"I am willing to do the same."
The King of Silla also quickly knelt down. This guy was not a fool. He knew that now was the time to show loyalty. When they came, the two of them wanted to form an anti-alliance, but after seeing the Tang Dynasty navy, all the ideas in their minds were thrown out of their minds.
Originally, the two countries were in danger, and life and death depended on the other party's thoughts. Now look at their naval warships, we have almost no advantage at all. Even if you want to get on the ship and escape in the future, you basically have no chance.
Although the two were not on the navy warship, they often went out to sea by boat and had an idea of the speed of the navy warship. At this moment, all the navy warships were full of sails and their speed was like an arrow from a bow. We should not pull out our few small broken boats to embarrass ourselves, as we are not on the same level as them.
"My two kings, what are you doing? I have no right to make you kneel. Although you are kings of vassal states, according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, you do not need to kneel before anyone except the monarch. Hurry up, get up! Fortunately, we are here. If we were on Tang territory and those imperial censors saw us, I would have no way of explaining myself."
Li Xiang pulled the two men up with a smile. Li Xiang never liked this kind of empty etiquette. The most important thing was the tangible benefits. The two kings should have surrendered. If they had other ideas, then their acting skills were really outstanding.
"Your Highness is full of confidence and will surely ascend to the throne in the future. Our future depends entirely on Your Highness."
The King of Silla stood up and said that he didn't know what other people in the Tang Dynasty were like, but the person in front of him was so young and had already been able to stir up the situation on the peninsula. Such a person would definitely be a powerful leader in the future, and it would be absolutely right for us to approach him now.
"Of course. You two and I are already friends. From now on, we'll do things together, and naturally, we'll divide things together. I want to ask you two something: how much do you know about Japan?"
Li Xiang suddenly mentioned another country. When talking about this country, both of them had angry expressions on their faces. Japan was also notorious in this era. Of course, it did not have the courage to attack the Tang Dynasty. The people of Japan admired the Tang Dynasty, but for these two countries, the Tang Dynasty had done all kinds of bad things.
"The Japanese are like bandits. Now that the country has basically completed unification, they are just copying your Tang Dynasty."
The King of Silla knew more about that place, mainly because many people from Silla were doing business in Japan, so they brought back more news. Japan is now more developed than these two countries, mainly because it introduced many advanced ideas from the Tang Dynasty, which is why Japan is more developed than these two countries.
Li Xiang had also heard in history that during this period, Japan was a good student, learning almost all the essence of the Tang Dynasty, and also admired the Tang Dynasty very much. Many Japanese people in later generations shared this idea.
The King of Silla then introduced the situation in Japan to Li Xiang. Now Japan was only unified in name only. In fact, the warlords in various places also had evil intentions and were attacking each other, but they just couldn't show it.
For these two countries, the Japanese pirates had already appeared in advance. When the Japanese pirates attacked my country, they should have appeared in the Ming Dynasty, but now they have begun to attack these two countries. Of course, this is also because the navigation technology is not yet mature. They are unable to drive ships to the southeast coast of my country, so they can only attack Silla and Baekje.
"When you two return, try to gather as much information as possible about them and send it to me. I know you've been suffering from the pirates in this country for a long time. If our relationship continues like this, I will consider pacifying them."
Li Xiang's words made the two men's eyes light up. It seems that after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, we will not only pay something, but we can also gain some benefits. If we can really pacify Japan, then their coastal areas will also be able to be peaceful for a while. You know, in recent years, Japanese pirates have come almost every year, and the losses caused to them are not a small number. Thousands of people are killed in coastal areas every year.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness. We will gather information as soon as we return. If Your Highness plans to lead his army to Japan someday, we will lead the troops and serve as your vanguard."
Judging from their attitudes, their relationship with Japan wasn't great. Li Xiang then discussed other matters with them, including asking them to provide food, and they readily agreed. Although their food reserves were limited, would they dare to say no to Li Xiang in this situation? They would have to tighten their belts and send the amount Li Xiang requested. This was the attitude of a vassal king.
The meeting between the three countries ended like this. Li Xiang did not expect such an outcome. Li Xiang had prepared a lot of eloquent words and was thinking about how to lure them. Unexpectedly, these two people were still smart. After watching the performance of the Tang Dynasty Navy warships, these two people no longer had any dissatisfaction and honestly did things according to Li Xiang's orders. It seems that in a few years, this place will become another Tuyuhun.
Before the two men left, Qin Huaiyu sent out about three thousand troops. These three thousand troops were stationed in the capitals of the two countries, with one thousand five hundred soldiers from each country. This was also the right of the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain state. Of course, this was only the first step. Troops would soon be stationed in important surrounding cities, just like controlling Tuyuhun, and slowly controlling the two countries. If they were not satisfied, we would use more ruthless means.
However, Li Xiang was not worried that they would be dissatisfied. Tuyuhun was also dissatisfied at the beginning, but when our army on the grassland exceeded 5,000 people, Tuyuhun gradually got used to it. They must have done some calculations internally. If they wanted to drive these 5,000 people from the Tang Dynasty out of the country, their losses would definitely be several times more than that, which would not be cost-effective for Tuyuhun.
Silla and Baekje will also settle accounts. If they can't even settle this little account, then there is no need for them to continue staying here. The Tang Dynasty also does not need subordinates with pig brains like you.
"Your Highness, urgent news from Chang'an City..."