Ibrahim came to the Ziguang Pavilion in Ouchi. The environment here is quiet and elegant. Whenever the old emperor had any hidden matters that needed to be done, he would decide here.
"Minister Huawai, please see His Majesty the Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty," his voice was clear and full of reverence. "Bang~bang~bang~" knocked his head so hard that the floor of Ziguang Pavilion rang.
"Get flat".
Zhu Hengjia was very satisfied with his humble attitude and asked several questions, all of which were answered fluently. He also mentioned the situation in Johor and surrounding countries with great detail.
"Well, he is an interesting young man."
The old emperor had a good impression of this handsome young man with an elegant temperament, and wanted to support him. He asked a key question, "If I let you and your son take charge of Johor, how can you and your son treat the Ming Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Sun Kewang looked at him hurriedly, which means: You have to answer well, the critical moment has come!
"My father and I have no choice but to repay God's great kindness by being broken into pieces." After saying this, Ibrahim did not speak anymore, but kept kowtowing vigorously, and his scalp was bleeding, and he still refused to stop.
The old emperor was greatly moved. This young man was an honest man and knew how to repay kindness. Look, his scalp was bleeding from the bump.
The emperor's heart is unpredictable and ever-changing.
Since Zhu Hengjia felt that Ibrahim was an honest person worth cultivating, he decided to cultivate him vigorously. He no longer asked the Sultan Abdul Jalil III of Johor to appoint Rajan Bagja as the crown prince, but instead asked him to do it in one step.
Make Ibrahim, the son of Rajya Baja, the crown prince.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, he sent Guo Lin, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and Zhang E, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, as envoys of the Ming Dynasty to secretly visit countries around Malacca to promote the anti-Dutch alliance in Malacca.
Guo Lin, as a senior Jin Yiwei, has rich experience in sabotage, instigating rebellion, and guerrillas behind enemy lines; Zhang E was originally the censor of Hokkaido and showed a tough character when investigating and handling the fraud case in the examination room. Zhu Hengjia believed that these two people were the best candidates he could think of.
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The sea is rolling, and five large ships are riding on the waves.
It's strange that these ships look like warships, but they are flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty Guangdong Commercial House.
The secret envoys of the Ming Dynasty, Guo Lin and Zhang E, were sitting in the largest sea-going ship in the middle. These ships were indeed warships, but because they had to carry out secret missions, they temporarily changed them to the flag of the Guangdong Commercial House, and the sergeants on board also said
Sailor dress.
"Guo Tongzhi, Zhang Langzhong, this river is the Pattani River, and four miles on the right bank of the river is Pattani City," the big businessman He Bin said with a smile.
This man was originally the general secretary of the Dutch Governor-General's Office in Taiwan. Because he served as an internal agent for the Ming Dynasty and made great contributions to seizing Taiwan, he was appreciated by Zhu Hengjia and wanted to confer an official title. Unexpectedly, he only wanted to do business and did not want to be an official. The old emperor was greatly moved and personally
He was given a plaque: "Yi Bo Yuntian". This was a gold-lettered sign. From then on, doing business was smooth sailing, and no one in the Ming government dared to make things difficult.
Guo Lin was born in Jinyiwei and was well-informed. She knew that He Bin was loyal and reliable, and often traveled to Malacca for business. She was well-connected, so she asked him to be a guide. He Bin was willing to go regardless of his old age and frailty.
"Oh, Mr. He, please tell us in detail about the situation in Pattani," Zhengshi Guo Lin said seriously.
"It is rumored that the founder of Pattani was a queen, and the current Sultan Raj Bakar had no children. He used this as an excuse to make his daughter the crown prince, but was opposed by the ministers; the country nominally submitted to Siam
The Ayutthaya Dynasty (Ayutthaya Dynasty) proclaimed itself a vassal, but maintained de facto independence; the Dutch and British East India Companies all built commercial establishments in the country??" He Bin kept talking, worthy of being an old maritime merchant.
, fully aware of the situation in Pattani.
"I don't understand something. Since the Sultan of Pattani, Raja Bakar, is the only son of the Sultan of Johor, Abdul Jalil, and Jalil is over eighty years old, why doesn't he pass the throne of Johor to his son?
, let Pattani and Johor merge into one, but let his son-in-law, Rajaraja Praja, usurp the throne?" Zhang E asked.
He Bin smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Zhang has asked a good question. There is indeed a secret. The paternal lineage of the Pattani royal family comes from Kelantan, a tributary state of Pattani. Kelantan and Johor have always had conflicts. If the Sultan of Pattani, Raja Bakar...
Succession to the throne of Johor means that Kelantan will annex Johor, which is something that the powerful officials in Johor will never tolerate."
"That's it." Guo Lin and Zhang He were shocked. Malacca is not a big place, but it has many countries. All kinds of troubled relationships are constantly being cut and confused. Fortunately, He Bin is a Malay-savvy person like him!<
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Sultan, in Arabic, originally meant: "strength", "ruling power", "judgment power", later it became power, rule, and finally became a special title for the ruler. Unlike the emir, the sultan is not ruled by the caliph.
, the country under its rule is called a sultanate.
Sultan Bakar of Pattani is a sixty-year-old man. His father, Sultan Jalil of Johor, is of Kelantan descent, so he married the Queen of Pattani when he was young, thus inheriting the throne of Pattani. His father originally wanted him to inherit first
He inherited the throne of Pattani, and then inherited the throne of Johor, so that the two countries would become one. Unexpectedly, his son-in-law and powerful official Pajia refused to agree, and established himself as "Yam Tuan Muda" in Pahang, and drove his father to Pattani.
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Hearing that the envoys from the Ming Dynasty were coming, Jalil, Bakar and his son hurriedly went out to greet them. Pattani had already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. When the envoys from the suzerain country came, they naturally had to be polite and considerate.
After entering the palace, the father and son asked Guo Lin diligently what the purpose of Zhang E's visit was.
"We came to Pattani on the order of the Ming Emperor to consecrate Princess Kuning, the daughter of the Sultan of Beibakar, as the Crown Prince of Pattani," Guo Lin said with a smile.
Bakar was overjoyed. He had always wanted to make his daughter the crown prince, but there were many obstacles. With Ming's support, this matter would be easier to handle!
Jalil, however, was old and mature, and he knew that there was no free lunch in the world, so he asked slowly: "I wonder what China needs Xiaobang for?"
"The Red Barbarians are barbaric and rude, and they collect taxes indiscriminately in the Straits of Malacca. The Ming Dynasty hopes that Johor can lead other sultanates to jointly resist the brutal Red Barbarians. The Ming Dynasty is willing to provide military assistance to the anti-Red Barbarians alliance." Guo Lin restrained
He smiled and said seriously.
Jalil Sultan understood clearly that the relationship was between the two tigers of Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands. They were interested in their own country of Johor and wanted Johor to be the leader of the anti-Dutch alliance.
As a descendant of the Sultan of Malacca, he actually wanted to take back Malacca from the Dutch, and this was an opportunity. Unfortunately, the power in Johor was now in the hands of his son-in-law, Rajang Praja, and he was driven to Pattani by his son-in-law.
But the strength is not enough! Youyou sighed: "The angel doesn't know something, Xiao Wang is in a difficult situation now!"
"It doesn't matter, His Majesty the Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty is fully aware of your situation. If you are willing to appoint your grandson Ibrahim as the crown prince of Johor, Bajia and Ibrahim will be satisfied, and the current crisis will be resolved?" Guo
Lin smiled again.
After hearing this, Zhang E and He Bin both calmed down and carefully observed the old Sultan's expression.
This chapter has been completed!