Time soon entered June, Chang'an in June was already very hot, there was no cloud in the sky, a round of scorching sun overhead, there was no wind, all the trees were listless, lazily standing there, usually the most lively Yiningfang at noon was also very depressed, this day the depressed Yiningfang ushered in two foreign envoys, one of these two is the Northern Liao envoy Yelu Xiaocai, and the other is the Northern Jin envoy crack.

This time, the envoys of the two countries went to Chang'an, and it was no longer the Ministry of Rites who received them, and the people of the Ministry of Rites were now busy choosing the princess for the crown prince, so naturally they had no time to pay attention to these trivial matters.

So Li Jun arranged for Hu Yiwei to command Wang Zhen to take charge of this matter, Yelu Xiaocai and Rift are both understandable people, and from this little thing, we can see Tang Huang's plan, Tang Huang is now completely ready for war, and is not ready to give these two people any chance to negotiate.

As the temperature rises, Wang Zhen's heart has become hot, Wang Zhen was a disciple of Lu Ru before, and later after the tempering in the army, coupled with Wang Zhen's training in Hu Yiwei, Wang Zhen has long forgotten the teachings of Lu Ru, and now Wang Zhen is more biased towards the Zongheng family.

If you want to say that the legend of the Zongheng family, then it must be Su Ji, who went to the enemy country at a young age, ten years of time, turned a powerful Beijin into a third-rate country, returned with honor, and also abducted the queen mother of Beijin by the way, after returning to the country, she was also very valued by His Majesty, and was named the Marquis of Destiny, retired with the country, and entered the cabinet, and may become the youngest cabinet chief assistant of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

So in Wang Zhen's eyes, this is also a great opportunity, if he can successfully plot against these two countries, then the glory and wealth will come to him, and there is no trouble, unlike the intelligence work he is doing now, he has suffered a lot, the credit is not great, and he is always pointed at the backbone and scolded by people, Wang Zhen is also very unhappy in his heart.

After two months, Wang Zhen saw the rift again, although Wang Zhen comforted himself vigorously not to be too humiliated by the rift this time, and to befriend him, but seeing that the rift was not dead, he stood in front of him alive.

Wang Zhen still couldn't help but sneer: "Lord Lie, why are you still alive?" ”

The rift's face turned red, and the one he was most afraid of seeing when the crack came to Datang was Wang Zhen, thinking of the righteous and awe-inspiring words he said in front of Wang Zhen at that time, and then looking at his current behavior, he was really ashamed to have no face to see people.

After a long while, the rift said slowly: "Mr. Wang, I really didn't want to live at that time, but the teacher didn't let me go, and the teacher said that now Dajin is in turmoil, and I need to help each other in the same boat......"

Before the rift could be finished, Wang Zhen interrupted him and said: "Okay, don't make excuses for your greed for life and fear of death, everyone in this world has their own meaning of existence, so under normal circumstances, I feel that it is not a sin for a person to want to live, but now you don't even have the courage to admit it, and you also use your deceased teacher to excuse yourself, which makes people look down on you." ”

After saying this, Wang Zhen left on his own, not even bothering to do the superficial article, Yelu Xiao sighed, and hurriedly followed, not to mention the scars, why is he not like this? When Yelu Zongkang left the capital, he invited himself, but he was rejected by himself, this is a secret, no one knows, but I don't know why, in the end, it is the deepest thorn in his heart?

The crack was said by Wang Zhen's face was blue and white, and the two had been away for a long time, so they hurriedly followed under the reminder of the attendant.

The reason why Wang Zhen brought these two to Yiningfang was not to invite them to enjoy the singing and dancing, but to take them to the wool weaving factory.

When they arrived at the wool mill, they saw a shocking scene, piles of wool that had been machine-processed into tiny yarns, which were then turned into clothes or cloth by the hands of several women.

Another machine next to it is weaving a white thing that the two have never seen, Wang Zhen introduced on the side: "Please see, this plant is called cotton, cotton can be made into quilts, clothes, and cotton cloth, and wool is produced over there, do you know how much these two products are worth?" ”

"It's amazing, but it shouldn't be too expensive, after all, raw materials are not precious things." Yelu Xiao touched his long beard and said.

