Chapter 368: The South Seas
In the fourth year of Jianxing, at the end of the month, when Liaodong was icy and snowy, Feng Yi had successfully arrived in the hot Nanyang.
As previously expected, Funan, as the hegemonic power on the Indochina Peninsula, was full of vigilance and vigilance against Liaodong's interference in the trade rights between the east and the west. It has united dozens of Nanyang countries and tribes, such as Dunxun, Zhenla, and Bi, to prepare to resist the threat from Liaodong.
The situation is very unfavorable to the mission, but Feng Yi is still full of confidence, he believes that there must be many countries in the alliance that are dissatisfied with the hegemony of Funan, and this is the opportunity for Liaodong.
Besides, the reaction of the Nanyang countries is quite normal, to be honest, before the rise of Liaodong, the influence of the Great Jin in Nanyang may not be as great as that of Eastern Wu. In the Dongwu era, there were several missions sent to communicate with Nanyang countries, but in the Jin Dynasty, because the center of gravity of the imperial court's diplomatic relations has been in the grassland and the Western Regions, Nanyang has never been taken care of.
Fortunately, in recent years, with the rise of Liaodong Naval Division, Liaodong has slowly expanded its influence to Nanyang countries. It's just that because Liaodong and Nanyang are separated by a vast ocean, the countries of Nanyang have not really realized the strength of Liaodong. Funan only relied on the geographical advantages to dare to calculate Liaodong repeatedly.
Previously, Funan had been busy running maritime trade, and he didn't think about being an enemy of Liaodong. But soon Funan found that the situation in the South Seas seemed to be out of its control, and the people of Funan suddenly found that the ports of the Central and Southern Seas countries were full of merchant ships from Liaodong, and the merchants of Liaodong also began to meddle in the trade between the east and the west.
As Funan felt more and more the threat of Liaodong was close at hand, it immediately strengthened the control of Liaodong merchants, and in recent years, Liaodong merchants were obviously subject to much more restrictions on the Indochina Peninsula, such as Linyi, Funan and other countries had strict restrictions on the movement of Dajin merchants.
After Funan successfully reached an agreement with Liaodong, Fan Yao breathed a sigh of relief, but soon he received the news that the Liaodong delegation had arrived in Nanyang.
Although Fan Yao wanted to directly send someone to kill the entire Liaodong Mission, in the end, reason stopped him from acting rashly. He knew very well that once something happened to the mission, it meant that Liaodong and Funan would not die, and Fan Yao was not ready to fight with Liaodong.
Although it is a cold winter, the Malay Peninsula is still green, and there are patches of flowers along the way, which looks refreshing. The people of this Dunsun country have the tradition of using fragrant flowers to do things with the gods, so there are all kinds of fragrant flowers all over the country.
When the sky was high, Feng Yi arrived at the country of Dunsun by sea ship, preparing to visit the king of Dunxun.
In the city of King Dunxun, King Dunson was convening his vassals to discuss the matter of Liaodong's envoy, and he knew a lot about the dispute between Funan and Liaodong. Previously, the king of Funan had sent an envoy to ask Dun Xun to unite against Liaodong, and now Liaodong has sent an envoy, obviously trying to win over Dun Xun.
King Dunxun's eyes were like eagle falcons, he glanced at the four subordinates, and said, "Everyone, the envoy of Liaodong has arrived under the royal city, what should I do?" Let's talk about it! ”
"My lord, that Funan has dominated the South Seas for hundreds of years, and I, the powerful country of Dunxun, can only crawl at the feet of Funan. In the past, Dun Xun had no chance, but now Liaodong's intervention in Nanyang has given Dun Xun a chance, and he should take the opportunity to establish his own hegemony. ”
"Then Funan is not easy to mess with! Although Liaodong is from a big country in Shangbang, after all, it is thousands of miles away from our Nanyang, in case it is defeated by Funan, will Dunxun not be retaliated by Funan in the future? ”
"What the king is worried about is that it is indeed not easy for Dunxun to be the enemy of Funan directly, how powerful Liaodong is, I don't know, but in the hinterland of Nanyang, how can I not know that Funan is powerful? In the opinion of the minister, it is not as good as this, the Liaodong envoy still has to see each other, the king only needs to offend the other party on the face of the snake, it is best to find an opportunity to test one or two, and touch the details of Liaodong. ”
"When there is a conflict between Funan and Liaodong in the future, and the head is broken and bleeding, we can sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman!"
"Well, that's fine!" King Dunson was thoughtful.
