Life and death were decided with one word.
What happened to Liuguang Pavilion showed the omnipresent influence of the Xia Dynasty. Ouyang Shuo did not need to use a single soldier. He only needed to move his tongue and he disintegrated a super guild.
This method was far more shocking than the Xia Dynasty starting a foreign war. Those who knew the inside story were secretly shocked and increased the danger level of the Xia Dynasty by another level.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was reforming Liuguang Pavilion, Gao Ying represented the Sui Dynasty and officially stated two conditions. The Sui Dynasty was willing to pay two million gold coins as compensation and send Prince Jin, Yang Guang, to Shanhai City as a hostage.
In order to protect the Sui Dynasty's reputation, the compensation was to compensate for Zhang Yi's medical expenses. Although this lie was easily exposed, it was still better than writing "compensation" in the contract.
Gao Ying also expressed that if Emperor Xia was willing, the Sui Dynasty was willing to marry a princess.
Some of the Sui Dynasty's princesses that appeared in the wilderness were already married and some were unmarried. If he could use a princess to exchange for the stability of the Sui Dynasty, it would be a very good deal for Emperor Wen.
Unfortunately, this was wishful thinking. When Ouyang Shuo heard this, he sneered. He even rejected Queen Kalia, let alone a Sui Dynasty's princess.
In view of Emperor Wen's cooperation in suppressing Liuguang Pavilion, Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate about the two million gold coins as compensation and agreed on the spot.
The disagreement was on the issue of the hostage.
It was the fourth year and sixth month of Gaia. Regardless of the considerations, the Xia Dynasty had to bring Quanzhou County under its rule in the next one or two years.
As such, it did not matter if the hostage was taken or not. As long as Emperor Wen was still alive, it did not matter if a prince died. Moreover, it was a prince that was despised by Emperor Wen.
Instead of sending Yang Guang to Shanhai City to cause trouble, why not let him cause trouble in Quanzhou. Emperor Wen had a good plan. He wanted to use the Xia Dynasty to get rid of Prince Jin but Ouyang Shuo would not fall for it.
Not only that, Ouyang Shuo also asked Di Renjie to think of a way to secretly leak the news of Emperor Wen sending Prince Jin as a hostage to Prince Jin, Yang Guang. It was unknown how useful it would be in the future, but at least it could cause trouble for the Sui Dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo clearly told that Prince Jin did not need a hostage and only needed a civil official from the Sui Dynasty. The civil official that Ouyang Shuo had his eyes on was none other than the Chief Designer of Daxing City, Yu Wenkai.
Great Prosperity City, Guangtong Canal, Renshou Palace, Ming Hall, and the eastern capital of Luoyang were all built by Yu Wenkai. Great Xia did not lack construction talents. What they lacked was a great talent like Yu Wenkai, who was proficient in ancient architecture.
The Great Sui only had one city, Quanzhou, and Yu Wenkai had no place to use his skills. Emperor Wen of Sui did not hesitate to agree.
Ouyang Shuo actually wanted Gao Ying, Su Wei, and the other important ministers of Great Sui. If he really brought it up, Emperor Wen of Sui would probably fly into a rage and wouldn't agree no matter what.
Thus, the two sides basically reached an agreement.
As for the re-signing of the trade agreement, the opening of Quanzhou Harbor to the outside world, and other business conditions, they were all within the scope of the issue. There was no need to go back and forth to discuss. The envoy group led by Di Renjie could make the final decision.
Di Renjie still had a secret mission in Quanzhou, which was to use the opportunity of prying open the fifteenth mouth of the [Imperial Wind] to investigate the other secret agents of the [Imperial Wind] in Quanzhou.
When the news died down, the Mountain Sea Guards would play a game of catching mice in Quanzhou. Now that the Great Sui was eyeing Quanzhou, Ouyang Shuo did not dare to mobilize the Mountain Sea Guards, lest they were exposed in front of the Great Sui.
As for how to teach the [Yan Huang Alliance] a lesson, Ouyang Shuo was still planning and had no idea. He had to hurt the [Yan Huang Alliance], but at the same time, he did not give other enemies an opportunity to take advantage of. It was not an easy task.
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July 1st, Quanzhou Palace.
The head of the Great Xia envoy group, Di Renjie, paid his respects to Emperor Wen of Sui and presented the Xia Kingdom's letter of credence.
Since then, the two dynasties had officially established diplomatic relations. They sent envoys to each other's capital and set up an exclusive embassy to serve as a hub for communication between the two dynasties.
When the news came out, the ordinary players were elated. They were relieved that the China region had avoided an internal conflict.
The players who petitioned on the forum were even more elated. They claimed that Emperor Xia had listened to their suggestions and that this was a victory for the 'public'. In reality, it was just their wishful thinking.
Di Chen and the others were disappointed. They had suffered a double loss. As for Old Jun, the victim of the conflict, no one paid attention to him anymore.
That afternoon, the envoy group returned to Shanhai City.
Along with the envoy group was Yu Wenkai, the former Minister of Works of the Sui Dynasty appointed by Ouyang Shuo.
"Your humble servant, Yu Wenkai, pays his respects to the Emperor!"
Inside the hall, Yu Wenkai paid his respects to his new master with mixed feelings.
Ouyang Shuo understood Yu Wenkai's feelings. He had just entered the wilderness and had not even warmed his seat when he was "sold" by his old master. Anyone would have a knot in their heart.
Fortunately, the Xia Kingdom was full of youthful energy. There would be a place for Yu Wenkai.
