The trip to the capital is more than ten thousand miles away. Once the good news is sent out, it may take two months at the earliest to get a reply from the court.
At this time, the importance of Zhu Qiyu is reflected.
He first mobilized some officials and scholars from Yunnan, Guangxi and other places and assigned them to various places in Annan to temporarily take over the civil affairs.
As for the army, it was all controlled by Zhang Fu, with the assistance of Li Kechang, the former Annan King Gong.
Except for some major measures, such as after Annan was changed to Jiaozhi, how to choose the chief officials, you need to wait for the imperial court to issue an order.
Zhu Qiyu made clear arrangements for everything else on the spot.
After all, I have been supervising the country for two years, and I have quite a lot of experience in governing the world.
When the people of Annan just learned that they were occupied by the Ming army, they were shocked and frightened.
When Annan was renamed Jiaozhi, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were not friendly to the Annan people, and they even felt that they were not of our own race.
However, this time I experienced it firsthand. After Ming Dynasty officials took over, not only did they not exploit the country, but they also lowered taxes and redistributed the land. This immediately changed their attitude.
Occasionally, some places were controlled by the original nobles and prepared to resist. Before Zhang Fu could send troops, Li Kechang wiped out the people.
Now he is determined to hang out with the Ming Dynasty, and he has agreed to give him the title of Duke of the country. Whoever dares to cause trouble will make him unable to become the Duke of the country. It is tantamount to the hatred of killing his father and taking away his wife!
Zhu Qiyu was in the middle to provide support, and all matters were advanced in an orderly manner. The next step was to contact the Champa State to discuss issues such as port transfer, trade, and tariffs.
The Ming Dynasty had just imposed a maritime ban. At this time, it was necessary to expand waterways and find trade routes. The Champa State had a superior geographical location and was the only way to enter the Western Ocean.
Chen Ying hurried in: "Your Highness, Fan Jinglong is back!"
Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised and asked: "So fast?"
Calculating the distance, it would take at least a month for Fan Jinglong and his party to arrive at Champa and then back to Thanh Hoa.
It’s only been half a month, why are you back?
Chen Ying smiled bitterly and said: "Something happened!"
"Oh?"
Zhu Qiyu's expression changed and he asked: "What happened?"
Chen Ying greeted people and brought Fan Jinglong in.
Zhu Qiyu was surprised to find that the person was carried in.
"This man was found by a hunter in the mountains. It is said that he fell from a cliff and hung on a tree before he saved his life."
Fan Jinglong struggled to raise his head and said feebly: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked: "What happened?"
"The Champa king sent troops to intercept him halfway. We resisted desperately, but because we were outnumbered, in the end, in the end..."
"What did you say?"
Zhu Qiyu was shocked. The king of Champa actually intercepted and killed his own father on the way?
Fan Jinglong nodded hard and said: "The old Champa king was beheaded, and Pan Peng... also died. I fought and retreated, but was forced to the cliff..."
Zhu Qiyu asked with a dark face, "Where are Princess Mahagui and Princess Xuanzhen?"
"Mahagui protected the old Champa king and was stabbed several times and died on the spot. Princess Xuanzhen was kidnapped and her life and death are unknown..."
Chen Ying stepped forward and said: "His Royal Highness's previous worries were correct. In order to secure his position, the Champa King would not spare even his own father and uncles. How fucking inhumane!"…
That was not what Zhu Qiyu was thinking about. The King of Champa arranged the ambush for the sake of the throne. No matter how bloody it was, it was still their internal dispute. However, Fan Jinglong and Pan Peng represented the Ming Dynasty.
Officials dare to kill, so what does this mean?
Could it be that... this person forgot his instructions and failed to reveal his identity in time?
"When you met the soldiers occupying the city, did you identify yourself?"
Fan Jinglong looked aggrieved and said: "As I said, Mr. Pan and I identified ourselves on the spot and said that we were officials of the Ming Dynasty and were sent to Champa as envoys.
But they didn’t listen at all!"
At this time, Chen Ying couldn't help but said: "So, doesn't the King of Champa want to rebel?"
When the matter reached this point, Zhu Qiyu did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so he ordered to go down and summon Zhang Fu, Mu Bin and others to come to Qinghua to discuss it together.
After all, it involves diplomacy between the two countries, and if it is not handled properly, the consequences will be serious.
However, before everyone could reach a conclusion, someone from the Champa Kingdom came.
Everyone recognizes this person, he is Fan Lai who can speak Chinese.
"Commander Fan Lai of the left sentry battalion of the Champa Kingdom pays homage to His Royal Highness King Yin of the Ming Dynasty!"
Chen Ying stepped forward and asked: "Fan Lai, how will the Ming Dynasty treat you as a Champa Kingdom?"
Fanlai replied: "Let's rebuild again!"
"Since you know this, why did your Champa king send troops to intercept and kill my envoy from the Ming Dynasty?"
Fan Lai hurriedly said: "There must be a misunderstanding. His Majesty Mahapancha sent his ministers here just to explain the situation."
Fan Lai took out a letter and said: "There were bandits running rampant in Champa City. They accidentally injured the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty and kidnapped Princess Xuanzhen. After His Majesty Mahapancha learned about this, he immediately sent troops to eliminate it and rescued His Royal Highness the Princess.
This is the letter of credence handwritten by His Majesty Mahapancha, please read it before His Majesty the King of Tien!"
Chen Ying took the letter and brought it to Zhu Qiyu.
After Zhu Qiyu opened it, he glanced at it, and then said: "You mean, those who blocked and killed my envoy from the Ming Dynasty and the old king of Champa were just bandits?"
Fan Lai possessed him and said: "Exactly!"
"Fan Lai!"
Zhu Qiyu put the letter aside and said: "You have been with us since we occupied the city and counterattacked Annan. From a low-level officer to the commander of the Zuo Sentinel Battalion, to be fair, I, the Ming Dynasty, treat you well, right?"
"Your Highness's kindness will always be remembered in my heart!"
"In that case, tell me the truth, are those people really bandits?"
Fan Lai had cold sweat on his forehead, but he insisted: "He is definitely a bandit!"
Zhu Qiyu said with a sullen look on his face: "If it is really a bandit, I, the Ming Dynasty, will not pursue it. However, this letter of credence only mentions the good relations between the two countries, but remains silent about the port and trade-related matters that were agreed in advance."
Talk, why is this?"
"This..."
Fan Lai hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me. These... subordinates don't know about it..."
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "In that case, come and detain this person temporarily until the Champa King fulfills his promise, then let him go!"
"Your Highness, no!"
Fan Lai was shocked and turned pale. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if pounding garlic.
Chen Ying said with a look of disdain: "I'm just keeping you for a while, and I won't treat you badly. What are you afraid of?"
"No...no way!"
Fan Lai looked anxious and said: "My father, mother, wife and children are all occupying the city. If I can't return in time, they... they will..."