"Hahaha, what Meng Sun said is very true, in terms of strength and appeal, Tuoba Pugen is far greater than Tuoba Biyan. But as you know: 'It's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow', and now I am helping the central part of Tuoba to send charcoal in the snow. As for the strong Tuoba Pugen, he has always been at odds with our dynasty, and after we take the central part of Tuoba, we will send troops to Mobei to unify the prairie! ”

"I see, Your Majesty's intention is to support Tuoba Biyan and let him gather other weak tribes to fight against the stronger Tuoba Pugen, and let the Xianbei people deal with the Xianbei people, so that the Xianbei people will kill each other and the northern border of my Celestial Empire will be peaceful forever, Your Majesty, you are really wise." Yang Xuanzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly realized.

In the face of the praise and echo of Yang Xuanzhi and other ministers, Sima Shu did not show a trace of complacency, and he was well aware of the threat of the Beidi Hu people to the Central Plains regime. I saw him happily get up and cross to the window, looking at the northern sky with his back hand and said meaningfully: "This is far from enough, since ancient times, the barbarian peoples on the northern grasslands are very cruel and cunning, only by domesticating them into dogs, and then tying a thick chain can completely eradicate the threat of the northland, and the north of our dynasty can get real peace!" ”

"I don't care about any false names, what I really want is the desert and grasslands that stretch for thousands of miles in the north, maybe those places are barren and barren in the eyes of your Aiqing, but I know that the mineral deposits contained under that barren land are unimaginable to the world, even the hinterland of my Central Plains can't be compared!"

"Although we can't develop and apply those deposits with our current technology, our descendants will be able to use them sooner or later. If only they knew what we were working on today. Surely be proud of the vast land we have left for them now. I need you to join hands with me to take down the richest land in the world for my descendants in China! ”

Although the ministers didn't quite understand what the emperor meant by the mineral deposits, they felt from His Majesty's impassioned remarks that Sima Shu attached great importance to Mobei, so they saw the ministers bow their hands in unison: "We swear to follow Your Majesty to the death and open up everything for my Huaxia!" ”

"Good! Good! Sooner or later, all the princes will go down in history! Sima Shu nodded with satisfaction, "However, now is not the time to fully send troops to Mobei, because there is still a piece of Chinese homeland in the south waiting for me to recover!" When Sima Shu said this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and asked the minister behind him in a deep voice: "How are things prepared over there in Linyi?" ”

"Your Majesty, the 20,000 men and horses of Liu Kun's department have been assembled in Jiude County, and they can go south to Rinan County (Linyi Kingdom) at any time!" The Privy Council envoy Zu Li bowed down and responded, "In addition, Liu Kun, the governor of Zhengnan, has secretly stationed in Longbian County, the administrative office of Jiaozhi County. Officially took over the important task of conquering Linyi. ”

Sima Shu nodded with satisfaction. Then he asked Jia Mo, the director of the Li Fan Division: "Jia Aiqing, do you have any news from the countries of the Indochina Peninsula such as Funan, Linyi, Zhitong Guguo, and Zhenla stationed in Luoyang?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the holy decrees given to the princes of the vassal states of the Indochina Peninsula have been issued, but the vassal states have not responded to the imperial court so far." Jia Mo replied with a solemn expression. He originally thought that with a holy decree from the Heavenly Empire, he could make these small countries obediently send troops to cooperate with the Celestial Empire to exterminate Lin Yi's rebellion. But who knew that the holy decree was coming out soon, and it would take a month. There is still no news from the countries of Indochina. ”

"Your Majesty. It may also be that Funan and other places are far away from our Central Plains, and the vassal states have not yet had time to reply to our dynasty. ”

"Humph! These wall grasses! Forget it, wouldn't I have reclaimed my homeland without their help? Sima Shu's reaction to Funan and other countries on the Indochina Peninsula had long been expected by him. I saw him snort coldly and ordered proudly: "Order Liu Kun to act according to plan, no one can stop the turtle that I want to clean up in Dajin!" ”

As Sima Shu had predicted, the edicts issued by the Great Jin to the various princes of Indochina had long since been passed back to their respective kings by the envoys stationed in Luoyang. As a big country on the Indochina Peninsula, Funan was full of vigilance and vigilance against the intervention of the Great Jin in the Indochina Peninsula, so they could only ignore the Great Jin's request to send troops to help exterminate Linyi.

At the same time, Funan also threatened other small countries that could not respond to the Great Jin, of course, there is also the role of Linyi, the king of Linyi, after learning that the Great Jin unified China, he thought of what the emperor Sima Shu had threatened him Lin Yi said, and also knew that the Great Jin would sooner or later recover his hometown - Rinan County. Therefore, Fan Yi sent envoys to various countries early, and now the neutrality of the countries of the Indochina Peninsula is the result of Lin Yi's diplomatic efforts.

Of course, the princes on the Indochina Peninsula will have such a reaction, and it is generally normal, to be honest, the Great Jin did not have much influence on the Indochina Peninsula before. Since the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, the center of gravity of China's diplomacy has been in the north, and it has not taken care of the south.

