As for external affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang has basically handed them over to his eldest grandson.
Just focus on the general situation.
The affairs of Zhenla seemed troublesome, but in fact, from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, it was no big deal.
Even if Zhenla was destroyed, so what? Would it dare to invade the Ming Dynasty?
The Ayutthaya Empire of Siam and Malacca in Malacca, united on the sea, are just a slightly larger ant.
The Ming Dynasty's invincible fleet could easily crush them.
They only dared to do some small tricks in secret. If they gave the Ming Dynasty an excuse to go to war, we really have to thank them.
From Zhu Yuanzhang's perspective.
Whether it is Malacca, the Ayutthaya Dynasty, or even the Sukhothai Dynasty in northern Siam, in name only, they are all his younger brothers.
The Ming Dynasty was a country of etiquette and power. If it rashly declared war on its younger brothers without being invaded, it would easily cause panic among the surrounding countries.
Zhu Ying was not in a hurry either.
After all, that was Lan Yu, Duke of Liang.
If he died at the hands of the Ayutthaya Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would naturally send troops to avenge the Duke of Liang.
There was no need for the Ayutthaya Dynasty to exist.
Today is a day off.
Now the court meetings are held every three days.
It is spring now, and Zhu Ying has been feeling bored in the palace, so she plans to take her children and concubines out for an outing.
…
Tianjie Temple, the Embassy.
Amona didn't sleep all night.
He received an urgent letter from the eldest prince, Canrepa Pitya, or rather the King of Chenla.
With the help of Li Jinglong, it was obvious that the eldest prince, Canlebopiya, had inherited the throne of King of Zhenla.
The letter detailed the story of Malacca joining forces with the newly established Ayutthaya dynasty in Siam to jointly send troops to Cambodia.
If it weren't for the fact that Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty discovered Ayutthaya's conspiracy when he entered Zhenla, he would have fought a fierce battle with Ayutthaya's 100,000 troops along the coast.
Then it is very likely that Zhenla has already been destroyed.
When Amona saw the contents of the letter, his back was instantly soaked.
Even now, I still feel a little scared.
In the letter, His Majesty the King told him that Zhenla was no longer able to deal with the Ayutthaya Dynasty, and the only way to save Zhenla was to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.
When he inherited the throne, Siam wanted to invade. Duke Cao of the Ming Dynasty sent a letter to Siam, which made Ayutthaya's troops at the border dare not move, allowing him to take the throne.
Because many great nobles were executed in order to succeed the throne, Zhenla is now very weak internally.
Canlebopiyya hoped that Amona would tell Sultana to ask the Ming Crown Prince for help to mediate the war between the Ayutthaya Dynasty and Cambodia.
Although the Duke of Liang was now retaliating against the Ayutthaya Dynasty, Canlepopiyya himself knew that it would be difficult to get the Ming Dynasty to directly intervene in the war, and that the best way was for the Ming Dynasty to mediate.
This will not affect the Ming Dynasty, and Zhenla will also have a chance to catch its breath.
As soon as daybreak.
Amona hurried out, not even bothering to explain anything to his colleagues.
It had been more than a month since the letter reached Amona. He was really worried that Zhenla was on the verge of national destruction.
Every breath seemed so urgent.
As a foreign envoy stationed in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible for Amona to go directly to the palace.
If he wanted to ask to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, or to see the current Sultanah, Empress Dan, he had to pass the message through the Ministry of Rites.
Only after obtaining permission will he be given a specific time and brought into the palace by the eunuchs.
Among the many foreign officials, only Amona had this power because Queen Dan was the princess of their Zhenla.
"Hey, isn't this Amona? Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Oh, look at my memory. I received news about Zhenla last night. It's been more than a month, and I don't know if Zhenla has been destroyed."
"It would be very interesting if the country was destroyed."
Amona looked fiercely at the person who was speaking in front of him. He recognized him. It was Kanaya, the chief envoy of the Ayutthaya dynasty delegation.
Obviously, Kanay also received news about Zhenla.
It's no coincidence that we met here.
There were constant wars between Chenla and Ayutthaya, so the relationship between Amona and Kanaya was of course very bad.
After receiving the news last night, Kanay specifically asked his subordinates to wake him up early just to see Amona's panic-stricken look.
