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On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the capital of Kushan was Natuoluo City.
The loess is flying and the sand is rolling, but it cannot stop the prosperity of this Middle Eastern trading city...
As the former hegemon on the border of the Western Region, the capital city of Kushan had its own way of survival.
There are eight million people in the country, one million armored men, and one million slaves at any time for the Kushan royal family to drive.
It can be said that before the Mengluo people's Western Expedition, he was second only to Dashi and Sassanid, and he was worthy of being the overlord of the Western Regions.
Even if the Yuezhi Kingdom, a branch of Guishan, separated from it more than a hundred years ago, it still could not change its power.
Therefore, Kushan's neighboring country was in great trouble. In order to make good friends with Kushan, they even married the royal princess to the king of Kushan in exchange for the alliance between the two countries.
In the middle of the city mall, there is a high platform with a height of two people. It is usually no one pays attention to, but today it is covered with gorgeous Sasanian blankets.
The audience was surrounded by local people, eagerly waiting for the "show" to appear.
Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing gorgeous silk clothes and a black scarf slowly came to the high platform holding a thick rope.
The people tied up with ropes are all women wearing cool clothes and wearing silk scarves, which makes people think.
This is the custom of Kushan country, a slave auction meeting is held once a month.
Each of the women auctioned were plundered from other countries in the Western Regions.
The leading middle-aged nobleman from the Western Region asked the women behind him to stand up one by one, then untied one of the slave girls in red and pushed her to the center of the stage.
"Oh~~"
"Shh~~"
"Hahaha~~"
The appearance of the female slave instantly ignited the atmosphere of the scene. The onlookers below all made joking sounds, with excited expressions and shining eyes.
The female slave on the stage could not help but struggle slightly, covering her shoulders with her hands, looking at the audience in horror, like a helpless sheep surrounded by wolves.
The middle-aged nobleman stopped, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said, "Everyone, the first girl I introduce is a noble princess from another country.
Everyone should understand that women from other countries are charming and charming, and whoever takes them back will surely enjoy the beautiful things in the world.
Therefore, the starting price this time is one ingot of gold. The highest bidder will win. The auction begins now! "
As long as a woman is auctioned, she will be called a princess, and the so-called ingot of gold is not the common twelve-weight gold and silver ingot in the Central Plains under Liu Ce's rule, but a gold bean about the size of a thumb, each weighing about one or two.
"Two ingots of gold!"
As soon as the noble finished speaking, someone quickly raised the price.
"Three ingots!"
"No one wants to rob me, this bitch, I'm sure she'll sleep tonight, five ingots!"
"Seven ingots, let me try it too, hahaha!"
The scene quickly descended into madness, but the people bidding were all Kushan aristocrats. The common people were only responsible for mobilizing the atmosphere. They had no power to compete for this beauty. Without the financial resources, they would violate Kushan laws and be severely punished or even thrown away. life.
Soon, the first female slave was taken away by a rich nobleman for twenty gold ingots.
He proudly came to the stage to take away the slave girl in red, and slapped the slave girl's buttocks hard in a serious manner to show off his strength.
Soon, the second, third, and fourth slave girls agreed to different prices and were auctioned away.
When the last female slave in green clothes and curly hair was brought in, the noble introduced excitedly: "Everyone, the last auctioneer today is a princess from the Yuezhi Kingdom. See for yourselves!"
After speaking, the nobleman roughly tore the silk shirt wrapped around the slave girl's body, revealing her charming shoulders, which attracted everyone in the audience to flock to her.
Because of history, the Kushan people have an unprecedented obsession with the Yueshi. They believe that they have betrayed the Kushan lineage and must take back everything they have.
Therefore, when the Yuezhi slave girl appeared, the atmosphere in the audience was instantly pushed to its peak. People kept shouting at the top of their lungs to vent their "grievances" that had been accumulated for a long time.
"Bitch, I'm going to take her back and beat her up hard!"
"The Yuezhi people have betrayed the great Kushan Empire, and I want to take back everything they have!"
"That belongs to us Kushans, it belongs to us!"
Seeing the violent atmosphere in the audience, the Yueshi slave girl was so frightened that her eyes were filled with tears, and she tightly covered her cheeks, not daring to resist.
The middle-aged nobleman on the stage felt that the time was right, and immediately calmed everyone down and said, "Okay, the last Princess Yuezhi, the starting price is ten ingots of gold!"
"I'll give you twenty ingots!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a nobleman with a thick and long mustache held his round waist and shouted double price.
But soon, someone raised the price again.
"Thirty ingots!"
"Thirty-five ingots!"
"No one wants to steal from me, fifty ingots!"
"Sixty ingots!"
The value of the Yuezhi slave girl has increased rapidly, and she was soon photographed for one hundred and twenty ingots. In the end, she was taken away by the nobleman with a thick mustache.
After the auction ended, the spectators dispersed, and everyone excitedly discussed what would happen to the female slaves in small groups.
In the splendid palace of that city, King Qiruosi of Guishan was sitting comfortably on the comfortable Sasanian carpet, drinking and chatting with the officials.
After drinking for three rounds, Qi Ruosi raised the gold cup inlaid with pearls and jade: "Come, come, everyone, drink this cup to the full for our Guishuang to regain the homeland of the Yuezhi Kingdom as soon as possible!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The green and turbid wine is in the lower abdomen, and the monarch and his ministers are enjoying themselves.
At this time, the general protecting the country Nanzhuan, who was sitting below, said to Qi Ruosi: "Your Majesty, our Kushan Empire is now at the peak of its military strength.
In addition, I heard from passing traders that the Mengluo people were beaten to pieces by the Han Dynasty in the east. Why not take this opportunity to attack the Yueshi in one fell swoop? "
Qi Ruosi nodded and said: "King Gu also had this intention. After several tests, the Yue clan's soldiers were less than ten thousand and there were no more than ten generals. It was just to regain the lost territory in one fell swoop and fulfill the ancestor's last wish of unification!"
Prime Minister Udon on the other side was a little worried: "The king wants to regain the homeland of his ancestors, reunify Guishuang, and complete the great achievements of the previous kings. I, as ministers, should support this ambition.
However, although the Yuezhi Kingdom is weak, it is now dependent on the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty established some Western Region Protectorate in various states in the Western Regions.
Its leader, Bai Qi, had killed a river of blood in the Western Region back then. If they intervened, Guishang would probably get angry. "
"snort……"
Qi Ruosi snorted coldly when he heard this, and dropped the leg of lamb he had just grabbed, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
Seeing this, Nanzhen said to O'Dun: "O'Dun, you are trying to inflate other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige! How many Han people scared you out of your wits?
Our country, Guishan, is now at its peak, and we have millions of armored men under our command (boast). How dare he, little Bai Qi, make an enemy of me, Guishan? I simply don’t know how to live or die!
As long as the king gives the order, I can lead the army into the territory of the Han Dynasty, march into Chang'an, and even capture their emperor as a slave and offer it to the king! "
As soon as this statement came out, it was immediately echoed by other ministers.
Some people even imagined that after entering the Central Plains, they would take all the exquisite silks there into their treasury, and then hold the beautiful man and woman under their bodies for pleasure.
And Qi Ruosi was also very satisfied with Nanzhen's words. His face became bright again, he raised his glass and continued to drink.
"Report~~"
At this moment, a guard came to report.
"The border has reported that Bai Qi, the Protectorate of the Western Regions, has united the troops of various countries in the Western Regions, a total of 60,000 troops, to march towards our border with Guishang."
