The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Early in the morning, Li Dongyang's sedan was parked outside the Yan Mansion.

If Fang Lai was not allowed to sit in Li Dongyang's sedan, Li Dongyang would have a straight face all day long. Yan Chengjin had no choice but to let Li Dongyang take him to the palace and take care of his lonely father-in-law.

Entering the check-in room, the expressions on the faces of Liu Jian and others did not change.

Shen Mei looked at Shu Zuo without raising his head to greet Yan Chengjin.

Several Hanlin officials brought in a pile of memorials and distributed them to the people in the room in order.

In an instant, Zhang Sheng had a look of astonishment on his face, and said in a surprised tone: "A Tang and Song Dynasty was born in the southwest, and it wanted to divide the southwest boundary with our dynasty."

The people in the duty room were stunned. Liu Jian cast a warm look and took the note from Annan's Chief Envoy.

There are more than 10,000 words in the poem. The southwest was originally bordered by the Delhi Sultanate, but was later destroyed by the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was a country that had just established a dynasty.

"Who is the monarch?" Jiang Mian couldn't help but ask.

When I was studying history, I learned that there was the Delhi Sultanate in the southwest, and it was not something that could be taken lightly to overthrow it.

However, it was emphasized in the memorial, and I don't know who the king is.

Therefore, early in the morning, several members of the cabinet came to the Wenhua Hall and handed the memorial to the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi seemed cautious, pursed his lips slightly, and then raised his head in confusion: "Who is the king of the Tang and Song Dynasties?"

As the king of a country, I know how difficult it is to succeed in an uprising.

Moreover, there were many things that puzzled him.

After Jiang Mian pondered for a moment, he said: "I haven't heard of it yet, but I find it strange that when people named their country, why should they refer to it as the Tang and Song Dynasties?"

Tang and Song were both dynasties that existed in the history of the Han people.

The Ban people did not like the customs and culture of the Han people. For example, Annan did not obey the control of the imperial court and resisted the customs of the Han people. How could they name their country after the Tang and Song Dynasties?

Xie Qian said quietly: "I read ancient books and found that there is a country in the South China Sea called Luzon. I wonder if it has anything to do with it?"

Yan Chengjin couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

He named it Tang and Song Dynasties because during the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, envoys, merchants, scholars, craftsmen, orchids from all over the world gathered in Chang'an, and it was extremely prosperous, so he named it Tang.

The Song Dynasty was extremely tolerant of emerging academics and technologies, especially the period of Song Renzong, which was a more tolerant dynasty in feudal history.

Although Qin was good, his existence was too short and unlucky.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was still thinking and raised his eyes to look at Yan Chengjin: "In Yan Qing's family, is there any memorial from the censor of Annan Mansion?"

The eyes in the hall looked directly at Yan Chengjin, with anticipation in their eyes.

When the censor supervises the local area, he should know that a neighboring country has been destroyed and report the tribute to the court.

Yan Chengjin said categorically: "No."

King, standing right in front of you...

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi hummed, with some disappointment in his eyes, but did not ask anything further, and said: "Annan is ordered to delineate the boundary between the two countries and order the guards to guard it.

If there are any oversteps in the Tang and Song dynasties, report them to the court. "

Annan can grow rice three times a year, and all officials in the court know that this is a treasure land.

It is normal for the guards to guard the borders, and the princes obviously agree.

In October, all the vassal states came to Beijing to pay tribute.

Since the destruction of the Tatars, the small countries in the northwest have only respected two countries, one is Oara and the other is Ming Dynasty.

On this day, after receiving the envoys from Siam, Mao Ji, the Minister of Rites, learned an important news and hurriedly went to the palace to report it.

"Last night, I learned from the Siam envoy that the Tang and Song Dynasties were founded by the Han people."

At this time, all the civil and military officials opened their eyes wide, feeling an indescribable feeling.

To build a country, the number of people will definitely not be small.

