When the Qingzhou war entered a critical moment, in order to stabilize people's hearts, Shi Le finally announced that he was the king in Xiangguo, and he established himself as the king of Dazhao. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Concubine Liu is the queen, and Shi Hong is the son.

Originally, Shi Le was going to be the emperor, but Zhang Bin was worried about affecting the relationship with Jiang Zuo, so he persuaded Shi Le to be the king first.

Shi Le was silent for a while and then said to Zhang Bin: "To be honest, Meng Sun, if it weren't for the situation, even claiming to be the king of heaven would feel ashamed, it's really shameless!" Look at Liaodong Weishuo, the title is just the Duke of Yanjun, but does anyone in the world dare to underestimate him? Even the Son of Heaven in Jianye City didn't dare to call him around. ”

"Now I understand that even if you don't have the strength to be forcibly called the emperor, you will end up with the same fate as Yuan Shu. It is better to be the king first, which can not only appease the hearts of the insiders, but also stabilize Jiang Zuo, and save yourself from being ridiculed by the outside world, killing three birds with one stone! ”

Subsequently, Shi Leli made Liu the queen, with Shi Hong as the son, appointed Shi Hu as the captain, and Jin Jue as the Duke of Zhongshan.

The rest of the civil and military officials have their own rewards. Among them, Zhang Bin is the Shangshu Order, Guo Ao is the left servant of the Shangshu, Cheng Yao is the right servant of the Shangshu, the secretary of the Ministry of Leaders, the left Sima Kui'an, the right Sima Guo Yin, the Zhonglang Li Feng, and the former Lang Zhongling Pei Xian, all of whom are Shangshu, and Xu Guang, who participates in the military, is the Zhongshu Order and the secretary of the Ling.

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Just when Shi Le took great pains to coerce and lure the Jin people in the territory, something happened in Liaodong that was caught off guard. It turned out that after the Eastern Emperor Licinius, the envoys sent by the Western Emperor Constantine also arrived in Jicheng.

The arrival of Constantine's envoy greatly surprised Liaodong. Even Wei Shuo didn't expect that Constantine would react in such a short time.

As soon as Wei Shuo walked into the political affairs hall, he saw that the high-level officials of Liaodong had already waited for his arrival, and after greeting everyone, he looked at the first place on the left and asked, "Wen Ji, where is the Western Roman envoy placed now?" ”

"Back to the lord, in order not to let the Eastern Romans notice, the minister temporarily arranged for him to a secret place."

"Well, good, don't let the Eastern Romans notice just yet!" Wei Shuo bowed slightly, thinking that Pei Wei had arranged it very properly.

"My lord, what is the relationship between the Eastern Rome and the Western Rome?"

"The Roman Empire was originally a vast empire, but it suffered the same fate as the Great Jin Dynasty a few decades ago, and was invaded by countless Hulu barbarians, and the state gradually weakened. Later, two heroes rose in the east and west of the empire, defeated the invading Hulu respectively, and recovered the eastern and western lands. ”

"Last time, that Lawrence was an envoy from Licinius, who ruled the east of Rome, and there were many contradictions between the east and the west of Rome, and neither of them was willing to be annexed by the other."

"So, sooner or later, there will be a big fight between East and West Rome for the unification of Rome?" Wen Qiao's eyes flashed.

Wei Shuo nodded and said, "That's right! In fact, there had been many conflicts between Eastern and Western Rome before this, but they basically ended with the defeat of the Eastern Emperor Licinius. The Western Emperor Constantine is by no means an ordinary figure, and when we take it as an analogy with Huaxia, his talent is by no means inferior to that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu. ”

Thinking of the fact that Western countries in later generations promoted Constantine as the emperor with the greatest influence on the world, although there are many Western intentions to deliberately elevate themselves, but other factors aside, Constantine alone was able to save the Roman Empire from crisis, which shows that this person is by no means comparable to ordinary emperors.

"Well, this person was able to send an envoy in such a short period of time, which shows that the Roman Emperor is not simple!"

Liaodong underestimated the influence of silk and porcelain on Rome, and in the last two years, the Eastern Emperor Licinius relied on the maritime trade with Liaodong to make a lot of money, which not only successfully relieved the financial pressure, but also won over many Roman nobles in one fell swoop.

The changes in Eastern Rome naturally attracted the attention of Constantine in Western Rome, and he soon noticed the existence of Liaodong, and in order to prevent Licinius from monopolizing the huge profits of the sea trade, he also quietly sent envoys to Liaodong.

