Liu Xin knew very well that he was not tied to himself alone, nor was he just his wife and children. His fate was closely linked to the entire Han Dynasty. He insisted on leading an army into Guishan City just to
Ensure your own safety. If you enter the inner city with only a few personal guards after entering the city, the danger will still exist as long as the emperor and ministers of Dawan have different intentions.
Although Liu Xin's martial arts has reached the level of proficiency, he thinks he does not have the ability to fight against thousands of troops with his own strength. Liu Xin does not dare to put his own safety in trusting the Dawan people.
Therefore, he proposed that the Han army must control the inner city defense, otherwise he would rather withdraw from Guishan City.
This time, Mo Zhiti did not hesitate at all. He simply handed over the defense of the Dawan Palace to the Han army, leaving only eight guards beside him. The rest of the Dawan soldiers all retreated outside Guishan City. Guishan City from
From the outer city to the inner city, from the top of the city to the four gates, they were all replaced by Han soldiers for the first time in history.
For the Dawan people, the current situation is a bit humiliating and humiliating the country, but neither Mozhiti nor Yansai care. Especially Yansai, who personally experienced the battle outside Pishan City last year, in which 40,000 Dawan troops were killed.
Five thousand Han troops were completely defeated. Now there are nearly 20,000 Han troops outside the city. If the Han troops want to attack the city, Guishan City will definitely not be able to defend it. It is better to welcome them in obediently. Liu Xin will not be left behind.
Not going here.
The Dawan Palace was built quite luxuriously. This was not Mo Zhiti's "credit", but the result of the long-term management of successive Dawan kings. The banquet in the hall had been prepared long ago, and Liu Xin did not show politeness to them and went directly to the palace.
The first person took his seat, Sun Ce held the sword in his hand and stood behind him. Sisters Liya and Klea sat down on the table on Liu Xin's left hand, and Mo Zhiti and Yansai on the right hand to accompany them.
The dishes are quite Western-style, but Dawan is mainly based on farming, so there are many fresh fruits and vegetables on the dishes. The most distinctive dish is Dawan's famous dish roasted whole camel.
Mo Zhiti poured a glass of wine, bowed deeply to Liu Xin, and said: "Your Majesty's visit to Guishan is a blessing for the people of Dawan. I would like to offer you a glass of wine and ask your Majesty to stay here for a few more days."
Liu Xin picked up the wine cup in front of her, put it under her nose, smelled it, and praised: "I often hear people say that Dawan produces good wine, and sure enough, the emperor is happy to say that I only want to rob wealth. But I have something important to attend to, so I will go there early tomorrow morning.
I’m going to Kangju, so I won’t have to drink this wine.”
Although Liu Xin had sent an envoy to communicate with Mo Zhiti long ago, telling him that he was just taking advantage of the passage, the kings and ministers of Dawan still had doubts. Now hearing what Liu Xin said, Mo Zhiti was finally convinced and relaxed.
, but he said: "Now is the season when grapes are ripe. If Your Majesty stays for a few more days, Xiao Wang can accompany you around."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "No need, there will be a grand ceremony in Chang'an next year. I will invite you and your ministers to attend the ceremony when the time comes."
Being personally invited by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Mo Zhiti suddenly felt infinite fluorescence and couldn't help but said with great joy: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, I will definitely go."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Well, I have to be on the road tomorrow. If there is any program, let's start it now. Eat early and rest early."
Mo Zhiti lightly clapped his hands, and the musicians on both sides played various musical instruments. A group of girls in costumes filed in and danced in the center of the hall. Liu Xin didn't recognize these instruments, but only knew that they were unique to the Western Regions. Girls
He knew the dance she was dancing, it was the famous Hu Xuan dance, because Liya was a master of the Hu Xuan dance.
The dancing skills of these girls can only be regarded as above average, and Liu Xin's mind is not on enjoying the dance. He only wanted to pay attention to the etiquette at this banquet. If he followed his original intention, he could just eat something.
Liu Xin ate a few things at will. The music in the hall suddenly became faster, and the dance gradually became more intense. Several girls danced faster and faster, and they were already in front of Liu Xin.
Suddenly, one of the girls jumped up and rushed towards Liu Xin who was sitting upright.
Liu Xin was engrossed in chewing a roasted leg of lamb, as if she didn't notice the changes in the venue at all. However, Sister Cleya, who was sitting on the left-hand seat, reacted quickly and jumped up from the seat together, grabbing the man with four slender arms.
girl.
Almost at the same time as the girl jumped up, a musician who was beating the tambourine raised the tambourine in his hand and shot several cold lights towards Liu Xin. Things happened in such a hurry that Mo Zhiti and Yan Sai were stunned and had no time at all.
react.
However, Liu Xin still ate the roasted leg of lamb in his hand unhurriedly, without making any evasive movements. Seeing those few cold lights moving as fast as lightning, only a short distance away from Liu Xin, Sun Ce suddenly appeared
In a flash, the sword at his waist was unsheathed. A flash of sword light flashed by, and several triangular darts fell from the ground.
The musician missed the hit, but was not surprised. Instead, there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and he murmured something he didn't know what he was talking about. Yansai was very close, but he heard clearly, and he hurriedly exclaimed: "Your Majesty
Is there anything wrong with you?"
