King Weide and Sonam Gyatso left dejectedly, Qin Lin arranged them in the second courtyard, the Bai Sect lived in the West Wing before, and the Yellow Sect lived in the East Wing, so that they could see each other from getting up to sleeping every day, puffing up like black-eyed chickens, I was afraid that the eyeballs would fall out sooner or later!

The two Buddhas have left a seal to the imperial court, the tone of the words is extraordinarily humble and respectful, saying that under the influence and advice of the Puzhou Jinyi Wei Qin Lin Qin Lieutenant, they turned the war into a jade silk, and since then they have nothing to do in the snowy plateau, and they are grateful for the kindness of the imperial court to bathe in all directions, and pay tribute every year in the future, and make pilgrimages every year, and pray for the well-being of the Ming Jiangshan Sheji and the Queen Mother of Heaven in the Jinding Temple and Taer Temple every day, and never dare to have the slightest disobedience.

Although the Tibetan monks are erudite and talented, they know a lot of Tibetan Chinese and Sanskrit, and the Chinese language is still a lot worse than the scholars of the Central Plains.

First degraded Qiongzhou, and then moved to Puzhou, worried about state affairs, shared worries for the imperial court, and persuaded the great Buddhas of the Tibetan and yellow religions to pay money to the imperial court, what kind of behavior is this? Great loyal servants!

"With these two seals, there shouldn't be any problem for Brother Qin to become a reinstatement officer, right? How can Brother Qin thank his little sister? Zhang Zixuan smiled mischievously, and shook the seal that had just dried the ink in front of Qin Lin gently.

At this time, there was no one else in the study, Qin Lin grabbed her slender waist, and rubbed the tip of his nose on her face: "Of course I want to thank you, or I will have a barrel bath tonight...... However, if I want to be reinstated, I have to add more fire! ”

Being hugged by Qin Lin's waist, the tip of her nose touched lightly on her tender face, Sister Zixuan already felt that her body was weak, and the barrel bath could only be said to be more fun than a thrush.

But when he said that he had to add more fire, Zhang Zixuan's half-closed eyes suddenly widened, and he pushed him away with force: "What does Brother Qin mean?" ”

Qin Lin didn't get up and down anymore, and said with a straight face: "It's nothing to be a reinstatement official, the eldest husband can't be said to have no power, of course I want fame and fortune, but this Jiangshan Sheji, this father and old folks, I will never dare to turn my back on them!" I am a restoration officer here, and I have the responsibility to do something for them, otherwise what is the difference between me and Zhang Siwei! ”

The people of Fenglingdu were driven away, and the caravan of the Young Master's Mansion fought for the crossing; the brave and bloody battle of the border soldiers, Zhang Yunling smuggled weapons; The old farmers in the fields work hard, and the wealthy wantonly exploit them; A few years later, the displaced people in Guanzhong were everywhere, and one person raised his arms and shouted, so Wanfu Yun Cong, the border pass Tatars were raging, but the caravan transported the scarce supplies to the outside of the fortress...... This heavy scene flashed in front of his eyes, making Qin Lin have to purse his lips tightly, and his expression became extremely resolute.

Okay, this is my Zhang Zixuan's husband! The beautiful eyes of the prime minister's daughter are shining, if there is a husband, what do you want? This great husband too! ——

"Qin Lin sent a post to invite the old man to go?" Wang Chonggu's snow-white eyebrows were raised, looking at the invitation in his hand, his somewhat dizzy old eyes suddenly shone brightly, and the corners of his mouth showed a little disdain.

Zhang Yunling died unexpectedly, Zhang Sijiao and Zhang Siduan committed suicide again, and Zhang Siwei, the former Fengpan Xianggong, is also said to be very depressed, these are all relatives of Wang Chonggu, does he have no opinion on Qin Linneng?

If you want to talk about hatred, it's not enough, Wang Chonggu already knew that Zhang Yunling was too unscrupulous, too arrogant and domineering, Zhang Jiagan violated the laws of the country, and no one could stop him if he was unlucky, so he could only say that he brought about his own destruction, no wonder Qin Lin.

But Qin Lin has a post, and he wants to ask Wang Chonggu to go to his house to discuss matters, which is too arrogant, what kind of person is Wang Chonggu, the son of Wang Yao in Shanxi, Jiajing 20 years of Jinshi, successively served as the right capital imperial history, the governor of Shaanxi Yan Ninggan, Xuanfu Datong Military Affairs, the military department Shangshu, the real veteran minister, and Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, these famous ministers can be divided into courts, a post called him over, isn't it ridiculous?

Seven or eight sons and grandsons of the Wang family's own branch stood in the hall and said indignantly: "Qin someone is arrogant, and the next post asks our old lady to come to his house to discuss matters, ridiculous, ridiculous, he thinks he is Zhang Jiangling or Gao Ge Lao?" ”

"Qin Lin is so arrogant, he thinks that if he breaks the Young Master's Mansion, he won't take our Wang family in his eyes, let him try it!"

