Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 116: Bring a Gun, Not a Pen

"The Japanese voted first?"

Zhu Cixuan was somewhat hesitant about the behavior of Japanese immigrants in Dacheng.

They were still secretly planning that one out of every three enemies would surrender.

The Ming Dynasty secretly supported Papilaja, who was tight-lipped and did not tell even the lower-ranking officers in his own army except his confidants.

Those local noble chieftains who were dissatisfied with Nalai would only contact and make peace with him after the matter was accomplished.

Are the Japanese so good at judging the situation?

But didn't they stage several rebellions in Siam?

During the reign of King Prasathong, rebellions broke out in Lokon and Zhenla.

It was still the tradition of rebelling against superiors that was at work. As soon as the Ming Dynasty came to power, they wanted to get rid of the treacherous officials around the emperor.

Pan Huang explained, "According to what they said, first, His Highness is a Catholic."

"Many of them are believers, and the people of the big city of Mulan are tyrannical, so they want to attach themselves to the command of His Highness, who values ​​missionaries."

"The second is the bloodline of Prince Yanping."

"They think the Prince of Yanping is Japanese, uh..."

Pan Huang paused and said, "At least he's half Japanese."

"Because of previous rebellions and the sharp decline in trade in the East China Sea, China and Japan stopped interacting with Siam, and they began to lose their importance."

"Now merchants from the Sultanates of Makassar and Johor in Southeast Asia are more favored by the King of Siam than they are."

"So I wanted to seek refuge with Prince Yanping in Donghai."

Zhu Cixuan was speechless for a moment.

Ok.

Zheng Yanping is indeed a person who embodies the value of unity.

He is recognized and praised in all regions of East Asia.

Even Dai Qing, who was responsible for the killing of 20,000 to 30,000 Eight Banners soldiers, had to admit it with a pinch of his nose.

Zhu Cixuan said slowly: "Since the Japanese in the Royal Guard have surrendered."

"The matter of Thonburi's enthronement should be flawless."

"Let Hu Yiqing and the assault battalion board the ship. After we deal with the Siamese issue, I will head north."

Zhu Cixuan looked at Pan Huang and Hua Erkang:
"Zheng Yanping's envoy, Wang Zide, said that the two fiefdoms of Donghai, Yan, and Tang are now extremely short of food and fodder."

"Zheng Yanping had no choice but to occupy and recapture Iju Island to serve as a logistical base for the anti-Qing war."

"Pan Huang, you will stay in Siam and assist Papilaja in quelling the subsequent unrest. Then, you will collect some food supplies. Hua Erkang will follow me north to reunite with Zheng Yanping."

"Then you two will arrange for the transportation of food to solve the food shortage problem faced by the Yan and Tang armies."

"Li Weizuo's request should not be rejected by the Annan Zheng family."

Zhu Cixuan laughed: "Even if I'm rejected."

"When the time comes, Pan Huang, you and Papilaja will lead the troops to attack the east, and I will lead the Donghai army to attack the west. The Annan Zheng family will have no choice but to agree."

"At that time, Siam's grain will still be mainly supplied to the King of Jin in Yunnan and Yunnan, and the Annan people will be responsible for the grain in Zheng Yanping's place."

Pan Huang bowed his head and accepted the order.

On the contrary, Walcon, who wanted to be the Prime Minister of Siam, felt a little disappointed.

Introduced Papilaja to usurp the throne of Siam.

He should have gone to a big city to be second only to one man.

But when Zhu Cixuan arranged the follow-up tasks, Huaerkang became excited again.

In addition to his amazing talent in languages, Wharcon is also good at financial calculations.

He was not originally a translator or interpreter for missionaries.

You can earn some money by translating for missionaries.

Walcon was a servant for British merchants in Europe, and later came to Southeast Asia by chance.

Zhu Cixuan wanted him to go to Yizhou Island.

See if you can interfere with Zheng Yanping's maritime trade.

Like Siam, it holds military and financial power in its own hands.

……

Narai, who holds the military funds, has arrived in Thonburi.

Siam is located in the middle of the land above the wind and is surrounded by enemies.

Toungoo in the west is a mortal enemy, and Lanna and Lan Xang in the north are all mountain barbarians who cannot be reasoned with.

Zhenla in the east frequently invaded Dacao Valley, and Pattani and some county governments in the south also rebelled from time to time.

