King Gao Bo was locked up in a hut, where he imprisoned his disobedient concubines, located at the highest point of the castle, surrounded by cold stone walls, high stone walls with a small window, heavy iron gates, dimly lit, Gao Bo's heart was full of fear, the army surrendered, his trusted ministers were killed, and the Japanese samurai who supported him were all killed, Gao Bo found himself without any support, to the point of rebellion.

At this time, the iron chain 'boom!' The sound of Gao Bo hurriedly rushed to the door, the iron door opened, and a young heroic man walked in from the outside, wearing an official uniform, carrying a sword at his waist, followed by another man, Gao Bo recognized at a glance, it was the samurai who cut the chain of the drawbridge, he was afraid in his heart, and took two steps back.

The person who came was Fan Ning, who was followed by Xu Qing and Meng Yuanwai, Fan Ning glanced at the king, and said coldly: "We are the army of the Song Dynasty!" ”

Next to Meng Yuanwai he translated, Gao Bo suddenly realized, it turned out that it was not the Goryeo army, but the army of the Song Dynasty, he knelt down with weak legs, and said in a trembling voice: "I am willing to surrender to the Song Dynasty and be the minister of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Now it's not a question of whether you are willing to submit to the Great Song Dynasty, but whether your people are willing to recognize you again."

This sentence made Gao Bo bow his head in despair, this is also the ending he is most afraid of, he knows that he is cruel and unkind, and he is hated by the people, once he is handed over to the people, will he still live?

Fanning looked at him and said, "You have a chance if you don't want to die!" ”

Meng Yuanwai translated this sentence to him, Gao Bo's eyes lit up, and he said continuously: "I am willing to obey the arrangement!" ”

Fanning nodded, "As long as you, as the king, formulate the letter of state, agree to the annexation of the Tamna Kingdom into the Song Dynasty, and agree that the Tamna Kingdom will become a state of the Great Song Dynasty, we will send you and your wife and children to the capital of the Song Dynasty and spend the rest of your life there, this is your only chance to live, you think about it yourself, I will give you half a day!" ”

Listen to my translation, Gao Bo is prostrate on the ground in despair, is this the inheritance of his ancestors, just lost in his own hands?

Meng Yuanwai couldn't help but say: "Whether you agree or not, Tamna Island will belong to the Great Song Dynasty, it's just a matter of decency and indecency." ”

This sentence hit the nail on the head, and Gao Bo suddenly realized that this was an exchange of his life for the Song Dynasty's decent seizure of Tamna Island.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, and said continuously: "I agree!" Agree to the deal. ”

Now he only wants himself and his wife and children not to die, and he doesn't care about other ancestral inheritances and the like.

Fanning nodded, turned back to the two accompanying officials, and said, "Take him to draft the letter of state, and then send him and his wife and children to the second ship!" ”

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After a short time, Fanning came to the main hall with the national letter signed by Gao Bo and the royal seal, and he handed the national letter to Zhao Zongshi, and the state of Tamna, like Goryeo, only had language and no writing, and all important documents were written in Chinese.

Zhao Zongshi carefully read this letter agreeing to the annexation of Tamna into the Great Song Dynasty, with this national letter, the annexation of the Tamna Kingdom by the Great Song Dynasty will be flawless in legal theory, which is not only evidence of Goryeo, but more importantly, an internal explanation.

Zhao Zongshi was overjoyed in his heart, and asked with a smile: "He agreed so easily?" ”

Fanning sneered and said: "He only wants to live, he only values himself, for him, the inheritance of his ancestors is not important, otherwise he would not be so cruel to his people." ”

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Enlighten the envoy, most of the people of Tamna have arrived. ”

Zhao Zongshi nodded, "Let's go take a look!" ”

The open space outside the castle was full of black and oppressive people, about 4,000 people, most of them were yellow and thin, and their clothes were not covered, mainly old and weak women and children, and the young and strong were basically arrested and sent to serve as soldiers.

Many people are crying with their daughters, these young girls are rescued from the castle, the girls who were forcibly occupied by Gao Bo, many of them have become the playthings of the Japanese samurai, the Song army captured the castle, and released them all home.

Immediately afterwards, sacks of grain, cattle and sheep were carried out of the castle by the soldiers, and a high platform was erected in front of the crowd, on which knelt a dozen tall and thin officials, almost all of them were courtiers and cool officials, their hands were tied behind their backs, and their faces were so frightened that their homes were in the castle, which had been confiscated by the soldiers, and all the food and other belongings were piled up in front of the high platform.

