Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1376 Who is Er

  Although it is said that there is nothing to be afraid of, how can things in this world be predicted.

  All kinds of things in the world are the most inexplicable.

   Liu Jin is still a little worried.

  But Liu Wenshan seemed to have made a decision, and he had no choice but to follow him.

   Therefore, he couldn't help gritting his teeth: "Okay, then go, my son will make arrangements, bring more guards, and be prepared."

   Liu Wenshan looked at Liu Jin with a smile: "However, there is no need to rush. Let's start again after half a month."

  After listening, Liu Jin understood something, he blinked at Liu Wenshan, and said with a smile.

   "Haha, my father is really clever. The initiative is entirely up to me now. Why should we rush to leave?"

  Siyang Trading Company, there is no reply.

  The letter asking Siyang Trading Company to enter the Chenla Kingdom for negotiation immediately also fell into the sea.

  Liu Wenshan is still in the middle of the dispatch, trying his best to rescue the disaster.

   But the Zhenla Kingdom was in a hurry, asking three times and five times. Liu Wenshan's response to this was also extremely cold.

   After half a month, several ships carrying Liu Wenshan, Liu Jin and hundreds of guards arrived in the waters of Chenla Kingdom.

   After that, we went up the river and finally arrived in Phnom Penh.

  The personnel of Siyang Trading Company stationed in Phnom Penh have already prepared their chariots and horses to welcome them here.

  According to the report here in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh has become increasingly restless and chaotic.

   Raids and looting from time to time, several times a day.

  The army is even more unstable.

  The merchants closed their doors and windows tightly, and everyone was in danger.

   Many people, unable to exchange their necessities of life, have become increasingly resentful and dissatisfied.

   Liu Wenshan looked at the people who came to greet him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said indifferently: "Is there an attack on Siyang Trading Company?"

   "Not yet. The Siyang Trading Company has several warehouses and a few fronts here. So far, no one from Chenla has committed any crime."

  Liu Wenshan nodded, and boarded the carriage. This is the carriage of Siyang Trading Company. It is a rare Ming four-wheeled carriage and horse made in Xishan. At this time, it is extremely rare in Western countries.

  The roads in Phnom Penh are narrow and bumpy.

  Sitting on the sofa, Liu Wenshan slightly crossed his legs. To him, the carriages and horses were like walking on flat ground, without excessive bumps.

  Liu Jin sat opposite, and the father and son looked at each other.

  Liu Wenshan opened the curtains, and through the glass in the car, he saw countless ragged people along the way, which was shocking.

  This is the royal city, if it is any other place, it would be even worse.

  The Western Ocean is hot, and the poor don't need any shelter, they can sleep on the street. Their clothes are thin, their faces are yellow and thin, and their eyes are dull.

   But seeing the chariots and horses of the Siyang Trading Company, the people in the road will consciously give way.

  So, in this narrow street, the four-wheeled carriage moved forward with almost no obstacles.

   Liu Wenshan leaned back on the sofa, rubbed his temples, closed his eyes for a moment, rested his mind, and when he opened his eyes, his eyes drifted, and he said to Liu Jin.

"I have always kept in mind my teacher's teaching that the common people are the easiest to satisfy. It is much easier to satisfy those ragged common people than to satisfy the few nobles whose desires cannot be filled. Ten times, a hundred times as much as ours. In the past, I only thought that the profound knowledge of my teacher was just a big theory, but now I really experience it personally, and I know the power of it. Liu Jin... Liu Jin..."

  Liu Jin looked through the glass window, fascinated.

  He saw those yellow, thin, and ragged people, as if they were a mirror, reflecting their former self.

  When he thought of his former self, he was hungry.

   Exhaled, Liu Jin's eyes were a little red, he could understand the despair and numbness of this kind of hunger and cold, so he wiped his tears with the corner of his clothes, and remained silent.

The carriage traveled all the way to the inner city, and when it arrived at the inner city, it was a new scene. Countless exquisite pagodas stood up, and the countless stone carvings were still as motionless as mountains after being exposed to the sun and rain. On the dome, it seems to have been painted with a layer of golden paint, shining brightly under the sun.

   Arrived at the gate of Miyagi.

   Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin got off the bus.

  At the gate of the palace, there are countless majestic and majestic soldiers with one post at three steps and one sentry at five steps.

  The guards of the Chenla Kingdom looked at Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin with a sense of awe. They carefully sized them up and consciously backed away from their positions.

  The first person from Chenla stepped forward and said respectfully in Chinese: "Duolou, under the order of my king, is here to welcome two distinguished guests."

  Ran Duolou narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.

  Liu Wenshan also squinted his eyes, looking him up and down.

  He was also looking at Liu Wenshan.

  Liu Wenshan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then showed a formulaic smile: "Oh, please lead the way."

  The Kingdom of Chenla was also more or less influenced by the Central Plains. The princes and nobles could barely speak some Chinese.

   But Ran Duolou's Chinese is very poor, so he wanted to say a few more words, but in the end he swallowed them back.

