The capital of the Uyghur Khanate was the ancient city of Harabalqas.
While Prince Su Muchen of Zhongshan was clamoring to teach Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin a lesson for a married woman (his sister, Empress Dowager Su).
In the Uyghur Khanate, 6,800 miles away, in the magnificent palace, there was a man in his prime who, because of an unmarried woman, vowed to fight Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin.
This man was none other than Guli Peiluo, the Huai Ren Khan of the Uyghur Khanate, who had just passed the age of forty.
The woman he was with was none other than Princess Liu Shujun, a young woman in the prime of her life, born to Prince Liu Xinwu of Wuning.
Emperor Zhao Gan, the second emperor of the Daxin Dynasty, had promised Gulipeiro that Liu Shujun, who had been bestowed the title of princess, would be married to the Uyghur Khanate in the spring of the following year as a gesture of goodwill between the two countries.
However, after Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin decisively defeated the imperial army's northern expeditionary force at Tumu Fortress, which directly led to Emperor Zhao Gan's suicide.
Gulipe Luo's plan to deepen his ties with the Emperor of Daxin through a marriage alliance, thereby consolidating his undisputed hegemony among the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, also failed.
Prince Wu Ning, Liu Xinwu, even announced that he had betrothed his daughter, Liu Shujun, to Prince Jin, Chen Huai'an, and that the wedding would be held soon.
He even took the opportunity to mock Guli Peiluo, advising him to give up his ambition of being a toad trying to eat swan meat.
This news, once it reached the Hui people, immediately caused a huge uproar.
This was tantamount to publicly slapping Huai Ren Khan in the face, which was equivalent to slapping the face of the entire Uyghur Khanate.
This is intolerable!
Back in the Uyghur Kingdom, a group of young and warlike generals went to the palace to request permission to lead their troops south to teach Chen Huai'an a lesson and to snatch Princess Shujun back to warm the bed for Khan Huai'ren.
At the same time, news of Prince Li Zongmin of Guangxin and Prince Murong of Pingxi declaring themselves emperors in their respective territories was also relayed back to the Uyghur country.
In addition, the Tibetan king Dama had previously led an army of 200,000 to attack the Daxin Hexi and Longyou prefectures, with his forces pointing directly at Chang'an Prefecture, cutting off the connection between the Four Garrisons of Anxi and the imperial court.
This made the keen-nosed Guli Peiluo realize that the Great Xin Dynasty was in constant turmoil and on the verge of collapse, which was a golden opportunity.
If, at this time, the Western Regions states were to unite and send troops to attack the four towns of Kucha, Yanqi, Khotan, and Shule, which were located on the Silk Road in the Western Regions and had long been isolated beyond the Great Wall, the Great Xin Dynasty's threat and control over the Western Regions states could be completely eliminated in one fell swoop.
By then, the Uyghur Khaganate would undoubtedly be the number one state in the Western Regions.
And the name of Huai Ren Khan Guli Peiluo will forever be recorded in the history books of the Western Regions.
This is a golden opportunity, don't miss it!
"Report—"
"Reporting to Khan Huai Ren, Generals Azhar and others have come to the palace again to request permission to fight!"
At that moment, outside Guli Peiluo's palace, the sound of a palace servant reporting came.
On the bed, Guli Peiluo, who was sleeping with his arms around the fair shoulders of two exotic beauties, sat up upon hearing the sound. His blond hair, blue eyes, and hooked nose first showed some displeasure at being disturbed from his sweet dream, and then a sly look suddenly flashed across his face.
With morale high, why not seize this opportunity to send troops to the Four Garrisons of Anxi of the Great Xin Dynasty and uproot the Great Xin Dynasty's important military strongholds on the Silk Road in the Western Regions?
Then, Gulipeiro's eyes lit up, and he excitedly ordered, "Send word to General Azhar and the others to wait in the main hall. This Khan will arrive shortly!"
"Yes, sir!"
After a while, Guli Peiluo finally arrived with a majestic and powerful stride.
Before even entering the main hall, one could hear the young Uyghur generals under his command engaging in lively discussions within the palace hall:
"Hey, you guys have been to the city market these past few days, haven't you?"
"I didn't lie to you, did I? Those Han girls who were kidnapped by the Tibetans, aren't they young, beautiful, and cheap? You can buy a young Han woman for just five gold coins!"
"Whether you buy them to be your concubines or sell them when you're tired of them, it's a sure-fire way to make a profit!"
As soon as these words were spoken, others immediately echoed them:
"General Bargu is right. Just a few days ago, I bought eight Han girls from the Tibetans at the market. Tsk tsk tsk, the feeling was indescribable, haha!"
"Moreover, the Tibetans not only sell Han girls in the market, but also calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, farm tools, iron pots, silk and satin, tea, salt and cloth, and other things. It was dazzling to see them all!"
"It's obvious without even thinking that these things were looted by the Tibetans from Anxi and Longyou prefectures."
"The Tibetans' 200,000-strong army marched south to the border of Daxin and made a fortune!"
"That's right. No matter what, we must persuade Khan Huai Ren to send troops today. We can't just stand by and watch the Tibetans plunder all the benefits!"
That makes sense!
"......"
Outside the palace, Gulipe listened for a while before signaling his servants to inform the palace.
"Khan Huai Ren has arrived!"
Amidst the announcement of the servants, the two heavy wooden doors of the palace hall were pushed open from the outside.
Immediately afterwards, the Uyghur Khan Huai Ren, dressed in magnificent robes, strode into the main hall. Amidst the salutes and greetings of the generals, he plopped down on the chair that symbolized the highest power in the Khanate.
Then, Gulipe Luo asked knowingly, "Gentlemen, are you still here for the matter of sending troops to attack Chen Huai'an?"
The chief military officer, Azhar, stepped forward and shouted, "Khan, this Han dog Chen Huai'an is truly hateful. He is not only a traitor who murdered his king, but also has no respect for our Uyghur Khanate."
"The marriage of Princess Shujun to the Uyghurs was decided by the Emperor of the Great Xin Dynasty with an imperial edict, and the will of Heaven cannot be defied."
“But Chen Huai’an is determined to oppose my Uyghur Khanate. His act of kidnapping a bride is not only a great disrespect to Khan Huai Ren, but also a contempt for the laws and ethics of my Uyghur Khanate, and a provocation to the millions of people of my Khanate.”
At this point, Azhar's tone suddenly became sharp: "Khan, if we don't send troops this time to teach Chen Huai'an a lesson, where is the Khan's dignity? Where is the dignity of the millions of people of my Uyghur Khanate?"
"Your humble servant, Hazard—"
"This humble general, Bargu—"
"This humble general, Tarim—"
"This humble general..."
"I am willing to be the vanguard of the Uyghur Khanate in its campaign against Chen Huai'an, and I vow to use the blood of the Han traitor Chen Huai'an to commemorate the battle flag of my Uyghur Khanate's army;"
"By sacrificing the life of the Han dog Chen Huai'an, we are declaring to the outside world that the supreme dignity of the Khan Huai Ren cannot be challenged in the slightest, and the dignity of our millions of Uyghur people cannot be trampled upon in the slightest!"
"We hope that Khan Huai Ren will grant our request and not disappoint the sincere hearts of the Uyghur soldiers!"
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