Although Mahagui didn't understand Chinese, he guessed a thing or two from Zhu Qiyu's reaction, so he jabbered loudly.
Xuanzhen immediately translated: "I, the country of Champa, regard the Ming Dynasty as the supreme kingdom of heaven, pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, and have been loyal to the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. May I ask Your Highness, King Xi, now that the land of Champa City has been occupied by neighboring countries, and the people have been tortured by war, the Ming Dynasty
Why sit back and watch?"
Zhu Qiyu's face became solemn and asked: "Can you explain clearly, what happened?"
Mahagui continued to shout and was very excited.
Xuanzhen translated: "Zheng Ke of Annan State led his army to attack Champa, and the capital Vijaya fell. King Mahabharaya of Champa was captured. He also asked the Celestial Empire to send troops to help Champa recapture the capital and welcome back His Majesty the King!"<
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As soon as these words came out, the Fengtian Palace suddenly fell into silence.
The feud between Annan and Champa has been going on for a long time, and even the Ming Dynasty spent a lot of effort trying to mediate it.
The small countries surrounding the Central Plains, such as Annan, Champa, Goryeo and other countries, were all vassal states of the Yuan Dynasty. At the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, due to the unstable foundation and Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to go to war with neighboring countries, so he changed the Yuan Dynasty.
After Hongwu, he immediately sent envoys to surrounding countries to preach:
"I am the lord of China and want the world to be safe. I am afraid of unknown consequences, so I send envoys to report to all countries... Since I am the lord of the world, I am unknown to the Chinese barbarians. Although my surname is different, the character Fu is like..."
Among them are the Annan Kingdom and the Champa Kingdom.
However, the responses shown by these two countries were completely opposite.
During the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Annan took the opportunity to break away from the control of the Yuan court and sent troops to attack Yongping Village on Siming Road, surpassing the copper pillars that defined the Yuan Dynasty for more than 200 miles, and occupied Qiuwen, Qingyuan and other five counties.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, although Annan openly accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty and regarded him as the suzerain, he actually secretly occupied a lot of land to the north.
Zhu Yuanzhang once issued an order to King Chen Rikun of Annan, ordering the return of Qiuwen, Qingyuan and other five counties, but Annan refused. At that time, the remaining forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were still there, and the focus of the Ming Dynasty's operations was in the north.
The small country focused on appeasement and did not want to start a war again, so it ignored it. From then on, Annan was in a semi-independent state.
Champa was just the opposite. When the Ming Dynasty showed goodwill to neighboring countries, Champa quickly responded positively and sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty. Most of the envoys from Champa were princes, uncles, grandsons and other royal family members.
, fully expressed Champa’s respect for the Ming Dynasty.
During the Hongwu period alone, the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to visit Champa seven times, and issued imperial edicts to Champa and other countries, as well as tribute documents, which spread Confucianism in the Central Plains far overseas.
Since then, Champa and the Ming Dynasty have always maintained a friendly vassal-vassal relationship. Zhu Yuanzhang was also interested in this younger brother. He listed it as one of the earliest countries that would not be conquered in the emperor's ancestral precepts, warning future generations not to do whatever they want.
Conquest.
In contrast, Annan was a two-faced villain. During the Yongle period, Zhu Di couldn't stand what they did, so he sent troops to destroy the country, and then changed it to the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi.
However, later on, the Ming Dynasty frequently fought wars with the Northern Yuan Dynasty and had no time to look south. There were constant rebellions in Annam. When Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, Li Li rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and established the Later Li Dynasty. From then on, it was officially separated from the control of the Ming Dynasty.
Due to the wars in the south and the north during the Yongle period, as well as such feats as the voyages to the West, the national strength was seriously insufficient. Zhu Zhanji weighed the pros and cons and finally adopted a strategy of recuperation and simply gave up on Annan.
In the second year of Zhengtong, the Ming Dynasty granted Li Li the title of King of Annam. From then on, the two countries restored the tribute system.
Therefore, when Zhu Qi Zhen ordered Zhang Fu to conquer Jing'an Prefecture, all the officials would object.
In their hearts, the Ming Dynasty is the celestial kingdom. Even if there is a war, the Ming Dynasty cannot take the initiative to provoke the war. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like using the big to bully the small?
How could these pampered men have imagined that Annan State secretly captured their capital and captured their king?
