Liu Xin wants to use these captives to do three things, one is to appease the people, the other is to paralyze the people behind the scenes, and the third is to draw out the real black whirlwind. In order to successfully implement these three purposes, everyone, especially the captives, must be , all thought that Liu Xin was convinced that they were the gangsters of Black Tornado, so Liu Xin simply did not interrogate them. Now that they have arrived in Juni City, there is no need to continue escorting these prisoners all the way, so it is time to find out their true identities.
Now, more than 500 prisoners are enduring torture in the military camp in the east of the city. This military camp is not the military camp of Shanshan Kingdom, but a camp built by the Han army after the Han army entered the city and temporarily expropriated the land and houses of the people in the east of the city. They originally lived here. The people were all given some money and went to temporarily seek refuge with relatives and friends. The place was heavily guarded, and even the soldiers of the Shanshan Kingdom were not allowed to approach.
The entire military camp was divided into several areas. In one of the open spaces, the prisoners were sitting on the ground, surrounded by Han army soldiers Wei Yan, who was holding a bow and an arrow, and holding a sword and ax. He stood in front of them with a long knife and read out loudly the punishment for them. There were several interpreters standing behind Wei Yan to translate what Wei Yan said into various languages commonly used in the Western Regions.
When Wei Yan finished reading, the prisoners made a commotion. Only now did they know that their disguise as a Black Tornado gangster had been exposed by the Han people. The Han people gave them an ultimatum. If they didn't tell the truth about who they really were. , every quarter of an hour, two of them will be executed. The two prisoners to be executed are not determined according to the order in which they queue up, but are randomly selected by Wei Yan. As long as Wei Yan's long knife is pointed at which prisoner, then This indicates that the prisoner's life has come to an end.
Time passes little by little, and six prisoners have been dragged away from here one after another. No one can tell clearly whose turn it will be next.[
"Time's up!"
As the frightening voice of the soldier guarding the hourglass sounded again, all the prisoners lowered their heads almost in unison. Although most of them could not understand Chinese, whenever this voice sounded, among them Two people were dragged out to be baptized by death. This psychological torture was more devastating than any torture.
Wei Yan, who had been sitting on the bench, slowly stood up, slowly raised the long knife in his hand, and pointed it at the two wolf-like Han soldiers in the crowd and immediately rushed towards the place where the long knife was pointing. The prisoner screamed "Ah", his eyes darkened, and he fainted on the spot.
The long knife in Wei Yan's hand continued to slash in front of the prisoners. Suddenly, Wei Yan noticed a prisoner who buried his head very low and his body was trembling. Wei Yan's long knife paused in front of him. The prisoner seemed to Feeling a cold light flash in front of me, I raised my head suddenly and suddenly shouted hysterically: "I said it!"
At this time, a dark figure quietly appeared outside of the city. The wall of the city was only as high as one person. The soldiers on the top of the city were also careless. The guards of the entire city were useless. The black shadow came to the bottom of the wall. Use any tool to reach the top of the city with just one jump
The soldier guarding the city was dozing off with a spear in his arms. His vision was blurred, as if a figure was floating in front of him. The soldier opened his eyes blankly and looked around, but saw no movement. He couldn't help but murmured something softly, and buried it again. He lowered his head and continued to doze off. Not far from him, the black figure quietly poked his head out again, swayed, and flew towards the palace.
At this time, the grand event in the palace had reached a climax.
At the banquet, Liu Xin announced his policy of rebuilding the Protectorate of the Western Regions. After the Protectorate of the Western Regions is completed, the Han Dynasty will station one hundred thousand elite troops in the Western Regions. However, these 100,000 troops will be stationed in the Western Regions and do not require the countries in the Western Regions to bear a penny. Moreover, the countries in the Western Regions also had to pay taxes to the Han Dynasty. Each country still had considerable autonomy. The only condition was that each country must recognize that the entire Western Regions were the inherent territory of the Han Dynasty. They were all vassal states under the rule of the Han Dynasty.
This policy can be said to be very generous to the countries in the Western Regions. The last doubt in Hani's heart completely dispelled the policy announced by Liu Xin. Hani immediately expressed his full support and, after seeing the majestic military power of the Han army, , Hani even plans to wait until Liu Xin's army is officially stationed. He will cut down more than half of his country's army. With the protection of such a big Han army, what else does he need so many troops? After the army has been cut down, he can do it every year Save a lot of food and salary, he can use the money to do many other things
Not only was Hani very supportive of Liu Xin's policies, but even the civil and military officers under him were overjoyed with such generous policies, so they drank the wine very happily. Naturally, singing and dancing were added to the entertainment, and a group of Shanshan girls with graceful figures filed in. , dancing in the middle of the hall
The dance performed by these Shanshan girls is similar to the dance Liu Xin watched in Amufan's village, but these girls are more than one level higher than those village girls in terms of appearance and dancing skills, especially the one who leads the dance. The girl is a stunning beauty
When Hani saw Liu Xin's eyes falling on the leading dancer, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Master Liu, she is Xiao Wang's sister. I wonder what you think of my little sister's dancing?"
