Samuel built the city, King Kang Palace singing and dancing, wine and meat fragrance.

For three consecutive days, the descendants of the nine kingdoms belonging to the Great Moon Clan gathered here to discuss the great matter of unification and merger!

Over the years, although the nine countries of Zhaowu had a lot of soldiers raised by the rich and armored side, they had been defeated by each other due to their disintegration in their own battles and their lack of fighting skills. They had been suppressed and enslaved by the Norland of the Western Turks. They dared not say anything but silently endure their anger.

In recent years, there had been many wars in the Western Regions, and the two northern and southern tribunals of the Western Turkic Empire had been engaged in a series of battles, causing these small countries to be caught in the middle and survive. Coupled with the stubbornness of the Western Arabian kingdoms, they had already pacified the Persian Sashan Dynasty. They were going to invade the Western Regions overnight, and the first to suffer was to devour the wealthy Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms, using this as a springboard and base for entering the Western Regions. Previously, the internal chaos in Kang had erupted under such external worries and internal troubles. If it weren’t for Wu Meiniang’s miraculous display that caused the Kang Chaotic Party to kill each other, and Great Tang General Su Dingfang rushed over to help Kang defend against foreign enemies, the Arabs’ scimitars would have already been placed on the necks of the people of Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms.

At the same time, the Great Tang invaded the Western Regions, annihilating Gao Chang, Ping Beiting, and more than 20 small tribes from the Western Regions. In just over a year, the Great Tang Guanxi Army had traveled thousands of kilometers and swept through the Western Regions with the power of a torrent, and no one could stop it. The Norland of the Western Turkic Empire, which had once flaunted its dominance for a time, suffered repeated defeats in the face of the divine might of the Great Tang King Master and finally fell to its knees.

Norland was still unable to contend against Guanxi Army of the Great Tang, let alone the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu that had knelt at Norland’s feet?

From the moment Qin Mubai personally led the troops to the Western Regions, everyone in the nine kingdoms was terrified. This was because they had also been subordinate to Norland and had done something hostile to the Great Tang more or less, either on their own initiative or because they were forced to do so helplessly.

Right now, they thought to themselves, if they were to remain enemies with the Great Tang, they would probably not have to work for the Kansai Commander-in-Chief, Qin Mubai, to personally take action. Moreover, they would send a subordinate general over, and the nine kingdoms would be instantly trampled to the ground!

Fortunately, Kansai Young Marshal Qin did not think about their past evils and had no intention of annihilating the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu, and was determined to build an alliance with the nine kingdoms. The rulers of the nine kingdoms weren’t stupid. They knew that the Great Tang was planning to build up a force in the Western Regions as a military buffer against the Arabs and the East-West confrontation. They also knew that even though Norland had been destroyed, the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu still survived. On the one hand, it was because of the tolerance of the Great Tang State Policy, and on the other hand, it was also because of Wu Meiniang’s personal relationship with Qin Mubai.

If it weren’t for this, Qin Mubai would only need to use his lips to conquer the nine kingdoms in the name of sinning. Who would be able to stop his hundreds of thousands of Tiger Wolf Masters? At that time, he would be able to collect all the wealth of the nine kingdoms and support an Empty Shell Dynasty Puppet Sovereign King to order the nine kingdoms! –Isn’t this how the Arabs planned it?

The survival of the nine kingdoms was only within Qin Mubai’s grasp. He had sufficient reasons and absolute strength to do whatever he wished in the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu! Even if the people of the nine kingdoms were wronged, they could only shout helplessly.

Therefore, under such a subtle premise, Wu Meiniang’s identity was extremely important. In addition, the new Crescent Queen of Kang had long been Qin Mubai’s favourite in the tent, and these Monarchs were all tacitly aware of it. At this time, not only did they not feel any dissatisfaction, they also kept cheering in their hearts-luckily, Wu Meiniang was here, luckily, the New Moon Queen had’sacrificed herself ‘to save the nine countries of Zhaowu, allowing the race to continue to survive!

