Chapter 68: The Ascending King

The West Palace of the Riverview Dynasty was built by order of Emperor Vader as a congratulatory gift from Emperor Vader to the then King of Riverview, symbolizing the friendship between the two countries for generations. At the same time, it also symbolizes the continuity of the Riverview Dynasty and the Empire.

Therefore, as long as the imperial family comes to the empire, they are generally different from other countries, and they live in the West Palace to show their dignity, and the king of the current Riverview Dynasty is the grandfather of the King of Chu according to his generation, but the King of Chu did not take this king in his eyes, and on the day he came, he occupied the West Palace alone, and set up a telegraph line in the West Palace privately.

The current king of the Riverview Dynasty is named Li Zheng, and the name of the year is taken from the "Hengsheng" in the "Book of Songs" "Hengsheng of the moon, like the rise of the sun", and is also called "King Hengsheng".

At this time, the River View Dynasty was no longer the great dynasty that ruled the entire Southeast Asia, and today's Southeast Asia was infiltrated by various powers, and the Vietnamese region followed the example of Japan with the support of France to follow the example of the King of the River View Dynasty, headed by the Nguyen family, and established the shogunate, which achieved actual rule in the name of the Zhenguo general; The Malaysian region was divided into three, controlled by Portugal, the Netherlands, and the British behind the scenes, and there were also 9 "Zhenguo Generals" shogunates scattered and ruled; The region of Sumatra was controlled by the Dutch, and unlike the other two regions, the Dutch elected a young prince of the Riverview dynasty as a puppet to rule.

The actual ruling area of the Riverview Dynasty is only the Luzon Islands (the Philippines), and the King of Hengsheng faces the King of Chu from the empire, hoping that the empire can support the dynasty and increase the pressure to keep the fig leaf of "respecting the king" in the other three regions, otherwise the day when the Riverview Dynasty will be divided into four is not far away.

This is the same as the game of "drumming and passing flowers", every king does not want the Riverview dynasty to split during his tenure, and he will be said to be the king of the dead country after his death.

Although the empire has also been infiltrated and even leased by the great powers, it is still able to "wrestle with the powers", and the Riverview Dynasty can still be independent now, which is also the support of the empire in the back.

However, the empire could only keep the Riverview Dynasty's one-third of an acre of land in the Luzon Islands. As for the rest, I can't do it.

Since the king of Chu came, the king of Hengsheng also met the king of Chu, or at the welcome dinner, it stands to reason that he is a guest at someone's house, and the guest is as he pleases, but there is also a saying: The guest is a big press!

Tonight's King Hengsheng was nervous, just because he heard that the King of Chu was furious in the Western Palace! But because his own people couldn't enter the West Palace, he didn't know why the King of Chu was angry. I'm just secretly speculating if I'm doing something wrong.

"What do you say? Say it again? With these words, I only heard something broken in the dormitory of the West Palace.

"The Governor of Twin Islands telegraphed: Liang Ji is the acting director of the Rebellion Administration, and Mo Longxiang is the deputy director of the Rebellion Administration, in charge of Zhaojia City. Lu Dake set up a general headquarters for the front line of the rebellion, which was responsible for the military of the rebellion. In addition, King Hua ordered from Changshi to the palace to assist in official business. The kneeling little guy held the telegram and read it tremblingly.

"Read the last sentence again!" King Chu said.

The little guy was just about to read it, but he was kicked by Liu Changshi, who had been following the king of Chu, and scolded: "What about making the master angry? Don't get out of here! ”

"You let him read it, damn it, dare to read it, I can't beat him to death!" King Chu got down from the couch angrily and kicked a few times at the little guy who was reading the letter.

After a few feet, Liu Changshou felt that it was almost over, waved his hand to let this little guy go down, took a few steps forward and said, "Master, don't be angry, our top priority is to ask Li Huaqian what he meant." ”

The King of Chu looked at Liu Changshou coldly and asked rhetorically, "Are you teaching me to do things?" ”

Liu Changshou came down as soon as he sweated, and hurriedly knelt down.

"Telegraphed the Governor's Palace, don't go, let Chen Najie protect the Governor's Palace! Asked Li Huaqian, can he manage the twin islands? Protect people, protect rights, he kept that? Telegraphed to the Riverview Dynasty, recruited King Hengsheng, and came to the West Palace to discuss matters. ”

When King Hengsheng learned that he was going to be recruited at night, he dressed himself and went to the dormitory of the Western Palace.

When they arrived at the place, the king of Chu had already dressed up in a formal prince's admiration, which meant that both of them were princes. Of course, this prince, you put it on Queen Victoria of England, it is useless, but in the Riverview Dynasty, this marks that the two are equal.

"I'm going back to the Twin Islands, and I'm glad you've been there for the past two days." The king of Chu said without seeing it at all.

When King Hengsheng heard this, he was first surprised, and then asked, "According to etiquette, isn't it two days before you and I arrive in Fuhuadu together?" What are the other state affairs of this? ”

The King of Chu said indifferently: "I'm not going to Huadu, I'm going back to Twin Islands." ”

"In that case, I have a few things I want to tell you, King of Chu, I don't know if you are willing to do so?" King Hengsheng asked.

King Chu stretched out three fingers and said, "Don't say more, I want you to help me with three things, and you can only say three things to me!" For the rest, you and the judge talks. ”

"Then you speak first!" King of Ascension.

"When it comes to business, have you ever seen the boss speak first?" King Chu asked rhetorically.

