After saying this, Yun Xi had nothing to say to them for the time being, and Chen Di and Zheng Yi retreated to arrange for the envoys of Fanguo to meet them.

Yun Xi took out the memoranda related to these countries presented by the yamen. In the past two years, because of the many actions of the Ming Dynasty, the surrounding Fanguo has also had to change and move with the general trend. Some of them have benefited, while others have lost money.

Yun Xi usually doesn't care about these Fanguo's actions, because it's not worth caring about. The authority of the Ming Dynasty in this area is too great, and it doesn't matter what any other country does, if what a country does not conform to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will go down, and no country will dare not listen to it before the Zhuyu of the Manjapahit is conquered.

However, since he was going to meet with their envoys, Yun Xi had better take a temporary look.

"North Korea also sent a fleet to explore the north in the second year of Jianye, but the whole army was wiped out, and it has not been able to recover until now?" Yun Xi had some doubts: "I remember Yun Xi said that he didn't hire North Koreans to work in Vladivostok and make North Korea earn a lot of money?" This money should be enough to compensate for the losses of the water division. ”

"Probably there are still some things in the country that make it impossible for him to use all this money to rebuild the water division."

"The Fuso have built a more powerful sailor than before, and it is suspected that they have obtained a lot of gold and silver from the exploration of the north? This is not surprising, since the Fuso people were not far from the north, and they had many years of experience in navigating the area of Minami Ainuchi (Hokkaido) and even the Kuril Islands, so it was normal for them to come to Jinning (Kamchatka) to find gold mines. ”

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Yun Xi watched it for a long time, and returned to Kunning Palace at noon to have dinner with Xi Yao.

Of course, Xiyao had already gotten up at this time, and even if she had nothing to do in the morning, she couldn't sleep until now.

The little ones also got up, and they sat down at the table with plenty of sleep and full of energy, probably discussing what to play in the afternoon.

Yun Xi didn't care, but just instructed the eunuchs and female officials of Kunning Palace: "If they play in the snow, you must give them more clothes." ”

He slept beautifully again, and before he got up to summon the envoys of Fanguo.

The first Korean envoy was exactly the same as the people who had done it before, asking for recognition of their famous ancestors in the Central Plains, and trying to get Daming to reward the Joseon with something. For some reason, Yoon-hee agreed to the requests of the Koreans as long as they were not excessive, so everyone was very happy.

The envoys after that were almost the same as the previous ones, nothing new, and Yun Xi and the envoy answered two sentences.

However, Ah Hongguo paid tribute for the first time this year, and Yun Xi asked two more questions in curiosity.

Su Mengfa, the envoy of Ahongguo, said: "Your Majesty, the northern part of our country is about the land of Tibetans, but there is no communication between the high mountains; However, the Gurks and Tibetans in the west of our Akhon country have some exchanges. ”

"What do you know about India?" Yoon-hee asked.

"India? Your Majesty, India was not unified at this time, although the State of Delhi previously owned most of the northern part of India, but since Timur defeated the main force of the State of Delhi, his country's control over the country is much less than before, although many places still nominally belong to the State of Delhi, but in fact are already independent states. Su Mengfa said.

'India is now divided. However, it is not surprising that ancient India has always been just a geographical term like Germany, not a unified country, and it was England who helped India complete the national unification and establish a unified India. Even if England had divided India and Pakistan before leaving, the remaining India would not be much smaller than India, the largest country in history. ’

However, there is a Timur in India, and he is worthy of being an important person in the records of all the important countries except China during this period of history. Yun Xi thought to herself.

Yun Xi asked about other things about India, and learned more about the situation of the fall of the Delhi national wall, and let him go down.

Soon, all the fifteen envoys in front of him were received, Yun Xi rubbed his eyes, stood up and walked around, and said to Chen Di: "Let the envoy of Annan Kingdom meet you." ”

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Outside the hall, watching the envoys of Fanguo one by one face Yun Xi and then withdrawing from the palace, seeing that there are fewer and fewer people waiting around him, although Hu Yuancheng, the envoy of Annan, is very calm on the surface, but his heart is not as calm as on the surface.

His lips occasionally moved, but no sound came out, and the movement was so small that even those who were proficient in lip language did not know what he was 'silent' about.

Soon, the messenger of Baihua went to meet Yun Xi, he was the only messenger waiting in the hall, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites on the side were also a little lax, Hu Yuancheng took something out of his sleeve, glanced at it quietly, and hurriedly retracted it into his sleeve.

