Bright Spring

Zhang Shunguan's words are small, but when it comes to this topic, he speaks very appropriately, "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. After the first month, the countries in the South China Sea will enter the hot season. The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty may not be used to it, and the cool season will be better. many."

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help turning his head to look at the eaves outside the hall, only to feel that the weather in the capital was still chilly.But the southern front where the officers and soldiers are located will soon become hot.

At this time, the imperial court's decision-making on the southern front line was beyond its reach, and the few people present did not talk about it any more.After three rounds of tea, the discussion also ended.

Chapter 897 A Clear Choice

In the chilly spring season of the Ming capital, Chenla is still like summer.

It's just that the cool season is not over yet, unless you are exposed to the sun when the sun is high, most of the time the weather is not too hot.At this time, the situation in Angkor Wangcheng in Chenla was very chaotic, people in the city were panicked, and the palace was full of haze.

The general had fled from the sea and returned to the royal city. When he talked about the current situation in front of King Benhaya, he suddenly said angrily, "The stupidity of the queen's family has caused the kingdom of Chenla to be destroyed forever."

At this time, Queen Isova was beside the king.The atmosphere in the hall was immediately very awkward, and the general seemed to realize that this sentence was a slip of the tongue after he finished speaking, so he stopped talking and did not continue to speak.

Yisuva immediately replied coldly, "I'm afraid your experience in Saigon Bay is no better than An En. In this case, how can you say it?"

Only King Ben Haya is qualified to say such heavy words.But the king was sad and silent.

The situation faced by the Chenla Kingdom is far more than a simple defeat of the navy and army, and the loss of teachers and humiliation of the country.The Ming army has already withdrawn after its victory. At least for the time being, Chenla will no longer face the onslaught of the Ming army;

The result of the Battle of Saigon Bay brought the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam to an end.The royal family clearly chose the winning side, not only for self-protection, but also to profit from it, taking the opportunity to expand the land and improve the status of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

As soon as the news of the defeat of the main force of the Chenla Army spread, Siam immediately declared that "the Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state".They then responded to the previous edict of the Ming Dynasty and sent troops to attack Chenla.

Siam also sent envoys southward by sea, intending to contact the people of Ming.But their ships were intercepted by the only remaining warships of the Chenla Army.

At present, the Siamese army is driving straight in from the land and is heading towards Angkor Thom.The Chenla royal family was powerless for a while, and it was temporarily unable to gather an army that could compete with it.

This ancient and solid royal city is about to face the siege of the Siamese army; and this crisis is when Angkor City is weakest.

The situation was so severe, and Yisuva also restrained the shame and anger in her heart, and did not continue to speak ill of the general.She just looked at the general coldly for a while, with undisguised anger in her eyes.

At this moment, the king finally said, "Why hasn't An En come back under orders?"

The general said angrily again, "He knows that he has committed a great crime. He hides in the territory and refuses to obey orders. He is afraid that the king will punish him."

Yisuwa's deep eyes glanced at the general again, but she didn't speak.She had already guessed the king's plan, and she might want to take An En and go to the Ming people to seek peace.

As expected, the king then said, "Maybe we should abandon Angkor Thom as soon as possible and move to Phnom Penh City."

The general immediately asked, "What will happen to the Ming people?" He paused for a while, and then said, "The Ming army can reach Phnom Penh directly from the Mekong River. After the Battle of Saigon Bay, the Ming fleet passed the river next to Phnom Penh, Destroyed the pagodas of Buddhist temples in the city with cannons on board."

The king said, "Our country can't go to war on both sides at the same time. It's time to negotiate peace with the people of Ming."

Everyone in the hall fell silent.

After a long time, in front of the hall

In the passageway, a guard came in and reported to the general guarding the west gate of the king's city to see him.Ben Haya asked the general to come in and speak.

After waiting for a while, the guard of Ximen came to the king's hall with an attendant.The guard claimed that the patrol team of the Chenla Army saw the Siamese in the west and got two wooden boxes.

"What's in the box?" asked the king.

The guard hesitated and didn't say anything clearly, but only asked his followers to bring the box, and then carried it forward and presented it to the king.Yiswa already smelled a disgusting rancid smell, and guessed it might be something bloody that was unbearable to look at.

The king ordered the guard to open the box.

In the first box was a somewhat rotten human head, with a volume of documents in its mouth.That head is the envoy sent by Chenla King City!Most of the documents are peace talks letters written by the Chenla royal family to Ayutthaya.

Such a terrifying scene, in the rancid air, made people feel deep hatred.

