Not caring much at the moment, Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang walked along the passage and saw a bright light at the end of the passage. It turned out that the door was not closed tightly, leaving a wide crack. The two hid behind the thick door panel and peeked inward. When I went there, I saw that this was a hall. Although it was daytime, the hall was still filled with butter wax, so although the door was closed, it was still very bright.
Cheng Qianli and more than ten people were standing in the center of the hall. The outside was lined with warriors wearing heavy armor. All of these warriors had blue eyes and curly beards. They were obviously warriors of the Khotan Kingdom. At this moment, they were holding The long swords were all aimed at Cheng Qianli and others who were surrounded in the center. Cheng Qianli stood very leisurely with his hands behind his hands, but Bi Sichen, Wang Tao and others around him were all drawing their swords, looking very nervous.
There is a jade staircase opposite, and there is a throne on the step. Shuo and Xiang have never seen the throne of a saint of the Tang Dynasty, but they don't think it looks like this. The size of this seat is just the size of an ordinary barbarian chair, and it is just a chair. It's just a little higher on the back.
There were two people standing on the steps, one was Yuchi Yao, and the other looked like a king in gold and jade. Judging from their appearance, the two looked quite similar, but the one with the king's appearance was older.
The king was complaining about Yuchi Yao: "Ah Yao, you are too reckless. Why did you trick Deputy Protector Cheng and others into coming here?"
Yuchi Yao's eyes widened and he said: "Brother, I told you that Cheng Qianli is not a good person. They plotted to kill our brothers and take credit for Tang Ting. If I hadn't tricked him into coming here, I wouldn't have known it. One day they will kill us!"
It turns out that the golden-robed king is Yuchi Yao's elder brother, Yuchi Sheng, the king of Khotan. Yuchi Sheng said: "You know they want to harm you, so just be more careful. How do you end up deceiving them here?"
Yuchi Yao looked at Yuchi Sheng with disbelief and said, "How to end it? Naturally, we must kill this group of thieves to avoid any future troubles!"
Yuchi Sheng sneered and said, "What you said is easy. Let me ask you, how do you explain it to Tang Ting?"
Yuchi Yao said: "Brother, they want to kill you!"
Yuchi Sheng asked: "What evidence is there?"
"I saw it with my own eyes!"
"How do you prove what you saw with your own eyes?"
"This... allows them to sign a bond!"
"You are going to kill everyone, how can they be willing to draw a pledge? Even if you draw a pledge, they will all be killed. Tang Ting can say that you took his hand and drew the pledge after killing the person."
"This...then leave one alive!"
"When he arrived in Qiuci or Chang'an, what should he do if he suddenly recanted his confession? The Tang people had no trust in the countries in the Western Regions. Do you think the Jiedushi envoys of the four towns believed in you or their own officials?"
"But Cheng Qianli, Bi Sichen and others are not getting along with Gao Xianzhi, maybe..."
"Gao Xianzhi is a great talent in warfare. Don't you know what he is like as a person?"
"This..." Yuchi Yao suddenly remembered the kingdoms of Sabi, Boxian, Tuqi Shi and others that were defeated by Gao Xianzhi. He broke out in a cold sweat and said in horror: "Then...brother, what do you think we should do?"
Yuchi Sheng sighed and said: "For the current plan, we can only send Deputy Governor Cheng to Qiuci to apologize to the Jiedushi."
Cheng Qianli stood in the crowd with his hands behind his hands, laughing loudly and saying, "Yuchi Sheng, aren't you confused?"
Yuchi Yao suddenly understood something and said angrily: "Cheng Qianli! You knew I was lying to you, so you pretended to fall into the trap and followed me here on purpose."
Cheng Qianli smiled and stopped talking, but Bi Sichen, Wang Tao and others all turned to look at Cheng Qianli at the same time. Cheng Qianli had not discussed this plan with him. It seemed that he was being manipulated as a pawn by Cheng Qianli, but At this moment, the situation was like riding a tiger. No matter how much he wanted to regret and retreat, it was impossible. He could only silently greet all eighteen generations of Cheng Qianli's ancestors in his heart.
