From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1264

This is indeed a good strategy.

After Zhou Yuan came to the Western Regions, although the strategies he used were all strange and bizarre, the core idea was still the same cycle.

As smart as Erken was, he could naturally grasp the weakness of this set of using the opponent's strength to fight against the opponent.

So he began to dig holes in a targeted manner, starting with the selection of messengers, who were specially selected for those with weak willpower, rather than stubborn and reckless men.

Lead Zhou Yuan into the city, bring him to the palace, and take action immediately when he is most unprepared. Only in this way can he be prevented from being rescued by masters.

For this reason, Erken did not hesitate to let the two armies fight bloody battles, with thousands of casualties.

Now, he has finally been caught.

He let out a long breath and sighed, "Zhou Yuan, you came here to stir up the storm, which can be regarded as completely shaking the foundation of Yeerqiang. Even if I retreat now, it will not humiliate your reputation, right?"

"I dare not kill you. I can't bear the anger of the entire Jin Dynasty, but you should also respect this political game, sit at the negotiation table, and give Yeerqiang a chance to survive."

"As you said, the wheel of time is rolling in, and the sea has changed. You should put your energy into the sea."

"Yerqiang will be the best neighbor of Jin Dynasty. We are willing to devote our energy to make the Western Regions better."

"Jin Dynasty also Isn't it a good thing that we don't need to worry about the safety on land? "

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "You are right. If this trip fails, I will not lead troops to attack Yarkand, but make Yarkand a relatively friendly neighbor."

"When the Jin Dynasty really rises and takes off, it will not be too late to recover the Western Regions."

At this point, Zhou Yuan laughed again and said, "But facing the threat of the entire ocean, I really can't be distracted. If the Western Regions are in chaos again at that critical juncture, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Erken said in a deep voice: "I won't be so wrong. I'm not stupid."

Zhou Yuan said: "After all, you haven't really I have made the decision, you don't understand, sometimes even the Khan has no choice. "

"Do you think Sima Yi wants to attack the Jin Dynasty? He has this ambition, but he really doesn't dare to do it."

"But if he doesn't accept the cooperation of the Tsarist Empire, the Khoshut tribe is likely to be the Turpan Khanate, and Yarkand will be destroyed."

"Politics is so cruel, sometimes there is really no other way to go, you can only go all out, either fight for a world, or go to death."

"At that time, you have no choice but to fight."

Aierken said coldly: "Don't think I don't understand the situation. The Tsarist Empire is now in trouble and has no power to threaten it. threatening us."

Zhou Yuan said: "But I never like to give the initiative to others, which means that many things are out of control."

Aierken said: "In your words, sometimes there is no choice, just like you at this moment."

Zhou Yuan laughed and shook his head: "You, you put all your eyes on me, but didn't you think about yourself?"

"Do you think I came to the Western Regions alone?"

"It was a big fire in the dark night, and there was chaos everywhere. Guess if my people came in?"

As soon as the voice fell, a shout sounded, and a sword light instantly penetrated several guards and rushed towards Ai Erken at a high speed.

At the same time, Zhang Fei led hundreds of Shenque masters and rushed out from behind the hall. In a flash, they killed dozens of guards around Ai Erken.

"Protect His Highness!"

Aiskaer shouted in shock, but the sudden attack was all made by Jianghu masters, so they were not in time.

Before the army moved, Ye Qingying's sword was already on Erken's neck.

She shouted: "Who dares to move? I'll chop off his dog head!"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire palace square was extremely solemn.

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "Now it's even, the bosses of both sides have been captured."

Erken's eyes were bloodshot. He couldn't break free from Ye Qingying's restraints, but grinned and said: "My worthless life, in exchange for a person like you Zhou Yuan, it's worth it."

"I dare to die with you, do you dare?"

Zhou Yuan frowned and said: "Not everyone is so noble and willing to sacrifice their lives for this land."

"General Aiskar, do you dare to kill me? If you kill me, can you survive?"

Aiskar said with a dark face.

Zhou Yuan continued: "Things have become very clear now. Erken and I...either he dies, or I die, or we die together."

"If you choose the latter two, you will definitely die. If you choose the first one, you can live."

"Now is the time to test your loyalty. Tell me, which one do you choose?"

Eskal's expression was distorted, and he clenched his fists, not knowing how to answer.He knew that the Ninth Prince could not be saved, and no one could make the decision for him.

It didn't matter whether Zhou Yuan lived or died. What mattered was... the eldest prince couldn't forgive me! His Majesty and the fourth prince couldn't forgive me either!

I had no way out now!

Just when he was struggling, Zhou Yuan's voice came slowly: "It seems that you have realized that only I can save your life."

"As loyal as you are, what will you choose?"

"Die, sacrifice, and go down in history? Or kneel down and bear the infamy and two million taels of silver for the rest of your life?"

Erken's eyes widened, staring at Eskar.

He shouted: "Don't waver! Hold on! He is also on the knife now!"

Eskar lowered his head, shouted, then threw the knife away, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and shouted: "Prince Wei! Give me a way to live! I am just a small person! I am not even a dog in front of you!"

The soldiers around him were already stiff.

Zhou Yuan stretched out his right hand, directly pushed away the sword on his body, looked at Erken, and said: "You see, loyalty is sometimes unreliable, right? This is human nature."

Erken's face was distorted, and he said angrily: "I am just tired of my body. I don't have time to build loyalty for them completely."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "Do you think you win if they are loyal? Ordinary swords can't hurt me anymore."

After speaking, he burst out with an amazing internal force, directly knocking over the people around him.

Zhou Yuan strode forward and said proudly: "Do you think Chenxi would let me be surrounded? She just knows very well that nothing will happen to me."

"Want to kill me? You have to use a flintlock gun to shoot at full force, or use a heavy crossbow to do it directly. A few broken knives on my neck are useless."

"Let Eskar rebel, just to make you lose with conviction, just to make those who are watching me in secret more sober."

"With so many people present, don't you have spies from the Big and Small Yuz? Don't you have spies from the Mughal Empire? You should go back and report, and let your master make a choice."

"Tell them that I, Zhou Yuan, can pay something, but the Western Region must belong to the Great Jin! Must!"

After speaking, he looked back at Azati who was standing there, and said calmly: "Not killing you only proves that you can survive. If you want to be the master of the Western Region, you have to prove your determination."

Azati suddenly woke up, picked up a knife, and rushed forward directly.

The next moment, he stabbed Erken's heart.

He raised the bloody knife and shouted: "From today on! The Western Regions return to the Great Jin! Long live Queen Zhaojing! Long live His Royal Highness Prince Wei!"

The night wind blew, and the fire burned.

Countless people knelt down and shouted in unison: "Long live Queen Zhaojing! Long live His Royal Highness Prince Wei!"