At the worst, they could cede a few islands to them, or pay some annual tribute.
It's better than what Daxia said, merging into their territory.
Mo Yunxi pretended to be melancholy and thought for a while, and was about to say something.
Suddenly, one of the ministers walked out and shouted heartbrokenly to Mo Yunxi: "Your Highness, you must not..."
Mo Yunxi raised her eyebrows slightly, and secretly exchanged glances with Nan Yanxi, who was bending down to serve.
My heart is coming...
Huaihuai raised his head and took a closer look. It was the censor who had just impeached the East Gate guard.
"Wang Aiqing, I wonder what you have to say? Who will listen..."
As soon as he said this, Wang Yushi stretched out his fingers and pointed tremblingly at the officials who had just agreed to ask for help from Dayan.
He said sadly: "Those who advocate asking for help from Dayan are all traitors seeking glory! They should be killed!"
"Have you forgotten? Fifteen years ago, our soldiers in the South China Sea had a tragic naval battle with the Yan pirates!"
"Now that you are asking for help from that Yan thief, won't you chill the hearts of our Nanhai soldiers?"
"Uh..." As soon as these words came out, the officials were immediately speechless.
Mo Yunxi and Nan Yanxi looked at each other with extremely wonderful expressions on their faces.
Unexpectedly, this guy actually brought up this old story about old millet and rotten sesame seeds.
Nan Yanxi had heard from Mo Yunxi before that fifteen years ago, Nanhai Navy and Dayan Navy did have a small battle.
At that time, the Nanhai navy also suffered some minor losses, with about eight or nine hundred people dead and injured.
But Dayan's side was not easy either. According to later inquiries, five to six hundred people were killed or injured.
The thing is, Dayan and the South China Sea have had a disputed archipelago since ancient times, but it is actually under Dayan's control.
The previous dynasty was weak and Taizu was busy with government affairs at that time, so the matter was never resolved.
Later, because Nan Xiao had just ascended the throne, he was eager to establish his authority.
So he took the initiative to send troops to fight with the Dayan Navy. Due to lack of preparation and being too hasty, he was defeated.
But later, after communication between the two parties, they reconciled long ago, and Dayan even took the initiative to give up half of the island to the South China Sea.
This satisfied both parties.
It is somewhat far-fetched for Wang Yushi to bring this matter forward now.
But he cleverly raised it to the level of a seller seeking glory, and even chilled the hearts of the soldiers with his words.
All of a sudden, the officials who were in favor of communicating with Dayan were silenced.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Wang Yushi smiled proudly and bowed deeply to Mo Yunxi.
He said loudly: "Your Highness, what you have said is good, you can't fight a tiger without your brothers."
"We'd better not bother others to interfere in our own affairs."
"I guess that Dayan has the same ulterior motives as Great Xia."
"Your Highness, it is better to communicate with His Highness Five earlier. My brothers can discuss everything."
"After all, you are the eldest and he is the youngest. It is only natural that you listen to your elder brother in everything."
As soon as this statement came out, the officials were in an uproar again and began to discuss one after another.
Wang Yushi's remarks were as simple and cute as a student who just came out of school.
Where does the royal brotherhood come from? Where does the family love come from?
For the sake of the throne, killing brothers and killing fathers is common in history.
Moreover, the person sitting in front of me has not yet reached the level of murdering his brother and his father.
But he can do very well by deposing his brother and imprisoning his father, and taking sole control of the government.
Is it possible for you to talk about family ties with him?
Moreover, even if he is willing, what about the person opposite? Why did he raise the army? Isn't it just the dragon chair?
Just tell him that it is natural for him to obey his brother in everything, and he will give up the good situation and retreat obediently?
How can it be!
They all began to murmur in their hearts, this Wang Yushi is not usually such an innocent person.
What happened today? Did you drink too much fake wine?
But even with this simple statement, about one-third of the people in the audience seconded the motion.
Among them is Feng Ji.
Mo Yunxi sat on the stage and observed secretly. She turned around and whispered to Nan Yanxi beside her: "These people, more or less, have some relationship with the Feng family."
Hearing this, Nan Yanxi raised her eyebrows slightly: "Well... it's as expected."
Mo Yunxi nodded secretly and deliberately looked impatient: "Okay, okay..."
"It is indeed inappropriate to ask for help from Dayan. Let me consider this matter carefully and withdraw from the court if nothing happens."
After saying that, he stood up and took Nan Yanxi to the back hall.
The sparse voices of the ministers came from behind: "Your Highness..."
