In September of the 17th year of Mukden, a fierce battle broke out between the Daqi Falcon Regiment and the combined forces of the Moraba on the outskirts of Wajiri and the army of King Biramafa.

Birama is just and open-minded, and has always been respected, and the neighboring small princely states and villages have come to support, and the middle-aged slaves of Wajiri Tucheng and the nearby manors have all organized themselves to fight against the invaders from the north, and if the slaves who hold sticks and stones against the enemy are counted, there are also more than 20,000 native soldiers on the side of Bilama, and there are hundreds of war elephants that have been driven away.

But the battle on the outskirts of Wajiri was so unexpected, even the ghost soldiers and earth soldiers in the Falcon Regiment did not expect a bigger eye-opener at all.

First of all, a round of heavy musket attacks caused the Vajiri war elephants to flee in all directions, trampling on countless of their own people.

Then, the flying falcon group of Tiger Bendu, composed of hundreds of elite guards in front of the palace, smashed into the enemy line like an invulnerable steel giant, Birama's own soldiers, hundreds of noble hoplites of high castes, compared to the other party, especially the people led by the tiger Ben, mace by mace, beating these hoplites into pulp.

When the hoplites were completely defeated, the rest of the battle was overturned.

The ghost soldiers and native soldiers of the Falcon Regiment, together with the Moraba warriors and slave soldiers, crushed the defenders of Vajiri like chopping melons and vegetables.

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is still the familiar Tubao Palace, but in the most spacious house, Lu Ning has become the master, and Birama has become a prisoner.

Lu Ning now had a clearer understanding of the military power of southern India, especially the Chola Kingdom.

Bilama's hoplite pro-army still had combat effectiveness, and he mixed in with the tiger soldiers and took the lead, so that the war went extremely smoothly.

But its aristocratic armor and some knives and guns are still unique.

Also, there is a saying that the refining method of Datang iron has absorbed the technology of Indian craftsmen to some extent? It's just localization.

Of course? The armor, swords, and guns of the Birama pro-army, good and bad? It still depends on the craftsmanship of the craftsman.

There are really a few iron scimitars that sharpen iron like clay.

Tiger pawn? Although no one was killed in battle, several were injured by the piercing armor.

And the Tamil warriors of Chola? Compared to Birama's subordinates, the individual combat effectiveness should be much stronger? Not to mention that the Chola country has a vast territory and a large population? I heard that there were three regular legions, each legion of 30,000 people, including cavalry and elephant soldiers, and three or four thousand cavalry? There are more than 1,000 elephant soldiers.

Its military strength? It is not at all comparable to other kingdoms in northern India that have declined and divided.

The Tamils are not so easy to conquer, especially the forces used by the Great Qi in South India, which are also very thin.

So, or weaken it? At the same time, a fairer trade agreement was signed, so that Qi merchants could trade freely with it? At the same time, it can also be used to supply its ports and sail to trade? Access to the Arabian Sea.

Lu Ning thought wildly, looked at the steps and gave the little Mazha as a seat? but stood proudly in Birama.

The craftsman brought by Shopkeeper Liu? Immediately requisitioned slaves to cut wood? Making furniture and selling it to Lu Ning, the current occupier with the meaning of the city lord, made Lu Ning a little helpless, but the shopkeeper Liu was also making money for the royal family, but the left pocket went into the right pocket.

Lu Ning is now sitting on a large wooden couch, instead of sitting on the ground before.

It's just that Birama didn't appreciate it, stood straight, and looked at Lu Ning with a sneer.

"Bilama, my master said, who poisoned your son, my lord will help you find out!"

Liu Dafang looked at Bilama's rebellious posture and roared angrily, and Liu Yi was on the side to translate.

"Does it matter?" Birama said lightly.

Liu Dafang snorted coldly, "It doesn't matter to you, you are incompetent and traitorous, insulting and abusing my envoy of Daqi, you deserve death, but my lord's reputation cannot be damaged here, yes, this case must be investigated, and my lord will be merciful outside the law, and when the case is clarified, you will be executed, so that you don't have to become a vain ghost and know why you died." ”

After a pause, Liu Dafang said: "This case, my lord will ask me to handle it, rest assured, this official will definitely find out for you!" ”

Birama sneered.

Liu Dafang glanced at Lu Ning's expression, and then waved his hand, causing people to push him out and imprison him.

Lu Ning looked at the Morava lord on the side of the low seat, and said with a smile: "I heard that you took Lu as your surname and named yourself Lu Shiva?" ”

Lord Morapha hurriedly stood up and said with a little uneasiness: "Yes, but I only heard Liu Tongyi say later that the surname of Middle-earth cannot be used lightly, and it is abrupt. ”

If he wanted to give the Central Plains name, he naturally felt that the more noble the surname, the better, so he called himself Lu.

Lu Ning smiled: "That's not impossible, if you make more contributions here, I will make a note to the cabinet and even the Holy Son of Heaven, and make you the lord of the country of Malava, give you the surname of the country, and from now on, as a vassal of the Great Qi, it is okay to help each other with my Southern Regions Province." ”

Lu Shipo was overjoyed, of course he heard Liu Yi say about the vassal, in fact, it is an independent country, nominally a minister, except for the selection of heirs who need to be canonized by Daqi, there will be no inconvenience, and from then on he will also be protected by Daqi, there are rebellious ministers and thieves or powerful lords under the rule to usurp the throne, Daqi will be a strong reliance.

"Yes, then everything has a laborer!" Lu Shiva bowed deeply.

Lu Ning said again: "This Wajiri princely state will be managed by you for the time being, but the fields and mountains and forests, to be selected by me, are my private land." ”

"Yes, yes!" Lu Shiva was even more happy and agreed repeatedly.

Although the so-called management of Wajiri is only nominal, but the land of Bailai, he can't talk about any power at all, he never thought that this rich southern neighboring land would one day, it can become his own land, and now the Qi people want to divide and go wherever they want, naturally at will.

Lu Ning looked at Liu Dafang again, "Okay, let's go investigate your case." ”

Liu Dafang bowed.

Lu Ning said to Liu Yi again: "You are still not very good at writing in your local language, but you also have to practice, so let's write a letter to the king of Tura and tell him the beginning and the end." ”

Liu Yi's face flushed with shame, and he bowed his head.

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This Tulou Stone Fort Complex, if you look at it from a bird's-eye view from the air, is a rectangle, very local characteristics, in the later generations of some large cities abroad slums, affordable housing, etc., but also in order to save space will build a circle building, without considering the lighting of one of the sides, etc., of course, this "royal palace" in Wajiri, hollow dozens of acres, and the circle building of the slum is essentially different.

Lu Ning thought it was very interesting here, this palace naturally became an industry under his name, and he inscribed the plaque himself, and the carpenter quickly carved it and hung it on the north fort gate, called "Indian Mountain Villa".

Liu Dafang and others, but also thought that the Holy Son of Heaven was very righteous, what does this India mean is very speculative, citing scriptures, how can not connect the meaning of these two words, although there is a Xindu River in the territory of the Ghaznavid Sultanate, but it is extremely far away, and the pronunciation is not the same. In the end, I guessed that it should be to seal the divine veins here and turn them into gods of Middle Earth or something? In short, I guessed the metaphysics.

In the restaurant, Lu Ning was eating fragrant barbecue, and at the same time, there were chopsticks and plates in front of him, the restaurant in this villa was as much changed as all the other rooms, and as for the food, it was not the local food that Lu Ning didn't touch.

Tan Jia and five other Vietnamese maids, together with Aishwarya, were allowed to dine together, and now the six women are divided into long tables or so, with Lu Ning sitting on the main seat, and Indian maidservants serving on both sides.

In this villa, most of the people from the kitchen to the handmaidens have changed, and most of them are from the Malva, so as not to be loyal to the original handmaidens and poison the lord or something.

Seeing the six beauties around him dining with him, Lu Ning was very happy.

To be honest, maybe because he was once an orphan, he was very envious of the lively kind of family, but on the contrary, his identity is very rare when he experiences this kind of life, that is, gathering several imperial concubines to eat with him, the atmosphere is already very subtle, not to mention others.

Although the idea of respect and inferiority may be more serious than that of Middle-earth, the etiquette of these six handmaidens who have been cultivated in foreign cultures may not be as strict as that of Middle-earth.

