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Inspired by the story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from Sun Shao, Quintus studied several of the other empresses of the Han Dynasty and was surprised to find that the situation in which the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty was in power was far more serious than the situation faced by Alexander. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info In Roman history, it was rare for Alexander's maternal mother Soemia and mother Momia to be in power as women, but in the Han Dynasty, such things were common. Inspired by the deeds of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Quintus felt that as long as Alexander worked hard, there would still be a chance to regain power in the future.

Of course, what he told Alexander was not the same thing as what Alexander told Momia, or even if it was a thing, it was interpreted from a different angle. For example, when it is told to Alexander, the focus is on forbearance, secretly accumulating strength, and then regaining power when the time comes, while Alexander's version of telling Momia has become a touching story of mother and son connecting hearts, managing the government together, and finally the son grows up to be honest and benevolent, and the mother returns to politics again, enjoying her old age in peace.

Momia listened quietly, a quiet smile on Bai Chen's face. She understood what Alexander had revealed, that is, to return to power in the end, but that was later, at least for now, and it was a good thing that these stories from the distant Cyris eased the mother-son relationship between Alexander and her on the verge of breakdown, and on the other hand, they recognized the fact that women can also be in power, which was a surprise for Momia, who had always been uneasy.

"Seris is truly a fascinating kingdom, not only with silk as beautiful as a cloud, but also with such a moving story." Momia said with emotion: "Alexander, I am so happy that you can understand your mother's hard work. As she spoke, she wiped the corners of her eyes, although there was an element of acting, but she was indeed very happy, and there was really a tear in the corner of her eye.

Alexander looked at Momia's still delicate face and smiled: "It's because I was ignorant before, I listened to slander and misunderstood my mother, I'm really ashamed." ”

Momia smiled tearfully and said, "Alexander, you've really grown up. Quintus is a loyal servant, and you should have more contact with him. If he had time, he had invited him to the palace and told me the story of the distant Seris, and I was a little fascinated by it. ”

"Okay." Alexander said happily: "On his trip to the East, he not only heard many beautiful stories, but also met the most famous young hero of Seris. If my mother listened, she would be interested. ”

"Really?" Momia smiled, the corners of her mouth turned slightly, her eyes turned into crescent moons, she raised her hand and stroked Alexander's young face: "What kind of young hero can make my Alexander so respected, I can't wait now." ”

"Mother, he is the youngest of the four kings of the Han Dynasty, Sun Shao, the king of Yue. He also has a beautiful mother, although not his biological mother, only his adoptive mother, but he and his adoptive mother are better than many biological mothers and children. Alexander tried his best to make himself look very happy, briefly talked about Sun Shao, and finally said: "It was this young king of Yue who said to Quintus that the most beautiful relationship in the world is the relationship between mother and son, and having a beautiful and kind mother is the luckiest thing in the world. ”

Momia nodded again and again, and pulled Alexander to talk for a long time, and the mother and son talked and laughed happily, as if they had returned to the good old days of intimacy before the estrangement. On this day, Alexander and Momia talked for a long time, and then had dinner together, the next day, Momia summoned Quintus into the palace and asked him some things, Quintus answered very decently, and finally conveyed the admiration of Sun Shao, the king of Yue, for Rome and the desire to further strengthen exchanges with Rome, Momia was in a happy mood, said that they could make further contact, and finally she smiled and said to Quintus:

"Quintus, you are a descendant of the Severus family, speaking of which, you are Alexander's uncle, his father died young, you are now the person he trusts the most, and I believe in the most, you can't stay out of it and watch the great Rome go into decline. You must know that the responsibility of me and Alexander is too great, I am a poor woman, and I cannot do it without your help. ”

