He was led to the independent jade steps, which made all horses startled and suspicious. -------Qing Ye Shu's "Dutch Country's Thousand Mile Horse Song"
It is said that Chen Long and Zhang Ning were walking around on a high slope by the Wei River. They found a few fragments of pottery figurine palms and led them into a small robbery hole. The two climbed to the end of the robbery cave and found a small cave with only a statue of a terracotta soldier.
Chen Long guessed that this was the peripheral detention center of Xianyang City beneath the First Emperor's Mausoleum. As expected, I continued digging in and encountered a thick layer of rammed earth, making it impossible to advance further. The secret room of the crypt was empty, except for a pottery figurine standing in the center. Chen Long saw that the broken arm of the pottery figurine was broken at the upper end of the elbow, thinking that half of the arm was removed by the tomb robber in front of him.
Chen Long took a closer look and saw that the paint on the face of the pottery figurine had fallen off. He thought that after the thieves opened the hole, the air circulated and it had gradually oxidized. The pottery figurines are wearing armor and tied with silk ribbons around their waists. They have a serious expression, their eyes are wide open, and they are very energetic. The fracture at the elbow was uneven. Chen Long used a fire bend to get close to the fracture. The faint light of the fire illuminated the painted pottery at the fracture.
Chen Long's original intention was to see what was going on inside the hollow broken elbow. Unexpectedly, the fire was everywhere and he discovered that the inner section of the upper arm was actually closed. Chen Long was surprised and said: "It's a hollow clay body, why does it need to be closed here?"
Zhang Ning didn't know the reason and guessed: "It may have something to do with the craftsmanship. Is it carved section by section and then glued together?"
Chen Long nodded and said: "It's possible. I wonder if there was such an advanced bonding technology at that time? If it is a solid carving, it would be easier to understand."
Zhang Ning said: "It's broken anyway, so let's just break it and take a look inside."
Chen Long cut the edge of the upper arm of the pottery figurine with his palm. The upper arm could not bear the force of the palm and was immediately broken into half. A rolled-up round object slid down from the broken upper arm. Chen Long's hand was weak and he snatched it from the arm. Copied in the air.
Zhang Ning screamed and took the fire fold from Chen Long's hand. Chen Long unfolded the round object and took a closer look. It turned out to be a silk book. Looking at the front page of the silk book again, there are three big characters written on it: "Tuanxi Gong."
Chen Long's heart surged with huge waves, and ecstasy rushed to his head. Due to the rush of time travel, he was unable to scan the full set of Tuanxi Gong into his brain in time. This has always been Chen Long's biggest regret, and it also limited his progress in internal skills. For a moment, blood filled the top of his head, and Chen Long yelled: "It's really hard to find a place without wearing iron shoes. It takes no effort to get here!"
Zhang Ning didn't know that Tuanxi Gong was the magical skill that Chen Long thought about day and night. As he chewed on the poem Chen Long blurted out, he felt that it was another famous line. Chen Long picked up Zhang Ning, kissed him again and again, and said, "Chang'an and his team, this is my biggest gain."
Seeing that her husband was happy, Zhang Ning smiled and said, "If there are really thousands of troops in the mausoleum, do they have to break them one by one to find treasures?"
Chen Long was speechless, with several black lines appearing on his forehead. I thought that if Mei Niang smashed the terracotta warriors and horses inside, she would be a sinner of history, and future generations would never have the opportunity to see the complete terracotta warriors and horses.
In the afternoon, Chen Long and Zhang Ning rode back to Chang'an Beihengmen. They saw that the East and West markets were still bustling with people. Zhang Ning accidentally glanced in the direction of the West City. Chen Long saw it and knew that Zhang Ning was thinking about Lian Na, but The price is too high and I don’t want to embarrass Chen Long.
Chen Long hurriedly took his beloved wife's hand and said: "Chang'an has given me Tuanxi Gong as a gift, how can I let my beloved wife return empty-handed. Lina is a good horse, it would be a pity to miss it. I already have yellow claws." Feidian and Lina can be used as Mei Niang's mount. Let's see if Lahan has been sold." Without any explanation, he pulled Zhang Ning and walked towards the West Market.
The West Market is crowded with people and business is booming, but Lahan is nowhere to be seen. Zhang Ning said disappointedly: "I think Bole, who has a keen eye for pearls, bought it."
Chen Long didn't want his wife to be disappointed, so he got on his horse and looked around, then dismounted and asked another horse dealer next to him: "Have you ever seen a horse dealer from the Western Regions named Lahan this morning?"
