Chapter 15 The Fitans of the Sea
The far-sighted King of Hill, Yiwan Sukarana, finally made up his mind to attack the city of Fida, which had accumulated a huge fortune. He sent people to avoid the eyes and ears of King Minggu, and first quietly invited the explorers in Feiji City to the capital of the ancient Hill Empire at that time-Garan. Then, he sent people to spread rumors around the Minggu country, saying that the Fiji people had secretly sought refuge in the country of Hill because they were afraid that Minggu would attack them. From now on, the city of Fidium will be under the powerful wing of the Kingdom of Hill and will be under the "protection" of King Hill. In this way, he also cut off Minggu's coveting of Fiji City and all the back roads of the Fiji people. Of course, the Fiji people are still unaware of this false news. Yi Wan actually didn't care about the wishes of the Fiji people, and causing the misunderstanding of the Ming Ancient Kingdom was what he really wanted to achieve.
In the palatial palace of the Kingdom of Hill, Yi Wan first praised the bravery and wisdom of the Fijian explorers and their unique shipbuilding skills in various beautiful words in person, and rewarded them with some treasures, fully showing his appreciation and support for them.
The seafaring business, which he loved and was proud of, was praised by the king, and the explorers of Fiji were naturally very happy, and they immediately became fond of the king, and they almost became confidants.
However, then, Yi Wan suddenly changed his tone and said to them solemnly: "Although I admire your bravery and wisdom, your reputation is bad. I have heard rumors from the Mingu Kingdom that your wealth has been obtained by improper means, and many people have said that you have used vile and cunning means to defraud the inhabitants of the coast of a great deal of money, and that the stories of your seafaring adventures are all fabricated. To tell you the truth, I have received a not-so-good news that the Ming Ancient Kingdom has been secretly planning to occupy the city of Fiji, and intends to recover all the wealth you have obtained by improper means under the pretext of 'exterminating the cunning Fiji people and protecting the coastal inhabitants'......"
At first hearing this absurd rumor, the Fijian explorers were very angry and began to defend themselves: "Nonsense! All the wealth we have acquired during our voyages, and we have never had any deception......
"Don't worry! I certainly don't believe their rumors, that's why I asked you to be here. Yi Wan pretended to be reassured, "Unfortunately, I have no reason to oppose Mingu and help you, unless you have the ability to prove your honesty." ”
Yi Wan's words made the Fiji explorers worried, if Minggu really sent troops to Fiji City, then they would definitely die. Because the Fiji people are sparsely populated and have no regular army, they simply cannot compete. It was only then that they suddenly realized that this King of Hill was not simply looking for them to praise him, but had premeditated it.
The Fiji people have always been naïve to think that they are content to live their own little life, and do not threaten or harm anyone, nor do they think that others will be hostile to them without reason. As everyone knows, their huge wealth and weak walls are the main factors that push themselves into danger. Having great wealth, but not having the ability to protect it, this is the greatest misfortune of the Fiji people.
"How do you prove it?" The Fiydons knew they had been pushed to the brink of a trap by King Hill, but they were powerless to resist. Although it is difficult to distinguish between the truth and the truth of King Hill's words, it is better to find a way to avoid this catastrophe for the time being, rather than risk the destruction of his homeland. Ming Gu Kingdom and Hill Country, the Fiji people can't afford to provoke either side, so they can only hide.
"As long as you prove that your sailing experience is not absurd, I will have enough reason to protect you from the oppression of Mingu. King Hill said.
In fact, King Hill didn't care if these Fiji people believed his words, he was just looking for a random reason to attack Fiji City. Moreover, this scene is mainly played for the Ming ancient country, as long as the Ming people find out that the Fiji people have indeed come to the capital of the Hill country, Garan, then the plan of the king of Hill will be considered a success. As for what the Fiji people plan to do, he doesn't care at all, as long as he can take down the powerful Minggu, the ten Fiji cities are not a threat to King Hill. But on the contrary, if Ming Gu had taken the rich Feiqi City first, it would have caused a great obstacle to his unification of the Eastern Continent.
Seeing that the play was almost done, King Hill was already a little impatient, so he planned to find a random reason to send these Fiji people away. He leaned lazily on his throne, looked down condescendingly at the group of restless Fijian explorers, and said nonchalantly, "I have heard that the other side of the East China Sea is the end of the world. Why don't you do this, I will give you three years to go to the East China Sea to find the end of the world, and retrieve some treasures there that are not available on the land, so that I can trust you. But if you can't prove your seafaring ability, or that the Fiji people are a trustworthy people, then even if Mingu doesn't send troops, I will punish you. For, your over-boasting of your seafaring skills, has made me feel humiliated by being deceived......"
