Getting Simulated By The Empress Is Not My Intention

  Chapter 165 Guishuang Empire

   Kanishka’s order was quickly carried out. Not only him, but the nobles and bureaucrats of the entire Guishuang Empire have long been greedy for the wealthy Dayan caravan. Usually they try their best to exploit the passing caravans, but now they have the orders of King Kanishka, and they are even more intensified in their execution.

  In the major cities of the Guishuang Kingdom, soldiers and officials took people everywhere and arrested traders.

   "My lord, we didn't break the law!" Dayan's businessman saw his goods being robbed and shouted that he was wronged.

   "Why didn't you break the law? The king stipulated that the business tax should be increased tenfold!" the official said viciously.

   "Ten times?" The businessman was stunned, "How do you do business? Isn't this robbery?"

   "Bold, disobeying the law and disrespecting the king, arrest him, and confiscate all his money and goods!" The officials didn't care what he said, and took all his money and goods away, and he was also locked in a cell.

  At the beginning, the merchants in Yan Kingdom were unlucky. Many merchants did not know the new king order and suffered heavy losses.

  The merchants of Yan State began to flee the Guishuang Empire.

  However, the nobles are still not satisfied. With the permission of King Kanishka, they can openly rob the merchants of Yan Kingdom.

  So, they began to arrest people from Yan, whether they were businessmen or others, and extorted all their money, and sold those who had no money as slaves!

   "My lord, I'm not from Yan! I'm from Guishuang!" In the Guishuang Empire, some Guishuang people were also treated unfairly and robbed of their money, wives and daughters.

   "I said you are from the country of Yan, and you are from the country of Yan!" The nobles and officials didn't care about this at all, and took advantage of this opportunity to amass money.

  King Guishuang's order has changed, and Kanishka didn't care at all. After this operation, the wealth of the Guishuang Empire has increased significantly, and the gold, silver, jewelry, silk and porcelain in the treasury have piled up!

  …

  King Guishuang's new order was transmitted to Yan State a few months later.

  In Jicheng, the princes and ministers were all complaining to Yan Qingwu.

"Your Majesty, the king of Guishuang is simply a robber, and he robbed all the business travelers in my country of Yan. Some people even ransacked their homes, the elderly were beaten to death, and the men were sold as coolies. Women and children were treated as slaves on the streets of Guishuang Up for sale!"

   "The Silk Road has become the plundering road of the Guishuang Empire! Your Majesty, this cannot be tolerated!"

  These princes and ministers are all vested interests of the Silk Road, so they naturally hate King Guishuang deeply.

   Not only them, the largest porcelain and silk business is controlled by Emperor Yan himself, and Yan Qingwu's own losses are even more serious.

   "Immediately order that King Guishuang release our merchants from Yan Kingdom immediately and return all losses!" Yan Qingwu said coldly, "Conscript 200,000 soldiers from the Protectorate of the Western Regions and approach the Anxi Empire!"

   "Obey!"

  Da Yan was far away from Anxi, and it would be too costly to transfer troops from the Central Plains, so at this time, he had to recruit troops from the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

  …

  In the Guishuang Empire, in a majestic pagoda, the King of Guishuang, Kanishka, is respectfully paying respects to an old monk.

  The old monk was wearing a linen monk's robe, with a kind face and a faint Buddha's light around his body.

   This person is the Buddhist teacher of Kanishka, the Venerable One.

  Her Majesty's Buddhist attainments are the highest in the Guishuang Empire, and his cultivation is unfathomable. Some people say that he is a Living Buddha! The reason why he is still in the human world is to promote Mahayana Buddhism and save all sentient beings!

   Kanishka respected him very much, established Buddhism as the state religion, and built a large number of Buddhist temples and pagodas.

   "My lord." Kanishka said in a respectful tone, "This king has ordered that the property of the merchants of the Yan Kingdom be confiscated, and a large amount of wealth has been obtained. You can build a big temple for my Buddha!"

The honorable person smiled slightly and said: "The Guishuang Empire has enough temples and pagodas. If you want to build temples, it is better to go to the east, which is still a barren land full of demons. If the king can spread Buddhism in Yan Kingdom , The merit is immeasurable!"

   Kanishka said: "The Emperor Yan rejected my proposal."

  The Venerable threatened said: "That's why the king is needed to spread Buddhism and enlighten Emperor Yan and the people of Yan. Lord, you were once a Buddha in your previous life, but you were reincarnated as the king of the Guishuang Empire because your merits were not yet complete."

   "Your mission is to spread the Dharma to every corner of the world. Such merit is enough to make your merit complete and ascend to heaven."

  Hearing his words, Kanishe Galio thought for a while, and said: "I understand, the kingdom of Yan has conquered all the year round, annexed many countries, and committed boundless murder!"

   "Since this is the case, this king will represent the will of the Buddha and let them suffer and repent in hell!"

