Bright Spring

When the traveling brigade left Wangcheng, it was still dark.People go out from the south gate and walk south along Wangcheng Avenue for a while, and Angkor Wat is on the east side of the avenue.

King Benhaya and Isuva shared a large sedan chair.When the sedan chair turned left to go to Angkor Wat, Ben Haya couldn't help but look back at Wangcheng, and let out a long sigh with a very lonely expression.

Ben Haya had enough reasons to have such a sad mood.Once Chenla Kingdom was the overlord of this land, very powerful, and many small countries such as the Siamese could only submit to pay tribute and the face of the La royal family to survive.Champa and Annan were not opponents of the Chenla people, and had to live in fear for a long time, fighting hard to resist the expansion of the Chenla people.

But now, that powerful past seems to have evaporated.Even the Siamese chased the King of Chenla and had to flee before dawn.

After 300 years, Angkor Wat gradually appeared in front of people's eyes.In the dim morning light, the ancient stone walls and pagodas are very old, the quiet and simple scene is like a cemetery.

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Chapter 898 The Prosperity Is Like a Dream

The king and queen stayed in the temple for less than ten days before Angkor Thom was breached.

At this time, the Siamese army had been besieging Angkor Thom for several days.Due to the lack of troops in Angkor City and the king took away a large number of elite guards, the Siamese finally found a weak hole in the wall of Angkor City; just late last night, the Siamese sent warriors to climb up the city wall secretly , and then things got out of hand.

After the Siamese warriors raided a city gate at night and a large number of troops poured into the city, the defense of the royal city completely collapsed like a river dam bursting.

Upon hearing the news, Queen Isuva hurriedly climbed to the top of a scripture building in Angkor Wat, located in the northwest corner of the corridor on the first floor.She was immediately shocked by the scene in front of her, and her whole body was fixed on the stone wall.

A raging fire had already ignited in the royal city to the north; even though there was still some distance from this place to the royal city, the screams and noises in the city could still be heard.

In addition, there are also fires everywhere outside the city, reflecting the sky brightly.Angkor Thom is the capital of the Chenla Kingdom. Many people live nearby, and the villages are far denser than other places. After countless houses were set ablaze, the flames were blazing, and the battle was astonishing.

What Yisuwa saw in front of her eyes was a sea of ​​flames.

In the endless sea of ​​flames, the shouts and screams of people were very tragic.Under the dark night, the earth seemed to have turned into eighteen layers of hell, filled with endless blood and fire.

The well-known ancient royal city, once the glorious place of the Chenla Kingdom, became like this overnight.

Yisova stared at the distant scene for a long time, unable to speak a word.She seemed to be in a trance, but her deep eyes were changing rapidly and subtly, as if there were thousands of emotions rolling in her eyes.

Among the complex and unpredictable changes in expressions, from time to time there is a kind of dreamlike trance that cannot believe reality.

Yes, who can believe that the Chenla Kingdom, which has been strong for a long time, will change suddenly in more than two months, and will fall so rapidly overnight?

At some point, the Minister of Palace Affairs had already stepped onto the roof of the Sutra Library.Yisuva had no idea when he stood behind her, nor did she know how long the palace minister stood there.

"Prosperous and prosperous, often like a dream." The Minister of Palace Affairs said with emotion, "It's like Angkor Wat, which took decades to build, how deserted it is now."

Yisuva's hands and feet were cold, the consequences were too huge, a bit beyond her ability to accept.After such a long time, she suddenly had an epiphany and wanted to admit her mistake...but she couldn't speak.What's more, even if she wanted to apologize, she shouldn't express it in front of the Minister of Palace Affairs.

The Minister of Palace Affairs was also a little dazed, and after a while he suddenly came to his senses, bent his hands together and said, "Queen, we should go. The king sent his ministers to take the queen out of this place."

Yisuwa asked in a daze, "Where are you going?"

The Minister of Palace Affairs said, "Phnom Penh City. Besides, is there any other place we can go?"

Without thinking, Yisuva asked casually, "Can you escape now?"

The Minister of Palace Affairs replied, "Abandon most of the things and personnel, and flee immediately. We should still have time. Most of the Siamese army did not come. They seem to have not yet discovered that the king and queen are not in the royal city; at least they do not know that the king is in Angkor Wat. "

So the royal family escaped from Angkor Wat overnight with the guards, and the trip was very hasty.Everything that the ancestors of the Chenla royal family had operated in Angkor Thom for at least hundreds of years was almost lost tonight.Escaping like this will definitely hurt the strength of the Chenla royal family...

However, the king and ministers and nobles finally saved their lives and came to the road to Phnom Penh in a hurry.

The most urgent thing they are about to face is that Phnom Penh may not be safe either.

At present, Chenla is unable to gather enough troops for a while, and the Siamese may take advantage of the victory to continue marching towards Phnom Penh; when the Ming fleet turns around, it will be easy to threaten Phnom Penh, and their fleet can drive straight in from the Mekong River.No one on the water can stop the Ming army's navy.

Suggesting to submit to the Ming people immediately and seek Ming's help has become the mainstream political opinion of the king's courtiers.