In order to preserve the city and save their cherished people and homeland from danger, the Fiji explorers were forced to accept no matter how ridiculous the king's reasons were. In fact, Yiwan Sukarlana didn't care if these Fijian people would agree to sail to the East China Sea to find the so-called "end of the world" that he casually concocted, anyway, his army had already "protected" the city when the Fijian explorers arrived at the palace. In fact, these Fijian explorers had no choice at all.
When the Fiytans agreed to go to sea, the king of Hill demanded that they take almost all the strong sailors in the city with him. The reason is that it is hoped that they will be able to bring back some more treasures from the ends of the world to prove the ability of the Fiji people. But in fact, King Hill just wanted to take the opportunity to distract most of the young and middle-aged people of the Fiji tribe and cut off the possibility of a rebellion among the Fiji people early. Eventually, more than half of the remaining women and children in Fiji City were old and weak.
There is little hope for the future of the young and vigorous Fiji explorers who sailed to the East China Sea in search of the so-called "end of the world". Although the Fiji people had sailed to the West Sea and discovered the existence of the Western Continent, they also knew that the sea area located to the east of the Eastern Continent was much larger than the West Sea. The East China Sea is boundless, the waves are more turbulent, and the weather is more eerie. Before that, even the best seafaring explorers of the Fiji tribe had never visited that ocean. Therefore, let alone looking for the end of the world, even if the so-called end of the world really exists, they may not be able to live to reach the end of the world in that unpredictable sea.
Perhaps, King Hill's original intention was to let them die, he obviously didn't care about the life of this little Bofei, and the smooth unification of the Eastern Continent was his ultimate goal.
The Fijian people are fascinated by seafaring adventures, but they also love their homeland. It is precisely because of the backing of their clan and hometown that they are full of passion and longing in their adventurous journey, making them more brave and resolute. But no one can afford to be forced to leave their families and homes without looking forward to an adventure that may not return. Therefore, this time the voyage was not as exciting as every time in the past, and it had obviously turned into a sad parting journey.
Therefore, in the 11th year of the Lepelian calendar, that is, the eleventh year after the accession to the throne of King Yiwan Sukarana of Hill, the outstanding navigators of the Fiji tribe bid farewell to their people and their homeland, and the expedition team officially embarked on a journey to find the "end of the world" that did not exist at all. At the same time, King Hill also officially marched south to conquer Mingu, the only remaining power in the southwest, to fulfill his dream of unifying the eastern continent......
Since ancient times, the Fiji people have been a brave and intelligent seafaring people. While the Savoy in the north and the Lepelian in the central region were busy competing for land resources, disdainful of the sea, and had never really sailed far, the Fitans had already sailed the vast seas countless times.
The vast and unknown uncharted sea is full of attraction for them. The people of Fiji have accumulated experience in many years of sailing expeditions, constantly exploring outward, opening up many new routes, and collecting various treasures along the way, gradually accumulating a lot of wealth and navigation skills. They are familiar with the sky, the surface of the sea and the natural objects in the sea, such as birds, fish, currents, water color, light and shadow, clouds and winds, etc., and know how to judge the course by observing the position of the sun, moon and stars. With these exploration experiences, the early Fiji people founded the world's earliest astronomical navigation in Lepeilian, and also laid the foundation for the future development of shipbuilding technology and navigation technology of the Leipeilian people. It is a pity that during that period of history with the eastern continent as the center of the world, seafaring expeditions were not taken seriously by the Lepelian people at that time.
The years passed, and the three-year period agreed upon by King Hill and the Fidin people soon passed, and the Fiydi explorers who had gone to sea were still not heard from. No one knows what terrible things happened on that unknown vast sea, maybe they would have been killed a long time ago.
During that time, the ambitious King of Hill, Yiwan Sukaranna, had already relied on his wisdom and strategy and large army to win a great victory after the final battle, and successfully incorporated the southwestern power of Mingu into his territory. Immediately afterwards, he took all the wealth in Fiji City as his own, truly realized the dream of unifying the Eastern Continent, ended the war that lasted for more than ten years, and opened a rare period of peace and prosperity in the history of the Eastern Continent.