Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 740: The Blessing of Heaven and the Blessing of the Land
The first fifty-three chapters of heaven's luck and the blessing of the country

Changsun Wuji and his caravan left Yiwu City after eating and drinking, and headed westward towards the vast desert.

At the same time, a group of Tubo wandering warriors with red eyes also followed the caravan slowly.

The laws of the Tang Dynasty are actually only suitable for cities and places where the flag of the Tang Dynasty is flying.

From Yiwu to the west, it takes [-] miles to reach Liuzhong County. On the [-]-mile official road from Yiwu City to Liuzhong County, except for the Tang army patrols passing by during the day, sand robbers and bandits will be restrained. However, at night, when the Tang Army patrol returned to the hotel, this place was still under the management of the Western Regions.

The so-called law of the Western Regions is actually very simple, things are selected by nature, the strong are respected, the weak prey on the strong, and the fittest survive.

The seven wells are 150 miles away from Yiwu City, which is the location of the Tuntian Army of the Han Dynasty.Of course, with the passage of time, the original Han Dynasty garrison field has long been submerged by yellow sand. Of the hundreds of wells dug at the beginning, there are still seven wells that can be used, so the seven wells became the place name here.

In the place of Qikoujing, there have already been caravans stationed here.As Chen Ying pacified the Western Regions, the Western Regions and Chang'an were connected. Since the fourth year of Wude, the trade routes have been reopened. Merchants only need to pay taxes to the Tang Dynasty government to do business.Although it is said that the Sassanid Empire was still in the Western Turks, the Byzantine Empire was still at war, and it was beaten to death.

However, the silk, tea and porcelain of the Tang Dynasty were all luxury goods favored by Byzantine, Sassanian and Western Turkic nobles. It is an exaggeration to say that a porcelain plate weighing two catties was equivalent to gold in the Sasanian Empire, but one It is an indisputable fact that plates can be sold for fifty silver coins, but the goods that can be purchased with fifty silver Sasanian silver coins are very considerable.

Ten silver coins can buy one Sassanian cavalry, twenty Sassanian virgins, and of course ten warhorses.Of course, that's the price of a plate.

Mahim looked at the bonfire in front of him worriedly, his chubby face wrinkled into a ball.Changsun Wuji thought that Maxim was worried about the expenses this time, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, you only need to take me to Gaochang City, the caravan is still yours, and I can still add [-] yuan to you in Gaochang City." I will let you bring forty loads of goods to the road!"

Mahim shook his head and said: "My lord, you don't know something, Mahim is not worried that the nobleman will break the promise, it's just..."

As he said that, Mahim turned his mouth towards a caravan of about a hundred people on the opposite side.

Changsun Wuji just glanced at him, and the Tubo man with a scar on his face glared at him fiercely. Changsun Wuji felt very uncomfortable as if he was being stared at by a hungry wolf.He quickly retracted his gaze, then looked at Mahim and said, "What is the origin!"

Mahim said in a low voice: "They are all people who do business without money, and I am afraid they are eyeing our shipment."

Changsun Wuji said disapprovingly: "Maxim, go talk to them and tell them that the goods can be given to them, don't embarrass all of us!"

Mahim timidly said: "This..."

"Don't worry..." Changsun Wuji said with a smile, "Forty loads, a bit less!"

Mahim took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll go!"

Changsun Wuji winks at Changsun Huai'an.

The eldest grandson Huai'an leaned in front of the eldest grandson Wuji.Changsun Wuji said: "Go and prepare four horses. If we fail to talk later, we will ride away!"

Upon hearing the words, the eldest grandson Huai'an didn't dare to be careless and left quickly.

Changsun Wuji's small eyes looked at the fire, but from the corner of his eyes, he looked at the group of fierce Tubo people opposite him.He feels that things are definitely not that simple.

