Liu Xin pursued the black whirlwind and disappeared all night, and the pot had already exploded in the mud city. The entire Shanshan Kingdom from King Hani down, including the princess and the ministers of civil and military affairs, was "invited" by Dian Wei to the Han army camp in the east of the city. Groups of Han soldiers searched the city all night, but to no avail.

Although the Shanshan soldiers defending the city swore that they did not see anyone entering or leaving the city, Dian Wei decided to divide the 5,000 cavalry into four teams and search the surrounding area of the city. In the second half of the night, news finally came back. In the direction leading to the mud mountain, a horse was badly wounded and fell in the dust.

Dian Wei didn't dare to slack off, and personally led a team of men and horses to Huni Mountain, and saw a person staggering down the mountain from a distance. Dian Weice stepped forward immediately, and sure enough, it was Liu Xin. Dian Wei hurriedly asked, "Big brother, are you okay?" ”

Liu Xin's face was a little ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Go back to the city!" ”

Returning to the barracks in the east of the city, Liu Xin bandaged the wounds on his hands, and comforted Minchan again, and then invited Hani and the others into the big tent, and said: "Everyone, the situation was urgent just now, and the guards of the palace were vulnerable, so I temporarily wronged you for staying in the barracks for this time, and I hope you don't blame you." ”

Liu Xin still agrees with the fact that Minchan "invited" all Shanshan monarchs and ministers into the Han military camp, after all, things are very wrong, and protecting yourself is the first thing. However, these words are not easy to say to Hani and the others, and Liu Xin still has to send a good message to appease them.

Hani was very knowledgeable, and returned the salute again and again: "Xiao Wang's inconsiderate and frightened adults, it's all Xiao Wang's fault, and I hope that adults will not be guilty." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said: "Yes, yes, yes, it's only the Black Whirlwind that is to blame for coming uninvited." ”

Liya suddenly muttered in a low voice below, "I didn't expect you to be able to come back, I thought you had been eaten by the Black Whirlwind." ”

Although her voice was very low, it was in Chinese, which was clearly for Liu Xin, but Liu Xin's ear power was also very good and she could hear it clearly. Liu Xin didn't bother with her, just smiled faintly and said, "Miss Loulan will meet, although she didn't guess, it's not far away." ”

Liya asked in surprise, "What do you call me?" ”

Liu Xin smiled and said, "Didn't you name yourself Loulan?" Oh, it's Liu's mistake, you should be called Princess Loulan. ”

A sly glint flashed in Liya's eyes, and she pouted and said, "It seems that someone said just now that this name is not suitable for me." ”

This is obviously raising the bar with Liu Xin, and Hani couldn't help but glare at his sister. However, his precious sister may be used to being free and ignore him at all.

Liu Xin smiled and said, "Liu is just making a suggestion, what name to choose, that's your freedom." Just like a pair of shoes, only you know whether they fit or not, and what others say, it doesn't count. ”

Liya lowered her head and thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Only you know whether the shoes fit or not, this analogy is good." Dare to ask Lord Liu, if we people in Shanshan Kingdom feel that our country has a more suitable name, then will Lord Liu agree to change the name of the country? ”

On the way down from Huni Mountain, Liu Xin thought a lot. Even if his 100,000 army set foot on the Western Regions countries, it would be an easy matter, but if he wanted to truly subdue the Western Regions countries, he could not rely on force alone, but also take care of the local people's lives, customs, and even their personalities and preferences. For the people of Shanshanguo, the name imposed on them by the Han may have always been regarded as a shame by them, and their hearts will naturally not be on the side of the Han, which can be seen from Liya's self-proclaimed Loulan. Now, Liya has openly challenged the name of the country.

Liu Xin laughed and said: "Since the princess has this Yaxing, then Liu Mou will also come to join in the fun, I think it is okay to change the name of the country to Loulan, I don't know what you think?" ”

Hani's expression changed greatly, and he hurriedly fell to the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Lord Liu, this is just Xiaomei's nonsense, Xiao Wang definitely doesn't mean this." ”

Liu Xin stretched out his hand to help Hani up, and said: "Liu also knows that it is not the meaning of the prince, and Liu's proposal is just to conform to the will of the people." According to Liu, it is up to you to consult the opinions of the people of the whole country, if most people are in favor of changing the name of the country to Loulan, then it is better to change it to Loulan. Liu will definitely respect everyone's opinions. ”

Seeing that Liu Xin didn't seem to be a fake when she said this, Liya was slightly surprised, and Shi Li said: "If Lord Liu's words are really sincere, then the little woman is wrong to blame the adult, please accept the little woman's worship." However, the little woman still has one more thing she wants to ask the adult, and she asks the adult to tell the truth. ”

Liu Xin raised his hand and said, "Princess Loulan, if you have anything, just ask, Liu knows everything." ”

Hearing the title of "Princess Loulan", Liya was slightly uncomfortable, and was stunned for a moment before she said: "Liya wants to ask my lord, how is he doing with Black Whirlwind?" ”

Liu Xin's face changed, and she quickly returned to normal, and said lightly: "She's gone." ”

