Chapter 225: The Returning Far Traveler (2) The Pawn of the Star King
Thuge Gosur was the ruler of Goshyge in 1522 A.D., the star king of Goshur V, and a descendant of the great founder of T. Tsug I.
This year is the 7th year of the reign of Xiuge V, originally Xiuge V thought that the country would usher in a turnaround in his own hands, because the "founder" Xiuge I established the century-old foundation of Ge Xiuge, and the "blind" Xiuge III pushed Ge Xiuge to the top, so according to the law of 135, the situation of Ge Xiuge should be better when it comes to himself, right?
Yes, for the better, the former overlord of the Sulasi cultural circle, Goshoge, actually used this word to describe the situation in Goshoge.
At that time, the state of Goshoge reached its peak under the rule of the blind Shoge III, but in 1466, with the civil war triggered by the "Purification Trial" of the 20th King Gosunapolica II, the 20th king of Goshogo, the situation in Goshoge began to deteriorate: Surasie was restored, and Sushi began to snake and mouse.
By the time of the fifth reign of Shoge V, Sulasi was entrenched in the chief priestly districts of Senama in the north and south, and Sushi, who was nominally a vassal state of Goshoge, also had an ambiguous attitude and was difficult to settle.
This is only abroad, but at home? and there are constant troubles, and the Surassis south of the Kale-Tulabi Mountains are obedient, for they seem to be more uncomfortable to give the Surassis of Miasena a than to be ruled by the Gosurs, even though they are all Surassis.
Therefore, the trouble is the Surassians on the side of Miasena, these Surassians have been ruled by the Suhi for a long time, and have always been unaccustomed to the rule of Goshy, and all kinds of small actions are difficult to guard, and the surrounding barbarian tribes, the Gohes, the Gomanas, etc., no matter how they kill them, they can't kill them, and I really wonder what their brains are used for.
This is only a foreign race, even if they are also Gosurs, there is a lot of trouble: most of the nobles are clamoring for more land and power, but it is no longer the time of the third generation of the Survir, where is the surplus land!
Thinking of these troubles, Xiuge V rubbed his temples in pain to relieve the pain, he now finally understood why the rulers were so short-lived, he felt that if he continued to do this, he would not live long, and sooner or later he would die of overwork.
Alas, as if he didn't have enough to do, two years ago there was a nobleman named Ma Weiji, who claimed to have spent forty years walking back and forth on the west coast of Middle-earth, and came back not long ago. Si Ting asked him to take people over, which also proved that at least one country called Hefei existed.
Ma Weiji, a nobleman, after his return, used his notes and some imagination to gather his drafts together and compile a very thick travel book, which was also sent to many lobbyists.
This guy, this effect, in less than two years, Ma Weiji's name has spread from Siting to Xingqimu, and Siting, the main city that has been unknown, has become the most frequently mentioned term in the tavern in the past two years.
Country, a country that is not as civilized as Surasi? Hehe, it can't be that the top and bottom of the court colluded, selected some = smart barbarians, began to learn the tricks of civilized people, built an ugly house and called it a palace, and then wanted to get a reward!
Of course, Xiuge V knew that there was not only a cultural circle in this world, after all, Ge Xiuge's papermaking skills came from other countries. But Xiuge V did not believe that there was a country so close to the west, so close that it was only a dozen days away.
The star god is above, that is the time it takes to cross the Spari Desert once, only ten days, how is it possible! The learned teachers of the kingdom all swear that even if there is a new country, it must be on the far other side of the coast, how can it be so close to us!
Whether it is true or not, at least Ma Weiji's travelogue is very good, and his imagination is so rich that the self-proclaimed well-informed Xiu Ge V secretly admires his whimsy.
But this thing, beauty is beauty, and it also means that there are a bunch of new troubles waiting for you, not to mention the various factions in the country that are ready to move.
Of course, the self-proclaimed wise Xiuge V has already come up with some ways to deal with it in order to block the greedy mouths, so ah, whether the matter is true or false, Xiuge V doesn't care, and what Xiuge V has to do about this matter is what Xiuge V cares about.
Thinking of this, Xiuge V raised his head and ordered the public servant standing aside: "Lone is free now, you go and bring that Ma Weiji up, what other envoys are there, Lone wants to see if there is really a civilization in the west, or is it collusion to deceive Lone." ”
"Your Excellency the Star King, didn't you summon them tomorrow?"
"I'm free. ”
The palace servant didn't dare to ask again, the fifth Xiuge in front of him was not a good gentleman who treated people magnanimously, and I heard that there was a case of murder on the street when he was young.
The public servants went to bring people, and Xiuge V also set up a side hall, waiting for the envoy to visit.
If it is a formal diplomatic envoy, not to mention the sworn enemy Sulasi, even if it is a vassal Suxi envoy, Xiuge V is received in the main hall, and this time it is in the side hall, imagine the attitude of Xiuge V to this matter.
Ma Weiji and the envoys were far away in the reception hall outside the palace, so it was Xiuge V who arrived in the side hall first, and there were some relevant officials who came. Xiuge V sat down on the throne, other officials sat down on the side seats, and on the high platforms on both sides, there were also dancing girls dancing on them.
However, Xiu Ge V, who was tired of dancing, didn't care about the dancing girl's dancing, and took advantage of his privilege as the star king to listen to the attendant next to him read Ma Weiji's travelogue.
