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Wang Junlin nodded and said, "If you can't do anything, put your own safety first." ”

Shen Guang was moved in his heart, nodded yes, and then looked at Zhanpeng next to him, who glanced at Wang Junlin, wanted to speak and stopped, and finally said, "Brother Shen, please come with me." ”

Zhan Peng really couldn't understand that his Hou Ye had just known Shen Guang for more than a day, and he didn't send anyone to inquire about Shen Guang's details and past, but he trusted Shen Guang so much.

Not to mention giving such preferential treatment to the two brothers and sisters, now such an important matter is also handed over to Shen Guang to do. This is obviously a good idea of Shen Guang as a confidant.

If Zhan Peng knew that in the original history, Yang Guang was centrifuged in the world, pointed out by thousands of people, everyone rebelled and left, and even the most loyal Xiaoguo army around him finally rebelled, and was strangled to death by Yu Wenhua, the commander of Xiaoguo Army, in Jiangdu, but Shen Guang, as a small leader of Yang Guang's guards, just to repay Yang Guang's kindness, he brazenly chose to save Yang Guang desperately, and in the end he couldn't save people, and wanted to kill Yu Wenhua and avenge Yang Guang, but was besieged to death by Yu Wenhua and his subordinates.

Therefore, Wang Junlin has every reason to believe that since Shen Guang chose to take refuge in himself, and he was so courteous to Shen Guang, the latter would never betray him, as for Shen Guang's ability, many deeds of Shen Guang in the original history have been enough to prove.

Wang Junlin didn't have the heart to pay attention to Zhanpeng's thoughts at this time, he ordered people to prepare official uniforms while sorting out his thoughts.

Sun Wentao is just a shrewd businessman, and even if he is loyal to him, he may not be able to withstand the torture of the other party, so it is best for him to say some things before others stab him at the court meeting.

Therefore, he must immediately enter the palace to face the saint.

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Imperial Palace, including Yuan Palace.

Yang Jian seemed to be seriously reviewing the folds, but he was a little uneasy, and his mood was really complicated, Queen Dugu's condition was getting worse day by day, and the world's famous doctors were invited to Kyoto, and all kinds of precious medicinal materials had been used, but the condition did not turn around in the slightest.

As early as half a year ago, he had already issued an order for all states, counties, and counties in the world to look for the legendary medicine king Sun Simiao, but so far there has been no news except for a local official in Shu County, Yizhou, who reported that someone had met a Taoist priest suspected to be the medicine king Sun Simiao in Mount Emei.

However, he had already ordered the Yizhou marching commander to send an army of 30,000 into Mount Emei to look for Sun Simiao, but so far no trace of the medicine king has been found.

Although Queen Dugu is jealous, and relies on the strength of the Dugu Gate Lord, she acts domineeringly, which makes him extremely depressed many times. But I have to say that Dugu Jialuo's help and affection for him are unparalleled in the world.

When Yang Jian was secretly sad that Queen Dugu was seriously ill and incurable, a eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qin An, the king is here to see." ”

Yang Jian was a little surprised, raised his head and said, "Announce his visit." ”

He didn't expect that Wang Junlin would come to see him alone so soon, and he was a little curious about what Wang Junlin was doing when he saw him.

The eunuch who passed the message left, Yang Jian put away the grief in his heart, his expression regained his majesty, and continued to review the folds, waiting for Wang Jun to come and see him.

Wang Junlin entered the imperial city under the guidance of a eunuch, entered the palace, and while secretly looking at the layout of the palace scenery, he guessed in his heart that Yang Jian might react later.

At this time, an old eunuch with gray hair walked over with his hands behind his back, and the eunuch who led him in hurriedly saluted respectfully and said, "Old ancestor, this is General Qin Anhou Wang." ”

When the two were five steps apart, the old eunuch's eyes were like knives, Wang Junlin met his gaze, and he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, as if he was being targeted by a fierce beast, his pupils shrank, but then he returned to normal, and when he looked at it again, the old eunuch already had kind eyes on his face, and smiled at him, and said, "The young man is very good." ”

Wang Junlin took a deep breath, thinking to himself that there was really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in this palace, and his mother's old eunuchs were so violent? There was a Mo Jiuhan beside Yang Lihua, and now he met an old pervert in the palace, and while the thoughts in his heart were turning, he clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Thank you seniors for your praise." ”

The old eunuch has a big shelf, Wang Junlin is now the founding marquis, but he just nodded, and then drifted away, Wang Junlin took a deep look at his back, and said to the eunuch next to him: "This ...... Brothers! Who was that senior just now? ”

This eunuch is the first time to hear the minister call him a brother, although he feels a little weird, and he knows that it is just a polite greeting, but this is the famous poison general in front of him, the Great Sui Qin Anhou, and the general Zhenyuan, so this makes him feel very comfortable, and said with a smile: "General Wang, this is the old man Du Lao, the chief of the inner house, who is in charge of the internal and external marquis for His Majesty." ”

Wang Junlin's eyes narrowed, and he clenched his fists and said: "Thank you, brother, this is a little heart, and please smile at it." ”

As he spoke, Wang Junlin had an extra jade pendant in his hand, and stuffed it into the eunuch's hand, and the eunuch took it skillfully, and received it in his sleeve, the smile on his face was even brighter, and said: "The miscellaneous family is called Baishi, General Wang, please, Your Majesty has been waiting for a while." ”

After half a ring, Wang Junlin walked into the palace, bowed deeply, and said: "The minister and the king come to see His Majesty, I wish Your Majesty long live, long live, long live!" ”

Yang Jian glanced at Wang Junlin lightly, and did not show his face, as if he had not heard anything, and continued to review the folds, ignoring Wang Junlin.

