Chapter 575: Foreign Country and Hometown

After actually seeing this plain with his own eyes, Hou Junji was not as excited as he imagined.

He gave the order with a nonchalant expression, and then waved his hand to signal Wu Ba to move his favorite chair to the outermost position.

He leisurely stretched himself out on the chair and untied the brocade bag holding the Thousand-Step Mirror on his chest.

Lying back and putting his feet on the railing, Hou Junji closed his eyes and took a nap.

There was no room for Wu Ba to talk here. The guard next to him stood on tiptoe and observed that the fight ahead did not seem to be starting as expected. Then he relied on his closeness and cautiously suggested:

"Master Sir, that native seems to be a wise man. Why don't you go down and do some exercise to avoid getting tired from wandering on the sea."

"Didn't start a fight?"

"No, maybe Jiulang and the others just came ashore wearing armor, holding knives and crossbows for safety. This appearance frightened the native."

"Tsk, this group of tough guys, at the Mingshui River, all wanted to charge naked in order to show off their reputation in front of His Majesty, but now they are facing a group of clay chickens and tile dogs, but they know how to advance and retreat."

Although Hou Junji did not raise his eyelids at all, the soldier still smiled and said:

"Isn't it that brothers want to earn some money for Master Lang in front of His Majesty? Now we are alone overseas. If we die, we will be buried in a foreign land. It's not worth it."

"That's true." Hou Junji thought about it and said:

"We haven't started fighting yet... Wu Ba!"

Wu Ba suddenly straightened his back, and then hurriedly made a cross-hand salute that he had recently learned but was not very proficient in: "Your Highness."

But before Wu Ba could figure out whether his cross-hand gesture was the opposite, he heard the Duke in front of him continue:

"You are most familiar with this place. It is expedient for you to come and negotiate with me. I am short of public servants, so please don't bother me."

Wu Ba was at a loss for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to ask, but the soldiers over there pulled him away:

"Let's go. I'll go with you. Don't disturb Master Lang's rest."

When he turned his back, he heard slight snores coming from the chair over there. Wu Ba could only be held by the soldier and walked down, hoping to use a boat to reach the shore.

As he walked, he also took the opportunity to ask the soldier for advice:

"This matter is of great importance to the relationship between the two countries, but the Duke doesn't care?"

The soldier asked with a strange expression:

"The Turks Jieli once commanded a hundred thousand elite soldiers, but his country was destroyed and he was bound before His Majesty. Can the three countries here compare to the Turks?"

That was impossible. Wu Ba was still a little uneasy:

"Then at least the Duke should be the one to deal with this matter..."

"Don't make jokes."

The disdain on the soldier's face was quite unrestrained:

"In a small country, only the head of the country can meet the prince, and the rest are irrelevant."

Wu Ba was speechless for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was somewhat reasonable.

It wasn't until the sun turned west that Hou Junji stretched out and woke up on the recliner.

While washing up with the water brought by the guards, he looked at Wu Ba and the guard who were standing next to him and who had returned.

There was a little blood on both of them, and the bravery of different soldiers came to their faces, and Wu Ba seemed a little confused.

Fortunately, Wu Ba still remembered his responsibilities. Although he was confused, he took the initiative to explain today's situation:

"Let me ask you clearly. The one who won was the Zhenla Kingdom, and the one who was captured was the Funan Kingdom..."

"Now that the Zhenla Kingdom is powerful, the Funan Kingdom has been defeated near the capital..."

"The generals stopped the Zhenla people from killing and capturing prisoners. Then I took the decision myself and released some of the Funan people. I asked them to go back and tell the Lord of Funan that the Tang envoy was coming."

"Then the Zhenla Kingdom was unwilling...the generals changed their colors and killed some Zhenla people, and the remaining Zhenla people agreed."

"I made the decision and left some Funan and Zhenla people behind, waiting for their king to take them back..."

Hou Junji could guess that most of his subordinates would be very decisive when they heard that the Zhenla man wanted to bargain. They might have frightened Wu Ba, but it didn't matter, so he praised:

"well done."

After seeing that Wu Ba's spirit was a little brighter, Hou Junji immediately asked another question that he was most concerned about:

"Do you know where the capitals of Funan and Chenla are located?"

Seeing Wu Ba holding out another rough map, Hou Junji became more and more satisfied with this man.

The detailed map that His Majesty gave him from more than a thousand years later is not suitable to be shown to others, but having such a rough map as a reference will undoubtedly make things a lot easier.

Before that, the key points of the terrain of this huge plain had been firmly engraved in Hou Junji's mind. Therefore, after staring at this simple map for a while, Hou Junji had already vaguely guessed the location of the capitals of the two countries. location.

Over there, Wu Ba was still explaining to Hou Junji:

"There is a big river in the Funan Kingdom of Chenla, which the locals call..."

"Lancang Water." Hou Junji interrupted: "This river is called Lancang Water."

Wu Ba didn't know why, but the soldiers over there couldn't help but said in surprise:

"Lancang Water in Bashu?"

Hou Junji was silent. Not to mention that his soldiers didn't believe it, he didn't expect it when he first saw it on the light curtain map of later generations.

"Hanshu" calls it Laoshui, "Huayang Guozhi" and "Shui Jing" call it Cangjin, but the name Lancangshui is often used.

It originates from Qinghai, passes through Bashu and Yunnan, and rushes southward into the mountains without a trace, but I didn't expect that it would enter the sea here.

But it was difficult to explain in detail what he saw on the map. Hou Junji could only vaguely say:

"This water flows for thousands of miles, so it should be called Lancang River or Lancang River."

Wu Ba looked at his personal soldiers who were still surprised with curiosity, and then continued:

"The capital of Zhenla is located in the upper reaches of the Lancang River, and the capital of Funan is located in the large lake formed by the middle reaches of the Lancang River."

"However, since last year, Funan has been defeated in battles, and the king of Zhenla led his army south, so its capital is now also located in the middle reaches of the Lancang River."

This is not difficult to understand. Looking at the simple appearance of the soldiers here, one can guess that for such a small country, the so-called capital is a central name. Where the king is, the capital is there, and there may not even be a recognized name.

Hou Junji nodded after listening to Wu Ba's explanation, and soon made a decision in his heart:

"Let the boys go to bed early tonight, and go north from the Lancang River early tomorrow morning, from the sea to the river, to find the king of Zhenla Funan."

"These two are brothers, and I really can't bear to see them killing each other."

In theory, a general should be cautious. In this case, it is safer to leave at least one ship outside to support.

But that was when facing an enemy of equal strength. Hou Junji carefully looked at the soldiers of Funan and Zhenla, and concluded that the Qin soldiers of China 800 years ago could beat them. Whether it was equipment, fighting will or fighting skills, the Tang army was in a leading position.

In this situation, there was really nothing to be afraid of.

Besides, Wang Xuance, a mere envoy, could destroy a country alone, so couldn't he, a dignified Duke, defeat two countries alone?

The soldiers under his command were excited, but Wu Ba was a little worried:

"Your Highness, this trip should be cautious. If it is not necessary..."

Before Wu Ba finished speaking, Hou Junji followed suit:

"Of course, this Duke is going to tell the two countries what brotherly friendship and respect are."

"We Xia people are best at convincing people with reason."