Ji Tang

Chapter 1205 Amul’s despair!

The first head-on land collision between the two great empires of the world, East and West, ended in an anticlimax.The Tang Dynasty did not lose a single soldier, but the Dashi suffered heavy losses.

Such an ending made the Great Eaters unbelievable, but the fact is the fact. The head-on blow made their morale a little low, but they held their breath even more. Next time, next time they must let the people of Tang Dynasty take a good look!

Maybe he didn't know the details of Datang, or maybe he had other ideas about the upcoming battle. In the following days, he continued to send scouts to inquire about the surrounding intelligence, and even contacted the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

However, Ji Song, who was in Ximen Pass, was not careless. The storm was coming, and as a man who was rampant in the west, Selder could not stop there.

Today, this small courtyard welcomed two guests.

If Seld saw it, he would definitely recognize it.Because these two people were none other than Maimon and Mufti who were captured by Ji Song.

At this time, the two of them were sitting in front of Ji Song, and Mai Meng seemed relatively calm.But the Mufti wanted to cut the person in front of him into pieces. If looks could kill, Ji Song would have died countless times.

"You two, it's been great lately!"

Ji Song had always treated these two people with courtesy. Of course, he did not bring them here to show off when he came to the Western Region.Instead, he had other plans.

One was Maimon, the former governor of the south, and the other was a favorite of the former Caliph Osman bin Afan. If not for the appearance of Ji Song, these two people would have been among the most powerful people in the upper echelons of the Dashi Empire.

But now he has become a prisoner of his subordinates. It is a pity that things in the world are unpredictable!
His arrival changed a lot and caused many things to change unpredictably.

Dashi, which originally came into contact with the Tang Dynasty at the end of the seventh century, actually started fighting with the Tang Dynasty decades in advance.If the Tang family had not gone to sea, it might have been the same as in history.

But as the Tang Dynasty continued to explore the west on the sea, the Great Eaters could no longer sit still. Once the road to the west was opened, they would occupy the Red Sea.

However, if those in the West know about this, they will attack Libya and Misr at all costs, because once they take control of this place, they can greatly shorten the trade route with the East.

This is definitely not what they want to see. They occupy the middle road, cut off the exchange and trade between the East and the West, and gain a lot of wealth from it.Once they lose this wealth, their system will definitely collapse financially. Without others to fight, they must be in civil strife, and it is not impossible to fall apart!

Nanhai was just dealing with the temptation, but he encountered Ji Song who didn't play by the rules.Once defeated, Maimon, who was the governor of the south, became a prisoner.One hundred thousand naval forces were lost in the sea, leaving the great navy unable to recover, let alone intercepting the Tang Dynasty at sea.

Mufti was completely surprised. As a close minister of the Caliph of the Great Eclipse, Afan, he knew too many unknown things, and he knew the situation of the Eclipse very well.

You're not that polite to this guy, don't you tell me?Haha, of course there is a way to make him speak. This is why Ji Song wants to kill him quickly.

Just a flatterer!

Maimon looked at the man in front of him with mixed feelings, whom he respected and hated at the same time. He respected him because he defeated him head-on. He personally understood this man's methods and bravery, and he lost to him openly and honestly, and he was convinced.

Hate, he not only hated why he didn't commit suicide in the first place, but also hated the person who had disgraced his reputation.

Hearing Ji Song's words, Maimon said calmly: "Okay? If you are a prisoner and you will feel good, I hope you will feel it after this failure."

"However, I will try my best to give you a chance to live."

With a half-smile but not a smile, he counterattacked an army and suddenly felt very relaxed.

boom!
But before he could finish feeling comfortable, he was kicked to the ground and looked at the woman accompanying Ji Song in confusion.

"Don't be ashamed!"

When the mufti saw his companion's embarrassment, he actually felt gloating about his misfortune. Although he knew it was not good, who told him not to deal with this person?

"How can I be so presumptuous? Even if I am a prisoner, I am still the governor of Dashi. How can I be so presumptuous? Is the Tang Dynasty a country and nation with such a graceful manner?"

"How dare you talk back? I'll see if I don't beat you into submission!"

