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The red candles were lit in the bridal chamber last night, waiting to pay homage to my uncle and aunt in front of the dawn hall. After putting on makeup, she asked her husband in a low voice, her eyebrows were slightly darker than usual.

It is etiquette for the groom to take the bride to visit her parents on the morning after the wedding.

The royal family is no exception.

Zhao Han specially stayed at the queen's bed, waiting for the crown prince and crown princess to come to greet her.

The four of them enjoyed breakfast together. After a few casual conversations, Zhao Han got up and went to deal with government affairs, leaving Fei Rulan to continue chatting with his son and daughter-in-law.

As soon as he sat down, Zhao Han ordered: "Call Na Lai."

Prince Nalai of Siam attended the Nanjing Military Academy for two years and took a crash course, and now serves as a guard in the imperial city.

Na Lai received the order and came quickly to see him.

Zhao Han asked the female officer to hand over a letter of credence: "Your father was seriously ill and was placed under house arrest by your brother. Your uncle sent troops to rescue him and killed your brother. Your father also died in the rebellion. Now, your uncle is regent of Siam. Please ask me to confer him the title of King of Siam."

Prince Narai didn't even read his credentials, so he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty Rong Bing, my brother is weak in character and there is absolutely no way he could imprison his father and usurp the throne. Please lend me five hundred troops and allow me to return to the country to punish the real regicide." people!"

"Okay, I will crown you the King of Siam. You can just take the documents and go to Guangnan Province to borrow troops." Zhao Han actually agreed.

Is it because Prince Narai has always shown loyalty?

There is a reason for this.

But more importantly, Zhao Han could see that this guy named Na Lai always had ambition hidden in his eyes. At the same time, he is extremely rational and can see the general trend clearly.

After Prince Narai left the palace, he finally couldn't hold back his joy, and a proud smile appeared on his face.

As a prince, he came to Nanjing to work as a bodyguard. Wasn't this the day he had been waiting for?

The old king of Siam, despite being a coward, was a powerful official who usurped the throne when he was young. The entire process of usurping the throne can be called a classic case of a minister ascending to the throne——

First, he united all forces to prevent the deputy king of Siam from succeeding to the throne, supported the young prince to ascend the throne, and took the opportunity to become the regent himself.

The deputy king was frightened into becoming a monk. This guy also lured Yamada Nagamasa (Japanese general) and sent Yamada Nagamasa to encourage the deputy king to seize the throne. The deputy king returned to Beijing happily and was immediately arrested. He was arrested but refused to be killed, and was deliberately exiled so that the deputy king could escape and then seize the throne.

At this time, Yamada Nagamasa was sent to quell the rebellion.

When Yamada Nagamasa, who had a large number of troops, left, he took the opportunity to take control of the court and the capital's army, and also seduced the young king to indulge in lust.

After suppressing the rebellion, Yamada Nagamasa tried to return to Beijing, but halfway through, he was sent on a mission to Japan.

This guy took the opportunity to murder the king and planned to usurp the throne and establish himself.

Yamada Nagamasa got the news and quickly brought his troops back, which frightened him and made him the prince instead. He also provoked a local rebellion and ordered Yamada Nagamasa to quell the rebellion in the name of the king.

Yamada Nagamasa had no choice but to leave with his troops. This guy finally succeeded in usurping the throne, that is, Prince Narai's father, King Basseton.

Yamada Nagamasa was so awesome that he actually put down the Liukun rebellion.

King Basatong then decided to appease him and conferred Yamada Nagamasa as the prefect of Liukun, which was actually similar to the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty. He also secretly contacted the younger brother of the former Liukun governor, who poisoned Yamada Nagamasa to avenge his brother.

As soon as Yamada Nagamasa died, King Paseton immediately expelled the Japanese and took full control of the Siam Kingdom.

With such a father, is Prince Narai really a kind person?

Even his brother is not a good person. On the surface, he is gentle and weak, but secretly he has friends with powerful people, and he has been suppressing his younger brother Na Lai.

The relationship between Na Lai and his brother is similar to that between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.

And the two fathers, for various reasons, sometimes reused Na Lai and sometimes suppressed Na Lai.

Historically, when King Pasaktong died of illness, his eldest son automatically succeeded him. Prince Narai instigated his uncle to rebel and killed his brother to usurp the throne. Then in the name of avenging his brother, he killed his uncle and became the king himself.

Moreover, Prince Narai came to power and colluded with the Dutch. When he became king, he immediately fell out with the Dutch. First, they allied with Britain to resist the Dutch, then they allied with France to resist the British, and then used Chinese forces to suppress French forces. Uncle, the Dutch, the British, the French, the Chinese...all are his tools. During this period, they were defeated steadily by the Netherlands and were forced to sign unequal treaties and hand over the interests of Chinese businessmen to the Netherlands. But when the Netherlands withdrew its troops, it refused to fulfill the treaty and supported Chinese businessmen to crazily squeeze out the Netherlands.

In this time and space, Prince Narai took the initiative to leave Siam for two purposes.

One is to make friends with China and lick the Chinese emperor wildly.

Second, after he went abroad, the power struggle in Siam changed from a fight between him and his brother to a fight between his brother and his uncle.

"I'm going back to Siam. Sir, you have a great plan!" Prince Narai said to the two counselors.

Yang Dongkui hung a long sword at his waist, waving a folding fan and said with a smile: "It's not my plan, I just imitate the wisdom of the ancients. Chong'er went into exile, traveled around the country, and finally became a hegemon!"

