King Qie Mo agreed so quickly that Ying Zheng was a little surprised.
Maybe King Qiemo had already figured it out on the way, or maybe as Queen Wuchan said, he just waited for Jingjue to confirm the matter, then went along with the flow and agreed directly.
But no matter what the situation is, King Qiemo's promise is still empty talk.
"Since King Qiemo has agreed to my plan, please sign the next letter of credence to inform the world." Ying Zheng paused slightly and said, "In this way, all vendors can be required to abide by it. This agreement, if they do not abide by this rule, then Jingjue City will not allow them to enter."
King Qiemo said nothing and turned to look at Queen Wuchan.
Queen Wuchan took two steps forward and said, "What King Qin said makes sense. In the future, the Qiemo people will be responsible for protecting the safety of business travelers on the road from Loulan to Jingjue, and all business travelers must pay a certain amount of money to the Qiemo people. The specific amount of money depends on the value of the goods. If you refuse to pay, the spirit will not be allowed to enter the city."
This statement reconfirmed Ying Zheng's words.
"Hahaha." King Qiemo laughed, "So, we have reached a consensus. It seems that the blood of Qiemo's brothers was not in vain."
Queen Wuchan frowned and said coldly: "Even if it's all in vain, how will you treat me?"
King Qiemo's smile froze on his face, and he was about to raise some conditions, but no words came out.
"The King of Qin is generous and has given you Qie Mo a way to make money. Don't think that the King of Qin is afraid of you." Queen Wuchan said, "You must know that you are not the only one who can do this job of protecting business travelers."
Queen Wuchan's words have clearly stated her position and attitude. She is not asking for Qiemo, but a gift.
King Qiemo's eyes swayed twice. At this moment, if he continues to hold on to his own dignity, he is afraid that it will really be a cakewalk.
"Haha." A smile bloomed on King Qiemo's face again, "Although Qiemo people are aggressive, they are by no means unreasonable. On the contrary, Qiemo people value love and righteousness the most. Now that Da Qin and Jing Jue are both Having expressed his attitude, Qie Mo will definitely be willing to participate in this future business development."
"What if you break your promise?" Queen Wuchan asked.
"If Qie Mo betrays his trust, then all the countries in the Western Regions can unite to attack, and even if Qie Mo's clan is wiped out, there will be no problem." King Qie Mo said categorically.
"Okay!" Queen Wuchan said, "King Qiemo's words are just like those discussed between countries. This king will leave this matter to the great elder. If King Qiemo has no objections, he will Accompany the great elder to the side hall and write the national covenant."
Before King Qiemo could say anything else, Elder Jingjue stood up and said, "King Qiemo, please."
"Okay." King Qiemo didn't say anything more and followed the great elder out of the hall.
Queen Wuchan turned to look at Ying Zheng and said, "With this result, there should be no problem."
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem."
Queen Wuchan looked around at the ministers again, put away the intimidation just now, and asked calmly: "Dear lords, since King Qiemo has promised not to harass passing caravans in the future, then we will also do the same from now on. A piece of trouble has been removed."
"I have to thank King Qin for this."
"Yes, if King Qin had not captured him, King Qie Mo would not have given in so easily."
"From now on, I will have no worries."
There was a sound of admiration all around.
Queen Wuchan raised her hand to signal, and then continued: "Now that the final decision has been made, what do you think about our Jingjue trade with Great Qin?"
"Da Qin's goods are so exquisite, we are extremely happy to expand.
After some discussion, Queen Wuchan asked: "So, it seems that you have no objection to trade?"
"I have no objection," all the ministers said in unison.
"Okay, all the gentlemen, listen to the order." Queen Wuchan said simply, "Within three days, all the gentlemen need to discuss a formula, and then sign a contract with Da Qin accordingly.
Make a covenant, codify trade issues into laws, and incorporate them into clan rules, and everyone must strictly abide by them. "
"I obey my orders," Jing Jue said to all the ministers.
"During this period, Zhehuai will be responsible for King Qin's daily life." Queen Wuchan turned to look at Ying Zheng, "King Qin has been tired from his journey, so he will have an early rest today. Tomorrow, I will accompany you on a personal tour."
"Okay, I'll take my leave." Ying Zheng bowed his hands and followed Zhehuai out of the hall.
"Sanchao." Queen Wuchan turned and entered the inner hall.
As soon as the ministers heard that the court was dismissed, they all rushed to their homes with their favorite goods in a hurry, probably eager to show off.
Queen Wuchan returned to the inner hall, breathed a long sigh of relief, then changed into clothes that were convenient for mobility, and left the palace alone.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng finally slept on the bed again and had a good sleep. These days, he was in a hurry and seemed to be overtired. It wasn't until Zhehuai came to call him that he woke up rubbing his eyes.
"King Qin, after breakfast, the Queen will take you on a trip," Zhehuai said.
"Oh, okay." Ying Zheng knew that Queen Wuchan was going to take him to the ghost cave, so he quickly got up and washed up.
After everything was cleaned up, Ying Zheng followed Zhehuai to Queen Wuchan's study.
"My king, the King of Qin has been brought here." Zhehuai announced, and then made a gesture to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng stepped into the door of the study room, but when he raised his eyes to look inside, he stopped motionless again. The raised foot even forgot to land.
What appeared before his eyes was still the scene from yesterday, and it was still the same person from yesterday.
But that person was completely different from yesterday.
Yesterday's Queen Wuchan wore a gorgeous waist-length dress, full of queenly style.
