Chapter 6                            

The boat gently leaned against the shore, Tan Lun immediately got off the boat, arrived in front of Zhou Mengchen and saluted immediately, saying, "You have met the lord."

Then, there were about twenty or thirty people following Tan Lun and others. These people were all officials and generals who followed Tan Lun to Nanyang. Zhou Mengchen also saw He Xinyin. However, Zhou Mengchen also knew about this matter. Because he said hello with He Xinyin's status, no one would refuse him to accompany him.

Zhou Mengchen also knew about it.

Although he had some doubts about He Xinyin going to Southeast Asia this time. He didn't know what purpose he had, just because he was interested in Southeast Asia, or if He Xinyin had other purposes? But no matter what, Zhou Mengchen was happy to see that the scholars and officials of the Ming Dynasty were willing to contact the sea.

Zhou Mengchen glanced at these people, stepped forward and helped Tan Lun up, and said, "Thank you for your hard work in this trip."

Tan Lun said: "It's not hard to do things for the court. Without the support of the adults, it would not be the turn of the emperor to travel to Southeast Asia. How can the emperor let down the emperor?"

Zhou Mengchen chose Tan Lun, which was also recommended by Zhejiang Governor Tang Shiying.

Zhou Mengchen chose to preside over the officials who went to Nanyang to take some effort. First of all, this official's rank should not be too high or too low. Although Zhou Mengchen has the right to act cheaply, he is not in charge after all, and there is no imperial edict this time, so Zhou Mengchen cannot send officials with too high rank, and at the same time, he cannot send officials with too low rank. Although Nanyang is all small countries, the strongest Annan, in Zhou Mengchen's opinion, is not as good as a province in the Ming Dynasty. But after all, it is a country with too low rank, and it will be suppressed during negotiations. Although, a big country, a small country, a small country, cannot make a big country, a county magistrate can be on par with a small country.

So, Zhou Mengchen chose Tan Lun with the recommendation of Tang Shiying.

Zhou Mengchen was not interested in whether Tan Lun was a famous general of the Ming Dynasty later. The reason why Tang Shiying recommended it was because he was brave.

Yes, Tan Lun's performance was not very good in the Battle of Taizhou. Especially when Zhou Mengchen was in the southeast and the battlefields were frequent, Tan Lun's performance in Taizhou was mediocre. It was not as difficult as in history. Hu Zongxian even repeatedly impeached Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang, saying that they did not do their best in the battle and made them guilty and meritorious. However, the people of the people said that Hu Zongxian had always said that he was his own victory and was the one who was defeated in the battle. Because Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang had strong fighting power, they were all deducted to them. Because Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were able to make meritorious due to crimes. Other divisions may not be the case.

Hu Zongxian asked them to take the blame, and then comfort them privately, and the matter would be over.

It can be seen that the battlefield was repeatedly difficult.

So Tan Lun's performance in the battle to defend the city in Taizhou, especially Tan Lun himself was a civil servant. From then on, he embarked on the path of Confucian general and finally became the Minister of War. Under the same circumstances, although Tan Lun's performance in the battle to Taizhou was mediocre, he dared to go out of the city to fight and dared to lead the way. Many people also saw it.

This is also the reason why Tang Shiying said that Tan Lun was brave.

In Zhou Mengchen's opinion, diplomatic envoys can be a little worse in other aspects. But they must be brave enough. They cannot be weak by threatening others and say a few tough words. That is absolutely impossible. They should be the kind of person who can do whatever they should do even if the knife is placed on their necks.

Zhou Mengchen also inspected Tan Lun and felt that Tang Shiying was right. I don’t know what else was like, but Tan Lun is indeed generous and courageous, and even has a bit of heroic spirit. He has not seen how powerful other abilities are, but there are no obvious shortcomings.

Therefore, Zhou Mengchen finally chose Tan Lun.

Of course, whether Tan Lun is suitable or not depends on Tan Lun's report this time.

This is the big test that Tan Lun has to face, and it is also the answer that Zhou Mengchen wants to give himself.

Zhou Mengchen laughed and said, "Mr. Tan, I'm just joking. I'm just trying to promote my talents for the country. I'm very curious about the situation in Nanyang."

Tan Lun said confidently: "Mr. Bao is satisfied."

After some greetings, Zhou Mengchen asked the others to arrange Tan Lun and Tan Lun's escorts, and he took Tan Lun to the Governor's Office.

