The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 306

After Quintus heard the story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from Sun Shao, he was greatly inspired. He studied the other queens of the Han Dynasty, and was surprised to find that the situation of the Queen Mother of the Han Dynasty was far more serious than that faced by Alexander.In the history of Rome, it was rare for Alexander's grandmother Soemias and mother Momia to be in power as a woman, but such things were not uncommon in the Han Dynasty.Quintus was inspired by the deeds of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and felt that as long as Alexander worked hard, there was still a chance to regain power in the future.

Of course, what he told Alexander was not the same thing as what Alexander told Momia, or even if it was the same thing, the angle of explanation was different.For example, when telling Alexander, the emphasis is on forbearance, secretly accumulating strength, and regaining power at that time, while the version that Alexander told Momia is that mother and child bond with each other, manage the government together, and finally the son grows up. , the mother returned to politics and enjoyed the touching story of her old age.

Momia listened quietly, with a peaceful smile on her fair face.She understands what Alexander revealed, that is, he will return to politics in the end, but that will be a matter of the future, at least for now, these stories from the distant Celis have eased the relationship between Alexander and her mother and child, which is on the verge of breaking down. It is a good thing, and from another point of view, these stories recognize the phenomenon that women can also be in power. For Momia, who has always been restless, it is a pleasant surprise.

"Seris is really a charming kingdom. Not only are there beautiful silks like clouds, but there are also such touching stories." Momia said with emotion: "Alexander, I am so happy that you can understand my mother's painstaking efforts. "As she spoke, she wiped the corners of her eyes. Although there were elements of acting, she was really very happy, and there was a tear in the corner of her eyes.

Alexander looked at Momia's still delicate face, and smiled: "I was ignorant before. I listened to the slander and misunderstood my mother. I am really ashamed."

Momia smiled with tears in her eyes: "Alexander, you have really grown up. Quintus is a loyal minister, you should get in touch with him more. If he is free, invite him to the palace and tell me about the distant I was a little fascinated by the story of Celis."

"Okay." Alexander said happily: "He went to the East this time, and not only heard many beautiful stories, but also met the most famous young hero of Seris. If my mother listens, she will definitely be interested."

"Really?" Momia smiled, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, her eyes turned into crescent moons, she raised her hand, caressing Alexander's young face: "What kind of young hero can make my Alexander respect you so much?" , I can't wait now."

"Mother, he is the youngest king among the four kings of the Han Dynasty, King Sun Shao of Yue. He also has a beautiful mother. Although she is not his biological mother, but his adoptive mother, he and his adoptive mother are more beautiful than many biological mothers and children." Be good." Alexander tried to make himself look very happy, briefly talked about Sun Shao's affairs, and finally said: "This young Yue king told Quintus that the most beautiful relationship in the world is the relationship between mother and child. A beautiful and kind mother, the luckiest thing in the world."

Momia nodded again and again, and talked with Alexander for a long time. The mother and son talked and laughed happily, as if they had returned to the good time of intimacy before the estrangement.On this day, Alexander and Momia talked for a long time, and then had dinner together. The next day, Momia called Quintus into the palace and asked him some things. Quintus answered very well, and finally conveyed Seeing King Sun Shao's admiration for Rome and his desire to further strengthen exchanges with Rome, Momia was in a good mood and expressed that she could have further contact. Finally, she said to Quintus with a smile:
"Quintus, you are a descendant of the Severus family. Speaking of which, you are still Alexander's uncle. His father died early. Now you are the person he trusts the most, and the person I trust the most. You can't stay out of it." , watching the great Rome go to decline. You know, Alexander and I have too much responsibility, I am a poor woman, let me bear such a burden, without your help, I can't do it .”

