dressed in strange clothes, and there were patterns painted on his face with unknown paints. He looked messy and mysterious.

When Fan Lai saw this person, his expression suddenly became tense.

"His Royal Highness, this is Champo, who holds a high status in the hearts of Champa."

Zhang Fu pursed his lips and said, "I don't care what kind of woman he is, you can ask him what he's here for?"

Fan Lai was very cautious in front of Zhan Po, asked a few words, and then turned around to convey.

"Champa came to negotiate on behalf of Maha Pancha. They said that they are willing to transfer Saigon Port to Daming. All the terms of trade and tax exemption that they promised before are all valid."

Zhang Fu chuckled and said, "Tell him, it's too late!"

Fan Lai came forward, and the two began chatting.

"Na Maha Pancha also said that he is willing to designate two more ports for the Ming Dynasty to use. In addition, he will give out 20 stones of rice, 5 taels of silver, and 5000 taels of gold to reward the Ming army as a token of gratitude for their assistance."

Zhang Fu smiled disapprovingly, and said, "Tell him, I don't need anything in Daming, so how can I send beggars with such a small amount of food?"

Fan Lai translated this sentence, and Zhan Po heard the words, her face became more serious, she pointed at Zhang Fu, and mumbled something.

"Your Highness, Cham Po said, said..."

Zhang Fu asked impatiently, "What are you talking about?"

Fanlai's face was pale, and he said cautiously: "It is said that Champa is the residence of God Shiva. If Daming forces it to occupy it, God Shiva will be enraged and bring down the plague, and no one will survive..."

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Fu laughed out loud, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

Zhanpo asked with a sullen face, "What are you laughing at?"

Fan Lai translated this sentence, but Zhang Fu said: "I didn't laugh at him, I laughed at you!"

"Laugh at me... what?"

"Can you use your brain to think about it, if that god really exists, and really looks down on the world from a high sky, why didn't Annan kingdom attack Champa, take away the king of Champa and approach the city, why didn't he show his anger? ?”

Fan Lai suddenly realized, yes, why?

Is it because my heart is not sincere enough?

Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind.

This obviously means that the so-called God does not exist at all!
However, from childhood to adulthood, the environment in which he grew up and the influence of the people around him made him extremely devout in his belief in Lord Shiva.

Now someone suddenly told him that all of this was a lie and a lie to you. At this moment, it was hard for him to accept...

Seeing that Zhang Fu had no fear, Zhan Po was even more angry, and shouted: "God Shiva has the power to destroy, your actions have offended the gods, and when the plague comes, everyone will die in this land superior!"

Zhang Fu said angrily: "This bastard is still cursing us, come here, hit me!"

Those personal soldiers had long been displeased with this guy, and immediately rushed forward.

Champa did not expect such a result, even when the Annans attacked the city, they did not dare to destroy the temple.

And these Han people are so disrespectful to the gods...

Seeing this scene, Fan Lai suddenly felt a little unbelievable, and the faith in his heart began to collapse.

What gods, in the face of absolute power, are hot chickens!
(End of this chapter)