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Chapter 955 Chapter 956 The Speaker of the Kingdom of Shu
Kangrao, the capital of the Shu Kingdom, is a rich city. There have been few wars here for thousands of years, and it has always enjoyed a rare peace.

As technology advances in this world, new developments begin here too.With the improvement of the national power of the Shu Kingdom, it has become a more modern city.

First of all, the railway has been connected here, and there are highways connecting it with other cities. Many high-rise buildings have gradually appeared in the city center, and some factory facilities have also appeared in the suburbs.

In the past two years, most areas in the entire city have been connected to running water, and almost [-]% of the places have electricity.

People's lives became more and more comfortable, and many people began to praise their leader, Liu Jing, the chairman of the Shu Kingdom's parliament.

Speaking of Liu Jing, this man used to be a rich man in the Shu Kingdom. His business spread all over the Shu Kingdom. Later, he was elected as the city manager of Kangrao.

Because he did a very good job in this city, he was elected as a member of the country again, and finally came to the position of speaker.

In terms of personal ability, he is still very good. He is almost 70 years old this year, and his spirit is still hale and hearty.

After washing his face and dusting off the water from his hands, the old man Liu Jing looked at himself in the mirror, and then said to the secretary standing beside him, "Is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ready?"

"Speak to the Speaker, it's ready." The secretary replied cautiously: "This subordinate advises the Speaker to think twice. I haven't acted like this in the past hundred years..."

"That's why I have to go through this." Liu Jing sighed, walked back to his desk, looked at the stack of documents on it, and was full of anxiety.

Surrounded by the three powerful countries of Qin, Chu, and the Dahua Empire for so many years, how could it be possible that the Shu Kingdom did not have many brushes?
If it is said that Qin State is going to attack Shu State and Shu State knows nothing about it, then it is really too small to underestimate Shu State, the only country in the world without a monarch.

"The state of Qin is staring at it, and Dahua doesn't have the ability to go south... Now the balance has been broken. If we don't find another way out, our state of Shu will be doomed." Liu Jing was silent for a few seconds, and said so.

His desk was full of news and reports from border generals and intelligence agencies. All of these documents emphasized Qin's wolfish ambitions.

Among them are the secret reports that Qin State is gathering troops on the border, transporting food and grass, and hoarding ammunition, and there are also reminders that Qin State envoys are frequently active in the Tang Empire.

Considering the current situation, how could Liu Jing not understand what Qin Guo meant?Before, he had reminded those congressmen who supported the monopoly of border trade and the forces behind them that if Qin's interests were harmed, the situation would become dangerous.

But how can those people who have obtained the benefits easily stop?Although the other party gave him a bit of a naughty face as the speaker, he only restrained himself a little bit.

At the national level, the tax exploitation of Qin State is intensifying, so the risk of Qin State attacking Shu State is also multiplying.

It's too late to say anything now.What's more, the food and clothing of millions of waterworkers, and now to consider reducing trade and tax exploitation, so many people who eat this bowl of rice in Shu are unwilling to spit out their own interests.

That's why Liu Jing ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit an application to the Tang Empire, applying to visit Tang as the Speaker of the Shu Kingdom.

This may be the first time in a century that a leader of one country visits another.For a long time in the past, there has been no example of monarchs of various countries leaving their own countries.

If there is no civil war in the Great China Empire, then this news may be the biggest news of this year.Moreover, this time Liu Jing, the speaker of the Shu Kingdom, went to the Tang Kingdom, and the content of the negotiations was not simple.

In fact, Liu Jing was going to change the kingdom of Shu - the Dahua Empire had fought with the Tang Empire before. After the war, the Chu Kingdom broke away from the vassal of the Dahua Empire and became a vassal of the Tang Empire.

The Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Qin are still vassal states of the Great China Empire in name, and this has not changed in any way.But after such a long time, everyone has seen the progress of Chu State. It is self-deception to say that some officials and businessmen in Shu State are not interested.

In fact, the Kingdom of Shu hopes to break away from the control of the Great China Empire and become a vassal of the Great Tang Empire. This wish has been around for a while. Everyone is talking about this topic, and they are all thinking about when they can embrace the thigh of the Great Tang Empire. .

Now it's all right, the desire is there, and the pressure is also there.With the decline of the Great Hua Empire, there is no time to look south, and the strong Qin is plotting to attack Shu, and the Kingdom of Shu is at stake.

Under such circumstances, wouldn't it be the right time to hug the thigh of the Tang Empire?As long as it becomes a vassal of the Great Tang Empire, the Great Tang Empire can't just watch the Kingdom of Shu being beaten, right?

It has been discussed internally, and with the support of many members of parliament, there is not much opposition within the Kingdom of Shu to the matter of changing the court and becoming a vassal state of the Tang Empire.

That's why Liu Jing hoped to visit the Great Tang Empire this time. Everyone in the Shu Kingdom is looking forward to relying on this visit to completely calm down the Qin Kingdom in the northwest.

