It is said that there are seventy-two countries in the Western Regions, where all kinds of strange and precious spices, sweat and blood horses that travel thousands of miles every day, very exquisite gold and silver utensils, and glass products, I heard that there is another country, which is particularly good at making weapons and armor, and some countries produce rare gems, precious flowers and plants, and all kinds of fur and fur.

Back then, these treasures could be brought over in large quantities by merchants from the Western Regions and sold to the Central Plains.

Then he brought back with the fine porcelain, silk, and various specialties of the Central Plains.

I heard that back then, many merchants in the Central Plains had their own caravans to go to the Western Regions, and they could reach the end of the country of rest as farthest.

Those merchants are all giants among merchants, everyone not only has their own caravans, but also guards, and they are rich enough to rival the country, so that today's merchants admire.

Like them, now they only dare to go as far as Uzi and Yuelai, and they don't dare to go forward.

And the merchants in the Western Regions, if they want to transport the precious goods of other countries in the Western Regions to Dachu, it is also very difficult, they have to travel to many countries, and various taxes are levied along the way, and how many people will be levied and bankrupt before they have even reached the Great Chu State.

Now that they hear the news, who isn't excited?

This is not only a good thing for the merchants of the Western Regions, but also an extremely rare opportunity for the merchants of Great Chu.

Many people have begun to fantasize about recreating the dream of prosperity hundreds of years ago.

For a time, in the guest business district of Chicheng County, everyone knew it.

Don't ask, have you eaten?

The first sentence is: Have you heard?

And then it's like a joint code: "I heard, what about you?" ”

"Hey, if it can really be done, it will be a great blessing, let us catch up!"

"Not really! But I'm so happy! If this can really be done, this life will be worth it! ”

……

There are still some people who don't believe it, and within a few days, someone from the county government revealed that the wind came from the mouth, saying that Lord Song really had this intention.

I have already applied to the imperial court, and the imperial court has agreed, and has sent people down, if nothing else, we will have to negotiate with the countries of the Western Regions.

Now, not only in the business circle, but also in the people of Chicheng County, they have heard about it.

In the streets and alleys, every household is talking about this matter.

Some people even saw that people were sent from the county government to follow the merchants of the Western Regions, and it was said that they were going to submit their credentials.

One to ten, ten to hundred.

The merchants were already well informed, and the merchants who had received this letter came one after another.

For a while, this Chicheng County was so lively.

Such a big movement naturally quickly spread to the grassland through special channels.

When Batu received the news, his face changed on the spot, and he called Un and Bayin to him and scolded him bitterly.

They thought that Song Chongjin was just talking, at this negotiation table, anything can happen, right?

I also thought of countermeasures, but it really didn't work, so I removed the positions of the head and deputy of Uen and Bayin, made a punishment, and it passed.

I was going to be cold for a few more days, so that the qi on the side of the Great Chu Kingdom would almost disappear, and they would give them another step down.

I never thought that Song Chongjin would really give up the grassland and open up the road to the Western Regions directly? How good is that?

You must know that the opening of this grassland trade route is extremely concerned by Queen Ajan and orders that it must be promoted.

Now that there is such a big mistake, they can't hide it even if they want to.

Batu had no choice, after scolding people, he had to carry the two culprits, rush back to the royal capital together, ask Queen Ayan for his guilt, and ask for instructions on what to do next?

When they arrived in the royal capital, as soon as they appeared, Batu and his party were invited to the palace by the guards beside Queen Ajan, who suddenly appeared.

This is not the white stone palace where Queen Ajan usually lives, but not far from the hall of the Prairie King's council, a palace second only to the council hall.

On weekdays, Queen Ajan receives outsiders, or the housewife of a noble family, mostly in this palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, Batu honestly knelt down at the foot of the steps with Un and Bayin.

In the palace, Queen Ajan is handling government affairs.

In the past ten years, she has handled almost all the government affairs of the grassland, which is almost an open secret among the nobles of the royal city.

Because the king of the steppe was injured ten years ago, it is said that he injured his brain, and as long as he gave instructions on the official documents, he had a headache.

There was no way, at first Queen Ayan helped read the official documents, and then listened to the instructions of the King of the Prairie.

Later, the king of the steppe saw that the queen's instructions had never made a mistake, so he slowly transferred the power to the queen.

First some ordinary official documents, and then to the most important cores, the queen took over.

The king of the grassland only recuperated in peace, and when his condition improved, he found that the queen could actually manage the grassland in an orderly manner, and even did better than him in some places.

He was impatient with this, and simply threw all these things to the queen.

Therefore, at this moment, there are not only queens in the palace giving official instructions, but also princes and ministers of the grassland standing inside and outside.

When I saw Batu and them, I only looked at them twice, and most of my attention was on the queen who gave instructions in the palace.

The three of Batu have been kneeling down from morning to dark in the afternoon, and they haven't drunk a sip of water, even if they are tough men, they can't bear it.

But even so, they didn't dare to move, they didn't even dare to raise their hands to wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

He pricked up his ears and listened to the movement in the temple.

Finally, when they heard someone come out to announce their entry, the three Batu dared to get up, and after kneeling for a long time, they stood up, and they all stumbled and almost fell.

Fortunately, the three of them supported each other, so they didn't make a fool of themselves, and they rubbed into the hall step by step.

In the temple, a candlestick the size of a child's arm was lit at this moment, and the room was as bright as day.

When the three of them came in, they didn't even dare to raise their heads, but gritted their teeth and saluted, and then stayed where they were.

I heard Queen A's voice ringing: "I heard that you have smashed the negotiation with Da Chu?" ”

An understatement made the three of them kneel down with a puff.

Batu pleaded guilty first, claiming that he was guilty, and had done the errand that the queen had given him, and asked the queen to punish him.

It was the first time that Unn and Bayin had seen the queen so closely, and the moment they came in was thrilling and unstoppable.

When I heard the queen speak, I felt like a fairy, and most of my mind was gone, and I didn't understand what it meant.

In a daze, when they saw Batu kneeling, they also knelt down, and they barely felt the pain in their knees for a while.

All I can think of is a screen like this: Holy! Goddess!

The goddess has spoken to me!

The goddess is so close to me! I can smell her scent!

The goddess looks at me one more time! I'll be able to die for her!

……

When the queen looked at the two of them, they didn't come back to their senses at all, only stared at the queen with obsessive eyes, without blinking an eye.

The female official beside the queen couldn't stand it anymore, and said lightly: "Bold! How dare you be rude in front of Queen Ayan! Come on, drag them down and punish them fifty! ”

Batu could understand that he had lost his temper when he first approached the queen at close range.

At this moment, he still needs these two fools to take the blame for himself, naturally he can't let them be dragged down, after fifty years of responsibility, where is there still life?

What's more, although these two people are a little stupid, but in the end, their status is noble, and it is also troublesome to be killed.

Therefore, he hurriedly kowtowed and explained: "Please also ask the queen to atone for her sins!" Unn and Bayin, the sons of the head of a thousand households, admired the queen the most, and the first time they saw the queen, they were photographed by the queen's majesty, so they lost their temper like this, and begged the queen to be merciful and spare them once! ”