Huang Ting

Why were Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo targeted by Jingjue Country?

Gao Gu also observed the performance of Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo along the way. Judging from their performance, it was indeed their first time to come to the Western Regions. Gao Gu was still somewhat confident in his own eyesight and observation ability.

But why does Jingjue Country want two people who have never been to the Western Regions?

In the past, my elder brother said that Queen Jingjue had certain prophetic abilities. Could it be that Queen Jingjue predicted something?

Gao Lu's inner surprise and shock were as turbulent as the ocean currents in the deep sea, but his surface was still as calm as the sea. After reading it, he closed the portrait again so that Gao Lu would not see it. He was still young.

If it's not deep enough, it's easy to expose flaws.

Although Zeluo looks like a rough guy, he is a thoughtful person with a rose in his heart.

If Zeluo was really just a reckless man who only believed in strength, he would not have seen the importance of this strategy to Kucha when Gao Gu proposed it to him.

If someone has an inherent prejudice against him because of his appearance, then he has really fallen into his trap.

Gao Gu said to Gao Lu, "You should go out first. Your Majesty and I have something to discuss."

Gao Lu took the order: "Here!"

Then after saying goodbye to Zeluo, he turned around and left.

Zeluo wasn't angry when Gao Lu didn't go to him. The Western Regions had not yet established a system of monarchs and ministers. The current Western Regions were more like a Western feudal system.

My subordinates are not my subordinates.

It is precisely for this reason that Zeluo spared no effort to implement the official system of the Central Plains brought about by the Gaogu period, and wanted to strengthen the power of the central government of Kucha.

Zeluo said disapprovingly: "This is your nephew, sage. If you have any words, you cannot say anything to him."

Gao Gu's face became solemn: "Your Majesty, a Confucian master in the Central Plains once said: If the king is not secretive, his ministers will lose; if his ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virginity; if their secrets are not secretive, they will be harmed."

Zeluo actually didn't understand what Gao Gu said about Confucianism. He only learned the language of the Central Plains, but did not understand the culture of the Central Plains.

Zeluo still praised: "The sage is right, you are indeed cautious."

Gao Gu handed the portrait back to Zeluo: "Your Majesty, have the people in Jingjue Kingdom ever told you why they wanted to arrest the people above."

Taking the portrait back casually, Zeluo said in a playful tone:

"Hey, I heard it was an oracle. It was an oracle given to Queen Jingjue by the god her cousin believed in, asking her to find these two people. That's why Wuchanagahai sent envoys to order the countries in the Western Regions.

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As a foreigner, Zeluo never believed in the existence of the snake god believed in by the Jingjue Kingdom. If this were true, then the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions would still exist, and they would have been captured by the Jingjue Kingdom long ago.

However, he was still very jealous and envious of Jingjue's ability to create aliens. It was also because of the existence of such secret techniques that he did not use force to resist Queen Jingjue's rule.

"As for the vague person at the end, it seems to be an assassin. It is said that the assassin sneaked in front of Queen Jingjue under the heavy protection of Jingjue Yiren."

"It's a pity that he was not good at studying and could not kill Wuchanagahai with one sword."

When Zeluo talked about this stranger, he kept clicking his tongue, feeling very sorry that the assassin failed to kill Queen Jingjue.

"I was about to ask the Chief Commander to send someone to post the wanted notice to Yancheng. I didn't expect you, sage, to return to Qiuci. This is really God's will."

Da Du Wei Cheng is the prime minister of Qiuci and the deputy of King Qiuci.

Of course, saying this is to put money on his face. The Kingdom of Qiuci is only a large county, and the chief minister of the capital is at most equivalent to a county prime minister.

Gao Gu secretly thought to himself that it was very dangerous. Fortunately, he arrived at the Kucha Palace before arriving in Kucha. Otherwise, if someone saw Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo entering and leaving the Gao Family Chamber of Commerce, he would be passive.

Once King Zeluo of Kucha takes the initiative, anything he says will be considered as rejection.

Gao Gu closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, and then pretended that his expression changed:

"Your Majesty, this is a false plan to defeat Guo."

Zeluo was a little confused: "What? Using a fake knife? Beating a tiger? Is this to show off your strength? People from the Central Plains really know how to play. I will try it next time."

Gao Gu was a bit dumbfounded. There was nothing he could do about it. Zeluo just barely learned Chinese and didn't know much about other things in the Central Plains:

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. What I meant is that the purpose of Jingjue Country's visit may not be as simple as just finding three people."

Zeluo said: "Oh, sage, please explain it in detail."

Gao Gu raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, think about it, what would happen if these three people couldn't be found?"

Zeluo was a little confused: "Can't find it? So what can I do? Wuchanagahai can still cause trouble for me because of this. It's just that I will pay more tribute in the future."

Gao Gu shook his head: "That's just one aspect. If the king can't find these three people, will the envoy of Jingjue Kingdom have to stay in Kucha?"

"What would happen if this assassin didn't exist at all?"

"does not exist."

Zeluo murmured, his face seemed to be enlightened, he was also a smart man, so with just a few clicks from Gao, he understood the key.

