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

Chapter 275

King Sulu smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and shook his head.

Jin Yingdun felt dissatisfied, and said eccentrically, "Could it be that the Sulu Kingdom does not want to do business with Daming?"

King Su Lu hurriedly said: "Don't blame the envoy, it's really... there are difficulties..."

"What's the problem? You are the majestic king of a country, can someone make things difficult for you?"

"Ugh!"

King Sulu sighed, and said, "Ever since Daming announced the opening of the sea half a year ago, merchant ships have sailed past here, but they were stopped by Lu Song on the way, and the goods were forcibly intercepted."

"Luzon is still robbing your ship?"

Jin Ying is not very familiar with these countries in Southeast Asia. In his impression, the so-called Luzon and Sulu seem to have no difference except their names.

Therefore, when he heard that Lu Song State was still bullying Su Lu State, he was more or less surprised.

King Sulu smiled wryly and said, "It's not a robbery either, it means intercepting the goods, buying them at a low price, and then transporting them to Ningbo to sell them at a high price."

Jin Ying understands, to put it bluntly, it is Lu Song who bullies people!
As for why Su Lu didn't dare to speak up after being bullied, the reason is not difficult to guess.

Can't beat it!

Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind...

After the banquet, King Sulu specially sent someone to send Jin Ying and others back to rest.

As far as King Sulu is concerned, he did an impeccable job. There were 80 or [-] people, all of whom were arranged with high-quality rooms, and chief officials such as Jin Ying and Tang Xiaozhong even arranged luxurious suites.

Moreover, there is a special person to serve and serve tea and water.

Jin Ying didn't sleep, and knocked on Tang Xiaozhong's door overnight.

At this time, Tang Xiaozhong was a little drunk and was about to go to bed, so he asked with some resentment: "What's the matter, Eunuch Jin?"

Jin Ying didn't speak, just pushed him in, turned around and closed the door.

Tang Xiaozhong suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right, subconsciously tightened his clothes, and said, "Elder-in-law, it's midnight, what's your order... why don't we talk about it tomorrow?"

Jin Ying sat down by herself, poured a cup of tea, and smelled it.

"This is Tieguanyin from Quanzhou. Since the Sulu Kingdom and our dynasty did not have direct trade relations, it is presumably bought by the Luzon Kingdom and sold to the Sulu Kingdom at a high price."

Tang Xiaozhong nodded with a blank expression, but didn't know what to say.

Jin Ying glanced at him, pointed to the bench in front of him: "Sit down and talk!"

Tang Xiaozhong shook his head, then nodded, but sat on the head of the bed, deliberately keeping a distance from Jin Ying.

On weekdays, he prided himself on being clean, and when he saw eunuchs, he basically didn't look directly at them.

Eunuch, what good things can I have?

Later, when we went to sea together, we experienced life and death, and the situation changed a little bit for the better.

Tonight's situation made him panic.

I heard that eunuchs will change psychologically due to their physical disabilities. Could it be that...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.

The old man doesn't like this tone, so hurry up and leave!
Jin Ying didn't notice it, because he had been thinking about something when he came back from the dinner.

In the fifth year of Yongle, when Zhang Fuzheng Annan returned, he brought some smart and handsome boys and sent them to the palace.

Jin Ying was one of them. At that time, he was still very young.

However, he witnessed the rise of a patriarch-level eunuch, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, Zheng He!
The feat of seven voyages to the West has been the ceiling of the eunuch world throughout the ages.

Including Wang Zhen, who later became powerful and powerful, always followed Zheng He as an example, hoping to make contributions, but he went astray...

Ever since she went to sea, Jin Ying has been fantasizing that even if she can't complete the feat of seven voyages to the West, she can do it once or twice.

The result is that just after arriving in Sulu, the boat was destroyed... almost died!

Although it was a great feat to capture King Champa by luck and escort him back to the capital, he was still not reconciled.

On the contrary, what King Su Lu said at the dinner touched him deeply.

"Bachelor Tang, our family is here to ask you, do you want to make contributions?"

Hearing this, Tang Xiaozhong relaxed a little, nodded and said, "Think!"

Jin Ying said expressionlessly: "You have already made a big mistake about Haitu, and almost caused a boatload of people to be buried with you. Have you thought about how to deal with business after you return to Beijing?"

Tang Xiaozhong thought to himself, could it be that he wants to use this matter to blackmail me and force me to submit?

"What my father-in-law said is very true, but Tang is getting old, and this body..."

Jin Ying suddenly became excited, stood up, and walked towards the bed: "Since you are getting older, you must hurry up!"

Tang Xiaozhong shrank back subconsciously: "No... Father-in-law, you have something to say..."

