Chapter 104: Temple Envoy

Regardless of whether it was what he really meant, he finally got out of trouble. The frightened people quickly wiped off their sweat.

The king has only been dead for half a month, and you are already busy flirting with men? Although Loulan has always been open-minded, you can't play like this.

All the civil and military officials present praised it.

It is said that if Master Xiang were to become the king's teacher, Loulan would have great potential!

They also began to congratulate Liu Zheng. This royal teacher was a high-ranking official and the king's closest person. As a scholar, who wouldn't want a good future?

Hearing this, the young woman Reguli looked at Liu Zheng with eyes that began to ripple again, and chuckled, "Master Xiang, do you have any doubts?"

Liu Zheng's old face turned red. How could he withstand such a bold and charming look? He quickly drank a sip of wine, clasped his fists and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, Xiang Zheng is only here to study. He will leave Loulan soon and go somewhere else to continue pursuing Zheng's 'new learning' path!"

As he spoke, he straightened his head and chest, looking into the distance with a determined look.

In his heart, he was already cursing. Please, don't look at me like that! Who knew that the more he did that, the hotter Reguli looked at him.

Reguli exclaimed, and said cheerfully: "When my son ascends the throne, I will be free. I really want to travel around the world!"

shock!

Liu Zheng almost fell to the ground.

Is there anyone who is so blatant?

People say that the beauties of Loulan are unrestrained and have a clear distinction between love and hate, especially after they have not been brainwashed by a certain religion. This bold style, coupled with their beautiful looks, is indeed a bit unbearable.

When the other people at the party saw this, they either pretended to be drunk or pretended not to hear anything.

“Ahem…”

Even Halik couldn't help but cough dryly, looked at his mother speechlessly, and said: "Mother, Mr. Xiang is a genius of the time, and he cares about the world. It's not easy for us to have this fate, so why force it?"

This pun sobered Reguli up from her drunkenness. She smiled apologetically and said, "Oh, that's not what I meant! In that case, forget it! But Mr. Xiang, you must finish writing the reading material before you can leave! No matter what, as long as Mr. Xiang is in Loulan, you can enjoy the presence of the king's master. How about it?"

Everyone seconded loudly.

Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and nodded.

Reguli smiled sweetly and looked at him again, as if she was reluctant to leave.

Liu Zheng was so troubled that he hurriedly discussed the writing of this enlightenment reading material with Huang Yantai next to him.

Fortunately, the movable printing technology of this era has matured, so these tasks are naturally not something Liu Zheng needs to consider. His top priority now is still the slave trader, Mi Re's matter...

But he didn't even have a chance to speak during the banquet that night.

He couldn't just bite the bullet and ask Reguli. This woman was too charming, and her eyes were too passionate...

He secretly asked Huang Yantai, but the old man shook his head and said he didn't know. Liu Zheng thought about it and realized that this kind of slave trader matter probably wouldn't alarm a big shot .

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and Liu Zheng signaled to Reheman several times.

When the banquet was almost over, Reheman, who was already drunk, came over and sat next to Liu Zheng, laughing wildly: "Young Master is extremely talented, and you shocked Loulan with one battle. You changed the situation in Loulan with your own strength. I admire you!"

He knew that Liu Zheng didn't want to reveal his identity... This was normal. After all, the reputation of Yinzhou Liu Gongzi had spread to many places. Loulan, which was separated from Yinzhou by only the Taklamakan Desert, had long registered Liu Zheng as a competitive enemy. If Liu Zheng came here with his title of "Liu Family Gongzi", Reguli, the charming woman, would try to seduce him again, and he would order a knife to kill this potential rival.

Who is willing to let the tiger go back to the mountains?

So even though Reheman was drunk, he was still careful with his words.

Liu Zheng smiled and said, "Brother Re is finally here."

Reheman heard this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sir, it's Reheman, my last name is not Re!"

Liu Zheng ignored him and looked around to make sure no one was paying attention. Then he asked in a low voice, "Brother Re, Liu Zheng wants to ask you about someone."

Reheman asked, "Who is it?"

"Mire!"

Reheman thought for a moment, and his expression changed immediately: "But that Persian merchant?"

"Persia?"

Liu Zheng was stunned again.

He really didn't know this, he only knew that Mi Re was a slave trader.

When he heard that it was a slave trader, Rehman laughed and said, "That must be him! What, he is your friend? But this matter is a bit difficult to handle..."

"What do you mean, Brother Re?"

Liu Zheng asked.

Reheman said: "My lord, you don't know that Mire is not an ordinary person. He is the most powerful slave trader from Persia who comes to Loulan for trade. Because of this, the seventh prince and the third prince are trying their best to win him over."

Liu Zheng was surprised and asked, "Isn't he the Third Prince's man?"

Reheman sneered, "This is how cunning this grandson is! He has always wanted to please everyone and have a great time! If it were peacetime, it would be fine, but after the king died, he still acted like that. How could the Seventh Prince not be anxious? Just find a random excuse and arrest him!"

Liu Zheng was stunned.

I just feel that Reheman's words are like scolding me. In Liangzhou, isn't he just thinking about playing both sides? But Liu Zheng will never be as stupid as Mire. When the situation is turbulent, either find a big tree to hold on to, or you are strong enough to not fear the challenge!

Liu Zheng had already prepared a way out for himself.

