Severely punished all the clans, consumed the last trace of Li Shengtian's strength, the old king fainted, all the imperial doctors tried their best to rescue, exhausted all kinds of medicines, and after three days, Li Shengtian finally came to his senses again, but he couldn't speak anymore, so he could only reluctantly point to the table with his fingers.

Li Congde hurried over and tearfully picked up a delicate turquoise-inlaid box from the table.

Li Shengtian moved his chin slightly, expressing affirmation, and then passed out again...... Two days later, the king of Khotan, Li Shengtian, died......

It is hard to imagine that the death of a king can make so many people grieve from the bottom of their hearts, and in the city of Khotan, men, women, and children, all wear white belts, without any requirements, and the big guys consciously put away the red lanterns on the street and change them to plain white.

The people knelt in their homes, wept and prayed on the ground, silently praying for blessings.

May Your Majesty ascend to heaven soon.

The two little princesses cried so much that their tears did not stop for almost a moment, and the clothes on their chests were wet.

Grandfather is gone, and the sky in Khotan has fallen!

"There is no one to protect us anymore, no one to lead everyone against the Black Khanate!" The little princess hugged her sister's neck and asked sadly, "Isn't it, isn't it?" Are we all going to die? ”

Celestia's heart seemed to be poked, and she bit her lip, "No, we won't!" Grandpa is gone, and we will protect ourselves! She wiped her tears vigorously, remembering that her grandfather said that the men, women and children of Khotan, everyone is a warrior, if the day the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, everyone will die together and be a dignified and upright person!

Not so desperate at the moment, the eldest princess wiped the tears from her face vigorously.

She pulled her sister and rushed straight out to find Brother Guo Xing.

"I want a knife!" Princess Celestia is extra serious.

The little princess probed and said timidly: "It's two!" ”

Brother Guo Xing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly showed a smile, "I thought you would go to the Buddha to bless you!" ”

It's too straight, Brother Guo Xing, you don't know how much you are hated for talking like this! Both princesses want to tear you apart!

The young man did not care about the princess's anger, he ran in, and after a while, took out two small muskets and stuffed them into the sisters.

"Girls don't have to dance with knives and guns, this is my latest musket, there are only two in the whole world, very precious." Guo Xingge beckoned them to the shooting range of the workshop.

When it came to weapons, Brother Guo Xing finally opened the conversation, "The last time I returned to Beijing from Hanzhong, I encountered an assassination, and many of my brothers who returned to Beijing with me died tragically, since then, I have wanted to create a firearm with a high rate of fire, even if I am outnumbered, I don't have to be afraid, look, this is my achievement!" ”

Brother Guo Xing said, he pulled the trigger, and with a bang, a projectile had already been shot, he did not stop to load, but continued to pull the trigger, and fired six shots in a row, before he smiled and withdrew his hand, raised the gun in his hand, and said proudly at the two little princesses: "How is it, not bad?" ”

The two little princesses looked at the target about five zhang in a daze, and the bullet holes on it were half an inch deep, if this fell on a person, it would definitely kill and kill, either dead or injured!

With excitement, the eldest princess took the gun in her hand, gently stroked the barrel with her fingertips, and looked at the wheel with six grooves, it turned out that this is the secret of continuous shooting!

"Your Highness, you are so smart!" Princess Celestia couldn't help but praise.

Guo Xingge scratched his head, "It's still far away, the cost of these two guns is too high, I'm still thinking of a way, if the cost is reduced and thousands of people are equipped with muskets, even if there are more people, they won't be able to capture Khotan!" ”

When he said this, Guo Xingge was full of confidence, and the boy was like a little sun shining with light.

The two little princesses seemed to have realized that their grandfather really found a good son-in-law for them to rely on, and also found hope for Khotan...... Holding the musket in their hands, they couldn't stop crying......

"Damn, damn it!"

Zhao Er took the people, and returned to Khotan.

"What's the matter with you?"

As soon as they met, Ye Zhong grabbed his chest and almost lifted him up.

"I interrogated Wei Chilang's father and son, and they said you died!"

"You're dead!" Zhao Er said unceremoniously: "Those two stupid people got fake news...... If I hadn't said I was dead, how would you have caught them, how could you have dug up the biggest moth in Khotan? ”

Zhao Er's question was righteous and strict, and Ye Zhong had nothing to say, it was true, Zhao Er's death had an effect, but, because of this matter, Li Shengtian died, although it was not Zhao Er's intention, but at least he couldn't get rid of it!

"You're still guilty!"

Zhao Er rarely refuted, and begged: "You put me down, let me go and put a stick of incense on his old man's house first, and then write an urgent report to my master, asking for sin!" ”

Zhao Kuangyi, who has always been sinister and ruthless, knelt in front of Li Shengtian's coffin, white flags fluttering everywhere, and crying ...... He never thought that he would cry for a person he had known for a long time, but when he came out of the mourning hall, his eyes were already red!

Oh my!

You're so ruthless!

From the beginning of Li Shengtian's succession, he faced pressure from all sides, he struggled to maintain, and constantly sent envoys to the Central Plains, even if the Tang Dynasty perished, even if the world was chaotic, the emperor was like a marquee, he did not give up his loyalty.

After waiting and waiting, finally, Da Zhou had the strength to help Khotan, and their situation could be changed.

The old king did not have time to enjoy the peace, and he left.

If you die before you get out of school, even if you are hard-hearted, you have to be grief-stricken at this moment!

