Chapter 555: The Useless King
Before Ang Li summoned the King of the Dragon Tooth Gate, he had to think of the purpose of this guy's coming, only in this way could he grasp the initiative, and the purpose of this person did not seem to be difficult to guess.
When the black wolf suffered a devastating blow and the elite of the Tang army marched towards the Dragon Tooth Gate, the so-called King of the Dragon Tooth Gate disappeared without a trace, and now, everything has stabilized, but he suddenly asked to see him at this time, which is enough to show that his previous disappearance was not hijacked by someone, but he ran away by himself, and now he suddenly asked to see Li An, it is estimated that he has been met by the black wolf, and feels that even a villain like the black wolf can be treated well, he is a puppet king, I haven't done anything bad, and naturally I won't be embarrassed by the Tang Dynasty, so I came to see Ang Lee.
And the purpose of his request to see Ang Li may be to restore his own rule, that is, to continue to be the king of the Dragon Tooth Gate, even if it is a puppet of the Tang Dynasty, he is willing, as long as he has food and drink, he can enjoy life very richly.
"Feiyu, you're right, this guy suddenly appeared at this juncture, it must be to restore his throne, what an old slippery head! It didn't appear at a critical time, but now that the situation is clear, he ran out to pick up the bargain, and there are still such good things in the world. β
A sneer appeared at the corner of Li An's mouth, feeling that the King of the Dragon Tooth Gate was too naΓ―ve, and he was simply childish.
The establishment of these four counties is very important for Datang to control the sea routes of the Malacca generation, and it is absolutely necessary to pay special attention to it, and there must be no problems.
The news has been revealed very early, almost all the soldiers of the Tang Army know, and slowly even the local people know, the original King of Longyamen probably also heard about it, this Longyamen was originally his world, and was occupied by the black wolf last year, he became a puppet, and now the Tang Army's soldiers and horses annihilated the black wolf forces, which was good news for him, but the Tang Army decided to set up a county in Longyamen, and he may think that it was because of his disappearance that all this was caused, if he appeared in time, maybe the Tang Dynasty would not be in Longyamen because of the situation, Or it's good to have him, the king, the county magistrate.
"Eldest brother, since the imperial court has decided to set up a county in Longyamen, this Longyamen king is a little redundant, since this is the case, why bother to see him, just arrest him and kill him."
Li Feiyu said.
Obviously, at the moment, the Longya Gate County has become a sure thing, and the sudden appearance of the king of the Yuanlong Right Gate may make the situation a little complicated, and a direct secret execution may be the best way.
Li An waved his hand and said: "No, I should see it, I still have to meet it, my Datang is a civilized teacher, how can I refuse people thousands of miles away?" Let him in! β
Soon, an old man dressed plainly walked into Ang Lee's tent and bent down to salute Ang Lee, with an extremely humble attitude.
Li An took a closer look, this old man's face was a little haggard, and the clothes on his body were all ordinary people's cloth clothes, and he couldn't see that this person was once the head of a country, and he didn't have the posture of being an emperor at all.
"You said you were the king of the Dragon's Tooth Gate, what evidence do you have?"
Li Feiyu asked sharply.
"I'm really the king of the Dragon's Tooth Gate, this must not be wrong, there are many people in the kingdom who know me, let them come and identify me."
The old man said softly.
"The king of a country? Why is it embarrassed like this, it looks like a begging for food, hahaha! β
Ang Lee opened his mouth and smiled.
"Yes! Big brother, no matter how you look at this person, he is a begging for food, how can he say that he is a king? What a shame! β
Li Feiyu said with a smile.
The old man hurriedly said: "Li Shilang, I am really the king of the Dragon Tooth Gate, many people can prove it, I also know the black wolf, he is my son-in-law, and now he is serving under Li Shilang, he is Li Shilang's staff, Li Shilang can ask him for verification." β
After speaking, he looked at Li An expectantly.
Li An smiled, looked at Li Feiyu, and said softly: "Maybe he is really still the king of the Dragon Tooth Gate, since he is so sure, there is no need to ask for verification, come, do it!" β
Treating the former king of a country, Ang Lee can't be too unreasonable, even if a poor person comes to ask for a meeting, he has to give a seat at such an old age.
