"My aunt must not mention the words of the nobles of the imperial family again." Li Lang avoided Zhou Hou's questioning eyes with a guilty conscience. "In the Western Regions, Li Lang, the centurion of the teaching army, is no lower than the young prince of Jinling." He unconsciously He used a serious tone and said in a deep voice, "Not only me, but the lives of those good men who spilled their blood in the Western Regions are as valuable as mine."
Zhou Wei had watched him grow up since she was a child. He had never spoken to her in such a tone. She felt strange and was slightly startled. She saw Li Lang turning around, picking up the clothes next to him and putting them on him. This time he went out to fight in the wind. The sun had peeled off a layer of his face, making him look even more determined like an adult man. Zhou Wei couldn't help but blush slightly, and thought to herself, sister, Zhongxuan has grown up.
Zhou Hou walked out of the military camp where Li Lang was staying with mixed emotions. The stubborn centurion never refused to change his words, and there was still a faint hostility towards him in his eyes. But when he was angry that his reputation had been tarnished and blamed that person, Li Lang didn't say a word. Did he still think that the irresponsible person who went to Bianliang in a daze was really his master? ?
"He is a man, and a man must have his own responsibilities." Aili Dai held a cloth bag containing sewing work in her hand, walked around the wooden table, smoothed the wrinkles on the long dress, and placed the She sat down on the bench with the silver tea set. She sat upright, no matter how tired she was, she would not lean on the back of the chair.
"But, as a newlywed, he abandoned you in Ganzhou and took that delicate Han lady to Bianliang. It was too cruel." Nurse Aguli spread her hands and continued to ramble. Ever since Chen De left the Uighur princess Ailidai in Ganzhou, he has become the biggest villain in the world in Agul's mouth, "My Ailidai, how are you inferior to that Mrs. Han? You are not as beautiful as her or not as good as her." Knowledge of books and etiquette? This evil man simply has a pair of eyes in vain. The brightest star in Hexi is right in front of him and he can't even see it." She suddenly closed her lips because Jing Qiong Khan appeared. At Elide's door.
Jingqiong Khan, who had lost his position, was fatter than before. He was already taller than ordinary people, with broad shoulders and a thick back. If he hadn't been wearing a pointed hat with gold thread and silver trim on his head, he would have looked more like an old man with droopy eyelids. Brown bear, he tried hard to hide his gloomy eyes, stood at the door, looking a little apologetically at his daughter who was already alone in the empty room. He heard what Aguli complained about Chen De just now, but wasn't it his useless father who gave away the brightest star in the Uighur tribe with his hands?
Even though he lost his position, Jing Qiong was still followed by two servants, one carrying his bearskin coat and the other holding his helmet. Both servants were well-trained followers, standing at the door of the shrine. He looked at Jingqiong Khan respectfully, as if he was still the leader of the Ganzhou Uighurs with hundreds of thousands of tribesmen.
Seeing her father walk in, Elide stood up happily and almost jumped into his arms. Even her shawl fell to the ground, and her dark curly hair was draped directly on her slim and smooth shoulders. Smooth and slender arms suddenly hugged Jing Qiong's neck: "Father, how could you come in to see me?"
Since the Uighur tribes in Ganzhou surrendered to Chen De, Chen De unceremoniously broke up the Uighur tribes and reorganized them. All the capable warriors were added to each army, and the subordinate tribes were also divided into sergeants as shelters. Usually, when the Uighurs sought refuge with the Central Plains court, they only set aside a place for them to live and reproduce, but this time, the entire tribe's nobles lost their power. Chen De felt that instead of fighting both sides, it would be better to fully support those Uighur warriors with shallow foundations, without taking care of the original nobles at all. The original tribal nobles were not as powerful as before, and some even had no children in their families who were promoted to sergeants. The nobles were also forced to work as shelters for the former slaves and common people. These people went to Jing Qiong every day to cry. In order to avoid trouble, Chen De simply planned to gradually replace Jing Qiong's position among the Uighur tribes with Aili Dai, and ordered Jing Qiong Khan not to meet the Uighur princess without his permission.
Jing Qiong looked at Aili Dai's expression of surprise with emotion, and said in a deep voice: "Although your husband-in-law is very guarded, you Uighurs are not just dough to be crushed by him." Aili Dai stiffened. , the long and thick eyelashes trembled twice unknownly, broke away from his father's arms, walked back to the bench and sat down. "Father, are you still contacting the tribe to resist?" she asked with some hesitation.
"Why don't you resist?" Jing Qiong Khan reprimanded with some annoyance, "Your husband has evil intentions and promoted the white-eyed wolf from a humble background. The eagle with noble blood in the Uighur tribe has now had its wings clipped. , raised like chickens." He paused, noticed the sad look in his daughter's eyes, took two steps forward, stroked Elide's thick black braid on her head, and said in a deep voice: "Good daughter, You have to remember that you are not only a Uighur, but also a Uighur princess."
