People's hearts are always greedy, always want to get more benefits, even when the country is about to die, they will not forget to ask for more benefits, for some people, as long as they can get more benefits, the loss of the overall interests of the country is nothing.

Ma Teqin is such a person, it can also be said that he is a person who knows the times, in order to make himself a king, he even does not hesitate to sell his own king, and even more to sell the interests of the lion country.

Because although he lost a lot of rights and interests in the lion country he was in, the benefits he personally gained became greater, so it was enough, so he would not care about the losses of others.

In the words of later generations, Mateqin was a traitor-like man, but why should a person be loyal to the king? Why be loyal to the country? Isn't it all for themselves?

People are all in pursuit of the greatest interests, and if you can get more benefits by selling the country, why should you be loyal to the country? This is the life creed of many people, and Matt is one.

The reason why people are courteous, righteous, and honest is the result of education, and the reason why they are patriotic is also the result of patriotic education.

Ideas are produced by education and edification, and long-term education and edification are very effective for most people, but the effect is light and severe, and for some people, it is completely ineffective.

Patriotism is because the interests of the country are guaranteed, one's own interests can be guaranteed, and the interests of the state and the individual are consistent, which can best promote people's patriotic enthusiasm.

However, there will be a distribution mechanism for the benefits that the country can obtain, and it is not evenly distributed to all the people, some people get more, some people get less, and some people do not get any benefits from the state, and even oppress behind them, so that the people at the bottom will be dissatisfied with the country, and when the country is stable, this dissatisfaction will not have much impact, but once a strong enemy enters the country, this dissatisfaction will cause the consequences of the country's demise.

There are also people who are not greedy enough, and always feel that they have obtained too few benefits, and the distribution is unfair, and when foreign enemies enter the prison, they will choose to cooperate with foreign enemies to obtain the most benefits for themselves.

Ma Teqin's official is very big, but he is not the king's favorite minister, many of the interests of the entire lion country have been distributed by the king to other ministers, as well as the princess's family, he has a higher position, but he can get very few benefits, which has always made him angry, but he is helpless, this time the Tang soldiers pressed the border, he felt that it was a good opportunity, so he pretended to be loyal and deceived most of the soldiers and horses, so that he had some negotiation capital.

Of course, he knew that the 10,000 soldiers and horses that he hastily deceived did not resist the strength of the Tang army, so he didn't dare to ask Datang to really negotiate terms with Datang, naturally Datang would agree to whatever he wanted, and his only requirement was to be the king of the Lion Kingdom, even if it was a puppet king, it didn't matter much.

Li An waited for Ma Teqin's henchman as he wished, and was very happy when he learned that the other party agreed to his request.

"Okay, it's really good, this official will canonize your general Ma Teqin as the king of the Lion Kingdom, and it is still temporary, and after the Song Fold is approved by the Tang Emperor, it will officially take effect, haha!"

Li An said happily.

"Thank you Li Shilang, our general is already waiting for Li Shilang in Tanar."

Li An nodded and said, "Okay, very good, the army will set off immediately, and the target is Tanar." ”

The narrowest part of the strait is not very wide, only more than a hundred miles, and at the speed of the Datang steam ships, it can be reached in a few hours.

The king of Nantianzhu, Ero, also followed the ship, he wanted to witness the Lion Kingdom cede the land to the Tang Dynasty, in addition, he also wanted to take the advanced steamship of the Tang Dynasty to feel what it means to ride the wind and waves.

"The big ship is good! It's stable enough and won't make people bumpy and uncomfortable. ”

It was the first time for Hérault to ride such a big boat, and he felt very comfortable and had a good time.

"Yo, there are vegetables and flowers here, is it the first time Xiao Wang has seen these things on the boat? It's so much fun. ”

Hérault continued.

Li An said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness, it is very hard to drift on the sea, sometimes you have to sail for many days in a row, all you see is the clear water and blue sky, and your eyes are about to flower, plant some vegetables and flowers, you can make your eyes a little more comfortable, and also let yourself have something to do." ”

"Oh, I see! No wonder? Hey, what is this? ”

Ero is curious about everything, and when he sees anything new, he always runs over and asks a few words, and Ang Lee is also very patient to answer them one by one and tell Ero what it is.

