Chapter 100: Sending Troops to the Western Regions, Just for Grapes

The beautiful assassin Gui Nazha was detained by Chen Huaian in the army and followed the army to conquer the Uighur Khanate.

Chen Huaian did not explain her accusation to her in person.

First, facts speak louder than words, and a tough life does not need explanation;

Second, Chen Huaian, as the Prince of Jin, did not have to explain anything to a lady of the escort agency in Yumen Pass. Not sending her to the baggage camp to work hard for the army was already a mercy outside the law.

However, this assassination incident also sounded a wake-up call for Chen Huaian.

As the saying goes: It is easy to dodge an open spear, but it is difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark.

The journey to conquer the Western Regions is not peaceful!

As for Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, who was not good at protecting the emperor, he was also sent to the baggage camp to feed horses by Chen Huaian to see the effect.

Clear rewards and punishments are the foundation of the Longcheng Jingnan Army, and no one is an exception.

The next day.

The 100,000-strong Longcheng Jingnan Army continued to march toward the outside of Yumen Pass.

The further west you go, the more serious the desertification becomes, and the fewer people there are.

After learning that Chen Huaian was attacked last night, the brave general Pang Xianchu who was accompanying him took the initiative to stay and take over Xiao Po's position as the leader of the Jinwu Guard.

The two rode side by side on the long yellow sand road to the west, chatting casually.

Chen Huaian said: "Pang Xianchu, you followed the previous king to the Western Regions several times in the past, and you must know a lot about the Western Regions. I heard that the grapes in the Western Regions are very sweet, right?"

Pang Xianchu replied: "Your Highness, it is true. The Western Regions have sufficient sunlight and a large temperature difference between day and night, which is more conducive to the growth of grapes. The fresh white grapes are crystal clear and sweet, far better than the raisins sent to the mainland every year!"

As he said this, Pang Xianchu couldn't help swallowing his saliva, as if he was recalling the sweet taste in his memory.

"Oh, really?"

Chen Huaian said with a smile: "I heard that the late emperor sent the late king to the Western Regions because the favorite concubine Wen Renyu in the harem liked to eat fresh white grapes from the Western Regions. Is this true?"

Ahem!

When this topic was mentioned, Pang Xianchu couldn't help but cough twice, scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and said: "Your Highness, do you take this gossip you heard seriously?"

Pang Xianchu glanced around alertly, then came to Chen Huaian and continued in a low voice: "Sending troops to the Western Regions just for grapes, this is a lie!"

"Your Highness, I believe that the face of the female assassin who assassinated Your Highness last night must have been seen by Your Highness with your own eyes, right?"

At this point, Pang Xianchu said seriously: "To be honest with Your Highness, the face of the female assassin can only be considered above average in the entire Western Region."

"This time, if there is a chance to conquer Huihe, I will definitely find a way to let Your Highness feel the real exotic customs!"

"By that time, Your Highness will never believe in any nonsense about sending troops to the Western Regions just for raisins!"

Hahaha!

After hearing what Pang Xianchu said, Chen Huaian couldn't help laughing out loud anymore.

He also knew that the reason why the kings of all dynasties went to the Western Regions was definitely not because of raisins.

In addition to the important strategic position of the Western Regions to the Central Plains dynasty, there was another more important reason, which was the exotic beauties in the Western Regions.

Food and sex are human nature.

It's human nature!

What made him happy was that the brave and stern general Pang Xianchu, who was usually serious and unsmiling, actually had such a mean side.

"Report--"

"Your Highness, the Prince of Jin, a village was found ahead. The general of the cavalry asked your highness to go and make a decision!"

At this time, the messenger in the army suddenly rode to report.

However, for such an insignificant matter as the discovery of a village, Huo Qubing actually asked the Prince of Jin Chen Huaian to go and see it in person, which surprised the two.

"Got it!"

Chen Huaian waved his hand and said, "I'll go there right away!"

