Chapter 716: Sapphire suffers, Zhu Ying is speechless
Late at night, after a storm.
"I wonder why you are so proactive today. It turns out you are asking for something from me."
In the main palace bedroom, Zhu Ying stood up slightly and half leaned on the backrest.
Although he has a very strong foundation, he does not want to squander his energy unscrupulously and has some restraint.
Ananya was wrapped around Zhu Ying's body. When she heard these words, she couldn't help but think of her own madness just now. She blushed slightly and buried herself in Zhu Ying's chest.
Putting his hand on Ananya's back, Zhu Ying smiled and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. After all, the future of occupying the city will also be Xiaowen's territory."
When Ananya heard that business was being said, she raised her head slightly and placed it against Zhu Ying's chin.
"It's just that I'm worried that Champa is too chaotic now. I heard that many people from the Ming Dynasty formed gangs in the past and fought for territory. Even the king of Champa can't control it."
"My father said in his heart that some daring gangs also attacked the nobles who occupied the city. When the fighting was the most fierce, many nobles were wiped out in the night."
"How can Xiao Wenzhan control such a chaotic place in the future?"
Zhu Ying thought for a while and replied: "Actually, there is no need to worry so much. The reason why there is such chaos now is because many gangs have just been established, and some domestic gangs are passing by, which is why the chaos is so serious."
"The Ming Dynasty Navy and my brother Yun Wen are already assisting the Champa government to suppress these gangs and have set many rules."
"The big fish eat the small fish. After a while, those gangs without strength will be annexed by other gangs, and in the end there will be only a few big gangs left. By then, the occupation of the city will have stabilized."
"This time won't be long, at most about two years. Xiao Wenzhan is still young."
Listening to Zhu Ying's analysis, Ananya felt a little relieved, but still asked, "What if those big gangs control too much territory and affect Xiao Wenzhan's rule.
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"I don't want Xiaowen to take over and become a puppet manipulated by others."
Zhu Ying nodded, this is indeed true.
In fact, Zhu Ying could also directly send an army to suppress it. If Champa was brought under the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty, this problem would only be a minor problem.
But in that case, it would not be suitable for Xiao Wenzhan to be an overseas vassal state.
Zhu Ying's plan to set up overseas vassal states was to let the current or future vassal kings become a barrier to the Ming Dynasty, rather than to divide the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
If any territory is completely ruled, the people in the territory are completely Hanized, or the Han people become the most populous race, at least after Zhu Ying comes to power, the vassal state will be taken back and replaced with another place.
Of course, such a situation is generally difficult to achieve in a short period of time. It will require at least several generations of changes, or even decades.
Perhaps by that time, Zhu Ying will have already passed his old age.
At that time, if the overseas vassal kings wanted to change their vassal territory, they probably would not dare to have any objections.
Especially my own sons.
In fact, the one Zhu Ying feels most sorry for is Xiao Wencheng.
Because Zhu Ying knew very well that her physical condition was very good.
Over the past few years, I have never had a cold, let alone illness.
Even in winter, you won't feel the cold if you take a cold shower and wear single clothes.
With such physical fitness, there is absolutely no problem if you live to be over 80 years old, let alone a hundred years old.
This is destined that not only is Xiao Wen Cheng very likely to be a prince for sixty years, but also if he does not take good care of his health when he grows up, he may even not be able to outlive himself.
What a sad thing.
But there is no way.
You can't commit suicide to give way.
It is impossible to abdicate. This is a bad precedent. It is very likely that future generations will follow suit, either forcing their father to ascend the throne and become the Supreme Emperor, or they may not want to do it anymore after becoming the emperor and just throw away the throne for fun.
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There were many weird emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Ying felt that his descendants might have such weird emperors.
When Zhu Ying was still in a trance.
Guo Zhong's voice came from outside the door.
"Your Highness, the time has come."
Guo Zhong has been waiting outside the door.
Not only Guo Zhong, there were nearly twenty maids and eunuchs in total.
According to the etiquette rules, Anania could not sleep in the palace after attending the bedtime, but had to return to her room.
