"You little little slave, you are so angry with me! You are so angry with me! How dare you be so disobedient and unfilial? Have you ever looked down upon my uncle?
Don't run away! Today I will teach you a lesson for your parents!"
In the Shule Palace, Li Shengtian was carrying a thorn stick and running after Zhang Zhao throughout the room.
‘Bang!’ The front end of the cane hit Zhang Zhao’s butt, but it didn’t hurt. However, Zhang Zhao seemed to have been hit hard, exaggeratedly hissing, sucking in the cold air, and then ran away quickly.
Li Shengtian has been living a good life for more than 20 years, but he can't catch up with a humanoid Gundam like Zhang Zhao. The two of them chase each other, and every time they are about to hit, Zhang Zhao will run away again as soon as he speeds up, which makes Li Shengtian scream and curse.
"You little puppy slave! Do you dare to reward King Zhongyun's queen to the generals below? Do you dare to ask your concubine to help transport Bugla Khan's queen?"
Okay! My uncle, the emperor, has nothing. You have learned to fight for women with me, right? Come on, do you want my uncle to give up the position of emperor to you? "
Outside the main hall, whether it was the Khotan palace guards or the maids of the internal officials, they all looked at each other with their noses and noses in mind, and many people even wanted to run away immediately.
How can they listen to these words such as, "Steal women from me", "I will give you the position of emperor"? If you hear them, it will be the source of trouble!
After chasing for a while, seeing that he could not catch up with Zhang Zhao, Li Shengtian put down the rattan in his hand and picked up a bow inlaid with gold and jade. Then he pulled out an arrow without an arrow. It looked like he was going to draw the bow and set up an arrow for Zhang Zhao.
"Uncle! Uncle! You can't do this. This shot hit your nephew's eyes, and he will be blinded. Please calm down. This is a two-stone bow. Don't let your waist slip without drawing the bow! "
It was a good thing that Zhang Zhao didn't say this. As soon as he said this, Li Sheng immediately felt that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He trembled and was about to draw the bow.
Zhang Zhao hurriedly ran over. It was obvious that the emperor's uncle was very angry, and he was still riding a tiger. If he really couldn't draw his bow, how could he get angry to death?
"Puppy slave! Puppy slave! It's no wonder that I love you so much! I treat you as my own son, and you dare to coerce even the internal officials sent by me!"
As soon as he saw Zhang Zhao running over, Li Shengtian immediately put down the bow in his hand. He guessed that he really couldn't draw it, so he simply picked up the arrow in his hand and gave Zhang Zhao a beating.
Zhang Zhao pretended to scream ouch, just like a nephew who was grabbed by his uncle and fried with bamboo shoots and meat.
Gradually, after seven or eight lashes, Li Shengtian became tired. He sat down angrily and continued to sulk. Zhang Zhaoze also quickly sat down, leaning his back on Li Shengtian's shoulder, breathing heavily as well.
Li Shengtian glanced sideways at Zhang Zhao, hesitated for a moment and finally said nothing.
"Liu Zaisheng, where the hell are you hiding? Just let me get beaten up alone, right? Quickly get some food and drinks, I want to have a few drinks with my uncle, the emperor!"
As soon as Zhang Zhao saw that Li Shengtian didn't push him away, he immediately started howling.
Liu Zaisheng, who was guarding outside the main hall, immediately trembled, came straight in and knelt down, looking at Zhang Zhao with as much sadness as he could.
He does not have Zhang Zhao's ability. He is Li Shengtian's eldest sister's son, and he is irreplaceable for Li Shengtian in defeating powerful enemies. He is just a little palace guard captain! He cannot withstand such a torment.
Li Shengtian glanced at Liu Zaisheng. He knew Zhang Zhao's purpose in calling Liu Zaisheng in. This was to show that although he reported to Cao Yuanxin and took Saktu Buglahan away, he did not follow him.
The palace guard Goulian.
"Didn't you hear what the Duke said? Go and get some food and wine!"
Li Shengtian shouted angrily, but in Liu Zaisheng's ears, it was like listening to fairy music, and he quickly rolled down and got ready.
Zhang Zhao touched his arm. He was just pretending most of the time, but he was hit by an arrow on his arm and it really hurt a little. However, he was satisfied with Li Shengtian's performance.
Li Shengtian's performance proved that although he did things that made Li Shengtian very dissatisfied, it did not really affect his relationship with Li Shengtian.
Li Shengtian really treated him like half a son. If Li Shengtian didn't say a word and still praised him, that would be something to pay attention to.
After resting for a while, Li Shengtian's breathing gradually became much calmer. He actually knew why Zhang Zhao was so determined to send Queen Karakhan away to Cao Yuanxin?
