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Chapter 1772 Weaklings are meant to be killed (First update, please subscribe)
The military dispute in Libya did not cause much response worldwide, and almost all countries were watching.

They are waiting to see the future direction of this new regime.

Will they side with the Soviet Union or the United States?

During the Cold War, this was the only question that the major powers were thinking about.

As for issues like the future of Libya, basically no country will consider it. What they care about is only their own interests and which camp Libya will side with in the future, and then formulate corresponding countermeasures accordingly.

In Istanbul's luxury hotel suites, the magnificent chandeliers cast soft light, reflecting on the thick Persian carpets and carved furniture, making it look particularly luxurious.

However, the atmosphere in the room was at odds with the luxurious decoration.

King Idris was sitting in a European Baroque-style armchair. He no longer looked relaxed as he did at the beginning of his vacation. Instead, he looked tired and his eyes were dull.

He had just learned that the new Libyan government had officially announced the abdication of his throne, and his former supporters - the Americans and the British - had chosen to remain silent.

Not only did they choose to remain silent, they even publicly stated their opposition to regime change in Libya.

In other words, he was simply abandoned.

"I signed so many treaties with the Americans in exchange for their protection, but what have they done now?"

As the King of Libya, Idris was able to sit on the throne entirely because of the support of the Americans. He knows what it means to give back. In the past 20 years, he has signed several treaties with the United States, according to which the United States stationed troops in Libya and gave the Americans various privileges.

His purpose was to gain the support of the United States and thus secure his throne, but when the coup happened, the Americans were the first to choose to abandon him.

Faced with this situation, he was powerless except for being angry.

He sighed softly, turned to his confidant and said:
"Neither the Americans nor the British are willing to help me. It seems that there is no way for us to return to Libya."

His voice was low, with a hint of helplessness and bitterness.

Even as a king he knew very well that if he did not receive American support all that awaited him was gangsterism, just like the king of Egypt.

The confidant stood aside, his expression solemn, but his eyes flickered with unwillingness. He bowed slightly and said in a firm tone:

"Your Majesty, they will definitely regret their choice today. The situation in Libya will not be stable forever, and the new government's rule may not last long."

King Idris nodded, as if to agree with his confidant's words, but his brows were still furrowed. He was silent for a moment, and then whispered:

"We can't stay in Türkiye anymore. They will soon follow the United States and recognize the new regime. Not only that, in order to please Libya, they may even hand me over to them."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, as if he was mocking the reality and ruthlessness of these countries.

The confidant nodded and then suggested:

"Your Majesty, let's prepare and go to Greece. At least Greece will not hand us over to Tripoli."

King Idris did not respond immediately. He looked through the French window at the sparkling waters of the Bosphorus in the distance, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he slowly said:

"Greece...maybe is an option. They will never go to Libya to please us, but at the same time, we can actually protect our own security there."

Even if the king didn't say it explicitly, people could tell what he meant by it - the king still wanted to go to Libya and take back everything he had.

Even though he has announced his abdication, it does not mean that he will approve of the debate taking place in the country.

The confidant hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said:

"Your Majesty, we have another option - go to SEA. They have oil fields and oil interests in our area. They will definitely not sit idly by."

King Idris raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, as if he was surprised by this proposal. He turned his head and looked directly into the eyes of his confidant, with a hint of doubt in his tone:
"But why should they support us? If Tripoli promises not to interfere with their oil fields, how can the SEA help us?"

The confidant smiled slightly, with a sly gleam in his eyes:

"Your Majesty, how could those people let go of the fat meat that is right in their mouths? As long as they take action against the oil fields, SEA will definitely not let them go.

Moreover, SEA has always hoped to cooperate with us more extensively. If we can reach a cooperation with them, they will definitely be willing to support us.”

King Idris was silent for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons of this proposal. He knew that SEA was a powerful country with enough resources and influence to intervene in the situation in Libya.

After all, they once helped the Iraqi royal family restore the throne. Theoretically, since they could help Iraq, they could also help themselves.

But at the same time, he also knew that cooperating with SEA meant putting his destiny in the hands of another major power.

Will they choose to abandon him like the Americans did?

"But if we go to SEA, will they take advantage of us? Will they really help us regain the throne?"

There was a hint of hesitation in King Idris's tone.

The confidant nodded, his tone firm:
"Your Majesty, what SEA needs is a stable Libya, a regime that can protect their oil interests. If we can reach a consensus with them, they will definitely support us. Moreover, we have no choice. If we stay here, we will only be pushed into a desperate situation step by step by the new government."

King Idris took a deep breath, as if he was making a major decision. He slowly stood up, walked to the window, looked at the strait in the distance, and was silent for a long time. Finally, he turned around and said to his confidant with a firm look:
"Okay, let's get ready and go to SEA."

A trace of joyful smile appeared on the face of the confidant. He bowed slightly and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, this is a wise choice. We will definitely find an opportunity to return to Libya."