Although this Shanghai Governor's Office was newly built, Zhou Mengchen did not waste too much. Zhou Mengchen's Governor's Office in Suzhou actually occupied the Jiangnan Governor's Office. The newly built Governor's Office here will be left to the Shanghai Customs Office after Zhou Mengchen left.

So in terms of specifications, there are some reservations.

However, Zhou Mengchen didn't care about this. After sitting down with Tan Lun, he immediately asked, "Will everything go well in Nanyang?"

Tan Lun said: "Lack of the imperial court's power and the reputation of the great masters, although there were some twists and turns along the way, it was basically smooth. Not only did it reach an agreement with the countries in Southeast Asia, but it also brought some merchants."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Tell me in detail."

"Yes." Tan Lun said. He paused slightly, as if he was sorting out his thoughts. After a while, he said: "I went south on this trip, and the first thing I went to is Annan."

"The situation in Annan is chaotic. Although the Mo family now occupy Shenglong, in the past few years, Shenglong changed hands several times, and the Mo family's foundation was broken and they attacked and defended each other with the Li Dynasty. However, there is one person worthy of special attention. He is the grandson of Mo Dengyong. Now the king of the Mo family, Wang Shu, Wang Annan Qian, Mo Jingdian, I see him in Shenglong. He is very heroic. He is in Shenglong. He allows everything he wants and is willing to draw an area in Shenglong as the place where merchants of our dynasty live."

Zhou Mengchen secretly remembered this name in his heart.

Annan is different from other Southeast Asian countries. It is a threat to China. Moreover, Southeast Asian countries, except Annan, is Java, and there are Western colonists. Therefore, Zhou Mengchen is particularly concerned about the situation in Annan.

Although Zhou Mengchen felt that this heroic King Annanqian would not pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty. After all, Annan is still in a splitting place, which is probably why Annan Mo Chao is so easy to talk to.

After all, Mo Dengyong was the Emperor Gao of Mo Chao. In the words of the Ming Dynasty, he was just the governor of Annan. Yu Dayou was in Guangxi, and he touched the Guangxi chieftains whom Mo Chao bought. Mo Dengyong knelt quickly, and the court did not order troops in the end. Otherwise, Yu Dayou's battle to become famous would probably have been fought with Mo Chao. That is, Mo Dengyong.

But time flies. Time flies.

Jiajing has been in power for more than 30 years. Many people have no idea about this period of more than 30 years. If you compare Annan, you will have a concept. Mo Dengyong seized power in the early years of Jiajing. It was also because Mo Dengyong usurped the throne that he had the idea of ​​conquering Annan in the early years of Jiajing.

In the end, the troops came to the border and diplomatic settlement was resolved.

Mo Dengyong was the emperor in his vassal to the Ming Dynasty. In the blink of an eye, Annan Mo Chao had passed four generations of emperors, and Mo Dengyong's grandson had all become the uncle of the king. At the same time, what Zhou Mengchen didn't know was that this Annan Qian was the gold, stone and jade pillar of Annan Mo Chao. Because before Annan Qian, Mo Chao had been defeated by Li Chao many times. When Annan Qian was in power, the strategic initiative came to Mo Chao. King Annan Qian died of illness more than ten years later, and Mo Chao was quickly driven out of Shenglong and became one of the warlord forces. When the Qing army headed south, it was completely eliminated.

This King Annanqian is a sensible person. Therefore, he will not anger the Ming Dynasty in trivial matters. So he agreed very readily.

Zhou Mengchen actually had the idea of ​​sending diplomatic envoys to stay in Southeast Asia. But in the end, I just let it go.

After all, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the countries in Southeast Asia was somewhat subtle.

The Ming Dynasty was the sect leader of the countries in the South China Sea. The countries in the South China Sea were also willing to exchange their names for some practical benefits. However, Zhou Mengchen still knew it himself. However, he really thought that the countries in the South China Sea were loyal ministers and filial sons of the Ming Dynasty. They regarded the Ming Dynasty as the sect leader, and it was the premise that the Ming Dynasty did not intervene in the South China Sea. If the Ming Dynasty intervened in the South China Sea, I would not know what the various countries in the South China Sea were thinking.

In the eyes of many people, the dispatch of permanent diplomatic envoys is a clear signal of the Ming Dynasty's intervention in Nanyang.

Of course, Zhou Mengchen knew that the Ming Dynasty opened the sea and wanted to intervene in the Southeast Asian countries, but it also required a sense of responsibility. He had to boil frogs in warm water based on the willingness of the countries in the Southeast Asian countries.
Chapter completed!