Xiao Quai's desire to help Sassanid Persia restore the kingdom has nothing to do with these kings Ye Hu, anyway, there is no need for the governors of these sixteen countries to contribute, and most of them immediately expressed their approval with both hands.

But when Xiao Quzhi said that the Persian Zoroastrian saint Liqisi was going to preach among Zoroastrians in various countries and had a very high religious status, these kings and Ye Hu were immediately displeased.

At this time, the main religion in the Hezhong area and the Tocharian area was Zoroastrianism, and only a very small number of people believed in Huda, and other religions included Buddhism, Manichaeism (that is, Zhang Wuji's Mingjiao), Jingjiao (Christianity), etc., but the mainstream was Zoroastrianism. It was not until the Samanid Dynasty more than 100 years later that the area was YSL.

To put it simply, Xiao Qubing intends to make Liqisi the religious leader of the Zoroastrian people in the entire Hezhong region west of the Green Ridge, ruling over all the spiritual realms of people in the Hezhong region. In this way, it will not be long before Liqisi's local prestige and influence will become unmatched. Although she doesn't care about military and politics, she has no soldiers or money in her hands, but in the hearts of the people, she is an uncrowned king, the king of kings.

This is how easily these kings Ye Hu are willing to agree!

"I disagree! Why should she be a descendant of the original Sassanid Persian royal family? But Sassanid Persia has been destroyed for a hundred years! ”

"The descendants of the Persian royal family are not nobler than us!"

"That is, we also have a Zoroastrian holy woman, why should we respect her as the leader?"

"We will never agree to ......"

Xiao Quzhi snorted softly, the sound was not loud, but it rang in everyone's ears, and the huge penetrating force shook the eardrum painfully. These kings Ye Hu all looked at Xiao Quai, and saw that he seemed to be a different person at this time, his two eyes were frighteningly bright, as if there were two scorching flames burning inside, but they gave people a feeling of being cold and creepy all over his body.

He slowly looked around at the crowd, and as soon as everyone's eyes made contact with him, they all had a feeling of being pricked by needles, and they were immediately shocked to the point that their faces were pale and their hearts were beating faster, and they quickly looked away.

They felt a strong killing intent, this young man who had looked gentle and elegant before had already moved to kill at this moment, and these kings believed that if he wanted to, he could really kill everyone in an instant! Most of these kings Ye Hu didn't know that this young man, who looked thin and gentle before, had killed at least 2,000 people with his own hands in the past month, and thought he was weak and could be bullied.

They underestimated Xiao Quai's terrifying strength, and also underestimated Datang's determination to rebuild a new order in Hezhong. Xiao Quzhi looked around at these kings, Ye Hu, and his heart was full of anger.

This is a group of speculative villains who are capricious, capricious, and accustomed to the rudder. When the Great Cannibals oppressed and plundered them by force, and killed them at will, they only bowed down like dogs. Now the Tang Dynasty consulted with them and Yan Yuese, but they immediately became presumptuous and began to make inches.

As a traverser, Xiao Quai's illness couldn't be clearer, in another time and space, due to the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty collapsed, and Tubo, who had been oppressed for more than ten years, seized the opportunity to invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty in Longyou and Anxi, so Da Shi had no opponent in the river. These kings, Ye Hu, will be killed by the Great Cannibals within twenty years, and their countries will be destroyed.

Now it is the Anxi Army that has saved them and acted as the protector of these countries. The reason why Liqisi was arranged in this way was also to maintain the stability of the Central Asian riverine region. As long as they don't betray Datang and make small moves, it can be said that they will be more carefree in the future.

"Just by virtue of my will, it is the will of the Anxi Army, when I return to Chang'an, I will report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor Tian Khan, and this will also be the will of the Tang Dynasty. Are you convinced? ”

All the kings and Ye Hu looked at Gao Xianzhi behind them, and Gao Xianzhi nodded: "The will of this second brother is the will of the Anxi Army." ”

The king of Kangguo was most accustomed to seeing the wind and rudder, and immediately said: "Marquis Xiao Suoshyang will save us from the hands of the great cannibals, and Kangguo is willing to follow Suoshyan's wishes and serve the Holy Maiden of Liqisi as the leader of Zoroastrianism." ”

The king of Dongcao, Sheahu, and the king of Shiguo, Teller, immediately agreed, but most of the small states around Tocharo, which had not experienced a battle, still hesitated and refused to give up.

Xie Su Guo Ye Hu plucked up his courage and said: "If it is really Soshyan who came into the world, we are naturally willing to follow Suoshyan's wishes!" Just ......"

"Just what?" Xiao Quzhi smiled: "You want to show your ability, don't you?" ”

Xie Su Guoye Hu nodded, Xiao Quzhi thought about it, and began to gently shake the bones of his body, and the sound of rumbling like thunder rolling through the sky suddenly came from everyone's ears. The sound grew louder and louder, as if bursts of thunder were exploding around him, and the entire conference room was buzzing and shaking. All the ears were shaken by this loud thunder, and their hearts were distracted, as if they had been struck by lightning.

