In recent years, the imperial court and the Turks have fought several major battles, although the loss of money, grain, grass and horses is huge, but the victory is more than the defeat, and it has also recaptured the old road of Yiwu, which has been entrenched by the Turks for several years.

Gao Changguo, who was accustomed to being a wall-head grass, also changed the direction of the wind, wrote to the court, paid tribute every year, and worshipped every year.

When Yiwu Road was entrenched by the Turks, the caravan envoys mostly took the Western Regions from the Dunhuang Road, there were many sand moraines along the way, many windy sand, the road was tortuous and difficult to travel, often buried by the wind and sand, often it was an ancient businessman, and a few people could return.

Now the imperial court reopened the Yumen Pass, 800 troops and horses to pass the pass, set up ten posts along the way, after the truce, the people were able to cultivate and recuperate, and there were more and more business envoys, most of the caravans were changed from Dunhuang Road to Yumen to walk, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, prosperous again, and rejuvenated.

From the Yumen pass, a few more days is Suzhou, this road is relative to the Dunhuang Road, the sand moraine is less, the wind and sand are less, and there are ten post garrisons, much more stable, and rarely encounter the Turks and horse thieves.

Although Dunhuang Road was gradually abandoned by merchant envoys, Dunhuang City did not reduce its prosperity at all, the Yumen Army General and Shazhou Prefecture were located in the city, and the military salary and the replacement of the house plan every three months were carried out in the city.

The sudden frequent movement of soldiers and horses made the people of Hexi who had slackened down nervous, and the atmosphere of slaughter in Dunhuang City became more and more solemn day by day, and the vigilance was much stricter than usual.

The folk customs in Dunhuang City are rough and simple, the Han and the Hu people live next to each other, the neighbors in the streets, in addition to the different appearances, the surnames are different, there is no difference between the Han people and the Hu people, intermarriage is also common, and the people are particularly tolerant and take care of the children of the Hu and Han intermarriages.

The sky was just bright, the white-walled and gray-tiled general's mansion was wide open, and a team of more than 30 soldiers rode out.

The leader rode a sturdy and tall Dawan horse, dressed in iron armor, up and down in his forties, with a smooth beard on his chin, and a pair of phoenix eyes that were bright and energetic.

It was Xue Guangxiao, the general of the Yumen Army.

He stood on his horse, looked back and whispered to the people around him: "Captain Mu, I will go to Yumen Pass for a few days, and all the affairs of the General's Mansion will be handled by you. ”

The man standing under the horse was dressed in leather armor, in his early thirties, he looked very good, and his eyes were very similar to Xue Guangxiao's, all of them were radiant phoenix eyes, but the corners of his lips were raised, and he smiled from time to time, which was quite different from Xue Guangxiao's serious face.

This person is Mu Chun, the commander under General Xue's seat, and he gave a salute: "General rest assured, the last general will live up to his trust." ”

Xue Guangxiao raised his whip and urged the horse, galloped towards the city gate, and more than 30 soldiers behind him quickly followed.

At this time, as soon as the city gate was opened, a large cart with a soft gold mud roof slowly drove in from the city gate, followed by several men riding tall horses, Hu and Han, with quivers on their legs, followed by elderly guides and bustling caravans.

There were camels, oxen and horses, donkeys, and more than a dozen oil carts in the caravan.

When Xue Guangxiao rode past the cart, the curtain of the car suddenly opened, revealing a chubby and bald head, and he saluted Xue Guangxiao with a smile: "General Xue, this early in the morning, I am busy with military affairs, it is really hard, hard." ”

Xue Guangxiao glanced at his head, his face was expressionless, and he whipped out of the city without saying a word.

Still smiling, the man lowered the curtain and ordered the convoy to move on, scattering countless copper coins outside the car as he went, crackling and rolling in the loess.

"Scatter the money, scatter the money."

"Master Wan's grace, scatter the money."

Passers-by suddenly made an uproar, chasing the convoy all the way, crowding on the side of the road and scrambling.

The owner of this chubby and bald head is none other than Wan Heng, the richest merchant in Dunhuang City.

He was over fifty years old, out of the capital of the family of the sideline, originally just a little-known distant nephew, later, Wan saw that he was unusually intelligent, has the ability to do business, so he sent him to the Dunhuang City, to take care of the Hexi business of the Wanjia.

He is not a good soldier, but he is born to be a good material for business, and after decades of operation, he has monopolized half of the trading in Hexi, and has become one of the richest businessmen in Hexi.

He is a pure Han merchant, but his subordinates have gathered a lot of Zhaowu nine surnames who are good at business, plus the big cannibal with high nose and bald hair, and the Persians with deep eyes and curly hair.

"Master Wan, where have you been?"

"Looking at this dusty man, it looks like he has just returned from the Western Regions."

"No, Master Wan is already so rich that he can rival the country, how can he still do business in person."

"Maybe the goods this time are extremely important."

When passers-by were talking, the clear oil carts in the caravan drove over, and the smell was full of strong fragrance.

The curtain of the car shook, revealing a little gap, just in time to see a pair of blue eyes in the car.

"It's an orchid, eh, it's strange that Master Wan personally went on this trip, and it turned out that he bought a good orchid."

"Look at you like that, no matter how good the orchid is, you can't be blessed."

Passers-by talked and laughed, grabbed enough copper coins, weighed the weights, invited each other, and found a wine shop to have a drink.