Wei Shuo frowned and thought for a while and asked, "Did Zhang Fang, the person in charge of ocean trade, send news back?" ”

Mo Han got up and handed a secret letter to Wei Shuo and said, "Lord, this is a secret letter sent back by Lord Zhang a few days ago. According to the letter, several more clashes broke out between Eastern and Western Rome in the first half of this year, and the Roman army in the Middle East won the battle with the help of bed crossbows sold back from Liaodong. ”

"I see, it must have been the weapons of Liaodong that caused great harm to the Western Romans, otherwise Constantine would not have sent an envoy in such a hurry. Guess what the purpose of the Western Romans was on this trip, did they want Liaodong to give up trade with the Eastern Romans? ”

"Humph! Wish for the moon! Not to mention that Liaodong will make huge profits from the east-west maritime trade every year, and it is beneficial for Liaodong to support the confrontation between Eastern Rome and Western Rome, so it should not be severed from Eastern Rome in public or private. ”

Wei Shuo also agreed with Gao Zhan's judgment that Licinius was far from being Constantine's opponent, and that a divided Rome would clearly be beneficial to Liaodong before it grew up. Even if someone eventually wanted to unify Rome, Wei Shuo would choose the slightly less capable Licinius over the eloquent Constantine.

"Lord, this is the state letter of Western Rome, and the tone is quite polite." Pei Wei handed over a copy of the national credentials to Wei Shuo.

Wei Shuo sneered while reading the national letter, "Don't underestimate the Roman Empire. You have not been to the West. So I don't know much about the Roman Empire. The Romans started as a small city-state, defeated almost all the enemies around them, and slowly developed into a vast empire that spanned Eurasia. ”

"For hundreds of years, the Romans never stopped expanding abroad. He has never stopped conquering others and occupying the lands of other countries in the past. Generations of monarchs of the Roman Empire were based on expansion and aggression, and this is a state built on expansion and aggression. ”

"In the West, for hundreds of years, the Roman Empire was the most powerful state, especially after the fall of Carthage, and almost no one was able to deal with this powerful state. They have always been arrogant and never take others seriously. ”

"In addition, the martial atmosphere of the Roman Empire was very strong, and many boys were trained in militarization from an early age, and their whole lives were in the service of war, and the honor of war was also in society, and its army was extremely tenacious. All this is enough to prove that the Roman Empire was a barbaric and predatory empire, a jackal-like state. ”

"Don't be fooled by their appearance, the Western Romans are willing to send people over this time, mainly because the weapons we sold to the Eastern Romans have greatly changed the strength of both sides. Had it not been for the great distance between us, I am afraid that we would not have come to a single emissary, but a legion of Roman soldiers. ”

"Tell me what we should do next with the Western Roman envoys."

"Back to the lord, it would be easy to drive him away directly, but this will not only cheapen Li Sini, but it will not be good for me in Liaodong. Although the princes were reluctant to support the unification of the Roman Empire by Western Rome, this did not prevent trade between the two sides. However, in order to give an account to Licinius's side, it is possible to prohibit the sale of weapons to him. ”

Wei Shuo looked at Pei Wei with satisfaction and said, "Wen Ji is right, no matter what, maintaining the balance of power in Rome is an established strategy in Liaodong, and on this basis, trade can be maintained with Western Rome.

"In that case, then I shall meet the Western Roman envoy and see what the Western Rome has in mind. What exactly do they want from us? ”

"No! , the minister will arrange it! Pei Wei hurriedly bowed and said.

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While there was a lot of discussion about the Western Romans in Liaodong, the Western Roman envoy Bruce was also observing Liaodong. Ever since entering the Strait of Malacca, Bruce has been shocked by the strength of Seris, especially when he learns that all the ships speeding through the sea belong to the Governor of the North of Seris, and he is full of fear of the next Wei Shuo to meet him.

It was an instinctive reaction to the presence of powerful people, and the more he learned about it, the more Bruce felt that the Governor of Seris was not to be messed with.

At the same time, Bruce began to doubt whether the trip would be able to fulfill the mission given by Emperor Constantine, and he did not have the slightest confidence to persuade the Liaodong people to abandon Eastern Rome in favor of Western Rome. Just when he was nervous, he suddenly received a summons from Wei Shuo, and in this way, Bruce set out on the road to the political hall with mixed feelings. (To be continued.) )