After saying that, he was about to take action again. Ji Song saw it and quickly stopped him.

Glancing at the embarrassed Maimeng, he introduced: "I forgot to introduce you. This is the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty. Her rank is higher than the prince. It's not rude for her to make excuses. After you have a feast, you can go to court." How about scolding a prince?"

"Princess?"

Maimeng looked at Pingyang suspiciously and said blankly: "Are you the eldest princess Pingyang?"

"what?"

Now it was Pingyang's turn to be surprised. Does this guy know him?
As if he saw Pingyang's doubts, he stood up, respectfully performed the etiquette of eating, and said: "I was rude just now, please forgive me, the eldest princess!"

"When I was in Chang'an, I heard about your name in Honglu Temple!"

The Mufti sat aside and looked around the three of them, as if he was confirming something.

"Okay, sit down, remember, not everyone can be arranged by you. Maybe you don't know the status of the person in front of you in the Tang Dynasty, but I tell you, even if you lose this war, He is still the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and will not be blamed at all."

"Not only has he made remarkable achievements in the military, but he is also amazing in his administration!"

She looked at Mai Meng complicatedly, and said with some regret: "I originally wanted to kill you the first time you came to Chang'an, so that I, a prince of the Tang Dynasty, could have his legs disabled. What a great skill. But he stopped me. Got it!"

After speaking, he glanced at Ji Song and said angrily: "If he hadn't stopped you, you would have been cut into eight pieces and divided into five pieces!"

Maimon suddenly smiled: "Then don't I have to thank him for capturing me?"

Ji Song raised his hand to stop the contest between the two and said: "I came to you this time to understand some situations. I hope you two can cooperate!"

"Humph, cooperate? Why?"

Mufti said disdainfully.

Ji Song was not angry, but looked at him with a very strange look.

"What are you looking at?"

Mufti suddenly had a bad feeling, but he didn't know what happened.

"I'll tell you some unfortunate news. Just before the Great Ogres sent out their troops, your wife, your family, and your tribe were all killed by your beloved Osman Ben Afan until they were wiped out."

"I wonder what this news is like?"

Mufti was stunned. He looked at Ji Song in disbelief and gritted his teeth and said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Your Majesty won't do it, absolutely won't, how could he."

"No, you must have lied to me, right?"

"You lied to me. I'll kill you!"

Upon hearing this maddening news, Mufti completely lost his mind and pounced on Ji Song like a mad dog.But before he could leave his seat, he was held down by Daniel and Liu Laoer behind him, unable to move. "be honest!"

His eyes were red, and tears could not help but flow down from his eyes.

"How is that possible? You must have lied to me."

"I'm so loyal to him, how could he do this?"

Ji Song shook his head, threw a parchment scroll on the table, and sighed: "I also have to sigh at the ruthlessness of your caliphate. After the news of your capture was sent back to Dashi, he did not hesitate at all. He ordered his family to be confiscated and his ancestors destroyed. I don’t know what you knew about him, but you did it so decisively!”

"I was still a little hesitant at first, but I don't know who spread the news about your death. He immediately killed your whole family."

Mufti gritted his teeth and said: "What else can happen? It's not just him and..."

"To shut up!"

Maimon suddenly spoke, stared at Mufti, gritted his teeth and said, "Stop talking!"

“Are you going to betray Allah?”

The Mufti was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the ground stupidly and suddenly cried into his arms.

"Then what should I do? My family is gone, my wife and children are gone, and all my people are gone. What should I do? Tell me what to do?"

Looking at Mufti Ji Song in front of him, he suddenly thought of Li Ling. He was also in a noble family, was captured in the same way, and had his whole family killed by the person he trusted and respected the most. Who can understand this kind of pain?
As the person in charge of the law in the religion, the Mufti is a devout believer, and his belief in Allah and Muhammad is engraved in his bones.Just like Li Ling was always loyal to the country and never invaded Han soil.

"What about my family?"

After comforting the mufti, Maimon suddenly trembled and said, "Are they okay?"

Looking at his hopeful eyes, I suddenly felt pity for him.

"Your family is fine for now!"