"Xie Li Shilang."
The old man thanked him very gratefully, and sat down gently.
"Someone, tea."
Ang Lee kindly ordered.
Such a young down-and-out king asks to see him, no matter what, Li An has to give enough face, after all, he already has a plan in his heart, if he is too harsh on this king, he will not be able to do it in his heart.
"Thank you, thank you."
The old man should be really thirsty, so he picked up the tea and drank it, which was not polite at all.
Li An didn't bother to talk nonsense with the former king of the Dragon Tooth Gate, and asked directly: "On the day when the official destroyed the black wolf, he sent a group of soldiers and horses to the Dragon Tooth Gate, but the soldiers told me that the king of the Dragon Tooth Gate was nowhere to be found, and at that time, the official thought that you had been poisoned by pirates?" What's going on, can you tell me? β
Obviously, it is necessary for Ang Lee to figure out the ins and outs of the matter, so that he can better talk to this old man.
The old man added fuel and vinegar to say what happened to him, the truth is already difficult to identify, the general meaning is that the palace was in chaos at that time, he didn't understand what happened, saw many people fleeing the palace, and also fled, in a remote village for two months, saw that things were clear before daring to come out, just came out to Malacca, and asked to see Li An.
After listening to this, Li An smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, this answer was quite similar to the result of his guess, which showed that Li An's guess was quite accurate.
"Oh, that's what it looks like! Looks like you're really frightened, haha! β
Li An said politely.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just a little frightened, it's a great joy that the pirates have been annihilated! From now on, the people of my Longyamen country will no longer have to worry about being robbed by pirates, a good thing, a good thing! β
The old man said happily.
This sentence expressed the old man's excitement, but at the same time, he also said his heart, what do you call me Longyamen Country, which shows that in his heart, Longyamen is still his kingdom, not the county seat of Datang, and he obviously has the intention of continuing to be the king.
As an official of the Tang Dynasty, Li An's position must be on the side of the Tang Dynasty, and naturally he cannot tolerate the attempt of the former king of Longyamen to rebuild the Longyamen Kingdom, which is an achievement obtained by the Tang Empire with great difficulty, how can it be returned to the king of Longyamen.
"The people of the Dragon Tooth Gate Country? Now there is no longer the Longyamen country, where did the Longyamen people come from, here are only the people of the Tang Dynasty, in the future, all the original Longyamen people are the people of my Datang, you are not His Royal Highness the King, but ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty, understand? β
Li An said sharply.
The original king of Longya Gate was stunned for a moment, his eyes were full of disappointment, he paused, and said with a crying voice: "Li Shilang, why is this!" The Tang Empire rules the world with benevolence and righteousness, and the Longyamen Kingdom has always been my kingdom, and our ancestors have ruled for hundreds of years, how can you Tang Dynasty occupy it casually? β
After saying that, he cried sadly, like a bereaved child.
Li An was in a very bad mood, and said angrily: "What are you talking about, your Dragon Tooth Gate Country has long ceased to exist, in the last year, the black wolf had already occupied the Dragon Tooth Gate, and the Dragon Tooth Gate became the black wolf's lair, you are just a puppet, the black wolf destroyed the Dragon Tooth Gate, we destroyed the black wolf, this territory should naturally belong to Datang." β
After saying that, he was unhappy.
"Puppet? Li Shilang, I don't care if I am a puppet or not, as long as I can be the king, even if I am asked to be a puppet of the Tang Dynasty again, I am willing, let me be the puppet of the Tang Dynasty! β
The old man said pleadingly.
Obviously, once he becomes an ordinary person, he will have to work for his own livelihood, but he has been a king all his life, and it is too difficult to let him make a living by himself, so he would rather not have anything, he also wants to be a puppet, he just wants to live comfortably.
This is the real-life version of Liu Chan! As long as you can live comfortably, what to do, what your identity is is not very important, life in the world is just a journey, if you can't live comfortably, what is the meaning of life?