It's not aimed at her, even if Ye Yueqing is the grandson's concubine, this is the case.
This rule was not set by Zhu Yuanzhang, but followed the etiquette regulations of the former Song Dynasty.
The reason for setting this rule is to prevent the king from being too obsessed with beauty, playing the flute every night, wasting his body, and affecting the government.
At this time, two palace maids came over holding the clothes that Ananya had taken off earlier.
Ananya was ready to stand up after hearing this.
Zhu Ying hugged Ananya's waist and said: "Today, Concubine Na is sleeping in the palace."
Outside the door, Guo Zhong said respectfully: "I obey the order."
The two palace maids holding clothes also bowed and left.
In fact, since its inception, few emperors or princes and grandsons have followed this rule.
If I don't enjoy myself to the fullest, how dare you and some other officials to stop me and ruin my enjoyment?
Obviously this may not exist.
In fact, under normal circumstances, if you really want to sleep, it is much more comfortable to sleep alone than two people.
The reason why Zhu Ying asked Ananya to stay was naturally because Ananya just now was too proactive.
Are you kidding me? I am the great grandson, how can I let my concubine ride on me?
This simply undermines my dignity.
Therefore, Ananya must know her identity this time.
You want her to feel the majesty of your grandson.
At this moment, Ananya hugged Zhu Ying tightly like an octopus. She knew very well what would happen next.
A flush appeared on her fair face.
The spring night is short and the sun is high, so the king will not go to court early from now on.
The next day, the sky was slightly bright.
Zhu Ying has woken up from her sleep.
Turning his head to look at the limp Ananya, Zhu Ying ordered: "Come in."
Outside the door, the palace maids who had already prepared came in carrying various clothes.
They were already waiting at the door before dawn.
Guo Zhong was waiting outside the door with his eunuchs, but did not come in.
Although eunuchs were no longer considered men, Zhu Ying still felt somewhat strange.
Therefore, rules were set in Kunning Palace that even eunuchs should avoid suspicion like men.
Such as taking a shower, changing clothes, etc.
In fact, this was just Zhu Ying's personal habit, but unexpectedly it moved the eunuchs in Kunning Palace very much.
As eunuchs, they care most about whatever they lack, especially the so-called dignity of men.
This rule set by Taisun not only made them not feel disgusted, but also made them think that Taisun treated them as normal men instead of discriminating against them.
"Na Fei was very tired last night, so there is no need to wake her up. Just wait until she wakes up."
Zhu Ying, who was changing her clothes, gave instructions to the female officer next to her.
The female officer bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Highness."
In fact, even the maids who served Zhu Ying were all more delicate and beautiful.
But compared to Zhu Ying's concubines, they are a big difference.
Not to mention most of the concubines, they are all princesses from other countries. They grew up in fine clothes and fine food. They know how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, such as Anania, Sultana, and Xiangzi. Their countries are not in the Asian cultural circle, and they can all speak fluently.
Chinese.
Including Ye Yueqing, she was also carefully selected and initially assigned to Goryeo.
Who among the ladies in the palace doesn’t want to climb a branch and become a phoenix?
If he is favored by his great-grandson, it will directly complete the gorgeous transformation of his identity.
In this regard, it just depends on luck.
The rules in the palace are strict, and if there is any violation, the consequences will be very serious.
Once the crime of seducing the grandson is found out, he will be beaten to death at the last resort.
After getting dressed, Zhu Ying came to the side room.
The maids here have prepared mouthwash, face wash, and towels for wiping.
Zhu Ying likes to do it herself when washing her face and gargling her mouth.
"Your Highness, breakfast at Guanglu Temple is ready."
At this time, Guo Zhong can enter the side room.
Anania was still sleeping in the back room, so she couldn't get in.
"Grandpa is awake?"
"Your Majesty is awake and enjoying breakfast."
"Then let's go to Qianqing Palace and eat together."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Inside the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang is enjoying breakfast.
As he gets older, he feels lighter, so Zhu Yuanzhang usually gets up very early.
