"We just hope that the ambassador can make a few words before His Majesty, and appropriately reduce some of the pension." Puti raised his head and turned his face to Li Tengfang, he was almost begging.
Li Tengfang turned a blind eye, "Beijing is no less than 10,000 miles from the big city. How long does it take to come and go? If the pension is not paid, if there is a mutiny, who will bear the responsibility? If the national teacher is unwilling to pay the pension, That’s okay, we return to the state before the Ming army joined the war, and one hundred thousand Dongyu army was forced to the big city."
"This..." Puti didn't understand what Li Tengfang meant. Toungoo's army no longer existed. Could it be possible that the Ming army could let the ghosts of Toungoo's soldiers participate in the attack
"The Tongyu Army is gone now, but the Ming Army is still there," Li Tengfang seemed to have insight into Puti's mind. "The Tongyu Army was destroyed by the Ming Army, so the Ming Army will replace the Dongyu Army. The army is still in Dongyu, so let them take the place of the Dongyu army to attack, and return to China next time, so as to explain to my majesty the emperor."
"You..." Parasai pointed at Li Tengfang, unable to speak for a while, but felt impolite, so he had to put his hands back on his knees.
"Your ambassador should not say such words that hurt the feelings of the brothers of the two countries," Puti glanced at Parasai, not stunned, not sullen, and not tepid. "I will discuss with the king again about the pension, your ambassador. Do not be angry."
"I'm not angry. The contract was made on an equal and voluntary basis by both parties. If the contract cannot be fulfilled, will the two parties still have the possibility of cooperating in the future? People do not stand without credibility, and so does the country." Li Tengfang calmed down, "If My Majesty takes the initiative to reduce or exempt some. That is our business, and you cannot make such a request."
"That's, that's," Putty was a little bit settled, seeing that there was room for a whirlwind of things, "Or, let's talk about the land issue first?"
"It's good," Li Tengfang's mission to Dacheng this time, the most important thing is the land issue. "Regarding land issues, the contract is clearly written, will the national teacher forget it?"
"Of course not, but the contract is not specific enough. Let's compare it with the map!" Puti spread out the map of the big city and invited Li Tengfang to watch it together. "The northern border cannot be bounded by Nakhon Sawan. Recently, I hope your envoy can consider the feelings of my subjects in Dacheng."
"The national division meant..." Li Tengfang remembered that when the land was divided in the contract, the land actually occupied by the Tunyu Army was used as the boundary. All land occupied by the Tunyu Army would be assigned to Daming, although the Tunyu Army did not actually occupy it. Nakhon Sawan, but the soldiers have already arrived here, and it has become a vague area. It makes sense to everyone.
Puti took a peek at Li Tengfang, and saw that Li Tengfang was not angry. This made him bold, "Dafu and Sukhothai should be the boundary."
"With this as the boundary, even if I agree, my majesty will probably not agree," Li Tengfang was secretly happy, but his face was indifferent, Zhu Youjian's goal here was just to take back the eight hundred Dadian set up during the reign of the ancestors. Si, that is, the area around Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, now the invasion of Toungoo has pushed the land of Daming more than two hundred miles south.
Seeing that neither Puti nor Parasai had spoken, Li Tengfang made a reluctant expression: "I agree in principle to use Takfu, Sukhothai, and Bankkang as the boundary. The above places belong to Daming and twenty miles south to Dacheng. , But your Highness and the National Teacher need help persuading Laos to return, so that I can explain it when I return to China."
"This is natural. We will abide by what is agreed in the contract." Putty's gaze turned to the west of the map. "What do you think of the western border?"
"Naturally in accordance with the contract." Li Tengfang kicked the ball to Puti again.
"Just take Ta Nian Ta Weng Mountain and Birao Mountain as the boundary. This is the natural boundary between Dacheng and Toungoo." Puti was worried. This is a good boundary between the two sides, but the Toungoo Army has already broken through between the two mountains. Yamaguchi, I don’t know if Daming knows these facts.
"The national teacher said so, we may not be able to trust the national teacher in the future," Li Tengfang sipped tea to cover up his inner anxiety. "Before the Ming army entered the war, the Tunyu army had occupied Ban Lai, Ban Nong Phu, Ta Meng, On the front line of Phetchaburi, Birao Mountain is already the inner mountain of Toungoo. Don’t the king and the national teacher know?"
"This..." Puti had a black line on his face, "Ban Nong Phu and Ta Meng are too close to the national capital, Ayutthaya. Please be sure to consider the feelings of the citizens of the big city."
"Is the national teacher looking for a reason to break the contract?" Li Tengfang stared at the teacup, and drank the teacup unconsciously.
"Xiaoguan didn't mean to break the contract," Puti was crying, "If Dacheng loses Birao Mountain, it will lose its natural barrier to the west. Then, how will Dacheng face Toungoo in the future?"
"Tungku?" Li Tengfang raised his head, "Guo Shi can rest assured that Daming's army will always be on Mount Birao. Could it be that Daming is the one who needs the embankment in Dacheng?"
"Da Ming?" Puti squirmed his lips and didn't dare to ask any more. He changed his approach, "Will Da Ming's army be stationed at Mount Birao forever?"