Japanese immigrants originally participated in the rebellion in Zhenla and the southern Lokun County, and some ronin warriors were expelled from Siam.

There were also the Portuguese and the Dutch, who would attack Siamese merchant ships along the coast if trade was not smooth.

But since Agathasalut began to use foreigners to conduct maritime trade and seek profits.

The King of Siam, who held treasury funds, no longer relied on local chieftains, but used money to raise a central army to intimidate all directions.

Lanna and Toungoo in the north were destroyed, the vassal states of the counties in the south were pacified, and Chenla in the east was resisted.

Even if Zhu Cixuan had not been there, Siam might have launched an attack on Madubal in a few years.

With a full complement of guns and cannons, Narai felt relatively at ease deploying 50,000 troops in Ayutthaya and Thonburi.

To be honest, it’s not Zhu Cixuan.

If it were someone else, the situation would have been reversed, and it would be time for Nalai, who was in the homeland, to have the final say.

But who made the kings of the land above the wind meet the Rakshasa ghost?

The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty who could destroy a country with 1,800 soldiers.

Zhu Cixuan is the one who is best at sudden attacks, charging into battle and killing generals.

Mang Bai's army of 100,000 was suddenly attacked by him.

Nalai did not care about the enemies on all sides and mobilized all the troops in the country to protect him.

Without a city to rely on, there is no sense of security.

When they saw that most of the Ming troops heading north were stationed at Thonburi Port, they began to prepare to board the ship.

I saw that there were less than a hundred guards around Zhu Cixuan.

After finally confirming that it was not Nalai from the Hongmen Banquet, he went to the platform for the oath-taking and enthronement ceremony.

Under the protection of Papilaja and the Japanese, Nalai brought the Persian Prime Minister to formally pay homage to Zhu Cixuan.

"Most of last year's rainy season rice was used for military operations against Toungoo Mangpai Bedaeyun."

"Cool-season rice is also produced as tribute to the Ming Dynasty to support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in restoring his country."

"This is because the hot season rice production has decreased this year, making it difficult for Siam to replenish the tribute rice."

Facing Zhu Cixuan, who was younger than his own son, Nalai humbly said, "It's the fault of the little king and Siam."

"The young king has ordered local chieftains to search the mountains for ivory and rhino horns and send them to the Ming imperial court in Ava City."

"We will also arrange for personnel to prepare gold, silver, and teakwood for the unpaid tribute rice, which will be sent to the eight cities of Madurai at five times the price of grain."

Zhu Cixuan looked at Nalai who was kneeling on the ground and apologizing.

Since ancient times, only the Siamese have kneeled to the Chinese.

Even among the Han Chinese living in Siam, few would kneel down to pay homage to the King of Siam.

As for Nalai's words, Zhu Cixuan, who had already learned from Vanderlan that Siam was selling rice to the Dutch, sneered.

Zhu Cixuan said calmly, "Since the Hongwu era, when our Great Ming Dynasty granted your country a title, our two countries have established diplomatic relations."

"During the Hongwu reign, you paid tribute over twenty times. From Emperor Taizu to the previous Emperor Chongzhen, for nearly three hundred years, tribute was mostly paid once every three years."

"I have no doubt of your Siamese loyalty."

"After all, King Naresuan restored his kingdom during the reign of Emperor Shenzong and petitioned the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of War to send troops to suppress the Japanese."

"When your father, King Basathong, heard that Emperor Chongzhen had died for his country, he also took out the imperial edict and golden seal bestowed by Emperor Shenzong and faced north to invite the emperor to offer sacrifices."

Zhu Cixuan raised his hand and asked Nalai to stand up: "As for you, King Nalai."

"They are also loyal to the Ming Dynasty. I have met many Siamese Han people."

"They all say that when my father moved to Yunnan, Siam discussed sending troops to assist the Ming Dynasty in its fight against the Qing Dynasty, and even invited my father to seek refuge in Siam."

"When my father was captured in Burma and imprisoned by Toungoo, you also took in the Prince of Min and his entourage who were stranded in Siam, and even contacted the Prince of Jin to offer to rescue him."

"Compared to Annan and Hongsha, you Siam are worthy of being a vassal of the Ming Dynasty."

"The decline in grain production is all due to climate change; minor errors are not worth mentioning."