He even taught Hérault how to use the telescope himself, and finally gave a telescope to Hérault and asked him to play slowly after taking it back.

At this time, the waves are still relatively large, and the choppy waves continue to lap the boat, making the ship shake slightly, and at the same time, it also makes people feel the power of the sea.

Not all of the strait is seawater, there are also intermittent islands, and these pirates connect the port of Godi in Southern Tianzhu to the port of Tanar in the Lion Country.

Because of these intermittent islands, the boat becomes less lonely, and it can also give people's eyes a moment of rest.

It is said that so many islands are lined up in a line, which must be because the two seaports themselves are connected by land, but the land has been washed by the sea for a long time, and then it has become intermittent small islands.

Because of this, the water depth of the strait is very shallow, the average water depth is only two or three meters, and the deepest depth is only less than ten meters.

"Li Shilang, there is Tanar ahead, we are almost there."

Ma Teqin's henchman reminded him.

Li An nodded and said, "Got it, order the fleet to be ready to enter the port and be ready to enter the port at any time." ”

At this time, the number of ships in Tanar Port is not large, because this is a military port, and most of the warships and transport ships in it have been wiped out by the Tang Navy, and the remaining ships are not even twenty, and it seems that the port is very empty.

The outpost ships entered the port first, followed by several troop transports, and thousands of Tang soldiers landed and controlled the harbor for more than ten miles, thus ensuring the safety of Li An.

Although Ma Teqin has surrendered, it is indispensable to guard against people, in case this kid surrenders by fraud, Li An will not be conspired against if he rashly goes ashore, so he must completely control the entire harbor before he can go ashore.

Since Ma Teqin decided to surrender, he naturally did not dare to stop the Tang soldiers and horses, in addition, in order to prevent misunderstandings, his main soldiers and horses had already evacuated Tanar, and there were only more than 500 soldiers and horses left in the port at the moment, responsible for protecting his personal safety.

"Li Shilang, this is my general Ma Teqin, general, this is Li Shilang of the Tang Dynasty."

The henchman is in charge of the introduction.

"Li Shilang, I have admired you for a long time! Hahaha! Please inside, please inside. ”

Matt said enthusiastically.

Li An said: "The one who knows the times is Junjie, General Ma, no, you are now the king of the Lion Kingdom, and the general should have called you His Royal Highness, haha!" ”

"Thank you Li Shilang for your promotion, Xiao Wang is grateful."

Mateqin bent over.

Li An walked into the big tent and asked, "What happened to Kulam, the former king of the Lion Kingdom, and what are you going to do with him?" ”

"Li Shilang, this Kuram doesn't know the current affairs, and he is bent on being an enemy of Datang, and he must not be easily forgiven, otherwise, where is the power of Datang Tianwei, he should be exterminated."

Mattqin spoke.

"Extermination, you are really ruthless! However, there is nothing that can't be done, this matter is a family matter in your lion country, and the official just asks, you can do it yourself! However, what you promised to be an official must be fulfilled as soon as possible and without delay. ”

Ang Lee opened his mouth to speak.

"Li Shilang rest assured, the land promised to be ceded to the Tang Dynasty will definitely be given to you a lot, and the promised compensation will be in place as soon as possible, however, the soldiers and horses under Xiao Wang's command are all the old departments of the Lion Kingdom, Xiao Wang is worried that they will rebel, if Li Shilang is willing to send a group of soldiers and horses to enter the royal city with our army, he will definitely be able to destroy the Kuram clan and establish a new dynasty as soon as possible."

Mattqin asked.

Li An felt that this request was not too much at all, and nodded: "Okay, then the official will send five thousand Tang troops to assist you in occupying the royal city." ”

"Thank you Li Shilang for your success, Xiao Wang is grateful."

Matt Qin said happily.

Subsequently, Li Ang sent an elite army of 5,000 troops, including ironclad artillery trucks, to the royal city of the Lion Kingdom.

