The fleet moved forward all the way, probably because the main force of the Mok Navy had already gone south to fight against the Li Dynasty. The Gao Jue fleet did not encounter any sniper attacks from the Mok Navy along the way.
However, this does not mean that the Mo Dynasty has not responded so far. In fact, when the fleet arrived in Xing'an, local officials sent representatives in a small boat to inquire about the purpose of the "Chinese Navy".
Gao Jue originally thought that in such a situation, the next step was to start a fight. Who knew that Boss Hu rolled his eyes and came up with an idea. After hearing this, Gao Jue agreed with some hesitation.
Then Boss Hu appeared in front of Xing'an officials in a grand manner. In the name of Gao Pragmatic, the censor of Guangxi, he severely condemned Annan Commander Mo Maoqia for his failure to suppress the bandits, which led to Annan pirates entering Qinzhou to harass. He also said that Gao Jiantai sent his own fleet this time to show the majesty of the Celestial Dynasty and urge Mo Dutong to destroy the Guang'an pirates as soon as possible; secondly, he also heard that the Li Dynasty had purchased two Franco-Japanese warships. He was worried that Mo Dutong couldn't resist, so he came to hold him back.
Officials from Mo Chao in Xing'an were stunned for a moment. What they said was all well-founded. Of course there were pirates in Guang'an, and of course Li Chao also bought Fo Langji's warship, but... the pirates in Guang'an Went to harass Qinzhou? The Chinese fleet came to suppress our battle?
Why doesn't it sound reliable?
The envoy asked Boss Hu: "Thank you for your kindness, but I wonder if your envoy has any official documents from the high patrol?" Boss Hu claimed to be a highly pragmatic envoy. Of course, he could not be an "angel of the higher country", so he could only be called your envoy. .
Boss Hu, the respected envoy, had a cold look on his face after hearing this, and said: "Of course there is, but it is for Mo Dutong to see. It is related to military aircraft. What is your identity? Do you want to take a look?"
Because Mo Dengyong, the founding king of the country, surrendered to the Ming Dynasty without a fight, the Mo Dynasty could not stand up to the Ming Dynasty. Even these local officials could only obey. The envoy saw that the "Guangxi envoy" was so arrogant that he did not dare to persist. They could only think of ways to stall for time, saying that they hoped that the envoys from the Celestial Dynasty would take a rest in Xing'an and wait for them to notify Shenglong to make preparations for the reception.
I would like to add here that the Annan Dutong Si Dutong Envoy was only a second-rank title in the Ming Dynasty. According to the Ming Dynasty tradition, it was equivalent to a big chieftain. Since Guangxi is closest to Annan, he is theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Guangxi Governor—— Guangxi minister is a broad concept, but no matter how broad it is, the two houses of Guangxi Fu and Yin must be his superiors from a legal perspective.
In other words, the Guangxi inspector does have the power to supervise Mo Maoqia - although this has not happened, at least it is the case legally.
Boss Hu decisively rejected the envoy's "good intention", saying that although the fleet brought the official document from Gao Press, the fleet itself was not a Chinese navy, and every penny spent abroad was his own money - you didn't see that? Are there many private boats?
Therefore, we don't have time to waste time here. We have to rush to Thang Long to convey the order of the stage and do business at the same time.
The envoy felt relieved now. As long as it was not the Ming Dynasty navy, these merchants' fleet could not have come to attack Annan. No matter how powerful the Gao Jian Tai was, he could not start provocations without permission.
As a result, the envoy went to reply to his master with peace of mind, while the Jinghua fleet continued to swim upstream in a swaggering way, heading straight for Shenglong.
However, the Xing'an officials were not completely confused. Although they felt that although this incident was unexpected, it was not a big problem, they still sent people to inform Thang Long.
Of course, this official also had a small calculation: a visitor from the Celestial Dynasty claimed to have been ordered by the censor to patrol Guangxi. Of course, he, a local official, could not stop him casually. Besides, he couldn't stop him even if he wanted to. Could he let people face the river? Can you shoot arrows from a ship as big as the sea?
