This also concerns my whole life!

Chen Qizhi stared intently at the picture of Yue Fei getting off the boat and murmured in his heart.

He has made up his mind that he must get it.

If money is not an option, then extraordinary measures can be taken.

"Five hundred taels, Amos. I need him very much, and this is also related to my honor."

Chen Qizhi's tone had become somewhat cold, and the meaning behind it was very clear.

Amos felt it as well.

He growled with some hysteria: "Chen, this is my honor, no one can take it away."

"Do you know how rare such a scene is? Apart from this time, there is no chance that I will see it again."

After hearing this, Chen Qizhi realized that there was no need for him to continue the conversation.

There are so many people around now, so it’s naturally difficult to take action.

However, he was very familiar with everything about Amos, and after dark, this painting would belong to him.

This is not the Ming Dynasty.

There is no need to care too much about overseas places.

Besides, he was just an ocean-going merchant. Who would know if he died?

At this time, Chen Qizhi's trusted book boy beside him said, "How can you talk to my young master like that? If it weren't for my young master, you would have starved to death long ago. How can you still paint here?"

"Don't forget that the paint you used was bought with my young master's money. This painting must also have a share of my young master's."

"Also, you are a barbarian who has never seen the world. It's just a scene like this that makes you look like this. If you saw the majesty of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince, you would be scared to death on the spot."

Amos was suddenly a little embarrassed.

Just as Chen Qizhi's servant said, he had already learned everything a long time ago. It was only because Chen Qizhi saw that he still had some talent in painting that he provided him with food for the past few days.

This paint was also bought by Chen Qizhi.

If this is the case, the paint on this painting really belongs to Chen Qizhi.

Just when Amos was feeling a little ashamed, his eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the servant's third sentence.

He asked, "You mean, the Ming Dynasty's Crown Prince's Highness is even more grand than the scene just now."

The book boy sneered and said, "What you see now is just a concubine of His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Ming Dynasty."

"How can it compare to the pomp and circumstance of His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Ming Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Amos' eyes became full of longing.

"If I could see the grand ceremony of His Royal Highness the Great Ming Crown Prince, I would definitely be able to paint a more satisfactory painting than I am doing now."

Amos came to his senses and immediately bowed to Chen Qizhi and apologized: "I'm sorry, dear Chen, I made you laugh at my ignorance and stupidity."

"You have a share of this painting. It doesn't belong to me. I am willing to give it to you."

"I just hope that my dear Chen, you can let me follow you until I return to Ming Dynasty and meet the honorable Crown Prince."

The originally strong Amos suddenly became coquettish.

He was not very satisfied with the painting in front of him, and when he heard that there was a chance to see a more grand scene, he suddenly felt a great desire.

Chen Qizhi smiled lightly, as if he already knew what this guy was thinking.

It has to be said that in places like Southeast Asia, Oubaro merchants like Amos are still extremely rare.

The position of Obaro existed only in the imagination of the Ming Dynasty, and there were few written records.

Even the communication between the Kingdom of Mecca and the Ming Dynasty only occurred after Zheng He's voyages to the West.

Of course, there is no shortage of adventurous businessmen in this world.

For example, Amos arrived in Arabia through the Mediterranean Sea, and then came to Champa along the trade routes from the Red Sea.

When Amos set out from Obaro, he was only in his twenties, and now he is in his early thirties.

This trip took him six years.

Of course, if it were not for this reason, Chen Qizhi would naturally not have come specially to take care of such a down-and-out Obaro nobleman.

Just like my father said, when you are outside, you need to make more friends, especially those whose interests will not conflict with yours. Maybe at some point, there will be unexpected surprises.

Chen Qizhi now very much agrees with what his father said. The only thing he did not expect was that the surprise would come so soon.

…

"The little prince of Champa pays homage to the Queen of the Celestial Empire, the Moon Queen."

When Concubine Yue came before King Zhan Chaduo accompanied by soldiers, all her reluctance disappeared, and there was only excitement and enthusiasm in her eyes.

He knew very well that he must not cause dissatisfaction with Champa because of anything at this time.

At least the etiquette must be in place.

Otherwise, these Ming soldiers behind are probably not good enough.

Even if it's just a fake, we can't deal with it.

King Zhan even doubted whether his soldiers' swords and knives could break through the armor of the Ming army even if they just stood there motionless.

