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Every Champa envoy came to pay tribute.
They would all take the opportunity to complain.
To recount how brutal Annam was,
Then they instigated China to attack Annam.
This time it actually worked!
How could they not be overjoyed?
Zhao Yuan said, "The Ming Dynasty will replace the Song Dynasty."
"As the master of China,"
"We should treat friendly vassal states well."
The master of ceremonies then stood up and said:
"By imperial decree, Yang Buma, the Prince of Zhan, is hereby restored to all the titles and official positions he held in the former Song Dynasty."
"That is, the Military Governor of Huaiyuan Army, Acting Military Governor, Grand Master of the Palace, Grand Minister of Works, Imperial Envoy of Linzhou and Commander of All Armies, Prefect of Linzhou, Prefect of Baizhou, Prefect of Lianzhou and concurrently Grand Censor, Pillar of State, and King of Champa,"
"He will be granted a fief of one thousand households and a real estate of five hundred households."
It was also said: "The Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty bestows his grace and appoints Yang Bumadie, the Prince of Zhan, as the Prefect of Lizhou!"
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor..."
When Fuma heard about the new official title he was given,
Kneeling excitedly
He kowtowed frantically.
Lizhou is one of the three states that were taken away by Annam in recent years.
The Ming emperor appointed the King of Champa as the governor of Lizhou.
This clearly shows their support for Champa to reclaim its lost territory.
Unlike in the Song Dynasty,
Most of the time, he acts as a peacemaker.
The messenger, Fuma, left happily.
He made such a diplomatic contribution.
They will surely receive a great reward from the king upon their return.
"The envoy from Zhenla is hereby summoned for an audience!"
Zhenla is Cambodia.
Moreover, this period coincided with the heyday of the Angkor Dynasty.
"Your humble servant, Kumārajīva, has been ordered by the King of Zhenla,"
"Congratulations to the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty on his unification of China!"
The chief envoy of the Zhenla Kingdom was named Kumo Sengge.
The deputy envoy was named Mo Junmingji.
It sounds like it has a strong martial arts and fantasy vibe.
The country's territory,
It is more than ten times that of Annam and Champa.
However, the expansion was too rapid.
Moreover, there are many mountainous areas.
Its overall national strength is currently inferior to that of Annam.
They even fought a back-and-forth battle with Champa.
Annam followed China's example.
They call themselves the "Little China of Southern China"
They viewed Champa and Zhenla as barbarian foreign lands.
They attempted to bring both countries under their tributary status.
Meanwhile, Zhenla was engaging in a feigned agreement with Annam.
On the one hand, they also wanted to gradually encroach on Champa's territory.
Chapter 337 Seeking Buddhist Scriptures
However, Annam is known as Little China.
Champa was then granted investiture by China.
Cambodia always felt inferior.
Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song,
Zhenla also took the initiative to come and pay tribute.
An attempt to gain greater legal standing in the war.
Kumarajiva met Emperor Huizong of Song ten years ago.
After he was given a seat
He then began to rudely scrutinize Zhao Yuan and Zhao Yuan.
The Ming emperor sat too far away.
Kumarajiva couldn't see clearly.
So all attention was focused on Prince Zhu.
Zhao Yuan responded with a smile.
Kumarajiva immediately lowered his head.
The Champa envoy filed a complaint against Annam.
The Zhenla envoy then filed a complaint against Champa.
Kumarajiva said, “Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty, Champa always sends troops to plunder our country.”
"During this mission of mine,"
"The fleet was almost captured by Champa,"
"Your Majesty, we beg you to uphold justice for our country!"
This is not a lie.
Champa does indeed belong to Teddy.
Although Champa was repeatedly invaded by Annam,
Yet it likes to provoke other countries.
In the early Southern Song Dynasty, Champa even robbed Arab merchant ships.
Then they took the goods from the Arab merchants.
They swaggered off to engage in tribute trade with the Southern Song Dynasty.
Zhenla and Champa were enemies.
In the following decades,
The armies of both countries attacked each other's capitals.
And it's turn-based.
You conquer my capital first,
I will conquer your capital again.
You've captured my capital again....
Then Annan said,
Please stop fighting!
They are all my vassals!
Zhao Yuan said, "If this is true,"
"I will reprimand the King of Champa,"
"It was ordered not to harass neighboring countries."
Kumarajiva said with delight, "Our people admire the beauty of China."
"The last time we came to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty,"
"Bring back a batch of Buddhist scriptures,"
"The whole country is jubilant."
"We beseech Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming to bestow another batch of Buddhist scriptures,"
"So that I may take it back and comprehend the Buddhist teachings."
Zhao Yuan said to the official in charge of rites, "List out the Buddhist scriptures possessed by the Ming Dynasty."
"Let the Zhenla envoys select carefully."
"Yes!"
The official in charge of rites agreed.
Zhao Yuan further stated, "China has more than just Buddhist scriptures,"
"And the Confucian classics."
“Go back and ask the King of Zhenla,”
"If one truly submits to the Ming Dynasty,"
“You can send your children from the country to the Ming Dynasty to study Confucianism.”
Kumarajiva said, "Your humble servant will certainly return and inform the king."
The official in charge of rites began reading the imperial edict.
investiture of the King of Zhenla
Give them a few more official positions.
But it was far less than the number of official positions held by the King of Champa.
There was no other way; the Champa Kingdom frequently sent tribute.
They come every few days.
Official titles were conferred every time a suburban sacrifice was held.
The imperial edict before us,
It's just an announcement.
For a true investiture ceremony, an envoy would be sent overseas.
To complete this task, we traveled to the capitals of both countries.
Next, it was finally the Western Xia's turn.
"Your humble servant Li Renli pays respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty,"
Li Renli not only came himself.
They even made repeated requests in advance.
He brought his daughter, who had been adopted by Li Qianshun, to an audience.