The next day, business activities went well.

Yanqi is not a wealthy country, but Yanqi Wang Longgu still buys a lot of relatively low-priced goods, which are mainly agricultural.

As for the crystal, which symbolizes supreme power, Ryugu can only look at it from a distance.

Yanqi's financial resources simply made it impossible for him to buy such an expensive commodity.

That night, it was another grand reception, all kinds of fine wine and food, and the characteristics of Yanqi and the surrounding areas, which made Xu Jing and the others even more addicted.

Even, Longgu also took the initiative to hope that the Tang Dynasty could open an official store in Yanqi, and if possible, Yanqi also hoped to open a store in Chang'an, so that the two sides could better trade and serve as a place of communication.

This proposal was very much in line with Xu Jing's heart, and he agreed to it immediately.

This is not a small proposal, but in fact it is closely linked to the two countries.

While doing business, diplomacy is also constantly advancing, and the shops on both sides do not only exist at the level of commerce.

In other words, in this era, long-term embassies abroad do not exist, because no country can afford such a price, not even the Tang Dynasty.

There are too many countries out there to be allocated at all.

Therefore, it is still necessary to combine government and business in this way.

At the same time, accepting this proposal meant that the Tang Dynasty and Yanqi officially became allies.

Although there is no agreement or anything, this fact is unlikely to change, so far, the Silk Road does not dare to say anything else, but at least it can be perfectly solved here in Yanqi.

The two sides had a very pleasant discussion, and there were no differences, and in just a few days, the problems that had not been resolved in the previous half a month were resolved.

The caravan continued to rest for the day, while selling some goods in a scattered manner, intending to set up tomorrow and continue to the country of Qiuzi.

But things were so sudden, Xu Jing, who was resting in the inn, suddenly received the news that the Yanqi King Longgu had come in person.

Hostels are official inns and are small in size, but they are available in every country.

Today's Dragon Valley is a little different from yesterday, his expression is a little dull, and the joy of befriending the Tang Dynasty cannot be seen on his face, but mixed with a trace of deep sorrow.

The two drank tea quietly, Long Gu didn't speak, and Xu Jing didn't mean to speak, anyway, Xu Jing was not in a hurry at all.

"Hey, it's not a secret, this king just received the news that Gao Changguo suddenly mobilized a large number of troops and is moving rapidly towards the east of Yanqi Kingdom." Longgu couldn't help but be in a hurry, if there was no caravan here, he wanted to directly send envoys to the east to ask for help, and the only one who could save him at present was the Tang army.

"Gao Changguo?" Xu Jing squinted his eyes slightly and said secretly.

I have long known that Gao Changguo did not have any good intentions, but I wonder why there was no movement along the way, and it was still the same until he entered Yanqi Kingdom.

It's just that now it seems that Ko Wentai is more able to endure than he imagined.

In fact, the caravan carrying huge wealth is destined to be the object of many people's eyes, and Ko Wentai's greed has always been a concern for Xu Jing.

What is the purpose of Gao Changguo's move eastward?

"If it is just a Gaochang country, the king's Yanqi army will definitely not be afraid of him, even if he comes, he will not be pleased, but Gaochang has never had an example of sending troops alone, every time he sends troops, there must be Turkic figures, and even more other countries jointly send troops." Long Gu thought that Xu Jing didn't understand the situation here, so he hurriedly explained. "In the past, the relationship between Yanqi and Gaochang was okay, and the two sides often sent troops together to defend against the enemy."

Yanqi used to be Gao Changguo's close friend, and even when Yanqi was in danger, it was Gao Changguo who rescued Yanqi with urgent action.

Or it was to save the Long family, but later there were some contradictions between the two sides, which caused their relationship to gradually become estranged and not as good as before.

And Gaochang's status on the Turkic side is higher than that of Yanqi, which is why Yanqi took the initiative to contact the Tang people.

King Gaochang was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and neither were the Turks.

Of course, as a king, if he has enough strength, Yanqi King Longgu is not fuel-efficient at all.

"Don't worry, this envoy sent someone to Yiwu to inform our army a few days ago, and the king can send someone to Yiwu for help." Xu Jing was still a little helpless.

It is good to have allies, but Yanqi's friendly attitude is equivalent to the Tang Dynasty having a bridgehead in the Western Regions that is further west.

But he didn't want to always get involved in the war, because it would be too risky, and he might overturn at any point.

According to Xu Jing's idea, his caravan should be based on the principle of talking if he can, picking something if he can't talk, running away after picking things, and then letting the army do things.

He himself is only responsible for making trouble, not for peace, otherwise how many times can this army of 800 people resist?

But now it seems that the situation is not good.

The idea of wanting to leave on his own can only be put on hold for the time being.

At least until Yanqi is safe, he can't leave.

