Although the group with unknown origins should be attacked first, Liu Xin's current focus is to help Ban Tiao'er, mother and son establish a foothold in Kangju. She will definitely need to use the power of all parties, but it is not appropriate to kill indiscriminately at this time.
Liu Xin waved her hand and hid in the darkness with Sun Ce.
There had just been a few days of fighting in the city of Beitian, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were very tired. In order not to affect the people's rest, the Han army, whether on sentries or on patrol, would try to make their movements as light as possible. This is the Kangju Palace.
Although there are 500 personal guards guarding the surrounding area, most of them are secret sentries. From the front, there are only two personal guards standing on the left and right under the two torches outside the palace gate holding a knife.
The group came quietly, and suddenly stopped when they reached the alley opposite the palace gate. The leader glanced at the palace gate, then suddenly turned around and said: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty bullied others too much. He actually wanted to take advantage of the chaos*
*I, Queen Kangju, are you asking me, can we bear this tone?"
Dozens of people responded in confusion, "Can't bear it!" "Kill him!"... But probably out of surprise, everyone deliberately lowered their voices. One of them also hesitated and said: "Prime Minister, I'm still the same.
In a word, is the news you said true? If I listened to the rumors and killed the Han Emperor by mistake..."
It turned out that the leader was none other than the Prime Minister of Kangju, Akler. Akler waved his hand and interrupted the man's words, and said without any doubt: "This news is absolutely true. It was the queen who sent the maid next to her to quietly come out to ask for help from the prime minister.
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Akle was surrounded by all the civil and military ministers of Kangju State. Today, at the foot of Beitian City, the Han army defeated the Kushan and Murza coalition forces attacking the city. They all saw it with their own eyes. Faced with such a powerful army,
, asking them to use force, they actually have no confidence in their hearts, but they respect their queen more.
Ever since Murza rebelled, Ban Tou'er, either with a big belly or with a weak body after giving birth, fought side by side with them on the city wall to defend against the enemy. Although Murza was the younger brother of the king, these ministers
Everyone knows that as long as Murza attacks the city of Beitian, the entire situation in Kangju will change drastically. They
The second reason is that their status is not guaranteed, and they are afraid that their property and women will fall into the hands of others. It is precisely because Ban Touer's example has greatly boosted the morale of the defenders that they have repeatedly defeated Murza and temporarily retained their status.
Thanks to their prosperity and wealth, everyone has accepted this Queen Kangju from a foreign country from the bottom of their hearts.
The customs of Kang Juguo are not so strict about matters between men and women, but it is on a voluntary basis. If the Han emperor covets the queen's beauty and wants to be the overlord, it would mean something else. Of course,
There are also many people in Kangju who rob men and dominate women. The butts of these civil and military ministers and upper-class nobles are not much clean. The only difference is that now the "victim" is the queen.
So after hearing the news from Akler, these civil and military ministers and upper-class nobles were all filled with righteous indignation. They gathered their servants all night and rushed to the palace with knives and guns. They broke their heads and never thought that their queen would never
My son is the old lover of the Han Emperor. If you know this situation,
Not only would they not be angry or impulsive, they would even support the queen's tryst with the Han emperor. After all, since the opening of the trade route, the Han's reputation in the countries surrounding the Western Regions has been at its peak. Who wouldn't want to get close to this big tree? The queen is now a widow anyway.
In this case, letting her follow the Han Emperor was the best of both worlds.
However, now that these people were inspired by Akler, their blood was boiling. When they heard that the news was sent by the queen's maids, everyone did not hesitate, lit the torches together, and rushed towards the palace gate with a shout.
Came over.
Suddenly, torches were brightly lit outside the originally dark palace gate, and two hundred armored warriors appeared out of nowhere. With a shout, the spear that was originally held high was flattened, and the sharp spear tip was reflected by the torch.
There was a cold light shining down.
Akle, these civil and military ministers, and the upper-class nobles gathered just a ragtag crowd. They originally planned to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Han people and rush into the palace. Now that they saw that the Han people were prepared and had such a strict military formation, they immediately shrank back.
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With the sound of bangs, many Han soldiers appeared on the roofs on both sides of the lane. Hundreds of crossbows were opened, aiming at the panicked group. From behind the lane, "Yes" was heard.
The sound of horse hooves. The sound of horse hooves is not loud, but it is very neat and shocking. It hits everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.
Akler suddenly changed his expression and they were surrounded.
At this time, the Han army formation outside the palace gate suddenly separated on both sides. Liu Xin walked out with his hands behind his back, and Sun Ce was guarding him with a spear. Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xin, and they saw that he was neatly dressed and had a good bearing.