Quintus hurriedly saluted: "Dear Queen Mother, I am very willing to serve you and the Emperor, however, I will not fight, I have only heard some stories from the Far East, and I am willing to help Rome through the difficulties before me by facilitating the communication between the great Rome and the equally great Seris." For though I am short-minded and have little knowledge, I have heard that the people of Seris have encountered the same difficulties. Just four hundred years ago, shortly after the founding of the current Great Han Kingdom, their empress dowager was humiliated by the barbarians from the north, but with their wisdom and courage, they finally took revenge on the barbarians, defeated the barbarians, and turned the barbarians into their hounds. ”

Momia was very curious and asked for details, and Quintus told Momia about Lu Pheasant's deeds, and Momia listened and was very interested. The current situation in Rome is very similar to the situation in the Han Dynasty, the generals with heavy troops in the country are ready to move, the barbarians in the north continue to invade, so that the already weak Rome is tired to cope, and the rest of the people in the east are constantly in conflict with Rome, and the powerful Rome has been in turmoil. Momia's greatest wish is to restore Rome to its glory, but she also knows that this matter is very difficult, and the conflict with her son Alexander alone is already a headache for her. Now that she heard the story of Lu Pheasant, and heard the story of the people of Ceris who had become strong from weakness, she really became interested in the distant Ceris people from the bottom of her heart.

A few days later, Quintus received an order from Alexander, and Momia ordered him to go to the east again to discuss the details of the exchange with the young king of Yue, and this time, Quintus had an official status, and he officially became an emissary of Rome, and embarked on a journey eastward with a large number of retainers and gifts.

The night before leaving the city of Rome, Quintus entered the palace to bid farewell to Momia, and before leaving, he said to Alexander: "Rest assured, Your Majesty, that I will be able to draw inspiration from the King of Yue, who is as wise as the mighty of force, and will help your Majesty to become a great Roman emperor." ”

Alexander was full of confidence and said goodbye.

…… Ceylon, after more than half a month of negotiations, the new king of Chola Sarbaha could not hold on at first, and he heard through the grapevine that in order to return to Chola, Ferroz had promised to give the port of Poduk to the Vietnamese people, and he immediately became anxious. Port Poduk is too important to Chola, and if the Yue people occupy Port Poduk, then it is equivalent to raising a tiger outside their bedroom, and they will never want to sleep peacefully in the future. But Feroz went mad, and if he didn't agree, then Feroz would return to Chola with the help of Sun Shao, and his good life would come to an end.

In desperation, Salbaha vaguely proposed that if the Yue did not let Ferroz return to Chola, he was willing to give the port of Poduk to the Yue people. When Zhang Wen heard this, he remained silent, and he didn't agree, nor did he disagree, he just said that he would report to the king. In the days that followed, however, he became apparently much more cordial to Salbaha. Arkady and the others were not stupid, they inquired through various channels, and soon learned about it, on the one hand, they gritted their teeth at Salbaha's stupidity, and on the other hand, they were very worried about their fate. They each thought about their own thoughts, and they were reluctant to cede their land, after all, they did not have such a big problem as Salbah, even if they suffered a loss, that is, they would make less money. But in order to prevent Salbaha from taking all the benefits, they also put forward more favorable terms in an attempt to save the passive situation.

Just as they were testing each other, Zhang Wen reached Sun Shao with the news that Sarbaha was willing to cede Port Poduk. Sun Shao has been waiting for this news, and since Feroz offered to give him Port Poduk, he has been considering whether this is feasible.

"Megumi, do you think this is feasible?" Sun Shao pointed to the seat opposite and motioned for Zhang Wen to sit down and speak. Zhang Wen thanked him, then sat down respectfully opposite, was silent for a moment and said: "King, the geography of Boduke Port is very important, if you can occupy here, not only can you control the east-west trade routes in the future and obtain a lot of wealth, but more importantly, it will be of great help to land in Tianzhu in the future, from here you can go straight to the heart of Tianzhu, but ......" Zhang Wen raised his head and looked directly at Sun Shao, with a worried look in his eyes.

"Just say what you have to say, when did Megumi become so careful?" Sun Shao smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Zhang Wen smiled, after Wu Guo was imprisoned for a few years, he did become much more cautious, and the memory of almost ruining his family was too painful.