But it is not safe to not report the information. What if this fleet sails all the way to Thang Long, and Thang Long does not even receive a message. Regardless of whether there will be misunderstandings or even conflicts between the two parties, Thang Long may be able to solve the problem in the future. If he is guilty of laziness, wouldn't that be an injustice?
Therefore, while letting the fleet pass, and at the same time sending someone to notify Sheng Long immediately, this is the best way to deal with it. No matter what, he is not guilty.
Although the lower reaches of the Red River are currently sailing with the wind due to the sea breeze, they are heading against the current after all. The messenger sent by Xing'an did reach Thang Long faster than the fleet from Jinghua.
"Annan Commander-in-Chief" Mo Maoqia was shocked when he heard the news, and knew that something was wrong as soon as he heard it.
He is not one of those local officials. He is not vigilant at all, and his mind is extremely slow. This fleet has more than 60 large ships and more than 100 small and medium-sized ships. This fleet is more powerful than his navy, but he said that he was just here to deliver a message, and no one else would be able to do it. I can’t believe it!
However, it is bad, but to what extent it is hard to say. After all, the other party himself said that he was here to order him to exterminate the pirates. According to the Ming Dynasty's custom, if he doesn't have the confidence to give orders, he will delay them as long as he can, so this fleet may be here to deal with it. Act as a deterrent yourself.
If this is the case, then the situation is not bad. It just means that the high inspector was very angry about "Qinzhou being harassed by pirates", but he has no other meaning. Then he, the Dai Viet Emperor, can still continue to do his job.
However, this year is destined not to be a good year. The death of King Qian last year was only a mixed blessing for Mo Maoqia. After all, one of the two mountains above his head was missing. But then it was Mo Maoqia's turn to be unlucky - he became blind. !
Although the imperial doctor told him that His Majesty just suffered from glaucoma, which could be cured with proper medical treatment, he was still very angry because he originally planned to take back the military power vacated after King Qian's death. Who knew? Blinded by accident, the military power was fought over and over again, and finally fell into the hands of King Ying. [Wufeng’s Note: It is a historical fact that Mo Maoqia lost his sight due to glaucoma. Historically, he recovered and regained his sight a few years later. 】
Mo Maoqia's eyes were tied with bright yellow bandages. He had just sent an order to the relevant ministers to come to discuss matters and prepare to discuss how to deal with this fleet sent by the Guangxi Patrol Censor. Who would have thought that as soon as the chamberlain left, a group of ministers hurriedly came to see him.
Mo Maoqia sat up straight and told them to come in. From a distance, he heard a minister shout loudly: "Your Majesty, something happened!"
"I just have some eye problems and my ears are not deaf, so there is no need to be so loud!" Mo Maoqia, who was ill, was obviously not in a good mood.
However, the news that made him feel even more unhappy was about to reach his ears. The minister still did not silence his voice, and still said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is really a big event. King Ying's army in Nanzheng was defeated, and more than half of the 60,000-strong army was lost. , has returned to Henan."
Well, this Henan is Annan's Henan, which is about fifty miles north of Ninh Binh where Mo Dunrang was defeated. At the same time, this place is less than fifty miles away from Xing'an, where Gao Jue's fleet just passed, and is in the southwest of Xing'an.
"How could there be such a defeat?" Mo Maoqia was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Has the army ever regrouped? How is King Ying?"
what happened? When King Qian was here before, although he could not defeat the Southern Dynasty, he still suppressed the Southern Dynasty in the fight. Why was it only a few months ago that the army was defeated by the Southern Dynasty when the army went out? More than half of the 60,000-strong army was lost!
This is so nerve-wracking!
The minister who spoke hurriedly said: "The army has now regrouped in Henan. King Ying was a little frightened, but he could still persist. He sent someone to ask General Ruan Juan to set off south to join him immediately in case Li Ni might attack soon. will launch a counterattack."
Mo Maoqia really wanted to scold his seventh grandfather for being a waste, but he also knew that although this seventh grandfather had taken power, he could not secure his position without his support.
Mo Maoqia calmed down and asked, "What did Ruan Juan say?"
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