The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 639 Language Art
"Are you serious?" Hubishekha III stood up straight and asked anxiously.

It’s not that he couldn’t keep his cool, but the benefits Yuan Shao promised were too great.

Xun Chen smiled faintly when he saw this.

"Of course, my Lord always keeps his word. But..."

"Just what?" asked Hubishekhar III.

"But my lord also wants a part of the Kushan land, that is, the northern, western and eastern parts of Kushan can all be under your control, Your Majesty."

As soon as these words were spoken, the joy in Hubishekhar III's heart suddenly disappeared, and he sat down slowly again with a sullen look on his face.

"Is the messenger trying to tease me? Do you think I'm weak and can be bullied?"

"If I cede nearly half of my territory to you, how can I, the so-called king of the Kushan Empire, still have the dignity to live?"

Hubishekhar III's words were mixed with anger and sarcasm.

Yuan Shao promised to send troops to help him regain the throne of the Kushan King, which was indeed what he had always wanted.

But now that the southern Kushan Empire has been taken over by Liu Bei, it’s lost if it’s lost.

Anyway, the place is mostly occupied by powerful people, and the proportion of people from Sindhu is too large. The terrain is flat and there is no strategic location to defend, making it inconvenient to rule.

The north is the birthplace of the Kushan Empire. It is large in area and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If he hands it over to others, even if he can firmly establish himself as the king of the Kushan Empire, he can only be considered a half king.

Xun Chen seemed to see what Hubisheka III was thinking, and he sighed softly and said, "Half a king is better than losing your life."

This one sentence was like a torrent of ice water pouring down, extinguishing the anger in Hubishekhar III's heart.

"What does the messenger mean?" Hubishekhar III said in a bad tone.

There was a faint flash of dangerous light in his eyes. Seeing this, the guards around him put their hands on the hilt of the sword at their waist, as if they were ready to kill Xun Chen at the order of Hubishekha III.

"Governor, do you think Bo Diao will let you go?" Xun Chen said dimly.

Although the tone was weak, it was a soul-searching question to Hubisheka III.

"I have an army of 100,000 and I am one of the two kings of Kushan. As long as he does not rebel, how dare Poteo touch me?" Hubishekha III was a little frightened in his heart, but spoke with confidence on the surface.

"Oh?" Xun Chen sneered, "Does the Governor really think so?"

"Podia, this is not Kanishka II."

"The Governor should understand his character and personality."

"If the Governor is so confident, then I won't waste my words. I will report to the Lord immediately, lead my troops to evacuate, and prepare to negotiate peace with Bo Diao."

"After the conflict between the Governor and Bo Diao is resolved, we can discuss the next steps."

After saying this, Xun Chen prepared to leave.

However, just after taking two steps, Hubiseka III stood up and said, "Wait!"

"The messenger, please explain this matter clearly."

Xun Chen said without even turning his head: "There is nothing to say. Since the Governor does not think that Bo Diao will attack the Governor, then we can only withdraw our troops."

"Even if Bodiao attacks, we can just change the person to talk to. Western Governor Surya and the King of Parthia can also negotiate."

Hearing this, Hubishekhar III could no longer sit still, his eyes filled with panic.

He was not at all sure whether Bo Diao would tolerate him.

The conflict between the two had been accumulating for a long time, and he knew Bo Diao's character very well.

This is a hungry wolf, who never knows what satisfaction is, and has an extraordinary ambition and desire for control. Even if he is not touched now, he will die in the hands of Bo Diao sooner or later.

That's why he lost his composure when Xun Chen offered to help him seize the throne, because that was his only chance of survival.

But he also knew that he couldn't be anxious at this time. If he was anxious, he would be passive and lose the bargaining chip, which led to the tug of war just now.

But now Xun Chen directly revealed his bloody trump card, and he could no longer bear it.

"Messenger, wait!"

Hubishekha III trotted down from the main seat and came in front of Xun Chen, saying sincerely.

"What the messenger said just now has suddenly enlightened me."

"Indeed, Bo Diao will not let me go. But your lord wants the northern land right from the start. Even if I can agree, I'm afraid my subjects won't agree!"

Being caught in a weak spot, Hubishekhar III had no choice but to speak the truth.

Xun Chen frowned slightly when he heard this.

"To be honest with you, Governor, the reason why my lord went south to attack Kushan was because he learned that Kanishka II was seriously ill and Poteo was preparing to take over the throne of Kushan."

"The Governor knows what kind of person Bo Diao is, and so does my Lord."

"From the fact that he took the initiative to attack the Three Kings of the South, we can tell that he is an ambitious person and will never let us go."

"The three kings of the south were forced to fight back, and it was luck that they occupied the southern part of Kushan. It was the powerful people in the southern part of Kushan who were dissatisfied with the cruel methods of Bo Diao and took the initiative to welcome him."

"My lord does not want to be an enemy of Bo Diao now, but just wants to coexist peacefully. After all, we have just arrived in Central Asia and our foundation is still shallow. Moreover, we just fought a bloody battle with the Northern Huns, so we need time to recuperate."

"But the Three Southern Kings took action, and even though my master had nothing to do with them, he had to be implicated. Bo Diao will not let my master go just because he was not involved."

"Therefore, my lord must prepare in advance to avoid being caught off guard when the enemy marches north in the future."

When it comes to the art of language, no one can compare to the Han people.

The same thing, expressed in a different way, although the thing remains the same, the feeling it gives is different.

What Xun Chen said was basically true, but when he said it this way, it seemed extremely righteous, firmly occupying the commanding heights of justice and morality.

Even Hubishekhar III could not help but nod slightly.

That seems to be the case.

He actually didn't know much about the situation of Yuan Shao and others, and a lot of the information was intentionally let him know by Yuan Shao and others.

For example, the number of Han people was small, and the battle with the Northern Huns was extremely brutal.

These half-true and half-false news gave Hubishka III a picture of the relatively embarrassing situation that Yuan Shao and others were in, just like himself.

His strength is neither strong nor weak, but he is targeted by Bo Diao.

At this point, Xun Chen couldn't help but sigh: "The Governor must also know. Most of us Han people make a living by farming, unlike the Northern Xiongnu."

"The Northern Huns were able to hold their own against the Kushans in the past because they were mainly nomadic, with their core area in the north. They could retreat northward at any time, fighting and retreating at the same time, and basically would not suffer any losses."

"But we are different. We have cultivated large tracts of farmland in the northern part of Kangju and make a living from it."

"This area is flat and has no strategic location to defend. Once the enemy attacks, we will have no room to buffer. Even if we can win, we will suffer heavy losses."

"If this continues, we will soon be doomed."

"That's why my lord decided to take the initiative and occupy the large mountain range in the north of Kushan to defend it."

(End of this chapter)