novelhk Chapter 907 Few 23
Chapter 907 Few 23
Just when everyone in Chang'an City was feeling incredible about the great victory achieved by His Royal Highness the King of Chu in the Western Regions, the countries in the Western Regions, especially those that had previously sided with the Western Turks, had already begun to think tremblingly about how to seek forgiveness from His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
"Your Highness, the Western Turks have been badly damaged after the previous war. Without the suppression of Siyehu and Yibishekui Khan, the nobles under their command now want to unite, but no one is willing to submit to the other, and they are on the verge of becoming a mess. Your Highness, at this time, the entire Western Regions are waiting for you to redistribute power. This is a godsend opportunity..." Walking on the streets of Gaochang, Wang Xuance began to persuade King Chu, who was looking for delicious food.
"Xuan Ce, I understand everything you said." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled upon hearing this, and then pointed to a restaurant on the roadside and said, "There are quite a lot of diners here, how about we go and try some of the dishes?"
After saying that, without caring about how Wang Xuance would react, the King of Chu walked into the restaurant on his own.
"Brother Zhenxuan..." Wang Xuance saw that he could not persuade His Royal Highness the King of Chu, so he could only helplessly turn his gaze to Zhang Zhenxuan beside him.
"Your Highness, I am tired of eating barbecue. I want a bowl of mutton soup!" - Facing Wang Xuance's request for help, Zhang Zhenxuan has already made his position clear with his actions: the master of the family can do whatever he wants. After all, he doesn't want the stars in the sky...
“Yes…” Wang Xuance could only remain calm and collected when seeing this: “Your Highness, I want a bowl of milk!”
"Little beauty, shopkeeper, did you hear me?" At this time, King Chu had already chosen a seat, so he took out a thumb-sized gold ingot and handed it to the surprised shopkeeper's daughter with a smile: "I am happy today, no need to change it!"
"Our patriarch... is really..." Zhang Zhenxuan just came to the side of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. After taking a glance at the foreign girl whose cheeks were already flushed, he turned to Wang Xuance who was sitting with him and said with emotion: "He has a big heart."
"Your Highness is happy, just let him be." Wang Xuance smiled immediately after hearing this: "Anyway, I don't believe that Your Highness would dare to have an affair."
"You two... don't you know that I have always been loyal and devoted?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu shook his head helplessly, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. Xuan Ce, I have considered what you just said. I have even thought about how to divide up the big pie left by the Western Turks. However, I couldn't sleep last night, so I read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" for most of the night, and suddenly I realized a simple truth from the book."
"What's the reason?" Wang Xuance asked subconsciously after hearing this.
"If a person wants to conquer nature, he must allow the world's trend to destroy his painstakingly planned foundation several times. If he still does not change his mind at that time, perhaps he can turn the situation around and change it from 'man conquers nature' to 'nature conquers man'. As the King of Chu spoke, he smiled at the girl who came to serve the dishes, but she was so embarrassed that she put down the plate and turned away.
"Your Highness, what do you mean..." Wang Xuance was a little surprised when he heard this: "Are our actions in the Western Regions coming to an end?"
"That's about it. It's not necessarily a good thing for me to be nosy." His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He then picked up the roasted meat on the table, took a bite, and then said to Zhang Zhenxuan, "This roasted lamb is good. You can try it. However, this lamb should be a big-tailed lamb - it is indeed not as delicious as the yellow lamb meat that I ate in Qianquan City."
"Then I'll try it." Seeing His Royal Highness the King of Chu was so enthusiastic, Zhang Zhenxuan smiled and picked up a skewer of mutton, tasted it, and then nodded in approval: "The heat is well controlled. It seems that the chef who grilled the meat has put a lot of effort into it."
"Xuan Ce, you should eat more too." After the King of Chu finished speaking, he saw that Wang Xuance was still listening attentively, so he thought about it and simply told him his plan: "It is true that the ruler of Kangguo is a retainer of the Dou family among the Nine Zhaowu Clans, but I will go to Qiongzhou to be a vassal in the future - Qiongzhou is thousands of miles away from the Western Regions, so if something happens to Kangguo in the future, it will be difficult for me to protect it."
When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he saw that Wang Xuance had fallen into deep thought, so he waited patiently for a while. When the other party looked at him again, he continued, "We have won this battle, but I don't want to interfere in the rest of the matter. The Nine Zhaowu Clans, the Four Cheshi Kingdoms, and the Jingjue and Xiaowan countries have been on our side since the beginning.
Therefore, even if I do not express any opinion, they will become the Tang Dynasty's primary refugees in the Western Regions in the future.
On the contrary, if I rashly give them more benefits, it might arouse the suspicion of that tyrant, which would not be a good thing for Kangguo - but there is one thing, Qianquan City was destroyed by me, and the King of Shiguo should be compensated.
As for this, I think Guo Xiaoke knows what to do. "When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he saw that the foreign girl with bright eyes and white teeth had already brought the milk over, so he stopped talking consciously. After the girl left with a somewhat lost look, he slowly said: "In the past, this king could give advice on many things, because this king had never been suspected, but now it is very different - no matter what this king says or does now, there are a large group of people helping the tyrant to analyze whether there is a hidden meaning behind this king's words and deeds...
Alas... maybe this is the price that such a heroic king must bear. "When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he couldn't help but say with some melancholy: "Thinking back then... I went to ask that tyrant king about the title of king, so that I could use the title of king to protect my safety in the future if I made a mistake - but who would have thought that now, even if I had this intention, I'm afraid no one in the world would dare to let me do it - including that tyrant king..." When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he suddenly laughed and said: "But then again, I really miss Qingque now."
Thinking about it now, the fat and cowardly brother who was hiding outside his palace and secretly felt sorry for him but didn't dare to enter the palace, makes people feel particularly warm.
"Your Highness, most things in this world are not as we wish." Zhang Zhenxuan thought for a moment and offered a consolation that was not really comforting: "So... we don't have to worry too much about it."
"Yes, let alone the things that can be told to others, there are only two or three." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded, and then said: "But this king is different. In my life, I only feel regret for one thing, but one day, this regret will be resolved..."