"What? Is this dog really shameless, does he want me to perish in Annan? Fuck, this Yi Dynasty's army has really come in, is it possible to retreat? This brainless waste, for the sake of his own seat, he doesn't even want the country. You must know that he is such a thing, you should have killed him early in the morning, saving you such trouble as you do now. Ruan Hui gritted her teeth and scolded fiercely.

"Your Majesty, if the Yi Dynasty really responds to Li Weiao's request and raises troops against our country on a large scale, how should we respond?" Ruan Hui's "foul language" seemed to be taken for granted, and the minister did not show a trace of surprise, but continued to ask Ruan Hui with an uneasy expression.

"It is unlikely that the Yi Dynasty will raise troops on a large scale, after all, compared to us, the Manchu army in the north is their main enemy, and their main force must be kept on guard against the Manchu army." At this time, I saw Ruan Hui sweeping away Fang Cai's frustration, and immediately cheered up and analyzed.

Now, the morale of the defeated Annan army is already low, and the courtiers loyal to the Xishan Dynasty are panicked by the edict of the Yi Dynasty.

"Yi Chao himself is a great enemy, and saying that those who have it and those who don't have it are just trying to scare us, so that they can have some vanity and face, and then take advantage of my Annan. In that case, let's just give them a step down and give them a little bit of good. ”

"If they are really greedy and insist on going their own way, and have to raise troops to invade our Annam, then we are not easy to mess with. We can unite with the Manchu court and give them a flank attack. At that time, it will no longer be whether we want to give them a step down or not, but they will have to ask for us. ”

As Ruan Hui spoke, his expression became more and more high-spirited, as if he had seen Yi Chao sending an envoy to sue for peace. And his aura of nodding from imagination immediately infected the minister, making the minister involuntarily nod in response: "The emperor is reasonable. After the emperor said this, the hearts of the ministers were at ease. It is really a blessing for me to have such an outstanding emperor as the emperor in my dynasty. ”

Hearing Laichen's tone of Panasonic, the stones in Ruan Hui's heart were also unloaded.

Don't look at what he just said as if it was serious, but how could Ruan Hui, who had been in the war for a long time, not understand, everything was just wishful thinking on his part.

Indeed, with the enemy on the Manchu side, it was impossible for the Yi Dynasty Emperor to come with troops and horses.

But the problem is that the Yi Dynasty didn't need a large army to press the border at all, and the legions stationed in Guangxi that didn't often fight were not something that Annan could deal with, not to mention that those legions that often fought had not yet made a move.

If it weren't for Li Weiao's request, the Yi military division would be unknown, then he could still preach that the Yi Dynasty invaded Annan to destroy Annan and capture the people as slaves. In this way, he was able to organize all the people of Annam to strike at the Yi army that entered Annam.

However, now that the Yi Dynasty has the call of Li Weiao, coupled with the centuries-old rule of Hou Li in Annam, if it is not handled well, the Xishan Dynasty may really perish.

"Ruan Aiqing." Ruan Hui called to the minister with a slightly melancholy face.

"Back to the emperor, the old minister is here." Ruan Ze, the minister who was called, hurriedly bowed.

"Don't call me the emperor anymore, you are only allowed to call me the king in the future..."Ruan Hui said with a helpless and frustrated face.

"Your Majesty..."Ruan Ze choked up in a somewhat voiced tone.

"Ruan Aiqing, it doesn't have to be like this. The situation is stronger than people, fortunately, we are all still alive, the so-called is to stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood. In the future, we may still have a chance. Ruan Hui, who was still lost, comforted Ruan Ze at the moment.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ruan Ze nodded slowly and replied.

"Hmm... You immediately wrote a book to the emperor of the Yi Dynasty, saying that our Annan Xishan Dynasty will always follow the Yi Dynasty as the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and ask to establish a vassal relationship with them, and pay an annual tribute of 100,000 taels of silver, 10,000 horses of silk, and jewelry and agate. I hope that the Yi Dynasty can return Emperor Li Xianzong to Annan, and my Xishan Dynasty will treat him favorably and never dare to be disrespectful. Immediately, Ruan Hui thought for a moment and then continued to command:

"Moreover, it should be specifically stated in the document that our Xishan Dynasty has never dared to have any disrespect for the suzerain, and the purpose of sending troops to Guangxi is only to contain the Manchu forces, so as to reduce the pressure of the Manchus on the suzerain."

"The reason why I was offended before was mainly because I was misled by treachery, and now I have also attached the head of treachery, so that Emperor Yi can calm his anger and bless me Annan."

After listening to Ruan Hui's account, Ruan Ze's eyes widened, and he seemed to be a little incredulous that the new emperor of Annan, who had always been known for his strength, could be so humble and subservient to an emperor of the Yi Dynasty, who was also newly established.

"Your Majesty, please forgive your foolishness, is there too much of this tribute?"

According to the meaning of the past, the tribute to China is to pay tribute to some things at will, and others return good gifts. Now that so many things are to be paid to the Yi Dynasty every year, there will be a lot of pressure on Annan's treasury.

"Is it much?" Ruan Hui smiled bitterly at the corner of her mouth.

That's right, this tribute is indeed a lot for Annan. But in the eyes of the loser's Emperor Yihuang, people may not look down on it.

As for the battle of Annam, the salaries of their regular army were not counted, and three or four hundred thousand taels of silver were released just by throwing the head money to the civilian villagers to buy their Annan army. His own military spending is not comparable to that of others.

Annam is different from China, China's silk, tea, porcelain, etc. are all profiteering things, but what does Annam have? Apart from rice, wood, etc., there are not many products that can be taken out.

Everyone else is a person who has seen a lot of money, and if this tribute is less, will others pay attention to you? Moreover, the profits that Li Weiao sold privately were definitely no less than his own, so how could he get Yi Chao to agree to withdraw his troops?

"That's a lot! Not counting other things, how much rice and wood do you have to sell for the 100,000 taels of silver that are paid every year to earn? For the imperial court, the pressure is not small. Ruan Ze said.

"Then have you ever thought that now the sailors of the Yi Dynasty have blocked all the sea routes of our Annan. No matter how much rice and wood you have, it's useless, and if you can't transport it, you can't get silver. Only when Yi Chao is willing to collect his troops can we sell our things and earn back the silver. Nguyen Hui replied.

"These 100,000 taels of silver are nothing more than selling more rice and more wood. Besides, we didn't do it, if it weren't for Levio, we wouldn't need it? ”

"The minister understood, but the minister was stupid. The king's trick is really high. The higher the tribute we give, the more disgusted the people will be at the Yi army's entry into Annam, and the more useless Levie's call will be. Ruan Ze was like an initiation, and he immediately understood what Ruan Hui meant.

"While we gave Emperor Yi enough face, we also told him that Annan is still our world. If the Yi Dynasty really wants to send troops to fight Annam, it will definitely be resisted by the people of Annam. It is also a vassal relationship, and it must be worth the loss to attack our Xishan Dynasty for the sake of a Li Weiyi who has no soldiers and no power. ”