On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the goods left at Jiayuguan were finally delivered to Jingjue City. What Ying Zheng didn't expect was that the leader of the escorting goods was actually Chen Li, the prefect of Liangzhou who had just been promoted by him.
"Why are you here?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.
"Go back to your Majesty." Chen Li cupped his hands and said, "When the Suzhou garrison went to Jiayuguan for support, the news spread to Liangzhou. I sent a letter to County Governor Shen Jun and rushed to Jiayuguan with the Liangzhou garrison overnight."
"However, the journey is too long. By the time Wei Chen arrived there, the battle was already over. Xu Wan told me about the process of guarding the pass, and said that the king and the King of Xiqiang had already brought reinforcements to pursue the Yueshi."
"Well, that's right." Ying Zheng said, "At that time, I went to find the Jingjue army and asked King Xiqiang to lead the coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms to pursue the Yuezhi. They pursued and fought hard until they reached the Yuezhi homeland."
"I heard that the Yuezhi Kingdom has been destroyed?" Chen Li asked.
Meng Tian on the side laughed: "Not only was the Yuezhi destroyed, but Wusun was also brought to the hands of the Huns."
Regarding the outcome of the war, Chen Li had already heard the news in Loulan on the way here.
"In this way, we can be considered a complete victory this time." Chen Li said happily, "After Wei Chen received the king's order at Jiayuguan, he asked General Xu to rest in the pass while I escorted the goods. Excellent."
Ying Zheng asked: "Where is King Xiqiang? Has he returned to Jiayuguan?"
Xu Wandao: "When I came out, the King of Xiqiang had just repaired in Jiayuguan for three days, and then followed me out of the pass. He said that he wanted to inspect whether there were any remnants of the Yuezhi hiding, and asked me to tell the king that he would The middle ground between the two official roads is waiting for you.”
The King of Xiqiang is not guarding Jiayu Pass. It seems that it is really safe there.
After chatting for a while, Yingzheng ordered someone to call the two special envoys, Merde and Kukanqi.
These two people saw everything new now. They walked around the streets looking at lanterns of different sizes and admiring various New Year pictures.
When the Huben army was scattered among the people's homes, they would cook in a certain house when they were hungry, and they taught the people how to cook the delicacies of the Central Plains. So the two envoys were like eating from hundreds of families, asking people if they had any There is no property that needs to be sold, while you can enjoy the delicacies made by each family.
When Meng Yi found them, they were eating meat buns at a house.
"Well, not bad, really good." Merde couldn't help but praise, "It turned out that the meat was put into this pancake, and it turned out to be so delicious."
Kukanchi took a big sip of the egg soup, wiped his mouth and said, "Yeah, the ingredients are no different from what we have there, but why is the meat here so delicious and the bread so delicious?"
Mered shook his head and expressed that he was also very curious.
Little do they know that the noodles need to be fermented first, and the meat filling needs to be mixed with some fresh vegetables and seasonings.
The reason why Da Qin is popular in the Western Regions is not only because of its products, but also because of its long-standing culture, and its food culture is the first to bear the brunt.
Meng Yi looked at their unfamiliar faces and urged from the side: "Two special envoys, when you go to Daqin, there will be more delicious food to enjoy than here. Don't be in a hurry, hurry up and I will order the food." Go ahead."
"Yes, yes." Merde responded, "Let's quickly order all the goods and send them back to Persia, and then we will be on the road quickly. I want to eat all over the Qin Dynasty."
Meng Yi smiled bitterly in his heart and led them back to the camp.
After ordering all the goods and calculating the prices, Moder didn't have much money left.
If Daqin's goods were placed in the Central Plains, the price would definitely not be low, more than double the normal market price.
But Moder didn't think it was very expensive, because they were things he had never seen before, and there was no standard to refer to. Only the scale in his heart could be used to measure them.
As long as he thinks it's not expensive, the Persian royal family will definitely accept it.
Merd asked his guards to escort the goods he had just purchased back to Persia, and then sent a letter to the King of Persia, asking him to send more gold and silver.
He also called two close aides and asked them to deliver letters and tokens to his home, and then asked the housekeeper to bring more gold and silver for private purchases.
When it comes to making money, you can't just make it easier for the King of Persia.
When everything was ready, Ying Zheng announced that the entire Jingjue clan would start migrating in batches.
The people in the city who had sold their houses and land, as well as the rural herders who already made a living by herding, became the first wave of immigrants. They headed for Loulan under the leadership of Ying Zheng.
Because there were still things to discuss with King Loulan, Ying Zheng wanted to take the first step and return to Jing Jue when the plan was finalized.
Since most of them were civilians, Ying Zheng did not choose to walk through the desert this time, but entered the border of Qiemo and went to the official road.
I was thinking about whether there would be any movement in Qiemo, and then I heard Meng Tian coming to report that a group of cavalry was spotted in front of me. Judging from the attire, they should be from Qiemo.
Ying Zheng raised his lips slightly and said to himself: "Sure enough, King Qie Mo can't sit still anymore."
Wu Chan asked from the side: "Should I deal with him, or should you do it yourself?"
"I'll go," Ying Zheng said, "Let's see what his plan is."
Wu Chan also understood that only Ying Zheng could conquer King Qiemo. A woman like him had no power to deter him. Besides, even King Loulan had no good way to defeat King Qiemo.
The couple got off the carriage, changed their horses and came to the front of the team. They saw that the opposite side was indeed Qiemo's army led by King Qiemo.
Both sides urged their horses at the same time and came to the middle position.
"Why is the king waiting here?" Ying Zheng asked.
