Li Hong's words were heart-wrenching, and the Japanese monarch Dahairen's face was ashen. The civil servants and generals around him were as silent as cicadas, but the people in the distance were like bees. As soon as Li Hong finished speaking, a buzzing discussion began.
"You... you... you... are talking nonsense! My nephew died of illness at an early age, so I had to become the emperor. When my brother appointed my nephew Prince Otomo, I asked my brother to resign. I wanted to go into seclusion in the mountains, but my brother refused. He hoped that I could assist Prince Otomo in ruling our country, but I was so jealous of the talent that I fell ill and died because of handling state affairs less than a year after taking the throne! It’s endless, but you are talking nonsense..." The people of Dahai were full of sadness, which suddenly made the Japanese people in the distance temporarily quiet.
"Baga, you are so dead, your conscience is so bad!" Li Hong felt as if he had grown a mustache on his upper lip, and he cursed in a dramatic manner.
"You..." Dahairen looked at Meng rushing towards a graceful figure. He actually forgot to refute Li Hong's words, but looked at the familiar and beautiful face in shock.
"My son has met my father." Princess Dalai looked at Dahairen's surprised and shocked expression, and tears flowed out of her eyes involuntarily.
"You're not dead?" Hairen asked again in shock as he looked at Princess Dalai who came to him and bowed.
Princess Dalai looked at the man from the sea and just shook her head with silent tears. Then she turned her head with difficulty and glanced at the wild and unruly man standing on the deck on the sea. She said sadly: "Father, he is the Tang Dynasty." His Royal Highness…”
"What? Is this true?" The people of Dahai were shocked. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty actually led his troops to go on an expedition in person? This... how is this possible!
"You should have received an imperial edict from His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, asking you to send someone to the Navy of the Tang Dynasty?" Princess Dalai said without answering the question.
"Yes, almost every day. Except for the one for my father, it is another secret edict that we are not allowed to open." Dahairen said in surprise.
"Before the war, their three warships all received the imperial edicts you handed them on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Each imperial edict was addressed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, who was standing on the bow of the ship. Man." Princess Dalai felt even more bitter.
She had seen those imperial edicts on the ship. After all, she and Li Hong were in the same cabin every night. The imperial edicts of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty were left casually in the cabin. There were even several imperial edicts that he did not even open. look.
And the imperial edict that was opened had the same purpose in every line, telling him to go back to Chang'an quickly, but that person never took it seriously.
So now it is impossible for my father to ask the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to withdraw his troops. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, is not afraid of heaven and earth. Even if God sends someone to harm the Japanese country, no one can stop him, not even the Poseidon last night. Didn't it stop it
"With the decree of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, how dare he disobey it? How dare he not withdraw his troops?" The people of Dahai were even more surprised. Although the earliest imperial edict of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was It was to order the Tang navy to retreat.
But later the Tang navy did not retreat. He originally thought that it was because he was not sincere enough and did not promise benefits to the Tang emperor. In addition, in the past two years, because he refused to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty from the Japanese country, the annual tribute from the Japanese country became less and less, so The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered the withdrawal of the navy, which was just a formality.
"He didn't read many imperial edicts. He just stayed in the cabin so casually, without even a trace of respect." Princess Dalai said in a difficult voice, her heart even more bitter.
He was probably the only one in the world who dared to take the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty seriously, and could just throw it aside casually and ignore it as if it had happened.
Don't forget, even Emperor Lian, after receiving the imperial edict from the Tang Dynasty, sealed and kept every imperial edict with great care and respect.
"He told me an allusion on the ship, saying that we invaded them more than a thousand years ago and asked them to pay a lot of money, even cede land, etc..." Princess Dalai spoke bitterly, and with difficulty, Li Hong was The words on the battleship were repeated to the people of the sea.
"It's unreasonable! It's simply unreasonable! It's nonsense, how is it possible? When did we invade them? When did we ask for their money?" Dahai was so angry that he almost folded into the sea, pointing at the Prince of the Tang Dynasty on the deck in the distance and asked .
After turning around, looking at the bitter face of Princess Dalai, Dahairen was shocked and instantly understood that this was something made out of nothing, so why bother trying to incriminate her
"What are you talking about? He knows that I want to imitate the Tang Dynasty and build a capital?" The people of Dahai were even more shocked by the words of Princess Dalai!
This year, he just had it. He hoped to learn from Chang'an and Luoyang of the Tang Dynasty and build a companion capital in addition to the Japanese Kyoto.
But he hasn't told anyone else about these plans yet. How did he know about them? Is he really a god? Can you count
Princess Dalai looked at Dahairen's expression and knew that what Li Hong said was not groundless. It seemed to be true. It was no wonder that he asked for 23 million taels of silver as soon as he opened his mouth.
The purpose of this is self-evident, which is to prevent his father from building a capital, and to prevent himself from building a large-scale Zhai Palace.
