Her current mood is very complicated. She wants to make King Zhan look bad through Concubine Da Ming Yue, but at the same time, as a Zhan person, she does not want the interests of the Kingdom of Zhan to suffer too much.
After all, she is now considered a member of the royal family of Champa, and has the same origin as the former General Luo Kai.
Luo Kai calls herself queen, and her family's life is getting better and better.
Just remembering what Concubine Yue said to her on the treasure ship, she finally chose to avoid King Zhan's gaze.
"Thank you, Imperial Concubine Yue. My little girl disappeared a few days ago, and I have sent people to search for her. However, it is not easy to find someone in this vast sea."
"Fortunately, my little girl's life was not meant to be taken. It happened that she met the right person, and she survived."
There are still several smart ministers around King Zhan.
An elderly minister sitting next to King Zhan said a few words in King Zhan's ear, and King Zhan stood up and bowed to Concubine Yue to thank her.
In this case, now is the best way to deal with the current situation.
Chen Muyue frowned and looked at the old minister, but she had no intention of tit-for-tat.
Instead, he immediately asked, "I heard that King Zhan followed the order of His Highness the Ming Dynasty Taisun and ceded the city of Wuli to His Highness the Grandson Yunwen as an overseas vassal state."
"I wonder how your King Zhan is preparing for Wuli City. This time when I return to Annan, I will pass by Wuli. I also want to take a look."
At the beginning, Chen Muyue actually wanted to make a fuss about Ananya's identity.
However, after thinking about it, I feel that this is not appropriate.
Anania will eventually go to the Ming Dynasty, and by then, they will be considered sisters.
Although Her Majesty the Grand Sun had no interest in it, Chen Muyue knew very well that it was impossible for the Grand Sun Concubine like Ye Yueqing to engage in intra- palace fighting.
Although I have been blessed by His Highness the Grand Sun, and the pomp this time is considered sufficient, I still know the actual situation in my heart.
It's better to talk about it here in Wuli City.
After these words came out, the expressions of all the ministers in the palace, including King Zhan, suddenly changed.
The thing they were most worried about finally came to pass.
Generally speaking, things like ceding a city will transfer the population, food, and wealth in the city in advance, and even leave some problems that are difficult to solve.
This can be regarded as a well-established practice.
Wuli City had suffered the baptism of the war with Annan before. It was originally going to be built, but it had not yet started.
Just as the Ming Dynasty's grandson's order arrived, Wuli was finally chosen.
And now Concubine Mingyue proposed to go and take a look, which was obviously to make Champa bleed.
There is no problem on Concubine Yue's side, but the Ming army following her is a big problem.
If any conflicts arise from this, the current Champa City will simply not be able to withstand it.
King Zhan obviously had no experience in dealing with this matter, and he didn't know how to answer at the moment.
The old minister was still calm and said a few words in King Zhan's ear.
Only then did King Zhan suddenly realize.
Then he replied: "It's getting a little late today, and Concubine Yue is going through a bumpy journey on the sea, so it's better to rest early."
"You can visit Wuli Country at any time. When Concubine Yue returns to Annan, I will personally accompany you."
When it came to this point, Chen Muyue naturally didn't say anything more.
What followed was singing and dancing, and the guests enjoyed themselves.
However, the real thing is of course accomplished at night.
The apse of the palace.
King Zhan paced back and forth anxiously, looking at the door from time to time.
Finally I heard footsteps coming from outside.
The door opened, and it was the old minister who had been whispering to King Zhan during the day.
"What's going on?" King Cham couldn't wait to ask in Champa dialect.
After the old minister saluted, he replied: "The appetite over there is really too big. What Concubine Yue wants is for us to return all the land we have occupied in Annan."
"Otherwise, she will take the Ming Dynasty's army to see with her own eyes the current situation of Wuli."
"Concubine Yue also said that these are His Highness the Grand Sun's personal troops, and they support His Highness the Grand Sun the most. If anything happens, it will not be under her control."
Hearing this, King Zhan was extremely angry.
But there was no countermeasure in his mind. He could only ask: "Then what should we do? Should we agree to him?"
"My father finally defeated this with great difficulty. How many soldiers were lost? Are we going to give it away now for nothing?"
