"Pass the order, and return to Henglos tomorrow! The officials were originally scheduled to come over in the afternoon to continue the discussion, but it was brought forward to the end of the day! ”

"Yes, King!"

At mid-morning, the officials and garrison generals of the entire Tocharian region had arrived, and Zhao Ziliang informed the officials and generals of the whole matter. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"In the first half of the year, many caravans in our Western Qin were looted in the territory of the Khazar Khanate on the northern route of the Silk Road, and the security of the northern route of the Silk Road was greatly threatened, so the king sent the king's son Zhao Ting to the Khazar Khanate with a mission, with the intention of letting the Khazar Khanate contribute to maintaining the safety of the Silk Road, which itself is also beneficial to them, because the Khazar Khanate is an extremely important transit point on the northern route of the Silk Road, and the Khazar Khanate also has great interests if the caravan takes that road, But the Khazar Khanate not only did not admit that they were responsible for plundering the caravan, but also seized our mission, and after the mission fled, they sent a large army to pursue it, resulting in the killing of more than 200 people in our mission, and only the envoy Zhao Ting was captured! Since ancient times, no matter whether it is the East or the West, no matter how deep the hatred between the two sides, there is no rule for killing envoys and envoys! The Khazars did this, it is completely a manifestation of barbarism, they do not pay attention to the rules at all, do not abide by etiquette, we do not need to talk to them about the rules and etiquette of such barbarians, they not only plundered our caravans, but also killed our envoys and detained our envoys, which is a provocation and contempt for our Tang Empire and our Western Qin, and a blatant declaration of war on us! If we don't respond, we will be despised by all the surrounding countries and city-states, and the people and caravans of Western Qin will be disappointed in us, and they will think that we cannot protect their safety! Tomorrow, this king will return to Western Qin to learn about the further progress of the matter, and we must also respond to this matter, the war against the Khazars is imminent, and this king hopes that stability will remain in Western Qin, especially in the Tocharian region, to maintain stability, and there can be no more instability! ”

The officials said in unison: "No! ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at Zhao Hu again and said: "This time to send troops to the Khazar Khanate, Zhao Hu, your first legion is also on the march, and the defense of your first legion in the Tocharian region will be handed over to the conscripts, leaving a general to lead the conscripts of all departments!" Today, we must strengthen our training and prepare for the expedition! The matter of the expedition will be kept secret for the time being, and it must not be leaked, so let's see the reaction of the people first! ”

Zhao Hu stood up excitedly and hugged his fists and said, "The last general obeys the order!" ”

On November 18, Zhao Ziliang and his entourage hurried back to Henglus City.

At this time, the high-level officials of Western Qin in Henglus City had already received the news that Zhao Ting was detained in Itir and all the members of the mission were killed, and the news quickly spread throughout Western Qin, which caused strong indignation among the people in all parts of Western Qin, and there was a lot of discussion among the people.

Restaurants, taverns, wine shops, inns, teahouses, and markets all over the country were talking about the destruction of the mission and the detention of the envoy Zhao Ting, some people said that Zhao Ting's life was really miserable, and the other members of the mission were killed too miserably, and some people said that the Khazars were too barbaric and the caravan should not have taken that road at all, and some people said that such an unreasonable barbarian like the Khazar should send a large army to give them some color to see.

On this day, it was very late for Zhao Ziliang and his entourage to return to Henglus City, and they did not convene military and political officials to discuss the matter, but returned home first.

When the family heard that Zhao Ziliang was back, they came out to greet him, Zhao Ziliang looked at everyone and nodded, hugged his little grandson, youngest son and youngest daughter, teased him a few times, looked around again, and asked Chen Qingying, Mrs. Meng, and Princess Xinping, "What about the second child?" ”

The three women looked at each other, and Chen Qingying said: "Sanniang was originally going to go to the Khazar Khanate alone to rescue because of Ting'er's matter, but she was dissuaded by the concubines, and she fell ill in the past few days, and she is lying on the couch to recuperate!" ”

Zhao Ziliang returned his little grandson and little daughter to Zhao Lei and Princess Xinping, and said, "I'll go see her!" ”

Everyone followed Zhao Ziliang to Nie Sanniang's room, Zhao Ziliang saw Nie Sanniang lying on the couch with a haggard face, and walked over quite distressed and asked, "Sanniang, are you okay?" ”

When Nie Sanniang saw Zhao Ziliang, tears came out at once, and she exclaimed, "Husband, ・・・・・・"

Zhao Ziliang hurriedly hugged her and comforted: "Okay, okay, I'm back!" It's okay, I'll take care of Ting'er's affairs, he is only being detained by the Khazarians now, and his life is not in danger! The Khazars don't dare to move the thunder, the hundreds of thousands of troops in my hands are not vegetarians, and they can't be unscrupulous! ”

Nie Sanniang asked with teary eyes, "Won't they really be bad for Ting'er?" Ting'er will definitely be back, right? ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Yes, they don't dare to move Ting'er, I have already sent someone to rescue me, you can rest assured!" ”

Chen Qingying also said: "Yes, Sanniang, don't worry, Ting'er will be fine!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand to everyone, and everyone retreated when they saw this, and only Zhao Ziliang and Nie Sanniang were left in the room, and now Nie Sanniang cried even more.