A wise man doubts everything!
What Changsun Wuji doesn't believe most is coincidence. He doubts whether Chen Ying instigated it, whether Maxim will betray him, and even more doubts whether Li Xiuning is determined to stand on the side of the East Palace. , he doubted that if he went to the Western Regions, he would be able to grasp the power of the long history in a short period of time...

After a short time, Maxim came back with a relaxed face, smiled and said to Zhangsun Wuji: "Master, the other side agreed, let us pay one hundred gold, and they will protect us on the road safely!"

While winking his eyes at Changsun Wuji, Mahim quietly moved towards the idled war horse.

It's a pity that Changsun Wuji had too little conversation with Maxim, and there was no tacit understanding.

Changsun Wuji said loudly: "We don't have one hundred gold, we can borrow money from the merchant when we arrive in Gaochang City..."

The words had already been spoken, at this moment Mahim dexterously got on the horse, bit the horse, and stabbed the horse's butt with a knife.

It was hard for Changsun Wuji to imagine that a fat man as fat as Mahim could be so agile.

However, at the same time that Mahim got on his horse, the eldest grandson Huai'an also came leading the horse.

However, at this time, it was too late.

The killing has begun.

These fierce Tubo people drew out their knives and charged at Mahim's caravan.

The melee is about to break out. In fact, in this era, no one who dares to do business is good.Of course, the remote merchants at this time are actually half bandits and half merchants. When they can rob, they will definitely go for it.

In Mahim's caravan, there were five knights of the Sasanian Empire, and two highly skilled Byzantine fighters, all of which were guards bought by Mahim at a high price.

Especially the Byzantine fighters, the so-called fighters, are the chances of survival that can be obtained by winning ten games in a row in the arena. Of course, someone needs to pay for their redemption.The two fighters that Mahim bought cost a full twenty silver coins, which made Mahim feel distressed.

However, the price is worth it.In particular, the two fighters leaned back against each other, swung an iron rod, and beat a Tibetan, whose head almost fell into his stomach.

Changsun Wuji was so frightened that he hugged the horse's neck tightly and was about to run.However, seeing Mahim running hundreds of steps away, he stopped.Changsun Wuji asked, "Why don't you run away!"

"What are you running for?" Mahim said, "I'm just afraid of being accidentally injured. Look, the dead soldiers I bought are amazing!"

Sure enough, he looked in the direction Mahim pointed.Without exception, the men under Mahim's command drew their swords from their horses and fought with the group of Tubo people.

Although the number of Mahim was slightly smaller, they fought more and more bravely, killing the Tubo people and retreating steadily.

At this time, Changsun Wuji finally confirmed that Ru Tubo was definitely not sent by Chen Ying, and it was impossible for Chen Ying to send this group of trash to kill him too.

In the darkness, the two men in black lying in the sand looked at this scene and shook their heads and said, "It's really mud that can't support the wall!"

Another man in black said: "Let us take action!"

"Remember not to leave traces!"

The man in black smiled lightly and said, "I'll take care of things, don't worry!"

As he spoke, he tore off the tight-fitting clothes on his body, took off the package, and took out a Tubo sheepskin robe from it. Resisting the strong smell of sheep, he frowned and wore it on his body, and then covered it with rouge. His own cheeks turned plateau red.

The biggest feature of the Tubo people is that their cheeks are rosy, as if they have been smeared with rouge.

This pretended Tubo man made a big circle and joined the battle group with a knife.

He knocked down a Mahim guard with a single knife, and then snatched a Sassanian longbow from a Sasanian knight. The Sassanian longbow is an ultra-long bow arm, usually up to eight feet long, which is different from the traditional one of the Central Plains Dynasty. The recurve bow is completely different. In order to pursue stronger elasticity, this single bow must use a hard material that is not easy to bend, so it must be made longer.In contrast, the compound bow of Tianchao Shangbang does not need to be so long because it uses wood, horns, ribs and other composite materials to enhance its elasticity.The back of the bow is bent from a complete piece of wood, and the strength of the longbow depends entirely on it.