Wang Chonggu smiled and didn't stop it, he also felt that Qin Lin was a little too much, a real wealthy family like the Wang family, such as the Wang family, who was in charge of the magistrates from the state capital to the governor of the imperial history, took the initiative to come to worship first, and wanted to invite my old Wang over with a post, hum, is Wang a person who comes and goes as soon as he calls? Or did Qin Lin think that if the Zhang family was broken, Lao Wang would also be afraid of him?

To be honest, Wang Chonggu can send his third brother-in-law and fourth cousin over to show favor when he sees the wind, but he himself will never act rashly, the identity and status of the old ministers of the three dynasties and the nine-sided governor are here, even if the Son of Heaven has to send people to ask questions from time to time, let alone Qin Lin?

With a faint smile on his face, Wang Chonggu calmly opened the letter and read it word by word...... The children and grandchildren in the hall were still talking about it, and gradually their voices became quieter, and finally everyone looked at the old lady on the Taishi chair in the middle in a daze: Wang Chonggu's two hands holding the letter trembled, his white beard trembled, and the expression on his face changed a lot, even if he heard that Hannaji came back to the country, he could prompt me to pay tribute, I was afraid that he was not excited like this!

"Quick, prepare the sedan chair, prepare the sedan chair," Wang Chonggu patted the armrest of the rosewood Taishi chair.

All the children and grandchildren looked at each other, and one of the grandsons who was most liked by Wang Chonggu opened his mouth and asked, "Grandpa, where are you going?" ”

"Qin Lin family!" Wang Chonggu was already extremely impatient.

The grandson was taken aback, and hesitated: "But the housekeeper said that it was tomorrow night!" ”

What the? Wang Chonggu opened the letter and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, tomorrow night, his old face turned red, and he said with his heart: "Grandpa is old, his eyes are also spent, and everything in the future will have to rely on your support...... However, grandpa must personally decide this matter! ”

The children and grandchildren laughed secretly, where is the dazzle? The old man has been in the border town for a long time, and he is still in good spirits, his eyes are not dazzled and his ears are not deaf, he must have been very excited just now, and he couldn't read the letter.

Hey, what did the guy surnamed Qin say to be able to excite the old man who is getting older and calmer like this? The children and grandchildren of the Wang family have a doubt in their hearts, but looking at the old man, he must not be willing to tell the matter...... In the afternoon of the next day, there didn't seem to be any big movement in Qin Lin's mansion, everything seemed to be as usual, with a big belly towards Nima, he led his brothers to patrol outside, and the brothers of the official school stood in the inner courtyard to protect and guard, and there was nothing unusual at all.

It's just that at the appointed time, about when the sun is setting, all the knights are surrounded by a sedan chair, and come from a distance from the Pujin pontoon bridge in Pujin, west of the city.

There are so many knights around, the sedan chair is also extraordinarily gorgeous and rich, all the businessmen who understand the situation, who is in the sedan chair, can almost guess: the contemporary head of the Ma family in the same state, Ma Zili!

This rich Jiaguanzhong, the caravan went north to the south to the coast, the wealth of the family is piled up, and there are countless fertile fields, it is said that riding a fast horse for three days can not run out of his family's field, and there is a great brother Ma Ziqiang, who was a cabinet scholar, although he has died, the protégés are still all over the Ming Dynasty, how big the potential power is!

How could he come to Puzhou, didn't he visit the Yang family or the Wang family? Many officials, businessmen, and scholars went up to salute and flattered themselves in all kinds of ways.

Ma Zili didn't seem to have something to do, and he didn't get out of the sedan chair, and sat in it to answer everyone, which made people more and more unclear.

The sedan chair did not stop at the Yang family or the Wang family, as people had guessed, but stopped at the door of Qin Lin's mansion, which was almost next to the west gate.

By the way, a scholar felt that he knew the reason: "Several families in the three Jin Dynasty in Guanzhong are all in the same spirit, because Chief Qin broke the Zhang family of the Young Master's Mansion, so Ma Yuanwai specially came here, either to beg for the Zhang family, or to deter Chief Qin." ”

As soon as the sedan chair stopped, the sedan chair driver lifted it from behind to tilt it, and several servants in green clothes and small hats opened the sedan curtain very carefully, and the horse walked out of it.

This master is in his fifties, he is not fat or thin, he is very personable, Puzhou and Tongzhou are close to each other, and many people have seen his usual demeanor, which is very dignified.

But today is very different, Ma Zili with an undisguised anxious look on his face, got off the sedan chair and walked inside, just walked to the bottom of the steps, and stretched out his hand to straighten his clothes, and then the butler called the announcement.

