Although Cai Yan is only a literary and artistic official, she can have a very thorough view of the current situation, she believes that the Han Dynasty has experienced two years of economic development, a prosperous scene, and people are too comfortable, so there must be a war.

Through research, it is found that in the three years when Liu Xie commanded the whole army to conquer the princes, the growth rate of Luoyang's economy was the sum of the growth rate of the other nine years since Liu Xie ascended the throne.

Therefore, war has both its negative side and its positive side, it can solve a lot of jobs, unite the people, drive domestic demand, and so on.

After listening to Cai Yan's point of view, Liu Xie asked, "So you agree with me to send troops to the Japanese Island?" ”

Cai Yan said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the concubine's point of view is okay, but the concubine doesn't understand, there are many small countries around me that covet my Han, and the Waren Island needs to cross the ocean, and there is no threat to my Han, why does Your Majesty want to go far?" ”

Liu Xie said: "Yamatai and Dog Slave Country, these two countries have come to ask for help, and they want me to send troops." As early as the time of Emperor Guangwu, there were envoys on this Japanese island who came to pay tribute, which was equivalent to being a vassal state of our Han Dynasty. You said that there is a dispute in the vassal state, can our suzerainty not come forward? ”

Cai Yan said: "Your Majesty is reasonable, but ......"

"But what's wrong?"

"The concubine didn't dare to say it."

"But it doesn't hurt to say, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Then the concubine said, Your Majesty has been preparing to build a large sea ship a few years ago, and it seems that she has known that this day will come."

Liu Xie said: "Take precautions and take precautions." ”

"Your Majesty is really like a god."

Liu Xie hugged Cai Yan and rested for the night. Early the next morning, after breakfast, I took a carriage to the North Palace Qinzheng Palace.

When I arrived at the Qinzheng Palace, there were already civil and military officials waiting. Among the many concubines in Liu Xie's harem, several of them also discussed politics together in the Qinzheng Palace.

Since Liu Xie ascended the throne, he has broken the rule that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and some ministers oppose it, and the rules of the ancestors cannot be broken. Liu Xie said: The things of the ancestors are used to break, otherwise the society will not be able to progress!

Liu Xie implemented many new policies, and gradually his subjects were able to accept them.

Among these harems of political affairs, the military attaches have Yan Er, Wen Yin, Xiahou Ling and Lu Qiling, and the civil officials have Cai Yan, Diao Chan and Zou Yuan.

said that Liu Xie sat down on the dragon chair, and Xiao Luozi shouted with a sharp voice: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat!" ”

Before the minister could report, Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "Let's put aside other matters first, what we are going to talk about today, I'm afraid all the ministers already know a little bit about it, right?" That's right, it's to go to the Wajin Island! Can the Yamatai envoys be available? ”

Two Japanese people stood up, and one knelt down and said: "It is difficult for the humble minister to ascend to rice, and the envoy of the Evil Horse Taiwan Kingdom." ”

Another knelt down and said: "Beichen City Niu Li, deputy envoy of Yamatai." ”

The two said in unison: "Participate in His Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Empire, ten thousand blessings and eternal prosperity!" ”

Liu Xie said: "Get up, give a seat." ”

They got up and sat down on the side. Liu Xie asked: "Anyway, you two came to my big man, what is the matter?" ”

Nanshengmi stood up, saluted and said: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, the two ministers came to pay tribute at the behest of my Yamatai Queen Himithu. ”

"Tribute?" Liu Xie asked with a smile, and said in his heart: Do you want to say for help first, but you have to talk about the tribute first, so he asked: "Tell me, what tribute did you two bring?" ”

Nansheng Mi said: "Ten slaves, ten beauties, and ten brocades." ”

Liu Xiexin said: This Yamatai queen is really special enough, ten slaves? What kind of old man is still missing, and you can't do it? Ten beauties? This is interesting, I don't know where this beauty is, as for the ten brocade horses, it is really buckled to the home, and there are only ten horses! Can you do it too?

He waited for Nanshengmi to continue, but Nanshengmi stopped when he said ten horses of brocade, and when he saw that Liu Xie didn't speak, he shouted twice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Xie came over in a trance and asked, "What's the matter, it's gone?" ”

His question caused all the ministers to laugh, and it was embarrassing to be promoted.

Liu Xie said: "Okay, don't laugh, as the saying goes, courtesy is light, people come from afar, they can take something to pay tribute, it's very good to have this intention, unlike some small countries that have been pretending to be stupid for so many years." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a bearded man from the Western Regions stood up, first knelt down, and then said angrily: "Your Majesty, the minister is the envoy of the Qiuzi State, Afei Guli, who came to pay tribute on behalf of the Great Khan of our country, and this is the list of tributes." ”

After saying that, he handed over the list with both hands, and Xiao Luozi walked over to take it.

Liu Xie smiled: "Oh, as soon as I finished speaking, some people were not convinced, okay, let me see what tribute you have." ”

Liu Xie asked Xiao Luo Zinian to read it, and Xiao Luo Zinian said: "A high-grade night pearl, weighing six taels or seven dollars, and a set of high-grade luminous glass wine utensils, including a luminous wine jug and twelve bottles of luminous glass." A pair of high-grade Hetian mutton fat jade golden chickens, and twenty-three pieces of high-grade Hetian mutton fat jade jade pendants of various colors......"

Liu Xie listened to this list, and said in his heart, this Guizi country is quite hearted, he belongs to the chicken, so he entered the palace with a pair of mutton fat jade inlaid golden chickens, and he has a total of twenty-two concubines in the harem, so he paid tribute to twenty-three jade pendants, one for each concubine, and the extra one for himself.

But I heard Xiao Luozi continue to report the list:

"One hundred and twenty barrels of grape wine, each barrel with a net weight of thirty-six pounds......"

Western Regions wine, this good thing, will be rewarded to the generals in return.

"High-grade wool carpet tapestry, a total of 169 pieces of various sizes, 126 cashmere camel hair quilts, 176 cow and sheep leather......"

Xiao Luozi read this point, Liu Xie said: "The country of Qiuzi is good, there are so many tributes." ”

Looking at the Yamatai envoy again, it was difficult for the ministers to ascend to rice and the city cow, and sat there awkwardly without saying a word.

Xiao Luozi said: "Your Majesty, there is more." ”

"And? Say. ”

"A beautiful woman in the Western Regions."

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: The beauty of the Western Regions, I have never been in contact with it, and today I can not only see it, but also come into contact with the beauty of the Western Regions!

Xiao Luozi said again: "I'm done." ”

There are so many tribute items in the Guizi Kingdom, and the beauties are put in the end, it must be the finale, and it will be absolutely beautiful, Liu Xiegang wanted to say that the beauties of the Western Regions would come to see him, but when he saw Nanshengmi, he smiled and said: "My Evil Horse Terrace is ten beauties." ”

This difficult to lift rice finally broke back a game, triumphant.

Liu Xie said: "One is Yamatai, to the east of my Han Dynasty, and the other is Qiuci Kingdom, to the west of my Han, you Yamatai has paid tribute to ten beauties, and you have only paid tribute to one beauty." So let's wait and see, what kind of beauty these Oriental beauties and Western beauties are. ”