"I invite you to be enthroned because my Ming Dynasty is ultimately a Middle-earth nation."

"Since I'm traveling north this time, it may be difficult for me to reach Fengshang again. The imperial court will then return north." "Given your unwavering loyalty to Siam for three hundred years, I will personally enthrone you as the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty."

Nalai breathed a sigh of relief and immediately smiled happily.

The Ming Dynasty still cares about its younger brother, even though the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty asks for a lot of money and food.

But like his great-grandfather Emperor Shenzong, he was lenient towards Siam.

"Siam was destroyed, and it was with the support of Emperor Shenzong that King Naresuan was able to break free from Toungoo's control and restore Ayutthaya."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally destroyed the Toungoo Mang clan, Siam's sworn enemy."

"We have yet to repay the Ming Dynasty for its kindness in restoring our country and eradicating our enemies. Even if Siam uses all its national strength, it should support the Ming Dynasty in resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring our lost land."

Zhu Cixuan comforted him with a few more words, and then invited Nalai to go up to the high platform to receive the title on the pretext that he would board a ship to the north the next day.

When the Siamese Prime Minister Araphacha saw that the Ming emperor and his ministers were all wearing armor and carrying swords, he was instantly startled.

What is the purpose of wearing armor and carrying swords at the enthronement ceremony?
Didn't the Ming Dynasty attach great importance to etiquette? Why did he wear a loose dress?

Arapacha took advantage of the king and his children changing into their ritual attire and quickly grabbed the king:
"Your Majesty, something is wrong."

Ala patted Zhu Cixuan's golden fish-scale armor:
"The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty and all his ministers are wearing armor. I'm afraid this is really Caesar's Senate."

"Look, even that little Master Pan is wearing armor."

Nalai followed the direction of the Prime Minister's finger and also found something unusual.

Except for the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty and a few civil officials and foreigners, all other Ming Dynasty soldiers were armed.

Papilaja noticed King Narai's hesitation and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, it's nothing serious."

"The Ming army is all at the port, and we are surrounded by our troops. Your Highness would never take the risk of falling into the enemy's arms alone."

"When the Ming army marched north to fight against the Qing, they never left their armor or weapons."

"Besides, this time the prince is hosting the banquet alone."

"We are afraid that the Ming people will persecute the king, but aren't they also afraid that we will imprison their prince?"

Papilaja finally said, "If Your Majesty is worried, would you like me to ask the Ming Dynasty to remove the weapons?"

Nalai immediately refused: "There's no need to offend the Crown Prince of Ming over such a small matter."

The Rakshasa ghost is about to leave Siam and leave the land above the wind.

It is too late for Nalai to send the person away, which will delay the implementation of the enthronement.

Zhu Cixuan's hysteria is well known.

To suddenly make him go crazy is an unexpected disaster.

Nalai thought for a moment and said, "Let the Japanese soldiers in the escort team carry muskets."

Even if the Ming emperor and his ministers were extremely fierce and surrounded by Siamese soldiers, could the musket bullets not penetrate the Ming army's armor?
Zhu Cixuan was truly blessed by gods and Buddhas, possessed by the red moon, and invulnerable to swords and guns.

Nalai also admitted it.

The enthronement platform was built in a pagoda, and was three meters high on the base of the pagoda.

It was built day and night by Siamese people from Ayutthaya and Han people from Thonburi.

The golden roof of the pagoda behind Zhu Cixuan shone in the sunlight, and the long table in front of him was filled with golden seals, brocade and jade tablets.

Pan Huang stood on the right side of the long table and read the enthronement edict aloud.

"Only the Crown Prince Zhu Cixuan of the Ming Dynasty, blessed by Heaven, reigns over all nations, his benevolence and grace extend to all, bringing peace and prosperity to the land..."

"Since the establishment of friendly relations, Siam has been paying tribute continuously. King Naresuan has requested troops to aid the suzerain. His sincerity and obedience are evident."

Nalai knelt in front of the long table, feeling overwhelmed.

Since ancient times, he was the first person to be canonized personally by the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

With this honor and grace, Siam's position in the land above the wind will truly surpass all other countries.

Even if the profits from maritime trade will be much less in the future, we can still conquer Cambodia, Malacca and plunder in Southeast Asia in the name of the Ming Dynasty.

