Hang Tuah's ship docked at Lingga Gate.

He is the younger brother of King Srivijaya and the prince of Srivijaya. He is in power alongside the prime minister and plays an important role in the government.

Like most Srivijaya people, his skin is somewhat dark.

But his skin is very clean, his face looks very comfortable, and his eyes are bright and clear.

After getting off the boat, my walking posture was elegant and graceful.

He was wearing the most expensive silk, which could only be worn by the rich and powerful in the Song Dynasty.

Not only that, there are crystal clear gems hanging around his neck.

These gems were bought at high prices from the Big Food Country.

The people next to him held a big umbrella for him to block the scorching sun.

Prosin said: "Who is your Excellency?"

"This is Prince Hang Tuah of our kingdom."

"I am an official from Hangzhou Shipping Department, my name is Pu Luoxin."

"Your Excellency is a big cannibal?" Hang Tuah asked.

"My ancestors were big cannibals, but I grew up in Guangzhou and have been doing business in Hainan for many years."

"Then you are still a cannibal. Song people have always been xenophobic. You will always be an outsider to them, and they will always be on guard against you."

"Your Excellency, please come this way."

Hang Tuah smiled and did not continue.

"Our commander is waiting for you."

Hang Tuah walked towards the city.

When he reached the city gate, he saw some people building the city wall.

The leader who was giving the command was a Song person, and those around him who were taking action included the Song people, the local Srivijaya people, and the big cannibals and Zhuchaan people who came here to do business.

Some of the previously short city walls have been built.

Although the surrounding Srivijaya people, the big cannibals and the chariot people were sweating profusely from work, they felt quite accomplished.

They were still discussing, but they didn't expect that such a city wall could be built here.

This is true. When it comes to infrastructure construction, I’m afraid there is no one in the world that can compare to the Chinese.

Moreover, the people of the Song Dynasty in this era already had experience in managing large cities. For the people of the Song Dynasty, people like Ling Yamen were nothing to worry about.

In Su Jing's words, Lingya Gate can be built into a huge city, and merchants from the East and the West can be encouraged to settle here in the future.

With a sneer on his face, Hang Tua walked into the city and finally entered the temporary governor's mansion and met Li Bao.

"This is General Li, the commander-in-chief of the army and horses in the South China Sea of ​​the Song Dynasty." Pu Luoxin introduced to Hang Tuya.

Immediately, he said to Li Bao: "This is Prince Srivijaya."

Translators from both sides were present.

Hang Tuah nodded and said with a smile: "General Li, are you still used to the hot weather in the South China Sea?"

"Why don't we open the skylight and speak frankly?" Li Bao said.

"As the owner here, you still have to care about your guests, right?" Hang Tuah said.

"You are no longer the master here."

"How do you say this?"

"What is flying at Lingya Gate now is the flag of my Song Dynasty."

"You mean, this is the territory of the Song Dynasty?"

"Yes."

"This has always been an important port for me, Srivijaya, and suddenly it became the Song Dynasty. There is no reason. I'm afraid it's hard to convince the public. This can't be justified to the subjects of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty claims to be the heaven.

The country, a country of etiquette, behaves so barbarically, how can the people of the Song Dynasty maintain their trust in the future?"

What Hang Tuah said is correct.

Any country that launches a war will definitely find a reasonable structure.

Only those uneducated idiots on the streets with simple brain structures would think that reason is not important and that fists are the only thing.

If the reason is untenable, it may ruin its credibility and isolate itself internationally.

Internally, it may also have an impact on your own people.

People will think that even the imperial court is so shameless, why should I be shameless?

I'll do whatever is good for me.

This invisible and intangible violation of rules will cause great harm to oneself.

If a person does not know how to respect the laws of society, then he is reckless and mentally retarded. He will only be used and trampled by others throughout his life, and he still does not know why he is so miserable.

However, social laws cannot stop those who have insight into them.

Li Bao slowly took out an official document and said: "Here is a copy of the "South China Sea Trade Regulations of the Song Dynasty", which was issued by the Zhengshitang. It has the imperial seal of the emperor on it, which means that it is recognized by the world. You know that the emperor has the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and his words

Follow the instructions."

Hang Tuah took it over and asked the translator to read it over.

The more he listened, the worse his face became. He completely lost the calmness and elegance he had just now. He couldn't help it anymore and cursed: "Nonsense! What you say is yours is yours!"

"Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers."

"Then tomorrow you say that the Balni Kingdom also belongs to your Song Dynasty, and you will also go to attack the Balni Kingdom?"

"According to the rules, the Balni Kingdom also violated the "South China Sea Trade Regulations of the Song Dynasty". Oh, the Balni Kingdom has been destroyed by us."

"You..." Hang Tuah was furious, "You want to start an all-out war with me, Srivijaya?"

"From now on, Lingya Gate belongs to the Song Dynasty. If your Srivijaya warship dares to appear in this strait, it means declaring war on the Song Dynasty. Since you have declared war, we will accompany you to the end!"

"Okay! Let's see who has more soldiers!" Hang Tuah stood up, "Just wait and see!"

After saying that, he stormed away with his popularity.

Prosin asked: "Aren't you going to arrest him?"

"It's useless to catch them, but it only boosts their morale. We don't want a quick fight. If they come at any time, we can fight at any time," Li Bao said.

Li Bao calmed down and continued: "This prince came here to negotiate terms, but I have blocked all his negotiation paths."

"Negotiate terms?"

"From the current point of view, he will put forward many conditions to satisfy us, but if we believe it, we will be fooled."

"You mean they're stalling for time?"

"Yes, it may be that he plans to call back all the troops from the Bo Ni Kingdom and the Ancient Siam Kingdom."

As expected, as Li Bao expected, Hang Tua sent someone again in the evening and proposed various very tempting conditions.

Li Bao didn't pay much attention.

Now he is also quickly gathering Song people to Lingyamen to quickly digest this area.

It is very important to obtain the support of the Ling Yamen merchants, otherwise the Srivijaya people will instigate conflicts and the problem will be troublesome.

After all, Li Bao came here not only to defeat the opponent, but also to maintain order in maritime trade.

However, Srivijaya moved very quickly. On April 16, all the warships previously sent to the ancient Siam Kingdom had gone south. In addition to the fifty warships in the royal city, a total of eighty warships were pulled out.

Boat.

These eighty warships gathered near Lingya Gate, blocking all merchant ships, and directed their troops towards the Song army at Lingya Gate.

"Your Majesty Hang Tua, except for those from the Bangni Kingdom who have not returned, all eighty warships have arrived, with a total of ten thousand people."

"The intelligence we received before was that the Song warships had very powerful weapons, and Istakhli was defeated." Hang Tua said, "I went into the city to meet their general some time ago, and I paid close attention all the way.

, the Song people don’t have many troops, so we will avoid the naval battle this time and conduct landing operations!”

"yes!"

"The Song people will never think that we will land! Hahaha!" Hang Tua laughed, "And the Song people think that we want to negotiate peace with them now."

On April 17, before dawn, some ships docked first in an inconspicuous place.

The first navy of Sriwijaya landed.
Chapter completed!