The Ming Dynasty actually allowed itself to give up the position of Sultan to the rebellious minister Bajia. Isn’t etiquette the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty? How can it be so shameless?
Jalil Sultan was shocked, but after all, he was eighty-two years old. He had experienced many things and had rich experience. His heart was rolling with waves, but there was still no ripple on his face. He was just silently thinking about the pros and cons.
However, Sultan Bakar was already tempted. Due to the conflict between Johor and Kelantan, Johor's powerful officials would not allow him to inherit the throne of Johor. In this case, it would be better to agree and use the power of the Ming Dynasty to make his daughter the crown prince.
Crown Prince of Pattani.
"Father", he gently pulled the corner of Jalil Sultan's robe.
"Alas!"
Jalil sighed. Although he and his son-in-law had fallen out, after all, his daughter's blood was flowing in his grandson. According to tradition, he also had the right to inherit. Normally, he liked his smart grandson quite a lot.
"I can make Ibrahim the crown prince of Johor, but Bagal and Ibrahim must agree to my return to Batu Saawa (the capital of Johor)," he said. The reason why he asked to return to Johor was not because he wanted to get benefits from his son-in-law or grandson.
Taking back power is just an eighty-two-year-old man’s inner desire to return to his roots.
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The capital of Johor was not originally located in Batu Saawa. As a direct descendant of the Malacca Sultanate, Malacca City has always been the capital of the Malacca Sultanate. Later, the Portuguese captured Malacca and made the old Johor City its capital. Soon, the old Johor City was
It was also captured by the Portuguese, and Batu Sawara was made its capital.
This is a lively and prosperous commercial city, which became even more lively and prosperous with the arrival of the Ming Dynasty envoys.
The actual controller of Johor, Raj Bajja, has received a notice from his son Ibrahim: The Ming Dynasty wants to let Jalil Sultan make Ibrahim the crown prince. In this way, his father and his son can legitimately control Johor.<
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In order to show the people of Johor that he was an orthodox person with the support of the Heavenly Kingdom, Bajia decorated his party with lanterns and colorful decorations and welcomed Guo Lin, Zhang E, and He Bin with great fanfare.
The negotiations on welcoming back the old Sudan went very smoothly. Bajia happily agreed that his father-in-law should return to Batu Sawa. He was just an old man in his eighties. What big trouble could he make? Once he died, his son would
After succeeding to the throne, the country of Johor has completely become the world of his father and son.
So, the old Sultan Jalil came back, Baga continued to control the power of Johor, and Ibrahim became the heir to the throne of Johor, and everyone was happy. What's even more gratifying is that the Ming Dynasty promoted the establishment of the Johor and Pattani anti-Dutch alliances, and the Celestial Empire
Although he did not send troops, he promised to send military coaches and provide military supplies to the alliance to help them strengthen their army and navy.
If someone takes the lead, things will be easier to handle, and more and more countries will join the alliance.
Brunei Darussalam has always been a die-hard brother of the Ming Dynasty, and it became the third country in the alliance without hesitation.
The Sulu Kingdom, located in the southern part of the Philippines, was also a loyal vassal of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the king of Sulu once personally visited the founder of the Ming Dynasty. He contracted an illness on his way back to the country, died of illness and was buried in Texas. Except for the eldest son who returned to Sulu to inherit the throne of the Sultan, his descendants were like his second son.
Most of the third son and his entourage stayed in the Ming Dynasty, and many of the Hui people in Dezhou, Shandong Province are their descendants. Seeing that the alliance has the support of the Ming Dynasty, the country became the fourth small country to join the alliance.
Selangor and Terengganu have been facing harassment from the powerful Bugis people, and the Bugis people are nominally a vassal state of Johor. Guo Lin, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, has rich experience in instigating rebellion behind enemy lines, which made Johor Prime Minister Pajia give
Duke Merewa of Bugis wrote a letter to mediate the conflicts between Bugis, Selangor and Terengganu, and successfully brought the two countries into the alliance.
However, wooing other countries has run into trouble.
Kedah is close to Siam and has always looked at the Ayutthaya dynasty of Siam. When the Sultan of Kedah saw that King Naray of the Ayutthaya dynasty did not agree to join, he also refused to join.
Banten and Matalan were actually controlled by the Dutch East India Company. The sultans of the two countries no longer had much real power. They did not dare to rely on the Dutch and refused to join.
After the Sultan Muzaffar of Perak heard that King Nare of the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam had received support from France, he became ambitious and attempted to attack Perak. He thought of uniting the Dutch to fight against Siam. Not only did he refuse to join, but he allowed the Dutch to join him.
People built castles on Pangkor Island.
Among the countries surrounding Malacca, the Sultanate of Aceh ranks first in terms of military strength. Although the Aceh infantry is only equipped with old-fashioned matchlocks and shields and spears, and does not have many artillery, it is well-trained and has specialized cavalry and war elephant troops.
;The Mediterranean-style galleys equipped by the Aceh Navy are also more suitable for the Strait of Malacca.
Guo Lin, Zhang E, and He Bin had great hopes for the National Newspaper and personally visited Sultan Safiatuddin and Prime Minister Mustafa (Panda Hara). The talks went smoothly at the beginning, and the Aceh people continued to
The Dutch didn't like it. But when they competed for the leadership of the alliance, conflicts arose.
Sultan Safiatuddin firmly believed that Aqi was a powerful country and should be the leader of the alliance. However, the leader of the alliance that the Ming Dynasty preferred was Johor.
Guo Lin patiently advised Sultan Safiyatuddin and asked him if he would be willing to be the deputy alliance leader.
Sultan Safiyatuddin was a wonderful man. He neither said he was willing nor said he was not happy. Instead, he resorted to dragging his feet and looked hesitantly from left to right on the shore, but refused to enter the water.
How can you delay this important matter of the alliance?
Seeing Yaqi's hesitation, Guo Lin didn't talk nonsense and took Zhang E with her. He Bin turned around and left, returning to Johor.
On June 9, the 18th year of the Ming Dynasty, the six countries of Johor, Brunei, Pattani, Sulu, Selangor, and Terengganu concluded an alliance in Batu Saawa, the capital of Johor. The Malacca Free and Independent Alliance was formally established. The sole purpose of the alliance was established.
It was to resist the Dutch rule in Malacca.
According to the strength of the country, Johor Sultan Abdul Jalil III was elected as the alliance leader, and Brunei Sultan Abdullah Gulmubin was elected as the deputy alliance leader.
In order to support his six younger brothers, Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty issued an order to dispatch a military advisory group composed of 150 army officers and 150 naval officers to help the alliance train the army, navy, and
It has provided various countries with a large number of matchlock guns, weapons, armor and other military supplies that have been eliminated by the Ming Dynasty army.
Although there are only 300 officers in the Military Advisory Group, they are all generals with rich war experience. The group leader is General Chen Ze, a well-known general, nicknamed "Chen Dadao", who is responsible for the overall situation and presides over the training of the army.
; The deputy commander selected Yang Quan, the commander-in-chief, to assist in overall management and preside over the training of the navy. Both Chen Ze and Yang Quan participated in the battle to recover Taiwan and had experience fighting the Dutch.
With the arrival of "Chen Dadao", countries around Malacca set off a wave of military training, and there was a sudden uproar.