The soft gold mud-covered cart continued on the street, colliding with Mu Chun, who was planning to return to the General's Mansion.

Wan Heng hurriedly got out of the car, holding his big belly and poop, his eyes narrowed into two slits with a smile, saluted Mu Chun, and said with a smile: "Mu Duwei, Mu Duwei, why, how can you be so angry with so-and-so, Deputy Lieutenant Wang has mentioned Du Wei with a certain number of times, and so-and-so admires him very much." ”

Mu Chun said lightly with an expressionless face: "Master Wan is polite, something else has to go in." ”

As he spoke, Deputy Lieutenant Wang Cong rode over, turned over and dismounted, saluted Mu Chun, and handed over a letterhead, with the fire paint wax seal on the seal intact: "Du Lieutenant." ”

Mu Chun took it, nodded, and walked into the general's mansion without saying a word.

Wan Heng was a little embarrassed, he was in this Dunhuang City, everyone has always held it and respected it, when did he receive such a cold reception, his face was quite a little unbearable.

He thought about it, and smiled at Wang Cong: "Deputy Lieutenant Wang, I haven't seen him for a few months, but I miss it very much, I brought frozen wine from Gaochangguo, and the deputy lieutenant has time to drink a glass together." ”

Wang Cong thanked him and said in a low voice: "Master Wan, go back quickly, now that the city is unstable, I won't go." ”

Wan Heng was stunned for a moment, hurriedly grabbed Wang Cong, and changed his affectionate title: "Brother Wang Xian, Brother Wang Xian, I have been gone for a few months, what happened in this city, Brother Xian has to talk to me well." ”

Now that the wind in the city is getting tighter, Wang Congwan didn't dare to say more and move more, so he hurriedly waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing, Master Wan will go back first, go back." ”

Wan Heng grabbed Wang Cong's hand and laughed: "Brother Wang Xian is not rare for my frozen wine, or not for my orchid." ”

Hearing the word orchid, Wang Cong's eyes lit up, he is a person who doesn't love wine or money, so he is just a mouthful.

As the old saying goes, there is a knife on the head of the color word, and he also knows that this problem is not good, but when he thinks that he has lost his life in the sea of blood, he can't even be loose and loose, wouldn't he be wronged.

He was interested and lowered his voice: "Master Wan, this is another good thing." ”

The flesh on Wan Hengxiao's face trembled slightly: "Isn't it, there is also a royal family of a small country in the Western Regions, that body of skin and flesh is very wonderful, and it is reserved for Brother Wang Xian." ”

Wang Cong's mind was full of snow-skinned and blue-eyed orchids, where did he remember that the wind was not quiet, he looked up at the sun, and said, "Okay, that night, after the night is on duty, I will go to disturb Master Wan." ”

Wan Heng patted Wang Cong's hand and said with a smile: "That's right, mine is the virtuous brother's, and the virtuous brother doesn't need to be polite." ”

Wang Cong smiled, arched his hand again, and turned to enter the house.

Wan Heng got into the car, looked at Wang Cong's back, and didn't see it until he couldn't see it, then he gave an order with a smile, and the car moved forward slowly.

Wang Cong hurriedly entered the lobby, only to see Mu Chun's gloomy face, and the letterhead was opened and put in his hand.

His heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "Captain, what's wrong?" ”

Mu Chun handed the letterhead to Wang Cong and said in a low voice: "Look at it, we are working hard in the front, but there are people in the back." ”

The letterhead reads: The king of Han left Beijing without permission, the saint was furious, the post stations of Longyou Road, the garrison of the pass, and the assassin of the state made every effort to find the traces of the king of Han, and did not slack off, if there was no trace of the king of Han within half a month, he would be fined for half a year.

This letter is not the original words of the saint, but the words of Xie Huiming, the king of Qin who is now in charge of the country, and the original words of the saint must be more difficult to hear than this, after all, it is his heart that has left home, and his heart has been lost, and anger is just a precursor to venting.

Wang Cong read it word by word, and shook his head with a wry smile on his face: "This, what's going on, King Han has run away, what are the saints doing with us." ”

Mu Chun took off his helmet, slammed the bookcase, and scolded without hesitation: "Damn, this errand is done, it's really fucking aggrieved, is the saint blind, why do you just treat the King of Han as a treasure, if Lao Tzu sees the King of Han, he will definitely abolish his third leg, so that he will never hope to be the prince again." ”

Wang Cong's face changed instantly, and he reached out to cover Mu Chun's mouth: "Mother, you don't want to die, if you commit chaos, you dare to say it." ”

Mu Chun pursed his lips, this place is windy and sandy, and he will be in autumn, his mouth has already been dry and cracked out of blood, a little anger or grinning, it will ooze blood, the pain is bearable, but it is too uncomfortable.

Wang Cong took the opportunity to mention: "Captain, you see, in a few days, the unlucky people from the Internal Security Division will come, and now the King of Han is also coming to make a mess, seeing that we are about to have a happy day, it is better to go out together at night and have fun." ”

Mu Chun thought about it, this day is really aggrieved, going out to drink some wine and having fun is not a big deal.

I heard that the carved beams and paintings of Wanfu are splendid, the elixir and jade dew, and there are countless orchid concubines.

He nodded: "Okay, then, go and have a look." ”