Ganquan Palace, Hall of Peace.

As the name suggests, this is a place where Emperor Liu often stayed when he was summering in Ganquan Palace during the summer.

There is a hot spring just outside your door. After taking a bath in the hot spring, you can rest here, have fun or do things that are beneficial to the harmony of the palace.

However, at this moment, the Hall of Peace has temporarily become a diplomatic venue.

The main members of the mission from Fujian, Vietnam and South Vietnam knelt down on the floor of the Anning Hall in a neat manner, knelt down and bowed nine times to Liu Chesan, and said, "I am a minister of this country."

Seeing the appearance of these guys, Liu Che held his chin and started thinking quickly.

The ambitious South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo has always been a person Liu Che is extremely afraid of.

And Luo Yan, the king of Fujian and Yue, was not a peaceful guy.

Three years ago, this guy dared to brave the world and take in the fugitive Liu Bi disciples. Six or seven years ago, he secretly used a honey trap to put one of his own in Chang'an and educate his own son.

The ambition of a wolf is so obvious.

This time, it seemed that Minyue and Nanyue suddenly became submissive and became good babies.

South Vietnam not only sent the die-hard pro-Han faction, Zhao Hu, the grandson of the South Vietnamese king, but also sent Zhao Hu's son who was under two years old to Liu Che.

In addition, the South Vietnamese also sent various South Vietnamese specialty rice seeds, which Liu Che refused to give after several urgings, totaling more than a hundred stones. In addition, luxury goods such as ivory and rhinoceros horns were counted in boxes.

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The Fujian and Yue people had sent Liu Xuan's family to Chang'an not long ago. This time, they even submitted a letter of surrender to Liu Ziju, the crown prince of Liu Bi, and his family.

These two old enemies seemed to be adopting the same strategy in unison.

This set off alarm bells in Liu Che's heart.

The ancients said it well: If you show courtesy for nothing, you will either commit adultery or steal!

Later generations also often say: There is no love without a reason, and there is no hatred without a reason.

Fujian and Vietnam and South Vietnam immediately adopted the same deferential strategy.

If there was no fraud in this, Liu Che would not want to believe it.

Especially Zhao Tuo's old fox, who even used Huangwu Zuohuan, and even had a precedent of deceiving the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che would not believe that after he pretended to be a magic stick, the knees of Nanyue and Minyue suddenly became weak.

Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, and Luo Yan, the king of Minyue, don't seem to be weak-minded.

"Let me give it a try..." Liu Che was thinking in his heart and said with a smile: "Are the kings of Nanyue and Minyue in good health?"

Zhao Hu was the first to speak and replied: "Your Majesty, on behalf of my father, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your love! When I left the country, my father was still in good health and could eat a bushel of rice and a pound of meat in one meal!"

After two years of not seeing each other, Zhao Hu has matured a lot. His speech has also lost his childishness and he has become more like a politician.

Since he is a politician, what he says must be nonsense.

A ninety-year-old man can still eat and chew meat. You are lying!

Even the birthday boy of the Han Dynasty, the recently deceased Peking Marquis Zhang Cang, lost all his teeth after the age of eighty-five and relied on drinking human milk to survive.

However, Liu Che also understood.

Zhao Tuo's health problem is probably the top secret of South Vietnam.

If Zhao Tuo made a mistake, Liu Che would be unable to hold himself back, let alone others.

After sixty years of experience by Zhao Tuo, the Nanyue Kingdom had initially improved its infrastructure and hydraulic facilities, and the local Yue tribes had also been Sinicized.

This is the best area to annex. Once it is eaten, it can be digested by smashing it in the mouth, and it can immediately provide financial and military resources.

Therefore, Liu Che smiled and said he understood.

The envoy sent by Luo Yan, King of Minyue, was his brother-in-law Wu Yun, who had been conferred the title of Marquis of Yue Yan by Emperor Taizong.

Wu is also a common surname in the Minyue Kingdom and is very noble.

Wu Yun, the Marquis of Yueyan, became a pioneer of Sinicization in his country after accepting the canonization of the Han Dynasty.

