When the bearded man heard this, he immediately gave a cold snort and said, "15 years ago, it was your country of Chu that attacked Dayi. Rather than saying that the country of Chu protected Dayi, it was better to say that Dayi paid tribute to you every year to prevent the country of Chu from invading. This was originally an unfair treaty. Dayi has never been afraid of the surrounding small countries, so we don't need Chu to send troops to protect us. Today, as the monarch, I'm here to negotiate with Chu! Dayi has repeatedly submitted to Chu and paid tribute. This is a humiliation to Dayi's people. If someone from your State of Chu can solve this problem, my Dayi will continue to submit to you and pay tribute. If not, please withdraw your troops from my Dayi, cancel our submission and tribute, and return peace to my Dayi. "
The bearded man was from Dayi. He was used to speaking rudely, so he could be considered refined.
He wanted to say something about paying tribute in exchange for protection. These tributes were clearly the protection fee that Dayi paid to Chu to prevent Chu from attacking Dayi.
In the end, a weak country had no diplomacy.
However, in recent years, Dayi's new king had been diligently training the troops and strengthening the country. On the other hand, under Chu Yao's leadership, Chu's strength was declining day by day. It was almost unable to defeat the neighboring Tiansheng Kingdom.
If Chu didn't have Chu Xuanchen, the God of War, it would have been nibbled away by Tiansheng Kingdom.
Now, Tiansheng Kingdom was eyeing Chu covetously. Moreover, after Hongyuan Emperor succeeded the throne, Chu's strength was weakening and its treasury was empty.
Dayi's people were originally nomads. They liked to eat meat and were born with good physiques. They had always been brave and good at fighting. They were innately valiant and powerful. Now, they were not afraid of Chu at all.
Therefore, they didn't want Chu's "protection" and didn't want to pay tribute to Chu.
However, fifteen years ago, Dayi's old king and Chu's late emperor, Qingyun Emperor, signed a fifty-year tribute agreement.
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At that time, Dayi's people were poor and weak. The old king was greedy for life, while Chu's strength was great. A small country like Dayi didn't dare to provoke Chu, so they were forced to sign this unfair treaty.
Not only did the state allow the Chu State to station troops there, but they were also constantly threatened by the Chu State. Every year, the Chu State had to offer a lot of furs, cattle, sheep, silk, yew trees, horses, and other things as tribute.
After that, a young king took over the throne. He was brave and resourceful, worked hard to govern the country, and trained his soldiers and horses. For the past ten years, he had been working hard to develop the economy and military. Now, Dayi was the overlord of the northwest, and even the surrounding small countries were afraid of them.
After the Hongyuan Emperor ascended the throne, the Chu Country became weaker. Hence, they naturally didn't want to lower their heads and pay tribute.
However, he didn't dare to tear up the treaty directly. He was afraid that people would say that his Dayi State didn't keep its word. Therefore, he came up with such a method to make the Chu State withdraw its garrison and stop paying tribute to the Chu State.
"What a joke. Paying tribute is a treaty signed between the two countries. How can it be broken just because of a question from you?" Hongyuan Emperor coldly said.
Now that the Chu State's strength was weak, even a small country like Dayi dared to be arrogant in front of him.
The bearded man glanced at Hongyuan Emperor contemptuously and said while stroking his beard, "The treaty we signed with Qingyun Emperor was not signed with Your Majesty. Since Qingyun Emperor has passed away, there's no need to continue this treaty after so many years."
"Qingyun Emperor is the late emperor of Chu, and he represents the Chu State. The treaty you signed with him is equivalent to signing with the Chu State. How can you divide him and the Chu State? In the end, it's your Dayi State who doesn't keep your word and doesn't want to pay tribute, so you came up with such an excuse. People of the Chu State have always kept their word. We will never do such a thing, "Hongyuan Emperor said in a deep voice.
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