Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 82 Khotan's Gate of Life

Young, this is indeed capital, but Li Shengtian shook his head, as Zhang Zhao said, no matter how much he loves his elder sister, he is not an ordinary person, he is the king of Khotan, and everything he does must be respected. The interests of the Kingdom of Khotan come first.

At this time, although the Kingdom of Khotan is prosperous and powerful, it is one of the three major kingdoms in Anxi.

However, the Kara Khanate in the north, composed of nine surnames Ogus and three surnames Ge Luolu, still posed a considerable threat to Tian, ​​and it was not an ordinary threat, but a religious threat.

Since the Tang forces withdrew from Anxi, the big cannibals took advantage of the victory of Talas and continued to spread the Tianfang Sect to the east.

Especially fifteen years ago, after Kara Khan's Saktu Bugla Khan publicly declared that he had converted to the Tianfang religion, many nobles in the Kara Khan Kingdom began to convert.

More and more monks and believers of Tianfang Sect continued to infiltrate the territory of Khotan from Shule to preach.

At present, the only thing that can be controlled by the Buddhists and Manichaeists in the Kara Khanate is Balasagun, and it is still under the siege of Saktu Buglahan. It will fall sooner or later. thing.

It is conceivable that after Saktu Bugla Khan captured Balasagun, the number of Tianfang believers and monks who infiltrated Khotan may not be the current number.

With a population of 700,000, Khotan is already a big country in Anxi, but once the Kara Khanate of Balasakon and even Bhana (Fergana Basin) is recovered, it will have at least 300,000 accounts, that is, 500,000 to 800,000. people around.

This kind of population size is not something Khotan can compete with, at least not for a long time.

Therefore, when Li Shengtian continued to strengthen Khotan, he still pinned his hopes on the Gaochang Uighurs in the east, the Guiyi Army, and even the dynasty in the Central Plains.

What Li Shengtian is looking forward to most now is the revival of the Tang Dynasty. 500,000 heavenly soldiers will come and beat Ge Luolu and these traitors and cannibals severely.

Of course, he himself knows that this is not very realistic, but it is still very realistic to get help from the Central Plains and the Guiyi Army.

So in any case, no matter how much wronged the elder sister suffered, even the only bloodline Prince Zhang Min of Jinshan Kingdom died young, Li Shengtian still maintained his friendship with the Cao family, which was determined by the reality of Khotan.

Thinking of this, Li Shengtian's heart was quite heavy, and he shook his head at Zhang Zhao.

"Don't express your support, even if it's a secret support, it's impossible for someone to give you. I am the king of Khotan, and I must be responsible for Khotan!"

Zhang Zhao was a little disappointed, but he had considered this situation before he came, and he never thought of letting Li Shengtian directly intervene in his plan to win back the rebel army.

If he is willing to do this, he should go to the Qilian Mountains to collude with the Kucha Uighurs, slowly mess up the Guiyi Army, and then go to seize power.

By messing with the Guiyi Army and relying on a bloody coup to seize power, Zhang Zhao would definitely not choose this path.

"My nephew is very aware of my uncle's difficulties, and I also understand the truth that things should not be done or should not be done. But it has not started yet, and we can't give up lightly. On the side of Muni City, I ask my uncle to hold me up!"

"Ah!" Li Shengtian looked at Zhang Zhao and couldn't help but sighed.

"It's because your father died too early, and he didn't even teach you these things. Do you know that with the things you have done recently, if you change a king, not to mention the death of your head, at least you will be driven back to the sandbar! "

Zhang Zhao knew what Li Shengtian meant, whether it was to reward the queen of Sanpoba to the people below, or to remind Li Shengtian when he arrived in Khotan City, he would honor the benefits he gained in Zhongyun Kingdom to his uncle and emperor, and Involved with brothers and sisters Li Ruoyu and Li Ruoliu whose identities are sensitive.

These few things, no matter which one they are, are actually relatively taboo things.

Of course, there are reasons for Zhang Zhao's lack of political experience, but the bigger reason is that he has gradually felt the "pulse" of Li Shengtian, knowing that this uncle of the emperor is not a cruel king, and he is very confident. After seeing his role in Tian, ​​he will ignore all his shortcomings.

"Zhao'er dares to be so presumptuous because he understands that my uncle really loves me. Even though I am not born to my mother, but loves my house and my uncle, my uncle also treats me as a nephew."

Zhang Zhao showed a bit of warmth on his face, "But uncle, don't worry, although my nephew is reckless, he is willing and can share his worries for uncle!"

Li Shengtian nodded with a smile. Although this nephew was a little reckless, his feelings for him can still be seen.

But he won't show it in his mouth, this kid is too ignorant now, and needs to be pressed again.So Li Shengtian's face turned cold.

"Uncle knows that you are known as brave and brave, and all the soldiers under his command use their strength to ensnare the formation, but you only have more than a hundred people, how much can you help uncle? Help a certain housekeeper? Stop bragging!"

"I don't know if Zhao'er can help my uncle, the Son of Heaven, blow down the walls of Shule City. Does that count as a help?"

Zhang Zhao smiled lightly. This is the advantage of the traverser. Although he only has a few hundred people, he can do things that even tens of thousands of troops in Khotan can't do.

"What do you mean? Kid! What are you talking about? Can you blow up the walls of Shule City?"

Li Shengtian didn't hear clearly for a while, and he took a big breath.

And he paused heavily on the word bombing. At this time, bombing does not mean explosion, and it is mainly used to describe a very sudden and loud sound.

Zhang Zhao didn't say much, and directly took out a gadget from his arms and showed it to Li Shengtian.

This is a small hollow bamboo tube filled with black gunpowder that Cao Shishi arranged in Yuechang. Stretched out.

This is a relatively primitive firecracker, but the medicine is more sufficient.

Li Shengtian looked at Zhang Zhao strangely, wondering what his nephew wanted to do?
It seems that his intelligence system is not invincible, at least Li Shentian doesn't know how Zhang Zhao blasted the gate of Zhongyun Wang Sanpoba's palace.

"Uncle can ask the servant to dig a ball of yellow mud, and Zhao'er can show uncle how to break through the walls of Shule City."

The yellow mud was delivered quickly, and the doubts on Li Shengtian's face became more and more intense. If it wasn't for Zhang Zhao's confident look, and if Zhang Zhao wasn't the only son of his elder sister, Princess Fengtian, Li Shengtian would like to let They threw Zhang Zhao out.

The four kings of Khotan failed to break through the gate of Shule even when they conscripted the whole country six times. You, a brat holding a weird bamboo tube, can break through the gate of Shule just by talking about it?
Li Shengtian decided that if Zhang Zhao couldn't give him a reasonable explanation, even if it made the elder sister sad, he would send this guy back to Dunhuang!
At worst, he personally wrote a letter to his father-in-law Cao Yijin, telling the Cao family not to embarrass Zhang Zhao any more.

(End of this chapter)