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When the Tang army was invincible, there was a group of people in Datang who were not afraid of taking risks at all. They had no fear of going out to fight, but would go with countless beautiful dreams.

Those who were selected were all smiling, even if they needed to prepare their own horses, armor stomachs, weapons, and dry food, they would go.

When the army gathers, there is no mournful cry that resounds through the Xianyang Bridge, only the comfort of coming back to invite you to drink after getting rich.

After Yunchu saw this scene, his first thought was - this kind of event will be held every year in the future.

It is even necessary to prepare two such teams all year round. The best situation is that one is in the Western Regions and the other is in Chang'an.

After the caravan from Chang'an arrived in the Western Regions, the caravan from the Western Regions just returned to Chang'an with the collected goods from the Western Regions.

Alternating in this way, within ten years, even if you step on it with both feet, you can step on an incomparably brilliant Silk Road.

This time, not only the common people wanted to go, but also all the famous merchants in Chang'an City responded one after another, willing to join in this long-distance business.

For the merchants, with the protection of [-] Great Tang cavalry, this is a big business that is sure to make a profit.

Especially those merchants who often do business with people from the Western Regions understand that if they find an unknown and smallest country in the process of doing business—they might even launch a war to destroy the country.

In many cases, doing business in the Western Regions is basically the same as robbing, especially this time the county lord brought so many soldiers with him, almost the same number as the last time he went to Liaodong.

This planted a wrong impression in everyone's hearts that the county official wanted to take everyone to the Western Regions to rob and make a fortune.

To say this would really wrong Yunchu, his original intention was not to rob, but to do some business with the people of the Western Regions, so that the trade routes would change from chaotic to orderly.

How many times can you rob?With more wolves and less meat, it is easy to rob the Western Regions into a barren land.

"Are you really going to travel 1 miles this time, to the west of Suiye City?"

Li Ji was leaning on a huge soft wool pillow, holding a white jade ruyi in his hand, scratching his back with the white jade ruyi, and asked casually.

"There is still a batch of treasures to be unearthed in the Sassanid Kingdom, and it is estimated that we will go to the Great Food Kingdom"

In front of Li Ji, Yun Chu did not hide anything, and clearly stated the purpose of this trip to the west.

Although the old guy doesn't seem to care about anything now, he can be seen in all the major events that happened in Chang'an City in the past two years.

Their family didn't have much talent, and the only eldest grandson looked more like a disaster than a talent, so the old guy put on an attitude of not caring about anything after retirement.

Now, his calamity grandson is about to become king of Tuyuhun in Tuyuhun. Although Tuyuhun is a vassal of Datang, as long as what Xu Jingye does there, as long as it does not harm the interests of Datang, Datang is not very willing to pay attention to it. he.

The grandson of the traitor has really become a robber now, and he has created a fortune for the boss. Li Ji, this old guy's heart that is about to die, slowly came to life. …

"You wouldn't suddenly turn a corner and kill Xu Jingye on the way to the Western Regions, would you?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Duke Ying, my caravan won't go to Tuyuhun unless it passes through Biandukou."

Li Ji sighed and said, "The old man impeached you, saying that you secretly organized and trained the government soldiers for your own use, and the number of people far exceeded your authority as a county magistrate. In the end, His Majesty replied: What is the matter with you?"

"Your Majesty's trust in you is even the envy of this old man."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "This is the reward of the younger generation's loyalty to the country for many years."

Li Ji laughed and said, "I have served the country loyally for decades, and I have not been treated like you. You are not worthy of being loyal in front of this old man. However, this time, this old man impeached you not because you organized an army to go to the Western Regions, but because you What's the point of not bringing any of the nobles of the Manchu dynasty to such a big scene?"

Yunchu said unceremoniously, "The nobles have already eaten their brains full of fat, so eat more
They became wastes like ten-thousand-jin cows and thousand-jin pigs. I didn’t take them this time to help them, so as not to eat too fat and get stabbed early.”

It's a pity that my love for them is thought to have ulterior motives, and I really don't know good people."

Li Ji shook the white jade in his hand and asked, "Is it good for Datang to bring those poor people?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "In a country, the most taboo thing is that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. This is often the source of turmoil.

Therefore, in a country, it is not good to have a lot of rich people and a lot of poor people. The best situation is that the more people who are neither poor nor rich, the better.

Because the government soldiers, renters and servants are all from these people who are neither poor nor rich. Speaking of which, they are the most useful people in the country.

The younger generation brought 4000 people this time, and when they come back, there will be [-] people who are neither poor nor rich. If they go every year in the future, thousands of people who are neither poor nor rich will come out every year.

In this way, there will be more government soldiers and more people paying rent and commissions, and Datang will naturally be able to continue to prosper."

