When Li Ke arrived here, the gate of Xianglin City behind had been opened. Inside, Shi Lang led more than a thousand soldiers to surrender to Liu Yilong's Tang army, and sat aside waiting for the adaptation.
The city's security work was organized by Liu Yilong, who led a thousand soldiers.
Two guards brought a chair to Li Ke. Li Ke sat down on the chair, and Fan Fenzhi knelt in front of him.
"Actually, I really came here to discuss business. Things in this city have nothing to do with me. Do you believe it?" Li Ke looked at Fan Fenzhi helplessly and asked.
"I believe it." Fan Fenzhi didn't know what he was thinking, but he agreed simply.
Li Ke was speechless, "I don't think you believe it. Let me tell you, I'm really here to discuss business. My fleet is carrying all the supplies that came this time."
Fan Fenzhi: "..."
Is it important to talk about business? My country is gone, and you’re still telling me this now?
"Your Highness, is this important? Anyway, I am defeated now." Fan Fenzhi was dumbfounded. He wanted to cry because he had defeated and his destiny was in the hands of others, but Li Ke's entangled problems left him speechless. , what you should not care about at this time is how to deal with this country? Or ask if Lin Yiguo has anything?
What's the point of wondering whether I believe you or not?
"Important! Because this is the truth!" Li Ke said seriously.
Fan Fenzhi: "Your Highness, this is like a murderer killing a person, and then more than a hundred years later, the officials responsible for investigating the case investigated the truth. But this is meaningless. I have already lost. Your Highness, right?" Is it important to come and discuss business?”
"Of course it is important. I, Li Ke, am a peace-loving person. How could I lead my army to fight for no reason? This is related to my reputation, of course it is important." Li Ke said seriously.
Fan Fenzhi looked at the fully armed and steel-armored guards standing behind Li Ke. Each of these guards was equipped with Tang knives, bows and arrows. The soldiers in the distance even had Tang knives, bows, arrows, and spears, and they even seemed to be made of fine steel.
And there are at least five thousand such soldiers!
"Your Highness, are you so peace-loving?" Fan Fenzhi pointed at the guard beside Li Ke.
"Of course! I like to reason very much, and these guards around me are here to make others listen to me seriously. There is no conflict." Li Ke nodded, "Look, I just asked you to lead Five people went to see me, but you didn't go and dared to attack me, which led to the current situation. It's all your fault."
Fan Fenzhi: "..."
"Then Your Highness, if I go to see you, won't you take this opportunity to capture Linyi?" Fan Fenzhi paused for a moment, and then asked with a wry smile.
"Of course not." Li Ke said matter-of-factly, "How could I let go of such a good opportunity, but these soldiers will not be dead by then. I will negotiate with you in a reasonable way and let you bring Lin Yiguo to justice." Wouldn't it be nice to sell it to me and then go to Chang'an to become a free prince?"
Fan Fenzhi: "..." Let your guards use Tang knives and bows and arrows to reason with me, right?
"I may not have told you that the king of one of my countries in the Western Regions sold the entire country to me, and now I am very happy every day in Chang'an. After all, what fun is there in Linyi and the Western Regions like yours? ? If you want to say it is fun, you have to look at me, Tang Dynasty Chang'an." Li Ke looked at him and said.
Fan Fenzhi: "..." Of course you didn't tell me. How could you tell me if we've never met? Is there really such a fool in the world who sells his country?
"Your Highness, it's useless to talk any more. What are you going to do with me?" Fan Fenzhi said calmly.
"Let's do this. You write an edict yourself and say that you listened to the slander and took the initiative to provoke His Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, and launched an attack on His Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty without authorization, which led to this result." Li Ke thought for a while and said.
Fan Fenzhi: "..."
"Yes." What else could he say, it could only be that His Highness King Qin said whatever he said.
"Then I won't kill you. You can go to Chang'an. As for how my father arranges for you, that is my father's business. If your family members are not dead, they will follow you to Chang'an. But One thing is that you need to point out all the nobles of Lin Yi State, then send troops to arrest them all, and then order their execution! And give all their properties to the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty for disposal." Li Ke said lightly.
"Yes..." Fan Fenzhi's mouth twitched, but he still agreed.
"Very good! Look, I said that I am a person who likes to reason, and you are also a person who likes to listen to reason. Zengzi said, I have to examine myself three times in a day, and am I being unfaithful? King Fan is indeed a humble person. Introspective, sensitive and eager to learn." Li Ke nodded with satisfaction.
Fan Fenzhi: "..." As long as you are happy, you have the final say now anyway.
"Okay, now His Majesty the King, you can lead the army to arrest all the people who should be arrested." Li Ke said lightly.
"Yes!" Fan Fenzhi said nothing. He was too busy taking care of himself to protect himself. As for other people, what did they have to do with him? Even if he ordered the other party to be beheaded, it had nothing to do with him, Fan Fenzhi.
Let Fan Fenzhi go down, and Li Ke asked people to bring the leaders of the rebel army in the city.
Shi Lang soon appeared in front of Li Ke. After meeting Li Ke, Shi Lang directly performed the courtesy of the Tang Dynasty on Li Ke and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Shi Lang, a former survivor of the Central Plains, has met His Highness the King of Qin."
"What's your name?" Li Ke was stunned by his name and asked subconsciously.
"Shi Lang." Shi Lang repeated.
"Which one?" Li Ke asked.
Shi Lang told Li Ke his name. Li Ke looked him up and down before saying, "Yes, a good name. Did you organize this uprising?"
Hearing the word uprising, Shi Lang immediately felt relieved. He said simply: "Yes, Your Highness, I am really forced to have no choice. We are all survivors of the Central Plains. This was once our orthodox territory of China. It was only later that our Huaxia Dynasty fell into weakness after several rebellions, and some wealthy local nobles rebelled and proclaimed themselves kings, which led to the formation of the Linyi Kingdom. The name comes from Xianglinyi in the Han Dynasty."
Li Ke looked at Shi Lang, he was a smart man, and his words sounded nice. Aren’t the names of most of the powerful dynasties in this Southeast Asian country derived from Chinese influence?
For example, the famous Annan in later generations came from the Annan Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, we do not seek wealth or princes. We just want to be ordinary people and be able to live a good life. However, King Linyi ignored the suffering of the people and increased taxes arbitrarily. This is the reason for our uprising."
