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When Jiang Gan walked into the Pandia Palace, although he had a smile on his face, anyone could see the feeling of impatience. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although Akady was very annoyed in his heart, he didn't dare to take it lightly, and beckoned Jiang Gan to take a seat with a smile on his face.

"If the king has anything to say, just say it. I have just received news that my king has arrived in Ceylon, waiting for me to return to report on my work. Jiang Gan waved his hand weakly, and said listlessly: "I've been running for a few months in a row, I'm really tired, go back this time and have a good rest." ”

"Your work hard." Arcade suppressed his anger, accompanied by a smiling face, and asked tentatively: "Your envoy has run away from all the countries of Tianzhu in the past few months, right?" ”

Jiang Gan rolled his eyes, as if he was calculating how many countries he had gone, and after a long while, he shook his head and said: "There are too many big and small countries in Tianzhu, I am short of time, and I can't run away, but I just ran to some coastal countries." ”

"Have you ever been to the country of Jiluo?" Arcade looked at Jiang Gan intently, for fear of letting go of a slight change in Jiang Gan's expression. Jiang Gan secretly sneered. The country of Jiluo is a small country in the north and west of Pandia, which is smaller than Pandia and is far from the sea. Jiang Gan did not intend to contact this small country at first, after all, it was not convenient to do business with them through the borders of Pandia and Zheluo. But then he changed his mind, since Pandia thought that it was impossible for Yue Guo to go ashore, and the threat to them was limited to the sea, and there was no need to agree to Yue Guo's request, so he might as well put a little pressure on him, so he let out the news and wanted to negotiate with Ji Luo. Ji Luo has long been guarded in Pandia, but he has not found a way to contact Jiang Gan, and as soon as he heard this news, someone immediately came to the door.

This matter seemed to be carried out in a "secret" situation, and Jiang Gan did just the right thing to cover up, because he knew that the more he covered it up, the more nervous Pandia became, otherwise they would definitely think that he was cheating them again.

"Where did the king hear that?" Jiang Gan asked rhetorically with a sinking face.

Arcade was shocked, Jiang Gan did not deny it, which means that this matter is true. He forced a smile, and said in his words: "Your envoy rest assured, although my Pandia and Jiluo have some contradictions, but after all, they are both the same family, and there are people in Jiluo in Madurai City, and I also know that if I want to kill them all, their heads will already be hung on the head of the city." ”

Jiang Gan laughed dryly, seemed a little embarrassed, and then said fearlessly: "I'm relieved to say this, since the king doesn't object to me contacting the Jiluo people, then there is no need to hide it in the future." ”

Furious, but unable to attack, Arcades tugged at the corners of his mouth and forcibly suppressed his anger. He didn't dare to let Jiang Gan come into contact with the Jiluo people, if the Jiluo people joined forces with the Yue people and became strong with the help of the Yue people, it would definitely be a disaster for him. He shook his head again and again, looking unfathomable: "Your honor, if I didn't pour cold water on you and do business with the Jiluo people, you wouldn't be able to make money." ”

Jiang Gan knew it, but he deliberately made a puzzled look: "What does the king mean by this?" According to the Jiro people, most of the goods in Pandia are transported from Jiluo, and the price in Jiluo is much cheaper than the price in Pandea. ”

Arcadi laughed and shook his head like a rattle: "Your envoy doesn't know that Jiluo's things are cheap, but if he has to transport them to the sea, he can do business with your merchants." Do you have to calculate the shipping cost here? Taxes have to be calculated, right? All kinds of expenses, right? So at the price he said, you can't buy it. The Jiluo people are talking to you, and I have long been clear about their thoughts. Not to mention anything else, if he wants to go to the sea, he will either pass through the country of Pandia, or through the country of Zheluo, and if he goes east, then he will have to pass through the country of Chola, can he still fly there? ”

Jiang Gan groaned for a long time, his fingers twisting, as if he was calculating whether it was cost-effective or not. Arcades looked at his flapping fingers, and his heart was shocked, and what he said was certainly true to some extent, provided that the two kingdoms of Jerra and Chola were with him. Zhu Luo is no problem, Fei Luo was captured by the Yue people, Zhu Luo has set up a new king, in order to boost morale, they are under the banner of revenge for Fei Luoz, it is unlikely to negotiate with the Yue people at present, but Zhe Luo is not, they are disturbed by the pirates who suddenly appeared, and now the Yue people want to negotiate with them to do business, they are asking for it, although he made a promise to the Zheluo people in order to let the three kingdoms advance and retreat together, but in the face of interests, who can guarantee that the Zheluo people will keep their promises?