"The king, the Yue country was founded on business, and the reason why the king can be revered by the merchants is because the king's policy is beneficial to the merchants, and on the other hand, the king's love for the merchants is unprecedented. Although the merchants paid a lot of price for this, they respected the king like a god, and they dared to go further, because they believed that no matter what happened to them, the king was their greatest reliance. However, what the king wants to say is that the troops of my Yue Kingdom can't even conquer Tianzhu, how can they go further? These businessmen don't know what's going on, they don't see the crisis at all. ”

Sun Shao didn't say a word, but his eyes narrowed involuntarily. Zhang Wen saw it in his eyes, couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously stopped. Sun Shao was distracted for a moment, and found that Zhang Wen stopped talking, and his expression was a little restrained, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Huishu, you say, where is the crisis." ”

Zhang Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, originally he was a little worried about being young and vigorous, but at this time, his self-confidence was infinitely inflated, and he didn't like to hear people say these unpleasant words, but Sun Shao did not show displeasure, on the contrary, he asked him to say it quickly, which made him very happy.

"King, if a merchant commits a crime in Tianzhu at this time and is killed by the Tianzhu people, do we have the strength to conquer this country like Funan?"

Sun Shao smacked his lips, knocked his fingers twice on the case, and said with a smile: "No." ”

"Then what will the merchant think of the king?" Zhang Wen continued: "If it's just other small countries, then that's fine, after all, I can't reach the whip of the Yue country, but so the king took the port of Boduk, and the port of Boduke became the territory of the Yue country, and the merchants of the Yue country gathered, and there will be many people who violate the law and discipline, and the Chuluo people must hold a grudge against this, in case someone is not angry and kills the merchants of the Yue country, will the king levy Zhuluo or not?" Conquering Zhuluo, the strength is not enough, and there is a risk of an early war with the entire Tianzhu Continent, even if it wins, it will be a disastrous victory, and the good development situation of the Yue country will inevitably be frustrated. Without the conquest of Chula, the merchants were killed on the territory of the Yue Kingdom, but the king could not administer justice, the king's position in the hearts of the merchants plummeted, and the self-confidence of the Han people in the Yue Kingdom would also be dealt a major blow, and the situation in Funan might be unstable. ”

Zhang Wen explained in detail the advantages and disadvantages of taking the port of Poduke, and he did not object to the importance of the port of Port, but he said that the time is not yet ripe to take the port of Port, and it is very likely to bring potential hidden dangers to the country. Instead of this, it is better to take a step and sell it to the Chola people at the same time, and at the same time earn some more secure benefits.

Sun Shao was silent, he had already thought of some of these problems, and he had discussed them with Cui Qian and others. But Cui Qian and others have always been not afraid of war, they are afraid of not fighting, a little afraid that the world will not be chaotic, of course, they tried their best to encourage Sun Shao to take the port of Boduke, to prepare for the landing in Tianzhu in the future, their reason is that the king and Cao Zhang have an agreement, when the time comes, they will attack the Western Regions together, if they can't take Tianzhu as soon as possible, how to cooperate with Cao Zhang? Sun Shao didn't listen to Cui Qian's words easily, but he said from the bottom of his heart that he also had the intention of taking the port of Poduk first and gradually encroaching on the Tianzhu Continent. All he has to do is weigh the benefits and weigh the risks and benefits.

Now that Zhang Wen is clearly against it and has proposed a more practical approach, Sun Shao is of course very interested.

