Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Jing Qiong hastily stated his position, assuming that as long as there is a transfer order, all the soldiers and horses of the Uighurs in Ganzhou will be at their disposal.

Jing Qiong is not perfunctory, but really intends to do this.

If he still had a glimmer of hope before, now that Zhang Qixian appeared and learned that Li Chuyun had sent troops to Guazhou and Shazhou, he dispelled all restless thoughts.

Jing Qiong himself has certain ambitions. In history, he has intervened in the internal affairs of the Guiyi Army many times, using the Murong family in Guazhou and the Uighurs in Shazhou to divide the Guiyi Army, and he almost succeeded in the end.

The reason why it is dangerous is because Xixia rises too fast.

Just when the Ganzhou Uighurs were about to swallow the Guiyi Army, Xixia Li Yuanhao took the Ganzhou Uighurs and the Guiyi Army together.

Now the general trend of history has changed drastically, but the original people are still there, and Jing Qiong's ambition has not dissipated.

It was only because of the pressure from the Dayu court that he became more cautious. He had put away his plan to take over the Guiyi army on the surface, and used the Murong clan who was close to them, and the Shazhou Uighurs who were close to them, and through goodwill In this way, he controlled the right to speak of the Guiyi Army and integrated the Hexi forces.

This move was not to fight against the Dayu court, but to help the Dayu court maintain the stability of Hexi.

In this chaotic world, a big country has its own laws, and a small country has its own way of survival.

If the Dayu court was a yellow flower after autumn, Jing Qiong would naturally stab the knife without hesitation, but now that Dayu is flourishing and unrivaled, all Jing Qiong can do is to prove her worth and avoid her own failure by constantly pandering. countries annexed.

Li Chuyun's attitude and Zhang Qixian's arrival today proved many things.

Jing Qiong clearly felt that Dayu had the intention to force her to show her sword, and further knew that the other party had seen through all her little thoughts, played her cards on the bright side, and forced herself to make the final choice.

If you really want to move, now is the only chance.Really wait until the Dayu court took this opportunity to take down Guazhou and Shazhou, then Ganzhou, where they are located, will be a turtle in a urn, and become a country within a country wrapped in the territory of Dayu, with no prospect of survival at all. Word.

Jing Qiong was more aware that if she really moved, she would die faster.

It's not that Jing Qiong can't see the key point, it's just that between dying of thirst and drinking poison to quench their thirst, most people will choose the latter.

At least the latter still has a chance of detoxification...

Hearing Jing Qiong's statement, Zhang Qixian was not surprised. Jing Qiong had neither the strength to break a can, nor the courage to die. Choosing to obey was the best way, but he couldn't help feeling a little regret in his heart.

Regarding the Ganzhou Uighurs, he and Li Chuyun had many private discussions in private.

Generally speaking, there are no more than two types, forced rebellion and Huairou.

There are certain rules of the game in this world, and even big countries must abide by them.

No matter what Jing Qiong thinks in his heart, Ganzhou Uighurs have helped a lot since the founding of Dayu.From the initial war horse trade to the later stabilization of the Silk Road.

The Ganzhou Uighurs obeyed the orders of the Dayu court.As a vassal, he did everything he could.

Under such circumstances, if because of some immediate interests, the Uighurs in Ganzhou are swung at each other and destroyed, the losses will be far greater than the gains and losses of a place.

It would be different if the Uyghurs in Ganzhou acted first, they could annihilate it openly and take back Ganzhou and Su.

Jing Qiong was obviously aware of this, and not only expressed his loyalty, but also made a practical promise that as long as the Dayu court issued an order, all the soldiers and horses of the Uighurs in Ganzhou would obey their orders.

At this point, Zhang Qixian already understood that the only way to deal with the Uighurs in Ganzhou is to be gentle.

The magic of this method is that it does not use weapons, so the effect is not fast, but this achievement is not as quick as direct destruction.

Zhang Qixian is also an open-minded person, fortunately said: "The loyalty of the Great Khan must be reported truthfully. The situation in the Western Regions is complicated, and it will be useful to get the Great Khan."

Jing Qiong also did not hesitate: "Once your Majesty orders, I will obey everyone in Ganzhou."
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Just when Jing Qiong compromised, Guazhou Murong Rujie also convened the four great powers of Fanshi, Sogdian, Longjia, and Yanmo to discuss the matter.

Murong Rujie was the son of Murong Guiying in the past. The Murong family was originally a nobleman in Tuyuhun. Because of conflicts with his half-brother Murong Xin, he led his troops to break away from the Murong tribe of Xianbei and migrated to Gansu and Qinghai today, becoming a local tycoon.

When Zhang Yichao regained Hexi in the past, he received the full support of the Murong family.

Murong Guiying is also Cao Yijin's brother-in-law, Cao Yijin can replace the Zhang family, and Murong's family has made great achievements, so he and the Cao family each occupy a state.

It is true that the Guiyi Army is the head of the Cao family, but in the three-acre land in Guazhou, the Murong family has no less say than the Cao family.

In addition to the Murong family, Guazhou is home to the four great powers of the Fan family, the Sogdian family, the Long family, and the Gamo family.

Their five tyrants control almost [-]% of Guazhou's power.

"Everyone, my son-in-law died strangely, and my daughter's whereabouts are unknown now. How can there be such a coincidence in this world, it must be Cao Yanlu, a bastard, who took away my son-in-law's power."

Murong Rujie growled in outrage.