"Of course, didn’t it say in the contract that Daming would eliminate the threat from Toungoo to Dacheng forever? Daming believed it and hoped Dacheng would also abide by the contract. Once Dacheng breaks the contract, Daming will lose any responsibility to Dacheng. In other words, we no longer have brotherly mutual assistance, national teacher, do you think so?"
Puti turned his gaze to Parasai. He is not worried about Toungoo now. After this change, Toungoo is absolutely unable to invade the city for a short time. On the contrary, Daming, who is much stronger than Toungoo, is now the trouble of the city. Fortunately, Daming is much more elegant than Toungoo, and he doesn’t wield swordsmen at will. "What about that piece of land in the Malay Peninsula? Once Thonburi belongs to Daming, my big city and this territory will lose the way. "
"As far as the lower officials know, Daming's 55th Division is now stationed in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula. They seized this land from the soldiers of Toungoo. I don't know where the soldiers in Dacheng are?" Li Tengfang general Liu Zhenyu The land occupied while chasing behind the Gironde is also counted as the land occupied by Toungoo.
"This..." Puti didn't need this land. On the contrary, Xiyi Portugal had already come to this land. He hoped that Daming's army would always be stationed here, and that Da Ming would deal with Xiyi, and Dacheng could enjoy its success.
"If the king and the national teacher do not object, then the matter about the land will be settled. Daming and Dacheng are still brothers, and there will still be places to help each other in the future." Li Tengfang is on the most difficult land. He couldn't wait to be successful.
Seeing that Parasai had no objection, Puti probably approved Li Tengfang’s land division. “The envoy said rightly that Dacheng and Daming are still brothers. If Dacheng encounters difficult enemies in the future, I begged Daming to do more. Help."
"Guo Shi, let's implement today's contract first. Daming will not ask for rights outside of the contract. As for the future, it will be up to my emperor to decide." Li Tengfang is unwilling to let Daming take on more responsibilities, even in the language of the book. Yes, this is what Zhu Youjian has repeatedly told.
"What your envoy meant..." Puti stared at the old eyes, wondering why Li Tengfang said something that shouldn't be the case.
"Guoji, cooperation between countries must be based on honesty. If the signed contract is difficult to implement, there is a lack of trust between Daming and Dacheng. What future cooperation is there to talk about? If Dacheng encounters a powerful enemy in the future, Daming has no obligation to help, and there is no corresponding contract between us."
"A powerful enemy? Didn't Daming promise to eliminate Toungoo's threat forever?" Puti's heart tightened, wondering if Li Tengfang pointed out otherwise.
"If the contract is fully implemented, Daming will fulfill his responsibility to eliminate the threat from Toungoo to Ayutthaya forever, but what about outside Ayutthaya? It is said that Xiyi’s navy has come to the Malay Peninsula, but Daming is reluctant to take it lightly. The country that provokes, their firearms are comparable to that of Daming." Li Tengfei's eyes fell on the teacup again, this time it was not nervousness, but disdain, it should be Puti who was nervous.
Puti was really nervous, "Xiyi, the one named Portugal, I heard that he came to the Malay Peninsula, but the northern part of the Malay Peninsula now belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and it has nothing to do with the big city!"
"It really doesn't matter right now. They have to seek land on land. Once Daming is expelled from the Malay Peninsula, who can guarantee that they will not land in the Gulf of Siam?"
"You..." Puti was shocked, why didn't he think of this layer? He stared at Li Tengfang, "Why did Daming drive Portugal into the land of the big city?"
"The words of the national teacher are not authentic enough," Li Tengfang also stared at Puti, his eyes were not letting go. "Portuguese firearms are too powerful, and Daming can't completely eliminate the Portuguese navy now, so he has to drive them out of Daming's land. As for where they are going to land, it’s not Da Ming who has the final say. Da Ming and Dacheng are still brothers. I kindly reminded the national teacher and let Dacheng prepare early."
"This..." Puti was speechless. Li Tengfang's words were not leaking, but Puti was already chilling. With Ming's national power, Portugal could not be eliminated, what about the big city? Is it possible that the big city is left to Portugal
"How come you haven't heard of this Portugal before? How powerful is it?" Paracel seemed to have heard of Portugal for the first time.
"Infinitely powerful," Puti knew. Portugal had invaded Toungoo before. Toungoo's strength could not be resisted, let alone a big city? "Your envoy tell me, can we renew the contract?" Portugal has already put great pressure on Puti.
"Renew the contract? The national teacher laughed. The original contract has not been implemented. Why should we renew the contract?" Li Tengfang smiled in his heart, "Besides, the next official is only implementing the signed contract. As for the renewal The contract must be approved by my majesty. Even though I am willing to help the national teacher, I have no right to renew the contract."
"Your envoy is wrong. We are negotiating and implementing the contract." Puti was already in a cold sweat. Parasai didn't know Portugal. He knew it. "Besides, the contract has not been negotiated. Is it done? The next step is implementation. Is there anything that can't be implemented?"
"There seems to be another item in the contract that the National Teacher is helping to persuade Laos. I don't know how the National Teacher is going?" Like Li Tengfang and Zhu Youjian, they didn't report much hope for this article. The key is Take a look at Daecheng's attitude. Daecheng will not hinder him morally when he uses troops in the future.