Kang Jing was taken aback. He hurriedly fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I dare not deceive my heart. If someone wants to do harm to the Queen Mother, I will be the first to fight him to the death!"
All the ministers knelt down together, all with pious faces and taking the same oath as Kang Jing.
These people are all nobles from Kangju. In their eyes, Sister Cleia was originally just a slave. In order to maintain peace, she can naturally make sacrifices.
Liu Xin also understood their thoughts. As long as they respected Ban Tou'er and his mother, Liu Xin would not embarrass them. She just nodded gently and said, "Everyone, get up. Let me tell you one thing. The big man is now with Kang
We are so close to each other, how can we say that we are beyond our reach? Don’t worry, with the strong men here, no one can bully Kang Ju! Drive those Parthian envoys out and let them tell Artaban that King Kang Ju
The Queen Mother’s birthday is coming soon, so I asked him to send his daughter over as a congratulatory gift!”
Kang Jing and others still didn't believe it. There was Dayuan between Dahan and Kangju, and Dayuan was also a more powerful existence than Kangju. These Parthian envoys brought news that Dayuan had already communicated with Kangju.
The Han people were at odds with each other, which made them afraid. However, according to Liu Xin, it seemed that the Han people had already destroyed Dawan.[
But Ban Tou'er was very angry and said angrily: "Why are you still kneeling! Get up, you bunch of worthless things! Let me tell you, there will be no Dawan Kingdom from now on, Dawan has been completely included in the territory of the Han Dynasty! You still use
Are you afraid of Parthia?"
In fact, Ban Tou'er already knew the news when she left Khotan at noon today. However, she was in a hurry to meet Liu Xin and did not have time to inform her ministers of the situation.
That night, Liu Xin stayed at Kangju Palace, and the ministers of Kangju also knew the secret relationship between Liu Xin and Ban Touer. Of course, they also knew that it only took one day for the Han Dynasty to completely destroy Dawan.
These Kangju nobles now respect and fear Liu Xin. They respect Liu Xin because they have the backer of the Han Dynasty. They will no longer have to worry about the threat of Parthia in the future. What they fear is whether one day
Kangju also suffered the same fate as Dawan.
The same idea also existed in Ban Tou'er's mind. After the entertainment, Ban Too'er lay in Liu Xin's arms and asked quietly: "The Han people have a story called False Way to Conquer Guo. Now you want to march westward?"
Will Great Qin take the opportunity to destroy Kangju as well, just like it did to Dawan?"
Liu Xin said sternly: "I already feel I owe a lot to you, mother and son. Kangju is the family property you earned by yourself, how could I come to rob it?"
Seeing the solemn look on Liu Xin's face, Ban Tou'er couldn't help laughing, and said coquettishly: "Okay, don't be so serious. People are teasing you, how can I still not trust you?"
Liu Xin shook her head and said, "What you said in scolding them at the city gate today went too far. I'm worried that they won't be able to bear it and will rise up to resist."
"What are you afraid of? My fist is in my hand!" Ban Tou'er said nonchalantly, "Besides, don't we still have you? If it doesn't work, our mother and son will go to Chang'an to seek refuge with you. I'm afraid that you won't recognize us and our son by then.
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Liu Xin said happily: "Really, I can't ask for it."
But Ban Tou'er said: "If I go to Chang'an with you, will it still be me? I won't go anywhere, as long as you keep us, mother and son, in your heart."
As he was talking, the sky was already bright. Ban Tou'er was tired and fell asleep at some point. But Liu Xin couldn't sleep. He got up with his clothes on and looked at the east in silence.
This time was originally just a dispute between the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty, which had nothing to do with the surrounding countries. The Qin Dynasty massacred Han merchants wantonly. As the emperor, of course he had to punish his troops and seek justice for his people. If there is any relationship,
It is unrealistic and unrealistic. When the Han army goes north, it will always have to pass through these countries.
However, some things happened one after another, and there was a hint of conspiracy. Mozhiti had always been friendly with the big man, but was suddenly exposed. Atike, who had just come to power, even pretended to sever ties with the big man. But Caracalla was
At this time, he proposed to marry Aldaban's daughter, and Aldaban put pressure on Kangju by asking for Sister Cleia. In addition, there were recent changes in Wusun and Kushan. All of this is intertwined and indicates that
There is a huge trap waiting for Liu Xin in the future.
Fortunately, Liu Xin's actions were fast enough and his methods ruthless enough. He destroyed Dawan within one day and ensured smooth communication between Uzbeli Fortress and the Han Concession in Parthia. Otherwise, his retreat would have been cut off.
possible.
Today's Great Qin is no longer the era of Putimius who only knew how to conquer the world with force. Caracalla actually also knows how to use the tactics of combining vertical and horizontal forces, which makes Liu Xin have to re-examine this powerful opponent.
Just when Liu Xin was thinking hard about what other conspiracy Caracalla had, the city of Susa was already in chaos.
