The meeting with Feng'an Army set the prerequisite for taking Lingzhou and appeased Zhang Xichong.
After describing the bright future to Captain Zhang, Zhang Zhao hurried back to Liangzhou without stopping.
The reason why we are in such a hurry is because in these two days, Queen Zhang Zhaozheng and Cao Jiuniang Yanxi are due to give birth.
Not to mention that in this era, when a woman gives birth to a child, especially her first child, she is basically walking through the door of hell.
Just saying whether the child is a boy or a girl has a huge impact.
Because Zhang Zhao and his uncle Li Shengtian had an agreement that his eldest son or daughter would marry the children of his cousin Li Congde.
Li Congde is a little older than Zhang Zhao. He has his eldest son and daughter. Now he is waiting for Zhang Zhao.
"Woah! Woah!" A cry similar to the croaking of a frog sounded, and Zhang Zhao immediately threw himself outside the door.
But after a while, Mrs. Cao Sanniang, who had been staying inside, ran out with an expression that was both happy and a little regretful.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are a princess!"
‘Huh!’ Zhang Zhao let out a long breath. He already had two sons anyway, so he didn’t care about the successor. What he wanted more than anything else was a daughter.
"Reward! Big reward! A piece of colorful silk for each person!" Zhang Zhao smiled very happily.
Although the maids and guards around me don't know why no heir was born, the king is still so happy?
But when I heard the reward of a piece of colorful silk, I was still very happy and gave a series of thanks.
"Mother, cousin Congde is going to be disappointed!" Zhang Zhao said with a smile to his aunt Princess Fengtian behind him.
"You're not avoiding me at all!" Princess Fengtian squinted her eyes and smiled, but then she shook her head slightly.
"Congde is a smart man. He may not have the talents and strategies like you Zhang Erlang and Li Erlang, but he knows what he can want and what he cannot want.
What else would the future king of Khotan not be satisfied with if he could marry the eldest daughter of the Emperor of the Central Plains? This should be what he wants most."
"Can I really become the emperor?" Zhang Zhao felt a little dazed after hearing these words, and walked out holding Princess Fengtian's hand.
At this time, there is no such thing as a husband rushing into the delivery room to care about his wife. In a place like the delivery room, the higher the status, the less likely you will be allowed to enter.
If Zhang Zhao wants to go in, Wen Po and the maid at the door will definitely try their best to stop him.
"Of course my son will become the emperor, and he will be an emperor like the ancestors of the Han Dynasty and Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty!"
Princess Fengtian lovingly comforted Zhang Zhao's somewhat shaken mind, and then her face slowly became more serious.
"But Erlang, your time may be very tight. When I came to Dunhuang, your uncle asked me to tell you that the thief Saktu converted again in the Land of Seven Rivers.
He abandoned the Tianfang Sect, which was of little help to him, and re-entered the arms of Aloha.
And I have been in contact with Jieli Pijia of the Gaochang Uighurs recently, and it seems that the two groups of Uighurs have a tendency to unite."
Zhang Zhao nodded slowly. Religion was indeed just a way for people like Saktu to accumulate strength.
Damn, the ghost is really lingering. He was defeated by the Khotan army three years ago, and now he has regained his vitality.
On the other side, there was a great fight between the sons of the Khan, the mother-lord of the Uighurs in Gaochang, and the winner had been decided. Jieli. Pika had already taken control of the power of the Uighurs in Gaochang.
"Have the Gaochang Uighurs been making big moves recently?" Zhang Zhao continued to ask.
He knew that the pressure from his uncle Li Shengtian must have been too great, so he told him these things through Princess Fengtian.
Sure enough, Princess Fengtian nodded, "After Jieli Pijia gained power, he always hoped to get the wealthy land of a hundred miles around Jiashi City from Khotan on the grounds that he helped defeat Saktu three years ago. Recently,
Riders from Gaochang often cross the border, and there are frequent frictions between the two countries, and..."
Princess Fengtian hesitated for a moment before whispering: "Jieli. Pika did not call himself Khan in the country, but called himself King of Heaven!"
"Dog slave! The rabid dog barks at the sun, and the Yelang is arrogant. I will kill him!" Zhang Zhao clenched his left fist violently, with an angry look on his face.
Because Heavenly King is not a word he calls himself casually. According to the Uighur context, Heavenly King can also be translated as Heavenly Khan!
I, King Zhangdu, am the Khan of Glory, Jieli. How dare I call myself the Khan of Heaven!
In Zhang Zhao's opinion, apart from Li Erfeng, only Zhang Erfeng should be able to enjoy the title of Khan on this day.
"You are the leader of a country. Don't get angry easily. The leader cannot be angry and raise an army, and the general cannot be angry and cause war!" Princess Fengtian quickly took Zhang Zhao's hand and patted it gently.
"But Erlang really needs to pay attention to the thoughts of the people below. Pugu Jun was a general under Taibao Gong in the past, and treacherously occupied Beiting. Guo Dalang and others of the Anxi army were also attacked by this man.
Therefore, the Gaochang Uighurs have a deep grudge with your Guasha rebel army and the descendants of the Anxi soldiers and generals. If you defeat the Gaochang Uighurs and take revenge, you can also secure the west, so sooner rather than later."
"Thank you, mother, for reminding me. I understand!" Zhang Zhao took a deep breath and forced himself not to think about these things for the time being, and then showed a nostalgic look.
With Princess Fengtian around, he can worry less about family matters, saving a lot of energy.
"Is mother still planning to go back to Khotan?"
Princess Fengtian nodded slowly, "Ayiguli and Xianyu, I will leave them in Liangzhou. You should stay close to them.