The man in black picked up the Sasanian longbow and shot at the two brave Byzantine fighters.

"Hush..." Two arrows knocked the two archers to the ground.

When the other Tubo people saw it, they also put their arrows on the string one after another, and those who were far away used their bows and arrows to shoot.

There was a loud scream, and at this moment, the black-clothed longbow suddenly turned its direction, and shot a sharp arrow at Changsun Wuji in the distance with lightning speed.

The longbow of the Sassanian Empire can shoot a range of 300 meters. In the battle with the Roman Empire, the Roman Empire's hoplites were shot to collapse by the longbow of the Sassanian Empire.

There was a sound of piercing through the air, Changsun Wuji waited until he found the incoming arrow, it was too late to avoid it.

"Pfft..."

With the sound of the sharp arrow piercing the flesh, the sharp arrow pierced into his lungs, Changsun Wuji opened his mouth and spit out a big mouthful of snow foam.

The eldest grandson Huai'an was so frightened that he didn't pay attention to this Tibetan from Xibei.

The Tibetans finally left thirty or forty corpses and a dozen wounded and exited the seven wells.

At dawn, Changsun Wuji died of his injuries.

……

When Chen Ying received the news, he was a little dumbfounded.He really wanted to kill Changsun Wuji, the scourge, but it was not easy to get rid of Changsun Wuji without implicating himself.

If political struggle is used, Chen Ying really can't play tricks on Sun Wuji, the patriarch, not to mention that he has won the trust and protection of Li Shimin, which is similar to Chen Ying at this time.

But he never thought that Changsun Wuji would leave alone, instead, the Tubo people found a chance to kill Changsun Wuji.

Since Changsun Wuji did not reveal his identity, the government of Yiwu City only dealt with it as an ordinary crime of robbery, captured Tubo who was unable to retreat due to injuries, interrogated the rest of their accomplices, and then, those who should be arrested and killed should be decapitated .

……

Li Yuan, who was in Chang'an, took the same simple and brutal treatment of Yang Wengan's rebellion under the prince's family. Yang Wengan was killed by his subordinates, and his three clans were punished.

No action was taken against Li Jiancheng.

Because Li Yuan is not stupid, although Yang Wenqian is Li Jiancheng's man, he is not the most capable person under Li Jiancheng's command. If Li Jiancheng wants to rebel, he will definitely join forces with Chen Ying, Feng Li, Li Shiji, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanren, Yu Chigong and others .

However, none of these people changed, nor did Li Jiancheng, not even the most basic preparations.

So Li Yuan didn't believe that Li Jiancheng would instigate Yang Wenqian to rebel and force him to abdicate and become emperor himself.If Li Jiancheng really had this idea, at least the left and right guards of the Eastern Palace should be transferred back to Chang'an to control the capital.

Li Shimin was very injured and spent a lot of energy, but he didn't get the result he wanted.

At this time, Chen Ying's memorial to return to Chang'an to visit his relatives arrived in front of the imperial court.

Li Yuan held Chen Ying's memorial, looked at Pei Ji and said, "Pei San, what do you think?"

Pei Ji said: "This is not the first time. Feng Li, Xue Wanche, and Li Shiji have requested to return to Beijing to report on their duties, and now Chen Concubine has requested to return to Beijing to visit his relatives. It is exactly the same!"

Li Yuan nodded and said: "They are avoiding suspicion!"

Pei Ji smiled wryly and said: "Princess Pingyang came forward to ask Changsun Wuji to be the governor of the Western Regions. I'm afraid I didn't communicate with Chen Concubine beforehand. This move will be misunderstood by Chen Concubine!"

"misunderstanding?"

Li Yuan pondered and said: "You mean he is thinking that I am worried that I will be the king in the Western Regions and send my eldest grandson Wuji to divide his power?"