"I've seen it before. He was selling a good horse today, but unfortunately the price was too high. In the end, no one cared about it, so he pulled the horse away."
"Do you know where Rahan lives?"
"I don't know about that. But most of the horse dealers from the Western Regions rent in villages outside Xicheng, where the rent is cheap and they can let their horses roam."
Chen Long thanked him and left Xicheng again with Zhang Ning. Outside the west city gate is an official road. Within a few miles of riding, you can see a village in the distance.
The village is built along the official road, and there are many vendors along the road. As expected, there are many faces in the Western Region, and you can see all kinds of strange toys. The two rode horses slowly through the main street of the village, but unfortunately found nothing. Chen Long asked several villagers, but none of them had any impression of Lahan.
Zhang Ning said disappointedly: "Wenlong, there's no need to look any further. It's getting late and the return journey is urgent." After saying that, he mounted his horse and whipped his horse, and shouted loudly: "Go home, drive! Drive!" to vent his depression.
Chen Long got on his horse and was about to raise his whip to catch up. Suddenly, a distant neighing sounded in Ling's ears, and then the neighing sound seemed to come from far away. A maroon horse galloped from the end of the fork in the village at a very fast speed. , passed in front of Chen Long's horse, made a sharp turn, went onto the main street, and chased straight in the direction of Zhang Ning. Behind the horse, a panting figure from the Western Regions chased out, shouting: "Lian Na! Li Na!" It was Lahan.
Chen Long was overjoyed that Lian Na actually heard Zhang Ning's voice and ran after her desperately. It seemed that Zhang Ning was indeed Lian Na's master determined by God. Jumped off the horse, stopped Lahan and said, "Lahan, do you still remember me?"
Lahan stopped and recognized Chen Long at a glance as the client who watched the horses early in the morning, and said anxiously: "I don't know why Lian Na is so crazy, but she doesn't listen to the call. Can I lend you the horse?"
Chen Long smiled and said: "There is no need to borrow the horse. Lian Na is extremely smart. Just when she heard the clumsy tree shouting, she ran to recognize the master."
Lahan was startled and said: "Lian Na ran to recognize the master by herself? How... is this possible?"
Chen Long laughed and said, "That's true! But don't worry, the money is with me. I'll give you another one thousand taels, seven thousand taels of silver. How about that?"
Lahan hesitated for a while, then sighed and said: "Lian Na has made her own choice, and I am happy for her. In this case, let her go. Lian Na is like my daughter, you must treat her well."
Chen Long smiled and said: "Of course." He pointed in the direction of Chang'an and said: "Let's catch up with Lian Na and Zhuo Jing. But I don't have so much silver with me. I will discuss with you how to get the silver later."
On one side of the official road, Zhang Ning was caressing Lian Na's oily neck happily. Lian Na neighed continuously, and they were very affectionate to each other. Lahan was stunned, but Lian Na recognized her old master, so she ran over and rubbed Lahan's shoulder.
Lahan said sympathetically: "Lina, you have chosen your master, but you must serve him well and not be willful."
After hearing this, Zhang Ning hurriedly said: "Lian Na, are you willing to sell it?"
Lahan nodded, and Chen Long said: "We've agreed on the seven thousand taels. We'll go back to Chang'an for delivery soon. Let's borrow Boss Zhong's first." After Zhang Ning heard this, he saw Lian Na looking at a few people with a swagger and a very well-behaved look, which was really endearing. I no longer objected, thinking that this gift was too valuable.
Lahan went back to get Lina's Anqiu. The Anqiu was painted with some Muslim characters and paintings from the Western Regions, which was very exotic. After the equipment was completed, Lahan pointed to the saddle with a smile and said, "This saddle was made by my wife herself for Lina. Madam, please."
Zhang Ning was overjoyed and jumped onto the saddle bridge. He felt that it was very wide and stable. He lightly clamped his legs together. Lian Na was so smart that she kicked off her hind legs and flew away. Chen Long and Lahan quickly got on two horses and chased along the official road. After a while, they saw the outline of the majestic city of Chang'an from a distance.
Chen Long slowed down his horse and talked with Lahan while walking, and the topic was about BMW from the Western Regions. Lahan has been walking the Silk Road for many years and is an old horse who knows the way. When he talked about the Horse Sutra, he couldn't stop talking about the scenery of the Silk Road, such as the solitary smoke in the desert, the wind and sand in the Gobi, the oasis cover, and the flaming mountains. Chen Long was filled with yearning after hearing this.