However, although the six of them did not know their true identities, they asked them to sit at the same table with them to eat, and they still strictly ordered them to see that they were serious, so Aishwarya took the lead, and the five Vietnamese maidservants also sat down.

If Qing'e Wei was here, there would never be a scene in front of them, and they wouldn't dare to trespass after killing their heads, so although Aishiwarya and Danjia and the others, although they didn't understand, they didn't dare to sit at the same table with them.

Seeing that the six of them ate very well, Lu Ning fantasized that he had the ability to raise six wives and make them live in harmony, and each of them could eat for nothing and fat, such a life was comfortable and happy.

Subsequently, dumbly laughed, although the treasury income can be used, but it is not their own, as far as the inner treasury is concerned, the income is mainly the world Huangzhuang and the East China Sea Baixing, its income, in fact, and the treasury can compete with each other, and, a lot of income, are disguised to mediate to the treasury, such as the East China Sea Baixing weapons factory, from the treasury appropriations to purchase ordnance, often are the cost price, research and development and the like are not counted at all, and even installment payment, etc., Rao is so, the income of the inner government is also very huge astronomical, the surplus is in Daqi country, It is usually used in road and bridge construction, which is a long-term investment and slow to bear fruit.

Speaking of which, I don't know how many people I have raised, but I fantasize about becoming the owner of a well-off family, and I may also be the kind of person I want to be, which is really a bit hypocritical, but many kings in history also have this kind of psychological needs, and they are quite good, many emperors can't get out of the deep palace, and they want eunuchs and palace maids to pretend to be market merchants, and he goes to experience the fun of bargaining, etc., isn't it another kind of loneliness?

In fact, if you are born in the family of the emperor, you may not be very happy, you don't know the suffering of the people, you are born to enjoy fine clothes and food, and how do you know how superior life this is?

"Eat more!" Lu Ning looked at the six of them with a smile, pondering in his heart.

Suddenly frowned slightly, and said behind him, "Call her up." ”

The little Indian maid was dazed, Lu Ning pointed to the outside of the restaurant, and she suddenly walked out quickly.

Under the tuft of the restaurant, a visitor came, but was stopped by the maidservants by the stairs, who spoke softly and slowly for fear of disturbing the people who dined upstairs.

When I went down the stairs, I saw that the little maid secretly stuck out her tongue in surprise.

It was one of the two wives of little Birama, who had wheat-colored skin, deep eyes and eyebrows, and was also very beautiful, and came to the restaurant, clasped his palms to the tip of his eyebrows, and bowed slightly on his knees, "Honorable officer, Greetings to you." ”

The ladies and maidservants of the Birama family were all placed under house arrest in various rooms of the tulou where Lu Ning lived as a guest, and Liu Dafang interrogated them one by one.

For example, the two wives of little Birama have been allowed to go out of the room after investigation, but they can only move around the courtyard and cannot get out of the fort.

It's just that whether or not he participated in the assassination of Little Birama is not so important to Birama's relatives, after all, the head of the family, Birama has been sentenced to death, and the assassin of Little Birama will definitely be buried with him, but the rest of the people, will they be able to live? It's not the difference between dying a few days early and dying a few days later, right?

Ahmadrei, obviously unwilling to die to fight a fight, can see this Qi people of the most noble status, she obviously did not want to waste time, after seeing the salute, immediately said: "Honorable people, I know who killed little Birama, moreover, I just married him, and I didn't have children for him, I hope the outside can know my situation." ”

Lu Ning smiled, "It's Magida, right?" ”

Magadha was one of the wives of the elder Birama and bore to the elder Birama a third son and a fifth son.

He was originally ambitious, not to mention, it was Modata's personal servant girl who poisoned little Birama, and under the command of Modata, he had an affair with little Bilama, this handmaid, this afternoon, in order to survive, had secretly reported the master to Liu Dafang.

Ah Wantrui was stunned when he heard Lu Ning's words, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Lu Ning smiled, "Okay, you have seen me and seen me, and I know what I want to say, so let's go back." ”

Agitari had no choice but to fold his palms and knees again and retreat.

Lu Ning looked at Aishwarya and smiled, and said, "Taluro is very safe, but a few days ago, I went to Kaliani with my envoy, and I made a deal with him. ”

Aishwarya was stunned, her clear eyes a little uneasy, but she didn't speak.