My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 383 Backstab
When Chen Zuyi fled into the palace with his confidants, all of Parameswara's fantasies were completely shattered.

The arrogant Chen Zuyi, who had dominated Malacca for many years, was really defeated!
What should I do? The Ming army is about to attack us. What should I do?
Chen Zuyi was much calmer than him. He ordered the pirates to guard the palace gate and never let the Ming army in.

He believed that even if the Ming army was invincible, it still had to consider the face of the vassal state. It would not just break into the palace, right?

As for what to do in the future, he thought quickly. The only one who could save him now was Parameswara.

As a king of Srivijaya with a different surname, he was conferred the title by Parameswara himself, and the interests of both parties had long been tied together.

As long as the Ming Dynasty does not plan to launch a full-scale attack on Srivijaya and completely overthrow the king, then he still has hope of survival.

No matter what, the Ming Dynasty is still the Celestial Empire. It should have some dignity and would not completely turn against the royal family of Srivijaya for its own sake, right?
If Xu Da were here, he might have considered it more and taken the prestige and reputation of the Ming Dynasty into consideration in everything he did. However, despite all his calculations, he did not expect that the first troops to enter the city and arrive at the palace were the Second Battalion of the Ming Army's Musket Battalion, which had long since separated from the main force.

The Second Battalion was Xu Huizu's direct troops. Under Xu Huizu's influence, it had always been known for its calmness, but that was under the premise that Xu Huizu was present.

Now that Xu Huizu is not around, Qian Benyi, leading all the soldiers of the Second Battalion, has completely let himself go.

Palembang City is neither big nor small. Under the guidance of Deng Zibing, the soldiers of the second battalion traveled through the city for a while before arriving at the royal palace.

Although they encountered some lone pirates along the way, they were quickly dealt with, and the little disturbance did not affect their progress.

Although this palace does not look as grand and majestic as the imperial palace in Yingtian Prefecture, it is also unique.

Its walls are built with solid bluestone and the roof is covered with golden teak. The exterior of the palace combines intricate ivory carvings and gem inlays, sparkling in the sun, and the carved beams and painted buildings are full of exotic style.

However, the soldiers of the Second Battalion were in no mood to appreciate the exotic architectural style. What they were facing were the nervous palace guards and even more nervous pirates!

The current situation was not something Deng Zibing could handle. When he saw that the Ming army had been sent there and was about to escape, he was stopped by Qian Benyi.

"Brother Deng, don't leave in a hurry. We don't speak the language of Srivijaya, so we need your help in translating."

"what!"

Deng Zibing was stunned. Being an interpreter for the Ming army was really a task he was forced to do.

Chen Zuyi is not worried now. A dying person is not worth mentioning, but the royal family of Srivijaya is not someone he can afford to offend!
He led the Ming army into the palace and served as an interpreter for the Ming army. It would be fine if the Ming army was there, but once the Ming army went back, his Deng family would be in trouble.

Without waiting for Deng Zibing's response, Qian Benyi shouted, "I am Qian Benyi, a captain of the Second Battalion of the Navy's Musket Battalion of the Ming Dynasty. I have come to the Srivijaya Palace to capture the evil pirate Chen Zuyi. If you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for having a blind bullet in my gun!"

After saying that, Chen Zuyi looked at Deng Zibing and motioned him to start translating. Deng Zibing wiped his sweaty forehead, gritted his teeth, and gave it a try!
The situation is stronger than the people. Now the Ming army is the most terrifying one. We can't afford to offend him. The worst that can happen is that we can just go back to Ming with the Ming army!

So he plucked up his courage and repeated Qian Benyi's words in the local language.

The pirates and the guards looked at each other, and while the guards were still hesitating, the pirates raised their weapons and started screaming.

Deng Zibing was about to translate, but Qian Benyi said, "No need, I already understand what they mean!" As he spoke, Qian Benyi saw some of the pirates picked up bows and arrows and aimed at the Ming army!
"Everyone take cover and prepare for battle!"

Qian Benyi shouted loudly and pulled Deng Zibing aside. Without him shouting, the other Ming army soldiers were already ready to fight.

With a "swoosh" sound, the pirates shot out sharp arrows. The soldiers who could not find cover immediately fell to the ground. At the same time, they began to shoot at the pirates at a high speed.

"bang bang bang"

Suddenly, crisp gunshots rang out in Palembang City, and the people were immediately panicked and ran back home.

At this time, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others led the first, third and fourth musket battalions to the gate of Palembang and were preparing to enter the city.

This time, the defenders at the city gate were very experienced. They turned their heads away and pretended that they saw nothing and knew nothing.

Xu Da and others were stunned, but they didn't care about anything else and hurried into the city. They heard gunshots in the distance and thought it was not good. It must be that the group of idiots in the second battalion had a direct conflict with the people in the palace!
These idiots, please don’t beat the king to death. If the king is dead, it will be difficult for you to report to Your Majesty.

Just as Xu Da and others were rushing to the palace in a hurry, a fierce battle was taking place in front of the palace gate.

The moment the guns sounded, the palace guards ran into the palace tacitly, leaving the pirates behind to fight the Ming army alone.

But this group of pirates were no match for the Ming army even at their peak, let alone at this moment, they could not even think of stopping the attack of the Ming army.

The Ming army soldiers moved forward while shooting. The only thing they had to pay attention to was the arrows shot by the pirates and not be hit by the stones thrown by the pirates.

Before long, corpses of pirates were lying all over the ground in front of the palace gate. Inside the palace, Parameswara heard the fierce gunfire outside and felt very nervous.

The Ming army really attacked!

Looking at the palace guards who escaped, Parameswara's heart beat faster and faster. It seemed that the Ming army really didn't care about the face of the foreign countries and really wanted to put him to death!

Who is responsible for all this?
Suddenly, he looked at Chen Zuyi. It was all because of this damn bastard. If he hadn't provoked the Ming Dynasty for no reason, why would the Ming Dynasty have come all the way to attack Srivijaya?
He didn't want to die in such an unclear way, and suddenly, a vicious plan came to his mind.

Perhaps, if he tied up Chen Zuyi and handed him over to the Ming army, and then personally apologized to the Ming Dynasty, he might be able to save his life!

That’s right. The more Parameswara thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him. It was this damn pirate who offended the Ming Dynasty. What did it have to do with his Srivijaya royal family? Moreover, he could take this opportunity to completely eliminate Chen Zuyi!
From now on, I will no longer have to act according to other people’s wishes!

Chen Zuyi had just recovered a little bit of his composure, but the moment he heard the gunshot, he suddenly became nervous again.

Those Ming troops would not really break into the palace, would they? Do they really want to offend the vassal state completely?
At this moment, suddenly, he saw Parameswara, looking at him with a strange look.

That look is full of danger!
(End of this chapter)