As the chief envoy of the Annam envoys, Nong Chigao always had the consciousness that he was seeking benefits for the Chen dynasty, not to rely on the Great Song Dynasty.

This bustling is all because of a sharp word, Annan is the land of the Southern Barbarians in the eyes of the Han people in the Central Plains, and it has always been a high mountain emperor, even if he accepted the canonization of the Great Song Dynasty, in fact, it is only the relationship between the vassal state and the suzerain.

They don't need to take practical action, just use a false name to let Da Song win face, and they get various benefits such as mutual markets between the two sides.

The climate of Annam is suitable for growing rice, and the rice grown is full, sweet and glutinous, but unfortunately it cannot be sold to the Great Song Dynasty.

The Great Song Dynasty was also regarded as the Suhu Lake that was ripe for the world as later generations, but after the capital was moved to Lin'an, it gradually became Huguang and the world was ripe, and the original demand for food was quite self-sufficient.

But the imperial court exploited the people very heavily, because it needed to support a redundant and huge official class, and it was necessary to support those unbearable military officers and soldiers, and all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes had already crushed the lives of the people.

Coupled with the continuous pressure of the Mongol army, the military rations also increased the burden on the people, and it was Enong Chigao who believed that in the current situation, the Great Song Dynasty would definitely be short of food.

Everyone knows that the Great Song Dynasty is not short of money, and if rice can be sold to the Great Song Dynasty, the people's livelihood in Annam will definitely be greatly improved.

Of course, they also wanted to occupy the land south of the Great Song Dynasty countless times, after all, the Great Song Emperor and officials had always believed that areas such as southwestern Guangxi and southeastern Guizhou had been uncivilized southern barbarian lands since ancient times, and the imperial court did not want these places at all.

Therefore, Annan has also launched several incursions, wanting to get these places, these areas are chicken ribs for the Great Song Dynasty, but for Annan, they are already rich and rich!

The reason why Annan sent envoys to pay tribute to the Great Song Dynasty and ask for canonization was to get the convenience of infiltrating the southern part of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Annamite people were extremely adaptable and cunning, and as long as they were allowed to infiltrate the southern part of the Great Song Dynasty, they would be able to get in the way and gradually encroach on these areas.

It's a pity that they still want to go wrong in the end.

If it was in the past, the Great Song Dynasty really didn't care about these areas, just like when Taizu was in the time, Dali and most of the southwest of Guizhou sent letters of state one after another, willing to submit to the Great Song Dynasty, but Emperor Taizu thought that these areas were just reckless land, and the mountains were high and the roads were far away, so they couldn't actually govern it at all, and they just gave a canonization casually, and they didn't bother to pay attention to it at all.

But now the Mongols continue to compress the living space of the Southern Song Dynasty, if it were not for the Zongyun army to recover the two Huai, I am afraid that the territory of the Great Song Dynasty will shrink more and more southward.

If it weren't for Yang Jing's big layout in the southwest, if it weren't for the fact that Yu Jie's constant defense of Sichuan, Dali would have been captured early, and the Mongols would have been squeezed from the southwest, and the territory of the Great Song Dynasty would have been even smaller!

Under such circumstances, even if the officials and civil and military courtiers still did not change their impression of these areas in barbaric places such as Guangnan West Road, they would not give up these places in any way.

Nong Chigao believes that Annam has now become a barrier between the Great Song Dynasty and the Mongol army, and even the key to determining the victory or defeat.

Even if the people of the court ignored them lukewarmly, they still maintained their arrogant attitude.

Now I heard that Yang Jing, the Marquis of Jingxi, came to visit in person, which is enough to show that the Great Song Dynasty finally realized how important they were, if there was no Annam, the Mongols would have fought from the south, and the Great Song Dynasty would not have been wiped out by the Mongols like the Jin State?

Of course, the Great Song Dynasty can send troops, but in a place like Annan, the barbarians on the West Road of Guangnan can adapt, and the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army wants to fight in Annan, which is simply self-defeating, and in the end it has to rely on Annan's army.

With this chip in hand, are you still afraid that His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty will look down on Annan?

Now the Mongols in Annam are also difficult to ride tigers, and they continue to send people to Annam to recruit surrender, Annam can swing at both ends, sit on the ground and raise the price, whoever bids higher, Annam will fall in whichever way!

If it was usual, Yang Jing, the high-ranking Marquis of Jingxi, visited in person, Nong Chigao was afraid and couldn't sit still, and he couldn't wait to greet him.

But this time it is different, the other party has a request for Annan, as a righteous envoy, Nong Chigao thinks that the shelf at the end is still high, so that these Great Song people with their nostrils facing the sky have to lower their noble heads!

After Nong Chigao received the news from Menzi, he was so excited that he wanted to jump up, but he quickly pretended to be calm, waved his big hand, and asked the black and short maid next to him to take the robe, and he was dressed neatly and sat high in the hall, just waiting to see Yang Jing say soft words!

After sitting for a while, Nong Chigao couldn't help it, and said to the guard next to him: "Go out and find out, where is that Jingxi Hou." ”

"Yes!"

After the guards went out, they didn't come back for a long time, and Nong Chigao couldn't sit still, so he drove the maid out of the door, but if there was news, he reported it immediately.

After about a quarter of an hour, the guard walked in in a panic, his face extremely ugly, and reported to Nongchi.

"My lord, that Jingxi Hou... That Jingxihou said..."

"What do you say, don't say it quickly, wait for your stomach to rot!" Nong Chi scolded angrily, pointing at the guard.

The guard didn't dare to hide it anymore, and said to Nong Chi: "The Jingxi Marquis of the Great Song Dynasty said, let all of our envoys go out to greet them, even if they are the old mothers who sprinkle and sweep, they can't be left behind!"