Quintus hurriedly saluted and said: "Dear Queen Mother, I am very willing to serve you and the emperor, but I don't know how to fight, I just heard some stories from the far east. I am willing to promote the great Rome and the same great race To help Rome through the present difficulties through the communication between the Celesians. Because I am short-witted and have little knowledge, but I have heard that the Celesians also encountered the same difficulties. Just 400 years ago, the present Not long after the founding of the Han Kingdom, their queen mother was humiliated by the barbarians from the north, but with their wisdom and courage, they finally took revenge and defeated the barbarians, and turned the barbarians into their hunting dogs."

Momia was very curious, and asked for details, Quintus told Momia about Lu's pheasant, and Momia was very interested.The current situation in Rome is very similar to the situation in the Han Dynasty. The generals with heavy troops in the country are ready to move. The barbarians in the north continue to invade, which makes the already weak Rome exhausted. The Parthians in the east also continue to conflict with Rome. , the mighty Rome is already in shambles.Momia's greatest wish is to restore Rome to its glory, but she also knows that this matter is very difficult, and the conflict with her son Alexander has already given her a very headache.Now that she heard the story of Lu Zhi, and the story of the Seris people who grew from weak to strong, she really became interested in the distant Seris people from the bottom of her heart.

A few days later, Quintus received an order from Alexander, and Momia ordered him to go to the east again to discuss the details of enhancing communication with the young Yue King. This time, Quintus had an official identity, and he officially became The envoys of Rome embarked on a journey eastward with a large number of followers and gifts.

The night before leaving the city of Rome, Quintus entered the palace to bid farewell to Momia. Before leaving, he said to Alexander: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely get enlightenment from the king of Yue who is as powerful as wisdom and force, and help Your Majesty." to be a great Roman emperor."

Alexander was full of confidence and reluctantly said goodbye.

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Ceylon, after more than half a month of negotiations, the new king of Chola, Salbahar, couldn't hold it anymore. He heard from the gossip that Feroz had agreed to give Poduk Port to the Vietnamese in order to return to Choro , Immediately anxious.Poduk Port is too important to Zhu Luo. If Yue people occupy Poduk Port, it is equivalent to raising a tiger outside his bedroom, and he will never sleep peacefully in the future.But Feroz went crazy. If he didn't agree, then Feroz would return to Zhuluo with the help of Sun Shao, and his good days would come to an end.

In desperation, Salbaha implicitly proposed that if the Yue people would not allow Feroz to return to Zhuluo, he would be willing to give the Poduk Port to the Yue people.After Zhang Wen heard this, he remained calm and didn't agree, nor did he not agree. He just said that he would report to the king.However, in the next few days, he became much more cordial with Salbaja.Akadi and the others were not stupid, they inquired through various channels, and soon found out about this matter. On the one hand, they gritted their teeth at Salbaha's stupidity, and on the other hand, they were very worried about their own fate.They were thinking about their own thoughts, but they were reluctant to cede their own land. After all, they didn't have such a big problem as Saalbaha. Even if they suffered a little loss, it was just a matter of making less money.However, in order to prevent Salbaha from taking all the benefits, they also proposed more favorable terms one after another, trying to restore the passive situation.

Just as they were testing each other, Zhang Wen conveyed the news that Saalbaha was willing to cede Poduk Port to Sun Shao.Sun Shao has been waiting for this news. Ever since Feroz offered to give him Port Poduk, he has been considering whether it is feasible.

"Huishu, do you think this is feasible?" Sun Shao pointed to the seat opposite, motioning for Zhang Wen to sit down and talk.Zhang Wen thanked him, then sat respectfully across from him, and said in silence for a moment: "Your Majesty, the geography of Poduk Port is very important. If you can occupy this place, you will not only be able to control the east-west trade routes in the future and obtain a lot of wealth, but more importantly It will be of great help to the landing in Tianzhu in the future, from here you can directly penetrate Tianzhu's heart, but..." Zhang Wen raised his head and looked directly at Sun Shao, with a worried look in his eyes.

"Just say what you have to say, when did Huishu become so careful?" Sun Shao smiled, picked up his teacup and took a sip.Zhang Wen smiled. After Wu Guo was imprisoned for a few years, he had indeed become more cautious. The memory of almost ruining his family was too painful.

