After walking around the edge of the sand millstone, the four of them returned to Jingjue City together. On the way back to the city, Wu Chan seemed to have something on his mind. He talked a lot less and was no longer so cheerful. He just lowered his head and drove his horse on the road, and only talked when he was resting and eating.
The situation of Thumb and Zhehuai is almost the same, they seem to have their own concerns. Ying Zheng thought they were worried about the Sand Mill, so he didn't ask any more questions.
At noon that day, the four people finally returned to Jingjue City. The city is still a prosperous and lively scene, but many stall owners gather together in twos and threes, seeming to be discussing something in their spare time.
Naturally, Ying Zheng couldn't understand the discussion of the stall owners, so he walked up to Zhe Huai and asked in a low voice: "What are they discussing?" Zhe Huai slowed down and listened carefully to the conversations of the stall owners around him. .
"Have you heard that almost all the elders from Qiemo came here this time?"
"Yes, it is said that he is here to ask for someone."
"You want someone? It's more like coming to redeem someone. You know, King Qiemo was actually captured by the King of Qin."
"Whether he wants people or redeems them, that's none of our business. What's most important to us is that we heard that King Qiemo will no longer rob, but will instead protect passing vendors."
"Is your information accurate?"
"The whole Jingjue has been spread, and there are still lies."
"That's true, but protected vendors need to pay fees."
"Oh? How much do you have to pay?"
"I heard it's less than 10%. Moreover, Jingjue has also reduced taxes."
"If you can get peace, it's worth the money."
"It's worth it, but I'm afraid those Qiemo people will put a knife to your neck and make you pay more."
"If that's the case, wouldn't you go back on your word?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. On other people's territory, they have the final say, unless Loulan and Jingjue also send people to supervise along the way."
"Yes, it's safer this way, and it can also restrain Qie Mo."
"Let's not talk about it for now. Someone is here to look at the goods." After listening to the conversation of several vendors, Zhehuai approached Ying Zheng and whispered what he just heard.
"It turns out that all the elders from Qiemo have arrived." Ying Zheng muttered,
"Just to make things clear." At this time, Wu Chan seemed to have heard the discussion in the market, turned to look at Ying Zheng, and asked: "About Qie Mo, is there anything else you need to explain in particular?" Ying Zheng Zheng shook his head and said: "Let's take a look at the situation first. The great elder should have drafted the credentials. Let's go back to the palace first."
"Yes." Wu Chan responded and continued to march towards the palace. Entering the palace, the great elder who received the news came out to greet him.
"Great Elder, where is King Qiemo now?" Wu Chan asked directly.
"While still in the palace, several elders from Qiemo came to the palace before, but I didn't let them meet." The elder said.
"What's the attitude of the elders in Qiemo?" Zhehuai asked.
"The attitude is quite peaceful. It is said that before King Qiemo led his troops to attack King Qin, several elders in Qiemo did not agree with that approach, so this time, most of them came with sincerity." The elder said.
"Humph, I guess they know each other." Thumb said coldly.
"The two elders among them were quite arrogant at first, but after hearing the conditions we proposed, they all calmed down and went back to discuss together. Presumably, the results have been reached by now." The great elder said.
"Have the credentials been drafted?" Wu Chan asked. The great elder nodded and said: "It's all been drawn up, please take a look at it, the Lord."
"Okay, let's go and take a look." Wu Chan said no more and went directly back to his study. The Great Elder was very cautious, and the credential he wrote was also very discreet. Not only did he clearly express the meaning of Ying Zheng and Wu Chan, but he also filled in many details.
Moreover, the great elder also wrote a similar copy in Chinese for Ying Zheng to review.
"Yes, let's leave it at that." Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly.
"That side of King Loulan..." the elder said hesitantly.
"There is nothing wrong with King Loulan. Let him send some people to supervise Qie Mo. This in itself is also good for Loulan." Ying Zheng said,
"When I return to Da Qin and pass by Loulan, I will mention this to him."
"Okay, that's it." The great elder said happily. Wu Chan put down the certificate of credence in his hand and said to the great elder: "Tomorrow morning, let King Qiemo and all the elders of Qiemo sign this certificate of credence, and let all the merchants in the city witness it. If necessary, stop the market one day."
"Okay, I will make arrangements now." The great elder saluted and went out. Wu Chan turned to look at Thumb again and said: "Uncle Thumb, I don't know what happened to the ghost cave in the past few days since you left. Candidates to go to China must be selected as soon as possible, and more adults must be brought with them this time. Ice Gu."
"Okay, I will go back to the ghost cave now." Thumb also performed a clan salute and stepped out of the door.
"Zhe Huai." Wu Chan called.
"exist."
"Go and make a few copies of the credentials, post them up, and then take people to visit Qiemo's camp to see how many people they have brought. It would be best to bring those elders into the palace and talk to Qiemo. The last kings gather together." Wu Chan said methodically.
"Yes." Zhehuai responded and quickly walked out of the room.
"Huh..." Wu Chan breathed a long sigh of relief and said,
"After being away from the palace for a few days, there are really a lot of things that need to be dealt with."
"Haha, if I hadn't come to Jingjue, you wouldn't have had so many troubles." Ying Zhenglue said apologetically.
"What's this?" Wu Chan looked at Ying Zheng with his bright eyes and said softly,
"I said before that I want to give you something, now come with me to get it."
"Uh..." Ying Zheng hesitated,
"I don't need anything, so you can keep it."
"What?" Wu Chan frowned and his voice was a little colder.
"Don't you even want to look at it?"
"Oh, okay." Ying Zheng didn't know why, but he was always quite submissive to Wu Chan. Wu Chan led Ying Zheng through the back garden, out the side door, and came to the stables of the palace.
