After listening to what Nangong Mei said, the Fan family tried every means to establish their own power at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions, in addition to a large part of the reason being to avenge Fan Dao. Another very important reason is that the Fan family found that the Western Regions are extremely suitable for growing cotton. Moreover, before this dynasty began to promote cotton planting on a large scale, there was a lot of cotton planting in the Western Regions. Cotton cloth and cotton products from the Western Regions were the main tributes to the Uighurs in Xizhou long before the Shu waste people marched into the Western Regions. It is also one of the main commodities transported from the Western Regions to the mainland of the Central Plains.
The quality of cotton produced in the Western Regions is much better than that in the mainland. Although there is a shortage of water in the southern part of the Tianshan Mountains, there is no shortage of water along the Jishishui River and at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Therefore, the Fan family planned to use the Western Region as another major cotton producing area. And using the original cotton textile technology of the Uighurs in the Western Regions, cotton cloth was made on the spot and sold to the mainland. In this way, the Fan family can save a lot of costs in cotton production.
In fact, the Fan family had never thought of winning over the old Shu tribe at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. But those garrison generals were too greedy. In order to amass money, he consciously lured the Uighurs, not only competed with the Fan family for the cotton plantation, but also came to the farm all day long to extort money. Even if the bandits are self-respecting, they can indulge the bandits in the Tianshan Mountains and the horse bandits in the desert, and plunder the Fan family's farm with almost no restrictions. The Fan family has a high reputation among the Uighurs. But among those who are either Han or Tubo.
Or among the garrison generals of other tribes, no one paid attention. In the eyes of those people, the Fan family is just an important source of money for them. No matter how much, it means nothing. Those people were the delinquents of Shu back then, and they were all somewhat obedient, and they were even more rude to the Fan family. In the first few years after King Anxi entered the Western Region, the entire Western Region was almost torn apart. The generals everywhere supported their troops and respected themselves, and ignored him at all. He simply couldn't control what those generals did.
Even after several years, he could only barely subdue the garrison at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain and control the lands at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain. But for the armies south of the Tianshan Mountains and all the way to the north of the Kunlun Snow Mountain, they can only drive a few nails. Most people are beyond his control. In addition, the Tubo people would cross the snowy mountains from time to time to harass them. In order to ensure their interests, the Fan family could only spend a lot of money to bribe those generals. At first, the Fan family had no ambitions. They just wanted to bribe the generals to gain some protection and avoid being harassed.
But in the Fan family, it was found out that the old man who hurt Fan Dao was actually an important counselor around King Anxi, so he decided to recruit a group of generals for his own use in order to find opportunities to avenge Fan Dao in the future. According to Fan Dao, that man was extremely skilled in martial arts, and even Fan Dao's father was no match for him. And Fan Dao's father is already the person with the highest martial arts skills in the Fan family. Except for Fan Dao's father, there is no one in the entire Fan family who can beat him. As a result, it is almost impossible to avenge Fan Dao through Jianghu methods.
But it is impossible not to avenge Fan Dao. Otherwise, the Fan family will not only be unable to continue to gain a foothold in the world, but will even be ridiculed in the shopping mall. Now Fan Dao has died due to serious injuries. The hatred between the Fan family and that person has become unending. If Jianghu methods don't work, then other methods can only be adopted. The Fan family didn't want to make the matter a big deal, but now the Fan family has been forced into a desperate situation. The Fan family also knew that this move was quite taboo and touched the bottom line of the court, but it was a last resort.
Listening to Nangong Mei's story and looking at the haggard beauty, Huang Qiong felt heartbroken but quite dissatisfied. It is not incomprehensible that the Fan family wants to avenge Fan Dao. But in matters of Jianghu, it is better to stay in Jianghu. The Fan family should not and does not need to get involved in the battles in the Western Region. Because this involves the imperial court, King Anxi, and many other aspects. If anyone in the Fan family is not careful, it is extremely likely that they will pay the price of physical and mental injuries. Even its control over the Silk Road in the Western Regions must be handed over.
What's more, chivalrous people use martial arts to violate taboos, merchants use tycoons to violate taboos, and the Fan family has both. If he is in control of the army, he, as the emperor, may not be able to keep the Fan family safe by then. Although the area south of the Tianshan Mountains is not yet completely under the control of King Anxi. But since ancient times, the focus of the Western Regions has always been north of the Tianshan Mountains. The area south of the Tianshan Mountains, occupied most of the area by the Taklimakan Desert, has never been able to determine the fate of the Western Regions. The rich areas of the Western Regions are north of the Tianshan Mountains.
Even if the Fan family controls the entire southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, what will happen? As long as King Anxi sent troops to block the passes in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, he could be trapped in the snowy desert. King Anxi, who controls the richest area north of the Tianshan Mountains in the entire Western Region, can easily cut off the Fan family's caravan on the Silk Road. Considering the stability of King Anxi's army, it was impossible for the court to allow the Silk Road to be cut off. Now that the Fan family has really fallen out with King Anxi, they may suffer even more losses and may even lose control of the Silk Road.
Although the Fan family's maritime trade is now booming. But one cannot walk on just one leg. If the Fan family's control position on the Silk Road is really taken down. I'm afraid there are many merchants willing to take over from the Fan family. You know, although I have forced the Fan family to give up some of the rights and interests of the Silk Road over the years. But because of the Fan family's position among the Uighur tribes, they actually still firmly hold the right to speak and even control over the entire Silk Road. If other businesses want to follow the Silk Road, they all have to look at the Fan family's wishes.
