No matter how angry Princess Yana is, at this point, she has no power to refute.
After all, as Liu Deng said, she is just a woman and cannot protect herself. Even if she communicates with those Huns envoys, what will happen?
Liu Deng left, and she could only sit on the ground helplessly. The news she received from Tuobu Zhi was really limited.
All she knows now is that the population on the entire grassland has increased a lot, but the amount of salt available is very limited.
In Han Chinese markets, the price of the best green salt is only a few tens of pennies, but in the distant grasslands, even those bitter chunks of salt require a sheep to exchange for a pound.
However, even so, this large piece of salt is still in short supply...
Even if the Great Chanyu promised huge profits to those Han merchants, he still could not change the status quo.
If it were done in the past, there would be no need to consider this kind of thing at all, just send troops to fight.
However, the situation is different now. The Han people's military strength is unprecedentedly strong. Even the arrogant Chanyu does not dare to easily provoke a war now.
When the cost of the war was so high that the Huns could not afford it, returning to the negotiating table suddenly seemed to be their only hope.
The military minister Shan Yu also knew that at this time, it might not be that easy this time to promote the opening of the market.
Therefore, he asked Tuo Buzhi to find a way to contact his sister, hoping that the Xiongnu princess could facilitate this peace negotiation.
In his opinion, his sister is so beautiful that she will definitely be favored by Liu Deng if she falls into Liu Deng's hands.
However, how did he know that Liu Deng had never even touched her since they got married...
Princess Yana was too simple. When she heard Tuo Buzhi talking about the tragic situation on the grassland, she agreed regardless of the cost.
However, now it seems that she underestimated Liu Deng's mind...
"Is the Hun envoy still there?"
Liu Deng stretched all the way to the front yard of the palace and asked Shunzi casually.
"Back to your Majesty, you're still here. This guy has booked a tea stall nearby, and he and a dozen of his men stay there every day!"
Shunzi replied quickly.
"Take my king's guards and give me a leg for each of his followers! By the way, tell him that if he dares to spy on my king's mansion again, I will kill him!"
Liu Deng got angry just thinking about it. These Huns were really ignorant, and Liu Deng was originally going to show them off.
You can also save yourself the lengthy process by negotiating with them after they lose their patience.
But he didn't expect that he would actually have the courage to come to Princess Yana!
"promise!"
Shunzi responded and led the people over with a smile.
Xian has been sick for the past few months, and now it’s time to have some fun with them!
Even if he was squatting outside, he still dared to spread the news to the palace. Isn't this like pulling out a tooth from a tiger's mouth?
After Shunzi left, Liu Deng asked Dou Zhong to be called.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
Liu Deng hadn't been to the front yard for many days. Dou Zhong felt a little surprised when he heard Liu Deng calling him.
"Who sent the news to those Huns, go check it out for me! In addition, from today on, if there is any news about the Huns in Xikuoyuan, send all the servants to Tingwei Mansion. go!"
Liu Deng has never had so many demands on these servants, but today's incident made Liu Deng unable to accept it.
"promise!"
Dou Zhong was also very frightened. If something like this happened in the palace, in the final analysis, it was his fault.
Fortunately, Liu Deng didn't mean to blame him, and directly waved his hand to let him go down first.
Outside the palace, Tuo Buzhi was still anxiously waiting for news from the palace. Unfortunately, the person he was waiting for was not the one who delivered the news.
Instead, it was the fifty guards brought by Shunzi!
"Lord Messenger, are you drinking tea?"
Shunzi waved his hand with a smile on his face, and the guards behind him immediately surrounded them.
"What's the meaning?"
Tuobuzhi immediately felt that something was wrong. The posture put up by these people completely surrounded them!
"What do you mean? You really don't know this?"
Shunzi chuckled, and the guards he brought were already gearing up.
"This is Chang'an City! What are you going to do?"
Tuo Buzhi's face was gloomy, these Han people were obviously uneasy and well-intentioned!
"What are you doing? As ordered by the king, please give your envoy some thought! Come on, break one leg of each of these Hun dogs. By the way, this envoy will be spared!"
Shunzi's face was filled with murderous intent, and she looked at Tuo Buzhi with a half-smile.
"How dare you! They are my guards! They are also part of the mission!"
Tuo Buzhi's face turned red all of a sudden, and he was going crazy!
"Hahahaha, see if I dare! Do it!"
After Shunzi finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the guards immediately grinned and prepared to take action.
"Qiang——"
Immediately, someone in the Huns' team drew a scimitar!
"Hey, you still have the guts! Let me punish this thief who drew a sword in Chang'an City on the spot!"
Shunzi was born in Jinyang. He was the only one of the three brothers in the family who survived. The other two brothers died at the hands of the Huns.
Naturally, I don't have any kindness towards these Huns. What's more, with Liu Deng backing me, isn't it just to kill a Huns?
"Stop! I wonder if there is some misunderstanding here!"
Although Tuo Buzhi is about to explode with anger, he can only come out humiliatingly to smooth things over.
"Misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding! Do it!"
Shunzi waved his hand again, and several guards with quick eyesight and quick hands picked up the crossbow and directly nailed the man with the knife to the wall of the house behind him!
The originally mottled walls were suddenly stained red with blood...
"when--"
The scimitar in the hand of the Huns fell to the ground feebly, and five arrows hit the vital parts of his body, and it seemed that he was dead.
The eyes of the remaining Hun guards immediately turned red, and everyone pulled out their knives.
"stop!"
Tuo Buzhi's chest heaved violently. He never expected that one of Liu Deng's guards would dare to kill someone on the street in Chang'an City!
He really couldn't bear this tone, but he also knew that if he allowed them to make trouble today, he might become a polished commander!
"Hahahaha, the messenger is still smart. I will give you three times to count. I will count to three. If you don't put down the knife, then you will stay here today!"
Shunzi's cruel laughter was like a slap in the face, directly driving the Huns' face into the pit.