When the veteran heard this, he didn't say much.
What is your father?
That's just a general trying to usurp the throne.
It's just that what he said was true, it was indeed captured by soldiers occupying the city.
At this moment, the old minister knew very clearly that King Zhan did not disagree, but that he had no way to go down.
He then persuaded, "Although those places are currently owned by me, most of the people living there are Annan people. There are frequent turmoils, and there is no tax revenue."
"Even if it is returned, it will actually remove the burden for us to occupy the city. It is not a fertile land."
"I account for the majority of people entering the sea, and most of my income comes from sea trade."
"Now that the Emperor Sun of the Ming Dynasty has gone to Wuli, it is like a natural barrier between me and Annan."
"From now on, sea trade will be popular and domestic stability will be a good opportunity for the development of our city."
After hearing these words, King Zhan's expression calmed down.
However, he did not express his position immediately, but instead showed a thoughtful look.
Youdao doesn't feel bad for being a bastard, but in fact, for King Zhan, those places don't matter much at all.
What he cares more about is his own face.
"Concubine Yue can say that if I return those places, how can she be better off with me?"
King Zhan Chaduo asked.
A trace of sigh flashed in the old minister's eyes.
When these words came out of King Zhan's mouth, they seemed extremely ungrateful.
Thinking back to Chaya back then, if he had been the king of Champa, it might be completely different from what it is now.
"What Concubine Yue means is that she can propose to King Annan that we, Zhancheng, and Annan sign a ten-year peace agreement in the presence of the Ming army."
"For ten years, there will be no war, and border affairs will be handled through negotiation. Anyone who violates the rules will be punished by the Ming Dynasty for justice."
The veteran said.
King Zhan finally heard the result he wanted most, and he said with joy in his eyes: "Okay, I will reply to Concubine Yue, and I have agreed to all these."
...
Chen Muyue's response to King Zhan has already been grasped.
After all, as the eldest princess of Annan, she is very familiar with some political compromises.
Although I have never participated in it because I am a woman, there are some things that cannot be completely avoided when you are in it.
"Xiao Qing, General Jin, are everything ready?"
Chen Muyue asked.
Xiao Qing replied: "Don't worry, Madam, General Jin has already come to report and everything is ready."
Chen Muyue nodded and said, "That means informing Cao Qianhu that I will leave for Annan tomorrow."
Xiao Qing bowed and said, "Okay, Madam."
The Cao Qianhu mentioned by Chen Muyue is Cao Bing, the eldest son of Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan.
It was one of the original five thousand households of Xuanjiawei.
He is now in charge of the Xuanjia Guard and is the one who came to protect Chen Muyue.
Naturally, the navy at Jin Kaishan would not follow Chen Muyue to Annan. Instead, after Chen Muyue arrived, they would divert to Annan Pier.
The next day, I watched Yue Fei’s bike leave.
King Zhan was relieved.
After the Ming army left, the palace returned to its previous appearance.
This meeting was extremely shocking to the king of Champa, and even to the ministers, nobles, and common people of Champa.
Although it only lasted for two short days, the mighty posture of the Ming Dynasty army will definitely affect this generation.
However.
Things are not that simple.
On the third day, it was supposed to be the day when the Ming Navy set off.
A message came to the Champa palace.
When King Zhan heard the news, he didn't even care about his manners and asked directly: "What do you mean, three soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Navy are missing?"
Now, something really went wrong.
In this day and age, three soldiers don't mean anything, but if they are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it's completely different.
If these three soldiers cannot be found, then the Ming Dynasty Navy will simply give up.
The result will inevitably be a massive hemorrhage in Champa.
After only a moment of mental shock, King Zhan realized that this must be the Ming Dynasty navy taking advantage of the situation and wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to make another fortune from Zhancheng.
I promised Yue Fei too happily.
Just when the tiger was driven away, the wolf came again.
However, without the restraint of Yue Fei, the Ming Dynasty Navy made King Zhan even more timid.
For Champa City, the huge annual trade volume at sea is the most important tax in the country. If the Ming Navy interferes with the shipping route, Champa City will inevitably bear huge losses.
