The fact that King Qie Mo can follow Ying Zheng to Loulan is enough to show his sincerity, and facing his old enemy King Loulan directly, he is also willing to put aside his grudges.
This shows that King Qiemo is really fulfilling his promise.
As for King Loulan, the Qiemo people are indeed a trouble. Just ignore them. They always come to harass you, chase them and fight them. They run too fast and often hide in the mountains. If we can take this opportunity to completely solve this scourge, why not do it.
Moreover, King Mo really wanted to change the Qiemo clan's way of living, so he put aside his own dignity and followed Ying Zheng to Loulan.
At this time, King Loulan said with a smile: "Since Loulan has established an alliance with Daqin and reconciled with Qiemo, I am happy. We will not return until we get drunk today!"
"Hahaha……"
The monarchs of the four countries laughed at the same time.
Immediately, Loulan held a big feast again.
Friendships between men are mostly established over the wine table.
After all, the monarchs of the four countries are also men.
After a few glasses of wine, any grudges or misunderstandings disappeared.
Especially people like King Qiemo, although he likes to use force to solve problems and is prone to fighting and killing at every turn, he attaches great importance to friendship.
After Ying Zheng captured him, he treated him politely without beating or killing him. Although he didn't say it, he was quite grateful in his heart, otherwise Zai Jingjue would not have signed the credentials so happily.
And for people like him, once they truly admire someone, they will really be submissive and obey their words, especially after they have tried their best to drink.
When the four grown men got together, they were treated with imperial courtesy at first, but after three rounds of drinking, they started to call themselves brothers, and then they each boasted about their own merits, and from time to time they even sarcastically mocked each other.
The first one to be defeated was King Loulan, who staggered back to rest with the support of his maid.
King Qiemo didn't pay much attention to Ying Zheng at first, and had been competing with the King of Xiqiang in terms of drinking power, but he didn't expect that Ying Zheng's drinking capacity seemed to be bottomless. After drinking for a long time, he was still as usual, except for the smell of alcohol in his mouth. , nothing unusual can be seen.
"King Qin has a great capacity for drinking!" King Qiemo blushed and praised.
"Haha, you may not know yet." King Xiqiang burped and said, "I lost half of the land in the Hexi Corridor just because I had a drinking contest with King Qin."
"Ah?" King Qiemo said in shock, "Is this happening?"
"Hehe." King Xiqiang said with a smile, "But, I am willing to lose. Firstly, I have lost. Secondly, with that piece of land in my hands, I can really do nothing."
King Qiemo, who originally wanted to compete with Ying Zheng in terms of drinking power, immediately fainted when he heard this. He knew that King Xiqiang's drinking capacity was about the same as his. Since King Xiqiang was no match, he would give it to him for free.
"But to be honest." King Xiqiang said sincerely, "When the King of Qin captured the dog Qiang Xing, he not only did not fight or kill him, but also treated him with courtesy. After Qiang Xing returned to Xiqiang, I thought, this kindness , I wanted to repay whatever I said, but after much thought, I didn’t know what to do. Later, after discussion with several elders, I came up with this method."
"Okay, so that's what it is." Ying Zheng pretended not to see through it, and tapped the King of Xiqiang with his hand, "So, I have been tricked by you Xiqiang people."
"Isn't it good to let you take advantage of me?" King Xiqiang said with a smile.
"Hahaha, okay, okay." Ying Zheng laughed, "The more such calculations, the better."
The three of them laughed at the same time.
Amidst the laughter, King Qie Mo was already deeply impressed by Ying Zheng.
On the second day, all the concubines and concubines of King Loulan sent people to bring many scrolls. Among the scrolls, there were all kinds of costumes.
It can be seen from the painting skills that these scrolls were painted by excellent painters, and the styles of the clothes are also extremely beautiful and gorgeous.
This was an order given collectively by the Loulan Harem. They not only purchased the brocade from the King of Qin, but also customized the style, and even the sizes of each part were marked.
