Zhao Tuo was not surprised by Liu Chang's attitude.
No matter who you are, if you suddenly meet someone who claims to be your Great Father, you won’t believe it easily.
Zhao Tuo said: "Put away the crossbow!"
The South Vietnamese soldiers put away their weapons one after another. Liu Chang grabbed him and said to the South Vietnamese side: "Lu Jia! Ji Bu! Come here!!"
As the two men were about to walk over, they were surrounded by South Vietnamese soldiers.
Liu Chang was angry and threatened Zhao Tuo again, but those people were unmoved.
"King of South Vietnam! Let my people go!"
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "I have stopped governing. If it is just my own business, I can still manage it. If it is a war between the two countries, then it is beyond my control."
Liu Chang was a little hesitant at this moment. This guy is too old. Even if he is captured and taken back, it will not help the situation. It is of no use at all. And South Vietnam is obviously well prepared and will not send troops easily. Now take Zhao Tuo away.
, it seems that it just caused the conflict between the two countries again for no reason. In the future, South Vietnam will still knock on the border from time to time, and the Han Dynasty will spend a lot of energy to resist them.
Liu Chang's mind was spinning very fast. In a moment, he waved his hand and shouted: "You also put away your weapons!"
Luan Bu, Zhang Buyi and others were a little surprised, but they still put down the crossbow obediently.
Liu Chang let go of Zhao Tuo again and sat in front of him.
"You old man, you are so cunning! It's hard to say what you say!"
"I have no intentions of harming others, so others will naturally not be able to harm me."
Zhao Tuo didn't seem to care about Liu Chang's bad attitude towards him. He stroked his beard and said seriously: "I don't have the ambitions of Ying Zheng and Liu Bang. From beginning to end, all I want to do is protect myself. However,
, there are always people who want to harm me... they just refuse to let me spend my old age in peace."
"In fact, South Vietnam and the Han are not enemies at all... South Vietnam has many specialties that the Han Dynasty does not have, and the iron tools, tools, and food of the Han Dynasty are all needed by South Vietnam. The two sides can exchange their needs and become a true country of monarchs and ministers. Isn't it possible?
Okay?"
"Oh, a real country of kings and ministers?"
Liu Chang sneered, and then said: "A true country of kings and ministers must go to see the emperor, pay tribute to the temple, and all officials need to be appointed and dismissed by the emperor... How do you look like the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty?"
"I have also thought about going to court and paying tribute...I have no intention of quarreling with the big man."
"But, with the precedents of Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu, how can I dare to go to court?"
"Today's people are by no means ruthless, let alone killing indiscriminately."
Liu Chang said proudly.
"The Emperor is indeed like this...but will the Queen Mother kill me?"
Liu Chang was speechless for a moment, and Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "The Queen Mother will definitely kill me...not just because I am the foreign king, but also because I am related to you."
"Oh, just because you said a few words and you look somewhat similar to me, you are related to me??"
"You recognize me, but I don't recognize you!!"
Liu Chang looked at Zhao Tuo with disdain.
"You guy, you don't tell the truth!"
Zhao Tuo did not refute, but just asked: "Then do you think the Queen Mother will not kill me?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Oh? Why are you so sure?"
"Because my mother is not stupid."
Zhao Tuo stood up slowly, "Okay, let's get up... let's go!"
Liu Chang was stunned, looked up at Zhao Tuo, and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go to Chang'an to meet the emperor."
"ah???"
Liu Chang was indeed a little confused. He did not choose to kidnap the old man again. However, the old man followed him and left. Yes, he left. He waved to the South Vietnamese army and walked in the direction of the Han army. Faced with this scene, the South Vietnamese soldiers were not surprised at all. They let go of the surrounded Lu Jia and Ji Bu and asked them to follow them and leave.
Zhao Tuo walked tremblingly, looked at Liu Chang who was standing aside with a blank look on his face, and cursed: "Shu Zi, come help me quickly!"
"oh."
Liu Chang stepped forward to support him, and the two of them walked all the way to the Han army.
The soldiers were stunned. Didn't they say that the king was going to capture Zhao Tuo? How did it feel like Zhao Tuo had captured the king? The old man seemed to have returned to his own camp. He didn't see anyone outside at all and smiled at everyone. With his head bowed, Liu Chang followed closely, walking all the way in front of Liu Chang's car, and then Zhao Tuo got on the car.
Luan Bu walked to Liu Chang's side. The two armies were far away from each other just now. What the two men said was only partially understood by everyone and could not be fully listened to.