The relationship between the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions and Jingjue is similar to the relationship between the various vassal states and the Zhou Dynasty. Although they must pay tribute to the Zhou king every year, the final say within each vassal state is still made by each prince.

But now there is an envoy sent by the suzerain country in the country, representing the will of Queen Jingjue. If he is allowed to stay in Kucha for a long time, it will be okay. If he takes the opportunity to interfere in Kucha's internal affairs.

At that time, who will be the King of Kucha? Is Kucha the Kingdom of Kucha, or has it become Kucha County under the Jingjue Kingdom?

The more Zeluo thought about it, the uglier his face became, and he said with a heavy tone and murderous intent:

"Jingjue has crossed the line, aren't you afraid of pushing me to the edge and fighting her to the death?"

I'm really not afraid,

Jingjue had an army formed by strangers, with a total of a thousand men. Even the cavalry formed by the Xiongnu with the strength of the whole country were just a mixture of strangers and ordinary people.

And these thousand people are all strangers who can fight one against a hundred. In the era of cold weapons, they can be regarded as strategic weapons that can decide the world in one battle.

Kucha's own army only had more than a thousand men. Coupled with the strange man King Kucha, an army of this size could be considered a strong force in the Western Regions.

But such a force is vulnerable to Jingjue. Relying on the ghost cave, Jingjue has already broken the balance among the forces in the Western Region.

Only one country can compete with the other thirty-six countries.

After thinking about it, Zeluo still sighed weakly and decadently, but then he looked at Gao Gu expectantly:

"Don't you know if a sage has a good plan?"

Gao Gu looked a little embarrassed: "Well, I suddenly heard about this, and there is nothing I can do for a while."

"Oh, people are bound to be stronger."

Hearing that Gao Gu had no good solution, Zeluo was a little uninterested, waved his hand and said to Gao Gu:

"That's right. As soon as the sage arrived in Kucha, he was dragged by me to talk about state affairs. I'm afraid he is already very tired. Why don't you just rest in the palace."

Gao Gu refused: "Your Majesty, the etiquette cannot be abolished. I am a foreign minister and cannot live in the palace. It will disturb the order."

"There are too many things to pay attention to in the Central Plains. In this case, I will send someone to send the sage home."

Gao Yi said meaningfully: "No need, the sage should send these people to take care of the Jingjue envoy."

Hearing Gao Gu mention Jingjue, Zeluo's face darkened. After listening to his profound words, he suddenly realized:

"That's right, the sage didn't even mention it to me. I forgot about it. The excellent messenger is here. I have to 'entertain' him well. How can I leave him without an attendant?"

After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

After Gao Gu left, the servants in the Qiuci Palace reported to Zeluo that the chief minister, Wei Cheng, had come to see him.

He asked his servants to bring Dadu Wei Cheng over, and Luo Ke was not as polite to him as he was to Gao Gu.

Zeluo said coldly: "Why are you here?"

The captain of the capital, Wei Cheng, said to Zeluo: "Your Majesty, Gumo's caravan wants to stay in Yancheng for a while."

Qiuci is a transportation hub in the Western Regions. Countries in the Western Regions are accustomed to buying and selling items in Qiuci to replenish what they need.

Zeluo frowned: "Have they left yet? And Prince Gumo is still in Yancheng? I thought they had left long ago."

Dadu Wei Cheng said: "Yes, Prince Gumo seems to be sick again. Recently, Princess Gumo often goes to the market to collect herbs to treat Prince Gumo's illness, so Gumo's team has not left."

Zeluo curled his lips: "Ordinary people are really weak. Forget it, this is just a small matter. It's their business to leave when they want."

Then before he could speak, Zeluo said to him full of evil spirits:

"Send more people to 'serve' that exquisite messenger."

Zeluo said word for word:

"Remember, let them stay with the Jingjue Messenger at all times. Even if he takes a sip of water in Qiuci, I will know!"

At this moment, Zeluo finally showed the majesty of a tyrant who dominated the Western Regions and became the king.

Dadu Wei Cheng understood the seriousness of the matter and said yes with dignity.

After the captain of the capital Wei Cheng left, Zeluo returned to his palace. He suddenly stopped halfway and patted his forehead:

"Oops, I forgot to ask the sage if I still want to post that portrait."

I wanted to call Gao Gu back, but then I thought that Gao Gu was probably exhausted today, so I might as well find him again tomorrow, just in time to ask Gao Gu if he had figured out a way to fight against Jing Jue.

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On the other side, after leaving the palace, Gao Lu couldn't help but preach to his uncle:

"I really didn't expect King Kucha to speak Chinese so well."

But Gao Gu just walked and ignored him. Gao Gu thought that his performance today had disappointed his uncle, so he was a little scared and at a loss.

When he walked out of the street outside the Qiuci Palace and passed through a deserted alley, Gao Gu suddenly grabbed him while there was no one around, and said to Gao Lu seriously:

"Go to your uncle-in-law quickly and tell him to bring Xiu Wu and his sister back right away. Hurry!"

Gao Lu had never seen his uncle look so serious before. He understood the importance of the matter and nodded immediately and said:

"Here."