Ryukyu, Yachi can't even afford to raise it!

But they secretly frowned, gritted their teeth and did not object.

The Japanese have gathered more than 100,000 troops on Jiuguo Island, which is a thorn in their hearts, and if they don't pull it out for a day, they will not be able to sleep and eat for a day!

Zhang Yun looked at Shang Jing with a look of surprise. This woman is about the same age as her, but she didn't expect that the words she said were quite bold, and she was neither humble nor arrogant in such a scene, and her temperament must be unusual.

Is this the woman that Ryukyu is going to send to the palace? Zhang Yun couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Zhu Xu looked at Shang Jing, his face was as usual, his fingers were slowly tapping on the table, and his eyes turned to Li Liang, Li Hui, Shang Lian, and Badali, and said with a smile: "Sit down, today is my banquet to invite you, these things, let me think about one or two, and then reply." ”

Several people listened to Zhu Xu's words, their brows furrowed, this was obviously a deliberate delay, and Da Ming was unwilling to send troops to protect them!

Li Liang, Li Hui, and Shang Lian all felt a chill in their hearts, if the Ming Dynasty did not protect them, North Korea and Ryukyu would sooner or later be swallowed up by the Japanese State again!

Without waiting for the three of them to speak, Shang Jing suddenly spoke again, looked at Zhu Xu, and said in a crisp voice: "Your Majesty, if the Japanese Kingdom occupies Ryukyu and invades Korea, can Daming really be left alone?" The disaster situation of the Ming Dynasty is getting worse day by day, the treasury is empty, and it cannot support too many troops, but the more at this time, the more it is necessary to maintain a strong army, the Ming Dynasty wants to survive the disaster in peace, and the four borders are stable, it is by no means enough to conduct a military exercise, whether it is Jiannu, Xiyi people, or even Annam, these are not enough to deter the ambition of other wolf countries! The daughter of the subordinate dares to ask Your Majesty, if one day, the Japanese State occupies Korea, and uses this springboard to start a war in Liaodong, and colludes with Chahar, and the slaves are combined, and the troops are together, or they look at each other, and the Ming army has been reduced by half, at that time, Your Majesty will still have the confidence to deal with it? If the warriors are endless, how can the Ming Dynasty win the battle? By then, it will be too late! ”

Zhu Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at this Shang Jing, he was quite surprised.

Although what she said was a bit alarmist and deliberately 'intimidating' him, there were no loopholes in logic, and if it was implemented according to 'common sense', it would indeed form the situation she was talking about. If these words were to be said to those civil and military ministers of the Ming Dynasty, I believe that many people would definitely be able to fool them.

Li Kun, Li Hui couldn't help but turn his head to look at Shang Jing, they only thought of the Japanese Congress occupying North Korea and waging war against the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't expect this little girl to pull Chahar in, the situation was suddenly very different, and it was more convincing!

Shang Lian had always known that her daughter was smart and clever, but she didn't expect that she would be able to say such 'insightful' words in front of His Majesty Daming.

Zhang Yun watched the corners of Zhu Xu's mouth gradually hook, as if he couldn't hide the smile, his pretty face was solemn, and he said softly: "Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Xu really couldn't hide, these people had already fallen into the pit, and they couldn't help it next.

Hearing Zhang Yun's sudden words, he was stunned and turned his head to look at her.

Zhang Yunqiao's face did not move, and quietly winked at him.

Zhu Xu smiled more in his eyes, his face was slightly calm, he turned to Li Liang, Li Hui, Shang Lian, Shang Jing and others, and pretended to hesitate: "Wa Guo, really gathered more than 100,000 troops on Jiuguo Island?" It's not that the news is wrong, as far as I know, the Wa Kingdom no longer has the national strength to start a big war again. ”

Li Liang immediately said: "Your Majesty! More than 100,000 troops have been gathered since the beginning of the year, and on the surface, it is to quell the rebellion on Jiuguo Island, but in fact, it is Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it! Just nine islands, how many civil unrest can be used, and more than 100,000 troops must be mobilized! ”

Shang Lian saw that Zhu Xu was loose, and followed closely: "Your Majesty, there have often been unknown ships near Ryukyu recently, and the subordinates suspect that the Wa Kingdom intends to invade Ryukyu again!" ”

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, looked at a few people, and said slowly: "You have been in the capital for many days, and you also know about the 'new policy' of my Ming court. The cabinet and the military department have a firm will to disarm, not only to withdraw the troops stationed in the vassal country, but also to reduce hundreds of thousands in the Ming Dynasty. In recent years, the disaster situation in various places has become more and more serious, and the imperial court has to allocate tens of millions of grain and silver for disaster relief every year, and it is indeed unable to fight, even if you are willing to pay for food, the imperial court may not agree, but there are other ways? ”

Li Liang, Li Hui, Shang Lian and others looked solemn, they knew the situation of the Ming Dynasty, as soon as they arrived in the capital, they asked to meet a number of high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet, and the adults of the military department also explained to them many times, but they are now facing the doom of the country, how can they give up easily!