Liu Xin picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile: "In one word, beautiful!"
Hani gently clapped his hands, and the singing and dancing in the field stopped. Hani waved to the girl who was leading the dance, and said: "Sister, why don't you come and toast Master Liu with a glass of wine?"
But the girl was also very cheerful. She swayed her waist lightly and came to Liu Xin. She poured out a full glass of rose wine, flashed her big blue eyes, opened her red lips lightly, and said with a smile: "Little girl Loulan Jing One cup for adults”
"Loulan?" Liu Xin exclaimed, "What did you say? Your name is Loulan?"
The girl smiled slyly and said, "Yes, the little girl's name is Lou Lan."
The original name of Shanshan was Loulan. It was the only way for the Han Dynasty's goods to be transported to the West. It has always been the object of competition between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu. The King of Loulan at that time was also a typical wallflower. Both sides showed goodwill, but neither side fell in love. As a result, In the end, he angered the Han Dynasty, defeated the city of Muni, killed King Loulan, and changed the name of the country to Shanshan. Liu Xin wanted to rebuild the Western Regions Protectorate. He also had some knowledge of the situation in the Western Regions. Of course, he had this history. is clear
Liu Xin turned her head and glanced at Hani, but saw him winking at the girl, and she began to care. This girl must not be called Loulan. The reason why she said that was obviously quite hostile to the arrival of the Han people. Liu Xin laughed. , said: "The name Loulan is too murderous and not suitable for girls" [
There is no basis for what he said. Although he did not read much and could not remember most of the poems, he could still remember some poems, such as "If you don't destroy Loulan, you will never come back." "Behead the little Loulan with your hands." In these poems, , Loulan has obviously become a synonym for enemy or war. Of course, these poems were written by later generations, but Liu Xin still felt that it was inappropriate to associate such a beautiful girl with a bloody war.
The speaker has the heart, the listener has the intention. Hani on the side was already secretly frightened, and hurriedly yelled: "Liya, stop talking nonsense, apologize to the Lord!"
Liu Xin nodded. It turns out that Hani's sister's real name is Liya. She is pretty, but she is so unruly, but she definitely cannot be called elegant.
"I'm not talking nonsense, I will change my name to Loulan from now on!" Liya was not afraid of her brother at all. She curled her lips and said disdainfully, "My lord, even though we in Shanshan are good at singing and dancing, we are very good at singing and dancing." , I wonder if you Han people have such wonderful singing and dancing?”
Although Liya is unruly, she is not unruly. She also saw the scene of the Han army entering the city today. Such a powerful army is not something that the small Shanshan Kingdom can resist, so she did not dare to change the name of the country to Loulan. Her dancing skills are not only unparalleled in the entire Shanshan Kingdom, but also in the entire Western Region. She wants to use her own strengths to attack the arrogance of the Han people. But she doesn't know that in the Han people's concept, singing and dancing are for people's entertainment. Kabuki dancers They are all relatively humble professions.
Of course, Liu Xin didn't see it that way. He turned around and glanced at Diao Chan, but Diao Chan shook her head and said softly: "I only dance for the master."
She had said this to Liu Xin before, and now she just reiterated it
Liu Xin suddenly smiled and said: "You are not only dancing for me now, but also for the whole big man. I am optimistic about you, let me compete with her!"
Facing Liu Xin's eager gaze, Diao Chan gritted his teeth, stood up and came to the court. Diao Chan was not dancing the Han dance as everyone imagined, but dancing the same Hu Xuan dance as Liya, and it was pulled. Liya danced this Hu Xuan dance together. Liya has been familiar with it since childhood, but Diao Chan seems to have practiced it since childhood. Her movements and dance steps are better than Liya. Diao Chan's face was covered with a veil from beginning to end. , her face could not be seen clearly, but she had a hazy sense of beauty. Soon she became the focus of the scene, and even Liya was shocked by her dancing skills.
Diao Chan's love for dance comes from the heart. After she watched the dance in Amufan's village, she took Lu Qiling to practice quietly several times, adding elements of Qiang dance and Han dance, and many movements Liya couldn't do it, so she gradually surpassed Liya.
At this moment, a dark figure suddenly came in. The dark figure's hand shook slightly, and a few cold lights hit Liu Xin who was sitting at the top.