At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 268
Annan, Qinghua city.

It is more than ten thousand miles away to go to the capital, and if the good news is sent out, I am afraid that it will 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 appointed them to various places in Annan to take over the civil affairs temporarily.

As for the army, it was all under the control of Zhang Fu, assisted by Li Kechang, the former King Gong of the Annan Kingdom.

Except for some major measures, such as after Annan changed to Jiaozhi, how to choose the chief officer will need to wait for the imperial court to make an order.

For the rest, Zhu Qiyu made clear arrangements on the spot.

At any rate, I have worked as a supervisor of the country for two years, and I have quite a lot of experience in governing the world.

When the people in Annan first learned that it was occupied by the Ming army, they were shocked and frightened.

In the past, when Annan changed to Jiaozhi, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were not friendly to the Annan people, and there was even a feeling that people who were not of our race would have different hearts.

However, this time, after the officials of Ming Dynasty took over, not only did they not exploit and oppress the land, they lowered the tax and redistributed the land, which immediately changed their attitude.

Occasionally, some places were controlled by the original nobles, preparing to resist a wave, and before Zhang Fu sent troops, Li Kechang wiped out the people.

Now he is determined to hang out with Daming, and he has agreed to give him the title of Duke. Whoever dares to do something to prevent himself from being a Duke is tantamount to revenge for killing his father and taking his wife!

Zhu Qiyu was in the middle to coordinate, and all matters were advanced in an orderly manner. The next step was to contact the Champa Kingdom to discuss the transfer of the port, as well as trade, tariffs and other issues.

The Ming Dynasty had just lifted the sea ban. At this time, it was necessary to expand the shipping lanes and find trade routes. The Champa Kingdom 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?"

Calculated according to the distance, it will take at least a month for Fan Jinglong and his party to arrive at Champa and then return to Thanh Hoa.

It's only been half a month, why did you come back?

Chen Ying smiled wryly 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 person was discovered by a hunter in the mountains. It is said that he fell off a cliff and hung on a tree before recovering his life."

Fan Jinglong raised his head vigorously, and said weakly: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"The king of Zhancheng sent troops to intercept him halfway, and we resisted desperately, but because we were outnumbered, in the end, in the end..."

"What did you say?"

Zhu Qiyu was shocked, King Zhancheng actually intercepted and killed his own father halfway?
Fan Jinglong tried his best to nod his head, and said: "The old Zhancheng King was beheaded, and Pan Peng... was also dead. He was forced to fight and retreat, but he was forced to the cliff..."

With a dark face, Zhu Qiyu asked, "Where are Mahagui and Princess Xuanzhen?"

"Mahagui was protecting the old Champa King, he was stabbed several times, and died on the spot. Princess Xuanzhen was taken away, and her life and death are unknown..."

Chen Ying stepped forward and said, "Your Highness was right in worrying. In order to secure this position, King Champa even refused to let go of his own parents and uncles. It's so fucking inhuman!"

Zhu Qiyu didn't think about these things in his heart. King Zhancheng arranged an ambush for the throne. No matter how bloody it was, it was their internal dispute. However, what Fan Jinglong and Pan Peng represented was Daming. Officials dare to kill, so what does this mean?
Could it be... This person forgot his promise and didn't reveal his identity in time?
"Did you reveal your identity when you met Zhancheng soldiers and horses?"

Fan Jinglong looked aggrieved and said, "I told you, Mr. Pan and I revealed our identities on the spot, saying that we are officials of the Ming Dynasty, and we were sent to Zhancheng by order, but they didn't listen at all!"

At this moment, Chen Ying couldn't help but said, "So, isn't King Champa planning to rebel?"

When things got to this point, Zhu Qiyu didn't dare to make decisions without authorization, so he ordered Zhang Fu, Mu Bin and others to come to Qinghua to discuss together.

After all, it involves diplomacy between the two countries. If it is not handled properly, the consequences will be very serious.

However, before everyone discussed the result, Champa came.

This person is recognized by everyone, it is the Fan Lai who can speak Chinese.

"Commander of the Zhancheng Kingdom's Left Outpost Battalion, Fan Lai, pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Ming Dynasty!"

Chen Ying stepped forward and asked, "Fan Lai, how does my Ming Dynasty treat you Champa?"

Fan Lai replied: "Benevolence and reinvention!"

"Now that you know, why did you, the king of Zhancheng, send troops to intercept and kill my envoys from Daming?"

Fan Lai hurriedly said: "There must be a misunderstanding. His Majesty Maha Pancha sent his servants here to explain the situation."

"Hmph!" Chen Ying snorted coldly and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Fan Lai took out a letter and said: "There are bandits rampant in Zhancheng, accidentally injured the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty, and even kidnapped Princess Xuanzhen. When His Majesty Maha Pancha learned about this, he immediately sent troops to suppress it and rescued Her Highness. This is the letter of credence written by His Majesty Maha Pancha, please read it!"

Chen Ying took the letter and brought it in front of Zhu Qiyu.

After Zhu Qiyu opened it, he glanced at it, and then said, "You mean, the ones blocking the way to kill my Daming envoy and the old king of Zhancheng were only bandits?"

Fan Lai possessed himself and said, "Exactly!"

"Valley!"

Zhu Qiyu put the letter aside, and said: "Since Zhancheng counterattacked Annan, you have been with us. From a low-level officer to the commander of the left outpost battalion, in all fairness, I have treated you well, right?"

"Your Highness' kindness, I will always remember it in my heart!"

"In that case, tell me the truth, are those people really bandits?"

Fan Lai's forehead was covered with cold sweat, but he insisted: "It is indeed a bandit!"

With sullen expression on his face, Zhu Qiyu said: "If it's really a bandit, I, Ming, don't have to pursue it. However, in this letter of credence, it only mentions that the two countries have a good relationship, but they keep silent about the port and trade related matters that were agreed in advance. Tell me, why is this?"

"This……"

Fan Lai hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me, these... The ministers don't know..."

Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "In this case, come here, detain this person temporarily, and let him go when King Zhancheng fulfills his promise!"

"Your Highness, don't!"

Fanlai turned pale with shock, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed like garlic.

Chen Ying said with contempt: "It's just to stay with 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 in Champa. If I can't return in time, they...they will..."

(End of this chapter)