The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 165

But the others had long heard of the Tang general's fame, and were now somewhat distracted, with only the laughter of the Western Regions king echoing throughout the hall.

"Very well, since the Tang Dynasty wants to wage war against my Western Regions first, then don't blame me for being ruthless!" The smile on the face of the King of the Western Regions changed, and he became particularly ferocious as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, everyone trembled even more violently. They had never considered going to war with the Tang Dynasty; they were well aware of how prosperous the Tang Dynasty was.

But the king was powerless to resist. He vaguely remembered that the previous year, someone had advised him not to easily anger the Tang Dynasty, only to have that person beheaded by the king that same season. The head rolled to the ground, undoubtedly shocking all the officials present.

Therefore, even though they knew that the Western Regions were not yet comparable to the Tang Dynasty, they still dared not bring it up.

"On my command, assemble the army and head towards the southern city!" the King of the Western Regions ordered.

They looked at each other for a while, somewhat hesitant.

Seeing their hesitation, the King of the Western Regions grabbed everything on the table and hurled it at them, yelling, "Useless trash! Are you afraid? Is the strength of my Western Regions Kingdom really that weak?!"

They immediately cried out, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! It's not that we dare not go, we will go now!"

After shouting that, they left the main hall as quickly as possible, as if they were vying to be the first.

They certainly didn't want to be beheaded by the King of the Western Regions!

While they were assembling their troops, Xu Tian and the border general and others had already besieged the city.

The Western Regions Kingdom, though called a kingdom, was merely a country with a few cities and particularly poor defenses.

In the past, the Tang Dynasty did not tamper with the Western Regions countries simply because it did not want to cause trouble, nor did it want to lose the goodwill and harmony of the other Western Regions countries.

However, this former kingdom has been smearing the Tang Dynasty everywhere over the years and has been targeting the people of the Tang Dynasty, even extending its reach to important officials and princes of the Tang court, which Li Er could no longer tolerate.

Moreover, they already had the defense map that Xu Tian had brought out. If I started the war, it would be easy to destroy this Western Regions Kingdom.

However, this king of the Western Regions was no ordinary man; he was arrogant and overconfident. He firmly believed he could annihilate the entire Tang army, so he dared to use any means necessary. Furthermore, everyone in the Western Regions Valley was nine feet tall and possessed ferocious fighting power. Fighting him was indeed quite strenuous.

In this tense and volatile situation, the King of the Western Regions remained quietly in his study.

He was indeed not afraid at all.

At this moment, a palace attendant announced, "Your Majesty, Lady Ruiji has arrived."

Upon hearing that Lady Ruiji had arrived, the King of the Western Regions was overjoyed, for Lady Ruiji was now his most favored concubine!

He quickly said, "Send it!"

A short while later, a slender figure dressed in revealing clothing entered the main hall.

Lady Ruiji was very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing that the King of the Western Regions looked worried and agitated, she stepped forward, sat on his lap, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is making you feel bad? Why don't you tell me and see if I can help you?"

As Lady Riki spoke, she placed one hand on the shoulder of the King of the Western Regions.

The King of the Western Regions immediately took her hand and placed it in front of him, sniffing it intensely—a gesture that was as lewd as could be.

Lady Riki smiled shyly and said sweetly, "Your Majesty, you're hurting my hand!"