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Chapter 347 Haizhou Island: Canonization by the Han Court

Antananarivo, this ancient city in Madagascar with hundreds of years of history, is like a "child" in the cold wind at the moment, having just lost its parents and facing the cruel world alone.

As soon as he faced the world, he saw a pair of ferocious eyes, with sharp fangs exposed in the darkness, making the child even more panicked, fearing that he would be swallowed by the monster.

In the city, an undercurrent is surging, making the whole situation even more chaotic.

In the palace, the queen had gone completely crazy. She kept issuing "kill" orders, and finally took them back after the people below begged her. However, she still cursed "incompetent" and then talked about a lot of things that should not have failed. reasons, and finally came to the conclusion that it was all their fault. As the queen, she was not guilty! !

This approach made those supporters who were still prepared to "struggle" lose their confidence instantly, as Minister Daru said:

"If our death is for a tyrant and such a stupid woman, then in my opinion, there is no difference between it and stuffing people into a cesspool."

Although this sentence is a bit "excessive", it truly reflects the situation in the city. The dissatisfaction with the Queen has reached its peak.

.........

"We can't go on like this. If we let this situation go, everyone will die when those Wanghai bandits come in. Why not take a gamble and bet that they won't kill us!!"

In a dark room, as a minister, Daru openly discussed "surrender".

"How do you know those Wanghai City bandits will agree? They are bandits. Even if they enter the city, they will rob us and even kill us!!"

"Yes, if we lose the bet, we won't even have a chance to resist!!"

Then his eyes signaled the translator.

Counselor Zhou reacted quickly and pointed directly at Daru. Daru quickly understood and stepped forward to shout "good" to Master Tang.

"I am a good person, I am not a greedy villain. If I catch the tyrant, I will personally interrogate her!!"

After hearing this, Daru said:

Master Tang looked around, and finally gave up his last "thought" with the words "Unless the tyrant is destroyed, how can Mr. Tang establish his power?"

Listening to the translation, Daru's anger and sorrow kept flashing, and finally turned into "sorrow", asking with his last hope:

But thinking about his "calmness" just now, I guess I still want to see it.

Master Tang's mind is full of "dirty" thoughts.

However, this constructive idea was blocked by Zhou's counselor's words: "The tyrant is a tyrant trying to rectify people's hearts."

Daru wanted to defend something, but Master Tang interrupted him and said directly:

Not only can you see it now, but you can also see it! !

"Surrender or die, choose!!"

After saying this, Daru's mind was filled with the "woman" that Master Tang mentioned.

He didn't expect that these Wanghai City bandits were really bandits, and they didn't hide their demands for beauty.

Daru frowned and then spoke:

"I'll talk, I'll talk!!"

Righteous words said to Daru:

"Pa", the white chess fell down and got stuck in Tianyuan's position.

"Shuisha", dozens of eyes focused on Daru, as if they saw "light".

When Daru walked in tremblingly, he saw a thin, middle-aged man in a white shirt. The man was holding an unknown "short stick" in his hand.

"We hope for peace with Wanghai City, and are even willing to surrender."

Master Tang smiled even happier, and then said: "What are you here for??"

After Daru heard this, although he cursed secretly in his heart, he said on his face: "What about the queen??"

Master Tang was really moved after hearing this. After all, he had never seen the queen before.

"Can you not kill anyone??"

"Yes, but you must hand over half of your wealth. Also, you have to provide..."

"Brother Zhou, look, the real chess piece is here!!"

Chinese is very stilted and looks like I just learned it.

"Yes, who can guarantee that the robber will be kind..."

"Ha ha……"

Master Tang was playing chess with Counselor Zhou. When he heard this, he put down his chess pieces and said with a smile:

In the secret room, voices of opposition quickly arose, and they received support from many people. After all, as the saying goes, "Who can guarantee it."

When leaving, Master Tang specially told me: "The beauty in the palace must not be harmed at all. I will take it upon myself. If there is any harm, I will find someone to take my life!!"

Opposite was a bespectacled man in a green military uniform. Seeing this, he couldn't tell who Mr. Tang was. He hesitated for a moment and shouted "Hello Mr. Tang" to the man in military uniform.

