Kuozhou is said to be an important town on the grassland, but in fact, it is the same as a county in the Central Plains, unless it is like Fuluochuan, the capital city established by Tuyuhun, which once established the country, to have the scale of a city.

The business of the restaurant was light, probably because of the war, the young and strong people on the grassland were dragged to fight. The guy saw seven people coming at once, and happily poured tea and said hello.

"It's a guest here, looking at the attire of the guest officers, it's not like coming from the south, it should be coming from the north. There is a war going on in the north, and the guests are in good spirits. ”

There is no difference between Tuyuhun and Tang languages.

The south refers to Tibet, and the north refers to the Turks or the Tang Dynasty. Tuyuhun is sandwiched between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and both have a heart of surrender to both the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. The people of Tuyuhun have no national complex, and since they were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, it is already very good that the tribe can have a place to live.

Seven people were seated separately.

Just then someone came, a man and a woman. The man is in his twenties, dressed in brocade clothes, which is actually the costume of the Central Plains Tang Dynasty, and the woman's white Qiu Luo skirt, wearing a nondescript person who can't see where he is.

The guy stepped forward to make tea, "Guest officer, do you want to order something to eat?" ”

"Two catties of yak meat, a pot of good wine." The man didn't say anything, but the woman told the man.

Tuyuhun is not like the Tang Dynasty, and women rarely go out.

The guy was preparing the ingredients, and he forgot that he hadn't ordered the food at the previous table. Seven people sat quietly and unimpressed. Just then two more women came up. One of the women had a white jade mink on her upper body and a fur wrap skirt on her lower body, which was much more upgrade than the woman who came in before. The other one was obviously a maid, wearing the costume of a maid of the Tang Dynasty.

Regardless of their appearance, there is a world of difference between white fur and mink fur on the grassland. The woman who came in front looked at the woman who came in behind, her eyes clearly full of hostility.

They are all women, why should women be embarrassed by women!

After the two of them sat down, the man remembered that the table in front of him had not yet been ordered.

"You two use it slowly, what to order to eat and then call Xiao Er, the guest officer over there hasn't ordered yet, Xiao Er will go over and take care of it." After Xiao Er finished speaking, he ran to the front table. "What do you want to eat?"

"Ten catties of yak meat, three catties of good wine." I heard that the yak meat in Kuozhou is a local must, and seven young people asked for ten catties.

As soon as the young man spoke, the mink woman turned her head as if she had been electrocuted. The young man also looked intently at the mink woman.

Ask what is the situation in the world, and the straight teach people to live and die!

The mink woman got up and walked up to the young man and said with a smile: "This son is a little familiar, I don't know what business to do?" ”

The young man was stunned, "Doing business? ”

"Qinglian has a good fur in her hand, can Childe need it? Now that the war is in chaos, Qinglian is cheaply calculated to the son, so as not to be remembered. After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the man and woman who had come in earlier.

Self-reporting of one's name is the habit of grassland women, and they are much more open than Tang women. Four of the seven were stunned, not knowing which one the mink woman was singing. The four of them all recognized the woman who called herself Qinglian as Princess Wan'an.

How did the princess end up here?

Qinglian? Guo Li remembered that Princess Wan'an's birth name was Qinglian. Princess Wan'an was not practicing in Xuanduguan, but went to Kuozhou.

The shopkeeper went upstairs with a plate of beef, "Ten catties of good yak meat, the guest officer uses it slowly." The arrival of the shopkeeper invisibly interrupted the emotional entanglement in the air.

The previous seven people were Guo Li and his entourage, and Guo Li took the young Jianhu, Meng Haoran, Li Guangbi, Servant Bone Huaien, Tuoba Mulan, and Ge Shuhan to Kuozhou, an important town in the southeast of Tuyuhun. At first, he only wanted to bring Jianhu and Meng Haoran to come, Li Guangbi and Servant Bone Huaien were not happy, Ge Shuhan wanted to follow Guo Li, and Guo Li casually threw it to Servant Bone Huaien. In this way, a group of seven people came to Kuozhou in the costumes of the grassland. Tuoba Mulan and the servant Gu Huaien and Ge Shuhan were originally from the grassland, and they did not have the slightest sense of disobedience when they changed into grassland clothes. However, Meng Haoran was wearing a sheepskin jacket, and he was uncomfortable. Everyone came to Kuozhou for a purpose. I heard that Murong Xihao, the prince of Tuyuhun, was in Kuozhou. If he can rebel against this prince of Tuyuhun, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Tuyuhun will return to the Tang Dynasty just around the corner.

Wan'an is inconvenient to recognize each other, and naturally there is a reason for Wan'an. The princess's methods and resourcefulness Guo Li have been taught, and she immediately held back the emotions in her heart and did not want to meet.

Guo Li endured his emotions, but Wan An's heart was like a stormy wave. The person who had been thinking about it suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was almost in a mess. Although Guo Li is not very good-looking, it is seen by ordinary people. In the eyes of the lover, Guo Li is honest and loyal, and he is talented in his belly, just like a jade.