"What? Is he crazy!" Nong Chigao's face was incredulous, he had been coming to Lin'an for more than a year and a half, knowing that Yang Jing was a legendary figure in the Great Song Dynasty, and he became a marquis before he was thirty, which was an unprecedented feat, and the people continued to praise the deeds of this detective marquis!

He originally thought that Yang Jing was a handsome person who knew how to judge the situation and understand current affairs, but who knew that this Yang Jing was like those ignorant court officials, and he didn't realize that the crisis of the Great Song Dynasty could only be resolved by relying on Annan!

When has this been, shouldn't you come to him to ask him for a high price? Why should you be so arrogant, so unsightly!

Nong Chigao actually had some hatred for iron not being steel in his heart, and said to the guard: "Even if you don't welcome it, what should you do!"

The guard replied in fear: "That Marquis of Jingxi said that if the envoy does not lead the group to greet him, he... He just... You're welcome..."

"He dares!"

Nong Chi stood up proudly, slapped his palm on the table, and scolded angrily: "I am the envoy of Annan, although he is in a high position, but he does not have the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he dares to do anything to the envoy!"

Although he shouted like this, Nong Chigao had already received the news that Yang Jing, the Marquis of Jingxi, was the commander of the troops to the south this time, and he was the envoy of Annan, and the two sides would negotiate, which was due friendship, but if Yang Jing wanted to expel him as an envoy, it would undoubtedly be a declaration of war!

If the envoys of Annam were expelled, they could only make Annam fall to Mongolia, and the Great Song Dynasty, which was in danger, would not it be even more dangerous?

Since Nong Chigao can become a righteous envoy, he is naturally a wise person, but for a while, he can't figure out what medicine Yang Jing sells in this gourd.

But as a positive envoy, he is fighting for the rights and interests of Annan, if all the staff go out to welcome him this time, where can he sit on the ground and raise the price, and he must not let Yang Jing handle it?

He didn't believe that Yang Jing would really expel them, since Yang Jing came in person, this move was just a bluff and wanted to gain some face.

So, Nong Chigao ordered the guards: "Let all the acquaintances outside return to me, their people will not come to invite, and they will not even be allowed to open the door, so close the door outside for me!"

Because the Great Song Dynasty court has never looked down on them, and there have been a lot of frictions between the two sides earlier, Annan has been making small moves on Guangnan West Road, because they are not able to live in the Wanguo Hotel, but rent a large mansion nearby.

In this inch of land and expensive Lin'an City, they can rent such a house, and they are also bleeding in their hearts, but they need to support the façade, and these money must also be paid.

Now Nong Chi Gao will let people close the door, since you Yang Jing want to put on a show to show prestige, my Nong Chi Gao must not fall behind, after all, the situation is stronger than people, I am not afraid that you Yang Jing will not bow his head!

The envoys all returned to the hall, and everyone did not look good, each with their own thoughts, and they did not know what this hottest marquis would do.

After a while, the guards who were watching the wall hurriedly ran back and said to Nongchi, "My lord! Then Master Hou asked someone to hand in a book..."

"A book, bring it quickly!" Nong Chigao's heart tightened, and he snatched the letter from the guard's hand.

Although he was a righteous envoy, he could barely speak the official dialect of the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't know too many Chinese characters.

The interpreter saluted and took the letter, but just looked at it, but his face turned pale, and cold sweat the size of a grain of rice continued to break out on his forehead!

"Tell me!"

The interpreter trembled his hands, spread out the letter, and said to Nong Chi: "This Jingxi Marquis said that Li Yingzong is the king of Annan canonized by the Great Song Dynasty, and Annan is a subject country of the Great Song Dynasty, and he should have the same hatred and hatred as the Great Song Dynasty. Chen Shoudu disregarded the Tianwei of the Great Song Dynasty and overthrew Li Yingzong, so he should accept the canonization of the Great Song Dynasty, respect the Great Song Dynasty as the kingdom of the Ten Thousand Generations, and jointly resist the Mongols..."

"If the Annan Chen Dynasty intends to accept the canonization, it should show sincerity, either the envoys will come out to welcome the angels and worship His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, or... Either they will be regarded as the enemies of the Great Song!"

"Fart!hubr, ignorant fool!" Nong Chi scolded violently, and the interpreter fell to his knees in fright, trembling!

Everyone knows that as early as the Song Taizu period, the Li Dynasty was established in the Dayue region, and the Li Dynasty was established during the Northern Song Dynasty.

And Li Yingzong of the Li Dynasty accepted the canonization of the Southern Song Dynasty emperor and got the title of King of Annam, and Dayue was renamed Annam until Chen Shoudu overthrew the Li Dynasty and established the Chen Dynasty at this time.

Because Li Chao and Chen Chao do not have country titles, they can only be called like this, but Yang Jing's position is very clear, and they obviously do not recognize Chen Shoudu's status!

Yang Jing's current posture is that either Chen Shoudu will accept the canonization of the Southern Song Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Southern Song Dynasty to resist the Mongols together, or he will be regarded as an enemy of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Hahaha! It's just that the sky is high and the earth is thick! The Mongols are enough for them to eat a pot, and they dare to be so arrogant, this Great Song Dynasty court, are they all blind!"

Nong Chigao also smiled angrily, waved his sleeves, and said to the members of the envoy in the hall: "I'll sit here and see if he Yang Jing dares to expel us!"

Nong Chi Gao usually stays at home, and the other members of the envoy group go out to collect intelligence and information, and these people know Yang Jing's personality better than Nong Chi Gao.

This Jingxi Hou really doesn't dare to do anything!