Yipin Tang

Chapter 414 Conditions of the Five Cities

Knowing Li Yuanba's strength, Miyamoto Daichi and Matsuhei Ichiro are naturally unwilling to guard the three small cities now, so Wang Xiang and Li Yuanba are invited to come here today in the hope that they will help deal with the rebels and take back the power of Fusang.

This "small matter" is of course nothing to Wang Xiang and Li Yuanba, but Wang Xiang came to Fusang for a purpose, and it is possible to help, but there are conditions.

Hearing Wang Xiang say that there are conditions, Daichi Miyamoto's face suddenly turned ugly, he was just worried that the other party had other plans.

Seeing Daichi Miyamoto's face darken, Wang Xiang felt even more upset: Damn, I ran so far across the ocean just to work for you for nothing?

In fact, many foreign countries that belonged to the Tang Dynasty have always enjoyed such treatment. When they have something to do, they write to the Tang Dynasty for help, and when they have nothing to do, they send people to worship and receive some rewards. Wang Xiang has long been displeased. I am the uncle.

"His Royal Highness King Zhao, they don't seem to want our help very much. Let's go."

Seeing that Wang Xiang and Li Yuanba got up and wanted to leave Miyamoto Daichi frowned, Ichiro Matsudaira hurriedly pulled Wang Xiang back, and said anxiously: "Master, Lord, please ask for any conditions, as long as we can do it, we will do it." .”

After finishing speaking, he whispered a few words to Miyamoto Dazhi, and finally realized that he was asking for others, and if the other party wanted to deal with him, it would be a piece of cake, so he quickly corrected his attitude and apologized to Wang Xiang.

Wang Xiang was just pretending, seeing that Miyamoto Dazhi, who was pulling two to five or eight thousand yuan, was subdued, so he didn't care about him. After sitting down again, he said lightly: "Mr. Matsudaira Ichiro, I think you don't know that our Tang The Turks in the north have been wiped out, the entire Western Regions have become the territory of the Great Tang, and Tubo in the southwest has bowed their heads to the Great Tang, all of these are due to the extraordinary people brought by His Royal Highness Zhao Wang and me."

Ichiro Matsudaira's face changed drastically when he heard the news that Turkic was destroyed and Tubo became a vassal. He knew the strength of Turkic and Tubo. , the shock in my heart can be imagined, and listening to Wang Xiang's meaning, all of this was done by King Zhao and the dozen people he brought.

Miyamoto Daichi couldn't understand Chinese, but seeing Matsudaira Ichiro's expression, he knew that what Wang Xiang said must be unusual, so he quickly asked Matsudaira Ichiro what Wang Xiang said.

After Ichiro Matsudaira translated what Wang Xiang said, Miyamoto Daichi looked shocked. Fusang had been paying attention to and learning from the powerful Eastern Empire. He was naturally very clear about the powerful countries around the Tang Dynasty. Miyamoto Daichi knew the strength of Turks and Tubo.

"Our emperor is not interested in small overseas islands like Fusang."

Hearing Wang Xiang say that, Matsudaira Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief, and asked cautiously: "Then what does Lord Hou mean?"

Wang Xiang smiled lightly: "Actually, His Majesty the Emperor did not agree to send troops to help. This was my own idea, so I only brought such a small number of people here."

Ichiro Matsudaira believed Wang Xiang's words after thinking for a while. When he asked Li Er for help, Li Er's attitude didn't take Fusang seriously at all, and he refused immediately. When he met Wang Xiang in the Fusang sea area, he was still It's strange why the Tang Dynasty sent troops to help. Now that Wang Xiang said it, he understood that it was not the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who sent troops to help, but the decision of the Marquis of Jiayuan himself. What puzzled him was why the Marquis of Jiayuan Will you take the initiative to come to Fusang?

Knowing Matsudaira Ichiro's doubts, Wang Xiang smiled and said, "The reason why I came to Fusang is firstly because of Kawamura Shoichi, and secondly because I think Fusang is a good place, so I want to take a vacation here. This is a small thing. It shouldn't be too much to ask, right?"

Matsudaira Ichiro translated Wang Xiang's words to Miyamoto Daichi, and Miyamoto Daichi asked with a frown.

"Master Miyamoto would like to ask how big the Hou Ye wants?"

Wang Xiang had seen the map of Fusang Island before, and said with a smile, "It doesn't need to be too big, just five cities in the southeast will do."

Ichiro Matsudaira's face changed slightly and he translated Wang Xiang's request. Miyamoto Daichi yelled after hearing it. Wang Xiang knew that he rejected the conditions he proposed without Matsudaira Ichiro's translation. Wang Xiang was not angry, and his face remained the same. With a smile on his face, he said lightly: "Actually, this condition is not excessive at all. You only have three cities now. If it weren't for us, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to keep these three cities. Now I'll help you take back the entire Fusang. You just need It is a good deal to pay the five cities in the southeast."

This time Ichiro Matsudaira did not translate Wang Xiang's words to Miyamoto Dazhi, but directly asked: "Master Hou, can we change the conditions, we can give Master Hou money, a lot of money."

Wang Xiang laughed lightly: "It doesn't matter if you don't agree to this condition, I won't force others to do what they want."

Ichiro Matsudaira breathed a sigh of relief, but Wang Xiang continued: "I don't want money, I will take someone to find Suga Ezo tomorrow, I don't think he will refuse my offer, in fact, it seems more convenient to cooperate with them." easy."

"Soga Ezo is a traitor, His Majesty the Emperor Jitong is the orthodox!"

"Oh?" Wang Xiang spread his hands: "Maybe, but this is a matter for you Fusang people. It doesn't make any difference to me who is orthodox."

The five cities that Wang Xiang wants add up to less than one-tenth of Fusang Island, and they are not the most prosperous places on Fusang Island, but they are located on the southwest coast, which can be said to be Fusang’s gateway to the Asian continent. Natural resources are also the most abundant in Fusang Island.

Fusang Island hangs out of the sea, and the closest to it is the Asian continent. With the current navigation technology, Fusang cannot cross the Pacific Ocean to the east, so the only thing they can contact with the outside world is the Asian continent to the west. If Wang Xiang controls the southwest of Fusang The five cities in the direction are equivalent to controlling their way of contacting the outside world. This is the most difficult thing for Matsudaira Ichiro and Miyamoto Dazhi to accept.

Matsudaira Ichiro smiled wryly and translated what Wang Xiang said to Miyamoto Dazhi. Miyamoto Daichi seemed very angry but helpless, because what Wang Xiang said was right. Help them lose even the last three cities.Su Woyi has seen Li Yuanba's power with his own eyes, if Wang Xiang proposes such a condition to him, he will definitely agree!Even as long as Wang Xiang promises not to intervene in the affairs between Emperor Tong and the rebels, Suga Eizo will take the initiative to offer the five cities that Wang Xiang wants. After all, everyone knows who will take the five cities in exchange for the ruling power of the entire Fusang Who weighs.

Daichi Miyamoto panted and struggled for a while and finally compromised, the reality simply couldn't allow him not to make a compromise.

The corner of Wang Xiang's mouth curled up, and he said with a smile: "You have made a wise choice, then we can discuss how to deal with the rebels."

(End of this chapter)