The third day of May in the thirty-fourth year of Hongwu.

This is a special day, because the imperial court officially issued an order to the thirty-seven families that have qualified and obtained the qualifications for enlightenment.

This means that these thirty-seven families will immediately set off overseas to explore their territories.

Not to mention the Dukes of the Six Kingdoms, the remaining thirty-one are hereditary marquises.

There are also differences between principalities and principalities, which include the distribution of overseas power. To some extent, principalities need to be under the jurisdiction of principalities.

The only thing that is the same is that regardless of whether it is a principality or a vassal state, their taxes must also be paid to the Ming Dynasty.

The Dukes also have a great advantage, which is that they can command the twelve zodiac animals.

The Twelve Zodiac Army was mobilized by Zhu Ying specifically for overseas expansion. Each army has ten thousand people.

The Duke can command an army of twenty thousand.

The justice of the six countries is the twelve armies.

According to Taisun's wishes, the first area to be captured is Siam.

Siam previously attacked the Ming Dynasty mission headed by Lan Yu, and now it is just right to attack Siam.

In fact, now that the situation is like this, Zhu Ying no longer cares much about his righteousness to overseas countries. Being famous as a teacher is still an explanation to the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty had never dealt with the previous attack on Lan Yu. Even the fleet sent by Zhu Ying was only to cooperate with Lan Yu.

This doesn't mean that this matter will be over by just paying tribute. What we have to do now is to swallow the whole of Siam.

In fact, the closest country to Champa is Chenla.

But now Chenla is very obedient. Since the Ming Dynasty helped them solve the threat of Siamese invasion, Shenle Papiya has been committed to internal reforms and continued to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

In the opinion of Senle Papiya, his sister Sultana is the best political helper.

If Cenlie Po Piya wanted to reform Zhenla, he could not do without his sister's help.

Even just a name can be of great help to him.

But some things were obviously not as simple as he thought.

Kunning Palace.

Zhu Ying asked someone to call Sultana over.

"Did you miss me?" Sultana was so enthusiastic that as soon as she entered the study room, she pressed directly against Zhu Ying's body.

Seeing this situation, Liu He quickly retreated with the eunuchs and maids, and thoughtfully closed the door and guarded the outside.

Although this behavior seems a bit inappropriate, who cares.

Seeing this, Sultana became even bolder.

Originally, it was customary to take turns, but she was obviously brave enough, and this was obviously not the first time she had acted in such a provocative manner.

"Okay, let's stop making trouble now. I called you here this time because I have something serious to tell you." Zhu Ying said helplessly pushing away the red lips kissing her cheek.

Sultana was very reluctant, but still relied on Zhu Ying.

"What can't we talk about later?"

Zhu Yingdao: "It's a matter of your eldest brother Zhenla."

After hearing the news about Zhenla, Sultana put away her previous thoughts.

Seeing the seriousness on Taisun's face, he was surprised: "Did something happen in Zhenla?"

Zhu Ying nodded: "According to the latest information, your eldest brother Shenlie Po Piya is seriously ill and is bedridden. He may not have much time left."

Sultana said in disbelief: "How is this possible? My eldest brother has always been in good health, why did he suddenly become like this?"

Shenlie Popiya is only thirty years old now, in his prime, which Sultana can't believe.

Zhu Ying sighed: "Someone must have poisoned your eldest brother. Your eldest brother is also a smart man. Since he got sick, he doesn't trust others very much. Finally, he invited a doctor from Ming Dynasty to treat him."

"But it's still too late. Now the poisonous gas has penetrated deep into the bone marrow. Even if our imperial doctors go there, they will be unable to save the day."

Sultana asked sadly: "Why, why would someone want to harm him? Could it be someone from Siam?"

Zhu Ying shook his head and said: "It's really not the case. Although it's just a guess, the general situation should be similar. I don't know exactly who did it, but according to your elder brother's explanation, it must be one of those big nobles."

"But I think it's more likely that they will join forces to deal with your eldest brother."

Sultana couldn't believe that she also knew about the big nobles in Chenla.

But there is no reason for them to assassinate their own king.

Does this do them any good?

Sultana couldn't help crying when she thought that her eldest brother was about to die, or had already died at this time.

