Shule City, formerly the palace of Bugla Khan Saktu of the Kara Khanate, is now the palace of Li Shengtian.
Cao Yuanxin brought seven or eight maids with him. The maids held a set of gorgeous dresses in their hands. This was a queen's dress imitated by the Khotan royal family's weavers according to the shape of the queen of the Tang Dynasty.
After passing through several round doors with the style of Tianfang Sect, Cao Yuanxin saw Li Shengtian sitting with his back to him. He waved his hand and asked the maids behind him to go down. Cao Yuanxin walked gently to Li Shengtian's side.
"Erlang is still angry with the slave?" Cao Yuanxin showed a doting expression like a big sister on her face. She first let Li Shengtian see her smiling face, then walked behind Li Shengtian and rubbed his shoulders.
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If Zhang Zhao were here, he would instantly know the biggest reason why Cao Yuanxin was able to grasp Li Shengtian.
Although Li Shengtian is much older than Cao Yuanxin, and although in the eyes of others Li Shengtian is the great sage and emperor who decides the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people, to Cao Yuanxin, he is just like a naughty little brother.
He lost his mother when he was an infant, and his eldest sister, whom he regarded as his mother, married away when he was ten years old. In addition, his father was too strict, and Li Shengtian developed a deep Oedipus complex.
Li Shengtian really liked Cao Yuanxin who could act like a mature big sister in front of him, and even felt very comfortable with Cao Yuanxin's little restraint.
"Okay! Okay! Why are you still angry? The Nu family of King Zhongyun's two daughters is stepping up their training. Just wait for a while and keep them for a few years. After a few years, they will give you two chess, calligraphy and painting, and they will be perfect in poetry and song.
Excellent beauty!"
As a woman in her thirties who can call herself an old woman in this era, Cao Yuanxin deeply understands that she has no advantage over Li Shengtian based on her appearance alone.
So she is now beginning to transform into the role of wife and sister, from a doting harem queen who restricts all kinds of beauties from approaching Li Shengtian, to an enlightened lady who can only provide beauties to her.
To say that Li Shengtian had no resentment towards Cao Yuanxin for picking up Queen Cao of Saktu in advance and then sending her to Zhang Zhao's bed would be false, but it was not worth falling out with Cao Yuanxin over this matter.
What's more, Zhang Zhao is his nephew, and he is a nephew who has made great contributions. No matter how much Li Shengtian covets Saktu's queen, he can't lose face and compete with Zhang Zhao!
"I am not a woman, but I am actually worried about the current situation!" Li Shengtian patted his left shoulder, indicating that Cao Yuanxin should be more careful here.
Cao Yuanxin, who was behind Li Shengtian, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, which would be strange! But of course she would not expose it, and instead quickly changed the subject.
"I know how a British master like Erlang would care about a mere woman. Let me guess, is Erlang worried about another Erlang?"
Li Shengtian was a second-level master, and Zhang Zhao was also a second-level master, so Cao Yuanxin said that Zhang Zhao was another second-level master.
"Liu Niang knows me! I, Li Erlang, was raised by my eldest sister. Without my eldest sister, I don't know whether I would have grown up. However, Zhang Erlang had already helped me capture the Shu Kingdom in just eight months after arriving in the Kingdom of Jin."
Le, a powerful enemy who destroys the inner and outer troubles.
They, mother and son, had a kindness as deep as the sea and a meritorious service as high as the sky for me and the Kingdom of Jin. Therefore, I must appoint Zhang Erlang as the governor of Polu Prefecture to know the affairs of Polu Prefecture.
However, the tens of thousands of people in the military and civilian tribes in this state were controlled by Zhang Erlang. Moreover, his soldiers from Shandu were more powerful than some 500 elite palace guards.
What's more, these people are just equivalent to a certain palace guard in Shazhou, but in the hands of Erlang, they can become the most capable warriors in battle. Even the hundreds of miners and the three religious disciples have the appearance of elite soldiers. Erlang can train troops.
What a handsome guy!"
Cao Yuanxin sighed after hearing this, and then sat next to Li Shengtian. It sounded like Li Shengtian was praising Zhang Zhao, but in fact it was with a strong, eh! It may not be accurate to say fear, it should be more appropriate to say worry.
Because judging from the current situation, Zhang Zhao, the ‘King of Sai’ in Khotan, has posed certain hidden dangers to the power of King Li Shengtian.
Not to mention that in the future, Zhang Zhao said that he would go back to Guasha, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Maybe Zhang Erlang thinks that the Khotan Jin Kingdom is good and wants to stay?
