Chapter 84 I. Secret Peace Talks
Ashtiton.
The former capital of Yaqui has been rejuvenated from the smoke of war, and the scars caused by the chaos caused by the death of King Qadir have been restored, and the noisy streets, quiet alleys, magnificent palaces and temples have all been restored to their original state, except for the dead who cannot be revived.
After changing the court to become Palchi's territory, Li Tianhao made great efforts to reorganize the city, because as the capital of the enemy country, whether its prosperity was still of great political significance, and some people even speculated that Queen Alfrit of Palchi intended to move the capital here to declare that Palci would completely control the whole territory of Arkhi.
This year is not a short time, and it is not a long time, but Li Tianhao has never launched any military action against Memphis, the new capital of Yaji. Of course, he didn't do nothing, in fact, he was busier than he had been during the year. Because most of his work during the year was on raiding the subquiz lands except Memphis.
He did so for three purposes. First, although the lords of Yaqui all secretly contacted Palci and expressed their willingness to surrender to varying degrees, they did not substantially change their banners, and this kind of approach was obviously unfavorable for attacking the whole territory of Yaqui, and the Dilces army could neither attack nor not attack, and wanted to get rid of this passive situation; Second, only when these areas are completely out of the actual control of Yaki can all the support forces of King Cad Monroe entrenched in Memphis be fundamentally cut off, for the weak Cad Monro, he can only watch the army of Dils attack the city, once he tries to rescue a place, then the city of Memphis is in danger of falling, and a king who cannot rescue the princes cannot obtain the allegiance of the princes, which can be more difficult to hit the Cad Monroe group in a political sense; Third. According to Wei Song's suggestion, if these sub-aristocracy did surrender to Palci, then the slave-owning power of Palci would undoubtedly be strengthened as a result, and the existence of two different systems in one country was an obvious threat to the emerging class.
For this reason, Li Tianhao simply sent troops to attack everywhere, and the order was very simple - accept the surrender of the Yaki princes who had already expressed their submission, but on the condition that they only retain their fiefdoms and possessions. Free all slaves, revert them to freedmen, and receive a share of their land. If a slave owner needed manpower to manage the rest of his territory, he had to pay for it. Slave owners who could not accept this offer were attacked and all their property confiscated.
This kind of high-pressure policy would inevitably make the slave owners side with the same enemy if it were not for the absolute dominance of the Dils army, but unfortunately, the current Yaqui princes have already become their own forces, even if they want to unite they can't trust each other, not to mention that they don't have much hope for the king of Cadmerro himself, so they have become an excellent target for the Dils army to break through. In the face of the strong force of the Dils army, these noble slave owners, except for a few stubborn ones, laid down their arms one after another and handed over their lands.
After a year of conquering the city. Palci's territory has increased dramatically again, and the actual territory under its control has spread almost all of Yaqui, and the only areas that remain under the control of King Cadmunro are the area around Memphis, the port of Arizenda and the east of the Namra River estuary, and the area along the Naura River between the two places. Even the port of Maranster, which had allowed Li Tianhao to run for a long time, has been connected to Palchi, and the entire city of Memphis is simply a sausage wrapped in the territory of Palchi, which may be swallowed at any time.
The current Yaki Empire is like a crumbling baby, with little ability to survive on its own. And Li Tianhao also believed that the time was ripe to completely eliminate Yaji, so he regathered these scattered forces. Prepare for the final blow on Memphis City.
However, at this time, he received a secret messenger who brought him the news that the High Priest of Ankadirmo intended to ally with him and jointly overthrow the ruling position of the High Priest of Figor.
Li Tianhao, who was busy with official business, couldn't help but laugh when he heard the news, and Wei Song, who was also immersed in government affairs on the side, trembled his shoulders silently after hearing this.
"Sir, High Priest Ankadirmo seems to have been particularly slow to react. Doesn't he think it's too late to throw an olive branch now? Li Tianhao rarely saw Wei Song's smile, and couldn't help but joke.
Wei Song coughed lightly to dispel the smile, and said, "I'm afraid this is something he and Figol have discussed, in order to continue the divine power of the god of La, he will choose one person to vote for us." ”
Li Tianhao nodded and said, "That's true, it's a pity that the timing of the choice was too late." If it had been a year or more ago, we would have been more than happy to accept it. But now, whether he does it or not, it doesn't matter much to us. ”
Wei Song stood up and walked a few steps inside the house, then suddenly stopped, and said, "That's not true, after all, the belief in the god Ra is still deep-rooted, and it will take time to completely shake his foundation." ”
"You mean we should accept his request for an alliance?"
Wei Song shook his head and said, "No, no, no." One thing may be used in a positive way, but it can also be used in a negative way. ”
Li Tianhao winked at him, and suddenly understood Wei Song's intentions. Since the belief in the god Ra is deep-rooted, it is time to use all means to find a way to shake its roots. Now that the two high priests serving the god Ra have openly split into two factions hostile to each other, it will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the people who believe in him, they will inevitably face the choice of which high priest to follow, and no matter who they choose to follow, Figor will inevitably become the losing side in the end, and the hat of blatant apostasy on Ankadir's head will not be taken off in any way, even if he becomes the chief high priest as he wishes, his reputation will be greatly reduced, and the strength of the priest of Ra will be weakened by nearly half. This is a godsend, and if you don't take advantage of it, it will be too tyrannical.
Thinking of this, Li Tianhao smiled and bowed to Wei Song and said, "Thank you Uncle for mentioning something, I know what to do." ”
Wei Song twisted his beard and smiled, and then threw himself into his mountain of official documents. (To be continued.) )