The voyage to the West was a big event for the Ming Dynasty, and it was also a top priority for all nations.
Especially the envoy states that had long-term assistants in the Ming Dynasty wanted to have more trade relations with the Ming Dynasty.
According to the current market situation, countries with good relations with the Ming Dynasty will get more opportunities for tribute trade, which also represents a lot of wealth.
The most important thing is that they heard the news that Ming Dynasty will dispatch five hundred treasure ships.
Five hundred treasure ships represent at least tens of thousands of soldiers. In addition to trade, this will also have a huge impact on the political situation of all regions passing through.
The strength of the Ming Dynasty's military was clearly demonstrated in the military parade. Such strength was equivalent to 100,000 soldiers from some countries.
Coupled with sophisticated equipment and powerful firearms, it can even lead to the destruction of some small countries.
If you do something wrong and anger the Ming Dynasty, you may destroy the entire royal family.
From another perspective, some people with ulterior motives can completely use the power of the Ming Dynasty to cause huge destruction to their enemy countries.
And political planners can use this to achieve some of their own ideas.
For example, the eldest prince of the Angkor Dynasty, Shenlie Po Piya, is now facing the risk of succeeding to the throne. If the Ming Dynasty helps him, then why does it need the general of Lancang Kingdom?
Amona, the chief envoy of the Chenla Mission, did not choose to leave after the tribute trade of the Chenla Mission, but stayed in the Ming Dynasty because of his relationship with Sultana.
When I heard the news about the voyage to the West, I immediately became very excited.
At that moment, he went to Qian Qiu, the head of the Ministry of Etiquette, and said, "Please help me. Our princess Sultana has been canonized as Danfei by His Highness the Grand Sun. Please report that I have something urgent and I want to see you."
The affairs of envoys from various countries are mainly handled by the Ministry of Rites.
Upon hearing Amona's appeal, Qian Qiu, the head of the Ministry of Rites, immediately said: "Don't worry, I will report it to His Highness the Grand Sun for you immediately, but I can't decide whether you can see Concubine Dan."
Originally, the Ministry of Rites generally wouldn't deal with envoys from these small countries.
In the past, Your Majesty cared more about it. Later, after His Highness Taisun entered the palace, there were new changes in the tribute trade. Except for some supporting countries, the tribute trade in most countries returned to normal.
It is no longer the Ming Dynasty that takes advantage of itself and provides benefits to these small countries.
In the past, it was for the sake of border stability, but now the Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and most of the soldiers are eager to establish meritorious deeds. If your small border country is restless, then just attack it.
In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Ying issued an edict to the border gates, which meant that from the time the edict arrived, the border generals had the right to maintain the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.
The content of this edict was very influential. Before this, if the border was in danger, the border officers could not send out troops to fight privately. They had to seek the consent of the imperial court.
If it causes conflict between the two countries, then the border generals will need to bear responsibility.
But now, after Zhu Ying's order is issued, it means that as long as the generals at the border pass feel that they are in danger, they can directly send troops to eliminate the threat.
You can report it later.
Of course, if this resulted in a large number of casualties among Ming soldiers, then the border generals would also be punished.
It is for this reason that many generals guarding the border often send troops to clear up the security on the border, resulting in a strong sense of oppression against many small countries.
The most obvious among them are the Ming Dynasty's military bases near Tubo and the Western Regions.
Playing in the autumn breeze is no longer exclusive to grassland people, and it can also be done in the Ming Dynasty Guards Station.
Under such circumstances, the political status of envoys from various countries in the Ming Dynasty plummeted, and the Ministry of Rites became even more powerful.
After Amona's request reached Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying naturally would not stop Amona from visiting.
But there is no need for him to participate.
The envoy of Zhenla is not worthy of his personal appearance.
East Palace, Chunhe Hall.
Since Lu and Zhu Yunwen moved away, naturally this place has been idle.
Not only Huang Zicheng and other civil servants left with him, but also the eunuchs and maids who had previously served the Lu family in the East Palace, Zhu Ying also asked them to take them with him.
Then Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue moved back again.
Zhu Ying does not sleep here now, but sometimes he meets ministers here to discuss some matters.
