The banquet was over, and Indra II politely invited Zhang Jingming and others to the residence of the envoys. He did not immediately give an answer on whether he wanted to participate in the war, and he hoped that Zhang Jingming would give him some time to think about it.

This is a very important event, which may affect the fate of the country of the Champa city. Zhang Jingming naturally will not be strong, he is willing to give Indra II some time to think.

That night, Indra II and a group of core officials of the Champa state stayed awake all night, in the royal palace, fiercely discussing what should happen to the Champa state.

Zhang Jingming got up early the next morning, and although he had been transferred from the Zhenjiang Army by the Privy Council, he still maintained the good habits of the Zhenjiang Army.

Go to bed early and wake up early, wake up early in the morning and exercise, then have a breakfast and take a shower, and that's how the day begins.

Originally, he wanted to go out for a run, but he was afraid that Indra II would send someone to find him, and he would not find it. So he was in the courtyard and asked the accompanying guards to guide him in boxing, which could be regarded as a little exercise.

It was not until noon that Indra II sent someone to summon him.

The group dressed up and followed the Champa envoy who had come to invite the envoys to the palace again.

This time it was not as solemn as yesterday, and Indra II received Zhang Jingming on a more private occasion.

He wasn't wearing the nouveau riche style of yesterday, but he was wearing a much more normal outfit with a kind smile on his face.

As soon as the two sides met, they did not greet each other. Indra II got straight to the point and said, "This king said it bluntly, this king stayed up all night last night.

His Majesty's proposal from the Emperor of your country has greatly moved the King. However, with the lessons of the past, this king does not dare to believe your proposal rashly. ”

Zhang Jingming nodded, and said regretfully: "What the king said is really human nature, and it can be understood below.

In this case, there is no need to continue to stay in Champa. Thank you for the king's hospitality for a day and a half, and I will go to Chenla and the Khmer ...... next," Zhang Jingming said and was about to get up, but Indra II was in a hurry.

"Don't be in a hurry!" Indra II hurriedly got up and said, "What this king said is that he didn't dare to be rash and gullible, and he didn't say that he would not accept it......

Zhang Jingming was overjoyed in his heart, the tricks he learned from Tang Ning were really easy to use.

But his face remained silent, and he only showed a hint of surprise and said, "That means there is still room for negotiation?" That's great! ”

As soon as Indra II saw this kid's expression, he knew that he had been fooled, but there was no way, even if he knew that the pit in front of him was bottomless, he still had to close his eyes and jump down.

Because except for this pit, the other places are either knife mountains or sea of fire, and they are all the kind that will die if you walk up.

Jumping into the pit in front of you, at least you are falling to pieces

Before, you can survive for a while.

Indra II smiled bitterly and said, "From the bottom of my heart, this king wants to make this happen. ”

"Then our goal is the same." Zhang Jingming said happily: "If you can agree, then I don't have to go to Zhenla and Khmer." ”

"Having said that, whether you or I are, we should have conditions and bottom lines. If there's nothing to do today, let's discuss it! I hope that in the end, the messenger will not be disappointed! ”

"I also hope that the king will not send us away with regrets."

Indra II nodded, took out a gift slip from his bosom and said, "Then the king will come first."

This is a gift from your country to this king, and the gift is not insignificant. But we finally reached an armistice agreement with Cochin, and this gift alone may not make this king make up his mind to tear up the agreement......"

"This is natural, if the king is willing to send troops, the official family is willing to give the king a gift three times as valuable." Zhang Jingming and the deputy envoy looked at each other and smiled, and replied.

"And the king doesn't have to worry about the agreement, your country and my Great Song are allies. This time, our Great Song army will first declare war on Jiaozhi, and then invite your country to help in the war as an ally, so that there will be no matter of agreement. The deputy envoy said with a smile.

