When Shen Bing came to his senses, he raised his hands and asked Princess Wuyou:
"As far as I know, the Qin army and Qiuci are not enemies."
"Why does the princess hate the Qin people so much?"
Princess Wuyou didn't seem to want to discuss this topic and replied coldly:
"This matter has nothing to do with you."
"If you want some reward, go back!"
Shen Bing wanted to do this, but Qiuci regarded the Qin army as an enemy... so it couldn't be said that it was none of Shen Bing's business.
So Shen Bing replied:
"The reward I want is the answer to this question."
"And my subordinate is a member of the Qin Army. The Qin Army is hoping to form an alliance with Kucha. I don't know why Kucha regards the Qin Army as an enemy."
"This matter is of great importance. If the princess can tell you the reason, I will be grateful!"
Princess Wuyou was stunned for a moment, and then replied:
"In fact, it is not that Qiuci wants to be the enemy of the Qin army, but that I am the enemy of the Qin army."
Shen Bingqi said:
"Why is this?"
Princess Wuyou asked back:
"Is this another question?"
Shen Bing was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed:
"If the princess thinks this is not the answer to repay the favor of saving her life, then my subordinate will admit it!"
As he spoke, he bowed his hands towards Princess Wuyou and turned around to leave.
Princess Wuyou called from behind:
"Wait a minute!"
After saying that, he motioned Shen Bing to sit down in front of the case and sighed leisurely:
"It doesn't hurt to tell you."
"My father wants to marry me to Shen Bing, the general of the Qin army."
"I escaped from Kucha because I was running away from marriage. I didn't want to encounter a sandstorm before I had gone far."
These words surprised Shen Bing so much that his jaw almost dropped to the table.
It turned out that it was not only Shen Bing who was worried about the alliance, but also Kucha.
As Ze Ze said before, King Qiuci had one, two, and three concerns about the Qin army. The main one was the issue of trust. He was worried that the Qin army would cross the river and demolish the bridge and drive all the countries in the Western Regions to fight the Xiongnu until both sides suffered losses before reaping the benefits.
What Shen Bing didn't know was that King Qiuci was more worried than him.
Because King Qiuci made a calculation: 10,000 Qin troops can defeat the 100,000 Xiongnu army. Now there are 20,000 Qin troops in the Western Regions. It is said that more Qin troops will come from Yueshi in the future. Then Isn’t this Western Region the world of the Qin army?
Although Qiuci is the largest country in the Western Region and its city walls are stronger than those of Loulan and Gushi, what does its 20,000 troops mean compared to the Qin army?
In addition, the Qin army also has firearms that can attack the city... Wouldn't it be easy to capture Qiuci?
But if they form an alliance to attack the Xiongnu... who knows if the Qin army is deceiving them?
When King Qiuci was in trouble, Dadu Wei Cheng (equivalent to the Prime Minister of the Central Plains) suggested:
"Your Majesty, why don't we marry the Qin army?"
"It is said that the Qin State General Shen Bing is still unmarried. If I can recruit him as my son-in-law..."
"Qiuci and the Qin army are one family, and I thought that this would solve today's crisis."
When King Qiuci heard this, he thought it made sense.
It just so happens that Princess Wuyou has grown up, and has been traveling between Yuezhi and Qiuci for a long time, responsible for commerce, and has learned some Qin language. Wouldn't marrying her to the general of Qin be a good thing?
So he immediately summoned Princess Wuyou and told her about the matter.
Princess Wuyou didn't want it but she firmly opposed it.
No matter how much King Qiuci tried to show his affection and reason, Princess Wuyou would not obey.
After that, he even escaped from Kucha alone and planned to go far away.
Who would have thought that just after escaping from Qiuci, he would be blocked by a sandstorm and almost lose his life.
Those who were misunderstood by Shen Bing as "bad guys" were the guards who went to find her, and these guards misunderstood Shen Bing as the target of Princess Wuyou's elopement... so they took Shen Bing back to Qiuci without any explanation.
King Qiuci was greatly surprised when he heard this and asked Princess Wuyou:
"You keep saying you will never marry a Qin man, why did you run away with a Qin soldier?"
"When did you meet?"
Princess Wuyou wanted to defend herself, but then she thought about why not just admit it so that her father would stop thinking about marrying her off.
So he said:
"The father doesn't know something. He is just an ordinary soldier. The daughter knows that the father is not allowed, so..."
When King Qiuci saw Princess Wuyou's admission, he couldn't help but trembled with anger:
"You...you are so confused."
"The general of the Qin army doesn't like him, but he likes a soldier."
"Do you know that the fate of Kucha is in your hands, but you treat it like a child's play!"
"Let me ask you...how many people know about this?"
Princess Wuyou couldn't help but be shocked. Could it be that her father wanted to kill someone and silence her?
So he quickly replied:
"Father Wang Mingjian."
"My daughter met Jia Ming when she went to Loulan for business last month. Many people in the Qin army know about this."
"That's why my daughter dare not agree to marry Shen Bing."
"My daughter is afraid that she will be recognized by the soldiers after marrying Shen Bing. Wouldn't that be..."
King Qiuci sighed and said:
"That's all."
"If you're to blame, it's my fault that I shouldn't let you be in charge of business and expose yourself to the outside world!"
So she waved her hand and asked Princess Wuyou to leave.
Princess Wuyou still had some conscience, but she was worried that King Qiuci still wanted to kill people and silence him, so she wanted to send Shen Bing away immediately after he came back.
Shen Bing asked unwillingly:
"I wonder why princess... you would rather die than marry that great general of Qin?"
"But do you think the Qin State General Shen Bing is not worthy of the princess?"
Princess Wuyou replied:
"But it's not unworthy."
"He is a dignified general of the Qin State whose reputation is only higher than that of Kucha. It is said that he is capable of literary and military skills. How can he be unworthy of me, the princess of Kucha?"
This made Shen Bing blush a little. How could he be so knowledgeable in literature and martial arts... But this is really what was said outside, and even more exaggerated.
Princess Qiuci continued:
"It's just that I have never met him, so how can I marry him casually?"
"Maybe he's still a bad old man!"
No wonder Princess Qiuci doesn't know Shen Bing's age.
When Shen Bing appears outside, he always wears the same rattan armor as his bodyguard for safety reasons.
This rattan armor has a mask. Once the face is covered and mixed with the bodyguards, basically no one can recognize it.
So until now, only the nobles Lou Lan and Gu Shi have seen Shen Bing's true face, and the other common people have only speculated and guessed.
Thinking of this, Shen Bing couldn't help but joke:
"What if you have met this Shen Bing and he is not a bad old man?"
"Does the princess agree to marry?"
Princess Wuyou replied:
"That also depends on whether he can catch the eye of this princess!"
Shen Bing stood up and bowed to Princess Wuyou:
"I wonder if my subordinates can penetrate the princess's eyes?"
Princess Wuyou said angrily:
"Do you still think you are Shen Bingcheng?"
"If you are that Shen Bing, it doesn't matter if I get married!"
Shen Bing said:
"Princess, do you really mean what you said?"
Princess Wuyou smiled and said:
"So what if you take it seriously? So what if you don't take it seriously?"
"You'd better leave quickly, otherwise my father..."
Just as he was talking, the door was kicked open with a bang, and King Qiuci appeared angrily at the door with a group of guards.