Chapter 175: Old Byzantine Knowledge
The change of the rainbow is actually a minimum means, the scattering principle of the glass prism, when Yang Guang stepped on the steps, the sun was shining on the Huabiao column, and the twelve masters who pretended to be soldiers used a single silk thread to rotate the glass position in the Huabiao column until the rainbow was scattered. In order to prevent the sun from shining in some positions, Yang Chongcai prepared twelve Huabiao pillars, most of the twelve masters came from the imperial palace, and Yang Chong's subordinates only Meng Kunpeng and Miao Yun participated, both of whom were celebrities in the martial arts and were named by Yang Xiong, the king of Guan.
Taking advantage of the mechanism to activate the Huabiao Pillar, the twelve people had already taken out the prism, so when they were interviewed later, the masters of all ethnic groups passed by the Huabiao Pillar and carefully observed, but they couldn't see any clues. Tong Ye was full of smiles when he went to the palace, and his mood was heavy, that is, just now less than a stick of incense, all the small countries in the Western Regions may have lost the confidence to confront the Great Sui, and now Gaochang has become the bridgehead of the Great Sui, and Luo Khan fled to Chang'an in the mud, even if his brothers unify the Western Turks, the road to revitalization is much more difficult than originally thought.
After visiting Yang Guang in an orderly manner, Yang Guang didn't say much like other missions, but just gave a bag, Tong Ye Hu thanked the lower hall, opened it and saw that it was empty. Tong Yehu understood after a little thought, the meaning of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui was very simple, which was tantamount to acquiescing to the status quo, and he needed to come up with a plan that could be accepted by all parties; Tong Yehu was overjoyed in his heart, as long as the Great Sui did not support the Mud Luo Khan to kill back, the Western Turks would have time to rise and be able to conquer Xue Yantuo.
As soon as Tong Yehu walked out of the square, he saw a carriage parked in front of his mission, driven by a big black man, and several guards followed; The people on their own side looked nervous, and most of them pressed their hands on the swords they carried at any time. Tong Ye Hu hurried over in great strides, and saw Yang Chong's head exposed in the carriage, and said with a smile: "Tong Ye Hu, you should give me an explanation for Teng Li'er's affairs." ”
Teng Lier was Tong Ye's guard who stayed in Chang'an, specially responsible for spying on news, participated in Wang Kai's assassination of Yang Chong, and finally notified Cao Zheng to commit suicide by poisoning when he was captured in Taifu Temple, so that all the people who stayed in Chang'an were arrested by the Right Hou Wei Mansion and are still in prison. Judging from the confessions of the arrested people, Teng Li'er's actions have nothing to do with others, but in Yang Chong's eyes, they may not have anything to do with Tong Yehu.
Tong Ye Hu knew it, bowed his hand, and said apologetically: "It's a certain royal who has no way, and he is ashamed of Lord Yang, so let's do it, a certain person is willing to pay a thousand dollars for fear of making amends." ”
Yang Chong shook his head and said: "Between you and my friends, this trust is still there, since you have this attitude, don't want a daughter, I heard that you brought a lot of good horses, let me pick three." ”
Yang Chong's requirements for this point are not high, the most important thing in the Western Turks is good horses, Tong Yehu came this time, for the polo game and as a gift, he did bring more than 30 good horses, which are recorded in the Ministry of Rites. Tong Yehu turned around and gave two orders, and his subordinates immediately brought over three horses, a white horse was snow-white, like a color of satin, without half a variegated thread; A black horse is pitch black, with only four hooves as yellow and white as flowers, giving people a strong visual impact; The last curly-haired horse, with brown spots all over its body, like the color of a leopard, is not tall but has an elegant step.
