The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 459 The Khmer Empire's Envoy
When Zhu Xiong Ying heard about this, her eyes were full of disdain.

"It seems they have no other options and can only resort to this delaying tactic!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the others nodded after hearing this.

"That's true, so what should we do?"

"Should we agree to their request?"

"If we agree to their demands, our war in the south may have to stop. After all, it's hard to justify colluding with our own allies!"

"But if we don't agree, it might damage the image of our Great Ming Dynasty among other countries!"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said after hearing this.

"Say yes, why wouldn't I say yes!"

"What does war have to do with marriage alliances?"

"Even if it's a marriage alliance, it won't stop us from continuing our war. Besides, the dowry they sent wasn't with our consent, and our Great Ming needs much more than just this little bit of dowry!"

Everyone's lips twitched upon hearing this, eager to know what Zhu Xiong Ying meant.

The dowry Zhu Xiong Ying was referring to should be the entire Khmer Empire.

Upon hearing these words, everyone's lips twitched. They hadn't expected Zhu Xiong Ying's thoughts to be so unusual. They all sighed, realizing that this was going to be troublesome.

This would likely ruin the image of the Ming Dynasty among various countries. Zhu Yunwen, standing to the side, gritted his teeth in hatred. This guy had made such a huge profit, yet he still dared to say such things.

I wonder how people from other countries view their Great Ming.

But he was very dissatisfied and stood up to speak.

"Grandpa, I have a different opinion on this matter. In any case, this has actually happened in our Great Ming!"

“My Great Ming has a responsibility. If all of my Great Ming’s vassals and marriage partners are like this, how can my Great Ming stand on its own feet!”

"As the sage once said, a person without integrity cannot stand!"

"If we break our promises, this matter will be criticized in the future. Please think twice!"

"The Khmer Empire is a relatively powerful country. We don't necessarily need to eliminate all of these countries, as long as they acknowledge the status of our Great Ming as the suzerain state!"

"That way, we can avoid war!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, then looked at Zhu Xiong Ying beside him and said with a smile!

Zhu Xiong Ying, what do you think of this matter? Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said after hearing this.

"That's a good idea, but we'd better not change our previous plans!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this.

"That's what I think too. Since that's the case, let's stick to our original plan. As for the princess, making her a concubine would be a good choice. So let's leave it at that!"

"But don't rush to reply to them now. There are still many things to do in the Ming Dynasty. Let them stay at the post station for a while!"

Zhu Yunwen's face turned extremely ugly when he saw that they didn't care about his advice at all. He realized that he was the one who was truly being ignored. If this continued, he would never be able to fight Zhu Xiong Ying to this point.

He was extremely angry.

After taking it back, he immediately summoned all his advisors.

He looked at the ministers beside him and said.

"What should you do next?"

"You saw that in what happened today, didn't you?"

"That Zhu Xiong Ying is really going too far, completely disregarding me. No matter what, we must find a way to resolve this matter and not let Zhu Xiong Ying continue to be so arrogant!"

Huang Zicheng, Lian Zining, and the others frowned. After exchanging glances, Huang Zicheng stepped forward and said, "..."

"Your Highness, this matter isn't without a solution, but it might require a sacrifice from you." Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen frowned.

what do you mean? "

At this moment, Huang Zicheng said with a smile!

Zhu Xiong Ying harbors wolfish ambitions; I believe he will definitely not let the Khmer Empire off the hook in the future, and the Khmer Princess Song's plan to marry him will be thwarted!

"If we spread this news, or tell the princess of the Khmer Empire, she will surely know who is truly on his side!"

"Therefore, they are the most likely to stand on our side. In that case, we can gain the support of the Khmer Empire, and our strength will definitely increase significantly!"

Zhu Yunwen frowned upon hearing this, and said with some concern.

"But if we do that, wouldn't we be betraying the Ming Dynasty?"

"If people find out about this, we'll be in big trouble!"

Huang Zicheng shook his head after hearing this.

"Your Highness, how can this be considered a betrayal of the Ming Dynasty? At most, it's a collaboration between us. Zhu Xiong Ying has quite a few troops under his command!"

"Moreover, I've heard that many tribes on the northern grasslands have submitted to him!"

"He certainly has considerable power at his disposal, not to mention that the places he's attacking are all barbarian lands!"

"These places are practically useless; only he would like these worthless, dilapidated places!"

Zhu Yunwen and the others nodded after hearing this.

In their view, whether or not these remote areas exist is of little significance.

When asked about the level of prosperity, can these places even be compared to the Central Plains? As long as the Central Plains are safe, other places are not important.

Now that things have come to this, it wouldn't hurt to seek help from outside forces.

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"That's a great idea!"

Lian Zining, who was standing to the side, also spoke up.

"Your Highness, that is indeed a good idea. I saw it near the post station not long ago!"

"The princess is indeed extremely beautiful. Although her status is somewhat lacking, it is enough!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed and burst into laughter.

"Since that's the case, then I'll reluctantly accept the loss!"

At this moment, Huang Zicheng stepped forward and spoke.

"I am willing to go as an envoy to persuade them."

Their allegiance to His Highness the Crown Prince could even help facilitate this connection, encouraging them to voluntarily exchange marriage partners!

Zhu Xiong Ying looked at Huang Zi Cheng with great satisfaction.

"In that case, I'll leave this matter to you!"

Meanwhile, the Khmer Empire's envoy returned to the post station and recounted what had happened in court to their princess. Upon hearing this, the Khmer Empire's princess's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

She slammed her hand on the table and said...

"These people from the Ming Dynasty are really going too far! No matter what, my Khmer Empire is a powerful country, how can we allow them to humiliate us like this!"

At this moment, she was furious. As a princess of Goryeo, a marriage alliance was naturally inevitable, and she had already made up her mind about this.

(End of this chapter)