The Greek Constance Varcon said: "Yang, you are too humble, and this is your merit."

The three took a naval ship all the way to Quang Nam Province and borrowed 500 Tatung troops to go to Nonthaburi City.

Whether it is naval warships or five hundred Tatung troops, military expenses are all paid by Siam, and Prince Narai will pay after he succeeds to the throne.

China must have other demands, such as building a port at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River and handing it over to Han autonomy. China not only helped Narai become king, but also promised to help Siam regain its lost territory in the north (incidentally when it attacked Burma).

At this time, Bangkok was still a small fishing village, south of Nonthaburi City. The port China plans to establish is further south of Bangkok.

A prince, two counselors, and five hundred troops arrived at the gates of Nonthaburi in winter.

At this time, the rainy season in Siam is avoided, and the temperature is relatively pleasant.

Prince Narai still has another task. After returning to his country and regaining power, he immediately summons the Siamese army to cooperate with the Chinese army in attacking Burma. Because China has also decided to send troops in winter, and the north and the south will march towards Myanmar to teach Myanmar a lesson.

As long as he succeeds, Prince Narai will be able to regain the lost territory in the north and consolidate his rule with great military exploits.

The Nonthaburi defenders, facing the sudden enemy, all panicked and climbed onto the city wall to defend. Chinese businessmen from the port outside the city came to welcome Master Wang. They saw the flag of the Datong Army.

"I am Prince Narai, the king of Siam conferred by His Majesty the Emperor of China," Prince Narai said to the Han merchants. "As long as I take back Ayutthaya, I will hand over all trade in Siam to Chinese business managers!"

A group of Han people couldn't believe it. A Han business leader asked: "Is what the prince said true?"

Prince Narai said: "Every word is true and I will never regret it! As envoys, go to the city immediately to persuade them to surrender. My uncle Xi Sotan Mara sent regicide to usurp the throne. Everyone will kill him. I am the real one." King. As long as the garrison surrenders, I will give him an official rank. If he does not surrender, the Emperor of China will send a hundred thousand troops here."

"Prince...King, wait a minute!" The Han merchant leader actually walked into the city.

Siam had an open policy at this time, and businessmen from any country could come here to do business.

Twenty or thirty years ago, the Japanese had an almost monopoly on Siamese trade. But with the death of Yamada Nagamasa and the Japanese shogunate closing the country, Dutch merchants and Chinese merchants quickly seized trade shares.

Because the Dutch were too domineering and often demanded monopoly rights by force, Chinese businessmen and Persian businessmen joined forces to form an alliance against the Netherlands.

At the same time, the old king did not like the Netherlands and strongly supported the Chinese forces.

Van Felie, the director of the Dutch East India Company's Siam Commercial Office, wrote enviously in his work diary: "There are many Chinese living in Siam. No matter where they are, they enjoy the right to trade freely and are subject to the king's control." Respect. There are many Chinese who have been awarded high status, even official positions in Siam. There are also many Chinese who are considered to be the most capable agents, merchants and ship owners... The acting officials sent overseas by the King of Siam , warehouse clerks and accountants, all Chinese.”

There were three to four thousand Chinese settling in Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam alone, and this was during the Wanli period.

Historically, after Prince Narai became king, he directly handed over all domestic and overseas trade in Siam to Han merchants for agency management. With the exception of the Netherlands, all businessmen from other countries supported this regulation. Even the British and French were very satisfied because they all felt that Chinese businessmen were the fairest in doing business.

After waiting for about half an hour, the gate of Nonthaburi suddenly opened.

Civil and military officials, along with soldiers and businessmen, went out of the city to welcome Prince Narai back on their knees.

Narai took out the canonization document of the Chinese Emperor and the golden seal of the King of Siam given by the emperor, and announced on the spot: "I have been canonized as king by the emperor. I am the real King of Siam. The one in Ayutthaya is fake. . You must follow me, take down Ayutthaya, and kill the regicide. I will reward according to merit and will never treat any of my followers lightly!"

"Long live King Narai! Long live King Narai!"

Siamese officials and soldiers knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

Immediately, Narai awarded his two counselors the title of "Chao Phraya" (similar to a duke). Yang Dongkui was temporarily in charge of army logistics, and the Greek Hualkan held a position similar to chief of staff.

He also consecrated the Nonthaburi garrison general "Phaya" (similar to a marquis) and still commanded his troops.

Even several Han leaders here were canonized as "Kun" (similar to baron).

For a time, morale was high and everyone was satisfied.

At the same time, he sent a message to various places to punish thieves and ordered all local troops in Siam to come to serve the king.

Without waiting for King Qin's troops to arrive, King Narai collected some grain, grass and boats and immediately rushed along the river to the capital Ayutthaya.

The usurper King Si Sok visited Malacha and was frightened when he heard the news. He also issued a petition against thieves and an order from King Qin, and hurriedly recruited troops to defend Ayutthaya.

Then, this guy was assassinated by his men...

A soul-stirring "Prince's Revenge" was about to begin its most spectacular part, but suddenly it came to an abrupt end.

But King Qin's troops are still coming one after another, and they don't know which king they are going to Qin for.

This was exactly what King Narai wanted. There was no need to gather additional troops. He could just take the troops of King Qin from all over the country and go directly to Burma.

Make a name for yourself and regain the lost ground!

At the same time, the Tatung Army, which has been preparing for several years, has also assembled on the northern and southern borders of Myanmar.