After a deal, the goal of both parties was achieved.

At this time, it was already the time to hold the lamp, and the ordinary people had already eaten dinner and began to sleep.

Yang Mu took a sip of tea, and then remembered that he was going to Yuling Palace for a banquet, and estimated that the queen had been waiting for more than an hour.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of Ruan Guo are asking to see you outside." A little eunuch came and passed the news.

Nguyen Quouc?

It's all dark, what are the envoys of the Ruan State coming to ask for a meeting at this time, the envoys of the Chu State are going out on the front foot, and he is here?

"What did the envoy of Ruan Guo say?" Yang Mu asked with a frown.

"The envoys of Ruan waited outside the palace for a long time, and they didn't come to see them until after the Chu envoys left, and they seemed to have something important to do when they looked at their color."

Yang Mu nodded and said, "Call him in and give him a little time." ”

After speaking, he asked Shen Anguo to prepare for the drive, and then go directly to Yuling Palace as a dragon.

The envoy of Ruan Guo is a man in his thirties, just from the appearance, he can be regarded as a handsome man, unlike many current ministers of civil and military affairs with a full beard, he looks very neat, for Yang Mu, who is used to seeing a man with a beard, there is indeed a new feeling.

"Foreign Minister Ruan Funing, see His Majesty Emperor Dacang, and ask His Majesty Emperor Dacang if he is okay."

"Ruan Funing? Well, there is your name on the national book, could it be that you are the king of Nguyen State? ”

Yang Mu was a little surprised, the situation of Ruan was a bit special, the previous generation of emperors had no heirs, the princes and princes were fighting endlessly, no matter who was appointed as the emperor, they would usher in a big chaos, at that time, when Ruan's internal and external relations were in trouble, if they fell into internal strife, I am afraid that a huge country would also decline rapidly and would inevitably be annexed.

In the end, there was no choice but to support the eldest princess who was smart at that time as the emperor, and originally thought that after the situation stabilized, a new emperor would be proposed, but a delicate balance had been formed in the court, even if the men in the clan had complaints, but it was the best way at the moment.

In addition, the Empress Nguyen also showed extraordinary talent, and under her leadership, Nguyen's national strength was thriving, and the ambitious people in the country did not dare to move.

This Ruan Funing is actually a prince in the royal family, and it can also be said that he is one of the contenders for the throne.

The purpose is nothing more than to establish a good relationship with Cangguo, hoping that Cangguo can provide some external support, and once the domestic competition begins in the future, it can seize the first opportunity.

It was precisely because of this understanding that Yang Mu did not have a good impression of him.

After all, a dignified Ruan prince wanted to use the strength of a foreign country to seize the throne for himself, and such a selfish behavior made him extremely ashamed.

In ancient China, who seized power with the help of foreign forces and ended up well?

It may be beneficial in the short term, but in the long run, it will definitely cause backlash.

Not to mention the many fugitive sons in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, who often used the power of other countries to seize the throne and were subject to others, let's just say that during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periods, the Central Plains countries seized the world with the help of the power of the northern nomads, what was the final result?

The former directly led to the chaos of China.

The latter directly led to most of the land in the Central Plains being occupied by the Khitan, which became the capital of the Liao State and even the Jin State to invade the Central Plains.

Therefore, Yang Mu actually felt shameful about this kind of behavior of introducing foreign forces to achieve the power of one person.

The countries of the Dali Dynasty must also be very aware of this, after all, such examples have not happened rarely, there have been countries that have led foreign armies into Beijing to help compete for the throne, but the result was a backlash on the spot, and the reinforcements directly entered the imperial city, slaughtering the entire imperial family, and the operation of the entire country came to a halt and was destroyed in one attack.

"King Ning entered the palace at night, I don't know what happened?" Yang Mu asked.

"The foreign minister is here for two things. First, the Jin Kingdom moved, and second, caravan trade. ”

"Tell me carefully."

