Chapter 56: Yin Yin's Tears
"Your Majesty, then you don't have to worry about it, I think if you use this condition in exchange for the Empress Dowager, she should agree. After all, the position of the queen is much more important than that of the imperial doctor, and if the queen gives birth to Lin'er in the future. That is the crown prince of His Majesty, the future heir of the Han Empire.
Then this heir will immediately tie up with the Dou family to cut and untidy vines. In the long run, this is definitely more cost-effective than trading. ”
"Okay, I'll go into the palace tomorrow to discuss with my sister."
Yun Xiao can only be sure now that history will follow its own trajectory. If in the imperial court, Dou Yuan, who has been pitted by himself, is the imperial doctor, plus Dou Ying, who hates himself and hates itchy. I can't live this day, and it's strange that I don't get bounced into a sieve.
After a belly of wine, it was already late. I ordered a bowl of noodles in the kitchen, ate it indiscriminately, and fell asleep soundly in the study.
The Yun family's mansion in Chang'an is indeed a bit miserable, according to the right reason. Most of the officials of the imperial court liked to live in Chang'an City, and there was convenient news here. Abundant goods, and of course, the opportunity to be summoned by His Majesty the Emperor at any time.
But Yunxiao's Hou Mansion seems to be born like a stepmother, and the head of the family doesn't come to live a few times a year. Even if it is to live, it is to stay for one night and return to Zhuangzi the next day, and the Hou Mansion in Chang'an is very similar to an inn in terms of function.
The steward of the Hou Mansion was full of resentment and did not see the Hou Ye all year round. Then you can't leave an impression on Hou Ye, and you won't be able to get ahead in the Yun family in the long run. Today, it is easy for Hou Ye to sleep here for a night, and the steward is naturally hollowing out his thoughts.
However, those unsympathetic guards did not hesitate to reject his attempt to send his sister-in-law in to wait for the marquis. He was so anxious that he jumped to his feet outside but couldn't do anything.
The hangover Yun Xiao learned the lesson of the last time, and a qiē woman was forbidden to wait during the hangover. Now there is a naked baby boy lying in the palace of Donghu. His name is Yun Ao. When Yun Xiao's flying pigeon passed the book arrived at the Donghu royal court, Yin Yin's tears flowed.
Yin Yin can't remember the first time she cried, when Yun Xiao left. She gritted her teeth, but when the banner disappeared from the horizon. Tears still flowed down uncontrollably, when the Donghu sergeant escorted tens of thousands of Qiang people back. Yin Yin had a smile on her face, but tears in her eyes.
He didn't forget jì me, he didn't forget jì! It was the inner voice of a lonely woman, and the vicious Batu had taken over the Qiang. On the first day, more than 100 heads were hung in the Qiang camp, and on the second day, dozens of people were cut off and hung on flagpoles to die. On the third day, several people were tied to a stake and their livers were dug out.
These were the Qiang and their families who tried to flee or resist, and Batu disposed of them in the simplest and bloodiest way.
Scarlet blood stained the stake red. The screams of the Qiang people not only shocked the Qiang people, but also the Donghu people. They began to know. The guards of the princess of the Han family are not easy to mess with.
The caravan heading east brought back five human skins made of nitrate, and Yin Yin recognized Zhang Dahu and his wife at a glance, as well as his son who killed Xiao Hei.
The succeeding king of Donghu was so frightened that he fainted on the spot, and even John admired Yun Xiao's skill in peeling the skin. Lian Sheng asked how the skin was peeled. It can be peeled so completely.
Yin Yin's heart blossomed. But I don't know if it's happy or missing. Tears welled up in his eyes again. Maybe she is the woman in Yunxiao's story. In his previous life, he owed Yun Xiao a pot of water, and in this life he has to pay it back with tears.
Trade with the Han Chinese brought Yin Yin a lot of money, and the nobles of Donghu were paying allegiance to Yin Yin Xuan's room at an astonishing rate. It was so fast that John couldn't even cope with it. Money quickly stained people's eyes, and John remembered what Yun Xiao had said.
If a man's eyes are black, then his heart is red. If a person's eyes are red, then his heart is black.
