Since Zhong Xiang said in the Song Dynasty that he had to blackmail Wang Qing in Huaixi, he must do it.

The pirate country is true to its word, and the signboard of doing what it says cannot be lost.

When Tokyo was busy raising atonement money with all his might, the puppet Chu Wang Qing also received a payment notice, which was as huge as Tian Hu's. Because although Wang Qing rebelled late and dominated one side late, it was far earlier than the one side that could not be plundered and looted by Tianhu, but Huaixi was much richer than Tianhu's side, and only commerce was too developed.

This is due to the huge difference in geographical location and natural environment. Just like China after opening up, the western region is not as developed as the eastern one.

Huaixi is only convenient for the circulation of goods from east to west, north and south, and the water transportation conditions are far beyond Hebei side.

The government here has already paid the toll tax just by collecting it.

Wang Qing's reaction when he received the blackmail letter was also different from Tian Hu's.

Tian Hu was extremely embarrassed, and his murderous intent was surging.

Wang Qing muttered to himself: "Sure enough, I still can't run." Then I opened the letter, and when I saw the precise details and huge amounts, I couldn't help but pat my forehead and sigh. I don't know what he thought, then he sighed imperceptibly, and then summoned all the civil and military to read the letter and asked, "What is everyone's opinion?" ”

There was a worry in his expression that could not be concealed, but his demeanor and tone of speech were always calm, and he seemed to be very calm and handy, sitting on the throne and silently scanning the people below.

Zhong Wenwu, like Tian Hu's side, was extremely shocked when he learned of the huge amount of extortion, and immediately blew up.

Some scolded pirates for being greedy, shameless, arrogant, and hateful.

Someone shouted angrily: "King, the pirate is too arrogant and deceitful, let's fight with him......"

Someone heard the fierce voice, and the gangster was boiling, glaring angrily, pulling out a knife and shouting: "Yes, we are not soft persimmons." Fight with him, let him understand that our Chu State is not easy to mess with. ”

Then someone shouted, "Yes, him." Our Da Chu men are all heroes and heroes, and they are all with seeds. If the pirate dares to come, let him taste what we are capable of. ”

Someone came to his senses and shouted, "My lord, we must not agree to this blackmail." Otherwise, there will be a next time. Pirates will only take endlessly, and they will become more and more greedy and arrogant, and they will not take our great majesty in their eyes more and more. You can't get used to his mistakes. “

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Ninety percent of the civil and military roars can't agree, threatening to fight with pirates, even if they can't fight, the big deal is death, that's it, death can also pull a cushion, kill him enough, eighteen years later, he is a good man. What is death? It is glorious to die in battle, and it is not a man to be soft, and it is better to die standing than to live on his knees...... Tired of jumping, tired of calling, and then ...... Discuss how to get together for blackmail. This kind of divine turn was too abrupt, but it did not surprise Wang Qing at all.

The subordinates are basically rough masters, basically from humble backgrounds, they are the temperament of reckless people, few of them are cultivated, and they don't even know what cultivation is...... Relying on his ability to encounter problems, he likes to come by temperament, especially after the rebellion is not subject to the legal authority of the Song Dynasty, from the commoners and untouchables to power and officials, more and more by temperament.

But these people are not stupid, they are all shrewd people, at least they are a little shrewd, they know how to turn the corner, and they know to avoid submission or run away when they encounter strong people who can't be done....... Protection.

They all love money, women, wine and meat, and power....... But he cherishes his life even more, especially after tasting power and glory......

Wang Qing knew that he was the same, he and these people were the same kind of people, but they had some skills, outstanding characteristics and luck, so they became the leaders of this group.

Why did these people shout angrily and then give in in one fell swoop?

First, they all understand that everything in this world is determined by strength, and they all understand that Da Chu is not an opponent of pirates at all, and even ten plus one is not one.

Can the ten Chu states together be able to fight the Western Xia of the Liao State?

I'm afraid I can't.

There is still a drama to bring down the Great Song Dynasty.

Second, if the pirates want to destroy Da Chu, it is too convenient. Killed from the sea directly along the river........ Then they leave behind a land of dead bodies and empty towns and villages, flying down the river with victories and more pride and arrogance...... Let's go. That kind of scene is unimaginable and unimaginable.

Third, being blackmailed is not necessarily all bad.

The money is gone, the beauties are few, and the fine gold, silverware, porcelain, and satin cloth are beautiful...... No, it's heart-wrenching, it's too embarrassing to be too embarrassed by the lack of comfort and fun, but it's also an opportunity to get in serious contact with pirates, maybe the only chance.