Now that I have seen it, I feel very happy.
Amona snorted coldly and ignored Kanay. The situation at home was the most urgent.
Seeing Amona's hurried look, Kanay smiled and turned to walk towards his house.
He got up too early, so he needs to take a nap.
Amona trotted all the way and soon arrived at the Ministry of Rites in Tianjie Temple.
There is a sign hanging on the door: Ministry of Rites and Department of Guests and Officials.
This is a two-entry courtyard.
Apparently Amona arrived a little early and the gate was closed.
Amona knew that he had arrived too early and could only wait.
I don’t know how long I waited, but in Amona’s heart it felt like the whole day was almost over, but in fact the day had just begun to brighten.
With a creaking sound, the gate slowly opened.
Six yamen runners came out and stood on both sides.
"Amona, the Zhenla envoy, requests to see the head of the Ministry of Rites."
After saying that, Amona took out the badge issued to him by the Ministry of Rites.
The yamen runner at the door took it, checked it, and returned it to Amona, saying, "Come in."
Amona then hurried in.
He was very familiar with this place, or rather, every envoy was very familiar with this place.
When paying tribute, the envoys would come here to discuss the price of the goods with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.
New envoys must also come here to receive Ming Dynasty etiquette training.
This is to ensure that if I am summoned by His Majesty, I will not displease Him by being impolite.
Although envoys are rarely summoned by His Majesty.
Amona came to an office lobby and explained the situation again to the bailiff on duty at the door.
After the yamen runner went in to report, he came out and said to Amona, "Go in."
Amona nodded and walked in.
Seeing the officials in the hall, Amona's eyes lit up, and then he bowed and said, "Master Li."
Li, the chief, was writing something on his desk. When he heard the voice, he looked up and said with a smile, "It's you, Amona. The door has just opened and you've already rushed over."
Li Zhushi was the chief official of the Ministry of Rites' Department of Guests and Officials, and was a sixth-rank official.
There are three people in charge here, who are jointly responsible for the affairs of foreign officials.
Amona quickly apologized with a smile, "I'm in a hurry. There are frequent wars in Zhenla right now. I want to request an audience with our princess, Queen Danfei. Please help me report it to the head of the department, Li."
Li frowned slightly, thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle."
Upon hearing this, Amona immediately took out an envelope from his sleeve, walked a few steps forward to Master Li, and placed the envelope between the books on the desk.
He bowed and whispered, "Please help Mr. Li. I will reward you handsomely later."
Amona was also fortunate that after the eldest prince took office as His Majesty the King, he immediately sent him a lot of money.
Otherwise, in the current situation, he really wouldn't know how to make the way.
Manager Li smiled and took the envelope out of the book, put it on the table, and pushed it towards Amona.
Then he said: "You are harming me, aren't you? As the head of the Ministry of Rites, how can I accept bribes?"
But I cursed in my heart: How can you give gifts like this? You are such an idiot.
Amona thought that Master Li thought the amount was too little, so he took the envelope and prepared to open it. There were 20 pieces of treasure notes worth 100 strings of cash, totaling 2,000 strings of cash.
But Li took the initiative to press Amona's hand, and then explained: "It's not that I don't want to help you report it, but it's impossible to report it now."
Hearing this, Amona asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
Li Zhushi explained: "I am the Minister of Rites, which is under the command of the Ministry of Rites. Above me is Doctor Zhang."
"If I help you report it, it will first be handed over to Doctor Zhang, and then Doctor Zhang will hand it over to the Ministry of Rites."
"Normally there wouldn't be any problem, but Mr. Huang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has now been transferred to the Zhanshi Mansion."
"Our Ministry of Respect and Justice has always been under the jurisdiction of Mr. Huang. After Mr. Huang left, this position became vacant, and the Ministry of Personnel has not made any arrangements."
"And the former Left Vice Minister Ren has been promoted to Minister of Rites, so the positions of Left and Right Vice Ministers in our Ministry of Rites are now vacant."
"In this case, who can help you report to the palace? Can you report to the Shangshu Lord? So even if I help you, it will be useless."
Amona couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, Mr. Li, how long will it take for the new Minister to take office?"
Li shook his head and said, "Who knows? It could be as short as a few months or as long as several years."
