Ying Zheng was stunned, not because of anything else, but because the language spoken by King Loulan was Chinese.
It's a bit lame, but it's enough to understand what he means.
Although he was confused, but it was not the time to ask, Ying Zheng jumped off his horse, took a few steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "I am the King of Qin. This is my first visit. It is really presumptuous. Please forgive me, King Loulan."
"Haha, King Qin is so polite. It's because I didn't greet you well." King Loulan stood up and led everyone down the high platform to come to Ying Zheng and King Xiqiang.
"Long time no see, King Loulan seems to be much richer again." King Xiqiang said with a smile.
"Hahaha..." King Loulan laughed and said, "King Xiqiang's face is also glowing. Is there some happy event? You might as well tell me."
"Haha, I am here just for happiness this time. My own happy event is not worth mentioning." The King of Xiqiang pretended.
"Oh?" King Loulan was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since we have a visitor from afar, let's go back to the palace to talk."
"Okay." King Xiqiang responded, and accompanied Ying Zheng to follow King Loulan to the Loulan Palace.
The appearance of the Loulan Palace is also a bit strange. There are several large pillars in the corridor outside, with the top still being semi-circular. There is a flagpole on the side, and a red flag hangs halfway on the flagpole. It is unclear what the pattern is inside.
Ying Zheng ordered all the sergeants to stay outside, and then took the Meng brothers and followed King Loulan into the palace.
The decoration in the palace is not very luxurious, or perhaps there are no luxurious decorations in the first place.
King Loulan made a simple courtesy, looked at the seats, and then said directly: "I received a letter from King Xiqiang and learned that the monarch of Great Qin was coming to the Western Regions to pay a visit, but I didn't expect that the monarch of Great Qin was so young."
Although King Loulan's tone was kind, there was a hint of contempt in his words.
"Haha." Ying Zheng said with a disapproving smile, "My late father died young, and I had no choice but to have the country and the country fall on my shoulders. Although I am young and inexperienced, I know the right and wrong clearly."
"Ha." King Loulan sneered and said, "Is it possible that King Qin traveled thousands of miles to judge the rights and wrongs of my Western Region and to judge the rights and interests of Loulan?"
In response to the Loulan King's temptation, Ying Zheng looked calm and said with a smile: "No. I was entrusted by someone to go to Jingjue to deliver some things. This time I took the road to Loulan and came here to pay a visit."
"Yes." King Xiqiang said, "King Qin indeed wanted to go to Jingjue and passed through Yumen Pass. He heard that King Loulan got married, so he also made a special trip to congratulate her."
When King Loulan heard that King Qin was also here to give gifts, his expression immediately softened. Then he looked at King Xiqiang and said, "I heard that not long ago, King Xiqiang helped Yiqu to send troops to attack Qin. Why do you do this? Are you here with the King of Qin for the first time?"
"Hahaha..." King Xiqiang laughed, "King Loulan's information is really well-informed. Yes! I did send Quanzi to lead 30,000 warriors to assist them in attacking Qin because of my friendship with Yiqu. Unexpectedly, King Qin's subordinates The Qin army was really brave and easily defeated and captured the Rong and Di coalition forces. At that time, I knew that we were no match for Great Qin."
"But to my surprise, the King of Qin's heart was as broad as the vast sea. Not only did he let Gouzi and 30,000 Qiang troops go, but he also granted half of the land in Longxi in the Qin territory to the old patriarch Yutu. Such an attitude of repaying evil with kindness, But it’s beyond our reach.”
"Oh?" King Loulan frowned when he heard this, "Is this serious?"
"The King of Qin is here, how can it be false?" King Xiqiang said sincerely, "After the dog returned, he told me the story. I was grateful for King Qin's grace of not killing, so I waited for King Qin's arrival at Jiayuguan, and To show my sincerity, I have given half of the Hexi Corridor to the King of Qin."
The king of Xiqiang said it was a gift, because in this way, it could not only show the gratitude of the king of Xiqiang, but also show the power of the Qin Dynasty.
"What?" King Loulan was shocked.
The land can be said to be the foundation of the country. How can it be given away so easily to others?
"Oh, haha, it's not a gift
, it was bought by King Qin, and the price was probably higher than the Hexi Corridor. "Xiqiang Wang Bu
Charged.
King Loulan suddenly widened his eyes and asked in surprise: "For sale? Haha, Da Qin is really rich."
"King Loulan just asked me about my happy event, and it is this happy event." King Xiqiang looked at King Loulan with a profound look in his eyes and said, "And the price offered by King Qin, I believe that even if King Loulan sees it, it will definitely be Heartbeat."
"Hmph!" King Loulan sneered and said, "The land is the foundation of the country and the inheritance left by our ancestors. How can we sell it off at will? I feel that if this happened in Loulan, no matter how much gold and silver it is, I won’t give away an inch of my land.”
King Xiqiang didn't mind King Loulan's attitude at all. He chuckled and said, "King Loulan, let's take a look at King Qin's things. Da Qin is not here to buy your land. He just wants to do some business. I have nothing to offer." Instead, we have to use land.”
King Loulan thought it was okay to take a look, so he nodded gently.
King Xiqiang waved back, and then six Qiang warriors came up to the hall carrying three wooden boxes, and then opened the upper lids of the wooden boxes.
King Xiqiang stood up, walked to a wooden box, took out a brocade bag, and then walked to King Loulan with the brocade bag in hand.
"Does King Loulan know this?" King Xiqiang grabbed a handful of tea leaves, then stretched out his hand and placed it in King Loulan's hand.
The aroma was fragrant, and King Loulan's eyes froze.
"Is this...tea?" King Loulan's eyes widened.
