Chapter Seventy-Six: Tyran (I)
The elephant is the mascot of Siam (present-day Thailand), a symbol of strength and grace, and rightfully loved by the people. They seem to be bulky, but in fact they are very smart, and with a little training, they become good helpers for people's work and life. The most lively day in Siam is the annual Elephant Festival, where these honest and cute elves use their best skills to surprise and amaze every spectator.
For the largest animal on land, the tower is also very interested in elephants, otherwise it would not have become a friend of life and death with the copper hammer, I heard that they will also kick the bow, and if you have the opportunity, you must have a good exchange.
As soon as the fleet arrived at the port, the King of Siam came out on an elephant to meet him. This big guy is more than five meters tall, weighs eight or nine thousand catties, his legs are as thick as a giant tree, his ears are as big as a fan, his nose is flexible and powerful, and he also holds a pair of long tusks.
To be honest, the tower has always been quite confident in his figure, but at the moment he is really a little inferior in front of this elephant.
The King of Siam warmly introduced to the Chinese dignitaries: "This is my mount, Tyran, he is the smartest and strongest elephant in our country. ”
Zheng He also introduced the tower to all friends in Siam, "This is the king of the tower canonized by the Ming Emperor, who rules all the beasts in the world." ”
The King of Siam smiled noncommittally when he heard this, "The Chinese Emperor is famous, and I respect all the people of Siam, but the wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, if he wants to be crowned the king of beasts, then my Tailan should not let it." ”
Zheng He smiled and didn't explain, and discussed the vastness of the sky with a frog in a well, isn't that a waste of lips?
Tailan looked at the small body of the iron tower and said disdainfully, "I heard that you are the king of beasts, why are you?" What will you do? ”
"If you will, I will, and if you won't, I will." Tie Ta said lightly.
Tyran was a superstar in Siam, and people praised and adored him when they saw him, but who would dare to challenge his authority? The tepid attitude of the iron tower immediately angered him, and he said indignantly: "King, I want to compete with the king of the iron tower, and I want him to know who is the real king of beasts." ”
The King of Siam was immediately happy, it is really the parents of the one who gave birth to me, and the one who knows me, Tyran! What you say is what I think. "Whether it is national strength, financial strength or influence, Siam and China are like fireflies and the sun competing for glory, the gap is too big, if Tailan can defeat the Chinese emperor canonized the iron tower king, frustrate the spirit of China, it will greatly win glory for Siam, and he also has the capital to show off in front of these small countries in Nanyang." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh, although this was an extremely serious diplomatic occasion, he really couldn't hold it back.
It is very impolite to challenge the VIP of the country as soon as we meet, and it may cause diplomatic disputes if it is not done properly. The small, godly eyes of the King of Siam swirled and finally had an idea.
"Lord Zheng, please forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, can you do me a favor?" The King of Siam looked sad and seemed to have encountered something very difficult.
"If you say anything, as long as it's within my ability, I won't refuse." Zheng He is as anxious and righteous as ever.
"Here's the thing, Tyran has been by my side for two years, and has always been very well-behaved and obedient, and I love him, but lately I have noticed that he has changed, not only does he like to sleep in, but he also likes to play a little trick. I also know that in Siam he is invincible, and it is inevitable that he is a little complacent in living in flowers and applause all day long. Today coincides with the arrival of the King of the Iron Tower, if he can teach Tailan a small lesson, let him know what 'there are people outside the people, there are mountains outside the mountains, and the strong have their own strong hands', which will be very beneficial to his future growth. The King of Siam hesitated for a moment, but still spoke his bitterness.
All right! After talking for a long time, it turned out that I wanted to challenge the king of the tower, and I challenged it! This is not something unseemly, you just say it, why go around in such a big circle? Although Zheng He was so angry, he still smiled and said, "I'll ask the Iron Tower King for advice first, and you also know that his nobles are busy. ”
"If the Tower King doesn't have time, then don't force it." The King of Siam was very empathetic.
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"It's so comfortable!" The tower turned over comfortably, he didn't like these cumbersome diplomatic etiquette the most, he had already found a quiet place to sunbathe, Zheng He looked for a while before finding him under a coconut tree.
"Is it over?" Eiffel Tower asked lazily.
"Not yet!" Zheng He smiled, "Tailan wants to challenge you, what do you mean?" ”
"Hitting a child on a rainy day, being idle is also idle, so let's play with him!" The tower yawned and said lightly. He had already seen that this elephant was unwilling, and he couldn't imagine that this guy was so uncontrollable, if he knew that he had fought dinosaurs and defeated mammoths, he didn't know how to feel in his heart?
"The King of the Iron Tower has granted your request." Zheng He's answer did not disappoint the King of Siam.