Coming out of Aili Dai¡¯s room, two Uighur youths immediately greeted Jingqiong Khan.??Both of them were outstanding figures of the younger generation among the Uighur aristocratic resistance forces. Tongluo is tall and tall, with light gray hair, regular and delicate features, a quiet and handsome face, short stature, blond hair, and a short beard on his lips. His impulsive and sensitive personality is easy to change. It shows on the face.
"Khan, has the princess promised to contact those newly promoted warriors for us?" Sijie asked anxiously. Being able to come to visit the princess this time was all thanks to the accommodating efforts of several of the princess's guards who were friends with him on weekdays. Chen De only forbade Khan Jingqiong from having close contacts with the Uyghur princess in public, thus distracting from the momentum he had created, such as this kind of private interaction. Seeing him, he turned a blind eye and sometimes even sent messages to his restless father-in-law through the princess.
"This has to happen slowly." Jing Qiong sighed with some frustration. Not only was Ailidai unwilling to contact those white-eyed wolves promoted by Chen Dexin for herself, but she said that it was just the time when the various forces of the Anxi Army were emerging. , all the tribes and tribes in the north and south of the desert were afraid to avoid her. Who dared to take the initiative to provoke her? She persuaded herself not to embarrass her husband again, "It turns out that girls are outgoing." Jing Qiong Khan cursed in his heart.
"However, Mr. Han's envoy said that as long as the Song people raise their troops to attack Liao, Chen De will definitely take the opportunity to return to Hexi. By then, the Anxi armies will have a backbone, and the opportunity for our people to rise up will be fleeting." Sijie said anxiously, " Didn't Chen De give some kind of drug to Aili Dai?" Handrang immediately started to deal with the forces in Hexi after being rejected by Chen De. According to his strategy, Hexi cannot be owned by the Song Dynasty under any circumstances. Like Chen De In the long run, the strong vassal occupying Hexi would also be detrimental to Daliao. The best situation would be to return to the previous situation where all the powerful vassals stood side by side, and various tribes fought and killed each other from time to time.
"Sijie, what are you talking about?" Tongluo saw Jing Qiong's face changed slightly and immediately reprimanded him. Although this old guy is fatuous, he still has some power among the Uighur tribe in Ganzhou. He is still useful at the moment. Offended him first. As long as the fierce tiger Chen De is driven away, the position of Uighur leader will naturally belong to these young eagles.
The three of them sneaked out of the mansion and discussed while leading their horses.
"Khan, in my opinion, there is no rush to mobilize the warriors of the clan to act righteously," Tongluo said in a low voice, "Although Chen De is not in Hexi, the generals under him, such as Xingu, Xiao Jiu, Li Si, Yu Furengui and others are all brave heroes of the world. This year, the six towns have been expanding outward with all their strength. Even if our campaign is temporarily successful, as long as one or two armies return to attack, it will be difficult to resist. "
Jing Qiong couldn¡¯t help but feel even more frustrated when he heard that his analysis was almost the same as what Ailidai said. "So, will the glory of the Ganzhou Uighur tribe never be restored again?"
"Tongluo, you coward!" Sijie cursed loudly, his hand already pressed on the handle of the knife. These days, those of them who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Anxi Army have experienced too many setbacks.
Too many Uighurs have become content with the status quo, and many of the original Uighurs have gained unimaginable power and status under Anxi's rule, and have turned against their original tribes. Even as the Han people were keen on recommending the five tiger generals in the army, the Uighurs and grassland warriors began to discuss who among the Hu people were the "Four Heroes" and the "Four Dogs" of the Great Khan. Xingu was firmly among the four heroes. First of all, Yu Furengui is also among them, because there are currently no other figures in these two tribes who are as trusted by Chen De as Xingu and Xiao Jiu. The remaining six positions, those with official positions as captains and centurions, The Hu officers were a little eager to try.
"I'm not a coward!" Tongluo glared back unceremoniously, and then looked around a few times warily. The soldiers and civilians around him didn't take it seriously when they saw the two Uighur men arguing. Two or three people quarreling in the street do not attract many idle people to watch like in the Central Plains.
Under the governance of the Anxi Army, Hexi did not support idle people in the market. If they were idle at home, they might be sent to the craftsman camp for hard labor by the sergeants in accordance with the "Law for Punishing Lazy and Beggars." Therefore, when soldiers returned from an expedition, they would hone their fighting skills and invite their comrades to banquets. People would be busy managing their land and property every day, and businessmen would be eager to move their money like running water.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, Tongluo calmed down and lowered his voice: "Do you think I am willing to endure those vulgar warriors who come to poop and pee on our heads? However, being reckless is not brave, and waiting for the right time is not the same. Cowardly!" Both Jing Qiong and Sijie realized that the street was not a place for quarrels, and neither spoke. Tong Luo then continued: "Hundreds of thousands of troops from Liao and Song are now facing each other in Heshuo, just like two cows. We are holding the horns, whoever withdraws first will lose. This is exactly what Chen De saw, and he dared to seize Hexi with only tens of thousands of people." He paused and looked around a few times , after confirming that the sergeant's attention was not attracted, he added: "Only when the Heshuo War is over, and the Liao or Song Kingdom can really free up their hands to deal with the fox Chen De, is the time for us Uighurs to rise up."??
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