Ju Wentai swayed up and said: "I think back then, I went to Chang'an City for my father not to surrender to the Khan, but for silk, sure enough, the Emperor of Middle Earth is the same, the Tang Emperor and the Emperor Yang of Sui are both vain, this king has a little trick, Gaochang has become the only channel of the Silk Road, which has made Gaochang continue to be rich and powerful, from a small city-state to today's country of eight hundred miles and twenty-two cities. ”

Thinking of his vision back then, Ju Wentai couldn't help but feel proud, just like this, Gaochang has become the number one power in the Western Regions from a small country in the Western Regions, and Gaochang City has become the first heroic city in the Western Regions.

"Since Gaochang is prosperous because of Datang silk, why should you offend Datang." Lu Zhisheng was puzzled, since Datang is Gaochang's financier, why would Gaochang offend his own financier, wouldn't that be self-defeating?

Ju Wentai said helplessly: "If it is kept like this, my father will naturally not want to offend the Tang Dynasty, and now Gao Chang is about to lose silk, if Gao Chang does not act again, he will only be beaten back to his original form and return to a small city-state in the Western Regions." ”

"If you lose silk, from the perspective of your sons, the silk of my Gaochang Kingdom will not decrease but increase!" Koji Zhisheng asked, with his knowledge, especially in recent years, the silk circulating in Gaochang has increased significantly.

Ju Wentai roared angrily: "Silk, what does Gaochang want silk for, you can't eat it, and it doesn't keep warm, Gaochang wants gold and silver, Datang defeated Tuyuhun, and the Silk Road can go in Khotan." And Yanqi was even more jealous, because Gao Chang made a profit from silk, and secretly went to the book to avoid Gao Chang and open another Silk Road, how could Gao Chang tolerate it. ”

Only then did Koji Zhisheng suddenly understand the reason why his father ignored the agreement of the cities in the Western Regions and insisted on attacking Yanqi.

"If it's just that, forget it, and the father will endure it, but the Tang Emperor sent envoys to all countries in the Western Regions to establish the so-called Tang silk system, fix the pricing of silk, and divide the interests of the Silk Road equally among the countries, and countless Tang merchants poured into the Western Regions, openly carrying a large amount of silk to the west without paying taxes, and now the silk handled by Gaochang has skyrocketed tenfold, and the income on silk has been less than the previous one, and the interests that originally belonged to Gaochang are now all taken away by the Tang Dynasty, how do you say Gaochang should deal with himself, Could it be that the Tang Dynasty could not be slaughtered? Ju Wentai roared.

Ju Wentai thought that he had been unfairly in the Tang silk system, but he didn't realize that these silks were originally produced by the Tang Dynasty, if there was no Datang, he couldn't even get a point, Gaochang monopolized the interests of the Silk Road for a long time, so he thought that this was his own right, Yan Qi took a piece of the pie and raised troops to attack, the owner of the silk came, Gaochang was like a dog protecting food, barking madly at the master.

"Therefore, my father's order to intercept the envoys and merchants of the Tang Dynasty was to reformulate the silk system." Koji Zhisheng suddenly realized.

Ju Wentai said coldly: "Yes, Gao Chang wants to get back his own interests, if the Tang Emperor is unwilling, then Gao Chang will intercept the Tang envoys to the west, block the Tang merchants to the east, and will not let a piece of silk flow to the Western Regions, and then see if the Tang Dynasty will give in." ”

Only then did Ko Zhisheng understand Gao Chang's situation and his father's plans, and understood his father's good intentions, but he had another layer of worries in his heart.

"But if Datang really sends troops!" Koji Zhisheng said worriedly.

Everyone knows that Gaochang and the Tang Dynasty are not at the same level, and even such powerful Eastern Turks and Tuyuhun were defeated by the iron cavalry of the Tang army, let alone Gaochang.

Ju Wentai said disapprerovingly: "Do you think that all the wealth that I Gaochang obtained on the Silk Road is used for enjoyment? Most of them are used to build Gaochang City and the remaining twenty-one cities, even if the Tang Dynasty sends troops, Gaochang only needs to defend the fortified city, which will definitely make it difficult for the Tang army to move an inch, not to mention, this king has long promised to set up a valley and Ashina Helu, as long as the Western Turks help Gaochang defeat the Tang Dynasty, Gaochang will share the benefits of the Silk Road with the Western Turks. ”

Ju Wentai gave up his abacus completely, and Koji Zhisheng was a little relieved.

"Report to the king, there is a secret report that the Tang Dynasty has appointed Hou Junji as the general, and he will raise an army of 100,000 troops and send troops to Gaochang." A Gaochang soldier hurriedly came to report.

"One hundred thousand troops!" Ju Wentai couldn't help but shake his figure, according to his estimate, Gao Chang's ability to resist 30,000 Tang troops is already the limit, and this time Datang sent 100,000 troops at once, Gao Chang may not be able to stop it.

"Where has Tang Jun been now?" Koji Zhisheng hurriedly asked.

"According to the herdsmen's report, the Tang army has crossed the Gobi for 2,000 miles, arrived at the moraine, and will arrive at Gaochang City in a few days." The soldier said bitterly.

"We will arrive in Gaochang in a few days!" Ju Wentai suddenly felt dizzy, fell to the ground, and lost consciousness.

"Father! Father! Koji Zhisheng shouted loudly, and soon a doctor came to treat him, and it took a long time for Ju Wentai to slowly wake up.

"Quick, go and ask General Helu!" After Ju Wentai woke up, the first thing he did was for the Western Turks to ask for help, and now only the Western Turks can resist the Tang Dynasty and rescue Gaochang.

Koji Zhisheng didn't move, and said with a wry smile: "Back to my father, just when my father fainted, General Helu sent a message saying that he would return to the Turks now to gather troops and horses, let Gaochang hold the city, and must wait for the Turkic reinforcements to arrive." ”

Only then did Ju Wentai breathe a sigh of relief, and with the promise of the Western Turks, this gave him a little confidence.

"Father, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time for the Turkic cavalry to arrive, and the most important thing for me in Gaochang is to resist the Tang army at this moment!" Prince Koji Zhisheng said anxiously, if Gao Chang is not able to resist the problem of the Tang Dynasty at all, how can he be able to deal with it

"All the cities are all strong and clear, the Tang Dynasty has 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the grain and grass brought by it must not be much, as long as the Tang army runs out of grain and grass, it will be the end of the Tang army!" Regardless of his weakness, Ju Wentai got up and ordered.

"Yes! Father is wise! In this way, Tang Jun will definitely be able to retreat. Koji Zhisheng nodded.

Ju Wentai shook his head and said: "You can't completely anger the Tang army, you immediately send an envoy to the Tang army, just say that Gaochang is willing to make peace with the Tang Dynasty, and Gaochang is willing to accept the Tang silk system, and ask the two countries to strike troops and sue for peace." ”

"But in this case, we will definitely offend the Turks?" Koji hesitated.

Ju Wentai said helplessly: "The Tang army has already arrived in the city, so I can't take care of it so much, so it's better to pass Gaochang through this pass first." ”

"Yes! Father! Koji Zhisheng nodded.

With Ju Wentai's order, the entire Gaochang suddenly took action, and all the herdsmen drove their cattle and sheep into the city, and there was no one in the wilderness.