In the inn, Yan Qiheng opened the window and looked at the Xichuan soldiers guarding the inn.

Zhang Jiayu sat in the room and couldn't help but say, "What does Sun Kewang mean? Why haven't we seen yet?"

Yan Qiheng walked back and sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then smiled and said, "If Sun Kewang didn't want to start a war and wanted to occupy Jingzhou and not return it, what would Zhiyuan think he would do?"

Zhang Jiayu glanced at Yan Qiheng, stroked the short beard under the lower part of his mouth, and pondered, "Since you can't really fight, you can only intimidate to achieve his goal. He will definitely leave us alone first and then show the strength of Xichuan Kingdom."

Yan Qiheng picked up the tea cup, drank the tea, and stopped talking.

At this time, outside the post station, there was a sudden noise. An official from Xichuan State wearing a yellowish government entered the post house surrounded by soldiers.

Soon, the postmaster outside the room said, "Two sirs, the king has sent someone to pick you up."

When the door opened, Yan Qiheng stood up with a smile and said to Zhang Jiayu: "Zhiyuan, go with me to meet King Sun."

The two of them shook their robes and walked out of the room. The officials of the Nishikawa Kingdom who came reached out to stop them, raised their faces and said, "Two messengers are going to pay homage to the king like this?"

Zhang Jiayu was stunned and asked in confusion, "What about that?"

An official from Nishikawa said: "I have prepared the dresses for the two of you. Please change them in order to avoid being rude."

Zhang Jiayu frowned, Sun Kewang was showing off, "I am the Ming Dynasty~"

Yan Qiheng stretched out his hand, blocked Zhang Jiayu behind him, interrupted him, and smiled and said, "Change, please bring the dress."

At that moment, the two of them changed into the dress prepared by Sun Kewang, rode on the frame, and under the escort of the soldiers, they went to Sun Kewang's palace.

The Ming Dynasty granted three relatives in Jingzhou, namely Zhu Bai, King Xiang, Zhu Zhi, King Liao, and Zhu Changrun, King Hui. However, due to the long time and the war, most of the palaces in Jingzhou City had been destroyed.

After the Longwu court recovered Jingzhou, Huifan and Liaofan returned to Jingzhou, using their status as vassal kings, they regained their land and mansions, and repaired them.

After the Xichuan army occupied Jingzhou, the Huifan and the Liaofan fled out of Jingzhou. Sun Kewang occupied the Huiwang mansion as his palace.

The carriage stopped in front of the palace. Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu came down and saw that there were soldiers standing in front of the palace gate, colorful flags fluttering. Under the guidance of the guards, the group came outside the palace and were blocked by the strong men. In the square in front of the hall, all the civil and military officials of Xichuan Kingdom attended the event in full costumes, and their clothes were even more exaggerated than the old empire of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Sun Kewang surrounded the phoenix flags, and was surrounded by cavalry on both sides. He rode a six-horse horse and pulled a four-wheeled cart to the front of the hall, and then surrounded by the ministers of Xichuan State and entered the hall.

The emperor was fighting for sixth time, and Sun Kewang, as a vassal king, had obviously surpassed the situation, and his pomp was even greater than that of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Jiayu's face darkened. Seeing this, Yan Qiheng lost most of his interest in Sun Kewang.

"Enter Xuan enters the hall!" Shortly after Sun Kewang and the civil and military officials of Xichuan entered the hall, the voices were heard from inside and out by the guards.

Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu then climbed up the steps and entered the hall. Under the gaze of civil and military men who sat upright on both sides, they walked to the hall and saluted: "Greetings to Your Highness!"

Sun Kewang was wearing a crown and a crown on his head. He raised his hand in a stylish manner and said, "Please get up and give him a seat!"

The eunuch moved the seat. After Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu took the seat, Sun Kewang looked at Yan Qiheng and laughed and said, "Shilarious Minister Yan is familiar with Gu. If he joins Gu's command, Gu is willing to be appointed as the left prime minister!"

At that time, Yan Qiheng was ordered by Du Yinxi to go to Yunnan and Guizhou to persuade Sun Kewang to send troops to Sichuan, which was considered an acquaintance.

Sun Kewang was a bandit and did not receive the support of the gentry. After the founding of Xichuan State, Sun Kewang continued to implement a policy of cracking down on landlords and gentry in order to gain the support of the vast majority of the people.

This has made scholars generally dislike the Xichuan Kingdom, which has caused the Xichuan Kingdom to be in urgent need of administrative talents and counselors.

Sun Kewang really admires Yan Qiheng very much and hopes that he can be loyal to him.

Yan Qiheng smiled and bowed, "Your Highness's kindness, I can only appreciate it. This time I am ordered to enter Chu, which is the mission of the people, and I dare not forget my responsibilities."

Sun Kewang didn't think so, Yan Qiheng refused his kindness and his face couldn't help but sink.

Sun Kewang, who was a bandit, had such a big show, firstly, demonstrated to the Ming Dynasty through the etiquette system of Xichuan Kingdom, declaring that Xichuan Kingdom was already a sound kingdom, and secondly, the more scarce it was, the more you wanted to get what you wanted.

Sun Kewang has always been regarded as a bandit. Now he has become the lord of a country. He does not want the people of the world to continue to try to be a bandit, so he has created a bigger pomp than the Ming Dynasty, as well as complex etiquette and regulations, in an attempt to gain recognition from the world and attract talents.

When Sun Kewang heard Yan Qiheng's words, he saw that he could not win over them, he said calmly: "Oh, I don't know what mission does Mr. Yan have?"

Yan Qiheng bowed and said, "According to the order of the court, we will deal with the mutiny of the Xichuan soldiers, appease the Xichuan soldiers, and ask His Highness to return to Jingzhou."

Sun Kewang sneered when he heard the words, "Why did the soldiers under the Guwang occupy Jingzhou this time? I believe Minister Yan also knows that there is no need for Gu to explain to you. The court can withdraw from Jingzhou if he wants Guwang to withdraw from Jingzhou, but he must make up for the wages."

When Zhang Jiayu heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "How many?"

Sun Kewang said in a deep voice: "Since Gu raised his troops into Sichuan, he spent a huge amount of millions of soldiers and wounded for the Ming Dynasty. This time, he received the invitation from the court and sent troops to aid. The court did not send supplies, and it was all raised by the king. Therefore, the court did not give me 10 million taels, and the Gu would not withdraw from Jingzhou."

"Ten million taels?" Zhang Jiayu was shocked, "This is impossible?"

Sun Kewang sneered, "What, I think it's too much? After careful calculation, there are still fewer orphans!"

Yan Qiheng stopped Zhang Jiayu and said, "Your Highness, 10 million taels, the court really can't take it out. Please ask Your Highness to give in and think of other solutions."

Sun Kewang said: "The court never pays wages. If the court does not give them, he will take them himself."

What the implication is that Jingzhou is just the beginning.

Yan Qiheng knew that this was just Sun Kewang's threatening words, so he immediately said, "Please give your highness some time, so I need to report back to the court."

Sun Kewang smiled and said, "Yes, if Minister Yan changes his mind, he can also inform Yu Gu at any time!"

After the reception of the main hall, Yan Qiheng returned to the post station from Zhang Jiayu. The two sat down in the room. Zhang Jiayu couldn't help but complain: "The court can't take out ten million taels at all. There is no need to think about this. The court will definitely not agree. What's the point of reporting to Lord Yan? Could it be that he was attracted by Sun Kewang's recruitment."
Chapter completed!