Under such a big premise, the unification of the nine countries into one was an irrefutable fact of the general trend. Although the meeting had lasted for three days, in reality, 99% of the time was spent eating, drinking, and having fun. There was nothing else to discuss.

The appearance of the Great Zhaowu Kingdom was inevitable, as was the appearance of the New Moon Queen of the Kang Kingdom as the first king of the Great Zhaowu Kingdom. What they wanted to discuss was how to divide the territories of the nine kingdoms and how to arrange for the rulers and nobles of the other eight kingdoms.

At Qin Mubai’s suggestion, the Great Zhaowu Kingdom imitated the prefecture and county system of the Great Tang Dynasty, dividing the original territory of the nine kingdoms into various prefectures and counties, under the unified command of the officials sent by the Great Zhaowu King. As for the original capital of the eight kingdoms, they were all called’cities’, and the original eight monarchs were granted amnesty as’eight city lords’. In addition, there were also some small cities that were conferred upon other important nobles, and they were conferred as City Lords at all levels.

The City Lord enjoyed the food city, the fief, and the titles of the various levels. His status was incomparably honorable and wealthy, and the position of City Lord could be inherited and ignored. However, the city lord had to submit to the king and obey the king’s orders. He had to pay taxes to the country according to the law, and he had no right to appoint officials at all levels in the city, let alone to raise private soldiers.

In fact, the city lord was like the kind of empty-handed prefecture king that the Great Tang had bestowed upon Tibet’s Zan Pu Forsaken Sect to praise. He could enjoy wealth and glory with Shilu, but he did not have much political status, nor could he possess any military strength.

At the same time, the Zhaowu Kingdom will abolish the “head and auxiliary cabinet” system implemented by Kang Guoju, and set up “three provinces and six ministries” in full accordance with the establishment of the Great Tang Dynasty, establish perfect political institutions and bureaucratic system, and further centralize the royal power.

Wu Meiniang became the first minister of the Great Zhao Martial Kingdom. (equivalent to “Premier of the State”.)

The rulers and nobles of the nine kingdoms unanimously chose Wu Meiniang, the chief military officer of the Kang kingdom, as their Minister’s Token, with good intentions. This was because Li Shimin, the king of Qin, had held this position in the Great Tang at the beginning of its founding. (In the later generations, in order to avoid the fact that no one in the Great Tang had ever held such a position, the Great Tang replaced or divided the position of Minister with such official positions as “Minister Left (Right) Pushe” and “Pingzhangshi under the Tongzhongshu Sect”. The Minister of the Great Tang Dynasty was Xiao Yu, and Situ Changsun Wuji was the left Pushe.)

They were merely showing their goodwill to Qin Mubai and laying the groundwork for the future ascension of the New Moon Queen. At that time, we can also call it “we are just imitating our Great Tang Sect,” so that Wu Meiniang’s righteousness is justified.

While the nine countries were discussing unification, Qin Mubai was invited to participate in the discussion, and his subordinates were not idle for a moment. The Great Tang had basically calmed down the Western Regions, and it was time for the Anxi Protectorate to be established. Apart from that, the Western Regions had a vast territory, and just an Anxi Protectorate would definitely not be able to control the entire land. As a result, the Governor-General’s Mansion must be set up at all levels below the Governor’s Mansion. Apart from the territory of the Nine Kingdoms that was not included in the map, the other areas were also divided into counties and prefectures.

Qin Mubai, Su Dingfang, and the others first came up with a draft. The location of the Anxi Governor-General’s Mansion was the original capital of Norland, the throat of the Western Regions-the bustling and beautiful Bow Moon City. In addition, Gao Chang, Norland, Kunling, Dawan, Tiaozhi, An Xi and other nine Governor-General’s Mansions were also set up, and the troops were stationed in the government to control one side.

Among them was a Governor-General’s Mansion, called the Moon People’s Governor-General’s Mansion. It was the only “Great” Governor’s Mansion among the nine Governor-General’s Mansions, and its location was within the city built by Samuel. Qin Mubai made Su Dingfang the first Governor of the Moon People, representing the Great Tang to station twenty thousand troops in his own country, supervising and assisting the king of the Great Zhaowu Kingdom to govern the country, and exercising the various powers of the sovereign country.