"My lord, Amona, pays homage to Concubine Dan."
Zhu Ying asked Sultana to hold talks with Amona in the East Palace, which also gave her enough face.
After Amona saw Sultana, he immediately kowtowed according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.
Sultana did not change much: "Uncle Amona, please get up quickly, there is no need to be so polite."
Looking at Amona, Sultana showed great enthusiasm.
On the way from Zhenla to Daming, Amona took care of him, and then he had the opportunity to meet Zhu Ying.
And Amona is considered to be Sultana’s mother-in-law.
"Empress Dan Fei, the main reason I came here to ask for an audience is about my voyage to the West. I believe Empress Dan Fei knows something about this matter."
Amona felt relieved when she heard Sultana's tone.
Although Sultana had become the concubine of the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty, her previous relationship was still there and she was not greatly repelled by it, so she asked tentatively.
Sultana is not stupid, of course he knows what Amona means.
After a slight hesitation, he said in Khmer: "I know what you mean, you want Daming to help eldest brother, but at this point, I have no way to interfere."
"I am now pregnant with the bloodline of the grandson of the Ming Dynasty and a person who belongs to the Ming Dynasty. I don't want the grandson to have any other ideas because of Zhenla's matter."
At this point, Sultana suddenly stopped.
She pondered in her mind about Amona.
Zhu Ying had told him before that he would let their children inherit the Angkor Dynasty, but if they only relied on the Ming Dynasty's army, it might be difficult to rule.
Amona is a very good candidate. He is a nobleman of the Angkor Dynasty. But because he was not taken seriously, he was sent to the Ming Dynasty to carry out tribute trade.
Along the way, Sultana knew that Amona was very talented, managed the entire mission in an orderly manner, and avoided many dangers.
Thinking of this, Sultana touched her belly and said to Amona again:
"This is the child of my grandson and I. He has the noblest bloodline in the world. If he is a boy, my grandson promised me that he will become the king of the entire Khmer when he grows up."
"Uncle Amona, if you are willing to assist my child, then you will receive supreme power after this, instead of being sent to the distant Ming Dynasty like you are now."
Amona suddenly felt suffocated. He did not expect that he wanted to persuade Sultana to help Zhenla.
Now Sultana wants to be loyal to the child in her belly and let her child become the king of the entire Khmer.
Amona subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them out.
He knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was now, and how powerful the grandson of the Ming Dynasty was.
If the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty really wants to attack Zhenla, Zhenla now has no ability to resist.
Not to mention that Chenla is now very weak due to internal and external troubles. Even in its most prosperous period in history, it was impossible to defeat the Ming Dynasty.
With only a few hundred Ming Dynasty treasure ships, the entire Chenla region can be easily conquered.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty had a very strong influence in Nanyang. When the Ming Dynasty went to conquer Chenla, other countries did not dare to intervene.
"What if the pregnancy in Your Highness the Princess's belly is not a boy?" Amona felt her throat was a little dry and asked with a hint of trembling in her voice. Her title was also changed from Concubine Dan to Your Highness the Princess.
Sultana smiled and replied: "My grandson has promised me that if I don't give birth to a boy this time, I will continue to give birth to another child, even three or four, until I give birth to a boy."
"If I can't give birth to a boy in my life, then there really is nothing I can do."
"Are you willing to bet with me? Uncle Amona is only thirty-six years old this year. You still have a long time to wait."
"As long as my child is born and it is a boy, I will let him worship you as his teacher, and you will teach him from an early age."
"When he is ten years old, I will ask my grandson to help me capture Chenla. At that time, the entire Chenla will be under your jurisdiction. As long as my son reaches adulthood, he will be canonized as the king of Khmer."
Sultana said in a calm tone. Behind this calm tone was an unparalleled and powerful confidence.
One thing she didn't say was, what if she couldn't give birth to a boy? If she only had a girl, then she would be the queen of Khmer.
At this point, Amona had nothing else to say.
He paid homage to Sultana in accordance with the etiquette of paying homage to King Chenla, and said: "I am willing to surrender to you, the mother of the future King of Khmer. Please allow me, a humble person, to serve the King of Khmer until he grows up until he comes of age and inherits the entire Khmer King.