He was bargaining with Jiang Gan, but whether he could blind Jiang Gan was really a question, although he watched it very closely, but who knew if there would be other envoys from the Yue Kingdom who had been to Zheluo? This is the critical moment for whether you can get the desired benefits.

Arcade was a little nervous, he picked up a glass of wine in front of him, and his eyes looked at Jiang Gan through the slit.

Jiang Gan smiled and was relieved: "This is easy to do, if King Zheluo disagrees with the king, then it is better to go from Zhuluo." The king did not know that Ferroz had built the city, and my king had pardoned him, and this time he had returned to Ceylon with the fleet of my king, and he would soon be able to return to Chola and become king again. I don't think he'll be able to stop the Jiro. ”

Arcade's hand shook, almost all the wine in the cup was splashed on the placket, he put down the wine glass, glared at Jiang Gan, and said a little angrily: "Feroz was put back?" ”

Jiang Gan nodded with a smile, unfolded a folding fan with a "swish", and fanned it slowly. This folding fan is the latest product of Funan, the fan bone is made of sandalwood, the fan surface is made of Qingzhou ice silk paste, it can be written and painted, it is easy to carry, and it looks very elegant, especially suitable for literati and scholars. Jiang Gan's folding fan also has a special feature, that is, there are two words inscribed by Sun Shao on the fan: "vertical and horizontal", which Sun Shao took the initiative to write for him. Sun Shao's calligraphy is unique, and it is also a small reputation in the Yue Kingdom, not to mention that he is still a king, and this folding fan has naturally become Jiang Gan's favorite thing, which can be said to be inseparable.

Arcade's eyes were confused, he couldn't make up his mind, he was afraid of falling into the hands of Jiang Gan, he didn't dare to confirm on the spot, after sending Jiang Gan away, he immediately found someone to inquire, and the ministers couldn't figure out the situation, so they had to send someone to Zhuluo to inquire, this came and went for three days, and when Arcade confirmed what Jiang Gan said, Jiang Gan had already packed up and was ready to go back to Ceylon.

Arkady no longer has that kind of calmness, the situation of Ferroz returning to Chola is far more troublesome than the contact between the Jiluo people and the Yue people, he did not dare to slack off, sent people to the seaside, and asked Jiang Gan to stay for two more days no matter what, he wanted to discuss with the ministers, and he must give Jiang Gan an answer.

Jiang Gan was reluctant and put on a good show, and only reluctantly agreed after Arcadi accepted a large amount of money and two Tianzhu beauties to bribe him. Arcades did not play false this time, he quickly made a decision, trade with Yue, sent people to Ceylon with Jiang Gan to meet Sun Shao, and promised to rush to Ceylon to meet Sun Shao in person when the time came. Just ask Jiang Gan to ask the Yue Guoshui to help him when he returns to Ceylon, and to clear the pirates on the seashore, Pandia is already annoyed - although there are not many deaths, but this daily worry is not a matter after all.

Jiang Gan agreed, and rushed back to Ceylon with the Pandian envoy, and when he passed by Lu Mao's station, he said to Lu Mao, Arcade can't hold on, you hurry up and mess with him again, you must force him to collapse. Lu Mao understood that Jiang Gan walked on the front foot, and he set off again with the pirates on the back foot, and intensified his harassment of Pandia.