Once the emperor of the Longyang Dynasty dies, he will launch an attack immediately to completely capture Liangzhou, at least control one state, and then make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones to achieve the goal of becoming a king!

certainly……

His current strength is not enough, fortunately the old emperor is not dead yet, otherwise Liu Zheng would have a headache.

Liu Zheng thought about it for a moment, then heaved a sigh of relief and said with a laugh: "So Mi Re is actually safe!"

Reheman clapped his legs and laughed: "Yes! The Seventh Prince just wanted to force him to express his position and support himself."

Liu Zheng's eyes flickered: "How can we save him? We must bring him to our side!"

Reheman smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, don't you think so too? But it is extremely difficult to save Mire. The ones who captured him are the Temple Army. They are a group of unreasonable people..."

Liu Zheng fell into deep thought after hearing this.

It seemed like a dead end, but Liu Zheng felt that there was a clue that he hadn't grasped!

what is it then?

The thought seemed to have been lingering in his mind, but it was fleeting and he didn't have time to catch it.

"Sir, Sir?"

Seeing Liu Zheng like this, Reheman shouted a few times.

“I figured it out!”

Liu Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, he slapped his forehead hard, and laughed, "I have an idea!"

…

Temple.

In the Kingdom of Loulan, this is a place comparable to any other kingdom.

Represents supreme power.

The white buildings are in stark contrast to the loess buildings in Loulan. At night, the place looks solemn and eerily quiet.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves began.

Hemuti rushed forward, shouting angrily as he ran: "Is that the solution you came up with for me? Show me!"

"presumptuous!"

"How can you make noise in a place of quiet meditation?"

"Don't disturb the divine envoy's meditation!"

Several missionaries ran out and angrily scolded Hemuti.

Hemuti smiled coldly: "Call Muzad out to me! I have followed his instructions and captured the slave trader! But today I lose face? I want an explanation from him!"

A man in white slowly walked out, and several preachers respectfully called him the messenger of God. This man was the highest-ranking being in the temple of the Kingdom of Loulan, the messenger of God, Muzad!

He walked out, a look of surprise flashing across his face: "You've lost all your face, and failed?"

Hemuti snorted coldly: "I really thought it was a brilliant plan, but it was easily broken!"

As he spoke, he told her everything that happened today.

Muzad was shocked when he heard this: "Who is this Xiang Zheng? A student of Longyan?"

He felt that all this happened at a perfect time.

Could it be the Third Prince, the talented person invited back from the Longyan Dynasty?

I have to say that today's plot of using a knife to kill someone was too cleverly broken by the other party. It would be impossible for someone without great talent to do it.

Hemuti said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense. Just tell me what to do next! Humph, don't think I don't know what your temple is doing behind the scenes. You captured Mire, are you planning to use him to sell slaves? Because at this moment, the merchants in the city hate me to the core, and people are in a panic. Your temple is making a lot of money, but what about me?"

Muzad was furious when he heard this: "Shut up!"

Hemuti looked at him coldly, without any fear.

Although he was reckless, he was not stupid. It was true that the Temple Army was helping him, but wasn't it also using him? They used his status as the seventh prince to kill their competitors and eliminate dissidents. He also made Hemuti promise him that if he succeeded, he would make the Temple the state religion of Loulan, further consolidating the status of this envoy and the Temple's dominance over Loulan.

and……

Hemuti knew that what was even more terrifying was that this temple itself came from the Persian Empire!

In fact, what the temple was doing at this time was the expansion of the Persian Empire!

Both sides had their own ulterior motives and were on guard against each other. Hemuti was already in a difficult situation, so naturally he would not have a good attitude towards them.

Muzad naturally knew all this, and smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, Your Highness, a mere Dragon Flame student cannot shake our temple's 100,000 troops. Since the Seventh Prince can't wait, why don't we..."

There was a gleam in his eyes.

Hemuti also said fiercely: "I'll do it once and for all!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. The army is about to set out!"

…

Reheman looked at Liu Zheng blankly: "What's the solution?"

Liu Zheng stood up and said, "It's not the Seventh Prince who wants to deal with Mi Re, but the temple!"

"What?"

Rehman was shocked.

Liu Zheng smiled and said, "Things are getting more and more interesting. Brother Re, do you know where this temple came from?"

Reheman was stunned for a moment before taking a breath and asked, "What are you saying, sir?"

Liu Zheng nodded: "Yes, it is Persia!"

When Liu Zheng first arrived in Loulan, he thought that this temple was the prototype of Islam. But now it seems that this temple is more like the style of Zoroastrianism.

Zoroastrianism was once the state religion of the Persian Empire. When Islam began to expand rapidly in the Arab world, it even surpassed Christianity and Judaism, but it did not affect the Persian Empire at all.

It is because the teachings of Zoroastrianism are about fighting, fighting, not tolerance.

Reheman's expression changed drastically: "My Lord, you mean that this temple has been plotting against us Loulan from the very beginning?"

Liu Zheng smiled.

Religious belief invasion has existed since ancient times and it is nothing new.

Of course, none of this matters!

What’s important is that these two clues are all centered on one word.

Persia!

Liu Zheng didn't believe it, it was just a coincidence.

This rice is hot...

Actually making enemies with the temple?

On the other hand, it also means that he has the ability and means to fight against the temple!

Liu Zheng took a deep breath.