"Your Majesty...he is...this is...why is he so cooperative?"
Liu Chang said proudly: "After my persuasion, he has abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, and decided to follow me to Chang'an to meet the emperor!"
"Um???"
Zhang Buyi hurriedly came to Liu Chang's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, this guy's face looks like a cunning villain, don't trust him easily!"
"Fart! How cunning does he look!"
Liu Chang was furious, and Zhang Buyi was a little confused. He looked at Zhao Tuo's face carefully, cleared his throat hurriedly, and said, "I think he walked away. This man has a honest and kind face!"
Everyone was a little confused, why did Zhao Tuo want to die?
Not only everyone, but also Liu Chang was a little confused at the moment. However, Liu Chang never struggled when he encountered something he couldn't understand. Anyway, it was done! The few people went to South Vietnam, captured the king alive, and brought him back to Chang'an. Isn’t that enough? What else do you care about?
Liu Changren led Zhao Tuo towards the Kingdom of Wu, but he walked at the end with a group of soldiers. On the one hand, he was also preparing for a sudden attack from South Vietnam.
"Mr. Lu, is this person really Zhao Tuo?"
Liu Chang asked curiously.
Lu Jia replied: "It's Zhao Tuo."
"Could it be a substitute, or someone similar?"
"Won't."
"Then this person is really confused."
Ji Bu hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, this is turning from darkness to light. How can you say that you are old and confused?"
"Oh, yes, yes, it's about abandoning darkness and embracing light, abandoning darkness and embracing light!"
"But I still don't understand why he went to Chang'an?"
Lu Jia said: "He once told me that he no longer manages national affairs and feels that his life is not long. Perhaps it is because of this that he dared to go to Chang'an... He wanted to see him before he died. My family and my homeland..."
Lu Jia looked at Liu Chang hesitantly and asked, "Your Majesty, he didn't say anything to you, did he?"
"Huh? You didn't say anything. You just said that you admire me very much and want to hand over South Vietnam to me. I didn't agree!"
Everyone was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to reply.
Only Zhang Buyu slapped his thigh and shouted: "Oh! Why doesn't the king agree? Attack from the north and the south... to recover South Vietnam for the temple! Isn't it a great achievement?!"
Luan Bu and others lowered their heads, but the roar of Duke Zhao vaguely echoed in their ears.
However, Zhao Ping was not here, so Zhang Buyu did not need to answer.
Liu Chang shook his head and said: "How can this guy have good intentions? He definitely wants to murder me!"
Jia Yi asked: "Then the king...will we fight against South Vietnam?"
"Why fight? The King of Nanyue has been captured. Is there any need to fight? If Nanyue is really willing to become a minister of the Han Dynasty, stop fighting and accept the appointment of the Han Dynasty, then the Han Dynasty can get it without any effort. Why do we need to fight in the land of Lingnan?"
"However, the troops should not withdraw yet, the situation needs to be confirmed."
While everyone was talking about the situation, a soldier suddenly brought two people over. These two people were from the South Vietnamese army. Liu Chang looked at them for a moment and then recognized them. Isn't this the same person who was supporting Zhao just now? The two people who came to sit down?
"What do you want to do?"
"The King of Nanyue is old and cannot live without someone to take care of him!"
After hearing what these two people said, Liu Chang didn't say anything. He waved his hand and asked people to send them to Zhao Tuo.
Jia Yi said: "Zhao Tuo's entry into the Han Dynasty may not be a good thing."
"Huh? Why do you say that?"
"This man is old, and the journey to Chang'an is long. If something happens on the way, everyone in the world will think that the temple is trying to kill the foreign kings who have surrendered. Zhao Tuo is not the only foreign king of the Han Dynasty."
This Zhao Tuo really didn't see anyone outside, and he quickly became familiar with the people around him who originally wanted to arrest him.
"Jia Yi! Bring me some water!"
Zhao Tuo said loudly, Jia Yi hurriedly fetched water and handed it to him. Zhao Tuo drank a few times, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and asked: "How long have you followed the king of Tang?"
"I just came here, but I have been assisting the king for more than a year."
"I see, many of his companions are tall and strong, why are you the only one so thin?"
"I'm going back to the King of Nanyue because I don't have much time to follow you!"
"Hmph, you need to practice hard! If you don't have martial arts, how can you follow the King of Tang? How can you defend the King of Tang?"
Zhao Tuo scolded him unhappily. That is to say, Jia Yi was deeply influenced by Confucianism and respected the elderly. Therefore, he did not refute Zhao Tuo's scolding and just nodded in agreement. Seeing his attitude, Zhang Buyi was surprised. He said displeasedly: "You are from the Tang Dynasty King Sheren! Why do you have to grovel to the Barbarian King?!"