The Ayutthaya Dynasty of the Siam Kingdom was established only a few decades ago. Its royal family once ruled the Luohu Kingdom and served as a vassal of the Chenla Kingdom for a long time.It was not until decades ago that the royal family of Luohu moved to Ayutthaya and established the Ayutthaya Dynasty, and then gradually broke away from the rule of the Chenla Kingdom.There are many old grievances between the royal families of the two countries, and the defeat of the Chenla Army in the Great Battle seems to have quickly intensified the old grievances.

When the guard opened the second box, Yisuva glanced at it, and suddenly froze.She had an unbelievably shocked expression on her face.

The head in the box was actually the head of her only younger brother, An En.

Yisuva suddenly stood up from the chair, staggered to the side of the box and squatted down.Trembling slightly, she stretched out her hand, wanting to stroke the stinking head.Tears burst from her deep bird's nest, quickly smearing the paint around her eye sockets.

"Our family's territory is in the south of Tonle Sap Lake, not in the direction of the Siamese army. How could An En fall into the hands of the Siamese?" She shook her head.

Everyone was silent, only the guard who presented the box said, "The Siam must have sent troops to attack General An En's manor."

Yisuva seemed not to hear, still immersed in grief.

An En's head was full of wounds, and his lifeless face was twisted|distorted. Before he died, he should have suffered inhuman torture for a long time, and his painful and tragic appearance was frozen in death.She couldn't recognize An En at all, it was completely different from An En's usual handsome face, which often wore a cynical smile.

It was only then that Yisuwa suddenly came to her senses. If the manor on the family territory was compromised, what would happen to her parents, two younger sisters, and one older sister?

Yisuva didn't dare to imagine, but seeing the tragic appearance of An En's head, she could roughly guess what the result would be.

Hatred and anger slowly dripped from her face with teardrops. She shook her head and said, "The Ming people were not so cruel when An En killed the envoy. Damn the Siamese, why did they treat An En like this?"

The general's voice said coldly, "I'm weak because of the defeat of the Chenla Kingdom."

Another voice said cautiously, "The Siamese don't want us to make peace with Daming?" The person who spoke was the minister in charge of palace affairs.

Seeing that Yisuwa's family was in such a miserable state, the king raised his hand to stop the ministers, and persuaded Yisuwa, "This is the end of the matter."

, Queen, don't be too sad. "

Yisuva said with red eyes, "I only have hatred."

At this time, the minister in charge of palace affairs said, "An En is dead, the king should send his head to the camp of the Ming people for peace talks. Then we can move to Phnom Penh City to avoid the edge of the Siamese forces for the time being. Get a break.

In the future, we should change our national policy and regard Siam Ayutthaya as our biggest enemy.On the east side, they made peace with the people of the Ming Dynasty, and eased the relationship with the Ming Dynasty's Champa and Annan; on the west side, they contacted the Burmese country to jointly deal with Siam.Burma has a feud with Siam, and we should enlist this ally for revenge. "

Yisuwa said, "An En is already in such a miserable state, and his head is in a different place. Is it possible that his head will be humiliated?"

The general said, "Compared with the survival of the Kingdom of Chenla, which is more important, the queen please think twice."

Ben Haya gave a wink and told the city gate guard to take the box away.So the discussion ended, and the king and ministers and nobles left the hall one after another.

In the next few days, Isuva was immersed in extreme grief and hatred all day long, and kept cursing the Siamese for retribution.

However, the curse didn't seem to work, and the Siamese army suddenly accelerated its march, and it was almost time to reach Angkor Thom.There was chaos in the city, and many people managed to get out of the city and fled to the countryside.

The Angkor Thom area is the central hinterland of the Chenla Kingdom. The migration of the royal family means that the power of the entire kingdom will migrate to the southeast; in order to preserve its strength, the migration of the royal family is not a simple matter.At this point, the royal family was clearly completely unprepared.

The confidant minister suggested that the king, queen and others can quietly go to Angkor Wat to hide in case the royal city is breached by the enemy; it is best to set off in the early morning with the guards and not tell the subjects, so as not to shake the hearts of the people.

Angkor Wat is a huge temple located to the south of the royal city.Although it is only a temple complex, it is known as "Little Angkor City". It has stone walls and a moat, and it is shaped like a small city. It has not weak defense capabilities.

Because the current strength of the Chenla army in the royal city is seriously insufficient, it is easier to defend in a small city like Angkor Wat.What's more, the Siamese are very likely not to know that the king of Chenla is in Angkor Wat, so he should not send troops to attack.

So the king agreed to the suggestion of his confidant minister, and planned to take the whole family and guards to the temple to avoid disaster temporarily in the early morning of the next day.