Tang Ping admitted that Egbert was indeed an excellent king. If it hadn't been for a surprise, it would not have been easy to overthrow his rule in Wessex with only the Vikings.
But sometimes the development of things is so simple, just like the Hongmen Banquet.
If Xiang Yu had been simpler and more straightforward at that time, there would be nothing wrong with the big man.
Now that Egbert was caught by them, Tang Ping didn't even need to storm the city gate. He let the cavalry captain Wolfe hold the token and brought in all the Vikings who were ambushing outside the city.
The entire castle fell into Tang Ping's hands.
"Come, Mr. Egbert, write a proclamation and return the throne of Wessex to Alaric, the descendant of Severin."
Tang Ping looked at the haggard Egbert and said: "As for Woolf, we will hand him over to the Vikings. You should know what he has done to the Vikings. But I can promise that for the rest of you Family, we’re not going to do anything to them.”
"You can't! You can't do this!" Woolf shouted: "I have done everything you asked me to do, you can't hand me over to the Vikings!!"
He knew how he treated the Vikings. If he handed himself over to the Vikings, he would not just be torn into pieces.
"Wulf, as a loser, you must also have the dignity of a loser!" Egbert said to Woolf: "Facing death calmly is what a king should do."
"I don't want to be a king, I don't want it, I just want to survive! Please, please let me go?" Woolf begged: "I still have a lot of money, give it to you, I'll give it all to you!!"
Tang Ping really didn't expect that the performance difference between father and son would be so big.
Egbert is full of charisma, while Woolf is a complete loser.
Egbert followed Tang Ping's instructions and wrote a document similar to abdication, and then said: "You have to know that the entire Wessex has just captured several other places, and these places are very unstable."
"If word gets out that the king has been replaced, new rebellions will soon break out in these places."
Tang Ping did not expect that Egbert would tell him this.
He had already thought of these. Although Alaric had no problem with his identity, sometimes identity was just identity.
In the end, the most important thing for all parties is their own interests.
If they find that the new king has become Alaric and it is more cost-effective for them to split at this time, they will choose to split without hesitation.
"You are right, Your Majesty Egbert, so we will not make it public at this time that you gave up the throne of king to Alaric. There is a saying in our country that captures the monarch and uses his orders to command the lord!"
Egbert smiled slightly: "So you just said what you would do with Woolf and my family, but you didn't say what you would do with me, because you still need me to be a puppet you put on the stage, right? ?”
"That's right!" Tang Ping looked at Egbert seriously: "I started to think about whether I could use your family to blackmail you. Although this method is very shameless, it is usually very effective."
"But then I thought about it, you even come to Wulf to have a meal with more than ten personal guards, which means that in your eyes, your family is not that important."
"So we can also talk about cooperation!"
"Cooperation?" Egbert smiled and shook his head: "You took away my kingdom, and you still want to talk about cooperation with me? Do you think we have anything else to talk about??"
"Of course!" Tang Ping said firmly: "I have always felt that there is no deal in this world that cannot be negotiated. If there is, then it must be because there are not enough chips."
"So what's your bargaining chip? You can make me give up my current throne."
"A new kingdom!" Tang Ping said.
After he finished speaking, Egbert was stunned. He thought about any bargaining chip that Tang Ping could use, but he didn't expect that Tang Ping would say this. "A new kingdom? You must be kidding, hahaha!"
Egbert laughed and said, "I thought you were a gentleman, but now I realize that I think highly of you. It turns out that you are just a despicable liar."
"Isn't it bad to define me so quickly?" Tang Ping smiled bitterly, and then asked Egbert: "How much do you know about this world?"
"This world?" Egbert, he did not expect that Tang Ping would ask such a question.
"In addition to the kingdoms of Wessex, Visigoth, and Burgundy, there are also Byzantium and Arabia...oh, Arabia is gone. How much do you know besides these countries?"
Hearing Tang Ping ask this, Egbert shook his head in confusion, but what he knew was that these countries were the only ones he knew about.
"Then do you know that in the far east, there is another powerful country called Datang? We defeated the once arrogant Arab Empire. That's where I come from!"
"Did you know that there are many countries over there like Fuyu, Fusang, Baekje, Silla, and Nanzhao that are bigger than you in Wessex?"
"There are so many... countries bigger than ours in Wessex?" This was also the first time Egbert had heard of this.
"Yes, Egbert, although we are enemies, I still admit that you are a great king."
This is not a lie. Although the Seven Kingdoms in Britain are relatively small at this time, the situation is similar to that of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
Egbert could lead Wessex to stand out from the Seven Kingdoms in a short period of time. If Tang Ping hadn't come out now, he would have unified England soon.
In terms of status in the UK, his status is comparable to that of the First Emperor of our country.
It’s definitely impossible to do without any strength.
"If you help us control Wessex, I can guide you to find a new kingdom." Tang Ping said: "For Alaric, you and your loyalists staying in Wessex will be a great opportunity." It’s a threat, but massacring all of you doesn’t seem to be what I’m willing to do.”
"Isn't that just exile?" Egbert said with a wry smile, "It's just that you put it in a nicer way."
"Egbert, you have to understand that you usurped the throne and stole Wessex!" Tang Ping said angrily: "You are just returning it to its original owner."
"But in the Egyptian continent all the way south, at the southernmost tip of the continent, there is no country yet. If you are willing, I can even support you in establishing my country there after Alaric takes control of Wessex."
"Don, European explorers have been there. It's a barren land. I don't think it's a good place!"
In South Africa, Tang Ping mentioned that the Kingdom of Zimbabwe was established in the 13th century, but in 1450 it was abandoned due to resource difficulties.
The Kingdom of Tolwa was the successor to the Kingdom of Zimbabwe and was later annexed by the Kingdom of Rozwechangamir.
It has indeed always been a barren land.
"But there are mines there, all kinds of mines. I dare to sign a contract with you. As long as you go there and dig out various ores, I can pay for them!"
What Tang Ping wanted to do was to exchange southern Africa for Egbert's Wessex.
He is now caught by Tang Ping. If he does not cooperate with Tang Ping, he will definitely be dead. If he is willing to cooperate fully, then Tang Ping is also willing to support him and let him go to South Africa to mine.
Although diamonds and the like were not valuable, Tang Ping was still willing to spend a small amount of money to buy some.