Yisuwa didn't mention it anymore, An En's head problem was gone.But the matter has reached the point where it is now, and it cannot be easily settled because of this.First of all, after the ministers and nobles proposed to abolish it, they blamed everything on Yisuwa, thinking that she influenced the national policy and caused the catastrophe of Chenla.

This time Yisuva didn't refute, she didn't even have anything to say.

She seemed to understand something.In the past, her only biological brother had acted mischievously. As a relative, she defended An En. She thought it was just human nature; but she felt that she was still thinking too simply.The nobles don't care about their family ties, and that bit of personal love, of course, can't be compared with the catastrophe of Angkor Thom.

The main reason is that Yisuva's family is completely finished; the strength of the descendant family is gone, and other ministers and nobles no longer need to fear the queen.She doesn't even have the strength to protect herself, so she doesn't need to think about revenge.

After Yishua's extreme grief and resentment, she has now entered a state of despair and powerlessness.She didn't even bother to fight anymore, she was the only one left in the family, what else was there to struggle for?

However, the king resisted the pressure of the nobles.He didn't speak for Yisuva, but he didn't nod his head to become the empress.

Isuva, on the back of an elephant, casts a grateful glance at the king.She could feel that although King Benhaya was relatively silent, he had always loved her very much.And Ben Haya also has his own helplessness.

As long as we stay up for another two days, we will be able to get a little better when the brigade arrives in Phnom Penh.There is also part of the army in Chenla in Phnom Penh City, and most of the local nobles and officials are still loyal to the king.With more forces from all sides, these nobles can't act too recklessly now.

Things didn't go so smoothly at the last minute.The next day, unknown who instigated it, a mutiny occurred in the king's guard.Many soldiers surrounded the king's bodyguard, and their own soldiers confronted each other with weapons.The soldiers of the mutiny declared that Isuva was guilty and unworthy to be their queen.

In order to avoid bloodshed and melee, Ben Haya could only act expediently, and finally nodded in public and agreed to abolish the empress.As a result, the turmoil calmed down a little.

Soon news came that the rear guards had fought with the Siamese pursuers.But when the Siamese followed, the king and a large group of people had already reached the fortified city of Phnom Penh...

Phnom Penh City has been affected by the situation, and people are panicking at this time.Ministers and generals were anxious to find a way to resolve the crisis while deploying defense.The most important thing for the Chenla Kingdom is to end the war as soon as possible, so as to recover from the embarrassing situation of repeated defeats and regain some stability.

Most people persuaded the king to keep his promise and should abolish the queen immediately in order to preserve the already shaky prestige.Ben Haya had no choice but to keep his promise, and soon announced the abolition of the queen's title.

The Kingdom of Chenla is an ancient kingdom. People have rich experience in internal struggles and have rules to follow, so as to eradicate political | enemies step by step.Those who have long been dissatisfied with the descendants are waiting to abolish the latter before they can continue to make trouble; the current situation of Yisuva is heading in this direction.

As expected.Someone soon suggested that the deposed sinner Yisuwa and An En's head be sent to the camp of the Ming people to plead for peace with Daming.

And this absurd proposal immediately won the support of countless people.

There are only a few people in the country who are dissatisfied with the descendants, but most of the rest only care about their own interests and don't care about Yisuva's life or death.At present, Phnom Penh is not stable, and no one in Chenla can rely on it; Myanmar is too far away, and the war between Champa and Chenla in the past two years is still going on.Only the people of Ming Dynasty can interfere with the situation at present, but they must first win the asylum of Ming Dynasty.

How many people are unwilling to sacrifice a person that everyone doesn't care about to gain more opportunities for peace talks?

Only Ben Haya was reluctant.

The Kingdom of Chenla had managed and repaired Phnom Penh City before, and had already planned to move the capital, so a palace was also built in Phnom Penh City; Ben Haya lived in this palace.Isuwa, who is no longer the queen, finally entered the palace and saw Benhaya again.

The two looked at each other silently.Ben Haya looked at Yisuva greedily, as if he wanted to remember everything about her once.His eyes were filled with reluctance.If he explained that everything was not his will, then it was sincere; however Ben Haya said nothing, he was a relatively silent man.

Seeing his eyes, Yisuwa became more determined, and she said, "Your Majesty, please agree with the ministers' opinions and send me to the people of Ming to plead guilty."

Ben Haya kept shaking his head.

Yisuwa said coldly, "The current situation in Phnom Penh City is very difficult. If the king loses the throne, I will still be unable to escape such a result."

Ben Haya was silent, he never talked much.He must also know that what Yisuwa said is the truth.

Seeing this, Yisuva secretly sighed, turned around and walked slowly outside the door.She felt that her walking was a bit difficult, as if she couldn't exert all her strength.The initial hatred seemed to have solidified deep in his heart; the countless things that had been covered up by great hatred gradually surfaced in his heart at this time.Among them, the most obvious feeling is undoubtedly regret and despair.

At this moment, Ben Haya's voice said, "Yisuva."

After she stood still, she turned to look at him.