Maybe you will find a backer in this way, with the approval of the pirates, if you can't get the Great Song Dynasty, there is no way out, and you will perish, but at least there is a way out to join the pirates.

If you do it well, you may be able to get the support of pirates, and you can easily replace the Song Dynasty's dominance in China and become the lord of the entire Central Plains. The price is nothing more than that the state of Chu will always recognize the pirate country as the boss or even the master, and pay a lot of tribute to the pirate country every year. In fact, there is no loss. Because of such a master as a pirate, Liao didn't dare to find trouble at all. Great Chu will not occupy the prosperous and wealthy Central Plains like the Great Song Dynasty, but it is too cowardly to establish a country surrounded by surrounding enemy countries...........

In short, he is afraid of death, wants to save his life, and is reluctant to give what he gets, but he is more greedy to continue to live and enjoy power, and enjoy greater power.

Wang Qing also has his own ideas.

He is different from Tian Hu and Fang La.

The latter two were premeditated, ambitious to seize the Song Dynasty step by step and eventually become the emperor, and Wang Qingchun came to this point by accident.

He was originally happy in Tokyo as a small officer in Kaifeng Prefecture, the official was small, but his family was rich, and he had a group of military ruffians under him....... Whoever sees him on the street must not respect him, call him a brother or a big official, or something. He didn't think about anything else, occasionally stimulated by Zhao Yue's fame and awesomeness, or heard the tout of a little princely ambition and dream, but just like that, the emotions passed, and he continued to immerse himself in the ordinary but comfortable life of wandering Tokyo, but he was confused and made a plot, and he became a sinner and was distributed, and he became a relative and killed someone, and he robbed other people's cottages to avoid trouble, and defeated the officers and soldiers to pursue and encircle, and he became the leader of the Green Forest Alliance in Huaixi. Then in a daze, they attacked the state and broke the government...... The state of Chu was established and proclaimed king.

It is wonderful to be the king and dominate the party, but there are also many worries and fears. In fact, it's not as comfortable and happy as it was in Tokyo.

It's a pity that you can't turn back the clock and can't go back. can only stand hard, and from time to time he is attacked and encircled by the heavy troops of the imperial court, and he bothers to deal with it. After breaking the encirclement and suppression, he had to wave his army to expand his territory, in order to strengthen his power, in order to plunder...... In short, there is no idleness.

Wang Qing, who is the king, has ambitions, but his ambitions are still not big, at least he is not as deliberate as Tianhu Fangla, and he never forgets to be the emperor. Never.

His greatest ideal is to be a country and China dominate the party, and it is best to continue to be independent and free like this. He couldn't overthrow the Song Dynasty, and the best Song Dynasty couldn't help him, and in the end, the two sides recognized each other, tired and annoyed, and the Song Dynasty was a chicken, so they could only stop the army and make peace.

Unfortunately, this is also clearly delusional.

Da Song obviously despised him for being just a street splash in Tokyo, and the Song officials never thought of recognizing his ability and power, and would never allow him to make such a fuss.

Wang Qing has not read a few books, but he is very smart and has outstanding qualities, otherwise he would not be able to mix into today's king, and he is also self-aware, knowing that he has a few catties and a few taels, and knowing that he is not really able to be the founding emperor.

Today, the Song Dynasty is weakened by pirates, but the existence of pirates is more damaging to an unjustifiable anti-thief country like the Chu State.

This summer, a wave of immigrants and a loss of population almost collapsed the Chu regime directly. The several prefectures and counties that had been expanded before were lost too many soldiers because of the defection of soldiers, and the people who supported the Chu regime's use of troops and survival were not enough, and the new territory was unable to defend it, so they had to retreat back to the first few state capitals to breathe......

In the past, because of the incompetence of the Song army that came to encircle and suppress, Wang Qing did not take the Song Dynasty into account. He didn't feel anything yet. But now, I am sober and clearly realize that the so-called Da Chu, the so-called himself and his brothers are all outstanding heroes and heroes in the world...... It's all an illusion, not enough for a pirate to pinch.

Aware of the crisis, he recognised his true colors, and did not dare to be as confused and arrogant as before, in order not to be targeted by pirates, in order to have a way out, Wang Qing had no temper with the pirates' malicious blackmail, and with everything he had gathered, despite the repeated obstruction and persuasion of his subordinates, he insisted on going to the beach with the ship in person and handed over to the pirates.

He put his shelves very lowly, and asked to meet the Pirate King, and if not, then it would be okay to meet the pirate commander who had the final say.

The pirates responsible for receiving the goods are the pirates who are entrenched in the Zhoushan Islands. The main ones are the eight cloud dust and the two generals of the defenders, the former Yuntai Mountain bandits.