Indra II nodded with satisfaction, and then he rubbed his hands together and said, "In this case, the king has a small request, I wonder if your Excellency can be the lord of this?" ”

"Oh? Speak, O King. ”

"Actually, this king doesn't care about these treasures, and for my Cham, treasures are not lacking. This king hopes that the Son of Heaven of your country can exchange these treasures for weapons and armor, I don't know if it is feasible? ”

"This ......" Zhang Jingming was stunned, he didn't expect Indra II to make such a request. And this kind of thing is not something he can do, before leaving, the Privy Council gave him the bottom line, there is no mention of this kind of thing at all.

"This is the ...... I really can't call the shots in this matter, I'm sorry for the king......" Zhang Jingming said embarrassedly: "But I will work hard to help the king fight for it, please rest assured that the king is here." ”

Indra II sighed and said, "Well, this is not what the king expected. But since you said that you would fight for this king, then let's do it. ”

"Thank you, King!"

"Okay, now it's your turn, what's your first condition?"

"We hope that you, Your Majesty, will be able to attack Cochin before our army reaches the Fura River."

Indra II frowned and said, "Why is this? Do you mean that this king will be the main attacker? ”

"No, it's just containment." Zhang Jingming shook his head. Then he glanced at the maids standing around, and Indra II immediately understood.

He waved his hand and said, "You all stand down!" ”

Then, the unrelated people left in a hurry. Similarly, the deputy envoy and Zhang Jingming's guards also left the palace to prevent them from harboring ill intentions towards the king of Champa.

On the bright side of the palace, only Zhang Jingming, the translator who followed him from the Great Song Dynasty, and Indra II, and a young man, with a gentle smile, continued to stand in place.

However, Zhang Jingming did not ignore him because of his smile, and pointed at the man and said, "King, who is this?" ”

Indra II glanced at him and said with a smile: "This is Li Jue, the prince of Jiaozhi, who was excluded and assassinated in Jiaozhi, and finally fled here, and it was this king who took him in." ”

"It turned out to be the royal family of Jiaozhi." Zhang Jingming said with a smile, but the word Jiaozhi was bitten very hard.

Seeing Indra II's deaf ears, and seeing Li Jue still standing in place. Zhang Jingming knew that Indra II wanted to let himself play this bad guy.

Well, what about following his wishes? This Li Jue, who was discussing with the king of Champa how to fight his country, was still laughing so disgustingly, he must not have any good intentions.

If the overall strategy and inventory are revealed and let this person know, I am afraid that there will be more bad luck. This time, Da Song spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and the problem must not lie with himself.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jingming smiled and said to Li Jue: "His Royal Highness, the prince of Jiaozhi, still has important matters to discuss with the king, I wonder if His Royal Highness can consciously avoid it?" Under the grateful. ”

The smile on Li Jue's face instantly stiffened, although Zhang Jingming's words were polite, but there was no doubt that he was treating him as a suspicious person.

But if you don't leave at this time, it will be even more suspicious.

Glancing at Indra II, he saw that he had no intention of speaking for himself. Li Jue scolded this old guy a few more words in his heart, and waited for Lao Tzu to get your daughter, and then he would kill all your sons, and finally kill you sooner or later!

"His Royal Highness?" Seeing that Li Jue was in a daze, Zhang Jingming frowned and urged: "What else do you have?" ”

"Ah...... There is no ......" Li Jue waved his hand, and then hurriedly left the palace with a belly full of anger.

Damn it! The most crucial part is not heard! When the guards closed the door and motioned to Li Jue to hurry up with their eyes, Li Jue couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth in his stomach.

When the gate closed, Zhang Jingming walked a few steps forward, came to a place closer to Indra II, and said solemnly: "King, what I want to tell you next is that even if it is in my Great Song Dynasty, it is considered a secret.

After saying this, I beg the king not to tell anyone else. Not even the people you trust the most. If the king can do it, then he will continue to talk about it.

If the king can't do it, then he should have said nothing just now. ”

"The king agreed, but it doesn't hurt to speak!"