"Neither Ferroz nor Salbaha willingly ceded Port Poduk, they were just forced by the situation." Zhang Wen paused for a moment, and then analyzed in more detail: "No matter who promised, the king of the two people will inevitably abandon the other, and once there is only one left, the king will have no means to blackmail them." Therefore, instead of accepting Port Poduk and choosing one of the two, it is better to let them continue the fight regardless of victory or defeat. The minister thought that it was more practical to take the country from Shepoduk. ”

"Panyue?" Sun Shao frowned, thought for a moment, and suddenly became enlightened. Panyue is a small country in the Bay of Bengal, still in the north of the Shan country, is the gap between the Himalayas and the Rakhine Mountains, from there to the west, is the fertile hilly area at the southern foot of the Himalayas, and to the east it enters the Yongchang County of Shu, where the forests are deep and dense, and it has always been inhabited by barbarians, even the power of Chola is only a bondage, and can not be actually controlled. And in this way, Shu and Yue are connected together, although there are still mountains and mountains in the middle, but after all, they are geographically connected, and the jungle infantry of Funan can be moved to Panyue to be stationed in the country, whether it is to defend Shu or join forces with Shu to prepare for westward expansion, it is very convenient.

Abandoning a nominally large port and getting an important strategic location is ostensibly a loss, but in fact the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

"Megumi has a very unique vision." Sun Shao praised and said: "It would be great if you came to Yue Guo earlier, it was so difficult to invite you, and you couldn't even ask Mo Zhi to please your master." ”

Zhang Wen's face flushed, a little embarrassed. However, Sun Shao accepted his suggestion, and he was still very happy.

"I'll leave this matter to you, and make sure that both of them are satisfied." Sun Shao stood up, twisted his waist very unimagedly, and shook his neck again: "How many days has a heart come to the ground, and I feel relaxed." ”

"What about Poduk Harbor?" Zhang Wen asked uneasily.

"I don't want it, but I can't want it in vain." Sun Shao touched his chin and thought about it, and said with a smile: "Let them build a free port, anyone can do business, and the specific management will be taken care of by several companies." By the way, give Jiluo, Sinhala, and Pandia a little benefit, and when the time comes, Chola will turn his face, and he will also consider the mood of several other families. ”

Zhang Wen's eyes rolled and he nodded again and again. This method is good, the actual benefits have been obtained, and there is no need to worry about moral responsibility in the future, which can be said to be sacrificing fame for profit, which is in line with Sun Shao's consistent style. He quickly made up his mind, and after holding back Salbaha and others for a few more days, and asking Arkady and others to put forward the preferential conditions, he said very tolerantly, Poduk Port is a big port, such a large amount of wealth, Yue Guo does not want to monopolize it, it is better to build a free port, and the neighboring countries will share some benefits, and the purpose of our Yue Country is to make everyone rich. Close to the port of Poduk are Chola, Jero and Pandia, and although the island of Ceylon is a little farther away, it is also close by sea, so that the four of you are in charge of the port of Poduke, and everyone will make a rule together to ensure that no one suffers.

As soon as this proposal came out, Salbaha breathed a sigh of relief, although he was still a little resentful, but it was much better than giving the port of Poduk to Sun Shao. Besides, although he was a little reluctant to make this suggestion, the other three countries raised their hands in favor of it, and now he said no, it was not only offending the Yue country, but also offending the other three countries.

Of course, the Jiro and Sinhalese were ecstatic, they had not expected such a benefit, and even if they did not know much about the important surname of Port Poduk, they could know a general idea, and it was simply undesirable for them to be able to share a little benefit from it. Even the king of Pandia, Arcade, was very much in favor of Yue's proposal, he had just shed blood in other areas, and it would be best to make up for it from here.

At the same time, Sun Shao reported this matter to Ferroz, who was a little disappointed, and Sun Shao immediately said to him, Don't worry, I don't want Porduke Port, I'm afraid that you won't be able to explain to the people when you go back. I am going to communicate privately with Salbaha to see if I can let you go back, I believe in your ability, as long as you return to Chola, the king of Chola will be yours sooner or later.

Ferroz nodded helplessly, it can only be like this at the moment, of course he knows that Sun Shao will not be so stupid, help him kill Salbaha, and directly let him go back to be the king of Chola, Sun Shao can help him return to Chola to start over, which is already generous.

People were under the low eaves, had to bow their heads, Feroz had to accept Sun Shao's plan, for Sun Shao's request to Pan Yueguo, he only thought about it a little and agreed, now he has nothing, not to Sun Shao is also someone else's, to Sun Shao, there is no loss for him.