Hu Yuancheng was reading something silently, and he heard someone shouting: "Hu Yuancheng, the envoy of Xuan'an South, is here!" ”

He hurriedly stopped reading silently, straightened his clothes, and walked into the temple under the guidance of the attendant.

After a while, he walked to the palace where Yunxi was, and caught a glimpse of the person above wearing a bright yellow court dress, and immediately knelt down and said: "Hu Yuancheng, the minister of Annan, has seen His Majesty the Ming Emperor, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

"Get up." He only listened to a voice from above him.

Hu Yuancheng knelt down for a while before standing up, bowed his head and said: "The monarch of the lower country asked the ministers to replace the wish of His Majesty a long life, I wish the Ming Dynasty an easy life, I wish the queen mother good luck, I wish His Royal Highness the crown prince a ......, and I wish ......." ”

"Ten pearls of the South China Sea and ten corals of the lower kingdom are tributed to the upper country,......。"

"The monarch of the lower kingdom also knows that today is the birthday of the fifth son of the emperor, and wishes the fifth son of the emperor a long life, and presents a pair of gold Ruyi, a pair of silver Ruyi, and a pair of jade Ruyi."

Yun Xi and Chen Di and the others on the side were very surprised. The beautiful words at the beginning were just fine, and the pearls and corals sent were normal, and it was acceptable to know the birthday of the fifth son of the emperor, Wen Yin, but it was not normal to give him such a precious gift.

After all, pearls and coral are luxuries, which cannot be eaten or drunk, and it is understandable that the monarch of Annan is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who is a person of simple scores; But the wishful thinking of sending gold and silver cannot be understood.

Gold and silver are money, general equivalents, and unless it is an extremely special case, gold and silver are very valuable things, unlike simple luxuries. There had never been anything made of gold or silver that had been paid tribute to by the kingdom before.

The more they were like this, the more suspicious Yun Xi became. There must be something wrong with offering courtesy or theft, and it must be wrong for Annan to send such a precious thing.

"The tribute you have given this year is so precious, how can I be embarrassed to accept it? Take it back. Yun Xi said.

"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Heavenly Empire, and our lord says that in the world, only His Majesty is qualified to use these things, and even if the ministers bring them back to our lord, they can only be sealed and worshipped day and night as a reward from Your Majesty. But wouldn't that be a tyrannical thing? Therefore, I beg your majesty to accept the tribute from the lower kingdom. Hu Yuancheng said.

Don't say it, these two sycophants are very comfortable, but Yun Xi has never been a person who can be confused by two sycophants, and said: "That's not good, since I am the emperor of the Heavenly Empire, I want to regard everyone in the world as my subjects, how can I accept so many precious tributes?" Never. ”

Yun Xi later saw that Hu Yuancheng seemed to have made up his mind, and said to him: "Your Majesty, the reason why my Annan tribute this year is because since the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, the first emperor but my Annan tribute has come, and my country has sent people to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, and every time I bring the previous tribute and add some more, this is all the tribute accumulated in the past few years, so it seems more." ”

"If Your Majesty divides it into tribute for each of these years, it will be a normal share. Therefore, Your Majesty should not refuse. ”

After listening to Hu Yuancheng's words, Chen Di and the others understood what he meant, and even felt a little moved, feeling that it was really not easy for an envoy of Fanguo to act like this; Although Yun Xi felt that they just wanted to get more rewards, he also had doubts.

However, this is just a small episode before the official start of the confrontation, and the real confrontation will begin soon.

"I heard that Li Jichen, a rebel minister of your country who had killed the king, suddenly fell ill and died in March last year?" Yun Xi said.

"Your Majesty, that's true." Hu Yuancheng replied.

"But how did I hear that in the first month of the third year of Jianye, the envoy of your country also said that Li Jichen's body was very healthy and there was no pain; It was only more than three months from the second year of Jianye to March of the third year of Jianye, and he suddenly died of illness without warning? I thought it was strange. ”

"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the country, illness comes like a mountain, illness goes like a thread, and the rebel minister Li Jichen is nearly sixty years old, and it is normal for him to suddenly become seriously ill."

"I also heard that Li Hancang, the son of Li Jichen, the rebel minister of your country, also has some talents, is he willing to return power to the lord of the country?"