Everyone watching outside was shocked, they had never seen Master Ma like this, could it be that Chief Qin broke the Young Master's Mansion, and even these wealthy families in Guanzhong were frightened? There was also a poor Xiucai who muttered, saying that if Chief Qin and Zhang Dutang could convince the wealthy families, and then implement the new policy of paying taxes on the average per mu of Zhangjiangling's Qingzhang fields, the people of Guanzhong Sanjin would have a few days to look forward to...... But some people immediately retorted, these old men have big roots and deep roots, Qin Lin has already worked hard to deal with the Young Master's Mansion, and he can deal with many others?

Before the words fell, another sedan chair was carried from the Wang's house in the north of the city, and the one who held the sedan chair bar was actually the most powerful old man beside the old lady of the Wang family, and everyone spit out their tongues together: In this sedan chair, it must be the old minister of the three dynasties and the heavy marshal of the nine sides Wang Chonggu, who was the governor of Xuanda and the imperial history and military department of the right capital!

Sure enough, as soon as the sedan curtain was lifted, Wang Chonggu raised his eyebrows, although he did not tidy up his clothes as sincerely and fearfully as Ma Zili, but he also asked the housekeeper to report his surname, and then walked in by himself.

Qin Lin, the host of the treat, didn't say that he was downgraded to greet him, and he didn't even show his face at this time!

The strangeness of the Puzhou people hasn't been read yet, Yang Junmin, the son of Yang Bo, the prince of the military department, and Shen Xin, the contemporary head of the hugely wealthy Shen family, all rushed to the Qin family with their front and back feet, and the appearance of suffering from gains and losses was not much different from Ma Zili in front.

Fortunately, with the great god Wang Chonggu in front, everyone was not surprised to see it here, and when the four bigwigs all walked into Qinlin's mansion, the door inlaid with copper rivets slowly closed, and the lively people spit out their tongues together: What is Chief Qin's ability to let these bigwigs who are easy to move gather here?

"Reopen the Western Regions and reopen the Silk Road!" Above the main hall, Qin Lin pointed to the huge map behind him, and a sentence was loud.

Although they had already learned the general content from the invitation letter, Wang Chonggu, Ma Zili, Yang Junmin, and Shen Xin all felt that this sentence had a deafening effect, and the voice echoed in the flower hall, and the eardrums were buzzing.

The Silk Road was an ancient commercial trade route that began in the political, economic, and cultural center of ancient China, and connected Asia, Africa, and Europe from the ancient capital of Chang'an (today's Xi'an). It crosses the Longshan Mountains, crosses the Hexi Corridor, passes through Yumen Pass and Yangguan, reaches Xinjiang Province, passes through Central Asia, West Asia and North Africa along the oases and the Pamirs, and finally reaches Africa and Europe.

During the Han and Tang dynasties, the Silk Road was a gold-paved Yangyang avenue that added a magnificent color to the Han and Tang civilizations, with the city of Chang'an selling wine from orchids and Roman emperors taking pride in wearing Chinese silk robes.

For merchants along the way, especially in the western part of Guanzhong, this trade route meant endless wealth...... However, since the Song Dynasty, China's economic center has gradually shifted from Guanzhong and Heluo to the southeast coast, and at the same time, due to the successive rise of the Western Xia, Liao and Jin dynasties, this road can not be kept smooth, and it slowly declines, and is replaced by the Maritime Silk Road that starts from Quanzhou and Guangzhou and reaches the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea coast through the South Sea.

During the Yuan Dynasty, the Silk Road had a brief revival, because the Mongol Empire dominated the land, and at its peak almost unified the entire Eurasian continent except Western Europe, the Silk Road was all in the territory, and the maritime power of the Mongol Empire was ordinary, far less brilliant than the Song Dynasty, so the center of gravity of the East-West trade turned back from the sea, at least partially.

In the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, because of the dispute for the throne of the Khanate, the four khanates gradually disobeyed the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Silk Road fell into chaos and decline again, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Hamiwei and other places fell one after another, and the power shrank back to within the Jiayu Pass, the Silk Road was even more impassable, and the trade was completely undertaken by shipping, especially Zheng He established a complete Nanyang tributary system under the Western Ocean, and the power reached as far as the Red Sea coast.

But times have changed, and now the South Seas have become the world of Westerners, and the imperial court still has no strength to deal with them, at least not in the open sea, so why not reuse the land Silk Road, even if it is a small part of the trade exchanges, it is better than Malacca in the hands of Westerners, and the ocean and sea trade are all subject to others?

What's more, Qin Lin threw out the plan at this time, and there was still a layer of deep meaning in it...... The four bigwigs looked at each other, and it was Wang Chonggu, who was the most respectable, who spoke first: "General Qin's good intentions, we can't ask for it, but I don't know what means General Qin has to reopen the Silk Road?" ”

(To be continued)