It is only in recent years, with the rise of the Great Jin Navy, that Huaxia has slowly exerted its influence on the countries of the Indochina Peninsula. However, due to the fact that the Great Jin Dynasty is still separated from them by the separatist power of Jiangdong, the countries of the Indochina Peninsula have not really experienced the power of the Great Jin! They haven't really surrendered to the Great Jin yet!

However, although the princes of the Indochina Peninsula have been busy fighting and grabbing territory, they are sensitive and soon feel the rapid changes in the situation in the South Seas in recent years, and feel that the Central Plains suzerainty is about to move. The countries of Central and South China suddenly found that their ports were full of large ships from the Upper Kingdom of Middle-earth, and their bazaars were full of all kinds of goods from the upper kingdom.

In addition, the number of Han Chinese on the streets has increased day by day, and unlike the Chinese traders who used to work alone, the Han Chinese who come to Indochina to do business are now much more united and stronger. These Chinese merchants organized chambers of commerce, set up private guards, and even set up cannon-equipped "leased quarters" in important ports.

In the face of those glowing muskets and the black cannons, the local princes and indigenous leaders naturally did not dare to bully and extort the Han people as wantonly as before. On the contrary, under the lure of the two magic weapons of cannons and silver dollars, many indigenous leaders obediently cooperated with the development of the Han Chamber of Commerce.

As the Great Jin Chamber of Commerce became more and more deeply controlled over the Indochina Peninsula, coupled with the original suzerainty status of Huaxia, the Great Jin merchants received more and more privileges in various parts of the Indochina Peninsula. With these privileges, the business scope of the merchants of the Great Jin Dynasty also expanded, from spices and medicinal herbs to cane sugar, rice, raw silk and wood to gem mines.

Of course, as the countries of Central and South China felt more and more the threat of the Great Jin Dynasty was close at hand, they also strengthened the control of the Great Jin merchants, and the Great Jin merchants were significantly more restricted on the Indochina Peninsula in recent years, such as Linyi, Funan and other countries had strict restrictions on the movement of the Great Jin merchants.

Originally, the military power of the Great Jin Dynasty in the South Seas had made the princes on the Indochina Peninsula both envious and headaches, but now when the Great Jin Dynasty pacified Jiangdong and the troops were directed at the Indochina Peninsula, the princes really felt worried.

In the past, after all, it was the Tiangao Emperor Yuan, even if they were a little disrespectful to the suzerain, the Great Jin could not do anything about them, but now it is different, the Great Jin has surrounded the entire Indochina Peninsula from the land and sea. In the face of an imminent threat, it is not surprising that the countries of Indochina have united!

From the initial opening of the Fu trade to the later garrison of Hong Kong, in the face of the requirements of the Great Jin Empire to advance step by inch, the dissatisfaction hidden in the hearts of the princes has deepened day by day. Therefore, when the Great Jin Dynasty once again proposed the proposal of joint troops, it immediately caused an uproar among the princes of the Indochina Peninsula.

In the eyes of those Zhongnan princes, the Great Jin Dynasty 'united' to destroy Linyi today, and tomorrow it will be able to jointly destroy Funan and other countries. The request put forward by Dajin can be described as extremely unreasonable, and it can even be said to be ill-intentioned. But their strength makes them not have the courage to say "no" to Dajin. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the major princes of Indochina Peninsula chose to respond to the decree of the Great Jin Emperor with silence almost at the same time, and at the same time waited and watched the future actions of the suzerain.

Among these pairs of vigilant and frightened eyes, the most fearful one belonged to Fan Yi, the king of Linyi. This Fan Yi is the son of the previous king Fan Xiong, and Fan Xiong is the nephew of the previous king of Linyi, because he has no queen, he has to pass on the throne to Fan Xiong. This King of Linyi, who was just over forty, was in his strength, and although he knew that he was not the opponent of the Great Jin, he was unwilling to hand over the power and wealth in his hands.

He also knew that in the past one or two decades, the Great Jin Dynasty was undergoing unprecedented changes, and this change had turned the Great Jin into an unprecedented and powerful empire. The Xianbei people and Huns who were once rampant in the north could not defeat the powerful Xiang army, let alone the army of Linyi.

All along, Fan Yi, just like his father had surrendered to Eastern Wu and the Great Jin Dynasty, also dealt with the threat from China with very tactful means. He didn't want the Great Jin to add up to his swords and axes, and he also sent an envoy Fan Hu to the Great Jin, but the news that Fan Hu brought back made Fan Yi cold from head to toe.

Now, this time, under the banner of "recovering the homeland", the Great Jin Dynasty demanded that Lin Yi be captured, which made Fan Yi, the king, feel helpless. At this moment, the rich sandalwood fragrance overflowed the entire palace, and a group of palace maids dressed in gorgeous satin laughed from time to time and walked across the lawn in front of the palace.

Looking at the graceful posture of the palace maids, Fan Yi couldn't help but sigh, and he asked the ministers on the side, "Is the letter of sin for the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty ready?" ”

"Back to the king, the credentials and tributes have been prepared, and the mission will leave tomorrow." The minister responded respectfully. On the other hand, he asked worriedly, "But can we do this, the king?" As far as the minister knows, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have been assembled in the north of our country, and they are all its elite van troops. Will the emperor of the great state of Shangbang forgive me for waiting? Will they allow us to remain independent? You know, this is the hometown of China? (To be continued......)