Chapter 636: Pretext for War
Refreshing!

When he left the tent the next day, Xing Daorong could only describe himself as refreshed.

Although it stands to reason that this kind of thing will always be more difficult for men.

But since entering the north to destroy the Huns, Xing Daorong has also been “self-disciplined” for a long time, so this can be regarded as a supplement.

Naturally, I feel better.

…

Let’s not talk about Xing Daorong’s “private affairs”. Right now he is busy in Daifang County and the Three Han Territories, cultivating military farms, building cities and carrying out infrastructure construction.

However, the ultimate goal of all this is to go out to sea and prepare to attack Yamatai.

Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, heard the news from Korea that the Han Dynasty had annihilated the three tribes and was now carrying out large-scale civil engineering and building ocean-going ships, but how could she not know that her target was Fuso?
He immediately sent envoys to Korea and as far north as Liaodong to get to the bottom of the matter.

Gongsun Gong received the envoy from Yamatai, but did not dare to face him without authorization.

Xing Daorong destroyed the Three Hans too quickly!
In addition, the Xianbei and Wuhuan were obedient to Gongsun Gong’s advice, which greatly refreshed Gongsun Gong’s cognition.

Knowing that this great general is not someone you want to mess with, why would you bring yourself into trouble?

So he immediately invited Xing Daorong to come and meet the envoy together.

…

When Xing Daorong heard that the envoy from Yamatai had come, although he had the intention of destroying the country in his heart, he had to go and see what Yamatai was up to.

As a result, as soon as he saw the envoy, he immediately felt that Yamatai was really “evil”.

The messengers who came were all women, just like a matriarchal society.

When he saw Xing Daorong, he bowed and said in not very fluent Chinese: “Messenger of Yamatai greets the general.”

Speaking of which, Yamatai is a region of Japan that was only recently unified.

According to historical records, during the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling, the country of Japan was in chaos, with nations attacking each other and no ruler.

Himiko was old and had never married. She practiced the art of ghosts and gods and was able to confuse the people with her magic, so she was unanimously supported by the Japanese to become king.

Himiko had thousands of maids, and few people could see her true face. It was even rumored that she wore a mask all year round.

Everyday there was only one man who brought her food and drink, and Himiko conveyed her words and orders through him.

The palace, towers and city walls where Himiko lived were all heavily guarded and the laws were strict.

Although Japan was stabilized as a result, the long-term rebellion still dealt a heavy blow to the economy of Yamatai, so Himiko began to vigorously develop the economy.

As for today, it has been more than twenty years.

After thinking about the situation of the Yamatai Kingdom in his mind, Xing Daorong did not say anything, but just glanced at Gongsun Gong.

Gongsun Gong received Xing Daorong’s gaze and understood what he meant. He immediately asked, “Why did your king ask you to come here?”

The female messenger said, “The king wants to make peace with Liaodong, so he came here specially.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Gongsun Gong immediately felt himself breaking out in a cold sweat!
Make friends with Liaodong…what kind of talk is that!
Liaodong is just a border area. If you want to make friends, you should look for Your Majesty. There is no point in making friends with Liaodong.

Gongsun Gong was about to reprimand him upon hearing this, but Xing Daorong’s reaction was not as quick as his!
Xing Daorong was worried about finding another reason to attack Yamatai. He couldn’t use the excuse of “educating the barbarians” every time.

But unexpectedly, when I felt sleepy, a pillow fell from the sky, and Himiko came to me on her own!
But speaking of which, in recent years, the Japanese Kingdom seems to have always had a good relationship with Liaodong. According to history, when the King of Yan, Gongsun Yuan, rebelled against Cao Wei, the Yamatai Kingdom was even likely ready to help.

According to historical records, in June of the second year of Jingchu, the Queen of Yamatai most likely responded to the call of Yan Wang Gongsun Yuan and went to Liaodong via Daifang County to discuss important matters.

But when they arrived at Daifang, the situation had already changed dramatically, so they had no choice but to pay tribute to Cao Wei with their entourage and 20 meters of cloth.

Of course, now that Cao Wei has been destroyed, Gongsun Yuan may not necessarily be called the King of Yan anymore, so Xing Daorong is not in a hurry to worry about these things.

Now that the excuse has come, we can’t let it go!

Xing Daorong immediately stepped forward, glared at the Japanese envoy and said, “You Japanese, a tiny country, dare to try to split our Han territory and instigate rebellion in Liaodong. It is really wishful thinking!”

Xing Daorong’s eyes widened in anger, and his voice echoed in the hall like a bell. “Liaodong is the territory of our Han Dynasty. How can we allow you, the scoundrels, to meddle in it? You dare to act so recklessly here today and insult our majesty. You will pay for your debt with blood one day!”

The Japanese envoy was frightened by Xing Daorong’s momentum, his face changed slightly, but he still tried to remain calm and continued in that strange accent: “General, you misunderstood. I came here to make friends, not to split.”

Xing Daorong snorted coldly: “You all came here in thousands, but you didn’t make friends with the Han Dynasty, but only talked about the Liaodong area. Could it be that the governor Gongsun really has something to do with your queen?
Gongsun Gong was shocked when he heard this and cried out that it was unfair.

After taking another look, Xing Daorong didn’t even look at him, and he immediately realized that the general was talking about him, but in fact, this matter had nothing to do with him.

He quickly shut his mouth so as not to disturb Xing Daorong’s performance.

Xing Daorong seized the opportunity and whipped the Japanese envoy like a spinning top, shouting: “Liaodong has been the territory of our Han Dynasty since ancient times. You Japanese pirates, with your wolfish ambitions, dare to speak nonsense here! If I don’t kill you today, how can I restore the dignity of our Han Dynasty!”

What nonsense!
Nothing said, okay?

The Japanese envoy saw this and his face suddenly changed. He quickly stepped back a few steps and said in a trembling voice: “General, calm down! I am just delivering a message. Why do we have to fight?”

Yo ho!

Now I can speak fluently!
Xing Daorong saw that the Japanese envoy had been pretending to be serious, and it was obvious that he was trying to see if he would think that he did not understand Chinese, thus revealing some of his thoughts.

Xing Daorong understood instantly, sneered, his eyes as cold as ice: “Go back and tell your Japanese queen that if she dares to covet my Han territory again, I, Xing Daorong, will lead the cavalry to flatten your island nation and make sure you will never stand up again!”

The Japanese envoy dared not say anything more and left in a hurry. Xing Daorong stood in front of the hall and watched him leave, his anger still lingering in his heart.

Only after the people left did he relax a little and curse: “Yamatai… is a small country, but has big ambitions!”

“Any attempt to split our Han territory must be crushed!”

Gongsun Gong actually knew very well that the female servant from Yamatai had just made a slip of the tongue at most.

But Xing Daorong was better. He just slammed the man to the ground, as if he was trying to accuse him of something.

“I don’t know why the general insisted on attacking that island country!”

“That place is all mountainous, there’s no point in attacking it!”

In fact, people of this era are not completely ignorant of Fuso.

I roughly know where this place is and what the situation is.

Kyushu, Shikoku, Kii…all are mountainous.

In addition, the island country has a changeable climate and natural disasters occur from time to time, so there is no point in attacking it!
The living conditions there are not as good as those in Liaodong. It’s such a broken place and it will be painful to go there. Why bother to attack?

Gongsun Gong didn’t understand, but seeing Xing Daorong like this, he just thought he was just looking for glory and success, so he let him be.

(End of this chapter)