After saying that, he and Pang Xianchu looked at each other, and rode forward one after the other, following the instructions of the messenger, to go to the village that made General Huo Qubing undecided.

Soon, Chen Huaian and his party arrived at this village in the yellow sand.

General Huo Qubing had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a long time.

"General Huo, didn't you issue an order last night? All suspicious villages on the way of the army's expedition will be razed to the ground to prevent assassins from the Western Regions from hiding in them and assassinating His Royal Highness the King of Jin!"

Pang Xianchu, who temporarily replaced the leader of the Jinwu Guard, was the first to ask questions.

It turned out that after the news of Chen Huaian's assassination spread last night, the generals of Longcheng held an emergency military meeting overnight, based on the confession of the beautiful assassin Gui Nazha.

Based on the principle of killing three thousand people by mistake rather than letting one person go, Pang Xianchu decided that all suspicious villages and people on the way of the army would be killed without mercy.

From the moment the army stepped out of Yumen Pass, it had officially entered the enemy's control area, and any person who appeared could be a spy of the enemy.

In order to avoid the whereabouts of the army being exposed and to avoid the assassination of King Jin from happening again, such an iron-blooded policy was formulated.

In the face of Pang Xianchu's question, the young cavalry general Huo Qubing did not answer, but bowed to Chen Huaian and said, "Your Highness, you should go to the village in person!"

Hmm!

Chen Huaian nodded and rode directly into the village.

At the same time.

Gu Yinaza, who was detained in the army, also keenly discovered that Chen Huaian and his party had entered this ancient village scattered in the yellow sand.

My heart was in my throat.

Her bright and deep eyes showed concern and fear.

Because this village was where the survivors of Green Willow Villa, women, children, old and young, were taken in.

Thinking of the scene of her assassination of Chen Huaian last night, Gui Nazha couldn't help but worry about the families and kind villagers in the village, fearing that Chen Huaian would take his anger out on these innocent people.

In the "Anti-Rebellion Manifesto" of Huihe Khan Huairen, Chen Huaian was an unforgivable person.

After the rebellion, the Longcheng army under his command often massacred villages and cities when facing unarmed innocent people.

Thinking of this, Gu Yina Zha, who was tied up and thrown on the baggage team's carriage, couldn't help but screamed: "Chen Huaian, everyone is responsible for their own actions!"

"It was my Gu Yina Zha's idea to assassinate you. If you have anything to do, come to me. What's the point of bullying unarmed women, children and the elderly!"

"Chen Huaian, let go!"

"Chen Huaian, you will be punished by heaven and struck by lightning!"

"Chen Huaian——"

However, no one responded even though Gu Yina Zha shouted at the top of her voice.

The soldiers who had already received the order from King Jin turned a blind eye to Gu Yina Zha's hysteria, and didn't even look at her, treating her as air.

Gu Yina Zha was tied to the carriage and couldn't move, and her fair face was already covered with tears.

When the baggage team's carriage passed by this village, Gu Yina Zha looked up with grief.

The next moment, the whole person was struck by lightning.

Her watery almond eyes looked at the scene at the entrance of the village in disbelief.

The families of Green Willow Villa and all the people in the village stood at the entrance of the village and waved goodbye to Chen Huaian and his army.

Their faces were clearly full of gratitude.

Gu Yina Zha then discovered that there were ten baggage carts loaded with food, which were parked at the entrance of the village to unload sacks full of food.

She also saw that Chen Huaian, with a gentle face, supported her elderly grandmother, standing in the most conspicuous place at the entrance of the village, waving to the baggage cart that Gu Yina Zha was riding, and his lips moved up and down, as if he was saying something to her.

Although Gu Yina Zha could not hear her grandmother's words, she could guess roughly from her grandmother's expression and movements.

Grandma told her that everything was fine at home and asked her to go with King Jin with peace of mind!

At this moment, Gui Nazha could no longer hold back her tears.