Zhao Tuo's eyes lit up, he looked at Zhang Buyu and asked, "What's the name of this person?"
"His name is Zhang Buyu. Don't blame the King of Nanyue..." Jia Yi said carefully.
"What's the blame? This person is so good! You can learn more from him!"
No matter how honest Jia Yi is, he is very unhappy at the moment. Nai Gong is so polite to you, but you actually want me to learn from this guy? Why, do you have to let Nai Gong scold you?
Liu Chang turned a blind eye to this situation. Along the way, Zhao Tuo asked him various questions about his situation. Liu Chang didn't answer, so he went to ask his subordinates. He often taught his subordinates and soldiers a lesson as an elder. Among them, Those who received the most training were Liu Chang's personal soldiers.
According to Zhao Tuo: Soldiers like you should have been killed by the Qin Dynasty!
Liu Buhai, the leader of the soldiers, was the most scolded. This Liu Buhai was from the Southern Army and his understanding of the soldiers was far inferior to that of the old man who had fought all the way from the time of the First Emperor to the present. Naturally, he was looked down upon by all kinds of people. , Liu Chang discovered that this old man knew the art of war quite well and was quite good at fighting. He had probably lived a long time and could even speak fluently about the deployment of his own soldiers.
Moreover, he looks down on today's young people, thinking that these people could build the Great Wall, dig holes, etc. in the past.
When they returned to the territory of Wu State, the kings of Wu and Chu were already waiting here.
Liu Chang galloped up and rushed in front of them.
"Father Zhong!!!"
Liu Chang suddenly jumped off his horse, walked proudly in front of Liu Jiao, and shouted with a smile: "Father Zhong! I have captured the Nanyue King!"
The King of Chu was shocked, "Did you really capture Zhao Tuo?"
"Hahaha, that's natural. When Zhao Tuo saw that I was so brave, he admired me so much that he surrendered and went to Chang'an to meet the emperor!"
“Where is Zhao Tuo??”
"At the back!"
Liu Chang led them to see his trophies. Zhao Tuo was on the carriage at the moment. The moment King Chu saw Zhao Tuo, his eyes were full of shock. The serious trouble in the south that had troubled the Han Dynasty for more than ten years was just like this.
The commander has been arrested? The soldier immediately went to help Zhao Tuo down, but Zhao Tuo shouted: "Get out of the way! Commander! Come help me out of the car!"
Liu Chang gritted his teeth and cursed: "Take him down!"
Zhao Tuo shouted: "I have to come and help me personally! Otherwise, I will be killed!!"
Liu Chang gritted his teeth and walked up to Zhao Tuo. He could only help him out of the car without scolding or beating him. Zhao Tuo smiled and walked up to King Chu and others with his support, smiling.
When meeting them, it didn't look like a victor escorting his prisoners of war, but rather like a grandfather letting his grandson support him to visit his old friends.
"Meet the King of Nanyue!"
The King of Chu was still very polite to him. He smiled and said: "The King of Nanyue educated the people of Lingnan and made them become kings, know etiquette, and understand affairs. With such merits, temples can be built for future generations to offer sacrifices!"
Zhao Tuo shook his head, "I just acted to protect myself, not my true intention. How can it be considered a merit?"
"The so-called merit does not depend on his words, but on his actions."
However, Zhao Tuo gently touched Liu Chang beside him and said, "In terms of merit, I...the King of Tang has the most merit..."
Liu Chang threw away his hand in disgust and said, "It's true that you have merit, but you are not allowed to touch me again!"
The King of Chu smiled, asked the King of Nanyue to get in the car, and took him to the nearest city to rest.
After entering the city, Zhao Tuo was still looking around, his eyes shining, "Back then...I also stationed here..."
The King of Chu held a banquet and asked Zhao Tuo to sit on the upper seat. Zhao Tuo refused several times, so Liu Jiao sat on the upper seat. Liu Chang originally wanted to sit on the other side, but Zhao Tuo grabbed his hand and refused to let go.
He wanted him to sit next to him. Anyway, with Liu Jiao here, Liu Chang would not be able to sit in the upper position. After all, this was his biological father-in-law and the only real father-in-law.
From time to time, Zhao Tuo pinched meat for Liu Chang beside him.
"Eat more..."
Seeing Liu Chang devouring his food, Zhao Tuo smiled even more kindly, and his eyes seemed to be glued to Liu Chang's body, unwilling to move away at all.