King Qiemo laughed: "I had heard that King Qin had arrived at Jingjue, but we had a conflict with the Nu Qiang and fought several times, so we rushed back today."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng frowned, "I heard that you have always been on good terms with Nu Qiang, why did you suddenly have a conflict?"
King Qiemo smiled bitterly and said: "A while ago, their old king returned to the west. The young king who just succeeded to the throne was not very good to me. He wanted to occupy the entire Ajin Mountain. How could I agree to this? So I fought with them. Get up."
Ying Zheng said: "It seems that you have won the battle."
"Half a catty." King Qiemo's expression was slightly unconfident, "I didn't want to get too entangled with them, so I went back to the headquarters and rushed over without stopping. I happened to hear that King Qin was going back, so I came over to take a look. "
Ying Zheng nodded: "You have also seen that we are rushing to Loulan with our team. You must have heard that this time I will move all Jingjue away."
"Move them all?" King Qiemo pretended to be surprised, "This is not easy. Why don't you give me the vacant city land?"
What a shameless person!
Khotan has such a strong national power, and if he wants to buy it, it depends on Ying Zheng's face, but King Qiemo actually asks for it directly?
Ying Zheng was not angry, but said with a smile: "It's a pity that you are late. We went to Khotan years ago and sold the city and land to the King of Khotan. Some of the private houses of the people in the city were also sold. It’s almost done.”
King Qiemo's brows moved slightly, and he said doubtfully, "Oh? I didn't expect that King Qin would act so quickly."
Ying Zheng spread his arms and shrugged: "I have no choice. I am leaving in a hurry, so I can only deal with it quickly. However, there are still some lands that have not been delivered, so why not give you the land adjacent to Qiemo?" .”
"Seriously?" Qiemo Wang said.
"This land is no longer of use to me." Ying Zheng said, "I need to lie to you, but the specific matter will be discussed after I go to Loulan and come back."
King Qiemo squinted his eyes, thought for a moment and then asked: "Can the protection of trade routes be changed?"
Ying Zheng sighed and said, "I think King Qiemo has also heard about it. The Yuezhi army attacked a few days ago, and the trade routes were stopped for a while. At that time, I was afraid that Qiemo would feel dangerous and wanted to give up this job. Well, if King Qiemo is willing, then everything will remain as usual."
After hearing what King Qin said, King Qiemo felt relieved and laughed loudly and said, "If that's the case, then I'll be satisfied."
He waved his hand back, and the Qiemo warriors behind him retreated into the forest and gave way to the official road.
The Huben army surged up at this time and guarded the position occupied by the Qiemo people just now to prevent them from going back on their word.
At first, King Qiemo didn't recognize it as the Tiger Army because they didn't have "my weapons" in their hands. But when he saw Zhang Yong in front of him, his momentum immediately weakened.
The scene of being captured alive by Zhang Yong a few years ago was still vivid in his mind, so King Qiemo was still a little frightened when he saw him.
It took only half a day for the people to leave the area with their families.
Looking at the Qiemo man again, he had already disappeared.
Ying Zheng and Wu Chan led the Hu Ben army at the end, leaving Thumb and Zhe Huai to lead the Jing Jue army in front to protect the people in the middle.
"Husband, do you really want to agree to King Qiemo's request?" Wu Chan asked.
Ying Zheng smiled: "Secure him first. If there was a conflict just now, the people would inevitably be harmed. As for what we just discussed, it depends on whether Khotan and Loulan agree."
Wu Chan instantly understood what Ying Zheng meant and nodded with a smile.
There were no obstacles along the way, and the army rushed to Loulan City with tens of thousands of people.
Ying Zheng asked Chen Li to accompany Thumb and take the people to Jiayuguan first, and then he took Wu Chan to see King Loulan.
"Are you moving?" King Loulan asked.
"We started moving," Ying Zheng replied, "but something went wrong. On the way back, we met King Qiemo, and he led his clan members to stop him on the official road."
Immediately, Ying Zheng told the story of meeting King Qie Mo.
"This guy is really a scoundrel." King Loulan cursed. "It's true that he fought several battles with Nu Qiang, but he didn't have any injuries. He just knew that you were fighting with the Yuezhi and didn't dare to show his face. Right now Seeing that the Yuezhi was destroyed, I came out to negotiate terms with you."
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "I also guessed that this was the case, but at that time because I wanted to protect the people, I didn't expose him. However, this is always a hidden danger to the Western Region."
Ying Zheng looked at Loulan with a profound look in his eyes.
King Loulan said somewhat helplessly: "You also know that I have a deep grudge against him. Oh no, it's Loulan and Qiemo who have had grudges throughout the ages, but whenever troops are sent out to attack, they hide in the mountains and forests."
Ying Zheng laughed loudly and said, "King Loulan, didn't you just say that Qie Mo and Nu Qiang just had a battle?"
"That's right." King Loulan suddenly realized, "What you mean is that Nu Qiang and Qie Mo are no longer in harmony, so why not take advantage of this..."
"Use this to let the Nuqiang block Qiemo's retreat." Ying Zheng continued what he said, "As long as the Nuqiang can stand on our side, even if they don't send troops, as long as we can prevent Qiemo from hiding in the mountains. , then is he still your opponent?"
King Loulan asked suspiciously: "Why, don't you want to take action?"
Ying Zheng said angrily: "Why don't you use your brain? I escorted so many people to migrate. How can you fall out with him now? If he escapes, he will definitely come back to cause trouble for us."
"That's true." King Loulan said, "Then wait until you all evacuate and find a way to lure him to Jingjue City. This time I will completely solve this hidden danger."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "If this is the case, Jingjue City will be yours."
King Loulan's eyes widened and he could hardly believe his ears.
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