When the two returned to the imperial study, Nangong Wenjian, Mo Qingyan, and Zhou Zhicheng had been waiting for a long time.
After a while, Qin Ge, who didn't even have time to change into court clothes, hurried back.
He raised his hands to Mo Yunxi and Nan Yanxi and said, "Your Highness, your guess is indeed correct."
"The informant came to report that after the court, those people went to Duke Ning's Mansion one after another, and they all disguised themselves as sedans and went out through the back door."
The two nodded, and Nan Yanxi asked: "By the way, General Qin, who is the deputy guard of the east gate?"
"Oh... I went to check. The man's name is Wang Xiao, Wang Yushi's nephew..."
As soon as these words came out, Nan Yanxi and Mo Yunxi looked at each other, smiled, and said in unison: "As expected..."
Just as he was talking, Mo Qingyan walked out of the back hall and waved to everyone.
With a mysterious smile: "Yan Xi, what you asked for is ready, come in and take a look."
"Yeah... let's go..." Nan Yanxi laughed loudly after hearing this and ran quickly towards the back hall.
Everyone behind him looked at each other and followed him curiously.
When they came to the back hall and took a look, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.
I saw that at some point in the back hall, a huge sand table was made.
It is three feet wide and three feet long.
It is the entire territory of Nanhai Kingdom, plus a part of the coastal areas of Daxia and Dayan, with mountains, rivers and rivers in front of you.
"What...what is this?" Mo Yunxi stared at this thing with a shocked face, obviously she had never seen it before.
Nan Yanxi was also surprised at first.
This world is understandable without firearms, but without crossbow weapons, it is a bit incredible.
It wasn't until a few days ago that he realized that there was no sandbox in this world.
Whether it's fighting or marching, everything still stays at the map level.
Unlike China, the prototype of the sand table was already in place at the end of the Western Han Dynasty.
In order to better understand the current situation, Nan Yanxi ordered Mo Qingyan to do this overnight.
Seeing everyone's dumbfounded expressions, Nan Yanxi proudly picked up a long pole standing on the side.
Pointing, "This thing is called a sand table."
"I asked Sister Qingyan to lead these map masters and stay up all night to do it all night long."
As he spoke, he pointed the pole at one place: "Look, everyone, this is Kyoto, and this is the East Gate."
"One hundred miles to the northeast is the northeastern gateway of Kyoto, Black Flood Dragon Island. Originally there were 40,000 troops stationed there."
"But due to the civil war, Yun Xi transferred the main force of the Black Flood Dragon Army away a long time ago, and now there are less than 10,000 defenders left on the island."
After saying that, Nan Yanxi took two steps further east and pointed to a large archipelago on the east side: "This is the Dragon Tooth Islands."
"There were originally 40,000 troops stationed there, but again, most of them were transferred away by Yun Xi."
"The remaining more than 10,000 Dragon Tooth Army are led by former disciples of the Feng Mansion."
Then he pointed to the outside of the east city gate: "Here is the station of the Forbidden Army Tiger Guards. There are 20,000 Tiger Guards stationed there."
"Feng Ji has served as deputy commander for many years. I heard that his reputation in the army is extremely high, even surpassing that of the orthodox commander."
"So..." Nan Yanxi slowly raised her head and looked at this kind of person with bright eyes.
"There are only more than 10,000 imperial guards in Kyoto, and the main force of the Imperial Army Flying Bears has already been destroyed in Yuzhou."
"The Jingzhao Mansion, the Patrol Department, the Garrison Department, plus the black-clad guards, will be able to gather tens of thousands of people even if they are exhausted."
"And not necessarily all of them are from us."
"So...if the Feng family colludes with Dayan, they are fully capable of capturing Kyoto in a short time."
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately looked at each other. Qin Ge was a little puzzled and said: "But..."
"Even if they capture Kyoto, after all, King Zhenxi's army already has an absolute terrain advantage."
"If Dayan comes rashly, His Highness can escape and join forces with King Zhenxi."
"While Dayan is not yet firmly established, drive them into the sea."
Nan Yanxi smiled: "Because they don't know yet, we have reconciled secretly."
"And... I think that since Dayan really wants to send troops, it won't just be a small fight."
"What if..." Nan Yanxi took two steps to the west with a long pole in hand.
Pointing to a place, he raised his head and looked at everyone seriously: "Send a powerful force to land here and cut off King Zhenxi in half."
"Cooperate with Kyoto and carry out a comprehensive counterattack. The two armies will attack from a pincer. We are in danger."