Princess Consort Is No Pushover

When the bearded man heard this, he snorted coldly, "It was your country of Chu that attacked Dayi fifteen years ago. Rather than saying that it was Chu who protected Dayi, it is better to say that Dayi pays tribute to you every year so as not to It's just an unequal treaty because of being invaded by Chu. My city has never been afraid of the small neighboring countries, and I don't need Chu to send troops to protect it. Today, I have the mission of the king, and I came to negotiate with you, Chu! It is the humiliation of my people in Dayi to pay tribute to the state of Chu again and again. If you have someone from the state of Chu who can solve the problem I asked, I will continue to pay tribute to the state of Chu; if not, then Please withdraw the troops stationed in our Dayi, cancel our vassal and tribute payment, and return our Dayi country to peace."

The bearded man is from Dayi, and he is used to speaking rudely, which is considered elegant.

He really wanted to say, what about paying tribute in exchange for asylum? These tributes are clearly the protection fee that Dayi paid to Chu State to protect Chu State from attacking Dayi.

After all, a weak country has no diplomacy.

However, in recent years, the new king of Dayi Kingdom has made great efforts to govern, train soldiers and horses, and the national power is getting stronger. On the contrary, under the leadership of Chu Yao, the national power of Chu State is declining day by day, and even the neighboring Tiansheng Kingdom is almost defeated.

If not for Chu Xuanchen, the God of War, Chu State would have been eaten away by Tiansheng State long ago.

Chu State is now being watched covetously by Tiansheng State, and after Emperor Hongyuan succeeded to the throne, Chu State's national power gradually weakened, and the national treasury was empty.

The Dayi people are all from nomadic origin, they like to eat meat, they are born with good physical fitness, they have always been brave and good at fighting, they are born sturdy, and have infinite fighting power. Now they are not afraid of Chu State at all.

Therefore, they no longer want to be "protected" by Chu, let alone pay tribute to Chu.

But fifteen years ago, the old king of Dayi and Qingyun, the former emperor of Chu, signed a fifty-year tribute contract.

At that time, the people of Dayi were poor and weak, the old king was greedy for life and afraid of death, and the state of Chu was powerful. A small country like Dayi really did not dare to provoke Chu, so it was forced to sign this unequal treaty.

Not only did the country allow Chu to station soldiers and be constantly threatened, but it also paid tribute to Chu every year with a lot of fur, cattle and sheep, silk, yew trees, horses and other things.

Afterwards, the young king succeeded to the throne. He was brave and resourceful, worked hard to govern, and made great efforts to develop the economy and military for ten years. Now Dayi has become the overlord of the northwest, and even the surrounding small countries are afraid of them.

They became stronger, but Chu State became weaker after Emperor Hongyuan succeeded to the throne, so of course they didn't want to pay tribute in a humble manner.

But he didn't dare to tear up the treaty directly. He was afraid that people would say that he was not trustworthy in Dayi, so he thought of such a way to make things difficult for Chu to withdraw its garrison and no longer pay tribute to Chu and become a minister.

"It's a child's play, claiming to be a minister and paying tribute is a treaty signed by the two countries, how can it be torn up just because of one of your questions?" Emperor Hongyuan said coldly.

Now that the state of Chu is weak, even a small country like Dayi dares to act arrogantly in front of him.

The bearded man glanced at Emperor Hongyuan contemptuously, plucked his beard and said, "The treaty that Dayi Kingdom signed with Emperor Qingyun back then was not signed with you, Your Majesty. Since Emperor Qingyun has passed away, after so many years, There is no need to continue this contract."

"Emperor Qingyun is the former emperor of Chu State, representing Chu State. The treaty you signed with him is equivalent to signing with Chu State. How can you divide him and Chu State into two? After all, it is you Dayi Kingdom doesn’t keep promises, and they don’t want to pay tribute anymore, so they make such an excuse. The people of our Chu Kingdom have always kept their promises, and will never do such things that go back on their promises.” Emperor Hongyuan said in a deep voice.