Feng Yi stood quietly under the royal city, looking at the beautiful flowers around the royal city, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. As a traditional scholar in the Central Plains, he has always been high up in the surrounding barbarians, but he didn't expect to be closed at the first stop in the south.
He knew Dun Xun's reaction, he didn't believe in the strength of Liaodong, and was worried that he would not be able to defeat the Nanyang overlord Funan, so as to cause trouble to Dun Xun.
"Woo woo ......" suddenly came out of the royal city with a loud horn sound that resounded through the sky, and then the gate of the royal city squeaked open, and two rows of fierce guards rushed out, the blades flashed with a cold light, and the cold aura of killing was compelling. Then I saw King Dunxun surrounded by courtiers, smiling and groaning towards Feng Yi.
"Haha...... The Liaodong envoy has seen the king! Facing King Dunxun, Feng Yi only nodded slightly, and did not pay a big salute.
"The envoy of the kingdom is exempt!"
King Dunxun did not blame the seemingly rude Feng Yi, because he knew that this was a long-standing tradition, and the envoys of the upper states had a noble status in the vassal states, and even if they arrived in a big country like Funan, they did not dare to find fault with the envoys of the upper states.
"It is the honor of Xiao Wang to deign to descend to my Dunsun Kingdom on behalf of Liaodong, and welcome the envoy to Dunsun as a guest."
Saying that, King Dunxun personally led Feng Yi and others into the palace, and the entire palace was beautifully repaired, and barefoot girls in veils could be seen shuttling back and forth everywhere, but Feng Yi walked to the left position without squinting and sat down.
"I didn't expect that your envoy would come to my Dunxun as a guest today, and it happened that there would be a martial arts tournament in the royal city. Why don't you enjoy the warrior's performance first, and then talk about business, I don't know what your envoy thinks? In addition, the envoy can also send someone to try it out, so that I can have a taste of the demeanor of the people in Shangbang. ”
"Well, I wonder what the rules of your tournament are?" Feng Yi asked silently in his heart, although he didn't know that this was Dunxun's temptation, but it just so happened that he also wanted to take the opportunity to stand up, so it was better to have fun with Dunxun.
"The rules are very simple, the two sides will fight each other, not only to test their fists and feet, but also to test weapons, but the point is to the end, all the judges are present, and it is clear who wins and who loses."
"Good! Since the king has invited him, he cannot be blessed with the king's kindness. Tiger Hou, can you have the confidence to win the competition? ”
"Please rest assured, Lord Feng, this matter is wrapped up in someone!"
Chen An is full of confidence, if you say that there is really no one in the entire Liaodong who is Chen An's opponent on land, even Duan Wenyang, who has the best kung fu right away, does not dare to say that the heads-up can win him. Not to mention dealing with the little barbarian warriors, Chen An didn't take the other party seriously at all.
A total of 12 warriors participated in the competition, divided into six groups, and the winners advanced to the next round. Facing the opponent in the first round, Chen An only fought the opponent for only five rounds, and the man was thrown out of the circle by him. The spectators booed. Seeing that Chen An won so easily, Feng Yi, who was watching the battle, was completely relieved.
The competition of each group was extraordinarily exciting, which attracted applause from the sidelines. However, Chen An's martial prowess obviously exceeded the expectations of the Dunsun people, and in the next few rounds, none of them could fight against him for more than ten rounds, which made the Dunsun King feel quite embarrassed.
When it came to the final round, there were only three people left in the field. At this time, in order to completely establish his prestige, Chen An said proudly: "Let's go together!" ”
As soon as these words came out, they immediately provoked the anger of the surrounding Dunxun subjects. Although Chen An was very brave before, those two Dunsun warriors were not vegetarians, they had never seen such an arrogant person, and they had to fight two and challenge the two masters of Dunsun alone!
King Dunxun looked at Feng Yi, who was chatting and laughing with others beside him, and didn't seem to be worried about Chen An at all, and couldn't help but flash a trace of shame in his eyes, and said secretly: "I don't believe that a Liaodong warrior can beat two warriors of my country!" ”
Who knew that it was just a cup of tea, and on the martial arts field, only Chen An was left standing proudly in the center, and there were two people lying under his feet, who were the warriors who were pinned on by King Dunxun.
Chen An's martial arts gave the Dunsun people a great shock and gave them a preliminary understanding of the strength of Liaodong. With Chen An as a business card, Feng Yi then made a major breakthrough in Dunxun's diplomatic relations, although he did not get the promise of King Dunxun to send troops to help, but King Dunxun promised that he would remain neutral in the future once there was a conflict between Funan and Liaodong. (To be continued.) )