But the four great powers at the bottom didn't say a word, some were resting their eyes with their eyes closed, some were drinking tea wholeheartedly, turning a deaf ear to Murong Rujie's words.

Murong Rujie changed the subject and did not talk about his own affairs, but said: "It is said that Ge Zhuoxi traveled up and down Shazhou and gave them many benefits. It seems that he plans to build a big market in Dunhuang to receive goods from the Western Regions .”

As soon as he said this, the expressions of the four great powers changed drastically.

Kashgari, a Sogdian, said angrily, "How dare he?"

Shazhou and Guazhou are barren, and the main source of trade is the Silk Road. As long as caravans pass through their towns, there is money to be made.

The strength of the caravans is different, and the ability to travel is also different. Not all caravans have the strength to directly reach the end point in Luoyang from the Western Regions. More caravans end in Liangzhou and go back and forth.But whether it is Luoyang or Liangzhou, they have to pass through Guazhou.However, if a large market is built in Shazhou, it will induce many mediocre caravans to directly end in Dunhuang, Shazhou.

As a result, the economy of Guazhou will be greatly affected.

The Sogdians are a tribe good at doing business, and they have been active on the Silk Road since the Eastern Han Dynasty until today.

If this happens, the Sogdians in Guazhou will have the greatest influence.

Kashgari immediately changed his attitude and said, "I am in the Guiyi Army. How can it be Khotan's turn to dictate? Cao Yanlu is Li Shengtian's son-in-law, so he has secured his seat. I am afraid that the Guiyi Army will change his surname."

Shannon from Gamo said: "It doesn't matter whether I change my surname or not. I, Gamo people, have suffered for many years and are no longer willing to fight for others. No matter what Cao Yanlu makes trouble, it is absolutely impossible to support Khotan."

The composition of the Gamo people is very special. When Tubo sent troops to fight in the past, the rich and powerful families all had slaves accompanying the army.In the long-term war career, due to various reasons, the master and servant lost each other.After these slaves got rid of their masters, they gathered together to form a new tribal group, and they called themselves "Yang Mo" and spread all over Hexi.

Because of their origin, the Gamo people are the most united and war-weary, but as long as they go to the battlefield, they will turn into relentless killing gods, and their combat effectiveness is extremely terrifying.

Murong Rujie snorted and said, "Ge Zhuoxi is running around so hard, even at the expense of his own interests to curry favor with Shazhou tycoons, brother Shannon thinks he is a bodhisattva?"

Shannon didn't answer.

Long Yi of the Long family said: "Which way is Cao Yanlu's butt facing, you and I know it well, there is no need for Brother Murong to say more. In the past, the Long family would have regarded us as the leader in Guazhou. But now the Guiyi army really belongs to the Cao family." Returning to the righteous army? Where does this put Emperor Luo of Dayu? I am not afraid of Cao Yanlu, but I am very afraid of Emperor Luo. Boy Cao is also courageous, so I am not afraid of Emperor Luo's attack?"

The Long family originated from the Yanqi royal family in the Western Regions. In the past, they followed Tubo to fight against the Uyghurs.After the defeat of Tubo, Yanqi Long's family moved to Hexi occupied by Tubo, and established a foothold in Guazhou.

Born in the royal family, Long Yi has a very high strategic foresight, and he doesn't care about Cao Yanlu at all. He has always thought about how to curry favor with Luo Tianzi of Dayu, and at worst he has to be a good person of Li Chuyun's level.

Murong Ru borrowed: "Luo Tianzi is too far away after all, it will take several months for the news to come and go, and I don't know how it will be spread. Why don't you just settle the matter, you and I will share the benefits, and when the time comes, Shazhou will be donated." To Luo Tianzi, everyone is good."

Fan Bangkan of the Fan family clasped his hands together, and said with a smile: "This method is very good. If you don't do anything, you will directly add a state. I think Luo Tianzi will not pursue it too much."

He was the closest to Murong Rujie, and he supported Murong from the very beginning.

Murong Rujie saw that the hearts of several people were moved, a smile appeared on his face, he returned to the rebel army, it's time to change people.

Just when Murong Rujie was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue him, someone shouted in his ears: "General, general, don't force your way..."

Before the voice fell, a person strode into the hall, looked around, saw several people in the hall, and said: "This general is Murong Defeng, the military envoy of Liangzhou in Dayu, who are you all, who is Murong Rujie?" ?”

This change made Murong Rujie unexpected, forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, and said: "This is it."

Murong Defeng walked to the hall generously, just like his own family, sat down on the host's seat, and said with a smile: "They all have the same surname, maybe they were in the same family 800 years ago. Turn around, let's have a drink. Now The business is important, you go and summon the generals of Guazhou, Cao Yanlu joined forces with Khotan to kill his brother, there is no pardon for this crime. Dudu Li ordered me to lead an army to attack, and you are among them, hurry up and join me in the battle."

Murong Rujie didn't know how to make a choice for a while.

Murong Defeng held the treasured saber at his waist in one hand, and said angrily: "Hurry up and go? Could it be that you and Cao Yanlu are in the same group?"

"Soldiers and horse envoys, don't misunderstand, we are all servants of His Majesty. Your Majesty ordered me to attack the rebels, and I will send troops now!"

Surprisingly, it was Shannon the Moore who responded first.

Long Yi of the Long family is the best at seeing the wind and steering the wheel, and immediately said: "The last general takes orders!"

Kashgari rolled his eyeballs and hurriedly said: "The last general has orders!"

Faced with this situation, how dare Murong Rujie and Fan Bangkan say no?