King Loulan's eyes
It's quite complicated. I don't know whether I look forward to wearing the gorgeous clothes I like in the harem, or I feel sorry for the money in my pocket.
Ying Zheng ordered people to put it away with a smile on his face.
He drew many scrolls, then organized his troops, bid farewell to King Loulan and King Qiemo together with King Xiqiang, and headed towards Yumen Pass in the east.
King Qiemo also collected his credentials again and led Qiemo's tribe back to Qiemo.
This trip to the Western Regions finally came to a successful conclusion.
The effect of trade is surprisingly good, and the relationship with Jingjue is almost indistinguishable.
Along the way, everyone rushed to Yumen Pass talking and laughing.
Looking at Yumen Pass in front of him, Ying Zheng had an idea in his mind, a bold idea.
Now that Jiayuguan is about to be rebuilt and half of the Hexi Corridor belongs to the Qin Dynasty, then the heavy responsibility of resisting the Xiongnu outside the Yumen Pass will fall on the Qin Dynasty, right?
At that time, this Yumen Pass will be used to resist the Xiongnu...
Although Ying Zheng had the idea of Yumen Pass in his mind, he also knew that it was definitely not the time to think about it now.
Most of the Loulan defenders in Yumen Pass lined up outside the city gate to greet them, and their expressions and eyes were extremely respectful, which was very different from when they arrived.
It must be the signal from King Loulan.
Now Loulan is naturally trying his best to show his favor to Da Qin.
After slowly passing through Yumen Pass, you have left the land of the Western Region and entered the no-nonsense area.
When I went there, I pulled many carriages and the ground was full of goods. When I came back, there was nothing but the food and grass along the way.
On the surface, Da Qin seems to have scattered a lot of money, but everyone knows very well that Da Qin will only make a profit this time.
The sergeants felt more relaxed and their marching speed accelerated a bit.
As before, wherever you look, it seems that there are spies from other countries peeking at you.
"King Xiqiang, do you have any thoughts about this unclaimed land?" Ying Zheng asked the King of Xiqiang beside him.
King Xiqiang was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Does King Qin have any ideas?"
"If this area remains ownerless, Jiayuguan will definitely be under tremendous pressure." Ying Zheng said, "And if this area belongs to us, Jiayuguan will be safer."
King Xiqiang nodded and said, "This is indeed true, but I'm afraid the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu will not give in easily."
"Hmph." Ying Zheng said coldly, "If we keep quiet, they will naturally find it profitable, but if we take the initiative and frighten them, how can they have any objections?"
"That's right." King Xiqiang thought for a moment and said, "But it's best to wait until Jiayuguan is stabilized. During this time, I will send envoys to explore their opinions first."
"Okay, let's discuss this later." Ying Zheng nodded and said.
The team continued to move forward without encountering any danger along the way.
In late autumn, the ground has been covered with a layer of withered yellow leaves, and the weeds have lost their fresh color and put on a dark coat.
In the wilderness, there are often shepherds harvesting grass, but it is not clear which ethnic group they belong to.
On this day, Jiayuguan finally appeared in front of us.
The elders of Xiqiang all rode out to meet him from a long distance on their war horses.
King Xiqiang naturally laughed heartily when he saw the elders and clan members whom he had not seen for a long time.
The elders of Xiqiang were all beaming with joy, their faces glowing red.
King Xiqiang felt strange. Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, the elders weren't so happy, right?
After careful questioning, I found out that Da Qin had already transported a whole silk cart and a tea cart and porcelain. The elders were so happy these days that they could even wake up laughing from their sleep.
After following Ying Zheng on a trip to the Western Regions, King Xi Qiang naturally knew that King Qin was quite generous and generous, and he was also a man of his word, so he was not surprised. Instead, he looked at everyone with a slightly contemptuous look. Elder, it’s just that it’s hard to say anything.
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In Jiayuguan, I saw a whole cart of goods still piled in the open space in the center, neatly and without any sign of being opened.
The great elder of Qie Mo, Mo Li, took a step forward and said, "Clan leader, here is a whole cart of goods. After being placed here, it was not sealed. Please ask the clan leader to check."