As far as they know, the only place in the world where Han people live on a large scale is the Ming Dynasty.

Countless doubts emerged in my mind. Would establishing a Han dynasty around it pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty?

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi looked solemn and began to treat it with caution, and ordered the envoys of Siam to pass on the news.

Not long after, a six-foot-tall Siamese man wearing gorgeous clothes walked into the hall, knelt down to worship the Supreme Queen, and said: "My people have seen the armies of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Some of them wore Confucian clothes and spoke Chinese. ”

The people in the palace looked suspicious. Siam also borders the Delhi Sultanate.

With the support of the Siamese envoy, what Mao Ji said has a basis.

Liu Jian couldn't help but said: "This matter is of great importance. I believe that the Supreme Emperor is as confused as all the princes. He needs to send people to the Tang and Song Dynasties to see who the king is."

The ministers frowned, thinking of another thing, but they felt it was wrong.

Yan Chengjin stood quietly in the queue. The appearance of the Han people in the southwest could not be hidden for long. Once the Delhi Sultanate was destroyed, it would attract the attention of the surrounding dynasties.

At noon on the third day, a group of carriages came from the capital and went to Honglu Temple to announce that they were envoys from the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Meng Bin, the minister of Honglu Temple, quickly entered the palace and reported: "Envoys from the Tang and Song Dynasties are visiting and want to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty."

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi and the princes suddenly became interested, and they went to the envoys to ask questions about all the doubts about the Tang and Song Dynasties.

In the morning of the next day, before everything was discussed, they were waiting for the envoys from the Tang and Song Dynasties to enter the palace.

Yan Chengjin looked in the direction of the palace gate. He did not ask Yan Song and Wang Shouren to come to the capital to pay tribute.

A man wearing a silk skirt walked into the hall. His skin was yellow to dark, and his eyes were black. He looked like he was from the Western Regions.

Seeing the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi, he knelt on the ground and said, "Bahrule, Xilinde, I have met the respected Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"Have you heard that the Tang and Song Dynasties were built by our Han people?"

Xilinde said: "There are Han people in Tang and Song, but there are also foreigners from the Western Regions. It was not founded by Han people. Our monarch is called Saiyi, and he is a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty."

Hearing this, the tense face of the retired emperor Hongzhi eased a lot, showing a hint of approval. Being able to rebuild the dynasty is enough to show that this monarch is outstanding.

But he is also someone who needs to be guarded against.

A trace of surprise flashed in Liu Jian's eyes. After a pause, he asked: "Do you want to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty?"

"This is one, and the second is to borrow iron tools and horses from the Ming Dynasty under the order of the monarch." Xilinde said sincerely.

The gentlemen showed doubts. Suddenly, a new country appeared around the Ming Dynasty, and then borrowed weapons and horses from the court.

The eyes of the cabinet ministers intertwined and fell into a brief contemplation.

The Turks and Tatars have the same habits. The civil and military officials have no good feelings towards the Tatars.

But if you want to lend military equipment to Tang and Song, you have to think carefully. Maybe it will become the second Annan, surrendering on the surface but rebelling in private.

"Our dynasty is fighting with the Turks, who are also enemies of the Ming Dynasty. If we can use our military force to eliminate them, the southwest of the Ming Dynasty can be safe." Xilin said.

The retired emperor Hongzhi pondered for a few times, but finally did not issue an order and ordered the Tang and Song envoys to withdraw.

After the morning court, the cabinet and the six ministries still stayed in the palace.

"Do you think what this person said is true?"

Zhang Fuhua pondered for a moment and looked at the retired emperor Hongzhi: "Send envoys to Tang and Song to meet the king of Tang and Song, Sai Yi, before you can make a conclusion."

Liu Jian nodded heavily.

Yan Chengjin showed a thoughtful look. It seems that the Turks are too powerful, and Wang Shouren needs military equipment.