Chapter 7: Notoriety

"The king doesn't care how long the old man can live, it's the will of God, if the king can't return to Shiloulan City soon, the Qarakhanid will die very quickly. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Huo Xian magically took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Tie Xinyuan: "I just received it, Alp Arslan, the nephew of Tugrilberg's nephew Aisha, defeated the Byzantine army in Manziket in the west, captured the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV, and most of the Habinu belonging to the Byzantine belonged to him. ”

Tie Xinyuan took the paperwork, glanced at it, frowned, and said, "The war that happened in August last year, why did we only receive the news?" ”

Huo Xian frowned and said: "It's too far, it's rare to know after seven months, if it weren't for King Adan seeing the danger contained in it, we probably wouldn't have known."

Emperor Lomanus did not know the soldiers, but he wanted to use them forcibly, but he did not know how to sympathize with the soldiers, and regarded the soldiers as cattle and horses, and an army included the armies of more than a dozen tribes, and even Georgian savages.

In every battle, the tribal army was charged, and when the tribal army suffered heavy casualties, discontent spread throughout the army, and King Romanus took his treasure chariot and died drunk behind.

When an emperor no longer cares about the war of his army, who will fail if he does not lose? ”

Tie Xinyuan quickly read the document and sighed: "In four days, the million-strong army was driven by others, and there was no way to enter the heavens and the earth.

Even if it's a herd of pigs, it's not so fast to catch! “

Huo Xian looked at the distant mountains with his hands behind his back and sighed: "The point is Arslan's disposition of King Romanus.

Arslan asked, "What would you do if I were captured and brought to you?" ”

Romanus replied, "I might kill you, or take you to the streets of Constantinople." ”

Arslan replied, "My punishment is heavier, I forgive and release you." ”

The Seljuks were not worried about defeating a rabble, but I was shocked that the Seljuk king released King Romanus.

Does the king know what this means? ”

Tie Xinyuan sighed again and said: "It means that the Seljuks have greater demands, a captured Byzantine king is not terrible, giving up a king's ransom in exchange for the beginning of Byzantine civil strife, this is a very cost-effective deal."

Since the Byzantines would have civil strife, why didn't the Seljuks continue to run the West? ”

Huo Xian smiled: "If the Seljuks press forward step by step, the Byzantines will unite to tide over the difficulties.

If the Seljuks had set their sights on the East, without the Seljuk threat, Byzantium would have temporarily lifted the crisis and civil strife would have sprung up.

The Seljuks took advantage of this time to uproot the roots of the country's troubles.

The Buddha kingdom of the Sakya will bear the brunt of it.

Does the king think that when the Seljuk army is overwhelmed, the Zekya Master will still keep the secret of the troubled Seljuks and assassinate the four Seljuk princes for the Qarakhanid and Hami Kingdom? ”

Tie Xinyuan spread his hands and said: "People were killed by Zechar, what do they have to do with our Hami country?"

Besides, the person who has a vital interest in the Seljuks is Adan, and even if he is unlucky, it is the Qarakhanid that is unlucky first.

Although the countries pay attention to the cold of the lips and teeth, but sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight is the first choice. “

Huo Xian smiled: "It's not a secret that the Eagle Emir died at the hands of my Hami army.

Therefore, even if Seljuk were to deal with us, he would have to consider the cost of fighting us.

The old man was very worried that the Qarakhanid Parliament would be the first to defect, and it was more likely that they would join forces with the Seljuks to crusade against the Buddha Kingdom of the Sakya Guru and finally settle accounts with us. ”

Tie Xinyuan smiled and said to Huo Xian: "Let's talk about it later!" ”

Huo Xian looked at Tie Xinyuan suspiciously and said, "Let's talk about it?" ”

"Yes, I'll talk about it later!"

"Could it be that the king still has some plans that the old man doesn't know?"

"It's not that I have a plan, it's Aisha who has a plan, and the Qarakhanid's action against the Seljuks is not as simple as it was at the beginning.

None of these people, whether it was Adam, or Aisha, or Zechar, was a fuel-efficient lamp.

This plan was secretly carried out for six years, and if they did not protect themselves by this time, they deserved to be wiped out. ”

Huo Xian pondered for a moment, thinking that it was better to ask clearly, lest he would not be able to cooperate at that time.

"What kind of plan?"

Tie Xinyuan smiled: "I only know that this plan is called "Sunset", and the rest of Aisha is not willing to say more, and I don't want to ask.

Aisha didn't have any good intentions when she told me about the name of this plan, and in this plan of hers it should be not just the sunset of the west, she also wanted to set the sun of the Great Song through our hands. ”

Huo Xian shook his head and said, "Seljuk barbarians, how can they be compared to the Great Song Dynasty.

When their king died, he died, and if he lived the same life, it would be troublesome in the Great Song Dynasty, even if he was suspected, the prince would never be able to ascend the throne. ”

Tie Xinyuan said with a smile: "Compared with ascending the throne, I care more about Wanwan's feelings, giving the Great Song Emperor a pension and sending him to the end, and finally letting Xi'er ascend the throne is what I can and should do as a son-in-law."