With Zhang Zhao's ability, if he stayed in the Kingdom of Khotan for ten or eight years, the country would probably have nothing to do with Prince Li Congde in the future.
But Li Shengtian can't do anything to Zhang Zhao. He is just a nephew, but he is willing to risk his life to fight bloody battles for your foundation. You still have suspicions and you still have to target him. How will other people see it?
Cao Yuanxin suddenly thought of a saying, "There is no reward, only death!" She originally thought it was a joke, but now it seems that it is very reasonable.
If things continue like this, if Zhang Erlang doesn't return to Guasha, he may really have no choice but to die.
Because only in this way can the status of Prince Li Congde be guaranteed. It turns out that many of the great achievements in history were not because he wanted to shake the prince, but because the prince was shaken by him.
"Moreover, Liu Niang, I have to delegate another important matter to Zhang Erlang. Someone is coming from Balashagon. They want to serve me as their master in repayment for leading the army to rescue them.
At the same time, a secret envoy was sent to Titsigu, and he hopes that someone can support him!"
Hearing what Li Shengtian said, Cao Yuanxin's brows almost furrowed into a frown.
"Balashagon is the stronghold of Nestorianism. Isn't the ancient master Titsi too anxious? Now Saktu is only defeated, not defeated. The powerful enemy has not yet gone. Between the Buddhists and Nestorians of Balasagon
Is there going to be another fight?"
"So the only choice is to let Zhang Erlang go. Only with his status can he suppress Master Titusigu and ensure the stability of Balasagon!" Li Shengtian sighed deeply as he spoke.
"Originally, it would be most appropriate to go somewhere for this matter, but no matter how fast it is, it will take more than two months to get from Shule to Balashagun. We have to cross mountains and canyons, and deal with the matter of Balashagon back and forth. Then,
It's been half a year.
But now Shule has just been occupied, and there are still a lot of people from the surrounding tribes who are committed to Saktu. I really don’t have time to go so far. If I let others go, Zhang Erlang won’t be able to worry about it.”
Li Shengtian looked helpless. The current situation in Khotan meant that he could no longer rely on Zhang Zhao.
He is a small country with only a few hundred thousand people, and the various ethnic groups in Anxi have always had the habit of obeying the stronger. If Zhang Zhao continues to be important, he will soon take over the throne, but there is really no more suitable candidate than Zhang Zhao.
"No wonder Lao Taishan would rather send dozens of elite soldiers to send Zhang Erlang away. If you can't kill such a person, then you have to keep him far away from you." Li Shengtian smiled bitterly at Cao Yuanxin.
Cao Yuanxin stood up, walked solemnly to Li Shengtian, then slowly knelt down and put his hands on Li Shengtian's knees, looking directly at the great sage emperor in Khotan Jin Kingdom.
"Erlang, you must not belittle yourself. Although Zhang Erlang is brave, judging from the current situation, he is not as powerful as the heroes of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions such as Ban Dingyuan and Chen Pohu, as well as the heroes of this dynasty such as Xue Youzhou and Xing Guozhuang Gong.
Not as good as that.
If Erlang wants to rule Anxi, he must be strong when he encounters the strong! When your father left a poor country in Khotan, you built it into such a rich country in fifteen years. You, Li Erlang, don't need to be sent to Zhang Erlang!
Conquering cities and expanding territories is not your specialty, but if you know how to use people well and make the country rich and the people strong, you are far better than Zhang Erlang.
We will talk about the future matters in the future. Now is not the time to think about these things. The most important thing at the moment is that you uncles and nephews should work together to increase our power in Khotan and show the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties!"
There was only one voice in Cao Yuanxin's heart, that is, he could not let this seed of suspicion sprout in Li Shengtian's heart.
When Zhang Zhao analyzed the fate of Khotan for Li Shengtian, Cao Yuanxin was actually listening behind the screen, so she understood that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Khotan, and she must seize the opportunity to make Khotan the overlord of Anxi.
If two people have a rift in their hearts, how can they work together?
As for whether Zhang Erlang would return to Shazhou, Cao Yuanxin's face twisted twice, and she made a firm decision in her heart.
To make Zhang Erlang firm in his determination to return to Shazhou, he can only start from his own home.
My father is already over sixty years old and his time is running out. Brother Yuande, I'm sorry. My sister cannot support Zhang Erlang in returning to Shazhou to seize power.
As long as Khotan is still there, as long as Khotan is still so prosperous, even if Zhang Erlang takes back the power of the Guiyi Army, the Cao family will always be able to continue to be wealthy, right?