The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 601 Illogical
After hearing the reply from the envoy, the three Kushan kings as well as many governors and powerful men all breathed a sigh of relief.

I hope it’s not what Da Qi meant.

For this great Eastern country, even though dynasties have changed, it has never changed in their eyes.

It just changed its name and leader, but it is still the same empire that is powerful and difficult to mess with.

They have absolutely no chance of winning against such an enemy.

But after they breathed a sigh of relief, their headaches started again.

Although we don't have to fight against Da Qi, the Seven Kings are not that easy to deal with.

Didn't you see that the Northern Huns were driven away directly? They didn't even take a single blow.

If they hadn't run fast, they would have been wiped out.

Although the Northern Huns seemed to have a small population and insufficient strength, they were able to survive between the Parthians and the Kushans, so their value is self-evident.

By comparison, the value of Seven Kings becomes clear.

These kings who escaped from the East in a panic were not simple characters.

Kanishka II, the nominal Kushan king, and Potio, the most capable of the "Three Kings", fell into deep thought after listening to the envoy's report several times and carefully asking and verifying the details.

"Bo Diao, what do you think?"

Kanishka II asked with a tired look.

Now that he is nearly 70 years old, his energy is no longer as good as before.

If it were not for maintaining the stability of the Kushan Empire and buying time for a smooth transfer of power to Potiao, he would have abdicated long ago.

Kanishka II was very fond of Potalaka, his preferred successor.

Even though he was a little radical, he was much better than that idiot Hubishka III.

Moreover, the current situation in Kushan may require a more radical emperor.

With a powerful enemy at the doorstep, it was impossible to focus on rectifying the country. Only by fighting violence with violence and directing conflicts outward could the Kushan Empire be revived again.

Bo Diao said bluntly: "Da Qi should not have any intention of attacking us for the time being."

"After all, the Great Qi was newly established and there is a lot of work to be done. Besides, the Seventh Prince is by their side, so they dare not act rashly."

In this era where transportation basically relies on walking and communication basically relies on shouting, collecting and transmitting information is very difficult.

Especially when the span is so large.

Even in modern times, most people have almost no knowledge of foreign countries and only hear about them from others.

What the Kushans knew about the Great Qi was only some basic information that could be confirmed.

The so-called news passed down by merchants can only be said to be reluctant to listen and is not credible at all.

Therefore, they could only speculate based on the development of the Han Empire in the past.

A newly established empire is bound to be internally broken and in urgent need of reconstruction.

It would take at least several years just to deal with internal affairs and establish order. How could there be time for external conquests?

Moreover, they also heard that Da Qi was building roads abroad, which would be a waste of money and manpower, and its national strength could not sustain foreign conquests.

So, based on this, Bo Diao made such a judgment.

Upon hearing this, the Kushan officials present nodded one after another.

They thought so too.

In history, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, even though Li Shimin was such a good fighter and had a god-like lineup of civil and military officials under his command, wasn't he still forced to sign the Weishui Alliance?
But how could they imagine how Tian Ze conquered the world.

It was not a seizure for the purpose of unification, but a slow annexation for the purpose of construction.

The vitality of the Central Plains was not depleted much, but became even stronger.

Coupled with Tian Ze's unreasonable ability, he directly created a prosperous era.

Being able to create a prosperous era at the beginning of the founding of the country can be said to be unprecedented. It completely violates the basic law of the development of things and is completely illogical. "

As for the relationship between the seven kings and Da Qi.

There is no doubt that they are potential competitors. However, they did not expect that Tian Ze's courage and ambition would be so great.

They would rather cultivate enemies of their own kind than live in peace with them.

To be honest, from the perspective of threat, there is not much fundamental conflict of interest between them and Da Qi. They also do not think that Da Qi will covet their land.

Although the more territory the better, it has to be based on the ability to control it, otherwise you will be asking for trouble.

Examples of weak trunks and strong branches are common from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Didn’t Khwarezm and Kangju, which were once under the rule of the Kushans, become independent?

For Da Qi, with the Kunlun Mountains blocking the way, there was no possibility of ruling the land of Kushan.

Therefore, the Kushans never thought that the Great Qi was aiming to destroy their country.

To be honest, if Tian Ze had not always kept his word and honored his promises, and had not really taken a lot of actions and paid a lot of price, the noble families who followed the Seven Kings would not dare to believe such a thing.

Which emperor would do such a stupid thing as to cultivate opponents for himself?

Even the other three empires, whose ruling systems were far inferior to those of the Central Plains, could not think of such an operation.

But Tian Ze did it anyway.

The relevant news was tightly blocked by the aristocratic families and was never known to other empires. It can be said to be an open "secret" of the upper class of Da Qi.

As for why the aristocratic families were willing to conceal the truth for Da Qi.

Firstly, Da Qi symbolizes orthodoxy and strong power, and the pie it promises is big enough.

Secondly, it is because they are really pessimistic about other empires.

No matter how well Tian Ze did, profit was the driving force behind everything. If other empires were worth investing in, these noble families might have some bad intentions.

But unfortunately, from their perspective, the other major empires are not worth investing in.

The noble families also have their own pursuits and plans.

The Han people of this era could be said to be far superior to other empires in terms of ideology and political system.

You should know that the previous emperor of the Roman Empire during the same period became emperor through the auction of the throne by the Guards.

This kind of operation is simply unimaginable for the aristocratic families.

They thought that selling official positions and titles was the ultimate operation, but it turned out that Rome could even sell the emperor, and it was actually sold. Although he died not long after taking office, it still left a very bad impression on the aristocratic families.

It is a taboo for an empire's ruling system to lack sufficient prestige.

The present emperor Severus is also a weirdo. He was born a rebel and has a military mindset. The only things in his mind are foreign conquests and winning over the army.

He can be said to be the second Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo at least knew how to win over the gentry. This emperor was determined to be autocratic and after his successful rebellion, he directly replaced the Roman Senate with his cronies and knights.

What's the point of joining and investing in such an empire?
If you deliver it to your door, you will probably be chopped to death.

Moreover, such a ridiculous change of the ruling system could not be recognized by the aristocratic families at all.

Just as dynasties seek eternal immortality, aristocratic families seek not temporary prosperity but long-term prosperity.

Just like the seven surnames and ten families during the Tang Dynasty.

They also need a relatively stable external environment to develop in order to continue. They know very well that temporary huge profits will not last long.

What they desire is co-governance, where the aristocratic families and the emperor rule the world together.

But the current situation in Rome was not in their interests at all.

Although they all look stupid, they can be easily fiddled with.

But at the same time, these idiots don’t follow the unspoken rules at all!
No matter how excessive the domestic struggles are, they are still within the scope of the chessboard, and all the princes need their presence.

Even if Tian Ze does not need them, he will properly place them, transform them and make appropriate "compromises" for them.

Unless you go too far, there is no need to worry about the danger of extinction.

But Rome was different. The guards simply killed the emperor and then hastily established another one. Is this something a normal empire would do?
They look very different and have different languages ​​and customs, so why invest in such a country?

(End of this chapter)