On Shandong Road, on the outskirts of Laizhou City, there is a large, but somewhat dilapidated house from the outside.
Strangely enough, although the exterior of this house is a bit shabby, the interior is not shabby. On the contrary, it is very clean and even has a somewhat refined feel, which is completely different from the exterior appearance.
The reason why this happens is very simple...
The house looks abandoned, but it is not. There are people living inside, but the people living there are not from Laizhou.
Among them, at this moment, there are several people in strange clothes. They are less than five feet in length, like Wu Dalang, but their faces are as serious and stern as Wu Song. They are like brothers of the Wu family merged into one. It is really a wonderful work of nature.
It’s the Japanese!
However, the expressions on the faces of these Japanese people were extremely cold, and they obviously had no intention of admiring each other's appearance, but were discussing important matters.
"Senior of the Suga clan also came to Datang as an envoy and met me, a minister of the emperor. What do you want?"
A closer look revealed that the Japanese in the courtyard were not all together, but divided into two groups.
There were several people in one group, all young and strong, with unkind expressions. There was only one person in the other group, an old man, but his face was full of sorrow. When asked by the other party, the old man smiled bitterly, "What did Izumi-kun say? Now?
Emperor, if the Soviet Union and I continue to fight against each other, I'm afraid Japan will become someone's territory, so how can we be in trouble with the old man?"
"..." After hearing this, the leader of the young and strong Japanese began to ponder.
This person is exactly the "Izumi-kun" the old man mentioned.
After thinking for a moment, Izumi couldn't help but reveal a wry smile, "The old gentleman was joking. Now that Japan is in danger, I'm just a little nervous. Since the old gentleman has no hostility, let's discuss the matter of resisting the Tang Dynasty later. How about it?"
The old man smiled slightly when he heard the words, "What Mr. Izumi said is true."
Then, the old man communicated with the bearded Izumi in a low voice quickly. At this time, a month had passed since King Luo Bin recruited Yuengai Suwen, and Chai Shao ordered people to investigate Luzon, Siam and other countries...
…
And this month’s investigation is done.
The information Chai Shao received was indeed that there have been strange people in Luzon and Siam recently, and the incoming and outgoing of food has increased inexplicably. At the same time, according to the news passed down by the local people, the king often sends merchant ships to sea...
When people observe a volcano, if they find that the hot springs near the volcano become inexplicably hot, birds are inexplicably active, and lead-black clouds appear in the sky from time to time, then...even if there are no meteorologists, people who live around the volcano all year round
Farmers in the area can also tell that the volcano is about to become active.
Of course, Chai Shao, who has been dealing with various coastal forces at sea all year round, also saw this as a sign that Siam and Luzon had evil intentions.
but……
That being said, when Chai Shaozhen reported the intelligence to Li Er and asked if he could fast forward to the time when the army was marching south in minutes... he received a piece of intelligence from Li Er.
The pirates were not caused by Siam and Luzon - these two thieves don't rush to deal with it now. Let me go to Shandong Road first and prepare to visit a group of Japanese!
Chai Shao was also confused, but since His Majesty said so, of course he would follow the good advice... After all, Your Majesty said so, so he probably has your reasons. This Japanese...
After arriving, Chai Shao knew what was going on...
There were indeed pirates from Siam, Luzon, and Nanzhao, but the main force was the Japanese in the east!
When he learned the news, Chai Shao was also very confused - to be honest, isn't the Japanese country in the east?
The routes in the South China Sea all go west. The goods go from Hangzhou in the Tang Dynasty to Lingyamen and other places in the south, to two commercial ports in Tianzhu, and then to Rome via the Persian Gulf.
To sum up, the goods were trafficked between a series of forces such as the Tang Dynasty, various military towns in the southeast, countries, the Tianzhu subcontinent, and the Persian Gulf countries - Persia, Rome, and Arabia.
In other words, this maritime trade route...
From the very beginning, we never passed through the four islands of Japan!
So the question is, why were the Japanese involved in the robbery of the merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty?
Chai Shao didn't tell Li Er about this issue until he arrived at Shandong Road...
That's right, the Japanese country is forced to participate. Although it is far away from the ocean, it still has to invest in the various forces in the southeast, dispatch personnel to participate, and provide financial support...
The purpose of doing this was not just because they were jealous of the Tang Dynasty's maritime trade and wanted a share of the pie, but because the Tang Dynasty was too powerful and the Japanese were "uneasy"...
The moment he heard this reason, Chai Shao almost sprayed the pot of tea that had just been brewed on the table twenty meters away. This is a ridiculous reason... This is too outrageous.
What do you mean by the fact that the Tang Dynasty is too strong and the Japanese are "uneasy"?
Damn it, the Tang Dynasty is doing its own thing, and it is Japan’s turn to jump out and feel “uneasy”???
Chai Shao thought this incident was so outrageous that it was hilarious.
Soon... Chai Shao also discovered something even more funny. The Japanese country had recently been busy "worrying" about the development of the Tang Dynasty. In the past... the Chinese government had never looked directly at the Japanese country, but the Japanese country had secretly
I have collected a lot of information about China, as well as articles and books...
Especially the Confucian classics, the Japanese country even collected a very complete collection - this information is not difficult to obtain due to the development of navigation technology in the Tang Dynasty. And anything that threatens the maritime trade routes of the Tang Dynasty is of course a threat to the Tang Dynasty.
The overall strategic layout, so the activities of investigating the characteristics, behavior, and sources of pirates are of course multi-touch and fully launched.
Chai Shao was speechless anyway, and subconsciously thought of a famous quote once said by a king during the Warring States Period.
The Japanese country has talent, and the general will admire it...
Li Er's anger over this incident was not only reflected in his barbaric attitude when giving orders to Chai Shao. His Majesty also transferred Li Sheng to Laizhou.
So there was a scene where Chai Shao and Li Sheng were talking.
When Chai Shao talked to Li Sheng about the information that His Majesty had investigated and conveyed to him, he couldn't help but show... the tired and helpless look that older middle-aged people often have, "Holy King, you said this Japanese
What on earth are you thinking? I’m not worried that Datang is too strong... This is really..."
Chai Shao felt that this was the funniest diplomatic incident he had ever seen in his life. He had only seen the same thing once in history books, and the protagonist of that allusion was called "Yelang"...
But when Li Sheng heard this, he just smiled slightly.
"That's it? Grandpa Chai is overthinking it. This is the least weird thing in the world."