Next to the noodles, there are stir-fried pork, beef, and ribs.
There are more than three types of steamed buns and dumplings.
There are also melon and fruit snacks.
There are 7,749 plates in total.
The emperor's breakfast is so unpretentious and simple.
Because there were too many, it was impossible to get caught. There were six maids and six eunuchs waiting nearby.
All you need is a finger from your Majesty, and it will be served immediately.
Here, each palace maid and eunuch is responsible for the dishes and has been trained. It will not happen that two palace maids will serve the same dish at the same time.
Of course it was impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to say that he had finished eating them all, not even with Zhu Ying.
The uneaten portion will not be wasted, but will be given to the palace maids and eunuchs.
"My grandson was very tired last night. Come here, there are sea cucumber buns, ginseng dumplings, and wolfberry bird's nest made by Guanglu Temple. You can come and replenish your health."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his eldest grandson coming and joked with a smile.
Zhu Ying didn't bother with any red tape and sat directly next to Zhu Yuanzhang.
This is obviously inconsistent with etiquette, but it is in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes.
Although he is an emperor, he prefers the close family feeling of ordinary people.
In the past, when Prince Zhu Biao or other princes were dining with him, they would sit upright and not look sideways.
What are you doing, eating without saying a word?
This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little alienated from his sons.
On the contrary, it was Dasun's behavior that made him extremely comfortable.
"A letter came from Zhenla last night. You were doing something, so I didn't want to disturb you."
"It's about Lan Yu. You just let this kid go to Zhenla. It's a good idea now, because there's a war on all sides over there."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of soy milk and said.
Zhu Ying ate several sea cucumber buns in a row. She did consume some energy last night, so of course she had to make up for it. After hearing what the old man said, Zhu Ying asked: "Who is he fighting? Is it Zhen La?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "The princess of Zhenla is your concubine. No matter how arrogant Lan Yu is, she will still notice the impact."
"It's those people from Siam. When they were invading Chenla, they happened to be touched by Lan Yu."
"The commander in chief was also an idiot. He thought Lan Yu was Zhenla's reinforcements and started fighting directly."
"Lanyu didn't expect Siam to dare to attack him. It is said that he suffered a small loss."
"This guy also had a bad temper. He didn't even go to Chenla. He started fighting with Siam right at the border of Chenla."
Zhu Ying was a little confused and said: "How could Lan Yu and the others encounter the Siamese army when they took the sea route?"
Zhu Yuanzhang explained: "Siam was also unlucky. They specially hired a group of cavalry to take a roundabout way from the sea to attack Chenla, and they happened to encounter Lan Yu."
"They had a big plan this time. They sent out 100,000 soldiers. When they saw that Lan Yu only had more than 10,000 people, they wanted to devour them directly."
Zhu Ying asked, "Didn't he bring 30,000 soldiers? How could he only have more than 10,000?"
Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "Lanyu, the boy, thought nothing would happen, so he left half of the men on the ship. If we really want to send them all out, Siam can still get a good deal, and Lan Yu will not suffer a loss."
Many of those who followed Lan Yu were from Chang Yuchun's old tribe, and now also belong to Lan Yu's direct lineage. Among the Ming army, they are naturally the most elite group.
Even in China, ordinary health centers need at least twice as many people to dare to fight.
If Siam's 100,000 soldiers meet Lan Yu's 30,000 elite troops, a defeat is inevitable.
The armaments and weapons are not on the same level.
Zhu Ying thought for a moment and said, "The Ayutthaya Dynasty and Manchuria are colluding together and have been guarding the Strait of Malacca for a long time to collect money from passing merchant ships."
"Many of our Ming Dynasty's goods were intercepted here and then sold to Central Asian countries at high prices."
"My grandson sent a naval fleet last year to expel them and take control of the Strait of Malacca. Siam and Malacca must be dissatisfied and secretly planning a plan."
"Manglajia is good at water warfare, and most of the country's military forces are at sea. Siam sent 100,000 troops to attack by sea. It is impossible to hide it from Manglajia. The two countries may have secretly united to attack Chenla.