"Yes." King Xiqiang said, "We all know that China has an excellent drink, which is tea. It not only tastes strong and fragrant, but also refreshes the mind and can even be used as a medicinal material. But whether it is Xirong or Beidi, The relationship with China is always at arm's length, and there are conflicts from time to time, so there is no business dealings."
"However, because of this, many good things in China are only for internal consumption, and we foreigners can only be greedy."
"Therefore, some races that are jealous and greedy often harass the Chinese countries, trying to plunder some property, but they always end up with their heads broken and bloodied, and they return defeated."
"This has further worsened the relationship between the foreign races and the Chinese. If things go on like this, apart from deepening the hatred between the two races, what else can be gained in exchange?!"
The corners of King Loulan's mouth twitched violently twice. It can be said that King Xiqiang's few words spoke into his heart.
And what the King of Xiqiang said was not his own voice.
"Although I don't understand the moral principles of China, I still understand the principles of life. If a person wants something, he must give something of equal value in exchange. Do he have to kill or rob?"
"In Loulan, if a tribesman robs other people's cattle, sheep, wives and daughters, it is a serious crime. Is it not a serious crime to rob China's property?"
"I am not a saint, but I don't want to be a sinner, so I will only use what I have in exchange for equal value with others, and this tea is my favorite thing. I can make some money when I return to the plateau. Three of the Qiang king's sheep came to drink wine."
"Hahaha……"
After saying that, King Xiqiang laughed.
Ying Zheng was amused in his heart. The dignified King of Xiqiang next to him had now become his lobbyist.
However, I have to admit that the King of Xiqiang has a thorough understanding of the grievances between races.
King Loulan was stunned there, seeming to be thinking about what King Xiqiang said. After a long while, he squeezed out a few words from his throat: "How much tea did King Qin use to exchange for your territory."
King Xiqiang stretched out a slap.
"?" King Loulan said.
"It's the whole car!" King Xiqiang said in a long voice, the last few words being bitten hard.
"Ah?" King Loulan asked in surprise, "Then, how many cattle and sheep will be exchanged?"
"Hehe, that's not all." King Xiqiang handed the brocade bag in his hand to King Loulan, "Keep these and drink slowly."
immediately
King Xiqiang took out a porcelain vase and a porcelain bowl from the second wooden box.
"Have you seen this thing before?" King Xiqiang looked at King Loulan with a smile.
King Loulan's attention was all on the tea leaves in his hand. After hearing King Xiqiang's words, he looked up, but the next moment, his eyes stopped on the porcelain bottle and could not move away.
What a beautiful instrument!
The smooth surface is carved with lifelike patterns, and the radiance seems to cover up the brilliance of the entire hall.
"This, this..." King Loulan hesitated for a long time, but did not say another word.
"This thing is called porcelain. It is unique to the Qin Dynasty. It is specially used for decoration in the palace. It can be made into whatever you want. It is much better than those bottles and jars of yours. ." King Xiqiang showed a strange smile, "In the past few days, I have been using them to drink wine, and the taste is very delicious."
King Xiqiang handed the porcelain vase and bowl to King Loulan again.
King Loulan put down the brocade bag in his hand, quickly caught the two pieces of porcelain, for fear of breaking them, held them in his chest and looked at them carefully.
Ying Zheng just watched and said nothing.
"It is indeed exquisite, but it is much more useful than jade." King Loulan murmured to himself, and kept rubbing the pattern on the porcelain bottle with his hand.
"These two are also given to you." King Xiqiang said.
"Really?" King Loulan asked subconsciously, and then, as if he was afraid that King Xiqiang would regret it, he quickly said, "Then I have to thank King Xiqiang."
"Don't rush to thank me yet." King Xiqiang raised his hand and said, "There is one more thing. After I give it to you, let's thank you together."
besides?
King Xiqiang neatly pulled out a roll of brocade from the third box and came to King Loulan.
"This brocade is for you. Which concubine King Loulan likes the most, use this brocade to make her a dress. In the future, she will dance for you, which will be more pleasing to the eye." King Xiqiang said, "If it is with a woman from another country, Even if they stand together, they can be compared to each other in an instant."
It has to be said that the words of King Xiqiang are very important.
Or maybe, he thought so himself.
Which man doesn’t want his woman to stand in front of him beautifully dressed, and which woman doesn’t want her youth to overwhelm other women.
The King of Xiqiang unfolded the brocade and draped it around his body. He laughed and said, "Look, I look like a rich man!"
King Loulan's heart trembled violently, his hands shook, and he almost dropped the porcelain vase to the ground. He hurriedly put away the porcelain vase and bowl, walked to King Xiqiang, and touched the unfolded brocade with his fingers.
"King Loulan, do you think this tea, porcelain, brocade, and every cart are worth it in exchange for my barren land?" King Xiqiang continued to stimulate King Loulan.
King Loulan finally came out of his trance, looked at the three boxes on the ground, and wondered what he was thinking.
King Xiqiang handed Ying Zheng a color.
Ying Zheng stood up, approached King Loulan, and said: "As for these goods, Great Qin can continuously supply them. If King Loulan likes them, they can exchange them with me at equal value. And if the other countries in the Western Regions also If you like it, then King Loulan can sell it to them and earn more cattle and sheep."
The King of Xiqiang also muttered beside him: "It's a shame that Xiqiang doesn't have such a good location as Loulan. Otherwise, such a good business would make a lot of money. Those small countries are begging me to buy it, and they still have to look at me." Feeling."
Something of great value is in front of you, and the huge business opportunity is obvious. No one can resist this temptation.
"Hahaha..." King Loulan laughed, "God-given Loulan has guarded the hub of this thing. If King Qin is willing, the cooperation between the two countries can begin at any time."
"Good!" Ying Zheng praised, "King Loulan is still happy. It seems that Yumen Pass will be busy in the future."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The three of them laughed together.
