Chapter 019: Cooperation
Aya sacrificed herself to save her father, which was not attractive to Li Zaixing. Coming from the twenty-first century, he knows that the Great Cannibals have a habit: blood feuds. When you clash with them, you don't have much chance to laugh at them. If you don't kill you, until one party bows its head, this enmity can't be resolved.
Therefore, he is ready to kill all these big cannibals to get rid of the trouble. Although this big food woman is very beautiful, although she is very material, it is not enough to make him tempted. It's okay to look twice, because it's not his style for a woman to get into unnecessary trouble.
However, hearing the name Nasr gave him a new idea.
Nasr was once the governor of Khorasan and was the head of the Great Cannibal in the middle of the river. Unlike previous governors of Khorasan who only knew about conquest by force, Nasr was the first governor of Khorasan to negotiate on a large scale. The Great Cannibal finally entered the Stone Country, not to fight down, but to talk about it. Although at that time, the army of Da Shi had already arrived in the city, fighting against the main reinforcements of the Shi Kingdom and the Turks.
It is a wonder that such people are simple in big food. The Great Cannibals are more accustomed to conquering by force, then slaughtering the city and taking all their possessions away. For the sake of wealth, they do not even hesitate to attack those who have already surrendered, they don't care about any credibility at all, and they don't worry about whether they will cause a rebellion, it's a big deal to conquer again. Nasr's adoption of the Huairou policy was unbelievable to the Great Cannibal, but he was also incredibly successful, and in just a few years he mastered most of the river.
If it weren't for the rise of the Abbasids, Nasr would have had to turn his main focus to Musirin, and give him a few more years to control the whole river. In fact, after the most powerful Kang and Shi countries in the Hanzhong region fell into his hands at that time, the remaining small countries had no power to fight back at all, and it was only a matter of time before they joined the Great Eclipse. At that time, Datang had not even made peace with Bahanna.
When Li Zaixing heard Princess Heyi talk about this, he felt that Nasr was a talented person and politically minded. He was also glad that Nasr was unstable in the rear, otherwise, when Nasr controlled the entire river, Datang would have to resist a lot if he wanted to enter.
He didn't expect to encounter the remnants of Nasr here.
Li Zaixing is not a politician, but he is well aware that the enemy of his enemy may be a friend. Even if it doesn't work out, Ibrahim is already a fish at the bottom of the kettle, and he can't cause him much trouble. Maybe without his hands, Mu Xilin will hear the wind and kill them cleanly.
Li Zaixing treated Ibrahim's wound and told him to lie flat. Ibrahim's face was not good, but his breath was relatively stable, and his life was not in danger for the time being. Li Zaixing's knife split his waist ribs, but it didn't hurt his internal organs, which can be regarded as his luck.
"I'll take care of your wounds." Li Zaixing beckoned: "You are now my slave girl, and you can't die casually." ”
Seeing that Ibrahim was safe, Aya realized her gaffe. Listening to Li Zaixing's words, her face swelled and reddened.
Li Zaixing's face sank, and he was murderous: "Do you want to regret it?" ”
Aya was stunned for a moment, and then realized what it meant that she was already Li Zaixing's slave girl. Even her whole person is Li Zaixing's, and Li Zaixing is nothing if he touches her. She walked over silently, lowered her head, and stood in front of Li Zaixing.
Li Zaixing stretched out a hand, pressed it on her bare shoulder, and pressed it gently. Aya understood, bent her knees, and knelt in front of Li Zaixing. My knee hit the ground and it hurt. Aya's tears welled up in her eyes, not because of the pain in her knees, but because of the humiliation. This posture is that of a slave girl waiting for her master, although she does not serve her master like a real slave girl.
Li Zaixing looked down at her coldly, holding the shaft of the arrow with both hands, and used a little dark energy. The shaft of the arrow snapped and broke, and Li Zaixing pulled out the broken arrows from both sides, and then pinched the wound with his hand. Aya cried out in pain. Li Zaixing turned a blind eye and motioned for Ermadi to take medicine and bandage.
Li Zaixing immediately asked Xue Yu and others to hand over the weapons of the big cannibal, and gathered all the war horses and camels. Although the big cannibals glared angrily, no one dared to come forward and resist. Under the command of Pei Xuanqing, they gathered the bodies of the soldiers killed in battle and prepared them for cremation.
As it was getting dark, Ibrahim awoke. He sighed, both a little lost and a little relieved.
Aya told him what had happened. Ibrahim touched Aya's face with pity: "Why do you bother, let me go to Allah like this, how good." ”
"Can you bury your bones in a foreign land and enter heaven?" Li Zaixing walked over, looking at the old Persian man behind him.
