Chapter 204 Outside the city, Marquis Dingxi saw Ke Han and Dongfang Xiao smiling at each other, and seemed to be infected. He thought it was his words that inspired the two young people, and they started laughing too.
"Your Majesty!" Dongfang Xiao finally stopped laughing. He felt that it was strange that Dingxihou acted like a servant and talked to him and Ke Han so obediently.
Ke Han saw some signs that Dingxihou had great ambitions!
Dingxihou has always acted as a weak figure among the four princes and kings of Dashun Dynasty. In fact, he has a strong desire to get rid of control and rule alone.
Dingxihou has always been strong, and he will never give in easily, especially in front of several princes. He always tries to stay calm and pretend to be strong.
However, in order to balance the power, the emperor deliberately reversed the situation and let the princes and kings serve as officials in different places.
God is unfair! He actually allowed the Marquis of Zhenbei, who had always had issues with him, to have two sons? One came to the Western Regions to guard the territory, and the other stayed in Kyoto. And he, the Marquis of Dingxi, only had a daughter, and he was not his biological son.
This! This hit Dingxihou very much! He was about to collapse, but he held it back with his utmost patience!
When Chen Kaidong, the second son of Zhenbeihou, came to the Western Regions to visit his brother, the military governor, he came to Xiliang and wandered around his palace. He fell in love with Yan Zi and actually asked his brother, who was the military governor, to put pressure on her.
When he even wanted to forcefully marry Yan Zi, Dingxihou tried to delay it.
He declined the marriage, not because he was really reluctant to part with Yan Zi for the rest of his life, but because he was worried that Yan Zi's life would be ruined by following a gambler. More importantly, he was afraid that his own interests would be suppressed like never before. What's more, he was very serious in his bones.
I despise the weird old man Zhenbei Hou, and I can’t stand the snobbish and ignorant Chen Kaidong! If he marries his daughter, it will not only be of no help to his ideals, but it will even destroy the little he has worked hard to achieve.
The powerful forces also joined in, and then, even my poor seat in the Western Region was plundered by the Zhenbei Marquis. Do you think, if you really get married, then you can't just marry them as a dowry? If so, then, then
This is the worst ending!
However, sadly, he could only delay as much time as possible until Yan Zi ran away from home with several maids on the day he returned to Kyoto to report on his duties.
Later, God gave him a chance to make a comeback. When Chen Kaiqi, the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, was returning home, he controlled remotely from Kyoto and asked his cronies who had sneaked into Western Xinjiang to write several joint letters of protest, saying that the Jiedushi envoy
How tyrannical and unpopular it was, which caused the army to lose morale. It is said that under the leadership of this Jiedushi, it was not in line with the government, and it was defeated soon. To put it more seriously, the current Western Region is like a plate of loose sand. If we are not alert anymore
, if things go on like this, it will eventually be difficult to defend! Anyway, just make up any story that can scare people, and sign your name to show its authenticity. Anyway, I estimate that this time, Jiedushi will have to
After he was imprisoned, no one cared about his evil deeds anymore. Most of the petty officials who did not know the truth also signed their names. Then, they used carrier pigeons to pass the letter, letting the shocking "facts" remind the emperor that this Jiedu envoy
It's time to replace
When the carrier pigeon carried the secret message and delivered it to Dingxihou's staff in the Kyoto office, and then the staff secretly admonished the emperor, the emperor was really furious.
Chen Kaiqi deserves to be in trouble, or perhaps the fate of the Marquis of Zhenbei has come. However, when he went home to visit relatives and celebrate the birthday of his old father, the Marquis of Zhenbei, he "accidentally met" an old lover. He wanted to rekindle the good old relationship with the old lover, but was arrested by the Marquis of Dingxi.
When people found out, it became Chen Kaiqi's fatal flaw. Unfortunately, his granddaughter Ruth actually fell in love with a male servant in the house, and tried her best to prevent the couple from reuniting, so that the man
The valet Liu San finally set himself on fire at the door of the Northern Palace. All kinds of crimes brought disrepute to Chen Jiedushi. Therefore, on the day Jiedushi Chen Kaiqi just returned to the Western Regions, he was sent back to Kyoto to be ensnared and imprisoned by the court.
In addition, the second son of Zhenbeihou, Chen Kaidong and the young master Chen Yao, jointly staged a fake kidnapping to defraud the family of the reward given by the emperor, which had a very bad impact and were imprisoned at the same time. From then on, the reputation of the Beiwang Palace was no longer good and it completely collapsed.
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An opportunity given by God, Dingxihou would not let it slip away no matter what. When Chen Kaiqi was imprisoned, Dingxihou stepped up his lobbying and tried his best to recommend Dongfang Xiao, who he thought was under his control, to the court to let Dongfang Xiao
Become this military governor in order to expand your own power and gain active control.
Coincidentally, Ke Han was also very optimistic about Dongfang Xiao's ability. He sincerely wanted to help Dongfang Xiao and give Dongfang Xiao a place to use. Through the relationship with the Minister of Dali Temple, he and Dingxihou recommended Dongfang Xiao to the emperor at the same time.
If a single Marquis of Dingxi recommended Dongfang Xiao, the emperor would definitely have some scruples. However, with the recommendation of a prince and the recommendation of Li Siqing, the top leader of the highest judicial authority in Dashun, Dongfang Xiao would
It was really smooth to become the governor!
Now, he has married his daughter to Shi Ziheng, an inspector and press officer of the UnionPay Market Supervision Administration who has multiple identities and holds great power. In this way, he has another weight to succeed!