Wang Zhen laughed and said: "Haha, Lord Yelu, this is wrong, now this thing is very expensive, my family can't afford it, a wool carpet or a cotton cloth is worth a gold coin." ”

"I wonder what the purpose of Lord Wang came to me to see this thing?" The rift didn't plan to go around in circles, and asked directly.

Wang Zhen sneered: "The reason is very simple, where is the most wool?" Of course, it's on the grassland, and cotton is suitable for growing in the Western Regions, so the current grassland and the Western Regions are no longer a wild place, for our Datang, it is a cornucopia, and now the two adults understand what they mean? ”

"I understand what Lord Wang meant, Lord Wang is telling us that if Dajin and the Liao Kingdom want to continue to survive, they must get out of the Western Regions and the grasslands and give these places to you." Yelu Xiao asked with a frown.

Wang Zhen smiled: "Lord Yelu is smart, that's what Wang meant." ”

"But have you ever thought that it is our ancestral land? Why are you Tang people so domineering? Rift asked unhappily.

"Jokes, why? With the courage of our soldiers, with the wisdom of our majesty, and besides, under the whole world, it is not the king's land, where it is useful, Datang will be there, this is the law of Datang, this factory was created by the queen of our country, and a factory can withstand the expenses of the palace for a year, so now you still have to ask? In the face of such a big interest, what else can you do except escape, the husband is not guilty, he is guilty, both of them are people who have read books, the meaning of this sentence should be understood, right? Wang Zhen said coldly.

"But I'm not convinced?" At this time, a strong guy behind the rift suddenly pulled out a knife and roared.

Wang Zhen took out a long pipe from his arms, then pointed at the big man and said with a smile: "If you don't accept it, you will come to fight." ”

The big man's name is Hachi, who is a famous enemy of 10,000 people in Beijin, and when he saw Wang Zhen holding a broken pipe, he dared to challenge himself, and immediately snorted coldly and rushed over.

Wang Zhen smiled and pulled the wrench, and with a "bang", a bullet hit Hachi's head, but Wang Zhen was also smoked with a musket, and the crack ran to Hachi's side, and when he saw that Hachi was no longer saved, he immediately said angrily: "You hurt people with a secret arrow." ”

Yelu Xiaocai also said on the side: "What a poisonous secret weapon." ”

Wang Zhen handed the musket to the guard next to him and said with a smile: "It seems that you really don't understand anything, where is this hidden weapon, this is just a use of gunpowder, in the future, this kind of thing is likely to be equipped in the hands of every soldier of our Datang, do you think your rags and armor can stop it?" At that time, no matter how good your cavalry is, as long as we Datang send a team of musketeers to stop in front of you, you will all be doomed. ”

Both of them knew that Wang Zhen's words were not alarmist, with the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, maybe this kind of army would really appear in a few years, if the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty matched this weapon with the cavalry, then the Tang Dynasty would be really invincible, thinking of this, the two couldn't help but shudder.

Yelu Xiao sighed and said, "Lord Wang, it seems that this battlefield is inevitable. ”

Wang Zhen nodded and said: "The arrow is ready to be sent, it has to be sent, the people of the Tang Dynasty need the grassland and the Western Regions, this is the trend of the times, and no one can stop it." ”

"What if we continue to cut the land?" Rift asked cautiously.

Hearing this, before Wang Zhen could answer, Yelu Xiaocai scolded angrily on the side: "Confused, how much blood we have not bled over the years? The best opportunity is when Datang has just risen, and at that time we should unite to completely defeat Datang, now? Although it's a little late, but if you and I can join forces, then there may not be no hope of victory, if we continue to cede land to Datang as before, our blood will be less and less, and there will really be no chance of turning the tables at that time. ”

"Haha, Lord Yelu is so knowledgeable, Wang admires it." Wang Zhen arched his hand and said......

The two left Yiningfang in despair, returned to the post station, and at the same time wrote a letter to their emperor: "War is inevitable, prepare for war." ”