In fact, it doesn't take so many elite Tang troops to assist Ma Teqin in seizing power, but Ang Lee's purpose is to establish the military prestige of the Tang army in the Lion Country, so that the Lion State understands that the Tang Army is invincible, and they can't afford to offend, so it is okay to be a vassal of the Tang Dynasty honestly.

The air in Tanar Harbour is very fresh, even with a hint of sweetness, the majestic wind blowing the leaves, the sound of salsa, and the sound of the waves crashing on the beach.

Everything went so smoothly, which made Ang Lee's mood exceptionally good, everything was good when he was in a good mood, and even the air he breathed was sweet.

"Li Shilang, this Ma Teqin is not a good person, not only betrayed his own king, but also wanted to destroy the clan because he loved your own king, it is too inhumane, do we really want to support him as the new king of the Lion Kingdom?"

One of his subordinates was worried.

Li An smiled: "What does this have to do with our Datang, the more hateful Ma Teqin is, the less support he receives from the people in the country, so it will be difficult for him to sit big, and he has agreed to all the requests we have made, he is a good partner, if we change to someone who is loyal to the Lion Country, then what else can we get?" ”

"Yes, yes, my subordinates just think that this person is too ruthless, in order to get his own interests, he does not hesitate to turn his back on the master, and he also wants to kill the master's entire family, such a person, once he has the opportunity, will he bite us?"

The subordinate worried.

Li An smiled: "Don't worry, as long as my Datang has always remained strong and maintained a strong strength in the area of the Lion Country, Ma Teqin will not have the strength to bite us, he can only be obedient forever, in addition, how can the royal family be so easy to kill, and people loyal to Khuram must also exist, so that once a fish escapes from the net, with the support of the ministers loyal to Khulam, a resistance force will be formed in the mountains, so as to form a force to resist the imperial court, which will seriously hinder the development of the Lion Country, so, We have nothing to worry about. ”

"Yes, my subordinates are too worried."

The subordinate answered.

Tanar Harbour is an important seaport and is naturally surrounded by many villages and people, and there are many people of all kinds.

After the occupation of Tanar, except for the 5,000 Tang troops who were marching towards the Lion King City, the rest of the soldiers and horses were resting, some were resting, some were playing nearby, and they were engraved on important buildings to visit here.

The soldiers and horses who followed the king of Nantianzhu Ero naturally followed them around, but the military discipline of the soldiers and horses of Nantianzhu was much worse than that of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, and even worse than the pirates of the Tang Dynasty.

Poor military discipline will cause soldiers to commit evil acts everywhere, endanger ordinary people, and cause extremely bad effects.

To be precise, the military discipline of the soldiers and horses of Nantianzhu is not very good, before, the Lion Kingdom invaded the Nantianzhu Kingdom again, and did a lot of hateful things, in this case, the hearts of the Nantianzhu soldiers are naturally hateful to the Lion Country, not only the soldiers of the Lion Country, but also the people of the Lion Country, which is the so-called anger, anger to the people.

When they were beaten in despair, their anger could only be buried deep in their hearts, and at this moment, with the help of the east wind of the victory of the Tang Dynasty, they entered the territory of the Lion Country with arrogance and became an occupying army.

Not long after the army occupied Tanar, the people of the Lion Kingdom of Tanar fell into great luck, not only many people's property was robbed by the soldiers of Nan Tianzhu, but also many people were beaten to death.

The most pitiful thing is naturally the little girl from the Lion Country who was ruined, it was really pitiful, the destroyed ones couldn't move, and the corners of her mouth and body were full of scars.

Of course, there are also people who are not afraid of death, desperately killing the evil Nantianzhu soldiers, and they all come to the same end, and at the same time cause more tragic revenge, resulting in a small-scale slaughter of anger.

Once the matter became big, it naturally couldn't be covered up, and it soon reached the ears of Ang Lee and Ero.

Li An's purpose in occupying part of the territory of the Lion Kingdom was to build it into an important overseas stronghold of the Tang Dynasty, which was extremely important to the Maritime Silk Road, but he was not willing to abuse the people, hoping to live in harmony with the people, and naturally opposed the soldiers to bully the people, let alone tolerate the soldiers slaughtering the people.