Wan An's purpose in coming to Kuozhou was naturally to see Murong Xihao.

Guo Li, as the general of the West, Wan An had a relationship with Murong Xihao in the past and wanted to do something for Guo Li. The two coincided and met in Kuozhou at the same time, which can really be described as fate.

Wan An came to Kuozhou to discuss business in the name of Miss Li Jiasan, and the seller was a small tribe attached to Murong Xihao. By taking advantage of business to connect with Murong Xihao, he can hide from people's eyes. When I saw Guo Li, there were two outsiders present who were inconvenient to recognize.

Wan An had already attracted the attention of the man who entered the door in front of him. Wan An is dressed as rich and powerful, if he is not the county lord on the grassland, he is the young lady of a big family. And Wan An looks extremely beautiful, it is rare to see such a beautiful woman on the grassland, the man got up and walked in front of Wan An.

"The contemptible Murong Wenbo, I hope that Miss Qinglian will have mercy."

Murong Wenbo is much more handsome than Guo Li, but what he met is not human, and Wan An has long been famous. The men on the grassland have always been full of self-confidence, which Wan An never expected.

"Murong Wenbo? Presumably, the person sent by Murong Xihao to contact is Gongzi, right? Princess Wan'an asked.

"It turned out to be Miss Li Jiasan, disrespectful and disrespectful. Xiao Gu, this is the third lady of the Li family, you might as well sit down and talk. ”

The woman known as "Xiao Gu" got up and sat down, and said to Wan An: "Miss Li Jiasan, it's rare to be so beautiful and moving. ”

Wan An bowed his head.

"I wonder when Murong Gongzi will deliver 100,000 furs?"

"100,000?"

Even if you are in the grassland, you have to be impressed by such a huge number. Even if Murong Wenbo is bold, he must take business seriously at this moment. In normal times, although the number of 100,000 is large, the entire tribe can be scavenged. Now that Tuyuhun is raising troops against the Tang Dynasty, these 100,000 furs have undoubtedly become an astronomical number.

"I'm also interested in the fur business, I wonder if Murong Gongzi can give him a chance?" Meng Haoran got up and said.

Since ancient times, goods have been traded, and more buyers have benefited and sellers have benefited. Not only can you trade smoothly, but you can also sit on the ground and start the price.

Although Murong Wenbo has a lustful heart for Qinglian, as a member of the Murong family, business is naturally important at the moment. After weighing it, Murong Wenbo said: "You might as well invite the two of you to the house to talk." ”

Meng Haoran looked at Guo Li with a slight color.

Murong Xihao's face sank like water.

Murong Xihao was born with a golden soup spoon in his mouth, and he has been a prince since he was a child. After being sensible, I gradually understood that Tuyuhun was still a country a few decades ago, and now it can only be regarded as a small tribe. Like many aspiring princes, Murong Xihao also wanted to re-establish the country and become a well-deserved khan. However, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were too powerful, and the Tuyuhun tribe had only a few hundred thousand households in total after decades of recuperation. Murong Xihao has been to Chang'an and met the Tang Dynasty. It was still when I was young, and I went to Chang'an with the tribal tributary team.

Chang'an is too prosperous.

From when Murong Xihao knew that there was no hope for the Tuyuhun tribe, unless one day there was civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, and Tuyuhun would have a chance to re-establish the country. Murong Xihao originally thought that he could be a tribal prince in this life, and then wait for Abba Bintian to become a tribal prince. Who knew that the sudden rise of troops in Tibet disrupted all this. The black horsemen of the Tubo people are unstoppable, and if they do not belong to the Tibetans, the Tuyuhun will face the disaster of extermination. But after returning to Tubo, Tubo let Tugu Hun Xing soldiers attack the Tang Dynasty. When Murong Xihao thought of this, he seemed to be able to see the fate of the Tuyuhun tribe in the future.

The Tang Dynasty soldiers and vests are all over the world.

When the black cavalry of Tubo meets the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, isn't it the same one that has been beaten and can't find the north? The Great Food Country of the Western Regions, Tianzhu, which one is not looking at the face of the Tang Dynasty? If Tubo hadn't occupied a favorable location, I don't know how many times it would have been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Now that Tubo is forcing Tuyuhun to a dead end, Abba ordered Murong Xihao not to participate in it, so that he can leave a glimmer of life in the future? Datang really fought back. Murong Xing's 10,000 horses were all buried in the gourd valley. Hearing that the new general of the Tang Dynasty was only in his twenties, Murong Xihao lamented, why is it that at about the same age, as the prince of Tuyuhun, he has no power to resist Tubo?

"Prince, there are two families who want to buy furs. One of them needed 100,000 pelts. Murong Wen Boyu reported.

Murong Wenbo's question interrupted the prince's thoughts.

"100,000? Now is the time for cattle and sheep to grow fat, where to get 100,000 furs? How many are left in the house? ”

"There are 13,000 pickled cowhides, 35,000 sheepskins, and less than 1,000 yak skins."

