Tiantang

Chapter 437 Wildness

Chapter 447 Wildness

A series of government orders and military orders were issued from Liangzhou to all parts of the world. Emperor Zhang Xuan led a small military and political court headed by Guo Ziyi and Zhang Xun to manipulate and maintain the operation of an empire in Liangzhou.

After the promotion of the decree to reward childbirth, Zhang Xuan successively promulgated a series of decrees such as "Liquor Restriction Order", "Tax Reduction Order", and "Military Order", which will gradually play a role as time goes by.

Zhang Xuan began to drastically eradicate the long-standing abuses of the Li and Tang dynasties, trying to revitalize this huge Chinese empire in an all-round way. In Guo Ziyi's words, he was trying to establish "leisure taxes and labor, light punishment, rich people, strong national power, and obedience." The world of peace and prosperity.

In a flash, it was the end of the second year of Yongning.

The winter in Hexi is far colder than that of Zhongjing and even Xijing Chang'an. Most of the time, the northwest wind whizzes through the city with sand and gravel. When returning to the Central Plains, if the weather is bad, stay in Liangzhou to rest temporarily.The merchants who came from the direction of the Western Regions basically lost their tracks.

But this year is different from previous years.

Because the emperor stayed in Liangzhou, Liangzhou became a temporary political, military, and economic center. Therefore, Liangzhou's commerce and trade flourished for a while.Merchants from the Central Plains gathered in Liangzhou, while Hu merchants, Persians, and even big cannibals from the Western Regions heard the news and started trading in Liangzhou.

Therefore, although the weather was bad, the liveliness of Liangzhou City continued unabated.

Inside and outside the city, the sounds of horseshoes, camel bells, shouts of merchants, and loading and unloading of goods can be heard endlessly, mixed in the cold wind, giving off a rough atmosphere.

The Governor's Mansion in Liangzhou City became the emperor's temporary palace. This official residence in the west of Liangzhou City was heavily guarded and turned into a forbidden area.On weekdays, Nan Jiyun's Shence Army is on duty.

Zhang Xuan left the study room, braving the cold wind and hurried to Su Hudong's bedroom.

After entering Su Hudong's bedroom, Li Tengkong was talking with the bedridden Su Hudong. When he saw the emperor coming in, he quickly got up and bowed down, "I have seen the emperor."

Su Hudong's face turned slightly red, she struggled to get up, but was held down by Zhang Xuan, "Su'er, you are not feeling well, you don't need to be so alien to me."

Su Hudong sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty, this concubine is really... This concubine wanted to follow His Majesty to conquer the Western Regions, but in the end..."

Zhang Xuan laughed, "Su Er, I've thought about it. If I let you go back to Zhongjing, I'm afraid you'll get gas in your fetus. I've decided to let you stay in Liangzhou for delivery... at least in March next year Before, I will always be with you in Liangzhou."

Su Hudong's pregnancy came quite suddenly to her.However, as an imperial concubine, her primary task is to raise children for the emperor, and joining the army is secondary.

Zhang Xuan originally wanted to send someone to send Su Hudong and Li Tengkong, including Guo Fu, Zhuoma and other women, back to Beijing together, but on second thought, Su Hudong had severe pregnancy reactions, and the journey from Liangzhou to Zhongjing was long. In case something goes wrong along the way, the gain outweighs the loss.

So I changed my mind.

When Su Hudong heard the emperor's words, he was overjoyed and said, "Your Majesty really intends to stay in Liangzhou?"

"Really." Zhang Xuan smiled, pinched Su Hudong's little hand, then turned to look at Li Tengkong and smiled, "Kong'er, you should stay in the mansion to accompany Su'er less from now on. .”

Li Tengkong smiled softly, came over and sat beside Zhang Xuan, nodded sideways, "Well, my concubine complies."

The three of them were talking, when Guo Fuying, who was wearing a light-colored palace dress and thinly applied makeup, came in and bowed down, "Concubine Guo Fu, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Concubine Su and Concubine Li!"

The status in the palace, Su Hudong, Li Tengkong and other six women are noble concubines, higher than ordinary concubines like Guo Fu, besides, everyone in the palace knows that the seven women headed by Cui Ying are the wives of Zhang Xuan before he became emperor. The palace has a high status in the eyes of the emperor.Therefore, Guo Fu has always respected Su Hudong and Li Tengkong very much, and dare not be rude.

However, because Guo Fu is Guo Ziyi's daughter, Li Tengkong and Su Hudong treated Guo Fu very politely.Overall, the three women get along pretty well.

However, it may not be easy for Guo Fu to truly enter the harem clique of Cui Ying's seven daughters.

Li Tengkong smiled and bowed, "Sister Duanfei is polite, please get up."

