Chapter 1568 The white phoenix collar officially changed its name!
Taizong, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, was very angry, but at the same time he was a little embarrassed.
Angry voice:
[You all jumped out one by one to express your willingness to accept Lu Wang’s affiliation. What does this mean? 】
【Ignore my Datang leader? 】
The reason for panic is that he is really afraid that "Lu Wang" will accept the invitation of one of the old territories and become the other party's subsidiary territory.
The Tang Territory is indeed richer, but after he, the second-generation lord, took over, it has shown an obvious decline. Excellent evolver talents in the territory have left a large number of people, and the treasury has been losing money for years. The vital territory army has been lost due to economic reasons.
, there has been no recruitment of new troops for more than ten years.
This time, Taizong joined forces with the Black Sky Sect to capture Shao's location. This was an attempt that Taizong gritted his teeth and made. To this end, he also invested two hundred giant barbarian soldiers and two hundred underworld demon troops!
But now, the two territorial armies sent by Lu Wang were completely destroyed by Lu Wang's righteous forces with the help of Shao's position. Not only did this gamble not bring any profits, it also caused the territory's already tight finances and military strength to suffer another heavy blow!
If Lu Wang really hooked up with Candice and others, would Taizong still dare to declare war on Lu Wang?
Although Taizong was still immersed in the past glory of the Datang Territory, and regarded Candice's Rivendell Territory and other territories that had grown in the past twenty years as small barbarian states and nouveau riche, his remaining reason still told him
——
If you can't beat him, you have to be cowardly.
Taizong stared longingly at the group of Blue Star Lords.
[Lu Wang-Xijiang: Thank you for your invitation. I accept it with good intentions. Since the Tang Dynasty wants to launch a war, let him come. I guarantee that he will get nothing from me.]
[Candice Rivendell: Hey, is this guy thinking of dying together? He is very brave, but not worth recommending. 】
[Mengchuan-Tianfu: Sometimes we still have to talk about the art of compromise. It is better to become a lord of a subordinate territory than a wandering lord. But this is your personal choice and has nothing to do with us. It is just a pity.]
Lord Mengchuan felt a pity in his heart, and it also had another meaning. He originally wanted to invite Lu Wang's territory to join the Pan-Asian Alliance, but since the Tang Territory and Lu Wang had such a deep conflict, it was difficult for him to invite.
After all, the Tang Dynasty is also a member of the Pan-Asian Alliance. Inviting the enemies of the Tang Dynasty here is not harming others but not benefiting oneself. Isn't it just disgusting? Other members of the Pan-Asian Alliance will have opinions.
However, if Lu Wang accepts the affiliation and becomes a subsidiary territory of the "Tianfu Territory", it will not matter. This is "benefiting oneself at the expense of others", and other members of the Pan-Asian Alliance will understand even if they have some complaints in their hearts.
This seemingly bizarre contrast is actually quite normal. Just like a meddling person, a common remark he gets is "it has nothing to do with you", and the subtext is "you are meddling"; but if the incident
If you have an interest relationship with him, it won't be considered nosy if you intervene.
No matter what these melon-eating lords thought, Taizong was relieved.
However, the decisive attitude shown by Lu Wang made Taizong a little uncomfortable.
He glanced at the National Preceptor Fu Jing sitting in front of him, briefly repeated Lu Wang's original words, and asked: "National Preceptor, do you think Lu Wang is really ready to fight to the death? When the army is approaching, you can't resist.
When the time comes, will he blow up his territory?"
Fu Jing coughed and said, "I don't think so."
Taizong perked up and said, "Speak quickly."
Fu Jing said: "If you can't defeat it, then you will blow yourself up, so that both sides of the war will gain nothing. This is the way of Leng Touqing. Ambitious evolvers will not do this. They will choose to compromise. Even if they become vassal territories, it will be worse than
It is much better to lose the territory. Especially the first generation lords are all temporary heroes and know better than ordinary people how to choose between advance and retreat. For Lu Wang, the self-destruction of the territory, a sharp sword hanging over the heads of both sides of the war, is just a threat method for him. "
After a pause, Fu Jing continued: "Lu Wang did not accept the invitation from other territories, and showed a self-destructive posture towards us. It was nothing more than a fluke mentality, and he wanted us to give up the idea of attacking, so that he could keep his own territory.
Territory independence is the optimal outcome.”
Taizong said angrily: "He is just wishful thinking!"
Fu Jing nodded and said: "Yes, your Majesty is not afraid of threats and will naturally continue to attack. Then when the troops approach the city, Lu Wang should be relaxed. At that time, we can negotiate with Lu Wang. For Lu Wang,
The self-destruction of the territory has changed from a threat to a bargaining chip. Through negotiations, we should be able to obtain about half of the mineral mining rights in Xijiang Territory, and arrange for military garrison to turn Xijiang Territory into our semi-colony."
Speaking of this, Fu Jing hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know much about the affairs between the lords. I am only worried about one issue now."
"explain."
"When the army is approaching the city, can Lu Wang still accept the invitation from other lords to become a vassal territory of other lords? Will this make us, the leaders of the Tang Dynasty, waste our troops in vain and achieve nothing in vain?"
Taizong frowned, shook his head and said: "According to the unspoken rules between the old territories, no one should take over Lu Wang's request for affiliation. After all, this is equivalent to directly declaring war on the Tang Territory. Other old territories can at most intervene in the name of 'mediation'
, and then the three families negotiate to distribute the benefits. When the army is approaching the city, Lu Wang pulling other established territories into the game will only make himself lose more."
Fu Jing nodded: "I understand."
Taizong once again closed his eyes slightly and watched the news about the Blue Star Lords group. Suddenly, the muscles on his face twitched and he gritted his teeth and said: "Lu Wang, you are looking for death!"
Fu Jing asked in confusion: "What happened to him?"
Taizong said: "Lu Wang changed the territory back to its real name!"
Fu Jing said: "Isn't this good? We can declare war on his territory and avoid the bad reputation of 'undeclared war'."
Taizong gritted his teeth: "All the lords already know that the 'Xijiang Territory' used by Lu Wang is a false name, and there is no way to declare war. Even if I go to war without declaring it, no one will condemn me. It's not bad at all! He has changed his name back to the territory now."
Real name, this is purely provoking me!"
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[Group news: Lu Wang-Xijiang changed the group note name: Lu Wang-Baihuang.]
[Lü Wang-Baihuang: This is the real name of the territory. Baihuangling sells a large number of gold and silver ingots, each weighing one kilogram and with a purity of more than 95%. We only accept spiritual crystals, so direct quotations are welcome!]
[Lords:... (Silence)]
[Taizong-Datang: You have the talent.]
[Group news: The Tang leader declared war on the White Phoenix leader! 】
Bai Xiaowen acted as if he hadn't seen this line of writing.
Anyway, it doesn't matter whether we declare war or not, so just change the territory back to its real name.
In this way, other territories can offer quotations to Baihuang Territory and issue trade applications. Otherwise, looking for "Xijiang Territory" to issue a transaction application is like declaring war, and the territory cannot be found.