"Mr. Tang, someone is coming from the other side."

Master Tang laughed out loud when he saw the native people saluting Zhou Counselor, leaving Daru not knowing what to do.

The translator immediately stepped forward to translate for Daru.

Daru glanced at Master Tang with confused eyes, and finally left the military tent amid urging.

Master Tang did not answer after hearing this. Counselor Zhou quickly answered:

"You are already in doom. Whenever we attack, you will lose everything. At this time, we are the only ones who can negotiate terms with you, and you have no rights."

……

Counselor Zhou didn't say anything, and then watched Master Tang calling people in.

Counselor Zhou next to him looked at Master Tang with some worry. He knew that the other party was still unwilling to give up.

As soon as he left, Master Tang sighed:

"I'm not a greedy person, nor am I a stupid person who doesn't know right from wrong. Brother Zhou, just watch. After the examination, I will personally imprison you!!"

When Counselor Zhou heard these words, he was a little happy at first. After all, a good lord is the one who can follow the good and restrain his desires. But the last sentence made him "think more".

Is Mr. Tang’s “trial” serious? ?

The next day, there was a violent conflict in the palace. The conflict was short-lived, just like "people reaching middle age."

"Crack!!"

The gate of the royal city opened wide, revealing its true face.

As the vanguard troops entered and the follow-up troops took over the city defense, Master Tang rode on his beloved "De Lu", his whole body was full of pride, and he shouted loudly:

"The wind is blowing, the clouds are flying, and the three armies celebrate the victory day together!!"

"Enter the city!!"

After shouting a nondescript reform poem, Mr. Tang asked Zhou Counselor to go first into the city, and he entered later.

Counselor Zhou looked at Tang Gong who was "exuberant" but "timid as a mouse". He now finally understood what a "hero" was.

A hero has no bottom line and will kick aside all obstacles that hinder success.

In the palace, Master Tang sat on the magnificent throne, looking at the randomly carved indigenous patterns, and said unhappily:

"What a mess, neither a dragon nor a tiger. No wonder they are barbarians!!"

Then he looked around again and asked Daru who had been working for them:

"Where is the Queen??"

Daru replied helplessly:

"The Queen is still in the woodshed."

"What, woodshed, my queen, you actually locked her up in the woodshed!!"

After Master Tang heard this, he became "livid" and Daru's legs were still trembling with fear.

"Cough cough!!"

Hearing a cough, Master Tang woke up and then said:

"The woodshed is the woodshed, tonight I will personally judge this tyrant!!"

Counselor Zhou’s expression changed slightly, and then he continued: “Where are the palace belongings??”

Daru then spoke:

"It's all in the library, we didn't take any of it."

Seeing Daru's "shrinking" eyes, Master Tang immediately knew that he was taking it, but he didn't care. After all, as long as it wasn't "he takes two million, I take one million", it would be fine.

After all, he, like that "Tao Lord", cannot afford to suffer! !

Master Tang then ordered Daru to go down.

After Daru left, Master Tang slumped in his chair, feeling dreamy. At the beginning, he had thought about one day destroying the indigenous kingdom and unifying Haizhou Island.

But the presence of the French around him made him feel uneasy. After all, he was the first to hear that France planned to colonize this "Madagascar".

The legal weapons he saw recently made him "uneasy". After all, no one knew whether the French would intervene or even send troops.

If troops were to be sent, it would be difficult for him to defeat Portugal, which made him afraid to actually go to war with this indigenous kingdom. Even if he already has the strength, he still has to endure it until now, and he has no choice but to go to war.

Now it seems that the French do not have much to do with this kingdom! !

It was not for nothing that he was worried. Master Tang kept thinking about his "gains and losses" in his mind.

Counselor Zhou on the side kept "pacing", and finally said complicatedly to Master Tang who was calculating:

"Tang Gong, what are your plans for the future??"

Hearing this, Master Tang replied nonchalantly: "If you swallow the natives, you will naturally live a good and peaceful life, isn't it good??"

Counselor Zhou also agrees with this sentence. After all, at this time, it is not a chaotic time, it is relatively stable, and living in peace is the way to go.

