King of Shule, Liu Xin wanted him to become the King of Shule. Bakuli was completely shocked. Yes, Campbellin was dead, but Campbellin's son was still there. Even if Liu Xin wanted to kill the Campbellin family All of them have been eradicated, but there are still many nobles in Shule City. No matter how hard they are, they will never be soft enough for a lowly commoner to be the king of Shule. However, these words now come from Liu Xin's mouth. Who was Liu Xin who was mentioned in the book? He chopped off the two kings at will. What he said was gold-plated. How could Baguli not believe it?
Just when Baguli was still a little confused, Liu Xin had already said in a deep voice: "The article is long!"
Wei Yan quickly clasped his fists and said loudly: "The general is here!"
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Chang Wen, please immediately gather 20,000 troops to escort Baguli and his subjects to Shule.
Wei Yan raised his chest and said loudly: "General, I will obey the order!" [
Baguli still seemed to be in a dream, murmuring: "Sir, I, I am really the King of Shule!"
Liu Xin said seriously: "Yes, from now on, you will be the King of Shule. After you return to Shule, you must remember to treat your subjects well. If you want to stay with all the women in the palace, you can stay." , However, don’t think about taking the palace’s property all to yourself, remember to share some with the subjects outside, they are your biggest support in being able to secure the throne of King Shule!”
Baguli is different from Sa'adin. Sa'adin was originally the king of Pishan, and he can be regarded as a noble among the barbarians. If he becomes the king of Yarkand, he will not cause too much opposition from the Yarkand nobles, but Baguli is a serious person. A commoner of the Eight Classics, and a poor one at that, the nobles of Shule would obviously not take him seriously.
Liu Xin is not very worried about this. Shule is close to Dawan, which is also the border area for the first stage of his reconstruction of the Western Regions Protectorate. He will definitely deploy heavy troops there, even if the nobles in the city oppose the withdrawal. Even though Guli was the king, he only dared to whisper a few words behind his back, but did not dare to actually stand up and challenge him. What Liu Xin was really worried about were the common people living at the bottom of society like Guli.
Sometimes people's thoughts are very strange. They often don't see others living better than themselves, especially those who used to live worse than themselves. Just like Baguli, he was too poor to live any longer, but now he has become their king. , I don’t know how many people are envious, jealous, and hateful, even cursing him behind his back.
The subjects Liu Xin mentioned certainly did not refer to the civilians in Shule City, but the Shule captives outside the city. Behind each of these captives was a family, and these captives would never stand sincerely. On the side of the nobles, a few days ago when he appointed Sa'addin as King of Shache and asked Sa'addin to distribute some of the money in the palace of Shache to the captives, the excited expressions of the captives said it all. Now, Liu All Xin did was repeat the old tricks.
Two days later, Dian Wei escorted Diao Chan, and Yan Rui and others also came to Pishan City. Princess Liya of Loulan naturally followed. Although Liya followed Diao Chan's example and covered herself with a veil, she Without changing her straightforward character at all, Liu Xin shouted loudly: "Master Liu, I heard that you encountered horse bandits again!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and corrected her: "It's not that we encountered them again, but I risked my life to lure them out myself. From now on, the Western Region caravan is safe!"
Liya didn't believe that Liu Xin would be so brave to sacrifice. She snorted and asked, "I heard that Banbianyun gathered a lot of people. I wonder if the Black Tornado is coming!"
Hearing the words "Black Tornado", Liu Xin was slightly startled, then shook her head and said, "I told you before, Black Tornado is not suitable for you!"
Every time someone mentioned Black Tornado, Liu Xin would almost be startled subconsciously. Diao Chan, who was accustomed to observing words and expressions, vaguely felt that there was some special relationship between Liu Xin and Black Tornado. However, she never expected that Black Tornado would be a woman. She thought that Xuan Xuanfeng and Liu Xin had just reached a secret agreement. Diao Chan was a woman who knew how to measure her sense of proportion. She would not interfere with government affairs, and Hei Xuanfeng was a great hero in Liya's mind. What could Liu Xin say about her? After hearing this, she curled her lips with disdain and walked away. Liu Xin sighed quietly and said nothing more. She just asked everyone to take a rest before setting off for Yarkand.
The Pishan City in front of him no longer has a king, and is destined to become an ordinary castle on the Silk Road. However, Liu Xin believes that as long as the trade route is opened, it will not be long before the endless flow of caravans will turn this place into an ordinary castle. Like other places in the Western Region, it became prosperous rapidly.
After learning that Liu Xin had set off for Yarkand, Sa'addin quickly led the civil and military forces across the country and went twenty miles out of the city to greet him. Sa'adin was not Bakuli. He had been the king for so many years, and he was a weak man. As a small country, it can maneuver between Yarkand and Khotan in every possible way and survive to this day, so it naturally has its own unique skills.
