The Khotan city wall was two feet high. Sitting on the tower, the short fat man could clearly see a large number of Tang Dynasty cavalry galloping from the east.
Fan Monk had already opened his stance and wanted to take action against Changsheng. Hearing the words of the short fat man, he was confused and hurriedly looked into the distance. Due to the obstruction of the city wall, he could not see the cavalry, but he was a Taixuan cultivator. Listening carefully, you can still distinguish the sound of horse hooves from the noisy human voices, but due to the distance, the sound of horse hooves is not obvious.
In order to determine the number of cavalry, Monk Fan hurriedly raised his spirits and looked into the sky. He saw the smoke and dust brought up by the eastern war horses as they galloped, covering the sky and the sun. He instantly took a breath of cold air.
Monk Fan fell back to the wooden platform in shock and astonishment. First he looked at Changsheng in horror, and then he looked at the short fat man on the tower in despair.
The wooden platform is close to the city wall, and the view to the east from the wooden platform is blocked. However, the onlookers are far away from the city wall. At this time, some people have seen countless cavalry rushing from the east. They also know the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. Why did he come? He wasn't worried that he would be attacked, so he didn't panic and run away.
Unlike the calm onlookers, Khotan's officials and soldiers were all pale-faced and frightened at this time. They were not fools and knew that they had caused a big disaster.
"National Master, what should we do?" The short fat man was so frightened that he lost his mind and felt like he was dead.
Fan Seng originally thought that Chang Sheng was bluffing, but he never thought that Chang Sheng would actually bring a large number of cavalry. You must know that cavalry is different from infantry. In terms of combat power alone, one cavalry is worth at least five infantry. Soldier, so many cavalry are coming fiercely, not to mention that Khotan is completely unprepared, even with the strength of the whole country, it is no match for them.
"You can order the city gate to be closed and try to see if we can attack the city by force." Changsheng raised his head and looked at the short fat man.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this..." The short fat man was incoherent.
Chang Sheng ignored the short fat man and turned to look at Fan Monk coldly, "You can also try to see if you can capture me. If you can capture me, you may still have a chance of survival."
"Namo Amitabha, the poor monk is a monk..."
Before Monk Fan could finish his words, Changsheng interrupted him, "Master, you are the national preceptor of Khotan. In full view of the public, you must not be arrogant and timid in asking for peace, otherwise you will humiliate the Khotan state."
Seeing that Monk Fan was speechless, the short fat man on the tower hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there may be a misunderstanding about this matter."
Changsheng tilted his head and looked at the tower, "I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty. I am a commoner in Khotan. I cannot afford to be called His Highness the King. The war is imminent. His Highness the King should mobilize the army and fight to the death with the Tang army."
Whether you are embarrassed or not, the most fearful thing is to be embarrassed in public, but what is more terrible than being embarrassed in public is to lose your life in public. The short fat man is eager to survive, and completely ignores the king's dignity. He bows to Changsheng repeatedly and begs, "No, no, no, Khotan and the Tang Dynasty." We have been friends for generations, but there have been many misunderstandings in the past. I hope that Your Majesty will be generous and tolerant and don’t share the same views with us."
Seeing that Changsheng didn't answer, the short fat man shouted to the minister of Dali Temple again, "Gemu'er, don't be rude to Duke Ji, please take off the shackles of Duke Ji."
The minister of Dali Temple was worried and didn't know what to do. Hearing the words of the short fat man, he hurriedly returned the sword to its sheath and removed the shackles from Ni Zhuo's body.
At this time, our own cavalry was less than two miles away from the city. The sound of hoofbeats was like thunder and the earth shook. The people outside and inside the city did not know what was happening. Seeing the murderous and menacing cavalry, they scattered to avoid it.
At this time, the onlookers were no longer in the mood to watch the fun and wanted to stay away from right and wrong, but they did not dare to run around randomly. It would probably be fine if they stayed where they were. If they ran around shouting and yelling, they would be fine. It is easy to lose your life.
Seeing that Chang Sheng was unmoved, Humpty Dumpty and a group of officials could only shamelessly plead with Ni Zhuo. They were not familiar with Chang Sheng, but they were familiar with Ni Zhuo. In fact, Ni Zhuo often gave them gifts on weekdays, but when things came to a close However, they turned against each other and refused to recognize anyone. Now that they were in great danger, they could only plead with Ni Tuo in every possible way regardless of their dignity.