"Your Majesty, the country of Yue was established by merchants, and the reason why the King is respected by the merchants is that on the one hand, the policies of the King are beneficial to the merchants, and on the other hand, the love of the King to the merchants is unprecedented. The King sent troops brazenly for the death of two merchants. Funan, destroyed Funan, although the merchants paid a lot for this, they respected the king like a god, and they dared to go further because they believed that no matter what happened to them, the king was their greatest Reliance. But, my lord, what I want to say is that our troops from the Yue Kingdom can’t even conquer Tianzhu, so how can we go further? These businessmen don’t understand the truth, they can’t see the crisis at all.”

Sun Shao didn't say anything, but his eyes narrowed involuntarily.Seeing it, Zhang Wen couldn't help being startled, and subconsciously stopped.Sun Shao was in a daze for a moment, and found that Zhang Wen had stopped talking, and his expression was somewhat reserved, so he quickly smiled and said, "Hui Shu, tell me, where is the crisis?"

Zhang Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, he was a little worried about being young and energetic. At this time, his self-confidence was infinitely inflated. He didn't like to hear people say such unpleasant things, but Sun Shao didn't show his displeasure. He is very happy.

"My lord, if a businessman committed crimes in Tianzhu at this time and was killed by the Tianzhu people, do we have the strength to conquer this country like subduing Funan?"

Sun Shaolu pursed his lips, tapped his fingers on the case twice, and said with a smile, "No."

"Then what will the merchants think of the king?" Zhang Wen continued: "If it's just another small country, then that's all. In the territory of the country, businessmen from the country of Yue gather, and there must be many people who violate the law and discipline, and the Zhuluo people must hold grudges about this. If someone is angry and kills the businessmen of the country of Yue, will the king conscript Zhuluo or not? ?Conquer Zhuluo, lack of strength, and risk an early war with the entire Tianzhu continent. Even if you win, it will be a miserable victory. The king was killed, but the king could not uphold justice, the position of the king in the hearts of the merchants plummeted, and the self-confidence of the Han people in Yue Kingdom will also be severely hit, and the situation in Funan may be unstable."

Zhang Wen explained in detail the advantages and disadvantages of taking Poduk Port. He does not object to the importance of Poduk Port, but he said that the time is not yet ripe to take Poduk Port, and it is very likely that it will be given to Yue. pose potential hazards.Instead of this, it's better to take a step back for the time being, sell a good deal to the Zhuluo people, and at the same time earn some more secure benefits.

Sun Shao groaned silently, he had already thought of some problems in this, and discussed it with Cui Qian and others.But Cui Qian and others have always been not afraid of fighting, they are afraid of not fighting, and they are a bit afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Of course, they tried their best to encourage Sun Shao to take Poduk Port and prepare for landing in Tianzhu in the future. Their reason is that the king and Cao Zhang have It was agreed that when the time comes, we will attack the Western Regions together. If Tianzhu cannot be taken as soon as possible, how can we cooperate with Cao Zhang?Sun Shao did not listen to Cui Qian's words easily, but he said from the bottom of his heart that he also planned to take the risk of taking Poduk Port first and gradually encroaching on the Tianzhu Continent.What he has to do is to weigh the benefits and measure the risks and benefits.

Now that Zhang Wen clearly opposed it and proposed a more practical method, Sun Shao was of course very interested.

"Whether it is Feroz or Salbaha, they are not willing to give up Poduk Port, they are just forced by the situation." Zhang Wen paused for a moment, and then analyzed in more detail: "Whether it is agreed If anyone is killed, the king will inevitably throw away the other of the two, and once there is only one left, the king will have no means of coercing them. Therefore, instead of accepting Poduk Port and choosing one of the two, it is better to let them be inseparable. Win or lose, continue to fight. I think it is more practical for Shepoduk to take Panyue."