"You are a prisoner! Stop taking meat from me!"
"Okay, then you eat more."
Liu Jiao looked at this scene in surprise, and then looked at the similar faces of the two people, and suddenly asked: "Is it possible that the King of Nanyue is related to Chang?"
Zhao Tuo smiled and replied: "His biological mother... is my daughter."
"What?!"
Liu Jiao's eyes widened and he looked at Liu Chang, "Is that so?!"
Liu Chang said with a dark face, "That's what he said anyway. How do I know if what he said is true?"
Liu Jiao said again: "King of Nanyue, please don't talk nonsense about this matter. Do you have proof?"
"Hahaha, what kind of proof do you need? Look at his face!"
Zhao Tuo's eyes were filled with pride, and he pointed at his arm, "Are there any in your Liu family who are as tall as you?"
Liu Jiao hesitated slightly, as if there was indeed no one as tall as Mr. Liu in their family.
"There are many similar people in the world..."
"Is his mother really Ding Zhao?"
"Uh...yes."
"Is she the singer of King Zhao?"
"yes."
"Are you tall?"
"have no idea."
"Does he look like me?"
The question came back here again, and Liu Jiao didn't know what to say, so he asked again: "Is that why you are willing to follow Liu Chang to Chang'an?"
"Yeah...I'm not going to die soon. If I can use my own life to gain merit for my grandson, it will be worth dying..."
Hearing these words, Liu Chang's face turned even darker.
"Ahem, there is no need for the King of Nanyue to speak like this. How can the Nanyue Dynasty say death when they meet the Emperor?"
The banquet ended hastily. Liu Chang couldn't even eat and was about to leave. However, Zhao Tuo asked him to help him back. Liu Chang muttered and took Zhao Tuo into the inner room.
Zhao Tuo sat down and said gently: "Sir... I will pay homage to the emperor this time, and then I will take you to worship your mother."
Liu Chang trembled all over and said, "No need."
"Why did your mother commit suicide after giving birth to you? Have you ever thought...she committed suicide to alert the officials and save your life?"
Liu Chang clenched his fists, his face turned red, "I will go to worship myself, you don't need to take me there."
"When you are worshiping, you should bring apricots with you...I love eating apricots the most..."
Zhao Tuo said with a smile, but tears were shining in his eyes.
Liu Chang turned around and left here.
After Liu Chang left, the two people guarding the door came in, closed the door, and stood in front of Zhao Tuo.
At that moment, Zhao Tuo straightened up abruptly, his eyes were not cloudy at all, he was full of energy, he sat proudly on the upper position, and he looked menacing, without the half-dead look just now.
"Your Majesty...is it too dangerous to do this?"
"No... The Han Dynasty has developed rapidly... You have just seen the things developed by the long-term research and development... Even Wu and Chu have recovered so quickly and can summon hundreds of thousands of soldiers... If this continues
, how long can South Vietnam hold on? South Vietnam is not even as good as Chu, and the Han Dynasty will not give those things to us...If this continues, South Vietnam will be destroyed in less than ten years!"
"Instead of waiting to be destroyed, it is better to take the initiative to show your kindness... I will go to the court on my own initiative, and the temple will not dare to kill me... If they kill the foreign king who comes to pay tribute, then they will never want to have a Yuezhi King like him in the future.
The people have come to join the big man... Besides, my life is not long! Killing me will do them no good!"
"Join the Han, get these technologies and tools...dispel their ambition to annex South Vietnam...I am old, even if I die, as long as the South Vietnam can be preserved, it doesn't matter!"
Zhao Tuo said seriously.
One of the attendants asked curiously: "Then Prince Tang...is he really the grandson of the great king?"
"of course!"
"This guy is also cunning, hahaha, he's quite like me!"
Zhao Tuo said, with a hint of warmth suddenly flashing in his eyes, "I also want to spend more time with him... take him to see the crops..."
At this time, Liu Chang was discussing with the others. Liu Chang frowned and said: "I think this King of Nanyue must have a plan, but I haven't understood what he is planning. You should keep an eye on him and don't reveal it.
Don’t tell him the truth about anything!”
"Forbid him to have contact with anyone, don't let him chat with others! Including his two close attendants, we must also strictly control him!"
ps: Brothers, my grandma has been paralyzed for three years... In the afternoon, something started to go wrong. She stopped eating or drinking, and started to explain the funeral arrangements... I was not in a good mood and was a little confused... I hope
It's okay. If something happens, I'll probably ask for leave tomorrow.