"Very likely!" Seeing that the water in Li Yuan's tea bowl was empty, Pei Ji picked up the teapot, filled Li Yuan with water, then handed the tea bowl to Li Yuan's hand and said, "Your Majesty, think about it, what happened to Yang Wenqian, all civil and military officials in the East Palace It is a human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages for fear of harming oneself, and it is reasonable for Chen Concubine to beg to return to Beijing at this time!"

Li Yuan said: "When Chen Ying comes back, can Changsun Wuji live in the western regions?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Pei Ji shook his head and said, "Changsun Wuji is at best a man of one prefecture and county, and it is already too much for him to govern a prefecture. There are nineteen prefectures in Xizhou Road, where Han and Hu live together, and there are constant entanglements. If there is no ability to cut it when it is right, it is not enough to appease the Western Regions, and last year the Tubo suffered a big loss, and this year they will not be in collusion with the Eastern Turks!"

Li Yuan smiled wryly and said: "Chen Ying has guarded the Western Regions for more than two years, and even his child has never met. If I don't allow him to go back to Chang'an to visit his relatives, it would be too unkind!"

Pei Ji still couldn't figure out what Li Yuan meant. If he agreed with Chen Ying to go back to Beijing to visit his relatives, it would definitely send a powerful signal to the court.

If the emperor is going to weaken the power of the prince, then the prince's line will be severely damaged, and the Qin king's line will surely be greatly strengthened.I am afraid that impeachment and frame-up will come like clouds.

In fact, looking at Tang officials from Pei Ji's point of view, there are very few clean buttocks.

If the East Palace suffers heavy losses, there will be great turmoil for the country.

East Turkistan is affected by drought, and it is inevitable that they will launch an offensive in winter.Once the Turks were hit by natural disasters, they would make up for it from the Central Plains Dynasty. This has been the law for thousands of years.

A stable court and a stable country are more important than anything else.

However, when it comes to national stability and the future of the country, Pei Ji does not express his opinions easily in this regard.He muttered: "Your Majesty means...?"

Li Yuan murmured: "Hou Mo Chen's family has few heirs, and Pingyang has only one child under his knees. The prince now has three sons and two daughters, and King Qin also has three sons. As a father, I can't favor one over another!"

When Pei Ji heard this, his heart sank.He felt that Li Yuan really wanted to agree to Chen Ying's return to Beijing.

The point is that Chen Ying can't come back now.

When Chen Ying was in the Western Regions, he could watch the Western Turks from the west and deter Tubo from the south. Once the Eastern Turks moved south, Chen Ying could also send out surprise troops from Jinshan to copy the back route of the Eastern Turks.

The key is that Changsun Wuji is not material for guarding the Western Regions at all.Once Chen Ying came back, unless Li Jing or Li Xiaogong were pushed up, things would only get worse.

Pei Ji gritted his teeth, even if he offended Li Yuan, he couldn't let Li Yuan do this foolish trick.

At this moment, Li Yuan murmured: "Chen Ying can't come back, then let Pingyang go to the Western Regions!"

"Pingyang to the Western Regions!" Pei Ji's eyes froze.

Now that Chen Ying is in power, because of Yang Wengan's change, there are rumors that Chen Ying may rebel.If you followed the practice of ancient kings, it would be natural to detain his weak son as a hostage, but Li Yuan did the opposite. Do you think Chen Ying might rebel?I even sent his son to him!

Pei Ji came to his senses and asked Pingyang to take the youngest son to the Western Regions, because Princess Pingyang would never sit back and watch Chen Ying rebel. Of course, it is more likely that the rumors about Chen Ying and the prince's rebellion will be destroyed in an instant!
Li Yuan smiled and said: "The husband and wife have lived apart in two places for a long time. I will not be such a bad guest. Now I go to the Western Regions. Although the road is a little bit hard, Pingyang is a person who has endured hardships. Naturally, she is not afraid. Maybe in order to meet the son-in-law, she Happy to do so!"

PS: Two updates and eight thousand words are here today!I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Lao Cheng will not rest, and will continue to update tomorrow.

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