"Pan Yue?" Sun Shao frowned, thought for a moment, and suddenly became enlightened.Panyue Kingdom is a small country in the Bay of Bengal. It is still in the north of Shan Kingdom. It is the gap between the Himalayas and the Rakhine Mountains. From there, to the west is the fertile hilly area at the southern foot of the Himalayas. To the east, it enters Yongchang County of Shu Kingdom. , there are deep forests and lush trees there, and it has always been inhabited by barbarians. Even Zhuluo's power is just a restraint, and it cannot be actually controlled. Ross, will be very willing.And in this way, even if Shu and Yue are connected together, although there are still mountains and mountains in the middle, they are already connected geographically after all, and the jungle infantry in Funan can be moved to Panyue country to station in a fair manner. It is very convenient for the Kingdom of Shu to join hands with the Kingdom of Shu to prepare for the westward advance.

Abandoning a nominally large port and gaining an important strategic location is a loss on the surface, but in fact the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

"Huishu's vision is really unique." Sun Shao praised, and said: "It would be great if you came to Yue country earlier, but you are so difficult to invite, even Mozhi can't invite your master."

Zhang Wen blushed, a little embarrassed.However, Sun Shao accepted his suggestion, and he was very happy.

"I'll leave it to you to handle this matter. Both of them must be satisfied." Sun Shao stood up, twisted his waist in a very imageless manner, and shook his neck again: "A matter of how many days has fallen to the ground. , feel relaxed."

"What about Poduk Port?" Zhang Wen asked worriedly.

"I don't want it, but I can't do it for nothing." Sun Shao stroked his chin and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Let them build a free port, anyone can come to do business, and the specific management will be in charge of several companies together. By the way Give Jiluo, Sinhala, and Pandya a little favor, and when the time comes, Zhuluo will turn his face, and he must also consider the mood of the other companies."

Zhang Wen rolled his eyes and nodded again and again.This method is good, the actual benefits are reaped, and there is no need to worry about moral responsibilities in the future. It can be said that he sacrifices his name for profit, which is in line with Sun Shao's consistent style.He quickly made up his mind, and after holding back Saalbaha and the others for a few more days and letting Akadi and the others raise the preferential conditions to a similar extent, he said tolerantly that Poduk Port is a big port. With such a large amount of wealth, the Yue State does not want to monopolize it. It is better to build a free port, and the neighboring countries share some benefits. The purpose of our Yue State is to make everyone rich.The ones close to Poduk Port are Cholo, Jiluo and Pandya. Although Ceylon Island is farther away, it is also close by sea. In this way, the four of you are in charge of Poduk Port together. Let’s make a rule together. Make sure no one suffers.

As soon as this proposal came out, Salbaha heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was still a little upset, it was much better than giving Poduk Port to Sun Shao.Besides, although he was a little reluctant to make this suggestion, the other three countries supported it with all their hands. If he said no now, it would not only offend the Yue country, but also offend the other three countries.

Jiluo and Sinhala were of course ecstatic. They didn't expect such benefits. Even if they didn't know the importance of Poduk Port, they could still know a general idea and share some benefits from it. It is a wish.Even the King of Pandya, Arkadi, was very much in favor of the proposal of the Yue Kingdom. He had just lost blood in other areas, and it would be best if he could make up for it.

The matter was settled in this way, and Zhang Wen immediately began to discuss matters related to the co-management of Poduk Port with the kings. At the same time, Sun Shao reported the matter to Feroz. He said, don't worry, I don't want Port Poduk because I am afraid that you will not be able to explain to the Chinese people when you go back.I am going to communicate with Salbaha privately to see if I can let you go back. I believe in your ability. As long as you return to Zhuluo, King Zhuluo will still be yours sooner or later.

Feroz nodded helplessly, that's all he can do now, of course he knows that Sun Shao will not be so stupid, help him get rid of Salbahar, let him go back to be King Zhuluo directly, Sun Shao can help him return to Zhuluo to start again , is already generous.