Liya still nervously asked, "Is he okay?" ”

"At least the last time I saw her, she was fine." Liu Xin glanced at Liya strangely and said, "You can't take a fancy to her, right?" Princess, listen to my advice, you and her are not suitable. ”

"Only the feet know if the shoes fit. I don't know who said this just now. Liya said disdainfully, "I'm not suitable for him, is it suitable for you?" ”

Hu Nu really spoke without words, Liu Xin couldn't help frowning, and said: "Of course, only the feet know whether the shoes are suitable or not, but the shoes definitely don't know." ”

Black Whirlwind is a woman, and it is impossible for Liu Xin to tell Liya this secret. If this news spreads, it is very likely to affect the status of the Black Whirlwind in the bandits, and in that case, the Black Whirlwind will be dangerous. Liu Xin could only point out to her in one pun, but it was impossible to go into too much detail. And Liya obviously didn't understand what he meant, and looked at him blankly.

Hani said with a happy face: "Lord Liu, look at my sister......"

Liu Xin hurriedly coughed twice and said, "Liu has been tossing for most of the night, and he is also a little tired. Presumably, you haven't rested, come on, send the prince back to the palace. ”

After sending Hani and the others away, Wei Yan walked in and said, "Lord, the method you taught to the last general is too good, neither torture nor killing a single person, they all confessed." Sure enough, as expected by the lord, these people were not horse bandits, but the Dawan army pretended, and in addition, Shule and Shache also sent some soldiers and horses to participate in it. How to deal with these captives is also to be announced by the Lord. ”

Although Wei Yan threatened to kill two people every quarter of an hour in front of his captives, the people who were dragged out were not beheaded, but imprisoned in another place. Now that the identities of these captives had all been clarified, Wei Yan was a little eager to behead them all.

Liu Xin wanted an entire Western Regions, not just a large piece of land, he knew that the Western Regions were vast and sparsely populated, and these captives were all young and middle-aged, and it would be far better to let them return to their hearts than to deprive them of their lives. Thinking of this, Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let them all go." Let them go back and tell their master that if they dare to have any more dissenting intentions, they will not be spared! ”

Since these horse bandits are pretended to be by the Dawan army, it means that the Dawan Kingdom does not want to rebuild the capital and protect the palace. In fact, this is also easy to understand, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Protectorate has been abolished several times, and later changed to the Western Regions Changshi Mansion, Dawan and Wusun, the two most powerful countries in the Western Regions, have been separated from the rule of the Han Dynasty.

Being a slave to others is like being a king at ease, and King Dawan naturally doesn't want to have a protector on his head. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road, Liu Xin's ultimate goal of rebuilding the Western Regions Protectorate must be to include Dawan and Wusundu, which inevitably contradicts these two countries. Now, Dawan has put into action, and the purpose of assassinating Liu Xin is, of course, to prevent him from rebuilding the Duhufu, so what about Wusun? It seems that this trip to the Western Regions will not be too peaceful.

Wei Yan didn't dare to say anything more, so he promised.

Jia Xu got up again and said, "Lord Qiqi, my subordinates are unhappy if they don't say a word. The lord is tied to the well-being of the people in the world, and he must not risk his life again in the future! ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "What Wen He said is very true. Liu was indeed reckless, and everyone was also affected, and he must be warned in the future. It's okay now, let's go back and rest. ”

Everyone surrendered together, and Liu Xin also got up and paced back to the back tent. Diao Chan hadn't fallen asleep yet, and when she saw Liu Xin coming in, she hurriedly greeted her, and her tears couldn't stop flowing. Liu Xin had to say another kind word of comfort.

Minchan helped Liu Xin loosen his clothes, and suddenly saw two rows of tooth marks on his right shoulder, and asked in surprise: "Master, what's going on?" ”

Liu Xin patted her back lightly, and pretended to be calm: "It's nothing, let the black whirlwind take a bite." ”

Minchan looked at it carefully, and said suspiciously: "This seems to be a woman's tooth print, could it be that Black Whirlwind is a woman?" ”

Liu Xin hurriedly said, "What woman?" Black Whirlwind was just a little smaller, still a half-grown child. That's why I'm bent on catching him, and if he is left in time, it will become a big disaster. However, he also suffered a big loss today, and he must not dare to do evil here again. ”

Minchan suddenly said: "No wonder it's still biting, it turned out to be a child." ”

Liu Xin said vaguely: "Well, it's not early, hurry up and go to sleep, I'm so tired today." ”

Minchan saw that Liu Xin didn't think about that incident for the first time, obviously today's battle with the Black Whirlwind was not easy, and she couldn't help but feel distressed. But how did she know that Liu Xin fought a battle at the bottom of the cave and handed over all the public grain.

Although she was very tired, Liu Xin didn't sleep for a long time. He still got up early, practiced and had breakfast as usual, and then took Jia Xu and Wei Yan to Shanshan Palace. This morning, he had to finalize everything with Hani. And the reason why Liu Xin came over so early was to take advantage of the opportunity of Hani sleeping in a daze to make the negotiations smoother.