The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 679

"Then I will trouble you, Your Excellency. I will accompany you."

Bo Jie led the way, and soon Wen Zhengming and Bo Jie arrived at the city wall of the West Gate.

At this time, the Toungoo Dynasty did not launch an attack; both sides were resting and recuperating.

"Raise the battle flag of my Great Ming Dynasty."

Wen Zhengming looked at his men and said.

"Yes, my lord."

Upon hearing this, the rest of the delegation took out the Ming Dynasty battle flag that they had prepared beforehand and hung it at the highest point of the Champa city wall.

Wen Zhengming did this to show his identity. Shouting on the city wall would be useless; the other side wouldn't be able to hear him. Only the battle flag of the Ming Dynasty would be the most effective weapon.

Inside the camp of the Toungoo Dynasty, some soldiers were startled to see the Ming Dynasty battle flag flying on the walls of Champa. As soldiers, they possessed the necessary military skills, and, to say the least, they had to recognize the Ming Dynasty's battle flag.

Upon seeing the battle flag, the soldiers hurriedly ran into the commander's tent.

"What's the matter? Are you so anxious?"

The Toungoo Dynasty did not have strict military discipline, and this was the case throughout Southeast Asia, resulting in extremely limited combat effectiveness.

Even when soldiers broke into the commander's tent, the commander of the Toungoo Dynasty merely frowned and did not punish them.

"General, the Ming Dynasty's battle flag has been raised on the walls of Champa."

The soldier hurriedly said.

Upon hearing this, the commander of the Toungoo Dynasty's gaze sharpened, and he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Send someone to their city gate to ask if an envoy from the Ming Dynasty has arrived?"

Upon hearing this, the commander realized that the Ming envoy might have already arrived in Champa. He was not surprised by this. In fact, for many years, no matter who attacked Champa, the first thing they would do was seek help from the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, neither the previous Le Dynasty nor the current Toungoo Dynasty dared to break through the walls of Champa quickly.

No matter what, Champa was the most loyal ally of the Ming Dynasty. If Champa were truly destroyed, they would likely face the Ming army.

According to the prince, their attack on Champa was merely a test of the Ming Dynasty's attitude, not a genuine attempt to conquer Champa.

Soon, a centurion from the Toungoo Dynasty army rode up to the walls of Champa, holding the Toungoo Dynasty's battle flag and waving it continuously.

"Open the side gate of the city and let him in."

On the city wall, Wen Zhengming looked down at the people of the Toungoo Dynasty and said.

"Quickly open the side gate of the city gate."

Upon hearing this, Bo Jie dared not delay and hurriedly gave the order.

Seeing the side gate of Champa open, the centurion of the Toungoo Dynasty hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to go in. However, he quickly realized that even if the Ming Dynasty's envoy did not come, Champa would not dare to do anything to him, after all, he was backed by the Toungoo Dynasty's army.

Having figured this out, the man rode into Champa and was soon brought before Wen Zhengming.

"This is an envoy from the Great Ming Dynasty. Why don't you pay your respects immediately?"

Bo Jie, standing to the side, pretended to be powerful and said.

Upon hearing this, the man was still startled, even though he had expected it. Looking at Wen Zhengming's appearance and official robes, which were quite different from those of the Champa people, he hurriedly bowed and paid his respects.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

Wen Zhengming looked at the man and nodded.

"I, Wenbi, have been sent here by imperial decree. My Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty has learned that the Toungoo Dynasty has launched an attack on Champa without cause. He has specifically sent me to inquire about the true intentions of your Toungoo Dynasty."

Wen Zhengming said in a serious tone.

Upon hearing this, the commander of the Toungoo Dynasty felt a sudden tightness in his chest, as an immense pressure suddenly overwhelmed him. This pressure came from the Ming Dynasty, and also from Wen Zhengming standing before him.

"As for what Your Excellency said, I truly do not know. I am merely a commander of a thousand."

At this moment, fine beads of sweat began to appear on the forehead and back of the commander of the Toungoo Dynasty.

"Then find someone in charge of your affairs. I've heard that your Toungoo Dynasty is now ruled by your prince? Mang Rui Ti, right? Let him come to see me and explain things properly."

Wen Zhengming said.

"I will certainly report back truthfully to Your Excellency."

The man forced down his trembling legs and said.

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhengming said nothing more, but simply waved his hand, signaling the man to leave.

The man was immediately relieved and hurriedly went down the city wall. After getting down the wall, he had to climb over it two or three times before he could get back on his horse, clearly terrified by Wen Zhengming.

"The envoy's divine might terrified that guy."

Bo Jie, standing to the side, couldn't help but flatter him.

“It is not the might of this envoy, but the might of the Great Ming. If this envoy were not backed by the Great Ming, let alone a mere commander, even an ordinary soldier would not take this envoy seriously.”

Wen Zhengming corrected him.

“What the envoy says is true, what he says is true.”

Bo Jie echoed the Dao.

Upon learning that the Ming Dynasty delegation had indeed arrived in Champa, the commander of the Toungoo Dynasty dared not attack again and hurriedly sent someone to deliver a message to Mang Ruy Ti and Wang Mingyue.

The messenger was incredibly fast, practically running his horse's legs off, and soon Prince Mang Rui Ti of the Toungoo Dynasty received the secret letter.

Upon seeing the contents of the letter, Mang Ruiti instantly perked up. He had expected the Ming envoy to come, but he hadn't anticipated that they would arrive so quickly. This made Mang Ruiti instantly feel the pressure that the Ming Dynasty was putting on him.

If the Ming army could be as swift as the Ming envoys, overwhelming the borders in such a short time, destroying the Toungoo Dynasty would be a piece of cake.

Although Mang Rui Ti was ambitious, he was not blindly arrogant. He was able to clearly recognize the gap between the Toungoo Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Highness, what has caused such a panic?"

Seeing Mang Rui's expression, Wang Mingyue couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this, Mang Ruiti handed the secret letter to Wang Mingyue. When Wang Mingyue first saw that the Ming envoy had arrived so quickly, her thoughts were exactly the same as Mang Ruiti's, and she immediately felt the pressure from the Ming Dynasty pressing down on her like a mountain.

But when he saw that the Ming envoy called himself Wen Bi, his eyes lit up.

"Make them find out whether this Wenbi is Wen Zhengming, the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty."