Fortunate Young Gentleman

Including the king and the guards, there were only about 300 people in Wutanzi, and the former king actually had 30 concubines.

Tang Ning thought that Emperor Chen was the most lustful person he had ever seen, but in front of the former king of Wutanzi, he could only stand aside.

Tang Ning naturally didn't want to have so many concubines. Even if he wanted to, Tang Yaoyao would not agree, and Tang Yaoyao agreed, but his body would not agree.

Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "Just ignore what I said..."

Tang Ning later learned from Sadiq that only a small half of the 30 concubines were women from Wutanzi.

The other half were either princesses from other small countries in the surrounding area, or he used his status as the king of Wutanzi to rob passing caravans.

The Western Regions have become more and more chaotic in the past two years. After the change of the owner of Wutanzi, it has also begun to develop into a horse thief country.

Tang Ning ordered Sadik to disperse the harem of the former king. As for whether to stay in Wutanzi or return to their original place, they can decide for themselves.

In the dilapidated palace, Tang Ning sat in the place where the king usually worked. In front of him, in addition to the king's seal, there was also a booklet with a list of the people of Wutanzi.

As the king of Wutanzi, he currently has 345 people under his command, including 80 "emperor's guards". The power in his hands is not as good as that of a village chief of Chen.

Of course, the king has the power of life and death over the people, and the guards are also responsible to the king. If the village chief of Chen does the same, the Chen emperor will chop off his head and hang it on the head of the village.

However, although 300 people are a little less, it may not be impossible to accomplish great things.

Back then, the king of Xiaowan used 1,000 people to develop Xiaowan into a superpower with a population of hundreds of thousands in the Western Regions. He, Tang Ning, can do the same with 300 people.

Of course, this grand blueprint cannot be realized by relying on the people of Wutanzi to have children.

Xiaowan initially took the path of making a fortune through business. They first spent several years to complete the original capital accumulation, and then began to expand the population.

They subdued the nearby bandit forces, abandoned the national prejudice, and invited some scholars from Chen State to help govern the country with extremely generous treatment.

Chen State was not short of scholars, and among these people, only one in a hundred could pass the imperial examination. Some people gradually lost their confidence and dreams and accepted the olive branch thrown by Xiaowan...

After completing capital accumulation and population expansion, Xiaowan began to attack the surrounding countries, expanding the population and territory more strongly. It took more than 20 years to develop the country into what it is today, which is already a legend.

Tang Ning had no intention of becoming the king of the Western Regions, nor did he have the idea of ​​creating a second Xiaowan. For him, how to use the identity of the lord of Wutanzi to get the opportunity to talk with Xiaowan and rescue his mother and Tang Shui was the primary task.

However, this small goal has now encountered unprecedented obstacles.

At least 300,000 troops were deployed in the war between Xiaowan Dayue and Wusun. He had less than 400 men at most. The aftermath of the war alone was enough to kill them dozens or hundreds of times.

When he was troubled by this problem, Sadiq knocked on the door, walked in, and said, "Lord, Avahan wants to see you."

Avahan was the old man of Shanhuan State. He was the oldest elder of Shanhuan State and now the representative of the remaining people of Shanhuan.

Tang Ning said, "Let him in."

The old man walked in and respectfully placed the seal of the king on the table in front of Tang Ning, then knelt on the ground and mumbled something.

Although Tang Ning did not understand what he said, it was not difficult to understand what he meant.

Being the king of one country is also a duty, and being the king of two countries is also a duty. Since they insisted, Tang Ning would no longer refuse.

After accepting this seal, he is the ruler of two countries in the Western Regions, and has more than 400 people under his command.

Tang Ning accepted the seal, looked at Sadik, and said, "Is there still a place to accommodate them in the country?"

Sadik thought for a while, nodded, and said, "There are still some empty houses in the country. There are not many of them, and it is enough to accommodate them."

"Then you help them settle down first." Tang Ning said, "Let them live here for the time being, and wait until you find a suitable place in the future."

Tang Ning was not willing to easily erase the existence of a country. Although Shanhuan is small, it also has its own unique culture. If Shanhuan is integrated into Wutanzi, perhaps in a few years, no one will remember the name of Shanhuan.

"Yes!"

Sadik bowed his hands and walked out with the old man with an excited expression on his face.

...

The people of Wutanzi were greatly shocked today. First, they learned that the neighboring Shanhuan State was almost destroyed by horse thieves, and then the Wutanzi State changed its owner.

The last rebellion in the country was half a year ago. The former king bribed the guards in the country and led the rebel army into the palace. After murdering the king, he took the position of king.

Today, it is said that the king fell in love with the wife of a businessman from the State of Chen and wanted to take her by force. Unexpectedly, these merchants from the State of Chen were so powerful that they directly pulled him down from the position of king.

Although the people were shocked by this, they were not panicked, but felt a little fortunate.

Compared with the previous king, the former king was tyrannical and licentious, making the whole Wutanzi country a mess. It was a good thing for the people that someone replaced him as the king.

What's more, the ruler is a businessman from the State of Chen. How could the people of the Celestial Empire be interested in a mere Wutanzi State? After they leave, Wutanzi State will still be their Wutanzi State.

Moreover, from his attitude towards Shan Heng and the words of Shan Heng's survivors, the new ruler is a kind-hearted person. In this way, today's coup is a good thing.

Wutanzi State is too small. In less than a quarter of an hour, what happened in the palace can spread throughout the country. After asking each other and getting these news, the people are also calmed down.

This is the advantage of a small country. If the emperor of Chen State was changed, it would take at least a month to announce it to the world and spread it to all prefectures and counties. In Wutanzi State, it only takes a guard to shout.

After a brief surprise, Wutanzi State quickly settled down again.

At this moment, a cloud of dust suddenly appeared in the desert in the distance, and a light horse came to the city and shouted: "I want to see the king, I have something important to report!"

...

Tang Ning had just finished dealing with Shan Huan's affairs and had only drunk half a cup of tea when hurried footsteps sounded outside the door again.

Sadik walked in with a man from outside, and said with a heavy face: "King, something bad has happened!"

Tang Ning put down the teacup and said: "What happened, please tell me slowly."

Sadiq looked nervous and said: "The horse thieves nearby have united and are planning to besiege our Wutanzi country..."

Tang Ning glanced at him and asked: "How did you get the news?"

Sadiq pointed at the man and said: "Saje is our undercover in a group of horse thieves. He risked his life to come back and tell us the news."

The Wutanzi country has been able to live in peace in the Western Regions for so many years. First, there is an alliance between the countries in the Western Regions, and the horse thieves dare not touch them. Second, although they are not many in number, the trend of practicing martial arts is prevalent in the country. Although they only have about 300 people in the country, both men and women can go to the battlefield. Without a force of more than 1,000 horse thieves, they dare not rob the Wutanzi country.

Now the Western Regions are in complete chaos, and each country can no longer take care of itself. The bandits in the desert have also become bolder, which led to the destruction of Shan Heng. I didn't expect them to target Wu Tanzi so quickly.

Tang Ning looked at Sadik and asked, "How many people have they gathered?"

Sadiq said nervously, "At least 1,500 people. We can't withstand the attack of so many bandits..."