The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 110 Mo Zibu, you have planned this long ago

Chanthaburi is located in the easternmost part of later Thailand, bordering Cambodia.

At this time, Chanthaburi was the largest city in eastern Thailand and was responsible for defending against the Ha Tien Mok family.

In history, the Ha Tien Mo Clan fought against Taksin and was defeated because they failed to capture Chanthaburi.

So Mo Zi Bu was a little embarrassed. He knew that his father, Ou Tianci, really wanted to take over Chanthaburi, but at the same time, Taksin wanted to counterattack the Burmese and also needed Chanthaburi as a logistics base.

Zheng Xin found Mo Zibu and wanted to get the attitude of the Zun family from him.

The meaning is very clear. Zheng Xin not only hopes to take over Chanthaburi, but also wants to obtain security guarantees from Ngo Tien Ci.

To ensure that when he led his army westward to recapture Ayutthaya, the Ha Tien Ngo family would not stab him in the back.

Mo Zibu looked at Zheng Xin, hesitated for a moment, and decided to tell him the truth.

"Uncle, you should know that Hexian's terrain is long and narrow, with no depth. My father has been trying to expand Hexian's living space over the years.

With Siam now in great stead, it seems difficult for my father to pass up the opportunity to take over Chanthaburi."

Taksin nodded and said, "I know this is very difficult for Zibu, but please tell your father that Chanthaburi has been part of Siam for five or six hundred years, and the Khmer Empire is a thing of the past.

Even if he could temporarily seize Chanthaburi, the people below would not accept it, and no matter who sits on the throne of the King of Siam, they will send troops to fight for it.

"Uncle, what you said makes sense. I know this is the truth, but it does not exist in reality after all. It is just our speculation. It is difficult to impress my father with such words." Mo Zibu also acted helpless.

Zheng Xin was speechless for a moment. Indeed, no matter how much you talk, if you expect people to give up without showing any real results, it's no different from getting something for free. Ou Tianci will definitely not accept it.

The atmosphere fell into silence. Although Taksin was a second-generation Chinese and a Najin, his feelings for Siam were genuine. He truly regarded Siam as his motherland.

According to him, if he wanted to obtain Ou Tianci's consent, even if Chanthaburi could be preserved, he would still need to provide compensation in other places.

But even though the territory of Siam is not in his hands now, he does not want to cede a piece of it.

For a moment, Zheng Xin and Mo Zibu both fell into silence, but then a close servant knocked on the door outside.

"Phaya, Madam Loyang and the others have arrived. Should you go and greet them?"

Lady Luoyang is Zheng Xin's mother. When Zheng Xin heard that they had arrived safely in Rayong, a happy smile immediately appeared on his face, and Mo Zibu also took the opportunity to stand up.

"Uncle, I can finally put my worries to rest. Please go and greet them and take them to my place. I'll think about it here for a while."

Mo Zibu actually didn't think about anything else. His only thing now was to think about how to bring the matter to the topic of him becoming Zheng Xin's son-in-law.

In fact, it is very simple to ask the Nguyen family to guarantee the safety of Chanthaburi, or even to help Taksin take over Chanthaburi. That is, the two families will become relatives and send more gold, silver and jewelry from Siam.

We can even hold a Lu-Zheng alliance, invite all the prominent Chinese in Southeast Asia, and swear an oath of alliance in front of everyone.

The Nguyen family contributed money and effort to help Taksin restore Siam, and Taksin promised that after the restoration of the country, he would also contribute money and effort to help the Nguyen family go north to retake Gia Ding and even unify the old Champa territory.

But this is actually very difficult to do. It is not that it is difficult for Mo Zi Bu to marry Zheng Xin's daughter. It is actually not difficult.

Zheng Xin hasn't thought of this yet, it should be because Mo Zibu is too mature in his dealings with people.

Zheng Xin now simply regards Mo Zibu as a player of the same level as him.

He really didn't realize that although Mo Zibu had two thousand elite soldiers on land and sea and his territory covered hundreds of miles, he was actually only nineteen years old, only six years older than his daughter.