Even when the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty succeeded in restoring the country and rebuilding the Ming Dynasty, the military ministers of the Ming Dynasty all returned north to China.

Siam is the real overlord in this area and can share in the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade.

Just as Nalai was imagining the future, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with the reading of the Ming Dynasty's edict.

"King Naresuan was the King of Siam appointed by Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty."

"The throne was passed down for four generations until King Cedotuo, who was murdered and usurped by his traitorous minister, Varawang."

Nalai's eyes were wide open, his mind blank.

The usurper of the throne, Warawong, was his father, King Prasatthorn.

Was the edict written wrong?
How can you say such a thing?
Pan Huang continued to speak loudly without changing his expression:

"When the traitor Varawang passed the throne to his eldest son Chai, Narai joined forces with foreigners to usurp the throne of Siam."

"Although Nalai raised troops to help the Ming Dynasty pacify Hongsha, his heart was not sincere."

"Colluding with the Dutch in Arakan, failing to pay tribute, and secretly rebelling."

"For Narai's fault and his father's crime, he should be stripped of his Siamese throne and sent to Ava for custody."

Nalai stood up in shock: "That's not what I said..."

"I'm here to be canonized. What are you talking about?"

boom!
Zhu Cixuan threw out the jade scepter and smashed it to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the Siamese Prime Minister Araphacha felt something was wrong and quickly stood up and called on the royal guards to come forward and rescue him.

At the same time, Pan Huang shouted loudly: "Japanese, if you don't turn back now, when will you?"

Bai Wenxuan, Ma Bao and other generals, along with the Ming army soldiers, drew their swords and shouted:

"Japanese warriors, what are you waiting for?"

Many of Yamada Nagamasa and others could speak Chinese, and they saw the sudden rise of the Ming people during the enthronement ceremony.

I was also stunned for a moment.

When he realized that this was really the Hongmen Banquet, he suddenly became hesitant.

In addition to the Ming army at the port of Thonburi, there were nearly 20,000 Siamese soldiers and horses.

How did the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty capture King Nalai and escape from the midst of thousands of troops with only dozens of people?

Just now.

Papilaja and his trusted followers quickly eliminated Nalai's henchmen and shouted at the Japanese:
"Yamada Nagamasa, I have already sent your letter of surrender to the Ayutthaya capital."

"Prince Noe has learned that you Japanese are rebelling again."

"You have no choice but to follow me in suppressing the other soldiers of the royal guard and supporting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yamada Nagamasa turned around and saw that Papilaja's army had rushed forward and surrounded the area near the platform.

If Papilaja rebelled.

At this moment in Thonburi, there were more than 10,000 Ming troops facing several thousand royal soldiers.

The few hundred Japanese were no longer important in this war.

Yamada Nagamasa smiled bitterly, pointed his musket at the Siamese soldiers who were trying to rush up to the platform to rescue the king, and pulled the trigger.

When the other Japanese saw their leader make his choice, they also raised their muskets and fired projectiles, defeating a group of Siamese soldiers.

Araphacha saw that two of the three ministers trusted by the king of Thonburi had rebelled.

The weapons he specifically asked to bring turned out to be more harmful than helpful.

Let the Japanese and Ming people easily suppress the soldiers who are still loyal to the king.

Everything near the platform was already in the hands of Papilaja.

He didn't care about the king who was knocked to the ground by Zhu Cixuan with jade again.

Catch the thief first to catch the king.

Ala Pacha roared and pounced on Zhu Cixuan from five or six meters away, attempting to use Zhu Cixuan as a hostage and break out of the siege with the king.

"Damn you pagan, dishonest Zhu Cixuan."

Bai Wenxuan and his generals would never let Zhu Cixuan succeed.

Ma Bao and several others blocked the prince's way, and Bai Wenxuan rushed forward and slashed with his sword.

The patriarch of the most prominent family in Siam, the prime minister, was beheaded on the spot.

Blood splattered.

Nalai, who was soaked all over, lay on the ground in a daze.

He did not resist at all and was held down by the Ming army soldiers.

Some characters' time periods are fictitious, such as the protagonist's age. Nan Huairen and his companions arrived in China two years earlier, and Hua Erkang arrived in Southeast Asia more than ten years later. Yamada Nagamasa died or was driven away in the rebellion thirty years ago.

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