open sea

Chapter 372 East King
King Sulu East made a grand welcome ceremony for the visit of the Celestial Fleet. At the port outside the town called Hele, a total of [-] Sulu warriors lined up to show off their martial arts while welcoming the angels.

At the same time at the port, Dong Wang also took advantage of the prosperity of Chen Mu's fleet to give an inspiring speech to his people outside the temple.

Although Hele City is not as well-developed as the cities in the hinterland of Ming Dynasty, it still looks very prosperous. Even though it has just gone through a few wars, the wild slaves at the port are working hard to carry the goods prepared for the war and the goods of the merchants, and walk freely on the streets Among them are the common people, among whom there are many aristocrats wearing silk and satin and gold and silver.

Of course, the most nobles now wear Song Yuanming and Southeast Asian-style armor, and lead their soldiers to deploy defenses along the port.

This is a typical country ruled by aristocrats. Like Luzon, the mainstay is the aristocratic class called Datu or Raja. Each Datu has [-] to [-] free people. Below them are the wars. slaves in.

Above everyone's status, there are three sultans named East King, West King, and Dong King by Ming Dynasty. They are not only the rulers of the country, but also the leaders of religion.

This kind of social composition is largely the reason why Portugal and Spain, the Western maritime countries, colonized most of the world but made slow progress in the East. Their missions directly subverted the rule of the Sultanate.

This cannot be compromised in any country.

Not far from the crowd, Chen Mu watched Dongwang impassionedly throwing off his armor with a book in his hand and a sword in his hand. His warriors pulled out a Portuguese prisoner and executed him on the spot. The people applauded.Even if he couldn't understand what Dong Wang said, he could still understand the general meaning.

What's more, he has Li Yuxi's translator by his side.

"East King said that they have the protection of the gods, and they will definitely be able to repel these sea invaders. Time and time again, they want to rob them of their land and beliefs, and kill as many as they come." Li Yuxi looked at Chen Mu and said, "Commander, Caomin heard that you are also like this in Haojing, very similar to Dongwang."

Chen Mu looked sideways at him, shook his head and said, "I'm much gentler, not so decisive."

"It's different."

He said with emotion: "The Portuguese attack on Hele is an invasion of the hinterland. No matter how angry the East King is, he can't be too angry. For example, if the Portuguese attacked Tuen Mun, Lord Jiajing ordered the navy to sink all the ships with the Portuguese flag. How many people did Chen kill?"

Chen Mu looked at Dong Wang, who was in the middle of Su Lu's prime of life, in front of the mosque, and let out a slow and long breath, and said, "The purpose of walking this far is to see if Su Lu can be the ruler of Chen's allies. I'm disappointed."

"Allies?" Li Yuxi opened his eyes wide in surprise, and said, "From the perspective of the grassroots, Sulu's soldiers are not as good as the eleventh of the Heavenly Army. How can He De form an alliance with the general?"

It's not as good as the eleventh, it's purely flattery, but Sulu's soldiers really can't reach the banner army. Although their mental outlook looks fierce and very fighting, they are almost useless other than that, Li Yuxi will be so It's not surprising to say.

"I'm not afraid that the army is weak and the country is small. It's not a problem if you don't have guns, guns, or boats. I'm afraid that he doesn't have the will to fight Xiyi."

It's just that Chen Mu didn't expect that the Dong Wang before entering the palace was completely different from the Dong Wang outside.

"Master Chen, I am a widow, according to the customs of Ming Dynasty, is it true that this king calls himself a widow?"

Dongwang can speak proficient Chinese, this may be because their ancestors were buried in the Ming Dynasty, and their Dongwang branch was canonized by Emperor Yongle himself.

The palace is not big, but it can be called exquisite. The outer courtyard protected by the stone wall is lush with trees and decorated with rockery;

In the main hall, the East King’s throne in the center is five stories high, with a narrow top and a wide bottom, a square cushion, covered by bright yellow curtains, with warriors in front of the hall standing on both sides.There are two rows of officials on the left and right sitting cross-legged, and in the middle is a large bright yellow cushion. The servants are in charge. The color is the same as that of the throne, but the position is two ends lower.

It seems that people in Sulu Kingdom don't like to sit on chairs. In order to show Chen Mu's identity from Ming Dynasty, Dong Wang specially asked someone to lay out an extra layer of cushions, and prepared Chen Mu to sit in front of him with four subordinates one after another.

In terms of the royal palace system alone, Chen Mu feels that Sulu is stronger than Lu Song. At least Su Lu has a clear king, but Lu Song does not. Suleiman on the throne.

Suleiman looked more like a warlord than a king handling state affairs.

"Your Majesty's Chinese language is very good." Chen Mu is not used to the appearance of sitting cross-legged on the floor. He said, "This is the Sulu Kingdom. Your Majesty can call himself whatever you want. Chen is just an envoy. Your Majesty doesn't need to ask Chen." meaning."

Dong Wang's face became even happier, he opened his hands and said to Chen Mu: "It's very good, General Chen should not belittle yourself, you are not an envoy, this king has heard from the maritime merchants in the past that the heavenly army wiped out the Frangji people in Luzon , Going deep into its territory, the golden drum shook the sky, and the momentum was like thunder; today, the king saw a large ship on the sea coming from the shadows, and the huge ship was full of soldiers. Is it the canonized boat of the Celestial Dynasty? This king has had a chance to see it in ancient books , the Celestial Dynasty has a boat that is tens of feet long."

"This time the boat is coming, is it because the emperor has an edict to pass on to this king?"

Dong Wang's attainment in Sinology made Chen Mu look sideways, but his ability to hear and tell made him not know what to say.Going deep into its territory, the golden drum is shaking the sky, and the momentum is like thunder. Don't you think that Dong Wang thought that Franji was born in Luzon?
"Your Majesty, that is an imperial warship, not a sealed boat, and a sealed boat is not a warship. In order to be worthy of the honor of the vassal kings outside Shanghai, the ship is quite large." Chen Mu clasped his hands after explaining a sentence and said: "Your Majesty has no edict, the imperial court The full power of maritime affairs has been handed over to Chen. Today, when the barbarians come to the west, whether they are trading or making troubles, the eastern country cannot tell.

"All countries are the barriers of the Son of Heaven, and the Portuguese and Western Yi ships are strong and powerful, and most of them cannot be stopped. For example, Lu Song was enslaved by the Western Yi, so Chen Xing sent troops to repel them, and established a new king to respect the court."

"Chen has nothing else to do when he comes to Sulu. He is worried that Sulu will be ruined by the Westerners. But today, seeing that the Eastern King is ready to defeat the enemy first, there is nothing to worry about." Chen Mugong cupped his hands and said, "I borrow Rest in Hong Kong for a few days before leaving for Borneo, please don't blame me for disturbing you."

How did you know that Chen Mu's words came out immediately, Dong Wang stood up directly from the throne, stepped out of the curtain and said: "Wait a minute, General Chen, this king is very familiar with Frangji Japanese pirates after hearing what General Chen said, can you help me solve the confusion, what Portuguese? , Xiyi, why are they so powerful in combat, and the weapons they use are the same as those used by the Heavenly Army, can you teach them how to use their own weapons?"

"The general said that his ships are strong and the guns are strong. That's exactly what the king said in the city is just to inspire the hearts of the people. In fact, he doesn't know the enemy at all. If he is lucky enough to stop the enemy, he can only block more than a hundred of them with an army of a thousand men... I hope the general will take a moment Slow down and help our country!"

(End of this chapter)