Xu Mingwu sat in the ring chair woodenly and listened quietly to the fierce debate between the two factions.

On the imperial throne, Zhu Cilang looked at the arguments between the two sides, but just smiled slightly, poured a cup of tea for himself, and savored it with his head down and sipped in small mouthfuls.

Xu Mingwu felt sad when he saw that the emperor was so cold about this matter.

He knew that the most critical thing about this matter depends on His Majesty the Emperor.

The world is his, and his daughter is also his. Only he can decide how to make a decision!

What Xu Mingwu has to do is to convince the emperor!

He simply stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

Everyone was stunned and stopped arguing. They looked at Xu Mingwu at the end. Several cabinet ministers frowned and thought that this child was ungrateful.

Zhu Cilang glanced at Xu Mingwu, nodded meaningfully, and smiled and said, "Say."

Xu Mingwu mustered up the courage and turned to Yang Shicong and said, "As the chief minister of a country, Yang Ge Lao often considers the interests of the entire country. He may have more political ideas. What the subordinates say is correct?"

Yang Shicong nodded and smiled, "That's natural. This is our basic professional ethics as cabinet ministers. General Xuanwu might as well say anything directly."

Xu Mingwu said in a frank tone: "The official said offensively: The official believes that this matter cannot be considered only by national interests. The important thing is to ensure that the entire country is united and united to the outside world!"

He continued: "As a soldier, it is easier to consider the problem. Xiaguan thinks that most of the military colleagues are like this. Marrying the princess to the vassal states to achieve the goal of opening the border will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some military ministers!"

After Xu Mingwu said this, he kept beating his heart with a "bang bang" and didn't know what would happen to these words.

Yang Shicong smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and blew it, whispered gently, and then said slowly: "Since General Xuanwu mentioned the military, I will talk about the strategic focus of Siam."

"Over the years, our Ming Dynasty has won vast overseas territories through several foreign wars, including Luzon, Java, Annan, Zhenla, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, and Australia, and has ushered in the era of full operation of the South China Sea."

"At present, there is only Siam in Southeast Asia, not the territory of our Ming Dynasty, but it is precisely the country of Siam, which has gradually become a bridgehead for Westerners to deal with our Ming Dynasty! Does General Xuanwu know the domestic situation under Siam?"

Xu Mingwu remembered Nan Qinli's information and replied: "The officials know a little about it. King Nalai, the king of Siam, has a close relationship with the Westerners, especially the king of France, Louis XIV."

Yang Shicong shook his head and smiled, "General Xuanwu's understanding of the Siam situation is too simple. As far as we know, King Nalai favors a Greek named Walkon and implements a policy of active opening to the West."

"After Walcon's persuasion, King Nalay promised France's King Louis XIV to ced Bangkok and Meggy to France. In other words, a potential enemy will appear after England!"

Yang Shicong tasted the tea and continued: "Fortunately, our cabinet received information in time and had taken counterattack measures to make Siam Prince Paopra convince King Nalai, so that these two places would be cedeed to me as open graces."

After saying that, Yang Shicong looked at Xu Mingwu with a smile and signaled Fang Yizhi, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, to supplement the Siam situation.

Fang Yizhi, as a foreign minister, had a very detailed understanding of the situation in countries around the world. He only introduced three people and roughly clarified the situation in Siam.

The Westerner named Walkon was recommended by British merchants in Siam to join the Siam royal family as the royal translator.

This guy is very eloquent, and quickly gained the trust of the Siam court, grasped financial and diplomatic power, and became close to France and became the spokesperson for Louis XIV.

After Louis XIV was crowned, he was determined to be strong in France and was eager to seek overseas interests like the Netherlands.

He felt that the Ming Dynasty often drove naval fleets to the door of France's house. This was Zhu Tianwu's provocation to his Sun King, so he also planned to send the French army to the door of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to implement this action, Louis XIV named Walkon the Earl of France and was fully responsible for France's affairs in the East, with the core of Siam.

Siam is located in the center of the Indochina Peninsula, and the southern half is on the Malay Peninsula. It extends southward like a tail to the north coast of the Strait of Malacca. It crosses the strait of more than 100 nautical miles, which is Sumatra Island.

With such a unique geographical location, once a military conflict occurs between France and the Ming Dynasty, the French army can cut off the channel of the Ming Dynasty's Malacca Strait at all costs, forcing the Ming Dynasty to negotiate and take the initiative.

Due to Walcon's strong persuasion and the support of the pro-French faction headed by Prince Apeyeth, Siam King Nalai agreed to the French army's request to enter Bangkok and Moji, but the matter was firmly opposed by the princely faction headed by Crown Prince Pairatcha.

Prince Pairatha was the commander of the Siam Elephant Army, and he also had the support of many conservative nobles and the support of the Ming Dynasty in Siam. His opinions were very important.

Moreover, Prince Perracha threatened to marry Princess Daming and become the son-in-law of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. In the end, under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, King Nalai temporarily revoked the request to let the French army enter Bangkok and ceded Bangkok and Moji to the Ming Dynasty as a marriage.

After hearing these international situations and court secrets, Xu Mingwu suddenly realized.

It turned out that the situation in Siam is so bad, and the cabinet has already negotiated with Siam about the conditions for the princess’ marriage. Bangkok and Moji are just open deposits. After Princess Zhaoyang gets married, they will pay the entire Siam!

For a moment, Xu Mingwu felt confused and gradually became anxious.

Isn't this the fuck just selling princesses?

Xu Mingwu lowered his face and said, "Since the King of Siam is so ungrateful and France is so ambitions. The officials think that relying solely on political negotiations is useless, especially when a princess is used as a condition for exchange!"

Yang Shicong seemed to have lost his patience and said coldly: "I have a superficial opinion. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Siam culture is backward and economically backward. After being incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, they can quickly accept the culture of the Ming Dynasty and be influenced and assimilated by the Ming Dynasty at a very fast speed. This is much better than the attack on Siam! "

"The officials dare not agree!"

Xu Mingwu insisted: "Your Majesty once said that every inch of my magnificent Ming Dynasty was not given by others for free, but was defeated inch by force!"

After saying this, the hall was silent. Several cabinet ministers who opposed the marriage ties closed their mouths and watched Xu Mingwu, the naughty young man, fight with Yang Shicong.

Zhu Cilang looked at the two of them repeatedly, and smiled slightly, and he looked at Xu Mingwu a few more times.

Xu Mingwu's Yu Guang noticed all this, and he mustered up the courage to continue: "We seem to have taken a great advantage in marriage with Siam, but in fact we sacrificed Princess Zhaoyang and the Princess's lifelong happiness!"

Yang Shicong suddenly stood up and shouted, "Rareless! This is a matter of the imperial court, what is the happiness of sacrificing a lifetime! The child of Huangkou, he still won't retreat!"

Xu Mingwu seemed to be blinded by emotions and gritted his teeth and said, "My Ming Empire's army is invincible and is intimidating the world. Now he has to rely on a woman to open up the border? Is my Ming Dynasty man dead?"

"presumptuous!"

“Bold!”

Several cabinet ministers slapped the table and pointed at Xu Mingwu and scolded Lianlian angrily.

Xu Mingwu was not afraid at all, and whispered the rocker and said loudly: "The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can shed blood and sacrifice, but they cannot use a woman to exchange for the world!"

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Chapter completed!