Amona exclaimed: "How is this possible?"
Master Li was obviously very dissatisfied with Amona's fuss. Was he teaching etiquette in vain?
Seeing Li frowning, Amona quickly explained: "The war in Zhenla is extremely urgent right now. If we can't contact the Queen Consort Dan, I'm afraid something bad will happen."
Master Li was very unhappy. You have a Dan Fei on your left and a Dan Fei on your right. Do you think I'm afraid of you?
Okay, I am scared indeed.
当下语气不快道：“先前我礼部尚书大人的位子还空缺了三年呢，真当我唬你啊，行，不信由你，我给你上报，至于需要多久，那就跟我没关系了。”
说罢，端起茶杯喝茶，也不搭理阿莫纳。
这是端茶送客的意思。
阿莫纳当然是能看懂，但他可不敢走。
当下言道：“是我的错，我太急了，有失礼仪。”
“只是事关我真腊安危，还请李主事一定要出手相助。”
说罢，阿莫纳张开手掌，五指伸长说道：“如果李主事愿意帮我，我定然不让李主事白忙，我愿意出这个数。”
李主事看了眼张开的手掌，知道这是五千贯的意思。
端着的茶杯缓缓放下。
你早说这个数不就完了吗，还用得着我七拐八弯的吗。
我说了那么多，不就是在告诉你，事很麻烦，想要办，得加钱。
看着李主事放下茶杯，阿莫纳这才松了口气。
而后听李主事说道：“在大明的百坊巷子进去，有个珍宝轩的店铺，那里的古董字画很是不错，不仅是我喜欢，包括是张郎中，任尚书，都很喜欢。”
“你的事情，需要张郎中直接报到任尚书那里才行，这可算是越级上报了，坏了咱礼部的规矩。”
阿莫纳连忙咬牙道：“请李主事放心，我自是懂得。”
李主事笑着点点头：“行，我待会帮你上报张郎中，至于多久才能办成此事，这就要看你的诚意如何了。”
阿莫纳连声感谢。
李主事看着阿莫纳离开的身影很是开心。
心中算了下。
五千贯，自己怎么也有二三百贯的奖赏吧。
大买卖啊。
那百坊巷的珍宝轩，也不是礼部开的，而是锦衣卫开的。
朱英知道这些外臣，肯定会拿钱财贿赂，因此让锦衣卫定了个暗中的规矩。
但凡有贿赂的，就去锦衣卫开的店里买古董字画。
当然，那些所谓的古董字画都是假的。
古董也就普通的瓷碗，字画大街上十几文一张。
这些钱财，大部分会充公到内帑。
而有一两成会作为礼部的公费，像是李主事这样的，按照惯例，大约有半成的提成。
礼部收钱的事情，明面上肯定是不行的。
朱英也不可能出面说可以。
这自然都是锦衣卫私下的行为。
如若哪天想要废除，也就是一句话的事情。
阿莫纳出了天界寺，就花钱雇了马车去百坊巷的珍宝轩。
咬咬牙花了六千贯宝钞，买了个寻常吃饭的瓷碗。
他当然能看出，这真是寻常吃饭的瓷碗，碗底还印着洪武二十七年铸。
那掌柜睁眼说瞎话，讲这是唐朝时期的流传，六千贯值。
一趟来回花了差不多将近两个时辰。
阿莫纳在路上买了个烧饼算是早中餐了，赶忙回到天界寺等消息。
差不多到下午晚膳时分，阿莫纳还以为今日没可能了，却是宦官来了，让阿莫纳跟着进宫。
朱英带着妃子，孩子们踏春去了。
也没去多远，就在玄武湖。
吃了午膳后也就回来了。
消息通过宦官这才传到坤宁宫。
……
坤宁宫中。
经过半日游玩，朱英的妃子们已经回到了后殿。
但是在朱英的身上，还挂着大女儿朱玉婷。
小玉婷今年就要满六岁了，比小文承大了两岁。
常言道女儿是父亲的小棉袄。
小玉婷最喜欢粘着朱英了。
朱英没有重男轻女的思想，在七个妃子里，只有小玉婷跟陈慕月所生小星雪是女儿。
朱元璋肯定偏爱小文承些。
朱英倒没这些想法。
只是小玉婷也不可能天天粘着朱英。
因此在这次游玩回来后，小玉婷就赖在朱英身上不肯下来。
“好啦，都已经到了，你娘亲都回后殿，该下来了吧。”
“不嘛，不嘛，我就要抱抱嘛，父王你都已经好久没有抱过我了。”
“胡说，前几日我都不是抱过你吗。”
“那都是三天前的事了，我不管，我就要抱，我都已经在长大了，你现在不抱我，长大后可就抱不了呢。”
“怎么会，你娘他们我也能抱起来啊，你长再大，父王都能抱起来。”
“哼，小气鬼，不理你了。”
“那你倒是从父王身上下来呀。”
“我才不下来呢。”
“依你，你想抱多久就多久吧。”
“父王，你下次什么时候再带我去玩呀，整天都是做功课，好无聊啊，今天出去真好玩。”
“等你下次考核的时候，功课都是甲等，父王就带你出去玩。”
“耶，父王带我去玩咯，我肯定能考甲等的，不过父王，你可不可以只带我一个人去啊，弟弟们烦死了。”
“行，下次父王就带你一人去玩，咱们去城里玩，怎样。”
小玉婷开心的咯咯直笑，狠狠在朱英的脸上亲了好几下。
闹了会，也是累了，小玉婷眼皮开始上下搭着，很快就在朱英的肩膀上睡着了。
外边等候的宫女，在朱英眼神的示意下，轻轻接过小玉婷。
而后向朱英微微低头行礼，抱着小玉婷去往后殿。
郭忠进来禀告道：“殿下，真腊的时辰阿莫纳过来了。”
朱英点点头：“让丹妃过去吧。”