Calmly. If it is true as Akler said, Liu Xin is pestering the queen in the palace, then how could he appear so quickly? How come there is not even a wrinkle in the clothes?
Akler was also surprised and confused. In the afternoon, when he knew that the reinforcements that suddenly appeared at the gate of Beitian were Han people, he had some suspicions that there was some connection between the queen of unknown origin and the Han people. And in the evening,
The queen drove them all away and handed over all the defense of the palace to the Han people. She further believed in his judgment that there was an ulterior secret between the queen and the Han emperor.
As the prime minister of Kangju, Akle has reached a peak in terms of power and status. But Akle is not satisfied, he has greater ambitions. According to Kangju's law, King Kangju only
If someone from the royal family can serve, unless there is no one in the royal family, a new candidate will be selected from other nobles. The current king of Kangju, Kahelman, is still very young and in good health, and he also has a younger brother.
Not on Akler's head.
But opportunities always come to those who are willing. At a banquet, Murza spoke the truth after drinking, and inadvertently revealed to Akler his idea of fighting for the throne. Akler was always cunning and unmoved on the surface.
He secretly began to pay attention to Murza's movements, and finally discovered Murza's movements in the woods.
Akle did not report his findings to Kahelman, but took the initiative to show his kindness to Murza and helped Murza cheat in the hunting again, and finally took Kahelman's life.
After Kahelman's death, instead of helping Murza ascend the throne, Akle suddenly sided with the queen, denounced Murza, and blamed Murza for Kahelman's death.
Just as Ban Tou'er expected, Akle wanted to get rid of Murza first, and then use Ban Tou'er and his son as puppets, and then when the time was right, he would depose the little king and stand on his own feet. Akle still had this certainty, because
The origin of Ban Tou'er is unknown, so the life experience of the little king is naturally very suspicious.
Just when things were evolving step by step in the direction planned by Akler, a sudden turn of events occurred. First, Murza, who had been defeated twice, invited foreign aid from Kushan and surrounded the city of Khotan in one fell swoop, causing Akler himself to
They were all in danger. Then the queen invited the Han army without telling him
, controlled the entire city of Bhotan, and for the first time Akler felt that the queen was not as easy to deal with as he thought. After returning home, Akler felt more and more that the game he had carefully laid out was about to fail.
, he was unwilling to give in, thought hard, and suddenly became cruel.
In fact, Akler's judgment was not wrong. There was indeed an ulterior secret between Liu Xin and Ban Tou'er. But there was one thing that Akler did not expect. Liu Xin and Ban Tou'er were both people who did great things.
Although the two of them are already in love, they will still finish talking about the business first. If Akler had endured for another half hour, maybe the couple would have gotten together. By then, Liu Xin would probably be dressed like this
Appearing neatly here, Liu Xin's crime was confirmed.
Liu Xin glanced at the frightened guys in front of her and sneered: "Akle, what do you want to do when you lead a crowd to attack the palace late at night?"
Akler was cunning after all, and suddenly said with a smile: "Your Majesty, calm down. The foreign ministers heard that someone was trying to do harm to Your Majesty and the Queen, so they hurriedly came to the rescue. I don't want it to be a misunderstanding, and I hope Your Majesty will not be guilty."
The guys behind him who had been impassioned just now were sweating coldly and started to echo. There are still more than 20,000 soldiers in Kangju City, but these soldiers have been gathered into the military camp, and the sentries around the military camp are all Han troops.
The cavalry did not know whether the Han people did this so that the Kangju soldiers who had been fighting for days could rest in peace, or whether they were doing this to punish them.
No matter what the purpose of the Han people was, Akler did not dare to alert Kang Ju's army in order to avoid alerting the enemy. Instead, he notified the ministers and nobles to mobilize their own domestic slaves. These domestic slaves usually relied on their master's
His power was quite arrogant in the city of Beitian, but when he faced the Han army that had experienced hundreds of battles, every calf began to weaken.
Liu Xin suddenly shouted sternly: "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself! Akler, you conspired with Murza to kill Kahelman. Murza has already confessed everything, what else do you have to say?"
Come and take down this villain with me!"
The guards on both sides agreed and rushed forward. Seeing this, the other ministers and nobles took their slaves and retreated back. In fact, they couldn't retreat far, because behind them, groups of cavalry were doing something.
Preparations before the charge.
Although Akle held a scimitar in his hand, it was only used to embolden him. If he really wanted to kill people, he didn't have the ability. However, several of his close servants behind him rushed forward with their scimitars and yelling strangely.
Stand in front of Akler.
All they saw was a flash of swords, screams and screams, and calmness returned in a snap. The seven or eight servants who had just rushed forward fell into a pool of blood, and four or five steel knives were placed on Akler's neck.