Chapter 120: The Bad Reputation of the Hami Kingdom
Chapter 120: The Bad Reputation of the Hami Kingdom
The world is like a castle on the sand, and the sky is covered with a cloud called lies. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Just a wave hits, or a child's foot steps on, and the world will restart.
Lies are lifelong with conspiracy, and if you don't want to get something from the other person, there is no such thing as a lie in this world.
Gaining or losing is always a defect in the course of life, and whenever this thought arises from the mind, the clouds in the sky are extraordinarily brilliant.
Tie Xinyuan sat in the bumpy carriage, his head rested on his wife's round thighs, and when he looked up, he could see his wife's towering breasts, but there was a handsome man in his mind who was dominating the storm, in order to make this man go on forever and achieve his goal, he was really heartbroken.
"Alas, the strength of the Qarakhanid is really too poor, and more than 80,000 soldiers want to participate in the war of the two rivers, which is really a drop in the bucket."
Tie Xinyuan rolled over with a mutter, burying his face in his wife's arms.
Zhao Wanzheng was concentrating on plucking Tie Xinyuan's white hair, and as Tie Xinyuan turned his body, the well-hidden white hair could no longer be found.
"We can help Adam."
Tie Xinyuan snorted irritably and said, "No, it's in our interest that they both lose, and it's not a good thing for us for either side to suddenly become strong." β
Zhao Wan hugged her husband's head and smiled: "The concubine body thinks you should pay attention to the Khitan or Western Xia people. β
"Attacking Western Xia and recapturing Yanyun is what my son has to do, and only by taking advantage of the power of a great victory can he finally achieve the unification of the United States."
ββ¦β¦ It's hard! β
"It's not difficult, as long as the general trend is done, what they have to do is to follow the trend, which is the easiest thing."
"What's the general trend?"
"The general trend is that everyone firmly believes that as long as the Hami Kingdom makes a move, they will definitely be able to destroy the Western Xia and Khitan."
"It can't ......"
"How could it not be? Your father and his courtiers are now without internal friction, and they are all carrying thick pipes desperately pumping the blood of the Khitan and Tangut people.
This process will not last long, and the Western Xia and Khitan will be drawn into an empty shell.
In the past, your father was worried that dealing with a country would cause a great alliance of Khitan and Western Xia, but now he doesn't care anymore.
He will deal with that country if he wants to, and as long as they have signs of alliance, your father will ask us to help him clamp it down.
A good hand of cards is now alive, and the Great Song Dynasty, ruled by your father, is now more powerful than ever. β
"So you're focusing on the Qarakhanid?"
"Yes, if they don't fight, we won't be able to look east, or look south, you know, your husband and I have always been insecure, and if we don't arrange things in our backs, we don't have the heart to pay attention to anything else."
"How do you know that King Adan will deal with Seljuk? The Seljuks were so powerful that the small Qarakhanid state could covet them. β
"What do you know, the Great Song is not stronger than the Seljuks? Am I not staring at the throne the same?
You don't look at Adam's status either, what's the difference between him and me? They are all married to the daughters of the emperors of great powers, they all have their own countries, and they all have a heart that is not willing to be lonely, so ah, push others with yourself, as long as I think about it, Adan must want to think about it. β
Zhao Wan patted her forehead and said bitterly: "Are you men like this?" If you marry someone else's daughter, you must take away other people's property? β
"Adan is different from us, he gave birth to a daughter, and his old father-in-law has many sons, and he can't use my method, so ah, war is inevitable.
You've seen Adam and Aisha bring out the best in you, and it's best to let their own daughters be raised by us, so ...... Hahaha......"
"Shameless!"
Zhao Wan smiled and patted Tie Xinyuan's head, knowing that her husband was changing the law to make her happy.
However, after laughing, she suddenly remembered her youngest son......
The water level of Bosten Lake has dropped so much that since the Tarim River was diverted, there are only two small rivers that continue to pour water, and the water that used to be more than ten feet deep is now not even half of what it used to be. There is no longer the spectacular scene of the Tarim River overflowing the lake during the flood season.
Thousands of craftsmen are busy by the lake, and a wooden platform with a height of ten feet is gradually taking shape.
The water kept throwing beans into her mouth, squinting at the wooden platform under construction.
Opposite him were two Qarakhanid officials, who were also keeping an eye on the wooden platform, and from time to time they would climb it to test its solidity, compared to the carelessness of the water.
It is obvious that there is a certain amount of skill involved in building such a high platform, and the Qarakhanid people are not good at it, so the people who came to see the construction of this high platform are all from the Hami Kingdom.
Neither King Adan nor Aisha understood why King Hami had to meet him on such a high platform. In their opinion, this is a very boring and wasteful move.
King Adan prefers to attribute this to the evil taste of Tie Xinyuan.
When Shui'er saw the Qarakhanid people coming down from the high platform, he beckoned to the foreman and motioned for him to come.
The foreman who was sweating under the scorching sun wiped his sweat and said to Shui Er with a smile: "Master, everything is ready." β
Shui Er drank his saliva and looked at the iron tripod he had transported, and said: "When the weather cools down, I will prepare to install the big ding." β
The foreman smiled and nodded, although he didn't understand why the Hami Kingdom wanted to make twelve thousand-pound tripods, and placed them at random on the borders of the east, west, north and south of the Hami Kingdom.