Not to mention how many troops arranged by the Turks outside, if you are not careful, you may be wiped out, and in this case, it is impossible for the Tang army to divide its troops to save them.

Leaving is better than staying in Yanqi safely.

And it may also bring another negative impact, so that Datang and Yanqi, who are just in the honeymoon period, may fall apart because of this.

Therefore, instead of leaving, he had to help them keep Yanqi, at least to keep Yanqi City safe, until the army arrived.

"Good! Good! This king will send an envoy to Yiwu, and by the way, go to Chang'an to submit the credentials! Xu Jing's words made Long Gu breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as Tang Jun agreed, although Yanqi couldn't withstand so many enemy attacks, it was still no problem to carry it for a few days.

It's just that in this way, he will inevitably move closer to the Tang Dynasty, and there is no possibility of even returning to the Western Regions in the future.

Quietly glanced at Xu Jing, this young Tang envoy who was a little scary, but had a heavy responsibility.

Ryugu was very entangled, not knowing if he could say his thoughts, whether he should say them or not.

"The Tang envoy is really young and promising, some of the princes of this king are older than the Tang envoy, and some are not as good as the Tang envoy, but their performance and talent are not as good as the Tang envoy, and the king is very worried." I don't know whether to say it or not, so I can only make a test first, and as for the rest, I'll talk about it later.

"Whether you are young or promising, it depends on whether you are willing to give a chance, if you have enough patience, the iron pestle can also be sharpened into a needle, let alone a person?" Since he can't go, he still has to help guard, Xu Jing is completely dead, instead of being frightened, why not be frank? See if there is anything else that can be done?

For example, now, when Long Gu said this, it reminded Xu Jing of another thing, when he was in Zhenbei Academy before, the emperor once went there to speak, and it was also regarded as a class, although it was the only class, but it had a great impact on their students.

And only now, Xu Jing really realized the importance of that class, carefully recalled the situation of the day, and said leisurely: "This envoy was originally a down-and-out scholar, but he had to immigrate to the north of the town due to hunger, and His Majesty the Emperor opened a academy there, a academy that is different from other places. The envoy only studied there for two years, and then he was famous, and fortunately because of His Majesty's favor, the envoy had this opportunity. In the academy, one of the most common phrases heard by the envoy is that it is better to go out and go out than to work behind closed doors. ”

"Did your envoy ask this king to send the prince to the north of the town?" Long Gu was stunned, the so-called sending a child is actually sending hostages over, which is a method often used in the past. Although I don't know what place is in the north of the town, judging from Xu Jing's mouth, it should be very good.

"It's not Zhenbei, but Chang'an, Chang'an's academy is about to start, send some princes over, after a few years, they can come back with more advanced ideas, by then, Yanqi's national strength will surely advance day by day, not to mention more, within ten years, it is not impossible to build Yanqi into the strongest country in the Western Regions." Xu Jing shook his head, what kind of place is that north of the town? A place where all students in the world want to go, can a foreign prince like this go to Zhenbei? Of course, it was to go to Chang'an and learn something they were supposed to learn.

If you want to rule a country, or even enslave a country, the best way is not to send troops to conquer them and fight them.

It's about getting them all to accept your culture, the kind of questioning that goes deep into your bones.

Only in this way can the long-term past be deepened with the same root, so that they will have a sense of dependence on the Tang Dynasty and the Central Plains Dynasty.

Before the Qin and Han dynasties, there were many examples of independence in various places.

But after hundreds of years of assimilation, by the middle and late Western Han Dynasty, there was basically no independence, and even if there were, it was a rebellion and wanted to be the emperor.

Xu Jing believes that this method should also be used for the Western Regions, at first it was just to let some princes go there to study, accept the influence of Han culture, and over time, to bring this custom to all places in an all-round way, and even replace their own culture, only cultural rule is long-term rule.

Although I can't see it in my life, someone has to do this beginning, right?

"This ...... Is it feasible? Long Gu was a little hesitant, he wanted to test it to see if he could raise the domestic attachment, but now it seems that Xu Jing gave him another idea.

Xu Jing smiled slightly, but did not speak.

It's just that if Xu Jing knew what Long Gu thought before, I am afraid that he can only hate and not give himself two slaps, he could have included Yanqi in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but he made himself like this.

"Tang envoy, this king has another idea!" Xu Jing's half-said attitude made Long Gu a little uncomfortable, but no matter what, the problem in front of him always exists, and there is only one way to solve this problem, whether it is to lose the country and humiliate power, or anything else, Long Gu can only do this in order to ensure the status of the Long family in Yanqi, and continued: "This king wants to invite two thousand noble troops to stay in Yanqi, one is to help Yanqi train the army, and the other is to promote the connection between the two countries. ”