Ying Zheng asked: "These
Who sent the goods? Where is he now? "
"Go back to King Qin." Mo Li responded respectfully, "General Meng Wu sent it personally. Now he and his people are camping outside the pass. I have sent someone to inform him."
"Okay, Great Elder, thank you for your trouble." Ying Zheng nodded.
King Xiqiang laughed loudly, and then ordered his people to open the boxes in front and check the goods inside.
The fragrant tea, the gorgeous brocade, the exquisite porcelain, all of them, reflected in Qiemo's eyes, and the pairs of pupils had already occupied the entire eye sockets, and he was already salivating.
King Xiqiang waved his arm and said: "Cover all the open boxes, don't look at them."
"What?" Ying Zheng asked, "Didn't the King of Xiqiang pay a visit?"
"Haha." King Xiqiang laughed and said, "Can the goods sent by King Qin be adulterated? Jiayuguan Pass is about to be rebuilt. These boxes are in the way. Load them directly on the carriage. I will personally take them back to the capital. Bar."
"That's fine. King Xiqiang has been out for many days, so it's time to go back and take a look." Ying Zheng said.
At this time, Qiang Yu approached King Xiqiang with a smile and said softly: "Father, I want to go to Da Qin with them."
King Xiqiang stared and said, "You little sheep, if I take you out a few times, you will become wild."
Qiang Yu said with a smile: "That's not true. Father, didn't you say you want to do business with the other three Qiang kings? Think about it, there is no one in Da Qin to help you choose the goods, so that won't work."
King Xiqiang thought for a while, then nodded: "That's right and reasonable, then you can go, but be sure not to get into trouble."
"Hehe." Qiang Yu said happily, "I know!"
"Also." King Xiqiang said, "Come back and learn more skills, especially the military arts and medical books of the Qin Dynasty. You can learn all the useful ones."
"Um!"
Ying Zheng came over and smiled: "If you let him learn it by himself, how useful it will be. Why don't I give some books like this to Xiqiang and you can go back and study it yourself."
"Hahaha..." King Xiqiang laughed, "If that's the case, you don't need those flying crossbows."
Ying Zheng: "..."
At this moment, the messenger from the outer gate rushed over and said urgently: "Clan leader, outside the gate, General Mengwu of the Qin Dynasty is asking to see you."
"Please quickly!" King Xiqiang said.
When Meng Tian and Meng Yi heard that their father was coming, they followed the messenger and rushed over.
As soon as Meng Wu entered the door, he saw his two sons coming to greet him. He was naturally overjoyed and couldn't help laughing.
"Father," both brothers shouted in unison.
"Well, that's right. You two seem to have become much stronger during this trip to the Western Regions." Meng Wu looked from left to right, then back again.
These two brothers are no longer strong, they are just tanned after this summer.
"That's right, we take good care of the king." Meng Yi said with great air.
"Okay, okay, take me to see the king." Meng Wu said.
"Um."
The father and son entered the city gate and came to Ying Zheng.
"Weak minister, please pay homage to the king." Meng Wu walked up to Ying Zheng, knelt down and paid homage.
"General Meng, please get up quickly." Ying Zheng supported Meng Wu and said, "I really didn't expect you to come so quickly. It's hard to get together more than a hundred carts of goods."
"Haha!" Meng Wu said with a smile, "It didn't take much. Except for moving all the porcelain left by the Jing family class, Sima Hong helped to buy the rest. When Wei Chen returned to Xianyang from Longxi , he was almost ready.
"
It seems that this uncle is quite reliable.
"Well, well done!" Ying Zheng said, "Can you bring along the craftsmen who rebuilt Jiayuguan Pass?"
"I brought them all with me," Meng Wu replied, "Those craftsmen are all very good craftsmen, and they all said that they will never go home until Jiayuguan is repaired."
"Hahaha..." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Okay! Starting from tomorrow, Jiayuguan will be rebuilt!"
"Wei Chen takes orders!" Meng Wu held his hands and said with a relaxed voice.