If the Fan family really offended King Anxi at this time, there would be many people who would add insult to injury. Unless the Fan family can rely on their reputation and connections among the Uighurs to mobilize all the Uighurs to rebel and cooperate with the Fan family to attack the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Otherwise, the Fan family's move would be more of a loss than a gain. This also includes whether he can tolerate the Fan family openly turning against King Anxi and even controlling the Western Region. As far as my entire layout is concerned, I don’t even think about it. Not to mention myself, no king in the past could tolerate such a thing.
However, the Fan family may have been peeking into the Western Region for more than a day. I'm afraid the plan was already in place when the Shu waste people were still here. Otherwise, given the Fan family's status in the Western Regions and their strong financial resources, I am afraid that Mr. Guo would not easily take action, let alone offend Shu, who was the biggest source of wealth after arriving in the Western Regions. The attack seriously injured Fan Dao. That Mr. Guo once said when he visited the palace at night a few years ago that the Fan family should not do anything, and wanted to take advantage of the sudden death of the useless Shu man and the entire Western Region was leaderless.
Gave birth to undue ambitions. A businessman actually wanted to take advantage of the temporary chaos in the Western Region to fish in troubled waters, take advantage of the chaos to establish his own power, and then control the Western Region. Huang Qiong has never forgotten these words. Today, it is still in my ears. Maybe Nangong Mei doesn't know that the ambitions of the Fan family, or simply Fan Dao, are at least much greater than they appear on the surface, and the layout of the Western Regions has not been achieved in a day. When Mr. Guo seriously injured Fan Dao, he must have been forced to the point where he couldn't do anything without taking action.
Just looking at Nangong Mei with a stubborn face, Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of her nose helplessly. He shook his head and sighed: "I have been in contact with the person who injured Fan Dao before, and his martial arts is indeed quite high. Even I am no match for him. The only person in the world who can compare with him is probably my mother. . I also know that neither the Fan family nor Meier can just sit idly by and ignore Fan Dao's hatred. But what I mean is that it's all about the Jianghu. The Fan family should not and has no need to get involved in the battle for the Western Region. "
Having said this, Huang Qiong looked at Nangong Mei, sighed softly and said: "That price is not something that the Fan family or you can afford. It is even possible that the Fan family's century-old foundation will be destroyed. Once. This cannot be solved with money. Mei'er, listen to my advice, the Fan family should stop and do your business well. Don't continue to toss in that muddy pond in the Western Regions. At least I can't do it now. Hopefully, the Fan family will be destroyed in one fell swoop. Those people whom the Fan family bribed are all duplicitous people."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Nangong Mei raised her head, stared at Huang Qiong for a long time, and said: "Your Majesty, I know that on the surface, the Western Region seems to be in the hands of King Anxi, but in fact it is in the hands of His Majesty. . His Majesty has great ambitions and wants to bring all the nine states into the territory of the Qi Dynasty. The Fan family can withdraw from the Western Regions, or even withdraw from the Silk Road forever, and completely return the Silk Road to the imperial court. But there is only one Fan family. The request is to ask Your Majesty to hand over that person to the Fan family."
"As long as the imperial court hands that person over to the Fan family and the little woman takes revenge for killing her husband, the Fan family is willing to withdraw from the Western Regions forever. The Fan family is not your majesty and has supreme power, let alone hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry. They are not as good as others in kung fu. Under the circumstances, they can only rely on the money in their hands. Money can make all the difference. The Fan family has no need for the loyalty of those people, and they have no hope that the loyalty bought with money can be reliable. But as long as they are willing Help the Fan family and help me avenge my husband's murder, no matter how much money I spend, it doesn't matter."
Nangong Mei's stubbornness made Huang Qiong sigh. But just when Huang Qiong was about to say something, the young man who went to the Sizheng Hall with Nangong Mei stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, according to the rules, there is no common sense for your Majesty to talk to his mother. This junior has the qualifications to intervene. But Peng, as the current head of the Fan family, must also have the qualifications to speak. Your Majesty, Luan is a human son, and the hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable. As long as this great hatred can be avenged, even as your Majesty said, So what if the Fan family is completely ruined?"
"Your Majesty, the Fan family has always adhered to its duty as a businessman since its establishment. It has never thought of participating in court disputes, let alone getting involved in disputes outside the territory. The Fan family will not abuse others, but they will never I will not allow someone to put a shit basin on their head without any retaliation. If the court cannot come forward to avenge the Fan family, then the Fan family can only do it themselves. Your Majesty advises the Fan family, it is all about the world. But forgive me Peng would venture to say, if this matter were placed on His Majesty, how would His Majesty handle himself?"
"Do you know that you are not your opponent, so you just let it go? Or do you still have to fight to the death even if you know that you may be ruined? If your Majesty can't do it, then don't blame the Fan family. Peng also knows that your Majesty is in trouble. To be the emperor, the emperor was so angry that he laid down millions of corpses and shed blood for thousands of miles. The Fan family were ordinary people, so naturally they couldn't do what His Majesty did. The Fan family were just ordinary people. As long as they could avenge a big revenge, it didn't matter if the blood was spilled three feet away. If Your Majesty cannot hand over the culprit to the Fan family, so the common people beg your Majesty not to persuade him any more."
Faced with the accusations from his own son, after hearing that his son had killed his father one by one, but he was standing here well, how could he have any revenge for killing his father? He is a king, and he is also his biological father. No matter how much he could bear it, Huang Qiong couldn't control his anger when his son was so rebellious in front of him. Even if this child doesn't know, he is his real biological father.
