Zhu Qiyu and Chen Ying looked at each other and nodded tacitly.
It turns out that Fan Lai's mission to Qinghua was coerced.
When the Ming army landed from Champa and attacked Annam, Fan Lai got close to the Ming army because he could speak Chinese, and thus got a chance to be promoted.
However, this moment is the same as that moment.
At first, it was because Champa was in critical condition and they urgently needed help from the Ming army. Therefore, they had to do their best to please the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the role of Fanlai was reflected.
But now that Annan has been destroyed and there are no more foreign threats to Champa, Fanlai's existence has become more subtle.
You are a citizen of our Champa Kingdom, why do you want to be so close to the Ming Dynasty?
Could it be that there is something wrong?
But this time, the king of Champa secretly sent troops to intercept and kill his own father on the way. He did not dare to openly offend the Ming Dynasty, so he had to lie and call himself a bandit.
Since there were officials from the Ming Dynasty in the team, and the scene of the discovery was in Champa City, it would be unreasonable to pretend not to know, so someone would need to be sent to Thanh Hua to explain it to the Ming Dynasty.
But he knew very well in his heart that if others were not fools, how could they not see his little trick?
Therefore, the candidate for the envoy to Qinghua this time fell on Fan Lai.
If Mingting is angered and kills Fanlai, it will be just as he wishes.
If the Ming Dynasty is really dissatisfied, the frontline soldiers will never use troops to occupy the city easily before getting the emperor's order.
The journey from Thanh Hoa to the capital of the Ming Dynasty is more than ten thousand miles away. I can completely take advantage of the other party's inconvenience in transmitting information and go back and forth on this matter for a year and a half. Maybe the other person's anger will subside and the matter will be over.
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If it really doesn’t work, I’ll pay you some compensation, and at the worst, I’ll give you the port in the end.
Zhu Qiyu thought through this section and secretly lamented the ruthlessness of the Champa King. In the struggle for power, even his own father, uncles, and capable generals were all ruthlessly abandoned.
He first ordered people to take Fan Lai down, and then discussed countermeasures with Zhang Fu, Chen Ying and others.
Zhang Fu was naturally furious. Annan had already been conquered. How could he dare to make a mistake in a small occupation?
Zhu Qiyu's attitude towards occupying the city was of course one of war, but launching a war against neighboring countries was no longer something he, a prince, could make the decision for.
This matter must be reported to the imperial court and wait for the emperor and the cabinet to discuss it before making a decision.
However, it will take at least two to three months to come and go.
During this period, I can only watch the Champa Princess succeed in her plan, but can't send troops to beat him. Isn't it annoying?
There is also Fanlai, who was relatively friendly to the Ming Dynasty, but he had to lose the lives of his parents, wife, and children because of this.
Should we let him go now and pretend not to know, or what should we do?
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, Chen Ying suddenly coughed at an inappropriate time.
Zhu Qiyu looked over and saw that his expression was a little strange.
"Jingguo Gong, are you sick?"
Chen Ying shook his head and said: "This, this..."
Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Actually, before leaving Beijing, the emperor specially gave me a bag of tips."
Chen Ying groped around for a long time and finally found a small tip bag.
"Tips? What is this?"
"The Emperor said that if everything goes well on the front line, this tip bag can be thrown away, but..."
Chen Ying handed over the tip bag and continued: "The emperor also said that if the Champa Kingdom does not fulfill its promise, I can open it when the front line is undecided."
Zhu Qiyu took it, slowly opened it, and took out a note from inside.
Chen Ying had never seen it before, so he came forward, eyes wide open, waiting to read the words above.
On this note, there were only three big characters written:
Fuck him!
Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhang Fu, then at Chen Ying, the three of them
At the same time, he took a long breath.
It turns out that the emperor had already thought of it!
In this case, what are you waiting for? Just do it!
Zhu Qiyu suddenly felt at ease and immediately ordered: "Prince Jing'an!"
Zhang Fu saluted: "I am here!"
"Mobilize troops and prepare to attack Champa!"
"Yes!"
"Dong Jingguo!"
"I'm here!"
"How much ammunition is left in the Shenji Battalion?"
"Back to Your Highness, there are still 200 rounds of artillery shells, about 150 mines and grenades, and there is still enough ammunition for the rifle!"
These ammunition were originally prepared for Thang Long City.
However, Thang Long City was basically destroyed without much effort, which saved a lot of ammunition.
Nowadays, it is just suitable for attacking Champa.
"In this battle, the Shenji Battalion still took the water route and captured Champa in one fell swoop!"
"Yes!"
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Ten days later, Brahma returned to Sangpala City to return to his life.
When the king of Champa, Maha Pancha, saw Brahma Lai, he was slightly surprised: "What did the Ming court say?"
Fan Lai followed the plan and said, "Your Majesty, when King Tan heard the news, he was very angry and said, said..."
Mahapancha looked gloomy and asked quickly: "What did you say?"
"The King of Yin actually publicly criticized His Majesty for his incompetence in governing the country, and said, and said..."
"What else can you say?"
"He also said... the deadline is one month. If His Majesty cannot catch the bandits within one month and escort them to Qinghua City, he will ask the Ming Emperor for orders and issue an order to His Majesty!"
After hearing this answer, the stone in Mahapancha's heart finally fell to the ground.
He is not afraid of warning or punishment, but he is afraid that others will not believe him!
After hearing Fan Lai's answer, did the other party believe that bandits hurt people?
He still had some doubts in his heart and asked: "Is that all you said? Nothing else?"
Fan Lai shook his head and said: "No more!"
Maha Pancha thought to himself, it seems that fishing in troubled waters has succeeded. Next, the Ming Dynasty will definitely send envoys again to discuss the port affairs. When the time comes, they will first argue with them and delay as long as possible.
"In that case, I'll leave the encirclement and suppression of the bandits to you!"
"I accept my order!"
"Go and lead twenty men now, and try your best to capture the bandits. If the time limit given by King Tan is exceeded..."
Having said this, Mahapancha suddenly lengthened his tone and looked at Fanlai sideways.
How could Fan Lai not understand, so he said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will fulfill my mission!"
"Okay, you go down!"
"Your Majesty..."
Fan Lai asked cautiously: "My parents, wife and children..."
"Don't worry!"
Mahapancha smiled and said: "During your mission to Qinghua, your family was always guarded by soldiers, and no accidents were allowed to happen to them. Now that you have returned safely, those soldiers will naturally
Withdrawn."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Fan Lai bowed and saluted, and then walked out of the hall, the smile on his face slowly disappeared.
I am a dignified commander of the left sentry army. Now that I have no military power, I still think that if I can't catch the bandits, I will put the blame on my head. What a good calculation!