My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

However, the Fusang Kingdom is separated from the Nanyue Kingdom by the sea, making it difficult to manage.

If we send our own people to govern, they will inevitably rebel again after a few decades.

After all, the country is high and the emperor is far away, and this island is the biggest one.

Therefore, this palace banquet was held to discuss how to deal with this matter.

The reason why Yin Jiuchen knew that Fuso was willing to surrender was because Fuso had been secretly eyeing Nanyue for a long time.

Some of them have specially studied Nanyue Mandarin, so they know.

The reason why Gu Lili was called here was because there were very few people in Nanyue Kingdom who understood the Fuso language.

Even if he understood, he could only say a few words, so that's why he called Gu Lili over.

On the one hand, Gu Lili was asked to act as a translator, and on the other hand, the people from the Ministry of Rites were asked to learn from Gu Lili.

They were unwilling to learn before because they thought Fuso was just a small country and not worth mentioning.

Unexpectedly, because of underestimating the enemy, they almost lost their Crown Prince and were attacked by an army.

"Submit? How do you submit?" asked the emperor.

The translator from Fuso also translated the emperor's words back verbatim.

"Fuso is willing to let the army of Nanyue govern Fuso." The envoy said respectfully.

What he said was obviously impossible.

If it were possible, there would be no need for Gu Lili to come all the way to translate.

Not to mention who will take over Fusang from Nanyue Kingdom. Even if it takes over Fusang, the people under it may not surrender.

Therefore, this proposal is naturally impossible.

The emperor had already thought of a countermeasure. Instead of taking over Fuso, it would be better to make it a vassal state. The ruler would remain unchanged, but would have to pay tribute to Nanyue Kingdom every year and must send two princes as hostages to Nanyue Kingdom.

Otherwise, the Nanyue Kingdom will not withdraw its troops.

Even if they used women and children as a human wall to block the attack, the Nanyue Kingdom would guard the city gates and prevent them from coming out, and they could slowly wear them down to death.

After the translator finished translating the emperor's words, the face of the leading Fuso envoy changed drastically.

In fact, what they had in mind was just to let Nanyue Kingdom take over Fuso Kingdom.

The Nanyue Kingdom was already powerful, so they were trying their best to attack it.

It was originally thought that if Nanyue Kingdom took over Fuso, it would be able to drive the development of Fuso.

They are waiting for an opportunity to act. Isn't this a way of preparing for a long period of time?

However, the Emperor of Nanyue Kingdom did not want to take over Fuso, which made the Fuso envoy a little worried.

When he was on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Nanyue, he had actually already discussed countermeasures with their leader.

The best countermeasure is what he just proposed.

The worst one was the one proposed by the Emperor of Nanyue Kingdom.

However, in order to show their careful consideration, the envoys from Fuso did not immediately agree to the emperor's proposal.

"I need to discuss this with our crown prince." The messenger bowed.

Gu Lili translated the words verbatim.

The emperor nodded, indicating that he would give them some time to discuss.

The messenger just bowed and returned to his seat.

Then he pretended to have a discussion with their so-called prince.

The moment Gu Lili saw their prince, she almost spit out the water she had just drunk.

Good guy!

The prince, who looked about three or four years old, was sitting in the arms of his wet nurse.

There must be too many people around, and the prince hardly dared to move.

Even, I feel like crying.

Gu Lili couldn't help but laugh. What kind of decision could such a young child come up with?

But the Fuso envoy was whispering something to his prince with a serious face.

The little prince pursed his lips and finally couldn't hold back his tears.

The ministers present couldn't help but sneer.

The envoy's face changed and he quickly winked at the wet nurse, signaling her to take the prince around to coax him.

"Your Majesty, I will follow you out to take a look."

The messenger bowed to the emperor.

After Gu Lili finished translating, the emperor nodded in agreement.

The Fuso envoys and their entourage followed the wet nurse out of the Chaoyang Palace and walked towards the side hall nearby.

"Your Majesty, if you ask me, what is there to discuss? It would be better to destroy them in one fell swoop! They are so stupid and cunning that they caused General Liu to lose his life on the battlefield. Why bother to talk nicely to them!" Minister Yang bowed.

When talking about General Liu, Gu Lili clearly saw that Liu Qionghua's eyes beside Yin Jiuchen turned red.

Gu Lili guessed that this General Liu should be Liu Qionghua's father.

However, although Liu Qionghua was sad, she did not express her opinion.

Women are not allowed to interfere in politics; this is the biggest taboo for monarchs of all dynasties.

She came to the palace banquet today as the prince's fiancée, otherwise, she would not be able to come to Chaoyang Palace.

She just wanted to hear how the emperor would deal with the murderer of her father.

However, no matter how it was handled, she had no say in it.

Now that Fuso’s people are gone, the atmosphere in Chaoyang Palace is much better and more relaxed.

"Minister Yang, you are wrong. Let's kill them all. After all, those women, children and the elderly are innocent." Lord Zhang said.

When everyone saw this scene, they all nodded in agreement. Even if that so-called tiny piece of land could be conquered and destroyed by force, how much use could it actually be?

You know, there is a vast ocean in the middle of this place. If you really want to migrate the people of your country to that place, to be honest, who can guarantee that this will not become the second Fuso that causes you so much headache?

Because of this, the most appropriate way at present is exactly what the emperor just said and decided. That Minister Yang only expressed such a fierce opinion because he had a deep hatred for Fusang in his heart.

In fact, the emperor had already discussed the decision this time in detail and in depth with his ministers long before. Regarding today's matter, there is no other choice for Fuso Kingdom except what the emperor said just now.

If they don't agree, they will be trapped and killed in the city by the soldiers of Nanyue Kingdom.

All of their soldiers had been captured, and they no longer had the ability to fight to the death.

At this moment, Minister Yang suddenly changed the subject, staring at Gu Lili closely, and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "However, this Minister is really curious. May I ask, Princess, through what miraculous means did you learn the Fusang language so fluently? You know, you are just an ordinary citizen from Nanyue Country, but you are able to master the Fusang language, an exotic language. It really makes people suspicious."

Before Gu Lili could make any response, Yin Jiuchen, who was sitting opposite her with a stern expression, spoke slowly first.