Under the heavy pressure of Liu Xin, Putimius had to return Ctesiphon to Parthia, and it became the capital of Parthia again. But this time, Artaban did not follow in his father's footsteps.
Instead, he chose to stay in the city of Susa.
In the war that ended not long ago, the devastating attack of the Han army left a deep impression on Artaban. He has realized that in order to become the future king of Parthia, he must have a powerful army of his own.
Arming yourself is more important than getting your father's support.
Therefore, when Vologis returned to Ctesiphon, Artaban found a reason to stay in Susa. He knew very well that only by getting out of Vologis' sight could he do whatever he wanted and develop his strength without restraint.
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It is not that simple to form an army that is loyal to oneself. It requires strong financial resources to support it. Fortunately, the city of Susa was not affected by the war, and the local business was still developed, providing Artaban with
A lot of taxation, which is why Artaban chose to stay here.
However, it is not enough to have money alone, you must also be able to buy enough soldiers and armors. Last time, the Han Dynasty deducted 300,000 sets of soldiers and armors from the rent, and 100,000 of them were given to Arshak, leaving Volojis with 50,000 sets for himself.
Ten thousand officers formed a guard army, and although the remaining 150,000 officers were given to Artabanus, they were all lost by him in the war.
In desperation, Aldaban sent people to the concession to find Jia Xu, and proposed to collect ten years' rent in advance, which would also be deducted by the big man in the form of armor. Unexpectedly, Jia Xu refused. If you want the armor, you can buy it with money.
If you have money, you can buy as much as you want!
Artabanus did not have no money on hand, but his money still needed to be used to recruit soldiers and buy food. If he bought additional soldiers and armor, he would be a little short of money.
At this moment, Caracalla suddenly sent an emissary to contact Aldaban, willing to provide him with help in return, but he also made a condition that made Aldaban somewhat embarrassed, that is, Aldaban must marry his daughter Tatina.
give him.
Artabanus has two sons and three daughters. Tatjana is his youngest daughter. She is only thirteen years old this year. However, although Tatjana is only thirteen years old, foreign girls develop early and look like a slim girl.
She is a grown-up girl, and with her delicate face and white skin, she is already a famous little beauty in Parthia.
Originally, it was very common in Parthia for girls to marry when they were twelve or thirteen years old. But firstly, Artaban loved this little daughter the most, and secondly, Caracalla was several years older than him, so Aldaban
Daban did not agree.
Unexpectedly, Caracalla was determined to marry Tatina, and sent emissaries several times to urge her. Finally, he simply issued an ultimatum. If Artaban refused to agree, he would choose to cooperate with Arshak.
It turned out that when Putimius captured Ctesiphon a few years ago, not only the concubines and daughters of Vorogis were made prisoners, but also the wives and daughters of many Parthian nobles, including Al
Several of Daban's wives and concubines, as well as his eldest daughter Caroline and second daughter Stacia. When Putimius divided the spoils, Caracalla picked out these sisters.
There was no shortage of women around Caracalla, but these two royal girls from a different race were his favorites. When Caracalla attended various banquets and watched gladiatorial games, he would take the sisters with him and show off their beauty to the people around him.
Beauty.
Everyone wanted to please Caracalla, so they would inevitably give a few compliments and say that Parthia produced beauties. Unexpectedly, a Qin nobleman was not convinced and brought out a newly acquired Greek beauty and compared the two sisters.
Go down.
At this time, the sisters had long forgotten the hatred of subjugating their country, and were afraid of losing Caracalla's favor. They actually praised their little sister Tatina's beauty in front of Caracalla, saying that it was as beautiful as heaven and earth.
A beauty. Hearing this made Caracalla feel itchy and unbearable. He wished he could fly to Parthia right now to get the beauty back in his arms, so as to save his own face. However, Daqin and Parthia had always been at odds with each other, and Tatina belonged to Artaban.
The daughter, the granddaughter of Vorogis, Caracalla, could only admire the beauty and sigh.
Man is not as good as God. In order to deal with the big man, Caracalla tried his best to recruit all the forces, including Parthia. He sent three envoys to contact Vologis, Arshak and Artaban respectively. As a result,
Vologis had not been involved in political affairs for a long time, and Arshak was quite disgusted with the Qin Dynasty. Only Artaban expressed his intention to cooperate. Moreover, Caracalla found that Aldaban urgently needed the support of the Qin Dynasty, so he issued such a plan
conditions, and use them as threats.
Although this move is not very clever, it hits Aldaban's weakness. His strength is not as good as Arshak. If he loses the strong support of Caracalla, he will never be able to do it again in this life.
The dream of the king of Parthia has come true. After weighing the pros and cons, Artaban had no choice but to reluctantly agree to marry Tatina to Caracalla, who was older than him, and in accordance with Caracalla's instructions, he asked Conju for Cleia
Sisters served as dowries. In fact, there was no shortage of dowry women in Parthia. Caracalla's move was to force Kangju to choose a side.