郭忠躬身道：“是，殿下。”
阿莫纳自然不可能去到坤宁宫后殿，像是这样的情况，就是在东宫接见。
苏丹娜听到阿莫纳入宫找自己，也没有多想，便跟着宦官过去了。
到东宫正殿后，阿莫纳得到允许终于见到了苏丹娜。
“阿莫纳你怎么来了，是给我带了什么好东西吗。”
玩了半日，苏丹娜显然心情不错。
今天云霞姑娘也来了，她跟着一起琴瑟和鸣，很是开心。
云霞是她的音律老师，平日都会经常进宫来教她音律。
“公主殿下，真腊大危，求公主帮忙啊。”阿莫纳语气颤抖，眼泪都要出来了。
苏丹娜疑惑道：“什么情况，大哥他不是已经当了真腊的国王吗，还得到了大明曹国公的帮助，怎么就危了呢。”
阿莫纳连忙讲述关于国王陛下送来的信件内容。
尤其是说到真腊差点亡国，几乎痛哭出声。
苏丹娜也惊呆了，她没想到真腊这段时间，竟然出了这么多事情，还差点亡国了。
“我这就去求太孙出兵，一定要狠狠教训阿瑜陀耶王朝。”苏丹娜性子直接，当即起身就要去坤宁宫。
“公主万万不可啊。”阿莫纳都来不及痛哭了，连忙大喊。
苏丹娜不由皱眉道：“你又怎么了。”
阿莫纳解释道：“公主，我真腊与暹罗等国，都属于大明附属之国，在没有触犯大明律法，或者是违背大明规矩前，大明是不可能因战事直接出兵干预的。”
“如果太孙真的因为公主求情而出兵真腊，这对真腊也不是什么好的事情。”
苏丹娜有些烦躁道：“这也不行，那也不行，那你说应该怎么办。”
参列婆匹牙虽说曾经想利用苏丹娜去澜沧国联姻，让苏丹娜很不开心，但那也是没有办法的事情。
后来成为太孙妃子，苏丹娜也就原谅了自己的大哥。
小时候，两人的关系还是很好的，大哥在很多时候都护着她。
当初能够任性的跑到大明来，很多人都是反对的，最后还是大哥支持才能过来。
听到大哥当了国王，苏丹娜也很开心。
曾经刚认识太孙的时候，太孙答应她，会派遣大军去往真腊，让两人生的孩子成为真腊的王。
不过小文真出生后，苏丹娜却不想这样了。
她想带着小文真，一直生活在京师。
这里比吴哥更加繁华，她不想自己的儿子去到那么远的地方。
所以此刻的苏丹娜，是真的想帮助大哥稳定真腊的局势。
阿莫纳忙道：“公主可以请求太孙殿下，派遣使臣前往真腊，以大明的名义对两国的战争进行调停。”
“当初继承王位遭到了很多阻碍，在消除这些阻碍的同时，也让我国变得虚弱，只要给一些时间，我相信以国王陛下的能力，肯定能够让真腊再度强大起来。”
苏丹娜点点头：“好，我这就去找太孙殿下帮忙。”
说罢就准备起身离开，而后停顿了下，转身对阿莫纳问道：“大哥给你的信件，带在身上了吗。”
阿莫纳闻言，连忙从袖中拿出信件：“信件在此。”
苏丹娜作为太孙妃子，自然不能跟其直接接触，旁边宦官连忙走了过去，把信件拿了过来。
看到信件，苏丹娜不由想起了日间在玄武湖游玩的事情。
小文真也已经两岁了。
跟他哥哥们玩的时候，突然就来到苏丹娜这里吵着要信件。
不只是小文真。
小文日和小文高也是这番吵闹着。
询问了才得知，原来是占城公主阿娜妮亚的小文占，在一起玩的时候突然拿出了一封信，说这是他外祖父寄过来的，还说等他长大了，就可以去外祖父那里玩。
小文承跟小玉婷自然不会羡慕。
徐妙锦生的小文青经常回徐府，当然也没关系。
Little Xingxue has a very quiet personality, but she is extremely envious of little Wenri, born to Japanese princess Xiangzi, little Wengo, born to Goryeo princess Zhao Xiangxi, and little Wenzhen, born to Sultana.
It happened that her eldest brother also sent a letter, so Sultana wanted to send it to her son.
Amona felt relieved when he saw the princess leave in a hurry.
Now she is also very grateful that the princess was able to marry the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
If she were to marry into the Lancang Kingdom according to the previous plan, Zhenla would have to give up many interests before helping her, and she might not be able to ascend the throne smoothly.
Even if he ascended the throne, the Lancang Kingdom would definitely sit idly by in the current situation.
As for Sultana, she left the East Palace and went to look for Zhu Ying.