Finally hooked! The King of Siam held back the excitement in his heart and said hypocritically: "Then please ask the King of Iron Tower to show mercy." ”
"Now I'm really embarrassed for the Tower King! In the end, what should be done so that the harmony is not hurt, but also the purpose of the lesson can be achieved. We have a saying in China, 'filial piety comes out under the stick', and children who are disobedient do have to be beaten hard, but the king of the tower is a Sven man who reads poetry and books, and it is not his style to use knives and guns. Your Majesty, do you have any good advice? "Since you like to pretend, then I'll pretend to show you," Zheng He said with a smile.
The tower behind secretly gave a thumbs up, this guy knows me too well.
The King of Siam was ecstatic in his heart, and this was right in his own arms, "Leave this problem to me!" There is a famous saying in your country that if you describe a person as talented, praise him for his all-round ability in civil and military affairs. I thought about it for a while, so I asked them to compete three times, one literary fight, two martial arts fights, namely tug-of-war, arithmetic, and logging, and the time of the competition was set for three days later. ”
These are Tyran's strengths, every time a foreign guest comes to visit him, he will perform these three projects, people are certainly amazed by his infinite strength, but what is even more shocking is Tyran's arithmetic, addition and subtraction within a hundred without error, which is definitely considered a high IQ in the animal kingdom.
"Then we'll leave now, after all, these projects still have a process of adaptation, let him get familiar with it while there is still time." The first time he played this kind of hidden wisdom and foolishness, Zheng He quickly adapted to the role.
"Yes, I'll tell you to go down, and don't bother you if there's nothing important." The King of Siam said politely, but he was secretly smiling in his heart: "I don't usually burn incense, but I temporarily hold Buddha's feet, is it useful?" ”
"I'm sorry, Tower King, you don't blame me for hiding your strength, do you?" On the way back, Zheng He apologized to the tower.
Tie Ta smiled slightly, "Huaxia is a country of etiquette, so what's the harm in saying a few nice diplomatic words to make them happy?" I don't lose a piece of flesh on me. ”
In the next few days, the King of Siam was very busy, and invited envoys from various countries to watch the game, and he had a wishful thinking in his heart: "We finally have the opportunity to compete with Huaxia, and we have the absolute certainty of defeating the opponent, the more people know about this kind of famous thing, the better!" ”
The three days passed quickly, and the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing, and the game kicked off in the spotlight on the square in front of the palace, not far from the towering mountains. The comfortable weather and beautiful environment will undoubtedly be a great help to the performance of both players, which also indicates that today's game will be exciting.
The VIP hall was full of friends, the King of Siam accompanied Zheng He to sit on the top, and on both sides were the envoys of the Nanyang countries, for this competition he did his homework with great fanfare, looking at the full hall, this guy was proud: "It seems that my popularity is not bad!" Not only did I have so many good friends, but even Temasek, with whom I had always had a bad relationship, sent people. Well, he must have come to sue for peace, and for the sake of Lord Zheng's face, I will let him go for the time being. ”
To tell the truth, the King of Siam is a bit self-inflicted, and various countries have sent envoys to him, one is to get closer to Zheng He, the second is to see the King of the Great Iron Tower canonized by the Chinese Emperor, and the third is to visit the Great Ming Water Master of Megatron, which has nothing to do with his good popularity.
This time, the referee was served by a chief guard of the palace, and the game process was simple, and everyone knew who won and who lost, so they were not afraid of him cheating.
The first game is a tug-of-war between the two sides, whoever can pull the red silk in the center of the rope into their own area is the winner, for which Zheng He also specially took three sail ropes from the treasure ship, this is a contest between two strong men, looking for the entire Siam country can not find a strong rope, which also makes the King of Siam extremely embarrassed. The referee ordered three thick ropes to be knotted into a large rope, with red silk tied in the center, and the two ends were put around the neck of the tower and Tailan.
"Ready? Tower King. Tyran said contemptuously, "I hope you don't disappoint me." ”
The tower smiled silently, this kind of verbal battle was meaningless.
With a "dang", the referee sounded the gong, and the game officially began.
With such a big tone, I want to see how capable you are, Tie Ta looked at Tailan with a smile, and he was angry and dantian, and he took a steady step, and quietly made a jack fall, and nailed his limbs firmly to the ground.
Tailan roared, and pulled back with all his strength, the rope suddenly tightened and straightened, and there was a "squeak" scream, which was strong enough to overwhelm the mountains and seas, but the strange thing was that the other party did not move at all.
"For today's competition, I have eaten well and slept soundly in the past three days, and even quit drinking, so it stands to reason that I should drag him over with a rope and a cow! Why is this so? Tailan was puzzled, "Could it be that those Chinese sailors quarreled with themselves during their morning exercises?" Well! Definitely. I wondered why I had gotten up a quarter of an hour earlier than usual this morning, and now I had finally found the reason. These Huaxia people are so despicable, knowing that they will lose, they come up with these tricks to interfere with me. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and secretly reminded himself: "Today I must give them a little bit of power, so that they can lose convincingly." ”