Zhu Ying, who was holding Sultana in her arms, explained: "Your eldest brother has touched the interests of too many people. He wants Zhenla to become better through reforms, but Zhenla has already been divided up by these nobles."

"Your eldest brother is too impatient. After he became the king, he couldn't wait to seize power, so much so that he stood on the opposite side of all the nobles."

Zhu Ying also knew something about Shenlie Po Piya. After all, there had already been hidden secrets of the Ming Dynasty in Zhenla.

In fact, many things are not big secrets.

There is no doubt that Senlepa Piya still has some talents. He has seen the biggest problem in Chenla now, which is the intensification of class conflicts and the greed of the major nobles.

When facing the invasion of Siam, Chenla was completely in disarray. The reason was that the military power was divided into many pieces and controlled by many nobles.

As the king, Shenlie Piya could not command any other armies except his own guards.

Even the Guards were a big sieve, and many officers were not really loyal to the king at all.

After realizing this situation, Shenlie Po Piya first took control of part of the military power, and then fought with the noble families of Zhenla.

The situation in Zhenla is very similar to that of the feudal vassals in the late Tang Dynasty.

In fact, the top and bottom of Zhenla has been completely decayed. Shenlie Popiya can only see part of it, but not the whole picture, and cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

Of course, the most important factor is actually that there is no like-minded person in Shenlie Po Piya, and he is fighting alone.

The only available method is to use Ming Dynasty to threaten these nobles.

It was very effective at first. After defeating a group of small nobles, the power of the king was greatly demonstrated. Many nobles were afraid of Ming's intervention and kept making concessions.

This made Shenlie Po Piya even more aggressive, thinking that these old nobles did not dare to fight with him.

But as the old saying goes, rabbits bite when they are in a hurry.

Faced with the situation where the king completely wanted to kill his own nobles without leaving any chance of survival, the nobles united to fight against the king's rule.

So much so that as a king, his orders would lose their effect once they leave the palace.

This made Shenlie Po Piya very angry, and he simply led the guards to massacre some nobles.

Such bloody methods achieved a good deterrent, but the nobles were not willing to wait for death, so they simply poisoned Shenlie Po Piya.

This is a chronic poison. At first, Shenlie Po Piya did not notice that the servants in his palace were bribed, but he felt that his physical condition was getting worse and worse.

Including the doctors who came to treat him, they were actually nobles.

It was said that it was treatment, but in fact he was still taking poison.

Later, Shenlie Po Piya, who discovered the problem, decisively killed these doctors and asked doctors from the Ming Dynasty to come over.

But by this time, the poison had completely spread in his body.

When the capital received the news, one month had passed since the time when the news was sent.

Maybe Shenlie Po Piya is already dead now.

For Sultana, her eldest brother Shenlepo Piya was her only relative. She was obviously unable to accept the sudden news.

Zhu Ying comforted her for a long time before Sultana stopped crying.

"Your eldest brother also has a child, who should be more than three years old now. If my guess is correct, these nobles will support your eldest brother's child to become the new king, because it is more beneficial to them."

Hearing this, Sultana's eyes were filled with hatred.

"Your Highness, you will help me, right?"

Zhu Yingdao: "No matter what you choose, I will help you."

Sultana gritted her teeth and said: "Then please send an army to kill all these murderers. My eldest brother's child, I hope your Highness can agree to take him to the Ming Dynasty to raise him."

"Since they dare to kill their own king, they must pay the price for their actions."

Zhu Ying frowned and said: "These nobles rule the entire Zhenla. It is not a problem to help your elder brother take revenge, but who will be responsible for Zhenla next? Should Amona go over to manage Zhenla first?"

Sultana shook her head: "No, there is no need for him to go. It makes no sense. I hope that Chenla can become the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty like Annan and Champa now."

"If His Highness shows mercy, then let my eldest brother retain his royal family and only have one child."

"These greedy nobles should be destroyed along with Chenla."

Although Sultana is a princess of Chenla, she actually does not have a strong sense of identification with the Chenla royal family.

In the past, Shenlie Po Piya was her only family bond. Now that this bond has disappeared, there is no more concern.

Sultana herself is not a person who is greedy for power. Her hobby lies more in music. After living in a prosperous place like the capital for a long time, for her, Chenla used to be just like a rural place.
To be continued...