The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The kings of Chu and Wei, who were far away in the capital, received a letter from Zhao Yao at the same time. In the letter, Zhao Yao told them that King Han wanted to cooperate with him in business and would send people to Marsh Mansion. He specially sent people to investigate King Han. The result of the investigation was that King Han had been doing business in Youzhou and also had business dealings with the Western Regions. In addition to doing business, King Han did not do anything else in private. At the end of the letter, he repeatedly emphasized that he felt that King Han was not as "clean" as in the investigation, and asked King Chu and King Wei to be careful and vigilant about King Han.

Yang Ling saw that King Chu's face looked a little ugly after reading the letter, so he asked with concern: "Your Highness, what did His Highness the King of Han write in the letter?"

King Chu handed the letter in his hand to Yang Ling, "Sir, please read it."

Yang Ling took the letter and looked down at it carefully. After reading it, his face became a little solemn.

King Chu asked: "Sir, what do you think?"

Yang Ling returned the letter in his hand to King Chu and said in a deep voice: "I think the same as His Highness the King of Han. The King of Han will never be as clean and simple as the investigation."

King Chu had the same impression of King Han as Zhao Yao. In my impression, King Han and King Chen had been playing around with King Zheng, looking like carefree and playboys. When they were young, they often made fun of and bullied their tenth brother. Anyway, not a good impression.

Afterwards, King Han went to Youzhou as an adult and never came back over the years. King Chu paid no attention to him. Unexpectedly, King Han turned out to be a secretive person.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect that King Han was an unfathomable person." Yang Ling frowned and said with a sullen face, "We made a miscalculation and actually thought that King Han was an opponent who is not worthy of fear."

"It was my king's negligence." King Chu thought that King Han, King Zheng, and King Chen were all the same and there was nothing to worry about.

"Your Highness, it seems that besides the King of Wei, the King of Han is also a strong enemy." After Yang Ling just read the letter, he broke into a cold sweat on his back. "Fortunately, His Highness the King of Han discovered that the King of Han is not simple, otherwise we will definitely be defeated by Han in the future. King..." In the future, when the King of Chu and the King of Wei are fighting to the death, it is not impossible for the King of Han to take advantage of the situation and annihilate the King of Chu and the King of Wei in one fell swoop. At that time, I really made wedding clothes for King Han.

King Chu nodded slightly: "Thanks to the tenth brother this time." Otherwise, they would not know when they would discover King Han's true face.

"Your Highness, we must immediately send someone to investigate King Han in depth." Yang Ling said with a stern expression, "We must find out what King Han has been doing secretly over the years, otherwise it will be too detrimental to us." Now they are in Ming, and The King of Han is in the dark. If you don't find out clearly, you don't know when you will be hurt by the cold arrows fired by King Han.

King Chu nodded lightly and immediately took out a map from the bookcase. This map was a map of the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty that was redrawn by the late emperor when he first ascended the throne. King Chu stared at Youzhou on the map.

When Yang Ling saw the Xiongnu grassland above Youzhou, an idea flashed in his mind.

"Your Highness, will the King of Han secretly collude with the Huns?"

King Chu's eyes suddenly became sharp and his tone became cold: "If he dares to collude with the Huns, I will never spare him."

"The Yuan family's incident has only passed not long ago. I don't think King Han will blatantly collude with the Huns." Yang Ling thought of another thing, "After all, Youzhou is an important place in the north. If the emperor asked King Han to go to Youzhou, he wouldn't Don’t worry about King Han colluding with the Huns. Besides, Zhenbei Camp is the emperor’s direct military camp, so it will definitely monitor King Han’s every move.”

"Sir, what you said makes sense. It is impossible for the King of Han to collude with the Huns under the eyes of his father." King Chu lowered his head and scanned the map with sharp eyes. Soon, his eyes stayed on the Western Region.

Yang Ling also thought of the Western Regions. He smiled and said: "It seems that Your Highness has the same idea as me." He pointed to the Western Regions on the map and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han said that the King of Han has been doing business with various countries in the Western Regions over the years, so it is very possible that the King of Han There are ulterior deals with various countries in the Western Region." Yang Ling bit the word "ulterior" particularly hard.