Historically, after Yu Shan rebelled, Wu Yang, Wu Yun's son, fought back and defeated Yu Shan.

But the pioneers of Sinicization may not always be on the side of the Han Dynasty.

Not to mention, there must be some differences between Wu Yun and his son Wu Yang.

Therefore, Wu Yun's answer was also very formulaic. This Minyue aristocrat, whose dress and way of speaking were very Chinese, bowed slightly and said: "Return to your majesty, when I leave the country, my lord, King Yan of Minyue, is in good health."

Very good too! My lord asked me to send my regards to Your Majesty..."

Liu Che laughed after hearing this, stood up, and suddenly asked: "Since the two kings are in good health, why have I never seen the two kings come to Chang'an?"

When Zhao Hu and Wu Yun heard this, their faces were immediately embarrassed.

I came to Chang'an, can I still go back?

This question doesn’t even need to be thought about.

But, how can they say this kind of thing, and how can they say it out loud?

All I can do is hesitate.

Zhao Hu even lowered his head very low.

He really wanted to persuade his grandfather to come to Chang'an to see more.

Unfortunately, my grandfather refused them all.

He even told him that after he ascended the throne, no matter what the temptations of the Han Dynasty, he should not leave Panyu, let alone come to Chang'an.

Of course Liu Che would not continue to press the question.

He just wanted to test it out and use sudden attacks to find a breakthrough.

This is a tactic used by prosecutors and police in later generations when facing criminals.

Many criminals clearly know this, but those who fall for it are still like crucian carp crossing the river.

What's more, these people from BC?

Seeing the reactions of Zhao Hu and Wu Yun, Liu Che probably felt a little unsure.

The submissiveness and obedience of Minyue and Nanyue are indeed just an act!

Although he had expected this result, Liu Che still felt a little uncomfortable.

"I wonder what the two old foxes Zhao Tuo and Luo Yan are planning..." Liu Che rolled his eyes and simply put aside his doubts.

South Vietnam and Minyue, no matter what their plans are.

In the face of absolute strength, it is all in vain!

As long as the Han Dynasty continues to be strong, they will have no other choice than surrendering like the Dongou people, and they will have to surrender in front of the iron hoof of the Han army.

Through the sudden attack just now, Liu Che also understood one thing in his heart: now, both South Vietnam and Minyue are afraid of the Han Dynasty.

That's why they are so humble and respectful.

What I am begging for is that the Han Dynasty should not attack them or take action against them.

In this case...

"Don't take advantage of me, bastard!" Liu Che said in his heart.

No matter what the rulers of South Vietnam and Minyue think, are they really willing to be good boys, or are they just fooling around and getting through the current crisis?

For Liu Che, it means there is huge room for operation.

Just like the Qin State during the Warring States Period.

The envoys of the State of Qin threatened and intimidated the royal families of various countries, and cut their flesh and blood.

Apart from offering the land and cities requested by Qin with both hands, the Six Kingdoms really had no other good solution.

It was only at a later stage that I thought of uniting to fight against Qin, but unfortunately, everything was in disarray. The countries united with their respective grievances and grievances entangled, and were easily disintegrated by the Qin people.

Today's Han Dynasty's advantage over Mitsukoshi is greater than Qin's advantage over the Six Kingdoms.

The Han Dynasty was crushing Mitsukoshi.

If not, the Han Dynasty would have learned to pretend to be gentlemen and pay attention to food and appearance.

Now, there should be Han officials in this palace, armed with swords, forcing Minyue and Nanyue to sign a lot of treaties such as ceding territories and dedicating cities.

Naked threats, intimidation and coercion cannot be used now.

But it does not mean that the Han Dynasty regime was truly civilized.

There will be no further expansion.

On the contrary, it is just a change in the means and methods of expansion.

What is popular now is to rid the people of crime and eliminate violence to bring order to the people.

In the words of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty: I am the father and mother of the people, how can I not save them just because I am wearing a piece of water?

The same applies here.
To be continued...