Under the low eaves, he had to bow his head. Feroz had no choice but to accept Sun Shao's plan. He only agreed to Sun Shao's request to cross the country after a little thought. Now he has nothing and will not give Sun Shao is also someone else's, and if it is given to Sun Shao, there is no loss for him.

Sun Shao then called Salbaha again and expressed his hope that Salbaha would let Feroz return to Zhuluo. The premise is that Salbaha wants to cede the Panyue Kingdom to the Yue Kingdom. Sun Shao’s reason is that the Panyue Kingdom is also a Yue people. Since I am the King of Yue, of course I hope that all The Yue people gathered together.

Salbaha thought about it. Without Sun Shao's support, it would not be too difficult for him to deal with Feroz, but if he refused Sun Shao and resolutely refused to let Feroz return to Zhuluo, then he would be morally Being at a disadvantage, coupled with Sun Shao's revenge, he is definitely not an opponent. Instead of this, it is better to be a good person, and a mere Panyue country is nothing at all.

Between advancing and retreating, Sun Shao easily took down Panyue Kingdom, but the king of Panyue Kingdom was still thousands of miles away, kept in the dark.

After Zhang Wen and the other countries agreed on the cooperation, Sun Shao finally showed up. He entertained the kings, chatted and laughed happily, and did not involve business at all. After the expected negotiations, Akadi and others were fed up with Zhang Wen's It's a pain, he can always calculate the profit just right, so that you can earn more, but he must not earn more than the country, and it is obviously not easy to fool him, Zhang Wen can easily calculate their flaws .Sun Shao knew this very well, he expressed his gratitude to the kings in a timely manner, and then generously made some small concessions, finally giving them some comfort and saving some face.

After sending away the kings with different moods, Sun Shao stayed with Sinhala king Nimar for a few days, then sent Feroz back to Zhuluo, and at the same time went to take over the Panyue Kingdom.After negotiating with Salbaha, Feroz was arranged in a piece of land north of Zhuluo, only a quarter of Zhuluo's size, and relatively remote.Feroz could only swallow his anger, and was alone. He remembered the prestige when he led [-] sailors to Funan, and looked at the current desolation. The feeling in his heart was not as complicated as usual. Being by his side gave him great comfort.

When breaking up at the beach, Feroz proposed to Sun Shao that he hoped that Sun Shao could return some captives to him. Otherwise, he would probably be killed by Salbaha within a few days if he went to the post like this.Sun Shao was very embarrassed. He said to Feroz, I promised Saalbaha that I would not help you. Now I am going to be a prisoner for you. Wouldn't it be a promise?
Feroz is in a hurry, the king can't just leave him dead, Salbaha must have sent someone there to wait for me, if I go back with just a few people, how can I have a chance to serve the king?

Sun Shao frowned and thought for a while, and finally said, how about this, don't rush back, just make sense on the shore, send someone to declare your ownership of this land, and then send troops to close the market with me. In the country, it doesn't matter how many people there are, anyway, that's what it means.When the time comes, I will let you make meritorious service. If you have made meritorious service, I will thank you. It is justified whether I return some of your troops or pick some of the prisoners of war for you.

Feroz was overjoyed, and immediately sent Sanjay to the territory. Sanjay had an order signed by Saalbaha in his hand, and those people did not dare to refuse it openly. Sanjay didn't see Feroz, and didn't dare to act rashly, so he had to be given Sanjay a hundred or ten old and weak soldiers, who didn't even have weapons.Feroz took these hundred old and weak soldiers, set up his battle flag, and followed Sun Shao to Panyue Kingdom.

When Salbaha heard the news, he was holding Feroz's queen in his arms. He touched the former queen's slender waist and fat buttocks with one hand, and sneered: "Feroz's brain was stepped on by an elephant, and he was trampled by an elephant." I don’t know that the barbarians in Panyue Kingdom can be dealt with by a hundred or ten of them? Hmph, wait for his body to be collected. Send people to Panyue and tell them to kill Fei Luo Here, if you want money, you have money, if you want food, you have food."

　Seris, the name of China by the Romans.

　　
　
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