Not only must we not offend the Ming Dynasty Navy, but we must try to please him even more.
When he saw the Ming Dynasty treasure ship, King Zhan knew very clearly that the Ming Navy must have the final say on the sea from now on.
During the recent period, King Zhan could clearly feel that there were more and more merchants in the Ming Dynasty.
The lifting of the maritime ban, coupled with the Ming Dynasty Taisun's support for maritime trade, indicates that maritime trade will be more prosperous in the future, and it also means that the tax revenue from Champa will become more and more abundant.
After thinking about this, King Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "Go talk to the commander of the Ming Navy and see what kind of conditions they want to put forward."
"If it's not too much, then agree to everything."
After speaking to the trusted veteran, King Zhan paused and continued: "Prepare several generous gifts to give to the naval commanders who are coming now, including the deputy commanders and others. We must take care of them."
"Our country's specialties include oud, blue incense, Guanyin bamboo and Jiangzhen incense. Please prepare a lot of them and send them over."
Under the command of King Zhan, these gifts were naturally prepared quickly.
I saw several carriages coming from the Palace Avenue, with the sincerity of occupying the king, slowly heading towards the pier.
Since the arrival of the Ming Navy, the entire dock has been forcibly closed, and even the anxious merchants have not received any instructions to leave.
The ships that came to occupy the city were also impounded and were not allowed to leave, nor could their goods be disembarked.
This caused great losses to Champa's maritime trade.
But this is the Ming Dynasty Navy, and no matter how much businessmen from all over the world complain in their hearts, they dare not say it out loud.
The towering treasure ship alone would intimidate any thoughtful person.
My own sea ship is next to the Ming Dynasty treasure ship, and it is like a child's toy.
If you encounter them at sea, you can easily destroy all enemies by rushing over them without using artillery.
"Commander Jin is indeed right. This King Zhan is really eager to give you gifts."
"But speaking of it, although we are not very good in the Ming Dynasty, grandma does not care for us, and uncle does not love us, but on this sea, there is no fleet that dares to compete with our Ming Dynasty Navy."
"Is this King Zhan obedient? The four carriages must have a lot of good stuff."
A Baihu who was on guard said with a smile to the Baihu next to him.
Hearing this, the other hundred households said, "No matter how many things you have, it has nothing to do with you or me. You should think that it is still the past. Now His Highness Taisun has strictly ordered that any money collected from the army must be confiscated first. After everything is completed,
We’ll talk about rewards later.”
"Commander Jin has such a good job, how can he dare to cause any trouble? We have many talented people from the military academy in our navy. How can any trouble be hidden from His Highness the Grand Sun?"
"Whenever there is news of impeachment, Commander Kim is at the end of his rope."
The previous Baihu suddenly sighed and said: "It's different now. I usually have it on hand. Now there are so many rules that no one dares to act casually."
The navy.
Zhu Ying is relatively easy to reform.
After all, although the Ming Dynasty Navy has always achieved high results, its status in the Ming Dynasty army is not high, and it is even known as Qingshui Yamen.
The Ming Dynasty had almost no external naval warfare, and coupled with the maritime ban, there was really no time to do it, and there was no money to be made.
It was from the time of the conquest of the Japanese country that he truly became tough.
Until the maritime ban was lifted and Zhu Ying encouraged shipbuilding and maritime trade, there was hope.
Previously, Zhu Ying was more direct and straightforward in reforming the entire navy.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the current increase in military pay and benefits of the Navy. On this basis, the reform is proceeding extremely smoothly.
The atmosphere in the navy is quite simple, not as exaggerated as in the army, and many soldiers accept it very well.
Four carriages filled with gifts were delivered to the main ship after a simple inquiry.
Jin Kaishan ordered the soldiers to open it and saw a dazzling array of rare products.
It is no exaggeration to say that these goods were worth at least 100,000 treasure notes when transported to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
"With this little thing, they just want to send us away. It seems that the king of fortune-telling still hasn't understood the situation."
"Every one of our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is extremely valuable. How can they be measured by money?"
"Send a message to the king, and the general will accept the money as payment for our army's stay. However, the three missing soldiers must be found."
"You want to see people alive, you want to see corpses when you're dead."