A moment later, the palace servant came with the target and came to the stage of Xiuge V.
Xiuge V squinted at the two people in front of the stage, and saw the old man wearing Ge Xiuge's noble clothes, presumably Ma Weiji, who was popular a few days ago, and his legendary deeds were all spread to Xingqimu. And another noble man in unfamiliar clothes was the object of Ma Weiji's call to Hefei's envoy.
"Does Hephi really exist? I mean, he's really a civilization on a par with our Sulassi?" At this time, Xiuge V supported his cheek with his left hand, and his whole body was lying on the throne, looking lazy.
The envoy did not understand the Surassi language, so Ma Weiji repeated the words of Xiuge V to the envoy, and then repeated the words of the envoy back in Surassi.
"Honorable Star King, this Hefei's messenger replied, Yes, the Hefei Cultural Circle is a cultural circle on a par with the Sulasi Cultural Circle, with a mature state system. ”
After Ma Weiji said this, Xiuge V did not answer immediately, but closed his eyes, as if he was sleeping, and looked at Ma Weiji stunned, not knowing what Xiuge V was thinking.
You must know that the materials related to Hefei, Ma Weiji remembered very clearly in his travelogue, even if he didn't write it clearly when he went, Ma Weiji would make it up when he came back.
"Your marching notes look too much like a made-up drama," said Xiuge V, who finally broke his silence and asked the next sentence.
However, in the face of Xiuge V's suspicions, Ma Weiji confidently raised his head and looked directly at Xiuge V: "Lord Star King should remember that I mentioned one point in Ai Fengqi's notes, when the civilizations of two different god camps first came into contact, they had to go through the two god camps to certify a new peace contract, so whether what I said was true or false, I will definitely know when I make a contract with the gods." ”
Looking at Ma Weiji's confident face, Xiuge V laughed.
"Hahaha, it's really confident, worthy of being a man who has been walking in Middle-earth for forty years, I've seen the history of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ai Fengqi and Roman Hefei recorded in your travelogue, it took so long and there were such cumbersome procedures, I can't afford to wait, our Goose's diplomatic representative to Hefei will be handed over to you. ”
Hearing such a reckless words from Xiuge V, an official next to him immediately jumped up: "Your Excellency the Star King, this is not in accordance with the rules." ”
Seeing the appearance of the opponents, Xiuge V clearly recognized that the other party was a thorn, a thorn in charge of the affairs of the Sulivir faction. So Xiuge V sneered and immediately reprimanded.
"It's not in accordance with the rules? Lone is strange, this is dealing with a strange country, what rules did we have before? Is it the rules for Su Xi? Then Hefei's chief priest still needs Lone's approval to ascend the throne, does Hefei need it!"
This scolding made this thorn embarrassed combat power, he was just habitually opposed to the Star King, plus he instinctively hated the Star King's arbitrariness. You must know that the envoys sent by Ge Xiuge to the vassal state of Suxi have always been fat and short, so they need to fight internally, but this is Hefei's diplomatic envoy...... I heard that Heffie is a vassal of Roman Hefei, but he is not a vassal of Goschug, what is this fighting for?
Seeing that the thorn was deflated, Xiuge V took advantage of the victory to pursue and vented his previous anger in government affairs: "Oh, I forgot, Hefei does not have a chief priest, what are they?
When he said this, Xiuge V asked Ma Weiji in a friendly manner, and Ma Weiji replied with a salute: "Your Excellency the Star King, the Star King of Roman Hefei is called the lord of the country, and Hefei was also called before but now he has become a vassal, so he is called the secondary lord." ”
"Yes, that sub-lord is not canonized by us, besides, do any of you understand Hefei? No one understands, that's not for Ma Weiji to go, so Ma Weiji, I'll leave it to you, entertain a banquet, and in the afternoon, you will take the envoy order I gave and set off on behalf of Ge Xiuge. ”
"This, this doesn't match, ah......" Although he was scolded very badly before, the thorn still used his greatest courage to weakly dissuade him.
Thorn still remembers the reason why he was scolded before, it was because he said the rules, but when he came into contact with a new country, Ge Xiuge had no rules at all, and the examples he had seen were still from the above in the Journey Record, so how could he dissuade Thorn?
Sure enough, Xiuge V laughed again, and it was a cruel smile: "What is not in order? Which law of Ge Xiuge stipulates that you are responsible for relations with strange countries? You are only responsible for receiving Suxi, figure it out!"
As if changing his face, after reprimanding the prickly head, Xiuge V's hideous smile instantly turned into a warm smile, and said to Ma Weiji: "Old man, set off in the afternoon, this is your task." You are responsible for the way we contact Hefei, is there a problem?"
Seeing that the court has become like this, Ma Weiji's natural way is that he must be involved in the political struggle at the top, which is why the Star King will let himself go so fast to prevent being disrupted by the opposition. And if he agrees, he will be labeled as the star king.
But so what? I am not willing to usher in the end of sinking, so I will use my knowledge of traveling far away at this age to fight for it, isn't it just to fight for a background!
"Yes," Ma Weiji nodded in agreement.
With the corners of Xiuge V's curved mouth, Ma Weiji knew that he had become a pawn of the Star King in the south, and was tied to the Star King's chariot.