Late at night, everything is silent.
At the headquarters of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions, Ban Chao was secretly led over.
It was pitch dark all around, and it seemed that even the patrolling soldiers had deliberately avoided this area.
This is indeed the case. The soldiers who were arranged to patrol around today were all soldiers from the Guizi Kingdom. Now they have all been ordered aside.
Under the guidance of a palace servant, Ban Chao, who had just gotten up from bed, opened the curtain of the Chinese army tent and walked in with a puzzled look on his face.
At first glance, there were only two people in the Chinese army's tent, except for the servants who led the way.
One is himself, and the other is the leader of Guishi Kingdom who is sitting at the top.
A flash of doubt flashed in Ban Chao's eyes, but he still stepped forward and bowed: "The foreign minister has met the Lord of Guizi. I wonder what the Lord called the foreign minister to come here late at night."
The leader of Guizi Kingdom raised his hand slightly, and the servant immediately brought a back chair and placed it behind Ban Chao.
"Yunshi, please do it!"
The main road of Guizi Kingdom.
"Thank you, Lord!"
Ban Chao smiled and sat down, and then the leader of Guizi Kingdom finally revealed his purpose today.
"Envoy Yun, the reason why I called you here late at night today is because I want to tell you something."
"Oh? Why do you need to call the foreign ministers at this time?"
Ban Chao asked.
The Lord of Guizi Kingdom was obviously hesitant. After hesitating for a while, he finally gritted his teeth and asked: "Shi Yun, I would like to ask what your country plans to do with their land after Guishuang is defeated?"
Kushan land?
Ban Chao was stunned for a moment, but then an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.
He raised his hands and asked: "Why did the king suddenly ask this? This is an internal secret of the Yunzhou Army, and foreign ministers are not very clear about it now."
"That's it..."
The leader of Guizi Kingdom nodded, but then finally said:
"Yunshi, to tell you the truth, my king's intention is very simple. If you don't have the energy to govern the Western Regions after the war, you might as well hand over the land to me, Guizi. Our country will definitely not treat you badly. , what do you think?"
Ban Chao finally realized that it turned out that it was Gui Zi who wanted to embezzle the Yunzhou Army's victory!
He also gave himself an excuse that seemed natural.
Ban Chao smiled, then stood up and held his hands in his hands and said: "My lord, this matter is our Yunzhou secret, and I don't know where the foreign minister is.
If the king has an idea, the foreign minister can help the king connect with Yunzhou and me.
But if your lord wants to take over Kushan territory, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. "
Ban Chao's answer is also very simple. I can't give you the answer, but I can help you connect.
As for your purpose, it depends on what you can give?
The Lord of Guizi Kingdom naturally heard the overtone, and after pondering for a moment, he said:
"In that case, please ask your envoy to help me contact you. If I, Guizi, can inherit all the territory of Guishuang now, I, Guizi, will not mind becoming your vassal state."
Ban Chao smiled and nodded, then stepped out of the Chinese army's tent.
That night, a sea turtle pierced the night sky and headed towards the southern part of the Kushan Kingdom.
It was dark and late at night, Hai Dongqing flew all the way, and finally arrived at the Yunzhou Army garrison. He fell into the hands of a specialized falconer, and naturally all the information he carried was delivered safely.
The next day, early morning.
Zhao Jun had just finished breakfast and was about to summon Ding Hongguang and others to discuss the departure, when he suddenly received a message. So he called someone to summon Ding Hongguang and others, and at the same time got the secret message from the messenger who came to deliver the message. Looked up.
By the time Ding Hongguang and others arrived at the scene, Zhao Jun had already finished reading the letter in his hand.
Seeing them coming, he smiled and passed the letter around.
“Everyone, look at it, there are really many wonders in this world.
We are working hard here to capture the city, but the Western Region is blocked by a mere 100,000 people, and now someone is actually eyeing the land we are about to acquire.
He also said that he wouldn't mind becoming our vassal state, which is really a good calculation! "
During the circulation, Zhao Jun said this to everyone present with a smile.
Everyone read the information in their hands one by one, with mocking looks on their faces.
Ding Hongguang was the first to stand up and said, "Your Majesty, I, Yunzhou County, have never vomited out the food that I have eaten. The Lord of Guizi Country is not big, but his appetite is not small. He actually wants to eat us." All the land in the Western Region that was conquered was swallowed up, how audacious!
I petitioned that after the Kuishang was wiped out, our army marched directly into Guizi. Didn’t Guizi want to annex the original Kushan territory?
Then if we annex them, won't they be able to integrate with the original Kushan territory?
You see, this not only achieves their dream, but we also think it is reasonable! "
As soon as Ding Hongguang said this, everyone in the tent burst into laughter and immediately agreed.
"We second the proposal! Your Majesty, since they want to merge with the Kushan territory, then annex them. No one can merge with them, as long as they merge into one, it will be done!"
"That's right! That's right! It's just a small country that wants to swallow an elephant with a snake, and they are not afraid to hold on!"
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"I agree too!"
…
The big tent was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
To the generals, this is simply a joke.
Why should you, a small country like you, give the land that they worked so hard to conquer just because it says it can become a vassal?
Do you have a lot of face?
Or can I, Yunzhou County, get Jinshan if I accept your turtles?
It really shows you!
Without saying anything, Zhao Jun let everyone speak freely for a while before saying:
"It is naturally impossible to give all the land in Guishan to Guizi. You must also know that the king got a new concubine last year. She is the princess of Yelang. The king promised to restore the country to her. Now she is all It's my king's, how can I break my promise and get fat?
Part of Guishang's territory is the hometown of Yelang Kingdom. I will definitely reestablish Yelang. As for the remaining land, I plan to establish the Western Region Protectorate here, garrison troops here, and will The goods from Yunzhou County are transported and sold.
Naturally, it is even more impossible to give the land to Guizi, so you can rest assured that it is absolutely impossible for me to agree to the other party's request. "
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, it was obvious that the generals in the tent breathed a sigh of relief.
They knew that the prince had adopted a princess from the Western Regions as his concubine. As a betrothal gift, they also agreed to help Yelang restore his country. After all, he was his own prince, so it was normal for him to give a betrothal gift to a small country.
They are all acceptable.
But they can never accept that the land they have laid down will be taken away in the name of being a vassal. If this happens, although everyone will not say it, they will definitely feel uncomfortable in their hearts.
Now that the prince has made his position clear, everyone is relieved.
After expressing his attitude, Zhao Jun said to everyone:
"It is naturally impossible to nourish the land. Next, I would like to ask you to work harder to capture Guishuang as soon as possible. Only in this way can the countries in the Western Regions over there see the majestic appearance of our Yunzhou Army. Save They always have some wrong ideas!"
"promise!"
All the generals stood up together, bowed and clasped their fists in agreement.
I have made up my mind to work harder to capture Guishuang as soon as possible so I can meet the audacious Guiziguo this morning. What kind of beast is he?
Half an hour later, the army set off and rushed towards Mengkebal, the last city before the Kushan City!
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(End of chapter)