Indeed! In order for the Great Jin Kingdom to continue to grow, the relationship with the Guiyi Army will always come first.
Because although the Great Jin Kingdom was one of the three great kingdoms in Anxi, it had natural flaws compared to the Kara Khanate and the Gaochang Uighur Khanate.
That is, Khotan is not a country on horseback with a nomadic tradition. The Karakhanids and Gaochang Uighurs are mainly cavalry, but the Jin Kingdom of Khotan is mainly infantry.
Although currently in Anxi, the combat effectiveness of infantry is actually higher than that of cavalry. Karakhan's cavalry wearing a piece of rotten leather armor is not only incapable of attacking fortresses, but is also rubbish in field battles. It cannot defeat Khotan's heavy infantry at all.
But they have one advantage, that is, they can run away if they cannot be defeated. Not only can they retreat calmly from the battlefield, but the country can also!
If Shule is gone, he can go to Malyinang or the Land of Seven Rivers. Anyway, he is nomadic. He can just recharge his batteries and then come back.
But the Jin Kingdom of Khotan cannot do that. If Khotan is gone, then Li Shengtian, apart from going to the Kunlun Mountains to become a Tubo, may only be able to go to the two states of Guasha and Guasha who returned to the rebel army, and he will be completely ruined.
And because it was an oasis settlement, the textiles and other commodities produced by the Jin Kingdom of Khotan, as well as the domestic economy, were very dependent on the Silk Road.
Only by establishing a good relationship with the Guiyi Army, and keeping the two families united, jointly maintaining and controlling the trade route from Dunhuang to Khotan, and trading with each other as second-rate traders, can the economy of Khotan be maintained stable.
Therefore, the Guiyi Army is very important to his country, the Jin Kingdom. The relationship between the two families must not be damaged, and the most obvious manifestation of the relationship between the two families is his relationship with Cao Yuanxin.
Li Shengtian knew that Zhang Zhao was thinking about the Kingdom of Jin, but this was precisely what he couldn't accept the most.
Is Li Shengtian that stupid? Will he ruin his relationship with Gui Yijun for a woman? Why do Zhang Erlang and Cao Yuanxin not trust his self-control so much?
Two roasted legs of lamb with honey sauce, a large plate of steamed lamb chops with cheese, a plate of vinegar and celery, a stack of flax cakes, and two pots of Khotanese purple wine made from wild fruits and grapes.
Liu Zaisheng personally delivered this to Li Shengtian and placed it in front of Li Shengtian. The uncle and nephew began to eat side by side.
"Erlang! My uncle is really depressed!" Li Shengtian wolfed down a large piece of lamb chop without wiping the cheese from the corner of his mouth, and suddenly raised his head and sighed.
"The great Jin Kingdom passed into someone's hands. It looked glorious and prosperous, but in fact it was surrounded by dangers. There were powerful enemies in the north, and the interior was in disarray.
More importantly, Khotan was able to support 700,000 people with just a dozen or so oasis areas, which was really a result of its trade routes.
If there were no trade routes, it would be unthinkable. So what I fear most in my life is that the Ganzhou Uighurs or Liangzhou Aimo block the Hexi and disturb the trade routes. If one day, my Li family will die and the country will be destroyed.
Got it!"
Zhang Zhao suddenly felt a little sympathy for Li Shengtian. No matter where you look at Karakhan in the north, without the help of a time traveler like Zhang Zhao, Khotan is definitely no match for Karakhan. This psychological pressure
, one can imagine.
In private, if Khotan wants to establish a country, it must first maintain its alliance with the Guiyi Army. Therefore, even if his eldest sister, who is like a mother, is imprisoned, his brother-in-law dies in depression, and his nephew dies of illness in the turmoil, even if the national power of Khotan is greater than that of the Guiyi Army.
, Li Shengtian can't even support his eldest sister a little bit.
He even endured the discomfort and continued to marry Cao Yuanxin, and for the sake of the alliance between the two families, he could only watch helplessly as Cao Yuanxin defeated his first wife in a fight, and then doted on the harem alone.
Li Shengtian said he was the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, but he did not include his original wife who had been sent to the Samaroo Temple, but only one concubine and two concubines.
This was the reason why he felt depressed. No matter what the reason was, he had to pamper Cao Yuanxin alone.
As a queen and a female politician, Cao Yuanxin is very qualified in terms of vision and decisiveness, but in terms of being a wife, I am afraid she is not so qualified! Although she already has an unshakable position, she still takes care of Li Shengtian like this
strict.
From this point of view, Li Shengtian can really be called a promising king. If Zhang Zhao had been in Li Shengtian's position, he would probably not be able to bear it anymore.