Over there, the Huxuan girl had been forcefully pulled down from mid-air by Sister Cleia, and her two jade lotus-like arms had been pinched off on the spot. The girl couldn't bear the pain and fainted.
All this happened so fast that only then did the other musicians and dancers in the hall have time to scream, and the place was in chaos.
Liu Xin slowly stood up, threw the mutton leg bone in his hand in front of the musician, and said calmly: "What can you do to me with just three ox-hair needles?"
Only then did everyone see clearly that the mutton leg bone had turned black at some point, and there were three thin silver needles stuck on it, which kept shaking.
The musician exclaimed: "You, how did you find out!"
It turns out that the Hu Xuan dancer does not know martial arts, but she has been practicing dancing for a long time, and her skills are naturally flexible. Her leap and momentum are quite amazing, but it is just a cover for others. She has no lethality at all, so
Only then could he be easily captured by Sister Cleia. The real killer was the musician.
The musician's attack was very vicious. The several darts he fired earlier were also false moves. The killer move was the three ox hair needles that were quenched with highly poisonous poison. These three ox hair needles were very tiny and difficult to detect when hidden in the cold light of the darts. He used
This method of killing people has been tried many times, but I didn't expect that I failed today.
At this time, the Feihu guards who had reacted had already controlled all the musicians and dancers in the hall. Even Mo Zhiti and Yan Sai had a steel knife on their necks. The monarch and his ministers had expressions as pale as
The earth god is secretly waiting to be married, and the beautiful general cannot escape.
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "It's none of their business."
The guards received the order and released Mo Zhiti and Yan Sai. They both knelt down in front of Liu Xin, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged for forgiveness.
Liu Xin smiled and helped the two of them up, and said: "I know you will never assassinate me. If you really want to assassinate me, you won't be here with me. But this assassin is really good at it, he thought.
Kill two birds with one stone!"
It took Mo Zhiti a long time to come back to his senses and asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by killing two birds with one stone?"
Liu Xin sneered: "If he succeeds in the assassination, do you two still want to live? Think about it carefully, who is the most beneficial to such an outcome?"
Mozhiti and Yansai looked at each other, both breaking out in cold sweat.
Liu Xin suddenly said seriously: "Although he assassinated me, his target was you two. This is your internal matter in Dawan, so I won't interfere too much. I hope you can find out the results as soon as possible and give me an explanation."
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Both Mozhiti and Yansai were submissive, and a carefully prepared welcome banquet ended in a hurry. Mozhiti, who wanted to make up for his mistakes, quickly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, your resting room has been prepared.
The king also selected two beauties to serve his majesty. Your majesty, please come here."
According to the provisions of the "Treaty of Shule", Dayuan must pay tribute to a group of young girls to the Han Dynasty every year. These girls who will be sent to Chang'an this year are receiving etiquette training in the palace, and letting them serve Liu Xin is part of the training. Moreover,
Even if there are not these girls, Mo Zhidi will make corresponding arrangements.
Liu Xin's face darkened, and she shouted sternly: "Mozhiti, I see you haven't figured out the situation yet! The assassin has already infiltrated the band, can't he infiltrate other places? Your palace is already a place for me.
It’s not very safe, now you should understand why I must have my own soldiers as guards?”
Mozhiti did not dare to persuade him any more, so he and Yansai bowed and left.
Sun Ce stepped forward and said, "Father, how should we deal with these two assassins?"
Liu Xin sighed and said, "I went too far. These two are considered loyal and brave men to Dawan. Let's leave their bodies intact."
In fact, this musician and dancer should have been in the Dawan Palace for more than a year or two. If they really want to attack Mo Zhiti, there are plenty of opportunities. Therefore, Liu Xin can be sure that the goals of these two people should be very clear.
That is aimed at myself. I have never met these two people. It stands to reason that they do not have any deep hatred for me, so why would they put themselves to death?
There is only one reason, and that is that Liu Xin's performance in Guishan City was too strong, which caused dissatisfaction among some Dawan people. Most Dawan people could only bury their dissatisfaction in their hearts, but this musician had the opportunity to contact him.
To Liu Xin, that's why he took the risk.
Although Liu Xin has roughly understood the reason, the musician and dancer still need to die. Not to mention that the musician is a dangerous person, Liu Xin cannot let them continue to live just because they assassinated him.
.But this incident also sounded the alarm to Liu Xin. How to deal with relations between countries does not depend on who has a strong fist and who has the right.
After a night of silence, this assassination incident was just a small episode for Liu Xin. But it will have a big impact on the situation in Dawan. Mo Zhiti, under the pressure of Liu Xin, will definitely have a great impact on the Dawan nobles.
A large-scale purge was carried out of dissident elements in the country. After this purge, the political situation in Dawan will be completely controlled by pro-Han forces, creating a favorable condition for Liu Xin to bring Dawan under the control of the Western Region Protectorate in the future.
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The sky was getting brighter, Liu Xin said goodbye to the Mozhiti monarch and his ministers, left Guishan City and continued westward. An hour later, he entered the territory of Kangju. A large grassland appeared in front of Liu Xin, and a group of cattle and sheep were running freely on the grassland. The young
The male and female herdsmen sang unrestrained love songs.
Liu Xin gradually became nervous. She squeezed her fist lightly and said in her heart, Kang Ju, here I come!