Ye Hua got the news of Li Shengtian's death half a month later.

"How so, how can this be?"

Ye Hua frowned, to be honest, in his heart, the people he admired were very limited, and Li Shengtian, who had been guarding the Western Regions for decades and keeping a little incense from the Han family, was definitely the best among them.

Ye Hua even thought about talking with the old king about wine and chatting freely, what a pleasant thing it should be!

However, he actually left so abruptly.

"Li Shengtian, his loyalty is comparable to the sun and the moon, and his integrity can be called pine and bamboo." Chai Rong sighed: "Before he died, he also warned the people of Khotan, don't listen to the instigation of discord, and Da Zhou is a family!" I can't raise troops immediately, and I'm really ashamed to be close to Khotan! ”

Chai Rong groaned and immediately issued an edict.

Send someone to Khotan and give Li Shengtian the title of Heaven, the Great Treasure of the Great Dynasty and the Great Sage of Tomorrow...... The funeral specifications are compared to the Son of Heaven, and it is named Hanling!

In addition, Chai Rong also issued a decree to spread the news of Li Shengtian's death to the world, asking the subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty to pay tribute to the son of Khotan Dai Xiao.

The princes of the court and the central government looked at each other, not knowing what to do!

In any case, Li Shengtian is just the king of Khotan, a vassal country, and he is buried with the gift of the Son of Heaven and holds a state funeral, what should he do?

Is it to compare with the Son of Heaven of other countries, or to do it according to the Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou?

The sage is in his prime, let's show him first?

It's not suitable!

The cabinet convened the ministries and discussed it for a whole day, but no solution could be come up.

Or? Again, ask Your Majesty, what to do?

"No need!"

Wang Pu suddenly spoke, holding a suicide note in his hand.

"This is written by Li Shengtian, the son of Khotan, before he fell ill, and I will read a few paragraphs to you......" After speaking, Wang Pu's face was solemn, and he read slowly: "...... Wei Chi is a lineage, originally a Hu person, but for hundreds of years, he has inherited the education of the Han family and performed the rites of China, which is no different from the Central Plains. At the beginning of Lone's succession, he told the people of the country that Lone was not the Son of Heaven, but a member of the Tang Dynasty, and he was just a border for the Tang Dynasty...... Over the past decades, the Central Plains has been changing, wars are frequent, transportation has been cut off, and for decades, I don't know that the Tang Dynasty is dead! Fortunately, thanks to the help of heaven, the envoy of Khotan was able to enter the Central Plains and meet the Son of Heaven of the Great Jin Dynasty, at that time the Son of Heaven of the Great Jin Dynasty sent more than 100 monks of the Sangha, trekking thousands of miles, coming to Khotan, lonely and the high monks of the Central Plains, talking about Buddhism, for three days, such as hearing the sounds of heaven, gladly, in the Pure Land......"

Reading this, all the officials present were silent.

Not only did they see a scene of a long drought and a rainy day...... It's just that the Later Jin Dynasty was short-lived, and it was not worth relying on at all, and it was nearly thirty years after that.

A middle-aged man with gray hair and drooping old age.

People are not afraid of disappointment, but they are afraid of disappointment after igniting hope!

Li Shengtian in the past hoped that Hou Jin could help him, but in the end he was disappointed.

But even so, he still waited silently until the messenger of the Great Zhou appeared!

"Lonely is the twilight of life, the line is about to die, the life and death of the lonely, the Wei Chi family, are insignificant. lest he break the city and destroy millions of lives in Khotan. Loneliness can't shelter the people, protect the people, and die alone! The heavens are fortunate that the sage of the Central Plains came to the world, swept away the universe, and the six were one...... This is the virtue of God, and Khotan should obey the mandate of heaven and share the prosperity. Lonely for the Tang Dynasty to guard the border, for the Zhou herdsmen. After the lonely death, in the land of Khotan, millions of living beings are all entrusted to the Central Plains sage Son of Heaven, Khotan will not live up to the Central Plains, and the Great Zhou will also live up to Khotan! ”

"The people of Khotan are coveted by strong enemies, with ill intentions, and the disaster of destroying the country and exterminating the species is close at hand. Those who can save Khotan are only the Central Plains. After the death of Xiang Lonely, you will wait for one heart and one thought, respect the Son of Heaven, be loyal to the Great Zhou, and categorically do not have two hearts! If there is a person who commits trouble and sow discord...... Although Lone is under the Nine Springs, he will also chase the soul of Er! ”

After Wang Pu read it, he said slowly: "Princess, what else do you say? Li Shengtian's suicide note is here, I think it is enough to make countless people ashamed! ”

After he finished speaking, Prime Minister Wang Pu thought so, he pressed his thighs with both hands, and muttered for a long time before he said slowly: "Your Majesty said that Li Shengtian's loyalty is comparable to the sun and the moon, and it is natural to be buried with the gift of the Son of Heaven!" ”

The Prime Minister finally showed his courage, "Immediately, in the name of the cabinet, ordered the Ministry of Rites to issue an official letter, asking all state capitals and county governments to jointly pay tribute to the Son of Heaven in Khotan, and there must be no mistake!" ”

The other princes also said, "It should be so! ”

The entire Central Plains, every city, have provoked white flags, all kinds of newspapers, sparing no effort to introduce the situation in Khotan, thousands of Central Plains people, joined the ranks of sacrifices, this moment, the whole world with sorrow!