Who dares to fight the younger brother of the Tang Empire?ah?

For this visit, the Shu Kingdom took great pains.Not only formed a huge visiting group, but also carefully selected many tribute gifts.

Even the Kingdom of Shu prepared 20 beauties to go to the Tang Empire with the speaker.What if the emperor of the Tang Empire who already had three concubines...was interested in the weak and charming lady from Shu?

"In addition to making preparations for the Tang State, we also need to prepare for the other hand! The border defense line cannot be slack! He, Qin State, really thinks that our Shu State is a soft persimmon? We can handle it as we want?" When Liu Jing said this, his aura suddenly rose. He has been in a high position for so many years, no matter how you say it, he is somewhat majestic.

In order to fight against Qin, Shu also made corresponding actions on the border.One hundred thousand troops reinforced the border defense line, the troops built trench defense lines, and even spread their own armored troops on the second line.

This is actually telling Qin Guo clearly: I know what you think, you better not act rashly.

But who knew that the Qin State used this as an excuse to publicize that the Shu State had evil intentions and tried to provoke border disputes, so it added 10 troops to the border again.

For a moment, the two sides were at war with each other, and there was even the danger of a gun being fired at any time.Under such circumstances, the Kingdom of Shu once again had to increase its troops by 5 to the border.

Not to be outdone, Qin immediately announced that it would send 10 more troops to the border, completely ignoring the appeasement of the Great Hua Empire.

In fact, the Dahua Empire really hoped that the conflict between Qin and Shu would break out.The Dahua Empire has always been worried that it will be attacked by Qin and the Tang Empire. Now that Qin is focusing on the Shu Kingdom, the pressure on the Dahua Empire has dropped sharply.

Under such circumstances, it is definitely impossible to count on the Dahua Empire to persuade the fight sincerely, and everything can only be looked at by the Tang Empire.

It is precisely because of the inaction of the Great China Empire on this matter that neither the Qin State nor the Shu State took the attitude of the Great China Empire to heart.

Similarly, it is precisely because the situation has developed to this point that Liu Jing, the speaker of the Shu Kingdom, will insist on visiting the Tang Empire, hoping that the fox will pretend to be the tiger, so that the Shu Kingdom can avoid this war.

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Nan Gonghong has been busy for the past few days, and Qin Guo is already very anxious. They desperately hope to get the support of the Tang Empire. For this support, Qin Guo even expressed his willingness to pay any price.

Yingduo not only guaranteed that the Qin Congress would donate a huge amount of wealth after the war, but was also willing to add content to the peace treaty, forcing Shu to become a slave state of the Tang Empire.

In addition, if the Tang Empire is willing, Qin can even mortgage tariffs for another two years, and also promises to ensure that the slave trade required by the Tang Empire will not be affected in any way.

When he was trying to hold off the Qin envoy, he received an application from the foreign ministry of Shu.

After seeing the content of the application, he was a little shocked. He even admired the determination and courage of Liu Jing, the speaker of Shu Kingdom, for a moment.

Applying for a visit to the Tang Empire at this time?Moreover, the State of Shu privately revealed that the State of Shu intends to get rid of the Great Hua Empire and hopes to become a vassal state of the Great Tang Empire.

This is interesting: it seems that the Kingdom of Shu has already smelled the danger that the Kingdom of Qin is about to attack the Kingdom of Shu, and then pinned more than half of its hopes on the choice of joining the Tang Empire.

The decision of the State of Shu undoubtedly added uncertainty to the matter. Tang Mo himself was undecided, and he was not prepared to support the State of Qin's attack on Shu.

Well now, if the Kingdom of Shu makes some compromises, then the Tang Empire seems to have more reason to guarantee the safety of the Kingdom of Shu.

After all, be it the Kingdom of Shu or the Kingdom of Qin, they are all just trading partners of the Tang Empire, and the Tang Empire doesn't care much about who lives and who dies.

"Our side is full of sincerity, Minister. The Kingdom of Shu is weak and cannot fight against the strong Qin alone. I hope that the Tang Empire can uphold justice and be the master of the world." The ambassador of the Kingdom of Shu to Tang put on a very low posture, and he also Knowing that you have no capital.

To put it bluntly, even if the situation develops according to the expectations of the Shu Kingdom, the Shu Kingdom is also a subordinate of the Tang Empire. How can he be the ambassador of the Shu Kingdom to the Tang Dynasty?

Anyone who engages in diplomacy knows that if this country is strong, you can pretend to be an X and someone will pay you three points.But if your country is poor and weak, who will pretend to be X?
"I already know what your country means. This matter is very important. I have to meet with His Majesty, and I can only give your country an answer after discussing it clearly. Please calm down, Mr. Ambassador, and wait for a few more days." Nangong Hong called With an official accent, he looked businesslike.

(End of this chapter)