Li Ji stared at Yunchu for a while, then leaned back on the soft pillow and sighed, "Now that even a yellow-mouthed child like you dares to speak nonsense in front of this old man, it shows that this old man is really old and can't kill anyone anymore." "

Yun Chu looked at Li Ji and said, "Young people avoid sex, middle-aged people avoid anger, and old people avoid greed. Besides, how many powerful and rich people will end well?"

Li Ji laughed loudly and said, "It's very reasonable, but unfortunately the old man just doesn't listen, I have something to discuss with you now."

After Li Ji said these words, the Yingying and Yanyan who were standing around retreated like a tide.

Yun Chu looked at the back generously, and had to praise Li Ji, Li Ji's request was really high.

When the two of them were left in the room, Li Ji dropped Bai Yuruyi and said, "Send me a batch of gunpowder to Xu Jingye."

Yun Chu stared at Li Ji's eagle-like sharp eyes for a long time, then slowly shook his head and said, "This can't be done."

Li Ji said, "You are also a part of supporting Xu Jingye to gain a foothold in Tuyuhun. Over the years, this old man has taken the blame for you a lot. Isn't it your turn to take the blame for this old man?" …

Yun Chu continued to shake his head and said, "You can't carry this blame. Once you carry it, your head will fall to the ground."

Li Ji nodded expressionlessly and said, "That's right, since you don't want to take the blame for the old man, then you certainly don't want to take the blame for Changsun Wuji either. This is what the old man wants."

Yun Chu looked at Li Ji and said, "Don't let me find out that Xu Jingye has gunpowder in his hands, or I will be the first to ask His Majesty to destroy him."

Li Ji waved his hand at Yunchu and said, "Go, go, with a body of one hundred catties and a bone of two hundred catties, since you want to go all the way to the dark, it depends on your personal fortune in the future."

Yunchu walked around the hall twice with his hands behind his back, and then whispered, "Shendu has almost been built. It won't be long before you all move your capital to Shendu with His Majesty, and you will be from Luoyang in the future. Your affairs are different from that of Chang'an." What does it matter?"

After speaking, Yunchu left the living room of Li Ji's house. When passing by the corridor, there were many people standing there. Many people Yunchu knew, and they were all veterans in the army. Here Yunchu even saw Qibiheli, This veteran stood alone in the corner like a minion.

The glory of the Zhenguan period has faded from them, and now only a strong old aura remains.

Yunchu had already gone far away, but after thinking about it, he turned back and came to Liang Jianfang who was sitting in a wheelchair and said, "I'd better amputate my left foot. I'm free these few days, and I can perform the surgery on you myself."

Liang Jianfang raised the jug in his hand and said, "The body, hair and skin are affected by the parents, dare not damage them."

Yun Chu said, "I remember that you lost at least a catty of flesh on your left leg. I heard that it was torn off by someone's gilt boring during the battle with Dou Jiande. Does it mean that you have damaged your body?
Your left leg is inherently weak, and if you don’t know how to quit drinking, your whole body will fester, and you will die in pain in the end.”

Liang Jianfang laughed and said, "It's okay, the old man has suffered hundreds of injuries in his life, and he has long been used to the pain."

Yun Chu sneered and said, "Don't be stubborn, once the gout flares up, no matter how tough you are, you will cry."

Liang Jianfang shook his head and said, "Even if I want to amputate my leg, I won't bother you, sir. I'm worried that you will amputate my good right leg."

After hearing Liang Jianfang's words, Yunchu spread his hands, expressing his regret, and left Yinggong's mansion quickly.

After Yunchu left, everyone rushed into Li Ji's room again, Cheng Yaojin said in a low voice, "It doesn't make sense, does it?"

Li Ji nodded and said to Su Dingfang, "You can't let go of military power."

Su Dingfang sighed and said, "There is no more opportunity to fight, and forcefully transporting troops is a dead end after all."

Li Jidao: "Changsun Wuji is finished. He has always been close to the Changsun family, the crown prince Xima Wei Jifang, and the supervisory censor Li Chao, who formed a party for private interests. Now he has been imprisoned. His Majesty has handed over the power of interrogating these two people to Xu Jingzong. I think this is definitely not normal. Interrogation, if the old man's predictions are correct, this should be the first brick and stone that His Majesty can use to shake off the building of the Guanlong family."

Cheng Yaojin said, "After all, they are close nephews and uncles, and Changsun Wuji can be said to have put the emperor on the throne, so he can do it?"

Li Ji sneered and said, "When Emperor Han Wen killed his only uncle, Bo Zhao, he was ever merciful. Even if he killed his own uncle, Emperor Han Wen would still be famous forever, and his name would not be affected in the slightest."

Su Dingfang flicked his sleeves irritably and said, "Fourteen of the sixteen guards thought the emperor would die, and more than [-]% of the Zhechong government school lieutenants in the world have received the emperor's kindness. The manpower we can use is extremely limited. Be careful and survive"

After speaking, he flung his sleeves and left the British residence.

See you tomorrow, today is my wife's birthday, old couples also need a sense of ceremony