The horses raised in this stable are specially prepared for people in the palace. If someone is in a hurry to go out, they can randomly choose a fast horse in this stable.
When several grooms on duty saw their queen coming, they all stepped forward to greet her.
"No courtesy." Wu Chan raised his hand to indicate,
"How are Maple Leaf these days?" Maple Leaf? Sounds like the name of a war horse.
"Return to the Lord." Among the grooms, the older one seemed to be the steward. He bowed his head and said,
"Maple Leaf has been doing very well in recent days. She eats well and sleeps well. However, she seems to miss the Lord a little today, and she calls out from time to time."
"Oh, haha, I have been out for a few days on business. It seems that Maple Leaf is really sensible." Wu Chan said with a smile,
"Take it out, I will take it to relax."
"Yes." Several grooms turned around and quickly entered the stables.
"Maple Leaf, is that the name of your beloved horse?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Well, it's all red in color, so I named it Maple Leaf." Wu Chan said with a smile.
"You will definitely like it when you see it soon."
"Yeah, definitely." The two were chatting when they heard a pleasant neighing, and a bright red war horse appeared in Ying Zheng's field of vision, hugged by several grooms.
Ying Zheng suddenly trembled, and every pore in his body trembled at the same time. I saw this war horse, about two heads taller than a man, with pointed ears and round lips, a pair of bright copper bell-like eyes, an unusually soft and straight neck curve, and a shiny dark golden mane.
The slender limbs support the strong body, and the edges are sharp when walking. The four white hooves are like stepping on four white clouds, and the elegant steps are like flowing clouds and flowing water.
His agile posture exudes a noble temperament all the time, and he shows his royal demeanor when he walks with his head held high. It can be said that in his entire life, Ying Zheng has never seen such a beautiful horse. There is not even a single flaw on its body. Even its teeth are so white, shining and even, even its tail. , all as smooth and shiny as a girl’s hair.
From far to near, it seems that there is a red Pegasus, stepping on auspicious clouds and descending to the world, overlooking all living things.
Wu Chan glanced at the stunned Ying Zheng, smiled slightly, and came to Feng Ye's side.
"Feng Ye, dear, did you miss me?" Wu Chan lay on the horse's neck, gently stroking Maple Leaf's mane, whispering so gently that it was enough to melt any ice and snow.
Maple Leaf sighed briefly, as if answering Wu Chan, and then shook his neck, matching Wu Chan's rubbing, as if he was pouring out his feelings to each other.
"Here, let me introduce you to a new friend." Wu Chan gently took Maple Leaf's reins and walked towards Ying Zheng.
The stunning alien beauty was slowly walking towards him, leading a bright red peerless war horse. This beautiful dream-like scene made Ying Zheng, who had just woken up from the cold, fall into a dream that he did not want to wake up from.
"Maple Leaf, this is King Qin, your future new master." Wu Chan's fairy voice blew through everyone's ears like a spring breeze, immediately surprising everyone.
What surprised Ying Zheng was that he couldn't imagine that the Pegasus in front of him was actually Wu Chan's gift to him?
! What shocked the groom behind was that the maple leaf was the most beloved thing of Queen Wuchan. Who was this foreign man in front of her that could make the queen give up something she regarded as life?
!
"Brother Ying?" Seeing that Ying Zheng was still absent-minded, Wu Chan called out softly again.
"Oh, oh, what a horse, what a horse!" Ying Zheng praised repeatedly, but for a moment he couldn't find any words to describe his praise of Maple Leaf.
"It is Maple Leaf. I named it Maple Leaf. How about the image." Wu Chan's extremely soft smile showed a little pride.
"Well, the image is appropriate." Ying Zheng said,
"What is the origin of this horse and why is it so handsome?" Wu Chan said proudly: "This horse is called Dawan horse. It comes from Dawan in the west of the Western Regions. It is a famous thousand-mile horse because the sweat it produces is The red color is like blood, so it is also called the sweaty horse."
"A bloody horse?" Ying Zheng said,
"This name is also very domineering, so how did you get it?" Wu Chan recalled: "Back then, my father saved the life of a merchant from Dawan when he was young, but he didn't expect that many years later, the merchant would become rich. Two years ago, I rode this horse to Jingjue, wanting to repay my father, but unfortunately my father had already..." A trace of sadness surged into Wu Chan's heart, bringing back some unpleasant memories.
Ying Zheng could guess without thinking that later on, the merchant from Dawan must have given his beloved horse to Wu Chan after seeing that Wu Chan's father was no longer alive.
Wu Chan was silent for a moment, and then continued: "Later, I accepted his gift and named this bloody horse Maple Leaf. This Maple Leaf is very understanding of human nature. I have to talk to it every day and express my concerns. When I have nothing to do, I often go out for a walk." Judging from Wu Chan's demeanor and movements, her relationship with Maple Leaf is indeed extremely close.
"Now, I want to give it to Brother Ying." Wu Chan's bright eyes flashed, full of affection.
"I hope that when it stays with you, you will think of me..." The last few words, his voice was as thin as a mosquito.
If a woman gives her most beloved thing to a man, what does that mean? No matter how stupid Ying Zheng was, he understood what Wu Chan meant. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Wu Chan's cattails, and said, "Wuchan, I..." Before Ying Zheng could finish speaking, Wu Chan seemed to Ashamed that there were several grooms beside him, he hurriedly put the reins in Ying Zheng's hands, smiled and said, "Maple Leaf doesn't recognize its master easily, let's go for a walk outside."
"Okay." Ying Zheng, who was in a state of excitement, was already listening to whatever was said. The two men led the horses together and walked out of the palace.