  Outside the palace, there are hundreds of guards from Siyang Commercial Firms, waiting outside.

  In the palace, Liu Wenshan was the leader, followed by Liu Jin. The two entered the main hall of the palace.

  At the moment.

   King Chenla and the other four ministers waited anxiously here.

   King Chenla's face was gloomy and he looked extremely heavy.

  In the past half month, he has been extremely anxious, and more and more bad things happened, which caught him off guard.

   After finally looking forward to the arrival of Siyang Trading Company, I finally settled down.

  But immediately, a rush of humiliation came to his mind.

  Dignified Zhenla, to be bullied like this, these bright people are really lawless.

  He sat majestically on the throne, silent, but his heart felt as uncomfortable as a needle prick.

  The other four ministers also have their own thoughts.

   Today's negotiations are of great importance.

  But I don't know the result.

Many nobles' farms outside the city were looted and suffered heavy losses. Even the roads passing through the king's city were occasionally haunted by thieves. The remnants of the old royal family seemed to be starting to move around. Become arrogant and rude.

  This...they all know it well.

  Bearded Lou enters the palace.

   King Chenla glanced at him and nodded understandingly.

   Then, Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin entered the palace.

  Liu Wenshan strode forward, bowing and saluting with a calm demeanor: "Da Ming Fubo Marquis Liu Wenshan, I have seen the king."

  The king of Chenla sat high, resting his forehead with his hands, narrowing his eyes slightly, looked Liu Wenshan up and down, and then said: "Oh, the envoy of the kingdom, I welcome you very much."

   Liu Wenshan smiled and nodded again.

The king of Chenla got up from the throne, took a few steps, and then said: "This king heard that Daming regards Chenla as a vassal state. Over the years, this king has paid tribute every year and has never been rude. But why, Daming wants to bully you?" my country."

   Liu Wenshan looked at King Chenla, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and showed a puzzled look on his face.

   "I don't know why the king made such a statement."

   "We have agreed before that the Siyang Commercial Bank accepts money made in my country, but now, why does the Siyang Commercial Bank not accept it? It is not true. Is this what China did?"

   Liu Wenshan looked at the angry King Chenla, and said calmly: "Accepting money making is not unconditional."

   "Is it reasonable to renege on your promise?"

   King Chenla appeared aggressive.

  He wanted to give Liu Wenshan a slap in the face, and approached Liu Wenshan step by step. His eyes seemed to be pierced into his pockets, extremely sharp, and he immediately snorted coldly.

"I am a minister to the Chinese emperor and treat him like a father and son. How can a father be greedy for his son's wealth? This king advises the Siyang Trading Company to immediately accept the money making and prepare more treasures for me to buy in Zhenla. This is my king's advice to you. This time, my king can let the past go, but if there is another time, it can be regarded as Siyang Trading Company's innocence to our Chenla country. Infringement of etiquette, this king will retaliate ten times, thinking of repaying."

  Liu Jin bared her teeth immediately, showing a fierce look.

  Liu Wenshan was surprisingly calm, taking a good rest, but stared at the King of Chenla motionlessly: "What else?"

"What happened this time has already given me a bad impression of Siyang Trading Company. Although I am magnanimous and tolerated this matter, I still need you to apologize to me and promise that similar thing, it won't happen again."

  Liu Wenshan: "..."

   See Liu Wenshan is silent.

The king of Chenla had a sneer on his face, with a kingly attitude, looked down at Liu Wenshan, and looked at Liu Wenshan with four eyes: "I heard that Daming has a car that can walk by itself. It's amazing. I also want to When you buy this car, you have to see where the exquisiteness of this car is."

   "Da Ming does not allow private transfer of steam cars."

  The king of Chenla seemed satisfied at the moment.

  Although he refused to sell the car, it still made him proud.

  He said coldly and arrogantly: "About the apology, do you have any thoughts?"

   "Apology?" Liu Wenshan stared at the King of Chenla, faced with surprise, but then smiled lightly: "I thought I was here to negotiate."

   "Negotiation, you have..." The King of Chenla sneered again and again, it was enough to give Liu Wenshan a deep impression on people like Liu Wenshan.

  He opened his mouth, about to say something.

  But it doesn't matter, the eyes are blurred.

  But seeing Liu Wenshan in front of him, stepping forward, the wide sleeve robe did not stop Liu Wenshan's agility.

  His leader actually grabbed the shoulder of King Chenla.

  The King of Chenla suffered from pain in his shoulders, and his heart was even more frightened and angry. He stared at Liu Wenshan with wide eyes in horror.

  Who knows, this hand grabbing the shoulder is actually holding him firmly. This superficial Confucian scholar should have no strength to restrain a chicken, but who knows that he has such great strength.

  Then, the other hand bowed left and right, and the whistling wind sounded.

  Slap...a ​​slap.

   King Chenla's ears buzzed, and he was instantly stunned.

  He was in so much pain that tears were about to fall.

   "Who is it, who is dying and doesn't know it yet, yet dares to despise the officials of China!" Liu Wenshan roared!

  (end of this chapter)