[Name]: Yu Wenkai (Emperor Level)
[Dynasty]: Sui Dynasty
[Identity]: Civil Official of the Xia Dynasty
[Occupation]: Civil Official
[Loyalty]: 70 points
[Commander]: 55 [Force]: 50 [Intelligence]: 85 [Politics]: 75
[Specialties]: Construction (Increase the efficiency of the dynasty's craftsmen by 20, increase the progress of the dynasty's construction by 15, increase the standard of the dynasty's construction by 25)
[Remarks]: Kai has little equipment and comes from a family of generals. Kai is studious, well-read, skilled, and familiar with the laws and regulations of the past dynasties. He is known as Young Master Mingfu.
Ouyang Shuo did not hold back against such a talented architect. After meeting him, he immediately appointed Yu Wenkai as the Director of the Construction Department of the Administrative Yuan, a third-rank official position.
The most important thing in front of Yu Wenkai was to plan the establishment of the Huaxia Construction Engineering Group and separate the construction business from the Construction Department.
Hao Jiancheng, the former official who was in charge of the Construction Department, followed the same path as Sun Yannong. He was appointed by Ouyang Shuo to be the governor of Zhaoqing County in the Lingnan Province, taking over the position left by Du Sijing.
At this point, the drama between the Xia Kingdom and the Sui Kingdom had finally come to an end.
The only thing that worried Ouyang Shuo was Zhang Yi's condition. According to Zhang Zhongjing, the poison that Zhang Yi had been poisoned with was very strong and he had missed the best time to take the medicine. The poison had already invaded Zhang Yi's body.
Even if he was cured, Zhang Yi's body would probably be weaker than an ordinary person's. Every time it rained, he would experience inhumane pain.
As such, how could Ouyang Shuo not be heartbroken?
Ouyang Shuo would rather not have the benefits that Zhang Yi's health had to pay. However, at this point, Ouyang Shuo could only accept it silently. His dissatisfaction with the Yanhuang Alliance was getting stronger.
Gulf of Aden, Somalia.
While Ouyang Shuo was meeting with Yu Wenkai, the Xia Kingdom's Navy Governor, Alvaro, led the Atlantic Fleet's 4th and 5th Battalions. After spending nearly a month, they finally crossed the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and successfully arrived at the Gulf of Aden.
The news shook the entire Mediterranean Sea.
A month ago, the Great Xia Kingdom's Friendship City in Somalia was attacked by Farah's Sirius Pirates. Farah successfully escaped, causing Great Xia to lose face.
Regarding this, the Mediterranean Sea Lords were gloating. They even used the ongoing trade negotiations as a bargaining chip to prohibit the Atlantic Fleet from crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
The trade negotiations were also put on hold for a while. Their intentions were sinister.
The Mediterranean Sea Lords did not expect that in just a month, the situation would be reversed.
The appearance of the Atlantic Fleet in the Gulf of Aden not only represented the end of the Sirius Pirates, but also meant that Great Xia had opened up a new route that connected the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
As a result, the Mediterranean Sea Lords had lost their most important bargaining chip in the negotiations with Great Xia. When the Great Xia negotiating team received the news, they were extremely excited. Under the leadership of Violet, they began to counterattack.
The Somali royal family was the most shocked.
It was conceivable that once Farah was captured, Great Xia would definitely find out about their shady dealings. When that happened, it would be the end of Somalia.
In order not to be feared by the world's lords, the Great Xia Kingdom would not start a war overseas. However, if the Somali royal family's actions were made public, it would be equivalent to giving them an excuse for war.
The Great Xia Kingdom could not interfere in the elimination of traitors.
Great Xia would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.
A fully controlled Somaliland Province was better than a half-hearted Somali Kingdom. In particular, Ouyang Shuo had long been dissatisfied with some of the previous actions of the Somali Lord.
A war was inevitable.
In the face of the powerful Great Xia Kingdom, Somalia really did not have the will to fight.
Although the land area of Somalia was larger than that of Morocco and was equivalent to the combined area of Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, more than half of the territory was desert, so the population was sparse. The total number of players was less than 800,000.
Among them, there were only about 100,000 combat professional players.
Correspondingly, there were only 80,000 Imperial Guards in King's City of Wood and Bones.
With just this small number of troops, Great Xia did not need to mobilize too many troops. Just the reorganized Somali Corps would basically be able to settle the battle.
A few days ago, Di Qing had led the Somali Corps through the teleportation array and entered Friendship City.
In order to supply the warships of the Mediterranean Fleet, Ouyang Shuo had ordered the construction of a shipyard in Friendship City. As a result, the naval formation of the Somali Corps had a place to settle.
Once the warships were in place, the entire Corps could be fully operational.
Of course, for the Corps to be completely formed, it had to be tested in actual combat. Because there was no extra space outside Friendship City, even if Di Qing wanted to conduct a large-scale training, it was impossible.
The entire Corps could only shrink in the barracks in the city and train day and night, which made Di Qing rather depressed. If there was anyone in the army who was most eager for a war, it would be Di Qing.
Because of this, as soon as he received the news, the Somali King was flustered. He immediately sent people out to sea in secret, wanting to find Farah before the Atlantic Fleet and kill him.
The two were closely related, but the Somali King was confident.
The Somali King did not expect that the entire palace was under the surveillance of the Black Snake Guards. As soon as the team he sent out to sea, they were followed by the Black Snake Guards, who secretly informed the Atlantic Fleet.
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