Especially Xianyu, this child is a little timid. This is because his father is not around all the time.
Since you want Xianyu to take on the important task of opening up Hezhong, you should teach him more and come to Anxi after he is fifteen years old. I will help you lay a solid foundation in Ningyuan first."
Zhang Zhao opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't ask, just nodded silently.
Princess Fengtian married into the Zhang family when she was a teenager. After Zhang Zhao's father Zhang Chengfeng passed away, she remained a widow for twenty years. Speaking of which, her grandson is not young, but he is only in his forties.
Princess Fengtian has always wanted to go back to Khotan, so let her go back as compensation for the twenty years of youth she has lost.
....
A bowl of good white porridge, paired with a few sweet white flour steamed cakes, was Zhang Dawang's breakfast. But before he finished eating, an ugly baby with a milky and milky aroma was brought in.
Zhang Zhao took it and hugged her for a while. The little princess couldn't even open her eyes. Her skin was red and she looked like a wrinkled old man. But the more Zhang Zhao looked at her, the cuter she became.
"Yeah, can I give you a hug?" Li Zhun, who is already seven years old, is a little eager to give it a try.
This kid's real name is Zhang Xiancun, and the nickname Li Zhun given to him by his mother Li Ruoliu has become a nickname.
Zhang Zhao carefully handed the child to Li Zhun. Several maids were afraid that Li Zhun would drop the child, but the boy was very stable and raised his head proudly.
"My mother-in-law has trained me a long time ago, because when her little brother comes out of her belly, she wants me to hold her, and I want to take him to the river in Zhongzhou City to fish!"
Zhang Zhao rubbed his head with a headache. There were only a few fuel-efficient lamps in his harem.
This little aunt Li Ruoliu was such a weirdo that she had to ask Zhang Zhao to rename the Zhongyun Kingdom Zhongzhou, and then appoint Li Zhun as the governor of Zhongzhou.
I still have to take Li Zhun to live in this small town with only a few thousand people and a small state with only 20 to 30,000 people for a few months in a year. Now if it wasn't because I was pregnant, I would have run away.
After having a conversation with Li Zhun, Zhang Zhao drove away this boy who couldn't close his mouth when he opened it. He asked questions about everything and was curious about everything. Who knew he had so many questions?
"Sir, my mother made some clothes for the princess and asked me to give them to the princess to try on!"
Li Zhun was just driven away when a girl wearing a tacky green coat and skirt, but not tacky at all, came over with two maids.
The girl looked fourteen or fifteen years old, already slim and pretty.
Although she is called Lord Zhang Zhao, she is not actually Zhang Zhao's daughter, nor the daughter of Cao Yanmian, the Cao family who sent her.
This girl is the daughter of Saktu, who was captured by Zhang Zhao together in Shule City. Six years later, the frightened little girl has grown up.
There is a very embarrassing problem. Although this little girl has no blood relationship with Zhang Zhao, she has always called him "sir", and Zhang Zhao has always regarded her as half a daughter.
But Cao Yanmian of the Cao family may be trying to win favor because she is pregnant, but she has been hinting recently that Zhang Zhao could take the little girl.
Ugh! This is so corrupt!
Suck it...!
No! No! You still can't do this kind of thing. King Zhang shook his head like a rattle. You still have to have some bottom line as a human being, don't be too beastly.
The girl standing in front of Zhang Zhao was a little confused. She didn't know why Zhang Dawang was holding two pieces of children's clothes and shaking his head. Are these clothes very well made?
"Sir, things are clear!" Just at this moment, Murong Nobunaga came over. Zhang Zhao casually put down his clothes and walked out with Murong Nobunaga.
"Pei Yuan's family was arranged by the emperor to live outside Wangchun Gate of Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo. I often visited when I was in Tokyo. There were indeed guards guarding several mansions. I originally thought that some Taiwei's tooth soldiers were there, but it turned out that Pei Yuan
My family members are also here.”
Murong Nobunaga was arranged by Zhang Zhao to inquire about information about Pei Yuan's family members. Lingzhou could not rely on Zhang Xichong alone. Pei Yuan had to be added as a safeguard.
The most important thing for Pei Yuan to completely rest assured is that his family members, who are being held hostage by Shi Jingtang, are the most important thing.
"Is there a solution? It doesn't matter how much it costs!" Zhang Zhao asked in a low voice.
Murong Nobunaga nodded, "Yes! Yang Guangyuan has become extremely powerful recently and has been granted the title of King of Dongping and the Envoy of Pinglu.
The Princess Cheng Zuoshang Chang'an was acquainted with me when she was in Tokyo. If I bribe her with money, I will definitely let Pei Shishi's family out of the city privately."
"Okay! You go find Liecheng, tell him the situation, and ask him to go to Tokyo in person. He must bring Yuying's family to Hexi. If it's less than 3,000 guan, he can make the decision on his own."
In the past two years, Zhang Liecheng's Sogdian genes may have started to take effect. He was particularly good at doing business and gathering information, so Zhang Zhao simply transferred him from the army to engage in intelligence.
However, Murong Nobunaga did not find Zhang Liecheng. Instead, Zhang Liecheng came to Zhang Zhao with a man dressed as a businessman.
"Servant, Commander-in-Chief Anjie of Chengde Army, Jiazi, is here to see your Majesty. Commander-in-Chief Anjie has a letter for His Highness!"
Zhang Zhao glanced at Zhang Liecheng, who nodded and said there was no problem. Then Zhang Zhao's heart skipped a beat.
The military governor of the Chengde Army was An Chongrong. This prince was the one who boasted that the emperor would have strong soldiers and strong horses. It seems that he was the one who rebelled this year.
This chapter has been completed!