As soon as he saw Sun Shao, Jiang Gan was full of spirits, and as soon as he entered the door, he rushed to Sun Shao at a trot, and bowed to the end: "The ministers pay their respects to the king." ”

Sun Shao waved his hand, signaled the dozen or so Sinhalese beauties who were dancing to step back, and looked Jiang Gan up and down: "Ziyi, the spirit is good, those dozens of Tianzhu beauties didn't squeeze you dry?" ”

Jiang Gan was still a little grateful at first, but when he heard the latter sentence, he immediately felt very embarrassed, and he hurriedly said: "The minister just obeyed the edict of the king, worked hard to increase the population of my Han people, did his best, and died." ”

"Poof!" Sun Shao happened to pick up the cup to drink water, and when he heard Jiang Gan's words, he smiled and sprayed all the tea on the back of Jiang Gan's neck. He wiped his mouth embarrassedly, and motioned to an Aryan beauty waiting next to him: "Bring a towel and wipe it for Mr. Ziyi." ”

The beauty frowned, but she didn't dare to disobey, turned around and took a towel, walked to Jiang Gan, and handed it with both hands, it could be seen that she was not very comfortable with the etiquette of the Han people. Jiang Gan took the towel and wiped it, and when he returned it to her, he was stunned for a moment: "Princess? ”

This beauty was none other than Jesudra, the beloved daughter of King Nimar of Sinhala, who had met her several times when Jiang Gan was in Ceylon.

Yesudra blushed and nodded, took the towel and bowed, and withdrew. Jiang Gan couldn't help but watch her go out, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time. Nimar has several daughters, and this woman is the most beautiful, the smartest, and naturally the most favored, and she has been at the age of marriage for several years, but she has never been willing to marry, but she did not expect to become the king's woman now. Jiang Gan sighed with emotion, he was still a powerful king.

"It's nothing, Nimar has to give it to me, I can't take it." Sun Shao said helplessly: "Tell me about Tianzhu's situation." ”

Jiang Gan could understand Nimar's mood at the moment, but then again, in his opinion, although Yesudhara was outstanding, being able to marry Sun Shao, even if it was for a side concubine, was enough to elevate her. Aside from the strength of the Yue Kingdom, like Sun Shao is so young, he has established such a big kingdom in just ten years, he is beautiful, his literary talents and martial arts are outstanding, and there should be a woman everywhere.

Jiang Gan told the situation of Tianzhu again, and finally said with emotion: "If you don't go abroad, you don't know the size of the world, and the minister now knows the significance of the King's Soldiers' Conference." The world is in chaos, it's not just my Han, Tianzhu is like this, Daqin is like this, the rest and Guishuang are the same, it's all messed up. At this time, if Wei Shu and Wu Yue can really join forces to attack, it will not be a problem for my Han to triple the territory. ”

Sun Shao looked at Jiang Gan quietly, Jiang Gan is a strategist, he is the most sensitive to these situations, this time he went out for a walk, his eyes were wide open, it is not surprising that he can say such a thing, the reason why he spared no effort to take the scholars of the Han Dynasty out, support them to travel, and encourage businessmen to take them on a trip is to let these people who are currently elites see the situation outside.

"Ziyi, you should write a few articles in the Han Gazette and tell those pedantic scholars who bury their heads in the scriptures every day and only know how to talk about the Three Emperors and Five Emperors with their eyes closed."

"Yes, yes." Jiang Gan nodded again and again: "Don't hide it from the king, the minister has already had this intention, and has already written a few travelogues, but he has not had time to polish them, and when it is finished, he must ask the king to correct it." ”

"Alright, I'll wait to see what you do." Sun Shao laughed. Jiang Gan also smiled, the two talked for a while, and finally Jiang Gan put away his smile, and said with a somewhat heavy face: "King, although Tianzhu is chaotic, but they are different from Funan, they are far from our language and customs, and there is King Wuwu in front, Tianzhu people may still form a group when there are foreign enemies." Our Yue National Naval Division is invincible in the world, but the strength is not small, if we fight deep on land, I am afraid it will ......" Jiang Gan shook his head: "There is no chance of victory." ”

