Sending Li Ping away, Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief and proudly returned to the sun umbrella, but saw the four women looking at him with strange eyes, Li Hao immediately felt a strong vinegar sour taste, and without waiting for them to ask, he preemptively explained with a smile: "You may not believe it when you say it, this little girl admires my handsome appearance and eight-bucket talent, and she wants to promise me to live or die, and what do you say that I don't want to marry, all kinds of stalking, hehe, who am I, the first beautiful man in the Tang Dynasty who loves flowers and flowers, how can he look at such a small chest...... Ahh......h

Seeing that the eyes of the four girls were still so unfriendly, he continued: "Besides, there are four peerless beauties in my family, one is gentle and elegant, and ...... knowledgeable."

Qin Suqiao's face turned red when he heard this, and he rubbed the corners of his clothes and turned his head, not daring to look at him.

"A martial artist is extraordinary, and a woman does not let her eyebrows ......"

Turandot held his head proud: "Hmph, you have a little knowledge." ”

"There are also two Persian sisters with a variety of flowers, and the massage skills are superb!" Li Hao gave two thumbs up to the Persian sisters.

Gu Lina and Elena were so happy that they couldn't find the north, so they hurriedly pulled Li Hao to sit down, and graciously handed over a piece of watermelon.

Li Hao took a bite of the watermelon, and sighed in his heart: "Alas, it's not good to have more women, and when you are angry, you have to think of all kinds of words to coax, and you are really tired." ”

After resting for a while, Li Hao announced that he would set off again, so the brigade started slowly and continued to travel north, their team was not large, and the baggage was not much, and the speed of the journey was okay, even if it was delayed for more than an hour today, it still traveled more than eighty miles.

Their route was to the north from Lantian, to the northwest through Chang'an, and to Baqiaoyi in the evening, where they rested.

Baqiaoyi is only a dozen miles away from Chang'an City, two or three times closer than Lantian, but no big guy came to visit Li Hao tonight, think about it, Changting farewell is just a farewell etiquette, those big guys pay the most attention to superficial skills, if anyone dares to come to see Li Hao now, it will really offend Li Chengqian.

However, there is still someone who comes to say goodbye to Li Hao tonight, and that is Cheng Chumo.

Cheng Chumo did not go to the Changting to see off Li Hao this morning, but chose to come at this time, because he knew that most of the bigwigs who went to see Li Hao off this morning were not sincere to see Li Hao off, and he was also disgusted with this kind of superficial etiquette, so he chose to say goodbye to Li Hao alone at night, and by the way, drink some wine and make a string or something.

To tell the truth, Cheng Chumo's arrival still moved Li Hao very much, in Chang'an for a few years, the only friend who can make Li Hao admit is only one, that is, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chumo is different from Cheng Biting Jin, he is honest, he doesn't have so many flowers, and being friends with Li Hao is not for Li Hao's talent, nor for Li Hao's money, this is true friendship.

Li Hao and Cheng Chumo drank in a broken pavilion in the post house, Cheng Chumo knew that Li Hao's alcohol was not very good, so he drank immortal wine, while Li Hao drank wine.

The separation is imminent, and Cheng Chumo, who has always been very arrogant, is also a little sad, took a sip of the wine bowl, and said depressedly: "Poetry madness, you are leaving, I don't know when I will come back, it will be difficult to see you in the future." ”

"Don't say these unlucky things." In order to ease the atmosphere, Li Hao deliberately smiled heartlessly, "How long can I stay in Tingzhou for such a powerful person, believe me, in less than a year, Your Majesty will call me back to Chang'an." ”

"I hope so." Cheng Chumo nodded, obviously not having much confidence in Li Hao's words.

"What do you mean by wishing so?" Li Hao's eyes widened and he said endlessly, "Can you have a little confidence in me, have you forgotten who I am, I am Li Hao and Li Shiyi, how many myths have I created in Chang'an in recent years, I solved the plague in Henan, I solved the drought in Guanzhong, I invented the Quyuan plow, I invented the horseshoe, I invented the spirits, I invented toothpaste, perfume and soap, I invented the glass mirror, I invented the food in Taibai Building, and I wrote a hundred poems in ten days......

Li Hao counted his exploits in the past few years, Cheng Chumo was stunned for a while, although he always knew that Li Hao was very powerful, but he didn't expect Li Hao to do so many things in recent years, even if he was mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised, but after the surprise, he asked in confusion: "You said so much, what do you want to say?" ”

"Isn't that obvious enough?" Li Hao opened his eyes wide and shouted, "I'm a genius, a genius, what is a genius, genius is like gold, it will shine wherever you put it!" I have made a plan, after I arrived in Tingzhou, I first found out the traitors in Tingzhou, and then used my extensive knowledge to lead the people of Tingzhou to make a fortune, and went straight to the well-off, don't ask me who the well-off is, when the time comes, my merits will play the emperor, and the emperor will definitely be happy, maybe he will call me back to Chang'an. ”

Cheng Chu scratched his head and said, "Poet maniac, do you know where Tingzhou is?" ”

"In Xinjiang." Li Hao blurted out, and then realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said, "Ah, there is no Xinjiang yet, in ...... The westernmost part of Longyou Road. ”

Cheng Chumo sighed softly, took out a map of Datang, put it on the table, and said, "Take a look for yourself." ”

Li Hao stared at the map and looked: "That's right, it's in the westernmost part of Longyou Road." ”

"If you look closely, who's next to you?" Cheng Chumo reminded.

"Next to it is Gao Chang, ah, ...... the groove" Li Hao suddenly lost his voice and exclaimed, because he found a very serious problem, Gao Chang is indeed close to Tingzhou, however, it is not just close to it, but a package.

