Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 237 Three Kingdoms
Liu Wencai's bold and carefree expression disappeared immediately. His eyes were as big as lanterns and his mouth was opened so wide that he could fit a duck egg inside.

"Yes...well, young prince, what are you doing?"

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned slightly, and that weird feeling came again.

Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised by the behavior of the officials in the back hall of the yamen yesterday, but for some reason, he had not yet fully figured out the reason.

But I never thought that even Liu Wencai would...

So weird!

The envoy from the Liang Kingdom should be a human being, right? Is he that scary?

"Brother Zhu, I remembered that I still have some things to do in Huzhou, so I'm going to take a step first..."

After Liu Wencai was stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but run towards the dock.

Are you trying to run away? !

Zhu Xiuyuan grabbed Liu Wencai and asked hurriedly: "Wait a minute, little prince, what are you doing? Aren't you the envoy of the Liang Kingdom? What are you afraid of?"

"Or do you think it's a waste of money for me to receive the Liang envoy at Xunyang Tower?" Zhu Xiuyuan added.

Liu Wencai's body...is comparable to Zhu Xiuyuan's.

Therefore, Zhu Xiuyuan was so weak that he even grabbed Liu Wencai, making him unable to move.

Liu Wencai, who couldn't escape, was suddenly startled when he heard Zhu Xiuyuan's words. He turned to look at Zhu Xiuyuan with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Brother Zhu... you don't know?"

Zhu Xiuyuan felt confused and guilty, and asked: "What do I know?"

"Envoy from Liang Kingdom!"

"I know the envoys from the Liang Kingdom. Am I not preparing to welcome them?"

Liu Wencai stared at Zhu Xiuyuan blankly for a long time.

Zhu Xiuyuan felt guilty, but he also thought that he had to find someone to figure this out anyway, so he might as well just ask Liu Wencai.

Although he felt guilty, he endured it, never showed any abnormality, and looked back at Liu Wencai very "confidently".

"Hey!" Liu Wencai was defeated, "It seems that you really don't know, Brother Zhu... But that's right, the envoy of the Liang Kingdom has never been to this place in Jiangzhou. Brother Zhu, you don't know either..."

"My young prince, what's the problem with the Liang envoy?" Zhu Xiuyuan asked.

"Um...Brother Zhu, are you...are you scared?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was slightly startled. The performance of the officials in the back hall of the Yamen and Liu Wencai's performance just now flashed through his mind one by one...

He thought for a while and replied: "Afraid, why not? It's just that this matter falls on my father-in-law. As a son-in-law, I must share the worries for my father-in-law!"

"By the way, aren't you the young prince here? You are the prince's son. With you here, I won't be so afraid! Haha!"

Liu Wencai was shocked when he heard this.

He stared at Zhu Xiuyuan blankly, his eyes incomprehensible.

Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned. What happened? Did he say something wrong just now?

"Okay!" Liu Wencai suddenly shouted, his eyes became firm, "Brother Zhu, for the sake of brother, I will risk my life now, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you! No matter how you say it, I am still the prince's son, I... I am not afraid of that beam Envoy of the country...Brother Zhu, I...I will protect you!"

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at Liu Wencai who fell into the state of "self-sacrifice and then moved himself", and a hundred question marks appeared in his heart.

This... is too exaggerated!
Isn't it just to receive the envoy from the Liang Kingdom in Xunyang Tower? Why does it seem like... life or death?
This made Zhu Xiuyuan even more curious about the "story" of the Liang envoy.

...Through Liu Wencai's narration, Zhu Xiuyuan finally understood.

What kind of creature is this envoy from the Liang Kingdom that everyone fears?
This matter has to start with the relationship between Chen State, Liang State and Yan State...

simply put.

Chen State is located in half of the country south of the Yangtze River, and governs Jiangnan West Road, Jiangnan East Road, Lingnan Road, Wuzhong Road and other places.

The land in the south is relatively wealthy, especially the area around Runzhou Prefecture, which is known as the richest in the world.

It's just that they are rich. However, the Chen Dynasty, from the king to the officials at all levels and to the common people, was intoxicated in this rich and gentle countryside, and could not help but lose some ambition.

The consequences of this kind of culture are quite serious. For example, it directly caused Chen Guobing to be weak.

Although Chen Guo has many soldiers and generals, except for some elites, most of them are just a bunch of rabble!
The situation of Liang State was opposite to that of Chen State.

Liang State is located in the northwest and governs Longyou Road, Guannai Road, Gyeonggi Road, Shannan East Road, Shannan West Road, Jiannan Road and other places.

The land in the northwest is desolate. Except for Jiannan Shuzhong, it is far less prosperous and prosperous than the land south of the Yangtze River.

The people of Liang State are simple and simple, and their folk customs are naturally strong.

The most important point is that the grassland empire "Bei Yuan" is entrenched in the north of the Liang Kingdom, and the "Da Fan" on the plateau is looking at it in the southwest.

In order to resist the covetousness of the two great empires of "Northern Yuan" and "Dafan", Liang State united from top to bottom and focused on developing military power.

This resulted in Liang Guo's soldiers having many generals, and they were all brave generals and tiger and wolf soldiers.

Liang Guo's strong military force not only can powerfully deter "Bei Yuan" and "Da Fan", Liang Guo can also free up a hand to "help" Chen Guo resist threats from Yan State, central Guizhou, and western Lingnan Road.

Naturally, it was not free for Liang Guo to "help" Chen Guo resist external threats.

The State of Chen had to pay tribute to the State of Liang every year. The tribute included gold, silver, grain, cloth, ironware, salt, tea, porcelain, etc.

The tribute items from Chen State were not only of various types, but also of an astonishing number.

In the past, the boats transporting tribute traveled upstream along the Yangtze River. When they passed through Jiangzhou, the scene... tsk tsk, the long fleet would not last a whole day...

The main reason why Chen State was willing to pay tribute obediently was to resist the Yan State from the northeast.

Yan State governs Hebei Road, Hedong Road, Henan Road, Duji Road and other places.

Compared with the Chen State and the Liang State, the Yan State learned from each other's strong points and compensated for their weaknesses, and the people's livelihood and military affairs were relatively balanced.

There are also relatively few external threats to the Yan State. The Liang State in the west is more than enough to defend the "Bei Yuan" and "Da Fan", and it can also collect the "protection fee" from the Chen State.

However, if you want to attack Yan State, Liang State will be unable to do so, so Liang State does not pose a threat to Yan State.

The biggest threat to the Yan Kingdom is also the "Northern Yuan" Empire on the northern grasslands.

But Liang Guo restrained Bei Yuan, relatively speaking, Yan Guo did not have much difficulty.

The Yan people were cunning and idle, so they often sent troops to bully the weak Chen State.

At this time, Liang Guo needs to come out to "uphold justice".

After all, so many tributes are collected every year, and it comes into play at this time.

Chen State, Liang State, and Yan State have maintained this pattern of getting along with each other for decades.

Over the past few decades, although this model has occasional flaws, it has managed to survive, and it seems to have become a settled practice among the three countries.

(End of this chapter)