Just imagine, what would it be like if the emperor of Ming Dynasty was captured by Wala?
Zhu Qiyu asked again: "When did it happen? Why didn't you send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty for help?"
Xuanzhen said: "The king was captured in May last year. At that time, His Highness Mahagui led troops to block Annan's army and sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty for help. However, the Ming Dynasty ignored it."
Zhu Qiyu immediately understood. He was busy fighting with Ye Xian last year, so how could he have time to care about your mess?
"The Emperor has arrived!"
A sharp voice came, and all the ministers hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
Zhu Qizhen looked excited and quickly entered the hall. As he walked, he asked: "Where is the person?"
Mahagui and Xuanzhen hurriedly followed and saluted, and Zhu Qiyu briefly described the two people and what they had just said.
Zhu Qizhen nodded repeatedly, came to the two of them, looked up and down, his eyes full of surprise.
The two people couldn't help but feel panicked, wondering what's going on with the emperor of Ming Dynasty. We're here to complain. Why are you so... so excited?
We were beaten, and the king was also taken away. This should be a sad thing!
Why are you laughing?
And he smiled so obscenely...
Zhu Qizhen sniffed and noticed something strange, but he couldn't care less about it now.
"I'm here to ask you, who started this war?"
Xuanzhen subconsciously took half a step back and said, "Of course it was An Nanguo who started the trouble!"
"As expected!"
Zhu Qizhen couldn't hide the excitement on his face and clapped his hands and said: "I have long felt that the Annan Kingdom is treacherous and ambitious. Today it dares to use troops to occupy the city, but tomorrow it will not attack the city of Beijing?"
Xuanzhen is a little confused. Our capital was beaten. What does it have to do with your Ming Dynasty?
Little did he know that for Zhu Qizhen, this was like giving him a pillow from sleepiness!
Just when I was worried that there was no reason to send troops, you came. Isn’t it a coincidence?
The faces of Cao Nai and others were also very tangled. The emperor's intention was very obvious. It seemed that the battle between Ming Dynasty and Annan Kingdom must be fought.
Behind him, Gao Hub stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Annan Kingdom used troops to occupy the city. This is a conflict between other countries. As a kingdom in the Ming Dynasty, we should not be involved in their disputes. The old minister suggested,
The imperial court issued a decree to mediate, allowing him to release the king of Champa and order the two countries to reconcile. In this way, it was also a good deed for the people of the two countries."
Zhu Qizhen didn’t show anything on the face, but he knew it very well in his heart.
Gao Hub didn't want to see Ming Dynasty send troops to Annan because of the smuggling group behind him, and one of the important channels was the Annan Kingdom.
Until now, this person is still thinking about his own business. Humph, if he hadn't been worried about scaring away the big fish behind him, he would have asked Jin Yiwei to ransack your house!
However, even if the Ming Dynasty does not directly send troops to Annan, it only needs to take advantage of the opportunity of mediation to put pressure on Annan. Sooner or later, this battle will start.
Zhu Qizhen weighed it for a long time and finally said: "The cabinet has drafted a decree to order Annan to release the king of Champa. If not, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it!"
Cao Nai replied: "I obey your order!"
Zhu Qizhen said again: "Prince Jing'an!"
Zhang Fu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The old minister is here!"
"This matter is related to the relationship between our Ming Dynasty and the vassal countries. It is very important. After thinking about it, I think it is better for the Qing family to go there in person!"
Zhang Fu quickly agreed: "Old minister, I obey the order!"
Zhu Qizhen added: "It's a long way to Annan. In order to protect the safety of Qing's family, the cabinet has drafted another decree and sent Nanjing soldiers and horses to escort it."
Others look at me and I look at you, but they don’t know what to do.
After working on it for a long time, are you still ready to fight?
Although he is very reluctant, it is normal for the prince of Jingan County to go to Annan as an envoy and the court sends troops to escort him!
When Zhu Qizhen said these words, Xuanzhen kept whispering in Mahagui's ear to translate.
Mahagui was overjoyed and fell to his knees with a pop, bursting into tears and crying profusely.
Xuanzhen also knelt down and said respectfully: "On behalf of King Mahabharaya and the thousands of subjects in Champa City, I would like to thank His Majesty the Emperor for his great kindness!"