Zhao Ziliang kept comforting, and when she cried for a while, he wiped the tears from her face with his hand and said, "Okay, don't cry!" Look at you, you're crying like a little cat, and if you cry again, your face will be swollen from crying, and it won't look good! ”

Nie Sanniang wrinkled her nose and said, "Hmph, Ting'er is not your son?" I don't think you're in a hurry at all, how did you do it? I finally hope to bring my son back, he was sent to the Khazar Khanate by you before he stayed at home for half a year, and now it's okay, Ting'er is in danger, what did you tell me in the first place? ”

Zhao Ziliang kept patting Nie Sanniang's shoulder and comforted: "Okay, okay, what's the use of being in a hurry?" If I'm in a hurry to get Ting'er back, I'd rather die in a hurry! The rescued people have been sent out, these people don't necessarily fight on the battlefield with one against a thousand, one against a hundred, but they are trained by me personally, and they are not comparable to others for the rescue, they will definitely be able to rescue Ting'er, you can rest assured! ”

"Really?"

"Really!" Zhao Ziliang wiped away the tears on Nie Sanniang's face again, scratched her nose, and canceled: "Look at you, how old are you, crying your nose and crying so much, how embarrassing it is for the juniors to see?" I think you were a ruthless and world-famous female assassin back then, how can you cry and cry now after experiencing such a little thing? ”

Nie Sanniang said angrily: "Hmph, what's wrong with the female assassin? I'm a mother and a grandmother now! Besides, if they hadn't stopped me, I would have gone to the Khazar Khanate with my sword to save Ting'er! My kung fu hasn't fallen all these years, so killing a few people isn't a piece of cake? ”

Zhao Ziliang said with a smile: "Don't be reckless, even if you are still skilled, but your specialty is assassinating rather than saving people, and the thing of saving people is still left to specialized people to do, what you have to do now is to concentrate on recovering from your illness, if Ting'er comes back and sees that your mother is so worried about him that he can't get out of bed, he can't be more sad and sad?" ”

Nie Sanniang saw Zhao Ziliang say this, and said, "You seem to have some truth in it, okay then!" But you'll have to stay here with me tonight! ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled and agreed: "Okay, not only will I stay here to accompany you tonight, but I will stay here with you until Ting'er comes back!" ”

Nie Sanniang said happily: "Really? Husband, you are so good to Sanniang! ”

After speaking, Nie Sanniang frowned again and said: "It's not good, it's not good, if I always take advantage of you, the boss, the third and the fourth will definitely gossip!" ”

Zhao Ziliang comforted: "Don't worry, they won't mind, if it's on them, they won't want their children to suffer this catastrophe." Come, let's rest in peace! ”

"Well, the slave family will change your clothes for you!"

The next day, Zhao Ziliang convened the military and political officials to discuss matters at the Jiedu Embassy.

Zhao Ziliang looked at the civil officials and military generals and said: "I think you all know about the destruction of the mission sent to the Khazar Khanate and the detention of the envoy Zhao Ting. Liu Wei, you are the Prime Minister of the Government Council, you can talk about it first! ”

Liu Wei stood up and said: "Great King, with the current situation of my Western Qin, farming, workshops and animal husbandry are also developing at a very fast speed, and Xia Guan thinks that it is best not to have a war with the outside world at this stage, so as not to delay the development of my Western Qin's internal affairs!" Regarding this matter, the lower officials thought that on the one hand, they should immediately send people to rescue the third prince, and on the other hand, they should appease the people, the officials and officers in the army, endure for a few years, and wait for a few years before sending troops to the shame of blood today! ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at Dugu and asked, "Dugu asks the customs, what do you think?" ”

Dugu Wenshu stood up and arched his hand: "King, the northern line of the Silk Road is cut off, which means that we in Western Qin will lose thirty percent of our income, because thirty percent of the caravan is on the northern Silk Road, from this point of view, Xia Guan does not agree with Prime Minister Liu's opinion, the war has an inhibiting effect on the internal development of Western Qin at this stage, which is beyond doubt, but this loss is not necessarily greater than the loss caused by the cutting off of the Silk Road on the northern line, if it is so calculated, it is better to fight late than early!" In addition, from the level of the whole country, the Khazars detained our envoys and destroyed our mission, which is a contempt and provocation to the dignity of our Tang Empire and the Western Qin royal court, this time we absolutely cannot tolerate it, once we endure it this time, the surrounding countries will surely follow suit, especially the Tianzhu city-state kingdoms in the south, the big cannibals in the west, and the Slavs and Chenoses in the north, these small countries and small tribes have always been dishonest, maybe there will be turmoil within our Western Qin! ”

Zhao Ziliang touched his chin, looked at Dugu Jun, the temple supervisor of the Judicial Temple, and asked, "Dugu Jun, what do you think?" ”

Dugu Jun said: "Great King, it is up to the Great King to decide whether to fight or not, but Xia Guan believes that this is the first time that we have faced a foreign country with a unique identity since the establishment of the Western Qin Imperial Court, and we must deal with it properly, which will determine what kind of attitude our Western Qin will appear in the eyes of the surrounding countries and tribes in the future!" ”

Zhao Ziliang listened to the opinions of other people, thought for a long time, and finally said: "Everything will wait until Zhao Ting is rescued!" ”