King Sulu made a grand welcoming ceremony to visit the Celestial Fleet. At the port outside this town called Hele, 800 Sulu warriors listed their formations, showing their martial arts while welcoming the angels.

At the same time, at the port, the King of Dong also gave inspiring speeches to his people outside the temple with the prosperity of Chen Mu's fleet.

Although Hele City is not very developed like the city in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, it also looks very prosperous. Even after just experiencing several wars, the wild slaves in the port worked hard to transport the baggage for the war and the goods of the merchants. The people who traveled freely on the streets were among the common people, including aristocrats wearing silk, satin, gold and silver.

Of course, the most nobles now wear Song, Yuan and Ming armor and Southeast Asian style armor, leading their soldiers to set up defenses along the port.

This is a typical country ruled by aristocrats. Like Luzon, the mainstay was called the aristocratic class of Datu or Raja. Each Datu had thirty to one hundred free households, and beneath them were slaves in war.

In terms of status among all people, they were three sultans who were named the King of the East, King of the West, and King of the Dong. They were both the rulers of the country and the leaders of religion.

Such social composition is largely due to the fact that most of the colonization of Western maritime countries such as Portugal and Spain have been slow in the East. Their missionary directly subverts the rule of the Sultanate.

This cannot be compromised in any country.

Not far from the crowd, Chen Mu watched the King Dong hold a helmet and armor, holding a book in one hand and the sword in the other. His subordinates pulled out a Portuguese prisoner and executed him on the spot. The people applauded. Even if he couldn't understand what the King Dong said, he could understand the general meaning.

What's more, he has a translator by Li Yuxi.

"The East King said that they have the protection of gods and will definitely be able to repel these sea invaders. They want to steal their land and faith and kill as much as they come." Li Yuxi said as he looked at Chen Mu and said, "Master General, Cao Min heard that you are the same in Haojing, and are very similar to the East King."

Chen Mu looked at him sideways and shook his head and said, "I am much gentler and not so decisive."

"It's different."

He sighed: "Portuguese attacks Hele as a siege. No matter how angry the King of Eastern King is, it is not too much. For example, if the Portuguese attacks Tuen Mun, Jiajing issued an edict to the navy, all the ships of the Portuguese flags sank, and no more people were killed than Chen?"

Chen Mu looked at the Eastern King who was in his prime in front of the mosque, who breathed slowly and said, "I went so far to see if Sulu could be the ruler of Chen's ally. The Eastern King did not disappoint me."

"Alliance?" Li Yuxi opened his eyes wide in surprise and said, "Caominguan Sulu's soldiers are not as good as the eleventh Heavenly Army. How can he form an alliance with the general?"

It is not easy to say Eleven, which is purely flattering and good-fighting, but Sulu's soldiers are indeed not as good as the flag army. Although their mental outlook looks fierce and very strong in fighting, they are almost useless except that. It is not surprising that Li Yuxi would say this.

"I am not afraid of weak soldiers and small countries. No guns, no cannons or ships are not a problem. I am afraid that they will not have the will to fight against the Western barbarians."

However, Chen Mu did not expect that the Eastern King before entering the palace was completely different from the Eastern King outside.

"Mr. Chen, I, according to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, I am right to call myself "I?"

The King of the East would speak proficient Chinese language, perhaps because his ancestors were buried in the Ming Dynasty and that their Eastern King was enthroned by Emperor Yongle himself.

The palace is not big, but it can be called exquisite. The outer courtyard protected by the stone wall is lush and decorated with rockery. The main hall is made of mahogany, with the common angular building shape and mortise and tenon structure in the south.

In the main hall, the throne of the Eastern King in the middle is five-story and five-inch high, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, blocked by bright yellow curtains, and there are warriors in front of the hall on both sides. Two rows of ministers sit cross-legged, and in the middle is a large bright yellow cushion for the affairs of the subordinates. The color is the same as the throne, but the position should be lowered at both ends.

It seems that people in Sulu Country don’t like to sit on chairs. In order to show Chen Mu’s identity from the Ming Dynasty, the King of Dong specially asked someone to lay an extra layer of seat cushions, and Chen Mu took four subordinates to sit in front of him one after another.

In terms of the palace system alone, Chen Mu felt that Sulu was stronger than Luzon. At least Sulu had a clear king, but Luzon did not. After all, those tribal leaders were much worse than the Eastern King in terms of temperament, even Suleiman, who was forced to the throne by him.

Suleiman looked more like a warrior leader than a king who handled national affairs.

"The king speaks very well in Chinese." Chen Mu is not used to sitting cross-legged on the ground. He said: "This is Sulu Kingdom. The king can claim to himself whatever he wants. Chen is just an envoy, so the king does not have to ask about Chen's meaning."

The King of Eastern was even happier. He opened his hand and said to Chen Mu: "It's so good. General Chen should not belittle himself. You are not an envoy. I heard the past maritime merchants mention that the heavenly army swept away the Franchise men in Luzon and went deep into the area. The golden drum shook the sky like thunder. Now the King of Japanese saw a large ship on the sea coming from the shadows, and his body was huge and his soldiers were counting. Is that the enthronement boat of the Celestial Dynasty? I had a fate to see it in ancient books. The Celestial Dynasty had a captive boat of dozens of feet long."

"This time the emperor came to seal the boat, was it because the emperor issued an edict to me?"

The King of Eastern Sinology was aware of Chen Mu, but his hearsay skills made him wonder what to say. After going deep into the situation, the golden drum shook the sky, and the momentum was like thunder. The King of Eastern thought that Franji was in Luzon?

"King, that is a warship in the court, not a ship. The ship is not a warship. In order to be worthy of the vassal kings outside Shanghai, the ship is quite large." Chen Mu explained and bowed: "Your Majesty has no edict. The court has given full maritime affairs to Chen. Now the barbarians come to the west, and they may trade or cause chaos. The eastern country cannot distinguish them. First, there are Mans and then Luzon are disturbed by the thieves."

"These countries are the barriers of the emperor, and the Portuguese Western barbarians have strong ships and cannons are powerful, and most of them cannot be stopped. For example, Luzon was enslaved by Western barbarians, so Chen raised troops to repel him and established a new king to honor the court."

"It's nothing else for Chen to come to Sulu. He is worried that Sulu was ruined by the Westerners. However, today I saw the Eastern King being in charge and defeating the enemy first, so there was nothing to worry about." Chen Mugong bowed and said, "I'll take a rest in the harbor for a few days, and then set off for Borneo. I'll bother you a little and I hope the king will not blame you."

How could I know that Chen Mu's words were immediately released? The King of Eastern stood up from the throne and came out of the curtain and said: "General Chen, please wait. When I heard the general's words, I am very familiar with the Japanese pirates of Franchise. Can I solve my doubts on my behalf? What about Portuguese and Western pirates? Why are they very powerful in combat? They are the same as the military weapons used by the Heavenly Army? Can I teach my country's military weapons to use?"
Chapter completed!