"Uncle, I suddenly remembered that my father has given you full authority to handle all affairs in Nanyang. Can't you do the same thing yourself regarding the establishment of the Chief Secretary... By then my father will know that Ming Dynasty will be missing dozens of people.

A vassal country, why don't you beat me up? And those civil servants will definitely say 'Although the country is big, if it is warlike, it will perish'. There are a lot of words..."

Under Wang Bing's instigation, after the prince's edict establishing three chief secretaries in Nanyang was announced in Old Port, Zhu Changluo realized belatedly that he had been "deceived" by Wang Bing, his uncle and uncle.

"What are you afraid of? Isn't it just turning a few vassal states whose reputation is greater than reality into the Chief Secretary directly under the imperial court? What's the big deal? My uncle is doing this for your own good and giving you a chance to establish your achievements as a prince..."

Speaking of which, since the Ming fleet left Nanyang in the ninth year of Xuande, the tribute exchanges between the Nanyang countries and the imperial court have become one-sided, and the relationship between the two sides has become increasingly alienated.

In fact, as the Portuguese began to occupy Manchuria, the tributary relationship established by the Ming Dynasty through its previous voyages to the West began to disintegrate.

Coupled with the subsequent opening of the sea by Longqing and the exchange of a large number of private merchant ships, the trade that had been carried out in the form of tribute in the past also completely collapsed.

Therefore, turning the Nanyang vassal states into territories directly managed by the imperial court will not have any adverse impact on the Ming Dynasty, except for the loss of a few face-saving "actors" in the future New Year's Day meetings.

"As for those civil servants, they can only say a few words now. You should just get used to it in advance, haha!"

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"Senapati, I don't want to be the sultan anymore. I will join the Ming Dynasty Province. If you have the ability, come and beat me again, hahahaha!"

Just a few days after Zhu Changluo's "voluntary" joining of the Ming Dynasty province was issued, the Sultan Panjiri of the original Bazhang Kingdom who had just been forced to return to Danmu couldn't help but become arrogant after hearing the news.

laughed.

It turns out that, as Zhu Changluo's prince's edict said, there are constant battles among the Southeast Asian countries. Especially the Java area ruled by the original Nanyang hegemon, Majapahit.

Fang has already appeared.

For example, the Tammu Kingdom, which originally destroyed Majapahit, was soon usurped by his son-in-law after its Sultan Trilingana was assassinated, turning Tammu into the Bajrang Kingdom.

And this Bajrang Kingdom only existed for a few decades before it was rebelled and destroyed by its domestic lord Sennapati. Its last Sultan Panjiri also had to flee to Danmu, the original boss of the Bajrang Kingdom.

The territory is dying.

It can be said that the rise and fall of these small Southeast Asian countries is comparable to playing house. That really perfectly explains the phrase "the emperor takes turns to sit in my house this year"!

"I want to see how long you, the sultan of the Madalan Kingdom, can last, hehe!"

Finally, after making the decision to 'voluntarily' join the Ming Province, Panjili laughed happily again.

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"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Panjili, the Sultan of Bazhang Kingdom, is requesting an audience!"

In the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, on the first day of May, Sultan Panjili of the Bazhang Kingdom took his few remaining ministers to the old port that had just been converted into a government for a few days.

"Pan Jili, a small minister from the outer vassal, meets His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. The Crown Prince is a thousand years old..."

In the palace of the original Dutch Governor-General, now the General Manager of the Expeditionary War, looking at the young Ming Prince in front of them, Panjili and his party did not dare to show any slightness. They quickly spoke in weird Chinese and pressed the temporary button respectfully.

Follow the etiquette learned from the Ming Dynasty, kneel down and bow to the ground as a great ceremony.

Speaking of which, even though these Southeast Asian countries are far away from the Ming Dynasty, they are no strangers to Chinese. At least for nobles like Panjili, although they may not be very proficient in Chinese, they can barely achieve barrier-free communication.

"Haha, Pan Qing, let's get married! This trip is just to gain experience with the champion, so you don't need to be polite!"

After Panjili and others had finished paying homage, Zhu Changluo said that there was no need to be polite, and then "Corporal Li Xian" stretched out his hand to help them, and asked them to stand up and talk.

"I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I wonder why Pan Qing came here this time? Is it to ask the Ming Dynasty to mediate the dispute between you and the Maralan Kingdom?"

Zhu Changluo, who followed Wang Bing on his inspection tour, also knew very well about the dispute between the Bazhang Kingdom and the Matalan Kingdom.

Therefore, regarding the purpose of Panjili's arrival, not only Zhu Changluo, but also others like Wang Bing and others immediately thought that the other party wanted Daming to help mediate instead of joining Daming.

After all, Wang Bing himself only wanted to put up a front for the Chief Secretary, and did not expect that with just a piece of paper, someone would immediately come to join him.

As the saying goes, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. It's better to be the master of one's own affairs than to take the orders of others.

"To His Highness the Crown Prince, I have admired China for a long time and wish I could have been born in the Ming Dynasty... Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has shown great mercy and established the Chief Secretary in Nanyang. I voluntarily cut off my royal title and merged the Bazhang Kingdom into the Daming Shitang.

Chief Secretary, I just want to serve the people of the Ming Dynasty in this life..."

Just when Wang Bing was still thinking about how to use this 'mediation' opportunity to sow the 'seeds' for these people to voluntarily join, to his surprise, this Panjili came directly to the point.

Simply apply to join Ming Dynasty!

"Oh? Although the Bazhang Kingdom is no more than a state in terms of the Ming Dynasty. But can Pan Qing really put down the dignity of the country's leader and only serve the one hundred people of the Ming Dynasty?"

Seeing that Panjili was not trying to let the Ming Dynasty mediate the dispute between the Bazhang Kingdom and the Matalan Kingdom, but wanted to merge the Bazhang Kingdom into the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changluo was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

You know, everything is difficult at the beginning! As long as anything has a good start, then it is more than half done.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, my greatest wish in this life is to be born in the Ming Dynasty. How can the leader of a small vassal state get glory by becoming a citizen of the Ming Dynasty? What's more, if it becomes the land of the Ming Dynasty, the people of Bazhang will no longer be able to live in the Ming Dynasty."

Suffering from swordsmanship..."

Facing Zhu Changluo's inquiry, Panjili looked 'sincere' at this moment, as if his goal in this life was to wait for this moment to arrive.

"Haha, since Pan Qing is so sincere and sincere for the sake of the people of Bazhang, your request will be granted!"

Although he knew that Panjili's purpose was not as simple as he said, after thinking about it for a while, Zhu Changluo still agreed without hesitation and accepted Panjili's request to donate his country.

"However, due to Pan Qing's merits, being an ordinary citizen is too much of a waste of talent. So Gu temporarily appointed Qing as the governor of Bazhang Prefecture. When Gu returns to his army in the future, Qing will return to Beijing with Gu to accept the official appointment from his father.

How about awards and appointments?”

By temporarily appointing Panjili as the governor of Bazhang Prefecture, Zhu Changluo directly changed the Bazhang Kingdom into Bazhang Prefecture.

"My lord, Panjili, wishes to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for his thousand years!"

In the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, on the first day of May, ten days after the announcement of the prince's edict establishing the three chief secretaries of Shitang, Shixing and Wansheng, the original Ba Zhangguo became the third chief minister of Shitang in the Ming Dynasty after the old Hong Kong government.

Two mansions!

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