But the plan has not changed quickly, he has just made a decision, and news has spread in Jinyang City that the eldest brother Zhang Miao has passed away because he is too old and in poor health.

Zhang Miao's death deeply stimulated Zhang Chao, the first emperor of heaven.

It can be said that Zhang Chaoneng has an absolute relationship with the initial support of this big brother. Now that the eldest brother has died suddenly, he is grieved, and at the moment, regardless of others, he led the Zhang family light cavalry straight towards Jinyang City.

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Jinyang City.

The capital of the Celestial Empire, the main city with politics, economy, and culture in the center, has indeed changed from the prosperous state of the past and has become a depressed color. The streets and alleys were hung with black silk cloths, and the people spontaneously mourned their free king Zhang Miao.

The title of King of Freedom was given to his eldest brother by Zhang Chao after he became the First Emperor of Heaven.

This is also the only king of Zhang Chaofeng. The name is free, which is to hope that the eldest brother can live freely and happily.

It's just that people can't fight against the sky, and in the end, because of age, Zhang Miao passed away at the age of fifty-eight.

At such an age, in terms of medical conditions at that time, it was already considered a long life, and if it weren't for the existence of Zhang Chao's powerful younger brother, he should not have lived to this time.

Zhang Miao died, and Zhang Chao hurried back to Jinyang City to mourn. As soon as he came to the specially treated coffin, he fell to the ground and cried profusely.

Zhang Chao thought of how his eldest brother supported him when he was young, so proud of himself, it is not an exaggeration to say that he can have today, and the full support of this eldest brother is categorically inseparable.

Zhang Chao kept crying, and his crying also caused other courtiers and concubines to cry bitterly.

For three days, Zhang Chao has been guarding the mourning hall, and all the food and drink are sent here.

Finally, three days later, on the day of enlightenment, Zhang Chao personally supported the coffin and sent the eldest brother on his last journey.

Zhang Miao went to the ground for peace, and the matter came to an end. Zhang Chao also returned to the palace, this time he first went to Jiangdong, then went to the small Wa country, and then fought in Xishu, and it was more than a year to go back and forth, and now when he returned to the palace, there are indeed a lot of things to deal with.

And among these things, one of them is very important, that is, to see the envoy from the Western Regions.

This envoy's status is not low, and he is still the lord of a country, but he is not very famous in the existing thirty-four countries of the Western Regions.

In the main hall of the palace, a man wearing a felt hat and dressed like an ordinary commoner fell to his knees very respectfully, and shouted, "Long live the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, long live." ”

"Lord Tangjin, please get up." Zhang Chao sat high in the hall and said with a smile on his face. And standing on the side was Lu Su, the Minister of the Interior of the Celestial Empire.

This lord of the country, named Tang Jin, is the monarch of the Xiaowan Kingdom in the Western Regions.

Xiaowan is located in the middle of Dawan and Wusun, if you have to describe it, it is to survive in the cracks.

Even if you have to trace back to this, Xiaowan Kingdom was originally from Dawan Kingdom, but it was independent in the later stage. It's just that such independence is not reliable, because the army is small in number and the population is sparse, and there is a risk that it will be destroyed at any time.

It is precisely for this reason that Tang Jin, the lord of Xiaowan Kingdom, thought about finding a thick thigh to hug, obviously, the Celestial Empire met his requirements.

This time, he came to Jinyang City of the Celestial Empire in disguise, in order to show his loyalty, and of course he also came to report the news.

Throughout the Western Regions, news has been circulating recently that the Celestial Empire is going to invade the territory. For this matter, the thirty-four existing countries in the entire Western Regions are panicked, and they are all afraid that the rumors will come true, and if that happens, the land they have managed for generations will be handed away.

Under such circumstances, it is conceivable that the thirty-four countries of the Western Regions all guard against the Celestial Empire as a thief, but in such an environment, Tang Jin, the lord of Xiaowan Kingdom, did come to Jinyang City, the capital of the Celestial Empire, in disguise, and this move is very intriguing.

It is said that it is too late for everyone to guard against the Celestial Empire, he did take the initiative to come, is he going to be a traitor in the Western Regions?

Speaking of which, it's no wonder that Tomin himself, he was forced by the situation, and he had to do it.

As I said before, Xiaowan was split from Dawan, but because of the friction between Dawan and neighboring Wusun, the two sides started a big war, and Xiaowan came into being, became independent, sandwiched between the two countries, and became a buffer zone between the two big countries.

It's just that although Xiao Wanguo is independent, he has always been living on thin ice, for fear that one day two powerful territories will attack him, so in terms of national strength, he has no defensive power at all.

And they have been able to hold on until now, thanks to the emergence of the Celestial Empire, they have strongly destroyed the Cheshi Kingdom and entered the Western Regions, making the countries of the Western Regions that originally had internal contradictions become much more united.