Just now in the main hall, Sultanah and Amona spoke Khmer, which the palace maids and eunuchs could not understand.
"Why are you here? Didn't I say I was going to the Crown Prince's place?"
Sultana questioned the eunuch.
There are two side doors in the alley next to Kunning Palace, one leading to the main hall and the other leading to the back hall.
The eunuch leading the way missed the side door of the main hall and went to the side door of the back hall.
The eunuch knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, according to the rules, it is presumptuous for you to go directly to the main hall like this. You must get the permission of the Crown Prince's Consort."
Sultana then remembered that there was indeed such a rule.
She seldom went to see the Crown Prince directly. Sultana had a more direct personality, otherwise when she first met Zhu Ying, she would have had sex with him without knowing anything.
"Well, let's go find my sister for help first."
"I don't know who will sleep with me today. I have to switch with her."
Sultana said to herself.
In the back hall, Ye Yueqing naturally would not make things difficult for Sultana.
But what a coincidence, today it is Princess Xiangzi of Japan.
Originally it was her turn yesterday, but Ananya asked her to switch it to today.
And now, Sultana has come to see Princess Xiangzi again.
She didn't know about what happened to Ananiya last night. Usually, Sultana was studying music scores, or Yunxia from Wenxiang Pavilion came to teach.
Xiangzi is only a little over 1.5 meters tall, which is the normal height in Japan.
In front of Sultana, who has 1.75-meter-tall legs, he is like a little child.
Xiangzi's presence is very weak among these concubines, and her personality is very gentle, which may have a lot to do with her previous living environment.
Faced with Sultana's request, Xiangzi would not and did not know how to refuse.
She just felt a little regretful in her heart, because Sultana's rotation day was the day after tomorrow, and she could only see the Crown Prince the day after tomorrow.
evening.
Zhu Ying knew that he would not be able to wait for the little Lolita to come today.
Long legs are nice too.
Sultana was probably a little anxious, so she pounced on Zhu Ying as soon as she saw him.