The Japanese envoy did not beat around the bush, and as soon as he came up, he opened the conditions of Shimazu Tsukihisa.

The conditions set by Shimazu Tsukihisa are nothing more than three points, being a minister, paying tribute, and handing over people.

According to the envoy of the Japanese army, the reason why Shimazu Tsukihisa came to conquer the Nanyang countries was because of the trade between the Nanyang countries and the Central Plains caravans. The envoy stated that because the Eastern Kingdom and the Wanomaru Kingdom were hostile states, the trade between the Nanyang countries and the Eastern Kingdom was tantamount to mixing with the Eastern Kingdom, and they became the enemy countries of the Wanomaru.

If Kikusan wanted to avoid this war, it would have to sever ties with the eastern kingdoms, submit to Shimazu Tsukihisa, and pay extremely large taxes every year.

In order to show sincerity, Kiku-sang must arrest all the Central Plains people in the country and hand them over to the Japanese army, and King Fujiwara and Queen Fujiwara must also personally go to the beach to welcome Shimazu Tsukihisa ashore and perform a salutation ceremony.

As long as King Fujiwara could do what Shimazu Tsukihisa wanted, then a war that would destroy Kikusan could be avoided.

After the envoy of the Japanese army finished saying the conditions, the monarchs and ministers of the Kikusang Kingdom were stunned for a while, and after a while, the courtiers began to talk about it, and King Fujiwara asked the envoy of the Japanese army to go down and rest.

Before leaving, the envoy of the Japanese army turned around and left, and before leaving, he directly announced that if Shimazu Tsukihisa did not see the monarch and queen of the Kikusang country preparing to welcome the vassals on the coast when the sun rose tomorrow, then the Japanese fleet would attack the Kikusang country, and the envoy's words were full of threats, and under the noses of the monarchs and ministers of the Kikusang country, they swaggered away.

As soon as the envoy of the Japanese army left, the ministers of the Jusang Kingdom immediately fell into a fierce discussion, and the ministers were divided into two factions, and eighty percent of the ministers felt that they should accept the conditions of the Japanese army, after all, in this way, a disaster could be avoided, with the strength of the Jusang State, it was impossible to be the opponent of the Japanese army, and in the actual situation, it was better to call the ministers to pay tribute than to destroy the country.

However, a few ministers were extremely opposed, and felt that it was a great shame that hundreds of thousands of subjects of the dignified Jusang Kingdom should submit to the feet of thousands of robbers of the Japanese State.

The two sides quarreled endlessly in the royal court, and for a while there was no result.

King Fujiwara was nearly fifty years old, perhaps because of the excessive wine, his body looked very weak, his face was yellow and thin, and his whole body was nested in the golden throne, and he watched the war of tongues among the ministers in the court blankly.

And the queen Fujiwara beside him is only in her thirties, her skin is fair, maybe she can be maintained, and her skin looks very smooth, with willow eyebrows and starry eyes, Joan nose and cherry lips, dressed in the queen's formal dress, the decoration on her head looks very luxurious, and there is a beauty mole at the corner of her right eyebrow, which adds a bit of charm to the luxury, but her expression is very solemn, looking at the two groups of people arguing in the court, a sneer appeared on her beautiful face, she raised her hand suddenly, put it on the armrest of the throne, and said in a coquettish voice: "Shut up for me!" ”

Although Queen Fujiwara's voice was delicate, her tone was extremely cold and full of majesty, and the ministers did not dare to speak again, and stood respectfully.

The status of women in these Nanyang countries is higher than that of women in the Central Plains, and the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women is slightly weaker, and since Queen Fujiwara became the king of Kikusang, she helped King Fujiwara deal with state affairs, and she was selfless and generous to the people, and she was extremely prestigious in the country of Kikusang, and even the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were in awe.

Queen Fujiwara and the other ministers were silent, and then she looked at the dazed King Fujiwara, and said: "The king, the army of Japanese bandits is coming, and they want us to pay tribute, how is the king going to deal with it?" ”

King Fujiwara opened his mouth, but he was speechless for a while.

"The army is pressing, and I ask the king to cheer up and discuss good policies." Queen Fujiwara said solemnly: "We don't have much time left, the Japanese army will attack tomorrow, how to make a decision, please think deeply about it!" ”

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty also said in unison: "Please think deeply, the king!" ”

King Fujiwara reluctantly sat upright, thought about it, and then cautiously said to Queen Fujiwara: "Queen, the enemy army is strong, if you forcibly confront it, I'm afraid it will be ......!" ”

Before he finished speaking, Queen Fujiwara frowned and said, "The king wants to accept the conditions of the bandits?" ”

King Fujiwara was obviously very afraid, and when he heard Queen Fujiwara's unkind tone, he hurriedly said, "That...... This one...... What good ideas does the queen have? ”

Queen Fujiwara glanced at the courtiers and asked lightly, "Do you all think you should accept the conditions of the bandits and pay tribute to them?" ”