Ibrahim listened to the translation and smiled bitterly. He looked Li Zaixing up and down, raised his arm, which had been injured by the arrow, and gestured. Li Zaixing nodded: "I shot it, and the three arrows failed to kill you, which shows that we have the possibility of cooperation." He smiled, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Perhaps, this is the reason why Allah will not let you die." You still have a mission, and if you don't complete it, you can't enter heaven. ”
"Cooperation?" Ibrahim was stunned for a moment, obviously confused.
"There are so many of you wandering here, if there is no one to support you secretly, even if the prophet is reborn, I am afraid it will not be possible." The old man of Persia set up the Mazar, and Li Zaixing sat down beside Ibrahim and clapped his hands: "Hurry up, if you are willing to deal with Mu Xilin with me, we will be friends." If you don't want to, I'll send you to Allah. ”
"You can't deal with Mu Xilin." Ibrahim looked at Li Zaixing vigilantly: "Unless the main force of your Datang arrives." ”
"It's my business." Li Zaixing interrupted Ibrahim's temptation: "Tell me first, who secretly supports you. If I feel credible, I will tell you about my plans. ”
Ibrahim sighed and was silent for a long time: "In Bukhara and Samarkand, there are many people who oppose Musilin. ”
Bukhara refers to the city of Ayan, the Tang people called it Anguo, once thought it was the rest of the Han Dynasty, so Xianqing was set up as a state of rest for three years, and later I learned that it was wrong, and called it Anguo. Samarkand, the capital of Kang, Samad Gandha, is now controlled by the Great Cannibals. In both cities there are people who oppose Musilin, and it seems that Musilin is not in trouble.
"Why are these people against Musilin?"
"Because he's so brutal." Ibrahim said: "Moreover, Abu Abbas's treachery and attack on unarmed guests will be rejected by us Bedouins, by contraventing the teachings of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad." ”
Li Zaixing heard Gus tell about the Abbasids killing people at the banquet, and after listening to Ibrahim again, he learned more. Ibrahim probably wanted to submit to the Abbasids, but the Abbasids did so, which frightened him. Once you lay down your arms, you will become a fish on the Abbasid sword, and no one wants to do that. As a last resort, who will lay down their arms and be captured?
"The river is mine." Li Zaixing said calmly: "Whether it is you or Mu Xilin, you must withdraw from the river. The only difference is whether you leave in a peaceful retreat, or if I cut off your head and return to heaven. ”
"He can't go to heaven, he can only go to hell!" Ibrahim roared, emotional.
"Well, he goes to hell." Li Zaixing smiled slyly: "Then are you interested in giving him a ride?" ”
Ibrahim was silent, but his eyes betrayed his thoughts. His heart was moved. He didn't expect to retake the river, he just wanted to get out of it safely. He received news that someone had escaped from the clutches of the Abbasids and had fled to Egypt. He also wanted to go west. There was no hope, but if there was Datang's help, there would be many chances. It's really not good, and it is also a good choice to return to Datang.
The Tang Dynasty treats the obedient aliens preferentially, this is a fact that everyone knows. For the deceased, Chang'an is the closest place to heaven.
What's more, he doesn't have much choice now.
"Be kind to my daughter, you can't really treat her as a slave girl."
"It depends on how much you play." Li Zaixing smiled, laughing a little cruelly. Ibrahim had few objections, on the contrary, he felt that Li Zaixing was very frank. A woman's status in the eyes of her husband is closely related to the strength of the family. If he wants Aya to live a little better and be a little more dignified, he must cheer up and let Li Zaixing see his strength.
"I'm here...... There is a map. Ibrahim hesitated for a long time, took out a worn-out parchment map with difficulty, and then looked at the sword in Elmadi's hand: "That's an antiquity that my family has kept for more than a hundred years, and it is said to come from Kuslao II." ”
"I know this knife." Al Maddy smiled faintly.
"You don't deserve this knife." Ibrahim turned his head to look at Li Zaixing: "I will use this knife and this map, plus five camels, five horses, and twenty slaves as Aya's dowry." ”
"The knife is my trophy, and I will give it to whomever I want." Li Zaixing interrupted Ibrahim without thinking and took the map from Ibrahim: "It doesn't matter if you marry, how much you can help is the key." This picture...... If it is useful, it is more valuable than ten treasure swords. ”
Ibrahim stopped talking, looking at Li Zaixing's gaze a little strange. From this sentence, he knew that Li Zaixing was not an ordinary person, and he knew very well the importance of this map. His ambition was by no means as simple as a few camels and a few slaves, what he wanted was the entire Transoxiana region, and possibly even Tocharian and Tianzhu in the south.
Ibrahim glanced at Aya, and suddenly felt an inexplicable joy. Perhaps, this is Allah's preference for Aya, so that after suffering so much, she can still meet a young hero with great ambitions.
"Okay, I'll tell you about the situation south of the Amu Darya River (Wuhu Water) first."