Compared with the Central Plains, the sky in the Western Regions seems to be more farther away, there are a little more clouds and light breezes here, a little less solemn and solemn stereotype, and even the background color seems to be more pure blue, revealing a sense of unrestrainedness. The vastness of the sky is because of the backdrop of the earth, and the land of the Western Regions has no small bridges and flowing water, no tight farmland, only easy ambition, loess and green grass. When you are in the middle of it, it is easy for you to break free from all constraints and return to nature.

The scenery of Loulan makes Qin Cheng and others feel comfortable, this is a completely different experience from the Central Plains, always relaxed and comfortable. But the unique terroir of Loulan did not make Qin Cheng and others have too much nostalgia, and it was okay at first, but the more they got to the back, the more they were in no mood to appreciate it.

In the past two days, King Loulan was very enthusiastic about Qin Cheng and others, entertained them thoroughly, and often set up banquets and hospitality, which also allowed Qin Cheng and others to enjoy the unique music, songs and dances of the Western Regions, taste many beautiful things in the Western Regions, and heard many legendary stories of the Western Regions. These are undoubtedly new to Qin Cheng and the others, and Qin Cheng and the others were indeed attracted and happy at the beginning.

But these days, the king of Loulan is silent about the alliance with the Han, if Qin Cheng and others ask, the king of Loulan will most likely change the topic, if someone is in a hurry, the king of Loulan will only vaguely say that the matter is big, it needs to be discussed with hundreds of officials, and it takes time to think carefully.

If the king of Loulan did not sign an alliance with the Han Dynasty, Qin Cheng and the others could only stay in the mud city.

Both sides are waiting, waiting for something to happen that can change the current stalemate. And this matter, Qin Cheng and the king of Loulan both knew it, and it must be from the Xiongnu.

Sure enough, after some time, the Xiongnu envoys arrived at the mud city again.

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The Xiongnu did not send a large army to come, but instead let the envoy come, which greatly surprised the king of Loulan. In his imagination, the Huns thousands of miles of king Guludu and 5,000 elite horsemen were damaged in Loulan, and the Huns must have hated Loulan very much, and it was possible to send troops to destroy the country.

But looking at the formation of the Hun envoys now, there is no intention of raising the teacher to ask for guilt.

When King Loulan received the Xiongnu envoys, he did not hide it from Qin Cheng and others. Not only that, King Loulan even invited Qin Cheng and others to participate in the reception ceremony of the Xiongnu envoys.

King Loulan acted like this, which surprised many people. Qin Cheng and Dou Fei knew what King Loulan was thinking. At present, Loulan is sandwiched between the Han and the Xiongnu, it is extremely difficult to act, and now that the Xiongnu are sending envoys, the king of Loulan does not intend to offend any party, so he simply let the envoys of Qincheng and the Xiongnu meet, let them both fight, and wait and see the changes in the situation.

The so-called wisdom to protect one's self is nothing more than that.

King Loulan still met the Hun envoys in the palace, in fact, if it weren't for Qin Cheng and others watching coldly, King Loulan would have been eager to greet the Hun envoys who were very friendly to him.

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The Xiongnu came to make Qincheng know, and the leader was none other than one of the six generals of the previous Northern Army, and now the second king of the Xiongnu, Zhao Xin.

Today's Zhao Xinhan skin is taken, and the Hun skin is hung, and the momentum of the whole body has changed a lot. is no longer a small general when he was in the Northern Army, but a strong and wise Xiongnu vassal king. Over the years, Yi Zhixian has trusted Zhao Xin very much, almost to the point of obeying his words, and Zhao Xin's various state proposals, Yi Zhixian will rarely oppose them.

Just as Qin Cheng visited the king of Loulan for the first time in the palace before, Zhao Xin stepped into the huge and magnificent hall under the gaze of the Loulan officials on both sides of the main hall, asked the king of Loulan to say goodbye, and handed over the letter of state written by Yi Zhixian himself.