Yang Chong's eyes lit up and he said, "Congratulations to Brother Tongye, with Great Qin's response, it is easy to unify the Western Turks." ”
The transliteration of the Byzantine Empire from Sogdia is called Fu La, and the people of the Great Sui inherited the title of the Han Dynasty, and they still like to call it Great Qin, which is simple and easy to understand; Tong Ye Hu was taken aback, turned around and looked at the three horses, and found that the curly horses that his subordinates brought were Byzantine horse breeds, and turned around and smiled bitterly: "Lord Yang is really well-informed, accept your auspicious words, if there is really such a day, Tong Ye Hu will definitely prepare a generous reward." ”
Yang Chong fished three war horses and left satisfied, Wei Chigong drove the carriage and couldn't wait to say, "Family master, give me that black horse." ”
Yang Chong smiled and said, "As long as you can hold on, it will be yours." The other two horses were sent to Baijiangzhuang, the white horse was given to Xie Yingdeng, and the curly-haired horse was given to Meng Kunpeng. Xie Yingdeng came with eleven families, and he was not very interested in leading the caravan, but was very interested in Yang Chong's tricks, and was temporarily arranged to be the head of the guard in Baijiangzhuang.
Yang Chong's current task is to negotiate with the merchant groups of various countries, and Xu Shanxin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the officials of the Pawn Administration do not know much about commerce and trade, and they do not want to talk about it, so they all want to show their faces in the Ned Palace, so Yang Xuangan handed over this kind of beauty to Yang Chong. Yang Chong's method is very simple, the first is that all the caravans must have gifts as long as they enter the city, and the second is that as long as they sign up at the Western Regions Conference, they must hand over the list of goods they have brought; Then according to the procurement list of the household department and the palace office, the two sides will be arranged to negotiate directly, and those who need help will participate again.
In fact, all ethnic groups in the Western Regions have merchants in Chang'an, and they are inextricably linked with the powerful officials, some are acquaintances, and the two sides have their own familiar objects for negotiations, and Yang Chong does not need to worry about it at all. Yang Chong mainly faced merchants from countries such as Great Qin and Persia, and countries and caravans like the Red Earth Kingdom that rarely came to Chang'an.
Back at the Pawn Office, Yang Chong unexpectedly saw Lanos and Luo Han, and the two were also overjoyed to see Yang Chong. As merchants, what Lanos and Rohan feared most was that after a lot of hardship, they would be stopped and stabbed by the Sogdians in the middle; Yang Chong was an acquaintance, he knew Greek and was proficient in commerce, and he was a high-ranking official of the Great Sui, so he could trade directly. Lanos opened his arms and said happily, "My friend, it's a pleasure to see you. ”
Yang Chong hugged Lanos warmly and said, "Lanos, I didn't expect to see you again." Are you here on behalf of the Byzantine Empire, or are you looking for opportunities yourself? ”
Lanos smiled and said, "Rohan and I came by ourselves, and the goods are registered on the list. ”
Yang Chong saw that the list of the two of them was gems, spices, medicinal herbs, books, and brocade carpets, and decided to eat the goods himself, but out of caution, Yang Chong still suggested: "If you are willing to attend the conference on behalf of the Byzantine Empire, you will be rewarded by the imperial court, and you will have an extra profit obtained out of thin air." ”
Lanos and Rohan looked at each other and said, "Thank you for your kindness, we are not going to go back this time, so we don't dare to impersonate." ”
Yang Chong nodded, if the two of them had this mind, they really couldn't cheat money, once they went, it was a handle, and it was easy to be used by others, and the Great Sui didn't have any foreign guests, no matter which country broke the law, it had to follow the laws of the Sui Dynasty, or even more severe. Yang Chong thought for a while and said, "Lanos, please forgive me for my curiosity, you are not very old, why don't you prepare to go back, don't you have a family in Byzantium?" ”
A sadness flashed on Lanos's face and said: "We have no family anymore, I won't hide it from you, Margu and I both know a little bit of chemistry, last time we bought your belt back, we studied it for more than half a year, and finally Margu's teacher Bock found out, and he took the belt." Margu was not reconciled, and was killed by Pock, who, fearing that we would tell the truth, colluded with the governor to persecute us, and we escaped from Byzantium with a box of gold coins and bought the goods in the city of Opolis. ”
Yang Chong only felt resentment in his heart, the reckless seizure will always be accompanied by capital, there are no national boundaries, there is no difference between the times, Yang Chong said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, Lanos, I touched your sadness. But don't worry, as long as you are in Chang'an, I won't let you encounter this situation again, I also have a little business now, I will let people take you there to see if we have the fate to do business. ”
(End of chapter)