Yin Yin used money to quickly pollute the pure hearts of the Donghu nobles, and the remnants of the Queen Mother and Zalandin were strangled one after another. Because their heads are the best gift of allegiance to Yin. Even if Yin Yin gave birth to a baby boy of unknown origin, the nobles of Donghu acted as if nothing had happened.
Today's Donghu has gradually become a transit point from the Western Regions to the Han Realm, and the exaggerated Hexi Corridor is unusually calm. The Qiang had never been so at peace, for a tribal war was brewing between them that would last for a hundred years.
A tall tower was built in the palace, and standing here you can overlook the entire city of Zhangye. Yin Yin stood at the top of the tower with Yun Ao in her arms, looking at the busy subjects at her feet.
"Son, these will be your people. You have a wise father and a mother who loves you. You will be king here. ”
Perhaps hearing her mother's whisper, Xiao Yunao looked at the ground under her feet. The grinning is very clear and pure. So innocent, but he didn't know it for the sake of his future throne. Countless people have to pay the price in blood.
"Queen, the horse caravan bound for Han is about to depart. Do you have any other indication that no. ”
Batu stood behind Yin Yin with his body hunched, and Donghu's life made him very happy. People who grew up in the grassland belong to the grassland all their lives. Batu, who returned to the grassland, was full of strength, but because of the complicated affairs, he never had the opportunity to graze again, and if he had the opportunity, he would definitely pick up the horse pole. Put on two good horses and drink three cups.
"Bring this letter to him, and say...... Let's just say that my child and I miss him. ”
Yin Yin bit her lip and finally said it.
Batu took the letter, saluted Yin, and retreated backwards.
This is the second batch of military horses sent to Yun Xiao, and it is accompanied by thousands of carriages. The carriage was filled with raisins, as well as wine made according to the method left by Yun Xiao. There are even 100 bright carts filled with cowhides, and it is illegal to slaughter cattle casually in Dahan. However, the Donghu people do not have this scruples, and the cattle and sheep growing in the grassland are to have the consciousness of being killed. If you don't eat cattle and sheep, the steppe people will starve to death.
Cotton may have landed in Han for the first time ever, and this year's cotton is scarce because of the scarcity of seeds. Only a small amount was planted, and only thirty carts were loaded after picking. But Arnold has already sent people further west to buy it, and it is estimated that more and more cotton will be grown next year.
Yin Yin didn't know how much change these things would bring to the Western Regions, and even how much change they would bring to human life.
The caravan left Zhangye City under the escort of 5,000 Donghu cavalry, and the guards of the Yun family were already waiting in the Han realm. They only need to hand over at the border gates, and within two months these people will be back.
At that time, the carriage would be filled with pottery from the Han Dynasty, tea leaves, steamed wine of the Yun family, fine silks and exquisite handicrafts.
The most popular among the nobles of the Western Regions are all kinds of handicrafts, and these nobles of the Western Regions simply love this pure and transparent thing. There was even a war between the two tribes over the snatching of a glass blue wolf howling moon.
The merchants of the Western Regions were already impatient to wait in Zhangye, and some had been waiting for half a year. Their caravan filled Zhangye with these exquisite goods, and then went all the way west to places that Yin Yin didn't know.
It was said that whatever they carried, they would get the same weight of gold.
Yin Yin thought they were lying, and she couldn't imagine exchanging a tael of gold for a tael of tea. In her eyes, anyone who does this is an idiot.
However, the spending of these Hu merchants in Zhangye revitalized the various industries of Zhangye, and Yin Yin listened to Yun Xiao's idea and no longer engraved heavy taxes on these merchants. Just collect taxes according to the volume of transactions, and as a result, wealthy merchants began to spend heavily in Zhangye.
Restaurants and brothels in Zhangye City have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and a number of excellent practitioners have emerged, and a large number of loyal customers have been established.
Of course, the most famous one is Yin Yin. There were all young and beautiful Qiang girls, and these were all prisoners of war purchased from Le Sister Qiang.
For the Qiang, the role of female prisoners of war was limited. They are not allowed to do heavy physical labor, but only consume food. At the beginning of their captivity, many old and infirm women had already been killed. The ancient plateau follows the cruel law of the jungle. (To be continued......)