He added: "Your Highness, you can send people to investigate the countries in the Western Region. I think there will be unexpected results."

"That's what I meant."

Many years ago, many countries in the Western Regions had good relations with Zhou Dynasty and sincerely begged Zhou Dynasty to send people to teach Confucianism in their countries. The emperor issued an order to send people to teach and promote Confucianism in various countries in the Western Regions. The candidates sent were selected by Taixue, which meant that they were finalized by Li Pushe.

Over the years, Confucianism has bloomed brilliantly in various countries in the Western Regions, making many people in the Western Regions fall in love with Confucianism. In the past few years, various countries in the Western Regions have sent many young talents to study at Taixue in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Not only that, many of the people who were originally sent to give lectures in various countries in the Western Regions are serving in various countries in the Western Regions. They are very popular and respected in various countries in the Western Region. Although they did not hold particularly important positions, they were able to collect a lot of information in the Western Region.

Some of the people sent to give lectures in various countries in the Western Regions were talents carefully cultivated by the Li family. They went to various countries in the Western Regions and had other tasks besides giving lectures.

In a sense, these people who were sent to give lectures in various countries in the Western Regions were the King of Chu's spies in various countries in the Western Regions.

"People from the Southern Wei Dynasty are also doing business in various countries in the Western Regions, and many people from the Southern Wei Dynasty fled to the Western Regions. They should soon be able to find out what King Han has been doing in the Western Regions these years."

King Chu said: "He will not tell me."

"That's true."

King Chu said coldly: "I don't care if he tells me."

When Yang Ling mentioned the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty, he suddenly thought of something, and his face instantly became horrified. "Your Highness, the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty are very capable. The King of Han was able to make deals with the people of the Western Regions under the eyes of the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty without being discovered. You said the King of Han..." Thinking of this, Yang Ling's heart A cold.

Yang Ling's words made King Chu frown even deeper.

"If this is the case, then King Han's strength is even higher than that of the Southern Wei people." Yang Ling's expression became more solemn, "Your Highness, King Han's strength is even more terrifying than we imagined."

"Sir, don't scare yourself first." King Chu comforted Yang Ling, "What King Han did in the Western Regions may not be able to hide it from the people of Southern Wei."

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

King Chu said calmly: "Let's investigate first."

Yang Ling understood what King Chu meant and nodded in agreement: "Yes, let's investigate first."

"What I'm most worried about now is my tenth brother." King Chu was more worried about Zhao Yao than himself. "The King of Han suddenly asked his tenth brother to cooperate in business. Is it really just a business, or does it have some other purpose?"

"Your Highness, are you worried that the King of Han will be unfavorable to His Highness the King of Han?"

"I'm worried that the tenth brother is no match for King Han." King Chu said with a worried look. "I'm also worried that the King of Han wants to take all the business of the tenth brother for himself, and that the King of Han will use the trade conference to contact Annan and Johor. Waiting for the country."

"Your Highness, it is not easy for His Highness the King of Han to find out that the King of Han is not easy. He should be wary of the King of Han and will never let the King of Han steal his business. As for the King of Han who wants to contact countries such as Annan and Johor, I am afraid it will not be that easy." Yang Ling comforted King Chu and said, "Annan, Johor and other countries have our people, as well as King Dai and King Jing's people. What King Han wants to do in these foreign countries can't be hidden from us and King Dai's people."

"I hope I'm overthinking it."

"Your Highness, you have forgotten that our people have arrived at Marsh Mansion. If King Han is really going to be detrimental to His Highness the King of Han, we can let our people protect His Highness the King of Han." Yang Ling thought to himself, if nothing else, just say that His Highness the King of Han can discover Han. From the fact that the king is not simple, we can see that His Highness the King of Han is not simple either. If King Han really wants to harm His Highness the King of Han, I'm afraid it won't be that easy.

He hoped that the King of Han would be unfavorable to His Highness the King of Han, so that he could see how His Highness the King of Han dealt with the King of Han, and then he would also know His Highness the King of Han's intentions and methods.