"Excuse me, my king."

After Yue Fei bowed slightly, she spoke calmly, her eyes were very calm, and she did not mean to make things difficult for him.

Even if there is some trouble, it shouldn't be done by Concubine Yue, as it would be disgraceful.

If the news gets out, it will have an impact on the majestic image of the Ming Dynasty.

This was what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specifically warned him about before they set out.

No matter what it is, try not to face it yourself, but delegate it to your subordinates.

"Your Highness, Concubine Yue has been traveling on the sea for many days and has worked hard. I have prepared a banquet in the palace. Please take a rest, Concubine Yue."

Zhan Wangchaduo speaks Chinese fluently.

In the Nanyang region, as long as it is a country close to the Central Plains, most of the nobles can speak fluent Chinese.

The main source of commercial trade here comes from the Central Plains Dynasty.

Even Champa, where the main language is Indian, is no exception.

Yue Fei nodded slightly in agreement.

But King Zhan looked at the soldiers behind Concubine Yue and felt a little embarrassed to speak.

According to normal rules, the army would not follow into the city. This was not because King Zhan intended to do so, but in our era, the army itself has never had any constraints.

This regulation does not apply only to the Central Plains dynasty. In the Central Plains, there are still laws to constrain it, but for small countries overseas, there is even less concept of discipline.

It was not uncommon for drunken soldiers to storm the royal palace.

Jin Kaishan snorted coldly and said, "We are not a marching army, but the guards of Queen Yue Fei."

As soon as these words came out, Zhan Wangchaduo looked at the soldiers in the distance who were standing in an orderly and solemn manner, like sculptures, and had not made any sound until now, and his heart was awed.

You said that these 10,000 armored soldiers are guards?

In the largest-scale war of our Champa, even if we claimed to have an army of hundreds of thousands, we would have to gather the whole country's strength to barely gather 10,000 armored soldiers.

You call this army that can easily destroy a country a guard army?

King Zhan's lips trembled, but in the end he did not say anything, but just nodded in agreement.

Then he prepared to take Yue Fei and others into the city.

Then, just as Zhan Wangchaduo took action, Yue Fei showed no intention of moving.

King Zhan was a little confused.

Jin Kaishan took a step forward, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Your Highness Prince Zhan, I'm sorry, but the safety of Concubine Yue has always been the most important concern of His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty."

"We are of low rank and cannot afford any mistakes, so we need to protect the safety of Concubine Yue first. I hope King Zhan will agree to this."

King Zhan was silent for a moment, but as it was already this late, there was nothing more to say, so he could only nod and agree.

At Jin Kaishan's command, a large number of soldiers began to act.

The orderly footsteps made the whole earth seem to tremble. The army was divided into two rows and bypassed Prince Zhan Yuefei and directly took over the defense of the city.

Not only that, a large number of cavalry also began to take action, establishing a patrol area and driving away the people of Champa, prohibiting anyone from entering within a range of thirty steps.

The Champa guards at the city gate had no intention of resisting at all. In such a situation, they looked around in confusion, not knowing what to do.

They could only allow the Ming soldiers to take over all defense matters in a daze.

The passages within the city were quickly cleared by the Ming soldiers.

The Ming Dynasty soldiers had such strict requirements that even the garbage on the streets was cleaned up quickly.

Because of the influence of South Indian culture, Champa implemented a caste system. The poor people of low castes were ragged and even more miserable than the beggars in the Ming Dynasty.

So even though this is the capital of Champa, dirty and messy streets are common.

After everything was done, the soldiers came to report.

From here on, the city defenses all the way to the Champa Palace have been taken over by the Ming soldiers.

At this moment, King Zhan, including a large number of his ministers, did not dare to say much, for fear of angering Concubine Daming Yue.

This situation may seem a bit aggrieved, but it is actually a very common thing for small countries to face a great empire like the Ming Dynasty.

Although it is called a royal palace, in fact, in terms of area and luxury, it is not as spacious as the residences of princes and nobles in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

If compared with the Duke of Liang's Mansion, it is about as big as two royal palaces of Champa.

Although it is called the royal capital, it is actually only slightly better than Zhong County in Daming Dynasty, and it is far inferior to the famous Shang County.

Even today, Champa still occupies a relatively strong position in Southeast Asia.