   "Emperor Yan will definitely take action when he learns about this king's decree. Since this is the case, this king will send troops ahead of time to seize the Western Regions, control the Hexi Corridor, block the Silk Road of Yan Kingdom, and then plan for the East!"

   "My lord, who can take on this important task?" Kanishka asked the venerable.

   The Venerable threatened said: "The disciple of the old monk, Vizhe, has rich knowledge. He has traveled to the Western Regions and sent envoys to the country of Yan. He is familiar with the terrain, so he can take on this important task!"

"Okay, then follow what the lord said!" Kanishka immediately called Vije and ordered: "Vije, this king ordered you to lead 200,000 troops to attack the Da Yuezhi. Occupy the Hexi Corridor and block the Yan army. The Westward Way!"

  Vizhe was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely include the Dayue Clan into the territory of the Guishuang Empire, so that the Buddha's voice can be heard throughout the Western Regions!"

  Bizhe set off with an army of 200,000.

  The Guishuang Empire was originally split from the Da Yuezhi before, and it knows the situation of the Da Yuezhi better than anyone else.

   Moreover, there are many people in the Da Yuezhi who have connections with the Guishuang Empire. After Vizhe went to war, he won all the way. Many Da Yuezhi generals did not resist at all, and directly surrendered to the Guishuang Empire.

  The army of the Guishuang Empire surrounded the Royal City of the Dayue Clan, but at this time the generals of the Protectorate of the Western Regions of Dayan had not yet arrived.

  In the royal palace, Queen Lanxiang is convening a group of ministers to discuss.

  Beside her, there was a delicate-looking little boy named Zhang Yi, the child of her and Zhang Beichen.

   "Now that the army of the Guishuang Empire is pressing down on the border, and the reinforcements from the Yan Kingdom have not yet arrived, who has a plan to retreat from the enemy?" Queen Lanxiang asked the ministers.

   All the ministers lowered their heads and did not speak. Some even said: "Queen, we are afraid that we will not be able to wait for the reinforcements from the Kingdom of Yan. It is better to surrender Guishuang, which is worse than destroying the city!"

  Queen Lanxiang was furious, and said: "If you want to surrender before fighting, what's the use of you? Drag it on and hang yourself!"

  Queen Lanxiang punished several capitulators, and the officials fell silent again. However, she knew very well in her heart that the rest of the people didn't have much desire to fight.

  After the Dayue Clan surrendered to the Yan Kingdom, they indeed became stronger, but the time is limited. The newly trained soldiers have not yet grown up, and they are not the opponents of the Guishuang Empire. It is only a matter of time before the city is broken.

  【The Guishuang army attacked the city, and the Dayue clan defended the city for more than a month. Because the guards in the city rebelled, the Guishuang army entered the city and captured Queen Lanxiang and her son. 】

  Queen Lanxiang wanted to commit suicide, but the other party threatened her with a child, so she had to endure it.

  She was imprisoned in the pagoda of the Guishuang Empire. The King of Guishuang did not do anything to her, but took away her child Zhang Yi.

  …

"My lord, now we have captured the Dayue clan and imprisoned Queen Lanxiang. The Emperor Yan will definitely not give up! She has raised troops and wants to fight against me, Guishuang!" Kanishka said, "This king has already Get ready to annihilate the enemies of the Yan Kingdom!"

   Venerable Yan nodded slightly, and said: "Your Majesty has the blessing of the Buddha, and he will surely be victorious in every battle."

  He said at the same time: "The son of Queen Lanxiang, the old monk met yesterday. This person is full of wisdom, and he will become a Buddhist son of my Buddhist school in the future. Please let the old monk teach him."

   "Since the venerable wants someone, how can I not allow it?" Kanishka handed Zhang Yi to the venerable to teach.

  …

   Zhang Beichen was in Jicheng, and it was several months before he learned the news that the Da Yue Clan was destroyed.

"What? The Dayue Clan was wiped out, and Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi were both imprisoned in the Guishuang Empire?" He was furious, cursing, "What does the Jiedushi of the Protectorate Mansion do for food? Why didn't the support come in time? "

  The envoy explained with shame: "The Guishuang people are familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions, and set up an ambush on our way to support. Our reinforcements were ambushed and suffered heavy losses, which delayed the timing of support..."

   "Okay!" Zhang Beichen said angrily, "Martial law!"

  He immediately went to see Yan Qingwu, and opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, King Guishuang is so bold, please go to war and conquer the Guishuang Empire!"

  Yan Qingwu was also annoyed that King Guishuang dared to lead troops to attack the Western Regions, not to mention cutting off the Silk Road.

  She immediately said: "I will give you full responsibility for the expedition."

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Beichen immediately began to dispatch troops to the Guishuang Empire.

  The journey was long, Zhang Beichen brought only 50,000 elite cavalry from the territory of Yan State, and Zhao Yun and Hao Ziyi at the same time.

