Bu Guliang's five thousand troops arrived at a small town ten miles southwest of Xinzhou Port the next day.
For Uncle Wang, the so-called dilemma was actually not difficult. Uncle Wang was a pragmatic person. After receiving two letters in a row that day, Uncle Wang made a decision that night.
That is: help whoever is stronger.
Therefore, Old Uncle Wang sent people to Xingang in advance to investigate and confirmed the fact that the tall ships of the Ming Dynasty's Invincible Fleet were anchored in the port and were bombing the castle of the Folangji people indiscriminately.
Old Uncle Wang was very excited. After all, the Ming Dynasty was his spiritual motherland. Since the Ming Dynasty fleet had the upper hand, helping the Ming Dynasty was a matter of course and in line with his own heart.
It would really be unreasonable to help the Folangji people defeat the Ming Dynasty. Of course, if the Folangji people had the upper hand, Bu Guliang wouldn't mind going against his own conscience.
Emotion is one thing, reality is another. Just like when you see a poor man on the street who has no food, drink or clothes, you will naturally feel sympathy and pity. But if you give him all the money in your pocket
He refused to seek relief.
Bu Guliang met Zhang Yanling, the Protector of the Ming Dynasty, in the small town. The Protector of the Ming Dynasty lined up outside the town with only three hundred cavalry. Seeing the cavalry with bright armor and impressive weapons, Bu Guliang turned around and looked at his own
Five thousand soldiers and horses, I felt terribly ashamed.
Compared with the soldiers and horses of the Ming Empire, the soldiers of the Champa State were short, black, wretched, disheveled and unkempt, like a group of wild monkeys caught from the trees.
"I, Prince Bu Guliang of Guangnan in Champa City, would like to thank His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven for sending the heavenly troops to rescue the subjects of our Champa City country from the fire and water. All the people of our Champa City country are looking forward to this day. They are looking forward to it day and night.
The royal master of the Celestial Dynasty has come. I thank God for his great grace."
Uncle Wang had tears in his eyes. After seeing Zhang Yanling and others, he got off his horse and knelt down and shouted loudly with a very sincere expression.
Half of it is from the heart and half of it is performance.
Zhang Yanling laughed loudly, jumped off the horse, walked slowly forward and handed over his hands: "I, Zhang Yanling, the Protector of the Ming Dynasty, have met His Highness the Prince of Guangnan. It has been six or seven years since I saw the old prince. His style is still the same, and he is getting stronger. Hahaha."
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At the funeral of Emperor Hongzhi, Prince Guangnan went to express his condolences. Zhang Yanling was one of the mourners, so he knew the old uncle. A few years later, the old man was indeed quite tough, and he actually survived.
"Oh, Lord Protector. When I saw the demeanor of the Protector that day, I have always remembered it in my heart and was deeply impressed. I said at that time that you will have no limit in the future. As expected, the old man said it seriously. You are already the Lord Protector of the Ming Dynasty.
He is an important minister of the Kingdom of Heaven. It is really surprising and happy." Bu Guliang laughed and said with his hands.
Zhang Yanling laughed heartily, and the two of them complimented each other, then went into the military tent next to them and sat down.
"Old prince, have you made your decision? Decided to help me capture the red-haired ghost of Fo Langji? Have you thought about it?" Zhang Yanling asked straight to the point.
Bu Guliang said sternly: "Is that even necessary? Our country of Champa is originally a vassal country of the Ming Dynasty. Before, we were imaginary and conceited with the Folangji people, which was unimaginable. Their warships were strong and their firearms were fierce. I
The Champa Kingdom has a small army and is unable to fight against it. It has no choice but to submit. I hope the Lord Protector will forgive me. But there is no doubt that I, the people of the Champa Kingdom, have a great Ming Dynasty in mind."
Zhang Yanling nodded and smiled: "I understand this. But let me remind you. The Folangji people are not easy to mess with. If you help us, you are the enemy of the Folangji people. The Folangji people are not just the soldiers here."
.Their Eastern Fleet has hundreds of ships all over the world. Their strength is unmatched. Even I, the Ming Dynasty, may not be their opponent. If you help me today, you are betraying them. I am not afraid that they will come back to retaliate.
What?"
Bu Guliang rubbed his hands and smacked his lips and said: "May I ask Lord Protector, do you intend to do what Grandpa Zheng did back then when the Chinese fleet went to the West this time, just to walk around?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "You want to ask whether we will leave after causing trouble and leave a mess for you to deal with, right?"
Bu Guliang said hurriedly: "No, no, what I mean is that in our Ming Dynasty, we cannot allow the Folangji to roam the sea. I heard that the Folangji occupied Tuenmen Island in the Ming Dynasty. Recently, Governor Yaxin of Xingang led a fleet
I went to take revenge, and the Protector came south, but I don’t know if I met them.”
Zhang Yanling laughed and secretly scolded this old guy for being cunning and probing everywhere. He was trying to find out the strength of his fleet and the purpose of the imperial court sending the fleet overseas this time. If he just went through the motions like a dragonfly, I guess this old guy would leave a mark for him.
There is no way out. He is weighing the pros and cons.