As for killing the king, it's better not to do it in the Great Song Dynasty, I naturally won't agree to her.

At the same time, he also passed the news to the Great Song official family, asking him to beware of the assassins from Flying Eagle Mountain, so as not to let them succeed, so as not to put the basin on our heads. ”

Huo Xian laughed and said, "This is the right way, the old man is just worried that your straightforward confession to the emperor will attract some bad thoughts." The strategy of the thief shouting to catch the thief is not a clever tactic. ”

Tie Xinyuan shook his head and said: "I didn't say it directly, it was Wanwan who personally repaired the book to the emperor, and I just provided some information."

At the same time, I also told Xi'er to move out of the palace, close the Tie family mansion, move into the mansion given by the emperor, and reduce the number of times you enter the palace, even if you want to enter, it is best to be accompanied by the guards and eunuchs designated by the official family to enter, so as to minimize suspicion. ”

Huo Xian nodded and said, "This is the safest way, as long as it is safe and sound, it is the best result."

The old man thought that Gulangxia would set up an inspection department, and Sun Moon Mountain would also need to set up an inspection department, and if possible, it would be forbidden for foreigners to enter the Great Song Dynasty from these two places. ”

Tie Xinyuan smiled bitterly: "Then there is a reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, or order Xu Dongsheng to strengthen our ears and eyes in Qarakhanid and solve the problem from the source."

I'm not worried about the Seljuk army coming from afar, even if he is strong, he will only be strong when he arrives in Hami.

After seven years of rearmament, the former young army has now become a mature army.

In the past seven years, we have never stopped fighting, and the use of hot weapons has become more and more mature, not to mention anything else, just the more than 300 artillery pieces possessed by our Hami country are enough to bomb any invading enemy into powder! ”

"This is the essence of the king's coming?"

Tie Xinyuan smiled: "It's just a war, who have I been afraid of in Hami Country?"

The reason why he is constrained everywhere in matters about the Great Song Dynasty is nothing more than scruples about people's hearts.

I basically have no scruples about Western barbarians! If you kill it, you will kill it. ”

Huo Xian said with a smile: "Although the country is big, the belligerent will die!" ”

Tie Xinyuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Do you have to say this kind of exhortation three times every time?" ”

Huo Xian said with a smile: "This is the duty of the old man, the prime minister, to let the king know to be cautious when the king is complacent, and to let the king cheer up when the king is depressed."

In a country or a family, there must always be a person with a clear mind, and if this person is not a king, he must be an old minister.

The king's killing in Liangzhou Mansion has been a bit excessive, no matter who kills, the killing itself is just a means of deterrence, and the king should know that this will definitely damage the king's reputation and affect the king's evaluation in the history books. ”

Tie Xinyuan said seriously: "I'd rather leave a terrifying evaluation in the history books than be affected by my name like my father-in-law, and finally lead to inaction in my life."

In fact, a great power is meant to be hated and feared by its enemies, and if our king is loved and loved by his enemies, it can only show that the king is incompetent.

In addition, the prime minister may not know, but I enjoy the feeling of being hated and feared by the enemy...... Otherwise, how can this king be different? ”

This conversation was remembered by Huo Xian, and was later learned by Liu Chu, and carefully recorded in the book "Hami Zhi" that he was writing, which was criticized by Confucianism for a whole thousand years.

Later generations' evaluation of Tie Xinyuan naturally changed from a generation of pioneers to a terrifying demon king.

The unhidden Pang of Karochuan sent an emissary......

Fu Bi also personally served as an envoy to the Hami military camp......

The two unfortunately met outside the Hami military camp, and then, Yang Huaiyu did not hesitate to play the role of the butcher, wielding a knife to cut off the head of the Western Xia envoy, and also told the envoy's entourage that the murderer was Yang Huaiyu of the Great Song Dynasty.

Fu Bi was very satisfied with Yang Huaiyu's performance, however, he did not enter the Hami military camp, sent someone to deliver gifts, and turned to leave.

Tie Xinyuan had a clear understanding of his dissatisfaction with Fu Bi, and he felt that after killing the Western Xia envoy, it would be difficult for Tie Xinyuan to have a good face for him, and if he went to negotiate at this time, the result would only be worse.

At this time, instead of arguing with Tie Xinyuan in Gulang Gorge, it is better to concentrate on dealing with Wuzang Pang, who is suffering in Kaluo River.

The Western Xia Kingdom is already crumbling, and this is the time for a hundred battles, and it is not worth wasting time in the small Gulang Gorge.

As long as the king of Hami is in charge of Hami, he will immediately launch an attack on Wuzang Pang, who has more than half of the Western army.

On March 26, the wind and the sun were beautiful, and Tie Xinyuan was the commander of the army Hami, and the longer he stayed in Gulang Gorge at this time, the more he would inadvertently help the Tangut people.

6,000 craftsmen and 3,000 Hami cavalry began to rebuild the pass in Gulang Gorge, and this time, Tie Xinyuan wanted a strong stone fortress.