In such an environment, Xiaowanguo is naturally happy to see it, at least without the threat of the leading country, they have their own space for development. It's just that he didn't expect that not long ago, the lord of the country, Tang Jin, received definite news, that is, Dawan and Wusun were discussing the matter of annexing themselves and expanding their strength.

Under the threat of the Celestial Empire, if you want to survive better, of course, the wider the territory, the better, and the population will be larger and more. And there is no doubt that the existence of Xiao Wanguo has become the target in their eyes.

Seeing that the two major kingdoms wanted to covet him, how could Tang Jin, as the lord of the country, still be able to sit down, and after thinking about it, he came to the rescue of the Celestial Empire.

Although in his eyes, the threat of the Celestial Empire was not weaker than that of the Great Wan Kingdom and the Wusun Kingdom, and even only stronger than them. If you have to describe it, the Western Regions is a wolf, and the Celestial Empire is a tiger. But he still chose the strategy of luring the tiger to drive the wolf.

For nothing else, Tom Jin is just gambling that he defected to the Celestial Empire early, and may be able to win a chance to become independent. Even if you can't, you have to be destroyed anyway, and it's not the same if you are destroyed by anyone.

In this way, with such an idea, Tang Jin came to Jinyang City and met Zhang Chao, the emperor of the Celestial Empire, as he wished.

Just as he was about to attack the Western Regions, a lord came to meet him, and even reported the idea of currying favor, how could Zhang Chao refuse to meet? Not only that, but he also expressed it very solemnly, and deliberately brought the Minister of the Interior Lu Su to meet Tang Jin together.

This is the scene in the main hall. Tomin first bowed, then stood up. But even if he stood up, his front body was still slightly bowed, to show his respect for the emperor of the Celestial Empire from the bottom of his heart.

Before, Lu Su had checked some information about Xiao Wanguo and reported it to Zhang Chao, so Zhang Chao himself knew a little about the current situation of Tang Jin, but it was not so specific.

Now that we have met, Zhang Chao asked with a smile on his face, "Lord Tang, this time I came to my Jinyang City, it must not be as simple as playing, right?" ”

As soon as he asked this, Tang Jin fell to his knees again, and said with a crying expression: "Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, please reach out and save our Xiaowan Kingdom." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Zhang Chao pretended to be very surprised and asked.

"Emperor of the Celestial Empire, although our Xiaowan Kingdom is a small country and does not have much power in the Western Regions, we have indeed always pursued freedom and peace. But not long ago, the lords of our countries in the Western Regions actually said that they would jointly deal with the Celestial Empire, which greatly violated the spirit of the founding of our Xiaowan Kingdom. Thinking that once there is a big war, it is inevitable that there will be casualties, and at that time, there will be a mountain of lives and corpses, which is really not what we want to see. So I'm here to see the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, to give you a message, and to do my best to prevent a war. ”

Tang Jin kept saying that he was peaceful and free, but it would be strange if Zhang Chao believed his words.

Who can become the head of a country, which one of them did not break out and kill, and even for the sake of this position, I don't know how much blood is on his hands. And now, what this person is open and closed is a benevolent state, what is it if he is not a fake?

It's just that Zhang Chao doesn't care about these, what he thinks about is how to use Tang Jin to better deal with the countries of the Western Regions. As for why the other party did this, he believes that the other party will give him the answer next.

Therefore, after listening to Tang Jin's righteous words, Zhang Chao just smiled, and then said: "I really can't imagine that the lord of Tang Jin is so compassionate and compassionate, which is really admirable." ”

was praised by Zhang Chao like this, Tang Jin also blushed, and he felt that this was Zhang Chao ridiculing him in another way. However, he still has to endure all this, who allows himself to ask for others.

Looking up, he squeezed out a smile, and Tang Jin said, "Thank you for the praise of the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, but I really dare not take it." This time, I came here to ask the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, for the sake of the safety and peace of the people in the world, you should not take the initiative to launch a war against the Western Regions. ”

This was a temptation for Tom Jin, and he also wanted to see if this emperor of the Celestial Empire was really worthy of his allegiance.

For the land of the Western Regions, Zhang Chao has long been willing to occupy it, and now that he is asked, he has no intention of hiding it. After saying that, Tang Jin appeared in front of him, which means that people are asking for themselves, so there is no need for him to hide it, but he seems to be stingy. Therefore, he immediately replied: "What the Lord of Tang Jin said is right, my Celestial Empire is indeed preparing to use troops against the Western Regions. Of course, this is also as you said, for the sake of the people there to live a better life, and now there are too many small countries in the Western Regions, and it is too chaotic, which is not conducive to development. ”

Zhang Chao also learned from Tang Jin's appearance, and said with a compassionate look.