Wang Junlin secretly cursed in his heart and pretended to be coerced, and said loudly: "The minister is here to ask Your Majesty for guilt? ”

Yang Jian's movements in his hands paused slightly, but he still asked lightly: "What is Qin Anhou's crime?" It's not that the women of a good family can't succeed in flirting lightly. ”

When Wang Junlin heard this, his heart was shocked, he vaguely felt that Yang Jian's words were known, which might imply a personal relationship between him and Yang Lihua, but this kind of thing couldn't be said or admitted, so he had to pretend not to know, and said with a stunned face: "The minister has never molested and despised a woman from a good family. ”

"Then why are you pleading? I haven't heard of anything else wrong with you! ”

Yang Jian put down the imperial pen, glanced at Wang Junlin and said, "Then you can say it!" What crime was committed? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, since the minister became the guard of Gaotai City, he has successively sold iron pots, porcelain, tea and other things to the nomads in the Western Regions in the name of the Yongzhou Army.

In fact, almost half of Wang Junlin's profits were spent on the 5,000 soldiers under his command, such as buying cattle and sheep from the grassland, which were used to improve the soldiers' food, and from time to time to give the soldiers some rewards.

While these are facts, they must not be resorted to. Because, the army is the emperor's army, when it is his turn to raise Wang Junlin, if this matter is serious, Wang Junlin is his heart can be punished.

However, since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, almost all of the border generals have done this, and in order to get the soldiers under their command to work for them, they will do everything possible to benefit the officers and soldiers under their command. But although this is an open secret of the border general, no one will say it, and this kind of selflessness is easier to be beheaded than corruption and perversion of the law.

Wang Junlin set up a caravan and sold iron pots, tea, porcelain and other items to various nomadic peoples such as the Turks in the Western Regions, the Tuyuhun and the Tubo, and the foreign marquis had already reported to Yang Jian at the beginning of the year, but Wang Junlin had a very bottom line in doing things, not only did he never sell weapons to the tribes in the Western Regions, but he also seized several caravans in Gaotai City that sold weapons to the Western Regions.

As for secretly cooperating with the Horse Thief King to kill Qianmo to cast weapons, it was the most hidden thing in Wang Junlin, except for Wu Si and Deng Yuzhuo, others such as Zhan Peng and Sun Wentao did not know, so after Sun Wentao disappeared, Wang Junlin was not worried that this matter would be leaked.

Yang Jian also knew about the business dealings between the gate lords of the following families and border generals and foreign nationalities, but he also became the Son of Heaven step by step from a courtier, and he knew the truth that "when the water is clear, there is no fish". Therefore, as long as he doesn't sell the Great Sui weapon, he won't take it seriously.

However, Yang Jian was a little puzzled, when did those nomadic aliens in the Western Regions start to like drinking tea?

Thinking like this, Yang Jian casually asked, "I'm a little strange, when did the Hu people in the Western Regions start to like drinking tea?" I've never heard of it. ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, the steppe nomads eat beef and mutton all year round, and the minister found that tea has the effect of removing greasy and dryness, which is very suitable for the eating habits of nomadic people. Therefore, at the beginning of the year, the minister tried to promote it in a small area among the nomads in the Western Regions, but after half a year, the nomads in the Western Regions had tasted the benefits, and began to be inseparable from tea, and the daily consumption was huge, so they purchased tea from the caravan under the minister's command, so this time the minister asked people to raise 50,000 catties of tea at one time to make tea cakes and transport them to the Western Regions to obtain high profits. ”

"Oh! There was such a thing. Hearing this, Yang Jian's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, in fact, what he cared about was how much benefit the tea trade could bring to the Great Sui, and to what extent it could control the nomadic peoples in the Western Regions and the north who were mainly Turkic. If it can be used skillfully, it can sometimes be enough to influence some of the movements of the steppe nomads.

For a long time, the trade between the Great Sui and the steppe nomads was mainly in exchange for silk, porcelain and other goods for cattle, sheep and horses, and most other materials were strictly restricted, such as iron tools and grain.

However, after restricting iron tools, especially grain, it is bound to greatly reduce the dependence of nomads on the Great Sui, and in the long run, it is not conducive to the control of the grassland Hu people by the imperial court.

Therefore, when Wang Junlin mentioned that the steppe nomads had gradually become inseparable from tea, the first thing he thought of was not the rolling wealth, but how to strengthen the dependence of the steppe nomads on the Great Sui by controlling tea.

PS: The third more is sent, begging for support, asking for collections, asking for monthly passes————