The next day, Yoon-hee woke up a little later than usual, but it was still within the normal range. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He punched for another half an hour, and then went to the Qianqing Palace.

Chen Di, Zheng Yi, and Yang Ben were already waiting in the Qianqing Palace. Yun Xi sent someone yesterday afternoon to inform them that they had entered the palace at the beginning of this morning to come to the Qianqing Palace, and the three of them would naturally go to the Qianqing Palace a little earlier to wait.

Yun Xi greeted them and said, "Have you all had breakfast?" If you haven't used it, you'll have breakfast with me, and we'll talk while we eat. ”

Whether the three of them had used breakfast or not, they all said that they hadn't used it at this time, and went to have breakfast with Yunxi.

Yun Xi was eating rice noodles while listening to Chen Di say: "Your Majesty, this year, a total of twenty-two envoys from overseas countries have asked to see Your Majesty. ”

Yun Xi almost didn't spit out the rice noodles in his mouth. He swallowed it in a hurry, took another sip of porridge and smoothed it out, and then said to Chen Di in surprise: "How much?" ”

Chen Di repeated: "There are a total of twenty-two countries. ”

Yun Xi continued to ask, "How can there be so many?" Which countries are they? ”

Chen Di said: "Your Majesty, in the northwest, there are two countries of Mongolia, Warat and Yili, which pay tribute; In the northeast, there are tributaries from Korea, Fuso, and Ainu; Above the East China Sea, the three Ryukyu kingdoms all sent tribute. ”

"On the Indochina Peninsula, four countries such as Champa, Chenla, Siam, and Pahang paid tribute; On the southeast sea, there are also three countries such as Luzon, Huni, and Brunei to pay tribute. ”

"In the southwest sea, there are also four countries of Suvendana, Lanbang, Tamba, and Baihua to pay tribute; In the land of the West, there are also two countries in the West Zori and Zori to pay tribute. In addition, after the defeat of the Majapahit, the Majapahit expressed his submission to the Ming Dynasty and also sent envoys to pay tribute. ”

"So there's twenty-two countries in total."

"On the Indochina Peninsula, the envoy of Annan wanted to pay tribute, and the minister had already informed His Majesty in Layue, and His Majesty had rejected their request for tribute at that time, and the minister had already told the envoy of Annam, so Annan was not counted. However, the envoys of Annam still did not return in the capital, and the ministers did not want to expel them like this. ”

"In addition, there are envoys from the five countries of Sumatra, Manraka, Bolin State, Hemaoli, and Maoli who want to pay tribute, but the ministers have not allowed it because they have not yet made it clear to Your Majesty."

Yun Xi was a little dizzy by these country names, and said, "You wait a while, let's take our time." ”

"Warabe and Yili have known about Rizhen; I also know about Korea, Fuso, and Ainu; Not to mention the three kingdoms of the Ryukyus, they are all countries that often pay tribute. ”

"I also know that the four kingdoms of Champong, Chenla, Siam, and Pahang are all countries that paid tribute in the early years of Hongwu; Luzon, Hungi, Brunei, and Suvendana also know that they are the countries that paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. ”

"The two countries of Western Zori and Zori are also here? They hadn't paid tribute for a long time. Since Majapahit is willing to admit defeat and reclaim the title of minister, it doesn't matter. ”

"The three countries of Lanbang, Tamba, and Baihua are also the countries of the Ming Dynasty? How is it that I have never seen them send envoys to pay tribute? ”

Chen Di said: "Your Majesty, in the eleventh year of Hongwu, these three countries once sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and the first emperor also gave them gold, silver and brocade clothes to return. ”

Chen Di doesn't dare to accept the tribute of Fanguo who has never paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty now, who knows what His Majesty thinks? In case Your Majesty is thinking about dealing with this country, isn't your own behavior adding to Your Majesty's obstruction?

Yun Xi asked again: "In this case, these twenty-two countries or tribes are clear. Annan continued to refuse, and if their messengers still did not leave after the first lunar month, they drove them away. ”

"In addition to Suvendana, there is also a country called Sumatra? It can't be Su Venda's impersonation, right? ”

Chen Di replied: "Your Majesty, Xu Jingchang and Li Xunhai, who came back from the Three Buddhas, prove that this is another country. ”

"Oh. Manraka knows that it's good to refuse. Where did the three countries of Bolin State, Hemaoli, and Maoliwu come from? ”

"Your Majesty, the Bolin State is a country near the Three Buddhas, and now the monarch of the country is Chen Zuyi, a native of Guangdong, who was a sea pirate during the Hongwu period, and then somehow became the king of the Bolin State. Both of these countries are located in the south of Luzon, and the specific situation is not very clear to the ministers not long after they came to Beijing. ”

As soon as he mentioned Chen Zuyi, Yun Xi understood what was going on in this Bolin State. Chen Zuyi is the most famous pirate in the Oriental region during the Hongwu period, there is no one, based on the place near Malacca, crisscrossing the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean and other places, the strongest time has 10,000 people, nearly 100 warships. In history, when Zheng He went to the West, he was discovered by Zheng He, captured alive and sent to the Ming Dynasty to be executed.

Yun Xi was suddenly a little afraid: he really shouldn't have forgotten such a powerful South Sea pirate. At that time, the places around Huaxia only thought that Fusang had the strength to defeat the two guards of the Ming Navy, so they only sent two guards to Nanyang in the first battle against Majapahit, but they forgot that Chen Zuyi's water division was almost equivalent to the two guards of the Ming Dynasty! If he sent troops to assist during the battle between the Daming Naval Division and the Majapahit Naval Division, then the Ming Dynasty was very likely to be defeated.

Yun Xi immediately decided to send two more guards to Nanyang to prevent Chen Zuyi from thinking about anything he shouldn't have.

At the same time, Yun Xi was also curious about what Chen Zuyi had in mind when he sent an envoy to the capital to ask for surrender this time. In history, he surrendered by deception, but he sent envoys to the capital, and he couldn't guess what his thoughts were.

Yun Xi thought about it for a while and then didn't want to. With the power of the Ming Dynasty, it doesn't matter what Chen Zuyi has in mind, anyway, if he refuses unwillingly; If you dare to blow up the thorn again, just destroy it.

Yun Xi began to think about other countries. After thinking for a while, he said: "Luzon did not obey the orders of the Ming Dynasty and refused his tribute. ”

"Annan and Manraka have just said that they refuse; As for the four countries of Sumatra, Bolin State, Hemaoli, and Maoliwu, they neither refuse nor agree to it for the time being. Yang Ben, you can talk to them more, learn about the affairs of these four countries, and wait until the fifteenth day of the first month to report to me, and then I will take the top. ”

Chen Di and the others agreed one by one. After that, Chen Di said: "Then Your Majesty is going to accept the audience of the other twenty-one countries this afternoon?" ”

Yun Xi's head was a little big, but he still said, "Well, I will meet the envoys of these twenty-one countries in the afternoon. But you must tell them that this afternoon is only an interview, and that nothing will be decided, so that the envoys of Fanguo will also make their words a little more concise. In particular, the envoys of the DPRK told them not to mention the matter of recognizing their ancestors in person, and to send an excerpt later to me for approval. ”

Yun Xi commanded a few more words, and Chen Di and the others retreated. But Yun Xi was still thinking about one thing in his heart: Why did these countries come this year?