All the people, including Gao Xianzhi, Duan Xiushi and others, were stunned, the two of them had seen Xiao Quzhi in Anxi to use the means of thundering and resonating in unison, but at that time they were not as powerful as they are now.

After the activity started, Xiao Quzhi asked Ye Hu for ten dinar gold coins in his hand, and pinched it hard, and the ten gold coins were pinched like mud by Xiao Quzhi, and the mud-like gold paste was squeezed out from between the fingers of his five fingers!

Xiao Quzhi clenched his hand and rubbed it for a while, then slowly let go of his hand, and the fine gold sand and gold dust fell to the ground like snow. Xiao Quzhi clapped his hands, turned back with a smile and said, "Xiaojun, take ten gold coins and return them to Ye Hu." ”

Everyone present was shocked, their eyes were about to bulge out, and their mouths were open and forgot to close. How much effort does it take to hold ten gold coins into gold clay and grind them into gold dust directly with your hands? And there was no injury to the hand at all.

This is definitely not the strength that mortals can have, nor is it the hand that mortals can have. After three or four seconds of silence, all the people began to be amazed, and the king of Kangguo and Dongcao began to tell the miraculous deeds of Xiao Quai, and shot a big fireball with an arrow, single-handedly breaking through the army formation of 20,000 people, and the big cannibal fled when he saw him......

No one dares to disagree now, even if they are unwilling in their hearts, they dare not show it. All the kings and Ye Hu agreed to venerate Liqisi as the holy daughter and religious leader of all the Zoroastrians in the Transoxiana region.

Xiao Quzhi and Gao Xianzhi looked at everyone's expressions, some were happy and convinced, some were extremely reluctant, and there might even be people who were equipped with yang and yin, and if it threatened their interests at that time, they would secretly send someone to kill Li Qisi. The two of them also said anything, just waiting for more than 20 days later, the Battle of Mulu came. As long as the black-clothed food army in Mulu City is annihilated in front of these speculators, it will naturally be able to deter these Xiaoxiao.

These kings and Ye Hu Xiao and Gao Xianzhi were not very worried, what they were worried about was another potential threat - snake teeth!

Shi Guozheng Wang Teller has admitted that he secretly colluded with Snake Tooth, and confessed that the Snake Tooth organization came from high-ranking officials in the Tang Dynasty. Although this snake tooth underground strength did not directly say who his backstage was, King Teller Zheng and some of the nine kings of Zhaowu who had been with him many times all tacitly knew that the backstage behind the snake tooth was An Lushan, the envoy of the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong.

First, there are so many Xi people and Khitan people in the snake teeth, and there are Xi people and Khitan people in these three towns in the entire Tang Dynasty; Second, the snake tooth and their backstage all believe in Zoroastrianism, and it just so happens that An Lushan is also a native of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, and he also believes in Zoroastrianism; What the three snake teeth did, purging and integrating the horse bandits on the Silk Road, secretly controlling the Silk Road, organizing caravans to sell goods for profit, assassinating high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty, etc., the plan is not small, faintly trying to rebel, and only An Lushan has this strength.

Xiao Quzhi also guessed that the black hand behind the snake tooth might be An Lushan at the beginning, but first, there was no evidence, and second, he didn't have exactly this information before, so he simply didn't say anything and let Gao Xianzhi investigate it himself.

Now after listening to the confessions of Teller and Na Juche Bishi, Xiao Qubing knew that behind the Anshi Rebellion, there was also the support of the forces of the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms. According to Teller and Najuche, they also did this as a form of political speculation. Because they have been oppressed by the Great Eclipse, they have tried to ask the Tang Dynasty for help many times, but the Tang Dynasty has not sent a single soldier to save them. The snake fang hinted that if this side could help him succeed in his rebellion, he could swing his troops into the river and help them drive away the big cannibals. On the other hand, there is also a sense of threat, after all, the horse bandits on the entire Silk Road are controlled by snake teeth, if you don't agree to intercept your goods at that time.

An Lushan was born in the distant branch of the Kang royal family (An Lushan's father was a Kang Guohu person, and his mother was a Turkic witch, and his father died early, and his mother took him to marry a Turkic surnamed Yi'an), and he believed in Zoroastrianism like them, so he naturally had a natural sense of closeness. In this way, Snake Fang hit it off with these kings of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu and began to communicate secretly.

Now the problem is that Teller knows that An Lushan is behind the snake's teeth, but they don't have any direct evidence to prove it. This is also An Lushan's cunning, if the snake tooth fails, he can casually push out a subordinate from the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms, and say that the person did it behind his back. He is very good at pretending, he will cry to show his loyalty to the emperor, and when the lawsuit comes to the emperor, the foolish emperor who is affectionate and pursues immortality will still believe in his loyalty.

