The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Going to the Western Ocean is a big deal for Daming, and it is also a top priority for Wan Guo.

Especially the envoys who have long-term assistants in Ming Dynasty want to have more trade with Ming Dynasty.

According to the current market situation, countries with good relations with Ming Dynasty can get more opportunities for tribute trade, which also represents a lot of wealth.

Most importantly, they heard the news that Daming would dispatch [-] treasure ships.

Five hundred treasure ships represent at least tens of thousands of soldiers. Apart from trade, this will also have a huge impact on the political situation of all passing regions.

The strength of the Ming Dynasty's troops was fully demonstrated in the previous military parade. Such a strength of troops is equivalent to [-] soldiers in some countries.

Coupled with excellent equipment and powerful firearms, it can even lead the destruction of some small countries.

If a bad thing annoys Daming, maybe the royal family will be wiped out by you.

From another point of view, some people with ulterior motives can completely use the power of Ming Dynasty to cause huge destruction to their hostile countries.

And political strategists can even use this to achieve some of their own ideas.

For example, the eldest prince of the Angkor dynasty, Sanlie Popiya, is now facing the risk of succeeding to the throne. If Daming helps him, then why do we need the general of the Lancang Kingdom?

Amona, the chief envoy of the Chenla Mission, did not choose to leave after the Chenla Mission's tribute trade because of Sultana's relationship, but stayed with Daming.

Hearing the news of the voyage, he immediately became very excited.

At that moment, I found Qian Qiu, the head of the Ministry of Rites: "Please help me, my lord, our princess Sultana has been canonized as Concubine Dan by His Royal Highness, please report that I have something urgent to ask to see."

The affairs of the envoys of various countries are mainly in the charge of the Ministry of Rites.

Hearing Amona's appeal, Qian Qiu, the head of the Ministry of Rites, immediately said: "Don't worry, I will report to His Royal Highness immediately, but I can't decide whether I can see Concubine Dan."

Originally, the Ministry of Rites generally would not pay much attention to the envoys of these small countries.

In the past, His Majesty cared more about it, but after His Highness Taisun entered the palace, there were new changes to the tribute trade. Except for some supported countries, the tribute trade of most countries returned to normal.

It is no longer Daming being taken advantage of and giving benefits to these small countries.

In the past, it was for the stability of the border, but now the Ming army is strong and strong, and most of the soldiers are eager to make meritorious deeds. If your small border country is restless, then fight directly.

In the 27th year of Hongwu, Zhu Ying delivered an order to the border, which meant that from the arrival of the order, the border generals had the right to maintain the majesty of Ming Dynasty.

The composition of this decree has a great influence. Before that, if the border is in danger, the soldiers of the border cannot go out to fight without permission, and they have to ask the court for permission.

If it causes the two countries to turn against each other, then the generals at the border will need to bear the responsibility.

But now, after Zhu Ying's order was issued, it meant that as long as the generals at the border gate felt that they were in danger, they could directly send troops to eliminate the threat.

It can be reported after the fact.

Of course, if a large number of casualties were caused to Ming soldiers, the frontier generals would also be punished.

That is the reason for this decree. Many generals guarding the border often send troops to sweep up the safety on the border, which has formed a strong sense of oppression against many small countries.

The most obvious ones are the guards of Ming Dynasty near Tubo and the Western Regions.

Fighting the autumn wind is no longer exclusive to grassland people, and the current Daming Guard can also do it.

Under such circumstances, it is natural that the political status of Yu Daming, the envoy of various countries, has plummeted, and the Ministry of Rites has become more powerful.

After Amona's request was transmitted to Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying naturally would not stop Amona from meeting.

Instead, he doesn't need to participate.

The Chenla envoy is not worthy of his personal appearance.

East Palace, Hall of Spring Harmony.

Since Mrs. Lu and Zhu Yunqi moved away, naturally this place has been idle.

Not only Huang Zicheng and other civil servants followed and left, but also the eunuchs and maidservants who had served the Lu family in the East Palace, Zhu Ying also let him take them away with them.

Then Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue moved back again.

Now Zhu Ying doesn't sleep here, but sometimes she meets ministers and workers here to discuss some affairs.

