Chapter 48: Hard and Soft
The land exchange of the Three Kingdoms, on the surface, Su Le only made his fiefdom in the East China Sea closer to the mainland, but in fact, it made the Great Xia Kingdom insert a wedge between the territories of the East China Sea State, and at the same time expanded the rights and interests of the sea, which was very beneficial to the future of Great Xia. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Now that the Donghae royal family has agreed to Su Le's plan, and General Zhengyi is the son of his lover, he will definitely not get in the way, the only thing is to let the Goryeo people accept this plan.
Su Le had a headache at the thought of the Goryeo beauties Kim Mi-hee, Kim Young-hee, Kim Ok-hee, Kim so-hee, Kim Myung-hee, Kim Lan-hee, Kim Jung-hee, Kim Eun-hee, Kim Tae-hee, and Kim Yoon-a, but as soon as he returned to the northern capital, he still wrote a letter asking Goryeo to give up part of the territory in the southern part of the peninsula, and as compensation, Sule would give up more land to Goryeo in the north!
The land in the north was mountainous and cold, and although it had increased a little in area, it was obviously not as good as the land of Silla, and the Goryeo people hesitated.
Seeing that the soft one was not working, Su Le came to the hard one and immediately sent a large number of naval warships to approach the peninsula and practice an artillery weapon called the Heaven-Shaking Thunder. It's not as powerful or accurate, but it's quite intimidating.
Forced by Su Le's prestige, the king of Goryeo also had to agree to the request of the Bactrian side, so that the land exchange of Bactria and Donghae was completed.
After coercing and luring him to obtain his ideal territory, Su Le didn't have time to take a breath, and immediately received an urgent message from King Salar of Ayubu!
It turned out that Su Le's blow to the Meng people in the east had brought Tobilei and Obahai closer together. In the east, Tobilei called the Great Mengyu Kingdom and continued to fight with the Bactria Kingdom, while Obahai in the west called the Chinchail Khanate, uniting the Christians against the Ayubu Kingdom.
As an important step towards the union of the two sides, the Khan of Chinchar, Obahi, had been baptized with the intention of marrying Princess Tiaynna of the Byzantine Empire.
It is said that Princess Tiaiena is a great beauty who has captivated the country and the city, and this time it is an open choice, although Obahai has a high voice, but there are many other princes and nobles who have gone to propose, so Obahai is not a sure winner.
Su Le also wanted to participate in the competition, in addition to coveting the beauty of the princess, the name of the Byzantine princess made Su Le think of the Trojan princess, and he felt that this princess was very likely to be related to Ya Lito, or even Ya Lito herself.
Therefore, Su Le also specially asked Ma Qiu, who was busy with the construction of the new national capital, to go with him, but Ma Qiu did not feel this way, he said to Su Le: "I'm busy here? Don't bother me if there's nothing to do! ”
In fact, Su Le didn't want Machu to follow him to cause trouble, so he took Izuki Shanzi and Athena to set off together.
The trio and a small entourage first traveled overland to Tianlu City, then bypassed southern India by boat, then crossed the Indian Ocean and entered the Red Sea to their destination, Cairo, the capital of the Ayubu Kingdom.
This time it was a relatively long sea trip, and Su Le also had to accompany the princess of Athens and the princess of the East China Sea. Athena doesn't talk much, and the ship is very safe, so nothing special happens other than sleeping well with Sule.
The princess of the East China Sea took the opportunity to ask the question that had been holding back in her heart on the bed: "Your Majesty, why didn't you bring Mulan with you?" ”
"Uh......" Su Le hesitated for a moment and replied, "Mulan, she is in charge of military affairs in the north, so I didn't let her follow." ”
Izuki Shanzi looked at Su Le suspiciously, and suddenly asked directly, "You two haven't reconciled yet, right?" ”
Su Le was very puzzled, so he asked, "How do you know about the awkward incident between me and Mulan?" ”
"I happened to pass by that day, and when I saw that she kicked you out, as if she was still talking about you and her, I thought about someone else, isn't it me?" Sugiko Ideki asked expectantly.
"Sorry...... Not you. ”
Su Le's answer made Mu Shanzi a little disappointed, but she couldn't help but ask, "Who is that?" ”
"Because I haven't seen Mulan for a long time, her appearance has become closer to her sister, so at the critical moment, I called Mulan's sister's name - Shulan." Su Le replied truthfully.
"This ......" is no wonder Mulan is so angry. Originally, Izuki Shanzi wanted to say this, but Su Le's next words made her change her attention.
"I can't blame it all?!! I haven't seen Sister Shulan for a long time, and I can only miss it for a long time to come, so it's understandable to be wrong for a while! Su Le defended himself.
“…… Oh, yes. Izuki Shanzi comforted Su Le and said: "If a person is not a sage, who can be without fault?" Husband, don't be sad anymore, the turmoil should pass after a while. ”
Facing the sad Su Le, Izuki Shanzi suddenly became a mother, hugged the eldest child tightly in her arms, and did not ask about Shulan again. Who knew that this "big boy" was relatively honest at first, and soon began to lick with his hands and mouth.
Izuki Sugiko was Su Le's female general at first, and later added the status of the princess of the East China Sea, and after being trained and matured by Su Le, she sometimes began to play the role of an older sister - just like now...... But under Su Le's attack, she immediately fell and became the king's lover......
Su Le took the two princesses to Cairo by boat, and the king of Ayubu, Salar, personally greeted his allies, and after a short greeting, the two kings immediately began to discuss how to deal with the current situation.
"I want to marry this Byzantine princess and, if I have the chance, annex the Chinchail Khanate!" Su Le directly stated the purpose of his trip.
"So the king of Bactria is also going to be baptized as a Christian?"
"I am willing to be baptized if it must be so." Su Le replied.
Salar was a little unhappy about Su Le's favoritism, "But when you married Roxanna, you didn't become a member of the Zarathus?" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty doesn't stop trusting me just because I'm a Christian, is you?"
"Probably not, but it depends on how you perform in the future." Salar said.
"The reason why I have always insisted on forming an alliance with His Majesty Salar is because you are first and foremost an upright and kind person, and you are my role model. This has nothing to do with religious beliefs, it is the most fundamental quality. ”
"You've won a prize, I'm still far from what you said, hahahaha-" Salar said with a hearty smile.
"Even if I am baptized, I will not become a real Christian, it is only to end the rule of the barbarians over civilized society more quickly. I have no religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Zarathu, and even Christianity can all coexist in our kingdom of Bactria as long as they remain upright and kind and do not go too far. ”
Su Le's statement satisfied Salar, and he said to the young man who was about to become emperor: "Since you are determined to do so, I have nothing to hinder me, and I will arrange for a ship to send you to Constantinople as soon as possible, and I wish you a smooth victory in obtaining the beautiful princess!" ”