King Idris nodded, but there was still a trace of worry in his eyes. He knew that the road ahead was full of unknowns and risks, but at least SEA gave him a glimmer of hope. He murmured in a low voice:
"I hope that this time, we don't make the mistake of trusting others like we did last time?" The room fell silent again. People always make mistakes in life, and now at least he still has a chance to make up for it.

That afternoon, King Idris flew to Greece on his Gulfstream aircraft - of course, this was only in name only. After the plane left Turkish airspace, the Gulfstream aircraft adjusted its course and flew towards Iraq.

The outside world knew almost nothing about this. The former Libyan king's Gulfstream jet flew eastward towards Chang'an.

At the same time, in the study of the official residence, Li Yian was listening to Jia Wentao's report. When he learned that King Idris was on his way to Chang'an, he was silent for a while, and then said:

"Let him wait in Iraq for two days first."

Jia Wentao said with some doubt:

"Wait two days? Why?"

He was totally confused and didn't quite understand what the Excellency meant. According to the plan, they would help restore the royal family, and rescuing the crown prince was part of it. As for the old king, he was of course also an object to be won over.

Why are they not allowing the old king to come now?

Li Yi'an said:
"Wait a few days and spread the news!"

"what?"

When Jia Wentao lost his voice in surprise, Li Yian added:
"But we have to ensure his safety and let our people take charge of his security."

As Li Yian spoke, he stood up from behind his desk, paced around the study, thought for a while, and then said:
"As for the current situation, I don't know whether Tripoli will implement oil nationalization, or whether they will implement it immediately. We need to do something... well, do something to irritate them! For example, when the whole world abandons him, we allow Idris I to come to Chang'an for treatment. In this case, what will they do?"

In another world, when the United States agreed to allow Shah Pahlavi to go to the United States for medical treatment, what did the Iranians do? They directly broke into the embassy and kidnapped everyone in the embassy.

Of course, Colonel Kadiz might not be so extreme, but would he use another method?

For example, directly announcing the nationalization of oil!
In this way, isn’t it a reason that is delivered to your doorstep?
Although SEA is a gangster, they still have a sense of propriety and will not do anything without a reason.

But this time is different!
Li Yian thought for a moment and said:
"Although we have never had any scruples in doing things, Libya is different from other countries. It is located in the Mediterranean Sea and can be said to be Europe's backyard. If we go there directly to deal with it, how will France and Italy react?"

If it were any other country, Li Yian would not have any concerns, but if it were Europe, he would have to be concerned.

"It is one of our major overseas markets. We always have to take their feelings into consideration. Therefore, we need a reason, a suitable reason that will even resonate with them. Preventing the nationalization of oil and protecting our investment is the best reason. So..."

Looking back at Jia Wentao, Li Yian said:
"We need him to help us create a reason, a reason for us to interfere!"

In fact, the reason why things are so complicated is that the fat piece of meat in Libya has always been eaten by this side alone.

In this case, those European countries would certainly be happy to see SEA suffer losses. If there is no proper reason, they will definitely do their best to stop SEA's military operations.

Jia Wentao immediately understood your thoughts and said:

"Your Excellency, I understand. You are going to use the king to stimulate them to make irrational decisions, and then you can take action to deal with them!"

"Right! You can only take action if you have a reason."

The reason is the nationalization of oil. As long as Colonel Kamagra announces the implementation of oil nationalization, there will be a reason to take action.

After all, it is not convenient to interfere if it is just a coup.

But oil nationalization is different. As we all know, SEAs have always been international business rules, and staunch users firmly oppose the behavior of some countries using nationalization as an excuse to confiscate investments from other countries.

In this regard, SEA can be regarded as a good friend of all capitalists in the world.

But despite opposition, they have never taken action. Sometimes you need to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.

Compared with nationalization in other places, Li Yian hopes that Colonel Ka can take the lead.

After all, when killing a chicken to scare the monkey, everyone likes to choose the weakling.

And Colonel Kadiz's Libya is exactly such a weakling.

If we don't target such a weakling, who else should we target?
The only question is whether he will take the initiative to come to you?

Therefore, in order to stimulate Cardoso and make him make an unwise choice, we might as well take some measures, and the king is the best choice.

Nodding, Li Yian added:

"There is another thing. We need some public opinion. We must let the public know that all overseas investments are closely related to their own interests. We must do everything we can to protect our overseas investments."

Any war needs a popular support base, especially now with the growth of a new generation of young people. Their thoughts and thinking are different from those of their parents. After all, they grew up in an environment with abundant material resources and have never experienced the sufferings of the world.

Therefore, we must take their emotions into consideration and consider how to win their support, rather than completely ignoring their ideas like the United States, which ultimately pushes all young people against itself.

The final result was large-scale anti-war marches and the hippie movement using anti-war as an excuse.

They rebel against all authority, they sympathize with the so-called weak, and they even use all kinds of depraved behaviors to prove their independence.

This is exactly what Li Yian does not want to see, so it is necessary to take precautions before it happens.

This is also an internal war of public opinion.

(End of this chapter)