Jin Ying grabbed him and said, "The opportunity to make contributions is here!"

"No, no... what?"

Tang Xiaozhong suddenly realized, what meritorious deeds?
Jin Ying said: "At the dinner, what did King Sulu say, do you still remember?"

"Dinner, King Sulu..."

Tang Xiaozhong tried hard to remember, but still shook his head.

Jin Ying had no choice but to say: "He said that Lu Song bullied Su Lu all the year round!"

Tang Xiaozhong nodded and asked, "So what?"

Jin Ying smiled and said, "Suppose the Su Lu Kingdom could not bear the humiliation and raised troops to resist?"

"If you resist...you will definitely not be able to defeat Lu Song, otherwise, you would have resisted long ago!"

"Okay, Su Lu Kingdom can't beat it, will it ask Daming for help?"

Tang Xiaozhong thought for a while and said, "If the two countries go to war, my Daming will definitely focus on mediation."

"The mediation failed?"

"Then, then..."

Tang Xiaozhong hesitated for a moment, then continued: "Eunuch, do you want to say that Daming will send troops to help Su Lu, the old man thought that it was almost impossible."

"Why?"

"The reason is very simple. Sulu Kingdom is a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, but Luzon is also a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the emperor will send imperial envoys to mediate between the two countries, and will not send troops rashly."

Jin Ying asked again: "If you were the king of Sulu, and it seemed that you could not defeat Lu Song, and Daming only intervened and did not send troops, what would you do?"

Tang Xiaozhong was very puzzled, thinking how much wine did you drink at night, what kind of questions are you asking?

The more Jin Ying spoke, the more excited he became. Seeing that Tang Xiaozhong didn't answer, he said to himself: "If King Sulu writes a letter, willing to donate the territory and bring Sulu Kingdom into the territory of Ming Dynasty, at this time, do you think the emperor will send troops?"

After Tang Xiaozhong listened, he suddenly froze.

After a while, he murmured: "My father-in-law is very resourceful!"

Jin Ying returned to the chair and picked up the teacup here: "What happened to you and me after going to sea is already embarrassing enough. Although you can pick up a Champa King to make a difference, the voyage to the West was screwed up after all. If Sulu can be merged into Ming Dynasty, you and I will be able to expand the territory, what do you think?"

Tang Xiaozhong has fallen into deep thought. His whole life, from the time he was admitted as a Jinshi to this day, has hardly left the Imperial Academy, dealing with various manuscripts of literature and history every day.

I thought that my life would be like this, but unexpectedly, by accident, I was sent out to sea to explore the waterway for the Western Fleet.

However, when he got to sea, he realized how wrong he was.

After returning to Beijing, punishment is unavoidable. As Jin Ying said, even if he picks up Champa King, he can't make up for his faults, it's just that the punishment will be lighter.

However, if Sulu can be merged into Ming Dynasty, it will be completely different!

According to the news just received, the Ming Dynasty has completely occupied Annan and Champa, and Sulu and these two countries are across the sea, and they are just connected.

Jin Ying finished drinking the tea in the cup and asked, "Bachelor Tang, why are you still hesitating?"

Tang Xiaozhong nodded heavily, and said, "Eunuch, just tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Jin Ying smiled with satisfaction, and said: "Our family is a rough man. In this life, we will only serve others and are not good at words. The next thing is that you need to communicate with King Sulu. Whether you can get it or not depends on Scholar Tang!"

Tang Xiaozhong got up and saluted: "Don't worry, father-in-law, if this matter cannot be done, I, Tang, will not leave!"

On the second day, Jin Ying took a few godsons and took a good tour of Sulu. It was midsummer at this time, and there were all kinds of fruits, which made people feel good.

From this day on, Tang Xiaozhong turned on the justice envoy mode and fooled King Su Lu for a good meal.

He was born as a Jinshi, and when it comes to eloquence, he thinks he doesn't belong to anyone.

Only three days later, the idea of ​​resisting Luzon's oppression rose in King Sulu's heart.

However, such a major national event cannot be decided by him alone.

In fact, there are three kings who control the power of the Sulu Kingdom, namely the East King, the West King and the Dong King. Among them, the East King has the greatest power.

The East King who was buried in Daming was the grandfather of the current King Sulu.

Soon, King Xi and King Dong were summoned.

Over the years, Su Lu had been oppressed by Lu Song, so he dared not speak out. Now when he heard that he wanted to resist and get Da Ming's support, he couldn't help but feel a little hopeful, and at the same time, he was also very worried.

It is impossible for the military strength of the Sulu Kingdom to compete with Luzon in any case, in other words, it must not be able to defeat it.