"Chen Amona, I pay my respects to Concubine Dan."

Zhu Ying asked Sultana to have a meeting with Amona in the East Palace, which also gave enough face.

After seeing Sultana, Amona immediately kowtowed in accordance with Daming's etiquette.

Sultana didn't change much: "Uncle Amona, get up quickly, there is no need to be so polite."

Looking at Amona, Sultana was very enthusiastic.

On the way from Chenla to Daming, Amona took care of her all the time, and only then did she have the chance to meet Zhu Ying.

And Amona is considered to be Sultana's family.

"Concubine Dan, this time I'm here to ask for an audience, mainly because of the voyage to the West. Concubine Dan should know something about this matter."

Amona relaxed when she heard Sultana's tone.

Although Sultana has become the concubine of the great-grandson of the Ming Dynasty, her previous relationship is still there, and she does not feel much repulsion because of this, so she tentatively asked.

Sultana is not stupid, of course he knows what Amona means.

After a little hesitation, he said in Khmer: "I know what you mean, you want Daming to help elder brother, but at this point, I have no way to interfere."

"Now I am pregnant with the blood of the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, and belong to the Ming Dynasty. I don't want to make the grandson feel that he has other ideas because of the incident in Zhenla."

At this point, Sultana stopped suddenly.

She mused in her mind, about Amona.

Zhu Ying had told him before that they would let their children inherit the Angkor dynasty, but if they only rely on the Ming army, it may be difficult to rule.

Amona is a very good candidate. He is a nobleman of the Angkor dynasty, but because he was not valued, he was sent to Ming Dynasty to conduct tribute trade.

Along the way, Sultana knew that Amona was very talented, managed the entire mission in an orderly manner, and avoided many dangers.

Thinking of this, Sultana rubbed her stomach and said to Amona again:
"This is the child of my grandson and me. He has the most noble blood in the world. If he is a boy, the grandson promised me that he will become the king of Khmer when he grows up."

"Uncle Amona, if you are willing to assist my child, then after that, you will gain supreme power, instead of being sent to the distant Ming Dynasty like now."

Amona suddenly felt a sense of suffocation. He didn't think that he wanted to persuade Sultana to help Chenla.

Now Sultana wants to be loyal to the child in her stomach, and let her child become the king of the entire Khmer.

Amona wanted to refuse subconsciously, but he couldn't say it when the words came to his lips.

He knows how powerful Daming is now, and how powerful the grandson of Daming is.

If the grandson of the Ming Dynasty really wanted to attack Chenla, the current Chenla has no ability to resist.

Not to mention that the current Chenla is already very weak due to internal and external troubles. Even in the strong period of history, it is impossible to defeat Ming Dynasty.

Only a few hundred Ming Dynasty treasure ships are needed to easily conquer the entire Chenla region.

Besides, Ming Dynasty has a very strong influence in Nanyang area. When Ming Dynasty conquered Chenla, other countries did not dare to intervene.

"What if Her Royal Highness isn't pregnant with a boy?" Amona felt her throat was a little dry, and asked with a trembling tone, and her address was changed from Danfei Empress to Her Highness Princess.

Sultana smiled and replied: "The grandson has promised me that if I don't give birth to a boy this time, I will continue to give birth to one child, even if it is three or four, until a boy is born."

"If I can't give birth to a boy in my life, then there is really no way."

"Would you like to bet with me? Uncle Amona is only 36 years old this year. You still have a long time to wait."

"As long as my child is born and it is a boy, I will let him worship you as his teacher, and you will teach him from an early age."

"When he is ten years old, I will ask my grandson to help me seize Chenla. At that time, the whole Chenla will be under your jurisdiction. As long as my son becomes an adult, he will be the king of Khmer."

Sultana said in a flat tone, behind this flat tone was unparalleled confidence.

There is a sentence she didn't say, even if she can't give birth to a boy, so what, if there is only a girl, then she is the queen of Khmer.

At this point, Amona has nothing else to say.

He visited Sultana according to the etiquette of visiting the King of Chenla, and said in his mouth: "I am willing to surrender to you, the mother of the future Khmer King, please let me, who is humble, serve the Khmer King until he grows up and inherit the entire Khmer King. cotton."