Sun Shao nodded approvingly: "Ziyi's words are reasonable, so we can't be in a hurry." When you have the opportunity, you can't let go of the opportunity, but when you don't have the opportunity, you can't do it brutally, you can only wait patiently and patiently create opportunities. Soldiers, the country's major affairs, my country is limited by population, and it is impossible to recruit unlimited soldiers, so I have no plans to make a big move. It is precisely for this reason that I have to negotiate with the countries of Pandia and Zera, and maximize the benefits without using force. He pointed at Jiang Gan, then pointed to his chest, and said with a smile: "We are still young, and it will not be a problem to wait for twenty or thirty years." ”

Jiang Gan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled understandingly. Along the way, he has been able to change his original optimistic view a lot, although Tianzhu is divided into dozens of small countries, but they have similar cultures, it is easier to unite, once the Yue country is forced too tightly, it is easy to be self-defeating, forcing these countries to join forces to confront the Yue country, after all, for them, the Yue country is an outsider. If that time really comes, the Yue Kingdom can only control the isolated island on the sea with the powerful naval force, and if it wants to set foot on the Tianzhu Continent, it is basically impossible. Jiang Gan's biggest worry was that Sun Shao would speed up the process in order to join forces with Cao Zhang to attack the Western Regions, and push himself into a dilemma.

"King Shengming."

"Hahaha......" Sun Shao shook his head again and again, laughed twice, but was a little helpless: "Where am I Shengming, I just have some self-knowledge." I hate it when I think about the troops. If it was forty earlier, when I still have tens of millions of households, how could there be such things. Even if I pull the yellow scarf over, I can step on this Tianzhu. ”

Jiang Gan was a little speechless, Sun Shao was too angry about the population, and he mentioned the matter of the yellow scarf as soon as he was excited. He didn't know that Sun Shao's symptoms had a proper term in his time, called Xianglin's sister-in-law syndrome.

"Ziyi, if you can fight, you won't fight, but if you want to maintain deterrence, it depends on your ability at this time." Sun Shao stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked to the bottom of the corridor, although it was only February, but the sun near the equator was already very warm, and Sun Shao's face looked particularly gloomy in the shade of the corridor. "In the art of war, it is said that the first soldier is to fight, and the second is to fight. If diplomacy is done well, it can withstand an army of 100,000. Ziyi, you are now the Blade Destroyer Battalion where I don't hold a knife or wear armor. ”

Jiang Gan was grateful, he had been under Cao Ying's account for more than ten years, and Cao Ying had not praised him so much.

"I am willing to serve the king."

"Actually, what I said is not accurate, you are not only my Destroyer Battalion, you are also the vanguard of the Great Han. There are many businessmen in the Han Dynasty who go to sea, but they only see money, and you are the first person who can see the world in their minds and look at these things from the height of the world. Sun Shao turned around and said seriously: "Ziyi, your name will definitely be left in the history of the future in the future." ”

Jiang Gan had a burst of excitement in his chest, and his voice became a little choked, leaving a name in history, this is a lofty goal that attracts scholars more than glory and wealth. His eyes were a little moist, and it took a long time before he smiled with tears in his eyes: "The minister only attaches the king's tail to the king's tail in order to soar." ”

"You're wrong." Sun Shao shook his head, looked at the green green cage jungle in the distance, and saw the blue sea in the distance, and said lightly: "What use can I do alone, it's just to do something within my power with the wisdom of the kings." Ziyi, I hope that in the history of future generations, we will not be recorded because of what officials we have been or what we have been sealed, but because we have made some contributions to future generations to be remembered by them. ”

Jiang Gan was silent for a moment: "The minister knows, just like Zhang Pingzi (Zhang Heng), not because he entered the Panthéon because he was too guarded, but because of his knowledge. "When Jiang Gan visited Zhuya College, he found that there was a pantheon in Zhuya College, which contained many portraits of people who had made outstanding contributions to academics, including ancient sages such as Lao Tzu, Confucius, and Mozi, as well as Zhang Heng, Wang Chong, Zhang Ji, Hua Tuo, and other close people. However, the history of the eunuch is rarely mentioned, and because of this, Cai Lun, as a eunuch, is also among them because of his improvement in papermaking.

