hsntnovel Chapter 2331 Return to the Border
Chapter 2331 Return to the Border
Li Shen laughed loudly a few times, looking very heroic.
Afterwards, Li Shen drank happily with everyone and told them how great his achievements were during his trip to Kucha.
Everyone who heard it was amazed.
The banquet ended quickly and everyone left, except Han Wei.
Li Shen was a little drunk and half lying on the couch, while Han Wei was standing not far away.
"Tell me, how is the matter that the king asked you to investigate going?"
Li Shen asked with his eyes closed.
"Your Highness, according to the accounts of those barbarian soldiers, this incident was committed by the Tiele tribe."
"Tiele tribe? Qibi Heli?" When Li Shen heard the Tiele tribe, the first person he thought of was Qibi Heli.
Because he was a member of the Tiele tribe, he was the one who led the Tiele troops this time.
"According to my inquiry, it was not General Qibi Heli who ordered this, but someone else," Han Wei reported.
"Someone else? Keep talking." Li Shen became interested.
Is this Tiele man crazy enough to dare to set his sights on him? Hasn't the incident with Chebi Khan taught them a lesson?
"Your Highness Prince Ji, this was done by the leader of the Tiele Huihe tribe. After receiving reports from his subordinates, he became greedy.
He ordered his men to kill and silence the witnesses, then took out a small portion and distributed it to others, hiding most of it.
It was announced to the outside world that a merchant was raided and confiscated, and that the merchant was a spy from the Western Turks.
The succeeding general did not investigate and believed it to be true."
Han Wei told another side of the truth, which was very simple. The leader of the Uighurs was tempted by money, so he fabricated the identity of a Western Turkic spy, and then took out a small portion and handed it over to several generals.
After hearing this, Li Shen slowly opened his closed eyes, his eyes were sharp, it seemed that he didn't take him seriously at all.
They had already revealed their identities as people from Prince Ji's Mansion, yet they still dared to kill people to silence them.
If Niu Er hadn't escaped, the truth of this matter would never be known. Was his million strings of cash gone just like that?
"The Uighurs? I heard they were the core tribe of the Tiele and had been leading the Tiele tribes in the early years.
There's also the Uighur Khanate. It seems they don't want to be inferior to others, right?"
Among the fifteen Tiele tribes, the Uighur was the largest. Qibi Heli belonged to the Qibi tribe, which was also one of the nine Tiele clans.
But it is still far inferior to the Uighurs.
"Your Highness is right. Although the Tiele tribes have surrendered to the imperial court, there are still many Tiele who refuse to obey the rules.
The Huihe people are one of them, and they often pretend to obey but secretly disobey.”
Han Wei followed suit.
"It seems we need to teach them a lesson. Do you know which tribe this Huihe leader came from?"
Li Shen sat up and asked, he was ready to teach him a lesson himself.
Han Wei immediately replied:
"Your Highness, I have inquired clearly. The commander is from the Yaoluoge clan, a royal family among the nine Uighur clans. He is a hereditary Khan family and represents the Khan family's surname."
"Oh? It's actually the Khan family's surname. No wonder he's not afraid of me and acts with confidence.
Is he certain that I dare not kill him?"
Li Shen's tone was filled with murderous intent. A person with the surname of Khan actually dared to offend him. He was the son of the Heavenly Khan.
"What is the name of this commander? Where is he now?"
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, this man's name is Pijia, Yaoluoge Pijia. Pijia means wisdom and sagacity in the Uighur language.
He should still be serving under General Ashina."
Han Wei replied.
"Hmph, wisdom? Sage? I'd say it's sheer stupidity. Doesn't he know what happens if he angers me?"
Li Shen snorted coldly.
"Okay, you can go down. Tomorrow the King will return to Anxi. You must defend Yanqi and not let your guard down.
The incident in Kucha this time was caused by Guo Xiaoke's arrogance. When he returns, he will definitely be punished by Your Majesty. You must take this as a warning."
After understanding the matter clearly, Li Shen didn't say anything more.
Han Li bowed:
"Yes, thank you King Ji for your teachings. I will take my leave." After saying that, he walked out.
The next morning, Li Shen got up very early.
While eating breakfast, Li Shen summoned Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui.
"Greetings, Your Highness." The two men saluted.
"Well, how are the preparations going?" Li Shen asked while drinking porridge.
"Your Majesty, the food and fodder have been prepared and are enough to reach Jiaohe City." Xue Rengui saluted and reported.
"Your Highness, what should we do with those treasures?" Wang Xuance asked in a low voice.
There were too many things and time was tight. If they were not in a hurry, they could escort them back, but it was about to snow.
Time is running out and it might snow halfway.
"I've already made up my mind. I'll have Han Wei guard the place for me, and then I'll leave a letter for Ashina She'er.
Ask him to help transport it back. After all, it won't be a big deal for him to carry hundreds of thousands of corvée laborers.
I estimate they will soon retreat to Anxi to spend the winter."
Li Shen had a plan in place and asked Han Wei to guard it. He was not afraid of losing it. Even if it was lost, Han Wei would know who took it.
Li Shen didn't believe that they would dare to kill Han Wei, the governor of Yizhou, to silence him for money.
That's not just a simple violation of military regulations, it's treason.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty cavalry will tell them what the consequences will be.
After the meal, Li Shen cleaned up and arrived at the city gate. Han Wei, Xian Nazhun and others were already waiting there.
Li Shen called Han Wei over and entrusted his yard to him, and said that he would be rewarded handsomely.
The subsequent formalities were the same as in Kucha. After the two sides exchanged greetings, Li Shen mounted his horse and rode away, and everyone shouted to bid farewell to King Ji.
There was no conversation along the way. Li Shen rode his horse at full speed back to the border city of Jiaohe. The weather had turned cold by then.
According to Wang Xuance's estimation, it might snow soon.
The garrison commander Su Haizheng greeted him at the city gate. After a few greetings, Li Shen returned to his residence.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Welcome back, Your Majesty."
Wu Meiniang, Liu Ruyan and others stood at the door.
After not seeing each other for many days, Li Shen even missed them. He went forward and pulled Wu Meiniang and Liu Ruyan:
"No need to be polite. How have you been these days?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Everything is fine. Your Highness has worked hard on the journey. I believe you have boiled some water. I will help you bathe."
Wu Meiniang replied with a smile.
"Okay, let's take a bath." Li Shen pulled Wu Meiniang in.
Although he took a bath these days, he just did it quickly. Shi Tou was originally planning to help Li Shen take a bath.
But he was ruthlessly rejected by Li Shen. He was not used to being touched by men.
He has been used to maids bathing him since he was a child.
In the bathroom, Wu Meiniang, Liu Ruyan, Chunxiang and Dongmei helped Li Shen remove his armor and clothes.
For nearly a month, Li Shen had been living in the open air and had become much darker and thinner.
Fortunately, there was no change in other parts of my body, except that I became a little thinner.
Because the wooden barrel was not big enough, only Li Shen could enter it alone.
The four girls began to wash Li Shen's body carefully, removing the dust from his body.