Su Hudong also lay on the bed and waved his hands with a smile, "Sister Guo Fu, I originally wanted to compete with you in riding skills, but it turned out like this... When I give birth to a child, I will compete with you again!"

Guo Fu smiled respectfully, leaned closer and said, "Sister Su Guifei is extraordinary in riding and shooting, how can Guo Fu compare to her. Guo Fu heard that her sister was unwell, so she came to visit her."

Zhang Xuan was on the side, looking at the three girls talking with a smile, and suddenly interrupted, "Fu'er, I haven't seen Zhuo Ma these days, is she in the mansion?"

Guo Fu looked at Zhang Xuan tenderly, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zang is very active by nature, she can't stay in the mansion, she often runs out of the mansion to go hunting in the mountains outside the city, she went out yesterday, she probably will be back tomorrow. "

Seeing Zhang Xuan frowned, Li Tengkong quickly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines sent 500 female troops to accompany them, and Nan Jiyun's 500 soldiers guarded them. There should be no problem."

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath.

He was not worried about Dolma's safety, but felt a headache for Dolma's wildness.This Tibetan aristocratic woman has a more active personality than Su Hudong. It is really not easy for her to stay in the harem honestly and "teach her husband and children".It was okay in Liangzhou, she could go wild, but when she arrived in the imperial capital, in the harem, if she didn't restrain her wildness, problems would definitely happen.

Zhang Xuan pondered and turned his head to look at Li Tengkong, "Kong'er, when Zhuoma comes back, tell me a few words about her..."

Zhang Xuan didn't finish his sentence, but Li Tengkong already understood what he meant.

When Zhang Xuan asked about Zhuo Ma, Zhuo Ma had actually returned from the mountains and was about to enter the city.

She has a lively and active personality, and she was used to shooting and hunting in Tubo. After coming to Liangzhou, she was bored in the mansion and didn't know Li Tengkong's three daughters very well. Horse hunting game.

Zhang Xuan was busy with state affairs and could not take care of her.After all, she was also a concubine, Li Tengkong couldn't restrain her too much, knowing that she was really depressed, so he asked Guo Fu to arrange someone to protect her out.Come and go, it's all right.

Yesterday, I went out of the city and went into the mountains. Unfortunately, because of the severe cold, there were not many prey in the mountains. Dolma led people in the mountains for a whole day and night. She felt a little boring, and was afraid that the emperor would blame her, so she changed her mind and went back to the city early.

It's also a coincidence.

Before entering the city, Zhuoma suddenly wanted to go to a restaurant in the city to eat something, but in fact he also had the idea of ​​wandering in the city.She ordered the accompanying guards to return to the barracks, while she took a few female soldiers with her and went into the city.

She took people around the city for an hour, and then went to the Yingkelou for dinner.Yingkelou is one of the largest restaurants in Liangzhou City. The restaurant is overcrowded, full of passing merchants, and there are many Hu merchants.

Zhuoma is a typical Tubo beauty, with a healthy wheat-colored complexion, a tall figure, and a beautiful appearance with the dense pigtails that are the signature of Tubo women.She was dressed in a Tubo-style riding and shooting outfit, and she was heroic, holding a scimitar inlaid with gems in her hand.It looks quite like the daughter of a noble family in Tubo.

Because Tubo was destroyed by Zhang Xuan and truly included in the territory of the Chinese dynasty, there are also many Tubo people in Liangzhou.

She walked into the restaurant with a few female soldiers in casual clothes, and immediately attracted the attention of many merchants.

The Han merchants were better, although they whispered and commented on the beautiful Dolma, but their voices were not loud, and they were somewhat taboo; while those Hu merchants with bold personalities did not have so many scruples, they smiled wildly and raised their hands at Dolma Pointing and pointing, and some even laughing enthralled with their companions.

Dolma Liu raised her eyebrows and was about to go into a fit.But she immediately suppressed her anger. Although she has a "big personality", she also knows that she has a different status. If she conflicts with merchants outside, no matter whether it is right or wrong, it will damage the emperor's prestige.

Dolma patiently took a few followers to the innermost corner of the lobby, found a place to sit down, then ordered some wine and food at random, prepared to eat something, and left immediately.

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"The emperor of China is really amazing. The emperor's personal conquest, within half a year, caused the Tubo people to perish. Looking at the emperor's battle, it seems that he is planning to enter the Western Regions in the coming year... Mansur, I think the emperor of China seems to intend to compete with the big cannibals for Zhaowu Land of the Nine Surnames—If this is the case, we will not be able to sell goods next year, and if we catch up with a big war, it will be very bad..."