Sun Shao then brought Salbaha again, expressing his hope that Salbahar would let Feroz return to Chola, after going back, how Salbaha would pay Rodz, Sun Shao didn't care, he also promised not to help Feroz deal with Salbaha, the premise is that Salbahar wants to cede Panyue to Yue, Sun Shao's reason is that Panyue is also a Yue person, since I am the king of Yue, of course I hope to collect all the Yue people.

Salbaha calculated that if Sun Shao's support was not for Sun Shao's support, it should not be difficult for him to pay for Rhodes, and if he refused Sun Shao and resolutely refused to let Feroz return to Chola, then he would be morally inferior, coupled with Sun Shao's revenge, he would definitely not be an opponent, rather than this, it is better to be a good person, and a mere Panyue country is nothing.

Between advancing and retreating, Sun Shao easily won the Panyue Kingdom, but the king of the Panyue Kingdom was still thousands of miles away, kept in the dark.

After Zhang Wen and the countries negotiated the cooperation, Sun Shao finally appeared, he feasted the kings, talked and laughed during the banquet, and did not involve business at all, after the expected negotiations, Arcade and others were fed up with Zhang Wen's suffering, he can always calculate the profit just right, so that you have to earn, but it must not earn as much as Yue Guo, and if you want to fool him, it is obviously not an easy task, Zhang Wen can easily calculate their flaws. Sun Shao knew a lot about this, he expressed his gratitude to the kings in a timely manner, and then generously made some small concessions, finally giving them some comfort and saving some face.

After sending away the kings in different moods, Sun Shao had a few more conversations with the Sinhalese king Nimar, and then sent Feroz back to Chola, and at the same time went to receive the Panyue Kingdom. After negotiations with Sarbaha, Ferroz was placed on a site north of Chola, only a quarter the size of Chola and relatively remote. He remembered the majesty when he led 20,000 sailors to Funan, and then looked at the current downfall, the feeling in his heart was not ordinarily complicated, but fortunately, Sanjay was always by his side, giving him great comfort.

When they parted at the beach, Feroz proposed to Sun Shao that he hoped that Sun Shao would return some of the captives to him, otherwise, he would probably be killed by Sarbaha in a few days if he went to work like this. Sun Shao was very embarrassed, and he said to Feroz, I promised Salbahar not to help you, and now I will give you a prisoner, wouldn't it be a reversal?

Ferroz is in a hurry, the king can't see death without help, Salbaha will definitely send someone to wait for me there, if I just go back with a few people, where will I have the opportunity to serve the king?

Sun Shao frowned and thought about it, and finally said, in this way, don't be in a hurry to go back, just think on the shore, send someone to announce your ownership of this land, and then transfer troops to go with me to close the Yue Kingdom, it doesn't matter how many people there are, anyway, that's what it means. When the time comes, I will let you make meritorious service, and if you have made meritorious service, I will thank you, whether I will return you some people or choose some people from the prisoners of war to give you, that will be justified.

Feroz was overjoyed, and immediately sent Sanjay to the territory, Sanjay had the order signed by Salbaha himself, and those people did not dare to refuse openly, and the people who were lying in ambush there saw that only Sanjay was Sanjay, and did not see Feroz, and they did not dare to act rashly, so they had to give Sanjay a hundred and ten old and weak soldiers, and they did not even have all weapons. Fei Luozi took these 100 old and weak soldiers, raised his battle flag, and followed Sun Shao to Panyue Kingdom.

When Salbaha heard the news, he was holding the queen of Feroz, and he touched the former queen's thin waist and fat buttocks with one hand, and sneered: "Feroz's brain was trampled by an elephant, and he was used as a knife and didn't know it, those barbarians in the Panyue Kingdom could be settled by his one hundred and ten people?" Hmph, wait for his body to be collected. Send people to Panyue and tell them, and say that you want money and food to kill Feroz. ”

(To be continued)