When Sa'addin came to Yarkand, although he was not alone, he only had about a hundred guards from Pishan and more than 7,000 prisoners. However, he also carried a sharp weapon with him, that It was Gumuki's head. After entering the city of Shache, the first thing Sa'adin did was to go straight to the palace according to Liu Xin's instructions, open Gumuji's treasure house, and distribute all the belongings inside to those who followed him back to Shache. Those prisoners didn't even leave a single copper behind.
This move immediately won the support of the captives. In the Western Region and the surrounding countries, all the people were soldiers. With the support of these captives, it was equivalent to gaining the support of most of the citizens. And those who fought outside Pishan City Sa'adin also paid a small amount of pensions to the families of the Yarkand soldiers who died. Although these pensions were small, they were crucial to stabilizing people's hearts. After all, nearly 3,000 young Yarkand soldiers have been buried in Pishan City. In addition, the families of these people are likely to be able to survive, and they will inevitably have complaints against the new ruler. Now that they have received this pension, they feel better psychologically, and Sa'adin is much more pleasing to the eye.
Next, Sa'adin summoned all the nobles in the city. Most of these nobles were not willing to act based on Sa'adin's face. It was just that the situation was stronger than the others. Gumuki's head was still hanging at the city gate. They Everyone knows what Gumuki has done. How can Saadin's small Pishan resist the 40,000 coalition forces? Obviously he has the support of the Han people. The nobles have not lived in vain for so many years. It is said that they have endured humiliation and heavy burdens. Okay, it's okay to say that they are trying to compromise. Anyway, no one has any objection to Sa'addin sitting high on the throne. What they have to consider now is to maintain their position in Yarkand and keep their vested interests unchanged.
Sa'adin did not make things difficult for them. Everyone kept their original positions. Their property and servants were not affected at all. Except for the core guards around Sa'adin, even if they were just the clerks guarding the palace gate, Sa'adin None of them were replaced. In this way, the nobles were relieved. Gumuji was dead. Do they still have to accompany Gumuji to be buried together? Everyone immediately united to Sa'adin's side. The entire Shache City was not at all. chaos.
As for Gumuki's concubines and the palace maids, although Liu Xin said that these women could be his, Sa'adin was not dazzled by the desire for profit. He did not live in the palace at all, and the women in Gumji remained the same. It was delicious and delicious, but he didn't even dare to touch it with a finger, leaving it all for Liu Xin.
Liu Xin was very satisfied with Sa'adin's ability to stabilize the situation in Yarkand in such a short period of time. He gave some kind words of encouragement, but then heard Sa'adin say: "Gumuki has several pretty concubines. Your Excellency has been working hard all day long. It's just a good time to relax tonight, Xiao Wang has already made all the arrangements for the adults!"[
Liu Xin was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Saadin, I appreciate your kindness. You should keep these women for yourself. Remember, treat them well. Don't forget, there are many hidden things behind these women." Many Yarkand nobles are involved!"
Only then did Sa'adin feel shocked. He only regarded these women as trophies, but he forgot that they were Gu Muji's concubines. Behind them stood many big families in Shache. No wonder Liu Xin could capture Lan Feng. The two concubines were rewarded to Huang Zhong and him respectively, but he was asked to accept Gu Muji's woman completely. It turned out to have a deep meaning.
Liu Xin only stayed in Shache for one night, leaving behind a force of 3,000 Han infantry, and then hurried to Shule City. That was where he was most worried. As a guide, Baguli was definitely competent. , but it was a bit hasty to let him be the king. Although he was helped onto the horse, he had to be sent for another ride.
Compared with the smooth transition in Yarkand, the situation in Shule City was much more complicated. When the nobles in the city saw Cambellin's head, they caused a commotion on the spot. One person immediately jumped out to take Camberlin's place. Beilin took revenge, and pointed the finger at Baguli. This man was called Chikari. He was the brother of one of Campbellin's concubines and a prominent nobleman in the city. He not only clamored to kill Baguli, but also incited others to do so. The nobles mobilized their own slaves and private soldiers to kill Bakuli and the Han soldiers who entered the city.
Of course, Chikari did not really want to avenge Campbellin. He was eyeing the throne of the king. The reason why other nobles followed him and made noises was because they had the same intention. However, what was different from Chikari was that , they don’t want to offend the Han people.
Although they don't want to offend the Han people, they are not willing to let Baguli be their king. After all, they have never heard of Baguli, so why should they be the king? Moreover, they still have Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts. Beilin is dead, then a king should be born among them. As long as they don't rebel against the big man in the future, why bother to get a country bumpkin to come and ride on their heads?