At this time, Di Qing gave an order, and more than a dozen soldiers escorted them to the crowd, and they were immediately punched, kicked, and frantically bitten by the angry crowd, and in just a moment, more than a dozen ministers were killed in the anger of the people's revenge.

At this time, the soldiers began to distribute grain, cloth, cattle and sheep to the people, according to the head of the people, each of them had a heavy portion, and the people who were originally frightened and restless were suddenly overjoyed and cheered indulgently.

The first step is to buy people's hearts, and the second step is to negotiate the issue of returning to the Song Dynasty.

More than 20 respectable elders were invited into the castle, and everyone sat in a circle.

Zhao Zongshi slowly said to everyone: "Everyone knows, we are the army of the Song Dynasty, as far as I know, your ancestors also came from the Central Plains, and they were Xianbei people in the Sui and Tang dynasties of the Central Plains, and your ancestors have become the people of the Song Dynasty, and their lives are stable and peaceful......."

Zhao Zongshi said a word, and Meng Yuanwai translated a sentence, which stabilized everyone's emotions.

Zhao Zongshi continued: "The Tamna Kingdom can no longer exist for a long time, and you yourself know that Goryeo is bent on annexing Tamna Island, and Japan sent samurai to occupy Tamna Island, using it as the foundation for the northern attack on Goryeo, and the Great Song Dynasty Navy also needs a place to rest for supplies, so we hope that Tamna Island will join the Great Song Dynasty, and everyone will also return to their ancestral country and become the people of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zongshi paused for a moment to watch everyone's reactions.

After Meng Yuanwai translated, everyone immediately discussed, and at this time, an old man was emotionally chattering and saying something?

Meng Yuanwai translated: "He said that he wanted them to leave their homeland and move to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Zhao Zongshi said with a smile: "You tell them that this will become a state and county in the Great Song Dynasty, they will not leave Tamna Island, their children and grandchildren will stay here, they will be given farmland, and there will be no taxes, and they will build new schools, build bridges and docks, in short, their lives will get better and better." ”

Next to Fan Ning also said: "You are adding, they can choose, they are willing to become subjects of Goryeo, we will send to Goryeo, willing to become subjects of Japan, we will send to Japan, willing to become the subjects of the Great Song Dynasty, then stay on Tamna Island." ”

Meng Yuanwai translated loudly to everyone, and after a while, everyone knelt down, "We don't want to leave our homeland, we are willing to become the people of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

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For the next three days, the Song army was busy building houses for the local people, the military doctors were treating them, the civilian officials were busy registering the population, and a dozen horse breeders patrolled the island to consider planning a place to raise horses.

Fanning is learning to ride a horse on a grassland, there is a grassland more than 20 miles wide and more than 80 miles long in the north of Tamna Island, which was originally a place for sheep and cattle in Tamna country, and there is a clear river in the middle, it is precisely because of such a natural pasture that the Yuan Dynasty army occupied Tamna Island in history, and then used it as a place to raise horses.

Five thousand horses were scattered across the grassland, and the soldiers built huge stables.

After two days of learning to ride a horse, Fanning could basically ride a pony slowly, and on the third day, Fanning, led by Akihito and Mingli, began to circumnavigate Tamna Island.

Akihito and Mingli learned to ride horses in Fuzhou, and both of them were familiar with horseback riding, and soon left Fanning far behind.

"This guy is slower than riding a donkey!"

Akihito complained, rushed up and shouted, "A-Ning, let's take you with us!" ”

Fan Ning and Xu Qing caught up, and Fan Ning scolded: "Are you two starving ghosts rushing to reincarnate?" I'll let you be a guide, you just have to hurry, don't say anything, don't be a guide if you don't want to! ”

Seeing that Fan Ning was angry, Akihito hurriedly apologized: "Don't be angry, it's the first time to be a guide!" Inexperienced, inexperienced! ”

Fanning glared at him, pointed to the large forest around him and asked, "Let me ask you, how wide is this forest?" ”

Akihito and Mingli have been riding around the island for the past two days, and they are already familiar with this island, Akihito introduced to Fanning: "This island is basically composed of grasslands and forests, grasslands in the north, mountains in the middle, large forests are distributed, only the southern and western coasts have farmland, and the population is also concentrated in these two places, this island is rich in citrus, and the locals use citrus to make wine, and the taste is very good." ”

The two learned their lesson, slowed down their horses, and introduced Fanning: "There are many streams on the island, there is no shortage of fresh water, and there are at least a few thousand hectares of farmland, which is enough to feed the people here. ”

"How far is the farmland from here?"

Mingli pointed to the front of the road, "If you walk more than ten miles forward, you can see farmland, all of which are paddy fields!" ”

Fanning whipped his horse and sped forward.