Today's Queen Wuchan is wearing a bodysuit made of woven hemp and sheepskin, and a pair of cowhide boots. The style is a bit more like Hufu, but the material is quite different. It seems that this dress is a ghost. The unique clothing of the Dong people.
If other people were wearing this outfit, it might not be unusual, but when Queen Wuchan wore this outfit, she looked particularly wild, full of energy, and a bit enchanting in her agility.
"What, you don't know me anymore?" Queen Wuchan asked playfully when she saw Ying Zheng stopped at the door, "We haven't seen him all night, do we need to introduce him again?"
"Oh, haha." Ying Zheng came back to his senses, walked into the house, and said with a smile, "I don't recognize you. It's just that you changed your clothes, so I was a little surprised."
"This is the costume of the Ghost Cave Clan." Queen Wuchan said, "Is it possible that you let the leader of this clan wear palace clothes to go to the Ghost Cave?"
"Haha, that's right, haha." Ying Zheng laughed innocently.
"Let's go, it's getting late." Queen Wuchan stepped towards Ying Zheng, "You have nothing to prepare, right?"
"Uh, no, let's go." Ying Zheng knew that he got up late, so why did he have the nerve to waste time.
Queen Wuchan leaned over and picked up the two packages, handed one to Ying Zheng, and then said, "Here, take your protective gear."
"Thank you." Ying Zheng took the package, but it felt like it didn't weigh much.
"Queen Wuchan, why is this protective gear so light?"
Queen Wuchan smiled and said, "Contained here are coats, shoes and gloves made of ice Gu silk. Only by wearing these items can one enter the depths of the Fire Eye."
"Ice Gu Silk?" Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Haha, interesting."
"Why, you are only allowed to have cicada silk in China, but not ice Gu silk in Jingjue?" Queen Wuchan glanced sideways at Ying Zheng.
"Oh, no, no." Ying Zheng looked a little flustered.
"Let's go, let's talk on the way." Queen Wuchan stepped out, but before she could take her back foot, she stopped again, turned around and said, "Also, didn't I tell you that in private, you can just call Wuchan. "
"Yes." Ying Zheng responded, but saw that Wu Chan had already walked away.
The three of them left the palace and led their horses towards the west gate.
"Wuchan." Ying Zheng called softly.
Voice.
"Um?"
"Uh..." Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How old are you this year?"
Wu Chan looked at Ying Zheng and asked, "Why, King Xiqiang didn't tell you?"
Ying Zheng shook his head.
"I am twenty-one years old this year." Wu Chan replied directly.
Ying Zheng was a little stunned. He didn't expect Wu Chan to reveal his age so easily, nor did he expect that she was younger than him.
"Why, it doesn't look like it?" Wu Chan asked.
"Haha, it's not that it's not the same. I didn't expect that you are one year younger than me. It seems that we all inherited our ancestral heritage at a young age." Ying Zheng sighed, "I am twenty-two years old this year, but I have been the King of Qin for nine years."
Wu Chan also breathed a sigh of relief and said: "At this point, we are really in the same boat. I have no elder brother or younger brother, only one younger sister, and my father and mother passed away early, so I had no choice but to inherit the throne and provoke Jingjue. The beam."
Ying Zheng looked at Wu Chan's bright eyes, and couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart: "I can understand the difficulty of this. How many people envy me for becoming the king of a country at a young age, but how much bitterness is there? People can understand how many people can bear the twists and turns along the way."
"Both each other." Wu Chan seemed to be affected by Ying Zheng's words and simply responded.
Ying Zheng knew that he shouldn't be sentimental in front of Wu Chan, so he turned to say, "It's okay now. The storm has passed, and the backbone that fate has slapped will only become stronger and stronger."
Wu Chan raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng, his eyes full of meaning.
"So, nothing can stop us anymore, and we should take care of each other, right?" Ying Zheng said.
"Yeah!" Wu Chan nodded vigorously.
It seemed that Wu Chan, who had taken off his royal robe, had really turned back into an ordinary girl at this moment, a beautiful girl who had removed all her baggage.
While chatting, the three of them had already left the city gate.
Zhe Huaifei led the way on horseback, while Ying Zheng and Wu Chan followed behind.
Ying Zheng stopped asking any questions and looked around at the scenery and route.
After walking along the main road for about half an hour, we turned to a small road.
The speed slowed down, and soon we entered the mountain road. After walking in twists and turns for more than half an hour, a checkpoint appeared in front of us.
Of course there will be people guarding the haunted cave.
Seeing that their queen was coming, the guards quickly opened the checkpoints to let her in.
Wu Chan did not stop, turned his head and said a few words, and then continued to move forward with Ying Zheng.
After passing two more checkpoints one after another, the three of them entered a canyon that was not too deep.
After tying the horses and continuing to walk along the valley bottom, a small hole appeared in front of the three people.
"Is this a ghost cave?" Ying Zheng asked.
"We haven't arrived yet," Wu Chan said, "This is the entrance to the outer cave of the Ghost Cave."
After that, Zhehuai got in first.
Wu Chan walked in the middle, and Ying Zheng followed at the end.
The cave extends diagonally downward, sometimes spacious, sometimes narrow, sometimes bright, sometimes quite dark.
After walking for less than half an hour, the three of them came to a rather wide space, and a dark hole also appeared in front of them.
In front of the cave entrance, stood two rows of shirtless, muscular men. Judging by their faces, they were from the country of Juejue.
"The ghost cave has arrived." Wu Chan stopped and said, "The one guarding the front of the ghost cave is the ghost hand."
