ATPnovel Chapter 2119 Heading to Gaochang Tribe
Chapter 2119 Heading to Gaochang Tribe
Wang Xuance reached out to take the token, took a look at it, and immediately bowed:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will never fail in my mission."
What Prince Ji gave him was His Majesty's token. Seeing this token was like His Majesty himself, everyone must obey.
With this token, Wang Xuance found it much easier to act. Besides, since King Ji had said that anyone who disobeyed would be beheaded, Wang Xuance felt even more confident.
"Well, go ahead. You can decide for yourself how to strike the right balance." Li Shen waved his hand.
This was also a test for Wang Xuance. Managing the internal affairs of a state is actually not very difficult. What is difficult is the human relationships in officialdom.
Whether to turn a blind eye or to be fair, strict and meticulous is all up to Wang Xuance himself. If an investigation is conducted, none of these officials will be clean.
If Wang Xuance handled the matter according to the law, Li Shen would have no objection. Just do it, no matter whether it offended anyone or not.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty." Wang Xuance bowed and then left.
Li Shen lay on Wu Meiniang's thighs, patting them gently and rhythmically.
"My Lord, please come forward and take a closer look. It says that Qin Xianglian... Bah, bah, bah, what the hell am I singing? Go to sleep."
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The geographical environment of Xizhou is complex. Apart from grasslands, there are deserts or loess. The place where Gaochang immigrants are located is rich in resources.
Li Shen judged that this place should be in the Turpan area, because from the terrain, Li Shen thought it seemed to be a basin.
With Li Shen's knowledge of geography, he only knew about the Turpan Basin.
"My Lord, please drink some water."
In the shade of a towering earthen mound, Shitou handed Li Shen a thermos bottle. This thermos bottle was the 48th generation product.
Although it still doesn't keep things warm, it can keep things cold and you can put ice cubes in it.
"What kind of place is this? Isn't there a single tree? How far do we have to go? The last time I came here, I didn't remember it being this far."
Li Shen jumped off the carriage. This place was too hot. The sun was scorching, and there was yellow sand everywhere. The surface temperature was high enough to cook eggs.
"Your Highness, we are not far from the grassland here." Xue Rengui stood on a high place with a telescope and looked around and said to Li Shen.
"Then quickly arrange for the soldiers to drink water and rest, and tell them to go to the water source ahead where we will eat." Li Shen ordered.
It's such a hot day, and the guards are still wearing armor just in case. It's good enough that they didn't get heatstroke.
After resting for a while, Li Shen also climbed up the hillside and looked around with a telescope. There was endless space and no one in sight.
"Your Highness, that's the Tianshan Mountain they are talking about." Xue Rengui pointed to the northwest and said to Li Shen.
"It is indeed a sacred mountain. Do you think there are gods up there?" Li Shen said to himself while looking at the mountains in the distance.
"Maybe." Xue Rengui replied uncertainly.
"Rengui, you see this place is low-lying and has a varied terrain. I heard it doesn't rain much every day, so it should be a barren land.
But you have also been there, there is plenty of underground water there, nourishing this piece of land and making it full of vitality, don’t you think this is amazing? "
Looking into the distance, Li Shen suddenly felt a sense of wonder at nature.
“Your Highness, this may be the blessing of heaven, just like they believe in Tianshan Mountain and think that Tianshan Mountain is a sacred mountain. They have received the blessing of the sacred mountain.”
Xue Rengui also looked into the distance and replied.
"Maybe, maybe this is really a place favored by God. The fruits here are sweeter than those in other places. I must take more when I go back.
Come on down, damn it's too hot."
Li Shen said this and climbed down again. He was so hot that he was sticking out his tongue.
After the team rested for a while, Xue Rengui gave an order and the team continued to move forward. Li Shen sat in the carriage and opened all the windows around, but unfortunately there was no wind.
It was almost evening when Li Shen's team arrived at the area where the Gaochang survivors were located.
"who?"
With a loud shout, the team stopped moving forward.
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Li Shen leaned out and asked Shi Tou.
"Your Highness, there is someone blocking the road ahead." Shitou reported.
"What? There are actually people who dare to block my way? How many people are there on the other side?" Li Shen's originally irritable heart suddenly exploded.
"Your Majesty, it looks like there are more than a hundred people."
Hearing that there were more than a hundred people, Li Shen immediately got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and looked over. He saw that there was indeed a group of people in front of him. Judging from their clothes, they should be Gaochang people.
Because the distance was a bit far, Li Shen couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly.
"Who are you? Why are you blocking our way?" a guard shouted at the other party.
"We are the guardians here. Who are you? What is your purpose here?" The other party's voice came over.
"Guard?" Li Shen was stunned. Did they mean guard? This place was still two or three miles away from Gaochang. Did they patrol here?
"Rengui, tell them that I am here." Li Shen decided to introduce himself.
"Yes." Xue Rengui agreed, rode up to the front and shouted:
"We are the guards of Prince Ji's mansion. His Highness Prince Ji is here in person. Please go back and report immediately."
"King Ji?"
"Prince Ji is here?"
There was a commotion on the other side. The name of Prince Ji was well-known among them. However, his reputation had not been very good in recent years. The head of Prince Ji's mansion was exploiting them.
Later they heard that it was the chief shopkeeper who had been abusing his power without the knowledge of Prince Ji, but they did not know the details.
"Do you have any proof?" the other party shouted after hesitating for a while.
"Let your governor Qu Zhiping come to see me!" Li Shen stood on the shaft of the carriage and shouted at the top of his voice.
The other side fell into calm again. After a while, Li Shen saw two people from the other team riding back on horseback. Li Shen judged that they were going back to report.
Sure enough, the other party shouted:
"You wait here, we have sent someone back to report."
After hearing this, Li Shen returned to the carriage.
"Your Highness, they should have gone back to inform the authorities and call for reinforcements." Xue Rengui walked over.
"Well, tell the guards to prepare for battle and string their bows and crossbows. We don't know whether they have rebelled or not." Li Shen nodded.
If the other party rebelled, he would be in danger. Even if his guards were strong, they could not defeat more than 100,000 people.
Xue Rengui had the same idea. After hearing Li Shen's order, he immediately left and began to issue orders.
For a while, there was a continuous sound of equipment rubbing against each other. Everyone took out their bows and crossbows and began to string them. The atmosphere was a little tense.
I don’t know how long it took, but just when Li Shen was struggling over whether to hide in the carriage or put on armor and mount his horse, the sound of horse hooves came from not far away on the opposite side.
The roar was deafening, and Li Shen couldn't help but become nervous.
(I want to go to Turpan, I want to go to Xinjiang.
Can anyone tell me whether beauties from the Western Regions can marry Han people?