Except for the Ming army stationed near their capital, these lords and ministers of state couldn't think of any other way at all!

Shang Jing looked at Zhu Xu, gritted her teeth, stepped out of the ranks, and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I, Ryukyu, am willing to officially go to the country and become a province of the Ming Dynasty, so can I station soldiers and horses in accordance with the regulations of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Last year, in order to deal with the invasion of the Japanese state, Ryukyu had written to the Ming Dynasty to go to the country and merge into the Ming Dynasty, but this was only a 'stopgap measure', although the Ryukyu king Shang Feng issued an edict, but it did not cause much reaction in the Ryukyus, not many people in the Ryukyus thought that the Ming would really accept the Ryukyus, if you want, two hundred years ago. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty did not seriously annex the Ryukyus, but only stationed troops and symbolically sent some officials.

The power of the Ryukyus is now in the hands of the Minister of State, Shang Lian, and King Shang Feng is still the king of the Ryukyus.

As soon as Shang Jing's words came out, Shang Lian's face was shocked, and Li Lian and Li Hui's faces also changed greatly!

They needed the protection of Daming, but they didn't want to be really annexed by Daming, so they couldn't help but look at Zhu Xu in unison, but when they saw His Majesty the Emperor Daming's brows furrowed, and his expression was a little impatient, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, Zhu Xu's words made them completely relieved.

"I and the Ming court never thought of annexing Korea or the Ryukyus, and you must know that you have been here for many days. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have never invaded a vassal state and sought annexation. Zhu Xu looked at a few people with a calm expression.

Li Liang, Shang Lian and others softened, Zhu Xu said the truth, and an Annan was also caused by a special situation.

Shang Jing knelt on the ground and continued: "The ministers know that if they go to the country in name, they will be the same as the Ming Dynasty in terms of political system, and taxes and other taxes will be paid as usual, but in fact, they are still handled by the vassal states themselves, I wonder if Your Majesty can send troops to protect our vassal states?" ”

Li Liang, Li Hui, Shang Lian's faces changed slightly, no matter whether it is true or not, this is actually going to the national name, no matter how much they admire Daming, this is unacceptable!

But for a while, they didn't know what to say. They are facing the threat of the Japanese state and urgently need the protection of the Ming Dynasty, they cannot refuse any possibility, they cannot offend the Ming Dynasty, and they cannot show their 'disobedience to the heart'.

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, and looked at Shang Jing with even more surprise and depth.

This woman's courage is really extraordinary, is she tempting, or is she sure that the Ming Dynasty did not annex Korea, the heart of the Ryukyus?

Zhu Xu is deliberately embarrassing the Ryukyus and North Korea and making some preparations for the next annexation, but the topic goes directly to here, so they need to be cautious, so as not to detect it in advance and cause trouble in the future.

"What do you think?" Zhu Xu looked at Li Liang, Li Hui, and Shang Lian, and threw the topic back.

The expressions of the three of them were changing, on the one hand, Da Ming's 'reluctance', and on the other hand, they urgently needed Da Ming's protection, and they needed to let Da Ming's army continue to stay in their country without offending Da Ming.

Li Kun, Li Hui's eyes flickered, and he couldn't make a decision, this was a big thing for them.

Shang Lian's brows suddenly relaxed, and he raised his hand to look at Zhu Xu and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Ryukyu is willing." ”

There are several reasons why Shang Lian agreed so quickly.

First, the Ryukyus had already agreed last year, but the 'procedure' had not been completed.

Second, he believes that Daming really has no ambition or necessity to annex Ryukyu, which is a historical proof of the Central Plains Dynasty for more than 200 years, or even more than 2,000 years.

Third, the Ming Dynasty and the Ryukyus are too far apart, and it takes more than a month to cross the ocean and go back and forth, and there is a natural barrier.

Fourth, even the Ryukyus are also trying to become rich and strong, and they need to learn from the Ming Dynasty and change. This is an opportunity.

These reasons combined to prompt Shang Lian to nod.

But Korea is different from the Ryukyus, Korea has been established for hundreds of years, and whether the Ming Dynasty has the intention of annexing Korea or not, it is not a trivial matter to want to remove the country name.

The difficulty lies in the fact that more than 100,000 Japanese troops gathered on Jiuguo Island, facing North Korea across the sea, eyeing each other!