King Hengsheng smiled awkwardly, and said with a smile: "We have a national debt, which is borne by the Bank of Portugal, and I know that you have a good relationship with Portugal, and I hope to be more relaxed and exempt from some interest." ”

"How much?" King Chu asked.

King Hengsheng said slowly: "5 million pounds." ”

King Chu frowned and asked rhetorically, "Just 5 million pounds reduction?" ”

King Ascension: "This is the number we want. ”

King Chu smiled and said, "Well, let's do the next thing." ”

King Hengsheng: "Our sailors are a few thin-hulled ships, you are a big navy here, are there any retired ones, can you give us two?" ”

King Chu: "Yes, German goods, a little stupid, I will give you a discount." And one last thing. ”

King Hengsheng said: "There are still several enclaves in our Riverview Dynasty in Malaysia, called Sandakan, which is a good port, and now the Dutch in Malaysia controls a family of natives who are constantly tempting and want to occupy it, I hope that King Chu can send troops or send a fleet to maintain order in this city." ”

The king of Chu smiled and said, "Malaysia is still the territory of your dynasty, how can it still be said to be an 'enclave' on its own territory?" ”

Somewhat embarrassed, King Hengsheng continued, "Sandakan was originally the seat of our dynasty's satrapy in Malaysia, but now it is a hub for trade, and if you agree, we can negotiate taxes. ”

"That place is much closer to Luowang Beiping Island than my twin islands thousands of miles away, why is Luowang's price a little lower?"

"This Ocean Empire is comparable to the fleets of you and King Luo......

The King of Chu didn't wait for King Hengsheng to continue, and interjected: "You have done a lot of things, as soon as you come, I will go, and this port will not be lost." Second, my twin islands are far away, I just occupy this port, I can't take care of the logistics, I have to rely on you, to put it bluntly, you have a way to restrain me, and in the end this place is still up to you. Thirdly, my army went to this place, and it indirectly offended King Luo, after all, this is the jurisdiction space of King Luo's fleet. I didn't expect you to read "Three Kingdoms" recently? It's a trick to drive away the tiger, but I'm not a tiger. ”

King Hengsheng lowered his head, sighed, and said, "You want to come, the tax is divided into 4 and 6, I am four, and you are six." ”

King Chu smiled and said, "It's all easy to say, you have finished talking about the three things, and you agree to the three things on my side, and these three things are wrapped up in me." ”

King Hengsheng was a little stunned and said, "You say." ”

King Chu said: "First thing, I will go back to Twin Islands tonight, but you have to block the news and not let outsiders know." ”

King Hengsheng said with a smile on his face, "There is no problem with this. ”

Then, King Chu said the second thing, King Hengsheng's expression was a little serious, and his brows were furrowed! He said: "I'm afraid we can't do this in a small country." Besides, that person has a bad temper, we don't dare to offend easily, look at His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Haihan. ”

"Then forget it." After that, the king of Chu got up to leave.

Seeing that King Chu was about to walk to the door, King Hengsheng seemed to have made up his mind and asked, "Your Royal Highness King Chu, what is your third thing?" ”

"Second thing agreed?"

"Do you think it will be beneficial for us to add two torpedo boats to our garrison in the Sandakan area?"

The king of Chu leaned against the door with one hand, drew a circle in the air with the other, and said: "I'll send you a battleship directly, you are really not a little greedy!" Before King Hengsheng could say the next word, the King of Chu said: "The Ryukyus are in front of the country, you can also take the road of the Li clan in Korea, and the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands are all waiting for you, you can completely turn to one side and be a 'Taiping monarch', why do you bother to maintain your power?" My empire is now too busy to take care of itself, and you know that the empire is completely incapable of supporting your side. Instead of begging the empire to give you some soup and meat, it is better to let go completely and become a rich man for eternity. ”

King Hengsheng looked at King Chu, lowered his head and smiled, and said, "The rivers and mountains of our ancestors cannot be lost here with me. ”

King Chu looked at King Hengsheng and said with some understanding: "I can't send you torpedo boats, so send you some torpedoes, and your boats can also be used." ”

King Hengsheng said, "Then you can talk about the third thing. ”

The King of Chu turned around and went back, sat back beside King Hengsheng, and said in his ear.

Zhaojia City Palace Residence Telegraph Office

The telegraph room at this moment is different from the usual normal situation of bustling telegrams ticking and ticking, and there is no movement at all at this time.

Hua Wang was sitting cross-legged on a chair at this time, his temperament was different from that of the somewhat naΓ―ve 'boy' during the day, he was wearing a navy blue nightgown, his eyes were closed but his expression was serious.

In front of the telegraph machine, there was only one person, Liang Ji.

Liang Ji asked, "Can the King of Chu run?" ”

"Then it depends on how important the face of the Governor's Palace is in his heart." Hua Wang did not open his eyes when he spoke.

Liang Ji: "I sent someone back today to say that it was Mo Longxiang who intercepted Qi Tianshun's car in the morning." ”

"Just find a balance. Don't interfere with Mo Longxiang and let him fight with Dong Wenxiang! Hua Wang gave a comment.

Liang Ji: "Yes, Your Highness." According to the letter from the Admiral's Office, Mo Longxiang's marines all went ashore and did not specify where they went. ”

"It is estimated that in Christchurch, or in Chen'an, there are too few of these people, and it is impossible to be far away from Zhaojia."

Liang Ji nodded, and was just about to speak when the telegram sounded. Liang Ji took the pen and paper and quickly wrote on the paper.

When the translation came, Liang Ji saw the telegram, and the sweat came down.

"Your Highness, the King of Chu may be crazy!"