When the bearded man heard this, he snorted coldly, "Fifteen years ago, it was your Chu State that attacked Dayi. Rather than saying that Chu State protected my Dayi, it would be better to say that my Dayi paid tribute to you every year, so as not to
I was only violated by the Chu State. This is an unequal treaty in the first place. I, Dayi, have never been afraid of the small neighboring countries and do not need the Chu State to send troops to protect you. Today, I have the mission of being a king and I am here to negotiate with you, the Chu State!
It is a humiliation for the people of Dayi that I have repeatedly professed vassalage and paid tribute to the Chu State. If you, the Chu State, have talented people to solve this question I asked, I, Dayi, will continue to proclaim myself a vassal and pay tribute; if not, then
Please ask the State of Chu to withdraw its troops stationed in my country, cancel our vassalage and tribute, and return peace to our country."
The bearded man is from Dayi, and he is used to speaking rudely, but this is quite elegant.
He really wanted to talk about paying tribute in exchange for protection. These tributes were clearly protection fees paid by Dayi to the Chu State to protect the Chu State from attacking Dayi.
To put it bluntly, a weak country has no diplomacy.
However, in recent years, the new king of the Dayi Kingdom has worked hard to govern and train troops and horses, and the national strength has gradually become stronger. On the contrary, under the leadership of Chu Yao, the Chu Kingdom's national strength has declined day by day, and it can barely defeat the neighboring Tiansheng Kingdom.
If the Chu State had not had Chu Xuanchen, the God of War, it would have been cannibalized by Tiansheng State long ago.
The Chu State is now being watched by the Tiansheng State, and after Emperor Hongyuan succeeded to the throne, the Chu State's national power gradually weakened and its treasury became empty.
The people in Dayi are all nomads, they like to eat meat, they are born with good physical fitness, they have always been brave and good at fighting, they are naturally strong and have unlimited fighting power. Now they are not afraid of Chu at all.
Therefore, they no longer want to be "protected" by the Chu State, let alone pay tribute to the Chu State.
But fifteen years ago, the old king of Dayi signed a fifty-year tribute contract with Emperor Qingyun, the late emperor of Chu.
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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 strong. A small country like Dayi really did not dare to offend Chu, so it was forced to sign this unequal treaty.
Not only did the country allow Chu to station troops and was constantly threatened, but it also paid tribute to Chu in large quantities every year, including furs, cattle, sheep, silk, yew trees, horses and other things.
Later, a young king succeeded to the throne. He was brave and resourceful, worked hard to govern, and fought hard. He has been working hard to develop the economy and military for ten years. Now Dayi has become the overlord in the northwest, and even the small surrounding countries are afraid of them.
They have become stronger, but the Chu State has become weaker after Emperor Hongyuan succeeded to the throne, so of course they do not want to pay tribute in a humble manner.
But he did not dare to tear up the treaty directly, fearing that people would say that Dayi was not trustworthy, so he thought of such a difficult method to make Chu withdraw its troops and stop paying tribute and claiming vassalage to Chu.
"What a child's play. Claiming vassal status and paying tribute is a treaty signed by the two countries. How can it be torn up just because you ask a question?" Emperor Hongyuan said coldly.
Now that Chu's national power is weak, even small countries like Dayi dare to act arrogantly in front of him.
The bearded man glanced at Emperor Hongyuan with disdain, tugged at his beard and said: "The treaty our Dayi Kingdom signed with Emperor Qingyun back then was not signed by your majesty. Since Emperor Qingyun has passed away, after so many years,
There is no need to continue this contract."
"Emperor Qingyun is our first emperor of the Chu State, and he represents the Chu State. The treaty you signed with him is equivalent to signing it with the Chu State. How can you divide him and the Chu State into two? After all, it is you.
Dayi State is not trustworthy and does not want to pay tribute, so it makes such an excuse. I, the people of Chu State, always keep their promises and will never do such things as renege on their word." Emperor Hongyuan said solemnly.