Today, those who followed Qin Cheng to the palace to participate in this court meeting were Dou Fei and Yi Xue'er. Both were nominally deputy envoys to the mission, and there was no reason not to attend on such occasions. As for Liu Mu and Huo Quai, the two of them were not interested in this kind of thing, and they wouldn't come if they couldn't join in the fun.

When Zhao Xin came in, he was followed by a Hun man who bent down and bowed his head, playing the role of holding a sheepskin roll. He never raised his head from beginning to end, and his expression and demeanor were humble. After the credentials were submitted, the man withdrew.

What Qin Cheng didn't notice was that when Yi Xue'er saw this person, her face suddenly became extremely shocked and complicated.

"The Huns are willing to ignore their past suspicions and make friends with Loulan?" After King Loulan put down the national letter in his hand, he couldn't hide the surprise on his face, he looked at Zhao Xin who was standing in the hall, and couldn't help but repeat the question.

When King Loulan asked this, it was like throwing a stone in the center of the water surface of the quiet hall, which immediately stirred up layers of waves, and many officials began to talk about it, obviously surprised and puzzled by the news.

"Exactly." Zhao Xin's smile is confident and calm, with the indifference unique to the strong and the high-ranking people, which is a kind of temperament that is consciously or unconsciously revealed in front of the weak, which can often make people's eyes shine.

"Yi Zhi is a big single who doesn't care about the previous Thousand Miles King and the Five Thousand Elite Cavalry?"

"My Great Hun Da Dan is benevolent in heart, and his wisdom is unparalleled in the world, and Da Dan knows that the encounter between the King of Thousand Miles and the Five Thousand Elite Cavalry is not intentional by the King of Loulan, but in the trap of some people. Because it is the king of thousands of miles and the five thousand elite horses, although they are damaged in Loulan, the fault is not in Loulan. The big order is not clear, so naturally it will not care about these with Loulan. Zhao Xin was very satisfied with the reaction of King Loulan and the hundred officials of Loulan, and he continued to say aloud, "Da Dan Yu's intentions to be good friends with Loulan are sincere, and I also look forward to King Loulan Mingjian." ”

Said and said: "This time back to Loulan, Da Shan Yu also asked the minister to bring some gifts to the King of Loulan, and I hope that the King of Loulan will not be polite, and accept them all, so that he can be worthy of Da Dan Yu's hard work." He also asked the king of Loulan for permission to bring the gift that Da Shan Yu gave to the king of Loulan to the palace. ”

"Yi Zhi Xian Da Shan Yu still has a gift for this king?" King Loulan was flattered, how could he feel that everything was like a dream, he secretly pinched himself, and after being sure that everything was true, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, "Your envoy, please." ”

Zhao Xin saluted to King Loulan, and after a short time, several large boxes of gifts were carried to the center of the hall.

The man who led some Huns to bring in gifts was the man from before, and like before, the man kept his head down.

Qin Cheng would not have paid attention to such a little person, but when his eyes swept over him, he felt that this figure seemed to be somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but when Qin Cheng wanted to recall where he had seen this person, he couldn't remember it for a while. Without waiting for Qin Cheng to take a closer look, the man had already retreated with a group of Huns. He never looked up, and his hat was pressed so low that his face was out of sight.

Looking at the boxes in front of him that contained some valuable gifts that were hard to find, Dou Fei turned around and whispered to Qin Cheng: "In order to win over Loulan, Yi Zhixian is really willing to pay this time!" ”

"It's just a matter of drawing snakes." Qin Cheng said lightly, "It's not to hold the King of Thousand Miles and the five thousand elite horsemen accountable, and it's to send things, the so-called abnormal things must have demons, Yi Zhixian's excessive enthusiasm is easy to make people doubt his intentions." ”

Dou Fei disagreed, "I don't think there is a single official in the hall who doesn't have bright eyes and feel good about himself." Goods can reduce people's ability to think, and when the quantity of goods reaches a certain level, it can even make people lose the ability to think completely. ”

After speaking, Dou Fei added: "And I think that since the Huns are willing to spend such a large amount of capital, they will definitely not let these costs be spent." You wait, the Huns must still have a backhand. ”

"That's how it should be."

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