But before he could rejoice, Aziz stepped forward again. Several young masters such as Yila Chong'a, Kumbas, and Xiao Alihe came.

"Quick! Close the doors of the temple! Just say I'm not there! As soon as Li Chengji heard that they were coming, he knew their thoughts. He got up at once and hurried to the apse.

It's just that the loud voice of Kuoba is already sounding outside the door.

"Hey! Third brother! Third brother! Don't go! ”。

Li Chengji's face turned dark, and he couldn't hide from the secret way. He settled down and returned to his seat with a smile on his face. The guards outside the door saw Li Chengji's eyes, and also took the opportunity to let them in.

"Third brother! If you want to attack Nishapur, how can you not send a few of our brothers into battle? Kuobath grinned, and said urgently when he came in.

Aziz, who had always lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to his eyes, suddenly scolded and reprimanded: "Presumptuous! How could the governor, who is the lord of all the people of Khorasan, be so rude? ”。

"Hey! You ---", the expansion of the bass is the temper of the young master, and he has always been under the wings of Tayang Valley, and he is used to it. Suddenly being scolded by a minion whose status is not as good as his own, he is really angry.

But before he could finish his sentence, he covered his mouth. Xiao Alihe also knew the occasion and said in a low voice: "This is the Governor's Palace!" In front of outsiders, we can't lose the face of the third brother like this. ”。

Although he was not convinced, he was not unreasonable. He stopped talking, and his face was not angry.

"That's it! Aziz! They are my brothers, and they don't have to be bound by those rituals. ”。 Aziz answered yes and retreated.

Seeing this, Kombas's face softened a little.

But Yira Chong'a and Xiao Ali still saluted Li Chengji and shouted to the governor. When Kombas saw this, he also saluted.

"Haha! Fourth, fifth, sixth! Don't forget each other. Although the third brother is the governor, he will not forget the love of our brothers. As he spoke, he walked up to them and had a bear hug with each of them.

The slight unhappiness just now disappeared immediately.

So a few days later, Mashhad.

In the Governor's Palace, Khamenilf was sitting on a bench covered with velvet cushions with a sad face, sighing for a long time.

Ever since the Sultan lost his power and Prince Rajad gained power, his life has not been easy. Especially in recent times, the prince has rebelled. Somehow, they fought from the west of the Jade Dragon Jiechi, east of the Khazarian Sea (Caspian Sea), to the north of Khorasan.

The previous governors of Eastern Persia had also been ordered by the Sultan of Mahamad to send troops to Mashhad to prevent the Kharushan governor's apologists from advancing westward.

Truth be told, he didn't believe it. Because the governor of Khorasan is a yellow-haired child. What kind of apologetics are a bunch of horse bandits. It would be strange if they could take Mashhad.

Therefore, he thought to himself that the Sultan wanted to test their loyalty and weaken their soldiers in order to prevent the governors of eastern Persia from falling to the prince.

It's just that these governors of East Persia really have an ambiguous attitude. After all this time, less than 2,000 men and horses came to Mashhad. Divided among them, there were only a few hundred people in each governor.

Anyway, he didn't worry about the risk of losing Mashhad, so he didn't feel anything about coming more and more.

But Prince Rajad's sudden occupation of north of Khorasan made it difficult for him to sleep. Especially today, after the city lord of Guchang fell to the prince, he was even more panicked.

"Hey! If Kedun had been able to send troops, Prince Rajad would not have acted like this! ”。 He sighed, a little bitter. Since the Empress Dowager Turkhan Khotun was a native of Khorizm, most of the Khorezm's troops were Khamli generals.

They disrespect Allah, do not believe in Islam, and are outright infidels. And he is very close to the Kipchaks in terms of faith and language. Since the Sultan of Mahamad succeeded to the throne, he vigorously promoted the generals who believed in Islam. Most of the Kangli people were excluded as a result.

This made the people of Kangli especially unhappy with the Sultan! Therefore, it has always been the first to look to Turhan Khatun.

And Prince Rajad was particularly close to the Kangli people because of Kedun. And in their own territory, allow non-Muslims to be exempt from paying faith tax.

You know, since the caliph ruled the land, any Muslim who disrespects Allah has to pay a high faith tax. The Khamli people living in Khorezm were one of the targets of taxation.

Therefore, Prince Rajad's exemption from the faith tax easily won the favor of the Kangli people. The conquered Kipchaks in the north were also willing to get close to Prince Rajad.

This time the prince competed for the throne, and the Kangli people and the Kipchak tribes contributed a lot.

Now Turhan Kedun is located in Kirti on the banks of the Amu Darya River, and all the Kangli generals are also hidden. As a result, the Sultan of Mahamat greatly reduced his troops. Now in the face of Prince Rajad's offensive, he is also retreating.

Listening to the merchants from the south, Yulong Jiechi has been besieged by Prince Rajad.

For him, this is tantamount to a bolt from the blue. Because he was a supporter of the Sultan of Mahammat! And no matter what, it's hard to change. Who told him to be bent on winning the favor of the Sultan of Mahamat, and deliberately gave his beautiful sister to the Sultan as a favorite concubine.

Now they have all given birth to a prince named Zalandin. He had sent someone to Jade Dragon Jiechi to see it before, and said that this prince was extremely intelligent. The Sultan was especially pleased and wanted to make him the next ruler of the country.

He was also trusted by the Sultan to become the governor of Mashhad. The cities of Guchang, Neshapur, and Salah were also subject to his control.

This is one of the few places in Khorezm. At the beginning, Shah relied on this and fought against the former head of Khorezm for decades. People who have never been close to the Sultan are not up to the task.

Therefore, it is a great favor for him to become the governor of Mashhad.

I have to say that this place is indeed rich. Less than two years after he arrived, he had amassed a fortune that he had never had before. The younger sister in the palace also praised him in front of the Sultan because of his lavish offerings.

But now, I'm afraid this happy life is coming to an end. In his heart, he couldn't stop worrying.

Although the prince has not moved south. But when Guchang was occupied, Mashhad had no danger to defend. It is impossible to say that one day when he goes south, the prince's army will come to the city.

While he was worried about this, the butler led a general in chain mail and hurried into the governor's palace.

"Governor, Salah has been captured! Salah is captured! As soon as the general came in, he knelt down and cried like a lost dog.

(The third watch is over!) Tomorrow to continue! ）