Chapter 651: The Interests of the Great Han
By the time Baguli and his party left Pishan, the battle outside the city had been over for three full days, and Saadin had taken over Shache with his men on the same day, so the news of the defeat of the coalition had already reached Shule. Although Camberin still has a young son in the palace, but after learning of his death, the nobles in the city are still ready to move, but they check and balance each other, and no one is sure that they will lay the foundation in one fell swoop, so it has been delayed until Wei Yan and them enter the city, and there is no result yet.
Wei Yan and the others came quickly, because they also considered that the news of Camberin's execution should have reached Shule, and in order to prevent long nights and dreams, Wei Yan and Bagul came with two thousand light horsemen day and night. Other soldiers escorted the more than 7,000 Shule captives along slowly.
The situation of the Shule captives was different from that of Shache, when the war had just ended, and the Shache captives did not know whether they would be able to return alive, so they naturally did not dare to resist. And the Shule captives have really suffered a lot in the past few days when they were confined outside Pishan City, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not complain. If Wei Yan and Baguli rushed to Shule with a large group of men and horses on their own, it was very likely that these captives would happen halfway**, but they had to be guarded against. Therefore, Wei Yan's arrangement was also a last resort.
However, although Wei Yan did not have many soldiers around him, there was still a "sharp weapon" that could deter the nobles in Shule City, and that was the head of Camberin. Sure enough, as Wei Yan expected, as soon as the heads of the people in Camberin came out, the nobles gathered in front of the palace were in an uproar. But to Wei Yan's surprise, Chekari actually incited everyone to do something against him and Bagul.
Yes, Wei Yan only brought a few hundred soldiers with him, but how could the majesty of the Great Han be challenged by a small Shule nobleman in his Cheka? Wei Yan couldn't understand what the Chekari was saying, and Baguli was trembling with fright, and he didn't have time to translate for him, but Wei Yan could feel that the Chekari was definitely malicious.
Wei Yan didn't say a word, roared, picked up the big knife in his hand, and danced like a windmill. Before the nobles in front of the palace could see what was going on, they heard a scream, and the Chekari was cut into two pieces on the spot, and blood was splashed all over Wei Yan's face, and under the sunset, it was extremely hideous.
The Shule nobles didn't expect Wei Yan to be so heroic, and they were all stunned. I don't know who took the lead first, and shouted on the ground: "Meet General Dahan!" Meet the King! ”
Someone made a start, and other things were easy to do, and the nobleman "hulala" fell to his knees. Baguli never imagined that these high-ranking nobles would one day prostrate themselves at their feet, unable to react for a while, and a little helpless.
Wei Yan is experienced in a hundred battles, and such a scene is nothing in his eyes. He slammed the big knife in his hand to the ground, and the residual blood floated through and sprinkled on the nobles in front of him, like plum blossoms.
All the nobles trembled and did not dare to speak.
Wei Yan looked around and said in a deep voice, "Wait and listen!" From now on, the Shule Kingdom will be under the rule of the Great Han, and you should abide by your duties, if you dare to violate, this official is an example! ”
Some of the nobles could understand Chinese, and some could not, but when they saw Wei Yan's momentum, no one dared to move. However, Baguli finally came back to his senses and resumed his role as a translator, translating Wei Yan's words locally and repeatedly. At this point, the nobles finally understood that Baguli, the king of Shule, was just a puppet, and the world of Shule was already Han Chinese.
Wei Yan drove away this group of nobles, and mobilized his 2,000 elite soldiers to control the four gates and the palace of Shule City, and finally calmed down the situation temporarily. Everything was arranged, and Wei Yancai officially stepped into the Shule Palace with Baguli. More than a dozen of Camberin's concubines prostrated on the ground, and a little boy of six or seven years old looked pale and looked in horror at the two strangers who could dominate their lives.
Baguli looked at the palatial palace in front of him, the slender and gorgeous woman, he still couldn't believe that all this was true, opened his mouth wide, and asked after a while: "General Wei, this, these are all mine?" ”
Wei Yan nodded and said, "Yes, now that you are the master here, my lord has high hopes for you, you must do a good job." ”
Baguli nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes, I will definitely do a good job." Dare to ask the general, what should the villain do next? ”
Wei Yan said angrily: "What else can I do?" Sleep with these women first, and declare you the new King of Shule! ”
After listening to Wei Yan's words, Bagul, who had never been married or touched a woman, was still a little squirming, but those concubines in Camberin took the initiative to get up and threw a pair of flattering eyes at Baguli, which made him feel cramped and uneasy. Seeing this, Wei Yan laughed loudly, turned around and exited the main hall. Soon, there was a sound of women frolicking behind him......
After a night of fun, Baguli seemed to be reborn, the whole person was in good spirits, and then put on the royal robe, like a majestic king. However, when the king saw Wei Yan, he still nodded and bowed, and he didn't dare to come out.