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"Zhenla has lasted for more than six hundred years, and the Wucheng dynasty has become extremely decayed. Even so, it is not easy for Siam to take Chenla alone. If they join forces with Manchuria and Lajia to attack from both sides, Chenla will have
The danger of national subjugation."
"The two countries chose to join forces to fight against Chenla at this time, which is probably inseparable from my sending a naval fleet to control the Strait of Malacca."
"If they really destroy Chenla, then everything within the Strait of Malacca will be completely unified, which will be a huge threat to our Ming Navy fleet."
Zhu Ying's political sense is very sensitive.
In fact, when he sent the naval fleet to the Strait of Malacca, he had already predicted that Siam and Malacca would definitely cause trouble.
Because Malacca represents huge interests.
Especially for Manlajia, it can be said that a large amount of wealth in the country almost all comes from the sea route.
Although Malacca was lost, it did not completely cut off Malacca's maritime financial routes. Their land was connected to the Nanyang Peninsula, and they were also doing maritime business.
But such a huge loss will definitely make King Manlajia and the nobles in the country bleed.
It's just that the Ming Dynasty was strong and its naval fleet was invincible. The Manchurian Kingdom alone was naturally unable to resist.
But Manlajia will definitely not be reconciled to this, and it is normal to unite with Siam.
Zhu Yuanzhang recognized Da Sun's analysis very much.
"Dasun is right. Siam and Managa seem to be fighting against Zhenla, but in fact, the one they want to deal with in the end is our Ming Dynasty."
"Chenla and Siam have been at war since ancient times. If Manlajia wants to choose an ally to fight against the Ming Dynasty, it must choose Siam."
"Compared to Chenla's decay, Siam has become quite strong in recent years. According to the information from the Tianjie Temple, the Ayutthaya dynasty in Siam is now extremely strong. This time they united with Managa, they should be the ones
The guy named King Wutong made the decision."
"We still remember that in the thirteenth year of Hongwu's reign, the envoys of the Sukhothai dynasty in northern Siam and the newly arrived Ayutthaya dynasty fought in our Tianjie Temple."
"This Sukhothai is similar to Chenla. It is extremely decayed internally. It was defeated by the Ayutthaya Dynasty. It is estimated that the country will be destroyed sooner or later."
"King Wutong is very ambitious, but this guy is a few years older than us, and he is probably going to die soon."
Zhu Yuanzhang knew something about the situation in Siam, so he told his grandson about it.
After Zhu Ying heard this, he laughed and said: "The Ayutthaya dynasty is so courageous. Even before Siam was conquered, they wanted to share the food of Zhenla. In the end, they dared to fight with me, the Ming Dynasty."
"It is estimated that Manlajia has brought great benefits to the Ayutthaya Dynasty, otherwise it would not have sent 100,000 troops to launch a sneak attack on Chenla."
"With one hundred thousand soldiers, this is probably not a sneak attack. It's probably because we want to capture Zhenla in one fell swoop."
"I have to say, if I hadn't encountered Lan Yu, Zhenla might not have been able to withstand this move."
Angkor Thom, the royal capital of Chenla, is not far from Linhai.
These 100,000 surprise troops obviously wanted to capture Angkor Thom in one fell swoop.
Even if the attack fails and the king is in danger, the Angkor Dynasty will definitely recall the border troops to protect Angkor Thom. The Ayutthaya Dynasty will be able to easily capture the border gate, and then the two armies will join together and approach the gates of Angkor Thom.
By this time, the grandfather and grandson had also finished their breakfast.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and the palace maid and eunuch next to him immediately came forward to clean up. Another female officer brought towels to wipe the grandfather and grandson.
Zhu Ying didn't like others doing anything, so she took it and wiped it and gave it back.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said to Zhu Ying at this time: "We will instruct Guanglu Temple later to prepare more medicinal materials for the great grandson to nourish."
"A letter came from Champa yesterday. Dasun was busy in the middle of the night. Now there is a letter from Zhenla. It seems that Dasun will have to work hard again tonight."