The Great Tang opened up a ten thousand mile territory in the Western Regions, which was divided into dozens of prefectures and counties. Even though Qin Mubai would report to the Imperial Court for officials to be appointed at all levels of the prefecture and county. However, at the beginning of the establishment of the Governor-General’s Mansion, he could only send his generals to temporarily take over the position of Governor-General, or at least set up the Governor-General’s Mansion first.

However, it was precisely because of this that a preconceived impression was formed. At that time, the Imperial Court would definitely not be able to slap Qin Mubai in the face and place a new Governor in office. Instead, it could only accept this established fact and let these “temporary Governors” chosen by Qin Mubai become official feudal officials, at least until they had completed a certain term of office. Moreover, the candidates for secretaries and county magistrates at all levels would definitely be selected nearby. Most of them would come from the Kansai Army or officials who were once under the Lanzhou Governor-General’s Mansion.

In this way, the four court pillars and eight military platforms in the Kansai army completely monopolized all of the positions of governor in the Western Regions. Each of them led troops ranging from five thousand to twenty thousand, in charge of one side. Only Xue Rengui, Yuwen Hongtai, and Qin Mubai didn’t let them hold the position of Governor. The reason was very simple. Yuwen Hongtai only knew how to charge into the front lines, not engage in politics. It was more like returning to the dynasty or being a general at the hands of Qin Mubai. Xue Rengui, his future is far from being as simple as a commander-in-chief in a remote place in the Western Regions!

As a result, the administrative divisions of the Western Regions had already begun to show signs. The prefectures and counties at all levels are subordinate to the Governor-General’s Manor, which in turn is subordinate to the Anxi Governor-General’s Manor In this way, Anxi Protectorate Qin Mubai would become the uncrowned king of the Great Tang over half of the Western Regions!

When the overall situation was settled, Qin Mubai was eager to return to Lanzhou. For the time being, Su Dingfang would be in charge of the matters here in the Western Regions.

Outside the city, the Great Tang was already reorganizing their troops. Qin Mubai was also preparing to lead the army.

Before leaving, Qin Mubai still had two personal matters to attend to and a few important people to bid farewell to.

First of all, he entered Samo Jiancheng alone and arrived at Yuan Tiangang’s residence.

The one who came to open the door was Yuan Tiangang’s little dao boy. Before the servant could enter, she told Qin Mubai that Senior Sister Jing Wei (Li Xueyan) had accompanied her master and traveled all over the place, leaving behind only a letter for Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai opened the letter and read it. It was written by Yuan Tiangang. In the letter, he said that Jing Wei insisted on traveling to the legendary Ancient Persian Kingdom, so she had no choice but to follow her. She probably wouldn’t be able to return for three or two months. He also said that he was grateful to Qin Mubai for everything he had done for Mingzhu. Whether Mingzhu would have a good future or not depended entirely on Qin Mubai’s location in the district.

After reading the letter, Qin Mubai shook her head and smiled bitterly. In the end, Xue Yan still couldn’t get past her, and she still wanted to avoid me. I left her a brocade pouch for him to think about and give her an answer, but she chose to escape. However, there were times when one’s life had to be there, and there were times when one’s life had to be forceful. If we are destined to meet again in the future. Now that everything was troubling the country, he could only temporarily put aside Li Xueyan’s matter. When I return from the Central Plains, I will have plenty of time. Just love and hate me for my sons and daughters …

Qin Mubai didn’t see Yuan Tiangang and Li Xueyan, so he felt a little regretful. Others wanted Yuan Tiangang, the great divine staff, to calculate the fate of the Great Tang and the future of the Chinese nation, and to reproduce the “Pushing Back Diagram”.

However, when Qin Mubai thought about it, why should I bother myself? History has its own trajectory, and future generations have their ups and downs. As long as one was alive, one could shoulder what had happened before. Why would one have to think about a thousand years from now? Even if he knew the future, what could he do?

Qin Mubai felt relieved!