Previously, everyone thought that if the Qilan Kingdom was so arrogant, then who knows what the Jiaozhi Kingdom, which was larger than the Qilan Kingdom in both strength and territory, would be like.

Mo Shi and others were ready to prepare the powder keg on the spot - they originally wanted to prepare it in advance, but were sternly stopped by Liu Tan.

After all, this thing is not stable enough, and what if it gets damp if it is prepared in advance?

In recent days, they have been traveling in the wind and rain. Liu Tan calculated with his fingers and thought, oh, the plum rain season is coming.

Marching in this season is very difficult, and Liu Tan even feels like mushrooms are growing on his body.

When he was on the road, he was bored and could only study the situation in Jiaozhi.

In fact, all we can study are maps. The current territory of Jiaozhi is roughly equivalent to the combined size of Guangzhou, Fujian, and Hainan in later generations. The Xuwen Port is near Hainan.

With such an area and the support of sea transportation, Jiaozhi's economy should be good.

Because they can trade with the Han Dynasty, but this is also because Jiaozhi is not yet able to trade with Luzon Island. Otherwise, if they were allowed to contact Luzon Island, I am afraid that their economy might be stronger than that of the Han Dynasty.

The closer they got to Jiaozhi, the more Liu Tan made people more alert, and asked everyone to be prepared for a battle, and a tough one.

When their team set foot on the land of Jiaozhi, Liu Tan thought about it and felt that he still had to maintain his face.

If the other party doesn't give face, then we will fall out.

Before, Liu Tan repeatedly gave face to the Qielan Kingdom, but they still insisted on making trouble.

Liu Tan sent envoys to negotiate with the border of Jiaozhi State and at the same time admired the unique architecture of Jiaozhi State.

I have to say, if we put aside all the worries along the way, it really broadens my horizons.

The envoy left quickly and came back quickly. Not only did he come back himself, but he also brought back the envoy from Jiaozhi.

When Liu Tan heard that the envoy was sent by the King of Jiaozhi, he was very surprised. "The King of Jiaozhi is quite well-informed. But he actually arranged for an envoy to be here in advance. It seems that he wants to have a good talk."

Since they are willing to have a good talk, Liu Tan will tolerate the other party being a little arrogant. He can't just bomb people all the way, right?

He didn't bring that much sulfur, and the saltpeter had to be saved for making ice. Luzon is much hotter than here, and I don't know if his father has ice to use now.

But there shouldn't be any. After all, the temperature there never drops below zero all year round, so where can you find ice?

As a result, when the envoy from the other side arrived, he was very humble and bowed deeply to Liu Tan. Although Liu Tan was a little uncomfortable with Jiaozhi's courtesy, the other party's attitude was indeed there.

The other party said respectfully, "The king heard that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was about to arrive, so he specially asked me to wait here to greet him. If there is anything that makes His Royal Highness unhappy, please tell us, and we will do our best to resolve it."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, and after a while he said, "No...nothing, we just want to borrow your passage and use your port. If possible, we may also need to purchase some materials, and..."

Before he could finish, the messenger said, "Yes, yes. The king has already understood your Highness's needs and has prepared a boat for you."

Liu Tan immediately became alert, lowered his eyes and smiled, "I'm sorry, but our boat has some special functions, so we have to build it ourselves. I wonder if you can find a place for us..."

The ships of Jiaozhi may be better than those of the previous Han Dynasty, but no matter how good they are, they cannot reach Luzon Island, so those ships are useless.

And who knows if the King of Jiaozhi will do anything to it? This is no joke on the sea. Even if the opponent's ship is better than theirs, Liu Tan dare not use it with confidence.

The messenger was a little embarrassed after hearing this. At this time, Mo Shi came out and said, "We don't need a very large place. Just give us an empty space."

The messenger quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, please don't misunderstand me. I was just thinking about which shipyard near Xuwen would be suitable."

After hearing this, Liu Tan glanced at Mo Shi, who immediately said, "Our shipbuilding is closed, so when the time comes, you..."

The messenger gritted his teeth and said, "That's fine. I'll give it to you guys to use. Just return it when you're done."

Liu Tan was dumbfounded when he heard this. Those who knew about it thought it was a negotiation between the two countries, but those who didn't thought he had met a bootlicker, well, a bootlicker of the Han Dynasty.

But the problem is that Jiaozhi seems... never to have been so honest.

Liu Tan basically didn't need to say anything about what happened next, as the people below just talked about it and it was all done.

Fortunately, there was no dispute involved in this incident. Liu Tan and his team really just wanted to borrow a place to bring the people back safely and then go back. They didn't want to have any conflict with the locals.

However, they may not seem excessive, but this may not seem so to the other party. After all, they go to someone else's house and make all kinds of demands.

Liu Tan had originally prepared a lot of money to pave the way, but he didn't expect that it would be completely useless. Jiaozhi actually accepted all their requests!

After sending the envoy away, Liu Tan sat there puzzled and asked, "What is the King of Jiaozhi planning?"

If the other party had bargained back and forth, he would not have suspected anything. But if the other party agreed to everything, it would make people feel a little confused.

Wei Buzhi asked, "Your Highness, should we send someone to investigate?"

Liu Tan said, "What can the people we send out now find out? How can such a thing be spread so widely among the people? Let's wait and see."

Anyway, no matter what the King of Jiaozhi is planning, sooner or later he will be exposed.

They were received into the post house and then arranged to go to Xuwen as quickly as possible.

The King of Jiaozhi sent guards along the way, under the pretext of protection, but in reality it was for surveillance and precaution.

There is nothing wrong with this. If it were Liu Tan, he would do the same.

No, if it were him, he would definitely not give the other party the opportunity to enter his territory.

Looking at the other party's behavior, Liu Tan couldn't help but mutter, "Why do I feel like I'm being sent the Plague God?"

"Your Highness is right. In the eyes of Jiaozhi, we are no different from the God of Plague."

Liu Tan looked up and found that the person standing outside the door was Wei Kang.

He looked at Wei Kang and said, "Oh? Come in if you have anything to say."

After Wei Kang came in and bowed, he handed a document to Liu Tan and said, "Your Highness, please review it."

Liu Tan picked up the document, glanced at it, and was surprised. "Information about Jiaozhi? How did you get it?"