People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 456 Who can win?
Even though they were all envoys, there were differences between them. For example, the Yamatai Kingdom on Fuso Island, the Funan Kingdom and the Linyi Kingdom on the Indochina Peninsula were at least small local countries with a preliminary system. They were far more respectable than the many tribes on the Ryukyu Islands and Luzon. Strength was respected, and there were levels among the envoys.

Although there was no clear distinction between high and low among the crowd, the Yamatai envoy Nan Shengmi and the Funan envoy Fan Jinsheng were vaguely regarded as the leaders.

Compared with other tribes or small countries, Funan and Yamatai knew something about the land of China. For example, Funan knew that China was currently in a stage of internal turmoil.

Even before the Xuanxia fleet led by Ma Yan landed in Funan, King Fan Man, who had just usurped the throne and established the Fan Dynasty of Funan, intended to send envoys to establish ties with the State of Wu. After all, in terms of geographical location, the State of Wu was the Chinese power that was closer to Funan.

King Fan Man usurped power in an illegitimate way, so he was willing to interact with the outside world out of a guilty conscience in order to increase his influence and consolidate his position. However, Ma Yan's fleet arrived at too good a time and entered Funan before Fan Man sent out his envoys.

The arrival of the Xuanxia fleet directly affected Fan Man's judgment of the situation in China. He originally thought that the Wu Kingdom had already become the overlord of China, but after listening to Ma Yan's retelling, he realized that the situation of the Wu Kingdom was not so good, and the Xuanxia in the north was the most powerful existence in China.

Of course, Fan Man did not easily believe Ma Yan's words. Instead, he accepted Ma Yan's invitation and sent his son Fan Jinsheng to Xuan Xia to confirm the situation in China with his own eyes, and finally decide who to recognize as the big brother.

Fan Jinsheng, who has traveled and seen Xuanxia for half a year, now has the answer to this question.

Horse-drawn carriages were traveling on the wide streets of Peking. The people sitting in them were the envoys from various countries and tribes who were heading to the Prime Minister's Office to pay a visit to Xu Chen.

Although this was not their first visit to Peking, and they were not as shocked by its prosperity as they were when they first saw it, but when they came back after traveling around the country for half a year and drove on Peking's flat and hard roads, they couldn't help but be attracted by this place.

Sitting in the carriage at the front were Nan Shengmi and Fan Jinsheng, who had relatively high status among the envoys. As the carriage was moving, the two men each pulled up the curtains on the side windows and watched the scene outside fly by before their eyes.

Since the ground was flat enough, even the carriage felt quite stable during the journey, which also made it convenient for them to observe the scenery in the city.

The two of them watched and marveled at it, their eyes filled with envy and admiration.

Seeing the dense crowds of people, the roads with endless traffic, the endless shops of all kinds, the hospitals and schools, they gradually became dazed.

Compared to these small countries which are mostly still in a semi-primitive state, this highly mature civilized society still seems a bit ahead of its time.

He looked like this for a long time. As he got closer and closer to the Prime Minister's Office, Nan Shengmi finally pulled himself away from the prosperous scene of Peiping and glanced at Fan Jinsheng next to him.

"We are going to the Prime Minister's office because the Prime Minister wants to establish a tribute treaty with us. I wonder what Brother Fan thinks about this?" When Nan Shengmi opened his mouth, he spoke poor Chinese, which he had learned in the past six months.

Upon hearing this, Fan Jinsheng replied in the same broken Chinese: "What else can I think? Xuanxia can sign an alliance with a small country like us. This is already a great goodwill. At least my Funan Kingdom will not refuse such goodwill."

After confirming Fan Jinsheng's attitude, Nan Shengmi felt a lot more at ease. It seemed that he was not the only one who made the decision.

He was not surprised at this decision. Just as Fan Jinsheng said, Xuan Xia did have great good intentions in this matter.

The Celestial Empire was so terrifying, and he could have conquered it directly by force, but he still chose to establish a relationship in the form of an alliance. These small countries and tribes should be grateful. If there was anything that made him worry about this tribute treaty, it was only one thing.

After hesitating for a moment, Nan Shengmi approached and whispered, "You and I both know that Xuan Xia is planning to send troops to the south in half a year for the final battle to unify Shenzhou. Do you think Xuan Xia can really win?"

Fan Jinsheng was stunned when he heard this, and looked at him with some surprise: "Don't you think you can't win?"

Nan Shengmi shook his head and said, "Not really, but just in case. After all, things are unpredictable. Who knows how the situation will develop? If we sign an alliance and Xuan Xia is defeated later, and Shenzhou changes its owner, wouldn't it be embarrassing in the future?"

Fan Jinsheng suddenly smiled, then said disapprovingly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Nan Shengmi was a little confused: "Why is Brother Fan so sure?"

Fan Jinsheng glanced at him and said, "I have thought about this since I first came to Xuanxia. I have to find out the details of the two countries of Han and Wu in the south. Only in this way can I judge the true situation of China and avoid going astray. Therefore, I have made many inquiries in the past six months. I already know who will win and who will lose."

Nan Shengmi was shocked, but now he became curious: "Brother Fan, can you tell me in detail?"

Fan Jinsheng smiled and said, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Although I cannot personally go to Wu and Han to investigate the truth, I can ask the people who have fled north from the two places or the captives for details. From my point of view, the people in Wu and Han are not in dire straits, but their situation is difficult. Compared with Xuanxia, ​​it is really far worse. If there is no accident in this battle, Xuanxia will win!"

Hearing Fan Jinsheng's determination, Nan Shengmi fell into deep thought for a moment.

It must be said that although public opinion cannot absolutely determine who wins or loses, it is indeed a considerable influencing factor. It is hard to say whether the two countries of Wu and Han in the south are as difficult as Fan Jinsheng said, but he can at least be sure that the people of Xuanxia live very comfortably.

In Xu Chen's opinion, the lives of the people of Xuanxia are still at the lower limit, but in fact, for the times, it is already an unattainable level.

Just looking at the envoys who came this time, the small countries and tribes behind them are mostly still at the level of slash-and-burn agriculture, and their handicraft industries are even more of a mess, with shockingly low productivity.

In Xu Chen's eyes, the people are suffering, but in reality, others have nowhere to eat even if they want to.

However, after a conversation, Nan Shengmi did feel a little relieved. Xuan Xia's strength was indeed worthy of his trust. If the alliance was signed, it would be best if there were no changes in the future. Yamatai could peacefully recognize Xuan Xia as its suzerain state.

"We have arrived at the Prime Minister's Office. The envoys may get off the car now."

It was not until the carriage slowly stopped and the voice of the clerk outside was conveyed that Nan Shengmi and Fan Jinsheng came to their senses. Then they both took a deep breath and became a little nervous.

After being here for half a year, the time has finally come for me to meet that man in person.

(End of this chapter)