And even though his nominal wife was chopped into pieces by Mo Zibu, Mo Zibu can still be said to be unmarried.

Once he realized this, Zheng Xin would probably be happy to accept a son-in-law like Mo Zi Bu.

Therefore, the difficulty mentioned above is that once Zheng Xin accepted the manpower and material resources of the Ou family to restore the country, it would inevitably make the Ou family's influence penetrate deeper into Siam, and it would also inevitably lead to the Ou family and other western Guangdong people going to Siam to compete with the Chaozhou people for food.

Secondly, although everyone knows that the Zun family has taken back Jiading, it cannot be made public immediately.

Even though the Nguyen family of Quang Nam was on its last legs, it was still a regional power with an army of 50,000 and a population of 3 million.

If a fight breaks out immediately, the Ou family will not only be in a morally unfair position, but they may not be able to defeat Guangnan.

Because the people of Guangnan saw things differently when vassal officials like the Ngu family rose up to fight against their overlord than when peasants like Nguyen Hue rose up among their own people.

The former is that our younger brothers are rebelling and outsiders are coming to attack us, so let's all teach them a lesson together.

The latter is Emperor Guangzhong who is acting on behalf of Heaven. Let's all join me in rebelling against him.

Therefore, in order for the Ou family to take back Jiading, they had to wait for the right time, and wait until the Five Battalions of Guangnan acted tyrannically in Hexian and aroused public anger, and then "angrily" launch an uprising to win widespread sympathy.

Otherwise, not only would it take a long war to retake Jiading, but Mo Zibu's seizure of the Nguyen family's foundation would also seem unjustified.

Mo Zibu really didn't expect that he would get stuck here.

But after two days, Mo Zibu was not worried at all. He even sighed deeply in the room.

My father is Ou Tianci!

He is good at everything. He is good at managing domestic affairs, doing business and promoting the economy. He can even write poetry and his literary accomplishment is beyond doubt.

However, in terms of military and diplomacy, it is really lacking.

In other words, although he is mediocre in military affairs, he is still an average person, but his diplomacy and vision are really hard to praise.

Just say that Mo Zibu has followed Zheng Xin to Rayong City, then it is not difficult to guess Zheng Xin’s next step.

We must take Chanthaburi and build up strength to resist the Burmese army. At this time, with Chanthaburi separated by a mountain, Ha Tien and Mo Tse Po have such a strong relationship. You should send people over quickly!
Send someone to talk to you. Will you help Taksin take over Chanthaburi, or provide security?

Even if you want to join forces with Mo Zi Buri to destroy Taksin and annex Chanthaburi, you have to take action.

Mo Zibu waited here for two full days, but He Xian didn't show up.

Moreover, it is not convenient for Mo Zibu to send people to Hexian now. Once you send people, even if Zheng Xin is not suspicious, the Chaozhou people under Zheng Xin will definitely be worried, wondering whether Mo Zibu wants to harm Zheng Xin or something.

Alas, this is just like in history. When Taksin wanted to attack Chanthaburi, Ha Tien did not take action.

Taksin conquered Chanthaburi, and Ha Tien took in the fleeing Phraya Chanthaburi, but still did not take action.

Taksin made a desperate attempt and spent all his money to recapture Ayutthaya, but Ha Tien still did not take action.

While Taksin fought wars in the south and the north, working hard to quell the separatist forces in Siam, Ha Tien remained unmoved.

Well, by the time Taksin's martial arts skills were perfected and he had become a great anti-Burmese hero in the hearts of the Siamese people, and he unified the country and ascended the throne, Ha Tien took action, and was defeated miserably, almost being wiped out in one wave.

Mo Zibu is really overwhelmed.

. . . .

"Fifth Young Master, Prince Xin is hosting a family dinner at his residence tonight and has specially invited you to attend."

At the door, Chen Hui, wearing a Thai long skirt and with a soft voice, appeared in front of Mo Zibu.

Mo Zibu's eyes lit up involuntarily. This girl was truly beautiful. Her temperament and appearance were somewhat reminiscent of the Taiwanese beauty Chen Derong in later generations. She was a very classical beauty.