Prince Zhan led Concubine Yue and others into the palace, and the palace had already been arranged.

Concubine Yue then followed King Zhan all the way.

Behind Concubine Yue, Ananiya, who was wearing Hanfu, was quickly recognized by the Champa ministers.

They were just afraid of the threat from the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to cause trouble.

To please the Ming Dynasty.

King Zhan prepared many programs.

There were singing and dancing performances, juggling artists and so on.

The current Champa Kingdom is just beginning to gain strength.

The 20th year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty.

That is, the year when Chen Youliang proclaimed himself emperor and Zhu Di was born, Pobinasor, also known as Chepong'e, ascended the throne of Champa.

He was also the last powerful and heroic king in the history of Champa.

When he came to the throne, the Chen Dynasty of Vietnam was in decline. Therefore, he continued to use foreign troops to try to recover all the Champa lands occupied by Vietnam.

Recruit talents fleeing from Annan and train troops.

In order to strengthen the military strength, Zhi Peng'e actively practiced battle formations, trained soldiers, and designed a set of elephant formation fighting methods: if he gained an advantage in the battle, he would drive the elephants forward; if he lost, he would use the elephants to cover the rear and block the enemy.

Relying on this kind of warfare, Zhi Peng'e defeated Annan and even took advantage of the struggle for the throne in Annan to launch a large-scale northern expedition, captured the Annan capital Thang Long, burned and looted the city and returned.

After that, he fought against Annan many times, winning more battles than defeats.

The twenty-third year of Hongwu.

Unfortunately, due to his overconfidence and the betrayal of a traitor, when the king was investigating the situation of the Annan army in the waters near the Haichao River, his unique green-painted boat was identified, and he was ambushed and killed by the concentrated firepower of the Chen army.

As soon as Zhi Peng'e died, the Zhan army was in chaos, and the king's head was chopped off and sent to the Chen army camp.

Luo Ai, the general of the Zhan army, found his master's body, burned it to dust with a handful of firewood, and fled in defeat with the remaining troops.

After Luo Ai returned to China, he immediately seized power and proclaimed himself king. Zhi Peng'e's two sons: Zhi Manuyan and Zhi Shanna fled to Annan as political refugees, but were soon granted the title of Marquis.

Speaking of this, we have to mention Zhao Xiucai, the military strategist lurking in Annan.

At that time, Zhu Ying had not yet arrived in Beiping to meet Prince of Yan Zhu Di.

So his mind is all on planning for Annan.

Under such circumstances, Champa, which was too powerful, obviously did not meet Zhu Ying's political needs.

Annan's long-term wars also led to the extinction of a large number of people in the country.

Therefore, Luo Kai, the Champa king who originally lived to the 30th year of Hongwu in history, eventually died of illness due to the secret conspiracy of Zhao Xiucai.

There was no need to poison him, but just use the properties of Chinese medicine to make Luo Kai's body, which was already injured from the battle, burst into health.

All you need is simple food guidance.

It was at that time that Chaduo was able to seize the throne that originally belonged to him with the support of his mother's clan.

Zhu Ying, who was far away in the Ming Dynasty, didn't know that the popularity of tea was actually due to his own contribution.

After all, in terms of personality, the weaker Cha Duo was more in line with Zhu Ying's interests at the time than Cha Ye, who inherited his father Luo Kai's strong personality.

In terms of the big goal, if Zhu Ying took control of Annan, Champa would definitely be the first place to be captured.

This was also the key to Zhu Ying's success in sending orders to Annan to let them settle the affairs of Zhu Yunwen's fiefdom.

Therefore, behind the seemingly simple suppression today, there are still a lot of causes and effects.

In the Champa Palace.

When the dinner was almost over, Chen Muyue finally spoke up, "This is the princess of King Zhan, right?"

"The hurricane at sea the day before yesterday happened to be discovered by our Ming soldiers, and they followed it here today."

Upon hearing this, Ananiya stood up and bowed to King Chaduo, saying, "Ananiya greets you, father. I am sorry to have caused you to worry."

After these words were spoken, King Zhan's expression became somewhat uncertain.

He didn't know what Concubine Mingyue was planning.

He had been keeping it secret before, but only brought it up now. It was obvious that he was trying to use this as an excuse to cause trouble.