Maimon was stunned and said in disbelief: "Is everything okay?"

"Yes, but don't be too happy too early. Although your family is fine, it is not optimistic. According to the information I have received, they have been detained by your caliph for three years. If my guess is correct, once When the news of your death comes back, they will definitely die!"

Mai Meng nodded numbly and said with a wry smile: "It turns out that I almost killed them because of a wrong thought at that time!"

He suddenly felt lucky that he was prevented from committing suicide by his subordinates, otherwise the despair of Mufti would happen to him again today.

As for why the Caliph did not kill his family, he also had a guess in his mind, but this was not a long-term solution. No one knew how long the Caliph's patience would last.

"Why are you telling us this?"

Maimon looked at the calm Ji Song. As a former opponent, he asked himself what he knew about this person.Every step has its own plan, and it is impossible to tell them this news for no reason.

The reason for keeping them is simply to know the information about Dashi, or to take advantage of their identities.Telling the mufti such desperate news, if true, would only make the mufti shut up completely.What else do you expect a person to say if he has no faith in living?
Since this person has done this, there must be something more.

The Mufti is not a fool, and even a fool cannot become the favorite of the Caliph.

Ji Song smiled, looked at him with a hint of hope in despair and said: "You are very lucky to have a son. When the Caliph slaughtered your family, you had a son of Emene who was not in the family. He was rescued by your retainers. But he disappeared without a trace after that."

"Emani? Is it Emani? That's my little son!"

Mufti has experienced all the joys and sorrows of life, the ups and downs today.

He looked at the person in front of him who made him despair and gave him hope, gritted his teeth and said: "Help me find Emene and send him here safely, I will tell you everything I know."

"No, Mufti, you can't"

The Mufti turned around suddenly and roared: "Why not? Why? He killed my whole family, he killed my whole family!"

"There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty: If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."

"From now on I will only live for myself! As for Allah."

He closed his eyes in pain and said: "Go to hell, go to hell. I have lost everything, but nothing can happen to Emani!"

He looked at Ji Song and said resolutely: "As long as you find Emine, I will do whatever you ask me to do. I just hope you don't lie to me, otherwise I won't tell you any useful information."

"I'll try my best!"

Ji Song didn't say yes or no, he just said he'd try his best.Then someone sent the two people back.When they could no longer see their backs, Ji Song suddenly sighed.

Pingyang looked at him with a very strange look, as if it was the first time he met him!
Ji Song, who really couldn't stand the look in her eyes, said with some embarrassment, "What is that look in your eyes?"

"Tell me, what do you think? Why do I feel that everything today was as expected? Are you lying to them?"

Pingyang's eyes widened, as if he had seen a piece of shit, and his face was full of disgust.Threatening others with their wives and children filled him with contempt.

Hey!
Ji Song didn't explain, and said nonchalantly: "Just think I'm a liar!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, ignoring Pingyang who looked eager for knowledge.
The confrontation continued. For half a month, there was no attack from either side. It was as if the cannibals had stopped. They just sent out a large number of people every day and came back at night, and they didn't know what they were doing.

But when Ji Song learned that Gao Kan had discovered a man-eating ranger in Henglus City, he became completely alert.

He quickly came to the map and looked at a route that led to the locations of Constant Ross and Broken Leaf Town. He solemnly said: "It's easy for you. What on earth does this guy want to do?"

"Could it be that you want to give up here and find a breakthrough from the north?"

Cheng Yaojin frowned and said: "If he feels that it is difficult to break through here, there is no guarantee that he will not have other ideas. If he really wants to go north, what should we do?"

Ji Song thought for a long time and said decisively: "Don't worry about them, they won't be able to do it in a short time!"

"Think about it, the nine surnames of Zhaowu can't provide food and grass for such an army at all. Moreover, when the Great Cannibal Expedition comes, it is already difficult to supply food and grass. If we go around to the north and pass through the layers of walls, it is simply asking for death. No need If we do anything else, I just need to block their way eastward and cut off their food and grass supplies, and they will have no choice but to wait to die."

"So, Seld will never do this unless absolutely necessary."

Ji Song said firmly.

(End of this chapter)