Yuchi Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, if you go to see Gao Xianzhi, you will probably die. Why don't you kill Cheng Qianli and his gang and start a rebellion?"
Jiang Shuo suddenly had a thought when he heard this, and Dugu Xiang also said in his ear: "I'm afraid this is Cheng Qianli's real purpose."
Jiang Shuo nodded, and at the same time listened to Yuchi Sheng scold: "Nonsense! Khotan is located in the hinterland of Anxi, with the sand sea to the north and Kunlun to the south. There is no danger to defend.
There is no way to escape. Apart from the protection of the Tang army, there is no other way to survive. Rebellion in anger will only put the whole country of Khotan into danger. "
Seeing that he was now in a dilemma, Yuchi Yao couldn't help but stumbled with anger and said angrily: "How can I swallow this breath!"
At this moment, Jiang Shuo suddenly pulled Dugu Xiang and said, "Someone is here again!"
He pulled Dugu Xiangfei up onto the beam of the hall. When Yuchi Sheng heard the noise, he turned around and shouted, "Who is that?" Kanshu La
Jiang Shuo made a silent gesture to Dugu Xiang. The two of them hid on the roof beams. There were many lamps hanging under the roof beams. As far as the eye could see, the candlelight was dazzling. Unless you walked directly under the two people, it would be difficult to see clearly. .
But there was a loud bang under the feet, and a group of black warriors broke in. The leader, Jie Jie, smiled strangely and said, "Since Mr. Yuchi is in such a difficult situation? Why don't you let me eat a lot to relieve your worries."
Jiang Shuo couldn't help being surprised when he saw this group of people, thinking why is it him?
It was none other than the black-clad "Prophet" Ibn and his Khorasan elite "Black Robe Regiment".
Yuchi Sheng was surprised and said: "Ah Yao, you also found a big cannibal?"
Yuchi Yao hurriedly explained: "No, I didn't..."
Cheng Qianli clapped his hands and said, "That's it, the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind."
But there was no trace of regret in his eyes, only an expression of schadenfreude, which made one couldn't help but suspect that he knew about it.
Yiben, who did not speak Chinese, kept shouting, and the interpreter behind him translated in a dull voice: "Cheng Qianli, you have made quite a scene in Anxi in the past few years."
Cheng Qianli smiled and said, "You guys stretched your hands too far, so don't blame me for having your fingers chopped off."
Dugu Xiang said: "Hey... hasn't the Yin Alliance been secretly helping Dashi? Why do you think they mean that Cheng Qianli has been ruining Dashi in black?"
Jiang Shuo said: "They want to control the activities of the Tang army to the east of Congling. Now that the cannibal black-robed regiments have arrived in the four towns of Anxi, Cheng Qianli naturally turned against them again."
The following interpreter continued to interpret Ibn's words: "I have destroyed the white-robed empire, and now I have gathered 400,000 elite soldiers in Khorasan. Once I come east, all Anxi states will be reduced to rubble..."
Cheng Qianli said disapprovingly: "Everyone says that I, Old Cheng, have a big mouth. I think Old Witch Iben is no less willing to give in... With an army of 400,000, you might as well say 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, which is more credible."
The Tang army only had 24,000 troops stationed in the four towns of Anxi. First, the road was far away, and Anxi was located in a border town where transportation was inconvenient. Second, Anxi is a land of sandy moraine and salt brine. Although fifty-six villages have been set up in Qiuci, Shule, Yanqi, Beiting, Yiwu, and Tianshan, military rations are still scarce and it is difficult to support too many troops.
Therefore, Cheng Qianli took it for granted that Khorasan to the west of Congling was also barren. He did not know that Khorasan was the fundamental land of black food, with rich water and grass. The governor of Khorasan, Abu, did have more than 400,000 soldiers. It's not that I'm bragging.