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Amona is very excited now.
Because according to Sultana's wishes, as long as the boy born did not die in infancy, the Ming Dynasty would send a large number of troops to conquer Chenla.
Before that, the entire affairs of Chenla will be handed over to him, and he will control the real power of the entire Chenla.
No one can resist such temptation.
After Sultana's children grew up and he, Amona, was about to die of old age, this life was worth living.
As for whether the Ming Dynasty could conquer Zhenla, this was not within the scope of his consideration.
He could not think of any possibility that Zhenla could withstand the Ming Dynasty.
"Very good, I believe that with the help of Uncle Amona, my children will be able to control the entire Khmer in the future and continue the existence of the Angkor Dynasty."
"The Ming Dynasty is the strongest backing of the Angkor Dynasty. The territories that have been lost will be returned, and the Chenla Empire will once again return to its most powerful period."
Sultana said happily.
In the past, these things had nothing to do with her, but now they are different.
After getting pregnant, Sultana had been focusing on this since Zhu Ying told her that their child would become the successor Khmer.
Sultana, who was originally not interested in politics, became very interested.
Sultana felt very happy whenever she thought that the child in her belly would become the King of Khmer.
"Your Highness, what are the arrangements for the eldest prince?" Amona asked respectfully after a brief excitement.
Sultana thought for a while and said, "I will ask my grandson about this matter."
She had a temporary idea to let Amona assist her son. She had not told Zhu Ying yet, and now she needed Zhu Ying's consent.
Amona replied respectfully: "I am waiting for the good news from Your Highness the Princess."
After finishing here, Sultana returned to Kunning Palace and told Zhu Ying her thoughts.
After hearing this, Zhu Ying smiled and said: "Since you think Amona is available, then use him. Now is an opportunity."
"In this way, I will give Amona the opportunity to join the Pacific Fleet, and ask him to bring some gifts to Chenla, which means that he will go to Chenla to take the lead for our children."
"I will ask Duke Cao Guo to help with this matter. If this person can succeed, under the influence of the Ming Dynasty fleet, he will naturally be able to gain a lot of say in Chenla."
"If you don't even have this ability, you can't help our children."
Sultana snuggled into Zhu Ying's arms: "I'll listen to you."
Then he asked tentatively: "But what should I do if I can't give birth to a boy?"
Zhu Ying said domineeringly: "So what, it means that the Khmer in the future will usher in the rule of a queen."
The industrial foundation limits the territory that an empire can directly rule.
After careful consideration, Zhu Ying discovered that only the enfeoffment system could expand the Ming Dynasty, or expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Population is also a big premise influence.
Let alone 60 million, even a population of two to three billion is not enough for Ming to directly rule the world.
This is a very real problem.
The most important thing is that Zhu Ying does not feel that after his death, his descendants can continue his ideas of continuous expansion. It is already very good to be able to retain his territory.
There has never been an eternal dynasty in this world.
It is in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to imitate the enfeoffment system of the Western Zhou Dynasty and enfeoff a large number of overseas vassal states.
As for hundreds of years later, Zhu Ying won't be able to control that much.
It is at this point in time.
Zhao Xiangxi, Chen Muyue, including Princess Xiangzi of the Japanese Kingdom, were all about to give birth.
Princess Ananya of Champa is also due to give birth in just two months.
Chen Muyue gave birth to a daughter, and Zhao Xiangxi gave birth to a boy.
Princess Xiangzi of Japan also gave birth to a boy.
According to the generation ranking established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the son Zhu Ying gave birth to to Zhao Xiangxi was named Zhu Wengao.
The son of Princess Xiangzi of Japan is named Zhu Wenri.
Chen Muyue is a woman, so there is no need to rank her by generation, so she is called Zhu Xingxue.
At this time, Xiangzi and Zhao Xiangxi's thoughts suddenly started to stir.
The matter about Sultana is no secret in Kunning's backyard.
Obviously, the sons of Princess Xiangzi of Japan and Zhao Xiangxi of Goryeo have the same chance.