As expected, after Lao Zhu gave Ren Hengtai a warning, he immediately asked, "You are on an envoy to Annan this time, but you have a clear understanding of the situation in Annan's domestic situation?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission and have indeed figured out the situation in Annan!" Ren Hengtai was not stupid either. Hearing that Lao Zhu did not blame him anymore, he asked about Annan's situation, which immediately made him feel that things had a turnaround, so he cheered up and replied.

"Very good, then you can tell Annan's situation in detail!" Old Zhu waved his hand and said again.

Ren Hengtai agreed immediately, then organized a speech before speaking: "Annan is now in a chaotic world where treacherous heroes are in power. The King Chen family lost power and the assistant chief teacher Hu family is in power. Now Hu family is stepping up their cultivation of their own wings. From the perspective of the minister, this Hu family will rebel in the future..."

With Ren Hengtai's account, Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao and others gradually learned the details of Annan's country. Speaking of which, the most important reason why Annan fell to such a point was to blame someone. This person was Chen Yizong, the Supreme King who just died last year. If it weren't for his stupidity and incompetence, Annan's power would not have fallen into the hands of the Hu family step by step.

Chen Yizong's original name was Chen Yang. When he first submitted a speech on the Ming Dynasty, he used the name King Chen Riying. However, in order to please the Ming Dynasty, he changed his name to Chen Shuming, which means treating the Ming Dynasty as his uncle.

Unfortunately, this flattery hit the horse on the leg. Because the Ming Dynasty felt that the king's name was different, he suspected that his identity was fake. Even Lao Zhu thought that Chen Shuming killed Chen Rizhao and usurped the throne, and was a traitor, so even the matter of Annan's tribute was stopped. Later, Chen Yizong passed away, Lao Zhu also said that Chen Shuming was a traitor who usurped the throne, and that he did not send anyone to comfort him, which was a huge misunderstanding.

Chen Yizong abdicated after only two years of being the king and gave up the king's position to his younger brother, but he was the Supreme King and still had a huge influence on Annan's government. Especially after his younger brother died in battle, Chen Yizong had to take over the government again. At this time, he began to favor his brother-in-law Hu Ji-chan, which made the other party ascend and finally became Annan's Grand Tutor, and Ping Zhang's military and national affairs, and monopolize the power of the court.

Since Chen Yizong passed away last year, Hu Ji-chan has become more powerful. This time, Ren Hengtai was on an envoy to Annan, and most of the time he was received by Hu Ji-chan. The current King Annan is actually Hu Ji-chan's grandson, and he is just a four-year-old kid. Hu Ji-chan is the main event of military and national affairs.

However, although Hu Ji-chan was in power, the Chen royal family had been in Annan for many years, and many royal people also held real power. So now Hu Ji-chan is working very hard to eliminate dissidents. As long as the time is ripe, it is probably time for Annan to change the world.

"Your Majesty, in addition to internal problems, there have been constant wars between Annan and Chameng a few years ago. At first, Annan had the upper hand, but later Chameng made efforts and defeated Annan many times. Even the Annan Kingdom's capital Shenglong was broken several times, which also greatly damaged Annan's strength. Fortunately, the King of Chameng died in battle a few years ago, which gave Annan a chance to breathe." Ren Hengtai told again in the end.

Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao also listened very seriously, because Annan is an important country in the southern border of the Ming Dynasty. If the situation in Annan is unstable, it will definitely affect the stability of the southern border of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty's rule over the southern border is also a weak point. Not to mention anything else, Yunnan will rely on Mu Ying to lead troops independently, that is, Mu Ying is loyal. If it were another person, I would have been obeyed the command and not the announcement long ago.

After hearing this, Lao Zhu pondered for a while, and finally he turned his head and asked Li Jie habitually: "Li Jie, what do you think about this?"

"Shangshu Ren said it very much, which shows that he has spent a lot of effort on Annan's affairs, but Shangshu Ren seemed to be hiding something!" Li Jie first praised him, and then said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you are wronged by me. How dare I hide things in front of His Majesty?" Ren Hengtai was shocked when he heard Li Jie's words and immediately called out to himself.

"Is that right? But how do I remember that when King Annan was in China, he always regarded himself as an emperor. For example, Chen Yizong, after he abdicated, he called himself the Supreme Emperor. Ren Shangshu, haven't you heard of him in Annan?" Li Jie asked with a smile again.

"This..." Ren Hengtai was also speechless. He did know that according to etiquette, the emperor was the exclusive title of the Central Plains Empire. This title was also invented by Qin Shihuang. The surrounding small countries can generally only be called kings, such as Goryeo, but there were two small countries who were lip service to the outside and to the inside. One of these two small countries was Japan and the other was Annan.

"Is this true?" Lao Zhu also asked in a deep voice. In fact, Lao Zhu was also acting. He not only knew that Annan was the emperor in his country, but also that Japan was the emperor in his country. After all, his son Zhu Ceng was in Japan. Of course, this kind of thing could not be hidden from his ears. But it was precisely because he sent Zhu Ceng, the disaster to Japan, and let him chuckle in Japan casually. No matter what he did, Lao Zhu would not care about it.

As for Annan, Lao Zhu was powerless. After all, Annan was not only far away, but also had a bad climate. If soldiers were sent to attack, the army could be cut in half by the poisonous insects on the road, so there was no need to move troops because of this little thing. But now that it has been exposed by Li Jie, Lao Zhu certainly has to express his anger.

"Your Majesty calms down. This matter is indeed true. However, the people of Annan are just arrogant. In the letter of the Ming Dynasty, they still dare to regard themselves as the king!" Ren Hengtai hurriedly reported the report again.

"Hmph! A group of barbarians who have become foreigners dare to covet the title of emperor, which is ridiculous!" Lao Zhu said sarcastically, but with his identity, sarcastic actually means that he does not intend to pursue this matter again. After all, in his opinion, the Ming Dynasty could not reach Annan.

However, the reason why Li Jie proposed this matter was not just to make Lao Zhu sarcastic, so he came forward again and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor is the co-lord of the world, but Xiao Xiao Annan wants to compete with His Majesty. It is really a ruthless act. Before the Japanese state usurped, the King of Fusang had already gone to attack, so I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to send troops to attack Annan!"

"Li Jie, you are crazy. For this reason, you have to send troops to attack Annan?" Zhu Biao next to him was shocked when he heard Li Jie's words, and immediately stood up to stop him. He was also afraid that Li Jie would continue to talk nonsense, which would prevent Lao Zhu from coming to Taiwan.

Lao Zhu's face also darkened. After all, this matter can be big or small. From the perspective of etiquette and law, Annan violated the majesty of the emperor and naturally had to send troops to attack, but from the perspective of actual interests, sending troops to attack was really not worth the cost. However, he thought again, Li Jie should not be so confused. Could it be that he had a deeper meaning to persuade him to send troops?
Chapter completed!