In this era, being a diplomat is a hard and often thankless job.

For example, this time the special envoy from Annan is so far from Annan to Panyu, and the fatigue of traveling all the way is not included. If he says something wrong in the end because of a word or the head of his country's boss, the special envoy will be beheaded.

Obviously, Annan's special envoy was very educated and his Chinese was standard, even better than Li Jia's. After all, he spoke the correct pronunciation of the Tang Dynasty.

He had only been in Panyu for a few months, and he rushed over to congratulate him in such a hurry. Li Jia still had a good impression of this person, and his voice softened a little unknowingly:

"Has the leader of your country ever been well?"

"Captain, everything is well with the king!" Zhang Miao glanced at this young powerful official and saw that he had sword-like eyebrows, thin lips, and a rosy complexion. He was only over 20 years old, so he was definitely too young.

The leader of the Southern Han Dynasty is too incompetent to have his power taken away by such a young man. In a few years, Lingnan will have to change its master again.

He sighed in his heart, but Zhang Miao's face became more and more respectful. He knew that this young man who had just ascended to power cared most about the approval of others. If there was a little negligence, Annan couldn't bear it.

“Have all the people of your country ever been in peace?”

"Thanks to the great blessing of the Han Emperor, my country will have good weather and all the people will be safe and peaceful..."

After greeting the ruler of the country and the people according to the old etiquette, Li Jia chatted a few words, such as the rebellion of the twelve envoys, whether there was enough food and grass, and the support of the big men, etc.

In response to this, Zhang Miao burst into tears of gratitude, and finally said righteously that a slight rebellion was not worth mentioning and did not require the overlord's action, thus eliminating the possibility of interference.

Li Jia curled his lips, and understood his grand and solemn attitude. Nanhan was the overlord of the South China Sea. It was easy to ask the gods but difficult to send them away. If he refused to leave, what should he do?

"Since your country is fine, let me stop lying. Recently, the Champa Kingdom pretended to be pirates and attacked our merchant ships. The majesty of the Han Dynasty cannot be offended. Therefore, your country is close to Champa and needs to send troops to help. Can you?"

Li Jia had a straight face, his eyebrows were furrowed, his face was slightly red, as if he felt extremely humiliated by the violation of his fellow Han people, and his blood was rising.

"The Han Dynasty has been a country for decades and has conquered the Southern Kingdom. Which barbarian dares to be so presumptuous? Now it is only a country with only tens of thousands of people. How can he be so presumptuous? Is there anyone who underestimates me, the Han Dynasty?"

As if he felt the hot blood rising in his chest, Li Jia stood up instantly, looked straight at the envoy, said sternly, and chopped him off with his sword as if he were the king of Champa.

Zhang Miao felt this murderous aura that was as real as a tiger waiting for an opportunity to eat, thinking about the prey in front of him. His heart beat rapidly, and he resisted the thought of raising his eyes and kept turning.

, thinking about how to reply.

Now that the country is uneasy, the king is trying to unify the country in one go. If he divides his troops and goes south, regardless of the princes blocking the way, the strength of the central government will be greatly reduced, and another turmoil is inevitable.

And if he didn't agree, as a vassal state, he would violate the suzerain state. He speculated in his mind that this young governor would not mind changing to a different leader.

It’s so difficult...

"How?" Governor Li urged, seemingly losing his patience.

"This is how it should be. It is our country's duty to send troops south!" Zhang Miao took a deep breath and said sincerely:

"The Kingdom of China has set out to capture the city, and our country has prepared a large army to assist in the journey!"

There is nothing good about a barbarian country. It is expected that this governor, like before, wants to grab some money to meet his own needs of recruiting troops and horses. Naturally, there is no harm in sending some troops and horses.

Sure enough, he is a young man, young and energetic, easily angered. Isn’t it enough that the Champa Kingdom plundered merchant ships? He is just a bit of a pariah, what is he worth?

"Okay, I'm waiting for your country's army!" Li Jia changed his face quickly and immediately became happy. In Zhang Miao's view, this was a sign of capriciousness.

It can be seen from this that those who are in charge of a country are not simple, even young people.

After leaving, Zhang Miao immediately returned to the embassy, ​​spread out his desk, ground the ink, and started writing.

"My king personally declares: Your Majesty Zhang Miao, your Majesty, the Southern Han Dynasty is becoming increasingly stable and the people are at peace. The person in charge is young and energetic, but capricious, so you need to be careful..."

"Those who occupy the city have a small land and few people, and the barbarians have no understanding of human nature. If the big Han conquers them and gets their wealth, our country will get its land and people. It will not cost much, but the harvest will be rich..."

"Hurry, send it to the country, don't be careless!" Zhang Miao said sternly as he ordered his followers.

I don’t know if this is right or wrong for our country!

Watching him leave, Zhang Miao felt quite uneasy. Annan was a small country with few people and there were rebellions. The inheritance left from the former Tang Dynasty had been consumed too much.

Nowadays, the country's power is declining, and we really can't afford to offend this small Lingnan Han Dynasty!

After the Annan envoy left, Li Jia began to think about it.

In fact, he had thought about occupying Annan from the beginning and taking back this rebellious son who had left home. However, although the family was small, the place was really dangerous and there were not thousands of people there, so it would be difficult to conquer.

But there are only 40,000 people in total. If thousands of people are mobilized, the central government will be unstable. If someone stabs the chrysanthemum, we will cry again.

Moreover, although Annan is small, it is still a country. If a certain general conquers a country, his prestige will be directly close to that of Governor Li, which would be very bad.

At this time, Li Jia realized Zhao Kuangyin's mood, neither moving nor moving.

The Champa Kingdom is different. Although it is a country, in the eyes of the Lingnan people, it is just a barbarian. It is nothing strange to destroy it. Besides, all it takes is to dispatch the sea dragon army. Dozens of ships will be put away and the food will stop immediately.

Not to mention the country of Champa, it was the fierce fire oil that made Li Jia salivate, and it was located at a must-pass point on the way south. The geographical location was superior, which was crucial for controlling the South China Sea.

A fat sheep who is extremely rich and cowardly will suffer the consequences of what God does not want.

When Li Jia talked about the conquest of Champa in the Governor's Mansion, everyone nodded in unison.

Obviously, in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, the lower limit of moral integrity was getting lower and lower. Robbery and robbery became a daily routine. Governor Li did not pay attention to the behavior of looting without money.

Even Judge Wang just thought about it for a moment and then said:

"If it's robbery, I'm fine with it, but if I occupy the land and enslave the people, the gain outweighs the loss!"

"Yes, my lord, Lingnan is so hot, and the city is so remote, even if the soldiers capture it, they can't defend it!" Li Wei, the reckless man, became wiser at this time and suggested:

"The miasma in Lingnan, the humidity and heat, and the ferocious insects are already fierce. If we occupy the city, it will be even worse. I'm afraid we won't be able to return if we get there!"

The sounds of disturbance were lingering in Li Jia's mind. Indeed, it was indeed a difficult problem to attack but not to defend.

"Use barbarians to control barbarians——"
Chapter completed!