Amona is very excited now.

Because according to Sultana's intention, as long as the boy born does not die young, then Daming will send a large number of troops to conquer Chenla.

Prior to this, all the affairs of Chenla would be handed over to him, and he would control the real power of Chenla.

No one can resist such a temptation.

After Sultana's children grew up, he, Amona, was also dying of old age, and this life was worth it.

As for whether it is possible for Ming Dynasty to conquer Chenla, this is not within his consideration.

He couldn't think of any possibility that Chenla could resist Daming.

"Very good. I believe that with the help of Uncle Amona, my child will be able to control the entire Khmer in the future and continue the existence of the Angkor Dynasty."

"The Ming Dynasty is the strongest backing of the Angkor Dynasty. The lost territories will be returned, and the Chenla Empire will once again return to its most powerful period."

Sultana said happily.

These things used to have nothing to do with her, but now it's different.

After she was pregnant, since Zhu Ying told her that their child would become the Khmer successor, Sultana's thoughts had been on this.

Sultana, who was originally not interested in politics, also began to care about it.

Whenever she thinks that the child in her belly will become the Khmer king, Sultana is very happy.

"Your Highness, what are the arrangements for the eldest prince?" Amona asked respectfully after a brief moment of excitement.

Sultana thought for a while and said, "I will ask my grandson about this matter."

The matter of asking Amona to assist her son is a temporary idea of ​​hers, and she hasn't told Zhu Ying yet, and now she needs to get Zhu Ying's consent.

Amona replied respectfully: "I am waiting for the good news from Her Highness the Princess."

After the end here, Sultana returned to Kunning Palace and told Zhu Ying about her thoughts.

After hearing this, Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Since you think Amona is available, then use him. Now is an opportunity."

"In this way, I will arrange for Amona to enter the Western Fleet, and ask him to bring some gifts to Chenla, so that he can go to Chenla to lead our children."

"I will ask Cao Guogong to help with this matter. If this person can succeed, under the influence of the Ming Fleet, he will naturally be able to gain a lot of voice in Chenla."

"If you don't even have this ability, you won't be able to help our children."

Sultana snuggled into Zhu Ying's arms: "It's all up to you."

Then he asked tentatively, "But what should I do if I can't give birth to a boy?"

Zhu Ying said domineeringly: "So what, it means that the future Khmer will usher in the rule of a queen."

The foundation of industry limits the territory that an empire can directly rule.

After deep thinking, Zhu Ying discovered that only the enfeoffment system could expand the Ming Dynasty, or expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Population is also a big prerequisite influence.

Not to mention 6000 million, even a population of [-] to [-] million is not enough for Ming to rule the world directly.

This is a very real problem.

The most important thing is that Zhu Ying doesn't think that after his death, the descendants of future generations can continue his idea of ​​continuous expansion, and it is already very good to be able to retain his territory.

In this world, there has never been an eternal dynasty.

Following the example of the enfeoffment system of the Western Zhou Dynasty and enfeoffing a large number of overseas vassal states, this is in the interests of Ming Dynasty today.

As for hundreds of years later, Zhu Ying can't control so much.

It is at this point in time.

Zhao Xiangxi, Chen Muyue, including Princess Xiangzi of the Wa Kingdom, were all about to give birth.

Princess Ananiya of Champa is only two months away from her due date.

Chen Muyue gave birth to a daughter, and Zhao Xiangxi gave birth to a boy.

Princess Xiangzi of Wa also gave birth to a boy.

According to the character ranking established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the son Zhu Ying gave birth to Zhao Xiangxi was named Zhu Wengao.

The son of Princess Xiangzi of Wa Kingdom is Zhu Wenri.

Chen Muyue's is a woman, so there is no need to rank them according to their ancestry, so they are called Zhu Xingxue.

At this time, Xiangzi and Zhao Xiangxi's thoughts suddenly sprouted.

About Sultana, it is not a secret in Kun Ning's backyard.

Obviously, the son of Princess Xiangzi of Wa Kingdom and Zhao Xiangxi of Goryeo had the same opportunity.