Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 10: The Ming army has arrived. Do not move. If you move, your country will be destroyed.
During the day, the cooler evening is the most important time for Hongsha Kingdom, as children and novices will also attend evening classes at this time.

The Hongsha Kingdom scheduled the alliance ceremony to take place when the sun was setting in the sky.

The ceremony was hastily completed, so they had to build a platform about ten feet high. There was not even enough time to build the pagoda that Hongsha Kingdom had to build every time there was a major event.

Two white elephants are painted with the image of the sun god and Buddha, draped in colorful silk, and their saddles are inlaid with gold and silver. They stand on both sides of the platform like two white mountains.

There are also two elephants standing quietly on both sides with golden umbrellas on their heads, and the colorful tassels of the golden umbrellas flutter in the autumn wind.

First, eminent monks from major temples chanted scriptures, and then the kings and ministers of Hongsha knelt on the ground and prayed to the Buddha, gods and ancestors.

Then the officials of Ludao came forward and talked about the exchanges between Ming Kingdom and Hongsha since ancient times. They mentioned the wars between the two countries many times and publicized Pingdali's great achievements in conquering Luchuan, which far surpassed his ancestors Mang Yinglong Mang Yingli and his father King Talong.

Then Zhu Cixuan presented the letter of credence, formally accepting Pingdali as his father.

Both sides climbed onto the high platform to swear an oath, swore an alliance with blood, and exchanged tokens. The Buddhist masters quoted from scriptures and wrote the oath on golden palm leaves, which were then engraved on a monument by the slaves of the Hongsha royal family.

Ping Dali smiled and took Zhu Cixuan's hand as they entered the Glazed Palace. "Now that our two countries have formed an alliance, we should restore the peace we once had."

"My son is still young and kind-hearted. He should be like the Buddhist brothers in the Four Part Vinaya, avoiding hatred and jealousy and loving and forgiving each other."

Zhu Cixuan acted like he did to his boss right after graduation: "I only have my father in my eyes, no one else."

"My brother and I belong to the Xibo River and the Jinsha River, embracing each other but both under the control of our father."

That is to say, I only drew Lu Bu. If I had Li Shimin, I, Zhu Ming, could also learn from the Li Tang Dynasty and be friendly and respectful to my brothers.

A very satisfied Pingdali sat on the throne and smiled, pointing to the person opposite Zhu Cixuan and said, "Mao Cixuan, this is the Siamese envoy. He has come here at dawn and dusk to witness the alliance between our two countries."

"I just learned that when your Ming people entered Hongsha, some of them ended up in Siam. This is our fault."

"However, Siam wants to send some troops to Ava City to protect the Ming emperor, but it also looks down on us Hongsha."

"Those Dai Qing barbarians are said to be from the farther north. If their army were to attack, their soldiers would become ill and die from the unfamiliar climate and water. The Ming emperor would be absolutely safe and sound."

Zhu Cixuan looked at the Siamese envoy who lowered his head.

Pingdali's words have a specific meaning.

It is not referring to Dai Qing Gulun, but the army of Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan.

No matter how good a warrior he was, he would still face the dangers of miasma and heat in Hongshawadi. It would be impossible to destroy the Hongsha Kingdom, let alone rescue Emperor Yongli.

Persuade Siam, the second most loyal brother of the Ming Dynasty, to put away its little thoughts.

After beating him for a while, Pingdali laughed again and said, "Gong Xinwen's army should retreat north, from Mubang Chiang Mai to Siam, and wait for the king to send my brothers to recapture Chiang Mai County."

"Mao Cixuan, you can go with the Siamese envoy from Mataban in Lower Hongsa to the Mormyeon County of Siam. Once everything is settled, I will send someone to escort the Emperor of Ming and the chieftain of Mangshi to Siam."

No one would take Pindali's next words seriously?
What does it mean to be stable?

When Li Bai's army reached Annan from Siam, they retreated back to China via Lancang.

Mu Tianbo, who was standing beside Zhu Cixuan, tightly grasped the red robe that represented his identity as the Duke of Ming Dynasty.