This does not prevent him from doing his job well, and although it is difficult to send such a big tripod to the high platform, it is not an impossible task.
The foreman doesn't understand, but Shui Er understands, these twelve Dading are the boundary markers of Hami country, according to the explanation of Tiexinyuan, where Dading is located, with Dading as the center of the circle, the surrounding 500 miles are all Hami land.
However, he only understood this, but he didn't understand why Mr. Liu Chu would go crazy and ask that there must be a lot of inscriptions when the Dading was cast.
The king seemed to understand the old gentleman's mood, and naturally handed over the inscription writing to Liu Chu.
Now, there are 371 words on each tripod, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of casting the tripod, and the cost is more than double the original plan.
As a master craftsman, Shui Er didn't think he needed to know so much, he hadn't even read the inscriptions in their entirety, and in his eyes, those clear inscriptions were just part of his job.
The afternoon sun was so fierce that the white flowers were shining on the ground, and even if the craftsmen kept pouring water on their bodies to cool down, it would be to no avail.
Shui'er had to order the construction to be halted and wait for the sun to set in the west.
The officials of the Qarakhanid did not understand why all the Hami people had hid in the shade to rest, and in two days, the kings and queens of the two countries, and all the nobles of the Western Regions would be here, and there was still no hope of completion of this formidable high platform.
The Hami officials on the opposite side stopped work altogether.
Faced with the doubts of the Qarakhanids, Shui'er felt that he couldn't explain to this fool the meaning of the craftsman to the Hami Kingdom.
The craftsmen of the Qarakhanid were basically slaves, the most skilled craftsmen were generally supported by the king, and the second-level craftsmen often relied on the nobility's breath to live, and the value of their existence was endless labor, contributing to the luxurious life of the king or nobles.
The craftsmen in Hami are different, even in the most unfortunate times, the first people to retreat are women and children, the second is all kinds of craftsmen, and then it is the turn of others.
Craftsmen are a very special group of people in the Hami country, in the rich Hami country, the life of the craftsmen is much better than the average person, and the status is much higher.
The roar of the Qarakhanid officials was drowned out by the sleeping snoring of the craftsmen, and Shui Er spread a wet towel on his face, found a clean mat, and fell asleep, the work of the night was still heavy.
General Uriel sat under the poplar tree, and in front of him was a table of a fairly sumptuous Hami-style banquet, and Tie 300 sat opposite him, and the two of them had been drinking since the morning, and had been drinking until now.
Despite the heat, no one dared to untie their armor, neither Uriel nor the Iron Threehundred.
"Basil Khan's woman is the most beautiful woman in the world......"
"Their skin is like milk, their voice is like that of a nightingale, and their breasts are as high and pine as the Tianshan Mountains...... Uril, is this the only word you have in the Qarakhanid describing beauty? If so, I think you're too pathetic.
If you have the opportunity to come to Qingxiang City, I will take you to see the real beauty. β
Uriel took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "I heard that Qingxiang City is heaven, is it really fake?" β
Tie Sanbai changed his posture to stretch his legs, looked at Uriel and smiled: "You'll know when you're here." β
"What do the poets say? ββFrom the moment you stepped into the Fragrance City, you were a happy person.
General Tie, isn't this an exaggeration of those self-righteous fools? β
Tie Sanbai said seriously: "Those who can write such poems must think that they are highly knowledgeable sages." β
"You know what? The great Eagle King will entertain the Hami King from afar with a roasted camel......"
"Whew......"
"There will be a sheep in the belly of a camel......"
"Whew......"
"There will be a chicken in the belly of the sheep......"
"Whew......"
"There will be a quail in the belly of the chicken......"
"There's an egg in the quail's belly, isn't it? Uriel, this is a snack in the city of fragrance, where whenever someone has a big business, they will roast a camel to entertain guests, as for the egg in the quail's belly, which has long been soaked in various oils...... Oh...... It's too greasy. β
Uriel Huo Ran got up, lowered his head and looked at Tie 300: "It takes two days to test a camel!" β
Tie Sanbai said bitterly: "Whether it is a roasted camel brushed with honey or a roasted camel brushed with sauce, the production process is not fun at all, it is difficult to make, not to mention, it is not delicious, the sheep in the camel's belly still has a little head, and the rest is like firewood, and it can't be chewed."
However, I, the Hami Xiangguo Government, have ordered that this dish should not be made on non-major festivals, which is too wasteful. β
"That's because you don't have a good cook there! Roasted camel is one of the most delicious dishes in my Qarakhanid. β
"Uriel, I know that you are a good man who has been promoted from slave to general, and my experience is similar to you, I am a wild man who was promoted from my king to a general.
You still have a name, I didn't even have a name at the beginning, or my king gave me a surname.
Therefore, it is impossible for you and me to betray our own monarch, so don't try to tempt again, I think it's stupid to do so.
I've heard enough of your boasting about the Qarakhanate, and it's a great pain for me.
Since there are so many similarities between us, you come and tell me, why have we been facing each other for so long?
Why don't you just have a good conversation with your heart, and you don't drive away the shepherds around you, and I don't stop you from driving the herdsmen, and focus more on securing your camps? β
Uriel was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Lord Deis said, don't believe the squinting Hami people, don't believe every word you say, even if you say that the sky is blue, we have to look up and make a decision."
I dare not place my trust in you for the safety of the king and queen, who are not worthy of our trust. β