"Ya Xin? That one-eyed red-haired ghost from Langji?" Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
"Yes, that's him. So you have encountered them. They have a large number of warships. Have you encountered them?" Bu Guliang said hurriedly.
"We met, hahaha. They are nourished now. They are all swimming in the sea in the shark's belly, and they are finally free." Zhang Yanling winked and smiled.
Bu Guliang was shocked and said in a daze: "Seriously? That's... That's great. That's great. The Protector's fleet is invincible, how can the Folangji people be their opponents?"
Zhang Yanling said: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Guangnan, I might as well explain it to you. This time I am ordered to lead the Ming Dynasty's Invincible Fleet to go overseas. It is different from the three treasure eunuchs who went to the West in the past. Back then, it was to show the country's prestige and promote our Ming Dynasty's holy virtues. Today our purpose is
Open sea trade routes and remove all obstacles. The imperial court has already lifted the sea ban, and soon
All countries can conduct sea trade with our Ming Dynasty, and the opportunity to make big money has arrived. Therefore, we must clear all maritime obstacles, set up ports in various countries, and escort merchant ships. Your place is the first stop. I think Xinzhou Port
Yes, this location is perfect as a transit port. I wonder if His Highness the Prince has any objections to this?"
Bu Guliang was surprised and happy. The happy thing was that according to what Zhang Yanling said, this time the Ming Dynasty was going to develop maritime trade and open up business routes, so a large number of warships would be stationed and escorted. In this way, there would be shelter. Surprisingly,
It seems that I thought before
The idea that the Ming Dynasty court would send troops and horses to help them drive away the Francois and recapture Xingang was wrong. It seemed that Xingang would never come back and would fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. And what followed must be various agreements.
This treaty legalizes this matter.
This is really like a revolving door driving away a wolf and facing a tiger behind.
Bu Guliang made up his mind, Xingang can't come back anyway, no matter who occupies it, the business will continue as usual, and the money will be taken. As long as the conditions are right, the treaty can be signed, and Xingang can be given. Anyway, it is not given to anyone. The key is to strive for some advantages.
conditions.
"I understand. The Celestial Empire has such ambitions. Champa City is a vassal of the Celestial Kingdom, and I should give my full assistance. I would like to express my opinion that as long as the Celestial Empire's soldiers and horses can protect me from the retaliation of the Folangji people, everything will be easy to handle.
I have already reported the news of the arrival of the Protector to the Lord. Our Lord will arrive in Guangnan soon. At that time, please meet the Lord Protector and discuss the big plan." Bu Guliang said, cupping his hands.
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Okay, I am very satisfied with the attitude of the Prince of Guangnan. In this case, the current matter is to deal with the Folangji people entrenched in Xingang."
Bu Guliang said: "The old soldiers and horses are willing to assist in the attack, but the old soldiers and horses have poor combat power and lack of armor and weapons. I'm afraid they won't be of much help. The strong momentum is still okay. The forts on Xingang Castle are high and the firearms are fierce. I'm afraid.
We have to go up to the heavenly army to conquer it."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "I really need your help in this matter. Aren't you familiar with the Folangji people? We don't need to attack by force, we just need to outwit them. You just trick them into coming out and kill them all. They are now trapped in
There will definitely be people in the castle looking forward to your help. I don’t believe you didn’t receive their distress letter.”
Bu Gu cursed secretly in his conscience, Zhang Yanling was forcing himself and Fo Langji to fall out completely. Originally, he just wanted to play a side role and leave a way out, but it seemed that it was not possible.
"Your Highness the Prince of Guangnan, I have something to say that you don't want to hear. Your Champa Kingdom is colluding with the Folangji people. This time the Folangji people sent troops from Xingang to attack the coast of Guangdong and killed hundreds of our fishermen. The imperial court was furious.
.You also have responsibilities. This is your chance to atone for your sins. If you repeat your mistakes again, don’t blame the court for punishing me.
I came to you because I am nostalgic for the past. I also know the leader of the Li Dynasty, and the Li Dynasty is also a vassal of our Ming Dynasty. In fact, I don’t necessarily have to communicate with you. There are some things that we just don’t want to do. Once Tianwei is angry, we will
The earth shakes and the mountains and rivers overturn, just in the blink of an eye. Do you understand what I say?" Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Uncle Wang's back is sweating. How could he not understand? What Zhang Yanling means is that if you are still dishonest, I will help the Li Dynasty to destroy you. You colluded with the Fo Langji people and let them use this as a springboard to harass the Ming Dynasty.
If you are dissatisfied, you need to double your performance and atone for your sins.
"Don't worry, Lord Protector. I will capture the Fo Langji people and hand them over to the Lord Protector." Old Uncle Wang said firmly.
Zhang Yanling smiled with satisfaction. He just wanted to force them into a desperate situation. He remembered the words in those documents. The human nature here is cunning and profit-oriented. It cannot be restrained by faith, but to force them to have no way back.
It is not difficult for Zhang Yanling to attack that castle. But such a thing must be done by the soldiers and horses of the occupying country to cut off their escape route and leave them with no other ideas. Only then will everything go smoothly.