"Hey, what you said is pure nonsense. No matter how powerful the Chinese emperor is, can he compare with the cannibal King Mahdi? That is the son of a god, a generation of British lords! I think, when Mahdi returns from the Syr Darya, We must lead an army to attack the Western Regions—I heard that King Mahdi told the two generals Muhammad and Gu Taibai that whoever can lead an army to occupy China should be made the lord of China!"

"How can Tubo be compared with the big cannibals? Back then, in the Battle of Talas, Gao Xianzhi's [-] Tang army was completely defeated by the black-clothed big cannibals!"

"Tubo is a bunch of trash that is not as good as pigs and dogs, and they were wiped out as soon as they said they were extinct... Tsk tsk, the Tubo cavalry, who claim to be invincible in all battles, is simply a joke... However, Tubo women are still good, with strong bodies, breasts and buttocks , look at this one next to her, she's so fucking coquettish! She's not as delicate as a Han woman, so you can't handle it..."

The four Persian merchants got together and laughed lasciviously in a low voice in Persian.One of them kept gazing back and forth at Dolma's towering chest with extremely aggressive eyes.

Dolma's complexion changed at that time.

She is the daughter of the former Prime Minister of Tubo, a noble lady of the upper class, and there are many Persian businessmen in Tubo, so she can understand Persian.These four Persians uttered obscenities and insulted the entire race of Tubo, which made Dolma unbearable.

She couldn't control it for a while, and angrily charged at the case, raised her hand and pointed at the four Persian merchants next to her and said angrily in Persian, "You dare to insult me ​​Tubo people, it is really unreasonable!"

"It's ridiculous that the Persians serve as slaves and dogs to the cannibals, and still have the face to mock others!"

Dolma's voice was high-pitched and high-pitched because of her excitement.

She got up and reprimanded so suddenly, which shocked the four Persian merchants.However, these four Persian merchants were not very good. They might not dare to have any conflicts with the Han people in the territory of the Chinese Dynasty, but they were not afraid of the Tubo people who had recently subjugated their country.

A chunky Persian merchant with beards sneered and stood up and pointed at Dolma, "Little Tubo slut, what are you yelling about? Believe it or not, I will pay you a hundred gold to buy you back as a slave girl? Get out of here, don't disturb me!" Lao Tzu's drunkenness!"

Zhuoma was so angry that his face turned pale, and he pulled out the horsewhip from his waist, and with all his might he pulled it towards the Persian merchant.

Snapped!
There was a crisp sound of the whip, and the whip slapped the Persian merchant's cheek fiercely. The Persian let out a hysterical scream, and stepped back while covering his cheek.The other three Persian merchants became furious, and surrounded them with a few of their entourage, intending to attack Dolma.

The female soldiers behind Dolma immediately drew their swords, and the guards stood in front of Dolma, angrily shouting, "Presumptuous! Presumptuous! You dare to be rude to the Tibetan concubine, but you don't want to live?"

However, these female entourages brought by Zhuoma are all Huihe women under Su Hudong's command, and the Persians can't understand their words at all.

Seeing that the conflict between the two sides was imminent, a dozen burly soldiers armed with Mo Dao suddenly rushed into the restaurant. They were none other than Nan Jiyun's Shence Army.Although Dolma asked them to return to the barracks, but Dolma is the imperial concubine after all, how dare these guards leave lightly, they have been secretly protecting behind, and when they heard the conflict inside, they rushed in without daring to be negligent.

The Shence Army was the emperor's pro-army, all dressed in black armor. When the drinkers and merchants in the restaurant saw the emperor's pro-army rushing in, they immediately became chaotic and got up one after another to flee.

"Sit still and don't move!" A captain roared angrily, and the Mo Dao in his hand plunged into the ground with a click.

The rest of the soldiers immediately jumped over the drinkers and went forward to protect Zhuo Ma and the others.

The school captain strode forward and bowed down, "Msg Concubine Zang, the late general's protection came late and frightened her, please forgive me!"

Immediately, the captain suddenly turned around and pointed at the four stunned Persian merchants, and shouted, "Come on, take down these four gangsters who offended your mother!"

Dolma's expression changed, and he sighed suddenly, threw the horsewhip in his hand to the ground, hurried away without even looking at the four Persian merchants, and only said, "Captain Feng, that's all, forgive me!" Let them go..."

Although Zhuoma said that he would not pursue it anymore, Captain Feng did not dare to let the four Persian merchants go.It is true that Dolma is a Tubo woman, but she is still the imperial concubine. These four Persians insulted the imperial concubine, even if they do not know Dolma's identity, they should not be forgiven lightly.

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I rushed home at four o'clock in the afternoon and didn't eat any food, so I wrote a chapter and uploaded it first.It's really embarrassing to stop for a few days.Resume the update here.

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