Chapter Ninety-Four: A Strange Situation
"Who are you?"
In the office of the Xixi Prefecture Administration, Li Simo, who was dressed in a black bearskin, stepped on the footstool with one leg, leaned forward slightly, his elbows on his knees, and stared at the Turkic warriors prostrate on the ground.
This is a "control string", the arrow wound on the head and face, and the knife marks on the back of the hand are enough to show that he is a brave warrior. Even if he is crawling on the ground, he is like a strong wolf.
"Yes......" The samurai looked up slightly, his expression a little ashamed, and replied in a low voice, "It's my uncle...... The Department of Execution is Li ...... When Wei Gong was defeated, I was in the Asid Department......"
Seeing his ashamed look, Li Simo quickly figured out what this kid thought, and couldn't help but sneer: "What? Obsessed with losing thinking power is used by His Majesty the Taihao Heavenly Son Sage Khan, how dare you be ashamed?! ”
Shouted violently, causing the samurai's body to shake suddenly, trembling slightly, and then the whole person was tense, completely relaxed under these words, and then crawled like a newborn lamb, soft and completely powerless.
"No, don't dare ......"
"Humph!"
Li Simo took his feet off the footstool and slowly stood up, his already fat figure made Li Simo look even fatter. Compared with Ashina, who danced back then, he was much fatter. The fat body is covered with a black bear skin, which is even more majestic.
"If you come to China, you will have something to ask for, and this king will listen to it."
After saying that, Li Simo suddenly said again, "However, this king is listening to your words as a minion of His Majesty. ”
"Yes, yes......"
The "control string" warrior got up slightly, the person was still kneeling on the ground, and then sorted out his emotions, then gritted his teeth and raised his head: "Lord, can the prince be honored with His Majesty the Taihao Heavenly Son Sage Khan...... The small state of the lower country is willing to 'barter' and 'exchange slaves for slaves'......"
Hearing his words, Li Simo was stunned: "The king of barter knows that what is this exchange of slaves for slaves?" ”
The spring snow in the Western Regions is still very heavy, but unlike previous years, the original barren and end city has retained a lot of winter snowfall because of the more ditches, and the remaining snow water does not directly penetrate the sand or evaporate into the air.
Large and small "wells and canals" can ensure that the scale of the storage of a considerable number of "water sources", according to the amount of water storage, this year's and the end of the spring ploughing is more than three times that of previous years.
On the snowy field, at intervals, there are permanent strongholds. Some have set up signals, while others have been post stations or supply points. Between these strongholds, there was a large use of sleigh sleds drawn by bantam horses, and even to the east of Peach Castle, dogs and deer were used to pull the sleighs.
The capacity of a single bicycle is between one stone and three stones, but because the trade volume of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions has skyrocketed, and the conditions for keeping warm and heating have been greatly strengthened, the special dogs and special deer purchased by the Dunhuang Palace have been registered according to cattle, horses and camels as "animal power".
At present, the number of snow special dogs and special deer has reached 1,200 and 300 respectively. The number is naturally pitiful compared to the number of camels, horses, and mules, which are 10,000 heads and 10,000 horses, but in winter, it is more than enough to serve as a small amount of material replenishment between strongholds, as well as long-distance communication of more than 1,000 miles.
After all, in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, there was no organization outside the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions that could efficiently and effectively convey messages and deliver supplies in winter.
With only 1,200 dogs and 300 deer, a brigade commander of the Tang Army led the team, and an expeditionary force of 100 people, it was enough to easily achieve the destruction of the country in winter.
A mixed team of dogs and deer went to the Bolu Pass, and although a large number of slaves were requisitioned to dig the mountain road, the Bolu Pass was still a very famous dangerous place in the Western Regions.
From the Tang Dynasty through the mountain pass, into the Tianzhu Tu States, the winding and rugged mountain road in the Bolu Pass, from north to south, there are about 200 bends. There is not only the same "Wangshan running dead horse" here as in Shudi, but also a large avalanche that only occurs in Tibet at all times.
As soon as the team enters the mountain pass, they will immediately put a "chew" or "cage mouth" on the dogs and horses. It is not scary to hear a dog barking in the deep alley, but if you "hear the dog barking in the deep mountains", it is very likely that a landslide caused by an avalanche will occur in the valley.
"Heh......" lifted the goggles slightly, and the man with ice flowers in his beard shook the map in his hand, "There, it's the watchtower." It's here, it's finally here! ”
Hearing the man's words, the members of the team were all excited and restless, and their originally tired bodies were full of strength at this moment. Even the dogs next to them felt the emotions of their owners and kept wagging their tails, but because of their experience, they knew that they could not make a sound during this journey from the moment they were put on the "cage mouth".
"Brother Lin, Cheng Qixi told us that when I met Li Chunfeng and those people from the Hou family, I only talked about business."
"Do you want to remind Lao Tzu? Don't I know? ”
Buckle the goggles back on, the one-armed Lin Qingxia stuffed the map back into his arms, untied the wine bag on his waist, bit the plug and poured it: "Ri Niang's strength!" This 'Diliang wine' is strong! The spicy little finches are warm. ”
The men all laughed in low voices, took a sip of liquor one after the other, and then continued on their way.