"Your Majesty, the merchant lord of our country is not incompetent, but when he ascended the throne, the rebel Li Jichen was already very difficult to control, so he was controlled by Li Jichen; When Li Jichen died of illness, Li Hancang was also outstanding even if he was talented, but after all, he was too young to convince the public, and my lord seized the opportunity to kill him, just like Emperor Tang Ming killed Princess Taiping, and put the thieves in order. ”

"But I heard that the government decrees in Annan are still strict, and the people are complaining." Although the Jinyi guards sent to Annan had just been dispatched to figure out what was happening at the top, what they saw and heard at the port of Annam showed that Annan's current decree could not be regarded as benevolent.

If a person from a country with a similar strength to Annan asked such a question, Hu Yuancheng would have gone away a long time ago, but because he was the emperor of the Heavenly Empire, he didn't dare to be angry, but he also showed an aggrieved look and said: "Your Majesty, the national conditions of the lower country are different from those of the upper country, and Your Majesty cannot generalize; Moreover, not long after the death of the rebel minister Li Jichen, the lord of the lower country had just killed Li Hancang, and then the former lord died of illness and the current lord succeeded to the throne. ”

After that, Yun Xi asked about the former lord and the current lord of the country, but it was a cautious inquiry, after all, it was difficult to say that the royal brothers in the country were killing each other, so they could only ask in a roundabout way, and some questions were asked by Chen Di, not Yun Xi.

Hu Yuancheng answered these questions one by one, although there were times of hesitation, but from the subsequent answers, it can be seen that Hu Yuancheng was not because he had something to hide, but because he was not good at talking about some things about the royal family as a courtier.

After talking for a long time, several people were dry mouths, so Yun Xi ordered to serve tea, drink tea to moisten their lips, and let Hu Yuancheng and Chen Di also moisten their lips and take a break for the time being.

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Di said to Yun Xi: "From Hu Yuancheng's answer, I probably guessed that Chen Hao did not get the throne by killing Chen Rikun, but it was not inherited to become the monarch after Chen Rikun became the king. ”

"It's just one side of his story, maybe it's a cover-up." Yun Xi said.

"Even if there is a cover-up, it is a family affair of the Chen family." Chen Di said.

Chen Di's meaning is very clear, even if Chen Hao really killed Chen Rikun and became the lord of the country, it is also an internal matter of the family, if no one comes to shout injustice, don't interfere.

Yun Xi was very anxious in his heart. If that's the case, he really can't interfere. His purpose was not to uphold justice in Annam.

"Maybe this messenger named Hu Yuancheng is lying." Yun Xi said: "The people from the Fan Pavilion monitor the people who came from Annan, and talk to the people from the mouths of the subordinates to see if they can ask the truth. "Because he knows what happened in history, he still doesn't want to accept the truth that this is the case.

Chen Di's lips moved twice, but the words still didn't come out. Although he hadn't arranged for someone from the fan hall to monitor the routine before, Jin Yiwei had already done these things, and he had found nothing so far, and he wouldn't gain anything by arranging people.

'Let's wait for a few days and then tell Your Majesty when there is really no harvest.' Chen Di thought to himself.

At this time, the tea in the teacups of several people had been drunk, and Yun Xi felt that it was unnecessary to continue talking to Hu Yuancheng, so he stopped renewing the tea.

Yun Xi was about to say a few words casually to end this summons, when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "I don't know what position Hu Envoy holds in the country?" Hu Envoy is so talented, he should be reused. If it is not reused, it is better to stay in Daming, and I will grant you a position as a prefect or Langzhong. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is in the position of a young master in the country." Hu Yuancheng replied.

"Young master?" Yun Hee was surprised. Annan is the same as China, with the three princes being the highest, followed by the three orphans, Hu Yuancheng's age doesn't seem to be very old, how can he be the three orphans?

"I see that you are not very old, how can you be the three orphans?" Yoon-hee asked.

"Your Majesty, the lower country has gone through the rebel minister Li Jichen and the previous lord to execute officials twice, and now there are not many talents in the country, and the minister has made great contributions when assisting the previous lord, so he has to be ordered to be three orphans." Hu Yuancheng replied.

"I see." Yun Xi said.

After that, Yun Xi had nothing to say at all and asked him to step down.

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Hu Yuancheng walked out of the palace at a normal pace, without the slightest hint of nervousness or anxiety. But as soon as he walked out of the gate of the palace, when there was no one beside him, he said in a low voice: "When I go back, I will definitely kill the envoy who came to the capital of the Ming Kingdom last year." ”

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Thanks to book friend Lu Zi for his reward.