What does it mean, on the map, Tingzhou is a territory extended from Longyou Road, if it is not Gaochang next to it, but the ocean, then Tingzhou is a peninsula, that is to say, Tingzhou has fallen into the territory of Gaochang, surrounded by Gaochang on three sides, only one side borders Longyou Road, it looks a bit like a tiger's mouth biting a piece of meat, Gaochang's map is the tiger's mouth, and Tingzhou is that piece of meat.

"Tingzhou Peninsula?" Li Hao looked a little confused, and asked Cheng Chumo in shock, "How can this Tingzhou extend to the land of Gaochang, is there something wrong?" ”

Cheng Chumo shook his head: "Make no mistake, Tingzhou borders Gaochang on three sides, if Gaochang sincerely worships Datang as the suzerain, then everything is fine, if Gaochang has a heart of disobedience, then Tingzhou is a very dangerous place." ”

Li Hao suddenly had a feeling of falling into the pit, he thought that he had resolved the crisis perfectly and gorgeously, but he never thought that he had just come out of the cage and entered the deep pit, although Gaochang had never launched any war against the Tang Dynasty over the years, the world is unpredictable, who knows when the "tiger's mouth" will be closed and Tingzhou will be swallowed, Tingzhou is 108,000 miles away from Chang'an, even if Li Shimin sends troops to help after getting the news, it is estimated that his body is not much decomposed.

"How so! How could this be......" Li Hao was anxiously spinning around the pavilion, like an ant on a hot pot.

A person is in an anxious mood, and his temper is naturally not good, and the same is true for Li Hao, he turned around for a while, and suddenly pointed at Cheng Chumo and complained: "Why didn't you show me the map earlier!" Now it's an afterthought! ”

Cheng Chumo asked innocently: "If I had shown it to you earlier, wouldn't you go?" ”

Li Hao was stunned when he heard this, yes, the holy decree has been issued, and he can still resist the decree, so he is not unreasonable, he returned to the stone bench and sat down, and asked depressedly: "Then what do you mean by letting me see the map now?" ”

"Remind you to be careful." Cheng Chumo frowned and said, "You must beware of Gaochang, they have repeatedly intercepted and killed passing caravans, destroyed the Silk Road, and caused the Silk Road to gradually change its route." ”

"Silk Road diversion?" Li Hao was shocked again when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Where has the Silk Road changed?" ”

Cheng Chumo said: "The Silk Road was originally to pass through Gaochang, in recent years, because of Gaochang's high tariffs, and frequently intercepted caravans, these two routes gradually did not have any caravans to go, the route to the south, the southernmost route on the southern edge of his Tarim, from Lop Nur through Ruoqiang, and Mo, Hotan, and then into the Western Regions. As he spoke, he drew the route with his finger on the map.

Li Hao looked at the map carefully for a while, and exclaimed: "Are you crazy, it's Kunlun Mountain!" And it belongs to the semi-plateau area, the mountains and rivers are bad, the climate is changeable, and it is more terrible than the desert! ”

"There's no way, it's all forced by Gao Chang." Cheng Chumo then pointed to the map and said, "This second one, on the northern edge of Tarim, runs from Lop Nur through Korla, Qiuzi, and Aksu, and then leads to the countries of the Western Regions. ”

Li Hao glanced at the map, and was no longer surprised: "This time it's a special Tianshan Mountain." ”

"Yes, it's Tianshan." Cheng Chu nodded silently and said, "These two routes are newly opened, although the road is difficult and the climate is harsh, but at least don't face obstacles like Gaochang, so now a small number of caravans have chosen these two roads." ”

Li Hao asked again: "Is there anything else?" ”

"The rest is the one that goes through Gaochang." Cheng Chumo drew vigorously on the map with his hand, explaining, "This route and the second route have a lot of connections, in order to avoid Gaochang, although it will be plain and many more roads, but in order to save his life, but it is also worth it, you see, from Yizhou, to Turpan, here is connected with Lop Nur, of course, from Turpan can also go to Tingzhou, you can also go directly from Yizhou to Tingzhou, but that is too far, may not be enough supply, after all, during the period to cross the Tianshan Mountains, although that section of the mountain range is not very high, but it is also difficult......"

Cheng Chu Mo talked to Li Hao about the Silk Road, this road is really complicated, and finally came to a conclusion that Tingzhou is really important on this route, and this road is relatively the fastest road, although from the map, this route is the farthest, however, this route passes through the least mountains, and although it passes through the desert during the period, it is a small desert, at the speed of the caravan, it can generally be passed through in ten days, and the danger factor is not great, unless there is a storm.

After listening to Cheng Chumo's explanation, Li Hao looked at him in surprise, and then gave a thumbs up to Chen Zan: "Yes, fat man, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are good at it, and you actually have a lot of treasures about the Silk Road." ”

"Hey, hey, ashamed." Cheng Chumo's smugness was overflowing, and he said with a smile, "Actually, I have been studying these three routes for a long time, in order to transport our spirits to the Western Regions to sell, of course, silk, tea, pottery and other things are also essential, and the caravan's profit is not a little bit." ”

"And did you take any action?" Li Hao asked.

"Well, don't mention it." Cheng Chumo waved his hand and said, "The two routes in the south are unreliable, the weather is too cold, and the jar of pottery and liquor will freeze and crack as soon as it arrives, causing me to lose thousands of times." ”

"Then you're going to take the Tingzhou route?" Li Hao smacked his lips and said, "Then again, my problem hasn't been solved yet, Gao Chang's mouth is going to live in Tingzhou, and he can swallow Tingzhou as soon as he closes his mouth, what should I do after I go, I can't sleep even if I think about it." ”

Cheng Chumo shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "You are careful yourself, I can't help it, my father asked me to tell you a word, he told you to be careful in everything." ”