The minister of the Manchu Dynasty saw the look of Queen Fujiwara at this time, and knew the queen's thoughts, and looked at each other for a while, but no one dared to answer, and after a while, the prime minister of Jusang came forward, and said cautiously: "Queen, the Japanese bandits are overwhelming, we are really not opponents, if we really fight against them, we will be defeated by their hands, and when the time comes...... The people are plunged into an abyss of misery! ”

The corners of Queen Fujiwara's beautiful mouth were raised, and her beautiful eyes were full of coldness: "Overwhelming? Hundreds of thousands of subjects of my Jusang country, thousands of bandits, their power is greater than ours? Naturally, we don't want to see the misery of the living beings, but do you think that if you accept the conditions of the bandits, we will be able to be safe and sound, and we will be able to avoid the misery of the living beings? ”

Queen Fujiwara slowly stood up, her figure was also extremely plump and moving, her temperament was elegant and noble, and she had a majesty, and walked down from the throne step by step: "My Jusang country is among the sixteen countries of Nanyang, the first in national strength, and it can be regarded as the head of all countries, if we surrender without a fight, then who else can resist the invasion of the bandits?" Her eyes were cold, and she said slowly: "The news that has come, you all already know that the bandits have captured the Seven Kingdoms, and they have all killed people and set fire to them in the land of the Seven Kingdoms. Adulterous and plundering, they are a group of ferocious beasts, once they are occupied, our Jusang country will definitely be trampled by them savagely. They sent people to negotiate, not really to avoid this war, but because they knew that our country of Jusang was not a vulnerable country, and if they wanted to capture our country, they would have to pay a great price, so they would send people to negotiate...... If we set foot on our land without resistance, we will face the same fate as other nations. ”

Immediately, several ministers said: "The queen is right, we will never surrender!" ”

"But...... If it is a decisive battle with them and arouses their anger, the consequences will only be more serious when they land. Xiang Guo said: "The minister is only thinking about the safety of the king and the queen. If they surrender, the bandits will not harm the king and queen, otherwise they will ......! Speaking of which, he sighed.

Queen Fujiwara smiled indifferently, very charming, "Xianggong is too worried." The king is the monarch of a country, and even more faintly the head of my South Seas, if he surrenders to a gang of bandits, it is no different from death. She said solemnly: "If we surrender, the sixteen countries of Nanyang will definitely become the territory of the bandits, and from then on, the people of Nanyang will be endlessly slaughtered and ravaged by the bandits." If we fight against the bandits, even if we lose, even if the king and I really fall into the hands of the bandits, it will be enough for other countries to continue to resist, and as long as we do not give up, the bandits will one day be driven out of our land. ”

Queen Fujiwara's words were very calm and not impassioned, but they were so loud that many of the ministers felt very ashamed when they heard them.

In such a critical moment, the courage shown by a woman is better than that of countless men.

There was a slight hesitation on King Fujiwara's face, and Queen Fujiwara had already turned around and said, "King, we are not vassals, we do not pay tribute, and we will not hand over friends from afar to the bandits." How can we abandon our friends when friends from afar come from afar and bring us prosperity, cultures and skills that we didn't know existed, and they treat us as friends? ”

At this moment, a very insightful minister next to him came out and said: "Great King, compared to the Japanese bandits, the strength of the Central Plains must be stronger. Their merchant ships are so large, and their merchants are so brave, so it can be seen that their army must also be very strong. If we hand over their merchants to the bandits, the Central Plains will surely turn from friends to enemies with us once they learn about it, and if their army comes at that time, we will face even more serious consequences. But if we protect their merchants, they will surely continue to consider us friends as well...... Miss Du's fleet will return sooner or later, and if they see the bandits usurping our land, they may ...... Maybe it can help us deal with the bandits, as long as the Central Plains can help, we will definitely be able to drive the bandits out of the ...... of Nanyang! ”

Du Bingyue's fleet all claimed to be from the Central Plains, so the Nanyang people only thought that they were from the Central Plains.

King Fujiwara said noncommittally: "But...... But when? Even if they did come, would they see such a large army of Japanese bandits...... Will you be afraid and leave......! ”

Queen Fujiwara immediately said, "The princess has no fear. When she broke into the bandits' lair alone and retrieved the heads of the two bandits, how could she be afraid of the bandits' army today? A confident look appeared on her face: "Maybe Sister Wang's fleet is coming this way, if she sees us in trouble, she will definitely help!" ”

King Fujiwara was silent for a while, and finally asked, "Queen, if we refuse their conditions, we ...... What's next? ”

"By the sea, we're going." Queen Fujiwara said: "But not to surrender, but to encourage morale, the king is on the front line, our soldiers will definitely have high morale, even if they are not defeated by the Japanese bandits at sea, but they land, we have to make them pay a heavy price for every step forward!" ”

King Fujiwara's face was like ashes, and he hurriedly said, "Queen, this king...... The king is unwell and cannot ...... Can't go to ......! ”

A hint of disappointment crossed Queen Fujiwara's eyes, but she still said: "The king is unwell and can't go, so I will go to motivate the soldiers instead of the king!" She said no more, her steps were light, and she walked straight out of the royal court.

The ministers looked at each other, but when they saw that the queen was so brave, many ministers immediately followed, following the queen except for the royal court.