The main reason why there was no large-scale war with the Tang army was that they had been fighting fiercely for many years with the white-clothed Dashi, and the soldiers had no time to look west.
While Iben and Cheng Qianli were bickering, Yuchi Sheng was thinking hard about countermeasures. The best option now was definitely not to join forces with the black-clad warriors. However, there were many black-clad warriors rushing into the hall. If they did not join forces with the Tang army, , these palace guards in his hall may not be able to defeat the black-robed warriors.
The Big Eater warriors are still not pouring in. There are already as many as a hundred people. Cheng Qianli seems to be sure that Yuchi will win. He is not afraid of the large number of Big Eater black-robed warriors, but Bi Sichen, Wang Tao and others calm down at this moment. , Bi Sichen held the sword across his chest, and shouted to the Khotanese warrior: "Get out of the way, put ours aside first, let me kill these big dog-eating thieves first!"
Several low-ranking officers behind him also echoed, shouting to kill the thief. They had previously followed Cheng Qianli to attack the palace city, but they were plotted by Yuchi Yao and surrounded by the guards of the Khotan Palace. They knew they were being unreasonable, so they all There was a look of shame on his face, but when he saw the black-clothed warriors, even though they were more numerous, there was a big difference between being killed instead of killing someone and fighting with the same enemy.
These officers are all elites of the Tang Army and are not afraid of death. They are also facing death at this moment. They would rather fight to the death with Dashi. Therefore, they are different from before.
He screamed strangely and asked the Khotanese to get out of the way. Although the Dashi warriors didn't know what Tang Jun was shouting, seeing that their facial features were distorted and their eyes were cracked, they knew it was not a good thing to say, so they all waved their full-moon scimitars and cursed. For a time, two groups of soldiers from the Tang Dynasty began to scold each other across the Khotanese guards. The scoldings on both sides were brilliant, but it was a pity that the other side could not understand their witty words and spoke dirty words.
There are about fifty guards in the Khotan palace. They are facing the Tang army at this moment, with their backs to Dashi. Although the two sides are shouting and fighting in the distance, they are caught in the middle. If one party cannot bear it anymore and launches a charge, the Khotan guards will also Bear the brunt. But without the order of King Yuchi Sheng, no one dared to move even half a step. The guards just stood there, looking in front of them, behind them, and towards the king, not knowing what to do.
When Yuchi Yao saw this, he said to Yuchi Sheng: "Brother, accepting the help of the cannibal is a collaboration with the enemy. You should think twice!"
Yuchi Sheng thought to himself that his younger brother didn't understand him too well. How had his loyalty to Tang Dynasty Chidan changed? He couldn't help but glared at him, but Yuchi Yao misunderstood him even more, and said sincerely: "Brother, let's kill the big cannibal first, and we can settle the account with Cheng Qianli later."
Yuchi Sheng's nose was almost crooked with anger, and he thought to himself, weren't you the one who brought things back to me between Cheng Qianli and Da Shiren? I didn't know the priorities. Seeing that the guards under my command were worried, I knew that I couldn't delay it any longer, so I said to the captain of the guard: "Let the Tang people pass."
The captain of the guard raised his hand to give the order. At the same time, a group of guards came into contact with the encirclement at an unprecedented speed and formed a half circle behind the Tang army. More than a dozen Tang army military attaches finally came face to face with the Dashi warriors. Both sides were stunned at first, and then shouted together come together.
This time Bi Sichen learned his lesson. Although he shouted loudly, he did not rush out first. He shouted several times. He peeked out of the corner of his eye and found that none of Wang Tao's veterans rushed forward. Seeing that Bi Sichen was so angry, he scolded Wang Tao: "Old dog, you teased me like this before, and I didn't care about you. Now you are so greedy for life and fear of death for a cannibal. It's a bit unreasonable... …”
Before he finished speaking, Wang Tao suddenly grabbed his collar, pulled him behind him, and said, "Be careful!"