Chen Long's heart moved and he said: "Lahan, to tell you the truth, I originally lived in Lingling County in the far south of the Han Dynasty. There is a serious shortage of war horses there and people like you are needed. Why not sell your BMW there? I would like to open a channel for you."
Lahan narrowed his eyes, touched his beard, shook his head and said, "Is it still far away from Chang'an? I guess there will be a lot of inconvenience in walking."
Chen Long continued to encourage: "If you sell horses to the Han Dynasty horse dealers in Chang'an, they will also go to the south to sell them at a higher price. Why not just go there and sell them? It should be profitable. Chang'an is not far from Yun County, Nanyang County. There is a ferry of the Han River there, and I have a large number of merchant ships that can carry more horses directly to Lingling, and I can even send people to help you protect the horses along the way."
Lahan agreed to consider it, but was obviously not interested in the idea. Chen Long knew that talking was useless, so he started chatting about the Horse Sutra, and Lahan resumed his eloquence.
Zhang Ning arrived at the city gate early and stopped his horse to wait for the two of them. He was very fond of Lina's bloody horses. The three of them went into the city together, and when they arrived at Zhong Yu's inn, they saw a few carriages parked inside the inn. Apparently, the materials and vehicles for departure were ready. Zhong Yao and Guo Jia came out to greet him. Seeing Lahan's Western-region appearance, they all came over to say hello. Seeing the handsome Lian Na, they all caressed Lian Na's neck affectionately and praised the horse. Zhang Ning, who took off his veil, smiled brightly. Pulling Zhang Ning was so beautiful that he couldn't help but feel dazed for a while.
Chen Long asked Boss Zhong how much cash was available for delivery. Boss Zhong had just packed up Xinruan. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "I have three thousand taels of silver at home, leaving two thousand taels for Zhong Yao. I will take the one thousand taels to Lingling. Are you ready to use it, my lord?"
When Chen Long heard that there were so few, there were no banknotes or banks at that time, so he could only trade with five baht coins and silver taels. Chen Long remembered that this was not Zhao Da's place in Luoyang, and he kept a lot of silver taels all the year round. Nowadays, he is really short of money to buy horses. He turned to look at Zhou Buji and murmured: "Yuan Zhi, how many taels of cash do we have for spending money on the road?"
Zhou Buyi frowned and got into a carriage to count the money, shouting from the car: "My lord, there are only five hundred taels left!"
Seeing Chen Long frowning, Zhong Yu quickly said: "Master, if it's not enough, how about I go find someone to borrow it? How much do you want to borrow?"
Chen Long had a headache and said, "We still need three thousand five hundred taels." Zhong Yu took a breath and said, "So expensive?"
When Chen Long saw Zhang Ning Tingting approaching, he was afraid that she would see Zhong Yu in trouble, so he refused to buy Lina. He hurriedly smiled and said: "This is still a 30% discount. Lian Na is a hard-earned BMW, and it is not expensive at all." .”
Zhong Yu scratched his head and said, "I'm going to borrow some now. I'm afraid I won't be able to borrow so many at once." After that, he turned to leave.
Lahan, who was watching from the side, was staring at Zhang Ning in a daze, but Zhong Yu turned around and woke him up. Lahan stopped Zhong Yu and said to Chen Long: "Brother, didn't you ask me to go to Lingling to sell horses? I just thought about it carefully and found that if I go by water, it really won't take much effort. Since I can't get enough money now , how about I go with you to Lingling to pick it up? I’ll check the route by the way. But I still have a lot of guys who need to go to Lingling to pick up the silver tomorrow."
Chen Long said overjoyed: "This is the best! But you don't need to take the guy with you. I will naturally send someone to send Lahan and Yinzi back to Chang'an. After all, Boss Zhong still needs cash to do things here."
Lahan nodded, glanced at Zhang Ning, and suddenly praised: "Your lady is so beautiful, she is like a snow lotus in the Tianshan Mountains. She even outshines the beauties in our Western Regions."
Chen Long knew that only Han people could be pretentious and secretive when it came to praising women, while barbarians from the Western Regions praised them in person, without any insult, and they were most sincere. Hearing this, he didn't feel dissatisfied. He smiled and thought, "So that's it. I wasted a lot of spit along the way and didn't persuade you to sell horses in Lingling. It's not as good as a beauty trick."
After hearing the compliment, Zhang Ning saw Chen Long smiling brightly. He waved his hand with a pink face and said, "In that case, let's set off together tomorrow morning!"