"Ask him, we don't need their naval protection, let alone their naval forces stationed in Namba, Hakata, and Kagoshima. We build our own navy to protect ourselves." Hairen's face became even more gloomy. , I originally wanted to implement my ideals and ambitions and make the Japanese country develop as powerful as the Tang Dynasty. It seems that others have figured it out and they will not give me this opportunity.
Princess Dalai nodded, looked at Cui Zhibian and then repeated Dahairen's words in Tang dialect.
Cui Zhibian smiled and shook his head, looking at Princess Dalai and saying to Dahairen: "Certain land and pay compensation, and station the navy to help you protect your fishermen and your coastline. This is the principle and insistence of my Highness, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is determined to No one is allowed to threaten our friendly country Japan, just like Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo are not allowed to fight with each other. Therefore, in order to protect your safety and for the sake of your country, His Highness has always had firm confidence and belief. , even if I use the strength of the Tang Dynasty, I will go all out to protect your safety and ensure the stability of your country, please rest assured. "
Princess Dalai looked at Cui Zhibian who was talking eloquently, and glared at him angrily. She had been talking for a long time, but she said nothing. It was just polite words learned from that scoundrel, without any real content, only That uncompromising determination.
Faced with Dahairen's questioning eyes, Princess Dalai had no choice but to translate Cui Zhibian's words to Dahairen word for word.
The expression on Dahairen's face was ugly. As Princess Dalai translated, the expression on his face kept changing. After listening for a while, he nodded silently.
In Princess Dai Lai's mind, although these words meant nothing, Hairen heard some words that were useful to him. As long as you cede the land to pay compensation and allow our navy to station here, your position as emperor will be fulfilled. It will be as stable as Mount Tai.
If you don't agree, then the Tang Dynasty will not mind spending four or five years to establish a new king in the Japanese country, just like what His Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty said just now.
The Dahai people naturally value his emperor's position more than money. What's more, if they establish another emperor, with their powerful force, they can not only establish another emperor, but also move all the wealth of the Japanese country to the Tang Dynasty. go.
Therefore, when comparing the interests of the two, which one is more important, Dahai people already have their own scale in mind.
Just as the few people mentioned to Mr. Baibu just now, Gou Jian, Han Xin, etc., didn't they also face the enemy's pursuit and interception, and finally suffered hardships and endured for many years, and finally ushered in a glorious victory
Thinking of this, Dahairen couldn't help but glance at He Yubujun, hoping that he could give him support in his decision at this time.
Mr. Heyibu looked calm and looked at the sea. The man still said calmly: "Your Majesty, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. The Tang navy protects the fishermen for us and protects our safety. It is not all bad. As time goes by, As time goes by, I think we will learn something from their warships. What's more... the general trend of the world will inevitably merge after a long period of time, and the Tang Dynasty will not be strong forever. Such a prince will probably make many enemies in the Tang Dynasty, as long as we can fight for it. When the opportunity arises to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study, they may start from a strategic perspective, take the opportunity to win over and bribe other officials, and then depose the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and establish a new crown prince. When the time comes, the new crown prince of the Tang Dynasty may not see Because of our great merits, some of these battleships may become our weapons at sea. Everything is planned by man and accomplished by God. Now we can only do it by following his path. There is a chance to become stronger, so... I agree."
Hejibu-kun said calmly, but at the end, he did not say anything about the land cession, compensation and other treaties.
Princess Dalai on the side listened thoughtfully. Facing Dahairen's questions, she even forgot to answer Dahairen's questions.
When the people next to her reminded her loudly, she woke up from her deep thoughts. She only heard Dahairen say to her: "You tell him that we agreed, but we can't pay all the 23 million taels of silver four times. Give us ten years and we will definitely give them 23 million taels of silver.”
Princess Dalai frowned. It was strange that the shameless person would agree to such a request.
But she had to obey her father's order, so she snatched the loudspeaker from Cui Zhibian's hand, glanced at her father's approval eyes behind her, and then shouted to the ships on the sea: "Ten years of I will compensate you with all the money you have. Order: You must agree to send us an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to study. This is the only request."
"What's going on? Ten years? It's too long. If we can't pay all the compensation within one year..."
"Nine years."
"I'm going to call someone now."
"Eight years."
"Let your fishermen evacuate inland..."
"Seven years."
"There are three more warships coming here."
"Six years."
"I'll get them going."
"Five years, no more."
"Let your father pack your bags and prepare to escape."
"You... this shameless person, four years! It really can't be any less!"
"Let your father wash his neck and welcome your cousin to the capital to chop him with a knife..."
"Three years, if you don't give in, I... I..."
"Okay, three years is all. You can send envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study in our Tang Dynasty, but each person must pay for one year's food and lodging. One person per year is... ten thousand taels of silver."
"Why don't you die!"
(End of chapter)