On the other side of the valley, you can already see the lighthouse-like watchtower, and at the top of the watchtower, there is obviously a light, where briquettes or briquettes are burned, and they will not be extinguished throughout the winter.
Bozz Bo Zi......
The pork skin was gradually roasted on the stove and was browned and oily, and from time to time a greedy man ran to take a knife and cut a slice down, blew it, and quickly chewed the crispy pork skin into fine pieces, and then mixed it with a sip of wine, and swallowed it beautifully.
"General, that stubborn ...... Does the general think there will be fraud? ”
"What if there is fraud?"
Cheng Chubi sneered disdainfully, and the wine bowl that was originally held in his hand was also slowly put down by him, "The Turks are now mourning dogs, winning a Persian waste, maybe also winning those pigs and dogs west of Persia, what's the use?" Five or six Western Turks are finished, and they want to regain their strength, hum, unless Tumen is resurrected. ”
"Is this 'slave for slave' really going to be done?" An Bo was a little puzzled.
"Do, why not? It's not our Western Army to do it, it's just Hou Junji's house slaves who are making some amends west of the Xindu River. It's great to add another Li Chunfeng and Li Simo, if they have the ability to catch the Tianzhu people and the Tocharian people and give them to the Ashina clan, this money should be earned by them! ”
Speaking of this, Cheng Chubi picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and then let out a long sigh, "However, under the nose of the Western Army, doing such a hurtful thing will damage the majesty of my kingdom." Isn't it natural for this governor to go to Dunhuang to play the imperial court? ”
An Bo was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and lowered his voice with some worry: "General, it's okay to eat a Western Turk." But this Hou clan did a battle in the land of the Tocharians, which was to destroy the country with debts, for the sake of the mine. If this situation really made a 'slave-for-slave' deal with the Western Turks, I am afraid that it was also to raise the principal, and it was to borrow power in the Western Regions. If the general eats Hou's meat, I'm afraid Hou Shangshu won't be able to stop. ”
"I'm afraid that he is a bird, this old official has been reinstated and re-established as the secretary of the ministry, how can he have any courage. If he still controls the military department, the governor is still afraid, this situation, hum, you go to the north to ask, his old subordinates, and a few of his old subordinates can look down on him. Instead of flattering this old man, it is better to learn from the Mengwu people to pat the sycophants, and Lao Tzu directly slaps the emperor's bad? ”
"Again, the Turkic dog is a good idea, and he will exchange a woman for a young man...... Isn't that an enemy? ”
Cheng Chubi smacked his lips, as if he was reminiscent of wine, "If Hou Junji dares to bare his teeth, Lao Tzu will lift the table, and see that he can turn the sky upside down." ”
"If the general has made a decision, then he will act according to the general's orders."
Hearing Cheng Chubi's words, An Bo pondered in his heart, and also felt that the current Hou Junji was as powerful as a few years ago. Today's Hou Junji, that is, the goods, was obviously made obedient by the emperor, and he completely made a domestic dog at his feet.
"Besides, can you casually accept this 'slave for slave'? After he got out of Lao Tzu's tent, he turned his head and knelt down in front of Li Simo to lick it, if there was no nod from Li Simo, he would dare to divide five thousand camels to Bolu? Among them, there is obviously an imperial mandate. The affairs of the Inner Mansion and the Western Regions, I am afraid that it will not be handed over to Li Simo, a mad dog, to work hard......"
After many years, not to mention Cheng Chubi, even the stupidest mutton dealer in the Western Regions also knew that the king of Huaiyuan County had the largest camel team in the Western Regions at hand. And the real owner of the camel team is not Li Simo.
"This 'slave for slave' is just drinking water to quench thirst, it seems that the Turkic power has not been caught."
In a courtyard in Jiangxia on the boundary of Wuhan, there are many people baking in front of the fireplace, each with different expressions, some excited and some hesitating, some are deep in thought, and some are immediately fiddling with abacus there.
"A woman is young and strong, and she can be fierce for a while, but she is injured at all, and the final outcome will not be too good. If Hua is weak and strong, Ashina can still fight back. However, in the current situation, it is effortless for the Western Army to fight a decisive battle west of the Green Ridge, or even to expedition to the river. Ashina can only bite the nail on and continue to move west......"
"The river is said to be rich, and the geometry of the real estate is still uncertain. This Tianzhu is different, the North Tianzhu is a plate of scattered sand, and Master Xuanzang's experience is of great benefit to us. If you can really expel Tianzhu Qingzhuang as a slave and barter Turks, there is a lot to be done. ”
"The country of Bi and the country of Gaoda are also in civil strife, if this situation can occupy the land of the Northern Tianzhu, not to mention gold, silver, copper and iron, only say that this 'Diliang', one acre and three stones, even if the wine is made and transported back to China, it will be ten times more profitable."
"More than that, let alone fifteen times the profit. The prohibition of alcohol in the imperial court is a major policy, how dare it be abolished easily? Nowadays, the boundaries where you can make wine at will are still Guanluosuyang and other places......"
While everyone was discussing enthusiastically, Zhang De muttered while flipping through the information: What kind of strange situation is this, the Turks avoided the "slave hunting team" everywhere last year, and this year they actually started to trade slaves by themselves? I don't understand.
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