Chapter 413: Conditions for the Five Cities
Knowing Li Yuanba's strength, Miyamoto Daichi and Matsudaira Ichiro were naturally unwilling to guard the current three small cities, so they invited Wang Xiang and Li Yuanba to come over today, hoping that they would help deal with the rebels and take back the power of Fusang.
This "little thing" is of course nothing to Wang Xiang and Li Yuanba, but Wang Xiang came to Fusang for a purpose, and it is okay to help, but it is conditional.
Hearing Wang Xiang say that there are conditions, Miyamoto Daichi's face suddenly turned ugly, he was worried that the other party had other intentions.
Seeing Miyamoto Daichi's face darkened, Wang Xiang was even more unhappy: Damn, Lao Tzu crossed the ocean and farted so far just to work for you in vain?
In fact, many small countries attached to the Tang Dynasty have always enjoyed such treatment, when there is something to do, they will go to the book to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty, and when they have nothing to do, they will send people to worship and receive some rewards, Wang Xiang has long been unhappy, but he didn't expect the bullshit Fusang to be his uncle.
"His Royal Highness King Zhao, they don't seem to want our help, let's go."
Seeing that Wang Xiang and Li Yuanba got up to leave Miyamoto Dazhi frowned and was puzzled, Matsudaira Ichiro hurriedly grabbed Wang Xiang and said hurriedly: "Hou Ye, Hou Ye, Hou Ye has any conditions, as long as we can do it, we must do it." ”
After saying that, he whispered a few words to Miyamoto Daichi, and Miyamoto Daichi finally realized that he was asking for help now, and if the other party wanted to deal with him, it would be a piece of cake, and he hurriedly corrected his attitude and apologized to Wang Xiang.
Wang Xiang is just pretending, and when he sees the two hundred and fifty or eighty thousand, Miyamoto Dazhi doesn't care about him, and after sitting down again, he said lightly: "Mr. Matsudaira Ichiro, I guess you don't know that our Tang Dynasty has wiped out the Turks in the north, and the entire Western Regions has become the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tubo in the southwest has also bowed to the Tang Dynasty. These are the merits of His Royal Highness King Zhao and these strange people brought by me. ”
Hearing the news that the Turks were exterminated and the Tibetans were called vassals, Matsudaira Ichiro's face changed greatly, he knew the strength of the Turks and the Tibetans, and it was definitely not comparable to Fusang, it was only a few months before the Tang Dynasty annexed the Turks and made the Tibetans bow down to the vassals, the shock in his heart can be imagined, and listening to Wang Xiang's meaning, all this was done by King Zhao and a dozen people he brought.
Daichi Miyamoto did not understand the Chinese language. But looking at Matsudaira Ichiro's expression, he also knew that what Wang Xiang said must be unusual, so he hurriedly asked Matsudaira Ichiro what Wang Xiang said.
After Matsudaira Ichiro translated what Wang Xiang said, Miyamoto Daichi was shocked, Fusang has been paying attention to and learning from the powerful Eastern Empire, and he is naturally very clear about the powerful countries around the Tang Dynasty, and Miyamoto Daichi knows the strength of the Turks and Tibet.
"Our Imperial Majesty is not interested in such a small overseas island as Fuso."
Hearing Wang Xiang say this, Matsudaira Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief, and asked cautiously, "What does the Hou Ye mean?" ”
Wang Xiang smiled faintly: "Actually, His Majesty the Emperor didn't agree to send troops to help, this was my own idea, so I only brought such a few people over." ”
Matsudaira Ichiro believed Wang Xiang's words after a little thought, and when he asked Li Er for help before, Li Er's attitude didn't take Fusang in his eyes at all. One bite of refusal, when he met Wang Xiang in the Fusang sea area, he also wondered why the Tang Dynasty sent troops to help, and now when he heard Wang Xiang, he understood that it was not the Tang Emperor who sent troops to help, but Jiayuanhou's own decision, but what made him wonder was why Jiayuanhou took the initiative to come to Fusang?
Wang Xiang knew Matsudaira Ichiro's doubts, smiled and said: "The reason why I came to Fusang is because Kawamura Shoichi, and secondly, because I think Fusang is a good place, so I want to get a vacation here." Isn't that too much to ask? ”
Matsudaira Ichiro translated Wang Xiang's words to Miyamoto Daichi, and Miyamoto Daichi frowned and asked.
"Miyamoto-sama wants to ask Lord Hou how big the place he wants?"
Wang Xiang had previously seen a map of Fusang Island. Wen Yan smiled and said, "It doesn't need to be big, just five cities in the southeast." ”
Matsudaira Ichiro's face changed slightly and translated Wang Xiang's request, Miyamoto Dazhi shouted after listening to it, no need for Matsudaira Ichiro to translate Wang Xiang also knew that he had rejected his own conditions, Wang Xiang was not angry, and still had a smile on his face. Said lightly: "Actually, this condition is not too much at all, you only have three cities now, if it weren't for us, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to keep these three cities, now I will help you recapture the entire Fusang, you only need to pay five cities in the southeast, this deal is very cost-effective." ”
This time, Matsudaira Ichiro did not translate Wang Xiang's words to Miyamoto Daichi, but directly said: "Master Hou." Can you change the conditions, we can give Hou Ye silver, a lot of silver. ”
Wang Xiang chuckled: "It doesn't matter if you don't agree to this condition, I won't make it difficult for others." ”
Matsudaira Ichiro just breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Wang Xiang continue: "I don't have money, tomorrow I will take someone to find Su I Ezo, I think he should not refuse my conditions, in fact, it seems easier to cooperate with them." ”
"Soga Ezo is a traitor, and His Majesty the Emperor is the right!"
"Oh?" Wang Xiang spread his hands: "Maybe, but this is a matter for you Fusang people, and it doesn't make a difference to me who is orthodox." ”
The sum of the five cities that Wang Xiang wants is less than one-tenth of Fuso Island, and it is not the most prosperous place in Fuso Island, but it is located on the southwest coast, which can be said to be the gateway of Fuso to the Asian continent, and the natural resources of these places are also the richest in the entire Fuso Island.
Fuso Island hangs overseas, the nearest is the Asian continent, with the current navigation technology Fuso can not cross the Pacific Ocean in the east, so the only thing they can contact with the outside world is the Asian continent in the west, if Wang Xiang controls the five cities southwest of Fuso, it is equivalent to controlling their contact with the outside world, this is the most difficult place for Matsudaira Ichiro and Miyamoto Daichi to accept.
Matsudaira Ichiro smiled bitterly and translated what Wang Xiang said to Miyamoto Daichi, Miyamoto Daichi looked very angry but helpless, because Wang Xiang was right, the power of the ruling emperor and the rebels was far apart, and without Wang Xiang's help, he couldn't even keep the last three cities. Su I Ezo has seen Li Yuanba's power with my own eyes, and if Wang Xiang puts forward such a condition to him, he will definitely agree! Even as long as Wang Xiang promised not to interfere in the matter between the emperor and the rebels, Soga Ezo would take the initiative to offer the five castles that Wang Xiang wanted, after all, everyone knew who was light and who was heavy in exchange for the entire Fuso rulership with five castles.
Miyamoto Daichi gasped and struggled for a while before finally compromised, and reality simply did not allow him not to make compromises.
The corners of Wang Xiang's mouth curled, and he smiled: "You have made a wise choice, then we can have a good discussion about how to deal with the rebels." ”
(To be continued.) )