As the king of Southeast Asia, he was manipulated by the vassal barbarian king. After entering the Glass Palace, he did not dare to look at the Siamese envoys and chieftains of various ethnic groups. The teasing looks of the Hongsha nobles at the banquet made him feel even more uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, father. I've received news that a prince of our Ming Dynasty, who lives on the Annan coast, raised a hundred thousand soldiers and a thousand ships to reclaim the old capital, the Southern Capital, years ago."

Upon hearing this, the hall suddenly fell silent, and the Hongsha nobles were stunned and terrified.

The Ming Empire still had other troops? A hundred thousand or so?
Gong Xinwen's army of 20,000 to 30,000 men had nearly destroyed Hongsha, so a 100,000-man army wouldn't easily destroy Toungoo. For a moment, the nobles were all fidgeting, their jokes hushed, and they once again faced the Ming monarch and his ministers respectfully.

Ping Dali's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the Han interpreter beside him. The Han interpreter hesitated for a few seconds and then told him about Zheng Yanping.

Ping Dali twisted his fat buttocks and said with some effort: "The Zheng family from the East China Sea in the Middle Earth. I have heard of their name in Hongsha."

"But wasn't Zheng Yanping defeated by Dai Qing Gulun and fled? The bereaved family is thousands of miles away from Hongshawadi. Your Highness should not look that far ahead."

Zhu Cixuan looked at the shocked Hongsha monarch and his ministers with a smile on his face. "Father, aren't the Portuguese, Dutch, and British in India tens of thousands of miles away? Maritime travel is ultimately fast and they'll arrive in no time."

"Father, I told you I have a route through Siam that's not too risky. I've already sent Zheng Yanping with hundreds of ships and thousands of troops to Siam to pick me and your Majesty."

Looking at the increasingly excited Crown Prince of Ming, Pingdali began to feel a little uneasy.

If Siam joined forces with Zheng Yenping's army, even if it was just over 10,000 people, it would have dealt a final blow to the precarious Hongsavadi.

But when he thought that he was in Ava City, the heart of Hongsha Kingdom, and there were no Ming troops within a hundred miles, Pingdali felt a little relieved.

Zhu Cixuan stood up and raised his wine glass towards Hongsha King Pingdali, and he felt his muscles begin to tense.

"Father, this feast reminds me of the past in Loulan, a thousand years ago in the Middle-earth."

A flustered Pindali asked, "A thousand years ago in the Middle-earth, was it the Han or Tang Dynasty?"

[Your fate is to offend fire, and the city you are in is on fire. ]

Zhu Cixuan drank the wine in his cup while waiting for Wei Bao to start a fire and cause commotion in the city.

"Father, do you know the story of Fu Jiezi from the Han Dynasty in our Central Plains?"

Pindali looked doubtful, and his heart became more and more uneasy: "What?"

At this moment, something strange happened. A cavalryman galloped to the palace gate and hurried up to the hall, shouting.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army has reached fifteen miles to the south."

Pingdali and the ministers of Hongsha Kingdom who were drinking happily at the banquet suddenly panicked and looked at the Crown Prince of Ming Kingdom in horror.

Didn’t Gong Xinwen’s army retreat to Pagan County, a hundred miles away?

Where did the Ming army come from?

Did Zheng Yanping really come from the sea?!

"Your Highness, our two countries have already stopped fighting!"

Zhu Cixuan was stunned for two seconds, as he didn't expect Li Dingguo to be so powerful. He took the embroidered spring knife that Mu Tianbo had secretly kept and kicked the coffee table away.

"Father, seventeen hundred years ago, Loulan refused to submit to the Central Plains, so Fu Jiezi killed its king to set an example for the world."

"Today, I want to follow Fu Jiezi's example."

"The Ming army has arrived. Do not move. If you move, your country will be destroyed!"

……

The Chinese generals searched for his descendants among the troops and handed them over to the Marquis of Pagan. Due to the large number of Chinese troops, a grandson, about 12 years old, was still missing. The Chinese generals told the Marquis of Pagan, "We will definitely send him there later. Don't worry." The Marquis of Pagan and his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were taken to Taedau in sedan chairs. At that time, panic broke out in Ava, believing the Chinese were attacking. — "The History of the Glass Palace"

(End of this chapter)