After participating in the summer harvest plan and successfully completing the mission, there was soon a frenzy of immigrants, and the world was in chaos, and the same was true around Yuntai Mountain, where the flow of people passing through was huge and extremely mixed.

At this chaotic stage, Deng Yun, the crocodile who was in charge of opening the inn and secretly guarding the outer edge of Yuntai Mountain, had an accident.

A group of guests who were resting at dinner suddenly attacked, and in the chaos, a secret weapon sneak attack killed Deng Yun.

This guy who loves to make human meat buns also ate black in the end, died a miserable death, and was chopped into a human shape by a random knife, which shows how cruel the perpetrator was to him.

It was the Manichaean people who killed Deng Yun, disguised as a civilian passer-by as a forward scout, and he didn't know that this inn was Yuntai Mountain eyeliner, nor did he realize that it was a black shop of human meat buns that he blatantly committed murder. The slaughterhouse is not a hell on earth, it is very clean, and the corpses that can't be wrapped in buns are buried deep in the mountains far away, and they rarely do this. It is impossible to find a bloody case of a person who eats in the past of the hotel.

Manichaeism is only to deal with Yuntai Mountain, but also to eradicate this thorn-like non-Manichaean armed force pierced in the back of the Manichaean nest, and in order to better grasp the raid on the cottage, all possible dangers in the vicinity are pulled out in advance. But the guys in the inn are martial arts and have guys, and the big man led by him is even more extraordinary, at least the strength is considerable, and in the surprise of the raid and battle, he also wielded a knife to kill and injure several Moqian scouts, angering the remaining Manichaean people, so he took revenge murderously.

The incident happened suddenly, Deng Yun's mother-in-law Shura Po Zhu was busy working in the back, and she heard that there was an accident in front of her, and the enemy was fierce, she could have escaped and escaped, but she also knew that her own side had few people, and her husband who could fight was killed by a secret weapon, and she couldn't beat the opponent at all, and she came out to meet the battle just to die, but she still rushed out desperately...... Killed in battle.

Deng Yun, in the eyes of normal people, is undoubtedly a devil-like villain, and he is neither handsome nor smart, let alone educated or anything, his brain seems to be sick, and he never forgets the mental illness of showing excellent human meat buns to the rich who pass by to praise and even reward, but in the hearts of the aunts, Deng Yun is a good husband. She undoubtedly loves Deng Yun very much, she went crazy when she heard that her husband was killed, knowing that she would die, she would fight to avenge her husband, killing one counts as one, and chasing her husband underground to continue to accompany her when she dies.

This is an ordinary couple who have no great ability and cannot have great achievements, but their love, life and death between each other and shared family affection are undoubtedly an unusual feeling.

To this murderous couple who treat people as food. At the beginning, Zhao Yue obviously knew and didn't care about it, but this didn't mean that Zhao Yue was doing anything.

A person in a later civilized society will not really understand the horror of ancient times without experiencing it firsthand.

It is said that the Song Dynasty, which is known as the richest, most civilized and most respectful scholar in Chinese history, and the people seem to be the most free and happy, even if there is no war between Liao and Western Xia, it is terrible enough to have a disaster formed by feudal internal rule.

Most commonly, floods and droughts are two natural disasters, once the grain harvest is not harvested or even the production is cut out, and there is a lack of food, the miserable situation of hell on earth will inevitably appear.

When the people were affected, the Song Dynasty would naturally send relief. This is the responsibility of the state and the necessity of stable rule.

But no matter how merciful the emperor and his ministers really are, how anxious and worried about the affected people, and how quickly they start the rescue, the specific implementation will be out of shape.

The officials and local governments in charge of disaster relief matters such as the central government's allocation are lazy and slow, and the local government even ignores the suffering of the people, drinking wine, singing, dancing, and soaking........ inaction, and seek personal gain from the money and grain allocated by the imperial court, embezzlement, reselling, and deducting ...... In this way, it is still delayed, and the hair is delayed as much as possible, so that people who should not despair and will not die will starve to death one after another, and the number of people who need relief is minimized, and the money and grain to be used up are consumed, but the money and food are distributed in a truthful and timely manner, but it is not enough, the disaster is too serious, and more support from the central government is needed........ Easily and reasonably, transfer the benefits of money and food to your own pocket.

It is useless to have the so-called ministers to inspect and supervise.

Relationships, face, all kinds of scruples and trade-offs, all in caus...... It's just how to divide the benefits of disaster relief.

In modern times, it is inevitable that officials and officials will protect each other, not to mention the barbaric and cruel ancient times ruled by pure people.