"Exactly." Sun Shao smiled silently: "You must be tired after walking such a big circle, you don't want to directly participate in the negotiation with the Pandia envoy, just give them ideas later." The Prime Minister's Mansion sent Zhang Wen, let him take the lead first, you two are bright and dark, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with these Tianzhu people. By the way, I left you a small courtyard in the city, are you satisfied with going to see it? ”

Jiang Gan was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed down.

"Pay attention to your body." Sun Shao squeezed his eyes again: "It is important to have children, but you can't treat yourself as a stallion, after all, people are not horses." ”

Jiang Gan's old face turned red, and he said in a snort: "King, in fact, the ministers are not so lustful, they sent so much, I only accepted five, and the rest were brought back to be given away." I've kept a few of the best ones for the king. ”

Sun Shao rolled his eyes, waved his hand and said: "I'm still troubled by my own affairs, so I don't want the woman you to accept, you can give it to whoever you like." Or send it to the fifth battalion, the fifth battalion has recently married a girl, and she wants to go home to give birth, and the fifth general will ask me for a few times. ”

"Fifth Battalion?" Jiang Gan frowned, "It's not appropriate to let them fight, not every woman can be trained to be a female pawn, let's send them to the palace, let them out of the palace in a few years, and give them to the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, and it will not humiliate them." Speaking of the fifth battalion, my lord, I have heard of a tribe called the Scythians, all of whom were women, and all of them were capable of fighting, and it is said that they even cut off their right breasts for the convenience of archery. ”

Sun Shao was stunned, how does this look like an Amazon female warrior? Could it be that there are such people in Tianzhu?

…… After Shi Zhangwen, the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion who accompanied him, was ordered to communicate with Jiang Gan about the relevant situation, he did not immediately go to see the Pandia envoy who came with Jiang Gan, but hung him for a few days. The Pandian envoy was worried, and later received a person sent by Arcadi to inquire about the situation, and he was even more anxious, looking for Jiang Gan everywhere, and it turned out that Jiang Gan was on vacation, and the negotiation was not in his charge, but in the hands of Shi Zhangwen, the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The envoy tried his best to get through the relationship, and finally met Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen was dealing with the official document at the time, and the messenger watched Zhang Wen approve the official document while talking about the approval of another matter, and in a few words, an official was dumbfounded, and then directly dragged down and pulled off his pants and beat, listening to the crackling sound of the board, the messenger was so frightened that his hair stood on end.

"You are the messenger of the king of Pandia?" Zhang Wen, who was bowing his head to deal with the official documents, suddenly said. The messenger thought that he was talking to the person next to him, but he didn't understand it, and it wasn't until Zhang Wen said it a second time, and he suddenly came back to his senses, and found that Zhang Wen actually spoke their Dravidian language, although the accent was a little strange, but it was absolutely accurate.

The envoy was taken aback, stunned for a moment, and then knelt on the ground, kowtowed a few times according to the etiquette of the Han people, and then said flatteringly: "The lord actually understands our language, which really surprised the minister, and he didn't pay attention for a while, and paid off the adult's forgiveness." ”

"You get up." Zhang Wen smiled slightly: "We are not talking about official business now, if we want to talk about official business, I will not talk to you, go back and tell your king, let him arrive here within five days, and he will not wait." ”

The envoy was taken aback: "My lord, five days will definitely be too late." ”

"Just in time." Zhang Wen didn't raise his head, and while writing in a hurry, he said: "I'll write you a note, you go to the beach to find General Zhou to lead a fast boat, as long as you can get to the Pandia boundary in one day and one night, and then ride a fast horse, you can get to Madurai in one day, no more than four days without going back, and there is still one day of time to consider, which is more than enough." If you can't make it in time, I'll talk directly to King Jera and King Chola. He snorted, and only then did he raise his head and glance at the messenger, his eyes were cold: "Your king has such a big shelf, my king personally rushed to Ceylon to invite him, and he actually didn't ask him to come, do you really think that without you Pandia, we would have no other partners?" ”

(To be continued)