After Xiao Quzhi finished talking about paying taxes and the Zoroastrian holy woman, he sat back. Gao Xianzhi threw out the last snake tooth question.

“…… You know, most of you have had secret dealings with Snakefang, and you know who the person behind Snaketooth is. He's trying to rebel......"

“…… Snake Tooth sent someone to assassinate me on the road, so whether it is public or private, X is with Snake Fang, and the person behind Snake Tooth is not ......"

“…… The man was far away in Fanyang, and a certain man was in Anxi, and he would garrison 5,000 troops in the river...... I want you to cut off your contact with that person and Snake Fang immediately, otherwise once you are found out that you are still disconnected, you will definitely not be spared, see if Snake Fang and that person can save you...... The whistleblower will keep it confidential for you, and there will be a heavy reward, if you don't confess and be reported......"

“…… A certain association will severely crack down on Snake Fang and its horse bandits along the entire Silk Road, and there will be a reward for discovering and reporting the traces of Snake Fang...... Naturally, it will protect you, as well as the safety of the caravans on the Silk Road...... You will know how strong the Anxi army is in 20 days......"

“…… In short, a certain word is all here, the second brother of a certain is a disciple of the gods, and the personal lieutenant of His Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Khan is also here, and everything he sees and hears along the way can be directly heard by heaven. In a few years, the snake tooth and the person behind it, a certain and a certain second brother will definitely sweep them all away, and you can choose for yourself. If someone begs for death, to be honest, they don't mind being bloodied in the river like a cannibal! ”

Under Gao Xianzhi's rubbing and rubbing, he was both factual and reasonable, threatening and protecting. These kings and Ye Hu finally couldn't resist anymore, and they all confessed their previous secret dealings with Snake Fang, and all swore to the Holy Fire that they would cut off their contacts, and if Snake Fang came to find him again, they would be captured and sent to Samad to be sent to the town guard.

Not long after the meeting was held, a wave of arresting snaketooth spies was set off in the entire Hezhong region, and in a few days, more than 100 snaketooth spies were captured in various places. More than half of them confessed under waterboarding, but on the whole little useful information was obtained. I only knew that their great commander, the white-clothed swordsman, had returned to Fanyang, and there was still no evidence that directly pointed to An Lushan.

After that, the armies of all sides gathered, and Gao Xianzhi left 3,000 Anxi troops and 5,000 Ningyuan troops to garrison in the river. With more than 10,000 Ansi troops, 4,000 Tianwei troops, and more than 40,000 mercenaries from various countries, he drove tens of thousands of sheep along the Nami River (Zeravshan) all the way west to the city of Hunting, and then turned southwest into Khorasan.

The army marched to the Mulgabu River sixty miles east of Mulucheng (now Mare), Gao Xianzhi left 20,000 troops stationed in place, and Xiao Quzhi, Ma Lan, Li Sheng, and Xi Yuanqing swept around with 10,000 allied troops.

It is said that it is a sweep, but in fact, it does not kill people much, nor does it loot the property of local civilians, but does more propaganda. Especially in the northeast, Puzanne and his 3,000 followers followed the Anxi coalition army and preached to the local Persian peasants everywhere they went—the descendants of the Persian king had returned, and Sassanid Persia was about to be restored!

Because in the previous battle of Talas, he Posilin had almost exhausted the battleable troops of Khorasan. Now the army that he can gather is less than 20,000, and the Anxi army will only dare to shrink in Mulu City as soon as it arrives. Another seven or eight days passed, on the 11th day of the seventh month of the tenth year of Datang Tianbao. Al-Mansur, the younger brother of the Caliph in black and the heir to the throne, finally arrived at Mulu with 45,000 reinforcements from Kufa, thousands of miles away.

On the day that Mansur's 45,000-strong army entered Mulu City, Gao Xianzhi's more than 60,000 allied troops surrounded Mulu City. An envoy was then sent to Mansur with three demands: first, to hand over Ho Posilin and all the troops who had been stationed in the river before; second, to cede the eastern region of Khorasan, including the city of Mulu, and promised not to invade it for ten years; Thirdly, the Anxi army was compensated for the military expenses of the Anxi army on this expedition to Hanzhong and Khorasan, totaling 4,000,000 dinars of gold, 50,000,000 dirhams of silver, 10,000 Arab horses, and 50,000 head of sheep and rations for the army. Otherwise, the city will be attacked immediately, and there will be no chickens and dogs.

Of course, Mansur would not agree to such harsh conditions, he cut off the noses and ears of the three envoys, and then asked them to bring Gao Xianzhi - if you want to fight, you will fight, and the black-clothed food will never compromise!

The final battle of the Anxi army in the river officially began early the next morning.

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