The thought that she might have to go and talk to an enemy country about this matter made Ye Qingyan even more flustered.

Although it is said that envoys should not be killed in diplomatic relations between two countries, this is not an absolute rule.

After all, the Qinling Kingdom is used to being arrogant. What if they kill him as a show of force if he goes there?

Thinking of this, Ye Qingyan's mind was in turmoil.

"Your Majesty, although the hundred-year period has come to an end, if we openly refuse the Qinling Kingdom now, will we anger them?" Grand Tutor Wei asked with some difficulty.

After all, they were no match for the Qinling Kingdom.

"Prince An, what do you think?" Zhu Jingchen looked at Xu Heming with hopeful eyes.

They also seemed to want to hear something from him that would be more favorable to them.

Moreover, Xu Heming was the most knowledgeable about the iron and gold mines.

Xu Heming frowned. He hadn't expected that Qinling Kingdom would come to ask for tribute so soon after they discovered iron and gold mines.

If he were to give it away, it would be extremely irresponsible to the people of Lanno. You know, if he kept that money and gave it to the people, he could have done so much.

Ideally, no tribute should be offered.

However, he really couldn't say those words.

Otherwise, the Emperor might blame me for misunderstanding.

“Your Majesty, at this moment, I believe we can talk,” Xu Heming said after some thought, offering a somewhat pertinent suggestion.

At this point, it wouldn't be enough for them to unilaterally decide to stop paying tribute.

Currently, they are no match for the Qinling Kingdom.

"Who do you think is suitable to go, Prince An?" Zhu Jingchen nodded, agreeing that Xu Heming's words made sense and that the two countries should have a proper talk.

But who will say these words?

Upon hearing this, everyone retreated, none of them wanting to be the first to stick their neck out.

Upon hearing this, Grand Tutor Cheng frowned. He did want to go, but he was old, and the journey to Qinling Kingdom was long and arduous. Even if he wanted to go, his old bones probably couldn't handle it.

"Your Majesty, perhaps I should go myself!"

Without a second thought, Grand Tutor Wei stepped forward.

Thinking to myself, he's so old, even if he doesn't come back, it's not a loss.

"Your Majesty, I will go too!" Grand Tutor Cheng saw that Grand Tutor Wei, who was older than him, was going, so why shouldn't he go?

He was going to go and properly question those little bastards in Qinling Kingdom about why they still had to pay tribute to him.

Zhu Jingchen sighed. "These two are going?"

Wouldn't that just cause trouble?

There are plenty of capable people in the court, so why send these two old guys?

At that point, forget about negotiating; you might just get so angry that you hurt yourself.

“Your Majesty, I believe that we don’t need to do anything. The people from Qinling Kingdom will naturally come to us,” Xu Heming said after thinking for a moment.

After all, if their tribute doesn't arrive, the Qinling Kingdom will definitely come knocking to demand it.