Murong Xihao calculated in his heart, it was too far away. 100,000 sheets is far from enough, and being able to sell these furs is just right for Abba as military funds. The news of Murong Xing's destruction spread, and the entire Tuyuhun tribe was terrified. The entire tribe put together a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses, but I didn't expect to be wiped out by Datang before it started.

"Bring them here."

In a moment, Murong Wenbo led Wan An and Guo Li to meet Murong Xihao.

"Prince Murong, it's been a long time." Wan An greeted Murong Xihao when he saw him.

"Who is this?" Murong Xihao saw a beautiful woman speaking with a pure Central Plains accent.

"This woman Qinglian, has the prince forgotten?" Wan An reminded.

"Qinglian? Xuandu Temple? Murong Xihao finally remembered.

In Chang'an City, Murong Xihao prayed for his mother, and once went to Xuandu Temple to meet Qinglian. It was Wan An's birth practice, and he was only ten years old. Murong Xihao and Xiao Daogu talked a lot about things on the grassland, but they didn't expect to meet again today.

"Qinglian is still vulgar?"

"Qinglian was originally from the Ledu Li clan, and now she is appointed by the family to come to do a business with the prince."

"Oh, what business?" When Murong Xihao heard the business discussion, he immediately threw away the idea of meeting the old man. Doing business is not emotional, this is the experience of businessmen. In business, it is best not to mix emotions when entangled.

Wan An looked at Murong Wenbo, and Murong Xihao understood.

"Wenbo go down first, and call again if there is something."

Waiting for Murong Wenbo to leave, Wan An said softly.

"100,000 human skins, I wonder if the prince has one?"

100,000 human skins? Murong Xihao thought to himself what the other party meant. Only Guo Li understands Qinglian's intentions, these 100,000 human skins refer to 100,000 Tibetan heads.

"What do you mean?" Murong Xihao was noncommittal.

"Tubo raised troops in the Tang Dynasty, and Tuyuhun fought for the tiger from it. After the Tang Dynasty raised troops, the prince could predict what the outcome would be. If the prince is willing to assist the Tang Dynasty in repelling the Tibetans, 200,000 Tibetan fanzi, 100,000 human skins will not be captured? ”

Lobbyists! Datang's lobbyist.

Murong Xihao understood what the other party meant.

"Datang just wiped out 10,000 cavalry in Tuyuhun, and now he comes to persuade and bully Tuyuhun no one?"

"Don't be impulsive, the Tang Dynasty Gaozong destroyed the Tuyuhun Kingdom and did not kill it all, and ordered Tuyuhun to migrate. As for the tribes that did not want to migrate, they were not forced, which is why today's Tuyuhun tribe was born. If Datang is not good for Tuyuhun, why is it today? Now that the enemy of the Tang Dynasty is Tubo, and the enemy of Tuyuhun is also Tubo, why can't they join forces to drive Tubo out of Tuyuhun? ”

"Who is Qinglian?" Murong Xihao asked.

The identity of the person in front of you is by no means as simple as it is remembered.

"Yesterday's Tang Wan'an Princess, today Li Qinglian." Wanan self-registration number.

Murong Xihao couldn't help but think of a story.

When Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty died, a princess took the initiative to be born to pray for the emperor's grandfather. Calculate the time, it happened to be when I met Qinglian during my stay in Chang'an.

"What price?" Since the other party wants 100,000 skins, Murong Xihao wants to hear the other party's offer.

"Tuyuhun is attached to the Tang Dynasty and lives in the current area forever, the leader of the Tuyuhun tribe can be called the king, and the Tuyuhun people can go to the Tang Dynasty to be officials." Wan An said softly. This condition is equal to the same as none, and this is the case with Tuyuhun at present. However, this was the case before, what kind of changes will occur after Tuyuhun surrenders to the enemy and attacks the Tang Dynasty with Tubo this time, Murong Xihao can't guarantee it. Maybe it is possible for the Tang Dynasty to be wiped out in a fit of rage.

Guo Li has been standing next to him and has not spoken, there is Princess Wan'an here, why do you need him to come forward?

Murong Xihao's face was cloudy, and he was obviously struggling inside.

It is a matter of life and death for the clansmen, and we must be cautious.

"Is Datang sure of repelling the Tibetans?" Murong Xihao said worriedly.

If you are attached to the Tang Dynasty at this moment, you will have to bear the wrath of Tubo. What's more, now that Tibet has the upper hand, 200,000 military horses are neatly stationed near Qinghai.

"Datang and Tubo have fought many times and won many battles. This prince doesn't bother, right? Now all the prince can do is to lead the remaining soldiers and horses of Tuyuhun and stop on the way to Tubo's retreat. At that time, how many Tibetan heads can be sent represents how much sincerity the prince has. Wan An looked at Murong Xihao.

Obviously, Wan'an's price is fair. The premise of the cooperation between the two sides is that the Tang Dynasty repels Tubo, and Tuyuhun gives Tubo the final blow in the back.

"Deal. The prince will try his best to convince Abba, and hope that the princess will keep her promise. ”。

Wan An smiled, like a clear lotus in the water.

Murong Xihao looked at it stupidly, although the flowers were beautiful, they were not something he could reverie.