"Your Highness, I heard that the King and others are sending people everywhere to look for relics, pagodas, Buddhist beads, Buddhist scriptures and other things. Are you really not going to offer other things on the death anniversary of the late Queen Mother?" Yang Ling thought of those who were far away. Zhao Yao from Lingnan asked, "Has His Highness the King of Han ever said that he would offer something to the Queen Mother on the anniversary of her death?"

King Chu shook his head gently: "I didn't tell my tenth brother about this."

"If you didn't tell, will King Wei tell His Highness the King of Han?"

"I don't know. If the tenth brother really wants to offer something else, he should write to me and tell me." King Chu thought that Zhao Yao was busy with his trade conference, and chuckled, "The tenth brother probably doesn't have the heart to think about it." Regarding this matter, he should be busy receiving foreign guests who are going to attend the trade conference."

"I don't know what the trade conference held by His Highness the King of Han will be like." Yang Ling was very curious about this. If the Marsh Mansion was not too far away, he would definitely go and have a look.

"It should be very lively, but it's a pity that I can't go and see it in person." King Chu was worried about Zhao Yao holding a trade conference, and he had been writing letters asking how Zhao Yao was preparing. Not only that, he also helped Zhao Yao make suggestions. In order for Zhao Yao to hold the trade conference successfully, he read through books. He was also worried that the royal families and businessmen of Annan, Johor and other countries would underestimate Zhao Yao, His Royal Highness the King of Han, and would not attend the trade conference. He wrote a letter to them specifically to let them know that King Chu of Chu valued his younger brother, the King of Han, very much. They did not care about the reputation of the King of Han, but also wanted to see the reputation of the King of Chu. They went to attend the trade conference held by the King of Han.

People from Annan, Siam and other countries were very considerate to King Chu. They wrote back to King Chu one after another, saying that they were very willing to participate in the trade conference held by His Highness the King of Han, and they also wanted to do business with His Highness the King of Han.

"If it weren't for His Highness, you secretly helped His Highness the King of Han, I'm afraid Annan and other countries would not pay attention to the trade conference held by His Highness the King of Han." The King of Chu really worried about everything for His Highness the King of Han, and secretly helped His Highness the King of Han solve all the problems.

Yang Ling thought wrong. The King of Chu was very favored and favored by the emperor. His Royal Highness Zhao Yao, the King of Han, was indeed not favored on the surface, but the royal families of Annan, Siam and other countries would not stop attending the trade conference because of this. They will not struggle with money, and they will not let money go unearned.

The things Zhao Yao made were not available in their country. The most important thing is that the conditions offered by His Highness the King of Han are very generous. Before His Highness the King of Han came to Lingnan, they secretly did business with Lingnan officials. At that time, Lingnan officials increased taxes step by step, and they made a lot of money. Now that His Highness the King of Han has exempted more than half of the tariffs, they will earn several times more money than in previous years. Unless their brains are broken, they look down upon His Highness the King of Han and do not come to the trade conference.

Furthermore, His Highness the King of Han, who can make glass, various precious spices, various new teas, and agricultural tools, is by no means a fool, so let them look down upon and bully him.

To be honest, having a good relationship with His Highness the King of Han is more important than having a good relationship with His Highness the King of Chu or King Dai. Because the benefits brought to them by King Chu and King Dai were not as much as those brought by His Highness the King of Han.

I heard that His Highness the King of Han had recently made something that could prevent smallpox. Even just for this, they had to come to the trade conference.

Smallpox is not only found in Dazhou, but also in other countries, and the extent of smallpox in Annan and other countries is more serious than that in Dazhou. Also, their doctors were helpless against smallpox. Once smallpox occurred, they directly buried people who had smallpox, and directly set fire to smallpox-infected villages.

Over the years, many members of the royal family from countries such as Siam and Johor have died from smallpox. Their country's emperor also died of smallpox. If there was a way to prevent smallpox, they would do anything to get it.

Yang Ling underestimated Zhao Yao, but also underestimated the royal families of Annan and other countries.