"Mr. Tang, why are you doing this!?"

Counselor Zhou's words made Master Tang feel a little "sober", and then he said:

"For my brothers, for myself, and for future generations!!"

Counselor Zhou nodded and continued: "Mr. Tang, even for future generations and brothers, can the foreigners around us tolerate us?"

"Don't talk about Britain and France, just talk about the Portuguese. Will they just watch us develop?"

"When the conflict breaks out, Haizhou is weak and has a shallow foundation. There are so many native people in the territory. If they fail and gather people to rebel, what will happen? I'm afraid..."

"What do you mean??"

Master Tang looked at this counselor Zhou who talked a lot, and kept thinking about what he meant.

"Mr. Tang, are you interested in serving the public!!"

Counselor Zhou cupped his fists.

When Master Tang heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he said again: "Am I not a father?"

"Yes, but no!!"

One sentence made the atmosphere between the two people cool down by at least ten degrees.

“What do you want??”

Master Tang asked with a serious expression.

"Send envoys to the Han Dynasty to seek fame, to rectify people's hearts, and to seal the throne for all generations!!"

After Zhou Counselor finished speaking, he fell to the ground.

When Mr. Tang heard these four words, his heart kept churning. What Counselor Zhou said was what he had thought in the early days. But in the past few years, Mr. Tang sat down and got used to the flattery. Slowly, the idea of ​​"How can Han , what does it have to do with me?" They will even deliberately avoid it.

But now Counselor Zhou has finally lifted the lid on this pot that has been hidden for several years.

Master Tang was stunned, and then said:

"What do you think?"

When Counselor Zhou heard this, he immediately got up from the ground. Knowing that there was something going on, he immediately replied:

"The so-called name is not justified. Our army destroyed the country, and few people know about it. We can spread the word to all directions and let the surrounding forces know."

"After the name is passed, wait a few days and wait for the news to spread to the Han Dynasty. Duke Tang can send people to the Han Dynasty to seek the position of vassal. When the time comes, it doesn't matter whether the Han Emperor agrees or not, because we are already here. "

Counselor Zhou had a "sneaky smile" on his lips.

Master Tang looked at Counselor Zhou in front of him, his eyes moved slightly, and he praised with a smile:

"Brother Zhou, you are truly my Zhuge!!"

Well, Zifang has been upgraded to Zhuge.

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Xijing City is still a prosperous scene, and the prosperity and progress of the empire can always be vividly displayed in Xijing.

But at such a prosperous moment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Han Dynasty was a bit "busy".

Because someone else "please block" it.

It's just that this country that requested the seal, and then everyone was "dumb", because it turned out to be a Chinese country, and it was from Africa.

For such a major matter, it is natural to report it to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, this is today's report."

Wen Ting placed a large pile of documents on her desk. Liu Peng rubbed his tired temples, stretched out his hand to take one, and started to make corrections.

After picking up several copies in a row, I finally found the one on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Look at what it says:

Liu Peng was dumbfounded by the words "Haizhou, a small country in Africa, is willing to join the Han Dynasty, please be canonized", and finally read it again and again.

He had to think that the "experiment" was really successful, or that it was almost the same as the experiment and he jumped out on his own.

Finally, he sighed, "Everything in the world is impermanent." Then he picked up the pen and wrote on it:

"As a state in Haizhou, if it wishes to be attached to the Han Dynasty, there is nothing wrong with it. The cabinet will discuss the canonization regulations."

After writing it, I immediately asked someone to send it to me urgently.

Liu Peng walked around the room and suddenly ordered: "Let the envoy from Haizhou come in. I want to ask him personally."

When Counselor Zhou in the posthouse heard the news that he was about to enter the palace, he was "dumbfounded."

Just like a scholar who has been studying for many years, he is suddenly told that he can directly skip the promotion of people and enter the palace to meet the saints and select the top three. It would be strange for him not to be frightened.

In the palace, Counselor Zhou was trembling with fear. He didn't want to look at it or not look at it, so he just looked at it.

Looking at the surrounding high walls with golden tiles and the majestic pavilions stacked one on top of another, it looks like a maze. If you think about the aboriginal palace, it almost looks like "waste".