Li An smiled: "Puppet, you still want to continue to be a puppet, but you are really ambitious!" When the Dragon's Tooth Gate was captured by pirates, you should apologize with death, so that you can be worthy of your ancestors, but you actually chose to surrender, and let all the soldiers under your command surrender to the pirates, are you worthy of your ancestors? β
"The pirate force is too strong, and I made this decision in order to save the lives of soldiers and civilians."
The old man said.
Li An said: "But you have become a puppet of the pirates, in fact, helping the pirates to do evil, your crime is so big that the official can kill him at any time, and you still want to continue to be the king." β
After speaking, he glared angrily at such a puppet king.
When the old man heard that Li An had the intention of killing him, he trembled with fright, and hurriedly said: "Li Shilang, I'm just a puppet, I haven't done anything bad, even the black wolf full of evil has become your staff, and I have committed a capital crime, how can this make sense!" β
Obviously, he felt that he was nothing more than a puppet, and that the pirate group such as the Black Wolf was the heinous villain, and now that the big villains were all in the staff, he couldn't have figured out that he, who had not really done anything bad, would be executed.
Li An Zhengse said: "You can't figure it out, then the official will tell you that although the black wolf and others are heinous, after they surrendered, they made a lot of contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and they are still making meritorious contributions, whose credit do you think so many pirates took the initiative to surrender, it is the black wolf theirs, after the black wolf and others surrendered, they have been working hard to persuade their subordinates to surrender, and where are you?" What credit have you made? β
Li Feiyu then explained: "It's too mysterious, I'm afraid you won't understand, my eldest brother's meaning is very clear, that is, the black wolf is still useful, and it can be used to recruit and appease pirates, so you can't kill it, and what use are you?" Your cowardice and weakness have long made your people dissatisfied, and the people heard that Longyamen was going to become a county in the Tang Dynasty, and they all happily ran to tell each other, eager to become the people of the Tang Dynasty immediately, which is enough to show that you, the king, have failed very much, and it is useless to keep you, understand? β
"It's okay if you don't become a king, please be gracious to Li Shilang, don't kill me."
The old man's intestines were repentant, he came to a trip in a hurry, he was still going to continue to be the king, but he didn't expect that not only could this so-called king not be able to do it, but even his life could not be saved, which really made him sad.
Li An didn't like killing people so much, nodded and said, "Okay, this official will not kill you because you are not directly involved in doing bad things, so let's be an ordinary person!" Don't expect to continue to be king, you don't deserve it, you know? β
"Yes, yes, the old man knows, and he takes his leave."
The old man left immediately, where did he dare to stay here, he wanted to fly away immediately.
However, he is already very old, it is not easy to be an ordinary person to support himself, and the person who flattered him before has long disappeared without a trace, who else can he expect to support him? How could he stand it if he was so hungry and full of food, the gold and silver jewelry he had taken away from the palace had already been spent by him, and now if there was no one to support him, he would only have to ask for food to survive.
The old man who went out didn't know where he should go, and in the impoverished Nanyang area, it was not easy to ask for food wherever he went, and it was not easy to be looked down upon every day.
"Virtuous son-in-law, virtuous son-in-law! My good son-in-law. β
The old man suddenly thought of the black wolf, the current black wolf is already Ang Lee's staff, it stands to reason that he must have money, at least be able to support him, and he knows that the black wolf is in Malacca, so he has the cheekiness to look for it.
"Hey! How can I say that he was also the former king of a country, but I didn't expect to be like this, and God will make people! β
Li Feiyu shook his head and sighed.
Li An followed closely behind and stepped out of the big tent, looked at the back of the old man who left in a hurry, and sighed: "Creation makes people, who made him so useless?" Why does Datang need to raise a useless waste, do you guess the black wolf will accept him? β
Li Feiyu shook his head and said: "Probably not, this old man is nothing now, the black wolf is not a good person, how can he feed a waste?" β
Ang Lee still knows the character of the black wolf very well, this hateful guy is very bad, doing bad things is a good hand, and it is not easy for him to do good things.
"In that case, he will have to choose to ask for food in the future, poor man."
Li Feiyu shook his head, feeling that this former king was too pitiful.
In fact, Longyamen is just a small country, and many counties in Datang are much stronger than him, such a king is equivalent to a county order in Datang, and he is a little downtrodden.