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister just got the news of my emperor today, the Jin State colluded with the allies, intending to attack Chu!"

"Vachu?" Yang Mu smiled and said, "If your envoy has nothing else to do, you can rest in the post house, and you should talk to the envoys of Chu State about such groundless words." ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, the foreign minister is telling the truth!" Ruan Funing bowed his hand and said: "There has been a change in the Jin Kingdom, and this time there is no alliance, obviously it is not at ease with the countries, so it is necessary to strike first." ”

Yang Mu smiled and said: "The Jin State lives in the north, and the Chu State lives in the south, although the two countries are eyeing each other in foreign affairs, all they want is the position of an alliance leader, and there has never been a war, and there are still a few small countries in between, what is the certainty of the Jin State that it wants to attack the Chu State?" Although the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom was not a man of great talent, he would not do such an unwise act. ”

"Your Majesty, this matter may sound a little absurd, but it is true, and my Empress of Chu State has also agreed to this matter."

"Promise? Your envoy has something to say in this. Yang Mu narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you Ruan Guo want to say, you might as well say it directly." ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, this attack on the State of Chu is a strategy of the State of Jin and the State of Wu, preparing to go south from the State of Che, through the Son of Heaven Wang Ji, the two countries will attack the State of Chu in one fell swoop, and with the righteousness of the alliance master, all the countries annexed by the State of Chu this time will be rescued."

"Rescue? Hahahaha...... The strife of the nations has always been the big fish eating the small fish, and among the existing countries, who has not annexed one or two small countries, how can they be rescued? Such righteousness, but it is very funny. ”

Ruan Funing bowed and said: "The purpose of my Ruan State is to consolidate the surrounding areas, and I don't want to wade this pool of muddy waters, but I just beg Your Majesty to be able to replace some more weapons, if he loses the front line of the Jin Kingdom, the army of my Ruan State can also be useful." ”

Hearing this, Yang Mu understood a little.

It is clear that Nguyen Quoc is preparing for both.

On the one hand, he was afraid that the Jin State would attack the east and the west, and in the name of attacking Chu, he secretly mobilized troops and horses to prepare to launch a major war against the Ruan State.

On the one hand, they are also waiting for the Jin State to launch a major war against the Jin State if it really fights the Chu State when the army is defeated or when it is a stalemate.

It can be seen from this that Ruan Guo has a strong sense of distress and aggression.

"In this way, your envoy is preparing to ask for weapons and equip the army this time." Yang Mu nodded and said, "I don't know how much equipment you Ruan Guo want?" ”

"At the behest of Your Majesty, I, Ruan Guo, am willing to buy 100,000 broadswords, 100,000 spear heads, 50,000 scimitars, 50,000 horseshoes, and 50,000 improved steel crossbows, 5 million arrows, and 10 million compressed biscuits and instant noodles."

After listening to Ruan Funing's details, Yang Mu couldn't help but be speechless.

According to the current transaction price of the two countries, these equipment added up are definitely not cheap!

Not to mention war knives and the like, and compressed biscuits and instant noodles, it costs three million taels of silver.

All the things add up, it's almost fifteen million taels!

This is not a simple answer, let's just say that the Shengguo in the north of Cangguo has been raising taxes and digging iron ore like crazy over the years, and it is barely enough to scrape together 10 million taels of silver a year, so it can be said that the whole country is now so poor that it is not at the same level as five years ago.

Under the instigation of the underground organization controlled by Jinyiwei, several peasant uprising forces have appeared in the country, although no major war broke out head-on, but it is like a dry haystack, just waiting for a little fire, and it will burn immediately.

It is true that Ruan Guo is bigger than Sheng Guo, but he took out fifteen million taels of silver at once, which is equivalent to a year's tax income.

And that's just the money for the purchase of weapons and equipment, and the rest of the horses and armor and the like are not counted.

It's also a bloody investment.