No, not even trash! !

When Liu Peng walked in front of him, Counselor Zhou fell to his knees and shouted "Your Majesty".

Liu Peng took a closer look at the man who was said to be Tang Linwang's confidant, and then said:

"You are Zhou Youxiang!!"

"The grassroots man is none other than Zhou Youxiang."

Counselor Zhou on the ground answered honestly without any hesitation.

"I heard that Tang Linwang is Mr. Tang. What do you think of him?"

"Mr. Tang is kind-hearted and treats his subordinates mercifully. He is a good person!!"

When the words came to his lips, Counselor Zhou could only describe Master Tang as "a good person".

"Good, what a good man!!"

“They are all good people!!”

Liu Peng's words entered Zhou Counselor's ears, like a knife, cutting his flesh and making him tremble.

"You just said that he is Duke Tang. What is the difference between this Duke and Duke Cao or Duke Dong??"

One sentence made Zhou Counselor sweatdrop, and then he replied: "Tang Gong is the honorific title of subordinates, Cao and Dong are rebellious ministers, they are not the same."

"Oh I got it."

After saying this, Liu Pengtong paused for a while, and Counselor Zhou also knelt for a while.

The word "get up" made Counselor Zhou stand up, but if you look closely, you will find that his legs are shaking a little and he looks very frightened.

"Tang Gong, okay, he wants a duke, right??"

Liu Peng asked the standing counselor Zhou with a smile.

Counselor Zhou had cold sweat on his forehead, then he raised his hands and replied:

"Tang Gong has the intention to serve the Han Dynasty, and we also have the intention to serve the Han Dynasty. No matter what the prince is, no matter what the uncle is, even if your Majesty gives you an official position, we will have no regrets..."

"Ha ha……"

"I'm serious, I'm not a bandit, so what are you afraid of? You are a duke, right? I'll give it to you."

Liu Peng's words made Zhou Counselor overjoyed and he knelt down and kowtowed.

Liu Peng's simple words can change the fate of a country. This is the power of the Han Dynasty today.

It doesn’t mean it’s not important! !

"By the way, what is his specific name?"

Liu Peng suddenly remembered his official name. He couldn't call him Tang Gong. He didn't know that he thought he was really a "thief minister".

"Wanghai Gong, name it after Wanghai City."

Counselor Zhou quickly answered this question.

"Wanghai City, Wanghaigong."

Liu Peng muttered these names, his eyes lit up, and then he said:

"Wang Haigong, we cannot use the name of the country. Haizhou is too local. It is better to do this. Haizhou Island is located in the east of the Indian Ocean. Haizhou Island should be named Haidong. How about naming it Haidong?"

"Your Majesty said Haidong is Haidong!!"

Counselor Zhou reacted quickly and immediately agreed to Haidong's name.

"Okay, I will make him the Duke of Haidong, the Duke of Haidong!!"

Liu Peng's words set the tone for the fate of the entire Haizhou Island and everyone in Wanghai City, including Master Tang. No matter what happens in the future, they will all be vassals of the Han Kingdom and the Haidong Principality.

A few days later, the Han Dynasty issued an edict, conferring Tang Linwang, the governor of Haizhou, as the Duke of Haidong, referred to as "Haidong Gong".

At the same time, he sent an envoy to Haizhou Island, apparently as an envoy, but in fact he was an envoy.

And brought an economic agreement to Haidong Principality, which included specific measures such as investment and market opening.

The most powerful one is undoubtedly one of them, regarding currency, which requires Haidong Principality to use Han currency. In other words, Haidong Principality does not have its own right to mint coins.

Without the right to mint money, there would be no independent finance. Without the right to finance, there would be no way to break away from the Han Dynasty. This is a naked conspiracy. If you don't agree, you have to agree.

Of course, although it is harsh, there is one advantage, that is, you can get a seigniorage tax from Han every year.

The money does not belong to the country, but the taxes are retained. Who can tell which is more important or less important?

Just like what Master Tang said after learning about it:

"When a Han envoy comes, he becomes a Han minister, takes Han money, and trains Han soldiers!!!"

(End of this chapter)