The crux of the problem is whether Daming will send troops to help.

If Daming didn't send troops, wouldn't that be the end of the game?
Therefore, the three hesitated and were unable to make a decision for a long time.

At this time, Tang Xiaozhong's three-inch tongue began to play a role again. He talked endlessly, quoted the scriptures, and exhausted the translator. Finally, the emotions of the three kings were all aroused and they decided to resist Lu Song. oppression.

Seeing that the time was right, Jin Ying and others took King Zhancheng with them and returned to Beijing to return to their orders.

Tang Xiaozhong volunteered to stay. In his capacity, he could at least represent Daming's support for Su Lu.

On the side of Lu Song Kingdom, Su Lu was used to being bullied and bullied. Now that the other party suddenly jumped up and resisted, they became impatient and sent [-] soldiers and horses to conquer Su Lu in the south.

The two countries began to fight, Sulu's forces were weak and kept retreating, while Luzon was pressing harder and harder.

Su Lu couldn't sit still, found Tang Xiaozhong, and asked, "May I ask the envoy, when will the Celestial Dynasty send troops?"

Tang Xiaozhong was not in a hurry, and said: "Regarding the situation here, the old man has already written the memorial, and sent someone to send it to the capital."

King Su Lu was worried, and said: "Lu Song's army is suppressing the border. If the Celestial Dynasty doesn't send troops, I'm afraid...it won't be able to hold on..."

"When it comes to war, the emperor will not rashly decide. He will definitely hold a court meeting to solicit the opinions of other ministers."

"This... until when?"

"It's hard to say. If everyone agrees, the money and food for the expedition, um... about half a year will be enough."

"Half a year?"

King Sulu felt like he was going crazy, the grass on my grave was half a foot high in half a year, and you still sent troops, please ask!

Tang Xiaozhong smiled and said: "This is a smooth situation. If someone objects, or there is a problem when collecting grain and grass, it will be difficult to say."

King Sulu suddenly realized, is this bad old man fooling me?

At the beginning, it was you who told us to resist, if we couldn't beat it, don't be afraid, there is Daming too!
Now people are almost calling at the door of the house, you tell me, we have to wait for half a year?
I can wait, but will Luzon wait?
Thinking of this, King Su Lu really wanted to strangle this bad old man, but he didn't dare...

"My lord, can you think of a way, I really can't hold on any longer!"

Tang Xiaozhong thought for a while and said, "There is a way...it's not that there is no way, it's just..."

As soon as King Sulu heard that there was hope, he hurriedly said, "Please tell me!"

"The old man can only give you some suggestions, but as for whether it will work, I can't guarantee it."

King Su Lu thought to himself, who had promised me that with the support of Ming Dynasty, Lu Song would be defeated, but now there is no guarantee?

Alas, there is no way, who wants to ask others now, bear with it!
Tang Xiaozhong continued: "The emperor called a group of ministers to discuss. Everyone will definitely consider whether to send troops and when to send troops. The conditions for consideration are nothing more than expenditure and income..."

King Sulu's heart trembled, and an ominous premonition suddenly appeared...

"...Wars cost money. Sending troops to Luzon requires a sea route, which requires a large number of ships and costs more. The rations, weapons and equipment, and ammunition supplies of the soldiers... these are not small numbers."

King Sulu hurriedly said: "As long as the Celestial Dynasty is willing to send troops and supplies, we can provide them here!"

Tang Xiaozhong waved his hand and said, "Material supply is only one aspect. The most important thing is what kind of impact this battle will have. Luzon and Daming have a good relationship. Just because of sending troops to Sulu, Daming will fight each other. This reason does not seem to be sufficient, when the emperor convenes a court meeting, there will definitely be objections from the ministers. If everyone's opinions are not unified, it may be difficult to achieve results in a short time."

The more King Sulu listened, the more anxious he became: "My envoy, you should find a way, come..."

While talking, he waved, and someone came over carrying a big box.

Tang Xiaozhong peeked at it, and it took two strong men to lift a box, and it was very laborious. It seemed that the weight was not light.

King Sulu waved his hand again, and the box opened. Suddenly, all kinds of yellow and white things, jewels and emeralds...

Tang Xiaozhong couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, smiled, and said: "Your Highness, don't be polite, the old man is willing to stay here just to help Su Lu overcome the difficulties together. Just now we said that fighting is a big deal. If you want the emperor to send troops as soon as possible ,unless……"

King Sulu hurriedly asked, "Unless what?"

"unless……"

Tang Xiaozhong glanced at him, and said slowly: "Unless Lu Song sends troops to attack, it is Daming's land!"

(End of this chapter)