The Hexi Corridor of the Silk Country is a very special area, because it is a strategic point connecting the eastern and western trade routes, so the Silk Country has always attached great importance to this area. However, this treasure land has also attracted the covetousness of other countries, and Tuqi has never given up the work of fighting for this area since the founding of the country, and the Tubo have also coveted this land for a long time, and the power of the Qiang tribes and the Gaochang State has also spread here. As a result, a special pattern was formed - the prosperity and strength of the Silk Country made it gain the right to rule this land, but the various forces were mixed and intertwined, except for the governors and fortresses set up by the Silk Country, the other regions were almost all under the control of all forces, and could change anytime and anywhere, and the merchants who came and went needed to be escorted by the army to ensure safety. The top officials who rule here are military generals, but in reality they are closer to independent warlords. If it weren't for the fact that their scope of control has been changing, so that the source of troops, finance, and food is not stable and needs to be allocated by the central government, then they probably would not have listened to the orders of the central government of the Silk Country a long time ago.

However, even in this chaotic and intertwined area, in the administrative places and fortresses actually controlled by the Silk Country, a peaceful and stable life is still maintained, so that people have the feeling that there is a difference between day and place inside and outside the city walls.

At present, a lively scene is being staged in the city of Huizhou: Tubo sent an envoy to visit the country of silk, and in addition to the large number of envoys, he also brought countless gold, silver and jewelry, plus 300 horses to present to His Majesty the Emperor. Of course, the guards of Huizhou City will hold a grand welcome ceremony, even if it is not to please the emperor, at least it can leave a good impression on the Tibetan envoy, and the other party will naturally inevitably give gifts.

In the private seat on the second floor of a tavern in the south of Huizhou, two travelers watched the scene coldly while drinking wine. Both of them are not very old, the one on the left is as burly as an iron tower, and the one on the right is much more elegant and elegant, of course, this is the case compared to the one on the left, he is still quite strong compared to ordinary people.

The two of them were the spies sent to the land of silk by the great Khan of Tukh Abicheril, Themon and Hesa. Teemon was the son of Chereel, the leader of the Rock Tribe, and had a delicate appearance rarely seen by the Tuqi people, and looked no different from the people of the Silk Country; Hesa, on the other hand, was the illegitimate son of Abicheril, who of course did not know the inside story. The two complement each other with literature and martial arts, and they are sworn brothers. Since Themon suggested to Abiciel that he learn the political system of the Silk Country in order to reform the political situation in Tukhi, Abicielil sent him to the Silk Country to gather information in this regard, and Hesa accompanied him as his personal bodyguard.

Teemon watched the welcome meeting go on step by step, sneered and drank slowly; Hesa, by contrast, was much more relaxed, focusing more on how to fit the beef shank on the table into his stomach, and he drank more than three times as much wine as Timon.

At this moment, a ragged child came running from the corner of the street, holding a small roll of sheepskin, and said to Themon, "Someone asked me to give this to you, uncle." ”

Timon glanced at the child, took the sheepskin, gave the child two copper coins and sent him away, then unfolded the sheepskin and looked at it hastily, pursed his lips and smiled, "What a funny." ”

"What's interesting?" Hesa asked after swallowing his mouthful of beef.

Timeng lowered his voice and said, "Do you know what the envoys sent by the Tibetans to pay tribute are doing along the way? ”

"I don't know," Hesa suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you know?" How do you know? ”

Timeng hurriedly put a finger on his mouth and said, "Can your voice be a little quieter?" Of course I do. Do you think my father will really let me come to this land with you? I had twenty retinues with me, and they were responsible for gathering information for me. ”

"Really? No wonder I always feel like someone is following us. ”

Teemon smiled: "Of course they can't get too close to me, otherwise the goal is too big." But if they don't gather information, the information that the two of us can get is limited after all, and we will be constrained to do things. It is said that the envoy sent by Tibet this time was called Rodsarn, and it is said that this person was a well-known lobbyist. This time, he walked from Achai Sima to the Hexi Corridor into Beijing, and every time he went to a place along the way, he held a wine meeting in the local area for several days, and the guests and hosts were happy. Don't you think it's interesting? ”

Hesa shook his head and said, "I don't think so, don't you just drink, I love to drink too." ”

Timon smiled: "You are too sincere. Isn't it strange that this Rhodesan is not just a lover of drinking, he was ordered by Tubo Zampu to visit the country of silk, and he didn't rush to the capital, but was busy making friends with the chief executive of the Hexi region? You must know that for this kind of person, every day can be used, and one more day can be used to do a lot of things. ”

Hesa shook his head when he heard this: "I don't understand, I don't understand." ”

Timeng had no choice but to smile bitterly and continue to explain: "This part of the Hexi Corridor is a place where the people of all countries mingle, and the country of silk is clearly the ruler here, but it only controls a few cities, and what can really control this land is to cooperate with various local forces to reconcile contradictions to achieve the goal of stability." In this land, the strongest forces are the Qiang tribes, followed by the Silk Kingdom and Tubo, and the weakest forces such as Tuqi and Gaochang. ”

"Will it go this way? The people of the Silk Country are not stupid. Hesa said with a frown.

Satisfied with his brother's words, Hesa was learning to think deeper, and said, "Of course it's not that easy. If you want to replace the country of silk to control the Hexi region, you must not only strengthen your own power, but also weaken the other party's power in order to have a gap. If it were me, I would find a way to incite a rebellion and intervene in this area as an opportunity to put down the rebellion in the Silk Country. ”

Hesa nodded and said, "It's indeed possible." ”

Teemon pushed the wine glass, leaned his head back on the back of the chair and said, "Originally, I was still thinking about a way to enter Chang'an logically, but now it seems that there is an opportunity in front of me." ”

"Oh? What's the solution? ”

"If there is a rebellion in this place in the near future, if we can help the Silk Country to put down the rebellion, we should be able to enter the capital of the Silk Country with a higher status. I have a lot of confidence in your martial arts, and I am also confident in my own resourcefulness, so we can prepare first. ”

"Since my brother already has a plan, I will do it. What do we do next? ”

Teemon smiled slightly: "Go and make friends with some tribal leaders." (To be continued.) )