However, Mo Zibu only admired it for a moment and then looked away.

Having experienced such a tragic past, they should still be very sensitive about this aspect, so it is better not to provoke them.

So he tried to make his voice as gentle as possible, "Then please wait a moment, Sister Hui. I'll change my clothes and then go with you."

Chen Hui blinked her eyes and looked at Mo Zibu's receding back. She suddenly felt like laughing. She was two years older than Mo Zibu.

But then she felt at ease. The man in the distance made her feel respected and relaxed like she had never felt before.

When Mo Zibu followed Chen Hui into Zheng Xin's mansion, the banquet had already been set up, but it had not yet started. It seemed that they were waiting for Mo Zibu.

And this was indeed a family dinner. Apart from Mo Zi Bu, there were only his uncle Zheng Mo Sai, Zheng Min Cheng, the son of Zheng Tai of Phraya Phetchaburi, who was considered Taksin's nephew, and Tong, who grew up and studied with Taksin and had a certain blood relationship with him.

The others including Chen Lian, Luan Siwalakan, Pai Jingyin and others were not there.

It can be said that except for Mo Zibu, everyone else is Zheng Xin's own relative.

As soon as Mo Zibu stepped into the banquet hall, the sound of drums and music immediately began.

Zheng Xin's mother Luo Yang, Zheng Xin's four wives and concubines, as well as the eldest son A Shui, the eldest daughter Shi Shi and seven or eight other people were preparing to bow to Mo Zi Bu to express their gratitude.

Mo Zibu hurriedly tried to stop him. It was okay for others, but Zheng Xin's mother bowing to him was something she really couldn't bear.

When Zheng Xin saw that Mo Zibu refused to accept it, he came forward to persuade him personally.

"If it weren't for Zi Bu's rescue, my family and I would have been separated forever. You should accept this gift."

Mo Zibu shook his head rapidly. No matter whether Zheng Xin was sincere or just pretending, he couldn't accept it.

Seeing that the situation was at an impasse, a clear voice was heard saying:
"Since Brother Zibu feels that this is against etiquette, why not let Shishi express her gratitude to you on behalf of our father?"

Mo Zibu had actually set his sights on this little girl a long time ago, because among the girls present, she was the only one who fit the description of Zheng Xin's eldest daughter.

Although the little girl is a little dark, her eyes are lively, especially her eyes, which turn into a crescent moon when she smiles, making her look more approachable and charming. Her appearance, which originally only had a score of six, can be raised to a score of seven.

"It's winter, the ground is cold, and I can't bear to let my sister Shishi bow down to it.

Brother, I'm thirsty after all this travel. It would be great if Sister Shishi could offer me a bowl of wine to dispel the cold and dampness."

After listening to this, Shishi glanced at Zheng Xin. Seeing that he had no objection, she immediately walked over gracefully and poured a full bowl of wine.

Then he handed it to Mo Zibu carefully and with a bit of cunning, looking like a little fox that had just stolen something.

"Shishi!" When her mother saw her pour such a full bowl of wine, she immediately scolded her.

Mo Zibu laughed heartily, "Sister Shishi is really worried about me!"

After saying that, he reached out to take the wine bowl. Maybe it was because he had been a vegetarian for too long, or maybe it was because he had done too much psychological preparation, but at that moment, I, Mo Dalongtou, really regarded the person in front of me as a close person around me.

At this time, a thirteen-year-old girl can already understand a lot. The marriageable age of girls in Zhenla and Siam is based on the first menstruation, which is basically around twelve or thirteen years old.

Shishi's cheeks flushed, and she suddenly didn't dare to look at Mo Zibu.

Mo Zibu immediately came to his senses and chanted "Amitabha" several times.

Damn, she is a thirteen-year-old girl. It is not allowed to smelt copper, even if it is reasonable and legal at this time.

So he suddenly picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Zheng Xin was a little stunned. He had never thought about Mo Zibu's age.

Now, seeing the blush on his daughter's face and Mo Zibu's eyes, Zheng Xin finally came to his senses.

Good man, no wonder you have to call me uncle when we meet. Are you waiting for me here?
(End of this chapter)