Everything seems to be moving closer to his set goal! When he thinks that he can use his newly married son-in-law, Lord Shi, and the new Jiedushi, his "confidant" Dongfang Xiao, to help him conquer the world and defend the country, Dingxihou is delighted.
He couldn't help himself, so it was reasonable for him to laugh heartily.
"Sir!" Suddenly, a clerk came to report, "Miss Yan Zi..."
"What's wrong?" everyone asked in surprise.
The little official seemed to have some scruples. He faced Dongfang Xiao, but his eyes were staring at Ke Han, and he glanced at Dingxihou from time to time, not daring to speak.
"What's wrong with her? But it doesn't matter!" Dongfang Xiao encouraged, "She's standing on the city wall, too, too..."
"What's wrong? Please tell me more clearly, what's going on?" Dongfang Xiao glared at the clerk and asked angrily, "Stuttering? You!"
Ke Han was also stunned. He instantly guessed that something was about to happen, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. He left everyone behind and ran towards the north gate facing the "Shunfeng Island" Gehu Lake.
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The terrain here in the defense city is somewhat special, and the lines are clearly defined! We have to admire the magic and beauty of Tiangong's creation! The small city that Dongfang Xiao and the others are guarding now is surrounded by mountains, hills, and lakes! Li Da Da
The closest ones to the Western Region are those hills.
Specifically, it is like this. To the southwest are extremely steep mountains, but to the west is a wilderness. Occasionally you can see some hills, but they are also bare. The situation is very similar to that of a desert, and it looks a bit desolate and vicissitudes of life.
The Western Region near the Dashun Dynasty has gradually become a little greener, and the depression turning to the northwest has suddenly opened up and is connected to an unnamed lake due to the north. The water has also gradually deepened from shallow to deep, clear and bright.
Yes, very eye-catching
To the west of the city guard is the territory of the Sinu Tatars, with a piece of wilderness in the middle. During the day, it is exposed to the unobstructed sun, and the hot sunshine can almost cook eggs hidden in a thin layer of gravel; but
As soon as night came, it became quiet and scary there again!
In the past, this place was actually a long and narrow street, connecting the Western Region of Dashun and a village called Hamu in Xinu Tarzi at both ends. Many years ago, there were frequent exchanges here, and people on both sides could communicate with each other regardless of each other.
Walk around, and the soldiers guarding the city are also very relaxed. They just help maintain order, nothing more.
At that time, Hamu Village was still regarded as a market. People on both sides came here to trade with their own things in exchange for the daily necessities they needed.
In Xiliang, the people of Dashun have a high level of textiles. Their main specialties are the spinning of silk and cotton gauze and cotton cloth, which produce clothing base materials. There are also rich moso bamboo resources here, and their bamboo weaving handicrafts are also quite good;
The Xinu Tatars are mainly engaged in farming and animal husbandry, and their specialty products are sorghum and various animal skins.
But one day later, the newly hired Xinu servants from the iron ore owner on the island in the center of the lake came to Hamu for a rare stroll. One of them took a fancy to the bamboo box in the hands of the people in the Western Regions, and took it. However,
But he didn't give him any money. The bamboo strip weaver asked him for wages, but he was kicked away by the man. He kicked him and rolled all over the floor. This made everyone angry and surrounded the miners and started fighting over it.
The clerk of Order hurried over to help, but it caused a commotion on both sides. The conflict evolved from the original transaction dispute into discrimination between the two ethnic groups, and continued to escalate into the final national conflict!
Later, after investigation, it was found that those men were miners hired by the iron ore owner. However, they only worked for one day and went on strike because they were tired to make things difficult for the mine owner.
The iron mine owner was from Dashun, but he was also the son-in-law of Xinu Tazi. He also annoyed a few guys because they failed to perform the contract in accordance with the requirements stated in the contract and refused to pay them. The next day, those people
So he stole a small boat belonging to the mine owner, rowed out of the island, and wandered to Hamu Market. In anger, he took the Dashun Bamboo Strip Maker's box and left, causing trouble.
The matter was clear. The soldiers guarding the city immediately took the men into a small dark room and locked them up for several days.
However, after being imprisoned for a few days, the few men who were released took out their anger on the mine owner. After they were released, they returned to the island and asked the mine owner for so-called wages. When they failed, they kidnapped the mine owner.
Daughter, he went on a killing spree and ruined a good mine. Since then, the iron mine has been completely abandoned. It is said that there is not much mining value there anymore, so few people care about it, so that there is no trace of it.
In a few years, few people would even think that there once was an iron mine here in the Western Regions. However, the ownership of this island came into question again. Later, those few men lived and ate on the island, and kept saying,
They regained face for the Sinu Tatars and got back what they deserved
However, it didn't take long before he was chased away by Huairou, who came looking for the perfect place to cultivate immortality.
This is the real situation in the Western Region. It is always full of disputes and contradictions?
At this time, Yan Zi was standing on the wall of the north gate of the city. Inside was the defender's camp. Outside, there was a vast ocean. In the distance, there was the blurry shadow of a small black island.
Yan Zi stood at the edge of the city wall. She stared blankly at the shadow of the island in the distance. She couldn't help but feel dizzy. Her red and swollen eyes stung slightly because of the sunlight reflected by the lake.
Yan Zi's eyes were narrowed. Standing on the wall, she was like an injured swallow, in danger of falling at any time! Seeing that she was about to jump, the few officials on duty behind were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat.
They didn't dare to speak, opened their mouths wide, and stood nervously...