Not long after, Datou and others led their own cavalry to gallop over. Since Changsheng did not order an attack, their cavalry did not act rashly. Datou and four others jumped onto the wooden platform and stood behind Changsheng, while five thousand cavalry lined up from the south of the city to wait for orders. Thousands of cavalry may not seem like many, but they are actually quite a lot. After arranging, they formed a large area of darkness, hundreds of feet from north to south and two miles from east to west.
Good people are not necessarily smart, and bad people are not necessarily stupid. Seeing that Chang Sheng did not immediately order an attack on the city, Humpty Dumpty knew that things might turn around. He hurriedly ran down the tower and bowed to Chang Sheng one after another, apologizing and begging for mercy.
At this time, in addition to the onlookers, there were also people watching from a distance outside the city, and the soldiers on the city wall were also looking nervously. As the king of a country, begging for mercy in front of so many people, it is really embarrassing for me to leave my grandma's house. However, Changsheng did not let him go, and kept a dark face and refused to answer his questions.
As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling person with a bad punch. If he were to do other things and the other party could do this, Changsheng would just accept it as soon as it was good. But this time he didn't want to accept it just as soon as it was good. Khotan wanted to Although he was angry that he wanted to occupy Ni Zhuo's family property, what angered him most was that the Khotan Kingdom wanted to bring Ni Chenyi into Yeting. At this time, he was on the verge of breaking out. As long as everyone in Khotan did not handle it properly, he would Ordered to attack the city.
Ni Zhuo did not look down upon Humpty Dumpty and others' pleas for apology. He was always generous in dealing with others, and the same was true for Khotan's officials. The ancients said that they would eat the emperor's salary and share his worries. These people had all suffered before. He had good interests, but when things got worse, he turned his back and refused to recognize anyone. He fed them here and there, and fed a group of biting dogs. If Changsheng hadn't arrived in time, his whole family would have ended up here. You can imagine the anger in Ni Zuo's heart. And know.
"Namo Amitabha," the monk sat cross-legged and closed his eyes to sing, "My Buddha has said that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? If you kill me, I can relieve the hatred in everyone's hearts and save Khotan. I would like to lead you to death." Slaughtered.”
"Don't do this to me," Changsheng said coldly, "Regardless of your Taixuan cultivation level, if I really want to kill you, you can't run away."
"Your Majesty, don't listen to their nagging and give the order." Datou was determined to take action.
Ni Zhuo was the biggest victim of what happened today. Changsheng wanted to ask for his opinion, so he raised his head and looked at Ni Zhuo.
Ni Zhuo understood, got rid of the short fat man and others, and walked over to Changsheng. Seeing this, Changsheng hurriedly greeted him, "My lord, I have frightened you."
Ni Zhuo waved his hand, "I knew you would come, but I didn't expect you would come with troops. How are you going to resolve this matter?"
Changsheng's nose trembled slightly.
Ni Zhuo shook his head hurriedly when he saw this, "You must not replace him, otherwise he will give others a handle and be criticized. All you need is to intimidate him and establish your authority."
"Wouldn't that be too advantageous for them?" Changsheng frowned.
"If a war breaks out and the city is destroyed, merchants from all over the country will inevitably go far away to avoid disaster," Ni Tuo said. "At that time, we will have a lot of inconvenience if we want to exchange rice and grain easily. This time you lead your troops here, not only will Khotan be shocked, but also the other countries in the Western Regions will be shocked." Knowing this, no one will dare to embarrass the Ni family again in the future, our goal has been achieved, there is no need to go to war."
When Chang Sheng refused to answer, Ni Zhuo could only persuade him in a low voice, "The purpose of Khotan is to make money and not to kill anyone. It seems inappropriate to go on a killing spree."
After being reminded by Ni Zhuo, Changsheng remembered that Humpty Dumpty had previously ordered Ni Zhuo to be executed in prison, and also left a house for the Ni family. Although his conscience was gone, he never did bad things.
However, Chang Sheng was still filled with anger when he thought that the short fat man was going to fill the courtyard with Ni Chenyi. Seeing that he had not spoken for a long time, Ni Zhuo killed him first and then said something to the audience. I have been concerned about Mr. Ni, but what happened today was purely a misunderstanding. Now the misunderstanding has been eliminated. Prince Yong is just patrolling here and visiting Mr. Ni on the way. He has no other intentions. I hope you will not misrepresent right and wrong in the future. Thank you, thank you very much."
Hearing Ni Zhuo's words, Chubby and others were relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The reason why they tried Ni Zhuo publicly was because they wanted to kill two birds with one stone. They not only seized Ni Zhuo's family property, but also strengthened the prestige of Khotan. He showed his face, but ended up exposing his buttocks. It was really embarrassing and made people laugh...