Those nobles in Shule City were suppressed by Wei Yan's momentum yesterday, and the more they thought about it after they went back, the more they felt uncomfortable, and the next day they saw Baguli looking like a slave in front of Wei Yan, and they were even more unwilling. More than a dozen nobles got together and made some calculations, wanting to take advantage of the night to kill them by surprise.
However, before it could get dark, the nobles dismissed the idea. Because a large group of people suddenly came from outside the city, it was more than 10,000 Han soldiers escorting more than 7,000 Shule prisoners. Seeing his backup coming, Wei Yan, who had always maintained a high level of nervousness, was also very relieved. And Baguli, who has been poor all his life, although he is very reluctant to give up the treasures in the palace, but with Wei Yan staring here, he can only endure the pain and scatter the money to the disgraced captives.
At this point, the situation in Shule was finally initially stabilized, but the hidden contradictions were not eliminated, and the disdain of the nobles for Baguli and the jealousy of the commoners for Baguli still existed.
When Liu Xin arrived at Shule City, except for the excitement on the face of Baguli, everyone else who came to greet him couldn't lift their spirits, especially those nobles, who secretly didn't know how many times they had cursed Liu Xin.
Seeing this scene, Liu Xin just smiled faintly, led everyone to the main hall of the palace and sat down, raised his hand, and a team of guards stepped forward, each holding a large wooden plate in his hand, which contained silk and white porcelain, and presented it to those nobles.
These nobles in Shule City had long heard that the Han envoy had brought a large amount of fine silk and porcelain this time, and now, these things were placed in front of their eyes. In particular, the white porcelain exudes a white and bright luster, which makes their eyes dazzle.
Liu Xin's face sank suddenly, and he said coldly: "Liu appointed Baguli as the king of Shule, I'm afraid you have a lot of dissatisfaction in your hearts." However, no matter what you think in your hearts, Liu's appointment is absolutely unchangeable, if someone dares to challenge Liu's authority, Liu will ruin his family, and he will not be merciful! ”
The nobles bowed their heads in panic. When they first saw that the Han army was only 2,000 people, they were still a little nervous, but when the Han army increased to 20,000 people, they had already died down. Now, there are 60,000 Han troops outside the city of Shule City, and they are even more panicked, not knowing if their heads can be kept until tomorrow, where can they dare to challenge Liu Xin's authority?
Liu Xin suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, as long as you do your best to assist Baguli and let the people of Shule live a good life, Liu will not treat you badly." A little gift is Liu's promise, as long as you really stand on the side of the Han Dynasty, the benefits you will get in the future will definitely be far more than these. ”
These nobles had long wanted to reach out to get the gift in front of them, but seeing that Liu Xin's face had been tense, no one dared to move lightly. Now, Liu Xin smiled, and these nobles also laughed, and all kinds of flattering words sounded in the main hall.
Baguli is even more grateful, for him, Liu Xin is his reborn parent. Seeing that with Liu Xin in charge, those nobles didn't dare to give him a face anymore, and Baguli's mood finally relaxed completely, and he ordered to arrange a banquet, singing and dancing.
This welcome party was very grand, whether it was the dishes on several cases or the singing and dancing in the hall, they far exceeded the original arrangement of the king of Khotan. In fact, among the countries of the Western Regions, whether economic or military, Shule must be ranked behind Qiuci, Shanshan, and Khotan. Today's scene of the reception banquet is actually no longer something that Bagul can accomplish alone.
Not only were these delicious wines and delicacies prepared by these nobles, but even the women who sang and danced were selected from various aristocratic families, and many of them were the daughters of aristocratic families. These dressed women, singing and dancing, kept throwing flattering glances at Liu Xin, who was sitting at the top.
For all this in front of him, Liu Xin just laughed at it. He knew very well that these nobles in Shule City had not given up, and they would not be willing to let a lowly commoner with little talent ride on his head. But what about that? Although Liu Xin did not intend to set up the Western Regions Protectorate in Shule, it was destined to become another central area of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions in addition to the Metropolitan Protectorate. A mediocre Shule king is easier to control than a shrewd Shule king, and it is more in the interests of the Han Dynasty. Even if these nobles racked their brains, even if they sent their wives and daughters to Liu Xin's bed, Liu Xin would not let them replace Bagul.
Liu Xin listened to the nobles rushing to introduce him to the dancing beauties in the hall, and while tasting the grape wine in the glass jar, he bowed his head and signaled, no one could tell which one he liked, or none of them.
Suddenly, a guard hurriedly walked in, interrupting the singing and dancing in the hall. As soon as he came closer, he arched his hand and said, "Lord Qi, the envoys of Dawan have asked to see you!" ”