  Zhao Yun is a powerful and general, and Hao Ziyi has now practiced to the semi-holy realm, and she herself is a nomad, and she is also good at bow and horse, so she also brought it with her.

  Zhang Beichen came to the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and Yuan Huai, the governor of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, pleaded guilty to him.

  Zhang Beichen dismissed him, and then led 200,000 people from the Duhufu to march to the Western Regions.

  【You brought your troops to the territory of Dayuezhi, which has been annexed by the Guishuang Empire. 】

  【You led the troops to attack all the way, and quickly defeated the Guishuang soldiers in the territory of the Dayuezhi, and regained the Dayuezhi. 】

   Zhang Beichen was not satisfied with taking back the Da Yueshi, because both Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi were captured, and he wanted to fight all the way to Guishuang to capture the King of Guishuang back to the country!

  【You continue to conquer, and soon take back the places in the Western Regions occupied by the Guishuang Empire one by one. 】

  Zhang Beichen's army has come to the border of the Guishuang Empire, and the Guishuang Empire once again recruited hundreds of thousands of troops from all over the country to defend the Yan army.

  At this time, Zhang Beichen was not in a hurry to attack. It is good to say that the Western Regions are not strong enough to fight against the Western Regions.

  The Guishuang Empire dominates one side, and it is not so easy to deal with.

  In addition, there are two captives on his side, in case of a fight, the other party threatens him with captives, how will he deal with it?

  Zhang Beichen stationed the army in the Western Regions and handed over the command to Zhao Yun. He decided to go to the territory of the Guishuang Empire to find out and see if he could find a way to rescue Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi.

   "There are many masters in Guishuang, so be careful." Zhao Yun reminded.

   "Don't worry. Now that I'm in the late stage of the Holy Realm, there must be no problem in protecting myself." After Zhang Beichen explained everything, he took a few guides, disguised himself as Guishuang people with the disguise technique, and sneaked into the territory of the Guishuang Empire.

  At the border, Zhang Beichen could see many conscripted soldiers building fortifications.

   Among them are monk soldiers.

  He also encountered these monk soldiers when he fought in the Western Regions. They are all practitioners, and their strength is much stronger than ordinary soldiers.

  The status of monk soldiers is obviously much higher than that of ordinary soldiers. They have a complete set of weapons and equipment, and they can also have enough food.

  And those recruited soldiers are often used as labor or cannon fodder.

  Zhang Beichen had never been to the Guishuang Empire when he was on an envoy to the Western Regions before, so this time he took a good look at the situation here.

  The closer it is to Fulusha, the capital of the Guishuang Empire, the more temples and monks there are.

  Almost everyone here has to go to temples to pray and worship.

  The status of monks is very high, those senior monks, masters and the like are equivalent to the nobles here. If you meet them on the road, you need to salute or worship them, and you can't continue walking until they leave.

  Zhang Beichen came to Fulousha, which is more prosperous here.

  The Guishuang Empire is estimated to have a population of more than 10 million. As the capital of the Guishuang Empire, Fulusha is naturally extremely prosperous.

  Pagodas and temples can be seen everywhere, and well-dressed monks and nobles are playing on the streets.

The guide whispered: "In the past, there were many Yan people in Fulousha. It is said that there were at least 10,000 people. Since the king ordered the confiscation of the property of Yan people, the people of Yan were arrested and ran away. Now Fulousha We can no longer see the Yan people. My lord, we need to be careful at all times, if we are discovered, we will definitely attract the attention of the guards."

   "Yes." Zhang Beichen followed the guide and stayed in Fulousha.

  【After half a month, you have roughly figured out the situation here. 】

  Zhang Beichen didn't know where Queen Lanxiang was imprisoned, but he could roughly guess.

   "Fulusa has two places with the strictest guards!"

   "The first one is naturally the royal palace of the Guishuang Empire, where King Kanishka lived."

   "The second place is Maitreya Temple. That's where the Zunzun and his disciples live."

  Zhang Beichen decided to go to the palace first.

   As night fell, Zhang Beichen concealed his breath and came to Guishuang Palace.

  As a strong man in the late stage of the Holy Realm, the usual guards and restrictions can't stop him.

  Zhang Beichen wandered around the palace, but did not find Queen Lanxiang.

   Inside the palace, where King Kanishka lived, Zhang Beichen felt the aura of a strong man.

  That aura is not only blessed by national luck, but also protected by Buddhist luck, and its strength is definitely in the holy realm.

"The strength of this King Kanishka is indeed not weak!" Zhang Beichen thought to himself, if Kanishka finds out here, and there are still a group of masters besieging him, even if he is in the late stage of the Holy Realm, it may be difficult to escape .

   "I am familiar with Queen Lanxiang's aura. She should not be in the palace." Zhang Beichen quietly withdrew from the palace. At the same time, King Kanishka, who was meditating, opened his eyes. He felt something strange.

  (end of this chapter)